Important Ancient Chinese Tea Attendant Hand Glazed, Ming Dynasty 1368-1644
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Important ancient Chinese female -tea attendant- handmade and hand glazed in green and amber colors, Ming dynasty 1368-1644. Superb quality.
The statue is dressed in long gowns with long sleeves, with hands caressing important tea pot attribute needed in the after life:
She is richly glazed in green and amber colors- a superior feature not often found on these works of art and representative of an important tomb which deserved highest quality pottery representations.
This figure is extremely detailed and beautifully glazed in green and rich amber and highlighted in red and white cold painted pigments. Most of the original colors remain intact. The figures were often placed in a north-south direction in coffin Chambers to represent the progress of time. People hoped that such an arrangement would encourage the gods to visit and to guard the tomb.
This example is infrequently found in wealthy tombs of the elite and wealthy ancient Ming Chinese.
Dimension: 12.5 inches tall
Condition: Handmade and hand glazed. Superb quality, figure is original and intact with finely preserved glazes and pigments. As with most Ming dynasty sculptures of this caliber, their heads are removable typical of this period.
Provenance: Old European collection originally acquired in Hong Kong 1990s and legally imported into the USA.
Guarantee: Our figures are guaranteed to be crafted during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). A thermoluminescence TL report sampling accurately confirms age of these sculptures from 500-600 years ago (photo)
History:
The Ming dynasty then known as the Empire of the Great Ming ruled China for 276 years (1368–1644) following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. This dynasty has been described as one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history- and was the last imperial dynasty in China ruled by ethnic Han Chinese.
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We have been dealing in authentic Japanese and Chinese Fine art, antiquities, garden ornaments, lanterns and water basins for 25 years. The president personally travels to Japan and China each year to meet his network partners who assist him in finding best examples. He personally inspects each antique work of art to ensure its old age, authenticity and quality condition. After accumulating a group, they are imported to Vermont and Maine in large containers. This method keeps shipping costs low and enables us to offer them to you at reasonable prices. We carefully pack and ship to clients all-over the USA and at reasonable shipping costs.
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