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Lot 75
Large Export Two-Piece Jade and Silver Mirror, 19th Century
With Buddhist emblems and inlaid hardstone beads surrounding a central jade carving depicting the ‘100 antiques’ motif together with a dragon-form belt hook forming the handle Est. $2000/3000
Monday 9 June 2014 at 6:00 pm
Lot 79
Rare and Large Export Blue and White ‘Three Musicians’ Plate, Kangxi Period, circa 1683-1700
Supported on a short tapering foot, and well-potted with a shallow rounded cavetto and wide flaring rim, the interior completed in underglaze blue with eight dense landscape scenes reserved along the outer border and surrounding a central scene of three musicians in a garden and dressed in Western-style court clothing while playing instruments including a flute, lute, and dulcimer diameter 13.1" diameter 33.2 cm Est. $8000/12000 Note: After a Nicholas Bonnart engraving titled Symphonie du tympanum, du luth et de la flute d'Allemagne, which bore a verse lauding the joys of music when all play on time, and noting how even sweeter it is when l'Amour conducts. As M.A. Pinto de Matos notes, this same subject has also been found on tiles in Holland, and these dishes were likely for the Dutch market (The RA Collection of Chinese Ceramics, vol. II, London, 2011, pp. 250-1, no. 332). Another was in the Mottahedeh collection, illustrated by Howard & Ayers, China for the West, vol. I, no. 35a, and sold at Sotheby's New York, October 19, 2000, lot 93.
Monday 9 June 2014 at 6:00 pm
Lot 230
Attributed to Zhang Daqian (1899-1983)
MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE, 1979 Splashed ink and colour on gold paper, and dated to when the artist was 80 years old. Framed height 14.8" x width 17.9" height 37.5 cm x width 45.5 cm Est. $20000/30000
Monday 9 June 2014 at 6:00 pm
Lot 187
Blue and White Ming-Style Hu Vase, Qianlong Mark and Period (1736-1795)
Of archaistic hu-form, the well-potted ovoid body with a short neck decorated with a lappet border and rising towards a flared rim, the sloping shoulders flanked by a pair of monster-head ring handles moulded along the tapering rounded sides finely decorated with two bands of scrolling composite floral borders above designs of crashing waves, each of the sections separated by moulded double bowstring borders, the whole supported on a subtly spreading foot height 9.9" height 25.1 cm Est. $60000/80000 Provenance: Property from the collection of Chen Zhaogong' (1903-1996), Taipei. Acquired during the 1940’s and thence by decent to the current owner in Toronto.Chen Zhaogong was the owner and founder of the Xin Xie Ying Inc. ('??), a large bakery and candy factory located at 61 Nanjing West Road in Taipei. Specializing in Chinese cookies and sweets, the company employed over three hundred people whose jobs included operating the heavy machinery and hand-packing all the products. In 1937 the Japanese changed the company name to Xin Xie Rong Ltd. (''?) until its closure in 1957.Amongst other things, Chen Zhaogong was elected as Baozheng (??), the district chief of the Jiancheng area in Guanghua Village ('?) from 1942 until 1971, and the founder of the Taipei Bakery Association in 1949. Chen Zhaogong had many interests outside of managing the Xin Xie Rong factory. He was an amateur collector of Late Qing Dynasty and Republican Period antiques, with many pieces now dispersed to family members in Taipei, New York, and Toronto. Note: With carefully controlled bursts of ink resulting in small concentrated pools of paint, the “heaping and piling” method of decoration, as seen in this present example, purposefully recalls earlier 15th century techniques. Although potters had mastered the art of firing and painting underglaze cobalt blue by the 18th century, this stylistic reference, with its bold brushwork and sporadic bursts of ink, served as both a reminder and tribute to the highly prized and admired works of previous dynasties. The current example has a subtle difference from typical vases of this design in that the lotus balls across the body are slightly smaller and more sinuous. However hu vases with this design have been recorded and are probably later in the Qianlong reign. For a Qianlong example of a hu vase with smaller lotus balls, see Christie’s New York, September 17, 2008 lot 458. For a Jiaqing example, see Christie’s Hong Kong, October 30, 2001, lot 809.
Monday 9 June 2014 at 6:00 pm
Lot 33
Udaipur School
MAHARANA SARUP SINGH CARRIED BY HIS ENTOURAGE, 19TH CENTURY Tempera and gold paint on card height 9.6" x width 12.8" height 24.5 cm x width 32.5 cm Est. $3000/4000 Provenance: Lots 28-34: A Toronto Private Collection of Miniatures. Acquired directly from the Estate of Theordore Allen Heinrich (1910-1981). Professor Heinrich was an art historian, curator, and educator. From 1955 to 1962, he was the director of the Royal Ontario Museum, and afterwards he taught art history at the University of Saskatchewan, and York University.
Monday 9 June 2014 at 6:00 pm
Lot 287
Famille Rose ‘Cricket’ Snuff Bottle, Daoguang Mark and Period (1821-1850)
Finely enameled on both sides with a cricket perched on a cage height 2.4" height 6.0 cm Est. $2000/3000
Monday 9 June 2014 at 6:00 pm
Lot 61
Large Gilt Bronze Figure of Tara, Tibet, 19th Century
The crowned deity seated in dhyanasana with left hand held in vitarkamudra and right hand extended in varadamudra, and dressed in elaborate jewelry including long beaded necklaces, earrings, and bracelets with inset coral and turquoise beads throughout, flowing ribbons surround the seven-eyed deity and wrap along her arms, the serene figure seated in viswapadmasana height 13.2" height 33.5 cm Est. $6000/8000
Monday 9 June 2014 at 6:00 pm
Lot 210
Large Jadeite Figural Panel
Of a pale green colour with apple green inclusions, the rectangular-form panel of large size and carved in high relief along the front to depict eight maidens floating in a heavenly garden scene with lotus flowers and rockery, a confronting dragon and phoenix soaring in the sky alongside a palace surrounded by scrolling clouds, the reverse incised with a variety of birds including a standing paradise flycatcher all in a lush garden scene TOGETHER WITH a 19th Century cinnabar lacquer table stand height 15.9" x width 11.6" height 40.5 cm x width 29.5 cm Est. $16000/20000
Monday 9 June 2014 at 6:00 pm
Lot 77
Export Moulded Dragon Bottle Vase, Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
Finely potted with a bulbous-form body and slender neck, a moulded dragon surrounding the gently sloping sides, all raised on a tall footring height 9.3" height 23.5 cm Est. $2000/3000 Provenance: Sotheby’s London 1990’s.
Monday 9 June 2014 at 6:00 pm
Lot 103A
Large Red Ground Silk Embroidered ‘Eight Tribute Bearers’ Panel, 19th century
With silk, gold, and silver thread embroidered on red wool cloth and laid down onto a larger silk panel, of rectangular section and divided into two registers with eight floral medallions along the top bordering the main section depicting eight foreigners, each with a gift to pay tribute, a tasseled fringe on the base height 30.1" x width 171.1" height 76.5 cm x width 434.5 cm Est. $1500/2000
Monday 9 June 2014 at 6:00 pm
Lot 320A
Zao Wou-Ki (1920-2013)
SUITE OLYMPIQUE CENTENNAL, 1992 Lithograph on paper, signed and numbered 145/250 in pencil. Framed height 29.6" x width 20.9" height 75.2 cm x width 53.0 cm Est. $5000/7000
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Lot 78
JESSIE OONARK (1906-1985), E2-384, BAKER LAKE UNTITLED coloured pencil drawing, signed in syllabics, framed 30" x 22" — 76.2 x 55.9 cm. Provenance: Gallery Moos Ltd., Toronto Estimate: $5,000—7,000
Inuit Art auction
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Lot 128A
SHEOUAK PETAULASSIE (1923-1961), E7-816, CAPE DORSET RINGED SEAL sealskin stencil, 1960, 24/50, unframed 25" x 12" — 61 x 30.5 cm. Estimate: $2,500—3,500
Inuit Art auction
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Lot 111
PAUTA SAILA (1916-2009), E7-990, CAPE DORSET GROWLING POLAR BEAR ON HIND LEGS stone, c. 1965 13.5" x 9.5" x 6" — 34.3 x 24.1 x 15.2 cm. Provenance: M.F. Feheley, 1965, Toronto Private collection, Toronto By descent to present owner Estimate: $25,000—30,000
Inuit Art auction
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Lot 131
IYOLA KINGWATSIAK (1933-2000), E7-914, CAPE DORSET SNOWY OWLS AND EGG stonecut, 1959, 30/30, unframed 18" x 6" — 45.7 x 15.2 cm. Provenance: The John and Mary Robertson collection, CA, by descent to present owner John and Mary Robertson started the Robertson Galleries in Ottawa in 1953 working tirelessly to promote Inuit art tocollectors all over the world. They purchased art directly from artists in the Arctic for both the gallery and their own collection. Mary Robertson was director of fine arts at the Canadian Arctic Producers from 1976 to 1979 and marketing consultant for the National Museums of Canada from 1979 to 1981. John Robertson was the administrative officer for the National Gallery and it was during this time that he desired to be more a part of the cultural and aesthetic aspect of the art world. He also was a member of the Canadian Eskimo Arts Council. Their impact as pioneers in the appreciation and understanding of Inuit carvings as art earned them the reputation as having one of the top galleries to exhibit Inuit art. Several pieces included in this auction were exhibited in Selections from The John and Mary Robertson Collection of Inuit Sculpture at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre in Kingston in 1986. Estimate: $4,000—6,000
Inuit Art auction
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Lot 134
INNUKJUAKJU PUDLAT (1913-1972), E7-852, CAPE DORSET FEMALE OWL stonecut, 1960, 24/50, unframed 12.5" x 15.5" — 31.8 x 39.4 cm. Note: “The owl mother, protectively guarding her two offspring, one of whom is enfolded in the security of the wing, as an Eskimo child rests safely in its mother’s amautiq hood.” Arts of the Eskimo: Prints, Patrick Furneaux and Leo Rosshandler, Ernst Roch, ed.,1974, pg. 32-33 Estimate: $3,000—5,000
Inuit Art auction
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Lot 102
JOE TALIRUNILI (1893-1976), E9-818, POVUNGNITUK THE MIGRATION stone, wood, hide, thread, c. 1975 11.5" x 10.5" x 3.5" — 29.2 x 26.7 x 8.9 cm. Provenance: The Isaacs/Innuit Gallery, Toronto, 1975, Private Collection, Toronto Note: This work is a depiction of a significant event that took place during the artist’s childhood. While traveling to new hunting grounds, several families were stranded on an ice floe that split from the mainland. They built an umiak out of scarce supplies and in haste as the ice floe was melting. Some people perished during this tumultuous migration. When the group finally spotted land, it appeared to be drifting away from them therefore one man with a rifle shot at the land to prevent it from moving any further. Some of Talirunili’s versions of the Migration have included a list of the names of the survivors. Although similar due to the subject matter, each boat is unique, the number of people aboard as well as their positioning varies and the occupants have been depicted as owls and hares in other versions of the Migration. For other examples, see Waddington’s auction catalogues, November, 1999, lot 251; November 2001, lot 350; April 2006, lot 236; November 2012, lot 98. Other versions of the Migration are part of the following major collections and coinciding exhibition publications: The Jerry Twomey Collection at the Winnipeg Art Gallery: Inuit sculpture from the Canadian Arctic, Darlene Coward Wight, WAG, 2003, pg. 36 Grasp Tight The Old Ways: selections from the Klamer Family Collection of Inuit Art, Jean Blodgett, AGO, 1983, pg. 27 & 209 Inuit Modern, Gerald McMaster et. al, AGO, 2010, pg. 112 Estimate: $120,000—140,000
Inuit Art auction
Monday June 2, 6pm