ASIAN ART
AUCTION
Monday 15 December 2025,
from 10.00 a.m. (lots 1-213) and from 2.30 p.m. (lots 214-563)
Spazio Bolaffi Torino, corso Verona 34/D
VIEWING
From Wednesday 10 to Monday 15 December, Sunday included.
From 10.00 a.m to 6.00 p.m.
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Lot 141
Carpet
China, Ningxia, 20th century
Ochre ground and multicolored decoration of dragon amidst darts, clouds, waves and stylized elements.
157.5 x 39.4 in.
Starting price: € 100
Lot 142
Tapestry
China, Qing dynasty, 19th century
A polychrome silk embroidered fabric, the entire surface densely decorated with Cantonese opera characters.
Tapestry of this type were displayed in private residences on special occasions, during which theatrical performances were held.
A similar example is in the
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Starting price: € 1.000
Lot 143
Painting
China, Yao, 19th century
Ink and colors on paper, large procession of figures, within a plexiglass frame.
9.1 x 84.6 in.
Starting price: € 300
Lot 144
Ceremonial headdress
Tibet, 20th century
Leather with exuberant decoration of turquoise and other hardstones, red coral, metal and amber.
28.3 x 9.1 in.
Starting price: € 500
Lot 145
Cerimonial headdress
Tibet, 20th century
Leather with an exuberant decoration of turquoise, red coral, metal and amber.
20.5 x 9.8 in.
Starting price: € 500
Lot 146
Ritual dagger, phurba
Tibet, 20th century
Bone carved with skulls and snakes.
13 x 1.6 x 1.8 in.
Starting price: € 600
Lot 147
Mask
Tibet, 20th century
Carved and painted wood, hair, depicts a deity with an angry face and expression.
13.4 x 13.8 x 9.4 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 148
THANGKA
Tibet, 18th century
Ink and colors on fabric, the center with a large depiction of Milarepa, surrounded by scenes with episodes from his life, by deities, disciples and followers in a landscape with rocks and pavilions, within European 18th-Century carved gilt-wood frame decorated with
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Starting price: € 1.500
Lot 149
Frieze
Ancient region of Gandhara, 2nd Century
Sculpted grey schist, the front with a composition with seven cherubs holding a garland with flowers, fruits and flourishes, the left side outlined by a stylised palmette.
4.7 x 23.6 x 3.3 in.
Starting price: € 2.000
Lot 150
Incense burner
Tibet, 19th-20th century
Bronze, the lid with Makahala seated on a lotus flower base, the cylindrical container with a square-section base decorated on the front with a vajra, the back of the head with traces of red pigment.
7.7 x 3.7 in.
Starting price: € 150