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The Asian Art Edit — Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:157
Sale Title:The Asian Art EditLots with images:149
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:60
Date:12-Dec-2018
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A pair of fine two panel Japanese screens, Edo period, early 19th century, painted on silk and evoking the spirit of the Musashino plain - marshlands which once existed to the south-west of Tokyo. Late summer grasses and Kuma Zasa (low Growing bamboo) placed purposefully across the four panels and mounted on quality silk brocade with quality kanagu (metalwork fittings) featuring a tortise shell design, each screen 89.5 cm high, 190 cm wide. Other Notes: screens depicting Musashino are one of the great…
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A Japanese Negoro lowline circular table, Meiji period 19th century, classic Negoro patina of worn red and black with additional floral carvings to side facets and double scrolled legs. Negoro lacquer is usually associated with the Buddhist temple in Negoro where the wares are first thought to have originated. They were most popular in the 15th century and remain today one of the most highly regarded forms of lacquer in Japan, particularly prized for use in the tea ceremony, 34 cm x 120 cm diameter
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A Japanese Yokohama Ware baluster vase, Meiji period (1868-1912), finely decorated with a Chinese scholar objects. Old paper label to base, 21.7 cm high
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A Japanese Arita ware blue and white porcelain dish, late Edo period, early 19th century, the large dish with moulded barbed foliate rim, painted to the interior in blue and white with figures in a mountanious landscape. Pseudo Fuku mark to base, 29.2 cm diameter
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A pair of Japanese gilt bronze vases, Meiji period, 19th century, of hu form with animal mask handles and engraved and gilt designs of flowering and fruiting vines. Fourteen character mark to the base, signed by Kinkoku IX, 28.3 cm high
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A pair of Japanese Fukagawa vases, Meiji period 19th century, of baluster form and with Sometsuke (underglaze blue) and overall red design with white peonies and gold enamel highlights on the leaves. Signed Fukagawa Sei, each 26.5 cm high, 19.5 cm diameter
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A Japanese blue and white Seto vase, Meiji period, ovoid form vase with underglaze blue design of two pheasants amongst trees and shrubs, 30 cm high, 23 cm diameter
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A Japanese cherry-wood tea table, early 20th century, the thick solid slab top of beautifully figured blonde cherry-wood with a naturalistic edge, raised on cabriole legs, 28 cm high, 100 cm wide
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Two Japanese woodblock prints, Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858), one print from the series, Meisho Edo Hyakkei (the hundred Famous views of Edo), 'Kanda myojin akebono no kei' (Dawn at the Kanda Myojin shrine) dated 1856-1858, published by Uoya Eikichi, signed Hiroshige ga/hitsu. Oban size. The second print from the series 'Meisho Edo Hyakkei', one hundred Famous views of Edo entitled, 'Zojoji pagoda and Akabane (Zojoji-to Akabane), Oban size, dated 1957, 72 cm x 36 cm
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A Japanese woodblock print triptych, Yoshitora (1836-1880), Lively battle scene in a triptych format of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and his retainers attacking a castle, Oban size. Dated 1867, 26 cm x 30.5 cm
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A Japanese horn and shibayama style vase, Meiji period, 19th century, of tapered form and sealed with on the underside with clear glass, an unusual horn vessel featuring shibayama style inlay and lacquer work. Spring blossom, sprays of flowers and cranes in Takamaki-e (high relief lacquer) and red crested cranes and flowers in inlaid shell and corals. Unsigned, 29 cm high, 11 cm diameter
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A set of Japanese Tanto fittings, Kashira and Fuchi, late Edo period, 19th century, the fittings of inlaid and gilt bronze, depicting pups playing amongst chrysanthemums. In a fitted Japanese wooden box, Maximum 4 cm wide
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An early Japanese four panel screen, Kano Tomonobu, Edo period, C.1705, a classic Kano school subject matter and depicting a gathering of red-crested adult and juvenile cranes (tancho tsuru) executed in realistic detail with the birds gathered around lichen covered rocks, summer grasses and Kuma Zasa (low Growing bamboo). Bands of gold are employed to create movement and perspective. The signature reads - Kano Hokkyo Tokuosai Fujiwara Toshinobu yukitoshi nanajusai hitsu - painted by the esteemed painter of…
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A Japanese carved bamboo figure of Daruma, Edo period, circa 18th century, the figure carved in bamboo as Daruma/Bodhidharma, the first zen Buddhist patriach, seated in meditation, eyes wide open, inscribed to the reverse, 14 cm high
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A Japanese inlaid circular bronze tray, Meiji period, the centre bronze round panel decorated with a goose flying by twisting uri (squash) vine, maidenflower and jasmine, worked in chiselled high relief of silver, gilt and bronze, with details carved in kebori (plain line engraving) surrounded by a simulated rattan border, finely woven in gozame-ami (mat pattern weaving), 3.5 cm high, 27.5 cm diameter.
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A Japanese framed Ukiyo-E triptych, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), Meiji period, framed illustration of Ladies-in-waiting boarding at a station (Kanjo suteshon chakusha zu), 1879. Signed Taiso Yoshitoshi. Good impression and colours, 34.6 cm x 70.5 cm. Other Notes: Yoshitishi is regarded as the last great master of the ukiyo-e woodblock printing. His early works show extreme depictions of violence and death whilist his last years were among his most productive when he produced series such as the 'One…
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Two Korean vases 'Maebyong', 20th century, the pair of vases of baluster form, intricately carved and inlaid with white slip in a design of scrolling peonies, signed to the bases. Together with original signed wooden boxes, each 42.5 cm high, 23 cm diameter
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A Korean papier mache box and two white wares, 19th century, the box of octagonal form, decorated to the sides with the taegyuk symbol and bats, constructed of pieces of red, black and cream coloured paper with a lacquered finish. Together with two Choson dynasty white porcelain vessels including a small bowl and a high-fotted offering stand, the late Margaret Cone collection, the box 20 cm high, 35 cm wide
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Group of Kakiemon and Nabeshima wares, Sakaida Kakiemon XIV and Imaizumi Imaemon XIII, 20th century, two dishes with enamel decoration of a bird, plum blossom and rocks, and a tokkuri with enamel designs of chrysanthemum, by Sakaida Kakiemon XIV. Together with two octagonal dishes with enamel decoration of camelia flowers, by Imaizumi Imaemon XIII, the late Margaret Cone collection, the tokkuri 15.3 cm high, the Kakiemon dishes 18 cm diameter, the Nabeshima dishes 14.6 cm diameter. Provenance: The pair of…
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A large Japanese Imari bowl together with a very large vase vase, late 19th century, the bowl decorated to the interior in underglaze blue and overglaze polychrome enamels with four shaped reserves to the cavetto, with phoenix and pavillions, the vase decorated in an Imari palette, the late Margaret Cone collection, the bowl 48 cm diameter, the vase 76 cm high
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A Chinese blue and white dish, Wanli period, 17th century, decorated to the front with chrysanthemum and peony flanking a rock. Six character apocryphal Xuande mark to underside, the late Margaret Cone collection, 3 cm high, 14.8 cm diameter. Provenance: Reg Longdon, 1979
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A Chinese Dehua figural dragon group, 17th/18th century, modelled as two writhing dragons chasing a pearl over stylised waves, flanked by two confucian figures, the late Margaret Cone collection, 9.5 cm high, 15 cm wide, 9.5 cm deep. Provenance: Purchased from Moorabool antique Galleries, Geelong, 1998.
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A large Chinese celadon Ding-Form censer, 19th century, the lobed bombe-form tripod censer with carved decoration of diaper patterns and scrolling foliage, covered in an even sea-green coloured glaze, with two rope-twist handles surmounting the rim, the late Margaret Cone collection, 22 cm high, 25 cm diameter
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A Chinese famille verte enamel biscuit figure, Kangxi period, the standing figure raised on an integral plinth base, with one finger pointing and holding a child in the other arm, decorated with enamel painting directly on the biscuit, 22.5 cm high, 8.5 cm wide
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A Chinese Sancai figure of a pensive lady, Ming Dynasty, circa 17th century, the seated figure in long robes, resting against a rock, covered in green, black and yellow enamels, the face unglazed, 15.8 cm high, 9 cm wide
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Five Chinese Qingbai bowls, song and Yuan Dynasties, two bowls decorated with simple incised lines, the other three decorated with incised designs of waves and duck and lotus, all with a pale blue-green glaze, the largest 6 cm high, 18 cm diameter
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Three Chinese ewers, Song dynasty and later, two Qingbai type ewers with everted spouts and strap handles, and a ewer with underglaze blue phoenix designs, the largest 18.5 cm high, 12.5 cm wide
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A Chinese funerary model cooking set and a roof tile, Zhou Dynasty, Han Dynasty, the group comprising an open vessel with impressed textile print, and a model cooking burner with three associated small cooking pots, and a roof tile end with a moulded archaic lion head face, the open vessel 9 cm high, 14.5 cm diameter
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A Chinese moulded Qingbai dish, Song dynasty, the interior centre of the flat bottomed dish moulded with a pair of fish against a field of waves, the cavetto similarly moulded with three fish against waves, the dish covere in a beautiful clear pale blue glaze. Unglazed rim, 14 cm diameter
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A Chinese Qingbai funerary jar, Song dynasty, the tall jar with applique decoration of figures and dragons, covered in a greyish-green glaze, 39 cm high
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A Chinese Qingbai double gourd ewer, Yuan Dynasty, of double gourd form, the handle in the form of a rat, covered in a greyish coloured glaze, 18 cm high
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A Chinese Qingbai jar, Song dynasty, the jar with small lug handles at the shoulder, covered in a pleasant pale blue glaze, 17.5 cm high
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A Chinese Tomb figure together with Tomb furniture, Ming Dynasty, the figure of a young attendant on an octagonal plinth base, together with a pair of horseshoe-back chairs, all in lead glazed earthenware, the tallest 37 cm high
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Two Chinese lead glazed kendis, Cizao, Southern Song/Yuan Dynasty, both kendis of baluster form, with a tapering spout, one glazed green and the other amber glazed, the tallest 18.5 cm
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Two Chinese terracotta Acrobatic figures, Han Dynasty, with remanent orginial polychrome decoration, the largest 19 cm high
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A relief moulded grey Pottery funerary tile, probably Tang Dynasty, with six registers of decoration, 60.5 x 60 x 6.5 cm (excluding stand). Provenance: Mike Lin collection, Taiwan, purchased privately in 2001
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A Chinese blue and white dish together with a celadon bowl, one Chenghua/Hongzhi period, the other 1643-1646, the blue and white dish decorated with a Buddhistic lion to the centre, and a band of scrolling lotus to the reverse, Chenghua/Hongzhi period. The small celadon dish from the Hatcher cargo with incised decoration of a peony to the centre, ribbed decoration to the cavetto, with a countersunk unglazed base, 1643-1646, the blue and white 17.7 cm diameter, the celadon 13 cm diameter. Provenance: both…
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A Chinese cafe au lait bowl, 19th century, the bowl with a dark cafe au lait glaze, with a broad black-stained guan-type crackle throughout the glaze. Toegther with an associated stand, 11 cm high, 23 cm diameter
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A Chinese lime green monochrome carved water coupe, Wang Binrong, 19th century, the water coupe of beehive form, decorated with an intricate scene of a figure in a pavillion amidst mountains and trees in relief carving and applique work, covered all over with a rich lime green enamel, the base with a relief carved four character mark for Wang Binrong, 4 cm high, 6.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Purchased by the current owner in Kyoto, Japan in the 1990s
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A Chinese famille rose wine cup, Qianlong mark, 20th century, finely painted in famille rose enamels and gilt with scrolling melons and butterflies, with a six character Qianlong seal mark in iron red to the base, an Australian collection of Chinese works of Art, 6.4 cm diameter
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A Chinese famille rose 'Balsam Pear' Zhadou, late Qing/Republic period, 20th century, finely painted in famille rose enamels with a flowering and fruiting balsam pear melon scrolling up a bamboo branch, an Australian collection of Chinese works of Art, 10.5 cm high
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A large Chinese Copper-Red and underglaze-blue-Decorated snuff bottle, 19th century, decorated with two five-clawed dragons in copper-red chasing a pearl amongst clouds and above underglaze-blue waves, an Australian collection of Chinese works of Art, 10.7 cm high
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A Chinese black-overlay bubble-suffused glass snuff bottle, 18th/19th century, a black-overlay snuff bottle finely carved to depict a pine tree springing out of rocks with lingzhi fungus, with a clear amber red glass stopper, possibly original. Together with an exceptionally finely carved amber-overlay snuff bottle depicting a carp to one side and a crane amidst lotus and grasses, an Australian collection of Chinese works of art, the black snuff bottle 6.8 cm high, the amber 5.5 cm high
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Two Chinese copper-red and underglaze-blue snuff bottles, 18th/19th century, the taller snuff bottle depicting a writhing dragon in copper-red chasing a flaming pearl against a background of scrolling peonies, with a later malachite stopper. The smaller snuff bottle depicting hunters in a landscape with mountains, with a later aventurine snuff bottle, an Australian collection of Chinese works of art, the taller 8.6 cm high, the smaller 4.8 cm high
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Two Chinese underglaze-blue decorated snuff bottles, 19th century, one snuff bottle decorated with ladies in a garden under a plantain tree, with apocryphal Shunzhi four character mark to the base, the other finely decorated with two horses and an attendant. The horse snuff bottle with a modern carnelian stopper, an Australian collection of Chinese works of Art, the ladies bottle 6.7 cm high and the horses bottle 7 cm high
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Two Chinese rock crystal snuff bottles, 19th century, the two snuff bottles of rounded rectangular form, one with an old lapis stopper, and the other with an old rose quartz stopper, an Australian collection of Chinese works of Art, one 6.1 cm high and the other 6 cm high
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A fine Chinese rock crystal snuff bottle, 18th/19th century, the rock crystal well hollowed, of attractive rounded form, with a celadon jade stopper, an Australian collection of Chinese works of Art, 6.5 cm high
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A Chinese glass Cicada-Form snuff bottle, 19th/early 20th century, naturalistically carved in clear amber coloured glass as a cicada. With a green hardstone stopper, an Australian collection of Chinese works of Art, 5.8 cm long
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Two Chinese glass snuff bottles, 19th/20th century, the larger snuff bottle of rounded form in clear red glass, together with a rounded rectangular form snuff bottle in clear brown glass simulating smoky quartz, with an amethyst stopper, an Australian collection of Chinese works of Art, the larger red bottle 6.7 cm high, the smaller 5.5 cm high
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A group of three Chinese agate snuff bottles, 19th/20th century, all three of rounded form, well hollowed, together with hardstone stoppers, an Australian collection of Chinese works of Art, the largest 7.4 cm high
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A Chinese moss agate snuff bottle, 19th century, of rounded rectangular form, with carved lion-mask handles, the front suffused with attractive dark brown moss-like inclusions. Later red hardstone stopper, an Australian collection of Chinese works of Art, 5.5 cm high
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Three Chinese banded agate snuff bottles, 19th century, two snuff bottles of rounded rectangular form, together with one smaller of flattened pouch form, each with alternating bands of white and brown coloured agate. Each with a hardstone stopper, probably later, an Australian collection of Chinese works of Art, the tallest 5.9 cm high
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A large Chinese carved yellow glass vase, 20th century, the baluster shaped vase deeply relief carved with a group of scholars admiring a painting within a garden setting. The base with a spurious carved four-character Qianlong mark, 26 cm high, 12 cm diameter
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A small pair of Chinese carved yellow glass vases, 20th century, the pair of translucent yellow glass baluster shaped vases carved with herons in a lotus pond, against a ground of stylised waves, 10.5 cm high, 5.5 cm diameter
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A Chinese yellow glass wine cup, 19th/20th century, the bright yellow glass wine cup of high flaring form, with a paper label to the base, 4 cm high. Provenance: bearing a paper label to the base reading 'C.Y.Tse Antiques and Collectibles'
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A pair of Chinese carved pink glass vases, 19th/20th century, the opaque pink glass pear shaped vases of square section, relief carved with plum blossom and peony, 18 cm high, 7.5 cm wide
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A Chinese hardwood Kang table, early 20th century, the table of angular archaistic scroll form, with boxwood inlay detailing at the front and rear aprons, 38 cm high, 90.5 cm wide, 45.5 cm deep
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A Chinese rootwood figure of a sage, Qing Dynasty, the dynamic figure springing of from a gnarled rootwood branch representing a rock. The features of the figure sensitively carved and emerging from an amorphous root burl, 44 cm high
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A Chinese painted lacquer box, 17th/18th century, with reserves of black and gilt decoration of traditional landscapes with pavillions within tortoise-shell design borders on a red ground, 18 cm high, 48 cm wide, 31 cm deep
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A Chinese lacquer sweet meats box, 19th century, the flower form box with mulitple compartments within. Lacquered in gold and black, 6.5 cm high, 36 cm diameter
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A Chinese carved marble head of a Bodhisattva, probably Sui Dynasty, delicately carved in white marble as a crowned bodhisattva, 7 cm high
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A Chinese gilt bronze Arcahic belt hook, probably Warring States period, the long belt hook depicting a writhing qilin, gilded to the top surface, 20 cm long
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A Chinese carved hardwood centre table, late 19th century, the scallopped circular top inset with a red and cream striated marble panel, the hardwood surround carved with different flowers, the apron with openwork carving of the squirrel and grape pattern, raised up on a pedestal with openwork carving of a writhing dragon, on three lion and claw feet, 83 cm high, 62 cm diameter
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A pair of Chinese silver inlaid bronze tripod censers, 19th century, both censers of archaistic 'Ding' form, inlaid with silver string-work diaper pattern designs interspersed with archaistic characters, 11.75 cm high, 7.5 cm diameter
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A pair of Chinese famille rose bowls, Guangxu or Republic period, the bowls with a keyfret border below the mouth-rim, and brocade ball pattern to the exterior, with six character 'Guangxu' mark in iron red to each base, 5 cm high, 11.5 cm diameter
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A Chinese archaistic bronze jardiniere, late Qing Dynasty, decorated with scrolling archaistic dragons cast in relief, and three taotie mask and ring handles to the shoulder, 26.5 cm high, 39 cm diameter
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A pair of Chinese Scholar's sun glasses, 19th or 20th century, of smokey glass with brass mounts and arms which terminate in horn discs, 14 cm width. Provenance: Purchased from Michael Backman, Ltd, London.
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A Chinese embroidered calligraphy scroll, late 19th/early 20th century, the eight character calligraphic work ebroidered in black against a purple silk ground, mounted in original fine silk brocade.
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A Chinese embroidered landscape scroll, 19th century, the embroidery depicting a figure crossing a bridge within a landscape with a pavillion, with sampan boats behind, with an embroidered calligraphic inscription to the top right corner with a red seal, the image 73 cm high, 40 cm wide
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A horizontal four character scroll, Wu Wang, 2007, the four character ink on paper calligraphic inscription reading 'Jinguo chuanqi', meaning legendary outstanding woman', as a gift to an important female recipient, 236 cm x 60 cm. Provenance: gifted to the current owner by the artist in 2017. Other Notes: Wu Wang was born in 1955, and lives in Hainan, china. He is a very well known calligrapher and painter who holds positions in various Hainanese artist and calligraphic societies.
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A set of four Chinese ink landscape paintings, Qing Dynasty, a set of four charming ink paintings on paper, each with a different traditional landscape scene depicting figures and pavilions amidst mountains, each inscribed with a poem and with red seals, with ivory coloured silk mounts, within a black lacquered frame, each 40.5 cm high, 57 cm wide
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Gai Qi (1774-1828), two women under a tree, scroll, ink and colour on paper, signed and with seal (unread), 102 x 40 cm
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A Chinese ancestor portrait, Qing Dynasty, depicting a husband and wife in official robes, 147.5 cm x 117.5 cm
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A group of Chinese export gouache paintings, 19th century, each page depicting a different Chinese musical instrument, 43.5 cm x 34.5 cm approximately, some irregular
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A Thai Ayutthaya gold and silver Buddha, together with a Burmese silver Buddha, 19th century, the Buddha in bhumisphara mudra, formed of beaten fine sheet-gold over a clay core, with incised decoration depicting the features and clothing, on a separate tall plinth base, of silver similarly worked over a clay core. Together with another Buddha in bhumisphara mudra, worked in sheet silver over a clay core, the base in the form of a lotus flower with a coiled serpent, the gold Buddha 9.5 cm high, 6 cm wide.…
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A Thai bronze Buddha head, 20th century, cast with downturned eyes, finely chiselled features, and a lotus-bud form ushnisha. Blackened patina, the head 13.5 cm high, 9 cm wide, with stand, 31.5 cm high
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A Thai Lopburi bronze figure of Buddha, 12th/13th century, the standing figure of Buddha wearing a Crown and jewels, a dhoti and gown, with both hands outstretched in vitarka mudra, with an all-over pleasant brown-green verdigris patina covering much of the finely chased details, visible at the rear of the figure. On a fitted black coloured wooden base, the figure 17.8 cm high, 6.7 cm wide
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A Khmer or Thai bronze figure of standing Vishnu, circa 13th century, the figure standing with three arms holding attributes, on a fitted wooden base, 16.5 cm high (figure only)
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A Burmese lacquer offering vessel, 19th century, a large turned and lacquered wooden box for offering food on an altar, in the form of a stupa, 80 cm high
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A Laotian lacquered figure of Buddha, 17th/18th century, modelled in the bhumispharsha mudra, with a downcast gaze, 62 cm high
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A Khmer sandstone head, Bayon period, modelled as a head of buddha, 20 cm high, 9.5 cm wide
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A small Chinese carpet, circa 1900, decorated with scholar objects in the central field, surrounded by diaper pattern and keyfret borders, in dark and light indigo, ivory and brown wools, 136 cm long, 70 cm wide
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A Syrian or Egyptian four tier Mashrabiya corner cabinet, early 20th century, each tier decorated with architectural mihrab shaped openings, the facade decorated with elaborate curvilinear and geometric motifs with rectangular reserves around the top inscribed with Arabic calligraphy in relief. The lower most shelf carved with a six pointed star, the apron of elaborate bobbin turned Mashrabiya work, 213 cm x 58 cm x 58 cm
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A Syrian or Egyptian Mashrabiya corner cabinet, 19th/early 20th century, the three tier cabinet with multiple panels of reticulated bobbin turned mashrabiya work. The ebonized wood inset with mother of pearl in geometric designs and floral rosettes. The top and bottom openings of Moorish arch form, 185 cm x 66.5 cm x 33 cm deep. Provenance: Deaccessioned from Geelong gallery
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A Syrian or Egyptian Mashrabiya corner cabinet, 19th/early 20th century, the three tier cabinet with multiple panels of reticulated bobbin turned mashrabiya work. The ebonized wood inset with mother of pearl in geometric designs and floral rosettes. The top and bottom openings of Moorish arch form, 181 cm high, 62 cm wide. Provenance: Deaccessioned from Geelong gallery
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An Indian octagonal Bidri tray and three others, Mughal or Deccan Sultanate, 17th/18th century, the octagonal tray decorated all over in silver inlay with trapezoidal reserves featuring formalised flower sprigs, within chevron and scrolling flower borders. Together with three other small round also decorated with silver inlay of flower, foliage and geomtric patters, the octagonal tray 31.3 cm wide, 24.8 cm deep, the largest round tray 17.6 cm diameter
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A north Indian pierced pink sandstone window panel, 18th century, the rectangular panel with a checkerboard border, the pierced lattice of mirahb form, 136.5 cm high, 35 cm wide
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A south Indian tribal bronze figure of a man, 16th century or earlier, the male figure standing facing front-on, with a top-knot of hair, pierced ears, wearing a dhoti, and holding both hands aloft bent at the elbows, the hands with holes indicating that the figure once held something, with a pleasant verdigris patina. On a fitted black wooden base, the figure 26 cm high, 8.5 cm wide
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An inscribed Tibetan Monk's cap copper ewer, 17th/18th century, the extremely large ewer was made for serving tea to monks in a communal dining hall. Two lines of formal Tibetan script (U-chen) runs around the front of the ewer stating that the ewer was commissioned for the Tashi Lhunpo monsatery in Shigatse. The inscription reads 'This vessel made of red sandal-wood and its essence, May bring merits to all sentient beings and accumulate the merits and insights, thus leading to the realm of Buddhahood.…
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A Sino-Tibetan covered silver cup stand, 19th century, the cupstand and cover of finely chased repousse silver decorated with the eight precious Buddhist emblems, Buddhist scenes and Buddhistic lions amongst scrolling foliage, together with a Chinese blue and white porcelain cup decorated with scrolling Indian lotus, the cup and stand together 20 cm high, 14 cm diameter
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A Tibetan bronze figure of Yama Raja, 19th/early 20th century, the wrathful buffalo-headed deity bedecked with a garland of human heads, dancing astride a recumbent buffalo, which is in turn resting on a human figure, all atop a single lotus base, 17 cm high, 13 cm wide
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A Tibetan bronze figure of Yama Raja, 19th/early 20th century, the wrathful buffalo-headed deity bedecked with a garland of human heads and armbands of live serpents, holding a club aloft in one hand, dancing astride a recumbant buffalo, which is in turn resting on a human figure, all atop a single lotus base, 18 cm high, 13.5 cm wide
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A Tibetan thangka depicting Avalokiteshvara/Chenrezig, 18th/19th century, depicting the four-armed deity seated in padmasana to the centre of the image, with two front hands clasped in anjali mudra, the other two raised holding a rope and an unfurled lotus blossom, surrounded by further deities and lamas. Mounted in an old cloth surround, the image 70 cm high, 46 cm wide.
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A Nepalese folding Shakta manuscript, 16th/17th century, eight folds from a fragmentary manuscript decorated with tantric goddesses in ink and red wash on paper, the Virtue Collection, 10 cm high, 21 cm wide
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A Tibetan Thankga depicting the Visions of the Bardo, 18th century, painted with thirteen roundels and other shapes containing various Bardo visualisations with two stupas on each side, the Virtue Collection, 69.3 cm high, 57.2 cm wide including cloth mount
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An Eastern Tibetan Astrological scroll, 18th/19th century, decorated with Astrological and Divination charts and tables together with a mandala-like configuration, the Virtue Collection, 42 cm high, 151 cm wide. Other Notes: for a similar scroll, please refer to 'Art of Tibet' by Pratapaditya Pal, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1983, cat no. P32 p. 168
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A Nepalese pair of carved and painted Shaivite or Shakta book covers, 17th century, the outer surfaces of carved wood, the inner surfaces painted with two female goddess figures to each cover, within an elaborate arch, each figure with four arms holding various attributes, and surrounded by flame mandorlas, the Virtue Collection, each cover 8.5m high, 20 cm wide.
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A Nepalese Newari folding book, 19th century, probably an astrological treatise, depicting to one page a three by three grid with animal deities, followed by lengthy Newar script, the Virtue Collection, 11.5 cm high, 23 cm wide
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A Nepalese Newari manuscript of the Saptavara, 19th century, a manuscript of the seven Days (Saptavara), which gives invocations for each deity of the week. The illuminations of the eponymous deities of the days are painted in a style prevalent in the nineteenth century, the Virtue Collection, each leaf 7.5 cm high, 18 cm wide
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A Nepalese brass Shaivite Armlet, 18th/19th century, cast with Shiva and other deities, worn by a Hindu priest, the Virtue Collection, 9 cm high, 9 cm wide. With stand 12 cm high, 10 cm wide
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