Asian Art: Himalaya, China
Tuesday 06 May 2014, 03.00 PM
SPLENDID CORNER CABINET.China, late Qing dynasty, H 230 cm. Hardwood, inlaid with mother of pearl. Richly carved, stepped cabinet with a small gliding door and drawers, on a five-legged base with a marble top.
CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 1 870 / 2 800)
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SCHOLAR’S ROCK.China, 20th c. L 18.5 cm. Dark stone with holes, which embodies an ideal mountain landscape. Two-part wooden base.
CHF 600 / 800 | (€ 560 / 750)
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TANGKA OF TARA PARADISE.Tibet, 19th c. 90x69 cm. Wrinkled.
CHF 1 000 / 1 500 | (€ 930 / 1 400)
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JADE PENDANT.China, late Qing dynasty, H 8 cm (with setting). White jade. Openwork pendant with four mythical creatures arranged around a bi disc, a manoeuvrable element is enclosed at the centre. Later addition of silver.
CHF 800 / 1 200 | (€ 750 / 1 120)
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TWO RITUAL GARLANDS.Tibet, L 270 cm and 340 cm. Illustrations of the Bardo on cloth pennants.
CHF 500 / 800 | (€ 470 / 750)
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STANDING BUDDHA.China, Ming dynasty or earlier, H 165 cm. Wood with traces of polychrome paint. The figure with finely sculpted robe and jewellery stands on a double lotus pedestal. Despite burn marks the high quality of the carving is still evident. The head, the right forearm, and the left hand are lost.
CHF 4 000 / 6 000 | (€ 3 740 / 5 610)
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JADE VASE.China, 19th/20th c. H 20 cm. Light green, cloudy jade. Rectangular Gu form. Partly openwork carving. Wooden pedestal.
CHF 1 500 / 2 500 | (€ 1 400 / 2 340)
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LARGE CELADON VASE. China, late Qing Dynasty, H 55 cm. Spheroid vase with a long, cylindrical neck. Incised lotus scroll design under the glaze. Apocryphal Qianlong mark.
CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 1 870 / 2 800)
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PORCELAIN PANEL.China, 19th c. 59x38.5 cm. Painted in a famille verte palette with three figures in a garden pavilion. Wooden frame added.
CHF 3 000 / 5 000 | (€ 2 800 / 4 670)
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NECKLACE.Tibet, L 51 cm. 31 round corals are each strung between two gilded metal beads. S-shaped closure.
CHF 1 000 / 1 500 | (€ 930 / 1 400)
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TEAPOT AND BOX.China, 19th c. H 8.6 und 17.8 cm. Tin. a) The cylindrical box is punched and engraved around the edge and on the lid with four auspicious characters on a floral ground. b) The simple teapot with jade knop bears two engraved inscriptions. The handle is made of wood. (2)
CHF 600 / 900 | (€ 560 / 840)
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BUDAI.China, Republic, H 21.5. The seated Buddha laughs merrily with a rosary in his right hand and the almost empty sack in his left. The underglaze blue robe leaves bare his left shoulder and large belly. Signed "Zhu Yishun Zao".
CHF 1 000 / 1 500 | (€ 930 / 1 400)
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SEATED AMITAYUS.Sino-Tibetan, Qianlong Period, H 18.6 cm. Gilded bronze. Seated in the meditation posture on a high, quadrangular throne, the front adorned with a drape showing a flower. The hands in dhyana mudra originally held the vase with the elixir of life.
CHF 4 000 / 6 000 | (€ 3 740 / 5 610)
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TANG YUN (1910-1993), attributed.China, 20th c. 97.5x53.5 cm. Hanging scroll, ink and some colour on paper. Lotus leaves, two flowers and a bud described with lively brush strokes. Inscription and signature "Tang Yun". Two artist's seals.
CHF 1 000 / 1 500 | (€ 930 / 1 400)
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FOUR SNUFF BOTTLES: THREE PALE AGATES AND ONE CELADON JADE.China, H 5.2-5.9 cm. One with wooden pedestal. Various stoppers. (4)
CHF 800 / 1 200 | (€ 750 / 1 120)
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PHURBU.Tibet, L 24 cm. Copper, iron and silver. The handle with three wrathful faces, crowned by a horse's head. A silver band on the neck. The three-sided iron blade is ornamented with silver snakes.
CHF 800 / 1 200 | (€ 750 / 1 120)
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SMALL TEAPOT.China, 19th c. H 13 cm, 150 g. Silver, chased and engraved. Two cartouches with literary scenes on lotus flower grounds decorate the vessel body. Spout and lid with floral pattern. On the neck is engraved "Ming De".
CHF 800 / 1 200 | (€ 750 / 1 120)
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CENSERS WITH ROBIN'S EGG GLAZE.China, Qing dynasty, H 9.4 cm. Elegantly proportioned basin on three small conical feet. On the everted lip sit two small C-shaped handles. Supplementary wooden base.
CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 1 870 / 2 800)
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TANGKA OF CANDAVAJRAPANI. Tibet, 19th c. 66x47 cm. At centre the wrathful Candavajrapani stands within a flaming mandorla. Below are seen a Dakini and two Mahasiddhas. Amogasiddhi sits above, flanked by two apsaras. Mounted under glass.
CHF 500 / 800 | (€ 470 / 750)
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TANGKA OF SHAKYAMUNI IN MEDITATION.Tibet, 19th c. 61x44.5 cm. Shakyamuni is surrounded by 203 additional images of himself, the right hand in the gesture of earth-touching. Brocade mounting.
CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 1 870 / 2 800)
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JADEITE BELL.China, 19th/20th c. H 9.5 cm. Greenish jadeite with brown inclusions. The bell has openwork rings attached. Body shows a bas-relief decoration of leaves and dragons in three registers. Wooden pedestal.
CHF 600 / 900 | (€ 560 / 840)
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TWO FIGURES OF SHOULAO.China, ca. 1900, H 47 cm. Ivory. The God of Longevity holds a peach bough and a gnarled walking stick. Wooden base. (2)
CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 1 870 / 2 800)
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ARMCHAIR.China, 19th c. 67x52x11.5 cm. Hardwood. Backrest and armrests inlaid with mother of pearl, the seat is of reddish veined marble. The central medallion of the backrest and the surrounding openwork areas are adorned with various auspicious Daoist symbols. Individual mother of pearl inlays lost, marble slab broken.
CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 1 870 / 2 800)
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WUCAI DRAGON AND PHOENIX BOWL.China, Qianlong mark and of the period, D 15 cm. Exterior shows red and green dragons, both five-clawed, on a ground of flowers and scrolls. Between them are two phoenixes. In the well a dragon is depicted frontally among clouds. Underglaze blue Qianlong seal mark in the foot. Break with glue repair and two short hairline cracks.
CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 1 870 / 2 800)
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MALE DEITY.Nepal, 19th c. H 19.5 cm. Wood with polychrome painting. The peaceful deity adorned as a Bodhisattva holds in his right hand a Damaru drum, the left lies open on the sole of his foot. Light damage.
CHF 1 800 / 2 500 | (€ 1 680 / 2 340)
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