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Lot 325

A green-glazed and biscuit shrine
14th/15th century

13 May 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A green-glazed and biscuit shrine

14th/15th century
The double-tiered shrine enclosing biscuit figures of Guandi and Zhenwu, flanked by attendants and before a snake and tortoise on the upper tier, and a mythical beast on the lower tier, the entrances flanked by dragons and partially enclosed by fences, the shrine covered overall with an olive-green glaze.
30.9cm (12¼in) high.

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Provenance: Sotheby's London, 27 June 1972, lot 154.
John Sparks Ltd., London.

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