Fine Asian Art

well painted in colours on cloth, the pensive monk in yellow hat, flanked by his attributes the flaming sword and the book, with orange mandala be...

delicately painted in gilding and soft colours on cloth, the Bodhisattva seated on a lotus throne in a hilly landscape with deer, with small image...

the softly modelled dark bronze figure on an oval lotus base, clad in Bodhisattva jewels and tiara, with right hand raised in abhaya mudra, H:14.5...

the wrathful Bodhisattva well modelled, standing in pratyalidhasana, the combative pose, on a lotus plinth, holding up the vajra in his right hand...

with a central miniature image of Tara, all in the original felt case,. Dimension:. Condition:W:9.44cm.. Provenance:Private London collection

the historical Buddha well modelled with rounded serene face, seated on a lotus plinth with his right hand in the gesture of touching the earth, b...

the serene figure modelled in a pale alloy, with hands in dharmacakra mudra, the gesture of setting in motion the wheel of the law, seated in padm...

the female Bodhisattva with serene downcast gaze, modelled seated on a waisted lotus plinth with her right foot resting on a lotus flower, flanked...

the seated figure well modelled, on a waisted lotus plinth, wearing Bodhisattva jewels and tiara, and with a majestic expression of benevolence on...

heavily cast in a pale alloy, with strong characterful face below the yellow monk s hat, clad in a patchwork robe with incised diaper borders, as ...

the pale alloy with some traces of gilding, the details of the serene smiling face beneath the peaked yellow hat well delineated, as he sits on a ...

the four armed Bodhisattva crisply modelled with two hands clasped in anjali mudra, and seated in the lotus position on a waisted lotus throne, cl...

the dark bronze figure emaciated by prolonged austerities, well modelled seated in padmasana, with every rib and sinew defined, the skull like hea...

the dark bronze finely worked, particularly on the serene face and the expressive hands, which perform the teaching gesture, as he sits in padmasa...

in dark bronze, on a lotus plinth, the large Ganesh H:14.6cm.. Dimension:. Condition:Fairly good. Provenance:Private London collection

the founder of the Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism shown in meditation, flanked by the flaming Sword of Wisdom and the Book of Knowledge, borne...

the horseshoe shaped mandorla with the bird headed deity Garuda supported by a pair of apsaras, on a ground of swirling flames, above a pair of Ma...

the ritual dagger crisply detailed, with the fierce fanged head of the guardian deity surmounted by an openwork vajra,. Dimension:H:10.7cm.. Con...

the dark bronze figure of the fierce Bodhisattva standing in the combative stance,holding up the vajra in his right hand, wood base, the figure H:...

the serene figure seated in the lotus position on a waisted lotus plinth, with right hand making the earth touching gesture,. Dimension:H:11.5c...

well painted in colours on paper,, with the seated Buddha of infallible power in red robe, with his right hand raised in abhaya mudra, the gesture...

well painted in rich colours on cloth, the deity seated on a lotus springing from a lake among mountains, brandishing a flaming sword, and attende...

well painted in rich colours on paper, depicting the serene central Tara seated on a lotus throne in a green landscape,flanked above and below by ...

the terrifying protective deity expressively carved as a grinning skull, wearing a tiara of five smaller skulls, and with the blue third eye in hi...

the rectangular panel cut up and resewn using a Chinese silk wan diaper brocade of good even bright colour,. Dimension:L:243cm.. Condition:Good,...

painted with some dash in blue, red, green, and black line on paper with the seated female deity attended by two smaller Bodhisattvas before her, ...

the great teacher, known in Tibet as Guru Rinpoche, depicted in ink and colours on cloth, seated on a grand lotus throne rising from a lake, weari...

the fierce red faced deity, possibly a form of Acala, depicted in colours on fabric, brandishing a sword in his right hand as he kneels on his lot...

with the central knob set within a small circle of dots, and surrounded by seated deities, mythical beasts and four pointed nipples. The inscripti...

The central knob rising within a square enclosing twelve small nipples alternately representing the Twelve Branches, the main field decorated with...

with central knob set within a square border with four T shape motifs flanked by four pointed nipples and surrounded by banded patterns, and an ...

of flattened pear shape, after an Islamic metal original, decorated on each side with a peach shaped panel enclosing an incised design of a fierce...

the jar features a flared double-rimmed mouth, very likely designed for functional purposes like sealing, the jar of shouldered form with a taperi...

of ovoid form, rising from the tapering flat base to a tall neck and everted rim, covered overall in off-white glaze with a splash of green. Dime...

the small, moulded figure of a mythical beast with expressive facial features and a curling mane, crouching on all fours, the surface retaining tr...

the ovoid body supported on a tapering foot, the lower half with upright lotus leaf patterns, and with incised floral patterns above the waist, f...

the small bottle with a globular body rising from a straight rounded foot to a galleried rim supported on a narrow neck, a dark-blown glaze covers...

the lobed sides rising from a short splayed foot to a petalled rim, covered overall in a pale-green glaze. Dimension:W:11cm, H:4cm. Condition:Go...

the globular body rising from a slightly flared foot to a short neck, incised with a narrow groove at the neck and shoulder, applied with three an...

elegantly potted, the slightly splayed foot swelling to high, rounded shoulders surmounted by a tall waisted neck moulded with three raised rings ...

of ovoid form with steep rounded shoulders rising to a short waisted neck and flared rim, covered overall with a milky-white glaze. Dimension:H:1...

potted with a compressed globular body rising to the inverted mouth rim, covered overall in dark-brown glaze except for the buff toned base . Dim...

the powerfully modelled animal standing foursquare on a rectangular base, its well-formed head with ears pricked back, eyes bulging, nostrils flar...

the lobed ovoid body rising from the short splayed foot to a long waisted neck and foliate everted rim, covered overall in milky-white glaze over ...

with rounded sides curving from the tall splayed foot to the everted foliate rim, covered overall in a creamy white glaze. Dimension:H:11.5cm. C...

the ovoid body rising from a straight foot to a wide neck, the grey stoneware body covered with a creamy-white slip and a dark chocolate-brown ove...

with an outward-flaring rim that gently curls at the edge, the walls slope downward in a conical form reminiscent of a bamboo hat. Both the interi...

sturdily potted with a bomb body rising to a short constricted neck and wide everted rim, all supported on three splayed legs, applied with a tran...

For a discussion on the 'oil spot' glaze, refer to the catalogue note for lot 1031. The present bowl can be compared to a similar rounded example ...

well potted with the wide shallow sides raised on a short foot, covered overall with an attractive milky sky-blue glaze draining to a mushroom ton...

decorated with vertical slip ribbing around the body, with broad handle and short out- turned spout, covered in overall black glaze stopping abov...

boldly carved through the dark glaze to the buff body with two bands of leafy and peony scroll, all below a tall splayed neck and everted rim; A s...

the tapering body carved through creamy-white slip with two broad bands of peony, all under a clear glaze except for the unglazed yellowish base; ...

the rounded sides??rising from a tapering foot to a flat everted??rim, the exterior with upright petals, covered overall save for the footring in ...

potted in conical shape from slightly splayed foot to everted rim, covered overall in a brown glaze stopping short above the foot revealing the da...

the sides rounded from the slightly splayed foot to the tapering mouth, covered overall in glassy persimmon glaze save on the unglazed buff base....

Dimension:. Condition:. Provenance:From the collection of Russell M. Tyson (1867-1963); exhibited in The Art Institute of Chicago, no.1964.937

well potted with??wide flaring sides rising at an angle from a slightly splayed foot, finely moulded on the interior with intricate??foliate scrol...

of cylindrical form with tripod feet and rimmed mouth, the sides moulded with the eight trigrams between two horizontal lines, covered overall in ...

the Guanyin seated atop a rock above waves with a fish jumping from the water, hands in??dhyanamudra, covered overall in an olive-green glaze, ex...