Page 190 - Bonhams Asian Art May 15-16 2023

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A GROUP OF FOUR FOOCHOW
LACQUER BUDDHA FIGURES
Early 20th Century
Each seated in flowing robes open at the
chest, two gilt, on a carved openwork base,
variously marked Dong King Chung Wares,
Ling Shu An Ware and another indistinctly
marked.
13cm (5 1/8in) high (8).
£1,500 - 2,000
502 HK$15,000 - 19,000
CNY13,000 - 17,000
To be sold without reserve

503
THREE PAIRS OF ‘FOOCHOW’ LACQUER
VASES
Early 20th century
Comprising: a baluster form pair gilt and relief
decorated with cusped dragon panels; a pair
of pear-shaped form with Lang Kee marks to
the interior of the vases, delicately detailed
in gilt with landscapes; and a further pair
with forward facing coiled dragons with Shen
Shao an marks to the interior of the vases, all
with integral stands.
The tallest: 31cm (12 1/4in) high (6).

£800 - 1,200
HK$7,800 - 12,000
CNY6,800 - 10,000
503 To be sold without reserve

504
A SET OF FOUR GRADUATED
FOOCHOW LACQUER ‘LANDSCAPE’
TRAYS
Early 20th Century
Each of oval form, the interiors decorated
with related landscape scenes incorporating
airships and planes, one depicting a Dutch
flag.
The largest: 37cm (14 1/2in) wide (4).

£800 - 1,200
HK$7,800 - 12,000
CNY6,800 - 10,000
To be sold without reserve

The depiction of aeroplanes in Chinese art
began with the work of Lingnan artist Gao
Jianfu (1879 - 1951) in the 1920s and was
504 co-opted into the nation building project of
Sun Yat-sen.

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