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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  Important Chinese Art and a Private Collection of Chinese, European Art and Antiques
• Sale Date:
  21 Nov 2011 ~ 6pm (Lots 1 - 215)
  22 Nov 2011 ~ 11am (Lots 216 - 354)
  22 Nov 2011 ~ 2pm (Lots 355 - 624)
  22 Nov 2011 ~ 6.30pm (Lots 625 - 775)
• Lot #:
  158
• Lot Description:
  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 t
  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 35cm, 24cm 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
• References:
  See Christies NY, 16/9/2011, lot 1362 for an Eastern Wei figure of Guanyin supported on a similarly inscribed base
• Estimate:
  A$20,000 - 30,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Oriental

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