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    Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art

    Amsterdam

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    12 May 1999

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    Lot 490

    Two bone figures of fishermen

    LATE QING DYNASTY

    Price realised

    NLG 1,053

    Estimate

    NLG 900 - NLG 1,400

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    Two bone figures of fishermen
    Late Qing Dynasty
    Two different figures carved standing with bamboo fishing rods and fish, wearing simple tunics above baggy trousers, the heads covered by a large lotus leaf, friendly expressions
    23 cm. high, on wood stands (2)

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