Strauss & co - 10 - 11 May 2020, Cape Town

324 A Chinese carved jade figure of a small boy astride a ram, 19th century the saddled ram standing foursquare with a small boy proffering a flaming pearl amongst clouds, the saddle carved with shou symbols, the pale grey stone with mottled brown and white inclusions, the flaming pearl glued, 12cm high, raised on a pierced hardwood stand R20 000 - 25 000 325 A Chinese jade pierced carving of a small boy in his boat, late 19th century holding an oar in his hands and paddling his boat beneath wutong trees, the bough with a flower-filled vase, supported on stylised waves, the stone of pale celadon tone, 5,7cm high R10 000 - 15 000 326 A Japanese boxwood netsuke of kappa, Edo period, 1615-1868, 19th century the kappa carved enticing a frog from below a taro leaf, 2,5cmhigh ; another of a sea dragon and a rat, Edo period, 1615-1868, 19th century, carved with an open-mouthed sea dragon, one side carved with a rat, 6cmhigh ; and a Japanese ebony netsuke of a monkey, Edo period, 1615-1868, 19th century, the cross-legged animal with a peach on its back, 4,5cmhigh (3) R10 000 - 12 000 327 String of amber beads composed of twenty-eight beads in sizes of honey tone, to a turned barrel clasp, length approximately 520mm R4 000 - 6 000 328 A gilt-bronze figure of Buddha, Thailand, Rattanakosin period, 19th century the robed, bejewelled and winged figure with serene expression, seated in dhyanasana with one hand resting across his knee, the other in dhyana mudra , raised on a three-tiered ‘jewelled’ throne highlighted with ‘jewelled’flame borders, lacking mandorla and jewels, lacking ushnisha, 23cm high R12 000 - 15 000 329 A Japanese bronze figure of Buddha, 19th century modelled in dhyanasana , dressed in flowing robes, with serene expression, the hands in dhyana mudra, with seven-character inscription, 12,9cm high R20 000 - 25 000 324 325 326 327 328 329 80