Page 134 - Chinese and Japanese Art Auction February 27 and 28th 2020 Galerie Zacke

775 | A BURMESE 777 | TWO BURMESE
GILT WOOD CARVED AND
FIGURE OF LACQUERED
A NAT, C. 1920 WOOD
WORSHIPPERS,
Burma. A quite rare and LATE 19th
amusing gilt wood figure CENTURY
of a nat with real hair. Nats
are spirits worshipped by Burma. One cross-legged
Burmese Buddhists. male and one kneeling
female worshipper, with
original lacquer painting. (2)
Condition: Good
condition.
Provenance: Galerie Zacke Condition: Some wear, age
archive. cracks, and minor chipping.
Provenance: From the
Dimensions: Height 44 cm. collection of Georg Weifert
(1850-1937). Thence
Estimate EUR 400,- by descent in the same
Starting price EUR 200,- family. Weifert was a
Serbo-Austrian industrialist
and the first governor of
the Federal Bank of the
Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia
and Slovenia.
Weight: 15.4 kg in total.
Dimensions: Height
53.8 and 55.1 cm.
Estimate EUR 2.000,-
Starting price EUR 1.000,-

778 | A PAIR OF
774 | A LARGE BURMESE CARVED AND
CARVED AND LACQUERED
GILT-LACQUERED 776 | A BURMESE WOOD
WOOD FIGURE OF A LACQUER GILT WORSHIPPERS,
WORSHIPPER WOOD FIGURE LATE 19TH
OF A SEATED CENTURY
Burma, c. 1860-1940. The large figure BUDDHA,
depicting a kneeling worshipper, hands C. 1900 Burma. Two kneeling
pressed together in prayer, wearing Buddhist monks carved
princely robes and a high winged Burma. The buddha has from heavy wood and
crown, richly decorated with many small a fine expression with a coated with lacquer, both
polychrome glass pieces. subtle smile, long ears with lively facial expressions
attached to the shoulders, showing honest adoration.
ushnisha and removable Using the thayo technique,
Condition: Some wear, abrasions to the ketumala, seated in their sashes and the hems
gilt, minor chipping, cracks and losses. padmasana on a lotus of their robes have been
The figure was professionally restored in throne and showing the decorated with inlaid glass.
Vienna during the 1990s. bhumisparsha mudra, (2)
Provenance: Austrian private collection. calling upon the earth to
witness his enlightenment.
Dimensions: Height 93.6 cm (the figure). Condition: Some wear, age
Height 27.3 cm (the table). cracks, and minor chipping,
Condition: Good condition with a fine patina.
Together with a low black and gilt- with some damage on the Provenance: Austrian
lacquered table with elephant legs reverse. private collection.
and similar decorations, which was Provenance: Private
once used in a Buddhist temple, where collection. Weight: 7.6 kg in total.
worshippers would place sacrificial Dimensions: Height
offerings on it. (2) Dimensions: Height 60 cm. 47.2 cm each.

Estimate EUR 2.000,- Estimate EUR 1.300,- Estimate EUR 1.300,-
Starting price EUR 1.000,- Starting price EUR 650,- Starting price EUR 650,-

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