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Oriental — Bonhams & Goodman

$180,000
A large Chinese very finely cast bronze figure of Buddha Shakyam…
$96,000
Kano School A six fold screen with a design of cranes in a lands…
$20,315
A Chinese figure of Guanyin in gilded bronze seated and holding …
$17,925
A fine Japanese cloisonné vase in silver gilt of exhibition prop…








Auction House: Bonhams & Goodman
Number of lots recorded: 385
Lots with images: 346
Prices available: 385
Category: Oriental




Lot Description Price Image
*** A large Chinese very finely cast bronze figure of Buddha Shakyamuni, Ming, 17th century, seated in vairasana, his hands in dhyana mudra, a swastika on his chest and the ushnisha rising from a head of tightly curled hair, his robes finely detailed at the borders, the whole with evidence of original gilt and polychrome, 50 cm high Provenance: Collection of Robert Haines, thence to the collection of the late Harold Shaw, thence private collection, Sydney. ***
*** Kano School A six fold screen with a design of cranes in a landscape on a gold background, Signed by Kano Sanraku (1559-1635), 370 cm wide, 173 cm high. Provenance: Purchased by the present owner from the David Jones Art Gallery in September 1982. Note: Kano Sanraku along with Eitkou was considered one of the most gifted of the Kano school.… ***
*** A Chinese figure of Guanyin in gilded bronze seated and holding the peach of immortality in her left hand, 43 cm high ***
*** A fine Japanese cloisonné vase in silver gilt of exhibition proportions, the baluster square form body decorated with four panels depicting the four seasons on black brocade ground with reserves of phoenix, dragons, butterflies and aventurine accents, Meiji period, 60 cm high ***
*** A fine jade censor, of faceted form, carved with stylised bats and scrolled floral motifs, the handle featuring a mythical beast's head, the whole on four splayed tapered feet, complete with a fitted carved ebonised cover surmounted by finial in the a carved jade figure of a seated duck, complete with a carved ebonised stand., ***
*** A magnificent pair of bronze Fo dogs ***
*** A fine pair of Chinese porcelain vases and covers of exhibition proportion, 19th century painted with birds and butterflies midst flowering trees and peonies in famille rose palette within brocade borders at the neck and a band of palmettes to the base, Qianlong mark , incised in wax seal to base, with original distributor's paper label, C. T. Loo et Cie, Paris, 57 cm high ***
*** Twelve Chinese snuff bottles, including six in glass and crystal inside painted with landscape signed Zhou Loguan, child and animals signed Ye Zhong San, Monkey signed Ma Shou-Hsan, one in amber signed Yeh Shao-San and others in agate, hardstone and enamelled glass, (12) ***
*** A Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Avalokitesvara, depicted with eight arms and three heads,seated in dhyasansa and wearing jewelled crowns and princely robes with appliedaccents in coloured stones, raised on a double lotus base, 23 cm high ***
*** A Japanese figure group, Meiji period, in boxwood, ivory and mother of pearl depicting a group of scholars, possibly of the Rokkasen, playing with children mounted on an ebonised base, with incised signature Ryoun, 28.5 cm wide, 21 cm deep, 22 cm high. Provenance: Sir Harry Moxham Collection, William Ellenden Pty Ltd, 19 March 1974, lot 51 Private collection, Nsw. ***
*** An unusual early 19th century Chinese Export black and gold lacquer cabinet on stand, the cabinet with a pair of raised panel cupboard doors decorated with Chinese garden scenes, with engraved brass hinges and escutcheon enclosing two shelves, with gilt floral decoration to either side, raised on elaborate stand with conforming floral decoration and raised on out swept legs with gilt floral decoration terminating in lion's paw and ball feet, 98 cm wide, 52 cm deep, 130 cm high ***
*** A Dingyao lobed hexafoil moulded bowl, Jin Dynasty, the thinly potted bowl with plain exterior featuring typical olive teardrop trails, the interior crisply moulded with six panels of leafy upright clusters of peony, camellia and daisy, a strip of corroded metal adhering to a section of the unglazed biscuit rim, 19.3 cm dia, Provenance: Purchased for Cheng Te-k'un by Bluett & Sons October 1950 for £187.10.0, Purchased from Bluett & Sons on 2nd October 1950 for £250.0.… ***
*** A Chinese calendar in spinach green serpentine, of typical cylindrical form, well incised with evidence of original gilded accents, Kangxi mark, together with a wooden case, 6.2 cm diameter, 32 cm long. ***
*** A rare Chinese export ware figure of a black African, with moulded smiling expression, standing and holding a cup in his right hand, wearing a frilled skirt and a sash of medallions across his chest, mounted on a leaf-shaped base with painted landscape decoration, the whole in famille verte palette, restorations to base, possibly 18th century, 31 cm high ***
*** A pair of late 19th century early 20th century Japanese carved ivory plaques ***
*** A Thai Buddha in gilded bronze, 19th century, seated in dhyanasana on a stepped pedestal base with his hands in bhumisparsha and dhyana mudra, wearing a sanghati with a jewelled border draped over his left shoulder, his face with a serene contemplative expression with downcast eyes and his mouth in a gentle smile, his hair in rows of spiral curls rising to a domed ushnisha, 69.5 cm high ***

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