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Click here to subscribeA Chinese embroidered silk inset three fold screen, largest panel 40 x 47cmCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1910-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke lived in Carmarthenshire, Wales and was an avid collector of European & Asian works of art and an author of the History of Llandovery. He was collecting from the 1940s to the 1980s.
An Indian metal thread and sequin embroidered panel, 97 x 56cm, framedCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1910-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke lived in Carmarthenshire, Wales and was an avid collector of European & Asian works of art and an author of the History of Llandovery. He was collecting from the 1940s to the 1980s.
Two trays inset with Chinese embroidered silk panels, largest 53 x 23cmCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1910-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke lived in Carmarthenshire, Wales and was an avid collector of European & Asian works of art and an author of the History of Llandovery. He was collecting from the 1940s to the 1980s.
A framed group of pre-Columbian textile fragments, from Christian burials in Egypt 4th-5th centuryCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1910-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke lived in Carmarthenshire, Wales and was an avid collector of European & Asian works of art and an author of the History of Llandovery. He was collecting from the 1940s to the 1980s.
A group of Chinese bronze robe buttons, late QingCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1910-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke lived in Carmarthenshire, Wales and was an avid collector of European & Asian works of art and an author of the History of Llandovery. He was collecting from the 1940s to the 1980s.
A pair of Chinese gilt metal, kingfisher feather, coral and gem mounted nail guards, late Qing, fitted caseCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1910-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke lived in Carmarthenshire, Wales and was an avid collector of European & Asian works of art and an author of the History of Llandovery. He was collecting from the 1940s to the 1980s.
A Tibetan gilt metal,, coral & turquoise mounted brooch and ringCONDITION: Provenance - Alfred Theodore Arber-Cooke (c.1910-1993); thence by family descent. Arber-Cooke lived in Carmarthenshire, Wales and was an avid collector of European & Asian works of art and an author of the History of Llandovery. He was collecting from the 1940s to the 1980s.
Qian Songyan (1898-1985) - A moment of peaceful life - Chinese ink and watercolor on paper scroll created by the side of Lu Gou bridge；Measures approx; 131.5 x 43cm Qian Songyan was a Chinese Asian Modern & Contemporary artist who was born in 1898. Their work was featured in exhibitions at the Shanghai Himalayas Museum and the National Art Museum of China. In MutualArt’s artist press archive, Qian Songyan is featured in Sotheby's Hong Kong to Hold Fine Chinese Paintings Autumn Sale 2009, a piece from the ArtDaily in 2009. The artist died in 1985.
South-Est Asian Art Three celadon glazed pottery bowls decorated with vegetal motifs Korea, Koryo dynasty, 13th-14th century. . Cm 19,50 x 8,00. Two of them have been restored.Provenance: collected in situ between 1964 and 1967 by a general in the Italian Army sent in Japan and Korea in those years and inherited by the present day owner.
2 boxes of various Asian art. 3 wooden bowls, Chinese rice basket and jewelry cabinet with mirror, various wayang puppets, Indian wood carvings, polychrome colored copper decorative vases, bronze and brass religious figures, turtle with text on the bottom, bone carving, carved statue of Balinese djanger dancer and miscellaneous
‘Intermission’ (2006)Oil on canvasSize: 24.2 x 40.9 cm (Framed in a bespoke box and behind glass)(9.5 x 16 1/8 inch)PROVENANCE - Scream Gallery, Mayfair, London - Jamie Wood Collection, LondonSALE - Christie’s Asian Contemporary Art, Hong Kong, 26 November 2006, lot 425 b(Please refer to department for Condition report. You can find the biography of this artist in our digital catalogue for this sale)
A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN JAR AND COVER Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) The baluster jar is densely decorated with two Ho Ho birds in a continuous flowering garden landscape, all below lappets enclosing alternating designs of scrolling lotus tendrils and rabbits. The neck with repeated panels of flowers and beribboned precious objects. The domed cover surmounted by a knob finial similarly decorated and the finial with a Ho Ho in flight. HEIGHT 58 cm Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing flaws, the finial tip with a small chip and the cover rim with a filled chip. Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by second generation members of the Holzapfel family after 1970 and has remained in the family ever since. Sothebey's London, St George Street Sale: Asian Art, 17 May 2019, lot 473.
A SMALL CERAMIC VASE IN THE FORM OF AN OWL Khmer Empire, late Angkor Period 12th -13th century. The stylized owl shaped vase with bulging eyes and a globular body is decorated with carved grooves to the neck and body to resemble wing feathers. Condition: Good condition, with abrasions as well as few small chips. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dimensions: Height 8.5 cm
A CERAMIC VASE IN THE FORM OF ELEPHANT Cambodia, 18th -19th century. The vase in Angkor style is covered with a dark brown glaze and decorated with relief applications to depict an elephant. Condition: Good condition, with expected abrasions and wear. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dimensions: Height 12.5 cm
A MASSIVE THAI BRONZE STATUE OF BUDDHA IN PARINIRVANA, AYUTTHAYA STYLE Thailand, Ayutthaya Kingdom style, 19th century. Cast reclining with the head held resting in one hand, the other arm extended along his body, wearing a long flowing monastic robe draped over the left shoulder, the face showing an enlightened expression with almond-shaped eyes over gently arched eyebrows and slender lips, flanked by long earlobes, the hair in tight curls surmounted by an ushnisha. Condition: Very good condition with minor traces of age and wear, traces of gilt, tiny nicks here and there. Fine copper-red patina in some areas. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Weight: 18.2 kg Dimensions: Length 107.5 cm Auction result comparison: A related figure, though smaller (84 cm long) and dated to the 17th/18th century, was sold by Christie’s New York in Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art on 13 September 2016, lot 254, for USD $21,500.
A THAI GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA IN PARINIRVANA, RATTANAKOSIN Thailand, 1732-1932. Cast reclining on a stepped double-lotus base, the head held resting in one hand, the other arm extended along his body, wearing a long flowing monastic robe draped over the left shoulder, the face showing an enlightened expression with almond-shaped eyes over gently arched eyebrows and slender lips, flanked by long earlobes, the hair in tight curls surmounted by a flaming ushnisha. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and casting flaws, extensive wear to gilt, small nicks and light scratches here and there. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Weight: 2,040 g Dimensions: Length 29.8 cm
A GANDHARA STUCCO HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA Ancient Kingdom of Gandhara, Kushan period, 4th - 5th century. Stucco with remnants of polychrome painted details. The curly hair on the side and headdress mark this delicately modeled portrayal as a Bodhisattva. Mounted on a modern base. Condition: Losses, wear and weathering as visible on the images in the catalogue and at www.zacke.at online. Provenance: English private collection. Weight: Head only 3740 g. Dimensions: Size with base 35.5 cm. For a related Bodhisattva head see Christies New York in ‘Indian and South East Asian Art’, September 14th, 2010, lot 2 (sold for 6,250 USD).
A MASSIVE AND HEAVY INDIAN BLACK STONE HEAD OF VISHNU India, Rajasthan, 16th-17th century. The face shows a serene expression with gently arched eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, a broad nose, and full lips forming a subtle smile, flanked by long ears with large circular earrings, the fine locks of hair in tight curls along the hairline, surmounted by an elaborate headdress finely incised with floral and geometric designs. Mounted to an associated modern wood base. Condition: Good condition commensurate with age, some cracks and losses, extensive wear. Provenance: Belgian private collection. Weight: 36.1 kg (incl. base) Dimensions: Height 71.5 cm (incl. base), 52 cm (excl. base) Auction result comparison: A similar head, from the 12th century and of considerably smaller size, was sold by Christie’s New York in Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art on 15 March 2016, lot 315, for USD $25,000.
A PERSIAN BRONZE RING WITH RUBY INTAGLIO OF A HORSE, EX-COLLECTION MOHAMMAD REZA PAHLAVI Persia, Hellenistic period, 2nd-1st century BC. The bronze ring set with a fine oval ruby worked in intaglio depicting a galloping horse, the bronze setting of a later date. Condition: Very good condition with expected minor traces of age and wear. Fine malachite-green patina. Provenance: Ex-collection of the imperial family of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, last Shah of Iran (a letter of provenance signed by Dr. Zelnik will be handed out to the winning bidder upon request). Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum, acquired from the above. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Weight: 3.5 g Dimensions: Size 2.6 x 2.1 cm, Inner Diameter 1.8 cm
A PERSIAN BRONZE RING WITH RUBY INTAGLIO OF A LION, EX-COLLECTION MOHAMMAD REZA PAHLAVI Persia, Hellenistic period, 2nd-1st century BC. The bronze ring set with a fine rectangular ruby worked in intaglio depicting a pouncing lion, the bronze setting of a later date. Condition: Very good condition with expected minor traces of age and wear. Fine malachite-green patina. Provenance: Ex-collection of the imperial family of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, last Shah of Iran (a letter of provenance signed by Dr. Zelnik will be handed out to the winning bidder upon request). Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum, acquired from the above. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Weight: 4.2 g Dimensions: Size 2.8 x 2.4 cm, Inner Diameter 2.1 cm
A PERSIAN BRONZE RING WITH RUBY INTAGLIO OF A SCORPION, EX-COLLECTION MOHAMMAD REZA PAHLAVI Persia, Hellenistic period, 2nd-1st century BC. The bronze ring set with a fine oval ruby worked in intaglio depicting a scorpion, the bronze setting of a later date. Condition: Very good condition with expected minor traces of age and wear. Fine malachite-green patina. Provenance: Ex-collection of the imperial family of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, last Shah of Iran (a letter of provenance signed by Dr. Zelnik will be handed out to the winning bidder upon request). Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum, acquired from the above. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Weight: 4.4 g Dimensions: Size 2.5 x 2.1 cm, Inner Diameter 1.2 cm
A PERSIAN BRONZE RING WITH RUBY INTAGLIO OF A MYTHICAL HORSE, EX-COLLECTION MOHAMMAD REZA PAHLAVI Persia, Hellenistic period, 2nd-1st century BC. The bronze ring set with a fine oval ruby worked in intaglio depicting a winged horse, the bronze setting of a later date. Condition: Very good condition with expected minor traces of age and wear. Fine malachite-green patina. Provenance: Ex-collection of the imperial family of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, last Shah of Iran (a letter of provenance signed by Dr. Zelnik will be handed out to the winning bidder upon request). Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum, acquired from the above. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Weight: 3.5 g Dimensions: Size 2.5 x 2.1 cm, Inner Diameter 1.6 cm
AN ELECTRUM RING, 5TH-1ST CENTURY BC Cambodia, 5th-1st century BC. The ancient electrum ring of simple yet elegant design with a flat circular top. Condition: Excellent condition with only few minor traces of wear, astonishing for a piece of this age! Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Weight: 5.0 g Dimensions: Size 2.3 x 2.2 cm, Inner Diameter 2.0 cm
A GOLD RING WITH A CARNELIAN, 5TH-1ST CENTURY BC Cambodia or Laos, 5th-1st century BC. The ancient gold ring with broad shoulders and set with an oval carnelian. Condition: Good condition with some minor bending, a small tear around the ring top, minor traces of age and wear, and soil encrustations. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Weight: 2.0 g Dimensions: Size 2.7 x 2.6 cm, Inner Diameter 2.2 cm
A PYU RING WITH INTAGLIO OF A STAG Pyu city-states, 2nd-10th century. The ring of elegant shape with broad shoulders, the oval top incised in the center with a dynamic representation of a stag with antlers, one of its legs raised as it looks backwards. Condition: Good condition with few small nicks and scratches as well as minor traces of age and wear. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Weight: 12.5 g Dimensions: Size 2.2 x 2.3 cm, Inner Diameter 2 cm Alloy composition range: Gold between 17-22 karat, the remainder consisting of various metals commensurate with the period.
A SILVER RING Pyu city-states 2nd - 5th century. The thin ring with an oval top showing incised dots. Condition: Good condition with expected traces of age and wear. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Weight: 1.41 g Dimensions: Diameter 1.8 cm
A PYU GOLD ‘LOTUS’ PENDANT WITH AGATE BEAD Pyu city-states, 2nd-10th century. The translucent stone of a pale orangered color and etched in white with a geometric pattern, set in a gold pendant finely crafted in the form of a lotus flower. Condition: Very good condition with minor traces of age and wear. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Weight: 7.8 g Dimensions: Height 3 cm
A SILVER RING WITH CARNELIAN Khmer Empire, Angkor Period, 10th - 12th century. The ring with broad shoulders set with a carnelian. Condition: Good condition with minor traces of age and wear. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Weight: 9.96 g Dimensions: Diameter 2 cm
A BURMESE GILT BEAD NECKLACE Burma, Shan State, 19th century. The large beads of hexagonal shape and held together by a black fabric string, with smaller fabric ‘beads’ between the beads and another on the string to adjust length. Condition: Very good condition with minor traces of age and wear, some minor cracks to the beads. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Weight: 187.9 g Dimensions: Maximum Length 45 cm
A SMALL BURMESE WAX PEARL NECKLACE WITH TWO AGATE PEARLS Burma, Shan state, 18th century. The necklace consisting of 25 small globular wax beads as well as two black agate pearls etched with white stripes, all held together by a red fabric string. The necklace comes from one of the many Burmese hill tribes, which exist in Burma’s Shan state to this day. Condition: Very good condition with minor traces of age and wear. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Weight: 8.8 g Dimensions: Length 27 cm
Ɏ A BURMESE SILVER-FITTED IVORY TOOTH TALISMAN Champa, 18th-19th century. The silver fitting with a loop allowing for suspension as a pendant. Condition: Excellent condition with minor traces of age and wear. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Weight: 61.2 g Dimensions: Length 8 cm Literature comparison: Related pieces are published in Burmese gemstone amulets and talismans from the Collection of Dr. Zelnik, vol 1, pages 214-217, Budapest 2016.
Ɏ A CHAM STAINED IVORY SLINGSHOT DEPICTING GANESHA Champa, 18th-19th century. The ivory stained a reddish-brown color, the slingshot with a rotating element between the Y-shaped frame, the handle finely carved with the head of Ganesha, with distinctive trunk and tusks, and neatly incised with geometric patterns. Pierced at the top to allow for suspension as a pendant. Condition: Excellent condition with minor traces of age and wear. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Weight: 76.8 g Dimensions: Height 13.6 cm
TWO CHAM SILVER BETEL NUT CONTAINERS Champa, 10th-15th century. The betel holders each of cylindrical shape, the cover tapering upwards to a stepped conical finial, one with a floral mark executed in repoussé to the recessed circular base. Condition: Good condition with traces of age and wear, few miniscule losses, some verdigris, signs of erosion, as well as white betel residue to the interior. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Weight: 81.9 g (total) Dimensions: Height 8 cm and 9.8 cm Literature comparison: Similar pieces in gold are published in The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum, page 195, Budapest 2013. Related betel nut containers can be found in the National Museum of Cambodia, for example inventory number Ga.6606.
FOUR CHAM BRONZE BETEL NUT CONTAINERS Champa, 14th-19th century. Three betel holders each of cylindrical shape with the cover tapering upwards to a stepped conical finial, one of baluster form with a compressed conical finial. Condition: Good condition with traces of age and wear, few miniscule losses, some verdigris, signs of erosion, as well as white betel residue to the interior. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Weight: 984.0 g (total) Dimensions: Height 14.3 cm (the tallest), 11.8 cm (the shortest) Literature comparison: A similar cylindrical betel nut container is in the National Museum of Cambodia, inventory number NMC.465.
A CHAM SILVER BETEL LEAF HOLDER Champa, 18th – 19th century. Delicate and finely embossed, incised and pierced with floral motifs. Condition: With minor wear and some bending. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Weight: 33 g Dimensions: Length 8.7 cm
A SMALL SILVER REPOUSSÉ BOWL Burma, late 19th to early 20th century. The attractive bowl embossed and chased around the wall with depictions of animals. A stylized incised flower on the underside. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Weight: 41 g Dimensions: Diameter 6 cm
A LOBED SILVER-PLATED BOWL Southeast Asia, c. 1920. The deep bowl comprised of twenty lobes in resemblance of a flower. Condition: Good condition with traces of age and wear. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Weight: 189 g Dimensions: Diameter 14.5 cm
FOUR LARGE CAMBODIAN SILVER SPOONS Cambodia, late 19th to early 20th century. The handles finely incised with floral and geometric motifs, the ends of stepped conical form, three with hooks allowing for suspension. Condition: Very good condition with minor traces of age and wear. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Weight: 271.8 g (total) Dimensions: Length 26.3 cm (the longest), Length 22.2 cm (the shortest)
A KHMER SILVER SPOON Khmer Empire, Angkor period, 10th-13th century. The silver spoon with an elegantly curved handle and a deep circular bowl. Condition: Good condition with expected minor traces of age and wear, some signs of erosion, little verdigris, and soil encrustations. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Weight: 53.0 g Dimensions: Length 16.5 cm
THREE GOLD REPOUSSÉ VOTIVE PLAQUES OF BUDDHA Cambodia or Laos, 13th-15th century. The gold plaques executed in repoussé, two depicting Buddha standing on a dais with the right hand forming the abhaya mudra, the gesture of fearlessness, showing calm expressions with downcast eyes and subtle smiles, both with hair surmounted by ushnishas, the third showing a deity seated in royal ease, holding a vajra in one hand and lotus in the other. The two Buddha gold plaques backed with paper. Condition: Good condition with some minor bending and tears, some small losses, and minor traces of age and wear. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Weight: 4.7 g (total) Dimensions: Size 6 x 4.5 cm, 8.9 x 3.6 cm, and 9.2 x 3.5 cm
THREE SHEET GOLD REPOUSSÉ VOTIVE PLAQUES OF BUDDHA Cambodia or Laos, 13th-15th century. The plaques executed in repoussé, each depicting Buddha standing on a dais with the right hand forming the abhaya mudra, the gesture of fearlessness, wearing long flowing robes, and showing calm expressions with benevolent smiles, all with hair surmounted by an ushnisha. Backed with paper. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Condition: Good condition with some minor bending and tears, few small losses, and minor traces of age and wear. Weight: 4.3 g (total) Dimensions: Size 9.5 x 3.5 cm, 9.1 x 3.5 cm, and 8.8 x 3.6 cm Literature comparison: Very similar plaques are published in The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum, page 90, Budapest 2013. A similar piece is also in the National Museum of Cambodia, inventory number Ga.3086.1-14.
THREE SHEET GOLD REPOUSSÉ VOTIVE PLAQUES OF BUDDHA Cambodia or Laos, 13th-15th century. The plaques executed in repoussé, each depicting Buddha standing with the right hand forming the abhaya mudra, the gesture of fearlessness. Backed with paper. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Condition: Good condition with some minor bending and tears, few miniscule losses, and minor traces of age and wear. Weight: 5.3 g (total) Dimensions: Size 9 x 3.1 cm, 8.4 x 3.1 cm, and 9.5 x 4 cm Literature comparison: Very similar plaques are published in The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum, page 90, Budapest 2013.
THREE GOLD AND GILT-METAL REPOUSSÉ VOTIVE PLAQUES OF BUDDHA Cambodia or Laos, 13th-15th century. Two plaques crafted from gold and one from gilt metal, all executed in repoussé, the smallest depicting Buddha seated in dhyanasana, the other two depicting Buddha standing, the right hand forming the abhaya mudra. The gilt metal plaque backed with paper. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Condition: Good condition with some minor bending, a small tear to the gilt metal plaque, and minor traces of age and wear. Weight: 1.6 g (the gilt metal plaque), 4.2 g (the gold plaques) Dimensions: Size 6.1 x 2.8 cm (the gilt metal plaque), 5.6 x 3.5 cm (the smaller gold plaque), 7.2 x 2.9 (the larger gold plaque) Literature comparison: Very similar plaques are published in The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum, page 90, Budapest 2013.
A BRONZE 'LION AND GRAPEVINE' CIRCULAR MIRROR, TANG DYNASTY China, 618-907. The mirror is cast in the center with a crouching beast-form loop surrounded by six smaller ‘lions’ amid fruiting grapevines, and in the outer field with birds in flight amidst further grapevine below a narrow border of florets. Condition: Good condition with minor wear, some small losses, a minor crack to the rim, and a fine dark patina with areas of copper red and malachite green. Provenance: Douglas J. K. Wright Ltd., London (label to back). Since 1945, Douglas J.K. Wright has been a renowned and well-respected auction specialist and London dealer in Chinese and Japanese works of art. He ran the Japanese department of Spink & Son before opening his own art gallery, Douglas J.K. Wright Oriental Art. Anthony du Boulay (label to back), acquired from the above. Anthony du Boulay served at Christie’s from 1949 to 1980, for many years as the Director of the Ceramics Department and for 13 years as the President of Christie’s, Geneva. From 1981, he served as Honorary Adviser on Ceramics to the National Trust, United Kingdom, on council of the Oriental Ceramic Society and as the Chairman of the French Porcelain Society. Weight: 1,124 g Dimensions: Diameter 13.4 cm Literature comparison: Compare with a similar mirror in the Avery Brundage Collection at the Asian Art Museum San Francisco (no. B60B600); see Also Hoyt, C., The Charles B. Hoyt Collection Memorial Exhibition, 1952, nos. 493 & 494. Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related mirror sold by Christie’s New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 19-20 September 2013, lot 1481, for USD $12,500. 狻猊葡萄紋銅鏡，唐代 中國，618-907。海兽葡萄镜为伏兽钮，可見瑞兽。镜背有雀鸟相间环绕，葡萄及叶蔓铺地的图案。而纹饰中的瑞兽为西域引进的狮子。 品相：品相良好，輕微磨損，一些小缺失，邊緣處有一道輕微開裂，細膩深色包漿，成銅紅以及孔雀石綠。 來源：倫敦Douglas J. K. Wright Ltd. (背面標簽)。自1945年Douglas J.K. Wright已成爲倫敦中國日本工藝品方面最右面的拍賣專家。 在他建立自己的藝廊之前，他領導著Spink & Son 拍賣行日本藝術部。Anthony du Boulay (背面標簽)，購於上述藝廊。Anthony du Boulay 于1949-1980年間為佳士得工作，曾多年為陶瓷部主任，后又曾任13年日内瓦佳士得主席。1981年起他曾任英國陶瓷信托名譽顧問、東方陶瓷協會理事以及法國陶瓷協會主席。 重量：1,124 克 尺寸：直徑 13.4 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件相似銅鏡2013年9月19至20日于紐約佳士得《中國陶瓷與工藝品》拍號1481，成交價USD $12,500。
A SINO-TIBETAN GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF EKADASHAMUKHA AVALOKITESVARA, QING Sino-Tibetan, 1644-1912. The eleven-headed bodhisattva standing on a separately cast and unsealed lotus base, wearing elegant five-pointed crowns, the body richly adorned in jewelry, the eight arms spread in a fan with the two primary hands in anjali mudra at heart center, wearing a diaphonous dhoti secured at the waist with beaded girdle. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear. Provenance: Austrian private collection. Weight: 153.2 g Dimensions: Height 10.6 cm Auction result comparison: A related figure, without a base and with extensive wear to the gilt, was sold by Sotheby’s New York in Saturdays at Sotheby’s: Asian Art on 24 March 2018, lot 1639, for USD $3,500.
A CELADON CERAMIC BOWL China, Song dynasty or later. Glazed in a celadon hue, with carved floral decoration on the inside and grooves on the outside. Condition: Good optical appearance, with expected abrasions and few minor chips. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Weight: 380 g Dimensions: Height 7.3 cm, diameter 13 cm
A SOAPSTONE CARVING OF BUDAI, 18TH CENTURY China. The Laughing Buddha seated in royal ease on his sack and wearing a long flowing robe with finely incised shou characters above a leiwen ground, his eyebrows also incised, the robe opening at the chest to reveal his outsized belly. Provenance: From a Scottish private collection. Bonham’s London, Asian Art, 9 Mai 2016, lot 167, bought in at an estimate of GBP £5,000-£8,000. Condition: Good condition with old wear, traces of use and tiny nibbling. Scattered remainders of back and red cold painting. Weight: 392.1 g Dimensions: Height 8 cm The face of the future Buddha has a joyful expression, flanked with elongated earlobes, crowned with a bald pate, the features nicely picked out with pigment. 芙蓉石雕布袋，十八世紀 中國。布袋和尚坐於大布袋，長袍大開，敞胸露腹，長袍上可見壽字紋，長眉上色。 品相：品相良好，老磨損，使用痕跡，輕微磕損。彩繪大面積褪色。 來源：蘇格蘭私人收藏。倫敦邦翰思2016年5月9日《亞洲藝術》，估價 GBP £5,000-£8,000. 重量：392.1 克 尺寸：高 8 厘米
A JADE ‘CAT’ PENDANT, MING China, 1368-1644. The cat depicted recumbent with its head raised and tilted to the side, the stone of deep celadon color mottled with grey, russet and brown streaks. Condition: Fine condition with old wear, traces of use and natural flaws to stone. Provenance: From a private collection. Collector inventory number “LSA 42” painted in black ink to bottom. Weight: 48 g. Dimensions: Length 6 cm. Auction result comparison: Compare with a related Ming dynasty jade cat at Sotheby’s London on November 9th, 2018, in Asian Art, lot 312.
A CELADON JADE BRUSH POT, BITONG, QING China, 1644-1912. Of cylindrical form, finely carved in openwork with pines and other trees, craggy rockwork, two figures by a river, one on a boat, and houses in the background. The underside is carved with a four-character reign mark framed by a key-fret band on an incised wave ground encircled by another key-fret band. The translucent stone is of a celadon tone with natural cloudy white inclusions. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Weight: 728 g Dimensions: Height 11.5 cm
A ROSEWOOD BRUSH POT, BITONG China, late Qing to Republic period (1900-1950). Of cylindrical form with very thick walls carved with a geometrical pattern. The central cavity to the top is 7.5 cm deep. Condition: Fine condition with some wear and tiny age cracks. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Weight: 1776 g Dimensions: Height 19 cm
A ROSEWOOD BRUSH POT, BITONG China, late Qing to Republic period (1900-1950). Of cylindrical form with plain sides. The wood is of a golden-brown tone with natural grain and some scattered ghost face striations. The central cavity to the top is 7.5 cm deep. Condition: Fine condition with some wear and tiny age cracks. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Weight: 1388 g Dimensions: Height 20.2 cm
A ROSEWOOD BRUSH POT, BITONG China, late Qing to Republic period (1900-1950). Of cylindrical form with plain sides. The wood is of a golden-brown tone with natural grain and some scattered ghost face striations. The central cavity to the top is 10.7 cm deep. Condition: Fine condition with some wear and traces of use. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Weight: 1208 g Dimensions: Height 20 cm
A ROSEWOOD BRUSH POT, BITONG China, late Qing to Republic period (1900-1950). Of cylindrical form with plain sides. The wood is of a golden-brown tone with natural grain and some scattered ghost face striations. The central cavity to the top is 8.5 cm deep. Condition: Fine condition with some wear and traces of use. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Weight: 768 g Dimensions: Height 19 cm
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