Holy Grails

Beckett Grading Services, BGS, 9 Mint, sealed plastic holder, Cert number: 0012893932

Beckett Grading Services, BGS, 9 Mint, sealed plastic holder, Cert number: 0012893932 Cardboard, Cloth, and Plastic

View 1 of Lot 9: 2004-05 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection All NBA Access Passes Triple Logoman #OYD Shaquille O'Neal/Yao Ming/Tim Duncan - BGS 9 | 1 of 1 | First Year of Exquisite Triple Logoman Cards

2004-05 upper deck exquisite collection all nba access passes triple logoman #oyd shaquille o'neal/yao ming/tim duncan - bgs 9 | 1 of 1 | first year of exquisite triple logoman cards

Summer Sports Classics

REEBOK, REEBOK HEXRIDE, SIZE 19 Rubber, Leather, Cotton 2010

View 1 of Lot 52: Yao Ming 'Final Career Game' Houston Rockets 2010-2011 Game Worn Sneakers | Matched to Final 5 Games of His Career

yao ming 'final career game' houston rockets 2010-2011 game worn sneakers | matched to final 5 games of his career

Sotheby’s & Goldin Auctions Present: A Century of Champions

2003-04 UD "Exquisite Collection" Emblems of Endorsement #YM Yao Ming Signed Card (#01/15) – BGS NM-MT 8/BGS 10

2003-04 UD "Exquisite Collection" Emblems of Endorsement #YM Yao Ming Signed Card (#01/15) – BGS NM-MT 8/BGS 10 Encapsulated and graded NM-MT 8 by BGS, with signature graded "10" by Beckett. Hall of Famer. Yao Ming has placed a flowing, blue ink signature on the obverse of this desirable collectible. Its cardfront presentation also incorporates two multi-color, game worn jersey patch relics. The card's BGS condition report: Centering: 9, Corners: 8, Edges: 8.5, Surface: 8. A statement on the card's back attests to the authenticity of the signature and the genuineness of the patch components, and serves as Upper Deck’s COA. The limited-edition piece is serial-numbered "01/15." Near Mint to Mint condition.

2003-04 ud "exquisite collection" emblems of endorsement #ym yao ming signed card (#01/15) – bgs nm-mt 8/bgs 10

ALTITUDE | Capsule Collection

View 1 of Lot 5: Yao Ming 'Final Career Game' Houston Rockets 2010-2011 Game Worn Sneakers | Matched to Final 5 Games of His Career

Fine Classical Chinese Paintings

(1) signed Zhang Fengyi, dated yihai (1575), the ninth lunar month, with one seal of the artist, zhang feng yi yin

(1) signed Zhang Fengyi, dated yihai (1575), the ninth lunar month, with one seal of the artist, zhang feng yi yin(2) signed Ke Yao, dated yichou (1565), with one seal, illegible

autumn scene, scholars under a pine tree

signed Xue Mingyi and with two seals of the artist

yao ximeng’s poem in regular script

signed Zhizhi sheng Zhu Yunming, with three seals of the artist, yun ming, zhu xi zhe, zhi zhi sheng, and twnety-four collectors' seals, xin shang (2), ru lan ju, jiu she shi tan xiao zhuang yuan, luo luo jü shi, ceng shou wu ding bu yuan zhong (2), zan de yu ji (2), luo hua ying wo yi, xiao yao you, ming shi feng liu (2), chun cao xian fang, mo tao (2), yin yue shan fang, yu xiang ge, zhen an (half), tang shu hua yin (half)

poems in cursive script

Yang Borun 1837-1911 Ink Landscapes ink on paper, album of ten leaves signed Borun (four times), Nanhu Waishi (twice), Nanhu (twice) and Yang Borun (twice) and with ten seals of the artist in total Annotation by Jao Tsungyi, Luo Kanglie, Huang Zhaoxian, Liang Yaoming, Di Shiyao, Chen Bingchang, with a dedication to Laurence Tam Chising and with one to two seals of each Titleslip by Li Jin, dated dingmao (1987) and with one seal of his Frontispiece by Di Shiyao, dated bingzi (1996) and with two seals of his 22.8 by 11.9 cm. 9 by 4¾ in. (10) See illustration of four leaves ---------------------------------------------- 楊伯潤 1837-1911 墨筆山水冊 水墨紙本　十開冊 署簽：南湖楊伯潤山水集冊。丁卯(1987)中秋，過雄齋之水林近署檢。鈐印：近 題扉頁：南湖逸韻，志成先生屬題，丙子(1996)仲冬，翟仕堯。鈐印：翟氏、仕堯之鈢 注：本冊十開水墨山水，每開皆有款識及蓋印，包括伯潤(四次)、南湖外史(兩次)、南湖(兩次)、楊伯潤(兩次)。對開有饒宗頤、羅慷烈、黃兆顯、梁耀明、翟仕堯、陳秉昌等題字，上款人為譚志成先生，是為香港藝術館前館長。 22.8 x 11.9 厘米， 9 x 4¾ 英吋 (10)

View 1 of Lot 3016: Yang Borun 1837-1911 楊伯潤 1837-1911 | Ink Landscapes 墨筆山水冊

yang borun 1837-1911 楊伯潤 1837-1911 | ink landscapes 墨筆山水冊

Important Chinese Art

A 'Jun' bowl Yuan / Ming dynasty 元 / 明 鈞窰青釉盌 wood stand (2) Diameter 7¼ in., 18.5 cm

View 1 of Lot 673: A 'Jun' bowl, Yuan / Ming dynasty | 元 / 明 鈞窰青釉盌

a 'jun' bowl, yuan / ming dynasty | 元 / 明 鈞窰青釉盌

Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy

signed Zhishan jushi Yunming, dated gengchen (1520), spring, with one seal, zhi zhi sheng

signed Zhishan jushi Yunming, dated gengchen (1520), spring, with one seal, zhi zhi shengColophon by Li Minbiao (1515-1581), signed Lin'nan Li Minbiao, dated dingchou (1577) of the Wanli reign, summer, with two seals, li shi wei jing, yao shi ju shi; Shen Mingchen (1518-1596), signed Yongju dong Shen Mingchen, dated dinghai of the Waili reign, the sixth day of the third lunar month (April 13, 1587) , with two seals, ju zhang wai shi, shen shi jia ze; Zhou Tianqiu (1514-1595), signed Zhou Tianqiu, dated wuzi, the eleventh day of the leap month (August 2, 1588), with two seals, zhou shi gong xia, fei ji zhai; Shen Jingxiu (1835-1899), signed Xiushui Shen Jingxiu, dated the twelfth year of the Tongzhi reign (1873), guiyou, the second lunar month, with two seals, ji min, meng shu shen ding; Wang Yuan (1884-1944), signed Xihai Wang Yuan, dated gengchen, the second day of the ninth lunar month (October 2, 1940), with three seals, jing hua an, wang yuan, wu nian; Wang Jiqian (1907-2003), signed Zhenze Wang Jiqian, dated xinwei (1991), early Winter, with three seals, xi an cao tang, ji qian chang shou, shuang lin shu wu; Wang Fangyu (1913-1997), signed Fangyu, with one seal, shi ji zhi luWith two other collectors' seals, ceng cang yan an zhai jia, qu ju liu ding zhi zhuangTitleslip by Zhang Shiyun (Active Early 20th Century), signed Shichai, dated xinsi (1941), the eighth lunar month, with two seals, zhang shi yun, shi chai suo zuo

calligraphy in running script

Collection of Literati Letters in Ming Dynasty, lot 3099-3108

Collection of Literati Letters in Ming Dynasty, lot 3099-3108 Yao Shou 1423-1495 Letter to Shizhao ink on paper, two leaves signed Yao Shou and with one seal of the artist various sizes ---------------------------------------------- 私人收藏明代文人尺牘，拍品編號3099-3108 姚綬1423-1495 致師召太常札 水墨紙本　兩開 釋文：奉別多年，瞻跂甚切，第林泉仕路，遼哉如此，何由合并，徒日往來於心也。亮閣下亦不殊此。表姪許象秀才，援例入南膠，欲就科舉，即職方廷冕弟之親姪，為人誠實好學，望於大司成劉公處吹嘘之，豈勝同年念舊之感。率易奉瀆，併乞恕亮，不具。友生姚綬再拜。鈐印：公綬 師召太常年兄大人閣下。 尺寸不一

View 1 of Lot 3103: Yao Shou 1423-1495 姚綬1423-1495 | Letter to Shizhao 致師召太常札

yao shou 1423-1495 姚綬1423-1495 | letter to shizhao 致師召太常札

Collection of Literati Letters in Ming Dynasty, lot 3099-3108 Yao Shou (Circa 1422-1495) and Wu Quan 1435-1504 Letters ink on paper, two leaves (1) signed Xiaodi Shou, with one seal of the artist and one collector’s seal (2) signed Kuan various sizes ---------------------------------------------- 私人收藏明代文人尺牘，拍品編號3099-3108 姚綬 (約1422-1495)；吳寬 1435-1504 尺牘兩通 水墨紙本　兩開 釋文： (姚)前過候起居不值，悵極哉。生諸佛像，乞發來便，為了之而歸。久不見吾兄，亦欲一握手，不識留尊府不？尊體定健，懸懸。小弟綬頓首。鈐印：綬 鑑藏印：花農珍藏 (吳)初三日奉屈少叙，千萬早臨，為荷。專侯專候。寛拜。府膊先生道契。 尺寸不一

View 1 of Lot 3102: Yao Shou (Circa 1422-1495) and Wu Quan 1435-1504 姚綬 (約1422-1495)；吳寬 1435-1504 | Letters  尺牘兩通

yao shou (circa 1422-1495) and wu quan 1435-1504 姚綬 (約1422-1495)；吳寬 1435-1504 | letters 尺牘兩通

Ancient Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy From the Wang Nan-ping Family Collection, Lot 2595-2616

Ancient Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy From the Wang Nan-ping Family Collection, Lot 2595-2616 Various Artists (Ming / Qing Dynasty) Landscape and Calligraphy ink on gold paper/ ink and colour on paper, a group of eight fan leaves 4 calligraphy fan leaves signed Sun Zhixie, Xu Bo, Yuhua Shanqiao, Zhang Fengyi separately, each with 1-2 seals of the artist. 2 of them with an annotation by Yao Yuqin (1867-1961) and totally with 6 collectors’ seals. 4 landscape fan leaves signed Mingzhong, Cai Yuan, Su Jun, Wang Yuanxun separately, each with 1-2 seals of the artist. With 1 collector’s seal. (Sun) 17 x 50.7 cm. 6 5/8 x 20 in. (Xu) 15 x 49.5 cm. 6 x 19 1/2 in. (Yuhua) 19.5 x 53 cm. 7 5/8 x 20 7/8 in. (Zhang)17.5 x 50.8 cm. 6 7/8 x 20 in. (Mingzhong)15.6 x 49.5 cm. 6 1/8 x 19 1/2 in. (Cai)17.2 x 51.2 cm. 6 3/4 x 20 1/8 in. (Su) 17.5 x 54.5 cm. 6 7/8 x 21 1/2 in. (Wang) 17 x 50 cm. 6 5/8 x 19 5/8 in. ---------------------------------------------- 王南屏「玉齋」及家族收藏古代書畫，拍品編號 2595–2616 明清諸家 山水書法 水墨金箋/設色紙本　扇面八幀 1. 孫之獬 書法 水墨金箋 扇面 釋文：遺子矇矇謀稻粱，弄兵橫聚太山陽。至尊眉采攢堯帝，長子車輪出順昌。漢柏迎旗舒翠黛，虞庭虛座晉平章。丈夫𡚒志匡王室，盈篋安能昔樂羊。賦贈詔平賊山左兼求教政，孫之獬。鈐印：孫之獬印 2. 徐波 書法 水墨金箋 扇面 釋文：心驚不見已三年，避地惟增游歷緣。優渥情長忘換世，蒼茫亂後尚疑天。衣沾翠滴峰巒色，詩接高流寒拾篇。驕悍滿城將一掃，故人隨意寓餐眠。 喜遇如須老社翁。自出天台，復寓昌亭。極譚名勝，皆余舊游。賦此為贈求和。徐波。鈐印：「徐波私印」、「元歎氏」 題跋：(姚虞琴)徐波，字元歎，吳縣人。明諸生，少任俠，鼎革復更，字頑庵。構落木庵居之，以枯禪終。著有《謚翁堂》、《染香庵集》。是扇專贈萊陽姜如須行人垓與兄，如農給諌埰，甲申復避地吳門，以遺民終。甲子(1924)小春，虞琴記。鈐印: 「姚大」 藏印： (姚虞琴)「虞琴審定」 一印漫漶不辨 3. 玉華山樵 書法 水墨金箋 扇面 釋文：美扇如美質，中有清風資。人云骨相好，文采可爾施。若也使其絜，良玉歸瑕疵。所以古君子，乾乾每自詩。譬彼養翼鳥，志欲日還弛，儒也玉雪姿，風神眼中奇。仙家珠樹中，見此第一枝。教爾有嚴父，導爾有明師。辛勤簡冊間，究理無所遺。都將雪案功，為作登天梯。瞀時就灘伏，萬里看雄飛。吾與爾家契，出言匪我違。來秋當已酉，盼盼入棘闈。人稱萬人杰，榮功矛爾觀。丙午(1426)冬過策馬言別為儒賦扇。玉華。鈐印：「玉華山樵 」 鑑藏印：「偉君」、「廷燦」、「宋將仕郎菊援十芍世宗孫陶瀛門圖書」、「陶明發印」 題跋：(姚虞琴)《佩文齋書畫譜》：玉華山樵，永樂初寓金華東易縣東山。儀客俊偉，詩畫無塵俗氣，其邑里姓名人莫知之，及稱王姓者為宗兄，必王其姓，而建文朝忠臣也。錄《七修數幅》。虞琴。 4. 張鳳翼 行書自書詩《交息二首》書法 水墨金箋 扇面 釋文：竹床蒲簟對焚香，謝客常虛舊草堂。巳識曹丘非長者，番嫌季布喜游揚。眼青眼白成空相，機事機心付兩忘。耳熱不辭歆擊壤，敢云清世有稽康。 公車久困即鹽車，中坂迢遙稅駕初。今日息有猶恨晚，頻年則足竟何如。閒門任客來題鳳，罷釣知吾不羨魚。一枕蟬聲睡方熟，肯令臺省易幽居。 右掩關二律書。張鳳翼。鈐印：「張生伯起」、「鳳翼」 詩文著錄：張鳳翼《處實堂集 》，卷之三，頁三十九 5. 釋明中(十八世紀) 山水 水墨紙本 扇面 款識：甲戌(1754)秋日過寶日軒為澹和先生作。北山僧明中。鈐印：「明中」 6. 蔡遠 江山勝覽圖 設色紙本 扇面 款識：洪谷子江山勝覽圖。辛酉秋，晉江蔡遠。鈐印：「自遠」 7. 蘇濬 仿元人山水 設色紙本 扇面 款識：辛丑(1601)又三月，摹元人法。蘇濬。鈐印：「蘇濬」、「眉山」 8. 王元勳 舟旅夜渡 設色紙本 扇面 款識：丙子(1756)清和月仿趙松雪筆意。畫於桐蔭書屋。王元勳。鈐印：「王元勛印」、「湘州」 藏印：「□□讀書齋」 (Sun) 17 x 50.7 cm. 6⅝ x 20 in. (Xu) 15 x 49.5 cm. 6 x 19½ in. (Yuhua) 19.5 x 53 cm. 7⅝ x 20⅞ in. (Zhang)17.5 x 50.8 cm. 6⅞ x 20 in. (Mingzhong)15.6 x 49.5 cm. 6⅛ x 19½ in. (Cai)17.2 x 51.2 cm. 6¾ x 20⅛ in. (Su) 17.5 x 54.5 cm. 6⅞ x 21½ in. (Wang) 17 x 50 cm. 6⅝ x 19⅝ in.

View 1 of Lot 2608: 明清諸家　山水書法｜Various Artist (Ming/Qing Dynasty), Landscape and Calligraphy

明清諸家　山水書法｜various artist (ming/qing dynasty), landscape and calligraphy

佚名(明) 秦瑯琊臺刻石殘字拓本 水墨紙本 立軸 裱邊題跋：(姚華)秦瑯琊臺刻石西側十三行殘字。《始皇頌》從臣題名二行，二世詔十一行，中空一行，凡十四行，與東側悉合。鈐印：姚華、老芒、吳興郡、蓮華盦 鑑藏印：□□審定、三山宧、順德羅惇㬊之印章 77.3 x 67.8 cm. 30 ½ x 26 ¾ in. ---------------------------------------------- Anonymous (Ming Dynasty) Rubbing of Lang Ya Terrace Stone ink on paper, hanging scroll Colophon by Yao Hua (1876-1930) and with four seals of his with three collectors' seals 77.3 x 67.8 cm. 30 ½ x 26 ¾ in.

View 1 of Lot 9095: 佚名(明) 　秦瑯琊臺刻石殘字拓本 | Anonymous (Ming Dynasty), Rubbing of Lang Ya Terrace Stone

佚名(明) 　秦瑯琊臺刻石殘字拓本 | anonymous (ming dynasty), rubbing of lang ya terrace stone

Titleslips by Wu Fuhuan, dated xinmao (1831); Wen Yuanbei (1775- after 1837), dated renchen (1832); Fei Zhaokun (active in 19th Century), dated gengwu (1870), each with one sealColophons by Chen Peng and with one seal of his; Wu Yao, dated jiazi (1504) and with two seals of his; Wang Wenzhi, dated guichou (1793) and with one seal of his; Aixinjiaoluo Qi Ying, dated dingwei (1847) and with one seal of his; Qi Junzao, dated the twenty-eighth year of Daoguang era (1848) and with one seal of his; Zhang Xianghe and with one seal of hiswith three collector's seal of Fei Zhaokun, five collector's seals of Wu Changshuo, one seal of Xi Gang, two seals of Cai Zhong, other fourteen collectors' seals  

rubbing of zhang xu's calligraphy in regular script

signed Yishi, inscribed with a poem, and with three seals of the artist, gu xiu zhou, yao gong shou yin, jin shi zhu shi. Colophon by Sha Zhangbai (1626-1691), signed Chengjiang, with three seals, tai ping chen zi, cheng jiang, xi dou. With two seals of the collector Wang Gong (18th century), wang gong zhen shang, ceng zai zhu ping zhai zhong; one seal of the collector Wang Qiumei (1884-1944), ceng zai qiu mei shan ren chu; two seals of the collector He Guanwu (active early 20th century), guan wu zhen cang, tian xi shu wu; three seals of the collector Wang Shiyuan (active early 20th century), xiang shu gu yuan, shi yuan shen ding, lu yun lou shu hua ji; and three other collectors' seals, cai yu shan mei ke ru diao yu shui xian ke shi, yin ming yan fu, chen han zhen shang

bamboo and rock

FINE CLASSICAL CHINESE PAINTINGS

signed Boju, with one seal of the artist, qian li. Spurious colophons by Yu Ji (1272-1348), signed Shuren Yu Ji, with one seal, yu ji; and Wu Kuan (1435-1504), signed Wu Kuan, dated gengzi (1480) of the Chenghua reign, the tenth lunar month, with one seal, yuan fu. Colophons by Dong Qichang (1555-1636), signed Dong Qichang, with two seals, tai shi shi, dong qi chang yin; and Chen Jiru (1558-1639), signed Meigong Chen Jiru, with two seals mei gong, yi fu ru. With six other collectors' seals, nei fu shu yin, yang shi jia cang (3), wang qing xia tang, yao gong shou yin, zhong bin (2), da xue shi yin (3), and other four (illegible)

emperor ming's journey to shu

Music, Continental and Russian Books and Manuscripts

horizontal scroll (1190 x 25cm.), 68 full-page coloured illustrations by an unidentified artist, manuscript text in Chinese characters with Japanese "katakana" notes, patterned silk on verso at end of scroll, lettered on a gilt strip on the end of the roll, with later central wooden pole, modern long tie and in modern wooden box

南蛮明発背後癰疽文要法 [nan man ming fa bei hou yong ju wen yao fa] [essential principles about abscesses and tumours on the back as explained by the southern barbarians]. [japan, late eighteenth century]

Arts d'Asie

Collection Particulière Française 法國私人收藏 Ensemble de huit ouvrages bilingues mandchou-chinois 滿漢雙語對照書籍八套 A group of eight Manchurian-Chinese bilingual books comprenant: Yin Han Qing Wen Jian Fenlei Bian, 10 livres en 1 tome Zhongke Qing Wen Jian Xuzi Zhinan Bian, 1894, 2 livres en 1 tome Qing Han Guwen Xuan Yao, 1851, 16 livres en 4 tomes Yi Xue San Guan, 4 livres en 1 tome Yuzhi Fanyi Si Shu, 1890, 6 livres en 1 tome Qing Yu Zhai Chao, 1889, 4 livres en 1 tome Man Han Si Shu, 5 livres en 1 tome Man Han Tong Wen Wu Ming Lei Ji, 1 livre 《音漢清文鑑分類核編》 一函十册 《重刻清文虛字指南編》 京都隆福寺聚珍堂書坊梓行 1894年 一函二册 《清漢古文選要》 1851年 四函十六册 《一學三貫》 一函四册 《御製繙譯四書》 板存荊州駐防繙譯總學 1890年 一函六册 《清语摘钞》 聚珍堂 1889年 一函四册 《滿漢四書》 一函五册 《滿漢同文物名類集》 手抄本 一册 (11) Dimensions diverses, divers dimensions 尺寸不一

ensemble de huit ouvrages bilingues mandchou-chinois | 滿漢雙語對照書籍八套 | a group of eight manchurian-chinese bilingual books

Inkspiration: Chinese Paintings Online

樂山堂存珍：蔡一鳴藏中國書畫

樂山堂存珍：蔡一鳴藏中國書畫 傅益瑤　葵祭 設色紙本　立軸　一九九五年作 來源：「樂山堂」藏 本輯乃清翫雅集創始會員、理事長蔡一鳴所藏現當代名家書畫，作品多直接得自畫家。 註：本幅所寫乃日本「葵祭」，該祭典每年五月十五日於京都舉行，祈願風調雨順、農作豐收，因祭典隊伍取葵花、葵葉裝飾而得名。 54 x 67.4 cm 21 1/4 x 26 1/2 in. --------------------------------------------- THE LESHANTANG COLLECTION: TREASURES OF CHINESE PAINTING FROM THE TSAI I-MING COLLECTION Fu Yiyao Aoi Festival ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, 1995 54 x 67.4 cm 21 1/4 x 26 1/2 in.

View 1 of Lot 9051: 傅益瑤　葵祭 | Fu Yiyao, Aoi Festival

傅益瑤　葵祭 | fu yiyao, aoi festival

樂山堂存珍：蔡一鳴藏中國書畫 傅益瑤　生剝鬼柴燈祭 設色紙本　立軸 來源：「樂山堂」藏 本輯乃清翫雅集創始會員、理事長蔡一鳴所藏現當代名家書畫，作品多直接得自畫家。 註：本幅所繪「生剝鬼柴燈祭」，乃日本秋田男鹿市真山神社之雪祭慶典，每年二月舉行，至今已有九百年歷史。畫中著蓑衣、戴面具者即山神「生剝鬼」，告誡衆生不得懶惰。 177 x 46.6 cm 68 7/8 x 18 3/8 in. --------------------------------------------- THE LESHANTANG COLLECTION: TREASURES OF CHINESE PAINTING FROM THE TSAI I-MING COLLECTION Fu Yiyao Namahage Sedo Festival ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll 177 x 46.6 cm 68 7/8 x 18 3/8 in.

View 1 of Lot 9052: 傅益瑤　生剝鬼柴燈祭 | Fu Yiyao, Namahage Sedo Festival

傅益瑤　生剝鬼柴燈祭 | fu yiyao, namahage sedo festival

樂山堂存珍：蔡一鳴藏中國書畫 傅益瑤　山水清音 水墨紙本　鏡框　一九九九年作 來源：「樂山堂」藏 本輯乃清翫雅集創始會員、理事長蔡一鳴所藏現當代名家書畫，作品多直接得自畫家。 73 x 137 cm 28 3/4 x 53 7/8 in. --------------------------------------------- THE LESHANTANG COLLECTION: TREASURES OF CHINESE PAINTING FROM THE TSAI I-MING COLLECTION Fu Yiyao Scholar Appreciating the Waterfall ink on paper, framed, 2009 73 x 137 cm 28 3/4 x 53 7/8 in.

View 1 of Lot 9050: 傅益瑤　山水清音 | Fu Yiyao, Scholar Appreciating the Waterfall

傅益瑤　山水清音 | fu yiyao, scholar appreciating the waterfall

The Arts of Buddha

Calligraphy in xing shu (running script) of the ‘Perfection of Wisdom’ or ‘Heart’ Sutra, part of the Maha Prajnaparamita Hridaya Sutra (Boruobolomiduo jing), by Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322), signed and dedicated by the artist, consisting of 287 characters, written in black ink on five sheets of paper, mounted in form of an album, bound in silk, with two of the artist’s seals, sixty collectors’ seals and one colophon

Calligraphy in xing shu (running script) of the ‘Perfection of Wisdom’ or ‘Heart’ Sutra, part of the Maha Prajnaparamita Hridaya Sutra (Boruobolomiduo jing), by Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322), signed and dedicated by the artist, consisting of 287 characters, written in black ink on five sheets of paper, mounted in form of an album, bound in silk, with two of the artist’s seals, sixty collectors’ seals and one colophon The album consists of: 1. Cover with title slip inscribed in li shu (clerical script)Yuan Zhao Songxue shu xin jing zhen ji‘Genuine example of the Heart Sutra written by Zhao Songxue of the Yuan’with two seals of Tan Fu (Ju an; Tan Tianqi) and inventory labels. 2. Half title, numbered yi (‘one’), inscribed in xing shu:Zhao Wenmin duo xin jing jing pin‘Masterpiece of the Heart Sutra by Zhao Wenmin’. 3. Title page inscribed in li shu: Songxue weng mao shu xin jing. Dingsi shi yue han lu‘Heart Sutra written by the hand of the venerable Songxue, ‘cold dew’ period of the tenth month of the year dingsi’, with two seals of Yuan Kewen (Pou cun; Han yun). The date is equivalent to the period between the 8th and 22nd day of the 10th month of the year 1917. 4. Further half title, numbered er (‘two’), inscribed in xing shu: Zhao Wuxing shu duo xin jing‘Heart Sutra written by Zhao Wuxing’ 5. Two blank pages with one seal of Zhao Yongxiao (Jian gu tang) and four seals of Zhao Zhiqian (Ding guang fo zai shi duo luo so po shi jie fan fu; Can jing yang nian; Zhao Zhiqian yin; Wei wu dou mi che yao). 6. Blank page, numbered san (‘three’), with one undeciphered collector’s seal. 7-11. Five pages with five leaves of Zhao Mengfu’s calligraphy comprising the complete text of the Sutra in its short version; with interpunctation marks in red ink. 7. The first leaf of the calligraphy is headed by the title of the Sutra and bears eight seals of Xiang Yuanbian (Shen Pin; Zi sun yong bao; Tao li; Xiang Yuanbian yin; Molin bi wan; Ping sheng zhen shang; Zijing; Mo Lin, the latter two cut in half by remounting) and one undeciphered collector’s seal (cut in half); with one seal of Yunli (Chunsiyuan jian cang) and four unidentified collectors’ seals on the mounting. 10. The fourth leaf of the calligraphy bears four seals of Xiang Yuanbian (Shen Pin; Molin shanren; Xulangzhai; Xiang shu zi). 11. The fifth leaf of the calligraphy contains the final invocation of the Sutra, written in four lines, like a poem, followed by the title of the Sutra, the artist’s signature and dedication, readingSongxue Daoren feng wei Rilin heshang shu‘Calligraphy respectfully offered to the Buddhist priest Rilin by Songxue Daoren’.  This is followed by two seals of Zhao Mengfu, Zhao Zi’ang shi (‘Mr. Zhao Zi’ang’) and Songxuezhai (‘Pine and Snow Studio’). The leaf further bears twelve seals by Xiang Yuanbian (Shen Pin; Ji ao; Zijing suo cang; Molin sheng; Xiang Zijing jia zhen cang; Molin zi (cut in half); Jing yin an zhu (cut in half); Shen yu xin shang; Zijing fu yin; Zi sun shi chang; Xiang Molin jian shang chang; Zijing fu yin); with one seal of Tan Fu (Ju an shou cang) and five unidentified collectors’ seals on the mounting. 12. Blank page with five collectors’ seals, three of them of Yuan Kewen (Bai song shu cang; Han yun xin shang; Ba jing ge), two others undeciphered. 13. Colophon by Yuan Kewen in kai shu (regular script), with four seals of Yuan Kewen (An guan; Yuan Kewen; Hanyun zhi yin; Yuankuang). The colophon states: The venerable Songxue wrote this Heart Sutra:Rolling billows and delicate threads!Truly an authentic example of Molin’s calligraphy.The collectors’ seals are fine and plentiful,including also the small seals Shen Pin,which shows that it was highly valued in Ming times as well.In our time it is difficult to see much of Zhao’s writing,of genuine examples there is not even one in a hundred.Then suddenly I came across this copy, formerly in the collection of Wang Wenmin.When I acquired it from this relative’s family, my secret enjoyment was profound. Yuan, himself a collector of ancient jade seals, then relates his acquisition of the seal An guan which appears to the right of the colophon, which he describes as an exquisite white jade seal with coiled snakes as knob, and ends with the phrase Respectfully inscribed by the Buddhist disciple Yuankuang of Nanping on the duanwu day of the year jiwei. The date refers to the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, the day of the dragon boat festival, of the year 1919. 14. Blank page with one seal of Yuan Kewen (An guan) and three seals of Tan Fu (Tan Fu; Tan Tianqi; Ming Wei).  

maha prajnaparamita hridaya sutra (the heart of the great perfection of wisdom sutra)

The Concordia House Collection:  Fine Chinese Jades and Important Works of Art from a Midwestern Family

including: John Ayers, Far Eastern Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1980, S.W. Bushell, Chinese Art, vols. 1-2, London, 1910; P.J. Donnelly, Blanc de Chine, New York, 1969; Warren E. Cox, The Book of Pottery and Porcelain, vols. 1-2, New York, 1944; Sir Percival David (ed.and trans.), Chinese Connoisseur: The Ko Ku Yao Lun. The Essential Criteria of Antiques, London, 1971; G.St.G.M. Gompertz, Chinese Celadon Wares, London, 1958; Basil Gray, Early Chinese Pottery and Porcelain, London, 1953; A.L. Hetherington, The Early Ceramic Wares of China, New York, 1922; R.L. Hobson, Chinese Pottery and Porcelain, vols. 1-2, London, 1915; R.L. Hobson, The Wares of the Ming Dynasty, New York, 1923; Soame Jenyns, Ming Pottery and Porcelain, London, 1953; Soame Jenyns, Later Chinese Porcelain, New York; Fujio Koyama (ed.), Chinese Ceramics - One Hundred Selected Masterpieces from Collections in Japan, England, France and America, Tokyo, 1962; Fujio Koyama and John Figgess, 2000 Years of Oriental Ceramics, Japan; Sherman E. Lee, A History of Far Eastern Art, New York; Nils Palmgren, Kansu Mortuary Urns of the Pan Shan and Ma Chang Groups, Beijing, 1934; Nils Palmgren, Selected Chinese Antiquities from the Collection of Gustaf Adolf, Crown Prince of Sweden, Stockholm, 1948; Nils Palmgren, Sung Sherds, Stockholm, 1963; John Alexander Pope, Chinese Porcelains from the Ardebil Shrine, Washington D.C., 1956; Michael Sullivan, Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes and Jades in the Collection of Sir Alan and Lady Barlow, London, 1963; Hsien-Ch'i Tseng and Robert Paul Dart, The Charles B. Hoyt Collection in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, vols. I-II, 1964-1972; H.F.E. Visser, Asiatic Art, Amsterdam, 1948; William Willets, Foundations of Chinese Art from Neolithic Pottery to Modern Architecture, London, 1965; G.C. Williamson, The Book of Famille-Rose, London, 1927; The Freer Gallery of Art, vols. 1-2, Tokyo, 1971; Sekai toji zenshu, vols. 8-10 and 12, Tokyo, 1955-1956; plus additional volumes (86)

a selection of books on ceramics

signed Liangchang Wang Shu, with four seals of the artist, ruo lin, gong shou, shu, bo ju ming shan, and eighteen collectors', including Hongwu (1743-1811) and Zhang Ruo'ai (1713-1746), seals, zui mo xuan shu hua ji, yao hua dao ren, lian xue jian ding, qing lan ju shi, shan shang, zhou shi lian fu suo cang

superfluous words on calligraphy

(1) signed Youshi Wang Guxiang, dated gengshen of the Jiajing reign (1560), the seventeenth day of the third lunar month, with three seals of the artist, you shi, lu zhi, jia zai zhi zhu

(1) signed Youshi Wang Guxiang, dated gengshen of the Jiajing reign (1560), the seventeenth day of the third lunar month, with three seals of the artist, you shi, lu zhi, jia zai zhi zhu(2) signed Wenjia, dated renxu of the Jiajing reign (1562), the third day of the twelfth lunar month, with one seal of the artist, zhao xi yu yi jia ming (2)Inscribed by Qian Gu (1508-1572), with two seals of the artist, shu bao, qian gu yinFrontispiece by Qian Gu, with two seals, gu xiang, wang lu zhi yinWith three collector's seals of Yao Yuqin (1867-1961), yu qin mi ji, yu qin shen ding, yu qin shou cang shu hua

orchid, plum blossom and rock

signed Shuzhai, dated guimao (1783), changzhi yue (the eleventh lunar month), with a dedication and two seals of the artist, yao hua dao ren, mian yang jin gu

signed Shuzhai, dated guimao (1783), changzhi yue (the eleventh lunar month), with a dedication and two seals of the artist, yao hua dao ren, mian yang jin gu With four collector’s seals, ding chou jie hou yu cun, zhi chen suo de ming ren zhen ji, an wu zhu shi jia cang and one other illegible

pine trees and lofty mountain

Various Artist (Qing Dynasty) Ancient Cypress Re-thriving ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll signed Tang Yifang, dated dinghai (1947) and with two seals of the artist Inscription by Yao Wanchu (1892-1954), dated jichou (1949) and with one seal of his Colophon by Chen Wenshu (1771-1843), Shi Yunyu (1756-1834), Wang Tingkai (1745-1831), Qian Baochen (1785-1859), Wu Mingqiang (18-19th century), Wang Rui (18-19th century), Li Xiangshu (18-19th century), Jiang Baoling (1779-1840), Guo Ji (18-19th century), Zhang Dao (18-19th century), Weng Guangping (1760-1842), Lu Riai (18-19th century), Yao Chun (18-19th century), Yao Jian (18-19th century), Chen Kejia (18-19th century), Shen Rifu (18-19th century), Chen Shouxiong (1812-1860), dated 1819-1848, and each with one to two seals of theirs 30 x 65 cm. 11 7/8 by 25 5/8 in. -------------------------------------------- 清雜家 古柏重青圖并跋 設色紙本 手卷 釋文：(文略，不錄) (畫) 丁亥(1947)臘月於蔚儂書室有蘇居士湯義方。鈐印：義方、一印漫漶不辨 (畫跋) 己丑(1949)十月姚鵷雛并識。鈐印：鵷雛 (一) 嘉慶己卯(1819)錢塘陳文述題。鈐印：陳文祿印章 (二) 吳門石韞玉題。鈐印：竹堂 (三) 道光三年(1823)五月既望元和汪廷楷題。鈐印：廷楷、節安 (四) 太倉錢寶琛。鈐印：寶琛書印、楚瑜 (五) 同陶山先生韻，庚寅夏六月朔，吳江吳鳴鏘(1830)拜題。鈐印：鳴鏘私印、蘿庵生 (六) 道光壬辰(1832)嘉平望後一日錢塘心澈道人汪瑞書於吳門涵真閣。鈐印：心澈、汪瑞之印、允莊 (七) 癸巳春仲題奉瑤圃仁兄先生正是，吳江愚弟葉樹牧稿，震澤李相淑蘭氏書。鈐印：牧、李相印信、鐵□ (八) 癸巳(1833)仲冬旬又五日，瑤圃兄丈先生正題，昭文蔣寶齡。鈐印：子延 (九) 道光乙未(1835)嘉平月，題古柏重青圖，為瑤圃二兄大人屬，即請大丈教正，吳江郭驥初稿。鈐印：郭驥、友三詩畫 (十) 道光十年庚寅(1830)閏四月芒種日張稻古邨氏草，時年七十有六。鈐印：古邨、張稻私印 (十一) 歲次庚寅(1830)六月五日記于聽鶯居之南窗，每一醮墨眼中有黑花飛墮不能端楷也。吳江翁廣平時年七十有一。鈐印：臣翁廣平之印、辛巳進士 (十二) 道光二十八年(1848)四月，三十四世孫日愛謹識。鈐印：陸日愛、雪亭 (十三) 道光二十八年(1848)仲秋四月妻姚椿題。鈐印：姚椿之印、子壽 (十四) 姚揵敬題。鈐印：姚揵 (十五) 道光二十八年(1848)秋九月元和陳克家題。鈐印：陳克家印、一印漫漶不辨 (十六) 雪亭仁弟正題，沈日富。鈐印：一印漫漶不辨 (十七) 震澤陳壽熊。鈐印：壽熊、獻青氏 30 x 65 cm. 11 7/8 by 25 5/8 in.

View 1 of Lot 2576: Various Artist 清雜家 | Ancient Cypress Re-thriving 古柏重青圖并跋

various artist 清雜家 | ancient cypress re-thriving 古柏重青圖并跋

signed Donghai Weng (three times), Bi, Li Dongyang, Mingzheng, Zhang Qian, Qiao Weihan, Haiyu Li Jei, Liu Yu, Jiahe Wang You and Guan Yao Shou by each artist; dated yisi (1485), dingyou (1477) and wuxu (1478) and each with one to eleven seals of the artistColophon by Han Shengfu (1916-?) twice, both dated dingchou (1937); and by Zhang Heng (1915-1963) twice, and each with one seal of hiswith twelve collector's seals of Bian Yongyu (1645-1712), six collector's seals of Han Shengfu (1916-?), four collector's seals of Zhang Heng (1915-1963), nine collector's seals of Tan Jin (1911-1991) and twenty-three other collectors' seals

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