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PROPERTY FROM ANOTHER OWNER PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS

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A CAST BRONZE FIGURE OF THE BUDDHA A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS AND STAND
Qing dynasty The Buddha of longevity here unusually portrayed seated on a
Shakyamuni here seated in monk’s attire in the dhyanasana triangular mattress fitted into a tapered rectangular stand supporting a
posture of meditation and holding his right hand in the separately cast flaming mandorla.
bhumisparsa gesture of ‘earth witness,’ supported by a double 8in (20.3) high
lotus plinth, the exterior surfaces covered in thin layers of gilt and $3,000 - 5,000
lacquer, the underside now resealed by a laquered cloth base.
9 3/4in (24.8cm) high 3148
$3,000 - 5,000 A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF THE SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA
As identified by his right hand held in the bhumisparsamudra of earth
PROPERTY FROM A NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COLLECTOR witness, the historical Buddha attired in intricately incised monks
robes and seated upon a crisply cast double lotus plinth sealed by a
3144 visvajra plate.
A SILVER WIRE INLAID BRONZE MODEL OF GUANYIN 4in (10cm) high
Republic period $4,000 - 6,000
Of Shisou style, the standing bodhisattva attired in flowing hooded
robes inlaid in a silver wire scrolling cloud and bat ground surrounded 3149 NO LOT
by leiwen patterns bordering the hems open at the chest to reveal
ornate jewelry, her right hand held in perhaps modified vitarka mudra 3150
while her left suspends what remains of a ruyi scepter (head broken), A LARGE HUANGHUALI BRUSH POT
her large bare feet surrounding an unsealed base. Of simple cylindrical section, the underside centered by a recessed
19 1/2in (49.5cm) high plug, the dense grain formed in intricate whorled hues of honey
$1,500 - 3,000 and chocolate.
9in (23cm) diameter
PROPERTY FROM ANOTHER OWNER $1,500 - 2,500

3145 PROPERTY OF OREGON COLLECTOR
A CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF THE BUDDHA
Attired in voluminous robes and portrayed seated in dhyanasana 3151
unusually holding his left hand in bhumisparsamudra towards the A CARVED HARDWOOD VASE WITH FLUTED WALLS
ovoid plinth, the exterior surfaces displaying traces of faded gilt and Qing dynasty
pigments. The thin walls of quatrelobed section forming a body of pear shape
18 3/4in (47.5cm) high and narrow neck flaring outward toward the rim, the concave base
$1,200 - 1,800 finished as a four-lobed blossom.
4 1/2in (11.4cm) high
PROPERTY FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF $1,000 - 2,000
ERICH A. HEINRICHS, CHICAGO, IL
Provenance
3146 with label reading Lally and Company, New York, inv. no. 5-537
AN ASSEMBLED GROUP OF THREE CARVED WOOD FIGURES
The first Guanyin, depicted hooded and attired in flowing robes PROPERTY FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF ERICH A.
holding a scroll; the second also Guanyin, coiffed in a high chignon HEINRICHS, CHICAGO, IL
and holding a ruyi scepter in her right hand, raised atop a plinth of
waves and lotus plants; and the third depicting Bodhidharma, as 3152
identified by his hirsute and gaunt vaguely foreign features and bare A CARVED BOXWOOD FIGURE
feet (restored cracks to second and third). Depicting Li Tieguai as identified by his eponymous iron crutch, the
13 1/4in (33.6cm) height of second and tallest gaunt figure depicted recumbent on a fitted reticulated stand.
$1,500 - 2,000 4 1/4in (10.8cm) length of stand
$800 - 1,200

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