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A FAMILLE VERTE FIGURE OF BUDDHA A WUCAI JAR AND COVER AN ENAMELLED RHYTON VESSEL IN
18th/19th century Mid-17th century THE SHAPE OF A BUFFALO HEAD
The seated Buddha, either Shakyamuni or The baluster body with prunus blossom and 19th century
Akshobya, in the earth-touching mudra and Precious Objects on a wave ground, the Thinly moulded and carved as the head of an
holding a vase with his left hand, modelled lid with a bud-shaped knop and similarly ox, with widely curved horns, the hair finely
wearing typically richly-patterned and thickly- decorated. detailed in pale and darker aubergine, with a
folded robes and seated on a triple-lotus 36cm (14 1/8in) high (2). yellow tether crossing the animal’s head and
throne, delicately enamelled in tones of pale linking to its nostril.
aubergine, pale yellow and green, inlaid wood £1,500 - 2,500 11.5cm (4 1/2in) high
stand. CNY13,000 - 22,000 HK$15,000 - 25,000
19.5cm high £1,000 - 2,000
Provenance CNY8,600 - 17,000 HK$10,000 - 20,000
£800 - 1,200 Collection of Walter Thomas Gaze Cooper, and
CNY6,900 - 10,000 HK$8,000 - 12,000 thence by descent. Provenance
Collection of Walter Thomas Gaze Cooper, and
Provenance thence by descent.
Collection of Walter Thomas Gaze Cooper, and
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A COLLECTION OF CHINESE ART
BOOKS
Including: W.B. Honey, The Ceramic Art of
China and other countries of the Far East,
London 1955; City Art Gallery Bristol, The
Schiller Collection, 1948; S.C. Nott, Chinese
Jade Throughout the Ages, London 1936;
and further 20th century volumes on jade
carvings, ceramics, paintings and Korean Art.
(Over 45).

£500 - 700 HK$5,000 - 7,000
CNY4,300 - 6,000

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