Sale 2414
Amsterdam
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12 May 1999
Price realised
NLG 1,053
Estimate
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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