1st item: Chinese 18th century watercolor on silk botanical or "fan" painting depicting a bee flying above two white flowers, with Asian characters in black and a red seal in the upper left corner. Housed under glass with a light blue and gilt speckled mount in a giltwood frame. Sight: Approximately 8 1/2" H x […]
Lot 309: Six (6) 19th/Early 20th Century Japanese Woodblock Prints
Six (6) Late-19th Century/ Early 20th century Japanese woodblock prints. 1st item: After Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806) print titled "Picture of the Middle Class" from the series "Young Women of Three Ranks According to their Fashion" originally published in 1794, depicting two women in an interior scene on laid paper. 2nd item: After Keisai Eisen (1790- […]
Lot 310: Shoda Koho Woodblock Print, Black Cat at Night
Shoda Koho (Japanese, 1870-1946) woodblock print titled "Black Cat at Night" from the "Japanese Scenes on Tanzaku" series, originally published by Hasegawa Shoten, Tokyo, circa 1920-29. Depicts a nighttime scene of a black cat with yellow eyes crouched on a rocky outcropping and partially hidden by foliage. Two red seals, lower right. Signed "Koho" in […]
Lot 306: Three (3) Tibetan Thangkas
Three (3) Tibetan Thangkas, watercolor, gouache, and gilt on linen. 1st item: One (1) depicting a central mandala consisting of figures, cloud motifs, and deity figures devouring snakes bordered by a figural landscape scene with deity figures wrestling various animals to the bottom and additional figures amid clouds to the top. Handwritten "E", en verso. […]
Lot 307: Chinese Scroll Landscape and Bird Paintings, 4 pcs.
1st item: Large hand painted silk scroll depicting butterflies and peonies in a landscape setting. Asian characters in black and two red seals to the upper left side and two additional red seals at the lower right corner. Bordered by pale blue silk damask mounted to paper and affixed to wooden dowels; rope handle affixed […]
Lot 308: 6 Asian Works on Paper, incl. Kiyoshi Saito, Chinese Immortals
1st item: Kiyoshi Saito (Japan, 1907-1997) woodblock print depicting a woman walking through a village and balancing a branch on her head, two cross shapes visible in the background. Signed "Kiyoshi Saito" with a red seal, lower right. Hinge mounted to an off white mat. Sight: 10 1/4" H x 15 1/4" W. Sheet: 11 […]
Lot 304: 4 Islamic & Mughal Items, incl. Gouache Paintings, Prayer Pages
Group of four (4) Mughal and Middle Eastern items. 1st item: Mughal watercolor and gouache on paper painting depicting a couple reclining under a canopy, serving each other from a cup and being attended by two figures approaching with a covered dish and a bottle. Housed and matted under glass in a giltwood frame with […]
Lot 305: Persian Qajar Painting of Hunting Party
Persian Qajar lacquered papier-mache painting depicting a royal hunting party. The central crowned figure slaughters a lion in a clearing, while another crowned figure takes aim at a large cat feasting on a deer. Other figures and hunting dogs attend the activity, and sparse trees, distant mountains, and a townscape appear in the background. Surrounded […]
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Lot 303: Four Mughal Illuminated Manuscript Paintings
Four (4) Mughal or Persian illuminated gouache and watercolor manuscripts depicting court and interior scenes. 1st item: Pair of illuminated manuscripts, together in one frame, depicting intimate scenes of a king with a female, one in an interior with partial landscape view and the other on a terrace. Figures are depicted in royal attire with […]