An album of seventy portraits, 19th/20th century
Estimate $3,000 – $5,000
each lobed oval portrait painted in ink and colours on silk, laid down on gold flecked paper, comprising sixty-nine depicting Lohan and one of Buddha, each wearing loosely draped robes, their features and other details well defined, some seated on mats, others on rocks or piles of leaves, some holding a scroll, others a fly whisk or a begging bowl, and others an ambrosial vase, Buddhist lion or sceptre, the figure of Buddha seated on a lotus base holding a lotus flower in his right hand
each portrait 28.5 x 30 cm, the album 38 x 40 cm
- Lot Sold $17,000 (Hammer Price)
- $20,740 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Condition Report
The covers worn. Some silver fish perforations throughout, mainly on the paper backing leaves. Some leaves with small stains and spots.
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Guy CairnduffHead Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Guy Cairnduff |
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Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Geoffrey Smith |
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Ann RobertsSpecialist Consultant, Asian Art Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Ann Roberts |
Anthony HurlSpecialist Consultant Arts & DesignAdelaide T: +61 (0)8 7225 7836 E: Anthony Hur |
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Brett BallardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard |
Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Fiona Hayward |
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