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Two 17th century Safavid tiles in cuerda seca technique.
25 x 23 cm. Good condition
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Authentic Persian drum for summoning birds. Late 18th early 19th century, Brass with old skin 18 cm diameter, 10 cm high.
Body and chain and pins all in good condition, skin damaged.
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£1,500.00
£1,500.00
A Tibetan Mandala Thang-ka, circa 1900
Pigment with gold on cloth, the central square medallion containing a cruciform arrangement of repeated Samvara figures, surrounded by a circular lotus border, with further lotuses in each corner, framed, 400mm square
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$650 (sold November 2014)
$650 (sold November 2014)
Burmese Kammavacca manuscript.
Undated, estimated to be circa 1900 or earlier.
16 pages plus 2 wooden covers. 53 x 11 cm.
Good condition, very small chip on one corner, old repair to cover.
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Chinese original painting on paper showing 17 different figures, text on reverse. Approx 80 x 50 cm, framed.
Repairs at top, frayed edges. Ubdated, estimated to be circa 1900 or earlier
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$300.00
$300.00
Page of Persian text. Flecked background with black shikasteh calligraphy mounted on orange ruled card hinged on marbled paper support. 42 x 35 cm overall. Good condition. Undated, estimated to be early 19th century or earlier. Glazed and framed. Label on reverse.
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$450.00
$450.00
Indonesian long hand painted on cotton Waywang Berber storytellers scroll. 390 x 27cm. Good condition. Undated, estimated to be early 20th century or earlier,
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$400.00
$400.00
Persian/Iranian copper alloy bowl. Inscribed with Quranic texts inside and out and base. 15cm diameter, 5 cm high. 2 cracks, 1 hole in rim. Undeciphered, estimated date 19th centuy.
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$450.00
$450.00
Old Ethiopian long painted scroll on leather. Complete.
215 x 11 cm. Soft leather, some distressing. Undeciphered, date estimated to be 19th century or earlier.
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$300.00
$300.00
Old Ethiopian scroll painted and written on animal skin. Approx 200 x 9.5cm, in 2 part leather container. Evidence of damage on right side throughout. Undeciphered. Date estimated to be early 20th century or earlier.
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : India : Pre 1970
item #1184221
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$1500.00
$1500.00
Genuine large Kalighat painting. A Chalchitra is a painted frieze that goes above a statue of Durga during puja.
24 different figures, lions, elephants and horses.
Waterbased pigments on newspaper dated 1963.
Diameter 170 cm maximum height of scroll 30cm. Currently in 2 pieces, surface scuffed and edges frayed as shown.
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THAILAND. Original painting, mid 19th century. Pigments and gilding on cloth. 75 x 55 cm in silk mount and heavy gold frame with glass. Good condition. Prince Vessantara and partner walking in the forest. Cartouche at base "WAN PHRA WET 5"
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THAILAND. Original painting, mid 19th century. Pigments and gilding on cloth. 75 x 55 cm in silk mount and heavy gold frame with glass. Good condition. Prince Vessantara giving away his white elephant. Cartouche at base "HIMMAPHAN 134"
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$150.00
$150.00
No 5, Apr 59
No 6, Oct 59
No 9, Apr 61
No 10, Oct 61
No 11, Apr 62
No 12, Oct 62
All Items : Vintage Arts : Regional Art : Asian : Indian Subcontinent : Himalayas : Pre 1960
item #1159168
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Part 2 (showing 9) of a large collection of 15 different Himalayan wooden printing blocks from Tibet/Nepal. all good condition, undated, estimated to be early to mid 20th century. One showing Nepalese wax export stamp. Unpacked weight 10 kilos, contact me to discuss shipping options.Sizes in cm: 39x16 46x9 44x8 46x9 43x9 43x12 52x12 35x18 41x19 42x22 37x10 48x18 52x6 36x14 25x20 (double sided).
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Mongolian/Tibetan drawing of a REFUGE TREE
Early 19th century. It has a blind stamp with Russian text.
Overall size 48 x 37 cm. Old folds and stains and has the particular smell of burnt Juniper that characterises Mongolian manuscripts.
"In Tibetan Buddhism, the Refuge Tree, (alternate English renderings: Refuge Field, Merit Field, Field of Merit: 'field' is a rendering of the Sanskrit "kshetra"), may be represented on a thangka as a mnemonic device and precursor to being fully visualized b...
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$820.00
$820.00
Mongolian or Tibetan 2 large medical illustrations of a male figure. Each 48 x 32.5 cm. Undated, estimated to be early 20th century or earlier. Coloured ink on paper. Good condition, edges frayed, 3 folds, blank on reverse.
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Six pages (3 double sides) of a Tibetan/Mongolian music manuscript with YANG-YIG GRAPHIC MUSIC NOTATION. Inks on paper. Good condition, finger marks to corners, stain across centre fold, each page 19 x 6 cm cm. Undated estimated to be late 19th century or earlier. In thick double fronted mount.
Can be viewed in London.
Such texts would have been used as a mnemonic device by the master of chant. The type of graphic notation of the melody line goes back to the 6th century. It does not record th...