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)
A197AS - Asian Art: Himalaya, China
02.06.2021 10.00 AM
A197AS - Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia
02.06.2021 02.00 PM
A197AS - Asian Art (Part 2)
02.06.2021 04.00 PM

Past auctions

ibid116 - Asian Art (Part 2)
08.12.2020
A195AS - Asian Art: Chinese Paintings
03.12.2020
 
A195AS - Asian Art: Japan, India, South-East Asia
03.12.2020
 
A195AS - Asian Art: Himalaya, China
03.12.2020
 
FOUR FINE KOREAN PAINTINGS.
CHF 415 100

FOUR FINE KOREAN PAINTINGS.

Korea, 19th c. ca. 76×43 cm.
Ink and colours on silk. Ladies at leisure in traditional clothing. Hanging scrolls. Some stains and restorations. (4)

Sold for CHF 415 100 (including buyer’s premium)

A195AS / 422*
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FOUR FINE KOREAN PAINTINGS.
HE HAIXIA (1908–1998).
CHF 207 700

HE HAIXIA (1908–1998).

China, 139 × 69 cm.
Ink and colours on paper. The eastern end of the Great Wall, in the backgound the sea. Inscribed and signed: He Haixia. Seal 1: He Haixia yin. Seal 2: Cang cang mu nian. Seal 3: Da you zuo wei. Hanging scroll.

Sold for CHF 207 700 (including buyer’s premium)

A195AS / 163*
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HE HAIXIA (1908–1998).
AN EXCELLENT BRONZE FIGURE OF THE GREEN TARA.
CHF 189 400

AN EXCELLENT BRONZE FIGURE OF THE GREEN TARA.

Tibeto-chinese, Yuan, 13th/14th c. Height 19.2 cm.
With some turquoise inlays, the base plate is lost.

Sold for CHF 189 400 (including buyer’s premium)

A195AS / 217
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AN EXCELLENT BRONZE FIGURE OF THE GREEN TARA.
HUANG BINHONG (1865–1955).
CHF 183 300

HUANG BINHONG (1865–1955).

China, cyclically dated to 1943, 75.5 × 32.3 cm.
Ink and colours on paper. Hilly landscape with a fisherman at the shore. Inscribed and signed: Binhong. Seal 1: Huang Binhong. Seal 2: Gui wei nian ba shi. Collector's seal: Xia (Jerg Haas). Hanging scroll.

Sold for CHF 183 300 (including buyer’s premium)

A195AS / 170*
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HUANG BINHONG (1865–1955).
FU BAOSHI (1904–1965), attributed.
CHF 165 000

FU BAOSHI (1904–1965), attributed.

China, cyclically dated to 1948, 42.8 × 50.8 cm.
Ink and colours on paper. Zither player sitting at a shore. Inscribed and signed: Fu Baoshi. Seal 1: Fu. Seal 2: Wang wang zui hou. Hanging scroll.

Sold for CHF 165 000 (including buyer’s premium)

A195AS / 177*
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FU BAOSHI (1904–1965), attributed.
XU BEIHONG (1895–1953).
CHF 134 500

XU BEIHONG (1895–1953).

China, dated 2nd of September 1945 (date of Japan's capitulation), 114 × 39.3 cm.
Ink on paper. Bamboo. Inscribed and signed: Beihong. Seal 1: Dong hai wang sun. Seal 2: Xu. Hanging scroll. Double wood box.

Sold for CHF 134 500 (including buyer’s premium)

A195AS / 147*
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XU BEIHONG (1895–1953).
FINE DOUCAI VASE
CHF 207 700

FINE DOUCAI VASE

China, Yongzheng mark, and from the period (1723–1735).
The small pot is decorated with pine, plum and bamboo, also known as the "Three Friends in Winter" (cf. Lot No. 1627). Underglaze blue with 6 Chinese characters in a double-ring. Wooden base.
H 13 cm.

Sold for CHF 207 700 (including buyer’s premium)

A192 / 1629
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FINE DOUCAI VASE
A PAIR OF LARGE KARA SHISHI (TEMPLE LIONS).
CHF 29 580

A PAIR OF LARGE KARA SHISHI (TEMPLE LIONS).

Japan, 19th c. 155x120x45 cm and 130x130x54 cm.
Wood with red, brown and silver paint. Eyes inlaid in glass. Tail separately made. Damages due to age and cracks, restorations. (2)

Sold for CHF 29 580 (including buyer’s premium)

A191AS / 316*
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A PAIR OF LARGE KARA SHISHI (TEMPLE LIONS).
AN IMPORTANT IMPERIAL "PHOENIX AND PEONY"-BRONZE CENSER.
CHF 4.86 Mio.

AN IMPORTANT IMPERIAL "PHOENIX AND PEONY"-BRONZE CENSER.

China, 17th/18th c. Height 24 cm, width 59 cm, weight 22.3 kg.
Parcel gilt. Xuande six character mark at the bottom. Gilt slightly rubbed. Minor restorations.

Sold for CHF 4.86 Mio. (including buyer’s premium)

A189AS / 200
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AN IMPORTANT IMPERIAL "PHOENIX AND PEONY"-BRONZE CENSER.
A FINE BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI.
CHF 97 900

A FINE BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI.

China, Ming dynasty, dated 6th year of Chenghua (1471), height 41 cm.
At the back of the lotus throne dated donor's inscription of a certain Duan Sheng from the village of Zhangxitun.

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

A189AS / 183*
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A FINE BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI.