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LOT 2150
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Bodhisattva Figure
20TH CENTURY A.D.
13 1/4 in. (2.75 kg, 33.5 cm).
Modelled in the round figure of Bodhisattva Manjushri, seated cross-legged on a tiered square-section dais, with mandorla to his rear, flaming sword in one hand and rope with vajra in the other.
ProvenanceEx 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.
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LOT 2150
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Bodhisattva Figure
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Chinese Wei Stone Statue Torso
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D. or laterEstimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,750
Carved in the round with tight-fitting paridhana garment, swags of beads and wrapped bands; mounted on a custom-made stand. 43.57 kg total, 84 cm high including stand
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12752-235746. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Chinese Ming Green-Glazed Musician with Drum
Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £46
Modelled standing on a tiered base; wearing a tall hat, a floor-length robe and boots; arms held in front of his body above a drum strapped to his waist; green and brown glaze. 494 grams, 24 cm
Ex H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, UK, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
China provides some of the earliest traces of music making. These are mainly in the form of well-preserved musical instruments, the tangible evidence of music. Over several millennia, musical instruments from regional indigenous traditions as well as from India and Central and West Asia were assimilated into the mainstream of Chinese music. Some of the most ancient instruments have been retained, transformed, or revived throughout the ages and many are in common use even today, testifying to a living legacy of a durable art. This legacy is frequently celebrated in the visual arts of China, documenting rituals and celebrations, or as status symbols of those whose lives were enhanced by the resonate sounds of instruments. Ancient Chinese people believed they would go to an afterlife when they died. So they placed miniature versions of things for everyday use in tombs for the deceased, such as these musicians, hoping that the dead could enjoy the next life like when they were alive. These grave objects gradually developed into funerary artworks and reflected the social standing of the deceased. -
Chinese Wei Terracotta Brick
Northern Wei Dynasty, 386-534 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £390
Possibly depicting Guanying seated in an attitude of tranquil ease, right arm raised and holding a green sash and left one resting on the knee; characteristic elongated earlobes, wearing voluminous robes. 3.8 kg, 33 cm
Ex Hong Kong collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
