An ivory seal. China, early 20th cent.
Carved for the German doctor, Dr Alfred Klinger, who was stationed in Qingdao during the first few years of the 20th cent. Qingdao was a German trading post and naval base from 1898-1914. To the upper end of the seal, a laughing figure of Budai, holding his attribute, a cloth sack. The name of Dr Klinger is shown in relief to the upper half of the underside of the base, a version of his name given in Chinese characters to the lower half: 'Keling'er'. Traces of wear and two fine cracks. Height: 6.3 cm. (BA) ASA
Published in: Rose Kerr, ‘Some Bamboo Carvings and their Associations Humility, Fidelity and Moral Integrity’, Arts of Asia, March-April 2014, pp. 116-121, pls 4 and 5.
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中国，20世纪初，为德国医生Alfred Klinger制作，Klinger医生1900年左右曾在青岛行医，印章雕刻成菩萨坐像，底部刻有“Dr Klinger Keling’er”字样
Specialist: Angelika Borchert
Angelika Borchert
+43-1-515 60-641
angelika.borchert@dorotheum.at
02.12.2015 - 16:00
- Estimate:
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EUR 300.- to EUR 500.-
An ivory seal. China, early 20th cent.
Carved for the German doctor, Dr Alfred Klinger, who was stationed in Qingdao during the first few years of the 20th cent. Qingdao was a German trading post and naval base from 1898-1914. To the upper end of the seal, a laughing figure of Budai, holding his attribute, a cloth sack. The name of Dr Klinger is shown in relief to the upper half of the underside of the base, a version of his name given in Chinese characters to the lower half: 'Keling'er'. Traces of wear and two fine cracks. Height: 6.3 cm. (BA) ASA
Published in: Rose Kerr, ‘Some Bamboo Carvings and their Associations Humility, Fidelity and Moral Integrity’, Arts of Asia, March-April 2014, pp. 116-121, pls 4 and 5.
象牙印章
中国，20世纪初，为德国医生Alfred Klinger制作，Klinger医生1900年左右曾在青岛行医，印章雕刻成菩萨坐像，底部刻有“Dr Klinger Keling’er”字样
Specialist: Angelika Borchert
Angelika Borchert
+43-1-515 60-641
angelika.borchert@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Asian art |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 02.12.2015 - 16:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 27.11. - 02.12.2015 |