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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 Nepalese repousse copper plaque of Amoghapasa, 15th century, depicting the eight armed deity standing in tribhangasana on a lotus base, holding various attributes, within a flame mandorla, the Virtue Collection, the plaque 10 cm high, 8 cm wide.
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A north Indian terracotta Devotee figure, Kushan Dynasty, circa 1ST century, the fragmentary figure wearing a flower garland with hands clasped together praying, the Virtue Collection, 9.5 cm high, with stand 13.5 cm high
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A Tibetan copper Gao box, 18th century, of arched form, engraved to the front with 'Om' in archaic Ranja script, the Virtue Collection, 7 cm high
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A Burmese terracotta votive plaque, 11th/12th century, the moulded plaque depicting a crowned Buddha seated in the Mahabodhi temple, surrounded by scenes from the Buddha's life, the Virtue Collection, 11.5 cm high, 8 cm wide. Provenance: Purchased from Spink &, Son Ltd, London, 1989
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A Nepalese Newari folio from a Chandamaharoshanatantra manuscript, 18th/19th century, the deity depicted is the main subject of the Solitary Hero Tantra (Chandamaharoshanatantra), astride a prostrate human figure, within a flame mandorla. Also written on this folio flanking the image are the opening lines of this Tantra, the Virtue Collection, 6.5 cm wide, 25.5 cm wide
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A Tibetan wooden ritual dough mould (Zan Par), 19th century, carved both sides with moulds of dancing tantric figures and symbols, the Virtue Collection, 9 cm high x 14.5 cm wide
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A Tibetan ladies belt, 19th/early 20th century, the belt of woven fibre covred with multicoloured rainbow-like material, with silver and brass repousse end panels, and a leather and brass buckle, the Virtue Collection, 72 cm length
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A Burmese votive tablet of Buddha at Bodhgaya, 11th/12th century, of moulded terracotta, depicting the Buddha seated at Bodhgaya surrounded by stupas, the Virtue Collection, 18 cm high, 12 cm wide, 7 cm deep. Provenance: Purchased from Spink &, Son Ltd, London, late 1980's
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Five Pages from an Indian manuscript, Udaipur, 18th century, each depicting various scenes with nobles and Rajput warriors, the Virtue Collection, largest 21 cm high, 21 cm wide
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A Tibetan Phurba together with two Nepalese drum handles, 18th/19th century, the black wooden phurba (kila) with a three-faced finial and entwined serpents on the blade's three surfaces. Together with two carved Tamang shaman's phurba-form drum handles, the Virtue Collection, the Tibetan phurba 26 cm long, the larger drum handle 43 cm long and the smaller 33.4 cm long. Provenance: The two drum handles purchased in Kathmandu in 1973, the phurba purchased in Kathmandu in 1979.
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A south Indian copper gilt mask of Radha or Sita, 16th /17th century, the repousse copper head in the round, with remnant fire gilding. Together with a later black metal stand, the Virtue Collection, the head 14 cm high, 17 cm wide
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A Nepalese copper repousse Shiva Mohra mask, 17th century, a copper mask for placing on the deity for transporting during festivals, the face with three eyes and and a five-pointed Crown, the Virtue Collection, 14 cm high.
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A group of four Himalayan silver and metal bracelets, 19th/20th century, one Tibetan bracelet of repousse silver, depicting two writhing dragons with a turquoise bead in each mouth, another solid bracelet with abstracted geometric motifs, another with openwork circular motifs, the fourth of bronze with turquoise cabochon inlay, the Virtue Collection, the largest dragon bracelet 9.5 cm wide
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Three Tibetan ladies Gao/Gau, 19th century, including one of square form in copper with silver inlaid detailing with a sankskrit character to the front, one of ovoid form with a silver front inlaid with a coral bead, and one further of ovoid form with a gold covered front inlaid with a turquoise bead, the Virtue Collection, the largest 6.3 cm wide
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A Mughal Indian miniature, 18th century, depicting figures before a garden pavillion, with urdu script to the upper register, the Virtue Collection, 24 cm high, 14 cm wide
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An Indian Madhubani painting of Kali, second half 20th century, the folk piece painted on handmade paper, depicting a five-headed Kali standing on a prostrate Shiva, the Virtue Collection, 75 cm high, 55 cm wide
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Two Himalayan necklaces, 19th/20th century, one of parcel-gilt repousse silver depicting a Buddhist emblem on a square plaque, with an endless knot suspended beneath, the other of white metal depicting a double tiger's claw surrounded by opium tools, the Virtue Collection, the larger 18 cm long
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A Nepalese silver necklace with coral and turquoise inlay, 19th century, consisting of eight roundels depicting the eight precious Buddhist emblems in repousse silver, interspersed with shield-shaped panels inset with turquoise and coral cabochons, the Virtue Collection, approximately 36 cm wide
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A Nepalese silver necklace inset with turquoise, early 20th century, consisting of triangular panels of silver with relief filigree work, inset with small turquoise cabochons, interspersed with small circular silver roundels with Chinese motifs, the Virtue Collection, 61 cm long
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An Indian or Nepalese Navaratna ring together with a Tibetan ring and earring, 17TH-19th century, the navaratna ring of gold or part-gold, inset with nine gems representing the nine planets, together with an openwork gold-inlaid iron ring, and a silver and turquoise earring, the Virtue Collection, the earring 6 cm diameter
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A group of Tibetan ritual Articles, 19th/20th century, comprising a repousse copper yantra, and two prayer wheels, the Virtue Collection, the yantra 28 cm diameter
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An Indian Vaishnav copper plaque, Orissa, 18th century, the very fine repousse copper plaque depicting Vaishnav scenes with sanskrit inscriptions to different rectangular registers, the Virtue Collection, 11 cm high, 13.2 cm wide
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Six Indian and Himalayan silver and copper pendants, 19th century, of different shapes depicting deities and geometric motifs, the Virtue Collection, the largest 6 cm high, 5.5 cm wide
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A group of four Himalayan silver pendants, 19th century, one a repousse silver plaque depicting Manjushri Bodhisattva riding a lion, another of repousse silver depicting a Tibetan calendar, another with an inset impressed disk with a footprint of Buddha in another organic material, and another depicting a peacock in repousse silver, the Virtue Collection, the largest 8 cm high, 7 cm wide
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A group of Tibetan and Nepalese manuscripts and Tsakli, 19th/20th century, comprising a Nepalese folding manuscript depicting many deities in colour against a black ground, a group of six Tibetan loose pages from a book with sanskrit text and later painted images of deities, and three Tibetan or Mongolian tsakli with hand-drawn images of deities, the Virtue Collection, the loose pages 11.5 cm high, 32.5 cm wide
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A group of three Indian and Himalayan wooden Articles, 19th century or earlier, comprising a large wooden south Indian mask of a wrathful deity face, a relief carved wooden panel depicting a wrathful deity (probably Nepalese), and an Indian carving of a standing female figure with hands clasped at the waist, the Virtue Collection, the large mask 43 cm high, 40 cm wide.
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A Tibetan bronze figure of Avalokiteshvara/Chenrezig, 18th/19th century, the deity depicted seated in padmasana on a double lotus base, with two hands clasped in anjali mudra, the other two holding an unfurled lotus flower and a rope, the Virtue Collection, 14 cm high, 9 cm wide
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A Nepalese thangka of Garuda with a Wrathful deity, Yolmo, 18th century, the deity astride Garuda, with multiple Buddhist figures surrounding, within a hand-printed cloth mount, the Virtue Collection, the image 63 cm high, 38 cm wide
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A Tibetan leather and silver belt hook, 19th century, the leather strap mounted with a silver repousse hook inset with repousse brass and a large red coral bead, the Virtue Collection, 20.5 cm long
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A south Indian copper figure of a seated male deity, 18th/19th century, the figure seated in a relaxed cross-legged pose, holding one hand up in vitarka mudra, the other holding an object in his open palm, the Virtue Collection, 9 cm high, 6.5 cm wide
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A Nepalese Shaivite copper Mohra mask, 18th century, the mask of repousse copper beautifully modelled as a face of Shiva, the Virtue Collection, 14.25 cm high, 10.5 cm wide
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An early Nepalese Shaivite painted book cover, 12th/13th century, the thin wooden book cover painted with three mandorla surrounded deities, the central deity being Shiva and Parvathi with Nandi, flanked by Sons Ganesh to the left and Kartikeya to the right. The exterior with remnant painted scrolling foliage, the Virtue Collection, 5 cm high, 35 cm wide
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A Chinese cloisonne round box, 19th century, the box of compressed globular form, with polychrome scrolling foliage against a blue ground, together with an associated old carved wooden stand, the Virtue Collection, the box 11 cm high, 19 cm diameter
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An Indian Madhubani painting of Venugopala Krishna, second half 20th century, the folk piece painted on hand made paper, with Venugopala Krishna with a cow and her calf, the Virtue Collection, 59 cm high, 83 cm wide
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An Eastern Tibetan Astrological scroll, 18th/19th century, depicting astrological symbols in a grid/calendar format, the Virtue Collection, 242 cm long, 50 cm wide
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A Tibetan thangka of Padmasambhava, 19th century, depicting Padmasanbhava seated before a temple surrounded by monks and lamas, in gold paint on a red ground, the painting 58 cm high, 42 cm wide
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A small Tibetan thangka of green Tara, 18th century, depicting green Tara seated in lalithasana, surrounded by four other deities, the image 30 cm high, 25.5 cm wide
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A Tibetan thangka of Vajrayogini, 18th/19th century, depicting five emanations of vajrayogini, in five different colours, each dancing with a trident, the image 39 cm high, 31 cm wide
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A Tibetan moulded Tsatsa of Yamantaka, 18th/19th century, the tsatsa with polychrome decoration set within a wooden gao frame, 11 cm high, 8.7 cm wide
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A Tibetan bronze base and Mandorla, 18th/19th century, the base modelled as a single lotus platform on a squared base, the mandorla held up by pillars supported by archaistic lions resting on elephants, the mandorla itself flanked by makara, 30 cm high, 16.75 cm wide
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A Tibetan Illuminated manuscript page, 15th century, the page consisting of sanskrit text with two painted figures flanking the text. Together with another page with gilt script on black ground, 61.5 cm x 19 cm &, 64 cm x 19 cm
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A collection of Tibetan silver and copper jewellery, 19th century, comprising a largw copper gao, a smaller silver turquoise inset gao, a ladies coral inset silver hair barrette, a coral inset part bracelet and a Chinese enamelled openwork silver pendant, 9 cm high, 10 cm wide
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A Gandharan stucco head, circa 3rd century, modelled as the head of a female with a stylised wreath or band around the hair, with red and black remnant original pigment, 19.5 cm high
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A Gandharan terracotta head of a female, circa 3rd century, finely modelled as a beautiful young woman, with a high coiffure, with a small amount of remnant pigment, 16 cm high
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A Gandharan terracotta head of a Buddha, circa 3rd century, modelled as a head of Buddha with serene almond shaped eyes, with high chignon representing the ushnisha, 22 cm high
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A large Gandharan terracotta head of a noblewoman, circa 3rd century, beautifully modelled with a striking face showing a noticable graecian influence, 28 cm high
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A pair of Gandharan terracotta Bodhisattva heads, circa 3rd century, modelled as Bodhisattva heads with high chignons and a protuberance signifying the third eye, largest 16.5 cm high
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A Gandharan terracotta head of a man, circa 3rd century, modelled as an ageing man with a moustache, speaking, 21 cm high
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Three Gandharan stucco heads, circa 3rd century, modelled as Bodhisattva heads in stucco, some traces of pigment remaining, largest 21 cm high
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A small grey schist figural group, circa 3rd century, depicting a man and woman talking, 14.5 cm high
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A group of five Gandharan terracotta grotesque heads, circa 3rd century, all of the heads modelled in the round as grotesques, the largest 11 cm high
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A collection of Arts of Asia magazines
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A collection of Orientations magazines
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A group of books on Indian painting and sculpture and iconography
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Two Chinese relief carved architectural panels, circa 16th century, the two panels of irregular form, carved from heavy wood in high relief depicting three central or west Asian men riding beasts including a lion, elephant and tiger, with polychrome decoration, the larger carving 40 cm high, 78 cm wide
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A Chinese bronze censer, 18th century, cast in two parts, in the form of a caparisoned elephant as the base of the censer, with a seated robed male as the lid, with three square holes to the reverse of the figure for the smoke to escape, 14 cm high, 13 cm wide
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A Chinese Langyao vase, 18th/19th century, the small vase of pear shape, covered in a beautiful copper red glaze of rasberry hue, thinning at the top to show white streaks of the porcelain beneath, the mouth-rim dressed with pale brown enamel, 11 cm high, 6.75 cm diameter
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