Asian Works of Art and Musical Instruments | Wednesday 11th May 2022

*A SMALL BRASS TANDURA, ORISSA, 19TH CENTURY with repousse and chased decoration, the body with double headed peacock design, the neck with scroll...

*A RAJASTHAN LUTE (TANDURA), INDIA, 19TH CENTURY wood, with bone and ivory inlay, with long slender neck terminating with five tuning pegs and hem...

*A RAJASTHAN LUTE (TANDURA), INDIA, 19TH CENTURY wood, with silver, ivory and bone inlay, with long slender neck terminating with five tuning pegs...

*A HIMALAYAN LUTE (SGRA-SNYAN), NORTH INDIA OR TIBET, 19TH CENTURY carved wood, the heart-shaped body with hide soundboard, the large scrolling op...

*A SANTAL LUTE (DHODRO BANAM), EASTERN INDIA, PROBABLY JHARKHAND, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY wood and hide, of stylised female human form, her head formi...

*A SANTAL LUTE (DHODRO BANAM), EASTERN INDIA, PROBABLY JHARKHAND, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY wood and reptile skin, the body with central open face and lo...

*A SANTAL LUTE (DHODRO BANAM), EASTERN INDIA, PROBABLY JHARKHAND, EASTERN INDIA, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY wood and hide, with open rectangular body, the...

*A SANTAL LUTE (DHODRO BANAM), EASTERN INDIA, PROBABLY JHARKHAND, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY wood and hide, in the form of a human figure, the belly and p...

*A SANTAL OR MUNDA LUTE (HUKA BANAM), EASTERN INDIA, PROBABLY JHARKHAND, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY wood and hide, in the form of a human figure, the hide...

*A SANTAL LUTE (DHODRO BANAM), EASTERN INDIA, PROBABLY JHARKHAND, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY carved wood, the body with double opening, the lower pierced ...

*A SANTAL LUTE (DHODRO BANAM), EASTERN INDIA, PROBABLY JHARKHAND, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY carved wood, the tapered body with reptile skin resonator, th...

*A SANTAL LUTE (DHODRO BANAM), EASTERN INDIA, PROBABLY JHARKHAND, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY wood, the sides carved with a pair of stylised arms and abstr...

*A SANTAL LUTE (DHODRO BANAM), EASTERN INDIA, PROBABLY JHARKHAND, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY carved wood, the lower body with hide resonator, the headstoc...

*A SANTAL LUTE (DHODRO BANAM), EASTERN INDIA, PROBABLY JHARKHAND, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY carved wood, the body with double opening, the lower for the ...

*A SANTAL LUTE (DHODRO BANAM), EASTERN INDIA, PROBABLY JHARKHAND, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY carved wood, the body with stylised arms carved in low relief...

*A SANTAL LUTE (DHODRO BANAM), EASTERN INDIA, PROBABLY JHARKHAND, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY carved wood, the body with shallow carved floral and abstract...

*A SANTAL LUTE (DHODRO BANAM), EASTERN INDIA, PROBABLY JHARKHAND, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY carved wood, the rectangular belly with X-shaped crossbars ov...

*A SANTAL LUTE (DHODRO BANAM), EASTERN INDIA, PROBABLY JHARKHAND, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY wood, the body with heart-shaped belly, carved with repeated ...

*A SANTAL LUTE (DHODRO BANAM), EASTERN INDIA, PROBABLY JHARKHAND, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY carved wood, the body with double oval opening, rectangular h...

*A SANTAL LUTE (DHODRO BANAM), EASTERN INDIA, PROBABLY JHARKHAND, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY carved wood, the open body with lower hide resonator, the cub...

*A SANTAL LUTE (DHODRO BANAM), EASTERN INDIA, PROBABLY JHARKHAND, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY carved wood, the bell-shaped body with lower resonator faced ...

*A SANTAL LUTE (DHODRO BANAM), EASTERN INDIA, PROBABLY JHARKHAND, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY carved wood, the open belly with resonator below faced with r...

*A SANTAL LUTE (DHODRO BANAM), EASTERN INDIA, PROBABLY JHARKHAND, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY carved wood, the belly with X-shaped crossbars over the openi...

*A SANTAL OR MUNDA LUTE (HUKA BANAM), EASTERN INDIA, PROBABLY JHARKHAND, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY wood and hide, in the form of a male figure, a hide re...

*AN UNUSUAL LUTE, NORTHERN INDIA OR NEPAL, EARLY 20TH CENTURY the body and neck set into an openwork panel, carved with animals and two figures we...

*TWO BOAT LUTES (JUNGGA), SUMBA, INDONESIA, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY the neck forming the prow, with twin tuning pegs at the top of each, the larger ins...

*TWO BOAT LUTES (JUNGGA OR KACAPI), SUMBA OR SULAWESI, INDONESIA, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY the neck forming the prow with twin tuning pegs at the top of...

*A BATAK LUTE (KULCAPI OR HASAPI), NORTHERN SUMATRA, 19TH / 20TH CENTURY wood, of long slender form, the body with opening at the back, the headst...

*A BATAK LUTE (KULCAPI OR HASAPI), NORTHERN SUMATRA, 19TH / 20TH CENTURY wood, of long slender form, the body with abstract carving at the bottom ...

*A BATAK LUTE (HASAPI), NORTHERN SUMATRA, 19TH / 20TH CENTURY wood, of long slender form, the body with opening at the back, and carved lizard eat...

*A BATAK LUTE (KULCAPI OR HASAPI), NORTHERN SUMATRA, 19TH / 20TH CENTURY wood, of long slender form, the body with opening at the back, the headst...

*A LUTE (GAMBUS), NORTH SULAWESI, INDONESIA, MID-20TH CENTURY the bulbous wood body with hide face, tapering into the hollow neck, the scrolling ...

*A BATAK LUTE (GAMBUS), SUMATRA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY the body carved with scrolling flame or wave design, the headstock with three tuning pegs, surm...

*A DAYAK LUTE (SAPE), BORNEO, PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY carved wood, the long hollow body narrowing into a slender neck, the headstock in the form of ...

*A DECORATED GUITAR, PROBABLY EUROPE WITH OTHER ALTERATIONS, 19TH CENTURY with mother of pearl, bone and wood inlay, the inlaid neck terminating i...

*A HARP, PHILIPPINES, 19TH CENTURY made from local wood in 17th century Spanish style, the tapered faceted sound box with three circular holes at ...

*A TUBE ZITHER (VALIHA), MADAGASGAR, DATED 30TH MARCH 1905 bamboo with bone and velvet, of cylindrical form, the bone relief decoration comprising...

*A FOLK HARP, MEXICO, 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY wood, with steel strings and iron pegs, the tapered faceted sound box with three holes at the back, ...

*TWO CHINESE VIOLINS (ERHU), 20TH CENTURY the two-stringed instruments with slender hardwood neck and cylindrical bamboo soundbox with reptile ski...

*A GAINE SAARANGI, GANDAKI ZONE, CENTRAL NEPAL, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY the bulbous pinched hollow body with soundboard of stretched reptile skin, the ...

*A MAYURI VEENA, PROBABLY PUNJAB, NORTHERN INDIA, 19TH CENTURY painted wood with bone applique, the resonator in the form of a peacock 97cm long ...

*AN ESRAJ (BOWED FIDDLE), BENGAL, EASTERN INDIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY wood, brass, bone and hide, the small body of scooped shape with hide resonato...

*A NORTH INDIAN SARANGI, EARLY 20TH CENTURY wood, with bone, leather, hide and metal, the pear-shaped body with hide resonator, the thick tapered ...

*TWO SARINDA (BOWED LUTES), AFGHANISTAN OR PAKISTAN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY wood with mirror glass and metal inlay, the bodies of inverted egg-shape, ...

*TWO SARINDA (BOWED LUTES), PROBABLY PAKISTAN, EARLY 20TH CENTURY wood with metal and mirror glass inlay, the bodies of inverted egg-shape, with d...

*A BALKAN GUSLE, CIRCA 1900 carved maple wood, the bulb-shaped body with hide resonator, surmounted by slender neck with scooped design, the finia...

*A CHINESE OBOE (HAIDI), 19TH CENTURY the faux bamboo wooden shaft with oval finger holes, the straight brass bocal with openwork globe elements, ...

*THREE WOODEN FLUTES (GHOR BAANSURI), NEPAL, 19TH/20TH CENTURY each with six finger holes and a slightly larger mouth hole, of straight ridged for...

*A THAI REED OBOE (PI NAI), CIRCA 19TH CENTURY the long cylindrical body gently flared at either end and bulging in the centre, the ridged central...

*TWO THAI REED OBOES (PI GLA-NG AND PI NAW-K), CIRCA 19TH CENTURY hardwood, of long cylindrical form, with gently flared ends and ridged central b...

*A DOUBLE FLUTE (GLING-BU), TIBET, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY fruit-, possibly apricot-wood, the upper and lower sections made of separate pieces, held to...

*A RITUAL HORN (KANG-LING), TIBET, 19TH CENTURY deer horn, with chased and repousse silver mounts set with coral and turquoise, the opening in the...

*A SMALL SILVER KRISHNA FLUTE, PROBABLY WESTERN INDIA, 19TH CENTURY of straight hollow form, with seven finger holes and mouth piece on one side, ...

*A TAMIL FLUTE, SOUTH INDIA, DATED 1926 wood covered in sheet silver, of long cylindrical form, eight finger holes and mouthpiece along one side, ...

*THREE INDIAN FLUTES, NORTHERN INDIA, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY each of straight form, one of wood with brass decorative bands at either end and six fing...

*AN ASMAT BAMBOO HORN (FU), SIRETS DISTRICT, NEW GUINEA, 20TH CENTURY OR EARLIER of cylindrical form, with circular mouthpiece at one end, the sid...

*A BALKAN END-BLOWN FLUTE (KAVAL), BULGARIA OR ROMANIA, 19TH CENTURY fruitwood, of circular section with faceted ends terminating with horn mounts...

*TWO TELESCOPIC SILVER RITUAL HORNS (DSOG-KANG), TIBET, 19TH CENTURY of crescent-shaped form, with chased and repousse decoration depicting dragon...

*A RITUAL CONCH SHELL TRUMPET (DUNG-DKAR), TIBET, 19TH CENTURY covered in profusely chased and repousse sheet silver, set with turquoise and coral...

*A PAIR OF COPPER AND BRASS RITUAL HORNS (RKANGLING), EASTERN TIBET, 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY copper and brass, each of slender tapered form, the f...