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LOT 1549
Chinese Cizhou Glazed Jar
20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 in. (298 grams, 12 cm wide).
A jar with decorative glaze to the upper body, series of raised vertical ribs to the circumference; carinated body with basal ring. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired Masan, Bristol sale, 2016.
Property of a London gentleman.
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Chinese Glazed Vase
15th-17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A piriform Yuan style provincial ceramic vase with stepped mouth, simple scrolling forms painted over the body. 825 grams, 21 cm high
Fine condition.
Acquired 1980s-1990s. Collection of M. Cummings, Lincolnshire, UK. -
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Chinese Song Tile with Six-Armed Deity
Song Dynasty, 960-1279 A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
A square ceramic tile with six-armed deity seated on a lotus flower base within an oval-shaped recess. 4.8 kg, 28.5 x 28.5 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1970s. West Country, UK, collection. -
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Chinese Wei Shakyamuni Buddha on Lion Throne
Northern Wei Dynasty, 386-534 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
A gilt-bronze figure (after the Gandharan style, or that of the neighbouring Uddiyana region), of Shakyamuni Buddha modelled with his hands clasped together in dhyana mudra and seated in the dhyanasana posture on a throne flanked by two roaring lions; robes with U-shaped folds in the Mathuran style and the head with a prominent ushnisha. 95 grams, 70 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired for the ‘Buckingham Collection’ by the late Nik Douglas (1944-2012), renowned author, curator and Asian art expert; the collection formed from the early 1960s to early 1970s; displayed at the major exhibition ‘The Buddha Image: Out of Uddiyana’, Tibet House, 22 West 15th Street, New York, 16 September-20 October 2010, extended to 16 November and again to 7 January 2011; where the collection of one hundred pieces was publicly valued at US$ 15M; this piece was scheduled to be included in an exhibition titled ‘On the Silk Route; Birth of The Buddha’, to be held in London from November 2012, but sadly his death prevented this. Accompanied by copies of several press releases and articles for the exhibition, including Artnet News, This Week in New York, Huffpost, Buddhist Art News, and copies of the relevant London and Tibet House exhibition catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.10907-168639.
Gandhara was a principal gateway through which Buddhism spread to China. Academic research conducted after the death of Nik Douglas (above) explains that Gandharan sculpture has been found in neighbouring regions, such as in Uddiyana. Sculpture from the Gandharan and Uddiyana regions has similar characteristics and as a result has often remained undifferentiated. As a result of this recent research however, it is becoming more feasible to identify distinctions between the sculpture of these different regions.
