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A GROUP OF WHITE GLASS BOWLS WITH RED OVERLAY A TIXI LACQUER LOBED FOOD TRAY
DECORATION 16th/17th century
Republic period Its four lobes arranged within an oval silhouette with leaf scrolls and
The first of oval form with a flared rim, flower and bird decoration, with joined C-scrolls cut through alternating layers of black and red lacquer
China scratched across the base; the second of quatrelobe form with across the shallow curving well and exterior walls, the raised foot and
seasonal blossoms on the exterior walls (chip, black flecks in well); the flat exterior base finished in black lacquer, a worn chip on the foot
third of circular form with a flared rim and opposing prunus and peony pad revealing layers of clay and cloth beneath the lacquer surface
decoration; the last in the form of a seven-petal flower with flowers (repaired, losses and age cracks).
and rocks on the conforming lobes (black flecks across the well). 1 3/4 x 14 x 10 3/4in (4.5 x 35 x 27.3cm)
10 1/2in (26.7cm) width of largest bowl $4,000 - 5,000
$800 - 1,200
2153
PROPERTY FROM THE XANADU GALLERY, SAN FRANCISCO A SMALL TIXI LACQUER BOX
Ming dynasty
2149 Formed as two identical parts, each of circular section and convex
A COBALT BLUE GLASS BOWL silhouette with facing spirals in a trefoil pattern carved through layers
18th/19th century of red, black and yellow lacquer, the interior surfaces finished in black
Formed with a wide, deep well and raised on a tall upright foot with a lacquer (repaired, retouched).
shallow recess across the base, the translucent matrix of deep blue 1 5/8in (4.2cm) diameter
color (surface abrasions). $1,000 - 1,500
6in (15.3cm) diameter
$1,200 - 2,000 2153A
A LARGE CARVED AND PIECED CORAL FIGURAL GROUP
2150 Several sprigs of coral incised and assembled to depict the
TWO CARVED STONE BASINS mischievous monkey Sun Wukong in a cave clutching a peach branch
Late Qing dynasty and peering above him to see the Three Stars of Happiness and two
Each similarly formed with a raised band as the sole decoration on the boy attendants standing atop a wide horizontal plinth amid churning
inward-canted rim above conical walls ending in another raised band clouds between two gnarled pine trees planted at either end, all
along the roughly finished base. supported by an intricately reticulated wood stand of prunus blossoms
13 3/4 and 14in (35 and 35.5cm) diameters and lingzhi fungi (numerous elements restuck and restored).
$800 - 1,200 18in (46cm) high including stand
$12,000 - 15,000
PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS
Purchased
2151 Bonhams, San Francisco, Asian Decorative Arts sale 20037, 2
AN ASSEMBLED GROUP OF YIXING POTTERY VESSELS October 2012, lot 1334
The first a water-coupe of lobed and compressed globular section, the
sides displaying an incised prunus branch reversed by a calligraphic PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF A PACIFIC
inscription, the clay of dark chocolate hue; the second a small lidded NORTHWEST COLLECTOR
teapot of compressed pear shape bearing an incised Mengchen
signature to the recessed base, the clay of lighter glossy russet hue; 2154
the third an unadorned small teapot of globular shape, the base A GILT LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF A THOUSAND
bearing an incised inscription and signature Wenxin, potted in similar ARM GUANYIN
colored clay with a matte finish; the fourth a small teapot of very Late Qing dynasty
compressed circular shape bearing an inscription to the sides and a Seated dhyanasana on a double lotus plinth with his principal
four character maker’s mark to the flat base, potted in clay of similar hands in anjalimudra, the remaining hands meant to hold a
color (lid damaged); and the fifth a small teapot adorned in white slip variety of attributes while the one remaining large arm (now loose)
and surmounted by a fish form finial, the underside bearing a two touching a figure of a Amitabha Buddha seated on a cloud bank
character impressed maker’s mark. above the crowned head of Guanyin (losses to attributes, one long
3 3/8in (8.5cm) height of third and tallest arm loose, second long arm lost).
$1,800 - 2,500 15 7/8in (40cm) high
$1,500 - 2,500

Provenance
acquired in Seattle in 1980, by repute

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