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

Fine Asian Art | 28-29 & 30 June 2022 173 Additional information and photographs for all lots can be found at www.adams.ie 334 FORMERLY THE PROPERTY OF ALEJANDRO LASTRA (1902-1985), AN ARGENTINIAN AMBASSADOR A FINELY CHISELED ‘HOÀN KI Ế M LAKE’ SILVER TRAY BY XUAN MAI VIETNAM, POSSIBLY LATE NGUYEN DY- NASTY AND CIRCA 1900 Of flat oval shape with a recessed central part, it is flanked by two loose rings handles retained by dragon faces. The wing is finely adorned with landscapes with peasants and tanka boats. The recessed central part is finely engraved with a view of Hoàn Ki ế m Lake in Hanoï, Vietnam. It also bears a long dedication inscription in Russian (lit. ‘Made for or offered to the Ambassador of the Republic of Argenti- na in USSR Alejandro Lastra in good memo- ries of the diplomatic corps Moskow 1966’. The base bears three marks: ‘Vietnam’, ‘0900’ and ‘Xuan Mai’. L (the two loose ring handles included): 43,5 cm Width: 25 cm Weight: 641,7 grams € 1,000 - 2,000 335 *A GROUP OF TWO (2) PHÁP LAM HU Ế ENAMEL ‘LOTUS’ CUPS OR SAUCERS. VIETNAM, NGUYEN DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY Those sorbets are of round shape and have a circular indentation to their central parts where the sorbets (or cups) would have been placed. Their front parts ares finely painted in vivid rose, blue and green enamels with lotus scrolls against a yellow ground with numerous dark dots. Their bases is all covered in green enamels.D (each): € 1,500 - 3,000 336 A PINK PHÁP LAM - HU Ế ENAMELS ‘THREE ABUNDANCES’ CUP INSCRIBED WITH THE MARK THỌ - LONGEVITY VIETNAM, LATE NGUYEN DYNASTY, LATE 19TH CENTURY Enamels on copper. Of circular shape, it is finely painted in famille rose enamels with flowers and flower scrolls, as well as with the ‘Three Abudances’ and a total of five bats. Bears a mark to the base: ‘Thọ’ (longevity). D: 16,4 cm € 300 - 500 337 A PHÁP LAM - HU Ế ENAMELS ‘DRAGON - R Ồ NG’ DISH POSSIBLY FROM THE SERVICES OF H.M. THE EMPERORS THIÊU TRI OR TU DUC Polychrome enamels on copper. Of circular shape, with a foliate rim and a shallow or recessed central part. It is finely painted in polychrome and bright enamels including pink with four dragons flying amidst clouds on the wing and with flowers and Daoist immortals in a reserved medallion in the recessed central part. D: 23 cm € 300 - 500 338 A BRONZE HEAD OF A TONKINESE YOUNG GIRL INSCRIBED WITH A MONOGRAM BIÊN HÒA 边和 SCHOOL OF APPLIED ARTS VIETNAM, 20TH CENTURY It rests on a cube-shaped base made of black lacquered wood. The young woman has a lovely round face, combed hair and wears a hat. There is a mark engraved on the nape, a monogram possibly reading ‘H.S.’ (?), likely the initials of the artist. H (stand included): 18 cm € 800 - 1,500