Asian Art

Asian Art has been one of Koller’s main specialities for over fifty years. Created and developed by Berti Aschmann, whose personal collection is today in Zurich’s Rietberg Museum, our twice-yearly auctions of Asian art are important dates in the agenda of collectors from around the world, and particularly from China. In recent years, numerous rare bronzes from the Himalaya region and from China have been purchased for important prices in our sales by new collectors from Asia. Many of the objects in Koller’s auctions have been in Swiss private collections for many years and so are practically unknown to the general public, which renders them all the more attractive and exciting to professionals and collectors.

Contact / Information

Regi Preiswerk

Hardturmstrasse 102
8031 Zurich
asianart@kollerauctions.com
+41 44 445 63 13

Stefanie Haider

Hardturmstrasse 102
8031 Zurich
asianart@kollerauctions.com
+41 44 445 63 13

Carmen Abderhalden-Liou

Hardturmstrasse 102
8031 Zurich
abderhalden@kollerauctions.com
+41 44 445 63 74

Brigitte Huber

Hardturmstrasse 102
8031 Zurich
huber@kollerauctions.com
+41 44 445 63 74

Upcoming auctions

W259AS - Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia (West)
A201AS - Asian Art: Himalaya, China
01.06.2022
A201AS - Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia
01.06.2022
A201AS - Asian Art (Part 2)
01.06.2022

Past auctions

A199AS - Asian Art (Part 2)
30.11.2021
 
A199AS - Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia
30.11.2021
 
A199AS - Asian Art: Himalaya, China
30.11.2021
A197AS - Asian Art (Part 2)
02.06.2021
 
A FINE STONEWARE FIGURE OF ARHAT NAGASENA.
CHF 390 700

A FINE STONEWARE FIGURE OF ARHAT NAGASENA.

China, late Song to early Ming dynasty, height 44.5 cm.
Remains of polychrome paint. He is cleaning his ear in order to better hear the truth. ***PLEASE NOTE THAT WE HAVE ADDED SOME PROVENANCE INFORMATION HERE WHICH IS NOT IN THE PRINT CATALOGUE***

Sold for CHF 390 700 (including buyer’s premium)

A199AS / 176
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A FINE STONEWARE FIGURE OF ARHAT NAGASENA.
A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF A STANDING BUDDHA.
CHF 104 000

A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF A STANDING BUDDHA.

Nepal, 16th c. Height 48 cm.
The skin parts with later cold gilding.

Sold for CHF 104 000 (including buyer’s premium)

A199AS / 105
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A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF A STANDING BUDDHA.
A FINE SILVER AND GOLD INLAID BRONZE VESSEL (YOU).
CHF 97 900

A FINE SILVER AND GOLD INLAID BRONZE VESSEL (YOU).

China, Ming dynasty, height 35 cm (incl. handle).
Twisted handle.

Sold for CHF 97 900 (including buyer’s premium)

A199AS / 191*
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A FINE SILVER AND GOLD INLAID BRONZE VESSEL (YOU).
A FINE LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI.
CHF 91 800

A FINE LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI.

Tibeto-chinese, Yongle style, 15th c. Height 14.5 cm.
Gilt on brown lacquer, some details in red lacquer. Base plate lost.

Sold for CHF 91 800 (including buyer’s premium)

A199AS / 116
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A FINE LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI.
LI KERAN (1907–1989).
CHF 2.39 Mio.

LI KERAN (1907–1989).

China, dated Berlin 1957, 62.5 x 138.5 cm.
Ink and colours on paper. Sunrise at Mount Tai. Inscribed and signed: Keran. Three artist's seals: Li, Moxi and Chen yan wu qu. One collector's seal: Xia. Mounted as a hanging scroll.

Sold for CHF 2.39 Mio. (including buyer’s premium)

A197AS / 253*
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LI KERAN (1907–1989).
A FINE THANGKA OF THE 13TH DALAI LAMA THUBTEN GYATSO (1875 - 1933).
CHF 511 300

A FINE THANGKA OF THE 13TH DALAI LAMA THUBTEN GYATSO (1875 - 1933).

Tibet, 1st half of the 20th c. 68 × 45 cm.
Photorealistic portrait in a traditional colourful thangka setting. Hand prints of a master on the back. Brocade mounting.

Sold for CHF 511 300 (including buyer’s premium)

A197AS / 160*
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A FINE THANGKA OF THE 13TH DALAI LAMA THUBTEN GYATSO (1875 - 1933).
A BRONZE WINE EWER "HE".
CHF 195 500

A BRONZE WINE EWER "HE".

China, Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period, length 26.5 cm.
Bronze with russet and green patina, copper inlays in the shape of dragons and geometric patterns and small turquoise inlays. Chain between cover and handle is lost. Minor restorations.

Sold for CHF 195 500 (including buyer’s premium)

A197AS / 168*
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A BRONZE WINE EWER "HE".
AN ELABORATE SEATED FIGURE OF GUANYIN.
CHF 79 600

AN ELABORATE SEATED FIGURE OF GUANYIN.

China, Ming dynasty, 17th c. Height 48 cm (figure).
Bronze with dark patina. Very minor damages.

Sold for CHF 79 600 (including buyer’s premium)

A197AS / 177*
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AN ELABORATE SEATED FIGURE OF GUANYIN.
A FINE SET OF THREE THANGKAS WITH 1000 AMITAYUS FIGURES.
CHF 61 300

A FINE SET OF THREE THANGKAS WITH 1000 AMITAYUS FIGURES.

Tibet, 18th/19th c. 101 × 71 cm.
With the golden figures of Amitayus, Thangtong Gyalpo and a Dalai Lama, possibly the 5th, in the centre. Brocade mountings with silk curtains. (3)

Sold for CHF 61 300 (including buyer’s premium)

A197AS / 157*
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A FINE SET OF THREE THANGKAS WITH 1000 AMITAYUS FIGURES.
A LARGE PAINTED ENAMEL DISH.
CHF 58 860

A LARGE PAINTED ENAMEL DISH.

China, 18th/19th c. Ø 45.5 cm.
Decorated with a lively polychrome water landscape.

Sold for CHF 58 860 (including buyer’s premium)

A197AS / 183*
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A LARGE PAINTED ENAMEL DISH.