ASIAN ART
AUCTION
Thursday 12 June 2025
from 10.00 a.m. (lots 1-260) to 3.00 p.m. (lots 261-470)
Spazio Bolaffi, corso Verona 34/D, Torino
VIEWING
From Friday 6 to Thursday 12 June (Sunday excluded), from 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Spazio Bolaffi, corso Verona 34/D, Torino
Lot 181
Guanyin
China, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th Century
Bronze, the deity seated on a double lotus flower base with legs crossed in lalitasana, dressed in a large robe that leaves the chest exposed with elaborate jewelry, in each hand a flowering stem, near the shoulder on one side a bird, on the other an ewer, the head
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Starting price: € 5.000
Lot 182
Pair of small bowls
China, 17th Century
Porcelain painted in underglazed cobalt blue, the exterior with dragons amidst clouds, both with apocryphal Chenghua mark to the center of the base.
2 x 3.5 x 3.5 in.
Starting price: € 100
Lot 183
Two large dishes
China, Qianlong period
Porcelain painted in underglazed cobalt blue, the center with a medallion with a lotus flower with four groups of flowers around.
Diameter 13.6 in.
Starting price: € 500
Lot 184
Cup and case
China, early 18th Century
Porcelain cup with a ‘café au lait’ exterior and an internal floral decoration in enamels of the ‘Imari’ type, within beautiful and rare European-made leather case with embossed floral decoration and velvet interior.
3.1 x 3.5 x 3.5 in.
Starting price: € 500
Lot 185
Large cachepot
China, 19th Century
Porcelain painted with polychrome enamels, the decoration consisting of a procession of soldiers on horseback and infantry in the landscape, the elegant carved wooden support with the ends of the crosspieces modeled as a ruyi scepter head.
The vase 18.5 x 21.3 x 21.3
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Starting price: € 400
Lot 186
Four small paintings
China, 19th Century
Ink and colours on paper, three depicting characters engaged in everyday activities within a gilt-wood tripartite frame, the fourth depicting a composition with flowers and birds, within a wooden frame.
The largest 2.8 x 9.3 in.
Starting price: € 100
Lot 187
Tablet, Hu
China, probably Ming dynasty
Ivory.
Lot accompanied by a CITES certificate.
18.9 x 2 in.
This type of artifact was used exclusively in an imperial context: officials visiting the court were given it before being in the presence of the sovereign so as to protect him from airborne contamination by
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Starting price: € 500
Lot 188
Eight ink sticks
China, 20th Century
Each with a polychrome decoration of landscape, within case.
The largest 4.3 x 1.4 x 0.2 in.
Starting price: € 100
Lot 189
Guanyin with deer
China, 19th Century
Partially gilt-wood, the deity standing on a shaped section base, dressed in a flowing robe tied at the waist, at her side a deer, symbol of longevity.
Missing parts.
10.6 x 4.5 x 2.8 in.
Starting price: € 500
Lot 190
Large brush pot
China, 20th Century
Carved lacquer with a motif of dragons in relief.
9.1 x 7.3 x 7.3 in.
Starting price: € 200