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Clars Auction Sale 503
Prices Realized
January 8 and 9, 2011
Lot Description Price
6520 (lot of 7) East Indian devotional figurines, 19th century or earlier, including: three miniature Shiva linga raised
on a platform and accompanied by Nandi, largest 3''l; a miniature image of Shiva's bull, 1.25''l; two figurines
of the infant Krishna, largest 3.25''l; and a small devotional figurine 2''h
$ 110
6521 Chinese carved coral figurine, featuring a celestial beauty shaped with a delicate face framed by flowers
accenting her topknot, her extended hand perched with an obedient parrot, accompanied by an auspicious
child holding a sprig of peaches at the base (minor chips), 8''h; weight 1.04oz/465 grams
6522 Japanese style ivory figure of a basketweaver, 20th century, the seated craftsman weaving a basket held to
the front between his feet, other finished baskets to either side, with green and red pigment accents, the
base signed 'Hozan', 3''h
6523 Japanese style ivory figure (okimono), 20th century, carved and incised as a farmer walking with bundle of
firework suspended over his back, left hand to the front and holding a smoking kit, with green and red
pigment accents, 5''h
6524 Asian pigment decorated ivory figurine of Shoulao (god of longevity), the immortal with a characteristic long
white beard framing the sincere face, holding a large peach and a gnarled dragon staff and fronted by a child
attendant riding on a deer, 9''h
6525 Pair of Chinese polychromed ivory covered containers, late Qing/Republic, each skillfully fashioned in the
form of a Buddha hand citron accented by a leafy branch and the hinged lid surmounted by a small cricket,
4.25''h; together with wooden stands
6526 Reticulated ivory tusk, the naturally contoured segment carved and pierced with a group of gazettes
marching into the forest followed by elephants of various sizes, 16.5''w; with a wooden stand
6527 (Lot of 5) Carved ivory pendants, consisting of one carved with a phoenix perched on a flowering branch
accented by cloud scrolls; the remaining pieces each fashioned as a elegant rosette with knotted petals (one
rosette lacking the clasp), largest: 2.25''h
6528 Ivory bangle bracelet with wires inlays, the wide bracelet carved with diagonal bands heightened with gilt
wires (minor losses), 3.1''dia
6529 Chinese bamboo figural carving, depicting a Chinese Zen monk‐poet of the Tang Dynasty, Fenggan, seated on
rockwork, the well‐defined face with a humorous appearance and thrust forward over a begging bowl held in
his left hand, his tiger companion at his base, 6.5''h
6530 Chinese Cizhou‐style ceramic figure in a grotto, depicting a seated bodhisattva lavishly adorned with jewels
and a tall crown, all set within a cave‐like enclosure applied with leafy stalks accented with brown iron oxide
splashes contrasting with the overall pale celadon green glazed ground, 9.75''h
$11,000
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6531 Pair of Chinese small polychrome enamel decorated porcelain cups, possibly Republic period, of inverted bell
form, each painted on the exterior with orchids or maple trees, one side with a five‐character couplet, the
base with an apocryphal Kangxi mark, 2.5''diam
$ 225