Page 83 - Chinese and Japanese Art Auction February 27 and 28th 2020 Galerie Zacke

623 | A BAMBOO INCENSE HOLDER
WITH HORN FINIALS
China, 20th century. The incense holder of cylindrical shape with
the top and bottom pieces made from horn. The carved relief
with incisions shows a procession of dignitaries carried by their
attendants in a litter, one subject riding a mule, another holding a
lantern, amid pine trees and rocks.

Condition: Good condition with minor wear and few small cracks.
Provenance: Italian private collection.

Weight: 71.8 g.
Dimensions: Height 13.7 cm. Diameter 5.2 cm.
Estimate EUR 500,-
Starting price EUR 250,-

619 | A BAMBOO WRIST REST, QING 624 | A MASSIVE HARDWOOD FIGURE
OF LIU HAI, QING
China, 19th - early 20th century. Expressive depiction of Zhong Kui in 620 | A BAMBOO BITONG, 20TH CENTURY
light relief. Artist seal ‘Xu’. Fine patina. China, 19th century. The smiling immortal skillfully carved and finely
China. The brush pot carved in high relief with weiqi players incised wearing long, flowing robes with tassels and holding his
as well as scholars engaged in various activities amid three-legged money toad. A double gourd is strapped to his back
Condition: Very good condition with only minor nicks to edges and pavilions and pines. Good, naturally grown golden-brown by a cord tied around his torso.
some old wear, minor scratches to backside. patina.
Provenance: Hungarian private collection.
Condition: Good condition with minor wear and some age cracks.
Weight: 212.1 g. Condition: Good condition with minor wear and age cracks. Provenance: English private collection.
Dimensions: 30 x 9.7 cm. Provenance: Austrian private collection.
Weight: 3,268 g.
Zhong Kui was a popular subject on carved bamboo statues of the Weight: 1,024 g. Dimensions: Height 38.5 cm.
17th and 18th centuries, but is almost never seen on wrist rests. Dimensions: Height 31.4 cm.
Estimate EUR 1.200,-
Estimate EUR 300,- Estimate EUR 150,- Starting price EUR 600,-
Starting price EUR 150,- Starting price EUR 75,-

621 | AN IVORY INLAID HARDWOOD BRUSH POT WITH 622 | A CARVED ZITAN BITONG, QING
BOYS FLYING KITES, BITONG
China, 1644-1912. The plain brush pot of a slightly concave
China, 20th century or earlier. The brush pot of slightly concave cylindrical shape with a lipped rim and raised circular foot
cylindrical form with a central plug, skillfully incised and inlaid in ivory with a smaller circular plug in the center.
with a depiction of boys at play in a landscape with gnarly pine trees
and clouds, two of the boys are flying kites.
Condition: Good condition with some old wear and
extensive traces of use.
Condition: Good condition with some wear and minor age cracks. Provenance: German private collection.
Provenance: Italian private collection. Auction label from Pandolfini
on the underside. Weight: 849.2 g.
Dimensions: Height 15.3 cm. Diameter 14 cm.
Weight: 849.2 g.
Dimensions: Height 15.3 cm. Diameter 14 cm. Estimate EUR 1.500,-
Starting price EUR 750,- 625 | A ROOTWOOD SCULPTURE OF BUDAI, QING
Estimate EUR 1.500,-
Starting price EUR 750,-
China, 1644-1912. The Laughing Buddha is standing on his famous
bag, from which a mongoose is looking up towards him. Budai has
a characteristically cheerful expression which is mimicked by his
boy servant holding a bat in his hands. Two more bats are climbing
on Budai’s back.

Condition: Wear, age cracks, minor losses.
Provenance: Swedish private collection.
Weight: 954.4 g.
Dimensions: Height 27.3 cm.

Estimate EUR 600,-
Starting price EUR 300,-

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