Works of Art from China, Japan and South East Asia at auction on 24th May

Aste Bolaffi is proud to announce its inaugural auction of Asian Art, featuring three collections of works of art from China, Japan and South East Asia. The first one includes a wide selection of sculptures, ceramics, screens and paintings ranging from the 2^nd to the 20^th Century. Two other collections are focused on Chinese sculptures of Ming and Qing dynasties, carved in jade, coral, malachite, lapis lazuli and turquoise.

lots 81-103 A collection of Chinese sculptures of traditional gods, carved in wood, including a rare figure of Wei Tuo, the “guardian of the entrance” in Buddhist temples, probably Ming dynasty

lot 131 A rare sandstone figure of Umā, Cambodia, Khmer, late 10thCentury

lot 143 A sandstone statue of a guardian deity (Zhen Wu?), probably Ming dynasty

An important collection of Chinese jades (lots 231/256) including

lot 242 An elephant statue in jade, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign period (1736-1795)

lot 245 A composition of a sage at rest in céladon jade under a pine tree in ebony, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign period (1736-1795)

lot 248 Two small square cups in quarzite, Qing dynasty, 18^th-19^th Century;

lot 256 A mountain jade with carving of landscape with figures, Qing dynasty, 18^th Century

An exceptional collection of Chinese sculptures in jade, coral, turquoise, malachite and lapis lazuli (lots 257/321) including

lot 263 A composition with Guanyin and an acolyte in jade, Qing dynasty, 19th Century

lot 278 A composition of twelve female figures and flowers in carved coral. Qing dynasty, 19^th Century

lot 283 A large flat vase lid in “mutton fate” jade, 18th Century

lot 292 An exceptional composition with an old man and donkey in white and black jade, Qing dynasty, 18th Century

lot 314 A tall figure of Guanyin in coral, Qing dynasty, late 18th Century

Fine and rare ceramics including:

lot 47 A cylindrical tripod with Céladon Glazing, Ming dynasty, 16th Century

lot 62 Porcelain vases painted in bencharong style, China,late 18^th-early 19^thCentury

Chinese panels and scrolls, Japanese screens, 18th-19th Century, (lots 205/223) including

lot 212 A rare handscroll with sixteen erotic illustrations, Qing dynasty, mid-19th Century

lot 213 A pair of large hanging scrolls with scenes of literati on boating excursion, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th Century

lot 223 A six panel Japanese screen, painted in ink and colours on paper, with gold leaf for the clouds, Japan, Edo period, 18^th-19^th Century

WORKS OF ART FROM CHINA, JAPAN AND SOUTH EAST ASIA AT AUCTION ON 24TH MAY