Page 125 - Chinese and Japanese Art Auction February 27 and 28th 2020 Galerie Zacke

747 | A BRONZE 750 | A RARE DENSATIL
ALLOY STYLE GILT
REPOUSSÉ BRONZE FIGURE
FIGURE OF OF MAHAKALA
BUDAI, QING
China. Presenting as Legden,
China, 1644-1912. The “the Excellent One”, wearing a
Laughing Buddha is depicted heavy cloak and boots redolent
wearing an open robe of indigenous Tibetan spirit
decorated with a dragon deities, a rare form of the deity.
and lingzhi-shaped clouds, Traces of paint.
holding a rosary in one
hand, and showing his
characteristically large belly. Condition: Good condition
with only one of the pegs lost,
some minor abrasion to the
Condition: Some wear as gilt.
well as a hole on the left Provenance: Austrian private
shoulder. collection.
Provenance:b(QJOLVK SULYDWH
collection. Weight: 5,740 g.
Dimensions: Height 29.7 excl.
Weight: 1,086 g. the base and pegs.
Dimensions: Height 13.5 cm.
Associated modern wood
Estimate EUR 400,- base. (2)
Starting price EUR 200,-
This rare form of Mahakala
was favoured in Central and
Southern Tibet under the
748 | A HERUKA VAJRABHAIRAVA BRONZE, 749 | A TIBETAN FIRE-GILT BRONZE Newari artistic influence
19TH CENTURY FIGURE OF BEGTSE during the 13th and 14th
century. Compare an almost
Tibet. Finely cast and incised depiction of Vajrabhairava in his Tibet, 19th to first half of 20th century. The lord of war massively identical figure from Densatil
wrathful Heruka appearance with his consort Vajra Vetali, standing cast clad in armor and wearing a long skull necklace as well (HAR12127), other examples of
atop a bull and a human figure, holding a shamanic staff, wearing a as a skull crown, holding a sword in one hand, the fearsome Mahakala similarly clad in heavy
skull crown and a tiger fur loincloth. countenance with three protruding eyes, beneath flaming hair with cloak include two in the Rubin
some traces of paint. Museum of Art (HAR65443,
65208).
Condition: Excellent condition with some wear and nice, dark-
brown patina. Sealed. Minor verdigris. Condition: The gilt has partly abraded, especially around the face, Auction result comparison:
Provenance: The Siegfried and Diane Hearst Collection. Diane, hands, and hair, also with few minor nicks and dents. Compare with a near identical
a concert pianist, and Siegfried, a New York NBC impresario who Provenance: Czech private collection. gilt copper alloy figure sold
worked with Rubinstein, Horowitz, Klemperer and other legendary by Bonham’s Sydney for AU$
pianists, were both avid collectors of Asian art for a period spanning Weight: 1,986 g. 75,640 gross on 9 May 2018 in
over half a century. Dimensions: Height 17.0 cm excl. pegs and base. Height of base Important Asian Art, lot 99.
3.4 cm.
Weight: 551.1 g. Estimate EUR 5.000,-
Dimensions: Height 14 cm. Associated wood base. (2) Starting price EUR 2.500,-
Estimate EUR 600,- Estimate EUR 1.800,-
Starting price EUR 300,- Starting price EUR 900,-

751 | A MINIATURE BRONZE BEGTSE, QING

China, 1800-1900. Depiction of Begtse Chen, the main protector
of the Geluk order, with a sword and a human heart in his hands,
wearing a wrathful armor and standing atop an animal and a
human corpse on a lotus pedestal.

Condition: Good condition with some minor wear, minimal nicks
and casting flaws. Unsealed.
Provenance: An old German private collection.
Weight: 104.3 g.
Dimensions: Height 7.7 cm.

Estimate EUR 400,-
Starting price EUR 200,-

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