Height: 49 3/4 inches, 126.5 cm
Width: 12 inches, 30.5 cm
Papier-mâché fan
India, Kashmir, circa 1875
A lacquered papier-mâché fan in the shape of a heart with a long handle. Both sides of the fan are painted in fine
Portfolio
Height: 8 1/4 inches, 21 cm
Width: 6 1/4 inches, 15.5 cm
Stucco head of bodhisattva avalokitesvara
Gandhara region, from Talbera (Kotera), 3rd - 4th century
A stucco head of the bodhisattva avalokitesvara, the headgear arranged on top of
Height: 10 3/4 inches, 27 cm
Width: 13 3/4 inches, 35 cm
Papier-mâché stationery cabinet
India, Kashmir, 19th century
A papier-mâché document box. The lid is steeply tilted, opens in the centre and is hinged on either side. The exterior
Height: 7 1/4 inches, 18.5 cm
Width: 8 1/2 inches, 21.5 cm
Bronze door knocker or hook
South India, Tamil Nadu, 18th – 19th century
A heavy bronze double hook or door knocker of loop-shape with peacock-head terminals. The heads
Height: 8 5/8 inches, 22 cm
Width: 5 7/8 inches, 15 cm
Stucco head of Buddha Shakyamuni
Pakistan, ancient region of Gandhara, probably Hadda, 4th - 5th century
A large stucco head of Buddha Shakyamuni, his hair arranged in vertical
Height: 16 inches, 40.5 cm
Diameter: 15 1/8 inches, 39 cm
Ceramic storage jar, tsubo, with ‘oil spot’ glaze
by Morikazu Kimura
Japan, Showa period, 1926 – 1989
A large stoneware jar, the sides tapering outwards from a flat base.
Height: 19 1/2 inches, 49.5 cm
Width: 13 5/8 inches, 34.5 cm
Depth: 7 1/4 inches, 18.5 cm
Metal sculpture
by Tomonori Toyofuku
Japan, Showa period, 1926 – 1989
A metal sculpture, consisting of two thin, curved plates bolted together.
Height: 2 inches, 5 cm
Width: 2 1/2 inches, 6.5 cm
Neriage ceramic incense container
by Ogata Kamio
Japan, Showa period, 1926 – 1989
A ceramic box and cover of irregular shape, the material consisting of blue and white clay,
Height: 11 inches, 28 cm
Width: 11 inches, 28 cm
Bronze abstract sculpture on marble base
Japan, Showa period, 1930s
An abstract bronze sculpture, consisting of four C-shaped elements of different sizes joined together to form one whole. The sculpture
Height of bowl: 4 inches, 10 cm, diameter: 5 7/8 inches, 14.5 cm
Height of vase: 6 1/2 inches, 17 cm, diameter: 4 1/4 inches, 11 cm
White porcelain bowl and bottle
by Yoshinoro Ohno
Japan, contemporary
A porcelain bowl