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

174 339 A BRONZE BUST OF A THAI DANCER ATTRIBUTED TO BIÊN HÒA 边和 SCHOOL OF APPLIED ARTS VIETNAM, 20TH CENTURY Offered at auction together with a matching wooden stand. H (the bust, stand excluded): € 200 - 400 340 A BRONZE HEAD OR BUST OF BUDDHA ATTRIBUTED TO BIEN HOA 边和 SCHOOL OF APPLIED ARTS VIETNAM, 20TH CENTURY With a light brown patina, a serene face with half-closed eyes, the head topped by a hair- bun known in Sanskrit as ushnisha. Offered together at auction together with a matching gradient wooden stand. Dimensions: - H (the head, stand excluded): 25 cm - H (the head and the stand together): 35 cm € 800 - 1,500 341 A LARGE BRONZE RAIN DRUM VIETNAM OR SOUTHEAST ASIA, POSSIBLY 19TH CENTURY Finely cast in bronze, fine crusty patina with green and rust accents, the top with concentric bands of decoration and with four groups of frogs piled on top of one another, the tapering body with further decorative bands and double-strap handles, a procession of five elephants in relief descending down one side. H: 56,5 cm - D: 64 cm Provenance: A private Irish collection of Burmese and South-East Asian Arts. Notes: 1. Bronze drums are ancient artefacts found in various cultures in Southeast Asia and southern China. The drums were cast in bronze using the lost-wax casting method. The drums were both musical instruments and cult objects. They are decorated with geometric patterns, scenes of daily life and war, animals and birds, and boats. 2. Compare with a related drum with five elephants sold at CHRISTIE’S , New York, USA, 2015-03-21, lot 1011, for USD 32,500. € 1,500 - 3,000 342 A PARCEL GILT AND RED LACQUERED WOODEN FIGURE OF A BUDDHA - PH Ậ T VIETNAM, LATE NGUYEN DYNASTY, LATE 19TH CENTURY The Buddha is represented seated in padmasana on a lotus base. His hands are joined in dhyana mudra. He wears loose robes and has a round and serene visage with half-closed almond eyes and elongated earlobes. Offered at auction together with a parcel gilt and red lacquered wooden altar with an open-worked altar and with four flying bats. Dimensions: - the Buddha: H: 45 cm - the altar: H: 20,5 cm - L: 46 cm - width: 22,5 cm € 1,500 - 3,000