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A Rare Chinese Marble tiered base, dated 697-698, Tang Dynasty.…
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Melbourne
Date:
21-Nov-2011
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Description:
A Rare Chinese Marble tiered base, dated 697-698, Tang Dynasty. Made for a figure of Maitreya, the top in the form of an open lotus flower on an octagonal section, supported by five squatting figures, resting on a rectangular-shaped support, a continuous inscription around the sides, 'Commissioned by Du Renzhe, Hebei, made in the 2nd year of the Wan Shu Tong Tien'. Produced for a temple in Hebei province. Base: 32 x 35 cm, 25 cm high. Provenance: Melbourne private collection; acquired by a Professor of Art History in Italy and brought to Melbourne in the early 1970's, and passed on by descent to the current owner. Reference See Christies Ny, 16/9/2011, lot 1362 for an Eastern Wei figure of Guanyin supported on a similarly inscribed base
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Unclassified