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

Fine Asian Art | 28-29 & 30 June 2022 61 Additional information and photographs for all lots can be found at www.adams.ie 90 A COLLECTION OF SEVEN (7) MANDARIN’S HAT FINIALS CHINA, QING DYNASTY The bases are made of bronze whilst the beads are made of glass of various colors. H (the biggest): 6 cm Provenance: - a private collection; - Juan Carlos Katzenstein (1925-2018), an Argentinian Diplomat, who was an Ambassador in Beijing, China, from December 6, 1975 to January 2, 1978, and later to the Holy See (Vatican) and to the Sovereign Order of Malta from 1989 to 1991 (by repute). € 500 - 700 91 A PAIR OF CORAL-GROUND ‘BATS’ PORCELAIN LANTERN-FORM VASES APOCRYPHAL MARK OF EMPEROR QIANLONG CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY TO REPUBLIC / MINGUO PERIOD It rests on a short ring foot and has an elongated egg-shaped body surmounted by a round shoulder, a short tubular neck and an everted rim. The outer part is molded with a frieze of ruyi as well as with a bee nest pattern and flying bats. The inner part and the base are enameled in turquoise. The base is centered by an apocryphal underglaze six-character mark of Emperor Qianlong in seal / zhuanshu script. H: 20,4 cm Provenance: - a private collection; - Juan Carlos Katzenstein (1925-2018), an Argentinian Diplomat, who was an Ambassador in Beijing, Chi- na, from December 6, 1975 to January 2, 1978, and later to the Holy See (Vatican) and to the Sovereign Order of Malta from 1989 to 1991 (by repute). € 600 - 800 92 A FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN LOTUS-SHAPED OFFERING CUP OR BOWL CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY TO REPUBLIC / MINGUO PERIOD It rests on a ring foot, an interesting one, describing a spiral to imitate the lotus branch. The outer part is molded with lotus petals and the rim, a scalloped one, is also imitating lotus petals. The inner part is enameled in turquoise, whilst the outer part is enameled in pink and the base is enameled in green. H: 6,4 cm - D: 15 cm Provenance: - a private collection; - Juan Carlos Katzenstein (1925-2018), an Argentinian Diplomat, who was an Ambassador in Beijing, China, from December 6, 1975 to January 2, 1978, and later to the Holy See (Vatican) and to the Sovereign Order of Malta from 1989 to 1991 (by repute). € 400 - 600 93 A PAIR OF MOLDED DEHUA / BLANC DE CHINE PORCELAIN ‘HEHE - HOHO - ÈRXIÁN - 二弦’ CANDLESTICK HOLDERS CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY Finely modeled as two squatting boys holding cups on their heads and wearing necklaces with ruyi-shaped pendants. H: 14,4 cm Provenance:- a private collection;- Juan Carlos Katzenstein (1925-2018), an Argentinian Diplomat, who was an Ambassador in Beijing, China, from December 6, 1975 to January 2, 1978, and later to the Holy See (Vatican) and to the Sovereign Order of Malta from 1989 to 1991 (by repute). € 600 - 800 89A FORMERLY THE PROPERTY OF JUAN CARLOS KATZENSTEIN (1925-2018): A PROMINENT ARGENTINIAN DIPLOMAT (BY REPUTE) AN ENAMELED YIXING SPITTOON, ZHADOU APOCRYPHAL MARK OF EMPEROR GUANGXU CHINA, POSSIBLY QING DYNASTY It rests on a spread foot and has a globular complressed body surmounted by a trumpet neck. The base and the inner part are covered with a turquoise glaze. The outer part is painted with light blue enamels with lotus flowers, banana leaves and stylized cicadas. The base bears a four-character mark of EMperor Guangxu in kaisu script H: 8,8 cm € 800 - 1500