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2319 PROPERTY FROM THE EMMANUEL PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS
A CLOISONNÉ ENAMELED TRIPOD GRAN FAMILY COLLECTION
CENSER, DING 2326
Xuande mark 2323 AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE TWO-
Inlaid in black on a rich copper-red ground A GROUP OF EARLY STYLE METALWORK HANDLED JAR WITH GILT-WASHED
filling gilt wires that form classic lotus flower Including a Han style shallow bowl with DECORATION, LEI
and leaf scroll bands around curving walls canted rim flange; a group of three spade Xiang yu tang zhi mark, Qing dynasty
of the body and further decorative bands shaped coins with circular apertures Of compressed globular form with a flat rim,
encircling the waist and upright handles, the associated with the Wang Mang interregnum waisted neck and a pair of stylized animal
interior well and the inside surfaces of the (7-22 CE); and a Tang style gilt standing head handles highlighted in gilt that also
handles covered with a deep blue enamel, a figure of Guanyin; together with a silver appears on the taotie mask band raised
gilt wash applied to the legs emerging from ingot of irregular form stamped with multiple against a leiwen ground between rope-
animal heads, the interior neck and the base of inscriptions including the central character ku patterned borders encircling the widest part of
the censer bearing the four-character mark on (treasury) in an oval recess. [6] the body, the four-character mark impressed
an embossed square (retouched and repaired). 4 1/4in (10.8cm) diameter of bowl into the slightly recessed base and patches of
16in (40.6cm) high 218 grams weight of ingot artificial green patina also enlivening the dark
$2,000 - 4,000 $1,000 - 1,500 brown patina (wear to gilt and patina).
12 /2in (32cm) length across handles
2320 2324 $2,500 - 4,000
A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ A CAST BRONZE COVERED ARCHAISTIC
ENAMELED CRANES TRIPOD, DING For a late Western Zhou lei of similar form but
20th century 17th/18th century cast with loose rings to the animal-headed
Each formed in pieces to include a gilt washed The wide and deep-bodied container applied loop handles in the Asian Art Museum of
metal peach branch joining the beak to the pair with a pair of hollow strap handles, cast with a San Francisco, see René-Yvon Lefebvre
of wings inlaid in bright colors on a turquoise wide band of squared C-scrolls forming facing d’Argencé, Bronze Vessels of Ancient China
ground, the body of the bird with its Han dragons set against a dense leiwen ground in the Avery Brundage Collection, 1977, pp.
style flames and curly tailed dragons similarly and animal heads in shallow relief fronting 100-101 (back right).
colored on a turquoise ground, the gilt- each of the three legs, the convex cover
washed legs and the hollow base of tree trunk cast with a similar dragon and leiwen band 2327
shape finished in turquoise and russet brown interrupted by three circular sectioned legs TWO SMALL BRONZE CENSERS
enamels; with lacquered wood display stands. and a conical finial, the surfaces covered with Xuande marks, late Qing dynasty
25 1/8in (63.8cm) height of metalwork a worn chocolate brown patina (legs repaired, The first of cylindrical form with raised
29 5/8in (75.2cm) height including wood stand one handle loose). horizontal string bands encircling the exterior
$1,500 - 2,500 12 1/4in (31cm) height including cover walls, three short feet and covered with a
$2,000 - 3,000 russet brown patina, the flat base bearing the
PROPERTY FROM THE XANADU six-character mark in standard script (wear);
GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO, 2325 the second of bombé form and with a flared
CALIFORNIA A CAST BRONZE ARCHAISTIC FANGGU rim, elephant headed loop handles on mottled
18th century yellow walls, the flared foot ring surrounding
2321 Heavily cast with projecting flanges at each the recessed base bearing the six-character
A CLOISONNÉ ENAMELED CRANE corner and the center of each face, the mark in standard script (surfaces possibly
20th century long tailed dragons in the horizontal bands cleaned, wear).
Cast in sections to include the polychrome- surrounded by intricately incised leiwen 4 1/2in (11.5cm) diameter of the first
inlaid wings, the white ground body with richly patterns, a line of at least two archaic style 5 1/4in (13.3cm) width across handles of
colored tail feathers and taotie mask reserve characters cast into the interior walls of the the second
to the front, the gilt-washed legs and the foot, the patina of dark chocolate brown hue $1,000 - 1,500
hollow base of tree trunk form inlaid in russet (wear from use).
brown and white enamels. 10 7/8in (27.7cm) high 2328
19 1/2in (49.5cm) high $1,200 - 1,800 A SMALL BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER, DING
$1,000 - 1,500 Xuande mark, 18th century
Cast with a pair of loop handles rising along
PROPERTY FROM THE EMMANUEL the flat rim, a compressed bombé body
GRAN FAMILY COLLECTION raised on three conical feet surrounding a
rectangular reserve on the base bearing the
2322 six-character mark in raised standard script,
A GROUP OF EARLY BRONZE AND the patina of pleasing dark golden brown hue
POTTERY DECORATIONS (wear on interior from use).
Han to Ming dynasty 3 1/2in (9cm) width across handles
Including a small square-sectioned bronze $1,000 - 1,500
covered box and two painted pottery male
heads from a funerary group; a pair of bronze
duck-shaped bells; three Song miniature
glazed ceramic figures of children; and a Ming
miniature glazed stoneware seated figure
(some with losses, chips). [9]
1 1/2x 2 /8in square (3.9 x 5.3cm) bronze box
3 3/4in (9.5cm) height of seated figure
$800 - 1,200
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