Asian Art Day One - 19 May 2010
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A Chinese ivory figure of a mother
A Chinese ivory figure of a mother, wearing flowing robes and kneeling with a child supported on one knee, Ming dynasty, some old repairs, 13.5cm.
Provenance: Sackville, 5th Earl of Yarborough, purchased from John Sparks Ltd., for 5 guineas, and recorded in the Sparks archive.