A JASPER SNUFF BOTTLE WITH LION MASK HANDLES, 1750-1860China. Well hollowed, of rounded rectangular square form, surmounted by a tubular neck with flat lip, the shoulders finely carved with lion masks and mock ring handles, supported on an oval foot ring, the remaining surfaces unadorned to display the deep-green ground with its spectacular blood-red markings.Provenance: From the collection of Dr. Erika Pohl-Stroeher (1919-2016), thence by descent in the same family. Dr. Erika Pohl-Stroeher was a German-born Swiss resident and heiress to the hair care and cosmetics company Wella AG. She was a passionate collector and had amassed in her lifetime various important art collections, as well as one of the world's most valuable collections of gems and minerals.Condition: Good condition with some nibbling to the base, a small nick to the lip and foot rim, the latter smoothened over time. The stone with natural fissures and inclusions.Stopper: Ruby red glass stopper with gilt-bronze mounting, carved spoon Weight: 53 g Dimensions: Height including stopper 66 mm. Diameter neck 19 mm and mouth 6 mm. Auction result comparison: Compare a related jasper 'mask handle' snuff bottle, dated to 1750-1860, at Bonhams New York in Chinese Art from the Scholar's Studio on 16 March 2015, lot 8003, sold for USD 3,500.1750-1860年碧玉石獅面輔首鼻烟壺中國。掏膛良好，寬肩微削，橢圓形圈足，圓柱形頸，平唇，肩部獅面輔首；深綠色地，夾雜著血紅色紋理。 來源：Erika Pohl-Stroeher（1919-2016）博士收藏，保存於同一家族至今。Erika Pohl-Stroeher博士是德國出生的瑞士人，是護髮和化妝品公司Wella AG的女繼承人。她是一位有熱誠的收藏家，一生中積累了許多重要的藝術收藏，以及世界上最有價值的寶石和礦石收藏之一。 品相：狀況良好，底部有一些小凹痕，唇部和足部邊緣有一個小缺口，隨著時間的推移，缺口已變得平滑。具有天然裂紋和內沁的石料。 壺蓋：寶石紅玻璃壺蓋，包鎏金銅，雕刻的小勺 重量：53 克 尺寸：含壺蓋高66 毫米. 頸部直徑19 毫米 ，嘴部直徑6 毫米. 拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近碧玉石輔首鼻烟壺，1750-1860年，見紐約邦翰思 Chinese Art from the Scholar's Studio 2015年3月16日 lot 8003, 售價USD 3,500。
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A SHADOW AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE, 1750-1850China. Very well hollowed, of rounded rectangular form with an oval foot ring and recessed base. The semi-transparent stone of a pale caramel tone with natural dark-brown inclusions. The darker streaks and shadings to the stone forming an appealing composition.Provenance: From an English private collection. Condition: Good condition with little wear, minor surface scratches, some nibbling to the mouth, the spoon with a loss. The stone with natural inclusions and fissures, some of which may have developed into microscopic hairline cracks over time.Stopper: Coral stopper on silver-coated and incised mounting, carved spoon Weight: 46 g Dimensions: Height including stopper 64 mm. Diameter neck 19 mm and mouth 8 mm.A nice example from this group of earlier agates, with inclusions that leave a lot of leeway for the interpretation game, which was so popular among court officials, scholars and collectors of the 18th and 19th centuries.Auction result comparison: Compare a related shadow agate snuff bottle, dated 1770-1850, at Bonhams New York in Fine Chinese Paintings and Works of Art on 21 September 2020, lot 100, sold for USD 3,187. Compare with a closely related bottle at Christie's New York, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 15 September 2011, lot 1180, sold for USD 4,000.1750-1850年影子瑪瑙鼻烟壺中國。掏膛良好，寬肩微削，橢圓形圈足，圓柱形短頸，平唇。淺焦糖色調的半透明石料，帶有天然的深棕色紋理。石料上較深的條紋和陰影引人注目。 來源：英國私人收藏。 品相：狀況良好，磨損很小，表面有輕微劃痕，嘴部有一些小磕損，勺子遺失。具有天然內沁和紋理的瑪瑙，隨著時間的推移，其中一些可能已經發展成微小的細縫。 壺蓋: 珊瑚壺蓋包銀，雕刻的小勺 重量：46 克 尺寸：含壺蓋高64 毫米. 頸部直徑19 毫米 ，嘴部直徑8 毫米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近1770-1850年的瑪瑙鼻烟壺，見紐約邦翰思Fine Chinese Paintings and Works of Art 2020年9月21日 lot 100, 售價USD 3,187；比較相近的鼻烟壺 ，見紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2011年9月15日 lot 1180, 售價USD 4,000。
A LONGQUAN CELADON KINUTA (MALLET) VASE WITH PHOENIX HANDLES, MING DYNASTYChina, 14th-15th century. The mallet-shaped body rising to a wide everted rim, set to the neck with a pair of stylized phoenix handles with detailed crown and wings, covered overall with a glaze of sea-green tone, suffused with a network of fine crackles, the glaze neatly stopping above the unglazed foot ring to reveal the buff ware, partially burnt to orange during the firing.Provenance: From a private collection in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Condition: Superb condition with manufacturing flaws such as ceramic warts, glaze recesses at the base, and small chips to the foot rim. Old wear, minor soiling and traces of use. Weight: 509.6 g Dimensions: Height 17.1 cm Literature comparison: Published examples include one in the Bishmon-do Temple, previously in the possession of a branch of the Tokugawa Family, the former Daimyos of Kyushu, illustrated by Gompertz, Chinese Celadon Wares, London, Hong Kong, 1962, 1980, plate 78, and another two illustrated ibidem, one from the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, color plate G and the other, from the Yomei Bunko Collection, plate 80, and finally one in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Lung-Chuan Ware of the Sung Dynasty, plates 5 and 5a. Mallet vases with dragon and phoenix handles were also found in the wreck of a Yuan dynasty ship near Sinan and were included in the Special Exhibition of Cultural Relics Found off Sinan Coast, Seoul, 1977, and illustrated in the catalog, plates 4-7.Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related Longquan celadon mallet vase, dated to the Southern Song dynasty, at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Chinese Art on 3 December 2015, lot 284, sold for HKD 212,500. 13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.明代龍泉窯青釉鳳耳瓶中國，十四至十五世紀。瓶小盤口，直頸，折肩，直腹，圈足。頸部兩側各置一鳳耳。灰白色胎，通體施青釉，釉面開片紋。圈足露胎，局部成橙色。 來源：美國紐約布魯克林私人收藏。 品相：狀況極佳，製造瑕疵，如陶瓷凸點、底部的釉料凹槽和邊沿磕損。磨損、輕微污漬和使用痕跡。 重量：509,6 克 尺寸：高17.1 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件十分相近的南宋龍泉窯青釉鳳耳, 見香港蘇富比Chinese Art 2015年12月3日 lot 284, 售價HKD 212,500。
A LARGE THANGKA OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, 18TH CENTURYTibet. Distemper on cloth. Finely painted with the gold-skinned Buddha seated in dhyanasana on a lotus cushion with his right hand lowered in bhumisparsa mudra and the left holding an alms bowl, a halo and colorful mandorla behind him, flanked by two standing acolytes, against a landscape with numerous miniature Buddhas flanked in the lower margin by Mahakala and Chaturmukha.Provenance: British trade.Condition: Good condition with minor old wear, little soiling, small losses to pigment, creasing. With a silk brocade frame and mounted behind glass.Dimensions: Image size 142 x 87.8 cmAuction result comparison: Compare a related thangka, also dated to the 18th century and with a central Buddha Shakyamuni surrounded by numerous smaller Buddhas, at Bonhams Hong Kong in Fine Chinese Art on 28 November 2011, lot 715, sold for HKD 275,000. 十八世紀大型釋迦牟尼唐卡西藏。布面膠畫。唐卡中央釋迦佛現成道相，右手接觸地印，左手平托缽盂，結跏趺坐於蓮花寶座，後有背光，畫中人物眾多。來源：英國古玩市場。 品相：狀況良好，小磨損，少量污漬，褪色，起皺。帶有絲綢織錦框架，安裝在玻璃後面。 尺寸：畫面尺寸142 x 87.8 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一對相近的十八世紀釋迦牟尼唐卡， 見香港邦翰思2011年11月28日 lot 715, 售價HKD 275,000。
A RARE IRON-RUST GLAZED TRIPOD CENSER WITH MATCHING STAND, MID-QINGChina, 18th century. The censer of bombe form and set with two elongated D-shaped handles at the rim, covered in a reddish-brown glaze suffused with minute iridescent black flecks, the interior and the ends of the feet left unglazed, revealing the buff ware. The stand modeled as overlapping leaf petals with a cash coin in the center and similarly glazed save for the ends of the feet and the underside. (2)Provenance: From a private collection of American expatriates avidly collecting Chinese art in Hong Kong during the 1970s and 1980s, thence by descent.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing flaws, the stand with a small chip to the underside.Weight: 734.5 g (the censer) and 234.9 g (the stand)Dimensions: Width 17.5 cm (at the widest points), Height 15.5 cm (incl. stand)Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related iron-rust glazed censer, but lacking the matching stand, at Christie's Hong Kong in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 28 May 2021, lot 2996, bought-in at an estimate of HKD 500,000-700,000. 明代中期罕見鐵鏽花釉橋梁耳三足爐及相配底座 中國，十八世紀。雙橋梁耳爐式，線條圓潤流暢，通體施鐵鏽斑釉，釉色呈斑駁的深赭褐色，間雜鐵灰色金屬斑，內部和腳底未上釉，露出淺黃色的器皿。底座呈蓮葉狀，中央一個銅板紋。 來源：香港一個熱衷於中國藝術的美裔私人收藏與1970至80年代購得，保存至今 品相：品相極好，輕微磨損和燒製缺陷，底座底部有小開片 重量：734.5 克(爐)，234.9 克 (底座) 尺寸：寬17.5 厘米 (最寬処), 高15.5 厘米 (含底座) 拍賣結果比較：一件相近的鐵鏽花釉爐，但缺乏匹配底座，見香港佳士得Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 2021年5月28日 lot 2996, 估價HKD 500,000-700,000.
AN EMERALD-GREEN AND WHITE 'PINES IN THE SNOW' JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE, 1770-1850China. Smoothly polished and well hollowed, the flattened rectangular body rising from a short oval foot to a cylindrical neck. The semi-translucent icy white stone with vivid emerald-green inclusions, creating the legendary 'pine trees in the snow' effect.Provenance: From a UK private collection, acquired from Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd., London. A copy of the original invoice dated 20 November 2000 and confirming the dating and description above accompanies this lot. Robert Kleiner (1948-2014) was an important expert on and dealer of Chinese snuff bottles, beginning his long career at Sotheby's Chinese Art department in London. Along with Hugh Moss and Bob Hall, Robert Kleiner became a key advisor to the Mary and George Bloch collection, and it was Robert who wrote and produced the very first catalog of their bottles. Condition: Excellent condition with only minor wear and tiny nibbles to neck. With a fine, unctuous feel overall.The Chinese have traditionally taken a subjective and often poetic approach to the appreciation of art, including towards the materials with which they work. The name given to jadeite is feicui and refers to the brilliance of a kingfisher's plumage. Jadeite, itself, however, does not appear in exactly the colors of the feathers or, indeed, with their iridescence. The type of jadeite shown in the present example is known as 'pine trees in the snow' since the markings resemble the idea of a pine tree-filled snowy landscape. Stopper: Green glass and carved spoon Weight: 86.7 g Dimensions: Height including stopper 65 mm. Diameter neck 18 mm and mouth 6 mm. Auction result comparison: Compare a 'pine trees in the snow' jadeite bottle at Sotheby's New York in The Joe Grimberg Collection Of Chinese Snuff Bottles on 14 September 2010, lot 85, sold for USD 15,000.1770-1850年翡翠松雪紋鼻烟壺中國。掏膛良好，表面光滑，圓柱形頸，扁平長方削肩膀，橢圓形圈足。半透明的冰白色玉料，帶有生動的翠綠色紋理，如雪中松一般。 來源：英國私人收藏，購於倫敦Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd.藝廊。隨附一份2000年11月20日開具的發票副本，確認了相關描述和斷代。Robert Kleiner (1948-2014) 是一位重要的中國鼻煙壺專家和古玩商，在倫敦蘇富比中國藝術部開始了他的職業生涯。Robert Kleiner與 Hugh Moss 和 Bob Hall 一起，成為 Mary 和 George Bloch 收藏的重要顧問，他編寫並製作了他們的第一個鼻烟壺目錄。 品相：狀況極好，只有輕微磨損和頸部微小的磕損，整體光滑瑩潤。 壺蓋: 綠色玻璃，雕刻小勺 重量：86.7 克 尺寸：含蓋高65 毫米；頸部直徑18 毫米及口部直徑6 毫米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件松雪紋翡翠鼻烟壺，見紐約蘇富比The Joe Grimberg Collection Of Chinese Snuff Bottles 2010年9月14日 lot 85, 售價 USD 15,000。
A CLOISONNE ENAMEL DOUBLE-FISH VASE, QIANLONG TO JIAQING PERIODChina, 1736-1820. Cast as two entwined fish supported on a spreading foot, their mouths forming the opening of the vase, their bodies decorated in pale and dark blue, the foot with a wave pattern. The gilt rims with key-fret bands neatly inlaid in sapphire-blue enamels, a hallmark of Qianlong period cloisonne items.Provenance: From a Croatian private collection, by repute acquired ca. 1918 and thence by descent. The base engraved, 'Koenigl. Saechs. Hausmarschallamt 1908.' Condition: Fair condition with some wear and manufacturing flaws, including expected pitting. Minor nicks, dents and losses with associated cracks.Weight: 2,307 gDimensions: Height 30.5 cmThe fish is traditionally regarded as a symbol of fertility and abundance, and the entwined paired fish, homophone for continuous abundance, has long been favored as an auspicious symbol in Chinese decorative arts. It is also one of the Bajixiang, the Eight Buddhist Emblems.Auction result comparison: Compare a pair of related cloisonne double-fish vases, 27.7 cm high, also dated Qianlong to Jiaqing period, at Christie's Hong Kong in Masterpieces of the Enameller's Art from the Mandel Collection on 30 May 2012, lot 3922, sold for HKD 620,000 (for a pair). Compare a pair of related cloisonne double-fish vases, 38 cm and 46.5 cm high, dated to the 18th century, at Christie's London in Boulle to Jansen: An Important Private European Collection on 12 June 2003, lot 138, sold for GBP 17,238 (for a pair). Note that this pair of vases was sold over 18 years ago and thus the result does not adequately reflect the value of the lot. 乾隆至嘉慶時期銅胎掐絲琺琅雙魚紋瓶中國，1736-1820年。瓶呈連體雙魚形，作相擁狀，口下飾雙鬚為耳，雙尾相交為足。魚主體掐絲，分別以淺藍與深藍釉為地。魚背鋸齒形鰭，魚腹雙鰭相交，靈芝形尾。魚唇與圈足處為銅胎雷紋。來源: 克羅地亞私人收藏，據説購於約1918年，保存至今。底座刻"Koenigl. Saechs. Hausmarschallamt 1908" （皇室薩克森州衆議院元帥辦公室）。 品相: 品相良好，帶有一些磨損和製造缺陷，包括預期的點蝕。輕微劃痕、凹痕和損失。 重量: 2,307 克 尺寸: 高30.5 厘米 拍賣結果比較: 比較一對乾隆至嘉慶時期銅胎掐絲琺琅雙魚瓶，高 27.7 厘米，見香港佳士得Masterpieces of the Enameller's Art from the Mandel Collection 2012年5月30日Lot 3922, 售價HKD 620,000 (一對)；比較一對相近的十八世紀銅胎掐絲琺琅雙魚瓶，分別高38 厘米與46.5 厘米，見倫敦佳士得Boulle to Jansen: An Important Private European Collection 2003年6月12日 lot 138, 售價GBP 17,238 (一對)。請注意，這對花瓶售於18 年前，因此結果並不能充分反映該拍品真實價值。
A STAG ANTLER LION-HILTED DAGGERIndia, Mughal or Deccan, 16th-17th century (the hilt) and 19th century (the blade and mounting). The hilt boldly carved in the form of a lion with a fierce expression, the mouth agape revealing sharp teeth, the eyes with dark-inlaid pupils, the wavy fur finely incised. The gilt metal fittings with beaded, open worked floral decoration and neatly inset semi-precious stones.Provenance: French trade.Condition: Good condition with minor wear and traces of use. The hilt with age cracks and small old repairs to both ears as well as a fine, golden-brown patina overall.Weight: 549.3 g (total)Dimensions: Length 11 cm (the hilt), 45 cm (the blade), and 65.5 cm (total)The floral-decorated silk brocade scabbard further fitted with a gilt metal coat-of-arms bearing a shield surmounted by a five-pointed crown flanked by a lion and elephant above a ribbon with raised Devanagari inscription. The straight blade of triangular section.Auction result comparison: Compare a related ivory dagger handle in the form of a lion, 12.3 cm high, dated late 17th century and attributed to Deccan, at Christie's New York in Indian and South East Asian Art on 21 March 2007, lot 387, sold for USD 15,600. Compare a related Mughal marine-ivory-hilted dagger with a ram's head, dated to the 17th century, at Sotheby's London in The Sven Gahlin Collection on 6 October 2015, lot 142, sold for GBP 20,000.
A SILVERED BRONZE 'MYTHICAL BEASTS' MIRROR, TANG DYNASTYChina, 618-907. Of circular form, cast with four leonine beasts racing around the central pierced knop, encircled by a raised border surrounded by a recessed outer band with alternating birds and floral sprays below a band of spaced floral scrolls to the stepped rim.Provenance: From an English private collection. Condition: Very good condition, commensurate with age. Old wear and casting irregularities, signs of weathering and erosion, few small nicks and light scratches. Fine, naturally grown patina with areas of malachite and azurite encrustation, particularly to the front of the mirror.Weight: 643.2 gDimensions: Diameter 12.3 cmLiterature comparison: Compare a related bronze mirror, also dated to the Tang dynasty and illustrated by Ju-hsi Chou, Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors, The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000, p. 62, no. 50.Auction result comparison: Compare a related bronze mirror with similar creatures at Christie's New York in Fine Chinese Art from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections on 18 March 2009, lot 238, sold for USD 13,750 (part lot, together with another bronze mirror).唐代鎏銀瑞獸銅鏡中國，618-907年。鏡呈圓形，半球鈕，上飾斜立二重齒紋圈，分為內外二區。內區飾四瑞獸為主題，圍繞著中央鏡鈕。外區飾花草鳥紋。 來源：英國私人收藏。 品相：狀況極好，與年齡相稱。 磨損和鑄件瑕疵，風化和侵蝕的跡象，輕微小刻痕和劃痕。包漿自然細膩，在鏡子前面帶有藍綠色鏽斑。 重量：643.2 克 尺寸：直徑12.3 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近的瑞獸銅鏡，見紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Art from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections 2009年3月18日 lot 238, 售價USD 13,750 (其中一件，與另一件銅鏡)。
A CARVED WOOD 'EIGHT AUSPICIOUS SYMBOLS' MANUSCRIPT COVERTibet, 14th-15th century. Of rectangular form, finely carved in recessed rectangular panels depicting the ashtamangala on lotus pedestals surrounded by scrolling and intertwined vines, the two panels divided by a lotus flower. All framed by beaded, line, and lotus-petal borders, the reverse painted with floral and geometric designs.Provenance: From a German private collection.Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, particularly to pigments, signs of weathering and erosion, minor nicks, scratches, and small losses here and there.Weight: 470.5 g Dimensions: Size 35.8 x 13.2 cmAuction result comparison: Compare a closely related Tibetan carved and painted wood manuscript cover, also depicting the ashtamangala and carved with similar borders, dated to the 15th century, at Christie's New York in Indian and Southeast Asian Art, on 19 September 2002, lot 204, sold for USD 5,975, and another, dated to the 14th century, at Christie's New York in Indian and Southeast Asian Art on 25 March 2004, lot 74, sold for USD 4,183.木雕佛教八寶紋經書蓋 西藏，十四至十五世紀。長方形，矩形面板精細雕刻，描繪了蓮花基座上佛教八寶紋，周圍纏枝紋。四方由串珠、線條和蓮花花瓣邊框構成，背面有花卉和幾何圖案。 來源：德國私人收藏。 品相：品相良好，與年代相符。大範圍磨損，尤其是顏料，有風化和侵蝕的跡象，輕微刻痕、劃痕和小幅缺損。 重量：470.5 克 尺寸：35.8 x 13.2 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近西藏木雕彩繪經文蓋，同樣為八寶紋，十五世紀，見紐約佳士得Indian and Southeast Asian Art 2002年9月19日 lot 204, 售價USD 5,975；另一件為十四世紀，見紐約佳士得Indian and Southeast Asian Art 2004年3月25日 lot 74, 售價USD 4,183。
AN OVERLAY GLASS 'EIGHT HORSES OF MU WANG' SNUFF BOTTLE, 1800-1850China. Of compressed globular form with an oval foot ring, carved through the translucent white overlay to the opaque pink ground with a continuous scene of 'Eight Horses of Mu Wang', beside a pine tree. Provenance: British trade. Condition: Good condition with little nibbling to the lip and base, the neck with a small chip, two microscopic fissures on the base. Stopper: Apple-green jadeite stopper Weight: 52 g Dimensions: Height including stopper 64 mm. Diameter neck 14 mm and mouth 6 mm. The charming scene represents the Eight Horses of King Mu Wang, who reigned during the Zhou dynasty in the 10th century BC, and these eight horses were his favorite chargers which pulled the Emperor's chariot as he progressed about his realm to visit the Goddess Xi Wangmu.Auction result comparison: Compare an almost identical white overlay pink glass snuff bottle, dated 1800-1850, at Christie's London in The Art of China: Online Winter Sale on 6 December 2017, lot 36, sold for USD 2,750. 1800-1850年套料"穆王八駿"鼻烟壺中國。扁圓形，橢圓形圈足，粉色地套白料描繪"穆王八駿"圖。 來源：英國古玩市場。 品相：狀況良好，唇部和底部少量磕損，頸部有一個小磕損，底部有兩個微小的裂縫。 壺蓋：翡翠 重量：52 克 尺寸：含壺蓋高64 毫米. 頸部直徑14 毫米，唇部直徑6 毫米. 拍賣結果比較：比較一件1800-1850年幾乎一模一樣的套料粉紅料器鼻烟壺，見倫敦佳士得The Art of China: Online Winter Sale 2017年12月6日 lot 36, 售價USD 2,750。
A LARGE BRONZE OF BUDDHA, SHAN STATEBurma, 18th - 19th century. The Buddha seated in vajrasana with his right hand lowered in bhumisparsa mudra and his left held palm-upward in dhyana mudra as he sits in meditation on a triangular sectioned plinth, wearing a monastic robe, with crisply cast facial features, the eyes inlaid in glass, the hair worked in tight curls surmounted by the ushnisha.Provenance: Old German private collection.Condition: Condition commensurate with age. Old wear, some casting flaws, nicks and dents, few small losses. The left hand is an old replacement and removable. The interior with extensive cuprite encrustation. Displays remarkably well overall.Weight: 10 kg Dimensions: Height 43 cmAuction result comparison: Compare a related Shan style bronze dated to the 17th century at Christie's Amsterdam in Indian Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art on 18 October 2005, lot 118, sold for EUR 11,950.
A PICCHVAI OF SHRI NATHJI AND SARAT PURNIMA, 18TH-19TH CENTURYIndia, Rajasthan. Painted on silk, Shri Nathji at the center standing on a base and backed by a painted screen, flanked by two pundits and dancing gopis on either side, with laden trees behind them and gods and goddesses in celestial vimanas flying through the star-filled sky. Gopas and gopis at the lower left worshipping in front of a marble temple, Krishna teasing the gopis at lower right, white cows decorated with red handprints standing on the banks of a lotus-filled river at the bottom, 24 scenes of Shri Nathji on three sides, the entire painting with a floral border.Provenance: From a noted Hungarian private collection, acquired from a private British collector.Condition: Fair condition with extensive wear, soiling, losses, and tears to the edges. Dimensions: Size 133.5 x 88 cmAuction result comparison: Compare a closely related picchvai of larger size at Christie's New York in Indian And Southeast Asian Art, on 21 September 2007, lot 316, sold for USD 22,500. Compare another related picchvai at Christie's New York in Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art on 15 March 2016, lot 305, sold for USD 12,500.
A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'CHILONG' SEAL, QING DYNASTYChina, 18th-19th century. Of irregular rounded form, the knob carved in openwork with a chilong crouching on its muscular limbs with raised back, the tail curling under the body, the seal incised with swirling clouds below the chilong, the seal face left plain. The translucent stone of an even white tone accented with russet skin as well as darker russet veins and shadings.Provenance: Adrian M. Joseph, c. 2003. British private collection, acquired from the above. Adrian Malcolm Joseph started studying and collecting Chinese ceramics during the late 1950s. He published various important papers and books including Ming Porcelains: Their Origins and Development (1971) and Chinese and Annamese Ceramics found in the Philippines and Indonesia (1973). He and his wife Phyllis began collecting Japanese art in the late 1960s, initially acquiring ceramics from important dealers such as Shimojo in Tokyo. Joseph became a Director of Hugh Moss Ltd. in the 1970s.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and few small nicks, the stone with natural fissures, some of which have developed into small hairline cracks over time.Weight: 28.7 gDimensions: Height 3.3 cmAuction result comparison: Compare a related white and russet jade seal with a chilong, dated to the 19th century, at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 7 April 2013, lot 3214, sold for HKD 437,500. 清代白玉螭龍鈕印中國，十八至十九世紀。不規則圓形，鏤空雕刻螭龍鈕，身材矯健，翹背，尾巴捲曲在身下；螭龍下方刻有旋雲，印面平整。半透明的玉料，呈均勻的白色色調，局部赤褐色皮以及紋理。 來源: Adrian M. Joseph, 約2003年；英國私人收藏，購於上述收藏；Adrian Malcolm Joseph 在 1950 年代後期開始研究和收集中國陶瓷。他發表了多篇重要論文和著作，包括《Ming Porcelains: Their Origins and Development》（1971）和《Chinese and Annamese Ceramics found in the Philippines and Indonesia》（1973）。他和他的妻子Phyllis在 1960 年代後期開始收集日本藝術品，最初是從東京的 Shimojo 等重要經銷商處購買陶瓷。 Joseph 在 1970 年代成為 Hugh Moss Ltd. 的董事。品相: 狀況良好，少量磨損與刻痕，有天然裂痕的玉料，隨著時間的推移，有些裂痕已經發展成細小的裂縫。 重量: 28.7 克 尺寸: 高3.3 厘米 拍賣結果比較: 比較一件相近的十九世紀螭龍白玉印，見香港蘇富比Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2013年4月7日 lot 3214, 售價HKD 437,500。
A DEEP CELADON AND RUSSET JADE 'PEACH AND BAT' GROUP, EARLY QING DYNASTYChina, 18th century. Carved from a heavy, single pebble as a giant peach borne on an openworked gnarled leafy stem and surmounted by a bat. The partly translucent stone is of a deep celadon tone with distinct russet veins and cloudy white inclusions.Provenance: From a French private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and few microscopic nicks. The stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time.Weight: 718.2 gDimensions: Length 10.5 cmAuction result comparison: Compare a closely related celadon jade 'peach and bats' group, dated to the Qianlong period, of slightly larger size (12.7 cm wide), at Christie's London in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 9 November 2010, lot 165, sold for GBP 46,850. 清初青玉留皮雕福壽擺件 中國，十八世紀。由一顆玉料隨形雕刻而成，就像一個巨大的桃子，鏤空雕刻枝葉。桃子上趴著一隻蝙蝠。 局部半透明的玉料呈深青色，帶有明顯的赤褐色脈絡和白色絮狀物。 來源：法國私人收藏 品相：狀況極好，輕微磨損，極其細微的刻痕。 帶有天然脈理的玉料，隨著時間的推移，其中一些可能會發展成細小的裂縫。 重量：718.2 克 尺寸：長10.5 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件相近的乾隆時期的青玉福壽擺件，尺寸稍大 (寬12.7 厘米) ，見倫敦佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2010年11月 9日 lot 165, 售價GBP 46,850。
A FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELED 'LOTUS' LIBATION CUP, GUANGXUChina, 1883. Molded in the shape of a lotus flower, the interior and exterior walls enameled in shades of rose. A small drainage hole in the well placed within a lime green reserve connects to the hollow stem of lime green enamel, finished with tiny black enameled dots and a long inscription.Inscriptions: To the stem 'Da Qing Guangxu jiunian Anhui taihu fujin qiu cao jinian bei ('9th year of the Guangxu period of the Great Qing, Commemorative Cup of the Autumn Harvest, near Taihu in Anhui').Provenance: British trade. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing irregularities.Weight: 174 g Dimensions: Height 7.1 cm, Length 17.4 cmAuction result comparison: Compare with a pair of closely related but slightly later libation cups at Bonhams San Francisco in Fine Chinese Works of Art and Paintings on 23 June 2015, lot 7292, sold for USD 15,000. Compare also a pair of closely related famille rose libation cups, also from the Guangxu period, at Bonhams Los Angeles in Fine Chinese and Japanese Works of Art Part I on 14 December 2020, lot 116, sold for USD 15,300. 光緒粉彩荷花秋操杯中國，1883年。太湖秋操杯形如一朵盛開的荷花，粉紅的花瓣中，花蕊嫩黃，花梗碧綠。蓮瓣脈絡清晰，以花梗為中心兩側對稱，花梗內空，一端直通底部花蕊以作吸水之用，製作極為精細。 款識: 花梗背面書墨彩"大清光緒九年安徽太湖附近秋操紀念杯" 來源：英國古玩市場。 品相：狀況良好，輕微磨損，燒製不規則。 重量：174 克 尺寸：高7.1 厘米, 長17.4 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一對相近的秋操杯，見舊金山邦翰思 Fine Chinese Works of Art and Paintings 2015年6月23日 lot 7292，售價USD 15,000；比較一對光緒粉彩秋操杯，見洛杉磯邦翰思Fine Chinese and Japanese Works of Art Part I 2020年12月14日 lot 116, 售價USD 15,300。
A CAMEO AGATE 'BOY AND LOTUS' SNUFF BOTTLE, 1750-1850China. Well hollowed, of rounded rectangular shape rising from an oval foot with a recessed base, to a short cylindrical neck, carved to one side utilizing the darker markings to depict a boy on a rock pointing at a lotus leaf. The translucent stone of beige tone with dark brown patches. Provenance: From the estate of a surgeon in Washington, DC, USA, by repute acquired at auction prior to 1990. Condition: Excellent condition, with a few nibbles to the mouth, lip, and rim. The stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time.Stopper: Glass stopper imitating jade on metal mounting, carved spoon Weight: 72 g Dimensions: Height including stopper 63 mm. Diameter neck 20 mm and mouth 7 mm. The combination of a boy (zi) and a lotus (lian) forms the rebus 'lian sheng gui zi (连生贵子)' meaning 'may you continuously give birth to distinguished sons'.Auction result comparison: Compare a related silhouette agate 'boy and lotus' snuff bottle, dated 1740-1850, at Christie's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 21 March 2014, lot 2470, sold for USD 7,500. 1750-1850年焦糖瑪瑙巧雕"童子戲荷"鼻烟壺中國。掏膛良好，寬肩微削，橢圓形圈足，圓柱形頸，一面巧妙利用焦糖色雕刻童子站在石上手指荷葉。半透明石頭，帶有焦糖色斑塊。來源：美國華盛頓一位外科醫生的收藏，據説1990年前購於一個拍賣行。 品相：品相極佳，嘴部和唇邊緣有小磕損。有天然紋理的石料，隨著時間的推移，其中一些可能已經發展成細小的細縫。 壺蓋: 玻璃壺蓋，仿玉金屬，金屬托片，雕刻的小勺 重量：72 克 尺寸：含壺蓋高63 毫米. 頸部直徑20 毫米 ，嘴部直徑7 毫米. 拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近瑪瑙巧雕"童子戲荷"，1740-1850年，見紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2014年3月21日lot 2470, 售價USD 7,500。
A BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER VASE AND COVER, KANGXI PERIODChina, 1662-1722. Decorated with panels of long-tailed birds perched on flowering branches issuing from craggy rockwork, with further panels of flowers above the foot and bands of diaper and lappets, the neck with lotus sprays and a band of ruyi heads. The base with a lingzhi fungus mark within a double circle.Provenance: From a private collection in the United States. Condition: Excellent condition with only minor old wear and firing irregularities, such as kiln grit and dark spots. Some fritting along the edges, mostly to cover.Weight: 3,705 gDimensions: Height 49.3 cmThe domed cover with a barbed rim and painted similarly to the vase, with panels enclosing floral sprays and figures in landscapes, and surmounted by a bud-shaped finial. During the early Qing dynasty, up until the 1680s, conditions were unsettled in China and the making of Imperial wares as well as the use of reign marks on porcelain was restricted in various ways. During this period, different types of other marks came into use, including lingzhi fungus marks and double circles. Auction result comparison: Compare a pair of closely related blue and white baluster vases and covers, also dated to the Kangxi period, with lingzhi marks, and similarly painted, at Sotheby's London in Chinese Art on 12 May 2021, lot 122, sold for GBP 15,120. 康熙青花開光花鳥紋蓋罐中國，1662-1722年。罐身開光飾有四季花鳥紋，頸部如意雲紋，足部江水紋以及蕉葉紋。罐身開光飾有四季花鳥紋，頸部如意雲紋，足部江水紋以及蕉葉紋。底足雙圈內有靈芝紋款。，頸部有蓮花噴霧和如意頭帶。 底足雙圈內有靈芝紋款。 來源：美國私人收藏。 品相：狀況極佳，只有輕微的磨損和燒製不規則現象，例如窯砂和黑點。主要在罐蓋邊緣有一些熔塊。重量：3,705 克 尺寸：高49.3 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一對相近的康熙青花蓋罐，同樣有靈芝紋款，見倫敦蘇富比Chinese Art 2021年5月12日 lot 122, 售價GBP 15,120。
AN INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTING OF A RULER HUNTING ON HORSEBACKIndia, Rajasthan, 19th century. Watercolors and gold on paper. The ruler mounted on a chestnut horse with elaborate gold caparison, holding in his hands a bow and arrow, his small barefooted female companion secured behind him with a blue sash, a halo behind the ruler's head, all on a green ground below the blue sky with three clouds.Provenance: From an English private collection.Condition: Good condition with minor wear, soiling, staining, and creasing, small tears to edges, few minuscule losses, possibly microscopic touchups.Dimensions: Image size 30.5 x 24 cm.Literature comparison: Compare a related Indian miniature painting of Jhujar Singh on horseback, dated ca. 1720-1730, in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 2002.349.
A RARE BUFFALO HORN 'XINIU' SEAL, EARLY QING DYNASTYChina, 17th-18th century. Of oval form, surmounted by a finely carved xiniu standing foursquare and gazing up at the sky, the beast neatly detailed with thick brows, an elegantly curved horn, muscular legs, and incised mane and paws.Inscriptions: The seal face, 'Jieda Huanxi' ('happiness for everyone').Provenance: Spanish trade, by repute from an old private estate in Madrid. Austrian private collection, acquired from the above.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and a network of natural age cracks, some of which appear to have grown in size over time. Few minor nicks. Naturally developed, smooth, dark-brown patina.Weight: 39 g Dimensions: Height 7.6 cmThe xiniu is a legendary Chinese animal. In ancient Chinese texts, the term xiniu originally meant rhinoceros. In later periods, the creature became increasingly mythologized after the rhinoceros was extinct in post-archaic China. By the Song dynasty, it had become a beast of legend, known only through literary references. Over time, the depiction of this animal changed to a more bovine appearance with a single curved horn on its head that was used to communicate with the sky, which is why the xiniu is mostly depicted while gazing up at the moon. Expert's note: The figure is skillfully carved to varying degrees of thickness, resulting in increased translucence to areas carefully chosen by the lapidary, such as the horn, thus resulting in an overall enhanced appearance. This is a long-lost master technique indicating an early Qing-dynasty date.Auction result comparison: Compare a related buffalo horn seal carved with a goat, 6.4 cm high, dated to the Republic period, at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Chinese Art on 3 December 2015, lot 351, sold for HKD 75,000. Compare a related horn seal carved with a ram, 4.5 cm wide, dated to the Qianlong period, at Sotheby's London in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 4 November 2009, lot 173, sold for GBP 10,625.清初水牛角雕犀牛鈕印中國，十七至十八世紀。橢圓形印，上有雕刻細膩的仰頭望天的甪端，濃密的眉毛、優雅彎曲的獨角，姿態矯健，細節雕刻生動。 款識: 皆大歡喜 來源：西班牙古玩市場，據説購於馬德里私人收藏；奧地利私人收藏購於西班牙。品相：狀況極好，輕微磨損和自然老化裂紋，其中一些似乎隨著時間的推移而變大。 輕微小劃痕，自然發展的光滑、深褐色的包漿。 重量：39克 尺寸：高7.6厘米 專家注釋：巧妙雕刻，從而增加了它的半透明度，從而整體增強了其美感。這是一門久違的大師技藝，表明它應該來自清代早期。 拍賣結果比較：比較一件水牛角雕羊鈕印，高 6.4 厘米，民國，見香港蘇富比 Chinese Art 2015年12月3日 lot 351, 售價HKD 75,000；比較一件角雕羊鈕印，寬4.5 厘米，清代，見倫敦蘇富比Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2009年11月4 日，lot 173, 售價GBP 10,625。
AN EXTREMELY LARGE TEMPLE BANNER WITH BUDDHAS, NEPAL19th century or earlier. Pigment and black ink on cloth, this horizontal scroll (bilampo) features 12 depictions of Buddhas, bodhisattvas, and lamas in various emanations such as a red-skinned Buddha Amitabha, Avalokiteshvara, the Medicine Buddha, and Padmasambhava. All figures are shown seated in dhyanasana on a lotus pedestal and having a mandorla and an aureole each, above a row of 36 stupas. All framed by a band of key-fret and floral pattern.Provenance: From a noted Hungarian private collection, by repute acquired from a German collector in 1990.Condition: With wear and faded colors, few losses, soiling, and staining. Two old repairs and minor tears to edges. Dimensions: Size 557 x 117 cmThis type of banner was displayed outdoors, often hung on temple walls during festivals.Literature comparison: Compare a related Nepalese tantric temple banner of dancing goddess flanked by dakinis, dated to the 17th century, in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, accession number 1984.1503.尼泊爾大型寺廟橫幡十九世紀或更早。布面黑墨設色，這幅橫軸描繪了佛、菩薩和喇嘛的十二個不同化身，如紅色阿彌陀佛、觀世音菩薩、藥師佛和蓮花生大士。所有的人物都結跏趺坐坐在蓮座，身後有光背，蓮花座下有一排共三十六座佛塔，以及回紋以及花卉紋。 來源：匈牙利知名私人收藏，據説1990年購於一位德國藏家處。 品相：有磨損和褪色，輕微缺損、汙漬和染色。 兩次舊時修復和邊緣輕微撕裂。 尺寸：557 x 117 厘米
A SMALL GLASS 'REALGAR IMITATION' CUP, 18TH CENTURYChina. The deep rounded sides rising from a thick, tapered foot, with a central domed protuberance to the recessed base, to an everted rim. The opaque glass is of bright variegated tones with an elegant pattern of scarlet, yellow, and green swirls to the exterior, the interior of a decent cafe-au-lait tone.Provenance: Acquired by Marcus Ezekiel on 27 September 1920, presumably from John Sparks Ltd., London. A copy of a page from Marcus Ezekiel's handwritten ledger, noting the "2 glass cups" purchased on the aforementioned date, accompanies this lot. The Ezekiel Collection was formed by Marcus Ezekiel (1854-1927) and his son Victor (1905-1976), two leading figures in the formative years of Chinese art collecting in London in the first part of the 20th century, and important early members of the Oriental Ceramic Society. Marcus Ezekiel formed an extensive collection of Chinese art, mostly ceramics, but with a small yet important group of Chinese glass wares.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing-inherent irregularities, the rim with very minor nibbling.Weight: 48.2 gDimensions: Diameter 5.4 cmExpert's note: Early realgar-glass wares sometimes show green streaks, a rare color added to the glass paste mixture and probably derived from copper.十八世紀仿雄黃料小盅中國。小盅敞口外撇、深腹、圈足。不透明玻璃，明亮的雄黃色調，帶有明顯的猩紅色斑塊紋和不透明黃和綠色紋，外部保留綠色紋，內部則是醬色。 來源：Ezekiel收藏。Marcus Ezekiel購置於1920年9月27日於倫敦 John Sparks Ltd.藝廊。隨附一份Marcus Ezekiel手寫的關於購買日期以及 "2 glass cups" 的注釋複印件。Ezekiel 收藏由Marcus Ezekiel (1854-1927) 和他的兒子 Victor (1905-1976) 創立，他們曾是20世紀上半葉倫敦的中國藝術收藏形成及穩定時期的兩位領軍人物，同時也是東方陶瓷學會早期重要成員。 Marcus Ezekiel收藏了大量中國藝術品，主要是陶瓷，但也收藏了一小部分重要的中國料器。 品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損和製作時固有的不規則性，邊沿有非常輕微的磨損。 重量：48.2 克 尺寸：直徑 5.4 厘米 專家注釋：早期的雄黃料器有時會出現綠色條紋，這是一種罕見的顏色，添加到玻璃混合物中，可能源自銅。
A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, 15TH CENTURYNepal. Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with beaded edges, his right hand lowered in bhumisparsamudra with the vajra resting before him, the left held above his lap holding a turquoise-inlaid Three Jewels emblem, clad in a diaphanous sanghati with the folds elegantly piled beneath the ankles, the beaded hems incised with wavy lines, the face with elongated eyes flanked by pendulous earlobes and surmounted by a prominent ushnisha.Provenance: Leonardo Vigorelli, acquired in the Hong Kong trade during the late 1990s. Leonardo Vigorelli is a retired Italian art dealer and noted collector, specializing in African and ancient Hindu-Buddhist art. After studying anthropology and decades of travel as well as extensive field research in India, the Himalayan region, Southeast Asia, and Africa, he founded the Dalton Somare art gallery in Milan, Italy, which today is being run by his two sons.Condition: Very good condition, some wear, particularly to gilt, minor nicks, surface scratches, small dents, the inlays possibly later replacements. The base resealed.Weight: 1,088 gDimensions: Height 18.5 cmAuction result comparison: Compare a closely related gilt bronze figure of Buddha Shakyamuni, 11.7 cm high, also dated to the 15th century, at Christie's New York in Indian & Southeast Asian Art on 12 September 2012, lot 549, sold for USD 15,000. 十五世紀銅鎏金釋迦牟尼坐蓮像尼泊爾。釋迦牟尼坐於帶珠邊的雙層蓮花座上，右手垂下施觸地印，金剛杵置於身前，左手舉於膝上，手持綠松石鑲嵌的三寶徽記，天衣褶皺紋路優雅流暢。表情安詳，眼睛細長，雙眉之間為白毫，兩側是長耳垂。 來源：Leonardo Vigorelli收藏，上世紀九十年代購於香港。Leonardo Vigorelli是一位退休的義大利藝術品經銷商和著名收藏家，專門研究非洲和古代印度佛教藝術。在學習人類學並數十年在印度、喜馬拉雅地區、東南亞和非洲旅行，進行實地研究之後，他在意大利米蘭創立了 Dalton Somare 藝術畫廊，如今由他的兩個兒子經營。品相：狀況極好，有些磨損，尤其是鎏金，輕微劃痕、小凹痕，鑲嵌物可能曾經更換過。底座重新密封過。 重量：1,088 克 尺寸：高18.5 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件十分相近的十五世紀釋迦牟尼銅鎏金造像，高 11.7 厘米，見紐約佳士得Indian & Southeast Asian Art 2012年9月12日 lot 549, 售價USD 15,000。
A MINIATURE INTERIOR-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, BY YAN YUTIANChina, circa 1895. The rectangular glass bottle with rounded sides and shoulders, of miniature size, painted in rich tones of grisaille depicting a lake and mountain landscape scene on each side, by Yan Yutian, signed Zhou Leyuan.Provenance: From a UK private collection, Hertfordshire, acquired from Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd. A copy of the original invoice, dated 20 November 2000 and describing the piece as 'A rare glass inside-painted Snuff Bottle, of miniature size, painted in rich tones of grisailles with a continuous lake and mountain landscape scene, by Yan Yutian, circa 1895, signed Zhou Leyuan', accompanies this lot. Robert Kleiner (1948-2014) was an important expert on and dealer of Chinese snuff bottles, beginning his long career at Sotheby's Chinese Art department in London. Along with Hugh Moss and Bob Hall, Robert Kleiner became a key advisor to the Mary and George Bloch collection, and it was Robert who wrote and produced the very first catalog of their bottles. Condition: Good condition with little wear, few tiny nibbles to the foot and neck, a minute chip to the lip, some manufacturing irregularities such as open bubbles.Stopper: Ruby red glass stopper, carved spoon Weight: 19 g Dimensions: Height including stopper 56 mm. Diameter neck 18 mm and mouth 5 mm. Yan Yutian was one of the most well-known artists of the Beijing Middle School period c. 1880-1920 and occasionally signed his works in the name of the master of the school, Zhou Leyuan. As the styles of the two artists are radically different there was no intent to deceive, and such a signing is in the tradition of Chinese painting where a pupil would often sign his master's name as a mark of respect.Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related inside-painted glass snuff bottle, by Yan Yutian, also dated 1895, at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Snuff Bottles From The Mary And George Bloch Collection: Part X on 31 May 2015, lot 97, sold for HKD 60,000. Compare another closely related inside-painted glass snuff bottle, signed by Yan Yutian, also dated to 1895, at Christie's New York in The Ruth and Carl Barron Collection of Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles: Part VI on 12 September 2018, lot 634, sold for USD 4,375. 閻玉田内畫鼻烟壺中國，約1895年。扁方形壺，削肩，極小，内畫水墨山水。落款為"京師周樂元作"，但實則為閻玉田所作。閻玉田是清末（約1880-1920年）周樂元北京流派著名的藝術家之一，他偶爾會在自己的作品上簽上老師周樂元的名字，但兩位藝術家的風格截然不同。而且這樣的簽名符合中國繪畫的傳統，即學生經常簽署其師父的名字以示尊重。來源：英國Hertfordshire私人收藏，購於倫敦Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd.藝廊。隨附一份2000年11月20日開具的發票副本，描述此拍品為"A rare glass inside-painted Snuff Bottle, of miniature size, painted in rich tones of grisailles with a continuous lake and mountain landscape scene, by Yan Yutian, circa 1895, signed Zhou Leyuan" (罕見琉璃内畫鼻烟壺，微型，内畫山水風景，閻玉田，約1895年，周樂元)。Robert Kleiner (1948-2014) 是一位重要的中國鼻煙壺專家和古玩商，在倫敦蘇富比中國藝術部開始了他的職業生涯。 Robert Kleiner與 Hugh Moss 和 Bob Hall 一起，成為 Mary 和 George Bloch 收藏的重要顧問，他編寫並製作了他們的第一個鼻烟壺目錄。品相：狀況良好，輕微磨損，足部和頸部輕微小磕損，唇部有微小的磕損，一些製造瑕疵，例如開放的氣泡。壺蓋: 寶石紅琉璃, 雕刻小勺重量：19 克尺寸：含蓋高56 毫米頸部直徑18 毫米及口部直徑5 毫米拍賣結果比較：比較一件十分相近的1895年閻玉田内畫琉璃鼻烟壺，見香港蘇富比Snuff Bottles From The Mary And George Bloch Collection: Part X 2015年5月31日 lot 97, 售價HKD 60,000；另一件1895年閻玉田内畫琉璃鼻烟壺，見紐約佳士得The Ruth and Carl Barron Collection of Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles: Part VI 2018年9月12日 lot 634, 售價USD 4,375。
A PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE WITH UNFIRED COBALT DECOR, 1800-1850China. Of cylindrical form with a straight neck and recessed base, the unglazed body decorated in raised unfired cobalt with a dragon chasing the flaming pearl above crashing waves, amid swirling clouds and flames, the neck with a band of stiff leaves, an artemisia leaf mark on the foot, also in unfired cobalt. Provenance: From a UK private collection, acquired from Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd., London. A copy of the original invoice dated 20 November 2000 and confirming the dating and description above accompanies this lot. Robert Kleiner (1948-2014) was an important expert on and dealer of Chinese snuff bottles, beginning his long career at Sotheby's Chinese Art department in London. Along with Hugh Moss and Bob Hall, Robert Kleiner became a key advisor to the Mary and George Bloch collection, and it was Robert who wrote and produced the very first catalog of their bottles. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, such as pitting and dark spots. A small chip to the stopper. Stopper: Coral imitation with platelet and carved spoon Weight: 17.1 g Dimensions: Height including stopper 52 mm. Diameter neck 12 mm and mouth 6 mm. Porcelain bottles of this miniature size are rare, and rarer still with decoration in unfired cobalt. This bottle represents one of the stages in the production of blue and white porcelain. After the design is painted on in cobalt (which is black), the bottle would usually be covered in a felspathic glaze and re-fired, the reaction between the materials turning the design blue, beneath a vitrified glaze. For an explanation of the technique see Moss, Graham and Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles the Mary and George Bloch Collection Vol 6 part 2, pages 652-653. 1800-1850年素燒鈷藍龍紋鼻烟壺中國。直頸，圓柱形壺，底足内凹。素燒，鈷藍彩雲龍戲珠紋；頸部和肩部蕉葉紋；底足内樹葉款。 來源：英國私人收藏，購於倫敦Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd.藝廊。隨附一份2000年11月20日開具的發票副本，確認了相關描述和斷代。Robert Kleiner (1948-2014) 是一位重要的中國鼻煙壺專家和古玩商，在倫敦蘇富比中國藝術部開始了他的職業生涯。Robert Kleiner與 Hugh Moss 和 Bob Hall 一起，成為 Mary 和 George Bloch 收藏的重要顧問，他編寫並製作了他們的第一個鼻烟壺目錄。品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損和燒製瑕疵，例如點蝕和黑點。壺蓋上有一個小開片。 壺蓋: 仿珊瑚，有托片，雕刻的小勺 重量：17.1 克 尺寸：含蓋高52 毫米；頸部直徑12 毫米 及口部直徑6 毫米
A RARE SILK EMBROIDERED CHESTNUT-GROUND CHILD'S DRAGON ROBE, JIFU, QING DYNASTYChina, late 18th - late 19th century. Finely woven in silk and gold thread with eight four-clawed dragons pursuing flaming pearls amid multi-colored clouds interspersed with bats, peonies, and Buddhist symbols, all above the terrestrial diagram, turbulent waves, and lishui stripe with peonies at the hem, the midnight blue-ground cuffs and collar bands worked with further dragons.Provenance: From the collection of a lady of title in the United Kingdom.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, few loose threads, and little soiling.Dimensions: Length 99 cm, Width 151 cmExpert's note: The present robe is rare in that it appears to be based on official court clothing but was nevertheless made for a child, who would not have been permitted to attend court functions - except an Emperor himself in his minority, which would not have been the case before the mid-19th century. Compare a similar robe illustrated by M. Myers, Silks for Thrones and Altars, Blanchard, 2003, page 66, number 28, which the author describes as quasi-official, and suggests that it would have been worn at personal and seasonal celebrations within a family context. Such family occasions would mirror the court functions of the time, with the patriarch and matriarch viewed as emperor and empress within the family, and similar gradations of status conferred on family members and reflected in their apparel. This would achieve the sense of universal order and harmony within the family context which the emperor embodied on a larger scale for the nation. The close resemblance of a boy's dress to an adult's encourages the son to emulate the status and importance of the father.Auction result comparison: Compare a related chestnut-ground silk gauze child's robe, 92 cm long, dated to the Jiaqing period, at Bonhams New York in Chinese Paintings and Works of Art on 14 September 2015, lot 8091, bought-in at an estimate of USD 30,000-50,000. Compare a related chestnut-ground silk gauze child's robe, 92.3 cm long and 154.8 cm wide, dated to the late 18th century, at Christie's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art on 19 March 2009, lot 664, sold for USD 11,875 (approx. USD 15,565 today after inflation). 清代栗色地兒童如意富貴龍紋吉服中國，十八世紀末至十九世紀末。圓領，大襟右衽，馬蹄袖端，雲龍雜寶領、襟邊和袖端。龍袍面為栗色地緙絲五爪彩雲金龍紋，間以八吉祥、蝙蝠、牡丹等紋樣，下擺江崖麗水紋。 來源：英國一位有爵位的女士的收藏 。 品相：狀況極好，輕微磨損，絲線鬆動，輕微污漬。 尺寸：長99 厘米，寬 151 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近的嘉慶時期的栗色地兒童絲袍，長 92 厘米，見紐約邦翰思Chinese Paintings and Works of Art 2015年9月14日 lot 8091, 估價USD 30,000-50,000；比較一件相近的十八世紀末栗色地兒童絲袍，長92.3 厘米，寬154.8 厘米 ，見紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art 2009年3月19日 lot 664, 售價USD 11,875 (約現今USD 15,565)。
A WHITE JADE FIGURE OF GUANYIN, LATE QING TO REPUBLICChina, 19th to earlier 20th century. The standing deity is carved in high relief dressed in a dhoti and a celestial scarf billowing in the wind, the hair pulled into a high chignon, holding an open jar. She stands on a lotus base before a flaming mandorla. The stone is of a pale celadon tone with icy inclusions. Provenance: US trade, by repute from a private collection in Chicago, USA.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, few minuscule nicks and nibbles, shallow surface scratches.Weight: 81 gDimensions: Height 13.4 cm Auction result comparison: Compare a related white jade Guanyin, dated to the Qing dynasty, of slightly smaller size (12.3 cm high), at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Chinese Art on 3 December 2015, lot 567, sold for HKD 68,750 (part lot).清末民初白玉觀音中國，十九至二十世紀初。觀音立像，身著長袍，綬帶隨風飄揚，頭髮挽成高髮髻，端著一個寶瓶，身後有火焰光背。玉料呈淡青色，帶有絮狀物。冰冷的內含物。 來源：美國古玩市場，據説購於美國芝加哥私人收藏。 品相：狀況極好，輕微磨損，少量細小的刻痕和小缺口，表面有淺劃痕。 重量：81 克 尺寸：高13.4 厘米 拍賣結果比較: 比較一件相近的清代白玉觀音 (高12.3 厘米), 見香港蘇富比Chinese Art 2015年12月3日lot 567, 售價HKD 68,750 (此號拍品中)。
A CAMEO AGATE 'HORSE' SNUFF BOTTLE, 1750-1850China. Very well hollowed, of rounded rectangular form rising from a wide oval foot with a recessed base, to a short cylindrical neck. Carved on one side utilizing the darker markings to depict a horse tethered to a hitching post. The translucent stone of a beige tone with a fine polish.Provenance: Property from the Rubin family of St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Condition: Good condition with little nibbling to lip and base, a few nicks to the horse's head and back. The stopper with cracks and losses. Stopper: Tourmaline cabochon Weight: 74 g Dimensions: Height including stopper 65 mm. Diameter neck 22 mm and mouth 7 mm. A horse tethered to a post forms a common rebus which expresses a wish for speedy promotion for young candidates. It was a popular subject found on Official School bottles of the late 18th/early 19th century. For a further discussion of this subject, see H. Moss, V. Graham, and K. B. Tsang, The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle: The J & J. Collection, New York, 1993, no. 151, and H. Moss, V. Graham, K. B. Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, vol. 2, Quartz, Hong Kong, 1998, nos. 302-4. Auction result comparison: Compare a related silhouette agate snuff bottle with the same motif, dated 1770-1840, at Christie's New York in The Ruth and Carl Barron Collection of Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles: Part III on 14 September 2016, lot 512, sold for USD 6,875.1750-1850年焦糖瑪瑙巧雕立馬鼻烟壺中國。掏膛良好，寬肩微削，橢圓形圈足，圓柱形短頸，平唇。在一側巧妙利用較深的紋理雕刻拴在石柱上的馬。 褐色半透明瑪瑙，拋光細膩。 來源：美國密蘇里州聖路易斯魯賓家族收藏。 品相：狀況良好，嘴唇和底部輕微磕損，馬的頭部和背部有一些刻痕。壺蓋有裂縫和缺損。 壺蓋: 電氣石 重量：74 克 尺寸：含壺蓋高65 毫米. 頸部直徑22 毫米 ，嘴部直徑7 毫米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近1770-1840年瑪瑙鼻烟壺，一樣的紋飾，見紐約佳士得The Ruth and Carl Barron Collection of Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles: Part III 2016年9月14 日 lot 512, 售價USD 6,875。
A SMALL ORDOS BRONZE PLAQUE, 7TH-6TH CENTURY BCChina, Inner Mongolia. Of circular form, cast in openwork with a coiled beast, the animal's front and hind quarters with short bent legs tucked underneath the curled body, the head defined by two large eyes, all within a beaded border.Provenance: Michel Pasiello, Venice, 2001. Dr. Koos de Jong, acquired from the above (invoice not available). Dr. de Jong is a Dutch art historian and has been privately collecting Chinese art over decades. He has authored hundreds of articles and several books on Dutch fine and decorative arts spanning from the Middle Ages to the modern era. In 2013, he published an extensive study of Chinese riding gear in "Dragon & Horse, Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond". Between 1976 and 2009 he worked for numerous museums across the Netherlands and was the director of the European Ceramic Work Center in Den Bosch.Condition: Good, original condition, remarkable considering its age. With extensive wear, small nicks and scratches. Areas of malachite and soil encrustations to the reverse.Weight: 14.8 g Dimensions: Diameter 3.3 cmAuction result comparison: Compare a related gold plaque at Sotheby´s London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork, Early Gold And Silver; Early Chinese White, Green And Black Wares on 14 May 2008, lot 3, sold for GBP 14,900 (part lot, together with a small Ordos gold fitting). 公元前七至六世紀鄂爾多斯小銅牌中國，内蒙古。圓牌，鏤空鑄盤繞的野獸，彎曲的短腿藏在捲曲的身體下方，兩隻大眼睛，邊框珠紋。來源：倫敦Grays Antique Center藝廊，1999年。Dr. Koos de Jong收藏，2004年購於紐約亞洲藝術博覽會（發票已遺失）。Drs. de Jong是一位荷蘭藝術史學家，幾十年來他一直私人收藏中國藝術品。他撰寫了數百篇文章和幾本書，內容涉及從中世紀到現代的荷蘭美術和裝飾藝術。2013年，他在《Dragon & Horse：Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond》中發表了有關中國騎馬裝備的詳盡研究。1976年至2009年間，他曾在荷蘭的許多博物館工作，並曾擔任登博世歐洲陶瓷工作中心的主任。 品相：良好的原始狀態。 有一些磨損、微小的劃痕，背面有輕微的結殼。 重量: 14.8 克 尺寸：直徑3.3 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近的金牌，見倫敦蘇富比Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork, Early Gold And Silver; Early Chinese White, Green And Black Wares 2008年5月14日 lot 3, 售價GBP 14,900 (2件鄂爾多斯拍品中的一件)。
A CARVED WOOD PANEL, PAIWAN, 19TH TO EARLY 20TH CENTURYTaiwan. Of rectangular form, carved in high relief with standing and seated figures under the crescent moon, as well as birds and other animals, including an ibex. Fine, naturally grown patina of deep burgundy color and a smooth feel overall.Provenance: Old British private collection, by repute acquired before 1980. Hungarian private collection, acquired from the above.Condition: Very good condition with minor old wear, some weathering and age cracks, small chips and nicks, light scratches, few small losses to edges, the wood slightly warped.Weight: 1,998 gDimensions: Size 43 x 60.5 cmThe Paiwan (Payuan) are an indigenous people of Taiwan, who live in the Central Mountain Range, from Damumu Mountain and the Wuluo River in the north to the Hengchun Peninsula in the south. According to a myth, Paiwan ancestors lived in a location on Dawu mountain (Tawushan) that was called Paiwan, where heaven was said to exist. Paiwan people have spread out from this location, so the name of the original place was assumed as their group name. According to some group members, Paiwan also means 'human being'.The social system of the Paiwan consists of three levels: the nobility (aristocrats and landowners), the second-rank nobility, and the ordinary people. Only members of the first rank have the privilege of owning works bearing the sacred motifs of the serpent or the human figure, both considered as representing ancestors. Sculpture is the privileged way for Paiwan aristocrats to distinguish their houses, perceived as the incarnation of the social status, authority, privileges, and existence of a fundamental entity of society.Literature comparison: Compare a related Paiwan carved wood architectural ornament, 23 by 80 cm, also dated 19th to early 20th century, in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1987.453.4.Auction result comparison: Compare a related Paiwan carved wood container lid, 45.1 cm diameter, at Sotheby's New York in Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas on 18 May 2021, lot 35, sold for USD 37,800. 十九至二十世紀木雕排灣族祖靈牌台灣。長方形，高浮雕或站或坐的月下人物，之間有鳥與其他動物，包括一隻山羊。包漿自然細膩，通體表面光滑。 來源：英國私人老收藏，購於1980年前；匈牙利藏家，購於上述收藏。 品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損，一些風化和老化裂縫，小磕損和刻痕，輕微劃痕，邊緣少量缺損，木材略微翹曲。重量：1,998 克 尺寸：43 x 60.5 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近的木雕排灣族祖靈牌，直徑45.1 厘米，見紐約蘇富比Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas 2021年5月18日 lot 35, 售價USD 37,800。
A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS, MID-QINGChina, 18th century. Finely and heavily cast seated in dhyanasana on a double-tiered lotus pedestal with beaded rim, wearing long flowing robes incised with detailed floral scroll borders, beaded necklaces, armlets and bracelets. The serene face with heavy-lidded downcast eyes below gently arched eyebrows, a broad nose, and slender lips, flanked by long pendulous earlobes with lotus earrings, the hair arranged in a high chignon behind the elaborate crown.Provenance: Antiquitaeten Gabriele Ruef, Munich, Germany, 30 May 1967. Collection of Leopold Strasser (1919-2010), acquired from the above and thence by descent within the same family. Old collector's number '0324' written in white to the interior of the base. Copies of the original invoice, dated 30 May 1967, signed by Gabriele Ruef and stating a purchase price of DM 390, as well as an attached expertise, erroneously describing the statue as Tibetan, and with a hand-drawn image of the bronze, accompany this lot. Condition: Good condition with some casting irregularities, the base unsealed, the interior with encrustations, the inlays and kalasha lost, small nicks and dents, extensive wear to gilt.Weight: 882.1 gDimensions: Height 16.8 cmAuction result comparison: Compare a related gilt bronze figure of Amitayus, also dated to the 18th century and of closely related size, at Christie's New York in Exquisite Splendor: Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 1-15 December 2015, lot 44, sold for USD 15,000. Compare also a related but larger (33 cm high) gilt bronze Amitayus at Christie's London in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 10 May 2011, lot 78, sold for GBP 61,250. 清代中期銅鎏金無量壽佛坐蓮像中國，十八世紀。精美製作的無量壽佛手結禪定印，結跏趺坐坐於雙層蓮座上，蓮座周邊寶珠裝飾。無量壽佛身著飄逸長袍，長袍上有著精緻的花卉紋，佩戴著串珠項鍊，臂環和手鐲。 無量壽佛平靜的面容，眼瞼下垂，眉毛微微拱起，寬鼻，嘴唇微抿，臉部兩側是長長的耳垂，耳垂上佩戴著蓮花耳環，頭髮高聳，佩戴著精緻的皇冠。 來源：德國慕尼黑Antiquitaeten Gabriele Ruef古玩藝廊，1967年5月30日。Leopold Strasser (1919-2010)收藏，購於上述收藏，保存在同一家族至今。底座内用白色寫著舊時藏家編號'0324'。隨附一份原始單據的複件，可見藝廊主簽名和當時的售價390馬克, 以及鑒定（不過錯誤描述爲西藏造像）與手繪造像。 品相： 品相良好，鑄造不規則，底座未密封，內部有結殼，遺失了鑲嵌寶石，局部小刻痕和凹痕，鍍金層磨損嚴重。 重量：882.1 克 尺寸：高16.8 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件相近無量壽佛銅鎏金造像，尺寸相近，十八世紀，于紐約佳士得Exquisite Splendor: Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art2015年12月1-15日 lot 44, 售價USD 15,000。 一件相近但更大 (高33 厘米) 的銅鎏金無量壽佛于倫敦佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2011年5月10日 lot 78, 售價GBP 61,250。
'INSECT AND GOURD' BY ZHAO SHAO'ANG (1905-1998)Ink and watercolors on paper. Superbly painted with lotus and a small insect on a double gourd, executed in bold and vivid brushstrokes with expressive splashes of warm colors.Inscriptions: Upper left, signed 'Shao'ang'. Seal 'Shao'ang'. Provenance: Collection of Dr. Lubor Hajek (1921-2000), who was a Czech art historian. In 1952 he founded the Oriental Art collection of the National Gallery Prague, which he ran until 1986. From a noted Czech private collection, acquired from the above. Condition: Good condition with minor wear, some foxing, soiling and three small touchups. Dimensions: Image size 30 x 67 cm, Size incl. frame 39.5 x 77 cmFramed behind glass.Zhao Shao'ang (1905-1988) is considered one of the Four Great Masters of the Lingnan School. In the late 19th century, scholars in China broke through entrenched conservative thought schools and began to create and promote new styles of art. This not only cultivated ideological progress within social elites but also gave birth to the eclectic fusion of the Han Chinese and Western styles, as advocated by the Lingnan School, which today is considered - along with the Beijing and Shanghai schools - as one of the three pillars of modern Chinese painting. 趙少昂《葫蘆昆蟲》紙本水墨設色。葫蘆掛在藤上，一隻小甲殼蟲正趴在葫蘆上，筆觸極富表現力。 款識: 左上角"少昂"鈴印：少昂 來源：Dr. Lubor Hajek (1921-2000) 收藏，他是捷克藝術史學家，1952 年，他在布拉格國家美術館創立了東亞藝術收藏，並直到 1986年。來自捷克私人收藏，購於上述收藏。 品相：狀況良好，有輕微磨損、一些污垢和三處小修飾。 尺寸：畫面尺寸30 x 67 厘米, 總39.5 x 77 厘米 玻璃裝框。
A PAIR OF ENAMELED 'GRASSHOPPER' PORCELAIN PLATES, QING DYNASTYChina, 18th to 19th century. The plates depict a large katydid perched on top of a chrysanthemum flower amidst various further flowers. The edge lobed and with a gilt rim. A peach mark is found neatly painted in iron red on the bottom center of each plate, and a circle of ten bats around the outer rim.Provenance: From a private collection, Northern California, USA. Consecutive old collector's label 'D36' and 'D37' on the bottom.Condition: Overall good condition, with some manufacturing flaws, wear to the gilt rims and minor scattered abrasions to enamels. Each plate with a short hairline.Weight: 381 g (total)Dimensions: Diameter 17.5 cmAuction result comparison: Compare a bowl and cover, with a related motif, dated to the Daoguang period, at Christie's New York in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 13 September 2019, lot 1139, sold for USD 17,500.清代一對琺琅彩螽斯小碟中國，十八至十九世紀。碟子中央描繪了一隻大螽斯，它棲息在一朵菊花之上，四周菊花搖曳。碟子邊緣葵口並有鍍金。碟子底部中心有一個仙桃款，外緣環繞著十隻蝙蝠。來源：美國北加州私人收藏，底部可見藏家標籤"D36"與"D37"。 品相：總體狀況良好，但有一些製造瑕疵，鎏金邊緣磨損，琺瑯有輕微磨損。每個碟子都有一條短裂紋。重量: 總共381克 尺寸：直徑17.5 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件蓋碗，相似紋飾，道光時期，見紐約佳士得Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2019年9月13日 lot 1139, 售價USD 17,500。
A BLACK TIXI LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER, MING DYNASTYChina, 15th-16th century. The domed circular cover with a stylized central flower, surrounded by five ruyi heads. The box also carved with five ruyi heads, all through a thick layer of brownish-black lacquer alternating with two thin red layers. The interior and base lacquered in a dark reddish-brown tone.Provenance: From a noted private collector of Chinese lacquer.Condition: Good condition with old wear, natural age cracks and splits commensurate with age, possibly with microscopic old touchups, the cover with a small chip to the interior, all as expected and from this type of ware and period.Weight: 122.0 gDimensions: Diameter 10.2 cmAuction result comparison: Compare a closely related but slightly larger black tixi lacquer circular box and cover, also dated 15th-16th century and similarly carved with a central flower surrounded by ruyi heads, at Sotheby's Hong Kong, in The Baoyizhai Collection of Chinese Lacquer, Part 2, on 7 October 2014, lot 3207, bought-in at an estimate of HKD 250,000-350,000, and a related but possibly earlier black tixi lacquer circular box and cover, dated Yuan to early Ming, carved with the same design but of slightly different form, at Sotheby's London in Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art on 15 May 2007, lot 322, sold for GBP 14,400. 明代剔犀如意圓蓋盒 中國，十五至十六世紀。圓盒，圓形蓋上中央有五瓣如意花，周圍環繞著五個如意紋。盒子上同樣雕刻著五個如意紋。通體棕黑色漆，中間隱約可見兩層薄薄的紅漆。 內部和底座漆成深紅棕色。 來源：一個知名中國古玩私人收藏品相：狀況良好，磨損，自然年齡裂縫，可能有微小的舊時修補，蓋子內有小碎片，所有這些都符合預期與這類漆器的時期。 重量：122.0 克 尺寸：直徑10.2 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近但更大的剔犀蓋盒，十五至十六世紀 ，相似的花卉紋，四周圍繞著如意紋，見香港蘇富比The Baoyizhai Collection of Chinese Lacquer, Part 2 2014年10月7日 lot 3207, 估價 HKD 250,000-350,000；一個可能更早的剔犀圓蓋盒，元至明初，相同紋飾但不同形狀，見倫敦蘇富比Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art 2007年5月15日 lot 322, 售價GBP 14,400。
A TRANSLUCENT GREEN DOUBLE-GOURD GLASS VASE, GUANGXU MARK AND PERIODChina, 1875-1908. Thickly molded from a solid block of bubble-suffused, translucent glass of dark green tone, rising from a short foot to a straight neck. The recessed circular base is engraved with a four-character Guangxu reign mark.Provenance: From a French private collection, by repute acquired at Drouot more than 10 years ago.Condition: Good condition with light surface scratches, minor nibbling to foot and rim, nicks and manufacturing irregularities.Weight: 432 gDimensions: Height 16.3 cm Auction result comparison: Compare a related yellow glass double gourd vase, of smaller size (12.1 cm high), dated to the 18th to 19th century, at Sotheby's New York in The Hundred Antiques: Fine & Decorative Asian Art on 30 September 2020, lot 1016, sold for USD 10,080.光緒款及年代綠料葫蘆瓶中國，1875-1908年。厚重的半透明深綠色琉璃，充滿氣泡，長頸葫蘆形，圈足，可見"光緒年製"四字款。 來源：法國私人收藏，據説十多年前購於 Drouot 藝廊。 品相：狀況良好，表面有輕微劃痕，足部和邊緣有輕微磕損，有刻痕和製造瑕疵。 重量：432 克 尺寸：高16.3厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一個相近的十八至十九世紀黃料葫蘆瓶，尺寸稍小 (高12.1厘米)，見紐約蘇富比The Hundred Antiques: Fine & Decorative Asian 2020年9月 30日 lot 1016, 售價10,080 USD。
A BLACK AND WHITE JADE 'ARCHAISTIC' AXE-FORM OPENWORK PENDANT, 18TH CENTURYChina. Finely carved in the form of an axe-form bell detailed with a band of archaistic dragons below neatly incised ruyi heads forming a beast head, all surmounted by a bi disk and a pair of confronting chilong. The translucent stone of an attractive white tone with veins and patches of black.Provenance: From a notable English private collector of Chinese jades. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, microscopic nibbling, the stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time.Weight: 85.2 gDimensions: Height 12.2 cmWith a fitted silk box. (2)Auction result comparison: Compare with a related white jade pendant, also in the form of an axe-form bell, of considerably smaller size and dated to the 18th/19th century, at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 8 October 2013, lot 3329, sold for HKD 225,000.十八世紀仿古黑白玉鏤空雕斧式佩中國。鏤空雕刻斧形玉佩，龍紋與如意紋，斧頂一個玉璧和一對面對面的螭龍。 半透明的玉石，具有迷人的白色間帶有黑色的紋理和斑點。 來源：英國知名中國玉器私人收藏 品相：狀況極佳，有輕微磨損，細微的磕損，帶有天然裂紋的玉石，隨著時間的流逝，其中一些可能會發展成細小的裂縫。 重量：85.2 克 尺寸：高12.2 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件相近鐘形白玉佩，尺寸稍小，十八至十九世紀，見香港蘇富比 Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art拍場2013年10月8日 lot 3329, 售價HKD 225,000。
A GILT BRONZE 'TAOTIE MASK' BELT HOOK, SPRING & AUTUMN TO WARRING STATES PERIODChina, 771 BC to 221 BC. Cast in high relief as an imposing Taotie mask, with almond-shaped eyes and upstanding ears, the hook tapering into a small dragon-head.Provenance: From the estate of Lim Kee Chin, who was active as Singapore's trade commissioner in Hong Kong during the 1960s.Condition: Overall in good condition with significant old wear, signs of weathering and corrosion, minor dents. Solid, naturally grown patina overall with distinct areas of malachite and cuprite encrustation. Remnants of gilt.Weight: 50.3 gDimensions: Length 10.8 cmAuction result comparison: Compare a related belt hook, dated to the Han dynasty, of similar size (10.5 cm), at Christie's New York in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 25 September 2020, Lot 1756, sold for USD 5,000 (part lot). 春秋戰國銅鎏金饕餮紋帶鈎中國，公元前771至 221 年。高浮雕饕餮紋，大眼，耳朵高竪，龍頭鉤。 來源：Lim Kee Chin收藏，他曾於上世紀六十年代擔任新加坡駐香港貿易代表。品相：整體狀況良好，有明顯的磨損、風化和腐蝕跡象、輕微凹痕。 整體堅固、包漿自然，有明顯的綠色和褐色結殼區域。鎏金餘留物。 重量：50.3克 尺寸：長10.8 厘米 拍賣結果比較: 比較一件相近的漢代帶鈎，10.5 厘米，見紐約佳士得Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art2020年9月25日 Lot 1756, 售價USD 5,000 (此號拍品中的一件)。
A LADY'S BLUE SUMMER GAUZE COURT ROBE, LATE QING DYNASTYChina, 19th century. Embroidered to the blue ground with nine five-clawed dragons amidst lingzhi clouds and above a hem of cresting waves and lishui stripes. One dragon on the inner panel. Gilt metal buttons attached.Provenance: From a private collection in Northern California, USA. Acquired in the 1980 or 1990s.Condition: Very good condition. Some wear, loose threads, fading, minuscule gaps to backside near the collar.Dimensions: Length 137 cm, Width 198 cm (across sleeves)Auction result comparison: Compare a blue summer gauze court robe, also dated to the 19th century, at Christie's London in Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles on 13 May 2011, lot 1009, sold for GBP 6,000.清末石青地宮廷夏服中國，十九世紀。五爪金龍八團，下幅加水浪江涯、壽山、立水紋。 來源：美國北加利福尼亞私人收藏，購於上世紀八十年代或九十年代。 品相：狀況極好。有些磨損，線鬆動，褪色，靠近衣領的背面有微小的間隙。 尺寸：長137 厘米，兩袖之間寬 198 厘米 拍賣結果比較: 比較一件十九世紀石青地夏服見倫敦佳士得Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles 2011年5月13日 lot 1009, 售價GBP 6,000。
A BRONZE GROUP OF SHIVA AND PARVATI, PALA PERIODNortheastern India, 11th-12th century. The divine couple seated in lalitasana on a double lotus pedestal, Shiva's primary right hand reaching towards his consort's chin, his primary left around her back and cupping her breast, both backed by a flaming halo.Provenance: From a French private collection. Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age, with traces of age and wear, a few losses, some casting flaws, nicks, dents, and with a fine natural patina overall.Weight: 437 g Dimensions: Height 12.9 cm Auction result comparison: Compare a related bronze group of Shiva and Parvati, dated 11th-12th century, at Christie's New York in Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art on 20 March 2019, lot 650, sold for USD 15,000.
A CONG-FORM ALTERED JADE BEAD, LIANGZHU CULTUREChina, circa 3300-2200 BC. The tubular bead is carved in the form of a two-tiered miniature cong. Both registers are carved and neatly incised with a stylized mask. The opaque stone is covered extensively with white alteration.Provenance: From a private estate in New York City, USA. Condition: Good condition with ancient wear, a small chip on the top and bottom edge possibly smoothened, small nicks here and there. The stone with calcifications, weathering, and natural fissures, some of which have developed into small hairline cracks over time. Fine, naturally grown patina.Weight: 38 gDimensions: Length 4.5 cmMany beads of all sizes have been found in Liangzhu tombs, and a large number of them are decorated with faces, often arranged on two tiers.Literature comparison: Compare a related cylindrical-form jade bead, also dated to 3300-2250 BC, of slightly smaller size (2.9 cm), at J.J. Lally & Co. Oriental Art exhibition, New York, in Ancient Chinese Jade: From the Neolithic to the Han from 10 March to 2 April 2016, No. 11.Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related Liangzhu cong-form jade bead, of smaller size and near-identical design and with similar white alteration, at Christie's Hong Kong in The Chang Wei-Hwa Collection of Archaic Jades, Part I - The Neolithic Period on 27 November 2019, lot 2723, sold for HKD 525,000. 良渚文化琮形玉珠中國，公元前約3300-2200 年。琮的每兩個平面的夾角線作為一個軸心，分別對稱刻畫獸面的鼻、口，兩側的平面上分別雕出兩隻眼睛。不透明的石頭覆蓋著大面積的白色鈣化。來源：美國紐約私人收藏。 品相：狀況良好，磨損，頂部和底部邊緣的小刻痕可能已磨平，到處都有小刻痕。具有鈣化、風化和天然裂縫的石料，隨著時間的推移，其中一些已經發展成細小的細裂縫。自然細膩的包漿。 重量：38 克 尺寸：長4.5 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近的良渚文化琮形玉珠，尺寸稍小，幾乎一模一樣的紋飾，相似的白色鈣化，見香港佳士得The Chang Wei-Hwa Collection of Archaic Jades, Part I - The Neolithic Period 2019年11月27日 lot 2723, 售價HKD 525,000。
AN INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTING DEPICTING A CHAINED ELEPHANTIndia, 18th-19th century. The mighty animal standing foursquare, one front and one hind leg chained to wooden posts, its body tied with rope. The upper margin with a short inscription.Provenance: From an old German private collection, mostly assembled between the 1960s and 1980s. Condition: Good condition with wear, creases, tears, small losses, possibly minor touchups. Mounted and framed.Dimensions: Image size 22 x 26 cm, Size incl. frame 35.5 x 39.5 cmAuction result comparison: Compare a related drawing of an elephant, 33 by 45.7 cm, dated circa 1720, at Christie's New York in Indian and Southeast Asian Art on 16 September 2008, lot 455, sold for USD 9,375.
AN INFORMAL LADY'S DAMASK SILK ROBE WITH AUSPICIOUS SYMBOLS, QING DYNASTYChina, 19th century. The blue-ground damask silk robe is neatly embroidered with auspicious symbols including bats, pomegranates, grapes, peaches, Buddha's hand fruits and Buddhist symbols. The hem with an elegant lotus border. The sleeves decorated with a fine band of blossoms and butterflies. Gilt metal buttons.Provenance: From a private collection in Texas, USA.Condition: Very good condition overall with some old wear, traces of use, creasing, loose threads and minimal gaps near the collar.Dimensions: Height 99 cm, Width 151 cm (across sleeves)Damask is a silk with a 'hidden' pattern formed by weaving, and one of the five basic techniques of the Byzantine and Middle Eastern weaving centers of the early Middle Ages. In China, draw looms with a large number of heddles were developed to weave damasks with highly complex patterns. The Chinese may have produced these as early as the Tang Dynasty. Damasks derive their name from the city of Damascus—in that period a city active both in trading (as part of the silk road) and in manufacture.Auction result comparison: Compare a related Lady's robe of blue silk damask, also dated to the 19th century, of slightly smaller size (137 cm), at Christie's London in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art on 10 November 2015, sold for GBP 11,250. Compare also a related Lady's robe of black-ground silk, also dated to the late Qing dynasty, of slightly smaller size (109.4 cm), at Sotheby's New York in The Hundred Antiques: Fine and Decorative Asian Art on 24 March 2021, lot 581, sold for USD 11,340 (part lot).清代湖藍地蝴蝶石榴花卉紋氅衣中國，十九世紀。湖藍色地，圓領、大襟右衽，裾左右開至腋下，直身式袍；刺綉石榴花卉蝴蝶紋、佛手與佛教吉祥符號。鎏金紐扣。 來源：美國德克薩斯私人收藏。 品相：整體狀況極好，有一些舊磨損、使用痕跡、摺痕、鬆動，衣領附近有小縫隙。 尺寸：高99 厘米，兩袖之間間距151厘米 拍賣結果比較: 比較一件相近的十九世紀仕女藍色氅衣，十九世紀， 137 厘米，見倫敦佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art 2015年11月10日，售價GBP 11,250；比較一件清代黑地仕女氅衣109.4 厘米，見紐約蘇富比The Hundred Antiques: Fine and Decorative Asian Art 2021年3月24日 lot 581, 售價USD 11,340 (此號拍品中的一件)。
A THANGKA OF GURU DRAGPO, 18TH-19TH CENTURYTibet. Distemper on cloth. The wrathful three-headed deity with Garuda wings, striding with his consort in alidhasana on prostrate figures atop a lotus throne in a flaming mandorla, holding a vajra, a skull cup and other ritual implements in his hands, dressed in a tiger skin. The bottom of the picture with dancing Dakinis and patron deities.Provenance: From a noted Hungarian private collection. Condition: Good condition with old wear, some soiling, minuscule losses and creases. The cotton mounting with tears, wear, losses, and loose threads. Dimensions: Image size 50.5 x 35.5 cm, Size incl. frame 98 x 61.5 cmGuru Dragpo, also referred to as Guru Drakpoche, is a meditational deity form of Padmasambhava, in his most wrathful Heruka form. A Heruka, or 'blood drinker', usually refers to wrathful male deities, often with three faces, six arms, four legs, wings, and a consort, who adopt a fierce countenance to benefit sentient beings. Literature comparison: Compare a related thangka, dated to the 18th century, in the collection of the Rubin Museum of Art, accession number P1998.30.1, also published on Himalayan Art Resources, item no. 788.Auction result comparison: Compare with a related thangka of Guru Dragpoche, but without consort, at Sotheby's New York in The Jucker Collection of Himalayan Paintings on 28 March 2006, lot 97, sold for USD 27,000. 十八至十九世紀忿怒蓮師唐卡西藏，布面膠畫。蓮師三首六臂與四足，翅膀張開，身著虎皮裙，拿著斧頭、金剛杵、頭骨杯和蝎子，擁抱著他的佛母。兩人站立於蓮座上，火焰光背，腳踩魔鬼上。畫面底部可見跳舞的空行母和守護神。 來源: 匈牙利知名私人收藏。 品相: 狀況良好，磨損，一些污漬，微小的缺損和摺痕。錦框帶有撕裂、磨損、缺損和絲線鬆弛。 尺寸: 畫面尺寸 50.5 x 35.5 厘米, 總98 x 61.5 厘米 拍賣結果比較: 比較一件相近的忿怒蓮師唐卡，見紐約蘇富比 The Jucker Collection of Himalayan Paintings 2006年3月28日 lot 97, 售價USD 27,000。
A PALE-YELLOW GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, 1740-1860China. Of elongated oval form, rising from a flared oval foot towards a slender waisted neck. The translucent glass of an even pale-yellow tone. Provenance: From the collection of Dr. Erika Pohl-Stroeher (1919-2016), thence by descent in the same family. Dr. Erika Pohl-Stroeher was a German-born Swiss resident and heiress to the hair care and cosmetics company Wella AG. She was a passionate collector and had amassed in her lifetime various important art collections, as well as one of the world's most valuable collections of gems and minerals.Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, and little nibbling to the lip.Stopper: Sapphire-blue glass stopper, metal spoon Weight: 28 g Dimensions: Height including stopper 67 mm. Diameter neck 11 mm and mouth 7 mm.Yellow was generally reserved for Imperial use, although a variety of different yellow tones were produced at the Imperial glassworks throughout the Qing dynasty, ranging from this relatively pale color to a much richer egg-yolk tone. Auction result comparison: Compare a related imperial yellow glass snuff bottle, dated 1720-1760, at Sotheby's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art on 31 March 2005, lot 502, sold for USD 10,200. 1740-1860年淺黃色料器鼻烟壺中國。細長的橢圓形器，削肩，足部内收。淡黃色調的半透明玻璃。來源：Erika Pohl-Stroeher（1919-2016）博士收藏，保存於同一家族至今。Erika Pohl-Stroeher博士是德國出生的瑞士人，是護髮和化妝品公司Wella AG的女繼承人。她是一位有熱誠的收藏家，一生中積累了許多重要的藝術收藏，以及世界上最有價值的寶石和礦石收藏之一。 品相：狀況極佳，輕微磨損，唇部輕微磕損。 壺蓋：寶石藍玻璃壺蓋，金屬小勺 重量：28 克 尺寸：含壺蓋高 67 毫米；頸部直徑11 毫米 ，嘴部直徑7 毫米拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近的1720-1760年杏黃色料器鼻烟壺，見紐約蘇富比Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art 2005年3月31日 lot 502, 售價USD 10,200。
A MONUMENTAL WOOD STATUE OF GUANYIN, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. Finely carved standing, wearing a loose flowing robe falling in graceful folds to just above the bare feet, open at the chest to reveal a floral necklace, the eyes with black glass inlays, the hair swept up into a high chignon and centered with a figure of Amitabha seated on a lotus-form base. Traces of red, white and black pigments.Scientific Analysis Report: A 14C measurement report was completed by Antiques Analytics Laboratory, Germany, Dr. R. Neunteufel, on 14 December 2020, number AA 21-06102. The report states a date of 1687 - 1730 (24% probability) or 1806 - 1925 (71,4% probability). A copy of the report accompanies the lot. Provenance: From a noted private collection in Poland. Acquired ca. 1990 in the local market. Condition: The statue with losses, worm holes, remnants of pigments, natural age cracks, all as expected and commensurate with age.Dimensions: Height 158 cm (excluding the plexiglass base) Mounted to a fitted plexiglass base (2).This finely carved figure retains all of the robust power and majesty seen in figures of Tang, Song and Jin dynasty date. The folds of the drapery in the shawl, scarves and dhoti worn by this figure are reminiscent of that seen in painted wood figures of Song date, but the small, pursed mouth, the slender nose and oblique eyes, combined with the crown are more similar to those found in Ming painted sculpture.Literature comparison: Another figure of this type, dated Song dynasty, is in The National Gallery, Prague and is illustrated in Lubor Hajek and Werner Forman, A Book of Chinese Art, plate XIII. The long scarf draping over the shoulders and trailing to the base appears to be a characteristic of sculpture of the Yuan to Ming dynasty. See, for example, two large painted wood figures of bodhisattvas, each measuring 220 cm., from the Liang-sheng T'ang Collection, illustrated in Ancient Chinese Sculpture II, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan, 2000, pp. 94-7, nos. 37 and 38. Similar treatment of the drapery can be found on a smaller figure (measuring 166 cm. high) from the same collection, illustrated ibid., p. 102-3, no. 41.Auction result comparison: Compare a related wood figure of Guanyin, at Sotheby's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works Of Art on 16 September 2014, lot 503, bough in at an estimate of USD 30,000 to 50,000. Compare also a related wood figure of Guanyin, dated 17th-18th century, at Christie's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 29 March 2006, sold for USD 66,000. 清代木雕觀音立像中國，1644-1912年。木雕觀音菩薩跣足立於石座上，菩薩面頰飽滿，眼睛鑲嵌著黑色玻璃，雙唇微啟，頭戴高冠，上原有化佛阿彌陀佛坐像。束髮高髻，餘發自兩側垂落。左右手前肢遺失。菩薩肩覆披帛，頸飾精緻華美佩飾。雕像表面依然多處可見白色、紅色以及黑色殘彩。科學檢測報告: 一份碳14定年檢測，2020年12月14日，德國古玩檢測實驗室Dr. R. Neunteufel，編號 AA 21-06102. 檢測結果認爲時間約爲 1687 - 1730 (24% 可能性) 或1806 - 1925 (71,4% 可能性)，隨附檢測報告副本。來源：波蘭知名私人收藏，約於1990年購於當地市場。 品相：雕像有缺損、蟲洞、顏料殘留和自然年代裂縫，與年齡相稱。 尺寸： 高158 厘米 (不含底座) 有機玻璃底座 (2) 拍賣結果比較：比較相近的木雕觀音，見紐約蘇富比Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works Of Art2014年9月16日 lot 503, 估價USD 30,000 to 50,000；另一件十七至十八世紀的木雕觀音，見紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2006年3月29日 售價USD 66,000。
A TIBETAN RITUAL BONE APRON, 18TH-19TH CENTURYComprising five oblong plaques carved with deities in elegant dancing postures wearing long flowing robes and richly adorned with jewelry, and thirteen rectangular plaques carved with the Eight Auspicious Symbols, a flower, and double vajras, all in openwork and suspending a network of stranded beads joined with small square plaques at the intersections.Provenance: German trade.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, natural age cracks, small nicks and light scratches, possibly minor losses. Fine, naturally grown, honey-brown patina.Two oblong and two double-vajra plaques are displayed separately at the top, each also with stranded beads and square plaques. These were probably used as armlets or bracelets.Wood backing with burgundy velvet dates from the 20th century.Weight: 3,946 g (incl. mounting) Dimensions: Length 15 cm (the largest), Size incl. mounting 118 x 56 cmLiterature comparison For another example dated to the 17th century, in the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, see P. Pal, A Collecting Odyssey, 1997, cat. no. 312. For another example, dated 16th-20th century, see P. Pal, Tibet, Tradition and Change, 1997, cat. no. 85, indicating that individual parts were replaced over time.Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related ritual bone apron at Christie's Paris in Art Africain et Oceanien on 4 December 2008, lot 109, sold for EUR 7,250.十八至十九世紀西藏儀式法器骨飾法器上不同的骨牌，其中五塊長方形骨牌上雕刻著身著長袍的神人，優雅的舞姿；另外十三塊長方形骨牌上刻有八吉祥、一朵花、雙金剛杵；均以鏤空方式雕刻，並用串珠編成網狀，交叉處有小方形骨牌。 來源: 德國古玩市場。 品相: 狀況極好，輕微磨損、自然老化裂紋和輕微劃痕，可能有輕微缺損失。蜜褐色包漿自然細膩。 酒紅色托片與木板為二十世紀。 重量: 總3,946 克 尺寸: 長 15 厘米 (最大的), 總 118 x 56 厘米 拍賣結果比較: 比較一件十分相近的儀式法器骨飾，見巴黎佳士得Art Africain et Oceanien 2008年12月4日 lot 109, 售價EUR 7,250。
A BAMBOO 'ARCHAISTIC' MINIATURE TRIPOD CENSER, QING DYNASTYChina, 19th century. The globular body supported on three slightly curved feet, flanked by a pair of looped handles, finely carved from a single section of bamboo with raised vertical flanges and archaistic motifs. Provenance: British private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and traces of use. Good, naturally grown patina.Weight: 20 g Dimensions: Height 5.5 cm Auction result comparison: Compare a related bamboo tripod censer, 12.3 cm, at Sotheby's London in Important Chinese Art on 4 November 2020, lot 312, sold for GBP 2,016. 清代竹雕仿古微型三足爐 中國，十九世紀。仿古三足鼎形，三足略微彎曲，一對環狀耳，由單節竹子雕刻而成，仿古紋飾。 來源：英國私人收藏 品相：狀況極佳，有輕微磨損和使用痕跡。包漿自然。 重量：20 克 尺寸：高 5.5 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近的竹雕三足爐，12.3 厘米, 見倫敦蘇富比Important Chinese Art 2020年11月4日 lot 312, 售價 GBP 2,016。
A RITUAL BONE PLAQUE OF CITIPATI, 17TH CENTURYNepal. Finely carved, the skeletal couple striking dynamic poses as they dance and embrace atop a lotus base, facing each other, encircled by flames. They are holding various attributes in their hands and are adorned only with billowing scarves and crowns with vajra finials.Provenance: Collection d'un Grand Amateur, France. Acquired in the Belgian art market.Condition: Very good condition with old wear and signs of erosion. Fine, naturally grown, dark patina.Weight: 89.6 g (incl. base)Dimensions: Height 10 cm (incl. base) and 8.7 cm (excl. base)Mounted on an old associated wood base. (2)The jovial dancing skeletal couple is among the most beloved subjects in Tibetan Buddhist art. Chitipati (Shri Shmashana Adhipati) are described in the Secret Essence Wheel Tantra, associated with the root Chakrasamvara Tantra. They are protector deities, particularly against thieves. Their symbol is meant to represent both the eternal dance of death as well as perfect awareness. They are invoked as wrathful deities, benevolent protectors of fierce appearance. The dance of the Citipati is commemorated twice annually in Tibet.Literature comparison: A larger and slightly later stone plaque, attributed to the 18th century, is in the Nyingjei Lam Collection (Himalayan Art Resources item no. 68326).Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related but smaller (4.5 cm high) bone plaque of Citipati, dated c. 17th century, at Bonhams Hong Kong in Images of Devotion on 2 October 2018, lot 85, bought-in at an estimate of HKD 250,000-350,000. 十七世紀雙身屍陀林骨雕牌 尼泊爾，雕刻精美，雙身屍陀林在蓮花底座上跳舞、擁抱，彼此面對，四周被火焰包圍。他們手持各種法器，身披飄帶，頭戴金剛冠。 來源：法國業餘愛好者收藏，購於比利時藝術市場。 品相：狀況極好，磨損和侵蝕跡象。精細且自然生長的深色包漿。 重量：總89.6 克 尺寸：總高 10 厘米 ，不含底座 8.7 厘米 安裝在舊時木底座上。(2) 拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近但稍小 (高4.5 厘米) 雙身屍陀林骨牌，十七世紀，見香港邦翰思Images of Devotion 2018年10月2日 lot 85, 估價 HKD 250,000-350,000。
AN AQUAMARINE 'BUDDHIST LION' SEAL, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. Of oval form, surmounted by a finely carved recumbent Buddhist lion with its head turned backwards, the beast well-detailed with bulging eyes, curved brows, sharp teeth, and long tail stretching over the back.Provenance: UK trade, by repute acquired from an English private collection.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, the stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time, few minuscule nicks to exposed areas.Weight: 46 gDimensions: Height 3.1 cm, Width 3.4 cmThe use of aquamarine for works of art greatly increased after 1759, when the area where it was mined in Xinjiang was conquered by the Chinese. As the material was popular at the Qing Court during the second half of the 18th century and into the early 19th century, large quantities of the stone were sent as tributes to the Court, with the best stones reserved for imperial use.Expert's note: The stone used for the present seal is of exceptional quality. It is translucent and has a deep, intense aquamarine tone, which in combination is rare to find. This distinct yet noble color was coveted by members of the Imperial court.Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related aquamarine seal, 5 cm high, also dated to the Qing dynasty, at Christie's Hong Kong in The Pavilion Sale on 4 April 2017, lot 20, sold for HKD 187,500.清代海藍寶石雕太獅鈕印中國，1644-1912年。橢圓形，太獅鈕，頭朝後，雙目圓瞪，炯炯有神，彎眉，獠牙，長尾垂於後背。 來源：英國古玩市場，據説來自英國私人收藏。 品相：狀況極好，輕微磨損，天然裂縫的石頭，隨著時間的推移，其中一些可能會發展成細小的裂縫，少量細微刻痕。 重量：46克 尺寸：高3.1厘米，寬3.4厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較海藍寶石印，高5 厘米，同樣為清代，見香港佳士得The Pavilion Sale 2017年4月 4日 lot 20, 售價HKD 187,500。
A BRONZE 'PUXIAN' ELEPHANT-FORM CENSER, MING DYNASTYChina, 1368-1644. The mighty animal standing foursquare in an alert posture with flared ears. The thick curved trunk is flanked by a pair of large tusks with smaller auxiliary tusks, which clearly identifies the beast as the elephant of Samantabhadra (Puxian). A seat atop its back is fitted with a loop to the backside, once used to attach the cover of the incense burner.Provenance: French trade.Condition: Good condition with minor wear and casting flaws, small nicks and dents, light scratches, the cover lost. Fine, naturally grown patina overall.Weight: 3,405 gDimensions: Height 20.5 cm, Length 28 cmSamantabhadra is the bodhisattva associated with the practice of Buddhist teaching and joins Manjushri, the lord of transcendent wisdom, in a trinity with Shakyamuni Buddha. The deity is known as 'He whose bounty is omnipresent' and represents the Buddhist Law and compassion. The bodhisattva is borne by a white elephant, symbolic of the strength achieved through the practice of Buddhism.Known as Puxian in Chinese, he is sometimes shown in Chinese art with feminine characteristics, bearing similar dress and features to some depictions of Guanyin. It is in this guise that Samantabhadra is revered as the patron bodhisattva of the monasteries associated with Mount Emei in western China. Some believe that the white elephant mount of Samantabhadra was the same elephant that appeared to Queen Maya, the mother of the Buddha, to herald his birth.Auction result comparison: Compare a related bronze elephant-form censer, 37 cm long, dated to the late Ming dynasty, at Christie's Hong Kong in The Pavilion Sale on 4 April 2017, lot 64, sold for HKD 100,000. 明代象形爐中國，1368-1644年。動物立於四足，大耳張開。粗壯的身軀，一對大牙，其背部頂部有一個環，曾經用於連接香爐的蓋子。來源：法國古玩市場。 品相：狀況良好，有輕微磨損和鑄造瑕疵、小刻痕和凹痕、輕微劃痕、蓋子丟失。整體上包漿自然細膩。重量：3,405 克 尺寸：高20.5 厘米, 長28 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近的明末象形銅爐，長37 厘米，見香港佳士得The Pavilion Sale 2017年4月4日 lot 64, 售價HKD 100,000。
A YIXING POTTERY 'LOTUS AND FROG' TEAPOT, LATE QING TO REPUBLICChina, 1850-1949. Delicately potted as a large lotus leaf with a short stem to the base. The handle formed by two curled lotus stems terminating in blossoms to either side. The similarly modeled cover with a handle in the form of a stem and surmounted by a frog. The interior with a strainer and covered in a finely crackled ivory-white Guan type glaze.Inscriptions: To one side with a signature within an oval reserve. Provenance: From a private collection in New York, USA.Condition: Good condition with minor old traces of use and some wear, which may partially have been skillfully simulated by the potter. Minimal firing irregularities, as well as few minuscule nicks, minor chips, and small losses.Weight: 187.0 g Dimensions: Length 16.5 cm (spout to handle)Expert's note: Reputedly, the subject of 'lotus and frog' in Yixing pottery originally goes back to Chen Mingyuan, one of the most famous and versatile Yixing potters, who was active during the Kangxi/Yongzheng periods (1662-1735). His works included teapots and articles for the scholar's table, many simulating objects from nature such as those in the K.S. Lo Collection, illustrated in The Art of the Yixing Potter, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1990, pages 139-142.Auction result comparison: Compare a related Yixing teapot and cover by Chen Mingyuan, also with lotus and frog, at Bonhams Hong Kong in Masterpieces of Yixing Stoneware from the Mr and Mrs Jimmy Sha Collection on 24 November 2013, lot 109, bought-in at an estimate of HKD 2,300,000-3,300,000.清末民初宜興青蛙荷花茶壺 中國，1850-1949年。精緻捏塑大荷葉茶壺，兩個捲曲的葉莖為執柄，一側一片荷葉另一側一朵荷花。荷葉形壺蓋帶有蓋鈕，壺蓋上有一隻青蛙。壺嘴內有過濾器，覆蓋著象牙色釉，釉面開片。 款識：茶壺執柄一側下方有一橢圓形章。 來源：美國紐約私人收藏。 品相：狀況良好，有輕微舊時使用痕跡和一些磨損。 有輕微燒製不規則性，以及輕微磕損和小缺損。 重量：187.0 克 尺寸：長16.5 厘米 (壺嘴至執柄) 拍賣結果：比較一件相近陳明遠製荷花青蛙宜興茶壺，見香港邦翰思Masterpieces of Yixing Stoneware from the Mr and Mrs Jimmy Sha Collection 2013年11月24日lot 109, 估價HKD 2,300,000-3,300,000。
AN EMERALD-GREEN AND CINNABAR-RED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, 18TH-19TH CENTURYChina. Of compressed spherical form with an oval foot ring, recessed base and large opening. The semi-transparent body of emerald-green glass with a single cinnabar-red streak to each side. The green color of the glass becomes only visible when the body is held against strong light. Without light, the color appears almost black. Provenance: From the private collection of Tuyet Nguyet and Stephen Markbreiter. Tuyet Nguyet was the founder and chief editor of Arts of Asia. She married Stephen Markbreiter, an English architect, in 1959 and moved to Hong Kong to work as a journalist. Arts of Asia's first regular edition appeared in 1971. In the magazine, Nguyet sought to combine authoritative content from major experts with detailed coverage of the Asian art market. Tuyet Nguyet was an early member of The International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society, attending her first convention in 1973, and was later elected as an honorary member.Condition: Good condition with some manufacturing irregularities such as open bubbles, light wear and surface scratches, some nibbling, mostly at the foot rim.Stopper: Hardstone stopper Weight: 30 g Dimensions: Height including stopper 59 mm. Diameter neck 12 mm and mouth 9 mm. Auction result comparison: Compare a near-identical emerald-green glass snuff bottle, dated to the 18th-19th century, at Sotheby's Hong Kong in Snuff Bottles From The Mary & George Bloch Collection: Part VIII on 25 May 2014, lot 1157, sold for HKD 40,000.十八至十九世紀墨綠朱紅紋料器鼻烟壺中國。圓柱形直頸，扁平圓形，橢圓形圈足。半透明的墨綠色料器，每面有一條朱紅色條紋。只有強光照射時，才能看出玻璃的綠色。 來源: Tuyet Nguyet 和 Stephen Markbreiter 的私人收藏。Tuyet Nguyet 是《Arts of Asia》的創始人和主編。1959 年，她與英國建築師Stephen Markbreiter結婚，並移居香港擔任記者。《Arts of Asia》第一期普通版於 1971 年問世。在該雜誌中，Nguyet 致力於將專家的權威內容與亞洲藝術市場的詳細報導相結合。Tuyet Nguyet 是國際中國鼻煙壺協會的早期會員，1973 年參加了協會的第一次大會，後來當選爲名譽會員。 品相: 狀況良好，有一些製造瑕疵，如開口氣泡、輕微磨損和表面劃痕，足部有些磕損。 壺蓋: 硬石 重量: 30 克 尺寸: 含蓋高 59 毫米，頸部直徑12 毫米，壺嘴直徑 9 毫米 拍賣結果比較: 比較一件幾乎一模一樣的十八至十九世紀翡翠綠料器鼻烟壺，見香港蘇富比Snuff Bottles From The Mary & George Bloch Collection: Part VIII 2014年5月25日 lot 1157, 售價HKD 40,000。
A GILT-COPPER CLOISONNE QUADRILOBED CUP STAND, 18TH CENTURYChina. Finely decorated in bright enamels to the interior and exterior with stylized lotus surrounded by archaistic and foliate scroll, the long sides each with a bat in flight. The overall form, and especially that of the gilt base, is reminiscent of the crabapple (haitang), further adding to the auspicious nature of this piece.Provenance: French trade.Condition: Very good condition with some wear, particularly to gilt, and expected manufacturing flaws, such as pitting. Minor nicks, small dents, and light scratches.Weight: 140.3 cm Dimensions: Length 15.1 cmAuction result comparison: Compare with a related cup stand, 15.4 cm long, dated to the Qianlong period, described as a dish, at Sotheby's London in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 11 May 2011, lot 209A, sold for GBP 6,875. 十八世紀銅胎掐絲琺琅盞托中國，海棠式口盞托，材質厚重，底部鎏金。上下飾以纏枝蓮紋與紅蝠紋，寓意福壽連年。托外壁同樣裝飾雙蝠纏枝蓮紋兩組。全器裝飾風格華麗，製作規整。來源: 法國古玩市場。 品相: 狀況極好，一些磨損，特別是鎏金，以及預期的製造瑕疵，如麻點。小刻痕、輕微劃痕和小凹痕。 重量: 140.3 厘米 尺寸: 長 15.1 厘米 拍賣結果比較: 比較一件乾隆時期盞托，長15.4 厘米，被描述爲盤子，見倫敦蘇富比 Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2011年5月11日 lot 209A, 售價GBP 6,875。
A PAIR OF SILK BROCADE 'EIGHT IMMORTALS' SCROLLS, QING DYNASTYChina, 19th century. Each scroll is decorated with four of the Eight Immortals surrounded by flying bats and scrolling clouds in finely woven silk and gold thread against an orange-red ground. The top and bottom of each scroll with auspicious characters supporting success and encouraging filial respect. Each with a silk brocade frame and mounted as a hanging scroll. (2)Inscriptions: To top and bottom of one scroll, 'Feng Kangji, yi zisun', and the other, 'da fugui yi shoukao'.Provenance: From the private collection of Colonel Marcel Klepper (1882-1944) and his wife, acquired during their stay in Beijing (1911-1917), and thence by descent in the same family.Condition: Good condition with old wear, minor creases and losses, soiling. The colors slightly faded. The backing paper with some browning.Dimensions: Image size ca. 206 x 40 cm (each), Size incl. mounting ca. 236 x 47 cm (each)Expert's note: Scrolls such as the present lot were a popular birthday gift for people of high rank and status once they had reached old age, conveying a wish for fame, wealth, longevity, and abundance.Auction result comparison: Compare a set of eight kesi silk panels depicting the Eight Immortals, dated to the late Qing dynasty, at Bonhams San Francisco in Asian Decorative Works of Art on 4 October 2017, lot 5042, sold for USD 20,000. 清代一對八仙挂屏 中國，十九世紀。紅地刺綉，可見八仙人物，周圍可見蝙蝠與如意祥雲。每幅上下各有字樣，寓意成功，鼓勵孝順。 絲織錦框，挂軸。(2) 對聯: 逢康吉，宜子孫；大富貴，亦壽考。 來源：Colonel Marcel Klepper (1882-1944) 夫婦收藏，他們從1911至1917年生活在北京，在此期間購得，自此保存在同一家族。 品相：狀況良好，磨損、輕微折痕和缺損、汙跡。顏色稍微變淡，襯紙有些褐變。 尺寸：挂屏分別為 206 x 40 厘米 ，總約 236 x 47 厘米 專家注釋：這樣的卷軸，是當時很盛行的祝壽禮物，祝願官高位顯，又長壽而子孫滿堂。 拍賣結果比較：比較一套八件八仙緙絲挂屏，清末，見舊金山邦翰思 Asian Decorative Works of Art 2017年10月4日 lot 5042, 售價USD 20,000。
A BAMBOO FIGURE OF 'IRON CRUTCH LI', QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. The immortal Li Tieguai finely carved standing, his raised right foot resting on his iron crutch, the right hand holding a small double-gourd vessel. He wears a long flowing robe opening at the chest to reveal the bony ribcage and slightly protruding belly. The face with an intense expression, staring straight forward with furrowed brows, curly hair and beard.Provenance: From a French private collection. Condition: Very good condition with only minor wear and few minuscule nicks. The wood of an attractive grain and color.Weight: 33.2 g Dimensions: Height 9.8 cmAuction result comparison: Compare a related bamboo figure of an immortal, of only slightly larger size (13.9 cm), dated to the 18th century, at Christie's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 24 March 2011, lot 1434, sold for USD 12,500. Note the similar stippling and robe. 清代竹雕鉄拐李 中國，1644-1912年。竹雕鉄拐李立像，他抬起的右腳擱在鐵拐杖上，右手拿著一個小葫蘆。 他身穿一件敞胸長袍，露出微微凸起的腹部。皺著眉頭，捲曲的頭髮和鬍鬚，雙眼直視前方。 來源：法國私人收藏 品相：狀況極好，只有輕微磨損和極少的劃痕。竹子具有迷人的紋理和顏色。 重量：33.2 克 尺寸：高9.8 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件相近的十八世紀稍大的竹雕仙人像 (13.9 厘米) ，見紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2011年3月24日 lot 1434, 售價USD 12,500。其表面紋理和外袍與拍品極其相似。
A RARE LACQUER-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AN ARHAT, AYUTTHAYA PERIODThailand, 16th-17th century. Heavily cast seated in dhyanasana with his right hand lowered in bhumisparsa mudra and the left resting on his lap and holding a small vessel, wearing a monastic robe draped over the left shoulder, the serene face with heavy-lidded eyes below elegantly arched brows, flanked by long pendulous earlobes, the hair arranged in tight curls.Provenance: Collection of Peter Salomon. Peter Salomon (1942-2020) was a Danish designer who developed a passion for Asian art at a young age. He purchased his first Buddhist figure at the age of 12 with his own pocket money. Planning to sell antiques for a living, he traveled to London when he was 19 and purchased many objects around Portobello Road, which he found very hard to part with, however. In the end, Salomon pursued a different career path which was nonetheless inspired by his early passion, and began to design decorative objects himself, while his love for Asian and Buddhist art lasted his entire life.Condition: Good condition, as expected and commensurate with age, with wear and casting flaws, minor losses, small nicks, warping, dents, few structural cracks, extensive wear and flaking to lacquer gilding. Fine, naturally grown patina with a good, unctuous feel overall.Weight: 52.9 kg Dimensions: Height 67 cmThis rare bronze sculpture of an arhat depicts the monk seated in meditation with his right hand extending towards the ground to call on the Earth to bear witness to his enlightenment. An arhat in Theravada Buddhism, which predominates throughout Southeast Asia, represents the spiritual paradigm for ordinary beings to emulate. The highest spiritual goal for followers of Theravada Buddhism is to perfect Shakyamuni's teachings over many lifetimes, which results in becoming an arhat: an enlightened being freed from the cycle of rebirth (parinirvana).Paintings and sculptures of arhats frequent Thai temples. Their depiction largely imitates Buddha images, though without possessing certain key physical characteristics (lakshana) that distinguish Buddha as a supernatural being. As represented in this sculpture, these are the absence of an ushnisha and the orientation of the arhat's left hand. Rather than the back of the hand resting in his lap, it is turned frontally toward the viewer.Auction result comparison: Compare a related copper alloy figure of an arhat, 83 cm high, also dated 16th-17th century, at Bonhams New York in Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art on 23 September 2020, lot 638, sold for USD 47,575.
A NATURAL GOURD SNUFF BOTTLE, 18th-19th CENTURYChina. The dried, hollowed gourd finely polished and applied with silver at the neck, neatly incised in imitation of leaves. A naturally grown patina with an unctuous feel overall. Provenance: From the collection of Dr. Erika Pohl-Stroeher (1919-2016), thence by descent in the same family. Dr. Erika Pohl-Stroeher was a German-born Swiss resident and heiress to the hair care and cosmetics company Wella AG. She was a passionate collector and had amassed in her lifetime various important art collections, as well as one of the world's most valuable collections of gems and minerals.Condition: Excellent condition with only minor old wear.Stopper: Natural coral branch stopper Weight: 7 g (!) Dimensions: Height including stopper 85 mm. Diameter neck 7 mm and mouth 4 mm.Gourds have been used since the earliest of times in many cultures as natural containers. Growing in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, the dried rind of the fruit becomes a very light, impervious container which, if the mouth is kept narrow, can be easily stoppered and made airtight.Literature comparison: For an unadorned gourd snuff bottle in the Palace collection, see Snuff Bottles in the National Palace Museum, with an introduction by Chang Lin-sheng, Taipei, 1991, p. 270, no. 413.Auction result comparison: Compare a related natural gourd snuff bottle, dated 1760-1860, at Christie's New York in Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the J & J Collection on 30 March 2005, lot 43, sold for USD 9,600. Compare also a related natural gourd snuff bottle, dated 1770-1880, at Christie's New York in The Meriem Collection Important Chinese Snuff Bottles on 18 September 2007, lot 606, sold for USD 8,125.十八至十九世紀天然葫蘆鼻烟壺中國。曬乾並挖空的葫蘆經過打磨，並在頂部鍍銀，樹葉紋。自然包漿，整體感覺細膩。 來源：Erika Pohl-Stroeher（1919-2016）博士收藏，保存於同一家族至今。Erika Pohl-Stroeher博士是德國出生的瑞士人，是護髮和化妝品公司Wella AG的女繼承人。她是一位有熱誠的收藏家，一生中積累了許多重要的藝術收藏，以及世界上最有價值的寶石和礦石收藏之一。 品相：狀況極佳，輕微磨損。 壺蓋: 天然珊瑚 重量：7 克 尺寸：總85毫米；頸部直徑7 毫米；嘴部直徑4 毫米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近的天然葫蘆鼻烟壺，1760-1860年，見紐約佳士得 Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the J & J Collection 2005年3月30日 lot 43, 售價USD 9,600；比較另一件天然葫蘆鼻烟壺，1770-1880年，見紐約佳士得The Meriem Collection Important Chinese Snuff Bottles 2007年9月18日 lot 606, 售價USD 8,125。
A PALE CELADON JADE SNUFF BOTTLE CARVED WITH A POEM, MID-QINGChina, 18th to early 19th century. Well-polished and hollowed, keeping the natural shape of the pebble, one end polished to create a flat foot, the opaque celadon stone with russet inclusions and veins. One side carved with a scholar holding a staff attended by a small boy, all beneath a pine tree.Inscription: The reverse with a poem in relief 'Somewhere in the mountain you were for certain, uncertain was where among the deep cloud cover you were'. Provenance: From a UK private collection, Hertfordshire, by repute acquired from Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd around the year 2000, and thence by descent in the same family. Robert Kleiner (1948-2014) was an important expert on and dealer of Chinese snuff bottles, beginning his long career at Sotheby's Chinese Art department in London. Along with Hugh Moss and Bob Hall, Robert Kleiner became a key advisor to the Mary and George Bloch collection, and it was Robert who wrote and produced the very first catalog of their bottles. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, microscopic nibbling to mouth, the stone with natural fissures. Stopper: Coral imitation with platelet and old spoon Weight: 85.3 g Dimensions: Height including stopper 68 mm. Diameter mouth 5 mm. Auction result comparison: Compare a related pebble snuff bottle of similar form and size, also with a carved poem, at Christie's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 20 September 2005, lot 481, sold for USD 12,000. 明代中期青白玉《尋隱者不遇》鼻烟壺中國，十八至十九世紀初。掏膛良好，保留了天然的山子形狀，巧妙利用不透明的青白色夾雜赤褐色絮狀物和紋理，雕刻松下詩僧賈島上山尋訪隱者，巧遇其童子，詢問其蹤影的場景。另一面雕刻《尋隱者不遇》的詩句。款識：師問：只在此山中，雲深不知處。天局 來源: 英國赫爾福特郡私人收藏，據説在2000年前後購於Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd., 在同一家族保存至今。Robert Kleiner是一位重要的中國鼻煙壺專家和經銷商，起初，他在倫敦蘇富比中國藝術部工作，與 Hugh Moss 和 Bob Hall 一起，Robert Kleiner 成為 Mary 和 George Bloch 收藏的重要顧問，他編寫並製作了他們的第一個鼻烟壺目錄。 品相: 狀況良好，輕微磨損，壺嘴有輕微磕損，石料有天然裂痕。 壺蓋: 仿珊瑚，托片，舊時小勺 重量: 85.3 克 尺寸: 含蓋高 68 毫米，唇部直徑5 毫米 拍賣結果比較: 比較一件相近的詩文山子鼻烟壺，相似尺寸和形狀，見紐約佳士得 Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2005年9月20日, lot 481, 售價USD 12,000。
A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE BOULDER, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. Deeply carved to depict Shoulao with his attendant and a deer in a mountainous landscape, standing below a towering, gnarled pine tree, a pavilion in the distance. The reverse with further rockwork. The translucent stone is of a fine celadon tone with distinct russet inclusions.Provenance: US trade, by repute from a private collection in Chicago, USA.Condition: Good condition with some old wear and few small nicks, the stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time.Weight: 805 gDimensions: Height 12.8 cm The theme of longevity is clearly evident on the present boulder, with the depiction of Shoulao and the deer under a pine tree. The elongated form of the boulder and the layering of rockwork help to create a magical atmosphere, thereby contributing to the Daoist themes of mysticism and immortality.Auction result comparison: Compare a related jade boulder depicting Shoulao, dated to the 18th to 19th century, at Christie's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 20 September 2013, lot 1751, sold for USD 10,000. 清代青玉留皮山子雕壽老中國，1644-1912年。深雕描繪壽老與其侍者及仙鹿立於一棵參天松樹下，遠處是一座樓閣。另一面，山石綿延。半透明的玉料呈現精美的青色調，帶有明顯的赤褐色內沁。 來源：美國古玩市場，據説購於美國芝加哥私人收藏。 品相：狀況良好，局部磨損和一些小刻痕，有天然紋理的玉料，隨著時間的推移，其中一些可能已經發展成細小的裂縫。 重量：805 克 尺寸：高12.8 厘米 拍賣結果比較: 比較一件相近的十八至十九世紀山子壽老，見紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2013年9月20日 lot 1751, 售價USD 10,000。
A SILVER WIRE-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF A QILIN, ATTRIBUTED TO SHISOU, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. Finely cast seated on its haunches, the front legs braced, the head with sharply cast, elegantly curved antlers, large ears, bulging eyes, a ruyi-shaped nose, the mouth open revealing teeth, sharp fangs, and tongue. The furcated tail curling to one side, the spine neatly articulated.Provenance: From a private collection in northern Germany, acquired before 2000.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and casting flaws, few losses to inlays, occasional light scratches, few minuscule nicks. Fine, naturally grown, dark patina.Weight: 2,439 g (incl. base)Dimensions: Height 18 cm (excl. base) and 19 cm (incl. base)The bronze is finely inlaid with silver wire to depict the wavy fur, spirals to the spine and head, and a scroll design to the collar. The beast wears a collar around its neck attached with two small double-gourds and a drop-shaped ornament as well as a loop to the back.Mounted to a modern base.Little is known about the historical figure Shisou. The earliest reference in the Zhongguo meishujia renming cidian ('Dictionary of Chinese Artists') comes from the Luochuang xiaodu and is presumably from the same source as published in Zhongguo yishujia zhenglue ('Brief Introduction of Chinese Artists'). Shisou is listed there only as a late Ming dynasty monk without any further biographical information. A number of vessels and sculptures from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century bear his name, sometimes in combination with a hall name, Jinyu tang ('Hall of Prosperity'). Although the present piece is unsigned, the high quality of the casting and intricate silver-wire inlays make an attribution to Shisou or a related workshop more than reasonable.Auction result comparison: Compare a related bronze lion-form censer, with similar silver-inlaid wavy fur and spirals to the spine, also dated to the Qing dynasty (50.2 cm high), at Christie's Hong Kong in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 30 November 2016, lot 3246, sold for HKD 300,000. 清代石叟款銅錯銀麒麟擺件中國，1644-1912年。銅麒麟作昂首挺立的姿勢，身形修長，儀態優雅，微展雙角立於頭之上，以陰線雕刻眼眶，突出一對圓鼓的雙目，嘴微微張開，面部用陰線簡單勾勒表現五官，頸部略靠後，胸脯前突。來源：德國北部私人收藏，購於2000年之前。品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損和鑄造瑕疵，少量鑲嵌缺損，局部有輕微劃痕，少量微小刻痕。包漿細膩且自然生長。重量：總2,439 克尺寸：高18 釐米 (不含底座)，總 19 釐米現代底座。拍賣結果比較：比較相近的清代銅獅香爐，毛與脊椎部位有著相近的錯銀紋理，高50.2釐米，見香港佳士得Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2016年11月30日 lot 3246, 售價HKD 300,000。
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