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Oceanic Art, The Arts of the Samurai & Asian Art — Art+Object

Auction House:Art+ObjectNumber of lots recorded:271
Sale Title:Oceanic Art, The Arts of the Samurai & Asian ArtLots with images:27
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:130
Date:3-Mar-2011
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A Japanese crucible pottery vase. Height 27 cm
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A Japanese 19th century Seto Yaki bowl covered in a finely crackled light olive glaze. Diameter 37.5 cm
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A Japanese Bizen wood fired bowl. Diameter 36 cm, wood box
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A late Meiji period food storage pottery jar. Height 26 cm
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A Japanese Meiji period Oribe pentagonal vase, signed. Height 24.5 cm, wood box
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A Japanese 19th century Shigaraki mizusashi (water container for tea ceremony). Height 15.5 cm, wood box
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A Japanese Meiji period wood fire pottery chatsubo (tea jar). Height 47.5 cm
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A 20th century Japanese glazed Wakayana chatsubo (tea jar). Height 81 cm
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A la rge Japanese Shigaraki chatsubo (tea jar), c. 1930’s. Height 57 cm
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A large Japanese Shigaraki chatsubo (tea jar), c. 1930’s. Height 69 cm
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A Japanese Shigaraki chatsubo (tea jar). Height 36.5 cm
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A Japanese chatsubo (tea jar), possible Shigaraki, c. 1930’s. Height 17.5 cm
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A large Japanese Shigaraki chatsubo (tea jar). Height 62 cm
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A Japanese Raku chawan (tea bowl) with painted decoration on a cream ground, signed. Diameter 12 cm, wood box
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A Japanese Raku chawan (tea bowl), with slip decoration on an orange ground, signed. Diameter 11.5 cm, wood box
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A Japanese Raku chawan (tea bowl), with painted decoration on an orange ground, signed. Diameter 12 cm, wood box
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A Japanese obsidian glazed bottle vase, c. 1960. Height 32 cm
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A large Japanese glazed pottery dish. Diameter 38.5 cm
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A 20th century Japanese takotsubo pottery vase (octopus trap), c. 1950’s. Height 24 cm
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An Hokkaido hand blown glass float.
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An Hokkaido hand blown glass float.
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An Hokkaido hand blown glass float.
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An Hokkaido hand blown glass float.
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An Hokkaido hand blown glass float.
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An Hokkaido hand blown glass float.
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A Japanese Meiji period papier mache black lacquered lidded box decorated with Samurai warriors
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A Japanese anagama fired stoneware vase. Height 18 cm
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A Japanese Buddhist alter shrine box. The interior with a lama holding mala beads seated on a gilt wood throne. Height 22 cm
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A Japanese cased carved bone travelling set consisting of a pair of chopsticks and utility knife with attached metal mounts for belt suspension
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A Japanese late Meiji period mirror decorated with a design of cranes, tortoises, bamboo and a pine tree, inscribed with two calligraphic characters representing takasago, the site of a famous pine tree. Diameter 23 cm
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A Satsuma coffee set painted with Bijin
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A Satsuma potpourri vase painted with chrysanthemums, birds and bamboo. Height 10 cm
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Utamaro Ukiyo-e woodblock print, Portrait of a Bijin (beautiful woman), 39 x 27 cm
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Utamaro Ukiyo-e woodblock print, Portrait of a Bijin (beautiful woman), 39 x 27 cm
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Utamaro Ukiyo-e woodblock print, Portrait of a Bijin (beautiful woman), 39 x 27 cm
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Utamaro Ukiyo-e woodblock print, Portrait of a Bijin (beautiful woman], 39 x 27 cm
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Utamaro Ukiyo-e woodblock print, Portrait of a Bijin [beautiful woman], 39 x 27 cm
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An 18th century Chinese Export mandarin pattern bowl painted in typical style with panels of figures at leisure on river landscapes. Diameter 29.3 cm (with cracks and later metal band to rim)
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Four Chinese famille rose bowl decorated with flowering sprays; together with a South-East Asian blue and white dish. Diameter 20.3 cm max (damages)
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Two 19th century Chinese blue and white miniature vases painted with figures in fenced gardens. Height 8 cm max (damages)
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Four similar Chinese blue and white chargers. Diameter 40.5 cm max
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Three Chinese Yixing miniature teapots of various shapes, all with marks to base and wood stands, W. 11.5 cm max
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A Chinese Jin Dynasty-style chicken-head ewer. Height 29.5 cm
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A Chinese Tang-style handled ewer with shaped rim. Height 29.5 cm
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A pair of Chinese Tang-style sancai Buddhistic lions. Height 24 cm
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A Chinese Song-style double gourd teapot. Height 14 cm, wood stand (glaze cracks)
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A Chinese Song-style ‘oil spot’ glaze bowl, mark to base. Diameter 17.5 cm
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A Chinese Song-style ‘hare fur’ tea bowl. Diameter 12.5 cm
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A Chinese Song-style ‘oil spot’ bowl. Diameter 12.5 cm
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A Chinese Jun-style bowl with typical blue and purple splashes glaze. Diameter 18.5 cm
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A Chinese Jun-style censer with upright handles. Height 21 cm
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A Chinese Jun-style pottery figure of Guanyin seated on a high lotus stand. Height 49 cm
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A Chinese Qingbai-style figure of Guanyin riding an elephant
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A Chinese Song-style misfired small celadon vase attached to part of its saggar. Height 17.8 cm max
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A Chinese Song-style misfired handled celadon jar attached to part of its saggar. Height 15 cm max
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A large Chinese Longquan-style celadon tripod censer. Diameter 30 cm
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A Chinese Longquan-style blue celadon bottle vase. Height 24.5 cm, wood stand
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A Chinese Ming-style celadon and enamel dragon, impressed mark to base. Height 29.5 cm
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A large Chinese Longquan-style celadon jar with dragon biscuit decoration. Height 37 cm
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A Chinese Cizhou-style bowl painted with a scholar fishing on a river bank. Diameter 33 cm
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A Chinese Cizhou-style rectangular pillow with sgraffiato decoration of peony scrolls. Length 48 cm
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A Chinese Cizhou-style baluster vase with sgraffiato decoration of peony scrolls, mark to base. Height 37.8 cm (minor flake chip to base)
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A Chinese Cizhou-style meiping dragon vase. Height 32 cm
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A Korean grey celadon meiping vase with white and grey slip decoration of cranes. Height 41 cm
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A Korean meiping vase with white slip decoration of cranes, mark to base. Height 31 cm
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A Chinese archaistic bronze vase with stylised dragon design. Height 16 cm
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A 20th Century Chinese bronze stirrups with dragon design. Height 17 cm
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A 20th century Chinese bronze group of a child playing a flute riding an ox. Height 23 cm
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A Chinese agate pig-dragon pendent. Height 3 cm
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A Chinese archaistic spinach jade ceremonial axe. Length 78 cm
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A Chinese archaistic celadon jade ceremonial axe, carved with dragons and taotie masks. Height 28.3 cm
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A Chinese archaic jade axe
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A Chinese archaistic jade sword fitting carved with a coiled dragon. Length 7 cm (partially altered jade)
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A Chinese archaistic celadon jade finial incised with a taotie mask. Height 46 cm
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A Chinese archaistic jade carving with dragon and bird finials. Height 29 cm (partially altered jade)
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A Chinese archaistic celadon jade pendant formed by a c-shape section on a pointed end. Height 85 cm
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A Chinese jade Buddhistic lion
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A Chinese archaistic jade model of a camel. Height 17 cm (partially altered jade)
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A Chinese archaistic jade carving of a figure. Height 20 cm (partially altered jade)
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A Chinese jasper scholar rock, W. 36 cm, wood stand
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A fossilized wood piece. Height 41 cm, wood stand
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A Chinese root wood stand of twisted and entwined form. Height 32.5 cm
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A Chinese Beijing Opera cream silk robe embroidered with dragon roundels
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A Chinese rosewood calligraphy box, 23 x 16 cm
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A small Chinese hardwood cabinet, 48.5 x 38 cm
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An early 20th Century elm and hardwood Chinese Buddhistic altar, decorated with carved panels, the internal doors painted with peony sprays, 70 x 50 cm
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A Chinese wooden Buddha figure. Height 33.5 cm, wood stand (hands missing and heavy wear)
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A small 20h Century Chinese painted lacquered low table, 53 x 29.5 cm
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A Chinese hardwood low table with carved top and lion paw feet, 90 x 150 cm
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A 20th Century Chinese hardwood low table, the aprons with pierced flower scrolls, 90 x 150 cm
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A Chinese Ming Dynasty style Buddha’s head mounted in a fitted ebonised plinth. Height 22 cm
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A decorative wall mirror with leather frame painted with chinoiserie decoration, 106 x 62 cm
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A 19th century polychrome painted Chinese figure. Height 35 cm
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A Chinese red lacquer document box, W. 42 cm
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A large and impressive Tibetan Gelukpa school thangka, the thangka painted on linen with figures of Amitayus, the Buddha of long life, Manjushri, the Buddha of wisdom, white Tara, the female Bodhisattva associated with compassion and long life and Shakyamuni Buddha, the historical Buddha in Vajrayana (Tantric) form framed by three manifestations of Vajrapani in wrathful protector form, the foreground painted with numerous smaller Buddha and Bodhisattva figures including Lama TsongKhapa, the founder of the…
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A modern Tibetan style thangka painted with the Buddha of compassion Avalokiteshvara, 58 x 40 cm
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A pair of 19th century decoratively painted Tibetan bowls
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A Tibetan coffer painted with a dragon design, 19th century and later, W. 80 cm
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A large Burmese bronze Buddha, seated on a double lotus throne in dhyanasana, his hands in bhumisparsha mudra, wearing plain robes, his face with typical serene expression. Height 100 cm. (the bronze with a verdigris patina)
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A c. 1930 large Burmese lost wax bronze temple bell, cast in relief with gilt figural panels underneath borders of lappets and flower scrolls, the fixed hook flanked by Buddhistic lions, the sectional suspension stirrup hook with guardian figures and elephant finial, the bell. Height 80 cm, the hook. Height 57 cm
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