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An Unusual Pair of Glazed Tileworks Figures of Foreigners on Stands
MING DYNASTY
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An Unusual Pair of Glazed Tileworks Figures of Foreigners on Stands
Ming Dynasty
Shown kneeling atop a square base with arms raised to support a circular tray with central aperture and applied around the circumference with foliate medallions, the hands hidden within the long green sleeves, their bulging bellies wrapped in an ochre apron tied high on the chest with a green cord and overlaid around the back and sides with a white pad secured by a belt, their faces detailed with curly mustache and brows and one with a hooked nose, all in green, ochre, cream and aubergine, the separate openwork plinths in green and ochre
251/8in. (63.8cm.) high (2)
Ming Dynasty
Shown kneeling atop a square base with arms raised to support a circular tray with central aperture and applied around the circumference with foliate medallions, the hands hidden within the long green sleeves, their bulging bellies wrapped in an ochre apron tied high on the chest with a green cord and overlaid around the back and sides with a white pad secured by a belt, their faces detailed with curly mustache and brows and one with a hooked nose, all in green, ochre, cream and aubergine, the separate openwork plinths in green and ochre
251/8in. (63.8cm.) high (2)