Lot 36. A Rare Chinese Marble tiered base, dated 697-698, Tang dynasty (618-907). Estimate 16,000 - $20,000. Price Realized incl. BP:$86,800. Photo Mosgreen.

Provenance: Melbourne private collection, acquired by a Professor of Art History in Italy and brought to Melbourne in the early 1970's, and passed on by descent to the current owner.

Reference: see Christies NY, 16/9/2011, lot 1362 for an Eastern Wei figure of Guanyin supported on a similarly inscribed base

Mosgreen. The Spring Auction Series, 16/11/2015