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Lot 746
A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE DISHKANGXI (1662-1722)painted with a vase of flowers inside a landscape panel with a moulded border, an 18th century famille rose vase, enamelled with exotic birds in a rock surrounded by flower together with an 18th century octagonal serving dish with scroll and floral decoration and a high fired stoneware vase in tones of lavender, red, green and turquoise (4)36.5cm diameterTHIS LOT IS OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE
Lot 736
A PAIR OF CHINESE POLISHED BRONZE TABLE LAMPSLATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURYeach of two handled vase form, with panels of lion dogs in relief, on a floral ground between a pair of horned lion dog handles, the neck and foot with arched foliate panels, with six character seal marks, fitted for electricity (2)44cm high TH
Lot 450
A FRENCH GILT BRONZE JAPONISME FLOOR STANDING OIL LAMPIN THE MANNER OF ÉDOUARD LIÈVRE, LATE 19TH CENTURYthe reservoir with pierced scrolling and foliate decoration on a telescopic stem with a spinning top knop with a band of lappets, above a sphere applied with winged dragon masks, three swing handles and tripod base joined by a pierced dome stretcher, with fretwork brackets and chinoiserie cartouche shaped feet with a seated Immortal, fitted for electricity172cm high (max)Catalogue NoteEdouard Lievre (France, 1828-1886) was a French artist, designer and cabinet maker who made extensive use of oriental, especially Japanese, ornamentation. The attribution of this lamp to Lievre is based upon the use of mythological animals, foliage and scrolling mounts which are seen as typical of his work and that are found on other items with a known attribution, including a pair of vases sold through Bonhams New Bond Street, 4th December 2008, lot 152 and the Persian Vase cast by Barbedienne and exhibited at the Paris 1878 Universal Exhibition.
Lot 1010
AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE BEAKER VASE, GU, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. Of slender form, the lower and mid-sections cast with taotie masks with flanges on each side. The neck cast with stylized cicadae. The recessed base decorated with two dragons coiling around a central three-character seal.Inscriptions: To the base, 'Lüguzhai'.Condition: Good condition with wear, casting flaws, and dents. The bronze covered in a rich chocolate patina.Provenance: From a private collection in Bordeaux, France.Weight: 724.9 gDimensions: Height 22.4 cm
Lot 1031
A RED AND GILT-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN, QING DYNASTYChina, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Carved seated with the arms resting on her knee, holding a vase in her right hand, dressed in a long flowing robe with voluminous folds, slightly parted at the chest to expose a jeweled necklace, a peaceful facial expression with heavy-lidded downcast eyes, and slender lips forming a benevolent smile, and the hair arranged in a chignon. Condition: With surface wear, losses to lacquer, several age cracks, and minor material loss. Provenance: Hungarian private collection. Weight: 4,024 g Dimensions: Height 53.7 cm
Lot 1042
A LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF MAITREYA, PALA REVIVALTibet, late 19th to first half of 20th century. Heavily cast, standing in samabhanga on a double lotus pedestal with a beaded rim, incised with scrolling designs along the base. He is holding in a lotus stem in his right hand which curls up his arm opening to a large blossom supporting a kundika at his shoulder. Wearing a short dhoti tied at the waist by a sash with beaded jewelry and a central floret clasp, his bare arms and chest are adorned with finely beaded jewelry with tassels and floret medallions.Provenance: From a private collection in Germany.Condition: Good condition with minor wear, casting flaws, small nicks, and minor dents.Weight: 5,910 g Dimensions: Height 56.2 cmHis serene face set with almond-shaped eyes and full lips. Finely incised, his curled secured by a foliat tiara and gathered in a tall, multi-tiered chignon surmounted by a lotus blossom.The presence of the kundika vase crowning the resplendent lotus flower by his left shoulder identifies this idealized young prince as the future Buddha Maitreya. Although equally vital to popular Buddhist practice, standing Maitreya images are relatively rare by comparison to more common bronzes of Avalokiteshvara Padmapani.Maitreya, also known as the Buddha of the Future, may be considered a Bodhisattva according to the sutras, or a Buddha according to the tantras. In Tibet, when represented as a Bodhisattva, he may be depicted standing or seated in European style with the feet resting on a small lotus throne. The princely appearance of this figure is one of the most popular manifestations of Maitreya.
Lot 1170
A POTTERY VASE WITH TWIN HANDLES, NEOLITHIC PERIODChina, Neolithic period, 3rd-2nd millennium BC. The vessel with a flat base, the bulbous body surmounted by a waisted neck flaring to a wide mouth and applied with two handles joining rim to shoulder, the body incised with a triangular pattern, the handles with an X.Condition: Overall good condition commensurate with age. Some old wear, traces of weathering and aging, firing flaws, soil encrustations, minor nicks, surface scratches, cracks, and minuscule losses.Provenance: German private collection.Weight: 3.3 kgDimensions: Height 29.7 cm
Lot 1217
A PAIR OF QINGBAI GLAZED CERAMIC VASES, SONG TO YUAN DYNASTYChina, Song dynasty (960-1279) to Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). Each vase with a bulbous body supported on a splayed foot and surmounted by a waisted neck with everted floriform rim, the shoulders flanked by a pair beast masks issuing fish molded handles, covered in a translucent glaze of aquamarine tone suffused with crackles, except for the foot and interior, revealing the creamy ware.Condition: Overall good condition, minor nibbling, and manufacturing flaws including pottery lines, warping, and firing cracks. One vase with a restoration to the mouth.Provenance: German private collection.Weight: 461 g and 464 gDimensions: Height each 22.5 cm
Lot 1222
A LONGQUAN CELADON 'TWIN FISH' VASE, SOUTHERN SONG TO YUAN DYNASTYChina, 1127-1368. Thickly potted, the pear-shaped body rising from a spreading foot to a waisted neck with an everted rim. The neck and shoulder molded with three bow-string bands and applied with two fish handles. Covered overall with an even glaze of sea-green tone thinning to pale celadon at the rim and darkening in the recesses, the unglazed foot rim burnt to orange.Provenance: From a private collection in Southern France.Condition: Excellent condition with minor traces of use, old wear and some firing irregularities.Weight: 341.9 gDimensions: Height 13.2 cmExpert's note: Paired fish symbolize fertility and connubial bliss, and they are also one of the Eight Buddhist symbols. Twin fish were commonly found on dishes, which were popular products of the Longquan kilns during the late Song to early Ming periods. They are significantly rarer on vases.Auction result comparison: Compare a related Longquan celadon bottle vase, dated to the Yuan dynasty, with similar fish-dragon handles and bow-string bands, of larger size (27 cm), at Christie's New York, in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 13 September 2019, lot 1051, sold for USD 75,000. 南宋至元代龍泉青瓷雙魚耳瓶 中國，1127-1368年。胎體厚重，頸部對貼雙魚耳。通體施青釉，邊沿處釉色變淺，凹陷處釉料積聚顔色變深。圈足未上釉成橘色。 來源：法國南部私人收藏 品相：狀況極好，輕微使用痕跡，磨損和一些燒製缺陷 重量：341.9 克 尺寸：高 13.2 厘米 專家注釋：雙魚象徵生育和夫妻幸福，同時也是佛教八寶之一。雙魚紋也經常出現在盤上，是宋末至明初龍泉窯流行紋飾，但極少出現在花瓶上。 拍賣結果比較：比較一件相近元代龍泉青瓷瓶，相似魚龍耳與弦紋，尺寸更大 (27 厘米)，見紐約佳士得 Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2019年9月13日 lot 1051, 售價USD 75,000。
Lot 1225
A BLACK-GLAZED POTTERY BOTTLE VASE, JIN TO YUAN DYNASTYChina, 1115-1368. The elegant body rising from a recessed base to a short-waisted neck with a thick-lipped rim, covered overall in a fine persimmon-splashed black glaze, stopping in a line above the base revealing the buff ware.Condition: Good condition with expected wear and firing irregularities.Provenance: Private collection, UK.Weight: 942.1 g Dimensions: Height 20.1 cm13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
Lot 1229
A SET OF SEVEN SMALL QINGBAI GLAZED CERAMIC VESSELS, SONG TO MING DYNASTYChina, Song Dynasty (960-1279) to Ming Dynasty (1386-1644). A fine lot consisting of seven charming ceramic items: a lobed box and cover, two ribbed baluster vases, a double gourd shaped vase, two water droppers with floral design, and an ewer with upright spout and Buddhist lion handle. All covered in a celadon glaze.Condition: Good condition with firing imperfections, little wear, glaze flakes, few small chips, and nibbling.Provenance: Estate of Wolfgang Zacke (1942-2022), co-founder of Galerie Zacke, thence by descent.Weight: 223 g in totalDimensions: Height 3-7 cm
Lot 1230
A GROUP OF FOUR ANTIQUE GLAZED VESSELSChina and Southeast Asia, 12th - 15th centuries. Comprising a vase with bulbous body surmounted by a waisted neck and covered in a translucent brown glaze, a brown glazed Sawankhalok vase with two loop handles, a ribbed jar with loop handles and covered in a thick celadon glaze suffused with crackles, and a Longquan celadon glazed jar with cover, flanked by four loop handles.Condition: Good condition with minor wear, surface scratches, small losses, manufacturing flaws including warping, and glaze recesses. The bulbous jar and Longquan celadon jar with repairs.Provenance: German private collection. Weight: 2 kg in totalDimensions: Height smallest to largest 11.7-15.9 cm
Lot 1252
A GROUP 18 OF BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN MINIATURE BOWLS & VASES, MING TO QINGChina, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) to Qing dynasty (1644-1912). Comprising 12 small bowls, all painted in underglaze blue to the exterior walls with two bands of alternating crosses and lingzhi, the interior with double lines at the well; and six small vases of compressed globular form with waisted neck, painted in underglaze blue with scrolling vines, blossoms, and Buddhist lions.Condition: Good condition with some wear, small chips, and manufacturing flaws including glaze recesses and firing cracks. One vase with a small repair to the upper rim, and another with a smoothened upper rim.Provenance: German private collection.Weight: 1.3 kg in totalDimensions: Diameter of the bowls circa 7.4 cm, Height of the vases circa 6 cm
Lot 1258
A CLAMSHELL-SHAPED FAMILLE VERTE PORCELAIN TRAY, KANGXI PERIODChina, Kangxi period (1662-1722). Finely molded as one half of a clamshell with raised growth lines, decorated in bright enamels to the interior with a vase filled with flowers, surrounded by auspicious objects, and encircled by an ornamental band.Condition: With wear, firing flaws, fritting to the mouth rim as well as a tiny chip. Broken in two and repaired with staples, with associated touch-ups.Provenance: Slovakian private collection.Weight: 32.9 gDimensions: Length 18.2 cm
Lot 1268
A CLAIR-DE-LUNE-GLAZED BOTTLE VASE, 18TH CENTURYChina. Well potted, the globular body supported on a spreading foot and rising to a tall slender neck with flared rim, the shoulder encircled by a raised double-bowstring below a single bowstring, the exterior covered in a pale blue semi-translucent glaze darkening in the recesses, the base and interior glazed white.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, including pitting and dark spots. Few light scratches to base and tiny glaze abrasions to the foot. Provenance: From a German private collection.Weight: 2,280 g Dimensions: Height 34.8 cm
Lot 1278
A BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN 'TWIN FISH' VASE, 19TH CENTURYSouthern China or Vietnam, late 19th century. The vase of compressed globular form, tapering towards the foot, and surmounted by a short straight neck, painted to the exterior in underglaze blue with two fish in a lotus pond interspersed with aquatic plants and framed by double lines, covered overall in a creamy white glaze suffused with crackles.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing flaws, including dark spots, and small firing cracks.Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Weight: 2.1 kgDimensions: Height 16.2 cm
Lot 1283
A FAMILLE NOIR BALUSTER VASE, QINGChina, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). The baluster sides rising from a spreading foot to a waisted neck with everted rim. The exterior finely enameled, depicting a prunus tree with birds perched amidst blossoming branches, all reserved on a black ground. The recessed base with an apocryphal six-character Kangxi reign mark enclosed within a double circle in underglaze blue.Condition: Good condition with minor traces of wear and age, as well as firing irregularities. Provenance: Hungarian private collection.Weight: 2.1 kg Dimensions: Height 34.9 cm
Lot 1285
A LARGE AND FINE POWDER BLUE GROUND ENAMELED VASE, QINGChina, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Of cylindrical form, decorated with two raised rectangular panels, one depicting a court scene of an aristocrat with servants and the other a river and mountain landscape scattered with pavilions, further with two smaller raised panels on the waisted neck, enclosing Buddhist lions and two boys holding lotus sprays, all against a powder blue ground.Condition: Presenting well, with some wear, abrasions, and firing irregularities such as dark spots, a short crack to the mouth rim and a larger one extending from the neck to the lower body. Provenance: German private collection, acquired in the Belgian trade.Weight: 3189 g Dimensions: Height 44 cm
Lot 1289
A LARGE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN VASE AND COVER, QINGChina, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Of ovoid form, rising from a recessed foot to a short unglazed rim, the exterior is finely decorated in bright polychrome enamels with figurative scenes of court ladies, attendants, or immortals, all within lobed medallions interspersed with lotus scroll and framed by decorative borders below the rim and above the foot. The cover is similarly decorated and has a metal finial of later date. Condition: Good condition with minor wear and firing flaws, shallow surface scratches and a drilled hole to the underside from the former usage as a lamp. Provenance: French private collection. Weight: 5245 g Dimensions: Height 46 cm
Lot 1293
A PAIR OF MOLDED 'HUNDRED ANTIQUES' FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN VASES, 19TH CENTURYChina, Qing dynasty (1644-1912). The body of hexagonal form, painted in polychrome enamels and gilt, molded to each side with various auspicious items and scholar's objects in high relief, interspersed with fruits and auspicious symbols, with a diaper band below the rim and above the foot. One vase with handles in the shape of Buddhist lions, the other with pomegranates.Condition: Good condition with some wear to the enamels and few small chips to exposed areas. One vase with hairlines above the foot, the other with few repairs, a larger repair to the upper rim and baseProvenance: French private collection.Weight: 7.5 kg and 7.6 kgDimensions: Height 57.6 cm and 59 cm
Lot 1294
A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN MEIPING VASE, QING DYNASTYChina, Qing dynasty (1644-1912). With a slightly waisted neck and lipped rim, the exterior painted in cobalt blue with scrolling vines issuing two lotus flowers.Condition: Overall, still fine condition with usual traces of wear, some nibbles to rims and one larger chip to the foot rim.Provenance: Austrian private collection.Weight: 119.7 gDimensions: Height 10 cm
Lot 1299
A FINE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN BOTTLE VASE, QING DYNASTYChina, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). The pear-shaped body supported on a short straight foot and rising to a slender cylindrical neck, surmounted by a garlic-head mouth with a metal mounting. The exterior finely painted in rich underglaze blue with peonies growing from leafy branches below a pine tree.Condition: Good condition with minor wear, manufacturing flaws, a small chip to the foot rim, and slight surface scratches.Provenance: From a British private collection, formed in 1970-2003, by repute acquired at Christie's London, 5th February 1998, lot 416.Weight: 801.6 g Dimensions: Height 22.8 cm
Lot 1305
A FINE RED CRACKLE-GLAZED PORCELAIN VASE, ZUN, QING DYNASTYChina, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). The compressed globular body rising from a short foot to a waisted neck with a galleried rim, the exterior covered in a deep-red glaze suffused with a network of fine crackles, stopping below the mouth rim and above the foot, the interior and underside glazed white.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, few manufacturing irregularities, and shallow surface scratches.Provenance: Private collection in Paris, France.Weight: 643.9 g Dimensions: Height 16.2 cm
Lot 1306
A FINE BLACK GLAZED PORCELAIN BALUSTER VASE, QING DYNASTYChina, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Of baluster form, rising from a slightly flaring foot to a waisted neck, the exterior covered with a lustrous black glaze stopping below the brown glazed mouth rim.Condition: Very good condition with minor traces of wear and age, some surface scratches.Provenance: Private collection in Paris, France.Weight: 1.03 kg Dimensions: Height 24.4 cm
Lot 1312
A YELLOW-GLAZED PORCELAIN BOTTLE VASE, TIANQIUPING, QING DYNASTYChina, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Of globular form, rising from a short circular foot ring to a tall, tubular neck, the exterior covered overall in a rich yellow glaze. The interior with a creamy-white glaze suffused with a dense network of orange crackles.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, shallow surface scratches, and manufacturing flaws.Provenance: Private collection in Paris, France.Weight: 771.4 g Dimensions: Height 21.3 cm
Lot 1317
A FINE FAMILLE ROSE 'BAIJIXIANG' PORCELAIN DISH, TONGZHI MARK & POSSIBLY OF THE PERIODChina, 1851 - early 20th century. The porcelain dish finely painted in bright enamels, the center decorated in a pale lime-green color with a foliate medallion within gilt circle, the well adorned with the eight auspicious Buddhist symbols of conch shell, lotus bloom, vase, double fish, canopy, chakra wheel, umbrella and endless knot, each emblem ribbon-tied with flowers, with a band of ruyi heads below the rim. The exterior with three meandering floral tendrils, and the recessed base with a six-character Tongzhi Regin mark.Condition: Very good condition with minimal surface wear, minor firing irregularities, and some wear to the enamels.Provenance: Private collection in Paris, France.Weight: 352 g Dimensions: Diameter 21 cm
Lot 1319
A LANGYAO GLAZED BOTTLE VASE, QINGChina, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). The globular body supported by a circular foot and rising to a long cylindrical neck, covered overall in a red crushed raspberry colored glaze, thinning to a pale tone below the white rim and on some areas of the body. The base unglazed. Condition: Very good condition with minor surface wear, surface scratches, and minor manufacturing irregularities including dark spots and pitting. Provenance: Spanish private collection. Weight: 476 g Dimensions: Height 19.8 cm
Lot 1320
A FLAMBE GLAZED PORCELAIN VASE, FANGHU, TONGZHI MARK AND PERIODChina, 1861-1874. Of archaic bronze form, the pear-shaped body of square section and molded with a peach-shaped panel on the front and back face, rising to a broad neck with, covered overall with a flambe glaze of a dark red tone with lavender and pale-blue streaks, thinning to cream at the edges. The unglazed base incised with a six-character Tongzhi Reign mark.Condition: Very good condition with minimal surface wear, some firing flaws, and shallow surface scratches.Provenance: British trade.Weight: 3.2 kg Dimensions: Height 30.4 cm
Lot 1325
A BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN 'BIRDS AND FLOWERS' VASE, QINGChina, late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). The baluster body decorated in underglaze blue with birds and insects, amid craggy rockwork, lotus, and other flowers, all below a lotus petal band at the shoulder and above a band of stiff leaves above the foot. Mounted as a lamp with a brass finial (meanwhile removed).Condition: Several restored breakages.With some wear, surface scratches and minor firing flaws, still presenting well. Provenance: French private collection.Weight: 3248 g Dimensions: Height 33 cm
Lot 1329
A FAMILLE VERTE 'BUDDHST LION' PORCLEAIN BOTTLE VASE, QINGChina, late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) or slightly later. The compressed globular body rising from a short foot to a long tubular neck and finely decorated with polychrome, bright enamels, depicting three Buddhist lions playing with brocade balls and flowing ribbons, a band of lotus leaves above the foot, and the shoulder with a ruyi border. The neck adorned with a composition of blooming flowers against a golden ground, the top of the neck with an iron-red flower border on turquoise ice-crack ground. The base bearing an apocryphal six-character Kangxi reign mark within underglaze blue circles. Condition: Very good condition with minimal surface wear, and small manufacturing irregularities. Provenance: Estate of Andre Dubreuil (1951-2022). Renowned for his innovative furniture and decorative arts, Andre Dubreuil was a leading designer, whose background as an antiques dealer and painter informs his artworks. Dubreuil established himself as a designer in 1986, with the production of his 'Spine Chair'. Through his extensive world travels, Dubreuil expanded his idiom, absorbing the arts and crafts of the places he visits into his various tables, ceramics, lighting fixtures, and decorative objects. Classical East Asian and French antiques were enduring influences, evident in the shape, structure, and materials of his pieces. Weight: 2.6 kg Dimensions: Height 43.4 cm
Lot 1339
A GILT-DECORATED BLUE-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE 'FOUR SEASONS' VASE, CHINA, LATE QING TO REPUBLIC PERIOD Of square-sectioned lantern form with tapered shoulders and base, the sides with rectangular panels each decorated with one of the four seasons, bordered by scrolling gilt florals on a powder-blue background, lotus motifs on the shoulders and a key-fret band around the rim and base. The interior and base enameled with a turquoise ground.Provenance: Boston trade.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and minimal firing irregularities, the gilt occasionally worn on the rim and edges as expected. The enamels well preserved, with areas of microscopic crackling as expected, the colors still bright and crisp.Weight: 1,678 gDimensions: Height 28.3 cmThe recessed base with an apocryphal iron-red six-character seal mark da Qing Qianlong nianzhi.Expert's note: This design was created by the Imperial workshops in Beijing around 1750 and became so popular at the court that it was copied many times during the Qianlong, Jiaqing and Daoguang dynasties, all throughout the late 19th century and even well into the Minguo era. The present lot, however, shows a quality of enameling that comes rather close to the original model, thus indicating a date from ca. 1820-1880 or even a bit earlier.Auction result comparison: Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's Hong Kong, 3 June 2015, lot 3150Price: HKD 3,880,000 or approx. EUR 541,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A gilt-decorated blue-ground famille rose square-section 'landscape' vase, Qianlong six-character seal mark in iron red within a square and of the periodExpert remark: Note the slightly smaller size (26.7 cm) and that this vase is the prototype for the present lot, dating from the Qianlong period.
Lot 1355
A BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' PORCELAIN VASE, c. 1920sChina, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912) to Republic period (1912-1949). Of ovoid form, with a sinuous dragon and a bat molded to the mouth, the body painted in underglaze blue with three roundels depicting phoenix and lotus scroll. The recessed base with an apocryphal six-character Qianlong reign mark.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, few minor chips to the dragon, and light surface scratches.Provenance: Czech private collection.Weight: 960 gDimensions: Height 18.9 cm
Lot 1364
A GROUP OF THREE GLAZED PORCELAIN ITEMS, c. 1920sChina, late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) to Republic period (1912-1949). Comprising two miniature porcelain vases covered in apple-green glaze suffused with grey crackle; and a small blue and white porcelain wall vase of elongated lobed-form and painted with scrollwork, the top with an apocryphal six-character Xuande reign mark, the back with a loop for wall attachment. Condition: Very good condition with some wear, minor surface scratches and firing irregularities. Provenance: German private collection.Weight: 325.7 g in total Dimensions: Height 5.3 - 8.5 cm
Lot 1367
A MOLDED LONGQUAN CELADON GLAZED OCTAGONAL VASE, MEIPING, SONG-STYLEChina, 20th century. The vase surmounted by a short octagonal neck and lipped rim, with eight facets, each molded in relief and reserved in biscuit with a panel containing one of the Eight Daoist Immortals, further incised above and below with conforming panels depicting auspicious symbols. The body is covered with a crackled celadon glaze of deep sea-green tone except for the foot burnt to a brown color.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and few light surface scratches.Provenance: Estate of Wolfgang Zacke (1942-2022), co-founder of Galerie Zacke, thence by descent.Weight: 3,4 kgDimensions: Height 37.5 cmLiterature comparison:Compare a prototype of this vase with the Eight Daoist Immortals, dated to the mid-13th century, in the Philedalphia Museum of Art, accession number 1964-58-1. Compare also a prototype with the Eight Daoist Immortals, dated to the 14th century, in the British Museum, museum number 1936,1012.83. Compare another prototype of this vase, dated to the 14th century, sold at Christie's New York, 23 September 2022, lot 927.
Lot 1378
A GOLD PAINTED CORAL-GORUND BOTTLE VASE, REPUBLIC PERIODChina, Republic period (1912-1949). The globular body finely painted with gold on the coral ground, depicting stylized lotus and vine motifs between lotus petals, combined with shou characters and bats, a band of upright lappets above the foot, and a ruyi head border at the neck. Turquoise glaze covering the interior neck and the recessed base, with an apocryphal six-character Qianlong reign mark. Condition: Good condition with minor surface wear, and with firing irregularities including dark spots and pitting. Provenance: Hungarian private collection.Weight: 580 g Dimensions: Height 22.6 cm
Lot 1477
TWO PAINTED POTTERY VESSELS, BAN CHIANG, 1ST MILLENNIUM BCThailand, Udon Thani Province. Comprising two vases, one of ovoid form with broad shoulders and waisted neck with everted rim, painted with red lines forming a spiral to the body and a band of triangles to the neck, the second vase of globular form surmounted by a waisted neck with flaring rim, decorated with red lines forming geometric designs on the creamy-white ware.Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Wear, signs of weathering and erosion, few chips, minor losses, repairs and touch-ups.Provenance: Old Belgian private collection.Weight: 5.8 kg and 9.2kg excl. basesDimensions: Height circa 37 cm and 45 cm excl. basesBoth mounted to metal stands.Ban Chiang, denotes an archeological site located in Nong Han district, Udon Thani Province, Thailand. Discovered in 1957, the site attracted enormous publicity due to its distinctive red painted pottery. During the first formal scientific excavation in 1967, archaeologists unearthed several skeletons, together with bronze grave gifts and unglazed earthenware pots which had been low-fired and painted red with unique, highly expressive and characteristic designs.A subsequent excavation at Ban Chiang in 1974-1975 was followed by an article by Chester Gorman and Pisit Charoenwongsa, claiming evidence for the earliest dates in the world for bronze casting and iron working. Subsequent excavations, including that at Ban Non Wat, have now shown that the proposed early dates for Ban Chiang are unlikely. The first datings of the artifacts used the thermoluminescence technique, resulting in a range from 4420-3400 BC, which would have made the site the earliest Bronze Age culture in the world. These dates stirred worldwide interest. Thermoluminescence dating of pottery was at the time an experimental technique and had been applied to Ban Chiang sherds of uncertain provenance. However, with the 1974-1975 excavation, sufficient material became available for radiocarbon dating. Re-analysis by radiocarbon dating suggested that a more likely date for the earliest metallurgy at Ban Chiang was c. 2000-1700 BCE. A date of 2100 BCE was obtained from rice phytoliths taken from inside a vessel taken from the lowest grave, which had no metal remains. The youngest grave was about 200 CE. Bronze making began circa 2000 BCE, as evidenced by crucibles and other fragments. A contrasting analysis was conducted by Charles Higham of the University of Otago using the bones of the people who lived at Ban Chiang and the bones of animals interred with them. The resulting determinations were analyzed using Bayesian statistics and the results suggested that the initial settlement of Ban Chiang took place about 1500 BCE, with the transition to the Bronze Age about 1000 BCE. The chronology of Ban Chiang metallurgy is still in considerable dispute.Literature comparison:Compare a closely related vase, dated 5th century BC to 5th century AD, in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 1974,0617.1.
Lot 1497
A SILVER-INLAID COPPER VASEVietnam, 20th century. Of baluster form, supported on a circular foot rising to rounded sides and a short neck with a flaring mouth. The body is decorated with two sinuous dragons amid swirling clouds chasing a flaming tama made of two yin yang fish.Condition: Good condition with minor wear, casting flaws, drilled through the side of the foot, small dents, and minor nicks.Provenance: Private collection in Nantes, France.Weight: 841.9 gDimensions: Height 22.2 cm
Lot 157
A PAIR OF SUPERB TAKAOKA GOLD-INLAID BRONZE 'MYTHICAL BEASTS' KORO (INCENSE BURNERS) AND COVERSAttributed to Ohashi San'emon (1851-1895), unsignedJapan, Takaoka, late 19th century, Meiji period (1868-1912)Finely decorated in gold, silver, and shakudo takazogan, each censer of compressed globular form, inlaid to one side with a winged mythical beast chasing a ribboned vase and to the other with a ribboned vase flanked by a fan and a reishi cloud, the shoulder applied with baku-form handles suspending loose gold rings, the domed cover decorated with gold-inlaid swirling clouds above a lappet border and surmounted by a baying kirin, raised on three elongated legs encircled by three-clawed dragons and centered by a gold tama, above an elaborately cast and openworked tiered hexagonal base.HEIGHT 38 cm and 37.5 cmWEIGHT 2,802 and 2,816 gCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and few minuscule nicks.The history of casting copper alloys in Takaoka, the provincial capital of Etchu (present day Toyama Prefecture), is reputed to date to the early Edo period, the industry encouraged by the local feudal government as a source of income. Around 1830, new sales venues were developed, extending from Edo city to the northern-most part of the Japanese archipelago, eventually expanding to overseas export markets during the Bakumatsu era.Compare the design of the present koro to a drawing of a koro made by Ohashi San'emon in Meiji 27 (1894) to celebrate the 25th year wedding anniversary for the Meiji Emperor.13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.
Lot 1637
A SILVER-INLAID BIDRI BOTTLE VASE, 18TH CENTURYDeccan, India, 18th century. Finely cast, the globular body supported on a spreading foot and surmounted by a stepped shoulder and long slender neck finely decorated with silver-inlaid foliate and geometric designs, the neck with two raised cord bands, one at the base and the other near the gently flared mouth similarly decorated with flowerheads borne on leafy scrolling vines.Provenance: English trade. Condition: Good condition with minor wear and casting irregularities, light tarnishing and minor losses to silver inlays, minor dents, small nicks, and light scratches.Weight: 1,538.6 g Dimensions: Height 25.6 cmAuction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby's London, 7 October 2015, lot 363 Price: GBP 10,000 or approx. EUR 17,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A Bidri silver-inlaid bottle vase, Deccan, India, 18th century Expert remark: Compare the related form with the slightly raised shoulder, albeit with denser foliate decorations. Note the cover.
Lot 164
A BRONZE VASE DEPICTING CARP, MEIJI PERIODJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Finely cast, supported on a flared foot with rounded sides rising to a broad neck with an everted rim. The body cast in relief with four carp swimming amid finely detailed flowing water. The base signed NORITSUGU saku [made by Noritsugu].WEIGHT 2,728 gHEIGHT 30.7 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and a few small nicks.Provenance: German private collection.
Lot 165
AN BRONZE AND PARCEL-GILT AMPHORA VASEJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The baluster body in the style of a Chinese archaistic amphora with dragon handles, inlaid in silver, gilt, and copper, details worked in takazogan and shibuichi. One side decorated with bats in flight amid blossoming wisteria, the other with sparrows (suzume). The neck and foot decorated with leafy and key fret borders in silver and gilt.HEIGHT 23.4 cmWEIGHT 1,620 gCondition: Very good condition, fine patina, with manufacturing irregularities and casting flaws.Provenance: British private collection.Auction comparison:Compare a related bronze vase by Suzuki Chokichi, dated Meiji, at Bonhams, Fine Japanese Art 7 Nov 2019, London, lot 218 (sold for 5,312 GBP).
Lot 167
A LARGE IRON VASE DEPICTING TEKKAI AND BUKAN SENNINJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Boldly cast, the sides slightly compressed, each decorated with an immortal within a broad frame. One side depicting Tekkai Sennin holding his staff and floating on his reed hat above crashing waves, his hair and robes blowing in the stormy wind with tempestuous clouds above. Bukan Sennin is depicted on the opposite side, dressed in long robes and standing next to his tiger near a waterfall within a bamboo forest. The iron vase is left with a raw, highly textured body.HEIGHT 36.3 cmWEIGHT 7,474 gCondition: Good condition with wear, casting flaws, and small losses during manufacturing.
Lot 168
OSHIMA JOUN (1858-1940): A FINE BRONZE VASE WITH A DRAGONBy Oshima Joun (1858-1940), signed Ichijoken Joun saku and sealed Taishodo seiJapan, Taisho period (1912-1926)The tall cylindrical body rising from a flat foot ring, decorated in high relief with a dragon emerging from a turbulent sea and flying towards the clouds in the distant sky. Signed to the back ICHIJOKEN JOUN saku [made by Ichijoken Joun] and sealed to the recessed base Taishodo sei. Accompanied by the original silk Shifuku.HEIGHT 21.6 cmWEIGHT 958 gCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and few typical casting irregularities.With an inscribed and sealed wood tomobako storage box.Oshima Joun (1858-1940), also known as Yasutaro, was a highly skilled artist renowned for his expertise in bronze casting. He hailed from a family of metalworkers and began his career in the family business in 1877. It was during this year that he adopted the art name Joun. By 1879, he had expanded the family business significantly, employing 11 craftsmen in his Tokyo studio. In 1881, Oshima Joun exhibited his work at the 2nd National Industrial Exposition, marking the beginning of his illustrious career. He gained international recognition by showcasing his art at prestigious events such as the Paris Exposition in 1900 and the London Japan-British Exposition in 1910.
Lot 169
SEIYA: A BRONZE VASE WITH LILIES, MEIJIBy the Seiya Workshop, signed Seiya Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) The vase with a slender oval body rising from a splayed foot to a slender neck with everted petal-lobed mouth. The front applied in high relief with a lily in full bloom, a bud, and tall grasses. The bronze patinated in various copper, brown and greenish hues. The recessed base bearing the workshop signature SEIYA. Condition: With minor wear and casting flaws, scattered nicks, and scratches. The tip of two grasses with minor loss, and the lower area of the grasses with some touch-ups. Provenance: Danish private collection. Weight: 901 g Dimensions: Height 25.5 cm
Lot 170
AN OCTAGONAL BRONZE VASE WITH A DRAGON, MEIJIJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912) The faceted body rising from a slightly spreading foot to a tall, gently waisted neck. The front applied in high relief with a ferocious dragon twisted around the neck, with sharp claws, finely incised scales, ridged spines, and long horns, with a small rock crystal tama clutched in its claws. The recessed base with a raised cartouche showing an illegible signature. Overall showing fine malachite patination. Condition: Overall good condition with minor wear and casting flaws, scattered nicks, and scratches. Provenance: Danish private collection. Weight: 1,799 g Dimensions: Height 28 cm
Lot 171
MASAHJIRO: A BRONZE 'TWIN DRAGONS' BALUSTER VASEBy Masahiro, Signed MasahiroJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Finely cast, supported on a round base with baluster sides rising to a rounded shoulder, its short neck spreading to a flared rim. The body is decorated with twin, three-clawed dragons soaring through a cloudy sky, their bodies disappearing partly behind the clouds, above a storming sea with crashing waves. The base signed MASAHIRO.Condition: Good condition with minor wear, casting flaws, small scratches, and few dents. The bronze is covered in a lustrous brown patina.Provenance: Private collection in Zagreb, Croatia.Weight: 2,663 gDimensions: Height 28.8 cm
Lot 172
AKICHIKA: A FINE BRONZE VASE WITH LIZARD PREYING ON A FROGBy Akichika, signed Akichika with dragonfly sealJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The baluster-shaped bronze vase with a circular foot ring, long neck, and flaring rim, patinated to an attractive brown finish with striking mottled streaks of red, carved in relief around the neck with a lizard eyeing a small frog carved to the body of the vase. The details finely worked; the eyes of the lizard are gilt. Signed to the underside AKICHIKA with the characteristic 'dragonfly' seal.HEIGHT 24.9 cmWEIGHT 1,317 gCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and few light surface scratches and casting irregularities.Provenance: Old Parisian private collection.Auction comparison:Compare a closely related bronze vase with a similar design, also signed Akichika and with butterfly seal, at Christie's, Japanese & Korean Art including Arts of the Meiji Period, 15 September 2010, New York, lot 618 (sold for 8,750 USD).
Lot 175
ATSUYOSHI: A SILVER AND COPPER-INLAID BRONZE BALUSTER VASE DEPICTING A COASTLINE WITH MOUNT FUJI, MEIJI PERIODBy Atsuyoshi, signed Atsuyoshi sakuJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)Finely cast, standing on a straight foot rising to a rounded shoulder surmounted by a short neck with a rounded rim. The body is decorated in silver and suaka (copper) inlays depicting a bezaisen sailing the coastline with its sail hoisted. The coastline is dotted with pine trees and snowcapped mount Fuji towers high in the background. Signed to the base ATSUYOSHI saku ['made by Atsuyoshi'] and to the side of the vase engraved with 'Inoue sei.'Condition: Good condition with wear, casting flaws, traces of use, small areas of verdigris.Provenance: German private collection.Weight: 801.9 gDimensions: Height 17.8 cm
Lot 176
HASEGAWA TAKEJIRO: A FINE SUAKA (COPPER) UCHIDASHI VASEBy Hasegawa Takejiro, signed Takejiro 竹次郎 sakuJapan, Showa period (1926-1989)Supported on a flat base with a rounded body rising elegantly to a narrow mouth. The body is decorated in glossy gold and silver lacquer wavy lines. The base signed Takejiro saku ['made by Takejiro'].HEIGHT 28 cmCondition: Excellent condition.
Lot 177
A SUPERB KOMAI-STYLE GOLD AND SILVER INLAID BRONZE VASE WITH MONKEYSJapan, Kyoto, Meiji period (1868-1912)Of baluster form, supported on a spreading foot with slightly concave base, the straight shoulder surmounted by the short-waisted neck and galleried rim. Finely decorated in gold and silver nunomezogan and takazogan with two shaped panels enclosing numerous monkeys huddled together in various poses, some constituting the sambiki saru motif, also referred to as the three wise monkeys, using their hands to cover their own or each other's ears, eyes, or mouth, the simians further well detailed with finely incised fur and gold eyes. The panels are reserved against a silver-inlaid ground of various brocade patterns, above stylized waves and dew drops at the foot, and below foliate scroll and chrysanthemum flowerheads to the shoulder, finely engraved clouds to the neck, and a silver-inlaid key-fret band around the rim. HEIGHT 16 cmWEIGHT 467 gCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and few tiny nicks.Provenance: From a private collection in southern Germany, acquired before 2007.The present vases are decorated in the manner of the famous Komai workshop of Kyoto. The Komai workshop is believed to have been founded in 1841, but it was only when Komai Otojiro I became its head, in 1865, that the company began to make the wares for which they were to become so famous. Under his leadership, the workshop specialized in intricate inlaid work of gold and silver into iron. In a promotional brochure from around 1915 his son, Komai Otojiro II (his father having retired in 1906) called his workshop the 'pioneer of damascene work' and describes the lacquering process of the characteristic black ground, which required kiln firing and burnishing. The Komai style developed with an increasingly pictorial central motif on a background of both geometric patterns and free illustrations of nature, life, and landscapes with elaborate repeating borders. Most of these central motifs illustrate stories from Japanese history or mythology, and the Komai family retains a number of design books in which can be found drawings for many of their works.
Lot 178
NAKAJIMA MINORU: A METAL VASE WITH WATER STRIDERS, DATED 1980By Nakajima Minoru (1907-1982), signed Minoru sakuJapan, dated 1980The compressed globular body tapering to a tall slender neck, finely decorated to the exterior with three water striders on a textured metal base simulating stagnant water with algae. Signed to the base, MINORU saku [Made by Minoru]. Inscribed to the box, 'Dai Mizu-nurumu, showa gojugo-nen gogatsu, Nakajima Minoru saku, with the seal Minoru' [The warming of water in spring”, made in May of Showa 55 (corresponding to 1980), made by Nakajima Minoru, with the seal Minoru].WEIGHT 882.5 gHEIGHT 35 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and casting irregularities.With a fitted tomobako box with an inscription.
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