FURNITURE, PAINTINGS, WORKS OF ART
The auction includes three collections of oriental art from China, Japan and South East Asia, fine furniture, works of art and a fine selection of paintings from private collections
Part 1, Asian Art from the 2nd to the 20th Century 10.30 am | lots 1-321
Part 2, European Art and Oriental Carpets from the 14th to the 19th Century 3.00 pm | lots 322-690
VIEWING from Saturday 20 May to Wednesday 24 May 10 am/1 pm - 2 pm/6.30 pm (Sunday included) - Sala Bolaffi, via Cavour 17, Torino
Lot 141
A BAS-RELIEF WITH FIGURES Gandhara, 2nd-3rd century
Architectural fragment carved in accentuated bas-relief in grey schist, depicting a scene with some faithful adoring the Triratna, the symbol that represents the three Buddhist jewels (Buddha, Dharma, and Samgha). Wear
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Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 500
Lot 142
VISHNU India, Mathura, 4th-6th century
Carved in an intensely red stone, with four arms, a tall crown, and a necklace. One of the left hands rests on a chakra wheel, emblem of universal knowledge. On wood stand. Wear and loss of details. Height 6.69 in.
Starting price: € 400
Lot 143
A STONE STATUE OF GUARDIAN DEITY (ZHEN WU?)
China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) (?) Grey stone, carved all around. The deity on horse is portrayed wearing armour, his long-beared face is bellicose; while his hands once were holding weapons. The statue was probably positioned
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Starting price: € 2.500
Lot 144
TWO BOWLS WITH CÉLADON GLAZING China, Longquan kilns (Zhejiang), Ming dynasty, 14th-15th century
Fine stoneware moulded and glazed. One of the two bowls, made much lighter and finer, was decorated freehand with quick masterful gestures: the rim is engraved to suggest
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Starting price: € 350
Lot 145
A RIBBED CÉLADON JAR
China, Longquan kilns (Zhejiang), Ming dynasty, 16th-17th Century Lid missing. Some cracks starting at the rim have caused unintentional crackles. Height 5.75 in., diameter at rim 5.79 in.
Starting price: € 300
Lot 146
A CÉLADON DISH WITH FLAT RIM
China, Longquan kilns (Zhejiang), Ming dynasty (1368-1644) Glazed red stoneware, slightly engraved on the mirror with vines and flowers. The even grey-green glaze leaves only the base unglazed. Old repair of a chip on the rim. Diameter 10.12
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Starting price: € 300
Lot 147
A VASE DECORATED WITH PETALS South-eastern China, 14th-16th century
Very heavy red stoneware, with grey-brown glaze imitating céladon. Free-hand etching of bands of petals. Height 6.97 in., diameter at rim 2.99 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 148
A SMALL ARCHAISTIC-SHAPED CÉLADON VASE WITH RINGS China, Yuan dynasty or later, 14th century
Moulded stoneware with Yaozhou-like céladon glazing and crackles. Even the base and the interior of the neck are glazed. Repair on the rim, two chips on the ring of the base.
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Starting price: € 200
Lot 149
TWO CONICAL BOWLS WITH CÉLADON GLAZING AND VERY FINE CRAQUELURE China, Song dynasty, 12th-13th century (?)
Stoneware paste very fine and lightweight. The unusual beauty of these two bowls lies in the elegant profile and the exquisite shades of the glaze. The pale glaze
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Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 600
Lot 150
TWO VASES MADE FOR EXPORTATION IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA
China, Fujian province, southern Song dynasty (1127-1279) Lightweight stoneware produced in bivalve mould and glazed down to the ring of the base. The glazing is finely crackled, light blue in the hollows, created by the
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Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300