£1,500 - £2,000
A fine pair of large Chinese painted pottery Qilin, Sun and Moon tiles, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) each cold painted in black, white, green and orange pigments, modelled in high relief with a qilin, 30cm square
A fine pair of large Chinese painted pottery ?Qilin, Sun and Moon? tiles, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) each cold painted in black, white, green and orange pigments, modelled in high relief with a qilin, 30cm square
Condition is very good. As with almost all ancient pottery tiles, there are minor losses/surface chips but no sign of repair. One tile from this pair has been tested by Oxford Authentications, the ONLY testers of ancient pottery accepted by ALL major dealers, auction rooms and museums worldwide, with a result of a date of manufacture of "between 400 and 700 years ago".
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