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。
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Chinese Qing Dynasty porcelain jar of globular form decorated in the Famille Verte palette with figure of a sage, a warrior, statue of a kylin, on plinth base with calligraphic inscriptions and bundle of two crates again with calligraphic inscription, the white ground with further character marks to shoulders with double blue rings to base, 15.5cm high, with replacement hardwood domed finialled cover on carved hardwood stand, 27.5cm high overall.Condition:As images.Worn enamels, scratches and glaze impurities to body. Long very fine vertical scratch, possibly a haircrack but not visible internally, approx. 4" to left side of bench. Small knock to edge of glaze on foot rim. firing cracks to interior base.hardwood cover with loose metal finial. Water staining and slight damage to hardwood stand.
A RARE ANDESITE STATUE OF BUDDHA, CENTRAL JAVA, 9TH CENTURYStanding on a rectangular base, backed by a large, towering aureole and halo. His right hand is raised toward the chest and the left is lowered and holding the hem of his long flowing robe. The serene face with full lips and heavy-lidded downcast eyes below gently arched eyebrows centered by an urna, flanked by long pendulous earlobes. The hair arranged in tight curls with an ushnisha.Provenance: La Balaustra, Archeologia Classica Orientale e Precolombiana, Bologna, 1980. An important Italian private collection, acquired from the above.Condition: Superb condition, commensurate with age. Expected losses, erosion, wear and extensive weathering.Weight: 73.3 kg Dimensions: Height 80.5 cmA Buddha image of ineffable quiet and stillness has been carved from rough volcanic rock. The profile and dome of the head are broad, allowing for a round tapering of the forehead, cheeks, and chin that, once finished with a polish, produce an overall impression of smoothness, belying the porous nature of the stone, which has resisted over a millennium of weather exposure with a stunning ease. The sculptors working on the great stone monuments of 9th century Central Java produced some of the most beautifully proportioned Buddhist sculptures of any period or medium.The present statue is almost certainly from Borobudur or a related temple site, such as Sewu or Ngawen in Central Java. Built by the Shailendra dynasty around 825 CE, Borobudur is one of the greatest Buddhist monuments of all time, having one of the largest and most complete ensembles of Buddhist narrative relief panels in the world. Structured as a mandala of stacked platforms representing the three planes of existence in Mahayana cosmology (the world of desire, the world of forms, and the world of formlessness), Borobodur invites pilgrims circumambulating its didactic panels and sculpture to shuck the trappings of their perceived reality and realize their true inherent formlessness.Literature comparison: Three examples in the British Museum collected by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles in the early 19th century demonstrate that not all Borobudur heads were created equal (1859,1228.175; 1859,1228.176; & 1859,1228.177). Some have softer, more delicate brows while others show harder features and more pronounced monobrows. Some have spire-like ushnishas, while others are broader and more pleasing. Of the three British Museum heads, it is the most celebrated and widely exhibited one (1859,1228.176) that bears the closest resemblance to the present lot, illuminating its quality.Auction result comparison: Compare a related andesite statue of Buddha, from Borobudur, dated to the 9th century, and of similar size, sold in these rooms, in Fine Chinese Art, Buddhism and Hinduism, on 25 April 2020, lot 461, for EUR 30,000.
A CHINESE BRONZE LION DOG FRAGMENTQing DynastyPart of a larger statue, shown with a grimacing expression, broken and showing a puncture to one side.10cm wide, 12cm deep, 13cm high.Footnotes:By family repute, collected from the ruins of The Old Summer Palace after it's sacking in 1860.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Shiquan Zou (Chinese, born 1965)/Study of a Marble Statue in Classical Drapery/oil on canvas, 100cm x 80cm/Provenance/by Contemporary Chinese artist Shiquan, Zou (邹世全), born in Chengdu in 1965, he has been an artist in residence at Newcastle University and is a member of the Sino British Cultural Exchange Society. He has participated in numerous group exhibitions and has also held solo exhibitions in China and the UK 邹世全（中国，1965年生）。油画。身着经典长袍的大理石雕像。有画家签名和日期。100公分 Ｘ 80公分。 CONDITION REPORT: Condition information is not usually provided in the description of the lot, but is available upon request. Further images and some condition reports can be viewed on our online catalogue at www.chorleys.com . The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is without imperfection.
Six trays of International collectors dolls to include: figure of a Bushman, New Zealand 'Kiwi Friends' sheep farmer with sheep, Maori carving of canoe, Koala bears, statue of a black knight, Russian doll, Manx doll, Malasian doll, silk clothed Chinese doll, Spanish Mandarin doll, Scottish piper boy, dancing Polish couple etc. (6)(B.P. 21% + VAT)
Ca. 618–907 AD. Chinese Tang Dynasty. A beautiful marble statue of a seated bodhisattva depicted wearing voluminous robes elegantly draped over his wide shoulders and broad, muscular chest and cascading in deep folds over his pendant legs, falling to the sides of his seat and continuing down his back; the remains of his right arm resting on one thigh. Bodhisattvas are common figures in Buddhist literature and art. A bodhisattva is one who seeks awakening (bodhi)—hence, an individual on the path to becoming a Buddha. Perhaps the most striking feature of this marble fragment is its realistic portrayal of a seated figure revealed beneath drapery. The remains of his developed pectoral muscles appear above his inner garment that crosses from his left shoulder downwards to the right hip. The voluminous outer garment spreads in unevenly spaced pleats and folds that suggest the natural effects of gravity as they fall across the arms, pendant legs and the front edge of the seat supporting him. Provenance: Roger Moss OBE 1936-2020 (formerly the President of“The Oriental Ceramics society); item was acquired during his life in Hong Kong 1980-2003. Size: L:(with stand) 575mm / W:320mm ; 30k+g
A 19th Century Chinese silvered bronze statue figurine of Guanyin / Guan Yin Buddha Bodhisattva / Goddess of Compassion, Mercy and Kindness. The figure modelled in a long robe with headdress, necklace and hands crossed while leaning on a rocky wall. Flat base engraved with ocean waves. Measures approx 25cm.
A Chinese orange silk brocade pelmet, Qing Dynasty, with a scrolling edge made to frame a large statue or a door way, the silk is woven for export hence the European floral flavour, with original cotton lining, the curling edge is over decorated with auspicious emblems embroidered in gold thread, early 19th century silk, 190cm x 155cm 清十九世纪早期 橘红地刺绣围幔Condition Report: some fading to silksome tears to silkminor stainsCondition Report Disclaimer
A large Chinese blanc de chine statue of Guanyin, impressed seal mark; together with two similar figures, a 19th century blue and white moon flask, Japanese Meiji period miniature bronze koro, cloisonne bowl and cover, a satsuma kettle and three brass figures of immortals etc.Condition report: Large blanc de chine figure - 44.5cm high, in good condition with impressed character marks to the reverse. Second Blanc de chine figure - 36.5cm high, with no visible faults. Third blanc de chine figure - 27cm, fingers lacking, flea bite chips throughout, discoloured. Tea bowls all in good condition. Moon flask - both handles lacking, chip to the rim, some paint scratches. Saucer - with firing flaws. Japanese teapot - crazed but otherwise OK. Scent bottle is modern and in good condition. Bronze censor - good condition. Cloisonne vase and cover - noticeable pitting throughout, mild dent to lower half of the main body. Gilt bronze sages in good condition. Foliate cast bronze stand (probably Japanese) with some bent elements, otherwise OK. Five carved wood netsukes in good condition - two of them are signed.
A small collection of Oriental items to include a 19th century Dehua -style ginger jar with associated 19th century wooden cover, height including cover 18cm, a small white and yellow metal statue of an Indian goddess, height 13.5cm, a cast iron Chinese beaten teapot of small proportions, height 8cm and two 20th century Chinese ceramic perfume/snuff bottles with erotic decoration, to include one with diamond pierced sides with cylindrical column turned by the top, with erotic scenes (5). CONDITION REPORT Age-related wear to ginger jar, in the form of some surface scratches, some firing flaws, no obvious signs of restoration. The metal teapot has no obvious signs of repair. The deity has no obvious signs of damage or repair. No obvious signs of damage or repair to the bottles.
A marble carving of two disciples together with a limestone fragment of Buddha's headThe disciples, dated by inscription to AD 587 and of the period; the head, Northern Wei DynastyThe disciples carved kneeling in front of a large lotus-petal arch above a rectangular plinth with carved inscription; the Buddha's head with serenely-downcast eyes beneath heavy lids and arched brows, the straight nose above gently curving lips, all between long pendulous ears, mounted on a wood plaque. The disciples group, 16.7cm (6 1/2in) high; Buddha's head, 8cm (3 1/8in) high. (2).Footnotes:587年 理石雕雙脅侍像 及 北魏 石雕佛首像 一組兩件Provenance: P.-L. Mercanton, Switzerland (the marble disciples)Dr Melanie Stiassny, bequeathed to the below in 1966 (the Buddha head)Mrs Gret Hasler (1895-1971), Winterthur, Switzerland, and thence by descentA trip to New York, Chicago and Washington in 1937 was the starting point for Mrs Gret Hasler's interest in Chinese art. This she continued until the Second World War by acquiring objects from dealers in Paris, Sweden and New York.來源：瑞士學者P.-L. Mercanton舊藏（理石雕像）Melanie Stiassny博士舊藏，於1966年遺贈與Gret Hasler夫人（石雕佛首）瑞士溫特圖爾Gret Hasler夫人（1895-1971）舊藏，並由後人保存迄今Gret Hasler夫人對中國藝術的興趣始於1937年的紐約、芝加哥和華盛頓之行。此後，她持續自巴黎、瑞典和紐約的古董商處購藏藝術品，直至第二次世界大戰後。The inscription on the stele reads: '開皇七年七月十五日張士X為主父見在世造白X像一區...' which may be translated as: 'On the fifteenth day of the seventh month of the seventh year of the Kaihuang era,... has made this for his father, who lives in the world, the white statue....'Compare with a related stone Buddhist stele, 6th/7th century, of similar size (15.2cm high) which was sold at Christie's New York, 24 September 2020, lot 906.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
BronzeChina , 20th centuryDimensions: Height 30 cm Wide 11 cm Depth 11 cmWeight: 1742 gramsA standing Guanyin statue on a double reverse lotus base. In Chinese art she is more often depicted as a beautiful female appearance dressed in noble robes. Here she is holding a water jar in her left hand, on of the Eight Symbols of Buddhism. In her other hand she is holding the drop-shaped lid of the flask, offering the nectar of life in the jar. Her high tiara depicts an effigy of Buddha Amithaba. Her eyes are almost closed, the expression serene and elegant with high, arched eyebrows. On the lower back of her robe is a small inscription.
A LARGE CHINESE PORCELAIN FIGURE, 20th century, of a seated 'Hotei', famille rose palette, wearing a gold bead necklace holding a pouch and incense pot, on carved wood base, the entire item measuring 55cm highCondition Report: Overall very good conditionSmall chips to base of statueColour vibrantSee images
World Travel Journal.- [Townshend (Edward Lee, Captain, Cheshire Regiment and Cheshire Yeomanry, married Mildred Henrietta Cholmondeley, d. 1938, son of Edward Townshend, 1835-85, of 26 Hyde Park Gate and Wincham Hall, Cheshire, 1868-1914)] Travel journal of seven voyages to the Canary Islands, Spain, Egypt and the Holy Land, West Indies, "Round the World" (including India, Hong Kong, Japan and Canada) and Algeria, autograph manuscript, together 111pp. excluding blanks, slightly browned, original half calf, slightly rubbed, 4to, 1889-97.⁂ Voyages to the Canary Islands, Spain, Egypt, the Holy Land, West Indies, India, Hong Kong, Japan and Canada.West Indies. Trinidad. "Feb.r 9 & 10th [1894] Drove about the island, up the Merivale [Maraval] Valley, & the Chinese Gardens... . Febru. 12th. Sir Napier [Sir Frederick Napier Broome (1842-96), colonial governor] & Lady Broome asked us to a lawn tennis party: Govt House is the finest in the West Indies. It boasts a magnificent ball room, & the house itself is both large and airy... . Feb 13th. Drove with the Bishop [James Thomas Hayes (1847-1904), Bishop of Trinidad & Tobago 1889-1904] to the Jacarigua Orphanage: All the schools seem excellently managed. The masters generally agree that up to the age of 15 the children compare most favourably with those of the same age in England... ."Japan. "April 7. [1895] Train to Nara & put up at our first teahouse. Went to the Dai Butsu temple with a bronze statue of Buddha 58 ft in height, the Kazuga temple where the Shinto priestesses perform the sacred dance & a sacred pony eats his dinner out of a polished brass manger. April 8. Ricksha to Kioto... Yaami's Hotel stands high looking down on the town with fir clad mountains behind; cherry trees everywhere in full bloom, flowers double, very large & all shades of colour from white to pale pink & deep red. There are 40 different kinds, one drooping like our weeping willows, very graceful. The curious shaped arches in either wood or stone in front of every temple stand for a letter or sign in Japanese meaning Heaven."
A lot comprising a Chinese carved soapstone brushpot, a gilt metal chamberstick & a chatelaine, a brass relief moulded charger with two handled support depicting Eliezer & Rebecca at the well, a black ground cloisonne bowl, a brass censor with pierced lid, a pelter statue of an elder Condition Report: Not available for this lot
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