ARTS OF THE HIMALAYAS II

AN EXQUISITE "KHADEN" RUG, Tibet, 1910s.

A RARE QIANLONG DRAGON ROUNDEL, QING, MID 18TH CENTURY

A SUPERB DRAGON & PHOENIX "KHADEN" RUG, TIBET, 1920s

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ARTS OF THE HIMALAYAS II

Imperial Asian Arts

We at Imperial Asian Arts, are proud to present you all with our New Year's ARTS OF THE HIMALAYAS II catalog. Bringing you a wide selection of collector antique Tibetan rugs and textiles, a range of authentic ancient Dzi beads, including an extremely rare 8 eye Dzi, amber and coral, Manuscript covers and furnitures, ritual arts from the Himalayas and metalwares from the Silk Route. Encompassing over 200 lots of carefully selected and curated artifacts, many of rugs from the sale are fresh out of European and American private collections and have not been on the market for decades. For any inquiries regarding condition reports, provenance and additional images, please email us at office@imperialasianarts.com.

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A SILVER DAMASCENED IRON BOWL CASE, TIBET, 18th CENTURY: AN EARLY SILVER DAMASCENED IRON BOWL CASE WITH COVER, Tibet, 17th/18th Century. Decorated with gilded damascened silver "Shou" character on the top and bottom of the case and 3 around the sides along

0145: A SILVER DAMASCENED IRON BOWL CASE, TIBET, 18th CENTURYEst. US$1,600-US$1,800Lot Passed

A FLORAL "SHU DEN" RUG, TIBET, 1930s: A FLORAL "SHU DEN" SITTING RUG, Tibet, first half 20th Century. Decorated waves and clouds on two sides of the rug, issuing trees and flowers on a chestnut field. Framed with a colorful nylon cloth.

0146: A FLORAL "SHU DEN" RUG, TIBET, 1930sEst. US$600-US$800Lot Passed

A CAMEL SADDLE RUG, MONGOLIA, 1910s: A CAMEL SADDLE RUG, Mongolia, Early 20th Century. Decorated with repeated diamond shaped floral motifs. 150cm x 43.75.

0147: A CAMEL SADDLE RUG, MONGOLIA, 1910sEst. US$600-US$800Lot Passed

AN EARTHENWARE KETTLE, TIBET, 18TH CENTURY: AN EARTHENWARE KETTLE, Central Tibet, 18th Century or earlier. With the spout emerging from the bulbous body with brass mountings to protect the delicate surface of the earthenware. The brass

0148: AN EARTHENWARE KETTLE, TIBET, 18TH CENTURYEst. US$1,600-US$1,800Lot Passed

A FINE SILVER RUTUAL EWER, TIBET, 18TH CENTURY: A FINE SILVER RITUAL/OFFERING EWER, Tibet, 18th Century or later. In fine shape and form with floral and foliate finial and beaded rims. A ewer as such would be used for offering water and wine to

0149: A FINE SILVER RUTUAL EWER, TIBET, 18TH CENTURYEst. US$1,200-US$1,400Lot Passed

A SUPERB DOOR FITTING, EASTERN TIBET, 18TH CENTURY: A SUPERB DOOR FITTING, Kingdom of Derge, Eastern Tibet, 18th Century. Made with iron damascened with gold and richly decorated with floral patterns and various Tibetan motifs. With an intricately

0150: A SUPERB DOOR FITTING, EASTERN TIBET, 18TH CENTURYEst. US$3,500-US$4,500Lot Passed

A BRASS FOOD CONTAINER, TIBET, 19TH CENTURY: A BRASS FOOD CONTAINER, Tibet, 19th Century or earlier. Designed as a large cylindrical pot, used for storing food or "chaang"(barley beer). The body is of hammered copper and mixed metals, with

0151: A BRASS FOOD CONTAINER, TIBET, 19TH CENTURYEst. US$2,000-US$2,500Lot Passed

A COPPER & SILVER INKPOT, TIBET, 19th CENTURY: A COPPER AND SILVER STEMMED INKPOT WITH COVER AND BASE, Tibet, 19th Century or earlier. A fine ink pot made of sheet copper with round bulbous body and detailed silver embellishments. It is rare to

0152: A COPPER & SILVER INKPOT, TIBET, 19th CENTURYEst. US$600-US$800Lot Passed

AN ANTIQUE NECKLACE, LADAKH: AN ANTIQUE NECKLACE, Ladakh, Northern India. A necklace made of an antique oversized Tibetan hair bead, with antique coral and silver beads and a pair of fragments of antique agate beads; along with

0153: AN ANTIQUE NECKLACE, LADAKHEst. US$1,000-US$1,200Lot Passed

A VINTAGE SQUARE RUG, TIBET, 20TH CENTURY: A VINTAGE SQUARE RUG, Tibet, Mid 20th Century. decorated with a central flower on black field, surrounded by an inner meandering T shaped border and a checkered outer border. 62.5cm x 60cm.

0154: A VINTAGE SQUARE RUG, TIBET, 20TH CENTURYEst. US$300-US$400Lot Passed

A FLORAL KHADEN, TIBET, 1920s: A FLORAL KHADEN, Gyantse, Tibet, 1920s. Decorated with peonies and Chinese auspicious symbols. 178cm x 89cm.

0155: A FLORAL KHADEN, TIBET, 1920sEst. US$600-US$800Lot Passed

A SILVER INLAID STEM BOWL, TIBET: A SILVER INLAID STEM BOWL, Tibet, 19th Century. 11.75cm x 7.5cm.

0156: A SILVER INLAID STEM BOWL, TIBETEst. US$300-US$400Lot Passed

A SNUFF BOTTLE, CHINA, 19th CENTURY: A SNUFF BOTTLE, China, 19th Century or later. Coral mounted on silver stopper with red on yellow overlay Peking glass. With rich patina. Height--9cm.

0157: A SNUFF BOTTLE, CHINA, 19th CENTURYEst. US$600-US$800Lot Passed

A COPPER RITUAL EWER SET, TIBET, 19TH CENTURY: A COPPER RITUAL EWER SET, Tibet, 19th century or earlier. The ewer is used to hold oil and other flammable fluids that are used during "Jinsek" fire ritual. The stand to hold the ewer and the ladle

0158: A COPPER RITUAL EWER SET, TIBET, 19TH CENTURYEst. US$1,000-US$1,200Lot Passed

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A CARNELIAN NAGA MALA, NAGALAND, 19TH CENTURY: AN ANCIENT CARNELIAN NAGA MALA, Nagaland, Eastern India, 19th Century. Designed as a necklace with 33 ancient carnelian beads interspersed with 18 Naga trumpet beads. With total weight of 401 grams.

0159: A CARNELIAN NAGA MALA, NAGALAND, 19TH CENTURYEst. US$700-US$800

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A LARGE NAGA MALA, NAGALAND, 19TH CENTURY: A LARGE NAGA MALA, NAGALAND, 19th CENTURY. Beautifully designed as a necklace with multiple strands and thousands of small glass beads intertwined by leather chords. With total weight of 858 grams.

0160: A LARGE NAGA MALA, NAGALAND, 19TH CENTURYEst. US$600-US$800Lot Passed

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A NAGA MALA WITH SHELL CLASP, NAGALAND, 20TH CENTURY: A NAGA MALA WITH LARGE ROUND SHELL CLASP, NAGALAND, 20th CENTURY. 35cm.

0161: A NAGA MALA WITH SHELL CLASP, NAGALAND, 20TH CENTURYEst. US$300-US$400

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A COPPER EWER, INDIA, 19th CENTURY: A HINDU COPPER EWER, INDIA, 19th CENTURY. With S shaped spout and a ringed handle on top. The lid to the ewer is through the handle which is concealed by a cow figure. H.26cm.

0162: A COPPER EWER, INDIA, 19th CENTURYEst. US$300-US$400Lot Passed

A FINE SATSUMA BOWL, 1800s: AN ORNATE SATSUMA BOWL, Japan, 19th Century. The bowl is beautifully decorated with scene of a market from Meiji Japan. With marking on the bottom. 6.25cm x 12.5cm.

0163: A FINE SATSUMA BOWL, 1800sEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

A GROUPING OF CHINESE ART: A GROUPING OF CHINESE ART, Qing dynasty and later. Including three Chinese porcelain bowls, a white glazed vase and a bowl of jade-like material. The vase measures 20cm in height.

0164: A GROUPING OF CHINESE ARTEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

A CHINESE RED & GREEN PORCELAIN FOOTED BOWL: A CHINESE RED & GREEN PORCELAIN FOOTED BOWL, 20th Century. With apocryphal four character Chenghua mark on the base. H.17.5cm,n W.8.75cm.

0165: A CHINESE RED & GREEN PORCELAIN FOOTED BOWLEst. US$300-US$400Lot Passed

AN ARCHAIC STYLED BRONZE "DING", CHINA: AN ARCHAIC STYLED BRONZE "DING", China. In standard form with three feet. A Ding is a food vessel used for cooking originated during Shang Dynasty in 1600 BC through Eastern Han Dynasty in 200 AD.

0166: AN ARCHAIC STYLED BRONZE "DING", CHINAEst. US$600-US$800Lot Passed

AN ARCHAIC STYLED BRONZE "HU", CHINA: AN ARCHAIC STYLED BRONZE "HU", CHINA. A HU is a lidded wine vase originated during Late Shang Dynasty in 1200BC through early Han Dynasty in 200BC. Another variant of Hu with garlic headed style

0167: AN ARCHAIC STYLED BRONZE "HU", CHINAEst. US$600-US$800Lot Passed

AN ARCHAIC STYLED BRONZE "YOU", CHINA: AN ARCHAIC STYLED BRONZE "YOU", CHINA. A YOU is a lidded wine vase with over hanging handle, originated during Early Shang Dynasty in 1600BC through Late Zhou Dynasty in 800BC. With thick patinated

0168: AN ARCHAIC STYLED BRONZE "YOU", CHINAEst. US$600-US$800Lot Passed

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