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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Spring Auction Series
• Sale Date:
  16 Nov 2015 ~ Session 1: 10.30am (Lots 1 - 114)
  16 Nov 2015 ~ Session 2: 2pm (Lots 115 - 390)
• Lot #:
  36
• Lot Description:
  A Rare Chinese Marble tiered base, Tang Dynasty, dated 697-698
  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 Shui 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$16,000 - 20,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Oriental

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