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LOT 2143
Chinese Glazed Ceramic Cau Mau Shipwreck Box
18TH CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (220 grams total, 10.2 cm wide).
With an associated lid, painted with a blue design composed of plants and leaves. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 2007.
FootnotesThe Cau Mau shipwreck refers to a cargo of Chinese porcelain sunk between 1723 and 1735 off the coast of Vietnam. The wreck was discovered by Vietnamese fishermen in 1998. It is believed the wreck was a merchant’s junk on its way from Canton (Guangzhou) to Batavia when it caught fire and sank. The ship was carrying goods destined for Dutch traders who had limited access to China and its ports.
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Chinese Tang Hunter on Horseback
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterEstimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Modelled with semi-naturalistic anatomical detailing, standing on a rectangular base, extensive remains of painted pigmentation, the horse with a cropped mane, painted bridle, harness and decorative saddlecloth, prey animal slung behind saddle, rider in the saddle leaning forwards with one arm raised, hand in a gripping position forming a socket to accept a weapon or other object. 3.8 kg, 40 cm
Fine condition.
Acquired 1990s. West Country, UK, collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11364-193072.
The Lari Festival was a Chinese celebration observed during the Tang era, intended to offer sacrifice to various gods at the end of the year. In the Tang Dynasty, it was a custom to hunt on this day, which was not only meant to meet the demand for sacrifice, but also to emphasise warrior culture, with his love of the hunt. In the poem titled Hunting On Lari Festival, Yao He in the mid and late periods of the Tang Dynasty also mentioned one of his collective hunting events to meet the demand for sacrifice on that festival when he was governor of Jin Zhou. Emperor Xianzong was very much astounded at such slaughters of foxes and hares and observed, "Every Lari Festival recent years, I heard some prefectures and counties, to take something to the capital, catch and raise foxes and hares to serve as tributes” (Complete Tang Proses,Vol. 60); therefore he issued the Fox & Hare Hunting Forbidding Decree. -
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Arya Tara Figure
19th-early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Modelled in the round in meditating pose with eyes half-closed and a utpala flower to each upper arm; D-shaped lotus flower dais, hollow with panel to the underside. 1.34 kg, 21 cm high
Fine condition.
Acquired 1970s-2000s. From a Japanese collection of Buddhist art. -
Chinese Song Glazed Ceramic Bowl
Song Dynasty, 960-1279 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £7
Formed with a gently tapering convex sidewall, everted rim and ring foot. 138 grams, 14 cm wide
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
