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542 A Tibetan Thangka of Mahakala, the deity depicted beneath scrolled ruyi clouds and surrounded with lamas and other deities, framed in glass. Height 21 3/4 x width 17 3/8 inches. $400-600

543* A Tibetan Thangka, depicting a central Buddha figure seated before an altar table with offerings laid out, surrounded by nine luohan, each bearing an attribute and most having green circular halos, the lower register centered by Mahakala bearing a sword and backed by flames, the image bordered by fabric and behind glass, in a wood frame. Height 26 x width 17 3/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Nicholas and Arleen Rakas, Birmingham, Michigan $400-600

544 A Tibetan Thangka, likely late 19th century, depicting a lama seated in dhyanasana on a lotus seat, with two other lamas seated below, matted and framed. Height 10 3/8 x width 8 1/8 inches. $400-600

545 A Tibetan Thangka, depicting various deities and figures, framed. Height 32 1/2 x width 19 1/4 inches. $800-1,200

546 A Tibetan Thangka, framed. Height 32 3/4 x width 19 7/8 inches. $800-1,200

547 A Tibetan Thangka, likely 19th century, depicting Mahakala with smaller deities and figures, matted and framed. Height 6 5/8 x width 5 inches. $800-1,200

548 A Silk Kesi Woven Thangka of Mahakala, the deity shown standing over two prone figures on a lotus base with hands holding various objects, backed by a flaming mandala. Height 36 x width 25 inches.

Provenance: Previously in the Collection of Mrs. Diana Engstrom, Northern California $2,000-4,000

549 A Tibetan Silk Woven Thangka of Yamantaka, woven with multi-hued silk threads of the fiercelooking deity surrounded by numerous figures and protector deities with fiery aureoles, a dragon depicted leaping over jagged mountain peaks below and a dragon emerging from clouds above. Height 38 1/4 x 24 1/2 inches.

Provenance: Previously in the Collection of Mrs. Diana Engstrom, Northern California $2,000-3,000

550 A Chinese Hair Embroidered Panel, depicting seated and robed deities and monks. Height 26 1/2 x width 33 5/8 inches. $1,500-2,000

551 A Sino-Tibetan Hair Embroidered Thangka, depicting a central seated deity flanked by elephants, smaller deity figures and other animals, framed within a mandorla comprising smaller deities and attendant figures, on a ground of pale yellow silk. Height 64 x width 66 1/8 inches. $2,600-4,400

552 A Hair Embroidered Panel, depicting a central deity surrounded by numerous disciples and other deities amongst scrolling clouds. Height 63 x width 37 1/2 inches. $3,000-5,000

553 A Gilt and Silver Painted Thangka of Avalokiteshvara, painted in gilt and silver pigments, depicting the four-armed deity seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base with hands held in various mudras, wearing a flowing dhoti, with multiple necklaces and earrings crowned with an elaborate tiara, backed by an aureole of flowering scrolls and surrounded by various bodhisattvas, deities and lamas, framed. Height 28 1/2 x width 21 5/8 inches.

Provenance: Previously in the Collection of Mrs. Diana Engstrom, Northern California $3,000-5,000

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554 A Sino-Tibetan Thangka, depicting Mahakala, with gilt thread inscriptions and various smaller deities surrounding the central figure, mounted on silk. Height 142 1/2 x width 59 7/8 inches. $8,000-12,000

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555 A Sino-Tibetan Thangka, depicting a deity with a third eye, with a circular aureole behind and raised on a colorful lotus base, three smaller guardian deities depicted below, mounted on silk. Height 132 1/2 x width 75 inches. $10,000-20,000

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557 556 A Gilt Bronze Belt Buckle, possibly Ming dynasty, with raised dragon decoration to each of the three sections. Width 2 7/8 inches. $600-800

557 Two Chinese Gilt Bronze Fittings, one in the form of a beast mask, the other of circular pierced form. Height of taller 1 5/8 inches. $400-600

558 A Chinese Bronze Tripod Censer, having two upright loop flange handles with archaistic taotie decoration to the body, raised on a floriform hardwood stand. Height 6 1/4 inches. $400-600

559 A Chinese Bronze Gu, Qing Dynasty, with coiling dragon handles and archaic horizontal bands. Height 13 1/2 inches. $400-600

560 An Archaistic Bronze Gu Vase, late Ming Dynasty, having relief taotie and archaistic decoration, with raised flanges along the neck, center and flared base. Height 8 1/4 inches. $600-800

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561 A Chinese Bronze Moonflask Vase, with two dragon handles flanking the neck having taotie decoration, a dragon and pearl on each side of the body. Height 12 inches. $600-800

562 A Bronze and Gilt Tool Vase, Attributed to Hu Wen Ming, Ming Dynasty, of cylindrical, waisted form with raised foliate decoration, having traces of gilt to the foliage. Height 4 1/4 inches. $400-600

563 A Group of Two Gilt Bronze Deities, seated in padmasana. Height of tallest 4 3/4 inches. $600-800

564* A Chinese Bronze Domed Plaque, with dragon decoration. Diameter 13 1/2 inches. Property from the Private Collection of Gary Tipler, Madison, Wisconsin $600-800

565 A Chinese Bronze Censer, 19th century. Diameter 4 1/8 inches. $800-1,200 566 A Sino-Tibetan Bronze Figure of a Buddha, Ming Dynasty, the figure depicted wearing a crown and robes draped about his shoulders, his hands in the mudra for supreme enlightenment, raised on a double lotus base. Height 9 3/4 inches. Property from a Private Collection, Boca Raton, Florida

Provenance: Purchased from Sotheby’s New York, circa 1980 $1,000-2,000

567 A Chinese Bronze Figure of a Seated Official, Ming Dynasty, the figure depicted with a beaded and coiled headdress, holding a tablet with both hands in front of his chest, wearing draped robes and upturned shoes, seated and raised upon a fitted wood base. Height 13 inches. $1,000-2,000

568 A Chinese Bronze Figure of a Buddha, Ming Dynasty, the figure depicted seated and wearing a headdress and draped robes with ruyi decoration to the chest, bearing an attribute and seated on a wood base. Height 12 1/2 inches. Property from a Private Collection, Boca Raton, Florida 569 A Chinese Bronze Figure of an Official, Ming Dynasty, the figure depicted seated with a peaked headdress centered with Wang, having a long beard and downcast gaze, holding a tablet in one hand, the other resting on his leg, his robes having tapering banner form sashes with incised floral decoration, depicted seated on an openwork throne with scrolled feet. Height 11 3/4 inches. $1,500-2,000

570 A Tibetan Gilt Bronze Figure of Ekadasamukha, the bodhisattva depicted with eleven faces, framed by a patterned aureole and raised on a lotus base above a stepped and squared base. Height overall 18 1/4 inches. $800-1,200

571 A Gilt Bronze Figure of a Deity, seated in lalitasana. Height 6 1/2 inches. $600-800

572 A Gilt Bronze Figure of Manjushri, the deity depicted bearing a sword and other attributes, on a pierced lotus base. Height 12 3/4 inches. $800-1,200

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580 573 A Bronze Censer and Base, the compressed body having a pair of upright loop handles, rising on four tall cylindrical legs and raised on an associated bronze base. Height 11 3/4 inches. $800-1,200

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575 A Gilt Bronze Figure of a Four-Armed Deity, depicted seated in dhyanasana with jewelry and crown on a lotus base, with polychrome pigment. Height 8 3/8 inches. $800-1,200

576 A Group of Three Gilt Bronze Deities, depicting Mahakala and two other examples, each standing on a lotus base. Height of tallest overall 5 inches. $600-800

577 A Tibetan Bronze Figure of a Buddhist Deity, the figure depicted with a smaller deity’s head emerging from the ushnisha, surrounded with a pierced crown, the figure seated in dhyanasana, with four arms, two hands clasped in prayer and two hands bearing attributes, raised on a double lotus base, the underside with incised flower mark. Height 14 inches. $1,500-2,000

578 A Gilt Bronze Figure of a Deity, 18th century, with a flaming mandorla, seated with an attribute in both hands, raised on a squared base. Height overall 8 inches. $2,500-3,000

579 A Gilt Bronze Figure of a Buddha, depicted with a pointed crown and beaded jewelry, having three horizontal incisions to the neck and a narrow waist, with flowing sashes and seated on a lotus base. Height 13 1/2 inches. $4,000-6,000

580 A Bronze Figure of a Deity, seated in padmasana. Height 21 3/8 inches. $5,000-7,000

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581* A Bronze Statue of a Luohan, Ming Dynasty, the figure depicted seated in draped robes, his arms wrapped around his crossed legs. Height 22 3/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Chase Gillmore, Chicago, Illinois $3,000-5,000

582* A Bronze Statue of a Luohan, Ming Dynasty, the figure depicted with thick eyebrows, seated in draped robes with one arm raised to the front of his chest, seated with one leg folded and the other resting over the edge of his seat. Height 22 1/4 inches. Property from the Estate of Chase Gillmore, Chicago, Illinois $3,000-5,000 583* A Bronze Statue of a Luohan, Ming Dynasty, the figure depicted with his hands clasped and extended out in front of him as if stretching, his mouth open as if speaking, seated in draped robes with his legs resting over the side of his seat on the naturalistic contours of the base. Height 22 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Chase Gillmore, Chicago, Illinois $3,000-5,000

584 A Chinese Archaistic Bronze Sword, of a grooved, tapering form, having a waisted, openwork cage handle mounted with a carved jade pommel and guard depicting sinuous, writhing chilong, raised on a lucite stand. Length 16 1/8 inches. $1,500-2,000

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585* A Chinese Bronze Figure of a Guanyin, Attributed to Shi Shou, depicted seated in draped hood and robes with silver wire inlay decoration, inlaid signature to her back, raised on a fitted hardwood stand. Height 12 inches. Property from the Private Collection of Vincent and Lillian Grattarola, Estero, Florida

Provenance: Purchased in 1989 $3,000-5,000

586 A Stone Fragment of Maitreya, 6th century, the central figure depicted serene expression and gazing straight ahead, seated in gently folding robes with her legs crossed above the ankles, multiple circular aureoles carved behind her head, with two attendant figures flanking either side. Height 21 1/2 inches. $5,000-7,000

587* A Chinese Bronze Turtle Form Cover, Sui/Tang Dynasty, the cover of circular form and surmounted with the recumbent reptile, depicted with outstretched neck having cast horizontal ribs, the shell having incised hexagonal pattern framing multiple Wang characters. Width 8 inches. Property from the Collection of Cecille Pulitzer, St. Louis, Missouri

Provenance: Purchased from Sotheby’s New York, March 19, 2002, lot 157 $6,000-8,000

588 A Chinese Archaistic Bronze Hu, 18th Century, having moving ring handles issuing from beasts’ heads at the neck, center and lower register, the neck having a band of taotie decoration, with bands below depicting sinuous dragons, all on leiwen grounds, with a lower border of repeating lappets, with inscription to the underside. Height 12 1/2 inches. $10,000-15,000

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590 A Tibetan Gilt Bronze Figure of Yamantanka in Yam-Yum, the figure depicted with a tiered skull crown and fierce expression, in yab-yum with Vajravetali, the figures raised on smaller prostrate figures and further raised on a base of lotus petals, having polychrome pigment accents. Height 15 3/8 inches. $10,000-20,000

591 A Gilt Bronze Figure of the Mi Le Buddha, Qing Dynasty, the Buddha of the future shown seated on a rounded base, his right hand resting over the right knee holding a strand of prayer beads, with traces of gilt pigment throughout. Height 10 5/8 inches. $3,000-5,000

592 A Near Pair of Mongolian Silver, Coral and Bone Altar Vessels, each having a collar of inset coral above the cylindrical ivory vessel, with a bone cylindrical vase mounted to the side, the frame and base of cast silver depicting a cascade of scrolled clouds emerging from the mouth of a recumbent bixie. Height of taller 10 1/8 inches. $4,000-6,000

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593* A Tibetan Lacquer Mahakala Sculpture, the deity depicted with a serpent wrapped around his flame form hair, crowned with skulls and wearing a belt of skulls around his legs, the two arms bearing attributes and with a wrathful facial expression, standing on a prostrate figure raised on a lotus form base, the underside covered in leather. Height 9 3/8 inches. Property from the Collection of Richard A. Lauderbaugh, Washington, D.C. $4,000-6,000

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594 A Chinese Gilded Dry Lacquer Figure, Ming Dynasty, depicting Shakyamuni seated in dhyanasana, with serene expression and downcast gaze, the draped, flowing robes tied at the waist, raised on a fitted, carved and waisted double lotus wood base. Height 13 1/2 inches. $12,000-20,000

595 595* A Tibetan Gilt Bronze Figure of Tara, the figure in a dancer-like pose, having inset coral and turquoise decoration, with polychrome pigment accents, raised on a rounded base with lotus petals to the front, the underside with incised double vajra. Height overall 8 1/2 inches. Property from the Estate of Nora S. Henderson, Toronto, Ontario $2,000-4,000

596* A Tibetan Gilt Bronze Figure of Mahakala, the figure depicted in yab-yum with another figure having a crown of skulls above his three faces, the six arms holding attributes and embracing the figure before him, standing upon two recumbent figures above a demilune base with lotus petals, with polychrome pigment and accents throughout, having incised double vajra to the underside. Height overall 7 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Nora S. Henderson, Toronto, Ontario $4,000-6,000

597 A Gilt Bronze Nepalese Figure of a Multi-Armed Deity in Yabyum, with inlaid hardstones to his crown, the figures depicted standing on a figure laying on the back of a mythical beast, all raised on a double lotus base. Height 14 inches. $1,500-2,000

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598 An Amber Court Necklace, comprising 108 round amber beads spaced with four larger jadeite beads and three strands of agate beads terminating in quartz crystal pendant drops, with a zitan box and cover. Length 72 inches. $2,000-4,000

599 A Coral, Turquoise and Silver Necklace, having relief decorated silver beads and silver filigree clasp. Length pendent 13 1/4 inches. $2,000-4,000

600 A Tibetan Gilt Bronze Figure of a Buddhist Deity, 19th century, the figure depicted seated with crown and jewelry, the hands clasped in front and bearing a reliquary, mounted on a waisted double lotus base. Height 7 1/2 inches. $1,200-1,800 601 Two Tibetan Blades, the first of curved form, having a horn handle and metal mounted horn scabbard with turquoise, lapis and coral inlay, the metal mounts depicting the bajixiang Buddhist emblems, with free-moving rings issued from writhing dragons and chilong, centered with a hardstone medallion, the whole raised on a hardwood stand, with a smaller example having metal scabbard with turquoise, lapis and coral inlay and bajixiang decoration, raised on a hardwood stand. Width of wider 29 3/4 inches. $800-1,200 602* Two Tibetan Buddhist Mala Necklaces, having coral and lapis spacer beads, one with an ivory fuotuo. Length of longer 20 5/8 inches. Property from the Private Collection of Debra Bermingham, Lake Bluff, Illinois $600-800

603 A Strand of Chinese Horn Prayer Beads, comprising 108 round possibly rhinoceros horn beads with characteristic golden cinnamon color, spaced with larger turquoise beads. Length 48 inches. $800-1,200

604 A Strand of Tibetan Jing Gang Bodhi Prayer Beads, comprising 108 Jing Gang puti beads, with turquoise spacer beads. Length 63 inches. $1,000-2,000

605 A Famille Rose Zhai Jie Abstinence Plaque, the cartouche form porcelain plaque with foliate rim, the center inscribed zhai jie, with Manchurian characters on the reverse in blue enamel, surrounded with scrolling blossoms. Height 2 3/4 inches. $600-800 606 A Strand of Amber Buddhist Mala Prayer Beads, comprising 108 round amber beads, the material of translucent, rich burgundy color and interspersed with round turquoise spacer beads. Length 62 inches. $800-1,200

607 An Amber and Silvered Metal Necklace, comprised of turned amber beads spaced with silvered metal and ebonized wood spacer beads. Length pendent 12 3/4 inches. $1,200-1,800 608 A Pair of Tibetan Lidded Boxes, with hardstone inlay. Height 4 1/2 inches. $800-1,200

609 A Strand of Black Chenxiang Wood Buddhist Prayer Beads, comprising 108 round beads and spaced with larger apple green jadeite beads, with a yumu box having a sliding cover. Length 60 inches. $800-1,200

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610 A Strand of Carved Amber Luohan Beads, comprising 18 carved amber heads of luohans, each bead of translucent burnished chestnut tone, fitted with a jadeite fuotuo bead.

Length 18 inches. $600-800

611 A Chinese Gilt Silver Buddha, mounted on a lapis lazuli base, together with a Chinese bronze paperweight with the twelve animals of the zodiac, an oval cartouche on the base. Height of first 1 3/4 inches. $300-500

612* A Tibetan Coral and Turquoise Finial. Height 2 3/8 inches. Property from the Private Collection of Debra Bermingham, Lake Bluff, Illinois $300-500 613 A Tibetan Small Metal Gau, of typical form containing a stone carved figure of a bodhisattva, together with a Tibetan copper covered bowl encircled with skulls and an ingot form silver pricket stick. Height of first 2 5/16 inches. $200-400

614 A Tibetan Belt Ornament, silvered and gilt metal, of spade form and having inset hardstones, having raised bosses and scrollwork, centered with a lion mask, flanked by two human hands issuing an openwork beast mask pendant, the whole suspended from an embroidered fabric band. Height 12 inches. $200-400