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A SILVER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF HERUKA AND CONSORT, QINGTibetan-Chinese, 18th century. Cast standing in a strident pose, trampling on reclining deities on a lotus base, both wearing elaborate crowns. The heruka with flaming hair, spread wings and a wrathful expression, the face executed with much detail for the relatively small size. With silver inlays to the two main eyes and the urna, the ears with large circular earrings.Provenance: From a Dutch private collection.Condition: Good condition with minor wear and casting flaws, small nicks and scratches, some natural malachite-green encrustations to the wings and base. Unsealed.Weight: 337.4 gDimensions: Height 10.8 cmThe wrathful male blood-drinker holds a Kartika (crescent flaying knife) and skull cup (Kapala) around the body of his female consort, who is holding a crescent knife in her left hand as well. Together, they are meditational deities of the highest yoga tantra. The avian imagery common to Heruka figures of the Nyingma tradition has roots in Bon, the indigenous religion of Tibet.清代錯銀黑魯嘎與其明妃銅像 漢藏，十八世紀。黑魯嘎突出姿勢站立，形成強勁的動勢，脚踏妖魔，兩個人都戴著精美的皇冠。 黑魯嘎火紅的頭髮，張開的翅膀，面部表情憤怒。相對較小的尺寸來說，他的面部表情非常細緻。 兩隻主眼和天眼上都鑲銀，耳朵戴著大圓耳環。來源：荷蘭私人收藏 品相：狀況良好，有輕微的磨損和鑄造缺陷，小划痕和刻痕，翅膀和底座上有一些天然的銅綠結殼。 未密封。重量：337.4 克 尺寸：高 10.8 厘米

A DEHUA PORCELAIN FIGURINE OF YUE FEI, REPUBLIC PERIODChina, 1912-1949. Consisting of two dehua porcelain figurines, depicting the military general Yue Fei kneeling with open back, and his mother, holding a staff about to tattoo his back. Provenance: German private collection.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, the paint brush in the mother's hand lost, with minor manufacturing flaws, such as dark spots.Weight: 390 g (the figurines)Dimensions: Height 15.4 cm and 10.5 cmWith a matching wood base of the same period, reading Yue Fei Zhuan (The story of Yue Fei) (3).Yue Fei was a Chinese military general who lived during the Southern Song dynasty. He is widely seen as a patriot and national folk hero and has evolved into a paragon of loyalty in Chinese culture since his death. According to legend, the mother of Yue Fei tattooed the four Chinese characters jing zhong bao guo (精忠报国) across his back, which can be translated into 'to serve the country with the utmost loyalty'.

A CHAM GEMSTONE SET GOLD HAIRPIN WITH THE HEAD OF SHIVACentral Cham kingdom, 10th-12th century. The gold repousse hairpin with a finial showing the head of Shiva on both sides, each with a gemstone cabochon inset above the head.Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Condition: Very good condition, few traces of wear along with soil encrustations.Weight: 21.7 gDimensions: Length 17.4 cm

A MUGHAL-STYLE AGATE PERFUME BOTTLEIndia, 19th century. The mango shaped bottle carved with a ring of leaves at the shoulder and inset with red glass beads and gilt wire, surmounted by a pointy stopper. The semi-translucent stone of a beige tone with amber inclusions. Condition: Good condition with minor wear and few natural age cracks as well as small nicks and notches here and there. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Weight: 226 g Dimensions: Height 11 cm

A LEAF-SHAPED MUGHAL-STYLE HARDSTONE TRAYIndia, late 19th century. The body carved in the form of a leaf rising from an oval foot, the front incised and inset with metal, glass, and turquoise ornaments and beads. The translucent stone is of a pale green tone with cloudy inclusions and distinct white sparkle. Condition: Good condition with minor wear, some nibbling to edges, the stone with natural fissures. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Weight: 504 g Dimensions: Length 19 cm

KYOKA: A NEGORO-STYLE LACQUER BUGAKU MASK NETSUKE DEPICTING HEISHITORIBy Kyoka, signed Kyoka 万年 Japan, early 20th centuryPublished: Bushell, Raymond (1985) Netsuke Masks, pl. 16The wood finely lacquered in red and black in the Negoro style with an amusing expression revealing a state of inebriation, the mouth agape in a gleeful laugh, the pierced eyes almost closed, the deep wrinkles neatly incised. The reverse with a central himotoshi bar inscribed Tamukeyama jinjia zo men KYOKA mo (Kyoka copied this mask from that in the treasury of the Tamukeyama Shrine).HEIGHT 4.1 cmCondition: Very good condition with surface wear and expected minor flaking to red lacquer.Provenance: Ex-collection Raymond Bushell. Sotheby's, 21 March 2001, New York. European collection P. Jacquesson, acquired from the above.Heishitori is a comic relief figure in Bugaku, appearing in the Kotokuraku dance as a wine servant who filches cup after cup of the wine intended for guests until he is as drunk as the guests are thirsty.Tamukeyama is one of the names for the hill on which the Todaiji temple at Nara stands, hence the present netsuke is a copy of an original Bugaku mask.Literature comparison: Compare a near-identical mask netsuke by the same artist, illustrated by Lazarnick, George (1981) Netsuke & Inro Artists, and How to Read Their Signatures, vol. 1, p. 685. Another closely related heishitori mask netsuke, signed Kyosai (with the note “Previously recorded as Kyoka”), illustrated in Sagemonoya (2004) Sleeping Beauties, p. 105, no. 70. Compare also a lacquered wood heishitori mask dated 18th-19th century in the collection of the Penn Museum, object number 19872.

AN ANCIENT BACTRIAN TURQUOISE BEAD NECKLACEAncient region of Bactria, presumably c. 2000 years old. Composed of miniature turquoise beads, strung in 66 strands, the ends bound together by a fabric string of later date. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Condition: Good condition, with usual traces of age and wear.Weight: 132.9 gDimensions: Length 63.5 cm, bead size circa 0.3 cm

A GEMSTONE-SET GOLD RINGBurma/Myanmar region, Mandalay period (1853-1948). The gold ring consisting of two adjustable arms of gold thread, the bezel surmounted by a gemstone held by four clips.Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Condition: Very good condition, minor wear.Weight: 12.4 gDimensions: Diameter 3 cm

A PAIR OF SILVER BANGLESChina, late 19th century - 1920s. A beautiful pair of Chinese silver bangles delicately engraved with various flowers and birds.Condition: With surface wear and extensive Patina. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Weight: 41.3 g in total Dimensions: Diameter 6.5 cm

A PAIR OF SILVER CUPS WITH MATCHING SAUCERSChina, c. 1920. Comprising two cups applied with a bamboo-shaped handle and engraved with floral reserves and two lobed saucers with a prominent stand rim, also engraved with floral designs. The inside of the saucers and the cup's bases stamped with three hallmarks.The marks read:YUEDONG 粵東 [ABBREVIATION FOR GUANGDONG/KWANGTUNG]ARTISAN WORKSHOP MARK: ZHONG XING 中興, GuangdongRETAILER MARK: DA XIN 大新, Canton + Hong KongCondition: Very good condition with minimal surface wear. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Weight: 355.7 g Dimensions: Height 7.3 cm each

A MUGHAL-STYLE AGATE HOOKAH BASEIndia, 19th century. Of bell-shaped form, with a pronounced ring below the tubular neck, the body carved with panels of flower motifs between bands of leaves, the neck with a geometric design and the base with a flower.Condition: Overall good condition with minor surface wear, few natural age cracks, small notches to exposed areas and rims, as well as a small restoration to the mouth lip. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Weight: 1.2 kg Dimensions: Height 18.5 cm

A SMALL MOONSHINE STONE 'EGG' GLOWING IN THE DARKSouth Asia, presumably 2000 years old. An amazing small stone with extraordinary properties considered to be magical, carved in the shape of an egg, brilliantly polished and nice to the touch. Nuan Chan Stone (Moonshine Stone), also called 'Sea Ghost' or 'Night Pearl', is neon green in color, consists of some natural fluorochromes, and probably originated in underwater volcanoes. They can easily absorb light (both sunlight and artificial) and glow green in the dark for a long time. Therefore, they were used as important Buddhist amulets and meditation stones. It is believed that they can balance accumulated energies as well as repel evils and increase peace in the place where they are located.Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Condition: Good condition with traces of wear.Weight: 47.1 gDimensions: Length 4.4 cm

A LIDDED SILVER BOXBurma/Myanmar 19th century. The semi-circular box with hinged lid is embossed and engraved all over with ornamental designs and birds. The base shows engraved characters.Condition: Overall good condition with manufacturing flaws, surface wear, nicks and warping. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Weight: 147.8 g Dimensions: Length 9.5 cm

A PAIR OF CHAM GOLD REPOUSSE 'KIRTHIMUKHA MASK' EARRINGSCham kingdom, 10th-12th century. The upper half of the berry-shaped earring decorated with foliate motifs around set gemstones, the stones fixed in low plain collars, the lower half depicting a Kala head with bulging eyes, distended nostrils and fangs. The hangers are fitted with hinge mechanisms.Condition: Very good condition, with malachite encrustations.Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Weight: 8.1 g and 8.5 gDimensions: Height 3.7 cmLiterature comparison:A similar pair of earrings is published in Gold Treasures Of The Cham Kingdoms, From The Collection Of Dr. Zelnik, volume 2, page 102, Budapest 2008.

A GOLD REPOUSSE 'ELEPHANT AND TIGER' PECTORALBurma/ Myanmar region, 16th-18th century. Of rectangular shape, depicting an elephant fighting with a tiger, framed by a beaded border, the top with two attachments for suspension inlaid with gemstones within a beaded border.Condition: Very good condition, dents, and light surface scratches, one bead missing.Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Weight: 22.6 gDimensions: Length 5.5 cm, height 5 cm

A GROUP OF SEVEN GOLD COINSIndia, Southeast Asia, 14th to 18th century. Comprising three fanam, one from the India-independent kingdom Mysore, depicting the Tipu Sultan, late 18th century, two Vira Raya gold fanam with the issue date 14th century, and 17th-19th century, and four Southeast Asian gold coins.Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Condition: Good condition with usual traces of wear and age. Weight: circa 0.35 - 0.8 g per coinDimensions: Diameter from 0.7 cm to 1.5 cm

A TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF NANDI, MAJAPAHITEast Java, 13th-15th century. The divine bull standing foursquare on a rectangular plinth in an alert posture with the head raised and tail swept to one side. Nandi has a rope and collar around the neck as well as a foliate design on the forehead which is repeated to the sides of the base.Provenance: Collection of Anacleto Spazzapan, acquired in Java between 1970 and 1980. Anacleto Spazzapan (born 1943) is an Italian archaeologist who after retiring in his later years became a successful and popular furniture designer. An important Italian private collection, acquired from the above.Condition: The figure was excavated in fragments which have been reassembled almost completely, showing old fills and with some minor losses remaining. Further with old wear, chips and nicks.Scientific Analysis Report: A thermoluminescence sample analysis has been conducted by Arcadia, Tecnologie Per I Beni Culturali, Milan, dated 21 April 1999, reference no. N226. The result is consistent with the suggested period of manufacture. A copy of the thermoluminescence analysis report accompanies this lot.Weight: 19.5 kgDimensions: Height 51 cm, Length 63 cm

A PERSIAN SILVER RING WITH TURQUOISE MATRIX INTAGLIO, 19TH CENTURYPersia. The ring with a silver setting, with carved leafy decorations on the sides, the bezel of round form with beaded collar, surmounted by a turquoise matrix with incised calligraphy. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Condition: Very good condition, the turquoise matrix with a few fine hairlines, a few minuscule dents and nicks.Weight: 25.2 gDimensions: Diameter 3.1 cm

A RETICULATED SOAPSTONE SNUFF BOTTLE, 18TH-19TH CENTURYChina. Of flattened gourd form, intricately carved with openwork, resting on a silver plate, with a silver neck. The main sides with an openwork diaper pattern, the neck flanked by two phoenix handles with ruyi clouds. The matching stopper, carved in openwork with two Buddhist lions, is screwed into the neck. Provenance: From the Peter and Patricia Crofts Collection. Peter Crofts (1924-2001) was a Fleet Air Army volunteer, sailor, and member of the British Antique Dealers Association. Peter and his wife Patricia were keen collectors of antiques. In 1948 Peter met Major Bernard Edinburgh of Stamford, a well-known and knowledgeable antique dealer who encouraged him to set up and trade himself. Condition: Good condition with some wear, light surface scratches, minor losses, and minuscule nicks to the silver fittings. The soapstone with a small, pierced hole below the phoenix handle. The silver fittings are later additions, probably commissioned in the United Kingdom around 1900. Stopper: Soapstone stopper with silver mounting Weight: 20 g Dimensions: Height including stopper 54 mm. Diameter neck 10 mm and mouth 6 mm. This type of bottle may also have been used as a scent bottle or pomander.Literature comparison: See a related example of a soapstone snuff bottle with similar pierced openwork in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, accession number C.1719-1910.Auction result comparison: Compare a reticulated soapstone snuff bottle, at Sotheby's New York in The Joe Grimberg Collection Of Chinese Snuff Bottles on 14 September 2010, lot 54, sold for USD 10,000. Compare also a related reticulated soapstone snuff bottle, dated 1750-1850, at Bonhams New York in Chinese Art from the Scholar's Studio on 17 March 2014, lot 8066, sold for USD 5,000. 十八至十九世紀鏤空雕刻皂石鼻烟壺中國。扁葫蘆形，精雕細刻，頸部包銀。正面有錦地鏤空，頸部兩側飾有如意雲紋鳳凰耳。配套的壺蓋採用鏤空雕刻兩隻太獅，旋入頸部。來源：Peter 與 Patricia Crofts 收藏。Peter Crofts (1924-2001) 是一名艦隊航空軍志願者、水手和英國古董商協會的成員。 Peter和他的妻子Patricia熱衷於收藏古董。1948 年，Peter遇到了斯坦福德的Bernard Edinburgh少校，他是一位知名且知識淵博的古董商，他鼓勵Peter自己創業和經營。 品相：狀況良好，表面有一些磨損和劃痕、輕微的缺損失，包銀處有微小刻痕。鳳凰耳下方有一個穿孔。銀配件是後來添加的，可能是在 1900 年左右在英國製造的。 壺蓋：皂石包銀 重量：20 克 尺寸：含壺蓋高54 毫米. 頸部直徑10 毫米，唇部直徑6 毫米. 拍賣結果比較：比較一件皂石鼻烟壺，見紐約蘇富比The Joe Grimberg Collection Of Chinese Snuff Bottles 2010年9月14日 lot 54, 售價USD 10,000；比較一件1750-1850年皂石鼻烟壺，見紐約邦翰思Chinese Art from the Scholar's Studio 2014年3月17日 lot 8066, 售價USD 5,000。

MORI KANSAI (1814-1894): A FINE 'HARVEST TIME' SCROLL PAINTINGBy Mori Kansai (1814-1894), signed Kaei gan tsuchinoe-saru chushu utsusu, Heian Kansai Shiyo and sealed Kansai and Tachinaba shi, ShiyoJapan, Kyoto, dated 1848Painted with ink and watercolors on silk and mounted as a hanging scroll with a fine silk brocade frame. The painting depicts a very interesting composition of a harvest with large daikon radishes and a bunch of rice grain sheaves (inataba) dried on a rack. Two birds are squawking at each other on a shaft of bamboo which hangs from the rack.Signed to the lower right with a long inscription and two seals: 嘉永元戊申仲秋寫、平安寛斎小容 Kaei gan tsuchinoe-saru chushu utsusu, Heian Kansai Shiyo [Painted by Kansai Shiyo (Mori Kansai, art name Shiyo), in mid-autumn of Kaei 1 (1848), Kyoto]. The seals reading 寛斎 & 橘氏小容　“Kansai” and “Tachinaba shi, Shiyo”.With an inscription to the back of the scroll: 山水。図大坤（大根）”Sansui, zu Daikon”[Painting of Daikon radish in the earth] The character Kon is written with 坤 which means earth and the second hexagram of the I Ching diagram.SIZE (image) 55 x 133 cm and 69.4 x 207 cm (including mounting)Condition: Good condition with only minor wear and creases. One roller end is lost.Provenance: German private collection.Mori Kansai (art name Shiyo, 1814-1894) was born at Hagi in Nagato Province and moved to Osaka in 1831 to study with Mori Tetsuzan, who later sent to Kyoto where he painted in the Maruyama-Shijo style. A staunch adherent of the imperial loyalist faction, he found himself in political difficulties in the 1860s but after the Meiji Restoration opened a successful private art academy and continued to paint in a wide range of styles. His works are often dated.

AN ANCIENT BACTRIAN TURQUOISE BEAD NECKLACEAncient region of Bactria, presumably c. 2000 years old. Composed of cylindrical shaped turquoise beads separated by either two or three disc-shaped beads, strung in 20 strands, the ends braided and tied together by a fabric string of later date.Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Condition: Good condition, with usual traces of age and wear.Weight: 144 gDimensions: Length 67 cm

A SHEET GOLD REPOUSSE VOTIVE PLAQUE OF BUDDHAThailand, Ayutthaya, 14th to 15th century. The plaque executed in repousse, depicting Buddha seated in dhyanasana. Maintaining the resin backdrop. Condition: Good condition with some surface wear, scratches, and encrustations. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Weight: 8.9 g Dimensions: Size 5 x 3.3 cm

A SILVER AND JADE BUTTER TEA SETTibetan-Chinese, 19th century. Comprising a spinach green jade cup of fine translucent quality and a silver stand and a silver-plated cover. The silver elements are embossed and engraved with floral decor and auspicious symbols. The cover surmounted by a coral-colored bead.Condition: The silver shows surface wear, nicks, and warping, otherwise good condition. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Weight: 142.3 g Dimensions: Height 12.5 cm

AN ANCIENT BACTRIAN TURQUOISE BEAD NECKLACEAncient region of Bactria, presumably c. 2000 years old. Composed of tubular turquoise beads of larger and smaller sizes, the center of the necklace with hardstone beads of various forms and sizes, strung in 27 strands, the ends tied together by a fabric string of later date.Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Condition: Good condition, with usual traces of age and wear.Weight: 50.4 gDimensions: Length 55 cm

A GROUP OF FIFTY-THREE BUDDHA EYE BEADSTibet, 19th - 20th century. Consisting of fifty-three beads, twenty of larger flatter shape, and thirty-three of domed shape, carved from agate, with brown, white and orange stripes.Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Condition: Good condition with expected wear and minor weathering.Weight: 140 g Dimensions: Diameter from 1.1 cm to 2.4 cm

A FINE CARNELIAN PENDANT WITH GOLD ALLOY CAPS, ANGKOR PERIODKhmer Empire, 10th - 12th century. The biconical and faceted carnelian bead of interesting hues showing subtle transition from iron red to coral pink, well-polished. The top and bottom with gold metal alloy mountings embossed and engraved with stylized human figures on a boat, the ends with stars. Condition: Good condition with some notches, scratches, encrustations, and extensive weathering commensurate with age. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Weight: 52.3 g Dimensions: Length 9.4 cmLiterature comparison: Compare closely related agate beads with gold caps in Gold treasures of the Cham Kingdoms, from the Collection of Dr. Zelnik, page 122, Budapest 2007 and in The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum, page 182, Budapest 2013.

A MINIATURE RUBY PENDANT OF A TIGER, 1900sBurma / Myanmar, late 19th - early 20th century. Carved as a reclining tiger with the front paws extended, the head lifted facing forward, with an aperture and gold wire for suspension as a pendant. The translucent stone of a pleasing pink hue. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Condition: Very good condition, the stone with natural fissures.Weight: 5.3 gDimensions: Length 2.1 cm

A STONE NECKLACE WITH A 'FISH' JADE PENDANTChina, 20th century or earlier. The necklace made of small, calcified stone discs supporting a jade carved as a fish, the mouth pierced for suspension, the semi-translucent stone of a washed pale green and white tone with darker inclusions. Condition: Overall good condition with some wear. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Weight: 52.9 g Dimensions: Length 43 cm

AN OPAL-SET OTTOMAN STYLE GOLD RINGIn the style of Ottoman Empire jewelry, Europe, 1900s. The ring set with eight opals, and with smaller gemstone inlays, underneath with filigree decorations and the inside of the ring hallmarked 14 K.Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Condition: Very good condition, minor wear.Weight: 5.1 gDimensions: Diameter 3.3 cm

A BRONZE TEMPLE BELL WITH AN ELEPHANTIndonesia, 19th century. Heavily cast bell with broad shoulders, convex waist, and thick ring-form lip, decorated with foliate designs to the crown and with the handle rendered with concentric, Vajra-like ridges, surmounted by an elephant within a floral gate. The clapper cast separately and attached to a loop inside the bell. The gong works perfectly and when moved, it makes a beautiful and deep sound.Condition: Good, age-related condition with natural grown patina and traces of use.Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Weight: 864 g Dimensions: 22 cm

A BACTRIAN TURQUOISE BEAD NECKLACEAncient region of Bactria, presumably c. 2000 years old. The necklace consisting of ovoid turquoise beads, strung in 38 strands, the ends bound together by a later fabric string.Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Condition: Good condition, minor wear, a few minuscule chips to some beads.Weight: 154 gDimensions: Length 66 cm

A BLUE ARCHAIC PYU CULTURE GLASS RING, 10TH CENTURYBurma/ Myanmar region, Pyu city states, circa 10th century. Carved as a ring surmounted by a turtle, its mouth pierced through, the glass of a dark blue color.Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Condition: Very good condition, traces of wear and age, soil encrustation.Weight: 9.2 gDimensions: Diameter 3.4 cm

A PAIR OF CHAM GOLD REPOUSSE 'NANDI' EARRINGSCham kingdom, end of 10th to early 11th century. Consisting of an upper independent section of globular shape and a lower section depicting the caparisoned holy bull nandi within a crescent-shaped sickle. Gold set with amethyst, zircon, and red garnet. Condition: Very good condition, minor bending, and soil encrustations.Published: The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum, page 144-145, Budapest 2013. Gold Treasures of the Cham Kingdoms, From the Collection of Dr. Zelnik, volume 2, page 58-59, Budapest 2008.Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Weight: 11.3 g and 11.1 gDimensions: Height 5.9 cm and 6 cmNandi, the white bull of Shiva is a popular motif on Cham jewelry. He was known for his generative power and is usually depicted as a humped bull reclining peacefully near Shiva or alone, decorated with a string of bells around his neck.

AN AGATE INTAGLIO SET 'PEGASUS' GOLD PENDANTThe seal Ancient region of Gandhara, c. 6th - 7th century, the gold setting later c. 18th century. The pendant inset with an intaglio, engraved with a Pegasus within a gold mounting with star shaped motifs and a loop for suspension.Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Condition: Good condition, dents and nicks, the stone with some surface wear.Weight: 13.5 gDimensions: Diameter 4.3 cm

A RARE SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A RAM, TANG DYNASTYChina, 618-907. Well potted as a recumbent ram in an alert position with the legs tucked in and the horned head looking straight ahead. The tail is designed in the shape of a peach, a symbol of longevity. Covered overall with a mottled glaze of amber, green, and ochre tones.Provenance: Collection of Jean Jardine Johnstone Keswick, thence by descent within the same family. Jean Keswick (1885-1977) lived in Hong Kong during the late 19th century. She was part of the Keswick family, a business dynasty of Scottish origin associated with the Far East region since 1855, and in particular the conglomerate Jardine Matheson. She was the daughter of James Johnstone Keswick (1845-1914), who had resided in Japan, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. During his residence in China, James Keswick was one of the best known figures in the foreign community, in which he was nicknamed 'James the bloody polite'.Condition: Excellent condition, commensurate with age. Some wear, minor chips to base, minute losses and glaze flakes.Weight: 249 g (excl. stand)Dimensions: Length 12 cm, Height 7.6 cm (excl. stand) and 10 cm (incl. stand)With a fitted wood base dating to the later Qing dynasty. (2)The ram (yang) was a highly important animal in ancient China, particularly to the nomads to whom it provided wool and meat. It is also one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. Its homophone 'yang' is auspicious, referring to both the sun and the masculine or positive principle in nature, hence the ram came to represent both meanings. Furthermore, three rams are an auspicious Chinese symbol of happiness and good fortune. They provide a rebus for san yang kai tai, prosperity in springtime.Expert's note: The tail is distinctively designed in the shape of a peach, the main symbol of longevity in ancient China. The ability to 'hide' auspicious symbols and meanings in skillfully executed depictions of Zodiac animals is one of the most accomplished regalia of Chinese art and culture overall, which has been passed on from generation to generation, literally across several millennia.Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related sancai figure of a ram, 7.2 cm high, also dated to the Tang dynasty, at Christie's London in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 5 November 2019, lot 21, sold for GBP 7,500.唐代罕見三彩臥羊 中國，618-907年。一隻臥羊，四腿曲於身下，眼睛直視前方。 尾巴如桃子形，象徵長壽。整體覆蓋著琥珀色、綠色和赭色三彩釉。來源：Jean Jardine Johnstone Keswick收藏，保存在同一家族至今。Jean Keswick (1885-1977) 曾在十九世紀末生活在香港。她是 Keswick 家族的一員，來自蘇格蘭，該家族自 1855 年在遠東地區的建立了商業王朝，尤其是Jardine Matheson。 她是James Johnstone Keswick (1845-1914)的女兒，曾居住在日本、上海和香港。在中國居住期間，James Keswick 是外國社區中最知名的人物之一，他被暱稱為“該死的有禮貌的詹姆斯”。 品相：狀況極佳，與年齡相稱。 一些磨損，底部輕微碎屑、微小的缺損和釉片剝落。 重量：249克（不含底座） 尺寸：長12厘米，高7.6厘米（不含底座），總高10厘米（含底座） 清代木質底座。(2) 拍賣結果比較：比較一件唐代三彩羊，高 7.2 釐米，見倫敦佳士得 Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2019年11月5日 lot 21, 售價GBP 7,500。

A PAIR OF GOLD SPIKE EARRINGSSoutheast Asian archipelago / Cambodia, 19th century or earlier. The earrings with radiating spikes and a beaded border.Condition: show traces of wear and age, bending, and material loss.Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Weight: 5 g and 4.5 gDimensions: Diameter 2.2 cmLiterature comparison:Compare a related pair of earrings, dated to the 19th century or earlier, published in The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum, page 214, Budapest 2013.

A MOSS AGATE DISC, QINGChina, 1644-1912. Of circular form, the stone with dense green inclusions, translucent amber patches as well as white calcification. Condition: Good condition with minor notches to edges. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Weight: 12 g Dimensions: Diameter 5 cm

A GROUP OF 25 INDO-GREEK SILVER COINSIndo-Greek kingdom, c. 250 - 100 BC. Consisting of twenty-five coins of square and circular shape, the obverse depicting rulers including Eucratides, Philoxenos, Antialkidas and Diodotus, the reverse with riders on horseback, Athena and Zeus amongst others.Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age, traces of wear.Weight: 51.9 gDimensions: Diameter circa 1.6, length 1.4 cm

A NEAR-PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE 'LOTUS BOY' DISHES, KANGXI PERIODChina, 1662-1722. Each with shallow sides rising from a flat foot to an everted rim, painted to the interior with a boy wearing only a floral-patterned cloth wrapped around the lower body in the center, holding large lotus stems rising to full bloom to the sides and standing on two lotus leaves, surrounded by scrolling vines, all against a blue ice-crack ground. (2)Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. The greater part of the Holzapfel Oriental Ceramics collection was formed in England and Ireland in the late 1950s and 1960s. After the death of Mr. Holzapfel, most of his pieces went to his children, ten in all. Two of Mr. Holzapfel's eldest sons then started their own collections in the early 1970s, both by adding significantly to their shares of the inheritance. Collecting was eventually continued by one of Mr. Holzapfel's grandsons, who lives in Switzerland and is a member of the Oriental Ceramic Society. This lot was acquired by second generation members of the Holzapfel family circa between 1970 and 2005 and has remained in the family ever since.Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing flaws, such as pitting and glaze irregularities, some surface scratches to exterior.Weight: 160.4 g and 171.9 gDimensions: Diameter 14 cm (each)One bowl with an apocryphal six-character mark da Ming Chenghua nianzhi to the recessed base.Literature comparison: A similar dish, from the collection of P.J. Donnelly, was included in the Oriental Ceramic Society exhibition The Arts of Ch'ing Dynasty, London, 1964, cat. no. 98. See also a bowl with a related design exhibited in The Bertil J. Hogstrom Collection, Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain (1662-1722), Marchant, London, 2011, cat. no. 9.Auction result comparison: Compare with a related dish, but with a Kangxi mark to the base, at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Marchant - Fifty Qing Imperial Porcelains on 11 July 2020, lot 3107, sold for HKD 400,000.康熙一對青花戯荷童子盤中國，1662-1722年。淺盤，邊緣外翻，盤内纏枝如意紋地童子戯蓮圖，一個男孩手持大荷花，荷花向側面綻放，兩片荷葉。來源：瑞士日內瓦Holzapfel收藏。 Holzapfel 東方陶瓷收藏的大部分藏品是在1950年至1960年代在英國和愛爾蘭成立的。Holzapfel老先生去世後，他的大部分藏品都交給了他的十個孩子。Holzapfel先生年長的兩個孩子隨後於1970年代初開始了自己的收藏，都擴大了從遺產得到的收藏。Holzapfel先生的孫子之一他目前居住在瑞士，是東方陶瓷協會的成員，他最終延續了收藏工作。此拍品是Holzapfel家族第二代1970 年至 2005年間收藏的，在家族相傳至今。圖片: Holzapfel老先生的一個兒子, 抱著當時還是孩子的現任藏家品相：狀況極佳，有輕微的磨損和燒制缺陷，例如點蝕和釉面不規則，外壁表面有一些划痕。重量：分別160.4 克與171.9 克 尺寸：直徑各14 厘米 一個盤底足上有“大明成化年制”款。拍賣結果比較：一個相似的但底足上有康熙款的盤見香港蘇富比Marchant - Fifty Qing Imperial Porcelains 拍場2020年7月11日 lot 3106, 售價HKD 400,000.

A TURQUOISE-MATRIX-SET SILVER RING, 19TH CENTURYIndia / Persia, 19th century. The silver ring with a cone shaped bezel, surmounted by a turquoise matrix, held by four braces, decorated with floral motifs and ornamental designs.Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Condition: Good condition, minor wear, and nicks.Weight: 13.6 gDimensions: Length 4.4 cm

A BRONZE VAJRATibet, 18th - 19th century. The central flattened globular knob flanked by lotus petals and beaded edges extending to four pronged ends issuing from expressively cast, distinct makara heads.Condition: Good condition with wear, few minuscule nicks and small dents. Provenance: South German private collector, who mostly purchased from Schoettle Ostasiatika between 1968 and 1980. Weight: 221 g Dimensions: Length 16 cm

A RUBY, PEARL AND TURQUOISE INSET GILT SILVER CROSS PENDANTPresumably China for the European market, 19th century. The front set with twelve rubies, further enhanced with twelve turquoise cabochons as well as miniature pearls, the reverse with foliage decoration, accented with white enamel, a pendant loop set with two rubies and turquoise stones attached to the top of the cross.Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. The box labeled '253'.Condition: Good condition, wear to the enamel, slightly warped.Weight: 16.8 gDimensions: Height 8.8 cm (incl. the loop)With a fitted box, numbered (2).

A CHAM GEMSTONE SET GOLD HAIRPIN WITH THE HEAD OF KALACentral Cham kingdom, 10th-12th century. The gold repousse hairpin with a finial showing the head of Kala on both sides. Underneath the head is a small ball with floral gold thread decorations and amethyst and garnet cabochon inlays.Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Condition: Very good condition, only few traces of wear.Weight: 18.37 gDimensions: Length 16.3 cm

AN AYUTTHAYA STYLE REPOUSSE FIGURE OF BUDDHAThailand, 19th century. Seated in dhyanasana with his right hand lowered in bhumisparsa mudra and the left resting on his lap, wearing a sanghati draped over his left shoulder, the serene face with heavy-lidded downcast eyes below elegantly arched eyebrows, the hair arranged in tight curls with a high ushnisha surmounted by a flame.Condition: With wear, surface scratches and losses to the silver metal alloy foil, the tip of the flame reattached. Resin core visible on the underside and the places with losses. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Weight: 492 g Dimensions: Height 19.5 g

A POLYCHROME AND GILT-LACQUERED 'FOREIGNER' TABLE SCREEN, KANGXI PERIODChina, second half of 17th to early 18th century. Finely painted to one side with a red-haired Dutchman standing on the grassy ground and wearing a characteristic buttoned robe tied at the waist, a boy attendant standing behind him and holding a long blood-stained sword, two lanterns hanging above them. The other side with a gnarled branch with flowers, leafy vines and a butterfly. The frame decorated in gilt lacquer with lotus scrolls and other floral and geometric designs against a black ground.Provenance: Estate of Sear Hang Hwie Pao (1937-2009). Old illegible collector's label attached to frame. Pao was one of Canada's leading dealers of Chinese porcelain and works of art. His antique store, Pao & Moltke Ltd., owned together with his wife Mrs. von Moltke, who descended from a German and Danish noble family, was a fixture in Toronto's trendy Yorkville area from the 1980s to early 2000s.Condition: Old wear, natural age cracks, minor losses and touchups to the frame but not the screen itself. Overall superb condition for a lacquer table screen from the second half of the 17th century.Weight: 352.7 gDimensions: Size 24.5 x 19.3 x 11.4 cmThere was a fascination with all things European at the Qing court during the 17th and 18th centuries. This 'occidentalism' may be directly compared with the fascination of 'chinoiserie' that was sweeping Europe at approximately the same time. This interest in foreigners, their clothes, customs, and belongings is reflected in works of art of the period (see Auction result comparison). Scrolls depicting tribute bearers from foreign lands were commissioned by the court, on which male and female figures from various countries were shown in their different costumes. Reflecting the imperial view of China as at the center of all nations, the scrolls also reveal a certain curiosity about those outside the Middle Kingdom. On one such handscroll in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, many of the figures are described as being from the West and the attributes of each couple are discussed in both Chinese and Manchu (see Splendors of a Flourishing Age, Macau, 1999, no. 42).Interestingly, however, the present figure is devoid of the typical caricatural elements, such as an overtly large nose and eyes or a grotesque expression. Moreover, he is depicted with long earlobes, which are normally seen on Buddhist figures, but were also regarded as lucky in China. The long sleeves and boy attendant are also typical elements of Chinese art that usually did not appear in depictions of foreigners. This suggests a certain respect for the depicted foreigner that went beyond curiosity or fascination. Perhaps he is a Dutch missionary, as indicated by his curly red hair and buttoned robe. One such Dutch missionary was George Candidius (1597-1647), the first missionary to be stationed on the island of Taiwan, who stayed there from 1627 to 1637.Auction result comparison: Compare a famille rose spirit barrel depicting a Dutch drunkard, wearing a similar buttoned jacket, dated to the Qianlong period, at Bonhams London in Fine Chinese Art on 12 May 2016, lot 299, sold for GBP 25,000, and an ivory figure of a kneeling Dutch foreigner, with a similar hairstyle, at Bonhams London in Fine Chinese Art on 16 May 2013, lot 366, sold for GBP 31,250.康熙時期漆金彩繪《外族人像》桌屏中國，十七世紀中葉至十八世紀初。桌屏一面可見彩繪一位紅髮荷蘭人站在草地上，腰間繫著一件極有特色的係扣長袍。身後站著一位童子侍從，他手裡拿著一把染血的長劍。頭部上方掛著兩個燈籠。桌屏另一面描繪著精美的牡丹花卉，鮮花怒放，花團錦簇，旁邊飛舞著一隻蝴蝶。桌屏框以金漆裝飾，黑色地上飾有纏枝蓮紋和其他花卉和幾何圖案。 來源：Sear Hang Hwie Pao (1937-2009) 收藏。畫框上有難以辨認的收藏家舊標籤。Pao是加拿大中國瓷器和藝術品的主要經銷商之一。 他和妻子創立了Pao＆Moltke Ltd古玩店，他們的古玩店從1980年代到2000年代初期曾是多倫多時尚的Yorkville地區的熱門店鋪。 品相：舊時磨損，自然老化的裂紋，輕微缺損。屏框處有修補。對於十七世紀下半葉的漆繪桌屏來説，其總體狀況極佳。 重量：352.7 克 尺寸： 24.5 x 19.3 x 11.4 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件粉彩醉酒荷蘭人物，穿著相似外袍，乾隆時期，見倫敦邦翰思Fine Chinese Art 2016年5月12日lot 299, 售價GBP 25,000；一件象牙雕荷蘭人像，相似髮型，見倫敦邦翰思 Fine Chinese Art 2013年5月16日 lot 366, 售價GBP 31,250。

A BAMBOO 'SCHOLARS' BRUSHPOT, BITONG, BY SHEN DASHENGChina, 17th century. The cylindrical brushpot is supported on three short feet and deeply carved in high and low relief with scholars and attendants pursuing various leisurely activities amid pine, bamboo, and rockwork. The bamboo shows a fine, naturally grown patina overall and is of a rich brown tone.Inscriptions: To reverse, 'Yuchuan Shen Dasheng zhi'.Provenance: British trade. Condition: Good condition with old wear, shallow surface scratches, small losses, natural age cracks, weathering, tiny nicks to edges.Dimensions: Height 16 cmShen Dasheng was a bamboo carver active during the late Ming and early Qing dynasty, who used the artist name Yuchuan, see Ip Yee and L. C. S. Tam, Chinese Bamboo Carving, Part II, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1978, page 103.Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related bitong, 15.6 cm high, dated 17th-18th century, at Christie's London in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 9 May 2017, lot 135, sold for GBP 56,250. 沈大生款竹雕文人場景筆筒中國，十七世紀。圓柱體筆筒，三短足，浮雕山間松下文人聚會場景。雕工精良，包漿細膩。款識: 禹川沈大生製。 來源：英國古玩市場。 品相：狀況良好，有磨損、表面淺劃痕、小缺損、自然老化裂紋、風化、邊緣有微小刻痕。 尺寸：高16 厘米拍賣結果比較：比較一件十分相近的十七至十八世紀筆筒，高15.6 厘米，見倫敦佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2017年5月9日 lot 135, 售價GBP 56,250。

A SILVER BEADED BRACELET, 1900sNepal, late 19th - early 20th century. The tribal bracelet with eight silver beads, interspersed by violet fabric thread-beads, the closure also of violet fabric thread. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Condition: Good condition, minor wear, nicks, dents, and loose threads.Weight: 37.7 gDimensions: Length 24.3 cm

A PYU GOLD RING WITH INTAGLIO OF NANDIBurma/ Myanmar region, Pyu city states, 9th - 10th century. The ring of elegant shape with broad shoulders, the oval top incised in the center with a representation of Nandi in a recumbent position. Condition: Very good condition commensurate with age, with minor nicks. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Weight: 10.8 g Dimensions: Size 2.4 x 2.1 cm, Inner Diameter 1.8 cm

A POLYCHROME-PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN, MING DYNASTYChina, 1368-1644. Seated in dhyanasana, her right hand in varada mudra, her left in vitarka mudra, wearing loose robes open at the chest to reveal an elaborate necklace, the face with a benevolent expression beneath the hair piled up into a high chignon behind a foliate tiara enclosing a small Amithaba Buddha.Provenance: From the collection of Godfried Wauters, who has been active in the Belgian trade for over 40 years. He has built a substantial art collection including Chinese and Buddhist sculptures, significantly expanding on the collection already built by his late father Gustaaf Wauters (1905-1992).Condition: Condition commensurate with age. Extensive wear to pigments, old repairs and touchups, age cracks, losses, minor chips and scratches.Weight: 10.3 kgDimensions: Height 76 cmAuction result comparison: Compare a related figure of Guanyin, 115 cm high, dated 16th-17th century, at Bonhams London in Fine Chinese Art on 12 May 2016, lot 236, sold for GBP 20,000.明代彩繪木雕觀音坐像中國，1368-1644年。觀音結跏趺坐，右手施與愿印，左手安慰印。菩薩面相飽滿、神色安詳，雙唇微啟，意態閒適自在。雙目輕闔垂視，其髮髻工整，梳高髻，中央有一尊化佛像。來源：Godfried Wauters收藏, 他在比利時古玩市場活躍了 40 多年。他建立了包括中國和佛教雕塑在內的大型藝術收藏，大大擴展了他已故父親Gustaaf Wauters（1905-1992）已經建立的收藏品。品相：狀況與年齡相稱，顏料廣泛磨損、修補、老化裂縫、缺損、輕微的碎屑和劃痕。 重量：10.3 公斤 尺寸：高76 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近的觀音像，高115 厘米，十六至十七世紀，見倫敦邦翰思Fine Chinese Art 2016年5月12日 lot 236, 售價GBP 20,000。

AN ANCIENT GANDHARAN COIN GOLD RINGThe coin dating to the 3rd-4th century, the mounting somewhat later. Finely crafted with subtle decorations using beads, the top with an ancient Gandharan coin, minted to one side with a portrait of Alexander the great and a standing figure to the other. Condition: Very good condition with expected wear. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Weight: 5.8 g Dimensions: Inner ring diameter 2.2 cm

AN AGATE 'BEAST HEAD' TALISMAN, QINGChina, 1644-1912, or earlier. The translucent stone of a pale pink color with cloudy white inclusions, finely carved as the head of a beast with large round eyes, with a central vertical drilling.Condition: Good condition with minor wear and few tiny chips. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Weight: 33.3 g Dimensions: Height 4 cm

A FINE ROCK CRYSTAL 'BIXIE AND LINGZHI' GROUP, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. Carved in the shape of a Bixie with bulging eyes, a spray of lingzhi in its mouth which opens to reveal teeth. Fine incision work to tail, eyebrows, and spine. The well-polished translucent stone with natural inclusions. Condition: Good condition with few minor flaws, usual traces of age and wear and small nicks. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Weight: 241 g Dimensions: Length 10 cm

AN EXTREMELY LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE BRONZE VAJRASoutheast Asia (Cambodia or Vietnam), c. 17th century. A massive, five-pronged Vajra with separated ribs ending in sharp points, richly decorated with four elephant's heads adorned with high crowns and symmetrically flanking the two sides of the vajra-handle, placed between set of moon disks rendered in high relief.Condition: Good, age-related condition with traces of use, patina, and some minor material losses.Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Weight: 2034 g Dimensions: Length 44 cm

AN ACHAEMENID SILVER RAM-HEADED BRACELETAncient Persia, c. 5th to 4th century B.C. The large open-ended bracelet with ram head terminals, crafted from silver alloy, the head is attached to the hoop of the bracelet with plain and beaded wires.Condition: Good condition with expected age-related wear, few minor nicks and small dents. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Weight: 206 g Dimensions: Outer diameter 15.5 cm, Inner diameter 10.5 cmAuction result comparison: Compare a closely related achaemenid ram-headed bracelet, but cast from gold, at Christies New York in Antiquities on 12 April 2022, lot 33, sold for USD 50,400.

MINKOKU IV: AN IVORY NETSUKE-OKIMONO OF TWO FARMERS WITH DOGBy Minkoku IV, signed Minkoku Japan, Tokyo, Meiji period (1868-1912)Depicting a dynamic scene with two farmers, one of them carrying a goose on his back and commanding his dog to chase a rabbit that tries to sneak between the legs of the second farmer, who lifts his foot to make way for it. Single himotoshi encircled by flower petals and signature MINKOKU underneath.HEIGHT 2.9 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor surface wear. Provenance: Ex-collection Teddy Hahn, Darmstadt.Trade Certificate: In accordance with new EU regulations that went into effect in January 2022, we have applied for a certificate to sell this item within the EU. We expect the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology to issue the certificate in 3-6 weeks. The item can only be shipped / handed over once the certificate has been issued.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.

A TIBETAN PRAYER BOOKTibet, 20th century. Consisting of two wooden covers set with three brass reliefs of Buddha, a double vajra and ten double-sided folios, all hand painted and printed with various depictions of Buddha, Bodhisattvas, wrathful deities, and script. Condition: Good condition with minor wear, soiling, and few small losses. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Weight: 260 g Dimensions: Length 22.5 cm

A CARVED LAPIS LAZULI RINGPersia, presumably c. 1500-2000 years old. Carved from lapis lazuli, the rectangular bezel with an ornamental design. The deep blue stone with golden speckles. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Condition: Very good condition, extensive signs of wear and age.Weight: 15.8 gDimensions: Length 3.8 cm

SHIBATA ZESHIN: AN IMPORTANT ALBUM OF FIVE LACQUER PAINTINGS DEPICTING THE GOSEKKU (FIVE CHIEF FESTIVALS OF JAPAN)By Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891), each painting with Zeshin's artist signature and seal Zeshin or KomanJapan, c. 1880, Meiji period (1868-1912)The album containing five masterful urushi-e (lacquer) paintings depicting the five chief festivals in Japan (Gosekku) with a finely embroidered silk cover featuring floral designs and stylized phoenixes, each page of board covered in gold paper, bound in orihon (concertina) format closed on one side, the paintings arranged one per opening on the left-hand side and comprising:Album leaf 1: Oshogatsu, the New-Year's Festival. New year's day showing a Kemari ball and shuttlecock for the Hanetsuki game.Signed: Zeshin with seal Zeshin 是真Album leaf 2: Hinamatsuri, the Doll's Festival, held on the third day of the third month. Showing the shell-matching game (Kai awase)Signed: Zeshin with seal Zeshin 是真Album leaf 3: Shobu no Sekku, the Boys' Festival, held on the fifth day of the fifth month. Depicting a kabuto helmet and irises (shobu)Signed: Zeshin 是真with seal Koma 古満Album leaf 4: Tanabata, the itomaki and wrapped silk-mulberry leaves are associated with the Tanabata Festival held on the seventh day of the seventh month when the stars Altair (the Herd Boy) and Vega (the Weaver Girl), separated on either side of the Milky Way as a punishment for neglecting their duties, are allowed to meet.Signed: Zeshin with seal Zeshin 是真Album leaf 5: Kiku no Sekku, the Chrysanthemum Festival, held on the ninth day of the ninth month showing a bunch of small chrysanthemum flowers (kogiku) wrapped in the noshigami, and a cricket (koorogi) sitting beside it.Signed: Zeshin with seal Zeshin 是真The album cover with an applied gold paper label: Gosseku no zu [The painting of the Five Festivals]　五節句圖　Zeshin shinseki [Authentic work of Zeshin]　是真々蹟　With the original double-boxing. The larger red-lacquered box with a piece of paper on the side of the box: 是真、五節句帖 “Zeshin, Gosekku cho” [The Album of the Five Festivals, Zeshin].The smaller hakogaki (storage box) inscribed on the cover in the front 対柳居　是真筆 “Tairyukyo Zeshin hitsu” [Painted by Zeshin, art name Tairyukyo] and on the inside cover with an attestation by the chief pupil of Zeshin: 精々軒、竹真證、Seal: 真 “Seiseiken, Chikushin sho, with a seal Shin (of Chikushin)” [Examined and attested by Chikushin, art name Seiseiken]Shoji Chikushin (1854-1936) was a leading pupil of Zeshin who often signed boxes authenticating his work.SIZE 19.2 x 11 cmCondition: Very good condition. The album with some evidence of worm damage, however no damage to the lacquer. Some minor creases and wear as are to be expected.Provenance: Collection of an English Gentleman acquired at Sotheby's London in the 1980s/1990s (by repute).Shibata Zeshin (March 15, 1807 - July 13, 1891) was a Japanese lacquer artist and painter of the late Edo period and early Meiji era. He has been called "Japan's greatest lacquerer". His work, unlike the oils being used by so many of his contemporaries, never need re-touching and never faded. He was a master of emulating oil or ink painting with lacquer and combined groundbreaking techniques with traditional subjects. The present album is an exemplary work of this 'revolutionary traditionalism' with a somewhat minimalist approach to the subject of the five festivals, without too much fuss but with a remarkable aesthetic quality and superb craftsmanship of lacquer which has kept its freshness of color and vibrancy to this very day.Auction comparison:A similar album with six leaves, yet of miniature format, was sold at Bonhams, Fine Japanese Art, 11 May 2017, London, lot 179 (sold for 22,500 GBP). Another album of similar size with twelve leaves was sold at Christie's, Japanese and Korean Art, New York, lot 690 (sold for 339,750 USD). Also compare to a complete set of five lacquer tanzaku (poem cards), also showing the Gosseku, was sold at Bonhams, The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art Part VI, 10 November 2015, London, lot 159 (sold for 25,000 GBP).

TWO EUROPEAN SNUFF BOTTLESEurope, 19th century. The first a small glass bottle of flattened round body set with a bronze grid and a hinged openwork bronze stopper, both the body and stopper inset with numerous gemstones, the sides applied with a chain. The second a Russian silver and niello bottle of pear shape, rising from a flat foot, decorated with floral scroll, a blank shield and the word 'КАВКАЗЪ', which translates to 'Caucasus', with a screw-on stopper and a chain issuing from both sides and ending in a clip for suspension, the backside of the last with two indiscernible hallmarks. Condition: Very good condition, minor surface wear. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Weight: 26.9 & 25.8 g Dimensions: Height 5 & 6.6 cm

SHOKYOSAI: A GOLD LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO DEPICTING HOTEI AND SHISHIMAI DANCERSBy Shokyosai, signed Shokyosai 枩夾斎 Japan, 19th centuryOf lenticular form, the kinji ground finely lacquered in gold and colored takamaki-e with some details in hiramaki-e and e-nashiji, depicting Hotei seated in an elaborate rolling cart and attended to by a karako, reversed by three more young boys entertaining the lucky god with a shishimai dance, all below a butterfly. The interior of nashiji with gold fundame edges. The underside with the signature SHOKYOSAI.HEIGHT 9.2 cmCondition: Good condition with some wear, minor age cracks, few minuscule nicks to edges. Provenance: From an old private collection in Berlin, Germany, assembled prior to 2007.Shokyosai was a lacquer artist who worked during the late 19th century and typically produced inro of the lenticular shape associated with Kakosai Shozan. See Earle, Joe [ed.] (1995) The Index of Inro Artists, p. 252, where the artist is described as “one of the better lacquerers in this group”.