Strauss & co - 14 March 2016, Cape Town

231 An Oriental hardstone, lacquer and black-painted four-fold screen, early 20th century each panel carved with figures at various pursuits in formal landscape settings, in mother-of-pearl, agates and bone, the lower half with gilt-line panels of floral sprays, on brass-mounted bracket feet, some chipping to lacquer and some stones damaged, 87cm high, 100cm fully open R6 000–8 000 232 Two Tibetan thangkas, 19th century each painted with a fierce Buddhist protector deity and consort, the first atop a bull and figure of a man, the second atop prone figures of humans and animals, each enclosed by the pristine orange flames of awareness, surrounded by various arhats, laid down on board, 56cm high, 42,5cmwide (2) R20 000–25 000 231 232 89