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 341
Kannon
Japan, 19th Century
Carved, lacquered and partially gilt-wood, the deity standing on a lotus flower which is supported by a rock-shaped base, holding a stem in his hand, the halo on the back of his head.
29.5 x 9.4 x 7.9 in.
Starting price: € 900
Lot 342
Large okimono
Japan, Meiji period
Dark patina bronze, depicting a monkey trainer (sarumawashi) sitting on a large stone, in his right hand the pole on which the animal is climbing, seal signature of Genryusai Seiya to the base.
20.1 x 13 x 13 in.
Starting price: € 1.500
Lot 343
Plaque
Japan, Meiji period
Metal with cloisonné enamel decoration, four cranes near a pine tree.
Diameter 11.8 in.
Starting price: € 100
Lot 344
Pair of vases
Japan, Meiji period
Brown patina metal with relief decoration of figures in a landscape.
6.1 x 3.1 x 1.8 in.
Starting price: € 400
Lot 345
Album cover
Japan, Meiji period
Black lacquered wood with gilt-decoration depicting a landscape with three figures in painted inlaid bone.
Slight missing.
1 x 14 x 10.8 in.
Starting price: € 100
Lot 346
Bowl
Korea, 15th-16th Century
Glazed ceramic with a slip inlay decoration of stylised chrysanthemums, kintsugi-type restorations to the rim.
2.4 x 7.5 x 7.5 in.
Starting price: € 400
Lot 347
Bottle vase
Korea, 19th Century
Ceramic with greyish-blue glaze, gilt-lacquer kintsugi-type restoration.
10.6 x 5.5 x 5.5 in.
Starting price: € 400
Lot 348
Disc
Corea, 20th Century
Porcelain with relief decoration depicting a dragon and a phoenix.
0.6 x 7.7 x 7.7 in.
Starting price: € 150
Lot 349
Amida Buddha
Japan, 19th-20th Century
Lacquered and gilt-wood, the deity seated on a lotus flower supported by a circular base, legs crossed and hands in dhyanamudra, the gesture of meditation, on the back of the head a small flower-shaped halo.
13.8 x 8.7 x 7.1 in.
Starting price: € 700
Lot 350
Apothecary cabinet, yakchang
Korea, 19th Century
Wood, thirty drawers at the top each bearing an inscription of two Chinese characters, three larger drawers at the bottom and a compartment with two doors, metal accessories with incised decoration.
34.6 x 29.3 x 10 in.
Starting price: € 300