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Asian Art — Bonhams

Auction House:BonhamsNumber of lots recorded:63
Sale Title:Asian ArtLots with images:63
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:48
Date:9-May-2018
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A Chinese henan 'red oil spot' black-glaze tea bowl, 12th/ 13th century the shallow bowl covered on the interior with a lustrous blackish glaze decorated with five large russet splashes composed of russet flecks reserved against a ground of more dispersed russet flecks, 11.9 cm diam., 5.9 cm high. Provenance: R&V Tregaskis Oriental Art, Sydney See an Old Friend Arts and Antiques, Hong Kong, acquired 28 February 2000
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A Chinese jizhou black-glaze deep tea bowl, 12th/ 13th century with spotted design, 11.1 cm diam., 7.5 cm high. Provenance: R&V Tregaskis Oriental Art, Sydney
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A Chinese jian 'hare's fur' tea bowl, 12th/ 13th century, 12.3 cm diam., 8.1 cm high. Provenance: R&V Tregaskis Oriental Art, Sydney, acquired 8 August 2003
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A Chinese huairen black-glaze tea bowl, 12th/ 13th century, 13.1 cm diam., 8.9 cm high. Provenance: R&V Tregaskis Oriental Art, Sydney, acquired 8 April 2001
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A Chinese yaozhou persimmon-glaze tea bowl, 11th/ 12th century, 12.4 cm diam., 7 cm high. Provenance: R&V Tregaskis Oriental Art, Sydney, acquired 25 May 2008
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A Chinese carved yaozhou celadon-glaze bowl, 12th century, 15 cm diam., 6.9 cm high. Provenance: R&V Tregaskis Oriental Art, Sydney R&V Tregaskis Oriental Art
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A Chinese huozhou white-glaze cup, Jin/ Yuan dynasty with 'ruyi' handle, and inscribed mark to the base, 8.6 cm diam., 3.5 cm high. Provenance: R&V Tregaskis Oriental Art, Sydney, acquired 15 January 2002
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A Chinese jian 'hare's fur' tea bowl, 12th/ 13th century, 12.2 cm diam., 9 cm high
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A Chinese yaozhou celadon-glaze carved bowl, 12th/ 13th century, 16 cm diam., 7 cm high. Provenance: R&V Tregaskis Oriental Art, Sydney, acquired 29 July 2005
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A Chinese xing-type white-glaze dish, 10th/ 11th century with lobed rim, 12.8 cm diam., 6.1 cm high. Provenance: R&V Tregaskis Oriental Antiques, Sydney, acquired 25 May 2008, as of xing kiln Compare a similar cup catalogued in Watson, William, Tang and Liao Ceramics, Thames and Hudson, 1984, P.135. According to Watson, the five-lobed shape is 'one of the most elegant forms produced in answer to late Tang fashion as dictated by silverware'. R&V Oriental Antiques, 2008525 Watson, William, Thames and Hudson,…
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A Chinese white-glaze moulded bowl with cover, 13th/ 14th century, 14 cm diam., 6.9 cm high. Provenance: R&V Tregaskis Oriental Art, Sydney Andrew Stuart-Robertson, acquired 18 November 2000
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A Chinese qingbai carved 'lotus' bowl, Southern Song dynasty, 17.5 cm diam., 6.3 cm high. Provenance: R&V Tregaskis Oriental Art, Sydney, acquired 10 March 2001. Exhibited: Long-term loan to the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
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A Chinese qingbai combed and carved 'fish' dish, Southern Song dynasty, 7.6 cm diam., 4.2 cm high. Provenance: R&V Tregaskis Oriental Art, Sydney
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A Chinese black-glaze tea bowl, 12th/ 13th century, 13.7 cm diam., 7.7 cm high
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A Chinese henan russet-splashed tea bowl, 12th/ 13th century, 14.3 cm diam., 8.4 cm high. Provenance: R&V Tregaskis Oriental Art, Sydney R&V Tregaskis Oriental Art
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A Chinese henan black-glaze tea bowl, 12th/ 13th century with russet streaks, 14.9 cm diam., 7 cm high. Provenance: BCI Fine Art, Johannesburg, South Africa, acquired 1 September 2001
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A Chinese jian 'hare's fur' tea bowl, 12th/ 13th century, 12.4 cm diam., 8.2 cm high
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A Japanese stoneware tea bowl, tagaki Rengetsu (1791 - 1875) inscribed waka, and signed Rengetsu, 10.7 cm diam., 5.5 cm high, accompanied by box
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A Korean celadon conical cup, 12th century, 14.1 cm diam., 5.1 cm high. Provenance: Collection of Peter Elliott. Private collection, Sydney Peter Elliott
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A barbed-rim celadon dish, Five-dynasties Period, 4.2 cm diam., 3.6 cm high
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A Chinese qingbai combed and carved 'lotus' bowl, Southern Song dynasty, 19.9 cm diam., 7.1 cm high
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A Chinese qingbai carved and combed 'three boys' bowl, Northern Song dynasty, 20.4 cm diam., 7.3 cm high
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A moulded qingbai 'phoenix' bowl, Yuan dynasty, 18.1 cm diam., 3.9 cm high
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A Chinese 'scrolling vines' blue-and-white bowl, Yuan dynasty, 7 cm diam., 8 cm high
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A Vietnamese blue-and-white charger, 15th/16th century Painted in the centre with a peony flowerhead amongst scrolling leaves, repeated in the circling wide band, the underside with lotus petals, recess unglazed exposing biscuit of dark orange, 40 cm diam. Provenance: Private collection, Sydney
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A Thanka of Samantabhadra and Samantabhadri, Tibet, 1800s Pigment on cloth, the reverse with Tibetan inscription 'Om, ah, hum', with cloth mount, framed and glazed, 113 x 85 cm. Provenance: Dr Paul Sutherland, Sydney. Exhibited: Goddess: Divine Energy, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 13 October 2006 - 28 January 2007 Literature: Jackie Menzies, Goddess: Divine Energy, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, pl. 146, p. 230 (illus.). Exhibited in the 2007 Art Gallery of New South Wales exhibition,…
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A thangka Buddha Shakyamuni, Tibet Distemper on cloth, framed and glazed, 108 x 80 cm
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A thangka of Avalokiteshvara, Tibet Distemper on cloth, with cloth mount, framed and glazed, 68 x 52 cm, 117 x 77 cm (overall)
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A thangka of Padmasambhava, Tibet Distemper on cloth, framed and glazed, 72 x 54 cm
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A thangka of Mahakala, Distemper on cloth, cloth mounted, framed and glazed, 57 x 42.5 cm, 107 x 69 cm (overall)
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A gilt copper alloy figure of Buddha Shakyamuni, 50 cm high
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A Tibetan painted and lacquered side cabinet, enclosed by four doors, 115 cm high, 124 cm wide, 40.5 cm deep
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A Burmese offering vessel, Hsun-Ok, 33 cm diam., 83.9 cm high
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A Chinese cloisonne enamel 'lotus' altar vase, Jingtai six-character incised mark, 26.9 cm high
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A large Chinese famille-rose censer, Jiaqing six-character mark, 48 cm high (excluding stand)
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A gilt copper alloy miniature figure of Buddha Amitabha, with its travelling shrine, Buddha: 2.2 cm high, shrine: 4.2 cm high (excluding beads) (2).
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A gilt-bronze seated figure of Bodhisattva, Kangxi seven-character incised mark to the back with her both hands in Vitarka mudra, 57 cm high
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A rare Densatil-style gilt copper alloy figure of Mahakala, presenting as Legden, 'the Excellent One', wearing a heavy cloak and boots redolent of indigenous Tibetan spirit deities, a rare form of the deity, 30 cm high (excluding pegs), This rare form of Mahakala was favoured in Central and Southern Tibet under the Newari artistic influence during the 13th and 14th century. Compare an almost identical figure from Densatil (HAR12127), other examples of Mahakala similarly clad in heavy cloak include two in…
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A Chinese gilt copper alloy figure of Taoist Deity, Zhenwu, 21 cm high
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A copper alloy figure of Chogyal Pakpa Lodro Gyaltsen, 23.5 cm high. Provenance: Private collection, New Zealand thence by descent
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A copper alloy figure of Green Tara, 16 cm high. Provenance: Private collection, New Zealand thence by descent
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A group of Five Woodblock Prints, Published by Duoyunxuan, Rongbaozhai, and Paintings Society of Shanghai after Li Shan (1686 - 1762), Li Fangyin (1695 - 1755), Bada Shanren (1626 - 1705), Zhao Zhiqian (1829 - 1884), and Zheng Xie (1693 - 1766), 105 x 51.5 cm (sizes variable) (5).
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A suite of eight prints, including seven woodblock prints, two published by Rongbaozhai after Xu Beihong (1895 - 1953), Huang Binhong (1865 - 1955), and Ren Yi (1840-1896), Xu Beihong: 49.5 x 75 cm (sizes variable), Huang Binhong and Ren Yi: 27.5 x 21 cm (sizes variable) (8).
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A Chinese soapstone carved 'chi-dragon' seal, 3.5 x 3.7 x 2.5 cm, 50g
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A Chinese soapstone carved 'lion' seal, attributed to Wu Changshuo (1844 - 1927), 2.2 x 3.1 x 6.2 cm, 85g
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A Chinese soapstone carved 'dragon' seal, attributed to Ye Ximing (Qing dynasty), 6 x 3.8 x 3.7 cm, 140g
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A Chinese soapstone carved 'chi-dragon' seal, attributed to Yu Mingyun (Qing dynasty), 2.4 x 2.4 x 3.5 cm, 40g
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A Chinese soapstone carved 'chi-dragon' seal, attributed to Zhang Boying (1871 - 1949), 4.5 cm x 2.2 cm x 1.9 cm, 35g
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A Chinese aloeswood and jadeite rosary bracelet, shou chuan, 27 cm long
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A Chinese famille-rose snuff bottle, Qianlong four-character mark, 23 cm high
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A Chinese famille-rose belt buckle, Qianlong four-character mark, 8.4 cm long
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A large Chinese carved chenxiang vase, carved in reserve on each side landscapes of fisherman, woodsman, farmers, and scholars, against a decorated ground in archaic style of 'kui' dragons and geometric patterns, 45 cm high, ''
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A pair of Chinese imperial famille-rose medallion bowls, Daoguang seal marks and of the period Each finely enamelled around the deep U-shaped body with four medallions enclosing landscapes, reserved on a rich ruby-red scraffiato ground and divided by leafy lotus strapwork, the interior with eight stylised ruyi-heads divided by jewelled pendants radiating from a central floral medallion, all supported on a short straight foot, 4.9 cm diam., 6.2 cm high (2). Provenance: Acquired from John Sparks Ltd., c.1945…
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A pair of Chinese medallion bowls, Qianlong six-character mark each painted in four circular reserves with bird and flower, and landscape scenes, against a gold-painted iron red ground, 12 cm diam., 5.4 cm high (2)
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A famille-rose 'flowering quince and peach' plate, Yongzheng six-character mark, 21.5 cm diam., 4.6 cm high
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A Chinese famille-rose 'dragon' square pot, Daoguang six-character iron-red seal mark, 20.8 x 11.7 x 6.2 cm. Provenance: Private collection, Singapore
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A Chinese doucai plate, Kangxi period, apocryphal Chenghua six-character mark bearing possible museum accession number, '5 51728' to the base, 16 cm diam., 3.8 cm high. Provenance: Private collection, Hong Kong, possibly acquired during the 1970s or earlier. Private collection, New South Wales thence by descent. For a similar piece, see Sotheby's, London, St George Street Sale: Chinese Art, 10 November 2017, lot 251
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A Chinese doucai plate, Kangxi period, apocryphal Jiajing six-character mark bearing possible museum accession number, '5 51730' to the base, 16.2 cm diam., 3.8 cm high. Provenance: Private collection, Hong Kong, possibly acquired during the 1970s or earlier. Private collection, New South Wales thence by descent
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A Chinese white-glaze stem cup, Yongzheng six-character mark with incised eight Buddhist emblems, each above an Indian lotus, the lotus pattern repeated on the side of the foot, 16 cm diam., 10.3 cm high, A well known prototype, a similar piece with knopped stem was included in the Exhibition of Ch'ing Porcelain from the Wah Kwong Collection, Hong Kong, 1973, cat. no. 51. The same carved pattern also appears on yellow glazed pieces in prominent collections.
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A Chinese blue-and-white 'dragon' box, Wanli six-character mark to the base, 15 x 11.5 x 23 cm. Provenance: Private collection, New Zealand
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A Chinese celadon stem cup, Qianlong six-character mark with iron-red 'peach and bat' decoration, 8.6 cm diam., 8.9 cm high
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A Chinese small famile-rose lantern-shape vase, Qianlong four-character mark, 11.9 cm high
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A famille-rose 'quail' tea cup, Yongzheng four-character mark, 6.9 cm diam., 3.8 cm high
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