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International Decorative Arts; Fine Chinese & Asian Art — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:653
Sale Title:International Decorative Arts; Fine Chinese & Asian ArtLots with images:653
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:395
Date:28-Nov-2017
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A very large Longquan dish, Yuan to early Ming century, 14-15th century, Moulded with central flower head within a ribbed cavetto, 46 cm diameter. Provenance: Lawsons, Sydney, 1999
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Four Chinese Peking glass bowls, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, Each one with highly translucent indigo blue colour, supported on a shallow foot, 11 cm diameter. Provenance: Andrew Stuart-Robertson
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Three Kraak porcelain bowls, Ming Dynasty, 16-17th century, Each one thinly potted and well painted, 5 cm high, 10 cm diameter, 5 cm high, 10.4 cm diameter and 5.5 cm high, 15 cm diameter. Provenance: One purchased from Groeningen, Netherlands, 2007, The other two from Galerie Moderne, Brussels, 1998
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A Chinese blue and white rectangular plate, Jiaqing period (1796-1820), With a willow pattern design, supported on a flat base, 44 cm long, 35.5 cm wide. Provenance: Grace Antiques 1996
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A Chinese blue and white rectangular serving dish, Qianlong period (1736-1795), Painted with floral design, 30 cm long, 28.5 cm wide. Provenance: Bernaerts, Mechelen, 1982
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A Chinese blue and white sleeve vase, transitional period, Chongzhen period (1627-1644), With horses and deer in landscape, within two shaped vertical panels, 46 cm high with stand. Provenance: Christie's Amsterdam, 1984, Hatcher Collection, Sotheby's Australia, 1995, personal Hatcher Collection
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A Chinese blue and white octagonal blue and white platter, Qianlong period (1736-1795), Painted with willow pattern design, iron red flat base, 42 cm long, 34.5 cm wide. Provenance: David Ho Oriental Art, 1989
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A large Chinese blue and white plate, Kangxi (1662-1722), Decorated with a central floral medallion surrounded by 24 flower petals in two bands, auspicious mark within a double circle, 36 cm diameter. Provenance: Gavage-Longree Antique, Liege, 1989
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Two Chinese blue and white covered boxes, late Ming to Qing Dynasty, 17th century, One with a matched cover, 10.5 cm and 11 cm diameter
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Five Chinese blue and white blue and white miniature vases, transitional period, circa 1643, 6 cm high. Provenance: Hatcher Collection, Bangkok, 1995
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A Chinese blue and white ovoid jar, late Ming Dynasty, 17th century, Decorated with figures in a landscape, 18 cm high. Provenance: Galerie Moderne, Brussels
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A Chinese blue and white brush pot, Chongzhen period, 17th century, Finely painted with landscapes in two apposing panels, 21 cm high, 20 cm diameter. Provenance: Christie's Amsterdam, 1984,Hatcher Collection, Sotheby's Australia, 1995, personal Hatcher collection, Martyn Cook Antiques, 1998
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Two Vietnamese blue and white dishes, 16th century, Each one with a floral design and unglazed base, 23 cm diameter. Provenance: One purchased from Lawsons Auctions, Sydney, 1999, The second one purchased Sydney, 1970's
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Two Chinese wucai jarlets, late Ming, 17th century, 11 cm and 10 cm high. Provenance: One purchased from Andrew Stuart-Robertson, 1999, The second one from Sanctuary Cove Antiques
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A Chinese blue and white bowl, Chongzhen period (1627-1644), Decorated with Chilong dragons, 'Chang Chun Jia Qi' four-character studio mark to the base, 12 cm diameter, 6.5 cm high. Provenance: Spink and Son Ltd, UK, David Ho Oriental Antiques
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A small Chinese foliated rimmed Fencai cup, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), Enameled with eight amusing horses, Jiaqing red seal mark, 4 cm high, 6 cm diameter. Provenance: Andrew Stuart-Roberston, 1996
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A Chinese straw glazed standing guardian figure, Sui-Tang Dynasty, 6-7th century, Supported on a square base, 22 cm high. Provenance: ex Collection James A. Borden, New York, Rare Art, New York, April 1981
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A Vietnamese blue and white jar, 15th century, With four shoulder lugs, decorated with floral scrolls, 11 cm high, 9 cm wide. Provenance: Sydney, 1970's
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A Chinese Fencai enamel three-piece garniture, 19th century, Each one decorated with roosters and flowers in shaped cartouche, 23.5 cm high (Meiping) and 19 cm high (vases). Provenance: Roy's Antiques, Melbourne
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A Chinese blue and white baluster jar and cover, Kangxi period (662-1722), Very well decorated with deer and cranes amongst gnarled pines, rocks and clouds, double ring to base, 43.2 cm high
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Five small Chinese vessels, 18th-20th century
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A pair of Chinese white glazed biscuit porcelain seated hounds, Qianlong period (1735-1796), 7.5 cm high. Provenance: ex Hatcher Collection, River City, Bangkok
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Two large Swatow blue and white dishes, late Ming, 17th century, Each one decorated with phoenix amongst exotic flowers, each base with kiln grit, 35 cm diameter and 47 cm diameter. Provenance: One purchased in Sydney, 1970's, The other one purchased from Lawsons, Sydney
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A large Chinese globular blue and white jar, Kangxi period (1662-1722), Painted with a large lotus leaf surrounded with flowers, a diaper band to the shoulder, 22.2 cm high, Wood cover. Provenance: Ray and Vicki Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art
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A rare blue and white round box and cover, Transitional period, mid 17th century, The bowl with a continuous peony scroll, the cover with butterflies amongst flowers, the rim with a band of ruyi heads, 15.6 cm x 14.2 cm, Wood stand and box. Provenance: Ray and Vicki Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art, 30/10/1999, Receipt No.0732
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A Chinese shallow lavender-glazed washer, Qing Dynasty (1622-1912), Recessed base and unglazed interior with broad crackle, 10.4 cm diameter. Provenance: Andrew Stuart-Robertson Oriental and Fine Arts, 18/11/2000, Invoice: 1154
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An unusual Chinese white-glazed censor, Qianlong period (1736-1795), With elephant-head handles, covered with a creamy-white soft paste glaze, supported on a flat bi-shaped rim around a small recessed base, later copper-mounted rim, 9 cm (at rim) diameter, 5 cm high. Provenance: Ray and Vicki Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art, 26/05/1990, Receipt No. 001629
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A fine pair of Chinese indigo-blue garlic-necked bottle vases, Kangxi period (1662-1722), Each one with three horizontal sections painted with exotic flowers, splayed foot, 20.5 cm high. Provenance: Ex-John Sparks (1854-1914) of London, Ex-Peter Jorden Collection, Ray and Vicki Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art, 13/11/1997, Receipt No. 0035
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A pair of Chinese imperial blue and white covered tea bowls on stands, Guangxu mark and period, Each section of each one decorated with continuous lotus scrolls and bearing a six-character nianhao, 10.5 cm x 10 cm. Provenance: Andrew Stuart-Robertson Oriental and Fine Arts, 16/3/1996, Invoice: 1043
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A large Chinese blue and white phoenix jar, Kangxi period, 1662-1722, Well decorated with four phoenix in flight amongst a continuous peony scroll, a band of Ruyi fungus around the neck, under-glazed blue double ring to the base, 34.5 cm high. Provenance: Ray and Vicki Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art
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A Chinese blue and white ovoid jardiniere, Kangxi period (1662-1722), Decorated within two panels with Daoist motifs of deer and cranes under a large pine tree, precious objects around the collar and separating the pair of panels, four original holes to the shoulder for hanging, 17.5 cm high, 18.6 cm diameter (rim). Provenance: Ray and Vicki Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art, 2002, Receipt No. 0096
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A Chinese archaic pottery tripod vesse('Lian') and cover, Han Dynasty (206 BCE-220 ACE), With Daodie 'handles' covered with a dark green lead glaze and supported on three bear-form feet, the cover well moulded with three stylized bands bands around a central flower, very good iridescent glaze, 18.5 cm diameter, 19 cm high. Provenance: Ray and Vicki Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art
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A large Chinese archaic Hu-shaped vase, Western Han (206 BCE-24 AD), With Daodie-mask handles, covered with a green lead glaze with traces of iridescence, two pairs of double-rings around the body, a high slightly everted foot, glazed flat base, 36 cm high. Provenance: Ray and Vicki Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art, 10/4/1999, Receipt No: 0655
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A small Chinese soft paste porcelain foliate-rimmed dish, Kangxi/Yongzheng, circa 1720, Decorated with aquatic animals, a ruyi fungus mark on the base, covered in a finely crackled glaze, 13.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Ray and Vicki Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art, 18/5/1987
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A small Chinese flower-shaped Qingbai dish, Northern Song (960-1127), Covered in a bluish-white glaze, the cavetto divided into six lobes, supported on a tiny unglazed base. Hutian kilns, Jingdezhen, 10.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Ray and Vicki Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art
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A small Chinese Imperial yellow bowl, Guangxu mark and period (1875-1908), The exterior with an egg yolk glaze and incised with a pair of dragons in pursuit of a flaming pearl amongst clouds, 10.9 cm diameter, 5.9 cm high. Provenance: Ray and Vicki Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art, 20/9/2000, Receipt No. 0882
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A Chinese imperial yellow saucer-dish, Daoguang mark and period (1821-1850), Covered in the interior and the outside cavetto with a slightly translucent pale-yellow glaze, six character seal mark to base, 21 cm diameter. Provenance: Ray and Vicki Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art, 30/4/1998, Receipt No. 0303
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A Chinese Junyao small dish, Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), Covered with a pale bluish-green glaze receding from the brown rim, the base and foot rim burnt iron brown, 15 cm diameter. Provenance: Ex- Eric Hancock collection, Ray and Vicki Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art, 8/9/1989, Receipt No. 001896
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A Chinese blue and white meiping dragon and phoenix vase, Kangxi period (1662-1722), 17.8 cm high. Provenance: Ray and Vicki Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art, 26/11/1991, Receipt No. 001329
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A large Chinese crushed strawberry-glazed bombe-form censer, late Qing Dynasty, Heavily potted, with two animal mask handles, the glazed neatly ground at the foot rim, the base unglazed, 22 cm diameter, 16 cm high. Provenance: ex Collection of Andrew Stuart-Robertson
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A large Chinese copper-red bottle vase, Qing Dynasty, probably early 19th century, The ox blood glazed draining at the rim and ground at the foot, pale celadon crackled glaze to the recessed base, together with a small flambe vase, late Qing Dynasty, 32 cm high and 20.6 cm high. Provenance: Ray and Vicki Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art, 16/8/1997, Receipt No. 0210 (copper-red bottle vase
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A small Chinese Junyao stoneware bowl, Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), The upright sides turning slightly inward and covered with a lovely thick pale blue crackled glaze, the interior and the base and flat cut foot rim burnt pale brown, 11 cm diameter, 5.5 cm high. Provenance: Ray and Vicki Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art, 2/3/2002, Receipt No. 0102
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A Chinese duck egg blue Meiping vase, 18th century, The thick cloudy blue glaze receding at the short mouth-rim and neck, chipped off at the foot, recessed base, Guangdong province, Shiwan kilns, 23.5 cm high. Provenance: Ray and Vicki Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art, 16/8/1997, Receipt No. 0210
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A rare Chinese soft paste porcelain washer, early Qing Dynasty, 1720-1750, With upright sides, covered in a crackled glaze, supported on a high foot, the exterior with two key fret bands, a qilong dragon incised in the centre, copper mounted rim, 10 cm diameter, 4.2 cm high. Provenance: Ray and Vicki Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art
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A Chinese blue and white tripod censer, Jiajing period (1522-1566), Decorated with Daoist motifs and immortals, supported on three mask feet, the base unglazed, 25.3 cm diameter, 12.5 cm high. Provenance: Ray and Vicki Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art, 14/7/2002, Receipt No.0073
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A rare Chinese Dehua bombe-form censer, Qianlong, 18th century, With dragon handles and supported on a shallow flat foot rim, covered in a bluish tinged thick white glaze, 11.5 cm diameter, 6.8 cm high. Provenance: Ray and Vicki Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art, 2002, Receipt No. 0096, Sydney Private Collection
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A rare Chinese blue and white bowl, Transitional period, mid-17th century, very finely painted in pale shades of cobalt blue, with a lake and mountain in the centre, the exterior with a rider and three attendants in a continuous landscape, 12.6 cm diameter, 6.4 cm high. Provenance: Ray and Vicki Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art, 6/3/2002, Receipt No. 502002
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A Chinese Imperial yellow dragon bowl, Guangxu mark and period (875-1908), The exterior covered in an even pale-yellow glaze and incised two dragons, each one in pursuit of a flaming pearl above waves, six character nianhao, 12.5 cm diameter, 5.9 cm high. Provenance: Ray and Vicki Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art, 2/3/2002, Receipt No. 0102
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A fine Chinese large flambe ('Lu Jun You') glazed vase, 18th century, The compressed body and long neck covered in a deep red and duck egg blue copper oxide glaze supported on a broad flat foot, the recessed base with a cafe au lait glaze, 27.4 cm high. Provenance: Ray and Vicki Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art, 26/05/01, Invoice: 5026
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A rare Chinese copper-red meiping vase, 18th century, The flambe ('Lu Jun You') glaze with streaks of pale blue on the crimson ground, two horizontal bands around the neck, the glazed pooling away from the lip and pooling towards unglazed foot rim, cafe au lait glaze under the foot, 24 cm high. Provenance: Ray and Vicki Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art, 9/6/2001, Receipt No. 0049
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A Chinese blue and white tea bowl and saucer and three bowls, 18th century, the largest bowl 15 cm diameter. Provenance: Ray and Vicki Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art
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A large Chinese blue and white peony dish, Kangxi period (1662-1722), Finely potted, iron-brown rim, 34.6 cm diameter. Provenance: Ray and Vicki Tregaskis Oriental Ceramics & Works of Art, 15/9/1991, Receipt No. 001307
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A Chinese Qingbai cup and stand, Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), The stand with molded floral decoration, 13 cm (Stand) diameter, 7.8 cm (cup) diameter. Provenance: Shanghai arts, Singapore, 1980's, Mossgreen, Dr. Peter Elliott Collection, 30, August, 2015, lot 611
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A Chinese Junyao-type tea bowl and saucer, possibly Song Dynasty, Very well potted, with a good even soft green glaze, 8.3 cm diameter and 11.4 cm diameter. Provenance: Mossgreen, 14-15 June 2011, Lot 550
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A Chinese silver pierced circular swing handle basket by Hung Chong, 11B Nanking Road, Shanghai, late 19th/early 20th century, decorated with scrolling dragons among clouds and birds in bamboo, marked 'HC/SHANGHAI, 28 cm diameter, 685 grams
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A Chinese blue glazed vase, Yongzheng mark, 20th century, With a band of upright banana leaves on the neck, two moulded phoenixes on the body, six character 'Yong Zheng' underglazed blue mark to the base, 25.2 cm high. Provenance: Estate of Doris Baer
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A Chinese Qingbai conical bowl, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), The Interior moulded with lotus patterns under a band of key fret, covered with even bluish-white glaze, 13.9 cm diameter
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Two Chinese dehua cups, Qing Dynasty, 17-18th century, One moulded with deer, dragon and carp, the other one moulded with dragons and lions, 9 cm and 8.9 cm high. Provenance: The Jannece Tapsall Collection
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A pair of Chinese Dehua cups, 17th -18th century, Each with octagonal form, each side with moulded figures, 5 cm high. Provenance: The Jannece Tapsall Collection
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Two Chinese dehua cups, Qing Dynasty, 17-18th century, One decorated with flowers on the exterior, covered with nice pinky white glaze, the other moulded with lion and deer, 6 cm high. Provenance: The Jannece Tapsall Collection
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A Chinese 'Fencai' bowl with two dishes, late Qing Dynasty, Well painted with western scholars in four medallions reserved against a ruby-red background painted with white scroll sprays, 19 cm diameter (bowl), 20.3 cm diameter (dish). Provenance: The Jannece Tapsall Collection
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A Chinese bronze mirror, Tang Dynasty (618-907), Cast lion knob surrounded by four mythical animals, areas covered with green patina, 11.5 cm diameter. Provenance: ex Paris Private Collection, The Jannece Tapsall Collection
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A Chinese Qingbai boy on a buffalo, Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), Iron spot and bluish glaze, flat unglazed base stand, 6 cm high, 10 cm wide. Provenance: Christie's London, 13/12/1982, lot 517, Mossgreen, 30, August, 2015, The Dr. Peter Elliott Collection, lot 624
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A Chinese Cizhou wasted jar, Yuan-Ming Dynasty, 14th-15th century, Freely painted with stylized lotus motifs in iron brown, 22 cm high, please see Yutaks Mino, Freedom of Clay and Brush through Seven Centuries in Northern China: Tz'u-chou Type Wares, 960-1,600 A.D., Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1981, Pl. 83, p. 190 for a similar example. Provenance: Ex-Dr. Steven Zador's Collection (Dr. Steven Zador was the governor of New South Wales Art Gallery)
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A Chinese ge-type crackle glazed vase, Qing Dynasty, circa 19th century, 11 cm high
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A Chinese red glazed bowl, Qianlong mark, 20th century, 19.5 cm diameter
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A Chinese celadon jade belt hook, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), Deeply carved with a young chilong grasping a lingzhi fungus branch as it faces the dragon head hook, 9 cm long
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A Chinese bronze seated Buddha, late Ming Dynasty, 33 cm high
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A Chinese soapstone square seal, 20th century, the knob carved with two chilong dragons, one side inscribed 'Gui Pu, Jia Qing Si Nian Wei Ren Qing Di Zhuan, Yi Bingshou', translated 'Yi Bing Shou carved this sealed for his brother in the fourth year of Jiaqing, 4.5 cm wide, 4 cm high
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A painted pottery figure of a kneeling lady, Han Dynasty (206BCE-220CE), Dressed in a long white and red robe with arms forward palms up, the face finely modelled with almond eyes, upturned nose and red lips drawn into a sweet smile, framed by long black hair pulled gracefully into a knot at the shoulders and a loose strand trailing down the back, with traces of original red and white pigments overall, 27 cm high
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A rare pair of equestrian figures, Western Han Dynasty, 2nd-1st century BCE, Brightly decorated with original mineral pigments, the detachable riders wearing long decorative robes, each horse with apertures where the wooden legs and the ears would have been and beautifully painted with saddle and harness, the pigments are in excellent condition, 23 cm high, 28 cm wide (horses), 26 cm high (figure), Reference: See Robert D. Jacobsen, see Celestial Horses and Long Sleeve Dancers, The David W. Dewey…
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A Chinese silver-inlaid bronze tripod censer, Qing Dynasty, circa 18/19th century, The compressed globular form supported on three cabriole legs, the mid-section inlaid with silver wire with wan pattern interspersed with foliate reserves and a border encircling the narrow recessed waist below the lipped rim, set to either side with upright handles, the base centered with a two-character ShiShou mark, 10.6 cm high, 11.4 cm diameter. Provenance: Purchased from R & V Tregaskis
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A Chinese famille-rose small covered box, Qianlong mark, Republic period, 20th century, The lid well painted with a pair of quails resting on the grass beside river bank in front of rocks and flowers, 'Qian Long Nian Zhi' four-character blue enamel seal mark to the base, 4.4 cm diameter. Provenance: Purchased from a well known Asian antique gallery at Hong Kong Peninsula Hotel in the early 80's, Private Adelaide Collection
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A rare Chinese famille-rose vase, Jiaqing mark, possibly of the period (1796-1820), Of compressed form at the centre and very finely decorated with exotic flowers and tendrils on a sgraffito ground, glazed yellow and rose, the interior of the mouth and the base in turquoise, six-character mark in iron-red, For two vases of similar shape from the Qianlong period, one in the Shanghai Museum and one in the National Palace Museum Beijing, see Zhong Hua Wen Wu Jing Hua Da Ci Dian-Tao Ci Juan, pl,921 &922, pp…
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A Chinese famille-rose bowl, Daoguang mark, 20th century, With slightly everted rim, the exterior reserve decorated with floral scrolls on a ruby-red ground, Daoguang six-character underglazed blue mark to the base, 12.6 cm diameter
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A Thai/Cambodian Angkor Buri stone Buddha head, circa 8th century, The eyes gazing downwards, the serene face with bow lips under a straight nose, the hair with tight curls, 24 cm high
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A large Thai bronze torsp of Buddha, 17th century, 62 cm high
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A Chinese small white Jade carving of Hehe Erxian, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 4.5 cm high
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A Chinese bronze weight in the form of a crouching Buddhist lion, late Ming, 17th century, 8 cm long, 6 cm high
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A group of Thai bronze Buddha hands, 14-16th century, largest 9 cm high. Provenance: The Jannece Tapsall Collection
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A Tibetan gilt bronze vajar, 18th century, The thunderbolt-sceptre is cast with a central bulbous grip that separates two lotus pedestals supporting a central column surrounded by eight arched vajra points emerging from the jaws of makara heads, 17 cm long
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A Tibetan repousse gilt bronze figure of Shakyamuni Buddha, 18th century, Seated in dhyanasana on a lotus throne, right hand in bhumisparsa mudra, left hand with dhyana mudra, 17 cm high
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A very fine heavily cast Thai gilt-bronze Buddha, Ayutthya period,17-18th century, Seated on a three-tiered lotus throne, the throne decorated in gold and red lacquer, two loops for attachment at the back, 28.8 cm high, 22 cm wide at the base. Provenance: Raymond & Victoria Tregaskis 'Major Oriental Works of Art', Feb-March 1995, cat no 61
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A Tibetan gilt bronze lama Sakya, 19th century or earlier, Seated in dhyanasana on a lotus throne, with bhumisparsa mudra, 8.5 cm high
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A Sino-Tibetan cast gilt bronze figure of Amatayus, Qianlong mark and period, dated to 1780, Seated on a square pierced pedestal before a flaming mandorla, inscribed 'Da Qing Qian Long Geng Zi Nian Jing Zao' to the front of the base, 23 cm high. Provenance: Melbourne Private Collection
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A Tibetan gilt bronze eight-armed Avalokiteevara, 18th - 19th century, Three faces figure seated in dhyanasana on a lotus throne, 17 cm high
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Two Thai bronze Buddha heads, 15-16th century, 12 cm high and 6 cm high. Provenance: The Jannece Tapsall Collection
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A Ceylonese heavy brass seated Buddha, 19th century, Seated on a shaped throne, with traces of polychrome, 19 cm high, 11.7 cm wide. Provenance: Private Melbourne Collection
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A bronze figure of Vajrapani, Himalayan, circa 19 - 20th century, Seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus throne, the right hand holding a vajra and left hand holding a bell, 16.6 cm high
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A Tibetan bronze seated figure of a Lama, circa 18th century, Seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus throne, in the dharmacakra mudra, with cold painted eyes, lips and face, 19 cm high
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A rare and finely cast large Tibetan gilt-bronze figure of Maitreya, 15/16th Century, Seated in bhadrasana posture, in the dharmacakra mudra, 41 cm high, similar example please see Ulrich von Schroeder, '108 Buddhist Statues in Tibet', DVD-images-part 2 Jok255D, also see M. M. Grewening & E.Rist, 'Buddha: 2000 Years of Buddhist Art. 232 Masterpieces', fig. 170, p. 394 for a Maitreya with similar gesture but without the crown. Provenance: Mossgreen 2/6/2008, lot 5
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A fine gilt- bronze Amitayus, Khasa-malla Kingdom, Western Tibet/Nepal, circa 14th century, Finely cast seated in dhyanasana on a lotus throne, holding a vase, his face with aquiline nose and downcast eyes in a serene expression, the hair neatly tied into a knotted jatamukuta behind a five-leaf crown, adorned with ornamental jewelry, including earrings, beaded necklaces, bracelets, armbands and anklets with inset stones, dressed in a diaphanous dhoti with the folds piled elegantly below the ankles, back…
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An East Tibetan Thanka of Mahakala,18th century, With old brocade silk, 101.1 x 81 cm
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A Nepalese bronze standing figure of Shakyamuni, circa 19th century, Standing on a lotus throne, his right hand in abhaya mudra, theleft hand holding an offering bowl, 32.6 cm high
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A Chinese Jade lion, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), The beast worked recumbent with its bushy tail curled between its hind legs, its head turned to one side, detailed with bulging eyes, flaring nostrils and a pair of funnel-shaped ears, grasping a large spray of lingzhi in its mouth, two front legs hold an embroidered ball, 7 cm long. Provenance: Private Melbourne Collection
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A small jade weight, Ming Dynasty, circa 17th century, In the form of a chilong biting its hoof, the veined stone of grey-green colour, 5 cm long, 2 cm high
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A green jade recumbent Qilin, Ming-Qing Dynasty, 17th century, With head turned, the stone with mottled russet skin, 7.1 cm long
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A pale celadon jade lion, Yuan-Ming Dynasty 13-17th century, Seated with ribbed spine, the head resting on his forelegs which are neatly tucked under the body, the stone with greenish-black inclusions, 5.1 cm long
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A Chinese flawless white jade dragon-headed belt-hook, probably 18th century, Finely worked, well polished, 10 cm long
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A large amethyst carving of a pair of peking ducks amongst lotus, Qing Dynasty, probably 18th century, 10 cm long, 6 cm wide
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