Fine Asian Works of Art

Auction Details

On December 18, 2011 Michaan’s Auctions holds its Fine Asian Works of Art Auction in the main gallery located at 2751 Todd Street, Alameda, CA 94501. Over 400 lots of objects of superb quality from China, Japan, Korea, Himalaya and various other Asian regions comprise the sale. Chinese offerings include artworks from numerous categories, meeting needs of collectors and dealers alike, with objects including but not limited to porcelains, jades, textiles, religious figures, furniture, paintings and calligraphy, scholar’s objects, ivory and coral. Property has originated from local collectors, estates and private collections with only top tier items selected for the Fine Asian Art Sale.
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A Gilt-Bronze Figure of Green Tara, 16th-17th C.6171 - A Gilt-Bronze Figure of Green Tara, 16th-17th C.
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A Gilt-Bronze Figure of Green Tara, Cast seated in lalitasana atop a double lotus base with her foot resting on a lotus blossom, her left hand in the
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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An Indonesian Bronze Bodhisattva, 14th/15th C6172 - An Indonesian Bronze Bodhisattva, 14th/15th C
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An Indonesian Bronze Bodhisattva, Shown seated upon a double lotus pedestal, the left hand resting in her lap while holding a circular vessel, layers
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Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (350.00) = 350.00
 
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A Horn Carving of Guanyin, Late Qing Dynasty6173 - A Horn Carving of Guanyin, Late Qing Dynasty
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A Horn Carving of Guanyin, Carved to depict the Guanyin seated in 'royal ease'. Late Qing Dynasty, Height: 6 7/8 inches (17.4 cm) [Age crack...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00) = 2,250.00
 
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A Rare Grey Stone Buddhist Stele, Tang Dynasty6174 - A Rare Grey Stone Buddhist Stele, Tang Dynasty
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A Rare Grey Stone Buddhist Stele, The truncated upper section deeply carved to the front with the Buddha seated on a stepped pedestal throne with his
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,000.00) = 4,000.00
 
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A Himalayan Thangka Painting6175 - A Himalayan Thangka Painting
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A Himalayan Thangka Painting, Depicting the central Green Tara figure surrounded by a flaming mandorla, the background intricately painted with severa
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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A Tibetan Metal Cladded Skull6176 - A Tibetan Metal Cladded Skull
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A Tibetan Metal Cladded Skull, All the skull's orifices covered with mandolar-shaped claddings, with six Tibetan characters to the back of the s...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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A Sino-Tibetan White-Metal Butter Lamp6177 - A Sino-Tibetan White-Metal Butter Lamp
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A Sino-Tibetan White-Metal Butter Lamp, Set on a domed floriform base with bulbous mid section incised with flower heads, the flaring cup cast with fo
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (900.00) = 900.00
 
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Two Painted Pottery Vessels6180 - Two Painted Pottery Vessels
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Two Painted Pottery Vessels, Each painted with bold swirling designs in shades of brown and red; the first a Neolithic-style storage jar of bulbous sh
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (875.00) = 875.00
 
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A Large Cizhou-Type Jar6181 - A Large Cizhou-Type Jar
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A Large Cizhou-Type Jar, Carved through the white slip with a band enclosing peonies and other flowers, above a narrower band featuring a curving line
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (950.00) = 950.00
 
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A Jun Ware Type Bowl6182 - A Jun Ware Type Bowl
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A Jun Ware Type Bowl, Heavily potted with steep curving sides, the interior painted with a thick pale blue glaze with a single purple splash. Ming Dyn
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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A Qingbai Eggshell Porcelain Vase, Yongle Mark6183 - A Qingbai Eggshell Porcelain Vase, Yongle Mark
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A Qingbai Eggshell Porcelain Vase, Of baluster form with a recessed base, the thinly potted walls incised with flowers and the Eight Buddhist Emblems,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (950.00) = 950.00
 
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A Yaozhou Celadon-Glazed Incense Burner6184 - A Yaozhou Celadon-Glazed Incense Burner
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A Yaozhou Celadon-Glazed Incense Burner, Molded as a lamp-form incense burner consisting of two sections: a bowl and it's stand, both with retic...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00) = 2,250.00
 
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An Incise-Decorated Longquan Celadon Basin, Ming6185 - An Incise-Decorated Longquan Celadon Basin, Ming
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An Incise-Decorated Longquan Celadon Basin, Thickly potted with a foliate edge to the rim, the curving well incised with a peony flower reserve surrou
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,300.00
Sold to floor for (550.00) = 550.00
 
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A Large Molded Longquan Celadon Vase, Ming6186 - A Large Molded Longquan Celadon Vase, Ming
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A Large Molded Longquan Celadon Vase, The baluster body well molded with a wide band of lotus blooms borne on scrolling leafy vines, below overlapping
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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A 'Hare's Fur' Jian Ware Tea Bowl, Song Dynasty6187 - A 'Hare's Fur' Jian Ware Tea Bowl, Song Dynasty
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A 'Hare's Fur' Jian Ware Tea Bowl, Of yankou wan shape, the deep flaring sides with gently inverted rim covered inside and out with a lu...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (325.00) = 325.00
 
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A Green-Glazed Lotus Bowl, 10th Century or Later6188 - A Green-Glazed Lotus Bowl, 10th Century or Later
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A Green-Glazed Lotus Bowl, Of steep rounded form, the bowl covered with green glaze displaying a dense russet-stained crazing web that stops short of
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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Two Celadon-Glazed Ceramic Bowls6189 - Two Celadon-Glazed Ceramic Bowls
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Two Celadon-Glazed Ceramic Bowls, The first of pale greenish-mushroom glaze incised to the shallow exterior walls with overlapping flower petals, a su
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (425.00) = 425.00
 
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A Celadon-Glazed Jar, Yuan Dynasty6190 - A Celadon-Glazed Jar, Yuan Dynasty
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A Celadon-Glazed Jar, Of elegant bulbous form, with a short and slightly tapering neck flanked by small loop handles, bands of raised decorations to t
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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An Olive-Green Glazed Charger, Possibly Song6191 - An Olive-Green Glazed Charger, Possibly Song
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An Olive-Green Glazed Charger, Molded with a shallow well, covered overall with a Yue ware style crackled glaze except for a wide unglazed ring on the
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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Two Ming Dynasty Celadon-Glazed Chargers6192 - Two Ming Dynasty Celadon-Glazed Chargers
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Two Celadon-Glazed Chargers, The larger charger molded with fluted wells and covered overall with a glaze of sea-green tone except for a wide unglazed
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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