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WORKS OF ART 9214
A SILVER WIRE INLAID BRONZE MODEL OF GUANYIN
PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE SEATTLE COLLECTOR Shisou mark
The bodhisattva standing on a dome of breaking waves dressed in
9210 flowing robes inlaid in a scrolling clouds and leafy design ground, the
A LARGE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE VASE hems open at the chest to reveal ornate jewelry, her right her hand
19th century holding a scroll, her hair in high chignon, the back bears the mark in
Of quadrilobate form with trumpet neck, swelling walls and tall flared silver wire inlay (patina visible throughout).
foot, cast with dissolved taotie masks and dragons on a leiwen
background in horizontal bands and descending leaf reserves, the 13 1/2in (34.2cm) high
recessed base marked with a checkerboard grid also imitating early
bronzes, the dark brown patina accented with patches of russet and US$1,200 - 1,800
dark green.
16 1/2in (42cm) high

US$3,000 - 5,000 9215
A CAST BRONZE CENSER
9211 Xuande mark, Qing dynasty
A BRONZE OVOID VASE WITH SILVER WIRE INLAY Thickly cast with a waisted neck, a pair of looped strap handles with
Shisou mark, Qing dynasty protruding upper and lower tabs, a compressed globular body raised
The elongated body applied with a pair of animal mask handles and on three conical feet, the base bearing the six-character mark in
inlaid in silver wire with two dragons chasing flaming pearls amid raised relief within a rectangular reserve (losses, wear); with a fitted
clouds and waves below a band of leaf scrolls, the waisted neck wood cover and carved jade finial in the shape of a Buddha’s hand
accented with tiny rings and the recessed base bearing the two- citron (chipped).
character mark also in silver wire against a pale chocolate brown 11 1/2in (29cm) length across handles
patina (surface wear). 8 3/4in (22cm) height including wood cover
11 5/8in (29.5cm) high
US$800 - 1,200
US$3,000 - 5,000
9216
PROPERTY FROM A NOBLE FAMILY A PAIR OF SMALL SILVER-WIRE-INLAID BRONZE CENSERS
Shisou marks, Qing dynasty
9212 Each of square form with two sides inlaid with a chilong amid scrolls
A CAST BRONZE COVERED TRIPOD CENSER and the two other sides with rectangular handles and scrolling inlay,
Qing dynasty all raised on four low feet at the lobed corners, the undersides each
Of compressed globular form raised on cabriole legs issuing from with an inlaid Shisou mark.
animal heads, with vertical flanges separating three taotie masks 3 1/2in (8.9cm) across the handles, each
filling the walls below the arching handles, the domed cover topped
with a longma as the finial seated amid open cloud clusters (wear US$4,000 - 6,000
from use and losses to cover).
13 1/4in (33.7cm) high 9217
A BRONZE CENSER
US$2,000 - 3,000 Yu tang qing wan mark
Heavily cast with a flat rim and projecting posts that attach to the
PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS curving handles issuing from the compressed globular walls raised on
three bulging feet, the four-character mark in regular script centering
9213 the base (wear to patina).
A PATINATED BRONZE BRUSH REST 6 7/8in (17.5cm) length across handles
Hollow cast as a scholar riding a dragon carp amid waves to the
front of a five-peeked mountain chain rising from an oval waisted US$800 - 1,200
base with four short feet, the surface covered with a chocolate brown
patina and the base sealed with a thin metal plate.
6 1/2in (16.5cm) long
6in (15.2cm) high

US$1,500 - 2,500

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