A NEW GUINEA, MIMIKA, BOARD, JAMATE, of narrow and tapering form with a fork-like projection on one side, a central projection on the other, one one side carved in low-relief with angular and oval motifs, traces of white, red and black pigments | Christie's

Sale 2310

Indonesian Pictures, Watercolours, Drawings and Works of Art

Amsterdam

|

29 October 1996

Browse Sale

Lot 328

A NEW GUINEA, MIMIKA, BOARD, JAMATE, of narrow and tapering form with a fork-like projection on one side, a central projection on the other, one one side carved in low-relief with angular and oval motifs, traces of white, red and black pigments

Price realised

NLG 8,649

Estimate

NLG 1,500 - NLG 2,000

Follow lot

A NEW GUINEA, MIMIKA, BOARD, JAMATE, of narrow and tapering form with a fork-like projection on one side, a central projection on the other, one one side carved in low-relief with angular and oval motifs, traces of white, red and black pigments
202 cm high
Contact us
Contact Client Service

info@christies.com

New York +1 212 636 2000

London +44 (0)20 7839 9060

infoasia@christies.com

Asia +852 2760 1766
Lot Essay

Collected in the 1930ies

See illustration
Recommended features
- Studio visit: Jin Meyerson
  
  In conversation with the Korean-American artist, whose recent painting The Evolution of Perception will be offered at Christie’s in Hong Kong on 25 November
- Collecting guide: Chinese celadon ware ceramics
  
  As this 1,000-year-old Ru tea bowl comes to auction in Hong Kong, we look at the evolution of the grey-green ware from Yue to Yaozhou to Ru