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Click here to subscribeGau (Amulettbehälter), Tibet 19. Jh., Kupfer und unterlegiertes Silber. Passig geschweifte Form mit feinem Reliefdekor (getrieben), mittig ein Fenster, das den Blick auf die polychrom staffierte Figur (Tsatsa) im Innern erlaubt. Rückseite mit Schiebedeckel mit getriebenem Schriftzeichen, ber. und leicht best., H. 13 cm
Thangka des Padamsambhava in seinem Palast, Tibet 18./19.Jh.Detailreiches Thangka des Religionsstifters im Zentrum seines Paradieses, umgeben von Lamas und anderen Erscheinungen des tibetischen Buddhismus, im Zenith thront der rote Buddha Amithaba, Malerei auf Stoff, 75 c 54 cm, altersbedingte Farbverluste, unter Schutzfolie in chinesischer Holzrahmung
Tibet 1903-04 (2), no clasp, bronze issue (342 Cooly Jahtar S & T. C.) engraved naming; 1 clasp, Gyantse, bronze issue (540 Dvr. Maghar Singh, 7-Mtn. Bty R.G.A.) impressed naming, both heavily polished and worn, the first with replacement suspension, the second sometime lacquered, about fair (2) £70-£90
A set of twenty-five Chinese bisque porcelain busts of Mao Zedongcirca 1966-67Each inscribed 'Long Live Chairman Mao' in cursive script,18cm high, in pack-horse basket (25).Provenance: Peter WainCf. A set from the same hoard was exhibited: Mao: Art For The Masses, Revolutionary Art of the Mao Zedong Era, 1950-1976, National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, May 2003 - March 2004, cat. no. 32. A hoard of 400 bisque porcelain busts of Chairman Mao were discovered on the Sino-Tibetan border in an area regarded as the inspiration for Shangri-La. Originally intended for distribution throughout the South Eastern corner of Tibet, they were packed into baskets and transported by horse to Zhong Dian on the Yunnan Tibet border. The baskets were stored awaiting distribution in a police station but never made it any further, languishing forgotten until 1998 when the building was destroyed by an earthquake. The busts miraculously survived, protected by their transit baskets and straw wadding. The design of the bust was officially sanctioned, being the only sculptural image of Mao made for distribution to official buildings in China. The majority of the hoard was bought by the late Peter Wain, before being shipped to the UK. 二十世紀中期 毛主席瓷塑半身像一組二十五尊類似一組瓷塑像展覽於:大眾藝術:毛澤東期間的革命藝術,蘇格蘭博物館,愛丁堡,2003年5月至2004年3月,圖錄編號32。來源:彼得·韋恩先生私人收藏
A set of twenty-four Chinese bisque porcelain busts of Mao Zedongcirca 1966-67Each inscribed 'Long Live Chairman Mao' in cursive script, 18cm high, in pack-horse basket (24).Provenance: Peter WainCf. A set from the same hoard was exhibited: "Mao: Art For The Masses, Revolutionary Art of the Mao Zedong Era, 1950-1976", National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, May 2003 - March 2004, cat. no. 32.A hoard of 400 bisque porcelain busts of Chairman Mao were discovered on the Sino-Tibetan border in an area regarded as the inspiration for Shangri-La.Originally intended for distribution throughout the South Eastern corner of Tibet, they were packed into baskets and transported by horse to Zhong Dian on the Yunnan Tibet border. The baskets were stored awaiting distribution in a police station but never made it any further, languishing forgotten until 1998 when the building was destroyed by an earthquake. The busts miraculously survived, protected by their transit baskets and straw wadding.The design of the bust was officially sanctioned, being the only sculptural image of Mao made for distribution to official buildings in China. The majority of the hoard was bought by the late Peter Wain, before being shipped to the UK.二十世紀中期 毛主席瓷塑半身像一組二十四尊類似一組瓷塑像展覽於:大眾藝術:毛澤東期間的革命藝術",蘇格蘭博物館,愛丁堡,2003年5月至2004年3月,圖錄編號32。來源:彼得·韋恩先生私人收藏
A large Chinese burnished pottery amphoraWarring States - Han dynasty, 3rd-2nd century BCEThe body moulded with spiral designs and painted in white pigment with a cross hatch design, applied broad strap handles, 30.5cm high. 戰漢 黑陶“羊角”罐Provenance: The estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.For a similar vessel of this type, see Dawn of the Yellow Earth, Regina Krahl, 2000, P100.來源:Peter H. Tillou先生收藏, 利奇菲爾德, 康乃狄克州, 美國。類似一件見《Dawn of the Yellow Earth》, Regina Krahl, 2000, 第100頁。Footnotes: This large and elegant-looking jar is the most typical vessel excavated from Sichuan province in the south west of China, near Tibet. The majority of such black jars have a uniform grey-black surface which sometimes appears as a blue-purplish hue. What distinguishes this piece is the preservation of the white slip decoration on the surface; it is rare for such detailing to survive on these jars. Although they were produced largely from the late Zhou and throughout the Han dynasty, they were definitely made by non-Han peoples. The entire design recalls that of bronze from Sanxingdui (in the same area) and during the same period as the Shang dynasty. The rim is a rhombus shape, while the base is round with a shallow foot ring at the bottom. The neck is narrow, and the body is bloated and slightly flattened to give it four sides. Two flat handles are attached to the top of the mouth at two corners of the rhombus and end at the wide sides of the body. Each side of the jar is decorated with a pair of concentric circles, which look like wide-opening eyes. Overall the shape of the jar resembles the head of a ram, thus this jar is commonly called a ‘ram horn’ jar in Chinese. There are horizontal lines carved around the flared rim which are in-filled with numerous vertical lines. The handles have two large dots pressed onto the surface. The jar’s body is partially burnished, leaving the rest of the areas a matt grey-black with subtle scrubbing traces left by the shaping tools.W. SHANSHAN is a London and Paris based gallery that is specialized in ancient art. The gallery exhibits a selection of rare artworks, particularly Asian ceramics, bronzes, stone sculptures from the Neolithic period to 10th century.
THREE COPPER ALLOY STUPASCirca 13th/14th centuryEach with domed bases rising from a double lotus frieze with beaded rim and supporting the stepped harmika, two with inset turquoise, and each surmounted by a tapered parasol and lotus-bud finial. The largest 20cm (7 7/8in) high. (3).Footnotes:約十三/十四世紀 銅佛塔 一組三件Provenance: a Danish private collection來源: 丹麥私人收藏Stupa is one of the earliest manifestations of Buddhist art. Stupas symbolise the monumental funerary mounds of ancient India, assimilated into Buddhism as reliquary containers for remains of high religious dignitaries. Evolving over time, stupas took on various forms, including smaller metal constructions as the present lot, fulfilling the sacred duty of safeguarding holy relics. They also serve a profound purpose of invoking the presence of the Buddha and his teachings. See a group of related brass stupas, 13th-15th century, illustrated by M.Henss, Buddhist Ritual Art of Tibet, Stuttgart, 2020, p.72. Compare the two copper alloy stupas with turquoise inlays with a similar one, 13th century or later, which was sold at Bonhams New York, 19 March 2021, lot 381.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A THANGKA OF ELEVEN-HEADED AVALOKITESHVARATibet, 19th century Distemper on cloth, with painted mount, framed and glazed. 90cm (35 1/2in) high x 70cm (27 1/2in) wide.Footnotes:西藏 十九世紀 十一面觀音唐卡 布面礦彩 鏡框Provenance: an English private collection來源: 英國私人收藏The Bodhisattva with eleven faces standing with eight arms holding various attributes and surrounded by a prabhamandala, and Chinese-style peony blooms and ruyi-shaped clouds; flanking the deity are various deities and figures. The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara is revered as the patron deity of Tibet, manifesting in various forms—both peaceful and wrathful—often depicted within grand mandalas, surrounded by a multitude of deities. As a universal symbol, he embodies the compassion of all Buddhas across the ten directions and three times. This form of the deity with eleven faces and eight hands was widely popularised throughout Tibet by Lord Atisha, Rinchen Zangpo, and others. See a related thangka of Avalokiteshvara with eleven faces and eight hands, Tibet, 19th century, on Himalayan Art Resources (no.90131).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNINepal, 15th centuryCrisply cast seated in dhyanasana, his hand in bhumisparsamudra, wearing a robe incised with classic scrolls at the hems, gathered in cascading folds, the benevolent face with downcast eyes inlaid with a turquoise urna, flanked by long pendulous pierced ears, beneath tightly-wound curls and a domed ushnisha. 31.5cm (12 2/8in) high. Footnotes:尼泊爾 十五世紀 銅鎏金釋迦摩尼坐像 Provenance: an English private collection來源: 英國私人收藏The present figure's prominent hooked nose, large head, broad shoulders and slender waist, full face, rounded chin, and large, drooping ears, along with the slender, elongated eyes and eyebrows, are characteristic features of the Malla style. See a related gilt copper figure of Buddha Shakyamuni similarly cast without the pedestal, 13th/14th century, illustrated by U.v.Schroeder, Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet, vol.1, Hong Kong, 2001, pp.522-523, no.170C.See a gilt copper alloy figure of Buddha Shakyamuni with similar facial features and hair, 13th/14th century, which was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 1 December 2023, lot 1848. See also a gilt-copper figure of Buddha Shakyamuni with similar facial features and posture, Nepal, 12th century, which was sold at Christie's Paris, 12 June 2012, lot 392.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A THANGKA OF SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHATibet, 19th centuryDistemper on cloth, framed and glazed. The painting, 90cm (35 1/2in) high x 70cm (27 1/2in) wide.Footnotes:西藏 十九世紀 釋迦摩尼唐卡 布面礦彩 鏡框Provenance: an English private collection來源: 英國私人收藏The founder of Buddhism, Shakyamuni Buddha, seated with his hands in earth-touching bhumisparsa mudra with an alms bowl in his left hand. He is flanked by his two principal disciples Sariputra and Mahamaudgalyayana who each hold a khakkhara staff in the right hand and a black alms bowl in the left. They are further surrounded by the original followers of Buddha, the Sixteen Arhats.At the lower register of the painting can be seen the Four Guardian deities and the attendant figures of Dharmatala (an idealised form of the great Tang dynasty explorer and translator Xuanzang) and Hvashang (a Tibetan adoption of the Chinese word 'heshang' meaning 'monk', referring to the Chan monk Moheyan). For more details about the Eighteen Arhats and Two Attendants, see M.M.Rhie and R.A.F.Thurman, Worlds of Transformation: Tibetan Art of Wisdom and Compassion, 1999, New York, p.143.Compare also with a thangka of Shakyamuni Buddha, Tibet, 19th century, which was sold at Bonhams London, 11 May 2017, lot 1.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A COPPER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF GREEN TARA13th/14th centuryFinely cast seated in lalitasana on a double lotus base, the right hand in varada mudra and the left in vitarka mudra, each holding the tip of a lotus stem that trails along the arms and rises to a leafy lotus bud at one shoulder, the face with benevolent expression beneath an elaborate five-tier diadem and necklace detailed with copper inlay, the base sealed. 12.5cm (4 7/8in) high. Footnotes:十三/十四世紀 銅綠度母坐像Provenance: Soame Jenyns (1904-1976), and thence by descentChristie's London, 8 November 2018, lot 3來源: Soame Jenyns (1904-1976),並由後人保存迄今倫敦佳士得,2018年11月8日,拍品編號3Soame Jenyns (1904–1976) was a prominent British art historian and scholar specialising in Chinese art. He worked for the British Museum, where he became a key figure in expanding and cataloguing the museum's collection of Chinese art, particularly ceramics and decorative arts. Jenyns authored several influential works, including Chinese Art: The Minor Arts and Later Chinese Porcelain, which are still regarded as essential references in the field. His deep knowledge and expertise helped shape Western understanding of Chinese art, and his scholarly contributions continue to be highly regarded by collectors, curators, and academics alike.The wide lotus petals on the base, as well as use of inlaid copper as can be seen on the present lot, are typical of 13th/14th century sculpture. See for example the lotus base on a brass figure of Vajrasattva, 13th century, illustrated by U. Von Schroeder, Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet, Vol.II, Hong Kong, 2001, pp.1108-1109, no.289E.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A Tibetan 'Tiger' rug19th century134cm x 89cm.Provenance: Collection of Mimi Lipton, the author of 'The Tiger Rugs of Tibet'. Purchased and confirmed directly from the collector. 西藏十九世紀 虎毯來源:著名藝術策展人Mimi Lipton收藏,Lipton女士在倫敦海沃德美術館舉辦了“西藏虎毯展”,她著有《西藏虎毯》‘The Tiger Rugs of Tibet’一書。Condition Report: Expected old wear including wear to pile and large patches of dark discolouration to the edges and scattered patches of repair, including a large patch near the tail of the tiger. Please refer to additional images.
A Tibetan copper-alloy figure of Padmasambhava as the medicine BuddhaFirst half of 20th centuryCast wearing thickly-folded robes and holding a vase, seated in Padmasana over a square throne, the front of the throne cast with eight seated Buddhas, 15.2cm high.二十世紀前半葉 銅蓮花生大士像Padmasambhava is considered one of the main early teachers to have introduced Buddhism to Tibet in the 8th century. He has thus been revered for centuries, and has several forms representing outer, inner, and secret aspects of his being. The depiction of Padmasambhava as the medicine Buddha arises from Nyingma teacher Ngari Panchen (1487-1542), who allegedly discovered a cache of 'Revealed Treasure' (Ngarpan Terdzo) teachings that depict Padmasambhava in a variety of unique forms, which were then used for guruyoga and meditational practices. Cf. a number of similar figures is illustrated by Jeff Watt (Himalayanart.org), HAR items nos. 22703, 35809 and 203262, who suggests that these were made from metal moulds in the early 20th century.Condition Report: Approx. weight 957g.Expected light wear otherwise generally good.
A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF DORJE DROLOTibet, 18th/19th centuryDepicting a wrathful emanation of Padmasambhava striding in alidhasana atop a recumbent tiger resting on a lotus base, his left hand holding a phurbu and right hand grasping a vajra, dressed in a pleated robe, the face with bulging eyes and enlarged nostrils, his hair arranged in long curls. 11.8cm (4 5/8in) high.Footnotes:西藏 十八/十九世紀 銅鎏金忿怒金剛像For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A GILT COPPER REPOUSSE PLAQUE FRAGMENT OF KINNARATibet, 18th centuryThe mythical half-man-half bird creature with arms raised above twin leaf and medallion form shallow compartments with beaded edges, above a lotus petal lappet base.28cm (11in) wide x 23.5cm (9 1/4in) high max.Footnotes:西藏 十八世紀 銅鎏金緊那羅像殘片Traditionally Kinnara is found as the guardian of the throne of the tathagata Amoghasiddhi. He is also often found in the prabhamandalas that frame most deities in both paintings and sculpture.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A SET OF SEVEN GILT-COPPER ALLOY PRECIOUS EMBLEMSTibet or Mongolia, 19th centuryThe emblems of columnar form surmounted by auspicious symbols including the wheel, the minister, the elephant, the general, the jewel, the conch and the victory banner, each raised upon a domed base. The tallest 12.5cm (4 7/8in) high.Footnotes:西藏或蒙古 十九世紀 銅鎏金七政寶五件及八吉祥兩件 一組七件For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A GILT-BRONZE BUDDHIST WHEEL OF THE LAW, DHARMACHAKRATibet, 18th centuryThe central roundel containing a yin yang symbol surrounded by eight spokes, enclosed by further ruyi symbols tied with ribbons, all within a border of flames, raised on a wood stand. 12.3cm (4 7/8in) wide. (2).Footnotes:西藏 十八世紀 銅鎏金法輪Compare with a pair of gilt-bronze finials, 18th century, in the Dallas Museum of Art, illustrated by A.R.Bromberg, The Arts of India, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas, New Haven and London, 2013, p.190, pl.108.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lama, wohl Tibet 15. Jh.Bronze, vergoldet. Auf Lotosthron im Mönchs- gewand m. Kopfbedeckung, Hände im dharmachakra mudra. Boden offen, innen alte Inv.Nr. "2798". Auf Holzsockel (m. Schlag- stempel-Dat. "29.12. 1959"). Vergoldung stark berieben, Kopfbedeckung verbogen, verso kl. Delle m. Riß. H 20 cm, Ges.H 22,8 cm Prov.: Privatsammlung Hamburg bis ca. 1960; Privatsammlung Rheinland-Pfalz.dharmachakra mudra, Tibet, vergoldet
Zwei Muschelhörner Shankha bzw. Dung Dkar, Tibet/Nepal, jeweils aus einer Meeresschnecke mit dickem Silberbeschlag, besetzt mit türkisen u. roten Korallenimitaten, Silber jeweils mit reliefiertem u. graviertem Dekor, bei dem kleineren mit Motiven von Blumen u. Hasen, bei dem größeren mit aufwendig gearbeitetem Dekor v. Blumen, Ranken, versch. Tieren u. Demonenmaske, zentral Silberapplikation mit sitzendem Shiva mit versch. Attributen, L: 12 u. 23 cm, 4445 - 0027
Großer Kupferbehälter mit Deckel, Tibet, Kupferkorpus mit Messingapplikationen, diese mit graviertem floralen Dekor, Deckelknauf aus Messing (eingedrückt u. verbogen), seitl. zwei Halterungen für Lederband, am hinteren Rand Scharnierreste, Deckel wohl nicht original, H: 26 cm, D: 18 cm, starke Alters - u. Gebrauchsspuren, 4445 - 0017
2 Palmblatt-Bücher Bali und 1 Gebetbuch Tibet: Palmblattbuch mit verziertem goldbemaltem Holzeinband und Goldschnitt, Bali, darin wiederverwendete paarig zusammengebundene Palmblätter bedeckt mit geritzten Zeichnungen mit buddhistischen Motiven, 21,x 5,5 x 2,4 cm; Palmblattbuch enthaltend Schrift und wohl amulettwertige Zeichnungen, Buchdeckel aus Bambus, 21 x 3 x 1,3 cm; tibetisches Buch neuzeitlich, gedruckt wohl im Holzschnitt, rote Buchdeckel aus Pappe, 32 x 8,3 cm. 4445-053