Asian Works of Art | Skinner Auction 3212B

Asian Works of Art 3212B | Friday, March 22, 2019 | 10AM | Boston

Asian Works of Art Five private collections feature in our spring auction: Chinese monochrome ceramics, Gandharan and Sino-Tibetan sculpture, Japanese Satsuma wares, and Chinese textiles.

Formed over time, one from the 1930s, each collection illustrates the selective tastes of the collector and their keen eye for quality and uniqueness.

Buddhist art is represented with Gandharan heads and a stele dating from the 1st to 4th century AD. These sculptures were collected in Karachi in the 1960s by the current owner’s father while working as an architect for Edward Durell Stone on commissions to build government buildings in Pakistan. Business for Standard Oil in China in the 1930s led to the collection of four Sino-Tibetan bronzes of exceptional quality and historic interest, consigned to auction by the family of the original owner.

A collection of over thirty pieces of Satsuma pottery illustrate the range of subject and technique characteristic of Satsuma wares with works in fine condition by Kinkozan, Hosai, Ryozan, Kozan, Meizan, and Gyokuzan.

The London textile collection of Nancy Murphy showcases over fifty purses, fan cases, and collars designed for domestic use by women, each beautifully decorated with symbolic meanings illustrating a wealth of symbols, rebus, and an exquisite variety of stitching techniques.

Additional highlights include a rare Tibetan bone apron, vest, armlets, and cap—a detail is illustrated in these pages—several Indian and Nepalese paintings, four important Korean paintings, and a blue and white meiping jar possibly dating to the late Yuan period.

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Various lots from a collection of Chinese monochrome ceramics.

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back cover: Unbo Kim Ki-Chang (1913-2001) Genre Painting, Korea, mid-20th century.

Collected by a New England gentleman, the monochrome ceramics featured on the cover represent the prominent shapes and colors characteristic of the 18th century and earlier; the large, egg-yellow glaze dish dates to the Ming dynasty.

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Painting of a Scene from the Sur Sagar of Surdas, India, Rajasthan, Mewar, early 18th century.

Seven Kashan Turquoise and Black Vessels, Persia, 18th-20th century.

Suzani Embroidery, Central Asia, 19th/20th century.

this page: Kinkozan Satsuma Covered Box, Japan, late 19th century.

Oval Satsuma Vase, Japan, Meiji period.

Shimazu Satsuma Four-legged Censer and Cover, Japan, Meiji period.

opposite: Blue and White Meiping Vase, China, possibly Yuan dynasty.

Canton Enamel European-theme Covered Bowl, China, 18th century.

Celadon-glazed Three-lobed Conjoined Gourd Vase, China, Qianlong period style.

Sang-de-Boeuf Bowl, China, 18th century.

Famille Rose Covered Jar, China, late 19th century.

These four bronzes are examples of the lost wax process of casting— giving each many unique characteristics while still conforming to iconographic traditions.

Created by craftsmen and displayed in various regional temples, war often caused their displacement, allowing collectors to acquire them from local merchants in the early 20th century. this page: Gandharan Gray Schist Bodhisattva Head, Kushan period, possibly 2nd/3rd century.

Gandharan Gray Schist Stele, Kushan period, possibly 2nd/3rd century.

Gilt-bronze Figure of Avalokitesvara, Sino-Tibet, 18th century.

Gilt-bronze Figure of the Four-armed Vajrasattva, Sino-Tibet, 18th century or earlier.

Gilt-bronze Figure of the Sixarmed Mahakala, Sino-Tibet, 18th century.

opposite: Gilt-bronze Figure of Manjushri, Sino-Tibet, 18th century or earlier.

Ritual Bone Apron, Vest, Armlets, and Cap, Tibet, 18th/19th century.

opposite: Ornamental Kingfisher Feather and Jade Pin, China, 19th/20th century.

Ornamental Kingfisher Feather and Coral Hair Pin, China, 19th/20th century.

Ornamental Kingfisher Feather Hair Pin, China, 19th/20th century, (partial lot).

Tay Chee Toh (b. 1941) Watercolor, Hair Dressing, Malaysia, 1968.

Functional and decorative, Chinese purses utilize a variety of techniques including macramé, seed stitch or “forbidden stitch,” and counted stitch. The graphic motifs, while decorative in their own right, also carry symbolic meanings and wishes for longevity and prosperity. this page: Three Embroidered Purses, China, 19th century, (partial lot).

Carved Cinnabar Lacquered Double-sided Box and Cover, China, possibly Qianlong period.

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Chinese Export Giltdecorated Lacquered Desk/Worktable, China, mid-19th century.

Carved Nephrite Jade Mountain, China.

Pair of Huanghuali Horseshoe-back Jiaoyi Folding Armchairs, China, 19th century.

Nephrite Jade Carving of Two Boys, China.

Framed Black-lacquered Panel with Jade and Hardstone Inlay, China, 18th/19th century.

Miniature Stone Censer with Dragon Handles, China, possibly 18th century.

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Soapstone Carving of a Craggy Mountain, China.

Spinach Jade Bowl, China, 20th century.

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