681 | Asian Art
A Choice of Highlights
May 9th - 11th 2012
May 9th - 11th 2012
Chinese and Tibetan bronzes from an old German private collection
Around 180 Bronzes and Thangka will be offered in this sale
An extremely rare Imperial gilt-bronze incense burner, Qianlong mark and period
Provenance: Christie‘s London, 2.10.2003, Lot 103
A large Imperial Zitan and Hardwood Cabinet, 18th ct.
Property from an old German diplomate collection bought in China prior 1945
A selection of Rhinoceros carvings
Property from two European private collections
Monochrome Imperial porcelains from European private collections
Property from two private collections of Republican porcelains
A selection of around 70 Republican porcelains will be offered in this sale
A very large Dehua figure of Guanyin by Xu Yunling (1887-1940)
Property from an important European private collection of Dehua porcelains
Around 50 Dehua porcelains will be offered in this sale
An Imperial Teadust hu-shaped vase
Qianlong mark and period
Provenance: Former Japanese private collection
A very rare bronze vessel 'you'
late Shang/early Zhou dynasty
Property from an old German private collection
A rare Rhinoceros winecup with poem
Kangxi period
Property from an important private collection
A rare yellow-ground Imperial blue and white 'Nine peaches' dish
Qianlong mark and period
Pan Tianshou (1898-1971)
signed and dated 1941
Property from a Swiss private collection
A rare gilt-bronze figure of Amitayus
Kangxi Period or earlier
Property from an old European private collection
A rhinoceros wine cup
with bamboo and blossom
China, 18th ct.
Property from an old German
private collection
A large gilt-bronze figure
of Manjushri
Tibet, 17th ct.
Property from an old German
private collection
A rare rhinoceros wine cup
with scholar's
China, 17th ct.
Property from an old German
private collection
A very rare and large
anynomous painting on silk
China, 14th/15th ct., 100 x 139 cm
Provenance: Former Pretorius Collection, Munich - Former collection Editha Leppich Cologne, publ. Paul Brandt Amsterdam, 2.11.1971, Lot 221, purchased from the present owner directly from the estate of Editha Leppich
