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696  |  A PAIR OF EMBROIDERED SLEEVE BANDS
                                                                                                                                                  FROM A SILK ROBE, QING
                                                                                                                                            China, 1644-1912. A fine embroidery executed in the ‘forbidden stitch’, also known as the
                                                                                                                                            Peking knot, each with a central character flanked by floral patterns.

                                                                                                                                            Condition: Excellent condition with few minor traces of wear.
                                                                                                                                            Provenance: Acquired in Beijing during the early 1990s, since then in a private German
                                                                                                                                            collection.
                                                                                                                                            Framed behind matted glass.

                                                                                                                                            Dimensions: Size incl. frame 29.8 x 59.5 cm.
                                                                                                                                            Estimate EUR 200,-
                                                                                                                                            Starting price EUR 100,-
            692  |  FIVE CHINESE AND JAPANESE              693  |  THREE SILK FAN PAINTINGS, QING
                  FOLDING FANS, 20TH CENTURY
                                                           China, 1644-1912. Two painted entirely and one painted mostly
            China and Japan, 20th century. The four smaller fans are Chinese,   en grisaille with mountainous landscapes, all three signed. (3)
            made from wood and with printed designs on paper, while the
            larger fan is Japanese, made from ivory and painted on paper
            with birds and flowers on one side and various figural scenes on   Condition: Some soiling, losses and tears, one handle missing.
            the other. (5)                                 Provenance: From the collection of Alexander Popov in Novi
                                                           Sad, Kingdom of Serbia, acquired between 1900-1920.

            Condition: One fan is torn, the others with some losses and   Weight: 150.0 g in total.
            smaller tears.                                 Dimensions: Diameter 26.5-27.1 cm.
            Provenance: Austrian private collection.                                                                                                                                     697  |  SILK EMBROIDERY, FLORAL ELEMENTS
                                                           Estimate EUR 500,-                                                                                                                  AND FRINGES, 19th to 20th CENTURY
            Weight: 197.5 g in total.                      Starting price EUR 250,-
            Dimensions: Size 23.0 x 35.0 cm each (the smaller fans) and 30.7                                                                                                             China. Silk, polychrome embroidery with gold threads. On a
            x 49.5 cm (the larger fan).                                                                                                                                                  bordeaux red background a detailed embroidery with tendrils and
                                                                                                                                                                                         baskets of blooming flowers are visible. In the center a medallion
            Estimate EUR 150,-                             695  |  TWO FLORAL EMBROIDERIES, LATE 19TH                                                                                    with peacocks and butterflies, surrounded by a dense flower
            Starting price EUR 75,-                              CENTURY TO REPUBLIC                                                                                                     bouquet. Polychrome fringed with tassels decorate the outer edge.
                                                                                                                                                                                         Verso covered with apricot colored silk.
                                                           China, 1860-1940. One of rectangular shape and the other
                                                           circular, finely embroidered showing floral motifs with various
            694  |  TWO RICE PAPER PAINTINGS, QING         borders and a butterfly. (2)
                                                                                                                                                                                         Condition: Signs of age and wear such as tears, repairs and stains.
                                                                                                                                                                                         Provenance: From a Spanish private collection, Bilbao.
            China, 19th century. Delicately painted with scenes of daily life.
            European frames. (2)                           Condition: Excellent condition with minimal wear and some                                                                     Dimensions: Size without fringes 234 x 214 cm.
                                                           remains of glued paper.
                                                           Provenance: Austrian private collection.                                                                                      Estimate EUR 150,-
            Condition: Excellent condition with minimal wear.                                                                                                                            Starting price EUR 75,-
            Provenance: Austrian private collection.       Dimensions: Diameter 33 cm (circular shape). Size 32.7 x 36.8 cm
                                                           (rectangular shape).
            Dimensions: Size incl. frame 23.0 x 33.0 cm.
                                                           Estimate EUR 200,-                                                               698  |  RITUAL CROWN OF A LAMA,
            Estimate EUR 300,-                             Starting price EUR 100,-                                                               15th CENTURY
            Starting price EUR 150,-
                                                                                                                                            Tibet, 15th century. Crown in the form of a five-leaved
                                                                                                                                            Tathagata crown, worn for ceremonial events. Slightly
                                                                                                                                            conical, in upper area five-fold overlapping picture
                                                                                                                                            boards which - with the exception of one - each present
                                                                                                                                            a larger circular depiction of a deity in the center,
                                                                                                                                            below four smaller, at the top another without border.
                                                                                                                                            Animals are also portrayed. Due to age, corrosion
                                                                                                                                            and patina, details are not recognizable. The fifth leaf
                                                                                                                                            offers only one deity in lapped border. Pure decoration
                                                                                                                                            is composed in light relief, the same on four crown
                                                                                                                                            sections, stronger on the fifth and with flame motifs.
                                                                                                                                            The lower border with leather. Interesting and mystical
                                                                                                                                            effect of patina.


                                                                                                                                            Condition: Some damage due to obvious age
                                                                                                                                            characteristics.
                                                                                                                                            Provenance: German private collection.
                                                                                                                                            Dimensions: Height 19.5 cm, total width approx. 48 cm.

                                                                                                                                            Estimate EUR 150,-
                                                                                                                                            Starting price EUR 75,-




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