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LOT 2299
Chinese Qing Seated Stone Figure
QING DYNASTY, 1644-1911 A.D. OR LATER
49 1/4 in. (240 kg, 1.25 m).
Seated on a lion-skin covered pedestal, wearing long robes and a tall jewelled crown, resting his left hand on a thick belt with buckle and right hand on his knee; elongated earlobes and serene expression with downcast eyes; neck repaired.
ProvenanceEx K.C. collection, London, 1990-2000.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The statue possibly depicts either bodhisattva Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom, or bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion. Both are often depicted sitting on a skin of lion, or on a lion, which represents their use of wisdom to control the mind.
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LOT 2299
Chinese Qing Seated Stone Figure
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Ordos Bronze Belt Buckle Pair with Camels
4th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
A pair of matched plates, rectangular with figures of two camels reserved against the openwork frame, the heads facing inwards, with gusset to the border, pierced at the ends for attachment; each mounted on a custom-made stand. 400 grams total, plates: 9.8-10.2 cm
Ex Shinya Tagava, Honcho, Tokyo, Japan, before 1986. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Chinese Tang White Ware Bowl
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Broad dish with central incised ring, basal ring and painted character to the centre. 190 grams, 14.8 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Large Hoi An Cargo Shipwreck Glazed Plate Pair
15th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising two shallow plates with stepped rims, both with painted flowers and tendrils to the inner face, outside with radiating petals. 1.14 kg total, 21.5-23 cm
Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
In the mid 15th century a freighting junk loaded with fine Vietnamese pottery sank in an area of the South China Sea called the 'Dragon’s Embrace.' This vessel is part of the shipwreck cargo recovered off the coast of Vietnam at Hoi An. The ceramics themselves were probably made in the area of Chu Dau.
