TABATIÈRE EN JADE BLANC1780-1850 A WHITE JADE BASKETWEAVE SNUFF BOTTLE1780-1850Of flattened rectangular form with rounded shoulders, carved all over with a basketweave design, the stone an even white colour, stopper. 6.6cm (2 5/8in) high. (2).Footnotes:PROPERTY FROM THE SMIT COLLECTION OF CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES Smit家族舊藏中國鼻煙壺1780-1850 白玉籮筐紋鼻煙壺Provenance:Fred and Elsje Smit Collection來源:Fred 和 Elsje Smit 舊藏For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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DOUBLE TABATIÈRE EN JADE ROUILLE1780-1850A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE SNUFF BOTTLE1780-1850Well hollowed, with two separate vials and waisted neck, all resting on straight short round feet, the stone with natural russet veins around the necks and bases, stoppers. 4.1cm (1 5/8in) high. (3).Footnotes:PROPERTY FROM THE SMIT COLLECTION OF CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES Smit家族舊藏中國鼻煙壺1780-1850 青白帶褐玉雕雙聯瓶鼻煙壺Provenance:Fred and Elsje Smit Collection來源:Fred 和 Elsje Smit 舊藏For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
TABATIÈRE EN JADE VERT ÉPINARD1800-1850A SPINACH-GREEN JADE SNUFF BOTTLE1800-1850With a squat square lower half surmounted by a circular, globe-shaped upper half, the jade an even dark green colour; together with a spinach-green jade snuff dish, stopper. 5.5cm (2 1/8in) high and 4.4cm (1 3/4in) diam. (2).Footnotes:PROPERTY FROM THE SMIT COLLECTION OF CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES Smit家族舊藏中國鼻煙壺 1800-1850 碧玉鼻煙壺(連碧玉鼻煙碟)Provenance:Fred and Elsje Smit Collection來源:Fred 和 Elsje Smit 舊藏For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
IMPORTANT ET RARE VASE COUVERT EN JADE BLANCXIXe siècleA SUPERB AND RARE WHITE JADE VASE AND COVER WITH AN ARABIC INSCRIPTION 19th centuryOf baluster form raised on a short splayed foot and tapering to a cylindrical neck set with a pair of stylised archaistic dragon handles, finely carved around the exterior with a large taotie mask on each side, above a band of lotus lappets around the base and below a band of stylised archaistic dragons around the shoulder, the sides set with a pair of animal mask handles suspending loose rings, the straight neck carved with a wide band featuring an Arabic inscription reading سلام which may be translated as 'for peace', flanked by a pair of stylised archaistic dragon handles, the domed cover with a finial in the form of lion, the translucent stone of even white tone, silver-inlaid wood stand. 12.5cm (4 7/8in) high. (3).Footnotes:THE PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED EUROPEAN FAMILY 歐洲顯赫家族藏品十九世紀 白玉刻阿拉伯文雕饕餮紋象耳活環獅鈕蓋瓶Provenance:Acquired by the parents of the present owners, and thence by descent來源:現任藏家父母獲得,並由後人保存迄今The body of this superb vase is carved from a single piece of white jade, the cover made of a stone of the same fine quality. The brilliant white colour, flawless stone and exceptional translucency all represent qualities that were highly sought after at the Qing court.The vase is highly unusual in its shape and also in its decoration. The bulbous body has sloping shoulders with rounded edges and is surmounted by a cylindrical neck wider at the top than at the bottom. The neck is carved with an Islamic inscription which alludes to the Islamic influence of this vase, as demonstrated by a 15th century jade ewer with an arabic inscription around the neck, from the collection of the Fundaçao Calouste Gulbenkian, Oeiras, Portugal, published in J.P.Palmer, Jade, London, 1967, pl.38. The very particular form immediately brings to mind the shape of Islamic glass and metal vessels. Compare, for instance, a 12th century Syrian yellowish green glass bottle, published in Stefano Carboni and David Whitehouse, Glass of the Sultans, New York, 2001, p.97,cat.no.23, or a 9th century Egyptian transparent glass and green overlay bottle, op.cit. p. 183, cat.no.89.Glass, metal ware and jades arrived in China from Western Asia and beyond as early as the Sui and Tang periods. It was under the Qianlong emperor that the Islamic and Mughal jades became highly collectible. The magnificent Shah Jehan jade cup in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, (accession number IS.12-1962) is an example of a Western Asian jade object that was directly copied by the artists working in the imperial jade workshops under the Qianlong emperor, as an example in the National Palace Museum collection in Taipei illustrates, see Teng Shu-p'ing, Exquisite Beauty: Islamic Jades, Taipei, 2007, cat.no.266. This particular vessel demonstrates how the artists working in the Palace Museum workshops were skilled at adopting foreign shapes and design and adapting and interpreting them to suit contemporary taste. While there seems to be no direct Chinese prototype for the shape of this vase, the carved design around the main body is purely Chinese, and inspired by the classical decoration found on archaic bronzes. The Qianlong emperor was fascinated by antiquity and archaic bronzes. An avid collector, he published his extensive collection of 1500 ancient bronze vessels and utensils in an illustrated catalogue under the titel Catalogue of Xiqing Antiquities (Xiqing gujian. Many jade vessels made for the Qianlong emperor in the workshops within the Zaobanshu, the Imperial Palace Workshop, drew inspiration from the archaic bronzes, their shapes and designs, illustrated in the Xiqing gujian, including the present white jade vase. The quality of the execution of the taotie masks on this vase is sublime and reflects the high technical standards of these workshops which produced jade wares for imperial court, compare a white jade altar set, similarly decorated with taotie masks in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, published in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Jadeware (III), Hong Kong, 1995, pp. 136 and 137, cat.no.113. Hence this wonderful small vase and cover shows the impressive skills and imagination of the Qing craftsmen who used a flawless white jade and merged a rare shape with an archaistic design to create a visually compelling and possibly unique work of art with jewel-like qualities.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
TANGKA REPRÉSENTANT LE PORTRAIT DE DAMARUPATIBET CENTRAL, MONASTÈRE DE NGOR, VERS 1600 Distemper on cloth; with original blue cloth mounts inscribed on the reverse along the top in Tibetan, identifying the painting's subject, and also with original red lacquered, gold painted dowel rod; verso inscribed in black ink with 'om, ah, hum' incantations behind each figure and many lines arranged into the form of a stupa, comprising Sanskritized and Tibetan prayers and mantras consistent with a formula repeated throughout the Ngor lamdre lineage set of paintings; the painted recto with Tibetan inscriptions in gold identifying the majority of figures, and two separate lines of inscription along the bottom red painted border, the second identifying the secondary 'Chandali Perfection Stage Lineage' sequence of figures within the painting, the first an homage to the central subject, translated:'Seeing the excellent meaning of reality,By releasing from worldly practiceAnd remaining in the conduct of accomplishment;To Damarupa, I bow.'Himalayan Art Resources item no. 88707 Image: 78.5 x 67 cm (30 7/8 x26 3/8 in.); With silks: 126 x 68 cm (49 5/8 x 26 3/4 in.)Footnotes:A PORTRAIT THANGKA OF DAMARUPACENTRAL TIBET, NGOR MONASTERY, CIRCA 1600藏中 俄爾寺 約1600年 達瑪如巴肖像唐卡 Published:Pratapaditya Pal, Tibetan Painting, Basel, 1984, pl. 40.Wisdom Calendar of Tibetan Art, Schneelowe Verlagsberatung und Verlag, Haldenwang, 1987 (October).Pratapaditya Pal, Himalayas: An Aesthetic Adventure, 2003, p. 262, no. 174.Rob Linrothe, Holy Madness: Portraits of Tantric Siddhas, New York, 2006, pp. 300-1, no. 51.David Jackson, The Nepalese Legacy in Tibetan Painting, New York, 2010, pp. 22 & 41, fig. 2.23. Exhibited:Himalayas: An Aesthetic Adventure, Art Institute of Chicago, 5 April – 17 August 2003; National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., 18 October 2003 – 11 January 2004. Holy Madness: Portraits of Tantric Siddhas, Rubin Museum of Art, New York, 11 February – 3 September 2006.The Nepalese Legacy in Tibetan Painting, Rubin Museum of Art, New York, 3 September 2010 – 23 May 2011. Provenance:Schoettle Ostasiatica, Stuttgart, 1982Michael Henss Collection, ZurichOne of the best-preserved paintings from the famous Ngor lamdre lineage set, this near-pristine composition depicts Mahasiddha Damarupa, 'The Drummer'. According to traditional accounts, Damarupa trained under Kanha at every potent charnel ground and site of tantric power in India, prompting his zestful depiction. In addition to being the third mortal master of the lamdre tradition, Damarupa is a renowned adept of the important Chakrasamvara Tantra, which the composition alludes to through the pair of Chakrasamvara deities from differing teaching traditions in the corners at either side of his ornate throne-back. His eponymous damaru, a double-sided hand drum, embodies one of three principal ritual instruments of a tantric practitioner, alongside the vajra and ghanta (bell). Formed by attaching two craniums of enlightened masters, the drum, in the context of Chakrasamvara Tantra, is the Prajna (wisdom) to which the male applies his skillful means (i.e. compassion) activating the union of these two highest Buddhist principles (Huntington & Bangdel, The Circle of Bliss, 2003, no. 106). With modulations from soft to loud and slow to rapid beats, Damarupa, as the drum's archetypal practitioner, is able to produce a single tone that summons all Buddhas, inspiring them with supreme joy (Beer, The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs, 1999, p. 258).At the center of the painting, Damarupa whips the pair of golden clappers against the drum with a flick of his wrist. The drum's long tassel of jade beads, gems, gold fastenings, and tri-colored silk streamers trail in countermovement. The painter repeats its flurried arc with the extension of Damarupa's left leg, which, coupled with a half-cocked elbow gingerly cradling a skull cup full of nectar, deftly conveys the peripatetic drummer in a half-seated-half-dancing liminal posture. Airy crimson sashes twirl around his arms and knees, and spiral before his feet. Damarupa's piercing, bloodshot brown eyes and excited grin invite the viewer to hear the 'sound of great bliss' he has produced for all those that can perceive it. He wears a crown of five emblazoned gems borne alternately from Indian lotuses and Chinese peonies. The colored order of each gemstone correlates to the surrounding structure of green, red, and blue aureoles of perfect Newari scrollwork. Meanwhile, his black hair wrapped in an intricate bone lattice is pulled up into a trilobed bun that echoes the edge of the throne-back above him, further harmonizing with the mahasiddha's visage.Twenty-six vividly executed portraits comprising the 'Chandali Perfection Stage Lineage' surround Damarupa in formal rows along the top and side registers. This secondary lineage within the painting is one of over thirty traditional Sakya tantric lineages for which Ngor claimed to excel. Delightful details abound throughout the depicted succession of masters, including Vajra Ghantapa's mid-air tantric sexual congress with his consort (3), and the founder of the Sakya tradition, Sachen Kunga Nyingpo's, aqua cloak and strigine tufts of hair (12).
A GROUP OF SIX JADE / STONE DISCS Comprising of various colours and sizes, each mounted on a metal stand The largest disc 40cm diameter Condition: For a condition report or further images please email hello@hotlotz.com at least 48 hours prior to the closing date of the auction. This is an auction of preowned and antique items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. We strongly advise you to examine items before you bid. Condition reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are our general assessment of damage and restoration. Whilst care is taken in their drafting, they are for guidance only. We will not be held responsible for oversights concerning damage or restoration.
A GROUP OF JADE / SERPENTINE AND STONE CARVINGS Comprising; an elegant female figure beneath a fruiting peach tree; a twin handled tripod censer and cover, with dragon handles and cover on mythical beast supports; another smaller censer, lacking cover; a pair of models of horses; a small baluster twin handled vessel; and a mottled brown/white stone twin handled vase and cover, most with wood stands The largest 24cm high including stand Condition: A repair to the tail of one of the horses and a small nick to the end of this tail. A chp to the side of one dragon handles on the censer. the occasional further minor nick to other items. This is an auction of preowned and antique items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. We strongly advise you to examine items before you bid. Condition reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are our general assessment of damage and restoration. Whilst care is taken in their drafting, they are for guidance only. We will not be held responsible for oversights concerning damage or restoration.
A set of five inside-painted glass snuff bottles is a feast for the senses. Each bottle has been meticulously decorated with colourful depictions of flowers and birds, including cranes and peacocks. The calligraphy on the sides adds to the elegance of these masterfully crafted bottles. With stoppers included, this set comes in a beautiful gift box. The tradition of snuff-taking has a long and storied history in China, dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Snuff, powdered tobacco, was introduced to China from the West in the early 17th century and quickly became a popular pastime among the upper classes. Snuff bottles, small containers designed to hold and dispense snuff, became a highly prized accessory during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) and were often made from precious materials such as jade, ivory, and glass. The inside-painted glass snuff bottle is a unique and highly specialized form of snuff bottle art, dating back to the 18th century. The technique involves painting a miniature scene or design on the inside of a glass bottle using a tiny brush, working through the neck of the bottle. The intricate and delicate nature of this art form requires great skill and patience, as well as a steady hand and a keen eye for detail.Size: L:95-100mm / W:55-58mm ; 540g
An Indian multi-gem set jade Necklace (Haldili), formed of three pale jade plaques applied with gold tree of life design set with the Navaratna, or nine gems including diamond, ruby, sapphire, coral, pearl, emerald etc., suspended from a narrow 9ct yellow gold chain, marked on the bolt ring clasp, centre jade 4.2cm wide, total length of chain 37.5cm, one outer jade chipped.
A Pair of Jade-Type Figural Incense Burners, in Archaic style, as standing lion dogs15cm long, on carved hardwood basesRight hand dog with heavy natural internal cracks running either side of the opening and down the animals body, its wooden base with losses. Both generally in good order with general wear and minor flakes.
A Chinese hardwood carving, probably 20th century, modelled as a gnarled lingzhi fungus, inset with miniature jade figures and hare, length 67cm (repaired), with a wood stand.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
A Chinese jade pendant, modern, carved in relief with a seated Buddha, with silver mount and suspension loop, length 7.3cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
A Chinese pale celadon jade diminutive jar and cover, 20th century, of two-handled rectangular censer form on tapering legs, height 6.4cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.
Celadon Jade Dragon Clasp Necklace, the necklace comprising two sizes of round jade beads, the larger beads with a carved design, fastening with a carved dragon head fitting through an ovoid jade loop; the clasp can be worn to the back or the centre front but is shown to the best advantage halfway down either side at the front; length including clasp 31 inches (77.5cms)
A 1920's Art Deco carved jade and diamond pendant necklace. The pendant being carved with florals and fruits with pierced detailing, with a decorative diamond set bale set with round cut diamonds in a millegrain set mount. Pendant measures approx 7.3cm. Principal diamond measures approx 3.3 x 2.5mm. Weight approx 18.3g.
An assorted collection of 925 silver necklace pendants. The lot to include a rounded amethyst cabochon with Ohm symbol to front, oval cut blue lapis lazuli pendant, simulated red cinnabar depicting a phoenix & flower, an oval pale green jade cabochon with Chinese character to front & a green bowenite pierced & carved panel. All marked 925. Total weight approx 50.3g. Largest measures approx 6.5x4.5cm.
Double vase en jade néphrite pâle, chacun en forme de carpe-dragon émergeant des flots, Chine, la plus grande carpe-dragon accompagnée d'un dragon et s'emparant de la perle flammée, h. 20 cm. Selon la légende, les carpes parvenant à remonter à contre-courant le Fleuve Jaune, jusqu'à atteindre les cascades de Longmen (littéralement Porte du Dragon ), se métamorphosent en dragon. Les carpes sont ainsi des symboles de persévérance, et leur transformation en dragon est une métaphore évoquant les lettrés qui, grâce à leur persistance, réussissent à passer les examens de la fonction publique Provenance: collection Brigitte Mavromichalis Des vases similaires, datés du XVIIIe s., ont été vendus chez: Sotheby's, New York, 23 mars 2022, lot n°210 Bonhams, Londres, 7 juin 2021, lot n°680 Christie's, New York, 22 mars 2013, lot n°1393 Sotheby's, Paris, 15 décembre 2011, lot n°194 A double pale nephrite jade vase, each in the form of a dragon carp emerging from the water, China, the larger dragon carp accompanied by a dragon, 20 cm high. According to tradition, carp that swim up the Yellow River against the current until they reach the Longmen (literally Dragon Gate ) waterfalls are transformed into dragons. The carp are thus symbols of perseverance, and their transformation into a dragon is a metaphor for the scholars who, thanks to their persistence, succeed in passing the civil service examinationsSimilar vases, which are dated to the 18th century, have been sold at: Sotheby's, New York, 23 March 2022, lot no. 210 Bonhams, London, 7 June 2021, lot no. 680 Christie's, New York, 22 March 2013, lot no. 1393 Sotheby's, Paris, 15 December 2011, lot no. 194

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