DESCRIPTION: Two ancient Han dynasty mingqi ("pottery replicas"), each depicting a bare-chested dancer in his own pose and wearing black and red flaring pants, braces on his arms, and a ponytailed topknot on his head.

Provenance: (The Sondra Landy Gross Collection, Great Neck, New York Estate)
purchased item(s) from Weisbrod Chinese Art, Ltd.
See pages 54-55 of "Archetypes and Archaism Spring 2001: An Exhibition" by Weisbrod Chinese Art, Ltd.

CIRCA: 3rd Century B.C. to 3rd century A.D.
ORIGIN: China
DIMENSIONS: H: 7-7.25" W: 4.25-5" L: 5.25-6"

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CONDITION: Each piece exhibits significant wear, small chips, small crack, and paint loss; may be composed of broken pieces from fragments of significantly older figurines. See lot description for details on item condition. Akiba Galleries does not attest to the authenticity nor the age of the item(s) in this lot. Please contact us for further information. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS (305)-332-9274. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.