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10:00 AM PT - Feb 5th, 2012

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February 5, 2012 Estate Auction

626 items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
200
Lot 200
Two Gilt Metal and Reticulated Hardstone Bookends

{Height: 6 1/2 inches (16.5 cm)}

300
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500
201
Lot 201
A Carved Lapis Lazuli Figure of Shoulao

, shown holding his characteristic staff and peach branches while...

500
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700
202
Lot 202
A Massive Carved Lapis Lazuli Landscape

, of vertical format depicting a pagoda nestled within a cliff...

500
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700
203
Lot 203
A Gilt-Decorated Stone Buddha Head

, traditional elongated ears with serene facial expression, gilt...

300
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500
204
Lot 204
A Collection of Asian Style Jewelry

*, including three beaded and stone inlaid necklaces, an...

400
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600
205
Lot 205
A Carved Boxwood Seal

, decorated with a landscape scene reversed by an inscription...

300
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500
206
Lot 206
Two Seals

, the first of red hue topped by a dragon; the second of cream...

400
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600
207
Lot 207
A Bronze Guanyin with Child

, shown seated while wearing her characteristic hooded garment and...

700
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900
208
Lot 208
A Pair of Enameled-Silver Metal Butterfly Earrings


A Pair of Chinese Enameled-Silver Metal Butterfly Earrings...

300
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500
209
Lot 209
Three Cloisonné-Enameled Vases

, each decorated with flowers and birds {Tallest: 7 inches (17.8 cm)}

350
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550
210
Lot 210
Two Archaistic Style Enamel-Decorated Vessels

, the first a square form vase with loop handles, an inscription...

500
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700
211
Lot 211
A Southeast Asian Seated Buddha

, shown holding a tired form upon a double lotus pedestal, with an...

300
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500
212
Lot 212
A Bronze Basin

, of lobed form decorated with archaistic style designs, a...

300
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500
213
Lot 213
Two Gilt-Bronze Attendants

{Height: 8 1/4 inches (21 cm)} [Wear to gilding, losses, soiling]

600
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800
214
Lot 214
A Gilt-Bronze Deity and Naga

, depicted with a human torso supported by a coiled snake tail...

600
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800
215
Lot 215
A Large Bronze Vessel

, decorated with lobed figural reserves to both sides, flanked by...

400
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600
216
Lot 216
Three Pairs of Silver Chopsticks with Calligraphy


Three Pairs of Silvered Chopsticks, each with chain links...

300
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400
217
Lot 217
Two Root Wood Objects

{Tallest: 9 1/2 inches (24.1 cm)}

500
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700
218
Lot 218
A Bamboo Teapot

, of circular form carved with birds and hibiscus flowers...

300
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500
219
Lot 219
A Group of Nine Small Wood Stands

, together with two silk-lined packing boxes {Tallest: 6 inches...

150
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250
220
Lot 220
Three Carved Wood Figures

, featuring a gilt-painted Guanyin and attendant, and a bearded...

600
-
800
221
Lot 221
A Fan-Form Table Screen with Decorative Inset

, depicting two boys each holding either peony flowers or a lotus...

800
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1,200
222
Lot 222
A Carved Horn Libation Cup,

featuring three bearded gentlemen in a pine forest...

600
-
800
223
Lot 223
Two Horn Archer's Rings

, both of cylindrical shape {Height: 1 1/4 inches (3.2 cm)}

300
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400
224
Lot 224
An Ivory Carving*

, constructed in sections featuring a standing beauty and two...

200
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300
225
Lot 225
Nine Small Ivory Carvings*

, with six flowers, two Buddha's hand citrons, and one carp...

300
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500
226
Lot 226
An Ivory Carving of a Beauty*

, the standing female figure shown holding a flowering branch...

400
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600
227
Lot 227
An Ivory Emperor and Empress*

, the seated figures depicted with their respective attributes...

700
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900
228
Lot 228
A Group of Five Textile Purses

, either embroidered or woven, varying in sizes, shapes and...

700
-
900
229
Lot 229
An Export Embroidered Shawl

, decorated to a cream ground with vibrantly colored threads...

700
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900
230
Lot 230
A Group of Six Japanese Imari Dishes

, of varying sizes, shapes and decorations {Largest...

300
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500
231
Lot 231
A Group of Four Japanese Imari Porcelains

, including two large chargers, a plate and a flower form bowl...

600
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800
232
Lot 232
Two Japanese Imari Vessels

, the first a large bowl decorated to the interior with rabbits...

400
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600
233
Lot 233
A Large Enamel-Decorated Porcelain Standing Budhai

{Height: 29 inches (73.6 cm)}

250
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350
234
Lot 234
A Crakle-Glazed and Molded Vase


A Crackle-Glazed and Molded Vase, the baluster form vessel with a...

400
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600
235
Lot 235
A Massive Japanese Cloisonné-Enameled Vase

, decorated to a black ground with birds, plum prunus and...

400
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600
236
Lot 236
A Large Japanese Cloisonné-Enameled Vase

, decorated with birds and flowers to a turquoise ground...

300
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400
237
Lot 237
A Japanese Samurai Sword

{Overall Length: 38 inches (96.5 cm)} [Chips to the sheath/cover]

400
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600
238
Lot 238
A Set of Seven Japanese Ivory Figures*

, depicting the Seven Gods of Luck along with each god's...

300
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500
239
Lot 239
A Japanese Hanging Scroll: Sailboats

, ink and color on silk, inscribed, bearing a signature, three...

600
-
800
240
Lot 240
A Japanese Painting: Landscape

, originally a hanging scroll, ink and color on silk, bearing a...

300
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500
241
Lot 241
Two Japanese Figural Paintings


Anonymous: Two Japanese Figural Paintings, each painted in ink and...

500
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700
242
Lot 242
Two Japanese Woodblock Print Triptychs

, both framed and glazed, from the series 'Tsuzoku Suikoden...

500
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700
243
Lot 243
Utagawa Kuniyoshi: Seven Woodblock Prints

, from the series 'Otake dainichi nyorai' {Largest: 14 1/2 x...

300
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500
244
Lot 244
A Group of Four Japanese Woodblock Prints

, including two Kunisada prints framed as a diptych; one Utagawa...

300
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500
245
Lot 245
A Group of Six Japanese Woodblock Prints

, all dated, four signed Yoshida, one marked Hasui, the other one...

200
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400
246
Lot 246
A Japanese Woodblock Print of a Beauty


A Japanese Woodblock Print, framed and glazed {7 1/2 x...

300
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500
247
Lot 247
A Japanese Woodblock Print

, titled 'Rain at Asakusa, Kannon Temple,' from the series 'Tokyo...

800
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1,200
248
Lot 248
A Hanging Scroll: Figure in a Landscape

, ink and color on paper, dated 1953, bearing signature 'Xu...

300
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400
249
Lot 249
A Hanging Scroll: Three Rams

, ink and color on paper, the lower right inscribed, bearing a...

300
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500
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