**Timed Clearance - Ancient / Ethnographic**

Egyptian Faience Amulet of Khonsu, God of the Moon

Fine Nayarit Pottery Seated Female Figure

Alena Vavilina Painting - "Golden Cherry"

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Louisville, CO, United States

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Timed Clearance - Ancient / Ethnographic

Artemis Fine Arts

Antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East. Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, India. Pre-Columbian. Native American. Spanish Colonial. Fossils. Fine / Visual Art. Coins. Decorative Antiques. So much more! This is a timed auction, so no telephone/absentee bids accepted.

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Pr. Japanese Meiji Arita Porcelain Cups, Zengoro Eiraku: **Originally Listed At $250** East Asia, Japan, Meiji era, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine matched pair of Japanese Arita porcelain tea cups, richly decorated in the Eiraku style with gold gilt

0170: Pr. Japanese Meiji Arita Porcelain Cups, Zengoro EirakuEst. $450-$675Lot Passed

Chinese Stone Pendant with Dragon Carving: **Originally Listed At $250** East Asia, China, ca. 20th century CE. A carved stone pendant of ovoid form featuring a sinuous dragon or mythic qilin in low relief, its body detailed with

0171: Chinese Stone Pendant with Dragon CarvingEst. $450-$675Lot Passed

SOLD

Chinese Ming Wood Guanyin Bodhisattva in Meditation: **Originally Listed At $225** East Asia, China, Late Ming to early Qing dynasty, ca. 17th to 18th century CE. A seated Guanyin Bodhisattva carved from wood, serving as a devotional shrine figure. A

0172: Chinese Ming Wood Guanyin Bodhisattva in MeditationEst. $400-$600

Chinese Tang Dynasty Pottery Attendant Mingqi Figure: **Originally Listed At $300** East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 906 CE. A mold-formed pottery tomb figure, known as a mingqi, depicting an attendant standing in a poised posture with one

0173: Chinese Tang Dynasty Pottery Attendant Mingqi FigureEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Chinese Lidded Porcelain Sweetmeat Dish w/ Bats Wufu: **Originally Listed At $300** East Asia, China, late Qing Dynasty to Republic era, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A porcelain sweetmeat serving dish featuring a central circular compartment

0174: Chinese Lidded Porcelain Sweetmeat Dish w/ Bats WufuEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Framed Chinese Republic Era Embroidered Silk Panel: **Originally Listed At $250** East Asia, China, Republic era, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A silk embroidered textile panel mounted under glass in a wood frame. The central composition features

0175: Framed Chinese Republic Era Embroidered Silk PanelEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Petite Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Phoenix & Dragon Vase: **Originally Listed At $250** East Asia, Japan, likely Meiji, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A striking enameled brass vase, decorated in a cloisonne style with intricate polychrome motifs on a

0176: Petite Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Phoenix & Dragon VaseEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Japanese Ginbari Foil Cloisonne Pitcher w/ Dragon: **Originally Listed At $250** East Asia, Japan, Showa era, ca. mid-20th century CE. A dazzling cloisonne and ginbari copper pitcher with a flaring body, scalloped base, arched handle, and spout, all

0177: Japanese Ginbari Foil Cloisonne Pitcher w/ DragonEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Ancient Chinese & Luristan Bronze & Copper Arrowheads: **Originally Listed At $250** East Asia, China, Shang Dynasty to Warring States Period, ca. 1600 to 221 BCE; Near East, Northern Iran and Southeastern Turkey, Luristan / Amlash, Iron Age, ca. 1200

0178: Ancient Chinese & Luristan Bronze & Copper ArrowheadsEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

Utagawa Yoshitsuya Woodblock Print - Samurai, ca. 1857: **Originally Listed At $200** Utagawa Yoshitsuya (Japanese, 1822-1866). "Koyamada Hyoenojo versus Nagao Bitchu no kami," Number 11 from the series "One-To-One Combats at the Great Battle of

0179: Utagawa Yoshitsuya Woodblock Print - Samurai, ca. 1857Est. $350-$525Lot Passed

Japanese Imari Porcelain Bowl - Tiger and Dragon: **Originally Listed At $200** East Asia, Japan, Showa Period, 20th century CE. A beautifully hand-painted Imari porcelain bowl rendered in cobalt blue underglaze atop a luminous white ground. The

0180: Japanese Imari Porcelain Bowl - Tiger and DragonEst. $350-$525Lot Passed

Two Chinese Enameled Brass & Silvered Copper Boxes: **Originally Listed At $250** East Asia, China, Qing to Republic period, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A beautiful pair of cloisonne boxes: a larger brass box adorned with enamel of floral and

0181: Two Chinese Enameled Brass & Silvered Copper BoxesEst. $350-$525Lot Passed

Three Japanese Meiji Era Hina Doll Court Figures: **Originally Listed At $300** East Asia, Japan, Meiji era, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. This set of three Hina dolls were traditionally displayed during Japan's Hinamatsuri festival, each

0182: Three Japanese Meiji Era Hina Doll Court FiguresEst. $350-$525Lot Passed

Chinese Gilt Brass Child?s Hat Charms of Immortals: **Originally Listed At $300** East Asia, China, Late Qing Dynasty to Republic era, ca. 19th to 20th century CE. A collection of gilt brass hat charms, featuring the Eight Daoist Immortals arranged

0183: Chinese Gilt Brass Child?s Hat Charms of ImmortalsEst. $350-$525Lot Passed

SOLD

19th C. Edo Period Japanese Gilt Copper Menuki, 9 pcs: **Originally Listed At $300** East Asia, Japan, Edo Era, ca. 18th to 19th Century CE. A collection of 9 gilt copper menuki, the small decorative ornaments traditionally placed beneath the cotton

0184: 19th C. Edo Period Japanese Gilt Copper Menuki, 9 pcsEst. $350-$525

Serpentine Pendant: Human Face & Duck Head Motif: **Originally Listed At $200** East Asia, China, ca. 20th century CE. A modern fantasy pendant inspired by ancient Chinese Neolithic motifs, carved from a serpentine-type stone with a glossy

0185: Serpentine Pendant: Human Face & Duck Head MotifEst. $350-$525Lot Passed

Early 20th C. Chinese Silk Painting, Women in Courtyard: **Originally Listed At $250** East Asia, China, ca. early 20th century CE. A painted silk panel, mounted under glass in a vintage frame. The scene depicts three women in an outdoor courtyard

0186: Early 20th C. Chinese Silk Painting, Women in CourtyardEst. $350-$525Lot Passed

Chinese Shoushan Seal: Dragons, Scholar & Coin-Form Top: **Originally Listed At $200** East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty to Republic period, ca. 19th to mid-20th century CE. A cylindrical carved seal (chop), likely made from Shoushan stone - a favored

0187: Chinese Shoushan Seal: Dragons, Scholar & Coin-Form TopEst. $350-$525Lot Passed

Chinese Shoushan Stone Stamp Seal w/ Fu Lion Finial: **Originally Listed At $200** East Asia, China, ca. mid-20th century CE. A carved seal crafted from a variegated red and ochre stone, likely Shoushan stone. The cylindrical body is incised with a

0188: Chinese Shoushan Stone Stamp Seal w/ Fu Lion FinialEst. $350-$525Lot Passed

19th C. Chinese Qing Wood Ancestor Figure: **Originally Listed At $200** East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th century CE. A skillfully carved wooden seated male figure, likely representing an honored ancestor, donning a traditional long

0189: 19th C. Chinese Qing Wood Ancestor FigureEst. $300-$450Lot Passed

Four Chinese Revival Dehua Porcelain Figures: **Originally Listed At $200** East Asia, China, Late Qing to Republic era, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A group of four porcelain figures in the Dehua (Blanc de Chine) style. The largest

0190: Four Chinese Revival Dehua Porcelain FiguresEst. $300-$450Lot Passed

Ancient Chinese Bronze & Japanese Meiji Sculptures: **Originally Listed At $200** East Asia, China & Japan, ca. 5th century BCE to 19th century CE. A collection of 3 brass and bronze sculptures including both religious and decorative objects. A

0191: Ancient Chinese Bronze & Japanese Meiji SculpturesEst. $300-$450Lot Passed

Chinese Ming Dynasty Bronze Plaque Buddha Atop Lotus: **Originally Listed At $400** East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A mold-cast bronze plaque depicting Buddha seated atop a lotus flower throne with a nimbus behind his head. Buddha

0192: Chinese Ming Dynasty Bronze Plaque Buddha Atop LotusEst. $300-$450Lot Passed

SOLD

Meiji Japanese Satsuma Vase Cobalt & Gold Gilding: **Originally Listed At $200** East Asia, Japan, Meiji era, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A richly decorated porcelain vase, finely hand-painted in pastel Satsuma enamels and deep cobalt

0193: Meiji Japanese Satsuma Vase Cobalt & Gold GildingEst. $300-$450

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