AUCTION
Tuesday, April 2 2019 - Sala Bolaffi, Via Cavour 17, Turin
11am
VIEWING
from Thursday 28 March to Tuesday 2 April (Sunday included) from 10am until 6pm
Sala Bolaffi, via Cavour 17, Turin
PORCELAIN FLASK
Japan, late 17th – early 18th century
Square section with the shoulders as a combination of four trapezoids, short cylindrical neck, decoration painted in blue, red, green, black and gold, consisting on two sides of a composition with trees and rocks, the
Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 550
SIX SMALL METAL BOTTLES
Japan, Meiji period
With painted, applied or cloisonné enamels, ovoid shape, short neck with flared mouth, floral decoration.
Height 3.54 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Ōban polychrome woodcut, signed Hiroshige ga in the lower left corner, published by Tsutaya Kichizō. From the series 'Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji' Fuji sanjūrokkei.
14.17 x 9.45 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 475
Ōban polychrome woodcut, signed Hiroshige ga on the left margin, published by Uoya Eikichi. From the series 'One Hundred Famous Views of Edo' Meisho Edo hyakkei. Gently lined and restored.
13.98 x 9.06 in.
Starting price: € 1.000 | Sold for : € 1.800
Ōban polychrome woodcut, signed Hiroshige ga in the lower left corner. From the series 'One Hundred Famous Views of Edo', Meisho Edo hyakkei, published by Uoya Eikichi. Slightly trimmed on long margins.
13.39 x 8.46 in.
Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 500
Ōban polychrome woodcut, signed Hiroshige ga in the lower right corner published by Uoya Eikichi. From the series 'One Hundred Famous Views of Edo', Meisho Edo hyakkei. Lined.
13.98 x 9.84 in.
Starting price: € 1.500 | Sold for : € 1.500
Ōban polychrome woodcut, signed Hiroshige ga in the lower left corner. From the series 'One Hundred Famous Views of Edo', Meisho Edo yakkei, published by Uoya Eikichi.
13.58 x 9.25 in.
Starting price: € 1.000 | Sold for : € 1.000
Ōban polychrome woodcut, signed Hiroshige ga in the lower left corner and published by Tsutaya Kichizō. From the series 'Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations', Gojūsan tsugi meisho zue. Lined.
13.58 x 9.06 in.
Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 500
Ōban polychrome woodcut, signed Hiroshige ga in the lower left corner, published by Tsutaya Kichizō. From the series 'Famous Sights of the Fifty-three Stations' (Gojūsan tsugi meisho zue). Lined.
13.58 x 9.06 in.
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 400
Ōban polychrome woodcut, signed Hiroshige ga in the lower left corner, published by Koshimuraya Heisuke. From the series 'Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces', Rokujūyoshi meisho zue.
14.17 x 9.65 in.
Starting price: € 800 | Sold for : € 800
Ōban polychrome woodcut, signed Hiroshige ga in the upper right corner, published by Takenouchi Magohachi. From the series 'Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road',Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi.
9.65 x 14.57 in.
Starting price: € 1.000 | Sold for : € 2.000
Ōban polychrome woodcut, signed Hiroshige ga in the upper righ corner, published by Takenouchi Magohachi. From the series 'Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō Road' (Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi).
9.65 x 14.17 in.
Starting price: € 1.000 | Sold for : € 1.700
Two beautiful polychrome woodcuts in aitanzaku format, titled Yellow bird and iris and Yamabuki and bullfinch, signed Hiroshige hitsu in the lower right corner.
12.4 x 4.45 in.
12.2 x 4.49 in.
Starting price: € 1.500 | Sold for : € 2.000
Group of eleven black and white woodcuts drawn from the three volumes of 'One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji', Fugaku hyakkei. Four have a lot of joints, different sizes.
7.48 x 5.31 in.
Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 850
Nagaban tatee polychrome woodcut, signed Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu in the lower left corner, published by Moriya Jihei, from the series 'Mirror of Chinese and Japanese poets', Shiika shashinkyō. Slightly trimmed, some delicate restoration.
19.80 x 8.82 in.
Starting price: € 2.000 | Sold for : € 4.200
Nagaban tatee polychrome woodcut, signed Zen Hokusai Iitsu hitsu on the right margin, published by Moriya Jihei. From the series 'Mirror of Chinese and Japanese poets', Shiika shashinkyō. Some delicate restorations.
19.49 x 8.66 in.
Starting price: € 3.000 | Sold for : € 5.500
Ōban polychrome woodcut, signed Saki no Hokusai Iitsu hitsu in the upper left corner, from the series 'Remarkable Views of Bridges in Various Provinces', Shokoku meikyō kiran.
9.45 x 14.37 in.
Starting price: € 1.500 | Sold for : € 2.800
Ōban polychrome woodcut, signed Saki no Hokusai Iitsu hitsu in the upper left corner and published by Nishimura Yohachi, from the series 'Thirty-six View of Mount Fuji', Fuji sanjūrokkei.
9.84 x 14.57 in.
Starting price: € 1.500 | Sold for : € 1.500
Ōban polychrome woodcut, signed Saki no Hokusai Iitsu hitsu in the upper left corner, published by Nishimura Yohachi, from the series 'Thirty-six View of Mount Fuji', Fuji sanjūrokkei. Some
delicate restorations.
9.65 x 14.37 in.
Starting price: € 2.000 | Sold for : € 4.400
FIGURE OF WEI TUO
China, 19th-20th Century
Carved, dry-lacquered and gilded wood. Figure fixed with wooden pins on the square base. Wei Tuo is the 'guardian of the entrance' in the Buddhist temples, the commander of the 'thirty-two celestial generals' and hence one of the
Starting price: € 1.500 | Sold for : € 2.800
LIU HAI RIDING THE TOAD
China, Qing dynasty, late 17th-18th Century
Stoneware painted with iron oxide over the glaze. White translucent crackled glaze with bluish highlights. Liu Hai is holding the toad with his hands under its throat. On the reverse, in addition to
Starting price: € 1.500
ELEPHANT SADDLED AND HARNESSED IN JADE
China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong reign period (1736-1795)
Céladon-coloured nephrite on one side, with russet vein on the other, carved in the round but plain. On both sides of the saddle cover there is finely engraved scenery of
Starting price: € 3.000 | Sold for : € 10.000
LARGE BOWL
China, 20th Century
Green jade with white inclusions.
4.9 x 12 in.
Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 550
TWO LONGQUAN CERAMIC DISHES
China, Ming dynasty, 14th-15th Century
Circular section with ring base, rounded walls and barbed rim, incised and moulded decoration, one with a floral composition the other with a geometric pattern to the centre of the interior, both with an
Starting price: € 1.000 | Sold for : € 1.000
PAIR OF AGATE HANDLED BOWLS
China, 20th Century
Both standing on a circular base, two handles shaped as an animal's head with a movable ring.
1.5 x 3.1 x 2 in.
Starting price: € 250 | Sold for : € 300
PAIR OF PORCELAIN PEACHES
China, 19th-20th Century
Naturalistically moulded with the branch with leaves in relief, painted in polychromy.
3.5 x 5.7 x 4.7 in.
Starting price: € 300
LARGE 'SWATOW' CERAMIC DISH
China, 17th Century
Circular section with ring base and rounded walls, a pale blue glaze. Natural defects.
Diameter 14.96 in.
Starting price: € 400
THREE SMALL CORAL SCULPTURES
China, early 20th Century
One depicting Shoulao, the other two a boy, coral of an intense red tone.
The higer 3.27 in.
Starting price: € 900 | Sold for : € 1.000
TWO EMBROIDERIES
China, 20th Century
Both embroidered in polychromy on a red ground with scenes with figures inspired by the traditional theatre, one with a silk ground the other with a rougher fabric. The embroideries have been used in 1987 on the set of the film The
Starting price: € 3.000
LONGQUAN CERAMIC LARGE DISH
China, Ming dynasty, 14th-15th Century
Circular section with ring base and rounded walls, incised and moulded decoration of floral scrolls and geometric motif to the centre of the interior, whole surface covered with a thick céladon glaze;
Starting price: € 1.000 | Sold for : € 1.000
LARGE CÉLADON-GLAZED CERAMIC CACHEPOT
Probably China, 20th Century
Circular section with globular body and flared mouth, two handles shaped as a ruyi's head.
15.4 x 19.7 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300
LONGQUAN CERAMIC LARGE DISH
China, Ming dynasty, 14th-15th Century
Circular section with ring base, rounded walls and short flat rim, an incised and moulded floral decoration, an olive green thick céladon glaze, a chip to the rim.
Diameter 15.75 in.
Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 600
LARGE PORCELAIN SCULPTURE OF GUANYIN
China, 20th Century
Deity seated on a lotus base, legs crossed, right hand in the abhayamudra gesture, left one placed on the feet with the open palm holding a globe, wearing an ample dress richly decorated in polychrome enamels with
Starting price: € 2.000
PORCELAIN FIGURE OF GUANYIN
China, 19th Century
With polychrome enamels, seated deity with a mantle on his head, to the back an old label with the inscription '33-98/ 6'.
Height 7.87 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 225
IVORY FEMALE FIGURE
China, early 20th Century
Figure standing on a wooden base, wearing an ample dress, a floral spray in the right hand and a flower in the left hand.
Height 9.05 in.
Starting price: € 300
FIGURE OF IVORY SHOULAO
China, early 20th Century
God of longevity standing on a circular base, a deer near his legs, a peach in the left hand and a knobby cane in his right hand, four characters mark to the centre of the base.
Height 13.78 in.
Starting price: € 600
MALE IVORY FIGURE ON A HORSE
China, early 20th Century
Bearded man – probably Zhang Guolao, one of the Taoist Eight Immortals – sitting on the back of a horse resting on a circular base. A sword and scabbard on his shoulders, a group of lingzhi funguses rising from the
Starting price: € 400
GROUP WITH IVORY FIGURES
China, early 20th Century
Circular base, bearded man – maybe the Taoist immortal Qin Gao – holding in his left hand a basket and a cane with a fish at its extremity in his right hand, a mythological creature with the aspect of a boy with another
Starting price: € 400
IVORY FIGURE OF LI JING
China, early 20th Century
Deity standing on a wooden base, a long beard and an elaborate hat, wearing an ample dress decorated with incised and stained dragons amidst clouds, the right hand on the handle of a sword with scabbard, a model of a
Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 500
IVORY FEMALE FIGURE
China, early 20th Century
Elegant lady seated on a stool with her head turned to the right, the qing musical stone in her left hand and the mallet to play it in her right hand.
Height 7.09 in.
Starting price: € 400
SPINACH GREEN JADE VASE WITH COVER
China, 19th Century
Oval section, handles shaped as a fantastic animal's head with a ring, domed cover surmounted by a finial in the shape of a recumbent Buddhist lion, carved decoration consisting of stylized vegetal motifs and band of
Starting price: € 1.000 | Sold for : € 2.600
TWO FEMALE FIGURES IN IVORY AND TURQUOISE
China and Japan, 20th Century
One, carved in ivory, depicting a seated woman with a bunch of grapes in her hand; the other, in turquoise, depicting a young figure standing on a wooden base.
Height 2.36 and 3.94 in.
Starting price: € 200
GREEN HARDSTONE CARVED VASE
China, 20th Century
With yellow and russet inclusions carved as a vase with cover with flower sprays and birds in high relief. Damages and breaks.
Height 5.51 in.
Starting price: € 150
IVORY SNUFF BOTTLE
China, 19th-20th century
Exterior carved with figures in a landscape with rocks, tree and huts, four characters mark to the centre of the base.
Height 2.36 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
GREEN JADE PLAQUE
China, 20th Century
circular Green jade with foliate decoration. Lot accompanied by export license.
4.9 x 4.3 in.
Starting price: € 400
BALUSTER VASE
China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period
Standing on a circular base, the globular body rising to a high neck with flared rim, the whole external surface with a bright turquoise glaze, three incised parallel circles to the neck
17.7 x 9.1 in.
Provenienza/Provenance
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Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 2.800
PAIR OF FISHBOWLS DECORATED AND PAINTED WITH ENAMELS IN FAMILLE ROSE
China, 1960-1970 circa
Porcelain decorated on the outside with numerous relief molded precious objects of good luck and painted in polychrome enamels on aquamarine ground. The inside is decorated with goldfish and aquatic plants.
Defects to the inside glazing, one of the bowls presents a
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Starting price: € 1.200 | Sold for : € 12.000
PAIR OF WOODEN ARMCHAIRS
China, 19th-20th Century
Back carved with figures in a square reserve.
38.6 x 22.4 x 17.7 in.
Starting price: € 1.000
TWO BOWLS AND A BOX
China, 20th Century
The bowls in green jade, the box in metal with an incised inscription.
Bowls 2.24 x 5.00 and 1.77 x 3.94 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 150
PAIR OF PORCELAIN BALUSTER VASES
China, early 20th Century
Standing on a circular base, body surmonted by a cylindrical neck with flared mouth, handles shaped as a lion's head with a ring, painted in red and black enamels with a Fo dog and a cursive inscription, four
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300