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16th-17th century
12 mai 2009

A fine and rare signed rhinoceros horn libation cup, 16th/17th century

A fine and rare signed rhinoceros horn libation cup, 16th/17th century
A fine and rare signed rhinoceros horn libation cup, 16th/17th century The steep sides finely carved and incised with a solitary boatman in a sea of tranquil waves, below jagged mountains and trees, to the side a large gnarled pine tree forming the handle...
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30 décembre 2008

Blackstone Figure of a Nandi Bull, South India, 16th-17th century

 Blackstone Figure of a Nandi Bull, South India, 16th-17th century
A Blackstone Figure of a Nandi Bull, South India, 16th-17th century. Height: 28cm; Length and Depth: 33 by 12 cm. Reclining on a rectangular plinth, wearing a necklace of bells. Nandi is the vehicle of Siva, the great “creator and destroyer” of Hinduism....
11 novembre 2008

An important bronze figure of Buddha Shakyamuni China, Ming dynasty, 16th/early 17th ct

An important bronze figure of Buddha Shakyamuni China, Ming dynasty, 16th/early 17th ct
An important bronze figure of Buddha Shakyamuni China, Ming dynasty, 16th/early 17th ct seated in vajrasana on a separate cast lotus base, both hands in dhyanamudra, wearing under garment held together with a girdle knotted at the front, long sleeved...
11 novembre 2008

A rare an very finely carved rhinoceros horn lotus-shaped libation cup, China, Ming dynasty, 16th/17th ct

A rare an very finely carved rhinoceros horn lotus-shaped libation cup, China, Ming dynasty, 16th/17th ct
A rare an very finely carved rhinoceros horn lotus-shaped libation cup, China, Ming dynasty, 16th/17th ct of dark honey colour, naturalistically carved as an inverted lotus leaf, on the outside with delicately executed veins in relief as well as 2 lotus...
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