Page 65 - Chinese and Japanese Art Auction February 27 and 28th 2020 Galerie Zacke

556 | A LAPIS LAZULI FIGURE OF SUPERB COLOR
DEPICTING SHOULAO, QING
China, 1644-1912. Shoulao is carved wearing long, flowing robes
and holding two gnarly staves, one with a double gourd bottle
attached to it and the other with peaches, flanked by a boy riding a
deer and a crane with a lingzhi in its beak. Old collector’s number
incised to the base.

Condition: Excellent condition with old wear, traces of use and
only minor nibbling.
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 Bank of the
Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia.
Weight: 2,258 g.
Dimensions: Height 25.3 cm.
559 | A SMALL MOSS AGATE BOWL, QING 560 | A CHRYSOPRASE ‘BOYS AND
Estimate EUR 1.200,-
Starting price EUR 600,- LOTUS’ BASIN, QING
China, 1644-1912. The partly translucent stone is facetted and
has a smooth finish, the bowl with a flat conical foot. China, 1644-1912. The translucent stone of an appealing
color ranging from apple to emerald green with ochre-russet
inclusions. Two boys are attempting to climb up the basin, the
Condition: Several cracks with old repairs. rim is decorated with incised lines, also with an open and a
Provenance: From the collection of Georg Weifert (1850-1937). closed lotus flower. Matching wood base. (2)
Thence by descent in the same family. Weifert was a Serbo-
Austrian industrialist and the first governor of the Federal Bank of
557 | A ROCK CRYSTAL CARVING OF A CELESTIAL
LADY, LATE QING TO REPUBLIC the Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. Condition: Good condition, some of the natural fissures and
inclusions may have developed into minor chips or cracks, also
Weight: 135,6 g. with minor chipping and wear. The matching base with some
China, late 19th – early 20th century. Intricately carved with pierced
and openwork elements, the lady wearing long, flowing robes with Dimensions: Height 3.5 cm. Diameter 10 cm. wear and traces of use.
bands, holding a fan in one hand and a branch in the other, with Provenance: From the collection of Georg Weifert (1850-1937).
branches and springing flowers towering behind her. Estimate EUR 500,- Thence by descent in the same family. Weifert was a Serbo-
Starting price EUR 250,- Austrian industrialist and the first governor of the Federal Bank of
the Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia.
Condition: Good condition with minor chipping and wear.
Provenance: From the collection of Georg Weifert (1850-1937). 561 | A ROCK CRYSTAL BASKET-WEAVE Weight: 6,346 g excl. base.
Thence by descent in the same family. Weifert was a Serbo-Austrian BOX AND COVER, QING Dimensions: Height 12.5 cm excl. base. Base size 5.5 x 23.1 x
industrialist and the first governor of the Federal Bank of the 16.4 cm.
Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia.
China, 1644-1912. The box and cover carved and incised in high Estimate EUR 1.500,-
relief with a basket-weave pattern, save for the lattice pattern in Starting price EUR 750,-
Weight: 831.9 g. the center of the cover and the raised oval foot rim.
Dimensions: Height 15.5 cm.
Estimate EUR 1.000,- Condition: Good condition, some of the natural fissures and 562 | A CHINESE AMETHYST PEKING GLASS
Starting price EUR 500,-
inclusions may have developed into minor chips or cracks. ‘THREE FRIENDS OF WINTER’ BOWL, QING
Provenance: English private collection.
China, 18th century. The translucent glass of a deep amethyst
Weight: 367.3 g. color. The bowl with a lipped rim and a massive circular foot, the
Dimensions: Height 6.2 cm. sides carved and incised in high relief with two birds in flight amid
the Three Friends of Winter - pine, bamboo and plum.
Estimate EUR 300,-
Starting price EUR 150,-
558 | A TURQUOISE CARVING OF CELESTIAL DEITIES, Condition: Excellent condition with minor firing flaws and
LATE QING TO REPUBLIC
surface scratches.
Provenance: English private collection.
China, late 19th – early 20th century. Carved from a single piece,
showing deities wearing long, flowing robes with bands, one Weight: 563.4 g.
holding a Buddha’s hand citron, surrounded by attendants holding Dimensions: Height 7.8 cm. Diameter 16.0 cm.
peaches, a deer, several cranes, and rocks, clouds and architectural
elements behind them.
Estimate EUR 500,-
Starting price EUR 250,-
Condition: Some losses, glued to base, good patina.
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 Bank of the
Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia.
Weight: 2,332 g.
Dimensions: Height 19 cm.

Estimate EUR 1.500,-
Starting price EUR 750,-

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