Asian Art
Saturday 22 September 2007, 10.00 AM
FINE PORTRAIT OF AMITHABA.China, Ming dynasty, 144x82 cm. Framed. Polychrome painting with gold on silk. With four collectors seals including one "Sanxitang jing jian xi". The second "Yi zi sun" referring to the imperial collection. A further imperial seal which is partly cut, and finally a seal "Qianlong yu lan zhi bao". Somewhat cut.
CHF 10 000 / 15 000 | (€ 9 350 / 14 020)
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MAITREYA.Tibet, 15th century. H 34 cm. Gilt bronze. Richly decorated with semi-precious stones. The base not closed.
CHF 100 000 / 120 000 | (€ 93 460 / 112 150)
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VAJRABHAIRAVA .Sino-Tibetan, 18th century H 25.5 cm. Richly detailed bronze figure with remains of gilding on the heads, hands and feet, also red colour in the hair. Separately cast lotus plinth.
CHF 25 000 / 35 000 | (€ 23 360 / 32 710)
Sold for CHF 63 600
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BUDDIST TRIAS.China, Kangxi-period, H 100 cm. Wood with remains of colour paint on white primer. Finely rendered faces. Some splitting. An IR-spectroscope test from the "Labaratorio scientifico del Museo d'Arte e scienza" in Milan confirms the dating.
CHF 28 000 / 35 000 | (€ 26 170 / 32 710)
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TATHAGATA AMITHABA.Western Tibet, 14th century. H 26 cm. Ungilded bronze with remains of cold painted in the face and hair. The head band and necklace are inlaid with copper, the jewellery is decorated with turquoises.
CHF 25 000 / 30 000 | (€ 23 360 / 28 040)
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FINE DISH.China, Qianlong-mark and from the period, D 14 cm. Green decoration on black ground with the eight Buddhist symbols. With underglaze blue Qianlong-mark.
CHF 10 000 / 15 000 | (€ 9 350 / 14 020)
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VERY FINE SIX-PART SCREEN.Japan, Momoyama-period, circa 1600, 121x285 cm. Fine polychrome painting on gold leaf ground with depiction of the god Hotei. A lively depiction in pleasant colours. The edges near the hinges somewhat restored. Swiss private collection acquired in Japan in the 1950s
CHF 10 000 / 15 000 | (€ 9 350 / 14 020)
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LARGE BODHISATTVA.Sino-Tibetan, 16th/17th century. H 33 cm. Originally gilt bronze figure, with blue-coloured hair, mouth and eyes also painted. The crown slightly restored, hair band damaged, plinth slightly warped at the side.
CHF 15 000 / 25 000 | (€ 14 020 / 23 360)
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FINE IVORY FIGURE OF A PEASANT WITH BASKET OF FLOWERS.Japan, Meiji-period, H 50 cm. Tokyo school. Signed. With crack. One flower missing.
CHF 5 000 / 8 000 | (€ 4 670 / 7 480)
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MINIATURE SCREEN.China, Qing-Dynasty, each panel 21x14.5. Gold painted on blue tinted stone. Each panel set in a wooden frame. The front with Buddhist saints and Amithaba. The back with text panels in "lishu".
CHF 4 000 / 6 000 | (€ 3 740 / 5 610)
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ROUND SIDE TABLE.China, 19th century. D 78 cm, H 62 cm. Cloisonné top with flowers and birds on a turquoise ground set in a carved hardwood frame.
CHF 7 000 / 9 000 | (€ 6 540 / 8 410)
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FINE BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA.Thailand, Lanna, 14th/15th century. H 32 cm. With inlaid eyes, the hair with remains of paint.
CHF 15 000 / 20 000 | (€ 14 020 / 18 690)
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BEIGE SANDSTONE MITHUNA-STELE.Rajasthan, 11th century. H 68 cm. Relief decorated, with three pairs of lovers. Formerly a French private collection
CHF 12 000 / 18 000 | (€ 11 210 / 16 820)
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VAISHRAVANA.Mongolia, 18th century H 17.5 cm. Gilt bronze. The hands and face with beard without gilding. Remains of green colour on the lion's mane. The plinth base and lion's tail are missing.
CHF 2 500 / 3 500 | (€ 2 340 / 3 270)
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ORIGINAL JAR AND COVER.China, Republic, L 13,5 cm. In the form of two books. With Famille Rose decoration in the style of silk brocade.
CHF 1 500 / 2 500 | (€ 1 400 / 2 340)
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ZUN TYPE JADE VASE.China, 18th century H 13 cm. White jade with fine relief decoration. German private collection, acquired in Japan in the 1960s. Original Kiri wood box
CHF 5 000 / 8 000 | (€ 4 670 / 7 480)
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AMITHAYUS.Sino-Tibetan, Qianlong-mark and from the period, H 20.5 cm. Gilt copper alloy. The vessel for the elixir of life is missing. Qianlong mark and date on plinth 1769.
CHF 6 000 / 8 000 | (€ 5 610 / 7 480)
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IMMORTAL WITH A BOY.China, 19th century. H 16 cm. Grey green jade. Old collector's label: collezione S. Bulgari, Roma, dated to the Qianlong period.
CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 1 870 / 2 800)
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FINE FIGURE OF DURGA. Brass bronze with red-brown patina. Probably part of a Devi-Mandala. Nepal, 14/15th century. H 14 cm. From a German private collection
CHF 9 000 / 12 000 | (€ 8 410 / 11 210)
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LARGE IVORY GUANYIN.China, late Qing-Dynasty, H 72 cm. With attractive patina. Hair crack.
CHF 5 000 / 8 000 | (€ 4 670 / 7 480)
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BRUSH WASHER.China, 18th/19th century. D 12 cm. Olive-green tea-dust glaze. The eight trigrames in relief. Qianlong-mark in relief on the base.
CHF 2 500 / 3 500 | (€ 2 340 / 3 270)
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AMITHAYUS.Tibet, 16th century. H 20.5 cm. Seated with rich head ornament on lotus throne. Gilt bronze with remains of cold gilding on the face, and with blue-coloured hair. Some of the gemstones replaced with glass. Base plate missing.
CHF 9 000 / 12 000 | (€ 8 410 / 11 210)
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BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI.Tibet, 16./17th century. H 25cm. Gilt copper bronze, the face and hair colour painted.
CHF 9 000 / 12 000 | (€ 8 410 / 11 210)
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RITUAL JUG AND COVERED POT.Tibet, H 22 and 11 cm. Silver with areas of gilding, engraved ornament and high relief cartouches. Identical lids.
CHF 3 000 / 4 000 | (€ 2 800 / 3 740)
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PAIR OF IVORY CARVINGS.China, late Qing/early 20th century H 16.5 cm. Probably wrist supports. Relief decorated with two sages in a mountainous landscape. The edge of one slightly damaged. (2)
CHF 1 000 / 1 500 | (€ 930 / 1 400)
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