9th Mar, 2023 13:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A LIMESTONE ‘LION’ MAT WEIGHT, HAN DYNASTY
漢代石灰石臥獅席鎮
Sold for €1,690
including Buyer's Premium
China, 206 BC to 220 AD. Carved as a recumbent lion with its feet tucked underneath, the head resting on his paws, the face with bulging eyes and a ruyi-shaped snout, finely incised with a central ridge along the face and scrolling fur. The stone of an even blackish-brown color.
Provenance: From a noted Czech private collection. Originally acquired in Japan.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Small nicks, cracks and losses, light surface scratches, few little chips, remnants of pigment, signs of weathering and soil encrustations. Overall exactly as expected for an authentic Han dynasty limestone sculpture.
Weight: 358 g
Dimensions: Length 9.5 cm
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 27 March 2015, lot 8267
Price: USD 27,500 or approx. EUR 33,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A pair of ivory-colored stone recumbent lion-form mat weights, China, Western Han dynasty or later
Expert remark: Note the size (8.3 cm), the ivory-colored stone, and that this lot comprises two mat weights.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 22 June 2011, lot 436
Price: USD 8,125 or approx. EUR 12,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Chinese soapstone figure of a recumbent tiger, Han dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related pose, central ridge at the head, and size (10.2 cm). Note the different material.
漢代石灰石臥獅席鎮
中國，公元前206年至公元 220年。席鎮成臥獅形，其雙足夾在身下，頭枕在爪子上，面部雙眼圓睜，如意形鼻子，面部中央有一道脊線，毛皮捲曲。石料呈均勻黑褐色。
來源：捷克私人收藏，購於日本。
品相：品相良好，有小刻痕、裂縫和缺損，表面有輕微的劃痕，顏料殘留，有風化跡象和土壤結殼。
重量：358 克
尺寸：長 9.5 厘米
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2015年3月27日，lot 8267
價格：USD 27,500（相當於今日EUR 33,000）
描述：石獅子形蓆鎮一對
專家評論：請注意尺寸 (8.3 厘米)，象牙色石，以及此席鎮為一對。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2011年6月22日，lot 436
價格：USD 8,125 （相當於今日EUR 12,500）
描述：漢代皂石臥虎
專家評論：比較非常相近的姿勢、面部中央有一道脊線，以及尺寸 (10.2 厘米)。請注意材質不同。
China, 206 BC to 220 AD. Carved as a recumbent lion with its feet tucked underneath, the head resting on his paws, the face with bulging eyes and a ruyi-shaped snout, finely incised with a central ridge along the face and scrolling fur. The stone of an even blackish-brown color.
Provenance: From a noted Czech private collection. Originally acquired in Japan.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Small nicks, cracks and losses, light surface scratches, few little chips, remnants of pigment, signs of weathering and soil encrustations. Overall exactly as expected for an authentic Han dynasty limestone sculpture.
Weight: 358 g
Dimensions: Length 9.5 cm
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 27 March 2015, lot 8267
Price: USD 27,500 or approx. EUR 33,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A pair of ivory-colored stone recumbent lion-form mat weights, China, Western Han dynasty or later
Expert remark: Note the size (8.3 cm), the ivory-colored stone, and that this lot comprises two mat weights.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 22 June 2011, lot 436
Price: USD 8,125 or approx. EUR 12,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Chinese soapstone figure of a recumbent tiger, Han dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related pose, central ridge at the head, and size (10.2 cm). Note the different material.
漢代石灰石臥獅席鎮
中國，公元前206年至公元 220年。席鎮成臥獅形，其雙足夾在身下，頭枕在爪子上，面部雙眼圓睜，如意形鼻子，面部中央有一道脊線，毛皮捲曲。石料呈均勻黑褐色。
來源：捷克私人收藏，購於日本。
品相：品相良好，有小刻痕、裂縫和缺損，表面有輕微的劃痕，顏料殘留，有風化跡象和土壤結殼。
重量：358 克
尺寸：長 9.5 厘米
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2015年3月27日，lot 8267
價格：USD 27,500（相當於今日EUR 33,000）
描述：石獅子形蓆鎮一對
專家評論：請注意尺寸 (8.3 厘米)，象牙色石，以及此席鎮為一對。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2011年6月22日，lot 436
價格：USD 8,125 （相當於今日EUR 12,500）
描述：漢代皂石臥虎
專家評論：比較非常相近的姿勢、面部中央有一道脊線，以及尺寸 (10.2 厘米)。請注意材質不同。
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