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Koller Auktionen AG

Asiatica (A199as)

Started 30 Nov 2021 10:00 CET (09:00 GMT)

Hardturmstrasse 102

Zürich

8031

Switzerland

Lot Description

101A BRONZE FIGURE OF PADMASAMBHAVA. Tibet, 16th c. Height 14 cm. Base plate lost. Provenance: Koller Zurich, June 1986, A59

lot 47. Swiss private collection.

102A BRONZE FIGURE OF MILAREPA. Tibet, 19th c. Height 13.2 cm. Lotus throne seperately cast. Provenance: Old German private

collection.

103 A BRONZE FIGURE OF A STANDING VAJRASATTVA. Tibet, 12th/13th c. Height 14 cm. One arm broken.

104A BRONZE FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI WITH A VAJRA ON THE LOTUS THRONE. Tibet, 16th c. Height 18.5 cm. Eyes inlaid with

silver and copper. Some remains of gilt. Some old restorations.

105A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF A STANDING BUDDHA. Nepal, 16th c. Height 48 cm. The skin parts with later cold gilding.

Provenance: Dr. Robert Bigler, Ruschlikon, 22. Juli 1995 (invoice available). Swiss private collection.

106A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI. Tibet, 16th c. Height 13.5 cm. Sealed lotus throne. Provenance: Koller

Zurich, June 1986, A59 Lot 142. Swiss private collection.

107A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI. Tibet, 15th c. Height 14.5 cm. Remains of blue paint in the hair. Lotus

base sealed. Provenance: Koller Zurich, June 1986, A59 Lot 142. Swiss private collection.

108 A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF SHADAKSHARI. Tibet, 14th/15th c. Height 12 cm. Stone inlays lost. Lotus base sealed.

109A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI. Tibet, 15th c. Height 19.5 cm. A vajra is lying in front of him on the

lotus throne. Base plate a bit loose.

110A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF AMITAYUS. Tibet, 15th c. Height 23.5 cm. The rich jewellery set with glass stone inlays.

Provenance: Koller Zurich, September 2003, A126 lot 40.

111A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF VAJRADHARA. Tibet, 17th c. Height 28 cm. The jewellery set with small corals, turquoises and

glass stones. Vajra and ghanta lost.

112A GILT COPPER REPOUSSE FRIEZE. Tibet, 15th/16th c. 31 × 48 cm. Four dancing Apsaras holding musical instruments, with two

smaller ones in a vertical border frieze. Himalayan Art Resources Item No. 22052.

113A BRONZE FIGURE OF THE GREEN TARA. Tibet, ca. 16th c. Height 13.5 cm. The skin parts with cold gilding. The base is sealed.

Provenance: Koller Zurich, November 1986, A 61 lot 72.

114 A GILT COPPER ALLOY LION THRONE. Tibet, 15th c. 10 × 15 × 7 cm. With a vajra at the centre of the front.

115A BRONZE FIGURE OF CANDRAKIRTI. Tibeto-chinese, 16th c. Height 17 cm. The great Indian teacher with a Tibetan disciple. Base

sealed.

116

A FINE LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF MANJUSHRI. Tibeto-chinese, Yongle style, 15th c. Height 14.5 cm. Gilt on brown lacquer,

some details in red lacquer. Base plate lost. Provenance: Old Swiss private collection, purchased by the grandfather of the current

owner around 1950 (by repute).

117A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF HAYAGRIVA. Tibeto-chinese, 18th c. Height 10.8 cm. On a later stone base. Published in: D.I. Lauf, Das

Erbe Tibets, 1972, colour plate 68.

118A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF PALDEN LHAMO. Tibeto-chinese, 19th c. Height 18 cm. With details painted in red. The base

made of repoussé and sealed.

119 A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A FEMALE WRATHFUL DEITY. Tibeto-chinese, 18th c. Height 10 cm. On modern wood base.

120A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS. Tibeto-chinese, ca. 1770, height 18 cm. The lotus flower is later added. Provenance: North

German private collection.

121

A LARGE COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF TSONGKHAPA. Tibet, 18th c. Height 56 cm (incl. throne). Partly lacquer gilt in two different

tones. The base is sealed. Lotus flowers lost, the throne married. Provenance: Purchased from Berti Aschmann around 1995 (no invoice

available). Swiss private collection.

122 A SMALL BRONZE STUPA. Tibet, 13th/14th c. Height 16.8 cm. Consecration plate lost. Provenance: Old German private collection.

123A RITUAL CHOPPER (KATTRKA). Tibet, 17th c. (handle). Height 26.5 cm. The later blade made of iron, the hilt of gilt copper alloy.

Stand.

124A FINE COPPER, IRON AND BRONZE PRAYER WHEEL. Tibet, 19th c. Height 35 cm. Inscribed with a mantra in latsa script. Wood

handle. Stand.

125AN IRON RITUAL TRIDENT (TRISULA). Tibet, 18th/19th c. Height 40 cm. Partly gold damascened, the centre in the shape of a gilt

double-faced scull. Some pendants lost.

126A FINE AND CLASSICAL SILVER ALTAR EWER. Tibet, ca. 19th c. Height 22 cm. The spout inset with one turquoise. Provenance:

Koller Zurich, September 2009, A150 lot 137.

127A FINE AND LARGE SILVER BUTTER LAMP. Tibet, ca. 19th c. Height 26 cm. Slightly lopsided. Provenance: Koller Zurich, September

2009, A150 lot 132.

128 A CHASED SILVER KUNDIKA. Tibet, 19th/20th c. Height 29 cm. This ritual vessel is the attribute of Maitreya.

129A RITUAL OFFERING SET (SERKYEM). Tibet, 19th/20th c. Height 18.5 cm. Parcel-gilt silver. Made of a wide bowl and a smaller one

on a high stand which is placed inside the larger one.

130 A COPPER AND BRASS RITUAL EWER (BUMPA). Tibet, 19th c. Height 20 cm. Remains of red paint.

131A FINE COPPER AND SILVER TEAPOT. Tibet, 18th c. Height 31 cm. The shoulder decorated with lotus leaves in light relief.

Provenance: Swiss private collection, purchased in the 1980s in a gallery in Munich.

132 AN IRON TEAPOT. Tibet, 18th/19th c. Height 26.5 cm. With chased copper decorations.

133AN EMBOSSED COPPER TEAPOT. Tibet, ca. 19th c. Height 27 cm. Plain body with dragon handle, makara head at spout and lotus

bud at cover. Provenance: Old Swiss private collection.

134A PLAIN BRONZE TEAPOT. Tibet, 19th c. Height 22 cm. Adorned with brass details. Provenance: Koller Zürich, November 1986, A61

Lot 103. Swiss private collection.

135

A MONKSCAP EWER. Tibet, 19th c. Height 29 cm. Copper and brass. Provenance: Koller Zurich, November 1984, A53 lot 138.

According to the catalogue description this piece has been brought to Europe by the Younghusband expedition in 1904. Swiss private

collection.

136A PAINTED CLAY TSATSA. Tibet, 16th c. Height 13 cm. Showing the six-armed Mahakala. Compare a similar piece in: P. Pal, Art of

Tibet: A Catalogue of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Collection, 1990, p. 231.

137 A POLYCHROME WOOD PHURBA. Tibet, 19th c. Length 32 cm. The three heads of Vajrakila topped by a Garuda head.

138A BONE ORNAMENT CARVED WITH CAKRASAMVARA YAB-YUM. Tibet, ca. 18th c. Height 15.3 cm. From the apron of a tantric

dancer.

139 A PAINTED WOOD G'AU WITH TSAGLI. Tibet, 18th and 19th c. Height 13.3 cm. The tsagli shows a red Dharmapala.

140A PAINTED WOOD MASK OF MANDARAVA. Tibet, 19th c. Height 27 cm. The consort of Padmasabhava with friendly face wearing a

flower crown. Provenance: Old private collection from Southern Germany, purchased before 1980.

141A RED AND GOLD PAINTED MANUSCRIPT COVER. Tibet, 18th/19th c. 26 × 71 cm. Carved with the three bodhisattvas Vajrapani,

Shadakshari and Manjushri.

142A SET OF TWO SMALL MANUSCRIPT COVERS. Tibet, 14th c. 33 × 9 cm. Partly gilt and red painted wood. The upper cover carved

with eight buddhas.

143 A LARGE WOODEN SUTRA COVER. Tibet, ca. 15th c. 74 × 28.5 × 3.5 cm. Carved with Prajnaparamita, Vairocana and Shakyamuni.

144A PAIR OF CARVED AND LACQUERED SUTRA COVERS. Tibet, ca. 18th c. Length 71, width 26.5 cm. Painted with gold lacquer

scrolls. Minor restorations. Plexiglass box.

145 A WOOL LOTUS CARPET. Tibet, around 1900, 150 × 80 cm. Three large blossoms on blue ground. Some traces of age.

146 A WOOL CARPET DECORATED WITH LOTUS SCROLLS. Tibet, um 1900, 154 × 87 cm. Minor damages.

147 A BUDDHIST WOOL CARPET. Nepal, circa 1950, 160 x 93 cm. Inscribed with the Mani mantra in Lantsa script.

148 A LONG TEMPLE HANGING. Tibet, ca. 50 × 535 cm (without fringes). Old polychrome silk fabrics, backed with cotton. Signs of age.

149 A NINGXIA SEAT COVER. China, circa 1920, 174 x 57 cm. Wool. For a priest's throne. Minor stains.

150TWO TEA CUPS WITH SILVER FOOT AND COVER. Tibet, height 18.5 and 19.5 cm. One made of silver, the other made of green

serpentine.

151 A GOLD SADDLE RING. Tibet, height 3.3 cm. Set with a dark red coral.

152 AN IRON MOONFLASK FOR BEER (CHANG). Eastern Tibet, 18th/19th c. Height 35 cm. Silver damascened decoration on both sides.

153A HAT FINIAL OF AN OFFICIAL. Tibet, 19th c. Height 5.5 cm. Jade coloured glass sphere, gold mounting with turquoises and glass

stones. Added metal disc and coral base. Some inlays lost.

154A LARGE MANDALA THANGKA. Tibet, late 19th c. 75 × 75 cm. In the centre a red Dharmapala united with his paredra. Brocade

mounting. Enamelled metal knobs.

155 A THANGKA FRAGMENT SHOWING A MANDALA. Tibet, 15th/16th c. 30 × 30 cm. Framed under glass.

156A MANDALA OF AMOGHAPASA. Tibet, 19th c. 52 × 39 cm. Framed under glass. Provenance: Old Slovenian private collection,

acquired around 1960 in India.

157

A MANDALA THANGKA OF AMITAYUS. Southern Tibet, 15th c. 62 × 55 cm. At the back dedication by Kunga Zangpo (1382–1456) to

Jangphugpa (Kunga Lekpa). Blue fabric mounting. For informations on Kunga Zangpo and Kunga Lekpa see the footnote to lot 409, 22

Sep 2021 of Christie's New York. Provenance: Ulr ...[more]

158 A THANGKA OF THE EIGHT MEDICINE BUDDHAS. Tibet, 18th c. 60 × 39 cm. In a Chinese style wood frame.

159A THANGKA OF TARA SURROUNDED BY THE 21 TARAS. Tibet, 19th c. 65 × 45 cm. Mounted with Japanese brocade, silk curtain.

Provenance: German private collection, purchased in Nepal between 1967 and 1971.

160 A THANGKA OF BUDDHA AMITHABA. Tibet, 18th c. 60 × 40 cm. Brocade mounting with silk curtain.

161A THANGKA OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI. Tibet, 18th c. 85 × 54 cm. His life evolving from the top right clockwise to the top left.

Brocade mounting.

162 A SMALL THANGKA SHOWING VIRUPA STOPPING THE SUN. Tibet, 19th c. 39 × 28 cm. Framed under glass.

163 A THANGKA OF BEGTSE WITH 30 DHARMAPALAS. Mongolia, 19th c. 60 × 43 cm. Silk mounting.

164 A THANGKA OF KING SONGTSEN GAMPO. Tibet, 18th c. 58.5 × 38 cm. With Tibetan inscriptions in gold. Silk and cotton mounting.

165A THANGKA OF THE SIX-ARMED MAHAKALA. Tibet, 19th c. 65 x 45 cm. With Tsongkhapa and seven Dharmapalas. Brocade

mounting.

166A SMALL THANGKA OF HAYAGRIVA YAB-YUM. Tibet, 18th c. 44 × 31 cm. Above him Amithaba, below three protective deities on

horses.

167 A LARGE BONPO THANGKA OF NAMPAR GYALWA. Tibet, 17th/18th c. 105 × 71 cm. Fabric mounting. Plexiglass case.

168A THANGKA OF AMITHABA. Ladakh, ca. 17th c. 72 × 59 cm. At the lower border donors clad in colourful costumes. Under

passepartout.

169

A FINE WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF THE STANDING BUDDHA. China, Northern Wei dynasty, ca. 6th c. Height 37 cm. Some little

holes and small restorations. Provenance: English private collection before 2000. Vanderven Oriental Art, 's-Hertogenbosch. Private

collection Switzerland (purchased at TEFAF 2016).

170

A SMALL WHITE MARBLE STELE OF A BODHISATTVA. China, 5th c. Height 21 cm. Donor's inscription at the back, dated 2nd year of

Taiping, probably Northern Yan dynasty (i.e. 410 AD). Provenance: Kochukyo Gallery, Tokyo. Japanese private collection. Yanai Gallery

Tokyo (certificate of 2009 stating this p ...[more]

171A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN. China, Tang dynasty, height 12.3 cm. Holding a water flask and a willow twig. Wood stand.

Provenance: Swiss private collection.

172

A LACQUER GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A HEAVENLY LADY. China, ca. 13th c. Height 21 cm. Wood base. Provenance: Prof. Dr.

Ferdinand Wagenseil (1887–1967), purchased in 1931 in Shanghai (by repute). Adalbert and Elke Offermann collection, Cologne. A

similar figure is in the Museum of East Asian Art in Bath ...[more]

173

A RARE BRONZE FIGURE OF ACUOYE GUANYIN. China, Yunnan, Dali kingdom, 12th c. Height 33 cm (without base). Traces of red

lacquer and gilt. The base is later added. Provenance: From the collection of Marie Pierre Isle de Beauchaine (Orléans 1881 - 1934

Hanoi). Hence by descent. He came as an adolesce ...[more]

174A FINE SANDSTONE HEAD OF ARHAT ASITA. China, Song/Yuan dynasty, height 21 cm. He is also known as the "Luohan with the

long eyebrows". Provenance: Swiss private collection.

175 A BRONZE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA. China, Yuan dynasty, height 29.5 cm (incl. base). Later wood base.

176

A FINE STONEWARE FIGURE OF ARHAT NAGASENA. China, late Song to early Ming dynasty, height 44.5 cm. Remains of

polychrome paint. He is cleaning his ear in order to better hear the truth. Provenance: Sotheby's Monaco, 27 June 1984, lot 3573

(invoice lost). Swiss private collection. Compare with a lu ...[more]

177A BRONZE FIGURE OF THE SEATED GUANYIN. China, Ming dynasty, 16th c. Height 24 cm. With a bird and a water flask on lotus

flowers next to the shoulders.

178 A BRONZE FIGURE OF THE SEATED BUDDHA. China, Ming dynasty, height 23 cm. Traces of lacquer gilding.

179 A BRONZE FIGURE OF A CROWNED BUDDHA. China, Ming dynasty, 15th/16th c. Height 26.5 cm. With traces of lacquer gilding.

180A BRONZE FIGURE OF THE SEATED BODHISATTVA. China, Ming dynasty, height 37.5 cm (with base). Gold over red lacquer.

Holding a bowl in his left hand. Separate lotos base. Minor damages.

181A BRONZE FIGURE OF THE SEATED GUANYIN. China, late Ming dynasty, height 42 cm. Remains of lacquer gilding. Provenance:

from the estate of a Swiss painter.

182TWO BRONZE FIGURES OF HEAVENLY GUARDIANS. China, Ming dynasty, 16th c. Height 18 cm. Minor damages and repairs. On

marble bases. (2)

183A BRONZE SCULPTURE OF BUDDHA'S DISCIPLE ANANDA. China, Ming dynasty, height 28 cm. Remains of gold lacquer.

Provenance: Swiss private collection.

184BRONZE FIGURE OF A FOREIGN DEVOTEE. China, Ming dynasty, 16th/17th c. Height 19 cm. The kneeling man is holding a censer.

Provenance: German private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia.

185AN ELEGANT BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN. China, 16th/17th c. Height 50 cm. Full cast, some details in silver. Provenance:

Japanese private collection, purchased around 1910/1920. Yanai Gallery, Tokyo (certificate of 2009). Swiss private collection.

186A PAIR OF SEATED BODHISATTVAS ON THEIR MOUNTS. China, 18th c. Height ca. 115 cm. The animals of wood with polychrome

paint, the figures of dry lacquer. Minor damages and restorations. (2)

187

AN OCTAFOIL BRONZE MIRROR. China, Song/Jin dynasty or Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 10th–13th c. Ø 17 cm. Featuring Ci Fei, the

Dragon Slayer on a small boat sailing through choppy seas. Inscription: huang ji chang tian. Many of these mirrors were unearthed in

Kaesong, the capital of Goryeo, but others ha ...[more]

188AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE VASE (BIANHU). China, Ming dynasty, height 28 cm. With two maskarons and ring handles at the shoulder.

Provenance: From the collection of the art dealer Christoph Bernoulli (1897-1981), hence by descent.

189A FINE BRONZE CENSER. China, 18th c. Width 27 cm, Ø 18.5 cm (opening), weight 3750 g. Xuande mark. Wood stand. The wood

cover topped with a glass finial of an official's hat. Provenance: Bavarian private collection.

190 A GOLD AND SILVER DAMASCENED IRON VASE. China, Song dynasty, height 21 cm. Two sides decorated with a dragon in relief.

191A FINE SILVER AND GOLD INLAID BRONZE VESSEL (YOU). China, Ming dynasty, height 35 cm (incl. handle). Twisted handle.

Provenance: Auktionshaus Kendzia, Hamburg, 2004 (written evidence available).

192A BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER WITH STAND. China, 18th/19th c. Width 21.5 cm, weight 4026 g (incl. stand). Xuande mark at base.

Provenance: Old German private collection.

193 A SQUARE-SHAPED CLOISONNE ENAMEL POT. China, 18th c. Width 8.5 cm. Decorated with four gilt relief cartouches showing bats.

194A CLOISONNE ENAMEL STEMCUP. China, Jiaqing period, height 11 cm. Decorated with various flowers on polychrome ground.

Provenance: Old Swiss private collection purchased in the 1950s and 1960s in Asia. Thence by descent to the grandchildren.

195A CLOISONNE ENAMEL EWER. China, 16th/17th c. Height 30 cm. Magpies, stylised lotus and chrysanthemum on turquoise ground.

Some restorations.

196A RECTANGULAR RETICULATED JADE PLAQUE. China, Ming dynasty, 5 × 7.8 cm. Greyish-white jade with a depiction of a dragon

between floral scrolls. Provenance: European private collection.

197 A CHICKEN BONE JADE BELT PLAQUE. China, Ming dynasty, length 7.8 cm. Carved with two dragons. Rim chip.

198 AN OPAQUE GREYISH-WHITE JADE PLAQUE. China, Qing dynasty or earlier, length 6.3 cm. Mounted in brass as a belt buckle.

199 A JADE ANIMAL WITH CUB. China, Ming dynasty, length 7 cm. Greyish jade with dark brown inclusions.

200 A CELADON JADE MEDAILLON. China, Qing dynasty, Ø 7 cm. Openwork carving in the shape of a flower.

201AN OPENWORK WHITE JADE MEDALLION. China, Qing dynasty, Ø 5.5 cm. 14k gold hanger. Provenance: Collection of Edward

Chow, hence by descent.

202A PALE CELADON CARVING OF TWO BOYS WITH A KITE. China, 19th/20th c. Width 8.4 cm. A light brown zone is used for the kite.

Carved wood stand.

203A ROUND SELADON JADE BOX AND COVER. China, 19th/20th c. Ø 8.5 cm. The cover engraved with gilt variations of the character

for long life "shou".

204AN ENGRAVED BRASS BOX AND COVER WITH A CARVED JADE INLAY. China, late Qing dynasty, 8.2 × 5 × 4.5 cm. Greyish-white

jade.

205 A SMOKY QUARTZ DOUBLE VASE. China, 19th c. Height 22 cm. Some inclusions.

206A CARVED JADE MOUNTAIN WITH SCHOLARS. China, 19th/20th c. Height 16 cm. Light celadon jade with russet inclusions. Wood

base.

207 A CARVED CELADON JADE BIRD. China, height 8.5 cm. On the birds back a lid in the shape of a chick. Wood base with silver inlays.

208A JADEITE CARVING OF A DUCK, A BIRD AND A FROG IN A LOTUS POND. China, 20th c. Length 16 cm. Whitish jadeite with

lavender and green areas. Minor restoration and chip.

209A BELT HOOK DECORATED WITH CHILONG AND DRAGONHEAD. China, 20th c. Length 9 cm. Pale, whitish mottled jadeite with

apple green patches. Oral GGTL Report: A-Jadeite (wax impregnated).

210A JADEITE BELT HOOK DECORATED WITH DRAGON HEAD AND CHILONG. China, 20th c. L 8.5 cm. Jadeite of light lavender color

with whitish patches. Tiny russet inclusion. Minor chip. Oral GGTL Report: A-jadeite (wax impregnated).

211 A JADEIT MINIATURE VASE. China, height 5 cm. White jadeite with green parts. Wood stand.

212A LARGE JADEITE BANGLE. China, 20th c. Ø 9.4 cm. Withish with apple green inclusions and light lavender patch. Oral GGTL Report:

natural A-jadeite.

213A LAVENDER JADEITE BEAD NECKLACE. China, 20th c. Length 58.5 cm. Comprising 68 beads of 8 mm in diameter. With gold clasp.

Oral GGTL Report: A-jadeite (untreated).

214A JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE. China, height 6.7 cm. Carved mascarons on the shoulders. With stopper. Provenance: German private

collection.

215 A SMALL JADEITE SNUFF BOTTLE. China, height 5.1 cm. Decorated with a pine carved in relief. Stopper lost.

216 A LARGE WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE. China, height 7.8 cm. Small brownish inclusion at neck. Stopper with gilt border.

217A FINELY CARVED RED LACQUER SNUFF BOTTLE. China, 19th/20th c. Height 7.1 cm. Carved with scholars in a rocky landscape

with a pine. Matching stopper. Provenance: Old Swiss private collection.

218A CARVED IVORY PLAQUE. China, 19th c. Height 25.8 cm. Decorated with Guanyin on a lotus. Minor chip. Please note that we will not

be able to get an export CITES for this lot.

219A FINE IVORY WRIST REST. China, Republic, height 15.8 cm. Stained details. Small brocade stand. Please note that we will not be

able to get an export CITES for this lot.

220

TWO LARGE IVORY CARVINGS OF IMMORTALS. China, around 1900, a) height 97 and b) height 100 cm. a) Lady with flowers and

child. b) Shoulao with peaches and deer. Both slightly damaged. (2) Provenance: Swiss private collection. Please note that we will not


221A LARGE IVORY VASE AND COVER. China, Republic, height 81 cm. Decorated with dragons and a phoenix. Minor chip. Provenance:

Swiss private collection. Please note that we will not be able to get an export CITES for this lot.

222A PAIR OF IVORY VASES AND COVERS. China, Republic, height ca. 31.5 cm. Minor cracks, chips and one small repair. (2)

Provenance: Swiss private collection. Please note that we will not be able to get an export CITES for this lot.

223TWO IVORY CARD CASES. China, 19th c. Height 11.3 and 11.5 cm. Finely carved. Minor restoration. (2) Please note that we will not


224 A WOOD CASE FOR A POCKET WATCH. China, 19th c. Length 10.5 cm. Carved with a scene of fishermen and immortals. Hinged lid.

225A FINE RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP. China, 18th c. Height 9.5 cm. With archaistic decoration. Minor damages. Provenance:

Swiss private collection, purchased in the 1990s. Please note that we will not be able to get an export CITES for this lot.

226A CINNABAR LACQUER SIX-FOIL CARVED BOX AND COVER. China or Japan, 19th c. Ø ca. 37 cm. Decorated with a pair of

phoenixes and peonies. Minor defects and restorations.

227 A BLUE GLASS VASE. China, height 36 cm. Eightfold faceted vase with engraved Qianlong mark at the base.

228 A WHITE GLASS VASE WITH DARK BLUE OVERLAY. China, 19th c. Height 19 cm. Carved with two pairs of dragons.

229A FINE OCTOGONAL FILIGREE GOLD BASKET. China, late Qing dynasty, width 7 cm, 83 g. Marked "zu jin" (99% gold) and maker's

mark "Tan Yue He".

230 A ROUND GOLD PENDANT. China, 20th c. Ø 6 cm, 47g. Yellow gold 750. Decorated with a dragon.

231A PAIR OF CARVED POLYCHROME WOOD PANELS. China, 19th c. Height 33 cm. Open work carving of two immortals in a lush

garden. (2)

232A LARGE BALANCE WITH WOOD STAND (TIANPINGJIA). China, 18th/19th c. Height 82.5 cm, width 63 cm (stand). Iron balance.

Four bronze weights (tael).

233 A WOOD BRUSH POT. China, 19th c. Height 16.5 cm. In the shape of a natural tree trunk. Few chips and cracks.

234A RECTANGULAR WAISTED CORNER-LEG STOOL. China, Qing dynasty, 49.5 × 40 × 51 cm. Hardwood. Hard mat seat. Minor

repairs.

235 A HEAVY HONGMU BENCH WITH MARBLE PLAQUES. China, 19th c. 186 × 57 × 109 cm. Minor damages and repairs.

236A PAIR OF RED GROUND PILLAR RUGS. China, early 20th c. Circa 235 × 82 cm. Wool. The Eight Buddhist Emblems and Tibetan

inscriptions. Signs of age. (2)

237 A YELLOW GROUND DRAGON PILLAR RUG. China, ca. 1850, 194 × 102 cm. Wool. Slight signs of age.

238 A SMALL NINGXIA CARPET. China, late Qing dynasty, 66 × 68 cm. Polychrome wool with central flower.

239 A BAOTOU SADDLE RUG. China, ca. 1900, 144 × 67 cm (without fringes). Blue ground wool.

240A BAOTOU CARPET WITH THE EIGHT HORSES OF WANG MU. China, ca. 1900, 178 × 282 cm (without fringes). Wool. Minor

restoration.

241 A RED GROUND BAOTOU CARPET. China, ca. 1850, 172 × 104 cm (without fringes). Wool. Minor restorations.

242 A BAOTOU CARPET WITH A QILIN. China, ca. 1900, 180 × 89 cm. Wool in shades of blue. Slight signs of age.

243 A YELLOW GROUND BAOTOU CARPET. China, ca. 1900, 135.5 × 207 cm (without fringes). Wool. Slight signs of age.

244 A BLUE GROUND BAOTOU CARPET WITH PRECIOUS VESSELS. China, ca. 1900, 167 × 80 cm. Wool.

245 A RED GROUND BAOTOU TIGER CARPET. China, ca. 1900, 71 × 132 cm. Wool. Signs of age.

246 A BLUE GROUND BAOTOU CARPET. China, ca. 1900, 154 × 84.5 (without fringes). Wool. Decorated with ten cartouches.

247 A BLUE GROUND PRAYER RUG. China, ca. 1900, 117 × 62 cm. Wool. The mihrab with a depiction of the kaaba.

248A LARGE DRAGON HANGING. China, late 19th c. Ca. 250 × 185 cm. Embroidered with couched gold threads and silk in shades of

blue. Lined. Signs of age.

249AN ALTAR HANGING EMBROIDERED WITH NINE DRAGONS. China, late Qing dynasty, 99.5 × 74 cm. Silk and couched gold thread.

Framed under glass.

250A YELLOW GROUND MARRIAGE EMBROIDERY. China, late 19th c. 100 × 106 cm. Polychrome silk and couched gold threads. Signs

of age.

251TWO DRAGON BROCADES. China, 18th c. 84 × 92 cm. Polychrome silk and gold threads on redish-brown ground. Framed. Slightly

faded and stained. (2)

252A BLUE-GROUND SUMMER GAUZE NINE DRAGON ROBE. China, late Qing dynasty, length 142 cm. Embroidered with polychrome

silk and couched gold threads.

253A BROWN GROUND DRAGON ROBE. China, late Qing dynasty, length 138 cm. Embroidered with polychrome silk and couched gold

threads. Slight signs of age.

254A BIRD AND FLOWER EMBROIDERY. China, 18th/19th c. 63 × 34.5 cm. Polychrome silk and small pearls on silk. Mounted as a

hanging scroll.

255

A LANDSCAPE PAINTING IN THE STYLE OF FAN KUAN (c. 950–1027). China, Qing dynasty, 90 × 37 cm. Ink and light colours on

paper. Signed: Fan Kuan, one artist's seal. Two apocryphal seals of Emperor Qianlong. Three illigible collector's seals, one of Liang

Dingfen (1859–1919). Mounted as a hanging scrol ...[more]

256A LARGE LANDSCAPE PAINTING IN THE STYLE OF ZHAO BOJU (c. 1120–c. 1185). China, Qing dynasty, 186 × 97.5 cm. Ink and

colours on silk. Signed: Zhou Boju, one artist's seal. Mounted as a hanging scroll. Restored and some stains.

257A LANDSCAPE PAINTING IN THE STYLE OF QIU YING (c.1494 – 1551/52). China, 19th c. 172 × 69 cm. Ink and colours on silk. One

double gourd seal: Shi Zhou. Mounted as a hanging scroll.

258A LANDSCAPE PAINTING IN THE STYLE OF TANG YIN (1470–1523). China, 19th c. 124.5 × 62.5 cm. Ink and light colours on silk.

Signed: Tang Yin, two artist's seals. Five collector's seals. Mounted as a hanging scroll. Minor restorations.

259A RIVER LANDSCAPE IN THE STYLE OF WANG JIAN (1598–1677). China, 19th c. 98 × 36 cm. Ink and light colours on silk. Signed:

Wang Jian, two artist's seals, one collector's seal. Mounted as a hanging scroll.

260AN ANONYMOUS LANDSCAPE HAND SCROLL. China, Qing dynasty, 29 × 230 cm. Ink and colours on silk. One seal. Minor signs of

age.

261A LANDSCAPE PAINTING IN THE STYLE OF SHI XI (KUN CAN, 1612–1692). China, 18th/19th c. 91.5 × 24 cm. Ink and light colours

on paper. Signed: Shi Xi Can Dao Ren, one artist's seal. Mounted as a hanging scroll. Minor signs of age.

262

A LANDSCAPE PAINTING IN THE STYLE OF WANG HUI (1632–1717). China, 19th/20th c. 118.5 × 54 cm. Ink and colours on paper.

Signed: Wang Hui, two seals. Inscription signed: Shouping (Yun Shouping 1633–1690), three seals. Four collectors seals. Hanging

scroll.

263A LARGE LANDSCAPE PAINTING IN THE STYLE OF QIU YING (c. 1494–1551/52). China, 18th/19th c. 173 × 92 cm. Ink and colours

on silk. Signed: Qiu Ying. One double gourd seal: Shi Zhou.Two collector's seals. Framed under glass.

264YANG NIANBO (19th c.). China, dated 1886, 122.5 × 39 cm. Ink and colours on silk. River landscape. Signed: Yang Nianbo, two seals.

Mounted as a hanging scroll. Minor signs of age.

265AN ANONYMOUS LANDSCAPE PAINTING WITH IMMORTALS AND CRANES. China, 19th c. 240 × 51.8 cm. Ink and colours on silk.

Mounted as a hanging scroll.

266GUAN LAN (19th c.). China, 19th c. 90.5 × 43 cm. Ink and colours on silk. Scholars at a gorge. Signed: Guan Lan, one artist's seal.


267AN ANONYMOUS LANDSCAPE PAINTING WITH AN ESTATE BY THE LAKE. China, 19th c. 135 × 40 cm. Ink and colours on silk.

Framed under glass. Minor signs of age.

268A PAIR OF ANONYMOUS PAINTINGS SHOWING THE CULTIVATION OF RICE. China, 19th c. 93 × 50 cm. Ink and colours on silk.

Framed under glass. (2)

269AN ANONYMOUS LANDSCAPE PAINTING WITH FOUR SCHOLARS. China, 19th c. 115 × 41 cm. Ink and colours on silk. Framed

under glass.

270AN ANONYMOUS PAINTING OF RURAL SCENES. China, 19th/20th c. 220 × 51 cm. Ink and colours on silk. Mounted as a hanging

scroll.

271A PAINTING OF A LADY WITH LION ATTRIBUTED TO TANG YIN (1470–1523). China, Ming dynasty, 78.5 × 42 cm. Ink and light

colours on paper. Signed: Tang Yin, two artist's seals, four collector's seals. Mounted as a hanging scroll. Restored.

272AN ANONYMOUS PAINTING OF A LADY IN A BLOOMING GARDEN. China, 18th/19th c. 132 × 31.5 cm. Ink and light colours on silk.

Mounted as a hanging scroll. Minor signs of age.

273A 100 BOYS PAINTING IN THE STYLE OF QIU YING (c.1494–1551/52). China, late Qing dynasty, 124 × 64 cm. Ink and colours on

silk. Signed: Qiu Ying. One double gourd seal: Shi Zhou. Mounted as a hanging scroll.

274GAI QI (1774–1829). China, 130 × 62 cm. Ink and colours on silk. Lady with crane. Signed: Gai Qi, two artist's seals. One collector's

seal. Mounted as a hanging scroll.

275A PAINTING OF AN OFFICIAL WITH A BOY SITTING IN HIS GARDEN. China, 18th/19th c. 75 × 50 cm. Ink and colours on silk.

Framed under glass with Chinese wood frame. Provenance: Private collection USA.

276A PAINTING OF AN OFFICIAL WITH BOY ATTRIBUTED TO JIANG SHIRU (1767–1832). China, 19th c. 125.5 × 66.5 cm. Ink and

colours on paper. Signed: Jiang Shiru, one artist's seal, four collector's seals. Mounted as a hanging scroll. Minor restorations.

277A PAINTING OF SHOULAO ACCOMPANIED BY IMMORTALS. China, 19th/20th c. 129 × 55.5 cm. Ink and colours on paper. Signed:

Shen Shouyuan, one seal. Mounted as a hanging scroll.

278FAN JINYONG (1851–1914). China, 72.5 × 41 cm. Ink and colours on paper. Garden scene with boys. Signed: Fan Jinyong, two artist's

seals. Mounted as a hanging scroll. Slightly restored.

279WU FUQING (1856–1927). China, 81.5 × 28.5 cm. Ink and colours on paper. Ladies fishing on a terrace. Signed: Fuqing. One seal: Wu

Binwen. Mounted as a hanging scroll.

280AN ORCHID PAINTING IN THE STYLE OF MA XIANGLAN (1548–1604). China, Qing dynasty, 69.5 × 30 cm. Ink on silk. Signed: Ma

Xianglan, one artist's seal. Mounted as a hanging scroll.

281ZHANG PAN (1812–c. 1889). China, dated 1861, 63.5 x 60 cm. Ink and colours on silk. Flower painting with a bird on a branch.

Inscribed and signed: Zhang Pan, two artist's seals, two collector's seals. Mounted as a hanging scroll.

282AN ANONYMOUS FLOWER AND BIRD PAINTING. China, 19th/20th c. 97 x 39.5 cm. Ink and colours on silk. Two collector's seals.


283ZHANG NAIQI. China, 19th c. 115.5 × 32.5 cm. Ink on paper. Peonies. Signed: Zhang Naiqi, two artist's seals. Mounted as a hanging

scroll. Minor restorations.

284LIU XIYONG (1914–1973). China, 96 × 31 cm. Ink on paper. Bamboo painting. Signed: Liu Xiyong, one artist's seal. Mounted as a

hanging scroll.

285WANG YOUDE (20th c.). China, 125.5 × 37.2 cm. Ink on paper. Bamboo under moonlight. Signed: Wang Youde, two seals. Mounted as

a hanging scroll. Minor horizontal folds.

286A DETAILED MAP OF THE BURIAL PLACE OF THE MING EMPERORS. China, 19th c. 159 × 84.5 cm. Ink and light colours on paper.

One collector's seal: Youren zhencang (probably Yu Youren, 1879–1964). Mounted as a hand scroll. Restored.

287XING YIFENG. China, 19th/20th c. 126 × 66 cm. Ink and colours on silk. Fine painting of a white bird of prey. Inscribed and signed: Xing

Yifeng, two seals. Mounted as a hanging scroll.

288

AN ALBUM IN THE STYLE OF GAI QI (1774–1829). China, 19th c. 30.3 × 27 cm. Ink and colours on silk. Sixteen different luohan

scenes. Title cartouche: The sixteen Luohan by Gai Qilang. One leaf signed: Gai Qi, one artist's seal. One collector's seal. Two leaves

sealed: Yuhu shanren. Leaves slightly st ...[more]

289AN ALBUM OF WANG ZHENPENG. China, 19th c. 22.8 × 20 cm. Ink and colours on silk. Six leaves with mother and child, two leaves

with lady at leisure. First leaf signed: Wang Zhenpeng, two seals. Binding with light signs of age.

290EIGHT ALBUM LEAVES OF VARIOUS LANDSCAPES. China, dated 1887 (two leaves), 32.5 × 21.5 cm. Ink and colours on paper. All

leaves inscribed, signed and sealed. Four leaves signed: Wu Shixian (1856–1919). Framed with passepartouts. (8)

291A WINTER LANDSCAPE IN THE THE STYLE OF QIU YING (c.1494-1551/52). China, Republic, 156.5 × 44.5 cm. Ink and colours on

silk. Signed: Qiu Ying. Three seals, two of them in double gourd shape: Shi Zhou. Mounted as a hanging scroll. Minor restorations.

292WU TAO. China, dated 1918, 105 × 45 cm. Ink and light colours on paper. Landscape with temple complex. Inscription, five artist's

seals, one collector's seal. Mounted as a hanging scroll.

293WU TAO. China, dated 1918, 80×46.4 cm. Ink and light colours on paper. Water landscape with island. Signed: Wu Tao. Three seals.


294CHE PENGFEI (*1951). China, dated 1987, 89 × 47.5 cm. Ink and colours on paper. Hilly landscape with pines. Signed: Che Pengfei,

two artist's seals. Two collector's seals. Mounted as a hanging scroll.

295WU QINGXIA (1910–2008). China, dated 1986, 89 × 47.5 cm. Ink and colours on paper. A pair of mandarin fish. Signed: Wu Qingxia,

two artist's seals, one collector's seal. Mounted as a hanging scroll.

296ZHU JUN (1877–1955). China, 110 × 38 cm. Ink and colours on paper. Meditating luohan. Inscribed, signed: Zhu Jun, four seals.


297XUE LINXING (*1951). China, dated 1986, 135.5 × 66.5 cm. Ink and colours on paper. Lady in red. Inscribed and signed: Xue Linxing,

four seals. Mounted as a hanging scroll.

298JIANG ZHAOHE (1904–1986). China, 67 × 47.5 cm. Ink and colours on paper. Resting scholar in the mountains. Signed: Zhaohe, two

seals. Silk mounting.

299JIANG ZHAOHE (1904–1986). China, dated 1983, 64.5 × 41 cm. Ink and colours on paper. Young lady carrying baskets. Signed:

Zhaohe, one artist's seal. Silk mounting.

300SHIZHUZHAI JIANPU (Collection of stationery of the Ten Bamboo Studio). Beijing, Rongbaozhai 1952. Wood block prints after Hu

Zhengyan. Four volumes in silk brocade case.

301QI BAISHI HUA JI (A collection of paintings by Qi Baishi). Beijing, Rongbaozhai 1952. 22 water colour woodblock prints after Qi Baishi,

mounted as a leporello. Brocade covers.

302BEIJING RONGBAOZHAI XIJI SHIJIANPU (New edition of poetry papers by Rongbaozhai Beijing). Beijing 1951. Woodblock prints after

Qi Baishi, Zhang Daqian and other artists. 2 vols in brocade case.

303A LARGE PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A WARRIOR. China, Han dynasty, height 47 cm. The wooden weapons are lost. Plexiglass

stand. A Thermoluminescence test ASA (Francine Maurer) of 2000 confirms the dating. Provenance: Swiss private collection.

304

TWO POTTERY FIGURES OF COURT LADIES. China, Tang dynasty, height 33.5 and 34.3 cm. Remains of paint. Plexi stand. Minor

restorations. (2) Provenance: Swiss private collection, acquired at Hafter, Zurich, May 2005 (document available). A

thermoluminescence test by Oxford Authentication of October 20 ...[more]

305TWO PAINTED POTTERY FIGURES OF MUSICIANS ON HORSES. China, Ming dynasty, height ca. 35.5 cm. One instrument lost.

Restored. (2) Provenance: Swiss private collection, acquired June 1987 at Marchanson, London (invoice available).

306 A LOBED FOOTED BOWL. China, Ø 25 cm. Blue and white floral decoration. Underglaze blue Xuande mark. Restored.

307A RARE AND LARGE BLUE AND WHITE KRAAK BOWL. China, Wanli period, early 17th c. Ø 35.5 cm Decorated with European

landscapes and flowers. Some rim chips and cracks.

308A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE CHARGER. China, Kangxi period, Ø 34.5 cm. Decorated wirth a flower garden. Artemisia leaf mark at

base. Wire hanger at back. Minor rim frits. Provenance: S. Marchant & Son, London (sticker at base).

309 A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE PLATE. China, Kangxi period, Ø 34 cm. Painted with an official bidding farewell to a young couple.

310A PAIR OF LARGE BLUE AND WHITE PLATES. China, Kangxi period, Ø 38 cm. Painted in the centre with flowers and birds, on the

rim with fruit and peacocks. Polished rim. (2)

311A BLUE AND WHITE GINGER JAR. China, Kangxi period, height 21 cm. Decorated with figural scenes in a garden landscape.

Underglazed double ring at base. Carved wood cover and base. Minor rim chips. Base minor damage.

312A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE JAR WITH THE FLOWERS OF THE FOUR SEASONS. China, height 38 cm. Six-character Kangxi mark

in a double circle. Provenance: Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia.

313A LARGE WUCAI VASE AND COVER. China, transitional, height 35 cm. Decorated with squirrels and grapevine. Neck and cover

restored. Wood stand.

314 A SMALL WUCAI JAR. China, transitional, height 18.4 cm. Decorated in underglaze blue, iron red and green.

315A FAMILLE VERTE MALLET VASE. China, Kangxi period, height 27 cm. With gold decoration on powder blue ground. Minor wear to

gilt.

316"LA DAME AU PARASOL" PLATE. China, ca. 1740, Ø 23 cm. Decorated in underglaze-blue, iron-red and gold after a design by

Cornelis Pronk.

317AN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND COPPER RED VASE. China, 18th/19th c. Height 37 cm. Decorated with flowers and bamboo. Slightly

restored.

318 A GREEN-GROUND SANCAI BOWL. China, Kangxi period, Ø 19 cm. Decorated with blossoming stems. Minor crack.

319A YELLOW-GROUND SANCAI BOWL. China, Kangxi period, Ø 21.2 cm. With a Lingzhi fungus mark in a double circle in the foot. Very

minor hairlines.

320A FAHUA GLAZED FIGURE OF A SEATED LUOHAN. China, Daoguang period, height 25 cm. With a label of Charlotte Horstmann Ltd.

on the underside. Wood stand.

321A FINE WUCAI DRAGON AND PHOENIX BOWL. China, Daoguang mark and period, Ø 15.6 cm. Underglaze blue Daoguang seal mark

to the base. Provenance: Old Swiss private collection, by descent.

322 A PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A LEAPING CARP. China, 19th c. Height 28 cm. Turquoise and dark blue glazed.

323 A FINE POWDER BLUE VASE. China, 18th c. Height 22 cm. One minor hairline.

324 AN ELEGANT GREEN GLAZED VASE. China, 18th c. Height 21.5 cm. Monochrome vase with fine craquelé.

325TWO SMALL VASES AND THREE POTS. China, 19th and 20th c. Height 5 to 18.8 cm. Different shapes with peachbloom, oxblood and

flambé glaze. Two with Kangxi mark at base. (5)

326 FOUR SMALL GREEN VASES. China, 19th c. 10.5 bis 19.8 cm. Monochrome with a fine craquelé. Wood stands. (4)

327 A HU-SHAPED SANG DE BOEUF VASE. China, 19th c. Height 36 cm. Wood stand.

328A DEHUA FIGURE OF GUANYIN WITH A FISH BASKET. China, late Qing dynasty, height 22.8 cm. Apocryphal He Chaochun mark at

back.

329THE THREE STAR GODS (SANXING). China, 19th c. Height 31-35 cm. Famille rose enameled figures of Fu, Lu and Shou. Minor chips

and restoration. (3)

330A BLUE-GROUND CONG VASE PAINTED WITH PEACHES. China, 19th c. Height 28.5 cm. With two applied elephant head handles.

Six-character Guangxu mark at the base. Chips and minor wear to gold paint.

331A PAIR OF YELLOW-GROUND DOUBLE-GOURD VASES. China, late Qing dynasty, height 31 cm. With molded ribbon and small

double gourds. Minor wear. (2)

332A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE CUPS. China, Tongzhi mark and of the period, Ø 7.2 cm. Painted with children at a festival. Iron red

Tongzhi mark. (2)

333A FAMILLE ROSE DRAGON VASE WITH WHITE SGRAFITTO GROUND. China, Guangxu mark and of the period, height 33.5 cm.

Including the two dragons on the base there is a total of nine dragons.

334 A FAMILLE ROSE VASE DECORATED WITH PEONIES AND A BIRD. China, Republic, height 28 cm. Apocryphal Hongxian mark.

335A SMALL VASE PAINTED WITH AN AUTUMN LANDSCAPE. China, Republic, height 13.5 cm. Inscription signed: Zhou Jie. Iron red

mark at the base.

336 A LARGE NINE-PEACHES VASE. China, late Qing dynasty, height 50 cm. Apokryphal Qianlong mark at base. Wood stand.

337A PAIR OF FINE MILLE FLEURS VASES. China, Jurentang mark, Republic, height 35 and 35.5 cm. Decorated with three bird and

flower medaillons. Iron red Jurentang mark at base. Wood base. Gold rim slightly rubbed. (2)

338A PORTABLE SHRINE (ZUSHI). Japan, 19th c. Height 17.5 cm. Wood, dark brown and gilt lacquer. Enshrined is a Heavenly King. The

doors inside painted with Bodhisattvas. Figure and shrine married. Some wear and minor rest.

339

A MINIATURE ZUSHI ENSHRINING THE DRAGON KING KURIKARA. Japan, 19th c. Height 9.5 cm. Two hinged doors decorated in

gilt and silver lacquered floral design, opening to reveal a dragon coiled around a sword, a manifestation of Fudô Myôô. Mounting

bracket at top. Minor wear.

340A WOOD FIGURE OF STANDING AMIDA BUDDHA. Japan, Heian period, height 39 cm. A rare and early figure of Amida Nyôrai. Back

and lotos base are later added. Provenance: Old Swiss private collection.

341

A LARGE OKIMONO OF A PHEASANT. Japan, Meiji period, 27 × 57 cm (without base). Bronze, naturalistically cast as a proudly

errected gold pheasant (kinkei), with gilt and shakudô accentuated patina, the eyes inlaid. Signed in a rectangular reserve Masatsune

chû (cast by Masatsune). On burl wood stand.

342A BRONZE OKIMONO OF A CRAB. Japan, Meiji period, width 23 cm. Naturalistically cast. Signed Emika ken. Very minor damages and

restorations.

343A GLOBULAR ENAMEL CLOISONNE VASE WITH LID. Japan, Meiji period, height 18.5 cm. In the style of Hayashi Kodenji.

Provenance: Old Swiss private collection.

344A PAIR OF ELONGATED TRUMPET NECK CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASES. Japan, Meiji period, height 24 cm. Polychrome decor on

dark blue ground. Incised mark at base: Dai Nihon Hayashi Kodenji zô. (2) Provenance: Old Swiss private collection.

345A PAIR OF SMALL CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASES. Japan, Meiji period, height 18.4 cm. Decorated in the style of Hayashi Kodenji with

dense flowers against a dark blue ground. (2) Provenance: Old Swiss private collection.

346A LARGE BLACK GROUND CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE AND COVER. Japan, Meiji period, height 88 cm. Fine decoration of fans and

flowers.

347

A LACQUERED HIBACHI WITH METAL HANDLES. Japan, Meiji-Zeit, Ø 41 cm. A handled wash basin changed into a brazier. On

engraved copper base, the lacquered body decorated with diagonal stripes in gold, silver and black hiramaki-e. Brass handles and

copper basin. Inscribed wood box: Nashiji [...] makie t ...[more]

348A BLACK AND GOLD LACQUER DISPLAY CABINET (KAZARIDANA). Japan, Meiji period, 95 × 36.5 × 107 cm. With stone and bone

inlays.

349

AN EGGSHELL THREE-CASE INRO. Japan, 19th c. Height 4,7 cm, Ø 4 cm (netsuke). Decorated with lilies and butterflies in gold and

red lacquer hira- and takamakie, the details in kirikane. A two-piece ryûsa manju stag antler netsuke carved with maple leaves and

lacquered ojime. Provenance: Old Swiss pr ...[more]

350

AN OKIMONO OF A SARUMAWASHI. Japan, Meiji period, height 22 cm. Ivory, elaborately carved as a monkey trainer. Signed in a red

lacquer reserve Toshimasa. Provenance: Old Swiss private collection purchased in the 1950s and 1960s in Asia. Thence by descent to

the grandchildren.

351

AN OKIMONO OF A FORTUNE TELLER. Japan, Meiji period, height 17.5 cm. Boxwood and ivory, with burl wood plinth. Fine crack

through face. Provenance: Old Swiss private collection purchased in the 1950s and 1960s in Asia. Thence by descent to the

grandchildren.

352AN OKIMONO OF A BASKET SELLER. Japan, Meiji period, height 15.7 cm. Ivory, finely carved and engraved. Provenance: Old Swiss

private collection purchased in the 1950s and 1960s in Asia. Thence by descent to the grandchildren.

353

AN OKIMONO OF SHIBA ONKO RESCUING HIS FRIEND. Japan, Meiji period, height 8.9 cm. Ivory with blackened details. Signed in a

red lacquer reserve Hôzan. Provenance: Old Swiss private collection purchased in the 1950s and 1960s in Asia. Thence by descent to

the grandchildren.

354

A LARGE OKIMONO OF A STANDING KANNON WITH PLAYING BOYS. Japan, Taisho-/early Showa period, height 51.5 cm. Ivory,

coloured details. Signed in a red lacquer reserve Hanamitsu. Provenance: Old Swiss private collection purchased in the 1950s and

1960s in Asia. Thence by descent to the grandchildren.

355

A SMALL OKIMONO DEPICTING THE STORY OF KANSHIN. Japan 2nd half of 19th c. Height 4.5 cm. Boxwood. Kanshin (Chin. Han

Xin) who was a noble man and a famous general of the Han dynasty crawles between the legs of his braggy challenger. Provenance:

Old Swiss private collection purchased in the 1950s an ...[more]

356

AN OKIMONO OF TWO LUCKY GODS. Japan, 2nd half of 19th c. width 6 cm. Ivory. Ebisu is holding a pot in his hands, Daikokuten a

plate. Signed Shûraku. Provenance: Old Swiss private collection purchased in the 1950s and 1960s in Asia. Thence by descent to the

grandchildren.

357

NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT EUROPEAN. Japan, ca. 1800, width 5 cm. Ivory. Lying with a dog on an oval base. With good patina,

age cracks and wear. Provenance: Old Swiss private collection purchased in the 1950s and 1960s in Asia. Thence by descent to the

grandchildren.

358TWO NETSUKE: HOTEI AND CHOKARO SENNIN. Japan, 1st half of 19th c. 4 resp. 4.2 cm. Ivory. (2) Provenance: Old Swiss private

collection purchased in the 1950s and 1960s in Asia. Thence by descent to the grandchildren.

359A NETSUKE OF A JUGGLER AND DRAGON. Japan, 1st half of 19th c. Height 5 cm. Ivory. Good patina and wear. Provenance: Old

Swiss private collection purchased in the 1950s and 1960s in Asia. Thence by descent to the grandchildren.

360 A STAG ANTLER NETSUKE OF A BAMBOO SHOOT. Japan, mid/2nd half of 19th c. Length 8.5 cm. Honey coloured patina at back.

361A NETSUKE OF DARUMA BANGING BELLS. Japan, Meiji period, height 5.3 cm. Ivory. Signed. Provenance: Old Swiss private

collection purchased in the 1950s and 1960s in Asia. Thence by descent to the grandchildren.

362A BOXWOOD NETSUKE OF A OHARAME WITH OX. Japan, Meiji period, height 4.3 cm. Signed Shûgetsu. Provenance: Old Swiss

private collection purchased in the 1950s and 1960s in Asia. Thence by descent to the grandchildren.

363A NETSUKE OF AN ONI SEEKING SHELTER UNDER A STRAW HAT. Japan, 2nd half of 19th c. Height 3 cm. Boxwood. Provenance:

Old Swiss private collection purchased in the 1950s and 1960s in Asia. Thence by descent to the grandchildren.

364A NETSUKE OF AN ONI HIDING IN A BOX. Japan, Meiji period, height 2.6 cm. Boxwood and inlaid bone. Very minor damage.


365A RYUSA NETSUKE OF A WASP ON A WHEEL. Japan, 1st half of 19th c. Diameter 4.2 cm. Ivory. Good himotoshi, fine patina.


366

AN EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE AND HEAVY MANJU NETSUKE. Japan, early 19th c. Ø 5.5 cm. Ivory, carved with three shishi (lion)

amidst peonies and foliage. Remarkably large, well pierced himotoshi. Provenance: Old Swiss private collection purchased in the 1950s

and 1960s in Asia. Thence by descent to the gra ...[more]

366A

COFFEE-POT AND COVER. Japan, Arita (for export), late 17th/early 18th c. Height 30 cm. Lobed, conical body decorated in

underglaze blue with phoenixes (hôô) among pomegranates and peonies. Brass tap, chain lost. For similar objects refer to The British

Museum, Inventar No. 1971,0926.1.a-c or, A. L ...[more]

367

TWO IRON TSUBA WITH FIGURAL DECOR. Japan, 19th c. Length 8 resp. 7.2 cm. Nagamarugata. Iron, inlaid in gold, silver and

copper takazôgan and gilt fukurin (rim). a) Armed warriors at a vast mansion. Signed Gôshû Hikone jû, Sôten sei. b) The Seven Sages

of the Bamboo Grove. Signed Mogarashi Nyûdô Sôt ...[more]

368

TWO IRON TSUBA WITH GILT HIRAZOGAN. Japan, Edo period, Ø 7 resp. length 6.8 cm. a) A marugata sukashi tsuba pierced in the

form of a rounded bamboo pipe with integrated disc. b) Of slim mokkogata, decorated with filigree of flowers and a pair of lions and

phoenix. (2) Provenance: Old Swiss private ...[more]

369A KOMAI STYLE IRON PLATE WITH DRAGON ROUNDEL. Japan, Meiji period, Ø 30 cm. Worked in silver and gold nunome-zogan,

the outer rim with a band of fruiting vines. Minor damages.

370

A NAGINATA (HALBERD) WITH MOTHER OF PEARL AND LACQUER MOUNTING. Japan, late Edo period (shinshintô period), length

226 cm, blade 44 cm. A shinogizukuri blade with a mix of suguha/midareba hamon, mokume hada. Unsigned. No NBTHK papers. Minor

damage. Provenance: Old Swiss private collection.

371A SIX-FOLD SCREEN (BYOBU) DEPICTING HORSES IN A HILLY LANDSCAPE. Japan, Edo period, width 364.5 cm, 160 × 60 cm

(one panel). Ink and gold splash on paper. Illegible square seal. Minor damages and restorations.

372

A KAKEMONO OF A MONKEY IN THE STYLE OF MARUYAMA OKYO (1733–1775). Japan, 18th/19th c. 106.5 × 41 cm. Ink and

colours on silk. Signed Anei kinoe uma natsu (no) hi sha Ôkyo, Heian (Heian, on a summer day in Anei 3 (1774) painted by Ôkyo),

sealed Ôkyo no in and Chûsen.

373A KAKEMONO OF A MONEKY ATTRIBUTED TO MORI SOSEN (1747–1821). Japan, 19th c. 99 × 31.7 cm. Ink and colours on silk.

Signed Sosen hitsu, sealed Sosen. Mounted with kikumon and phoenix patterned silk brocade. Some horizontal folds.

374A PAIR OF KAKEMONO DEPICTING A TIGER AND A DRAGON. Japan, 19th c. 39.5 × 119 cm. Ink on paper. a) A seated tiger. Signed

Kagai and sealed. b) A cloud dragon (unryû). Signed Rosui and sealed. Brocade mounting. Fitted wooden box. (2)

375

A KAKEMONO DEPICTING A TIGER IN THE STYLE OF KANO TSUNENOBU (1636–1713). Japan, 18th/19th c. 56.5 × 90 cm. Ink on

silk, mounted. Signed Tsunenobu hitsu, sealed Kan'unshi. Signs of age. Provenance: Old private collection, according to the inheritor

purchased in the mid-1950s.

376KITAGAWA UTAMARO (circa 1753–1806). Chûban, 23.8 × 17.6 cm, around 1792. Woodblock print, depicting the 9th month of an

untitled series with kyôka poems. Signed Utamaro ga, publisher Wakasaya Yoichi (Jakurindô).

377KATSUKAWA SHUNSHO (1726–1792). Koban, circa 1770–1773. A woodblock print of the series Fûryû nishiki-e Ise monogatari, no.

16, the syllable ta. Signed Shunsho ga. Backed.

378UTAGAWA KUNISADA I (TOYOKUNI III) (1786–1865). Oban, 1852. Six leaves of the actors mitate Tokaido series. Each signed

Toyokuni ga in toshidama cartouche, several block cutters, date and censor seals. Each sheet is fixed on paper at the four corners. (6)

379

KAWASE HASUI (1883–1957). Oban (40,1 × 26,5 cm). Woodblock print titled Evening at Tago Bay (Tago no ura no yûbe) of the series

Selected Views of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô fûkei senshû). Signed Hasui, sealed Kawase. In lower left margin red 6 mm Watanabe

seal. Dated Shôwa 15 (1940). Later lifetime p ...[more]

380

NOEL NOUET (1885–1969): THREE WOODBLOCK PRINTS OF THE SERIES TOKYO FUKEI. Oban (39,8 × 26,4 cm), 1936. Ikegami

Honmonji, Nihonbashi (Nihonbashi bridge) and Sakura-Mon of the series "Scenenery of Tôkyô". Dated and signed Tokyo 1936 Noël

Nouët. On the lower margin inscribed: hanmoto (publisher): Doi, ...[more]

381

NOEL NOUET (1885–1969): FOUR WOODBLOCK PRINTS OF THE SERIES TOKYO FUKEI. Oban (39,8 × 26,4 cm), dated 1936 and

1937. Kioichô (The District Kioi), Akasaka Mitsuke, Kabukiza (The Kabuki Theater) and Shiba Furukawa (Furukawa river at Shiba).

Dated and signed Tokyo 1936 Noël Nouët. On the lower margin i ...[more]

383

A FINE AND RARE BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA. Thailand, Pra Kon Chai, 8th c. Height 49.5 cm. The youthful

bodhisattva standing in slight tribhanga, the two remaining hands poised in vitarka mudra. His hair arranged into a chignon of looped

curls with a figure of Amithaba at the front. Some dark ...[more]

384A LACQUER GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A STANDING MONK. Thailand, 19th c. Height 119 cm. Some damages to lacquer. With

base.

385 A CHARMING WOODEN FIGURE OF A STANDING MONK. Birma, Shan style, 18th/19th c. Height 137 cm. Lacquered wood.

386A PAIR OF KNEELING WORSHIPPERS. Burma, Mandalay, 19th c. Height 55 cm. Wood with polychrome paint, applied mirrors and

glasstones, the eyes inlaid. Slight traces of age. (2)

387A LARGE KALAGA EMBROIDERY. Burma, ca. 1900, 170 × 385 cm. On black velvet with metal threads, depicting narrative scenes with

flower and bird borders. Minor damage.

388

A PUA KUMBU CEREMONIAL CLOTH. Indonesia, Borneo, Sarawak, Iban, 1st half 20th c. Ca. 233 × 101 cm. Warp ikat of handspun

cotton, undyed and in red-brown hues of natural dyes. The pattern consists of two types of human figures. Minor wear. Provenance: Old

Swiss private collection, acquired in Sarawa ...[more]

389


cotton, undyed and in red-brown hues of natural dyes. The pattern consists of stylised animals. The edges finished in fine stripes. Minor

wear. Provenance: Old Swiss private coll ...[more]

390


cotton, undyed and in red-brown hues of natural dyes. The pattern consists of intertwined anthropomorphic figures. Minor wear.

Provenance: Old Swiss private collection, acquired ...[more]

391


cotton, undyed and in red-brown hues of natural dyes. The pattern consists of two rows of crocodiles with a rare depiction of the heads

in a row from the side. The edges finished ...[more]

392

A FINE SONGKET SHOULDER CLOTH. Indonesia, Palembang, 1st half 20th c. 204 × 76.5 cm. Silk and gilt-silver threads. The central

panel is filled with flower and star motifs. Hanging device. Signs of age. Provenance: German private collection, purchased in Jakarta in

the 1960s.

394A GREY SCHIST HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA. Gandhara, 2nd/3rd c. Height 24 cm (without stand). Later black paint. Serene face with

fine and distinctive facial features. Mounted. Provenance: Harrod's London, 28.11.1995 (copy of invoice available).

395A SMALL GREY SCHIST FRAGMENT. Gandhara, ca. 3rd c. Height 16 cm. Depicting a noble man or a bodhisattva with a high turban.

Mounted. Provenance: Old Swiss private collection. Koller Zurich, March 2010, A152 lot 329. Private collection, Switzerland.

396

A CLASSICAL GREY SCHIST FIGURE OF A STANDING BUDDHA. Gandhara, 2th/3th c. Height 49 cm. Finely carved with clear facial

features which convey a serene expression, the robe with elegantly ondulating folds. Mounted on plexi stand. Provenance: Ulrich v.

Schroeder. Coll. Westreich, Antwerpen (early 197 ...[more]

397A FINE BUFF SANDSTONE TORSO OF A GODDESS. Central India, 11th/12th c. Height 42 cm. Seated on a throne and richly

adorned. Weathered. With stand. Provenance: From the estate of a Swiss artist, acquired before 1990 in Switzerland.

398A JAIN RELIEF FRAGMENT. Indien, 10th-12th c. Height 20.2 cm. Buff sandstone. Minor damages, traces of age. Mounted.


399

A MOTTLED RED SANDSTONE FIGURE OF A STANDING DEVI. Central India, 10th-12th c. Height 90 cm. Elegant deity standing in

tribhanga. Weathered and slightly restored. Mounted on a stand. Provenance: From the estate of a Swiss artist, acquired before 1990 in

Switzerland.

400

A FINE SANDSTONE HEAD OF A JINA WITH AUREOLE. India, Madya Pradesh/Rajasthan, 10th c. Height 30 cm. With a friendly

expression. Slightly weathered. Mounted on a stand. Provenance: Swiss private collection, acquired with Natesan in 1979 (scan of the

invoice available). European art market.

401

A FINE SANDSTONE FRAGMENT OF VISHNU. Central India, 10th-12th c. Height 80 cm. Well modelled and richly adorned figure of

the god. Slightly weathered. Mounted on a stand. Provenance: Swiss private collection by descent, by repute originally acquired in the

1960s in Geneva. Swiss art market.

402A WOOD SCULPTURE OF A FEMALE DAEMON. India, Kerala, 17th c. Height 105 cm. The wrathful daemon is richly adorned. Minor

chips and weathered.

403A MUKHA LINGAM COVER. India, 18th/19th c. Height 25.5 cm. Bronze with traces of later applied silver. Incised inscription at the back.

Minor dents. Provenance: Old German private collection, purchased around 1980.

404A FINE SILVER AND GOLD DAMASCENED IRON BETEL CUTTER. Sri Lanka, 18th c. Height 22 cm. In the shape of a mythical bird

(serapendiya). Compare: Henry Brownrigg, Betel Cutters from the Samuel Eilenberg Collection, 1993, p. 89.

405 A SILVER HOOKAH BASE. Indien, 19th/20th c. Height 17.5 cm, weight 1075 g. With dense chased floral decoration.

406 A FINE GOLD BRACELET. India, 20th c. Length ca. 18 cm. Yellow gold 750, 40g.

407AN EMBROIDERED PRAYER MAT. North India, early 20th c. 184 × 111 cm. Cotton and polychrome silk. Red ground mihrab and three

green ground panels on the sides. Lined.

408 A SQUARE KASHMIR SHAWL (RUMAL). India, 19th c. 183 × 183 cm. Wool. Minor damages.

409TWO PALLA. India, Kashmir, 2nd half of 19th c. 69 × 137 cm and 45 × 142 cm (without fringes). Wool. Two boteh panels of two different

shawls. Minor defects. (2)

410A PAIR OF PAINTED HEAVY WOOD DOORS. India, Rajasthan, 19th c. 135 ×70 cm. Polychrome paint, iron fittings. Lattice-like

devided into square compartments of 24 figurative depictions and openwork carvings of floral medallions. Traces of age.

411

A PORTRAIT OF A NOBLEMAN. India, Mughal school, probably Murshidabad, ca. 1770, 21.8 × 13.9 cm. Gouache and gold on paper.

The white-bearded nobleman in profile seated on a terrace under a canopy holding a turban ornament. Mounted on a paper. Slightly

damaged.

412

A BIHARI FOLIO. India, 15th/16th c. Folio ca. 54 × 33 cm, text area: 36.7 × 22.5 cm. Ink, gold and colour on paper. Double sided folio

with text of the sura 17 (al Isra’) of the Qur’an in 15 resp. 14 lines with an additional title cartouche. Bihari script in black, red and gold

with diacritics and r ...[more]

413A LACQUER PEN CASE (QALAMDAN). Iran, Qajar, 19th c. Length 22 cm. Finely painted with a "gul-o-bulbul" medallion reserved on

gold flower scrolls and brown lacquered ground. Ink well with silver cover.

414

A PIERCED STEEL STANDARD (‘ALAM). Iran, Qajar, 19th c. Height 66 cm. Of drop form, partly gold damascened. Tuluth calligraphy

on the outer border with: Sura 96 (al-Alaq) of the Quran, verses 2 and 3, the inner border with: As salam aleikum, Abu Abdullah. Metal

stand.

415A GOLD DAMASCENED AND CARVED STEEL BEGGAR'S BOWL (KASHKUL). Iran, Qajar, 19th c. Length 22 cm. Of coco-de-mer

form, decorated with calligraphic cartouches in nasta'liq and floral motives. Suspension chain.

416 A LARGE COCO-DE-MER BEGGAR'S BOWL (KASHKUL). Iran, Qajar, 19th c. Length 33 cm. Carved with portraits and floral motifs.

417AN EROTIC MINIATURE PAINTING. Iran, Qajar, 19th c. painting: 16.8 × 10.6 cm, folio: 30.5 × 23 cm. Gouache on paper. With dark

green border, mounted on red album leaf.

418A BLACK GROUND WOMEN'S COAT (CHIRPY). Turkmenistan, early 20th c. Length 119 cm (incl. fringes). Cotton and polychrome silk.

For unmarried women of the Tekke tribe.

419A YELLOW GROUND WOMEN'S COAT (CHIRPY). Turkmenistan, ca. 19th c. Length 115 cm (incl. fringes). Cotton and polychrome silk.

For married women of the Tekke tribe.

420

A KAITAG EMBROIDERY. Dagestan, probably 18th c. Ca. 85 × 60 cm. Polychrome silk embroidery on blue ground cotton. A central

sun symbol surrounded by spirals and cartouches. Some defects. Compare Chenciner, Robert, Kaitag: Textile Art from Dagestan.

London, 1993. Plate 17, p. 82f.

421A PAIR OF LARGE VASES. Syria, mid 20th c. Height 86 cm. Tinned copper. Richly engraved with different patterns and stylized

characters. Slightly rubbed. (2)

501A BRONZE FIGURE OF HAYAGRIVA YAB-YUM. Tibeto-chinese, 19th c. Height 13 cm. With three heads, six arms, wings and a horse

head in his hair. Provenance: Purchased in Nepal in 1968.

502A TSA-TSA OF SHADAKSHARI. Tibet, in the style of the Shalu monastery, height 9.8 cm. Polychrome paint pottery with inscription.


503 A DAMARU. Tibet, 19th/20th c. Ø 13 cm. With cover.

504 A LARGE MASK OF MAHAKALA. Nepal, 20th c. Height 42 cm. Wood with remains of paint.

505 A VAJRAKILA PHURBU. Bhutan, 1st half 20th c. Length 29 cm. Wood with polychrome paint.

506 A FIVE-PRONGED VAJRA AND GHANTA. Tibet, antique, height 18 cm. Bronze, the body of the bell of a bell metal alloy.

507 A BRASS LOTUS VESSEL. Nepal, antique, height 11.5 cm. The base in the shape of a turtle.

508A TRAVEL CUTLERY. Tibet, antique, length 39 cm. Containing a knife with bone hilt and two bone chopsticks. Partly silvered scabbard

with ray skin. Provenance: Old Swiss private collection.

509 A BELT PENDANT. Tibet, length 19 cm. Partly gilt silver, with turquoise and coral inlays.

510 A CARPET WITH STYLISED FLOWERS. Tibet, ca. 1950, 147 × 71 cm. Minor wear.

511 A LARGE COPPER, BRASS AND SILVER TEAPOT. Tibet, ca. 19th c. Height 39 cm. Minor defects and restorations.

512 A FLASK FOR “CHANG”-BEER. Tibet, height 30 cm. White metal with engraved brass borders and a leather handle.

513 A COPPER TEAPOT. Tibet, 19th c. Height 16.5 cm. With a brass handle in the form of a dragon and a makara-shaped spout. Lid lost.

514A THANGKA OF PADMASAMBHAVA. Tibet, 19th/20th c. 38 × 29 cm. The great master is depicted as Guru Rinpoche. Provenance:

German private collection, purchased in Nepal between 1967 and 1971.

515 A THANGKA OF THE 1000-ARMED AVALOKITESHVARA. Tibet, 20th c. 67 × 49 cm. With an old brocade mounting.

516A LACQUER-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF THE SEATED GUANYIN. China, Ming dynasty, ca. 16th c. Height 28.5 cm. With a donor's

inscription on the back of the stand.

517A BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED BUDDHA. China, Ming dynasty, ca. 16th c. Height 32 cm. With remains of polychrome paint. Minor

defects.

518 A LARGE FIGURE OF THE SEATED GUANYIN. China, Ming dynasty, 17th c. Height 39 cm. Bronze with dark patina. Minor defects.

519A BRASS TRIPOD CENSER. China, Republic, width 34 cm. Decorated with birds and flowers, and fish-shaped handles. Xuande mark

at the base.

520A LARGE ENAMEL CLOISONNÉ ROOSTER. China, ca. 1950, height 98.5 cm. Polychrome decor on turqoise ground. Some damages

and minor restorations.

521A CARVED IVORY DOCTOR'S MODEL OF A LADY. China, Republic, length 20.5 cm. With wood stand. Please note that we will not be

able to get an export CITES for this lot.

522

A SEAL CONTAINER IN THE FORM OF A SUGARSNAP PEA. China, 19th c. Length 7.2 cm. Ivory. With a square seal and space for

paste inside. Provenance: Old Swiss private collection purchased in the 1950s and 1960s in Asia. Thence by descent to the

grandchildren.

523 A FINE LACQUER PANEL WITH STONE INLAYS. China, Republic, 136 × 50.5 cm. The wood frame with mother of pearl inlays.

524 A CARVED WOOD WALL DISPLAY CABINET. China, 20th c. 83.5 × 51 × 8 cm. Mirror back.

525A FLORAL EMBROIDERY SHOWING AN IMMORTAL ON A MYTHICAL BEAST. China, 18th/19th c. 30 × 117 cm. Polychrome silk and

gold threads on beige silk ground. Framed under glass. Light traces of age.

526 A CALLIGRAPHY. China, 19th c. 74.5 × 24.5 cm. Ink on paper. Seal: Zhou Jieguan. Mounted as a hanging scroll.

527WEI SHOUSONG. China, dated 1933, 109 × 38.5 cm. Ink and colours on silk. A pair of birds on a peach tree with fruits. Signed:

Shousong. Seal: Wei Shousong. One collector's seal. Mounted as a hanging scroll. Mounting with foxing.

528A LANDSCAPE PAINTING AFTER YU HE. China, 20th c. 105.5 × 40 cm. Ink and colours on silk. Colourful water landscape with boys

and scholars. Inscribed and signed: Yu He, two seals. Mounted as a hanging scroll.

529ZHENG JIASHENG (*1933). China, dated 1984, 94 × 80 cm. Ink and colours on paper. Painting of an eagle. Signed: Jiasheng. Two

artist's seals. One collector's seal. Mounted as a hanging scroll.

530A LANDSCAPE PAINTING IN THE STYLE OF WU LI (1632–1718). China, 20th c. 156.5 × 54.5 cm. Ink on paper. A mountain

landscape with waterfalls. Signed: Wu Li, two artist's seals. Seven collector's seals. Mounted as a hanging scroll.

531A PAINTING OF A LADY WITH FLOWER BASKET IN THE STYLE OF QIU YING (c.1494–1551/52). China, mid of 20th c. 109.5 × 50

cm. Ink and colours on silk. Signed: Qiu Ying. One double gourd seal: Shi Zhou. Mounted as a hanging scroll.

532WANG GUANQING (*1931). China, dated 1984, 94 × 48 cm. Ink and light colours on paper. Girl with buffalo. Inscribed and signed:

Wang Guanqing, one artist's seal. Mounted as a hanging scroll.

533A LANDSCAPE PAINTING IN THE STYLE OF YU RONG (18th/19th c.). China, 97.5 × 39.5 cm. Ink and colours on silk. Signed: Yu

Rong, two artist's seals. An apocryphal seal of Emperor Qianlong. Mounted as a hanging scroll.

534 A PAIR OF REVERSE GLASS PAINTINGS. China, around 1800, 49 x 34.2 cm. Original wood frames. (2)

535"CHARTE VON ASIEN" (MAP OF ASIA). Weimar 1821, 54 × 58 cm. After C.F. Weiland. Copper engraving, hand colored in outline.

Framed under glass.

536A GREEN GLAZED INCENSE BURNER (DING). China, Han dynasty, height 20.5 cm. Globular vessel on three legs with two handles,

the cover decorated with a fish pattern. Minor restoration, chipped. Provenance: Old Swiss private collection.

537A POTTERY CAMEL WITH GROOM. China, Tang dynasty, height 28.5 und 36.5 cm. The greyish pottery camel with straw glaze. The

terracotta groom with remains of paint, on wood stand. Minor restorations. (2) Provenance: Old Swiss private collection.

538 A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE VASE. China, Kangxi period, height 13 cm. Decorated with lotus medallions. The rim with minor chips.

539A KRAAK CHARGER. China, Wanli period, early 17th c. Ø 36.8 cm. Decorated in underglaze blue with a pair of butterflies and Buddhist

emblems. Minor rim frits and chip.

540 A SMALL UNDERGLAZE BLUE DECORATED VASE. China, 19th c. Height 20 cm. Of drop shape. Wood stand.

541A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE GINGER POT. China, 19th c. Height 33.5 cm. Decorated with plum blossoms. Matching cover. Wood

base restored.

542 A BLUE AND WHITE SQUARE BOX AND COVER. China, 19th c. 9.5 × 19 × 7 cm. Minor rim chips.

543 A BLUE AND WHITE BOWL. China, Kangxi period, Ø 15 cm. Decorated with fishes and flowers.

544 A BLUE AND WHITE DRAGON VASE. China, 19th c. Height 57.5 cm. Polished rim chip. Wood stand.

545A FAMILLE VERTE FIGURE OF A BOY. China, around 1650, mounting later, height 26 cm (boy). With bronze mounting, mounted as a

lamp, still functional. Minor chips.

546 AN ELEGANT LIGHT CELADON VASE. China, 19th c. Height 28 cm. European bronze mounting.

547 A BLUE GLAZED VASE. China, 19th c. Height 31 cm. Of tianqiu-type, with a thin running glaze.

548 A PAIR OF LARGE VASES. China, late 19th c. Height ca. 60 cm With lion decoration in iron red and with inscriptions. (2)

549 A FAMILLE ROSE BALUSTER VASE. China, Republic, height 41.5 cm. Decorated with a pair of peacocks in a garden setting.

550 LARGE ROUND MILLEFLEURS DISH. China, Republic, Ø 40 cm. Iron red Qianlong mark on the base. One hairline.

551A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE CUPS AND SAUCERS. China, Republic, Ø 18.8 cm (saucer), Ø 9 cm. Iron red mark "Shou shan fu hai". A

minor light crack. (4)

552A PORCELAIN PLATE. China, 20th c. 56 × 23 cm. Fine painting of a courtly interior with an official. Inscribed, one Qianlong seal. Two

restored cracks. Wood frame.

553A PORTABLE SHRINE (ZUSHI). Japan, 19th c. Height 19 cm. Wood, dark brown, gilt and red lacquer. Two hinged doors reveal 10

devas, topped by a miniature Bodhisattva figure. Metal fittings. Minor chips.

554A RITUAL OBJECT. Japan, Edo period, lenght 28 cm. Wood with polychrome painting and gilt lacquer. The handle is shaped as a vajra

and holds a disk showing a sitting Kannon figure. Some damages.

555

THREE NETSUKE. Japan, height 3.8 to 5 cm. Ivory. a) Farmer holding a geta. b) Three sake drinker on a dish. Signed. c) Bijin with

inclined head. Signed Gyokuhô. (3) Provenance: Old Swiss private collection purchased in the 1950s and 1960s in Asia. Thence by

descent to the grandchildren.

556TWO NETSUKE OF SKULLS. Japan, 1st half of 20th c. Height 3.3 and 4 cm. Ivory. Signed Shôzan and Tomoyuki. (2) Provenance: Old

Swiss private collection purchased in the 1950s and 1960s in Asia. Thence by descent to the grandchildren.

557A NETSUKE OF A VEGTABLE SPROUT WITH RAT. Japan, 19th c. Height 6 cm. Ivory. Apocryphal signature Okatomo. Provenance:

Old Swiss private collection purchased in the 1950s and 1960s in Asia. Thence by descent to the grandchildren.

558

A NETSUKE OF A SKELETON. Japan, 1st half of the 20th c. Height 3 cm. Ivory, carved in the shape of a seated man grinding with a

mortar. Signed Shôko. Provenance: Old Swiss private collection purchased in the 1950s and 1960s in Asia. Thence by descent to the

grandchildren.

559

TWO NETSUKE. Japan, mid 19th c. Height 3 resp. 4 cm. Ivory. a) Carved as a sitting figure holding a hand drum (tsuzumi). b) Kanzan

in front of a screen with scroll. (2) Provenance: Old Swiss private collection purchased in the 1950s and 1960s in Asia. Thence by

descent to the grandchildren.

560A LOW FOURFOLD SCREEN (BYOBU). Japan, Meiji period, width 167 cm, 81.6 × 41 cm (one panel). Ink, colours and gold leaf on

paper. Busy everydays life on quarter streets inbetween golden clouds. Minor signs of age.

561A WOOD HIBACHI. Japan, 19th c. Height 24 cm. Worked in the shape of a tree trunk. Decorated in relief with foliage, partially with

mother of pearl inlays. Copper basin inside. Minor damages.

562

SHINODA TOKO (1913–2021). Japan, 44 × 35.3 cm. A lithography of a calligraphy of the sign 'tô'/'akashi' (light), 37/50. Dated Shôwa

52 (1977), artist's seal 'Tô'. Mounted as a hanging scroll. Corresponding wood box at inside labeled 'tô'/'akashi', Shinoda Tôkô and

sealed. With description slip.

563AN AUTOGRAPH OF A SUMO WRESTLER. Japan, 38 × 40 cm (frame). Original, signed and sealed autograph board with handprint of

the well known champion Mitoizumi Masato (*02.09.1962). Framed under glass.

564OHARA KOSON/SHOSON (1877–1945): CHRYSANTHEMUMS AND A FLOWING RIVER. Oban. Woodblock print. Signed and sealed

Shôson, publisher's seal of Watanabe Shôzaburo, used from 1929-1942.

565OHARA KOSON/SHOSON (1877–1945): AN EAGLE IN A SNOWSTORM. Oban. Signed and sealed Shôson, publisher's seal of

Watanabe Shôzaburo, used from 1931-1941.

566 OHARA KOSON/SHOSON (1877–1945): A HERON ON A WILLOW TREE. 28.5 × 25 cm. Woodblock print. Signed and sealed Shôson.

567UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI I (1769–1825). Oban. The courtesan Hanaôgi of Ogiya accompanied by two kamuro (young, aspiring

courtesans). Signed Toyokuni ga, publisher Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendô), kiwame censor seal.

568

FOUR KABUKI WOODBLOCK PRINTS AND A TRIPTYCH BY UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI I (1769–1825). Oban. a) Titled Kudari

Nakayama Tomisaburô, circa 1810, siged Toyokuni ga, publisher Iwatoya Kisaburô (Eirindô), kiwame censor seal. b) The actor Onoe

Kikugorô as Satô Tadanobu, signed Toyokuni ga, publisher Yamashiroya ( ...[more]

569

FOUR WOODBLOCK PRINTS BY UTAGAWA KUNISADA I (TOYOKUNI III) (1786-1865). Oban. a) Titled Chushingura meimei den.

Publisher Uoya Eikichi, aratame and hare 8 (8. month 1855) date seal. Backed. b) Chapter 31 of Faithful Depictions of the Shining

Prince (Sono sugata yukari no utsushi e), publisher Izumiy ...[more]

570

FIVE WOODBLOCK PRINTS BY UTAGAWA KUNISADA I (TOYOKUNI III) (1786-1865). Oban. a)+ b) Two sheets of the series

Hyakunin isshu eshô (One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets): No. 2 Jitô-Tennô and No. 25 Sanjô Udaijin. Signed Kunisada

aratame nidai Toyokuni ga, publisher Sanoya Kihei (Kikakudô). c) The ...[more]

571

FIVE WOODBLOCK PRINTS BY KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI I (1760-1849). Chuban, circa 1806 and 25 × 23.7 cm, circa 1816-1820. Four

sheets of the series Tokaido gojusan tsugi (53 stations of the Tokaidô): No. 38 Fujikawa, No. 39 Okazaki, No. 40 Chiryû, No. 52 Ishibe

and, the Monkey Bridge (saruhashi) in the Moon, ...[more]

572A KOREAN STYLE GLOBULAR CELADON VASE. Japan, modern, height 14.5 cm. Double-walled with the exterior surface imitating

wickerwork At the shoulder a crane in the sanggam method. Signed at base.

573A BRONZE FIGURE OF THE SEATED AVALOKITESHVARA. Probably Korea, 19th c. or earlier, height 18 cm. Old restoration at

backside. Provenance: Swiss private collection, purchased by the consignors grandfather around 1950 (no receipt available).

574 A TORSO OF BUDDHA. Thailand, Ayutthaya, 16th c. Height 10 cm. Bronze. Mounted on a plexiglas stand.

575A FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI. Thailand, Ratanakosin, around 18th c. Height 34 cm. Bronze with lacquer gilding. The Buddha is seated

in an European style. Signs of age. With base.

576A SILVER DISH. Burma, end of 19th/beginning of 20th c. Ø 23 cm, weight 297 g. Chased and engraved decor of various figures and

animals amongst flower scrolls.

577A BETEL CASE (LUTUAN). Philippines, Mindanao, around 1900, lenght 13.7 cm. Iron with silver niello work showing stylized flowers.

Inside with four compartments. Minor damages.

578 A RECUMBENT NANDI. India, 19th/20th c. Lenght 14.4 cm, height 13 cm. Bronze. Square base.

579

A FINE SANDSTONE HEAD OF A JINA. Northern India, ca. 10th c. Height 18 cm. With tightly curled hair and elongated earlobes.

Mounted on a wood stand. Provenance: Collection Theo Müller (1923-84), Switzerland; as expat in Bangalore, India between 1963 and

66.

580A SMALL FIGURE OF KRISHNA VENUGOPALA WITH NANDI. South India, 18th c. or earlier, height 7.5 cm. Bronze. Krishna stands

elegantly on a lotus base, the right leg lifted in a dance pose, the arms elevated for flute playing. Flute lost.

581A VISHNU TRIAS. Northeast India, Pala style but later, height 11 cm. Bronze. The four armed Vishnu is represented with his attributes

and flanked by Lakshmi and Sarasvati.

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