*** | Anna Pavlova Chinese red silk Mandarin coat, early 19th century, richly embroidered in gold thread with dragons amidst clouds above scrolling waves, re-cut and fitted with dark velvet lining, This coat was probably a gift to the great ballerina Anna… | *** | |
*** | A pale celadon jade dragon-head belt buckle, fitted as paper cut, together two similar jade belt buckles of celadon and grey colour. The first, length 8.5 cm (jade only). Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades | *** | |
*** | Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Chinese Imperial Rank Badge, with the five-clawed Dragon of Heaven, probably of late Qianlong period (1736-1795), silk, couched gold wrap thread and silk thread, worn on the back of a formal surcoat. Provenance: from a private… | *** | |
*** | A large and impressive Tibetan Gelukpa school thangka, the thangka painted on linen with figures of Amitayus, the Buddha of long life, Manjushri, the Buddha of wisdom, white Tara, the female Bodhisattva associated with compassion and long life and… | *** | |
*** | Fine hand painted thangka, depicting Milarepa, seated in his mountain Cave on a yogins antelope skin holding a skull cup. Together with volume one and two of the hundred Thousand songs of Milarepa (Shambhala dragon Publications). 82 cm x 57 cm, Milarepa… | *** | |
*** | Hand painted thangka, depicting Padmasambhava the lotus born Guru., depicted seated on a lotus throne with skull cup and holding a Vajra. Ladakh early 20th century, framed within a brocade boarder. 69 cm x 48 cm, Padmasambhava was the tantric master… | *** | |
*** | Very large Chinese embroidered red ground silk panel, late Qing/Republic period, depicting a long procession of people going to greet and bringing gifts to an important dignitary at the centre of the panel, embroidered in brightly hued and couched gilt… | *** | |
*** | Hand painted thangka, depicting Avalokiteshvara the Buddha of infinite compassion, flanked by the Bodhisattvas green Tara and white Tara. 58 cm x 40 cm | *** | |
*** | Embroidered thangka of green Tara, made by the Tu people in Qinghai province, China, circa 1985. 84 cm x 52 cm | *** | |
*** | A Nepali, Tibetan style hand-painted thangka, depicting Buddha Shakyamuni with scenes from his life, 71 x 53 cm | *** | |
*** | A Tibetan thangka, hand painted with the Buddha Amitayus the Buddha of longevity seated in a meditative posture holding a long life vase framed by Bodhisattva figures. The thangka highlighted in gilt. 650 x 47 cm | *** | |
*** | Hand painted and gilded Tibetan thangka, depicting green Tara. | *** | |
*** | Rare Japanese futon Kimono (yogi) decorated with a crossed feather mon and with cranes and pine trees in black and indigo width 140 mm. Height 152 mm | *** | |
*** | 19th century Japanese Shinto priests silk Kimono width 195 cm. Height 140 cm | *** | |
*** | 19th/20th century Chinese embroidered silk robe | *** | |
*** | Tibetan thangka, painted with an Arhat holding a staff and mala beads seated in a wooded grove with neophytes and a Bodhisattva to the foreground. Tibetan inscription verso. Framed in a blue and yellow floral brocade overall 58 cm x 104 cm | *** | |