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LOT 2133
Chinese Large Eastern Zhou Ceramic Jar
WARRING STATES, CIRCA 475-221 B.C.
8 1/2 in. (1.6 kg, 21.5 cm wide).
The surface of the piriform body with a moulded textile like appearance.
ProvenanceAcquired New York, USA, prior to 2000.
From the private collection of a County Durham, UK, gentleman.
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Gilt Burmese Buddhist Kammavaca Manuscript Group
Konbaung Dynasty, 18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Written in Pali in Burmese square script on gilded, lacquered and numbered palm leaves; each leaf is double-sided with the exception of one cover leaf which displays interlaced geometric panels populated with female figures, dragonesques and birds to one face; accompanied by an ornately decorated sword-shaped 'pointer', also gilded, possibly not belonging. 1.15 kg total, 29-56.5 cm
London collection since the 1980s. Property of a Canadian family.
Kammavaca is a Pali term describing an assemblage of passages from the Tipitaka (the Theravada Buddhist canon) relating to ordination, the bestowing of robes and other rituals of monastic life. The texts typically contain religious instructions for monks. The piercings in the leaves are functional; each leaf was placed over a skewer (likely bamboo) when read. -
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The body of squat, lentoid form, four legs alternating with four bulbous cages, cylindrical neck with everted rim, cruciform design incised to lip. 225 grams total, 95 mm high
Acquired 1980s-1990s. From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire, UK. -
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The ornate body with elaborate foliate motifs, three with central cells set with polished stones; red leather strap. 447 grams, 26.5 cm
Acquired in Germany. Property of RWM Collection.