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A SUPERB YANGCAI RUBY-RED GROUND VASE WITH LOTUS AND TOW LANDSCAPE PANELS
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A SUPERB YANGCAI RUBY-RED GROUND VASE WITH LOTUS AND TOW LANDSCAPE PANELS

A SUPERB YANGCAI RUBY-RED GROUND VASE WITH LOTUS AND TOW LANDSCAPE PANELS \n\nChina, underglaze blue Qianlong seal mark and from the period \n\nH. 23,3 cm \n\nOn one side a scene with immortals on a terrace and a heavenly palace, on the other side a mountain landscape with river and pines in excellent painting, surrounded by a ruby red sgraffito ground with lotus blossoms and tendrils. Two handles running along the sides of the body and neck in the form of stylised dragons in light blue accentua

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A RARE INLAID ZITAN BRUSHPOT
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A RARE INLAID ZITAN BRUSHPOT

A RARE INLAID ZITAN BRUSHPOT \n\nChina, late Ming dynasty \n\nH. 19,2 cm \n\nOf bracket-lobed form, decorated with flowering peony and prunus inlaid with mother of pearl, stained horn, coral, with a poetic inscription, four seal marks: wumen, shen yiru, kehong and xueju (Sun Kehong 1553 - 1611), below a thin band of keyfret at the rim in metal inlay. Weight: 1,351 kg. \n\nPrivy Councillor Herrmann Dobrikow (Beijing, d. 1928), sold by a family member through China Bohlken, Sylt, on July 16th, 198

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A FINE IMPERIAL POLYCHROME IVORY- AND BONE-INLAID PANEL
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A FINE IMPERIAL POLYCHROME IVORY- AND BONE-INLAID PANEL

A FINE IMPERIAL POLYCHROME IVORY- AND BONE-INLAID PANEL \n\nChina, Qianlong period \n\n74 x 91 cm / 89 x 105 cm R. \n\nThe rectangular panel is finely inlaid with meticulous details in polychrome bone with a mythical scene , depicting various immortals near a pagoda. The scene is set in a mountainous landscape dotted with bridges and pavilions, and enlivened with verdant vegetation, all against a background of graduated blue, the hardwood frame carved in shallow relief with a leaf scroll border.

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A RARE PALE CELADON JADE FIGURE OF GUANYIN IN A GROTTO
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A RARE PALE CELADON JADE FIGURE OF GUANYIN IN A GROTTO

A RARE PALE CELADON JADE FIGURE OF GUANYIN IN A GROTTO \n\nChina, 18th c. \n\nH. 29 cm \n\nGuanyin is standing on a rocky base with both hands elegantly placed in front of her abdomen, her right hand holding rosary, clad in various garments including inner-garment secured with a ribbon knotted to the front and wide-sleeved mantle falling in large pleats downwards leaving her feet bare, her face displays a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into her nose-bridge, s

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A HIGHLY IMPORTANT GREY MARBLE TORSO OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI
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A HIGHLY IMPORTANT GREY MARBLE TORSO OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

A HIGHLY IMPORTANT GREY MARBLE TORSO OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI \n\nChina, Northern Qi/Sui dynasty, 6th/7th c. \n\n126 x 60 x 27 cm \n\nThe finely sculpted torso of Buddha Shakyamuni is standing in samabhanga with his body slightly leaning back, the right lower arm originally set into the present hole of the upper arm, most likely showing the abhayamudra, the left arm is stretched downwards with the hand holding the seam of his monastic garment which is clinging tightly to his body revealing the body

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AN IMPORTANT GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SAMVARA AND NAIRATMYA
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AN IMPORTANT GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SAMVARA AND NAIRATMYA

AN IMPORTANT GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SAMVARA AND NAIRATMYA \n\nTibeto-Chinese, Qianlong period \n\nH. 60 cm (Figur H. 46 cm) \n\nStanding in alidhasana on a separate cast base consisting of a pair of four-armed divinities reclining on a lotus base, his arms embracing his consort and the hands holding vajra and ghanta, wearing tiger-skin skirt, scarf floating around his shoulders with its streamers encircling both arms while the finials curling up again, mala of severed heads and one of skulls, bej

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A FINE BUDDHIST-DAOIST PANTHEO
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A FINE BUDDHIST-DAOIST PANTHEO

A FINE BUDDHIST-DAOIST PANTHEON \n\nChina, 18th/ 19th c. \n\n173 x 95 cm (183,5 x 105,5 cm R.) \n\nAll the important sages and folk figures of Daoism and Buddhism are gathered together in the centre of a blue-green, cloudy landscape. In the centre of the picture, the white-robed Guanyin is depicted sitting in a green rocky landscape, with the boy Sudhana at her side, who is searching for wisdom with her on Mount Potalaka. Directly above the Guanyin is the most important sage of Daoism, the Yello

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A FINE AND RARE IMPERIAL MINTGREEN-GROUND PAIR OF FAMILLE...
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A FINE AND RARE IMPERIAL MINTGREEN-GROUND PAIR OF FAMILLE...

A FINE AND RARE IMPERIAL MINTGREEN-GROUND PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE LOTUS TRAYS ON CARVED WOOD STANDS \n\nChina, iron-red Jiaqing seal marks and period \n\nB. je 15,2 cm \n\nThe flat, lobed sides have a four-leaf cross-section and rest on four slightly curved, elongated, iron-red decorated feet. The interior of the tablet, presumably used for the tea ceremony, is decorated with four lotus blossoms around a central blossom next to tendril work, all details in shades of shaded pink, blue and green on a

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A FINE AND RARE WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI
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A FINE AND RARE WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

A FINE AND RARE WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI \n\nChina, Northern Song dynasty, ca. 11th c. \n\nH. 29,5 cm \n\nSeated with his legs crossed on a plinth, his right hand stretched to the front in tarjanimudra while the left is resting elegantly on his left knee, wearing monastic garment including an underskirt pleated around his middle and a wide-sleeved mantle covering both shoulders falling down in large pleats over body and legs, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes bel

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A RARE RARATONGA MASSUE - POLE CLUB
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A RARE RARATONGA MASSUE - POLE CLUB

A RARE RARATONGA MASSUE - POLE CLUB \n\nCook Islands \n\nL. 224 cm \n\nAkatara, long grip with an oval cross-section tapering in the lower part with an I of two fish bones, the finely serrated blade placed above a motif of two stylised eyes. Dark and shiny patina. \n\nImportant Bavarian private collection, acquired at Christie's Paris, 6.12.2005, lot 60. \n\nMassue from the Cook Islands, with a head carved in one piece in the shape of a spearhead with serrated edges, are known as "Akatara". Pre-

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THE 3RD KULIKA KING OF SAMBHALA - BHADRA
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THE 3RD KULIKA KING OF SAMBHALA - BHADRA

THE 3RD KULIKA KING OF SAMBHALA - BHADRA \n\nEastern Tibet, 19th c. \n\n62,5 x 41,5 / 119 x 60,5 cm \n\nWhere this legendary kingdom with its ninety-six principalities is supposed to have been located remains uncertain - speculations about its location range from Russia to Central Asia to Alexandria. According to most Tibetan accounts, it must be an area surrounded by high snow-covered glacier mountains. In the centre of the capital Kalapana is the palace of the first mythical king of Shambhala

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A RARE LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF HAYAGRIVA
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A RARE LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF HAYAGRIVA

A RARE LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF HAYAGRIVA \n\nTibeto-Chinese, 18th c. \n\nH. 39 cm (m. S.) \n\nStanding with his multiple legs in alidhasana, his six arms radiating around his body, the hands showing the specific gestures and holding the prescribed attributes, wearing tiger-skirt, scarf draped around his shoulders with its streamers encircling his arms and its finials curling up, mala of severed heads, bejewelled, his triple faced head displaying each a wrathful expression with bulging eyes below

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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VAISHRAVANA
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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VAISHRAVANA

A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VAISHRAVANA \n\nTibeto-Chinese, 18th c. \n\nH. 13,5 cm \n\nSeated astride on the caparisoned lion reclining on the lotus base, his head turned to the front showing open mouth and a curling tail, the right hand raised originally holding an attribute while the left is supporting the mongoose, wearing armour, boots, scarf floating around his shoulders, its streamers curling around his arms and its finials falling down over the lion?s back, his face displaying a wrathful expr

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A GILT- AND BLACK- LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA AMIDA
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A GILT- AND BLACK- LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA AMIDA

A GILT- AND BLACK- LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA AMIDA \n\nJapan, Heian period \n\nH. 45 cm (o.s.) / 75,5 cm \n\nStanding in samabhanga with both hands showing the vitarkamudra, wearing monastic garments including underskirt and a mantle covering both shoulders falling down his body in concentric and parallel pleats, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, inlaid urna at his forehead, moustache and goatee framing his lips finely painted in black, pierc

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A BLUE AND WHITE MOONFLASK 'BIANHU'
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A BLUE AND WHITE MOONFLASK 'BIANHU'

A BLUE AND WHITE MOONFLASK 'BIANHU' \n\nChina, underglaze blue Qianlong seal mark and period \n\nH. 24,4 cm \n\nOf flattened form rising from a splayed rectangular foot, moulded on each side with a raised peach-shaped cartouche in relief, painted with two bats in flight encircling peaches issuing from a gnarled leafy branch, the body further surrounded by meandering lotus scrolls and two bands of lingzhi running along the sides, the narrow neck flanked by a pair ruyi-form handles, with further l

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A LARGE AND FINE THREE-PART BRONZE CENSER AND COVER IN...
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A LARGE AND FINE THREE-PART BRONZE CENSER AND COVER IN...

A LARGE AND FINE THREE-PART BRONZE CENSER AND COVER IN ARCHAIC STYLE ON A CARVED WOOD STAND \n\nChina, 18th c. \n\nH. 103 cm ( m. S.) \n\nFrom a North German merchant family, collected in China between 1911 and 1928 - Minor wear, traces of age

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A PAIR OF FINELY CARVED DRAGON RELIEF COMPOUND CABINETS
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A PAIR OF FINELY CARVED DRAGON RELIEF COMPOUND CABINETS

A PAIR OF FINELY CARVED DRAGON RELIEF COMPOUND CABINETS \n\nChina, Qing dynasty \n\n242 x 124 x 54 cm \n\nOf rectangular form, the main body constructed with two large doors intricately carved with a five-clawed dragon among 'ruyi'-shaped cloud scrolls on each side above a horizontal panel with two dragons reaching for the flaming pearl in the center and similar decoration on the apron below, the hat chests carved on both doors with a dragon clasping the flaming pearl above a stylized landscape

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A RARE THANGKA OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI AND THE SIXTEEN ARHATS
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A RARE THANGKA OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI AND THE SIXTEEN ARHATS

A RARE THANGKA OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI AND THE SIXTEEN ARHATS \n\nChina, 17th/ 18th c. \n\n101 x 70 / 182 x 93-102 cm \n\nThis painting originated from the tradition of Hinayana Buddhism, sometimes called "Small Vehicle", or Theravada Buddhism "Teaching of the Elders". Arhats (gNas brtan) are the enlightened ones of Hinayana Buddhism. They are initially sixteen disciples of the Buddha, especially distinguished from a multitude of followers by their special abilities and circumstances. Later, two mo

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A POLYCHROME CLAY AND WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYI
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A POLYCHROME CLAY AND WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYI

A POLYCHROME CLAY AND WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN \n\nChina, early Ming Dynasty \n\nH. 111 cm \n\nThe clay figure is modelled around a wood frame, and is standing in slight tribhanga on a lotus base, his body slightly turned, his right hand stretched along his body while the left is raised in front of his chest, wearing dhoti fastened with a belt around the waist and falling down in wide folds, cape draped over his shoulders continuing into the streamers falling along his body on the base, bracelets,

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A VERY RARE PAIR OF PART-GLAZED QINGBAI MODELS OF RECLINING BOYS
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A VERY RARE PAIR OF PART-GLAZED QINGBAI MODELS OF RECLINING BOYS

A VERY RARE PAIR OF PART-GLAZED QINGBAI MODELS OF RECLINING BOYS \n\nChina, Song/ early Yuan dynasty, ca. 13th c. \n\nL. 26 cm \n\nThis beautifully modeled pair of boys belong to a small group of rare Buddhist and Daoist figures made at the Jingdezhen kilns in the Song dynasty. Most of the published figures preserved in Chinese collections represent the bodhisattva Guanyin. This pair of boys is extremly rare. A similar glazed Daoist figure seated on top of a glazed pierced rock stool, with the b

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A FINE RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP WITH CHILONG AND TAOTIE MASKS
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A FINE RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP WITH CHILONG AND TAOTIE MASKS

A FINE RHINOCEROS HORN LIBATION CUP WITH CHILONG AND TAOTIE MASKS \n\nChina, 18th c. \n\n9,4 x 15,9 x 8,4 cm / 204 g \n\nWeight: 204 g \n\nFrom the collection of Helmut Haselbauer, Munich, associate of Ludwig Bretschneider (1909- 1987), acquired before 1987 - Slightly chipped

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A LARGE AND FINE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL PART-GILT CANDLE HOLDER
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A LARGE AND FINE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL PART-GILT CANDLE HOLDER

A LARGE AND FINE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL PART-GILT CANDLE HOLDER \n\nChina, Qianlong period \n\nH. 49,8 cm \n\nBell-shaped foot, and deep drip bowl with a tapering shaft and a very small further drip bowl. In coloured émail cloisonné at the foot shou medallion surrounded by bats, lotus and vines, on the large bowl inside lotus, blossoms and shou characters hanging from bats, outside the Eight Buddhist Emblems, on the shaft lotus and angular spirals, all on a turquoise-blue ground. \n\nOld Cologne priva

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A SUPERB AND RARE GOLD INLAID IRON AND BRONZE FIGURE OF A...
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A SUPERB AND RARE GOLD INLAID IRON AND BRONZE FIGURE OF A...

A SUPERB AND RARE GOLD INLAID IRON AND BRONZE FIGURE OF A STANDING MAN WITH A QUIVER \n\nJapan, signed on the quiver Nihon Kuni Kyoto ju Komai sei, Meiji period \n\nH. 19 cm (o.S.) \n\nIron and bronze, the robe finely inlaid with kiri flowers between waves in gold. The eyes worked in silver and shakudo. The quiver on the bottom with inlaid signature in gold inlay. Mounted on a black lacquer base. \n\nBavarian private collection - Very minor traces of age, very minor corrosio

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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VIRUPA
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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VIRUPA

A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VIRUPA \n\nTibet, early 18th c. \n\nH. 13,7 cm \n\nSeated in rajalilasana on a lotus base, his right hand holding the kapala while the left is raised in the tarjanimudra, wearing dhoti, cape, meditation band around his left knee, channavira, bejewelled, his face displaying a severe expression with open eyes below raised eyebrows, elongated earlobes with ear ornaments, his blue coloured hairdo combed in a chignon and secured with a tiara, sealed. \n\nFrom an old and import

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A BRONZE FIGURE OF CAKRASAMVARA
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A BRONZE FIGURE OF CAKRASAMVARA

A BRONZE FIGURE OF CAKRASAMVARA \n\nNepal, 17th c. \n\nH. 16/20 cm \n\nStanding in pratyalidhasana on a separate cast base consisting of a pair of Hindu divinities reclining on the lotus base, his twelve arms radiating around his body, his principle ones embracing Nairatmya, the hands with the karttrika and kapala, the other hands holding the prescribed attributes, wearing skirt, mala?s of severed heads and skulls, bejewelled, his four faced head displaying severe expressions, elongated earlobes

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A GOLD-INLAID IRON TETSUBIN
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A GOLD-INLAID IRON TETSUBIN

A GOLD-INLAID IRON TETSUBIN, ATTR. TO RYUBUNDO YASUNOSOKUE VI (MIZOGUCHI KIHEI, 1840-1921) \n\nJapan, marked 'Ryubundo tsukuru', Meiji period \n\nH. 14,2 cm \n\nFormer old Westphalian private collection, acquired prior to 2007 - Traces of age

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A FINE MODEL OF THE 'TAKARABUNE ' WITH A SET OF THE SEVEN GODS OF GOOD FORTUNE
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A FINE MODEL OF THE 'TAKARABUNE ' WITH A SET OF THE SEVEN GODS OF GOOD FORTUNE

A FINE MODEL OF THE 'TAKARABUNE ' WITH A SET OF THE SEVEN GODS OF GOOD FORTUNE \n\nJapan, Edo/Meiji period, mid to late 19th c. \n\nL. 61 cm \n\nOf lacquered wood, the hull decorated in gold and aokin togidashi-e lacquer with a wood-graineffect, the gunwales gold nashiji, the rails red lacquer, the planks of the deck gold lacquer, the four supports of the central awning with floral designs, the canopy decorated with gold nashiji and the curtains of thin silvered metal sheet, the deck beneath the

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A FINE SAFAVIDE BOOK COVER
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A FINE SAFAVIDE BOOK COVER

A FINE SAFAVIDE BOOK COVER \n\nPersia, ca. 17th c. \n\nJe Seite 24,5 x 14,3 cm \n\nThe leather cover is finely embossed on the outside with cartouches, filigree floral decoration and stylised cloud bands. The inside is decorated in polychrome lacquer painting and gold heightening with two figural scenes: On the left, four young ladies within a paradise garden with rich plant and animal decoration, on the right the depiction of a prince surrounded by servants and musicians. All around stylised cl

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A POLISHED SANDSTONE FIGURE OF DURGA
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A POLISHED SANDSTONE FIGURE OF DURGA

A POLISHED SANDSTONE FIGURE OF DURGA \n\nCambodia, Khmer, Bakheng period, first quarter of the 10th c. \n\nH. 106 cm \n\nStanding in samabhanga, fragmented four arms, naked upper body with well-defined breasts, a distinctive inner curve of the spine, wearing vertical pleated sampot tied around her hips with a belt decorated with tassels, a wide fold-over falling over the belt, all folds sculpted as pleats folding on top of each other, her face displaying an enigmatic smile with almond-shaped eye

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A FINE BRONZE FIGURE OF VAIROCANA
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A FINE BRONZE FIGURE OF VAIROCANA

A FINE BRONZE FIGURE OF VAIROCANA \n\nTibet, 15th c. \n\nH. 21,6 cm \n\nSeated in vajrasana on a lotus base with both hands resting on his lap in dhyanamudra, wearing dhoti incised with a wavy pattern, jewellery set with turquoise beads, his four cold-gilded faces displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into the nose-bridge, painted facial details, his blue coloured hairdo combed in a chignon and secured with tiara?s, sealed. \n\nFrom an old and important

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A FINE CARVED AND INSCRIBED JADE 'ABSTINENCE' PENDANT AND...
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A FINE CARVED AND INSCRIBED JADE 'ABSTINENCE' PENDANT AND...

A FINE CARVED AND INSCRIBED JADE 'ABSTINENCE' PENDANT AND TWO FURTHER JADE CARVINGS \n\nChina, 18th/19th c. \n\n5,3 x 3,4/ 7,5/ 7,3 cm \n\nFrom a North German merchant family, collected in China between 1911 and 1928 - Partly very slightly chipped

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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRABHAIRAVA
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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRABHAIRAVA

A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRABHAIRAVA \n\nTibeto-Chinese. 18th c. \n\nH. 16,5 cm \n\nStanding with his multiple legs in pratyalidhasana on a separate cast lotus base trampling various animals and divinities, embracing his consort with his principle arms and its hands holding karttrika and kapala, the other arms radiating around his body with their hands showing various gestures and attributes, his nine faced head with central bull face displaying a wrathful expression with protruding eyes below

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A FINE BRONZE FIGURE OF JAMBHALA
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A FINE BRONZE FIGURE OF JAMBHALA

A FINE BRONZE FIGURE OF JAMBHALA \n\nTibet, 15th c. \n\nH. 14,3 cm \n\nSeated in lalitasana on a lotus base with his right foot supported by a conch placed on a vase, his right hand lowered holding the lemon fruit while the left is placed on his left knee supporting the mongoose spitting jewels, wearing dhoti, scarf floating around his shoulders, encircling both arms and their finials curling up, bejewelled, his face displaying a severe expression with protruding eyes below raised eyebrows, elon

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A SUPERB ANTHROPOMORPHIC LIME SPATULA, MASSIM
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A SUPERB ANTHROPOMORPHIC LIME SPATULA, MASSIM

A SUPERB ANTHROPOMORPHIC LIME SPATULA, MASSIM \n\nPapua New Guinea \n\nL. 26,2 cm \n\nHarry Beran (1935 - 2021) commented on a very similar spatula offered at Sotheby's on 3.12.2009 as follows: 'From India to Southeast Asia to Melanesia, ten percent of the world's population chews betel nut. Artists from the Massim region are responsible for the most elegant and beautiful lime spatulas used in this universe of betel consumers. The spatulas carved by the master of prominent eyes are among the mos

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A RARE AND LARGE RED-LACQUERED IRON PAIR DEPICTING ANANDA AND KASYAPA
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A RARE AND LARGE RED-LACQUERED IRON PAIR DEPICTING ANANDA AND KASYAPA

A RARE AND LARGE RED-LACQUERED IRON PAIR DEPICTING ANANDA AND KASYAPA \n\nChina, Ming dynasty, ca. 16th c. \n\nH. 106,5 /108 cm \n\nBoth standing in samabhanga on a lotus base, the youthful Ananda with both hands in anjalimudra, wearing monastic garment including underskirt falling over his shoes, wide-sleeved mantle draped over both shoulders secured through a ring at his left shoulder, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into the nose-bridge

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IN THE STYLE OF CASTIGLIONE (LANG SHINING 1688 - 1768)
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IN THE STYLE OF CASTIGLIONE (LANG SHINING 1688 - 1768)

IN THE STYLE OF CASTIGLIONE (LANG SHINING 1688 - 1768) \n\nIn the Style of Castiglione (Lang Shining) (1688-1766) \n\nChina, Qing dynasty \n\nJe 36 x 33,7 cm, R. \n\nTwo Horses in Landscapes. Two Album Paintings, framed under glass, ink and colors on paper. On each signature by the artist: ?Respectfully painted by your subject Lang Shining?. Two seals of the artist: ?Chen?, ?Lang Shining?. On top of each painting there is a large seal of the imperial collection of the Qianlong Emperor: ?Seal of

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