Lot 123. Two pottery models of stupa, Vietnam, Dinh dynasty - earlier to Lê dynasty, 10th century. H. 48 cm. Lot Sold 889 EUR (Estimate 1000 - 2,000 EUR). © Sotheby's
Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Gustave Maignan (1880-1945), General Officer of the Colonial Infantry.
Note: The two stupas were offered to Gustave Maignan by the Captain Pinault following the archaeological excavations carried out in 1930 on 'île aux Buissons' (Tonkin).
See a similar example from the same excavation at the Vietnamese National Museum of History, Ngo - Dinh - Anterior Le Dynasties, Ly – Tran Dynasties.
Sotheby's. Asian Arts / 5000 Years, Paris, 18 April 2023
