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A copper-red glazed dish, underglaze blue Qianlong six-character seal mark and period (1736-1795)

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Lot 210. A copper-red glazed dish, underglaze blue Qianlong six-character seal mark and period (1736-1795). D. 20,9 cm. Estimate 6.000/10.000 €. Lot sold 4.500 €. Courtesy Nagel

the dish has rounded sides that rise to a slightly everted rim, and is covered inside and out with a glaze of even, deep red color below the white rimGood condition.

Provenance: Property from an European private collection, bought from J.M. Delvaux 25.4.2007.

Nagel. "Asiatische Kunst - Salzburg", 06.12.2017


A celadon-glazed cong-shaped bagua-trigrams porcelain vase, underglaze blue Guangxu six-character mark and period

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A celadon-glazed cong-shaped bagua-trigrams porcelain vase, underglaze blue Guangxu six-character mark and period

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Lot 211. A celadon-glazed cong-shaped bagua-trigrams porcelain vase, underglaze blue Guangxu six-character mark and period (1875-1908). H. 27,7 cm. Estimate 3.000/5.000 €. Lot sold 2.800 €. Courtesy Nagel

Glaze craquelure.

Provenance: Former old Stuttgart family possesion .

Nagel. "Asiatische Kunst - Salzburg", 06.12.2017

A fine and rare jade ruyi sceptre with bat and clouds with flower motifs, Qianlong period (1736-1795)

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A fine and rare jade ruyi sceptre with bat and clouds with flower motifs, Qianlong period (1736-1795)

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Lot 280. A fine and rare jade ruyi sceptre with bat and clouds with flower motifs, Qianlong period (1736-1795). L. 42,7 cm. Estimate 40.000/60.000 €. Lot sold 140.000 €. Courtesy Nagel

Very few tiny chips, good condition.

ProvenanceProperty from an important European private collection, by repute assembeld in the 1920s from an old English private collector.

NoteRuyi scepter is a talisman presented to bestow good fortune. Ruyi in Chinese means 'as you wish'. Its long history dates back to pre-Tang (618-907) times, with its origins connected with Buddhism when it was used as a back-scratcher. It is often seen held by holy figures such as Manjusri, the Buddha of Wisdom. Its shape changed during the latter half of the Tang period when there was a decline in Buddhism. Sceptres became closely associated with Daoism and from that time onwards, the heart-shaped head was often rendered as a longevity fungus (lingzhi). Sceptres also became highly ornamental, lost their practical function and took on any shape that was considered suitable for its use as a secular good luck charm. During the Qing dynasty scepters became imperial objects. Its auspicious nature combined with the choice of material and high level of craftsmanship made scepters the perfect imperial gifts. They were bestowed by the emperor to worthy officers and loyal subjects. Both the Yongzheng and the Qianlong emperors had themselves painted holding ruyi scepters, but the Qianlong emperor was particularly fond of them and owned an extensive collection.

Nagel. "Asiatische Kunst - Salzburg", 06.12.2017

A finely carved white jade brush washer, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795)

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A finely carved white jade brush washer, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795)

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Lot 281. A finely carved white jade brush washer, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795). B. 12,5 cm. Estimate 30.000/50.000 €. Lot sold 140.000 €. Courtesy Nagel

carved in the form of a peach with a raised rim pinched to form a rounded pouring lip, decorated with a simulated dangling pendant comprising of a cloud-shaped hook flanked by a pair of archaistic bat wing brackets, attached to a chime-shaped pendant and a beribboned 'xi' (happiness) character suspended across the mouth of the vessel, all set between a pair of stylised lion-head handles, the stone of translucent white tone with small areas of russet inclusionsGood condition.

Provenance: Property from a Swiss private collection.

Note: A similar washer with 'fu qing shou' (happiness, blessings and long life) design, in the Tianjin City Art Museum, is published in Tianjin Shi Yishu Bowuguan cang yu, Hong Kong, 1993, pls. 204 and 205, with the bat (fu) symbolizing happiness, the musical stone (qing) blessings, and the peach long life; another piece of similar design was sold, 27 Apr 1999, Lot 375. Cf. a related washer in the Palace Museum, Beijing, in Zhongguo yuqi quanji, vol. 6, Shijiazhuang, 1993, pl. 318.

Nagel. "Asiatische Kunst - Salzburg", 06.12.2017

A white jade cup and stand, Qianlong period (1736-1795)

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A white jade cup and stand, Qianlong period (1736-1795)

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Lot 283. A white jade cup and stand, Qianlong period (1736-1795). D. 6,2/10,5 cm. Estimate 15.000/25.000 €. Lot sold 90.000 €. Courtesy Nagel

Good condition.

Provenance: Property from an European private collection.

Nagel. "Asiatische Kunst - Salzburg", 06.12.2017

Qi Baishi (1864-1957), Basket with Grapes and some Persimons, China, dated 1955

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Lot 292. Qi Baishi (1864-1957), Basket with Grapes and some Persimons, China, dated 1955. Estimate 40.000/60.000 €. Lot sold 140.000 €. Courtesy Nagel

Hanging scroll, 96 x 29 cm, ink and colors on paper. Signature by the artist: "The ninety five years old man Baishi." One seal of the artist: "Baishi". Inscription on the title label at the outside of the scroll: 'For comrade Alabofu, presented by the Publishing Department of the Society of Chinese Musicians'. Very minor traces of age.

ProvenanceProperty from an European private collection, former collection Boris Alexandrovich Arapov (1905-1992), Russian Composer and teaching in China at the CCOM in 1958, working in China from 1955-1956.

Nagel. "Asiatische Kunst - Salzburg", 06.12.2017

A fine and large pair of carved cinnabar lacquer vases with figural scenes from the Sanguo yanyi, Qianlong-Jiaqing period

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Lot 301. A fine and large pair of carved cinnabar lacquer vases with figural scenes from the Sanguoyanyi (The History of the Three Realms) in the medallions, Qianlong-Jiaqing period (1736-1820). H. 61,7 cm. Estimate 20.000/30.000 €. Lot sold 50.000 €. Courtesy Nagel

Very slightly chipped.

Provenance: Property from an old German private collection, bought in the 1980s.

Nagel. "Asiatische Kunst - Salzburg", 06.12.2017

A cloisonné enamel arrow vase, 15th-16th century

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Lot 312. A cloisonné enamel arrow vase, 15th-16th century. H. 13,7 cm. Estimate 10.000/15.000 €. Lot sold 19.000 €. Courtesy Nagel

the squat globular section decorated with lotus flower-heads on a dark blue ground above a band of brick-red leafy lappets, the tall cylindrical neck with a collar of palmette leaves below floral scrolls divided by two short tubular earsFew small filled losses to enamel, slightly chipped.

Provenance: Former property from an old Berlin private collection.

NoteThe form of the present vase is inspired by Song dynasty ceramics; see for example a ge-ware 'arrow' vase, Song dynasty (11.3cm high), from the Qing Court collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Porcelain of the Song Dynasty (II), Hong Kong - cf. Béatrice Quette et al 'Cloisonné - Chinese Enamels from the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasty' 2011, no. 13, p. 230 and no. 20 p. 234; H.Brinker and A.Lutz, Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry Collection, New York, 1989, pl.17.

For several other examples of cloisonné enamel 'arrow' vases, early Ming dynasty, measuring 11.5-14.6 cm high, see Zheng Xinmiao, ed., Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Enamels 1, Cloisonné in the Yuan (1271-1368) and Ming (1368-1644) Dynasties, Beijing, 2011, pls.67; and B.Quette, ed., Cloisonné: Chinese Enamels from the Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties, New York, 2011, pls.13 and 20.

Nagel. "Asiatische Kunst - Salzburg", 06.12.2017


A fine miniature cloisonné enamel 'Taotie' vase, incised Qianlong four character mark and additonal character "xiao" and period

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Lot 314. A fine miniature cloisonné enamel 'Taotie' vase, incised Qianlong four character mark and additonal character "xiao" and of the period (1736-1795). H. 11,1 cm. Estimate 8.000/12.000 €. Lot sold 6.000 €Courtesy Nagel

Driven by the Qianlong emperor's call for inspiration to be derived from antiquity, decorative designs on various art objects (including cloisonné enamel) imitated ancient bronze forms and patterns. This is demonstrated in the present vase with brightly enamelled archaic taotie masks. Few very small losses to enamel, very minor wear.

ProvenanceFormer property from an old Berlin private collection.

NoteFor related examples of archaic designs on Qianlong period cloisonné vessels, see The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Metal-bodied Enamel Ware, Hong Kong, 2002, pls.94 and 115. An additional incised character is occasionally found underneath the Qianlong four-character mark, as in the present lot, 'xiao'. The additional characters can be a single number between one and five; an auspicious invocation; or an apparent instruction to distinguish the use and category. However, some scholars have suggested that it could have been a way to number the large number of objects in a correct order. See H. Brinker and A. Lutz, Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry Collection, New York, 1989, pp.74-79.

For a related cloisonné enamel vase, Qianlong mark and period, see B. Quette, Cloisonné: Chinese Enamels from the Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties, New York, 2011, p. 291. Based on its size and bottle shape, this vase was very likely made to hold incense instruments, as was a cloisonné enamel bottle vase of this type in the Clague Collection illustrated by Bèatrice Quette in Cloisonné: Chinese Enamels from the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, Bard Graduate Center, New York, 2011, p. 291, no. 130. As with the present bottle, the Clague bottle has an additional character, duan, below the reign mark. The author discusses, pp. 72-75, the small cloisonné vases, censers and instruments (luping sanshi) made for the burning of incense, and notes that a special group of these pieces made for the Qianlong court had an additional character below the reign mark, and "display particularly elegant craftsmanship."

Nagel. "Asiatische Kunst - Salzburg", 06.12.2017

A bronze 'TLV' mirror, Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE)

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A bronze 'TLV' mirror, Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE)

Lot 157. A bronze 'TLV' mirror, Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE). D. 12 cm. Estimate 600/1.000 €. Lot sold 1.100 €. Courtesy Nagel

the central knob within a square border of eight small nipples, the outer field with 'TLV' pattern, eight nipples and the protecting celestial animals including the turtle intertwined with a snake, a dragon, a tiger, a phoenix, all within narrow bands and hatched lines, and below a dogtooth band and a band of clouds around the rimVery minor wear, tiny chip to rim, perspex stand.

Provenance: Former property from an old Berlin private collection.

NoteProperty from a Bavarian private collection, bought at the Grosvenor Antiques Fair, London in the early 1990s.

Nagel. "Asiatische Kunst - Salzburg", 06.12.2017

A gilt bronze harness trapping, probably Tang dynasty, 7th-8th century

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A gilt bronze harness trapping, probably Tang dynasty, 7th-8th century

Lot 384. A gilt bronze harness trapping, probably Tang dynasty, 7th-8th century. H. 8,3 cm. Estimate 1.000/1.500 €. Lot sold 1.100 €. Courtesy Nagel

Serrated leaf form. Decorated in relief with a hunting scene, with a small loop on top for suspension, the reverse side plain, the front gilded. 

Provenance: Bought in 2000 from J.H.W. Investment & Trading Limited, Hong Kong.

Described and illustrated in: Regina Krahl: Collection Julius Eberhardt. Early Chinese Art, vol. 2, Hong Kong 2004, p. 80f.

Nagel. "Asiatische Kunst - Salzburg", 06.12.2017

A pair of silver inlaid bronze chariot fittings, probably Western Han dynasty, 1st century BC

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A pair of silver inlaid bronze chariot fittings, probably Western Han dynasty, 1st century BC

Lot 386. A pair of silver inlaid bronze chariot fittings, probably Western Han dynasty, 1st century BC. L. 7,2 cm. Estimate 7.500/12.000 €. Lot sold 1.100 €. Courtesy Nagel

Of tubular form with flat circular top and four protruding ribs. Inlaid with highly stylized scrolling cloud motifs with linear spirals. Both fittings inlaid with the characters "ling li"

Provenance: Bought in 1998 from L.H.W. Investment & Trading Limited, Hong Kong.

Described and illustrated in: Regina Krahl: Collection Julius Eberhardt. Early Chinese Art, vol. 1, Hong Kong 1999, p. 124f.

For related and similar formed objects see Jenny So: Eastern Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, Washington D.C. 1995, p. 60, fig. 104 and Thomas Lawton: Chinese Art of the Warring States Period. Change and Continuity: 480-220 BC, Washington D.C. 1982, cat. no. 18.

Nagel. "Asiatische Kunst - Salzburg", 06.12.2017

A grey pottery figure of a loaded camel, Northern Wei dynasty, 6th century

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A grey pottery figure of a loaded camel, Northern Wei dynasty, 6th century

Lot 389. A grey pottery figure of a loaded camel, Northern Wei dynasty, 6th century. H. 23,5 cm. Estimate 2.500/3.500 €. Lot sold 2.800 €. Courtesy Nagel

The modelled figure resting on a flat base and hollow inside. With traces of a dark red pigment.

Age measurement confirmed by Thermoluminescence Analysis 30th November 1998 (Oxford Authentication, no. C298h82). 

Provenance: Bought in 1995 from L.H.W. Limited & Treading, Hong Kong.

Described and illustrated inCollection Julius Eberhardt. Early Chinese Art, vol. 1, Hong Kong 1999, p. 196f.

For a related camel figure see Koagu (5/1972), pl. 9, fig. 2 centre.

Nagel. "Asiatische Kunst - Salzburg", 06.12.2017

A green-brown glazed pottery group of a camel with a calf, Sui-Tang dynasty, 7th century

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A green-brown glazed pottery group of a camel with a calf, Sui-Tang dynasty, 7th century

Lot 390. A green-brown glazed pottery group of a camel with a calf, Sui-Tang dynasty, 7th century. H. 37,5 cm. Estimate 12.000/18.000 €. Lot sold 12.000 €. Courtesy Nagel

Standing on a flat base, the head held erect, the mouth opened, the ears sticking out. With a saddlecloth fastened around the neck, the belly and back with buckled straps, loaded with a blanket. The space between the legs is solidly modelled and moulded in relief, showing on one side a suckling calf, on the other two small figures each with a raised arm. Unglazed areas partly painted in dark red. The base is pierced with three large holes. 

Age measurement confirmed by Thermoluminescence Analysis 30th November 1998 (Oxford Authentication, no. C103a92). 

Provenance: Bought in 2000 from L.H.W. Investment & Trading Limited, Hong Kong.

Described and illustrated in: Regina Krahl: Collection Julius Eberhardt. Early Chinese Art, vol. 2, Hong Kong 2004, p. 66f.

Nagel. "Asiatische Kunst - Salzburg", 06.12.2017

A pottery ewer, Neolithic, Qijia culture, first half of the 2nd millennium BC

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A pottery ewer, Neolithic, Qijia culture, first half of the 2nd millennium BC

Lot 393. A pottery ewer, Neolithic, Qijia culture, first half of the 2nd millennium BC. H. 20,3 cm. Estimate 1.500/2.500 €. Lot sold 1.600 €. Courtesy Nagel

With an ovoid body, a tapering neck with domed top, double-lobed opening and tubular spout, flat strap handle. Tool marks

Age measurement confirmed by Thermoluminescence Analysis 30th November 1998 (Oxford Authentication, No. C289h99)

Provenance: Bought in 1997 from L.H.W. Investment & Trading Limited, Hong Kong.

Described and illustrated inRegina Krahl: Collection Julius Eberhardt. Early Chinese Art, vol. 1, Hong Kong 1999, p. 64f.

For a similar pottery ewer see Okazaki Takashi: Ceramic Art of the World, vol. 10: Chinese Prehistoric and Ancient Periods, Tokyo 1982, pl. 130.

Nagel. "Asiatische Kunst - Salzburg", 06.12.2017


A fine sancai-glazed pottery figure of a Ferghana horse, Tang dynasty (618-907)

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A fine sancai-glazed pottery figure of a Ferghana horse, Tang dynasty

A fine sancai-glazed pottery figure of a Ferghana horse, Tang dynasty (618-907)

Lot 398. A fine sancai-glazed pottery figure of a Ferghana horse, Tang dynasty (618-907). H. 51,5 cm. Estimate 4.000/6.000 €. Lot sold 4.000 €. Courtesy Nagel

the horse is shown standing foursquare on a rectangular plinth with head raised and mouth closed. The head is well detailed with expressive eyes and slightly flared nostrils set below a split forelock, and the muscular neck is emphasized by the hogged mane. The unglazed-glazed saddle is set atop a contrasting amber-glazed blanket, and the trappings are molded with tendrils in amber and bright green glazes that drain attractively on the straw-glazed bodyRestored breaks, partly over painted.

Provenance: From the collection of a member of the Family Baron von Goldschmidt-Rothschild, formerly Palais Grüneburg, Frankfurt on the Main.

Note: This large and elegantly-proportioned horse embodies the power of this celebrated animal. The most magnificent breed, immortalized in Chinese literature and the visual arts, was the Ferghana horse, introduced into central China from the West during the Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220). These were the fabled 'celestial' or 'blood-sweating' horses, known for their speed, power, and stamina. The renowned court artist Han Gan (active 742-56) changed the nature of Chinese horse painting when he depicted one of Emperor Xuanzong's (r. 712-56) favorite horses, Night-Shining White (now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art), in a realistic rather than supernatural manner. This development parallels the realism of Tang arts in general, and is exemplified by this fine horse.

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Han Gan (Chinese, active ca. 742–756), Night-Shining WhiteTang dynasty (618–907), ca. 750. Handscroll; ink on paper. Image: 12 1/8 x 13 3/8 in. (30.8 x 34 cm). Overall with mounting: 14 in. x 37 ft. 5 1/8 in. (35.4 cm x 11.4 m). Purchase, The Dillon Fund Gift, 1977, 1977.78 © 2000–2017 The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Nagel. "Asiatische Kunst - Salzburg", 06.12.2017

A Yueyao chicken head ewer, Western Jin dynasty (265-316)

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A Yueyao chicken head ewer, Western Jin dynasty

Lot 403. A Yueyao chicken head ewer, Western Jin dynasty (265-316). H. 21,5 cm. Estimate 2.000/3.000 €. Lot sold 1.000 €. Courtesy Nagel

of globular form with a short cylindrical neck rising to a cupped mouth, set with a chicken head spout with an open beak opposite a plain round handle rising from the shoulder to the mouthrim, and set with two small loops, the surface of the vessel punched with small florettes, all beneath a pale olive-green glaze with few brown splashesMinor restorations to mouth rim and handle.

Provenance: Property from a Bavarian private collection, bought 1997 from Marc Richards.

Note: Compare a Western Jin jar without handle and an Eastern Jin chicken-head ewer, excavated at Nanjing in Jiangsu and at Yuyao in Zhejiang province, respectively, both included in the exhibition The Genius of China, Royal Academy, London, 1973-74, cat.nos.236 and 238.

Nagel. "Asiatische Kunst - Salzburg", 06.12.2017

A black earthenware amphora, Sichuan province, Eastern Zhou, Qin or Western Han dynasty

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A black earthenware amphora, Sichuan province, Eastern Zhou, Qin or Western Han dynasty

Lot 742. A black earthenware amphora, Sichuan province, Eastern Zhou, Qin or Western Han dynasty. H. 18,2 cm. Estimate 600/1.000 €. Lot sold 600 €. Courtesy Nagel

Very minor wear.

Provenance: Property from a Bavarian private collection, bought 1996 from Marc Richards.

Nagel. "Asiatische Kunst - Salzburg", 07.12.2017

A decorated pottery double jar with rope impressions, Neolithic, Qijia culture, first half of the 2nd millenium BC

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A decorated pottery double jar with rope impressions, Neolithic, Qijia culture, first half of the 2nd millenium BC

Lot 1599. A decorated pottery double jar with rope impressions, Neolithic, Qijia culture, first half of the 2nd millenium BC. H. 13 cm. Estimate 500 €. Lot sold 300 €. Courtesy Nagel

Age measurement confirmed by Thermoluminescence Analysis 30th November 1998 (Oxford Authentication, no. C298j1). 

Provenance: Former Collection Julius Eberhardt.

Nagel. "Asiatische Kunst - Salzburg", 06.12.2017

A grey pottery cocoon flask with burnished surface, Western Han dynasty, late 3rd-2nd century BC

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A grey pottery cocoon flask with burnished surface, Western Han dynasty, late 3rd-2nd century BC

Lot 1602. A grey pottery cocoon flask with burnished surface, Western Han dynasty, late 3rd-2nd century BC. H. 46 cmEstimate 500 €. Lot sold 500 €. Courtesy Nagel

Age measurement confirmed by Thermoluminescence Analysis 30th November 1998 (Oxford Authentication, no. C108e82).

Nagel. "Asiatische Kunst - Salzburg", 07.12.2017

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