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Lot 96
A good Chinese bronze incense burner, probably 18th century. Crisply cast with animal mask handles and a central band of mythical beasts including dragons and winged horses, the rim and foot with stylized scroll work, the base with a four character mark Yu Tang Shi Sou (Jade Hall Stone Old Man), the body with a warm brown patina, 28.5cm. This rare mark including the characters for Shi Sou is more commonly found on figures.
Lot 129
A rare Chinese white jade vajra, 18th/19th century. With eight prongs issuing from stylized mythical creatures, joined by a baluster knop, faintly incised with a four character Qianlong mark, which may be a later addition, traces of gilding around the centre, 10.5cm. The thunderbolt, or vajra is a Buddhist ceremonial mace and symbol, usually interpreted as a diamond or thunderbolt. One of the five central Buddhist principles, the vajra represents indestructible substance that cuts and penetrates through emotional instability or uncertainty. It is the male aspect of wisdom and supreme knowledge, and combined with the bell or ghanta, they form the most important symbols in Tibetan Buddhism. Together they represent the perfect union of wisdom and compassion, the two principles necessary for attaining enlightenment. Other ritual objects include the dagger or phurba, skull-cup, and thigh-bone trumpet.An almost identical white jade vajra in the Palace Museum, Beijing, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, No.42, Jadeware (III), p.134, no. 112. Another of a slightly different design, in the collection of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, is illustrated in Treasures from Snow Mountains, Gems of Tibetan Cultural Relics, by Chen Xiejun, & Wang Qingzheng, p.131, no.51, Shanghai Museum.
Lot 149
A small Chinese pale celadon jade carving of a mythical beast, probably Song dynasty. Walking in a menacing pose with its head raised, baring its teeth, the tail curled around its legs, the stone with pale brown striations, 7.5cm. Provenance: purchased in Hong Kong during the 1950s, by repute.
Lot 313
A small Chinese jade carving of a rolling horse, probably 17th century. Stretching its head around to gnaw at its rear hoof and its tail curled beneath it, the creamy coloured stone flecked with brown striations, 7cm. Provenance: from the deceased estate of a New York collector. Cf. Watt, Chinese Jades from Han to Ch’ing, no.64, p.8, where he illustrates a Tang dynasty jade depicting the same theme and notes that the coiled position ‘is similar to stone or pottery lions of the Tang period with one of the hind paws at the mouth or scratching one ear’. The horse ‘Ma’, is a symbol of speed and of peace, because in ancient China they were used to bring peaceful tidings.
Lot 315
A small Chinese pale celadon jade carving of a cat and her kitten, 18th/19th century. The stone flecked with dark markings, together with a wood stand, 4.5cm. (2) Provenance: from the deceased estate of a New York collector. The Chinese name for ‘cat’, Mao, is homophonous with the word for ‘age eighty to ninety’. The cat is thus a symbol of longevity.
Lot 316
A fine Chinese pale celadon jade small vase and cover, 18th/19th century. Crisply carved with Liu Hai, the God of wealth, holding a coin and a gourd from which cloud scrolls emanate, the other side with his three-legged toad, together with a wood stand, 9.2cm. (3) Provenance: from the deceased estate of a New York collector.
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