[Comics] Merho. Kiekeboes + B. Mau. Kari Lente (1) De Kiekeboes. Standaard, 2000…

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[Comics] Merho. Kiekeboes + B. Mau. Kari Lente (1) De Kiekeboes. Standaard, 2000s. Approx. 80 issues. Sc. (2) De Avonturen van Kari Lente. Bonte, 2000s. 4 slipcases w. approx. 10 issues each. Sc. All in very good condition. (total approx. 120)

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[Comics] Merho. Kiekeboes + B. Mau. Kari Lente (1) De Kiekeb

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Estim. 2 400 - 5 000 EUR

A VERY RARE AND LARGE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AMIDA NYORAI, EDO A VERY RARE AND LARGE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AMIDA NYORAI, EDO Japan, 18 th to 19 th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Finely cast in multiple sections, Amida standing on a lotus dais supported by a round pedestal with hands raised in raigo-in (vitarka mudra). He is wearing heavy monastic robes falling in elegant, voluminous folds and opening at the chest. His face bearing a serene expression with heavy-lidded eyes, sinuous brows and a raised byakugo (urna), his hair arranged in tight curls over the domed ushnisha, flanked by beautiful kohai (nimbus) exuding rays. HEIGHT 35.4 cm (figure), 65.6 cm (incl. stand) WEIGHT 7,848 g Condition: Good condition with minor wear, light nicks, small scratches, some rubbing, and repairs to the neck and hands. The bronze is covered in a rich, dark patina. Provenance: Ex-collection of Anton Exner, Vienna, Austria. Each section painted in red ‘EX5.’ Anton Exner (1882-1952) was the most important dealer, collector, and assessor of East Asian art in Vienna during the interwar period. His collection included all branches of Asian art, from all epochs, and particularly Chinese and Japanese works. During a long sojourn through Canada and the USA from 1908 to 1910, he made first contacts with Chinese dealers and subsequently acquired numerous antiques at various Asian ports, which formed the basis for his future business activities. From then on, he went almost every year on buying trips to the Far East. The Austrian auction house Dorotheum appointed him as a sworn assessor of Asian art, a position he held for c. 25 years. From the early 1920s onwards, he lent objects to most major exhibitions of Asian art held in Austria, and eventually gifted a large part of his personal collection, numbering several thousand objects, to the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna, where it is on permanent exhibition to this day. The sculpture represents Amitabha, known in Japanese as Amida Nyorai, or the Buddha of Limitless Light. Amitabha reigns over the Western Pure Land, a paradise to which anyone is welcomed if they faithfully and sincerely incant his name. This place of salvation became central to the Jodo [lit. Pure Land] sect of Buddhism. Propounded in 1175 by the monk Honen, the accessibility of such tenets of redemption allowed this form of Buddhism to proliferate across the nation and feudal classes of Japan. Often depicted with an elaborate mandala, the boat-shaped halo is said to remind his followers that he serves as a guide for them to cross the ocean of suffering which contaminates the living. Japanese gilt bronzes depicting Amida are to be considered extremely rare. Museum comparison: Compare a related earlier gilt bronze figure of Amida, dated 14 th-15 th century, in The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The MET), accession no. 1975.268.168a, b.

Estim. 150 - 300 EUR

Ɏ NOBUKAZU: AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A SNAKE WITH FROG, SANSUKUMI Ɏ NOBUKAZU: AN IVORY NETSUKE OF A SNAKE WITH FROG, SANSUKUMI By Nobukazu, signed Nobukazu Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Amusingly carved as a coiled snake with a comical expression. A little frog is seated in an opening of the winding body of the snake, which is about to close and crush the poor amphibian. Natural himotoshi which allow the netsuke to perfectly hang on the obi, so that both the frog and the looming snake are visible. Signed NOBUKAZU in a slightly faded reserve. HEIGHT 4.1 cm Condition: Very good condition with some wear. Fine patina. Provenance: A noted Belgian private collection, acquired at Galerie Zacke in 2020. Trade Certificate: The trade certificate for the sale of this lot within the EU has been granted (permit number AT 24-B-0210). This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.

Estim. 1 500 - 3 000 EUR

SHUSAI: TWO PARTS FROM THE HEXAPTYCH OF YOKAI APPEARING IN A DREAM TO THE RETIRED EMPEROR GO-TOBA SHUSAI: TWO PARTS FROM THE HEXAPTYCH OF YOKAI APPEARING IN A DREAM TO THE RETIRED EMPEROR GO-TOBA By Shusai (active 1860-1880), Signed oju Shusai utsusu Japan, dated 1865 Color woodblock print on paper. Each signed oju Shusai utsusu, censor’s seal ushi san aratame; publisher Tsukiji Daikin (Daikokuya Kinnosuke, in the Tsukiji district, Tokyo). The distorted demons walk in a chaotic parade similar to Hyakki Yagyo, carrying banners and instruments, festooned in fantastical outfits and depicted with comical expressions. SIZE of the sheet 37 x 24.6 cm (each) Condition: Good condition and great colors, with trimmed margins, very minor material loss and creasing. Firmly mounted at the upper part to a paper mat. Provenance: Galerie Wansart, Brussels, 15 February 1949. Collection of Robert and Isabelle de Strycker, acquired from the above. Robert de Strycker (1903-1968) was a French engineer who specialized in metallurgy. He was a Stanford graduate, a professor at the University of Leuven, a director of the Institute of Metallurgy at the Université Catholique de Louvain, and one of the most influential members of the faculty of applied sciences. After World War II, he made large contributions to France’s post-war recovery. Robert and his wife Isabelle (1915-2010) first encountered Chinese art at the British Museum during a stay in London in the 1930s. Enamored with the style and beauty, they both decided to study and collect Japanese and Chinese works of art. In 1938 they eventually began to build their collection, buying from Belgian, Parisian, and English dealers. They kept close contact with the famous English collector Sir Harry Garner (1891-1977) and noted Czech collector and expert Fritz Low-Beer (1906-1976). In 1964, the couple lent 174 objects from their collection to the Belgian city of Leuven’s museum for an exhibition titled Oude kunst in Leuvens Privébezit (‘Old Art in Private Collections in Leuven’), and in 1967 they lent around thirty Japanese objects to the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels for their exhibition Kunst van Japan im belgischen Privatverzameingen (‘Japanese Art in Belgian Private Collections’). This pair of prints is part of a hexaptych depicting the story of Emperor Go-Toba’s dream, where he was visited by yokai and oni while suffering from severe illness. Upon waking, the emperor discovered he had been cured of his ailment by the dream. The story is strongly influenced by the folk legend of the Hyakki Yagyo (Night Parade of One Hundred Demons) as can be seen in the many monsters prancing about, some of which are identical to those in the Hyakki Yagyo. Hyakki Yagyo (Night parade of one hundred demons) refers to a parade of supernatural creatures, oni and yokai, who walk the streets of Japan at night. It is used as an idiom to refer to the chaos when the supernatural and natural world collide. It is similar to the English ‘pandemonium,’ which references the chaos which ensued at the opening of Pandora’s box. The night parade was a popular theme in Japanese visual art. One of the oldest and most famous examples is the 16th-century handscroll Hyakki Yagyo Zu located in the Shinju-an of Daitoku-ji, Kyoto. Museum comparison: Compare identical prints in the collection of the Fukuoka City Museum, Japan, collection number FCM2011P00750 and FCM2011P00749. A complete set of the hexaptych is in the collection of the Waseda University Library, call no. チ05 04399.

Estim. 300 - 500 EUR

Derek Boshier, British b.1937- The Whitechapel art gallery poster, Arnolfini Gallery and a comic strip 'Sex War Sex Cars Sex' 1972; three offset lithographs, all three signed and dedicated 'for Leslie' 1972 and 1973, sheet: 69 x 49 cm (the largest), (unframed) (ARR) (3)

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