Page 132 - Chinese and Japanese Art Auction February 27 and 28th 2020 Galerie Zacke

768 | IMPERIAL DIGNITARY 771 | A MARBLE STELE DEPICTING A
ON A THRONE, QING BODHISATTVA PLAYING A WIND
INSTRUMENT, LATE QING TO REPUBLIC
China, 1644-1912. Wood with gilding. Tiered throne with
floral decoration, golden robe with fine plaster decoration, China, 1850-1930. The stone carved to depict a bodhisattva
in which multiple fenghuan (phoenixes) are depicted, even seated in royal ease on a lotus base, wearing long flowing
inside the epaulets. The face is reddish and astonishingly robes and blowing into a wind instrument, flanked by celestial
unique and serious in its features; the once-present beard bands.
hairs are no longer present. Black cap with a butterfly (once
a sign for a 70-year-old man) painted on top. In one hand
he holds a bowl, while, in the other, he once held a now-lost Condition: Extensive wear, minor losses, chipping, traces of
dignitaries’ scepter. use, soiling.
Provenance: Belgian private collection.

Condition: Uniformly well preserved, appropriate for its age. Weight: 2,432 g.
Provenance: Viennese private collection. Dimensions: Height 15.3 cm.
Dimensions: Height 26 cm. Estimate EUR 500,-
Starting price EUR 250,-
Estimate EUR 300,-
Starting price EUR 150,-
772 | A GANDHARA STUCCO HEAD
OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Ancient Kingdom of Kushan, 3rd-4th cenuty. The Buddha with a calm
expression and an ushnisha. Fine patina.

Condition: Good condition with minor wear and some losses.
Provenance: Austrian private estate.

769 | A POLYCHROME LACQUERED AND GILT WOOD FIGURE On a modern European wood plate made for wall suspension.
OF GUANDI, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
Weight: 376.5 g.
China. This wooden figure with polychrome (including gold) lacquer and Dimensions: Height 20.5 cm
elaborate gesso applications depicts the war god Guandi, based on Guan
Yu, a general under Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han dynasty. Usually he is Estimate EUR 400,-
depicted holding a sword, but this figure is missing a hand. Starting price EUR 200,-

Condition: One hand missing and minor cracks here and there, otherwise in
good condition.
Provenance: Austrian private collection.
Dimensions: Height 25.4 cm.

Estimate EUR 300,-
Starting price EUR 150,-

773 | A MONGOLIAN COPPER REPOUSSÉ
BUDDHA TORSO FROM ONGI MONASTERY,
18TH CENTURY
Mongolia, 18th century or earlier. The torso with remnants of
770 | A CARVED LACQUER-GILT WOOD gilt, the Buddha with a high ushnisha, long incised hair, wearing
FIGURE OF A DEITY STANDING necklaces and jewelry.
ON A WATER BEAST, QING
China, 1644-1912. The deity balancing with one leg on the Condition: Heavily damaged with severe dents, losses.
dragon-like head of a water beast, as indicated by the fish tail Provenance: German private collection. Inscription to wood
rising from the dome-shaped base carved as swirling waves. base.
With a European wall-fitting base.
Damaged during the anti-religious purges by the communists
in Mongolia that left Ongi Monastery destroyed.
Condition: Wear, age cracks and losses.
Provenance: German private collection. Modern wood base.
Weight: 202.4 g. Weight: 1,136 g incl. base.
Dimensions: Height 20.1 cm. Dimensions: Height 34.2 cm incl. base.

Estimate EUR 350,- Estimate EUR 300,-
Starting price EUR 175,- Starting price EUR 150,-

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