AUGUST ARTWORKS
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W ALL pA i NT i NG
China
Late Yuan|early Ming dynasty
14|15th century
Height: 61 cm
Width: 57,8 cm mounted on a stand
Provenance:
Private French collection, acquired in 1998
Price on request
Obj EC t Pr ESE nt E d by:
Rasti Fine Art Ltd.
M.:+852 2415 1888
E.: gallery@rastifineart.com
W: www.rastifineart.com
A polychrome wall painting fragment of rectangular form, painted with four officials dressed in long robes and hats, one leading the other three, one holding a scroll, another bowing and holding a dish of offerings, and the further two holding a hu against their chests, set before bamboo sprays and a wall beneath clouds
For a similar wall painting of the same period see Scheurleer, ed., Asiatic Art in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, p. 58, no. 34
W ALL pA i NT i NG
China
Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
Length: 28 cm
Width: 26,7 cm mounted on a stand
Provenance:
Private French collection acquired in 1998
Price on request
Obj EC t Pr ESE nt E d by:
Rasti Fine Art Ltd.
M.:+852 2415 1888
E.: gallery@rastifineart.com W: www.rastifineart.com
A polychrome wall painting fragment of rectangular form, painted with a figure and attendant beside a tethered white horse, the principle figure dressed in bright red robes and tall hat, all beside a tree issuing from rockwork, the details picked out in raised gesso and gilt.
SNUFF BOTTL e
China
1750-1820
Glass
Provenance:
The Collection of a Gentleman, Neuilly, France
Price on request
Obj EC t Pr ESE nt E d by: Clare Chu Asian Art LLC
M.:+ 1.310.980.4084
E.: clarechuasianart@gmail.com
W:www.clarechuasianart.com
A glass snuff bottle, of rounded form with a cylindrical neck and a neatly carved oval footrim, the snowflake body overlaid with red and carved, on each main side with a mallow flower-head with six, radiating curled petals, the sides carved with mock mask and ring handles.
Exhibiting: ICSBS Convention, October 29-November 2, 2024, Le Meridien Hotel, Philadelphia, PA., USA
SNUFF BOTTL e
China
1750-1860
Jasper
Provenance:
The Collection of a Gentleman, Neuilly, France
Price on request
Obj EC t Pr ESE nt E d by:
Clare Chu Asian Art LLC
M.:+ 1.310.980.4084
E.: clarechuasianart@gmail.com W.:www.clarechuasianart.com
A jasper snuff bottle, of rounded form with a cylindrical neck and a flat oval base, the stone with ochre inclusions primarily on one half of the bottle, the remainder with abstract inclusions of russet, yellow and gray..
Exhibiting: ICSBS Convention, October 29-November 2, 2024, Le Meridien Hotel, Philadelphia, PA., USA
SNUFF BOTTL e
China
1750-1820
Glass
Provenance:
The Collection of a Gentleman, Neuilly, France
Price on request
Obj EC t Pr ESE nt E d by: Clare Chu Asian Art LLC
M.:+ 1.310.980.4084
E.: clarechuasianart@gmail.com
W.: www.clarechuasianart.com
A bubbly glass snuff bottle, of flattened, ovoid form with a cylindrical neck and wide mouth, and with a neatly carved oval footrim, of vivid emerald-green tone, one main side with flowers and lingzhi issuing from rockwork, the reverse with daisies and lilies issuing from rockwork.
Exhibiting: ICSBS Convention, October 29-November 2, 2024, Le Meridien Hotel, Philadelphia, PA., USA
K R i SHNA AS M URL i M ANOHAR
Signed by artist Mohamad Gulab
Bikaner School (stamp on back)
India
Dated 1804
Image: 14,61 cm x 7,62 cm
Folio: 25,4 cm x 15,24 cm
Price on request
Obj EC t Pr ESE nt E d by:
Kapoor Galleries
T.: + 1 (212) 794-2300
E.: info@kapoors.com
W.: www.kapoors.com
Shown here as Murli Manohar, or the flute playing god, Krishna fulfills his role in serenading creation to bring them closer to transcendence of earthly longings. The melody of Krishna’s flute is said to hold all of creation captive and is “the voice of eternity heard by the dwellers in time,” (M. S. Randhawa, Basohli Painting, Delhi, 1959). There is great symbolism associated with Krishna and his flute - a person should try and emulate the hollow reed flute, letting go of all ego so that the lord will come and breathe divine inspiration through them. Conversely, the lord will grow distant from those who are prideful. Krishna preaches love through the instrument, there is a belief that the world was conceived from the music that spouts from the flute. He stands on a lotus, a symbolic representation of the universe that denotes his all encompassing presence. Artistic renderings of Krishna as Murli Manohar show that poetry and piety, religion and art, are never separate but form a harmonious relationship in the celebration of Krishna.
Le AF FROM A K R i SHNA
S U d AMA Se R ie S:
RUKM i N i AN d K R i SHNA
S e AT ed i N A pALAC e
C HAMB e R
Kangra, India
Circa 1800
Gouache Heightened with Gold on Paper
Folio: 33,7 cm x 44,4 cm
Image: 28,6 cm x 40 cm
Provenance:
New York collection
Price on request
Obj EC t Pr ESE nt E d by:
Kapoor Galleries
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Inscribed in Sanskrit: Chapter 57, Leaf 30
Inscribed in Gurmukhi: 245
Seated on an ornate rug under a covered terrace, Krishna and his wife Rukmini converse leisurely, unaware of the visitor that has just arrived. Rukmini is an incarnation of the goddess Lakshmi (consort to Vishnu), dressed accordingly in elegant clothes and jewels. The Brahmana Sudama is portrayed on the right entering the enclosed garden to meet with Krishna. Although they had not seen each other for many years, Krishna and Sudama had been close friends at Vrndavana while they were children. Knowing that he was a staunch devotee and was friends with Krishna, Sudama’s wife urged him to go to Dwaraka and ask for help with finances, as he had nothing and a spouse to support. This scene depicts the moment where Sudama has just entered Dwaraka before Krishna realizes the saint’s presence.
A F i GUR e OF K R i SHNA
TH e BUTT e R TH ie F
Tamil Nadu, South India
Vijayanagar period
15-16th century
Bronze
8 cm (h) x 8 cm (L)
Price on request
Krishna is depicted as a crawling infant, his right hand raised to the front, holding a butter ball. He is wearing a charm box or talisman around his chest to protect him from evil. His hair is drawn up in a distinctive headdress characteristic for the Vijayanagar period (14th-17th Centuries). This type forms part of the costume for the Kathakali dancers of Kerala. The headdress is cast with a beautiful floral design to the top. He is adorned with a chest band, a waist band, a necklace, floral bracelets, long earrings, anklets and other jewellery. The figure shows a splendid patina and is beautifully cast with an expressive face with large almond-shaped eyes and lavish hair ornaments. He is naturalistically modelled with the buttocks and legs well articulated.
Krishna is crawling to escape his foster mother Yasodha. This theme is very popular throughout India and most of the bronzes of this type are small as they are meant for domestic shrines. It is almost a must for Vaishnavites (Hindu’s who worship primarily Vishnu) to have one of these images on their altar.
Compare for a similar example in Indian sculpture, Pratapaditya Pal, Vol 2, A catalogue of the Los Angeles County Museum of art collection, 1988, figure 159a-b, p 294.
Obj EC t Pr ESE nt E d by: Farah Massart
M.:+32 495 289 100
E.: art@famarte.be
W.: www.famarte.com
Obj EC t Pr ESE nt E d by:
Kapoor Galleries
T.: + 1 (212) 794-2300
E.: info@kapoors.com
W.: www.kapoors.com
R A d HA Ad OR i NG AN
iMAG e OF K R i SHNA
India
19th century
Gouache and gold on paper
22,54 cm x 16,51 cm
Price on request
Obj EC t Pr ESE nt E d by:
Kapoor Galleries
T.: + 1 (212) 794-2300
E.: info@kapoors.com
W.: www.kapoors.com
The disc is the top pendant in a jadanagam a hairpiece worn by a Hindu bride or temple dancer. The disc represents the sun (surya).
RUBY di AMON d AN d
RUBY HA i R- pie C e
Mysore, India
19th century
Diam.: 6,5 cm
Weight: 39 gr
Price: 4.800 GBP
Obj EC t Pr ESE nt E d by: Sue Ollemans
M.: + 44 (0) 7775 566 356 E.: sue@ollemans.com W.: www.ollemans.com
A N ex TR e M e LY F i N e AN d de TA i L ed LARG e CARved WOO d SKULL
Signed in a ’cartouche’ - Dai Nihon Sentai Sukeyuki (Izumi Sukeyuki) 1838-1920
Japan
Meiji Period
Late 19th century Boxwood
14 cm (h.) x 14 cm (w.) x 12 cm (d.)
Provenance:
Private UK collection Finch and Co
Private London collection Price on request
Obj EC t Pr ESE nt E d by:
Finch & Co
www.finch-and-co.co.uk
E.: enquiries@finch-and-co.co.uk
T.: +44 (0)7768 236921
A N iMAR i exp ORT p ORC e LA i N COFF ee p OT
Japan
Edo period
Early 18th century
Height: 29 cm
Price on request
Obj EC t Pr ESE nt E d by: Zebregs&Röell +31 6 207 43671 dickie@zebregsroell.com www.zebregsroell.com
Ceramic decorated in iron-red, green, yellow, aubergine and black enamels and gilt on underglaze blue with two ho-ho birds amongst peony and pomegranate issuing from rockwork, the cover similarly decorated and surmounted by a knob finial, the loop handle pierced for a mount for the lid and decorated with a karakusa (scrolling foliage) and a flower head, the metal tap modelled as a mythical beast head is fitted to an opening above the base.
These conical-shaped coffee pots from Japan are based on models of Dutch late 17th-century copper or silver coffee pots. Most of these Japanese ceramic coffee pots have three feet to eliminate the disadvantage of the uneven base. The present one does not and therefore was probably intended to be put on a brazier or stand. Some were later mounted on (gilt) metal feet in Europe.
pUR p L e mōsen W i TH R edi SH-ORANG e shibori
Fabric made in Central Asia, dyework done in Japan
Late 18th century–early 19th century
Rasha (wool felt); shibori (tie-dye)
195,5 cm x 119,4 cm
Price on request
Obj EC t Pr ESE nt E d by:
Thomas Murray
M.: + 1 415.378.0716
E.: thomas@tmurrayarts.com
W.: www.tmurrayarts.com
This is a mōsen 毛氈 (felt rug) from the late eighteenth / early 19th century. Mōsen are dyed bright colors, and this textile features a background of purple with small and large roundels in white and augmented with red dye. These roundels were created by tie-dyeing (shibori 絞り). Most wool felt was made in China or Mongolia. Regardless of where the textile was made, the shibori dye work was always done after export in Japan. Most surviving examples of mōsen show extreme wear due to frequent use as a Tea Ceremony carpet. This example is in perfect condition.
A s uiseki (vie W i NG
STON e) W i TH WOO d STAN d
Japan
Taisho period
20th century
Suiseki: 10 cm (h.) x 32 cm (w.) x 11 cm (D.)
With stand: 12 cm (h.) x 34 cm (w.) x 13 cm (D.)
Price: 2600 euros
Obj EC t Pr ESE nt E d by:
Gregg Baker Asian Art
M: +32 (0) 469 498 489
E: info@japanesescreens.com
W: www.japanesescreens.com
Suiseki, literally, “water and stones”, are small, naturally shaped stones traditionally admired for their beauty and are closely associated with nature and natural landscapes. They are similar to Chinese scholar’s rocks which were brought to Japan as Imperial gifts and influenced the development of suiseki in Japan. Suiseki have been appreciated and meditated upon by Japanese people in general but in particular by scholars, nobles and tea masters. They are expressive with special shapes, colour or texture, and suggest scenes from nature such as mountains, waterfalls, lakes, rivers, thatched huts, hills and cliffs. They can also resemble animals or human shapes or simply bear rare and beautiful features. All of which are greatly appreciated by the connoisseur.
A s uiseki (vie W i NG
STON e) W i TH WOO d
STAN d
Japan
Taisho period
20th century
Suiseki: 10 cm (h.) x 32,5 cm (w.)
x 14 cm (D.)
With stand: 11 cm (h.) x 33,5 cm (w.) x 15 cm (D.)
Price: 950 euros
Obj EC t Pr ESE nt E d by:
Gregg Baker Asian Art
M: +32 (0) 469 498 489
E: info@japanesescreens.com
W.: www.japanesescreens.com
Suiseki, literally, “water and stones”, are small, naturally shaped stones traditionally admired for their beauty and are closely associated with nature and natural landscapes. They are similar to Chinese scholar’s rocks which were brought to Japan as Imperial gifts and influenced the development of suiseki in Japan. Suiseki have been appreciated and meditated upon by Japanese people in general but in particular by scholars, nobles and tea masters. They are expressive with special shapes, colour or texture, and suggest scenes from nature such as mountains, waterfalls, lakes, rivers, thatched huts, hills and cliffs. They can also resemble animals or human shapes or simply bear rare and beautiful features. All of which are greatly appreciated by the connoisseur.
A s uiseki (vie W i NG
STON e) W i TH WOO d STAN d
Japan
Taisho period
20th century
Suiseki: 12 cm (h.) x 17 cm (w.) x 13,5 cm (D.)
With stand: 13 cm (h.) x 17 cm (w.) x 14.5 cm (D.)
Price: 2800 euros
Obj EC t Pr ESE nt E d by:
Gregg Baker Asian Art
M: +32 (0) 469 498 489
E: info@japanesescreens.com
W.: www.japanesescreens.com
Suiseki, literally, “water and stones”, are small, naturally shaped stones traditionally admired for their beauty and are closely associated with nature and natural landscapes. They are similar to Chinese scholar’s rocks which were brought to Japan as Imperial gifts and influenced the development of suiseki in Japan. Suiseki have been appreciated and meditated upon by Japanese people in general but in particular by scholars, nobles and tea masters. They are expressive with special shapes, colour or texture, and suggest scenes from nature such as mountains, waterfalls, lakes, rivers, thatched huts, hills and cliffs. They can also resemble animals or human shapes or simply bear rare and beautiful features. All of which are greatly appreciated by the connoisseur.
A BRONZ e e L ep HANT LACQU e R ed i N GOL d
Thailand
Late 19th to early 20th century
The elephant standing wearing a caparisoned covering
Height: 7,6 cm
Length: 10 cm
Price: 850 GBP
Obj EC t Pr ESE nt E d by: Sue Ollemans
M.: + 44 (0) 7775 566 356 E.: sue@ollemans.com W.: www.ollemans.com
A MULT i STRAN d N e CKLAC e
Burma
Pyu dynasty
8th century CE
Micro beads in turquoise, gold, carnelian and etched agate
Lentgh: 46–48 cm
Provenance:
Private collection, Germany Price: 5.800 GBP
Obj EC t Pr ESE nt E d by: Sue Ollemans
M.: + 44 (0) 7775 566 356 E.: sue@ollemans.com W.: www.ollemans.com
