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 […]
Lot 300: Japanese Makie Lacquer Box with Bird Decoration
Japanese Meiji Period Maki-e Lacquer Box with inlaid silver or white metal decoration of a bird among branches, on a sprinkled gold and polychrome ground. Unsigned. 1 1/2"H x 4 1/2"W x 3 1/3"D. Late 19th century. CONDITION: A couple of small spots of minor surface wear and tiny chips especially at corners,
Lot 301: Japanese Meiji Cloisonne & Silver Box, attrib. Hayashi Kodenji
Japanese Meiji period cloisonne enamel and silver box and cover, attributed to Hayashi Kodenji; circular in form with a domed top, depicting flying cranes on a translucent purple geometric "basketweave" ground. Unsigned. 2 1/2"H x 2 1/4" diameter. Japanese, late 19th century. CONDITION: Excellent condition.
Lot 302: Southeast Asian Thangka, Vat Purnima Festival
Large Southeast Asian Thangka, late 18th to early 19th century, watercolor, gouache, and gilt pigment on silk, depicting a central scene of four women beneath three trees, one in the act of tying a string around the trunk of the center tree, likely representing the Vat Purnima, a Hindu festival during which married women observe […]