Adam's FINE ASIAN ART Part I 28th & Part II 29th June 2022

146 292 A MONUMENTAL TWO-FOLD WOODEN SCREEN SET WITH TWO (2) POSSIBLY SUZHOU ‘HUN- DRED BIRDS - BǍI NIǍO - 百 鸟 ’ EMBROIDERED SILK PANELS CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY The two panels are linked together and rest on feet shaped as recumbent beasts. The two silk panels are very finely embroidered with the ‘Hundred Bird’ theme, a highly naturalistic and auspicious one. Dimensions: - each embroidered panel (out of its frame): 32,5 x 41,7 cm; - the screen: H: 141 cm - width: 116 cm (each panel is 58 cm). Note: The ‘Hundred Bird’ theme symbolizes the prosperity of a State under the rule of a sophisticated Emperor. € 6,000 - 8,000 293 A STONE HEAD OF BUDDHA OR OF A BODHI- SATTVA CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY The round face well carved with a serene, meditative expression, with full cheeks, small mouth and chin, the eyes half-closed below sharply curving eyebrows, the hair carved in ‘snail’ curls that surround the or hairburn, elongated earlobes. Remains of gilt lacquer and other polychrome pigments. A fragment of an applique sculpture in high relief. H: 41 cm - w: 27 cm - depth: 27 cm 石佛头或菩萨头 中国，晚清， 19 世纪 € 3,000 - 5,000