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International Decorative Arts — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

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Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:607
Sale Title:International Decorative ArtsLots with images:606
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:358
Date:29-Aug-2017
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A Chinese horn carved figure of an immortal, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, 11 cm high
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A Chinese Canton enamel bronze hand warmer, 18th century, the sides painted mountain landscapes, with yellow enamel with brass handle, pierced lid, 14 cm high, 14 cm wide, 11 cm deep. Provenance: Private Melbourne collection
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A Korean silver ewer, 20th century, in a double gourd shape, decorated with 'Shou' character on each side, two marks to the base, 20.2 cm high
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A Chinese hardwood table screen with ink enamel porcelain panels, early 20th century, well painted with landscapes, whole size: 60.5 cm high, 60 cm wide, each panel about 10 x 20 cm (ex frame). Provenance: Old ACT Collection
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A Chinese gilt belt buckle, Qing Dynasty, possibly 18th Century or later, in an archaic form, depicts a chilong cast in high relief, 8.6 cm long
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A Korean silver box,19th century, of rectangular shape resting on a flat bottom, the cover decorated with two large, stylized characters 'Fu Gui', the sides with two deer with pine, fungus, crane and tortoise, 17 cm wide, 12.3 cm deep, 10 cm high. Provenance: Private Queensland collection
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A Chinese silver box, late 19th-early 20th century, finely decorated with two crabs claiming reeds, 'Qichang' and 'Zeewo' marks to the base, 20.9 x 13.3 x 6.7 cm. Provenance: Private Queensland collection
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A rare Chinese silver melon shaped covered box, late Qing to early Republic period, early 20th century, with a lion knob, each petal finely decorated with bamboo, plum blossom, and orchid, 'Tianji' mark to the edge of the lid, 8 cm high, 8.7 cm diameter, 145.26g weight
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An Indian silver pepper pot, Kutch (Cutch) 1885-1910, together with an Indian silver salt/mustard pot, Calcutta, late 19th century, with original glass liner, both 6 cm high
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An Indian silver repousse Bowl, Lucknow circa 1880, 10.3 cm diameter, 6.3 cm high, The nawab of Lucknow had paired fish as his state emblem
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A framed embroidery, early 20th century, depicting scholars in a landscape, inscribed and singed 'Fu Lun Hao, 43 x 60.5 cm
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A framed Chinese light-blue lady's robe, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, 110.5 cm high, 150.5 cm wide
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A small Chinese table, late 19th century, 60 x 30 x 15 cm
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A Chinese silk child's robe, 19 th century, with embroidery border and collar, perspex frame, the robe 92 cm high, the frame, 165 x 103 cm. Provenance: A private deceased estate, Majorca, Spain
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A Chinese reference book: A Chinese traditional brocade and embroidery patterns, -
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A Chinese elm wood box, late 19th century, with burl wood top, 38 cm long, 14.6 cm high, 21 cm deep
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A large Chinese Shanxi elm wood sideboard, 19th century, 270 x 89 x 48 cm. Provenance: Purchased from Kazari Collections (2010)
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Two Chinese red lacquered mandarin necklace round boxes, early 20th century, both about 19.5 cm long and 9.5 cm high
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A Chinese carved and painted black and gold lacquer box, late 19th-early 20th century with landscape scenes and extensive inscription, 63.5 cm long, 8 cm wide, 10.5 cm deep
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A Chinese hardwood Hongmu alter table, Qing Dynasty,19th century, the top with scrolled ends, apron with simple raised scroll and geometric patterns, the straight square legs with side stretchers, 80 cm high, 106 cm long, 38 cm deep
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A pair of Chinese black lacquer two door standing cabinets, late Qing dynasty, 19th century, gilt lacquer and carved with children playing in gardens on the shore of a lake, with pavilions and houses, the frames and borders decorated with seven immortals, 245 cm high, 118.5 cm wide, 57 cm deep
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A Chinese display shelf, 20th century, 38 x 66 cm
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A Korean brass bound elm chest, 20th century 69 cm high, 87 cm wide, 41 cm deep
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A Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze seated green Tara, 18th century, wearing an elaborate crown, sitting in lalitasana on a double-lotus base issuing a lotus flower that supports her right foot, her right hand lowered in varada mudra, her left raised in vitarka mudra and each holding a lotus stem flanking her shoulders, 12.5 cm high. Provenance: An old NSW private collection
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A very rare Northern Thai stoneware figure of Ganesh, Sawankhalok, 15th century, the elephant headed god seated with a conch in one hand, the end of his trunk in a bowl, 23 cm high. Provenance: ex Brake-Lau-Eckerman Collection, Mossgreen, 'The Ray Mitchell and Julian Sterling Collections', 26-27 February, 2007, lot 295
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A Khmer carved stone head of a male Hindo deity, Angkor Wat period, 12th century, 20 cm high
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A Khmer stone head, Angkor Wat period, 12th century, 23.5 cm high, stand
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A Sino-Tibetan gilt copper repousse seated figure of Dpakara, Qianlong period, 18th century, 18.5 cm high
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A Nepalese bronze Vajrasattva, early 20th century, seated on lotus pedestal, holding vajra and bell in front of his chest, 44.5 cm high. Provenance: ex Mark Lissauer Collection
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A Chinese bronze standing figure of Guanyin, Yütang Shisou mark, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), nationalistically cast figure standing on a cloud, turning slightly to the left with hands and forearms held before her, dressed in a flowing robes adorned with silver-thread inlay scrolls, wearing a beaded necklace of seeded studs, the reverse with a four-character inscription in seal-script, 49.3 cm, wood stand, Compare with Sotheby's Paris,16 December, 2015,lot 42, Christie's New York, 27 November, 1991, lot 49,…
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A Tibetan clay Tsa Tsa figure of 'Tsong-kha-pa' in Shrine, 20 cm high
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A Tibetan gilt-copper repousse seated figure of Ushnishavijaya, 18th century, 38.4 cm high. Provenance: Purchased from Suzy Lebasi, Melbourne
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A Chinese stucco seated Buddha, Dali style, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), seated in a double lotus position, with two hands place together in front of the chest, 104 cm high. Provenance: An old private Queensland collection
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A Mongolian Tangka of green Tara, early 20th century, 34.4 x 27.6 cm
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A Mongolian Tangka of Shakyamuni, early 20th century, 32.4 x 26.2 cm
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A Tibeto-Chinese gilt-repousse seated figure of Shakyamuni Buddha, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong mark and of the period (1736-1795), seated in Vajrasana on a lotus base, his hand in Bhumisparsa, seven character Qianlong mark, various inscriptions in Tibetan, Manchu, Mongolian and Chinese, 33.2 cm high, For similar example see Mossgreen, 'The Ray Mitchell and Julian Sterling Collections', 26-27th February 2007, lot 27. Provenance: Mossgreen, 16 -17th November, 2009, Lot 2
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A Tibetan Tangka of Shakyamuni mandala, 19th-20th century, 75.5 x 57.8 cm
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A Tibetan Tangka of Amitayus, 19th century, 78.5 x 54.9 cm
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A large Tibetan Tangka depicting Padmasambhava, 18th century, 144 x 105.5 cm (in mount), 72.4 x 91.5 cm (painting)
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A collection of six Tibetan Sutra books
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A collection of five Tibetan Sutra books
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An Indian silver repousse bowl, Lucknow, circa 1880, 9 cm diameter, 5 cm high, The nawab of Lucknow had paired fish as his state emblem
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A Tibetan silver teacup stand and cover, 19th century, the cup stand and its elaborately worked domed cover, finely chased and repousse worked with Buddhist auspicious symbols, with a splayed lotus form finial and a coral bead knob, 16 cm high
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A Nepalese gilt bronze lotus throne base, circa 15th century, the base is an unusually fine vignette of Buddhist devotion, a larger figure would have had its feet on the two prostrate Tantric four-armed figures which lie, their knees bent up and held with a meditation strap, two smaller donor figures kneel at their feet in a gesture of offering to the missing principal figure, each figure has an expressive face and posture, a small Vedic altar to the rear, 9 cm long
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A Mongolian gilt copper 'Meru Mandala', 19th century, the mandala of circular form depicts at it's edge the cosmic ocean quartered by sun discs, rectangles, triangles and moons which encompass auspicious symbols which in turn surround the central tiered square of Mt. Meru which raises up at it's centre a crystal circle., 22 cm diameter, For similar see 'The Wheel of Time' Barry Bryant and Namgyal Monastery p.62
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A Tibetan gilt copper repousse plaque depicting multiple Taras, 18th Century, 23 cm high
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A Tibetan Densatil (Gdan sa thel) gilt repousse copper panel of Tantric beings, circa 14-15th century, the panel of five cartouches formed by a foliate swirl depicts dancing dakinis, each brandishing a chopper (krrtikha) and skull cup (kepala), 26 cm high
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A Tibetan Densatil (Gdan sa thel) gilt repousse copper panel of Tantric beings, circa 14-15th century, the panel of 5 cartouches formed by a foliate swirl depicts dancing dakinis, each brandishing a chopper (krrtikha) and skull cup (kepala), separated by a skull cup filled with matter, one resting on a three-petalled lotus, the other on a five petalled lotus carefully made to resemble sharp claws, below them is the corpulent figure of a wrathful deity, also holding a kepala and kirrtikha, 26 cm high
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An Indian finely carved triptych, circa 18th century, depicting Rama, Sita and Lakshman,Tamil Nadu, 8.5 cm high
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A Nepalese repousse gilt copper Makara or mythical water dragon, 18th Century, 11.5 cm high
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A Tibetan fine gilt copper alter hanging suspension finial, 19th century, the finial of double domed form, a ring for suspension set in a lotus flower top which descends through the two pierced tiers of elaborately scrolling vines and lotus blossoms to a bottom plain tier which is punctuated by holes for attaching the hanging cloth, a plain copper disc sits in the interior with 3 loops, a spliced pin attaches to the top loop, 8 cm diameter, 7.5 cm high
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A Tibetan gilt copper repousse plaque depicting a Bodhisattva, 18th Century, 36 cm high
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A Nepalese gilt bronze figure of a winged Apsara, 19th century, wears a hat, a wide skirt and a short cropped jacket with long sleeves that reveal the belly, 10.5 cm long, 11 cm wide
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A Tibetan Newari workmanship gilt copper repousse mandala palace section with traces of red pigment, circa 13-14th century, worked in high relief, depicts a row of joyously dancing musicians in the Nepalese manner above a ribbed border and between vases and flanking a dorje which rests on a lotus above a crescent moon, beneath a band of lozenges which supports a row of swags, the centre of which is in the form of a lotus flower enclosing a bell, flanking the entrance to the 'gate' is a pillar, a kneeling…
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A Tibetan gilt copper Bodhisattva, circa 18th century, the fully achieved figure depicting a Bodhisattva engaged in the divine dance has a long necklace hanging to the navel, anklets and armlets and well-rounded limbs and body, 3 cm high
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A Nepalese inscribed gilt copper repousse plaque depicting Kartikeya, circa 19th century, within a ring of flames and standing, legs akimbo on his vehicle the peacock, the figure holding his principal attribute, the arrow, in his upper left hand, while his lower left hand gestures in warning, bottom inscribed, 24 cm high
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A Nepalese copper gilt plaque of Chamunda, circa 19th century, within a ring of flames and above a lotus base the four-armed emaciated goddess trampling on a corpse, her left foot resting on a lotus, holding her attributes, a skull drum, a skull-topped trisula and a skull cup, her principal right hand in a gesture of warning, 23.5 cm high
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A Nepalese bronze of Uma 'Mahesvara, 19th-20th Century, 14.5 cm high
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A pair of Chinese stucco Buddhist lions, Yuan-early Ming dynasty, circa 14th century the powerfully modelled lions with curling manes and golden bells, each bearing a lotus base on his back which arches menacingly at an unseen foe, the tails curling majestically are covered with gold, 20.5 cm high
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A Tibetan repousse copper head of Arhat Ajita, circa 18th century, the smiling face of the Buddhist Saint is surmounted by a leaf headdress, 14.4 cm long, 11 cm wide, For similar use of the leaf as hat see: Sotheby's New York, Indian & Southeast Asian Works of Art, 24 March, 2011, lot 75
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A Tibetan large repousse gilt copper figure of a snow lion, circa 18th century, 66 x 44 cm
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A Tibetan carved hardwood 'Zitan' mandorla, circa 18th century, the arch-shaped mandorla is deeply carved of a dense, blackish wood and depicts to either side an elephant, a lion, and a man riding a goat, beneath a makara and a nagini among flaming scrolls, remains of gold and pigment., 41 x 33 cm
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A Nepalese wood carved strut, 17th century, 17.9 cm high
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A Nepalese carved wooden temple strut, circa 17th century, depicting the four armed Vasundhara goddess of abundance, wearing a long garland and holding her identifying sheaf of wheat, standing, her legs gracefully crossed at the knee She stands beneath stylised leaves, above a kneeling donor figure (possibly a Malla king), three lines of Newari script to the lower part of the strut, 91 cm high, similar example please see Christie's Paris, 19, Dec., 2012, lot 108
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A Tibetan firegilt repousee copper cittimandala, circa 17-18th century, depicting various deities seated on their lotus thrones within foliate scrolls, terminating to a lotus blossom at the base, the upper register depicts multiple images of the deity Vajravidarana holding a heart-high visvavajra (double dorje) and bell, symbolising the destructive or cleansing power of the vajra. The vajravidarana cleansing ceremony is a powerful spiritual aid to expunge or tear asunder to release the mental and physical…
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A Tibetan firegilt copper repousse Prabha mandorla, circa 15-16th century, the richly gilt mandorla with mythical animals amid scrolling foliage and within an edge of stylized flame forms, 31 x 28 cm.
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A Nepalese repousse copper linga cover, circa 17th century, the slightly domed cylinder is mounted with four faces of Shiva showing considerable traces of gilding, the front a fierce, bearded and mustachioed visage, the flared base of the cover rests on the coils of the naga-snake whose cobra head rises along the shaft, while the tail tucks neatly behind it's body, raised on a lotus base, 30 cm high. Provenance: Christie's Amsterdam, 'The Kemper Collection of Himalayan Art', October 1994, lot 58
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A Nepalese bronze figure of Hevajra, circa 17th century, the eight headed (7 principal, one above) deity gazes intently into the face of his sakti as they engage in the graphic manifestation of the union of opposites, his 16 hands holding skull cups filled with attributes, an elaborate 'bone' apron descends between them as they step to the right, 12.8 cm high. Provenance: Sotheby's Ny, Indian and Southeast Asian Art, 2nd June 1992, lot 206
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A Tibetan Pala revival style coppery bronze figure of Amityus, circa 18th century, a cold-gold painted face typical of Tibetan use, is seated on a separately-cast, high, stepped throne inlaid with small corals and blue glass beads, 12.4 cm high
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A pair of Nepalese gilt repousse temple architectural panels, circa 17th century, depicting male and female angels offering garlands, the winged angels gaze with wide eyes at the onlooker, their dhotis billowing as in flight., the female: 40 cm high, 28 cm wide, the male: 39.5 cm high, 26.5 cm wide
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A Nepalese carved stone stele depicting Uma-Mashesvara, circa 12th century, Shiva relaxing with his consort Parvati, with Nandi at his right elbow on a rocky outcrop while celestial dancers and musicians entertain them in the lower register, 36 cm high, 29.7 cm wide
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A Khmer stone figure of a dancer, circa 10-12th century, the heavily effaced figure still maintaining its athletic grace in a pose of extreme flexion, the waistband of the samphot flying upwards as if in motion, the whole figure embodying the classical Khmer concept of masculine power, dignity and grace, 25.5 cm high
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A Tibetan bronze seated figure of a Geluapa Lama, possibly and emanation of Tzongkhapa, circa 18th century, seated on a lotus throne with his right eye in the customary downcast position, while his left stares straight ahead as if blind, with a pronounced smile,a sword and book (pustaka) borne on a lotus flower to either of his shoulder Tzongkhapa - the founder of the Gelugpa, or reformed Yellow Hat sect of Tibetan Buddhism - himself an emanation of Manjusri, the god of wisdom, 14.5 cm high
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A Chinese bronze of a standing Monk Mahkyapa, Qing dynasty, circa 18th century, stands on his lotus base, one hand clasped over the other, the voluminous sleeves of his robe falling to his knees, trace of the original red pigment to the lotus base, 20.5 cm high
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A Tibetan gilt copper repousse plaque, circa 18th century, depicting a bearded deity riding a snow lion, 20 cm high
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A Chinese painted and gilt stucco mythical flying ram, Yuan Dynasty, circa 13th century, 31 cm long
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A Nepalese carved wood temple ornament depicting Savarbuddhadakini, circa 15th century, 20.5 cm high
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A Nepalese carved wood temple ornament depicting Naro Dakini, circa 15th century 20.5 cm high
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A Nepalese carved wood temple ornament depicting Dakini Narokhardchoma, circa 15th century, 20.5 cm high
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A Tibetan painted wooden door panel, 19th century, depicting flowers emerging from a watery landscape, 38.5 x 31.5 cm
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A Tibetan large copper prayer wheel, 19-20th century, the wheel contains a large roll of Buddhist prayers, sewn into a cloth pouch, which surrounds a central post, a counterweight causes the wheel to turn when spun, and propels the prayers to the heavens, 35 cm long
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A group of 17 Tibetan tsa-tsa including a Tang Dynasty and a 12th century piece
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A group of 15 Tibetan tsa tsa including one Tang dynasty Chinese and a 12th Century Avalokitesvara in the attitude of Royal Ease
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A Tibetan painted Tsa Tsa, circa 18th century, depicting Yamantaka, 7.5 cm long
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A western Tibetan terracotta Tsa Tsa, circa 12th century, powerfully depicted 3 headed, 12 armed deity within a flaming nimbus strides over two diminutive prostrate figures (Bhairava and Kalaratri), 6 cm high
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A Tibetan red and gold lacquered manuscript cover, circa 16-17th century, The exterior covered with gold with lacquer images of the five Tathagatas - Ratnasambhava, Akshobya, Vairocana, Amitabha and Amogasiddhi, arranged in parallel rows, each seated in dhyanasana on a lotus throne encircled by a scrolling foliate tendril. The reverse is of brilliant red lacquer with four parallel rows of 16 (64 in all) diminutive images of Amitabha - the Buddha of Long Life in gold and black line. The outer edges of the…
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A Tibetan painted and gilt lacquer sutra cover, circa 18-19th century, The exterior cover with a reserve within a raised gilt edge with scrolling foliate designs of brilliant colours within a brocade pattern border, while the interior red lacquer ground is painted in red and gold with 5 images of the Buddha of Long Life, Amityus, 31.5 x 8 cm
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A Tibetan lacquer Buddhist manuscript cover, 18th century, the rectangular cover with a concave area around the central section is finely painted in gold lacquer with a pair of dragons writhing towards a bowl containing precious gems, surrounded by a chakra, the whole encompassed by scrolling cloud forms, Chinese brocade patterned borders, all on a deep red lacquer ground, 34 x 7.5 cm
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A rare format Tibetan thangka painting, 18/19th century, depicting Shakyamuni Buddha surrounded by depicting of the Stupa of Jaron Khoshar, 28 x 36.4 cm
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A Tibetan thangka painting depicting Manjusri, 18-19th century, 26 x 30.5 cm
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A Tibetan red lacquered sutra cover with inscription in large gold letters, 68.2 x 21.5 cm
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An Indian Bronze image of Shiva, Tamil Nadu,19th century, 20.5 cm high
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A Tibetan lacquered wood door panel, circa 19th century, depicting an immortal, 34 x 34 cm
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A Tibetan gilt pierced iron horse accessory, possibly 17-18th century, with dragon motif, 12.3 cm long
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A Tibetan lacquered wood official document box, circa 18th century, with gold scrolling foliate designs over the red lacquer surface and with brass fittings was used in official ceremonies for handing over important documents and scrolls, 10 cm high, 63 cm wide, 7.5 cm deep
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A Tibetan thangka, 13th century, 55 x 49 cm
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A Tibetan Tangka of a green Tara, 18-19th century, 39 x 29.9 cm
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A Tibetan thangka depicting Blue Mahakala, circa 18th Century, 41 x 54 cm
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A collection of eight Tsakli ('mini Tangka'), circa 13-18th century. Provenance: (one 13th century Tsakli): Scott Gordon Asian Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Arts of Pacific Asia Show, New York, early 2000s
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A Tibetan carved and painted folding travelling altar table, early 20th century, 55 cm long, 17.6 cm high, 18 cm deep
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