Page 17 - Chinese and Japanese Art Auction February 27 and 28th 2020 Galerie Zacke

402 | A PAIR OF RETICULATED SANCAI
GLAZED POTTERY BUDDHIST
LIONS, LATE MING TO EARLIER
QING

China, late Ming to earlier Qing dynasty, 17th –
18th century. A heavily potted and classic pair
of Buddhist lions, one with a brocade ball and
the other with a cub. The rectangular bases are
executed in openwork. (2)

Condition: Good condition with minor wear,
some chipping and few minor glaze losses.
Provenance: From the collection of Georg
Weifert (1850-1937). Thence by descent in
the same family. Weifert was a Serbo-Austrian
industrialist and the first governor of the Federal
399 | AN OCHRE BROWN-GLAZED Bank of the Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and
POTTERY JAR, TANG
Slovenia.
China, Tang dynasty (618-907). The jar is of a baluster shape
398 | A CELADON GLAZED POTTERY EWER, with a short sprawling neck and an everted lip, with three incised Weight: 17.2 kg in total.
TANG OR LIAO parallel circumferential lines on the shoulder, and covered in a Dimensions: Height 36.0 cm.
rich ochre-brown glaze with the uncovered area around the foot
China, Tang to Liao dynasty (618-1125). Finely modeled with a revealing the buff color of the vessel. Estimate EUR 1.500,-
trumpet-shaped neck and an almost straight vertical spout, the Starting price EUR 750,-
neck and spout connected by an s-shaped vine. The glaze is of an
even celadon color, the unglazed sections around the foot and Condition: Good condition with spur marks to the base,
interior revealing the greyish buff ware. intentional crackling, minor wear.
Provenance: Austrian private collection. 403 | AN EMERALD GREEN-GLAZED CERAMIC
MINIATURE URN, TANG
Condition: Intentional crackling, a minor repair to the handle, Weight: 570.1 g.
chipping to the lip repaired as well. Dimensions: Height 15 cm. China, 618-907. Of globular shape with a raised circular foot and
Provenance: Austrian private collection. a lipped rim, modeled with two sinuous dragons chasing flaming
Estimate EUR 250,- pearls in relief, covered with an emerald green glaze with two
Weight: 733.8 g. Starting price EUR 125,- amber-brown sections around the dragons, with unglazed portions
Dimensions: Height 17.9 cm. revealing the buff ware.
Estimate EUR 250,-
Starting price EUR 125,- 401 | A SANCAI GLAZED POTTERY AMPHORA VASE Condition: Absolutely untouched original condition with no
WITH A MYTHICAL BEAST, 17th CENTURY restorations, showing glaze flakes, minor chipping and losses.
Provenance: German private collection.
China, late Ming to early Qing dynasty, 17th century. Standing
400 | A LIME GREEN-GLAZED POTTERY JAR, TANG on a hexagonal base, the body is decorated with a mythical Weight: 103.0 g in total.
beast to each side, carved and incised in high relief. The looped Dimensions: Height 7.1 cm.
China, Tang dynasty (618-907). The jar is of a globular form handles with heads of mythical beasts. Old Chinese collector’s or
tapering towards the flat circular base and with an everted lip, merchant’s inscription to the base. Estimate EUR 500,-
the jar covered in a rich lime-green teardrop glaze with some Starting price EUR 250,-
uncovered areas revealing the buff color of the vessel.
Condition: Excellent condition with very little minor chipping.
Provenance: French private collection.
Condition: Good condition with spur marks to the base, 404 | TWO AUBERGINE AND
intentional crackling, minor wear. Weight: 619.7 g. TURQUOISE GLAZED ‘FISH’ ROOF
Provenance: English private collection. Dimensions: Height 19.9 cm. TILES, MING
Weight: 454.9 g. Estimate EUR 250,- China, 1368-1644. Each fish is modeled
Dimensions: Height 11.5 cm. Starting price EUR 125,- from earthenware on a wave form support above
the semi-circular tile, with deeply incised tails and
Estimate EUR 250,- scales, raised heads and bulging eyes. With two
Starting price EUR 125,- nicely fitted wood bases. (4)

Condition: Old wear, traces of use, chipping to
edges, firing flaws and kiln grit, one with a loss to
a section of the tile.
Provenance: From a French estate.
Weight: 5.8 kg (together, but without bases).
Dimensions: Height 32 cm (including bases).
Auction result comparison: Compare with a
related pair at Christies on September 13th-22nd,
2016, in Chinese Ceramics from The Metropolitan
Museum of Art, lot 1816.

Estimate EUR 500,-
Starting price EUR 250,-

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