Strauss & co - 10 October 2016, Cape Town

281 A Chinese gilt-bronze dated figure of Amitayus, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong (1736-1795) the robed and bejewelled bodhisattva with downcast eyes cast seated cross-legged with hands in dhyana mudra , on an openwork rectangular plinth, the front incised with a nine- character mark with cyclical date for the period, the mandorla lacking, repair to the front left side of plinth, 17,5cm high R20 000–30 000 282 A Chinese blue and white vase, Qing Dynasty 18th century of baluster outline, the shoulder painted with palmettes centred by sprays of flowers, the lower half of the body with a border of stiff-leaf decoration, 17cm high R6 000–8 000 281 283 detail 282 283 A Chinese blue and white dish, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi, early 18th century the centre painted with a floral rondel enclosed by foliate panels, the cavetto and rim with further arched foliate panels divided by cell- diaper borders, the reverse painted with sprays of peonies , hairline crack, rimwith fritting chips, underglaze-blue double-ring mark, 38,5cm diameter R12 000–15 000 114