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12 A CHINESE POTTERY FIGURE OF A HORSE TRAINER, PROBABLY LUOYANG, HENAN PROVINCE, TANG DYNASTY (618-907) modelled with arms outstretched, one hand clenched, the other with open palm standing with one knee bent on an oblong base, with wood stand 36cm high, restoration and some minor losses (2) A similarly posed unglazed figure accompanied by a dancing horse may be seen at the City Museum, Luoyang, excavated at nearby Lanjiagou. The training of horses for extravagant shows became an elaborate art during the Tang dynasty. Provenance: acquired circa 1955 by Francesco Genova (Venice 1899-1962), thought to have been bought at auction in London; thence by family descent to the current vendor. £400-600 13 A PAIR OF CHINESE SANCAI GLAZED POTTERY FIGURES OF ATTENDANTS, MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) standing in long robes on a hexagonal bases, one holding a bowl, the other a tablet, glazed in green and ochre with separate unglazed heads 46 and 48cm high £300-400
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14 A CHINESE ‘LONGQUAN’ CELADON LARGE DISH, MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY centrally incised with flowering peony, with plain steep sides and everted rim, covered in a celadon glaze excepting a russet biscuit firing band to underside, with wood stand 41cm diameter (2) Provenance: acquired circa 1955 by Francesco Genova (Venice 1899-1962), thought to have been bought at auction in London; thence by family descent to the current vendor. £600-800 15 A CHINESE ‘LONGQUAN’ CELADON LARGE DISH, YUAN / MING DYNASTY, 14TH / 15TH CENTURY centrally decorated with a foliate medallion, fluted sides, covered in a celadon glaze excepting a russet biscuit firing ring to underside, with wood stand 41cm diameter Provenance: acquired circa 1955 by Francesco Genova (Venice 1899-1962), thought to have been bought at auction in London; thence by family descent to the current vendor. £600-900
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