Friday, 28 June, starting at 11 AM CET
Galerie Zacke’s seasonal Fine Asian Art auction presents a special selection of art from across the region, with an emphasis on religious sculpture. Among the leading lots are a Northern Qi limestone Buddha (lot 53), a thangka of the Seventeen-Deity Tara mandala (lot 29), and an archaistic bronze jue (lot 91). This is an excellent opportunity to enrich your collection during a quieter time in the global auction calendar.
Distinguished Provenances
Many of the pieces in the sale boast remarkable and meticulously documented provenances, including Phillip Allen, who was a widely respected collector and expert of Chinese ceramics and works of art as well as a director of the Oriental Ceramic Society for many years; Dr. Wou Kiuan, diplomat and founder of the Wou Lien-Pai Museum; Norman Blount, co-founder of the Indian Society of Oriental Art; Dr. Isidore Cohn; John “Moke” Mokotoff; S. Marchant & Son; Leonardo Vigorelli; and the Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum.
Lot 176 - A PALE CELADON JADE FIGURE OF A CAT WITH BUTTERFLY, LATE QING DYNASTY
Sold for €390
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 184 - A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE ‘MAGNOLIA’ SNUFF BOTTLE, 18TH TO EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Sold for €4,420
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 186 - A FINELY CARVED HAIR CRYSTAL ‘MONKEYS AND GOURD’ SNUFF BOTTLE, 19TH CENTURY
Sold for €1,170
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 187 - AN INSIDE-PAINTED SHADOW AGATE ‘BOYS’ SNUFF BOTTLE, BY YE ZHONGSAN
Sold for €2,860
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 188 - A VERY LARGE CARVED AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE, QING DYNASTY
Sold for €910
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 189 - A FINELY ENAMELED WHITE GLASS ‘LOQUAT & MOUNTAIN BIRD’ SNUFF BOTTLE, SCHOOL OF YE BENGQI
Sold for €780
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 190 - AN IMPERIAL BLUE AND WHITE CYLINDRICAL PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE, 1780-1830
Sold for €1,950
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 195 - DONG GAO (1740-1818): ‘MAGPIE WITH PRUNUS BLOSSOMS,’ DATED 1784
Sold for €780
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 196 - ATTRIBUTED TO HUANG BINHONG (1865-1955): ‘RIVER LANDSCAPE’
Sold for €390
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 197 - A ‘LANDSCAPE’ ALBUM IN THE MANNER WU HUFAN (1894-1968)
Sold for €1,040
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 202 - A LARGE PAINTED TWO-HANDLED POTTERY JAR, NEOLITHIC PERIOD
Sold for €5,850
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 205 - A GREEN-GLAZED POTTERY MODEL OF A GRANARY, HAN DYNASTY
Sold for €1,300
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 207 - A LARGE GREY POTTERY FIGURE OF A TORTOISE, HAN DYNASTY
Sold for €4,420
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 210 - A STRAW GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A COURT LADY, SUI DYNASTY
Sold for €390
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 211 - A PHOSPHATIC-SPLASHED BLACK-GLAZED JAR, TANG DYNASTY
Sold for €1,430
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 212 - A LARGE SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY TRIPOD CENSER, TANG DYNASTY
Sold for €5,200
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 214 - A STRAW-GLAZED PHOENIX HEAD EWER, LATE TANG TO EARLY NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY
Sold for €455
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 216 - A LARGE SKY-BLUE GLAZED JUN BOWL, NORTHERN SONG OR JIN DYNASTY
Sold for €5,200
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 217 - A SMALL CIZHOU-TYPE 'OIL-SPOT' BOWL, JIN DYNASTY
Sold for €1,430
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 220 - A CIZHOU RUSSET-SPLASHED BLACK-GLAZED PILLOW, SONG DYNASTY
Sold for €2,340
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 222 - A FINELY CARVED CIZHOU ‘LOTUS’ PILLOW, SONG-JIN DYNASTY
Sold for €910
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 223 - A BLUE AND WHITE ‘KRAAK’ BARBED-RIM DISH, WANLI PERIOD
Sold for €650
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 226 - A LONGQUAN CELADON RETICULATED CANDLE HOLDER, MING DYNASTY
Sold for €260
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 228 - A CARVED CELADON GLAZED ‘PEONY’ BRUSHPOT, BITONG, KANGXI PERIOD
Sold for €390
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 235 - A VERY LARGE UNDERGLAZE COPPER-RED-DECORATED BOTTLE VASE, KANGXI PERIOD
Sold for €3,360
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 245 - A BLUE AND WHITE ‘HUNDRED ANTIQUES’ GINGER JAR AND COVER, 18TH – 19TH CENTURY
Sold for €585
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 249 - AN ENAMELED BISCUIT PORCELAIN WALL VASE IN THE FORM OF A BAT, QING DYNASTY
Sold for €715
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 250 - A SHIWAN WARE FIGURE OF A DUCK, CHINA, 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER
Sold for €195
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 251 - A PAIR OF LARGE CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE ROSE FIGURES OF HAWKS, 19TH CENTURY
Sold for €1,430
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 254 - A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE ‘ZODIAC’ CHARGER, KANGXI MARK, LATE QING TO REPUBLIC
Sold for €390
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 256 - A STONEWARE PEDESTAL DISH AND COVER, THREE KINGDOMS PERIOD, KOREA, 5TH-6TH CENTURY
Sold for €520
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 257 - A SLIP-INLAID CELADON BOX AND COVER, GORYEO DYNASTY
Sold for €1,430
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 258 - AN INLAID CELADON STONEWARE BOWL, GORYEO DYNASTY
Sold for €2,860
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 259 - A CELADON-GLAZED BRACKET-LOBED WATER DROPPER, JOSEON DYNASTY
Sold for €910
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 261 - A RARE GILT BRONZE KAKEBOTOKE FIGURE OF JIZO BOSATSU, LATE HEIAN TO EARLY KAMAKURA
Sold for €780
including Buyer's Premium
Lot 265 - A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF A NIO GUARDIAN
Sold for €1,820
including Buyer's Premium