Dukes Auctioneers Asian Art Auction May 20th by Andrew Marlborough

Duke’s Friday, 20th May. Asian Art.

Asian Art

2016

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Friday, 20th May, 10.30AM Lots1-34

Indian, Islamic and Southeast Asian Art

Lots 35-131

Chinese and Japanese Ceramics

Lots 135-255

Chinese and Japanese Works of Art

Lots 259-268

Chinese Furniture

Lots 270-350

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ALFRED WALLIS (1855-1942) The Emma Perkin Collection

‘A Schooner in St. Ives Harbour’ Oil on tea chest inscribed verso “To my little Emma Perkin, Uncle Alfred" 15" x 20¼"

One of eleven works to be included in our 15th September 2016 auction

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Indian, Islamic and Southea st A sian Art

Detail of lot 00 Lot 8 detail 9

1 A THAI SANDSTONE BUDDHA HEAD, the coiled hair above a slender stylised face with downcast serene expression, 15th/16th century, 11" (28cm) high

Lot 1

Provenance: The collection of the late Major Michael Pitt-Rivers, acquired in the 1950s or 1960s. The collection of the late William Gronow Davies MFH.

£1,000-2,000

2 FOUR THAI BANGCHIANG POTTERY VESSELS including two of stem-bowl form painted with red pigments, 8" (20.3cm) x 6½" (16.5cm) high; a bowl painted with red pigments, 7½" (19.5cm) dia. and a thistle-form vase, 5" (12.6cm) high (4) Provenance: The collection of the late Major Michael Pitt-Rivers, acquired in the 1950s or 1960s. The collection of the late William Gronow Davies MFH.

Lot 2

£300-600 3 A PAIR OF BURMESE TERRACOTTA VOTIVE STELE, each showing the Buddha seated within an ornate throne, circa 12th century, 7" (17.8cm) high (2) Provenance: The collection of the late Major Michael Pitt-Rivers, acquired in the 1950s or 1960s. The collection of the late William Gronow Davies MFH.

£200-400

4 A PAIR OF FLOOR STANDING SOUTH EAST ASIAN GILT-BRONZE BUDDHIST FIGURES, each holding a bowl and wearing foliate-patterned robes, standing on stepped bases, late 19th/early 20th century, 46¼" (117.5cm) high (2)

Lot 3

£1,000-2,000

Lot 4

5 A KHMER SANDSTONE BUDDHA HEAD, the conical coiled headdress above the face with a warm expression, the pendulous ears with pierced lobes, 12th/13th century, 14" (35.5cm) high Provenance: The collection of the late Major Michael Pitt-Rivers, acquired in the 1950s or 1960s. The collection of the late William Gronow Davies MFH. £2,000-4,000

6 A THAI BRONZE BUDDHA TORSO wearing simple robes, the waist slightly plump, 16th/17th century, 9¼" (23.5cm) high Provenance: The collection of the late Major Michael Pitt-Rivers, acquired in the 1950s or 1960s. The collection of the late William Gronow Davies MFH.

£200-400

7 TWO THAI BRONZE STANDING BUDDHAS, each with one hand raised and wearing simple robes with a waistband, one figure lacking the head, 16th/17th century, the larger figure 17¾" (45cm) high (2) Provenance: The collection of the late Major Michael Pitt-Rivers, acquired in the 1950s or 1960s. The collection of the late William Gronow Davies MFH.

£500-1000

8 A THAI GILT-BRONZE STANDING BUDDHA sensuously modelled and with one hand raised in abhaya mudra, the slender head with pendulous ears and coiled hair, 16th/17th century, 10½" (26.7cm) high

£400-800

9 A BURMESE GILT-BRONZE BUDDHA seated in Earth-Touching Mudra, the head with coiled hair and pendulous ears above the body with inlaid robes, 18th/19th century, 22" (56cm) high Provenance: The collection of the late Major Michael Pitt-Rivers, acquired in the 1950s or 1960s. The collection of the late William Gronow Davies MFH.

£300-600

10 A MASSIVE THAI GILT-BRONZE BUDDHA HAND sensuously modelled with slender digits, probably 16th/17th century, 26" (66cm) long.

Provenance: The collection of the late Major Michael Pitt-Rivers, acquired in the 1950s or 1960s. The collection of the late William Gronow Davies MFH.

£800-1,500

11 AN INDIAN SANDSTONE MALE TORSO sensuously-modelled with a plump stomach and thighs, wearing a diaphanous dhoti with jewelled girdle, the neck with a floral collar and beaded necklace, the srivatsa in relief on the chest, circa 10th century, 15" (38cm) high Provenance: The collection of the late Major Michael Pitt-Rivers, acquired in the 1950s or 1960s. The collection of the late William Gronow Davies MFH. £1,500-3,000

12 AN INDIAN STONE STUPA SECTION, the central Earth-Touching Mudra Buddha seated within a recessed niche flanked by registers of smaller figures, probably Pala, 11th century, 13½" (34.2cm) high Provenance: The collection of the late Major Michael Pitt-Rivers, acquired in the 1950s or 1960s. The collection of the late William Gronow Davies MFH. £500-1,000

13 A CENTRAL INDIAN SANDSTONE FIGURE OF A FEMALE DIVINITY seated in lalitasana, the stylised head with a domed headdress and halo, above the sensuously modelled upper body wearing several necklaces, the eight arms holding various attributes, the base with a lion, circa 12th century, 24" (61cm) high Provenance: The collection of the late Major Michael Pitt-Rivers, acquired in the 1950s or 1960s. The collection of the late William Gronow Davies MFH.

ÂŁ1,500-3,000

Lot 14

14 AN INDIAN BLACK STONE STELE showing Siva and Parvati embracing above their vehicles below, probably Pala, 10th century, 17¾" (45cm) high

Provenance: The collection of the late Major Michael Pitt-Rivers, acquired in the 1950s or 1960s. The collection of the late William Gronow Davies MFH.

£1,500-3,000

15 A FINE GANDHARAN GREY SCHIST BODHISATTVA MAITREYA seated wearing a heavily-pleated robe draped over the left shoulder, the head with a plumed turban above the finely modelled face, the neck area with a collar and amulet necklace with lion-head terminals, 3rd/4th century, 27.25 (69.2cm) high Provenance: The collection of the late Major Michael Pitt-Rivers, acquired in the 1950s or 1960s. The collection of the late William Gronow Davies MFH. 16

£10,000-20,000

Lot 15

16 TWO INDIAN BRONZE KONDH FIGURES, late 19th/early20th century, one of a lion with its' jaws open, 8" (20.3cm) long; the other of a standing tribesman, 11" (28cm) high (2)

Lot 16

Purchased from Christie's South Kensington, 29th October 1998

£200-400

17 A PERSIAN OR SOUTH EAST ASIAN GILT-COPPER OCTAGONAL PLAQUE, the centre area with numerous entwined creatures within a border of lions and mythical birds, early 20th century, 25¾" (65.5cm) across Provenance: The collection of the late William Gronow Davies MFH. Lot 17

£200-400

18 A LARGE BURMESE SILVER BOWL modelled in relief with a continuous procession of figures and animals, late 19th/early 20th century, 11¾" (30cm) dia.

£300-600

19 AN INDIAN BRONZE DEVOTION PLAQUE showing a four-armed deity holding a sword and other attributes, with two smaller figures below, 18th/19th century, 8¼" (21cm) high £100-200 20 TWO INDIAN ROCK CRYSTAL GANESH FIGURES, the larger example 4½" (11.4cm) high (2) Lot 18

Provenance: The collection of the late William Gronow Davies MFH.

£100-200

21 A LACQUER-DECORATED STAFF, probably Indian, decorated with registers of foliate and geometric motifs, late 19th/early 20th century, 50" (127cm) long

£100-200

22 A SMALL EASTERN ROUNDED POT, probably Faturan, of plain form with a metal finial, 2¼" (5.7cm) high 18

£100-200

23 A SAFAVID BLUE AND WHITE KRAAK-STYLE DEEP BOWL, the central well decorated with a bird, surrounded by multiple panels to the interior and exterior showing landscape scenes, 17th century, 11½" (29cm) dia.

£500-1,000

24 A QAJAR POLYCHROME OCTAGONAL TILE showing a figure hunting deer on horseback in a landscape, within a foliate border, 19th century, 15" (38cm) across

£500-1,000

25 AN IZNIK STYLE TULIP VASE, the neck surrounded by four further openings, the ovoid body with floral decoration, 17th/19th century, 10" (25.4cm) high

£300-600

26 TWELVE INDIAN MINIATURE TOPOGRAPHICAL PICTURES showing the Taj Mahal, Kalab Pillar, Golden Temple, Abbirs Tomb and other views, 19th century, each 1¼" (3.2cm) wide, framed as a set

£500-1,000

27 FOUR INDIAN MINIATURE PICTURES, 19th century, the central two of topographical subject with portraits above and below, the largest 6" (15.2cm) long, framed as a set

£500-1,000

28 A MUGHAL STYLE ROCK CRYSTAL DAGGER HANDLE of scroll form with foliate decoration, 19th century, 5" (12.7cm) long

£500-1000

29 A RARE SYRIO-PALESTINIAN ICON showing St. Antony of the Desert standing beside a tree in a landscape, with an Arabic inscription, painted on a wooden panel, 19th century, 13" (33cm) x 9Â˝" (24cm), within a moulded frame Provenance: Private collection, Herefordshire.

Syrian icons are exceptionally rare, even more so now due to the destruction of so many religious sites in the country in its' recent history.

ÂŁ2,000-4,000 21

Lot 30

30 AN INDIAN IVORY MUGHAL STYLE COURT SCENE showing two female dancers before a seated prince surrounded by musicians and further figures, late 19th/ early 20th century, 9" (23cm) long

Lot 31

Provenance: Acquired by Major General Percy Carr White (1865-1934) of the Indian Army, and thence by descent. £2,000-3,000 31 PROVINCIAL MUGHAL ARTIST, late 18th century Noblemen witnessing an elephant fight from a palace balcony, gouache on paper, 9" (23cm) x 7½" (19cm) Provenance: Gifted to the vendor's grandmother by Brigadier Jack Gannon of the Indian Army.

£300-600

32 A THAI GILT-BRONZE STANDING BUDDHA with triangulated robe and pendant waistband, 16th/17th century, 8¾" (22.2cm) high

£200-400

33 A SOUTHEAST ASIAN GILTWOOD GUARDIAN FIGURE crouched low with arms raised and a ferocious expression, late 19th / early 20th century, 9" (22.8cm) high

£200-400

34 A GANDHARAN SCHIST HAND FRAGMENT, probably from a Buddha or bodhisattva, 3rd/4th century, 8¼" (21cm) long

£200-400

Chinese and Japanese Ceramics

Lot 54 detail 25

Lot 35

Lot 36

35 A CHINESE WUCAI "BOYS" VASE of baluster form, decorated with five boys playing in a landscape, with foliate and lappet bands above, Chongzhen, 5½" (14cm) high

Lot 37

Provenance: The collection of Lieutenant Colonel Terence Parsons (b.1933).

£200-400

36 A CHINESE WUCAI OVOID JAR decorated with panels of figures beneath a lappet band, Chongzhen, 8" (20.4cm) dia.

Provenance: The collection of Lieutenant Colonel Terence Parsons (b.1933)

£200-400

37 TWO SMALL CHINESE WUCAI VASES, Chongzhen, one decorated with buddhistic lions among flowers, 4¼" (10.8cm) high; the other with prunus, 5½" (14cm) high (2)

Lot 38

Provenance: The collection of Lieutenant Colonel Terence Parsons (b.1933)

£150-300

38 A CHINESE WUCAI OVOID JAR decorated with a narrative scene showing a dignitary riding a kylin with attendants in a landscape, Chongzhen, 8½" (21.5cm) high

Provenance: The collection of Lieutenant Colonel Terence Parsons (b.1933).

£150-300

Lot 39

Lot 40

39 A CHINESE WUCAI BALUSTER VASE decorated with buddhistic lions amongst flowers and foliage, Chongzhen, 6½" (16.5cm) high

Lot 41

Provenance: The collection of Lieutenant Colonel Terence Parsons (b.1933).

£200-400

40 TWO SIMILAR CHINESE WUCAI 'NARRATIVE' VASES decorated with figures in garden landscapes, Chongzhen, 6¼" (16cm) high, with pierced wooden covers (2)

Provenance: The collection of Lieutenant Colonel Terence Parsons (b.1933).

£300-600 41 A CHINESE WUCAI COVERED JAR, the rounded body decorated with a narrative scene showing two ladies on a balcony with male figures beside, Chongzhen, 7¼" (18.5cm) high

Provenance: The collection of Lieutenant Colonel Terence Parsons (b.1933).

£200-400

Lot 42

42 A LARGE CHINESE WUCAI 'NARRATIVE' JAR, the rounded tapering body decorated with figures in a garden landscape watching children playing, Chongzhen, 13" (33cm) high, with pierced wooden cover.

Provenance: The collection of Lieutenant Colonel Terence Parsons (b.1933).

£300-600 27

Lot 43

Lot 46

43 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE 'NARRATIVE' ROUNDEL showing an official with two attendants beneath a heavenly scene with three female Immortals amongst clouds, within a diaper border, Kangxi, 8¾" (22.2cm) dia.

Lot 44

£200-400

44 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE 'NARRATIVE' ROUNDEL showing numerous figures on opposing sides of an interior, Kangxi, 8¾" (22.2cm) dia. £200-400 45 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE ROUNDEL showing a bird and butterflies amongst flowers, Kangxi, 8¾" (22.2cm dia.)

Lot 45

£200-400

46 THREE CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE SAUCER DISHES decorated with narrative figure scenes, Kangxi, 8½" (21.5cm) dia. (3)

£200-400

47 A LARGE JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE 'VOC' CHARGER, the central well with the monogram of the Dutch East India Company surrounded by a ho-ho bird amongst blossoming flowers, within a conforming panelled border, 17th century, 14Âź" (36.2cm) dia.

Dishes of this type bearing the 'VOC' monogram are thought to have been commissioned for officers and staff of the Dutch East India Company. As a group they are relatively scarce and the present lot is of the larger scarce type within the group. This, combined with its' provenance, make it an exciting discovery.

Provenance: Almost certainly Lieutenant Jan Christoffel Scharff of the Dutch East India Company, and thence by descent within the de Saram family.

ÂŁ5,000-10,000

Lot 48

Lot 49

48 A JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE BOWL, the exterior decorated with five scholars in a woodland landscape, the interior with a central figure roundel within a celadon cavetto, 18th century, 10" (25.4cm) dia.

Lot 50

£300-600 49 THREE JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE/CELADON DISHES, 18th century, the largest with a gilt foliate border and flower decoration, with faux-Chinese marks, 9" (22.8cm) dia; another similar dish with foliate border and fauxChinese marks, 8¼" (21cm) dia.; and another smaller dish, 7¾" (19.5cm) dia. (3)

£200-400

50 A LARGE CHINESE IMARI COVERED JAR of baluster form, decorated with phoenix amongst blossoming foliage, Qing, 18th century, 23" (58.5cm) high

Lot 51

£200-400

51 A LARGE JAPANESE IMARI FACETED VASE, the hexagonal top above the body moulded in relief with alternating panels, 18th/19th century, 18¼" (46.3cm) high

Provenance: The collection of Lieutenant Colonel Terence Parsons (b.1933).

£150-300

Lot 53

Lot 54

52 A SET OF TEN JAPANESE IMARI FOOTED PLATES decorated with flowers and foliage, with faux-Chinese marks, 18th/19th century, 9½" (24.2cm) dia. (10)

Lot 55

£500-1,000

53 A JAPANESE ARITA VASE enamelled with flowers in green and red imitating Chinese wucai, 17th/18th century, 6½" (16.5cm) high

£200-400

54 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE 'NARRATIVE' CHARGER showing a dignitary on horseback with attendants on a rocky outcrop, Kangxi, 13½" (34.3cm) dia.

Provenance: The collection of Lieutenant Colonel Terence Parsons (b.1933).

£500-1,000

Lot 56

55 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE CHARGER decorated with five magpies amongst prunus blossom, Kangxi, 13¾" (35cm) dia.

Provenance: The collection of Lieutenant Colonel Terence Parsons (b.1933).

£150-250

56 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE CHARGER decorated with two opposing dragons, Chenghua mark, Kangxi, 13¾" (35cm) dia.

Provenance: The collection of Lieutenant Colonel Terence Parsons (b.1933).

£200-400

Lot 57

Lot 58

57 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWL of rounded form with an everted rim, decorated with flowers and scrolling foliage, Shunzi, 7¼" (18.4cm) dia.

Lot 59

£400-600

58 A CHINESE SHONZUI STYLE SAUCER DISH decorated with prunus within an alternating diaper and bamboo border, Chenghua mark, 17th century, 6" (15.2cm) dia. £200-400 59 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'VAN FRYTOM' STYLE PLATE decorated with a Dutch landscape scene within a scroll border, 18th century, 7¾" (19.7cm) dia.

The scene depicted here probably derives from a 1709 print of Gothenburg.

£150-300

Lot 60

60 A JAPANESE HIRADO BLUE AND WHITE HEXAGONAL IKEBANA STAND decorated with flowers and foliage, Meiji-Taisho, 7" (17.7cm) across; and a similar box in the form of a sailing vessel, 10½" (26.6cm) lonmg (2)

£200-400

Lot 61

Lot 62

61 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'SAILORS FAREWELL AND RETURN' PUNCH BOWL, the farewell scene showing the lovers beside a ship, the return scene showing them exchanging gifts, Qianlong, 10½" (26.7cm) dia.

Lot 63

£3,000-5,000

62 A PAIR OF CHINESE DOUCAI 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' SAUCER DISHES, the central wells showing the opposing creatures amongst clouds with a flaming pearl, the exteriors decorated with waves, the bases with Chenghua marks, probably 19th century, 6" (15.2cm) dia.

Provenance: An English private collection.

£2,000-3,000 Lot 64

63 A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SAUCER DISHES showing Dutch traders standing around a central vase of flowers, within foliate borders, the bases with Chenghua marks, Kangxi, 6¼" (15.8cm) dia. (2)

£400-600

64 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'ROTTERDAM RIOT' SAUCER DISH, the centre decorated with a scene from the event, within a diaper border, the base with a Chenghua mark, Kangxi, 8" (20.3cm) dia.

£600-800

Lot 65

Lot 66

65 A LARGE CHINESE SANCAI-GLAZED BUDDHISTIC LION with a coiled mane and ruyi saddle band, an attendant standing to one side, late Ming, 23" (58.5cm) long

Lot 67

£200-400

66 A LARGE JAPANESE BROWN-GLAZED 'EBISU AND CARP' GROUP, the fish turned upwards with mouth open, Meiji, 15" (38cm) long

£200-400

67 A CHINESE SHIWAN FLAMBÉ FIGURE OF GUANYIN, the deity with windswept robes and holding a fish in a basket, two character mark underneath, Republic period, 2¼" (31cm) high; and a similar male figure, 10¼" (26cm) high (2)

Lot 68

£150-300 68 A PAIR OF LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE VASES of slender tapering form, decorated with mythical creatures amongst blossoming foliage, the shoulders with Kangxi marks, late Qing/Republic, 21¼" (54cm) high (2)

£500-1,000

Lot 69

Lot 70

69 A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOTTLE VASE, densely decorated with flowerheads amongst leafy tendrils, late Qing, 16½" (42cm) high

Lot 71

£800-1,500

70 A LARGE CHINESE CELADON HU VASE with stags-head handles, late Qing, 17½" (44.5cm) high

£2,000-4,000

71 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE JARDINIÈRE decorated with ogee panels and roundels on a foliate scroll ground, late Qing, 14½" (37cm) dia. £200-400 Lot 72

72 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE BLUEGROUND ROULEAU VASE decorated with panels of warriors on horseback, late Qing, 15¾" (40cm) high

£300-600

Lot 73

Lot 74

73 A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE GOURD VASE decorated with birds amongst flowers and rocks, the shoulder and foot with relief lotus petals, Qing, 19th century, 13¾" (35cm) high

Lot 75

£300-600

74 A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE YEN-YEN VASE decorated with chrysanthemums amongst rocks, Kangxi mark, late Qing, 18" (45.7cm) high £200-400 75 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MILLEFIORE BOTTLE VASE densely decorated with different flowers, the shoulder and neck with a relief dragon, Qianlong mark, late Qing-early Republic, 13¼" (33.6cm) high

Lot 76

£400-600

76 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE CORAL-GROUND COVERED VASES decorated with panels of flowers, birds and insects on a foliate ground, late Qing, 17" (43.2cm) high, converted to lamp bases (2)

£500-1,000

77 A PAIR OF CHINESE DOUCAI JARDINIÈRE’S, each decorated with two dragons chasing flaming pearls amongst cloud scrolls with waves below, late QingRepublic, 14½" (37cm) dia. (2)

Provenance: An English private collection.

£2,000-3,000

78 A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE 'DRAGON BOAT' FISH BOWL showing a continuous mythical narrative scene with numerous figures, late Qing-Republic, 20" (51cm) dia.

Provenance: An English private collection.

£3,000-5,000

Lot 79

Lot 80

79 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE JARDINIÈRE decorated with butterflies amongst flowers, late Qing, 12½" (32cm) dia.

Lot 81

£200-400

80 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE JARDINIÈRE decorated with butterflies amongst flowers, late Qing, 14¼" (36.2cm) dia.

£300-600

81 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE JARDINIERE decorated with branches and flowers, late Qing, 9½" (24.1cm) dia.

£150-300

Lot 82 82 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE JARS decorated with butterflies amongst flowers, late Qing, 6¾" (17cm) high (2) £150-300 83 O. DU SARTEL: 'LA PORCELAINE DE CHINE', Morel et Cie, Paris, 1881, with leather-bound spine and marbled boards

£200-400

84 A CHINESE JIANYAO TYPE 'HARES FUR' TEA BOWL of gently rounded form, the foot area unglazed, the interior with fine vertical markings, the base with an inscribed mark, Northern Song, 4¾" (12.1cm) dia.

Provenance: Private collection, Hampshire.; by descent within the family of the vendor.

£2,000-4,000

85 A CHINESE SANCAI BRINJAL BOWL, the gently-rounded body with a slightly everted rim, the exterior decorated with three groups of blossoming flowers, Kangxi, 8¼" (21cm) dia.

£500-1,000

Lot 86

Lot 87

86 A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON JAR of compressed circular form with a central relief band, Ming, 4½" (11.4cm) dia.

Lot 88

£200-400

87 A PAIR OF CHINESE CELADON VASES with petal-form tops above moulded bodies with lion mask and ring handles, the bases with impressed Qianlong marks, late Qing, 7½" (19cm) high (2)

£200-400

88 A LONGQUAN-STYLE CELADON VASE, the tapering body with two relief registers, 18th/19th century, 9½" (24.1cm) high

Lot 89

£100-200

89 A CHINESE LONGQUAN-STYLE CELADON VASE, the long flared neck with mask and ring handles, the rounded body with moulded peony decoration, late QingRepublic, 12¼" (31cm) high

£200-400

90 A CHINESE 'IRON-DUST' BALUSTER VASE, the fine glaze suffused with tiny metallic particles, the rounded body above a spreading foot, Qing, 18th/19th century, 11¼" (28.5cm) high

Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd, London 1979.

An important private collection from the North of England.

£2,000-4,000

91 A CHINESE FAMILLE NOIRE BALUSTER VASE decorated with four lively carp around the rounded body, Qing, 19th century, 12½" (31.8cm) high

£500-1,000

Lot 92

Lot 93

92 A CHINESE BLUE-GLAZED BOWL of gently-rounded form with an everted lip, the exterior with an even dark-blue glaze, the base with a Guangxu mark and probably of the period, 7¾" "(19.7cm) dia.

Lot 94

£200-400

93 A CHINESE FLAMBÉ SHALLOW BOWL, the rich glaze with complex markings pooling around the broad foot, Qing, 18th/19th century, 6¼" (15.8cm) dia.

Provenance: The collection of Lieutenant Colonel Terence Parsons (b.1933).

£150-250

94 A CHINESE CLAIR-DE-LUNE BALUSTER VASE, the long neck with a lappet band above the body moulded with flowerheads and leafy tendrils, late Qing-Republic, 11" (28cm) high

Lot 95

£200-400

95 A CHINESE 'ROBINS-EGG' GLAZED YEN-YEN VASE, the base with a carved Qianlong mark, 20th century, 17" (43.1cm) high

£500-1,000

Lot 96

Lot 97

96 A CHINESE BLUE-GLAZED BOTTLE VASE covered in an even dark blue thick glaze, unglazed base, Qing, 18th/19th century, 11½" (29.2cm) high

Lot 98

Provenance: The collection of Lieutenant Colonel Terence Parsons (b.1933).

£200-400 97 A CHINESE LANGYAO STYLE BOTTLE VASE, the glassy crackled glaze with crushed-raspberry tones thickening around the foot rim, Qing, 18th/19th century, 8¾" (22.2cm) high

Provenance: The collection of Lieutenant Colonel Terence Parsons (b.1933).

£300-600 98 A LARGE CHINESE LANGYAO-STYLE BOTTLE VASE, the rich dark glaze with fine vertical markings, Qing, 18th/19th century, 16¼" (41.2cm) high

Lot 99

Provenance: The Collection of the late William Gronow Davis MFH.

£500-1,000 99 A CHINESE LANGYAO-STYLE BOTTLE VASE, the top of the neck and the lower body with raspberrytoned splashes on a deep red ground, Qing, 18th/19th century, 8½" (21.6cm) high £200-400 43

Lot 100

Lot 101

100 TWO SMALL CHINESE GREENGLAZED VASES, Qing, 18th/19th century, one of double-gourd form with a crackle glaze, 5¾" (14.6cm) high; the other of ovoid form with a relief shoulder band, 5¼" (13.4cm) high (2)

Lot 102

£150-300

101 A CHINESE YELLOW-GLAZED 'DRAGON' BOWL, the thin glaze of egg-yolk tone, the exterior incised with two dragons chasing flaming pearls amongst cloud scrolls, Kangxi mark, late Qing-Republic, 6" (15cm) dia.

£300-600

102 TWO CHINESE YELLOW-GLAZED MINIATURE VASES, Qing, 18th century, one of bottle form with a fine crackle glaze, 4¾" (12cm) high; the other of ovoid form, 4½" (11.5cm) high (2)

Lot 103

£200-400

103 TWO CHINESE BLUE-GLAZED SMALL VASES, Qing, 18th century, both with a rich dark-blue glaze and of bottle form, the larger example 5¾" (14.7cm), the smaller 4¾" (12cm) high (2)

£200-400

Lot 104

Lot 105

104 A CHINESE SANCAI-GLAZED OFFICIAL seated and wearing robes, Ming, 8½" (21.5cm) high

Lot 106

£200-400 105 A CHINESE SANCAI-GLAZED SEATED GUANYIN FIGURE, with a warm serene expression, probably Guangxu, 7½" (19cm) high

£200-400

106 A CHINESE CAFE-AU-LAIT SMALL BOWL, the glaze with slight iridescence, the base with a Qianlong sealmark and of the period, 4" (10cm) dia.

£200-400 Lot 107

107 A CHINESE YIXING DOUBLESPOUT TEAPOT of domed circular form with a loop handle, one side inscribed 'Man tuo hua guan', the other with foliate decoration, the base with a seal mark, late Qing-Republic, 5" (12.7cm) long

Man tuo hua guan was the seal mark of He Hinzhou (1829-1897).

£200-400

108 A PAIR OF CHINESE IRON-RED AND GILT SAUCER DISHES, each finely decorated with a central phoenix roundel surrounded by three further phoenix amongst flowers and leafy tendrils, the bases with leaf marks, Qing, 19th century, 9¼" (23.5cm) dia. (2)

Lot 108

£500-1,000

109 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE SMALL JARDINIÈRE, the exterior finely enamelled with flowers amongst leafy tendrils, within ruyi bands, Qianlong mark, 20th century, 5¼" (13.3cm) dia.

£300-600

110 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE CORALGROUND BRUSH POT with gourd and pomegranate-shaped vignettes showing scholars and child attendants in garden landscapes, late Qing-Republic, 4¾" (12cm) high

Lot 109

£200-400

111 A GROUP OF CHINESE SMALL PORCELAIN CUPS including two pairs of famille rose yellow-ground cups, Qing, the larger pair 2¼" (5.7cm) dia.; a pair of blanc-dechine libation cups, 2½" (6.4cm) long; and a famille rose cup with calligraphy, 2" (5cm) dia. (7) £200-400 112 THREE CHINESE INSIDE-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES, one showing figures and a bird amongst rocks and flowers, another with figures drinking and eating, and another with mountain scenes, late Qing-Republic, the largest 2¾" (7cm) high (3)

Lot 110

£150-300

113 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE OGEESHAPED BOX, the cover moulded in relief with figures around a table on a garden terrace, Qianlong mark, late Qing, 5½" (14cm)

Provenance: Acquired by the vendor's father in the Far East around 1920

£300-600

Lot 113

114 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BOWL, the exterior modelled in relief and decorated with flowerheads amongst leafy tendrils above a ruyi band, the base with a seal mark, probably Tongzhi, 5¾" (14.6cm) dia.

£500-1,000

115 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MILLEFIORE VASE of garlic-neck form, finely enamelled with numerous flowers, Qianlong mark, late Qing-early Republic, 7¼" (18.5cm) high

Lot 114

£600-800

116 TWO SIMILAR CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE CYLINDRICAL POTS decorated with figures, Qianlong marks, late Qing, 4½" (11.5cm) high (2)

£100-200

117 SIX CHINESE PORCELAIN BIRD FEEDERS, late Qing-Republic, including a set of four underglaze blue and red decorated with horses, 1¼" (3.1cm) high; two decorated with dragons in iron red; together with a blue and white porcelain seal, Qing, 4¾" (12cm) long; and a famille rose cover, Qing, 1¾" (4.5cm) high (8)

Lot 115

£200-400

Lot 118

Lot 119

118 A JAPANESE SATSUMA MINIATURE BOX by Kinkozan, of circular tripod form, the cover decorated with a landscape scene, the sides in gilt on a blue ground, the interior decorated with flowers, the base with gilt and impressed seal marks, Meiji, 2½" (6.4cm) dia.

Lot 120

£300-600

119 A JAPANESE MINIATURE SATSUMA OVOID VASE, the central area decorated with numerous figures between relief gilt bands, Meiji, 3" (7.6cm) high

£200-400

120 A JAPANESE SATSUMA 'THOUSAND BUTTERFLIES' BOWL by Yuzan, decorated with numerous butterflies, seal mark to base, Meiji, 7¼" (18.5cm) dia.

Lot 121

£200-400

121 A JAPANESE SATSUMA OVOID VASE by Ryozan, decorated with cockerels amongst flowers and bamboo in a landscape, signed, Meiji, 6" (15.2cm) high

£400-600

122 TWO RARE JAPANESE SATSUMA BOWLS by Shoko Takebe, each decorated inside and out with numerous figures in procession, the bases with gilt seal marks, Meiji, 11cm dia. (2)

Surviving works by Shoko Takebe are scarce. Examples are extant in both the Haas and Baur Collections. For a bowl of similar size and shape see 'Satsuma' by Louis Lawrence, no. 61 on page 129.

Provenance: Private collection, East Dorset.

ÂŁ500-1,000

123 A CIZHOU-TYPE BOWL of gently rounded form with a slightly spreading broad foot, covered in a dark-brown glaze with a white slip rim, the lower body and foot unglazed, Northern Song-Jin, 7" (17.8cm) dia.

Provenence: Private collection, Yorkshire.

ÂŁ1,000-2,000

124 A JIANYAO-TYPE 'HARES FUR' TEA BOWL of deep form with an everted rim, the glaze ranging from dark to mocha brown and with finely arranged vertical markings, Song or later, 5" (12.7cm) dia.

Provenence: Private collection, Yorkshire.

ÂŁ1,000-2,000

125 A LARGE CHINESE KIANGNAN PEAR-SHAPED VASE A LARGE CHINESE ‘KIANGNAN TING’ PEARSHAPED VASE with a long neck, the creamy 'ostrich egg' glaze with fine crackles, one side with a subtle foliate pattern, late Ming, 20½" (52cm) high Provenance: Bluett & Sons, London 1940. J.C. Thomson Collection. Private collection, South Wales.

So-called Kiangnan Ting ostrich-egg glazed vases of this type were highly sought after by collectors in the mid20th century. Sir William Burrell acquired a piece from Bluetts in 1943 which is now in the Glasgow collections. Lord Cunliffe also bought one from Bluetts for £75 in 1947 which was exhibited at the 1948 OCS Exhibition (no. 140). For published examples see A.L. Hetherington "The Early Ceramic Wares of China", 1922 pl.22; and Hobson and Hetherington "The Art of the Chinese Potter", 1923, pl.61. An example from the Barlow Collection is also extant in the Ashmolean Museum (LI 1301.179). It is now thought that this rare group of large vases were a product of the Zhangzhou (Swatow) kilns in the late Ming to early Qing period.

£1,500 - £3,000

Lot 126

Lot 127

126 FIVE CHINESE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES, late Qing, including four cylindrical examples in underglaze blue and red, and one of rectangular form decorated with auspicious characters, the largest bottle 4" (10.2cm) high (5)

Lot 128

£300-600

127 A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BOTTLE VASE decorated with birds amongst flowers and rocks, the top with a ruyi band, Qianlong mark, late Qing-Republic, 20½" (57.2cm) high

Provenance: An English private collection.

£1,500-3,000

128 A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE FISH BOWL decorated with magpies amongst prunus and lingzhi beneath an archaic scroll band, late Qing-Republic, 21" (53.2cm) dia.

Provenance: An English private collection.

£2,000-4,000

129 A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SMALL TANKARDS of baluster form, the rounded lower bodies decorated with flowers, beneath petal-form shoulders and scroll handles, the covers decorated with lotus flowers, European metal mounts, Kangxi, 4¾" (12.1cm) high

Provenance: Private collection, Devon.

£1,500-2,500

130 A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ARMORIAL MUG of cylindrical form, the central armorial flanked by flower sprays, Qianlong, 7" (17.8cm) high

£300-500

131 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘PRUNUS’ VASE, of baluster form, Qing, 18th/19th century, hardwood ruyi-pierced cover, 14” (35.6cm) high overall

£200-400

Chinese and Japanese WORK S OF ART

Lot 135

Lot 136

135 SIX ANCIENT ASIATIC BRONZE AXE HEADS, probably Chinese 1st Millennium BC, including three of arced-head type, one of tapering rectangular form and two others, the largest 10" (25.4cm) long; and two handheld cutters (8)

Lot 137

£400-600

136 SEVEN ANCIENT ASIATIC BRONZE SPEARHEADS AND A DAGGER, probably Chinese 1st Millennium BC, including three barbed spearheads, one flat example and two others, the largest 12½" (31.8cm) long; the dagger of Ordos type, 10¼" (26cm) long (8)

£500-1,000

137 FOUR ANCIENT ASIATIC BRONZE SHORT SWORDS AND TWO SPEARHEADS, probably Chinese 1st Millennium BC, the longest of the swords 18" (45.8cm) long; the longest spearhead 20¼" (51.3cm) long (6)

Lot 137A

£300-600

137A

A CHINESE BRONZE GUI-FORM CENSER with mask and pendant handles, the upper body and tall foot with archaic decoration, late Ming, 8¼" (21cm) across

£300-600

Lot 138

Lot 139

138 A CHINESE BRONZE BEAKER-FORM CENSER of cylindrical form with a recessed foot and ruyi handles, Xuande mark, 17th/18th century, 4¾" (12cm) wide

Lot 140

£300-600

139 A CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER, the pierced cover with three lion finials, above the rounded body with elephant-scroll handles and feet, the base with a seal mark, late Ming-Qing, 8¼" (21cm) wide £500-1,000 140 A CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER of squat form with a waisted neck, Xuande mark, Qing, 18th/19th century, 4½" (11.4cm) dia.

£500-1,000

Lot 141

141 A CHINESE BRONZE CALLIGRAPHIC BRUSH POT, the exterior with four panels of flowers and related poetic scripts, the base with a six character Qianlong sealmark in cursive script, 18th/19th century, 6" (15.2cm) high £500-1,000

Lot 142

Lot 143

142 A CHINESE BRONZE STANDING BODHISATTVA, the deity with one hand raised and swaying to one side, standing on a lotus pedestal, late Qing-early Republic, 19¼" (48.9cm) high

Lot 144

£800-1,500 143 A BRONZE 'LION AND PUP' CENSER, the adult animal climbing on top of a rocky outcrop with the young below, 17th/18th century, 17½" (44.5cm) high

£600-1,200

144 A LARGE CHINESE BRONZE SLENDER VASE of tapering form with lion-mask and ring handles, the shoulder with a lappet band, late Ming-Qing, 18" (45.7cm) high

£300-600

Lot 145

Lot 146

145 A JAPANESE BRONZE FUKUROKUJU, the wizened figure holding a fan in one hand and a staff in the other, on an ornate stand with elephant-mask feet, late Edo-Meiji, 17½" (44.5cm) high

Lot 147

£400-800

146 A CHINESE BRONZE DIVINITY, the seated figure with an ornate headdress and downswept gaze, hands held together, traces of gilt, Ming, on a carved hardwood stand, with a string of beads, 11¾" (29.8cm) high overall

Provenance: Acquired in China in the 1930's, and thence by descent.

By family repute, the beads accompanying this lot were blessed by the Dalai Lama.

£1,000-2,000

147 A RARE CHINESE GILT-BRONZE DOOR KNOCKER in the form of a ferocious lions head with coiled mane and eyebrows, Qing, 18th/19th century, 7½" (19cm) high

Provenance: Thought to have been acquired by Sapper Frederick Richardson (8th Company Royal Engineers), whilst serving in China in the 19th century.

£5,000-10,000

Lot 148

Lot 149

148 TWO SIMILAR CHINESE COPPER AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL LUOHANS, the seated figures with exaggerated facial features and floral-decorated robes, Qing, 18th/19th century, the largest 6½" (16cm) high (2)

Lot 150

£300-600 149 A PAIR OF CHINESE CIRCULAR CLOISONNÉ BOXES, the covers with roundels of flowers on a black ground, within turquoise-ground borders, Qing, 18th/19th century, 4¾" (12cm) dia. (2)

£500-1,000

150 A CHINESE CLOISONNÉ RECTANGULAR BOX decorated with spirals of leafy tendrils on a turquoise ground, late Qing-early Republic, 4¾" (12cm) long

Lot 151

£200-400 151 A CHINESE CYLINDRICAL CLOISONNÉ SCROLL POT, each side with a calligraphic panel surrounded by dragons on a blue ground, late Qing-early Republic, 10¾" (27.3cm) high

£200-400

Lot 151A

Lot 152

151A A CHINESE BRONZE FIGURE OF LI TIEGUAI, the Immortal with one arm and one leg raised, 7" (17.8cm) high; on a later tri-part wood stand

Lot 153

£200-400

152 A CHINESE CLOISONNÉ BOTTLE VASE decorated with blue-ground foliate roundels within flowerheads and leafy tendrils on a turquoise ground, the long neck with a central gilt-bronze archaistic band flanked by rectangular handles with rings, the lower body mounted on each side with a gilt-bronze double-dragon panel beneath a ruyi band, the base with a four character Qianlong mark and of the period, 11½" (29cm) high.

Provenance: The collection of Lieutenant Colonel Terence Parsons (b.1933).

£1,000-2,000

153 A CHINESE CLOISONNÉ DISH decorated in polychrome on a blue ground, the central well showing a phoenix within a lotus border, the base with a central ying-yang motif and lotus-flower surround, Ming, 13¾" (35cm) dia.

Provenance: The collection of Lieutenant Colonel Terence Parsons (b.1933).

£1,000-2,000 61

Lot 154

Lot 155

154 A CHINESE BOXWOOD CARVING OF A LUOHAN, the finely-modelled emaciated figure seated with one knee raised, his face with a serene expression, Qing, 18th/19th century, 3½" (9cm) high

Lot 156

£200-400

155 A CHINESE BOXWOOD CARVING OF THE 'HE-HE' IMMORTALS, the plump seated figures with amused expressions, one holding a basket, Qing, 18th/19th century, 5" (12.7cm) long; carved hardwood stand

£200-400

156 A CHINESE BAMBOO CALLIGRAPHIC WRIST REST, the convex surface with a poetic inscription after Wang Wenzhi (1730-1802) comparing the artist's work with that of Wan Xizhi (303-361), and sealed 'Menglou', the concave surface carved with bamboo and a poem and sealed 'Shanfu', Qianlong-Daoguang, 13½" (34.2cm) long; hongmu fitted box.

Lot 157

Provenance: The collection of Brian McElney OBE; acquired in Hong Kong in the 1970's.

£1,000-2,000

157 A CHINESE JICHIMU STAND of asymmetric scroll form with two tiers, Qing, 19th century, 15" (38cm) long

Provenance: The collection of Brian McElney OBE; acquired in Hong Kong in the 1980's.

£300-600

158 A FINE CHINESE HUANGHUALI BRUSH POT of cylindrical form with three short integral feet and slightly pronounced top and bottom rims, the carameltoned graining with vertically arranged irregular markings and several complex gnarls, Qing, 17th/18th century, 7" (17.8cm) dia.

Provenance: Sydney Moss Ltd, London, 1990.

Private collection, West Dorset.

ÂŁ4,000-6,000

Lot 159

Lot 160

159 A GILT-LACQUERED WOOD BUDDHA seated with hands together in meditation with a serene expression, late 19th/early 20th century, 13½" (34.2cm) high

Lot 161

£200-400

160 A LARGE CHINESE LACQUER GOOSE, the creature with its' head raised, the legs and beak in ivory, standing on a rocky base, late 19th/early 20th century, 27" (68.5cm) high

Lot 162

£300-600

161 A LARGE JAPANESE BRONZE AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL EWER by Seimin, of spherical tripod form with a phoenix-head spout, decorated in polychrome with dragons and ho-ho birds, the fixed loop handle modelled with the head and tail of a creature, the base with a relief seal 'Dai Nihon Bunsei-nen Seimin-chu', late Edo, 17½" (44.5cm) high

Lot 162

£1,000-2,000 162 TWO SIMILAR LARGE JAPANESE CARVED BAMBOO STAFFS, Meiji, one showing two dragons, 42" (106.8cm) long, the other carved with warriors, 41" (104cm) long; both signed (2)

£400-800

163 A LARGE COLLECTION OF CHINESE ART AUCTION CATALOGUES 64

£150-300

164 A FINE CANTONESE IVORY PIERCED BASKET of tapering rectangular form, each side with an ogee panel of figures surrounded by birds and foliage, the central handle flanked by figures emerging from conch shells amongst foliage above an archaic scroll band, on mask and claw feet, Qing, 19th century, 7½" (19cm) long

£2,000-3,000

165 A PAIR OF CANTONESE MOTHER OF PEARL ORNAMENTS, shallow-carved with figures amongst pavilions surrounding central officials, signed 'Feng Qiji' (Fend Junxing), late Qing, 8¾" (22.2cm) long; on carved hardwood stands (2)

£800-1,500

Lot 166

Lot 167

166 A SMALL CHINESE IVORY BRUSH REST in the form of an Immortal and a deer, Qing, 18th/19th century, 2¾" (7cm) long; fitted box and stand

Lot 168

£100-200

167 A CANTONESE IVORY CARD CASE carved with figures amongst pavilions in a woodland, Qing, 19th century, 4½" (11.5cm) high

£150-300

168 TWO CHINESE CINNABAR LACQUER BOXES, one of rectangular form decorated with scholars in a landscape, Qing, 3½" (9cm) long; the other of peach form decorated with three scholars at a table, 4" (10.1cm) wide (2)

Lot 169

£200-400

169 A CHINESE CARVED WOOD PROCESSIONAL FIGURE GROUP in two sections, the first with a dignitary in a sedan chair carried by four attendants, the other section with eleven walking figures and one on horseback, on a wooden plinth, the sedan chair 4½" (11.5cm) high, the wooden plinth 12½" (31.8cm) long, late Qing

Provenance: Acquired by the Reverend Robert Palmer (1845-1914) during his time as a missionary in China between 1870 and 1879

£500-1,000

Lot 170

173 A CHINESE CARVED HARDWOOD CYLINDRICAL HANDLE, showing figures amongst woodland, Qing, 19th century, 13" (33cm) long

170 A RARE CHINESE SILK AND GOLDTHREAD EMBROIDERED DAOIST PRIEST'S ROBE the central pagoda roundel within a ruyi border surrounded by golden spheres above two corner phoenix, the upper area with further phoenix in flight amongst heavenly motifs, Qing, 19th century, 24¾" (63cm) x 25½" (64.8cm), within a hardwood frame

171 A CHINESE SILK-EMBROIDERED AND GILT-LACQUER FAN decorated with birds amongst foliage, in original gilt lacquer box, 12¾" (32.5cm) long £300-600

172 TWO CHINESE SILK-EMBROIDERED POUCHES AND TWO CLOISONNÉ BUCKLES, the pouches decorated with flowers, late Qing, 2¾" (7cm) long; the larger buckle with a dragon and bats, late Qing, 3¾" (9.5cm) long (4)

£80-150

174 A CHINESE ‘WUDAN LACQUER SMOKE’ INK STICK of rectangular form with two relief gilt dragons surrounding a central Qianlong sealmark, dated 1771, also with an inscription relating to the Yangxing dian (Hall of Spiritual Cultivation), 9" (23cm) long

Provenance: Acquired by Daisy Staple in Hong Kong in the 1920's, and thence by descent.

£3,000-6,000

Lot 174

£100-200

The Qianlong Emperor commissioned more ink sticks than any other Qing Emperor, most of which are recorded as having been made either in 1737 or 1771.

£300-600

Lot 176

Lot 175

175 A SET OF FIVE CHINESE CARVED AND FRET WOOD PANELS, each showing a central vase of flowers surrounded by further objects on a pierced scroll ground, late Qing, each panel circa 37½" (96cm) x 12¾" (32.5cm) (5)

Provenance: The Collection of the late William Gronow Davis MFH.

£500-1,000

176 A PAIR OF CHINESE GILTWOOD PANELS, the central area showing narrative scenes with figures on horseback and attendants, within foliate and scroll borders, late Qing-early Republic, 18¾" (47.5cm) x 33" (83.8cm) (2)

Lot 177

Provenance: The Collection of the late William Gronow Davis MFH.

£200-400

177 A PAIR OF CHINESE GILTWOOD AND FRET PANELS showing birds climbing among foliage, on an open-fret ground, late Qing-early Republic, framed, 46" (117cm) x 17" (43.2cm) (2)

Provenance: The Collection of the late William Gronow Davis MFH.

£200-400

178 A CHINESE GILTWOOD OPENWORK PANEL, the central phoenix within an ogee panel surrounded by foliage, late Qing-early Republic, 25½" (64cm) x 18" (45.7cm)

Provenance: The Collection of the late William Gronow Davis MFH.

£200-400

179 A CHINESE SILVER TEA SET consisting of teapot, milk jug, sugar bowl and tray, each piece worked with relief dragons and bamboo-form handles, makers mark WA, late Qing-early Republic, the tray 19Âź" (49cm) long

Provenance: Acquired by Daisy Staple in Hong Kong in the 1920's, and thence by descent.

ÂŁ3,000-6,000

180 A FINE JAPANESE CLOISONNÉ POT IN THE MANNER OF NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI (1845-1927) of rounded rectangular form, the cover with a chrysanthemum-form finial above polychrome flowers, the body with dragon and ho-ho panels on a red ground beneath a lappet band, Meiji, 4¼" (10.8cm) long

Lot 180

£500-1,000

181 A JAPANESE WIRELESS CLOISONNÉ TRIPOD KORO of compressed circular form, decorated with a writhing dragon amongst waves beneath a deep red colour, with a pierced silver cover, Meiji-Taisho, 6" (15.2cm) dia.

£200-400

182 A JAPANESE BRONZE OVOID VASE by Genryusai Seiya, the octagonal flared neck above the rounded body modelled in relief with a bird of prey on a branch, signed, Meiji, 13½" (34.3cm) high

Lot 181

£300-600

183 A CHINESE ENAMEL 'MAGPIE AND PRUNUS' DISH showing nine lively birds perched on branches and one in flight, late Qing-Republic, 14" (35cm) dia.

£200-400

184 A CHINESE BRONZE SLENDER GOURD VASE incised with a horse and inlaid with auspicious characters, Republic period, 9¼" (23.5cm) high Lot 182

£150-300

185 A PAIR OF INLAID BRONZE BALUSTER VASES showing flowers and butterflies in a landscape, with foliate scroll handles, 19th century, 7¾" (19.7cm) high (2)

£200-400

186 AN 'OCCUPIED JAPAN' LACQUERWARE IKEBANA BASKET by Maruni, decorated in gilt with flowers on a red ground, 9¾" (24.8cm) high

£100-200

187 A SET OF SIX FINE JAPANESE KOMAI-STYLE BUTTONS, Meiji, the larger decorated with a cockerel and a crane among flowers, 1" (2.5cm) dia.; the four smaller studs showing cranes (6)

Lot 188

£250-350

188 A PAIR OF JAPANESE GILT-BRONZE MINIATURE FIGURES BY EISUKE MIYAO, one riding a hobby-horse, the other holding a rope in one hand, signed verso, Meiji, on rectangular stands with gilt decoration, 3½" (9cm) high (including stands) (2)

£500-1,000

189 A JAPANESE SILVER MINIATURE BOX of rectangular form with six outswept feet, the cover decorated with foliage surrounding a central gilt motif, the interior gilt, Meiji-Taisho, 3" (7.6cm) long

Lot 189

£400-600 190 A SILVER VASE of tapering form, decorated with a bird perched amongst bamboo and blossoming foliage, signed underneath, Meiji-Taisho, 7" (17.8cm) high £400-600 191 A JAPANESE SILVER-CASED BOX AND A CHINESE SILVER GOBLET, the wooden rectangular box covered in silver flowers, Meiji, 5" (12.8cm) long; the goblet with a bamboo-form stem, 4½" (11.5cm) high (2)

£100-200 Lot 190

192 TWO JAPANESE BRONZE WATER DROPPERS, late Edo-Meiji, the larger example in the form of a tsuba, 3¼" (8.2cm) long, the smaller example of chidori form, 2" (5cm) long (2)

£200-400

193 A JAPANESE KOZUKA STYLE KNIFE HANDLE AND TWO FUCHI, late Edo, the handle decorated with five horses in parcel gilt, 4" (10.2cm) long; one of the fuchi signed, 1½" (4cm) (3)

£200-400 71

194 A JAPANESE WOOD TOAD GROUP showing the adult animal with a young on its' back, Meiji, signed 'Masanao', 6¾" (17.1cm) long

£500-1,000

195 A JAPANESE SHIBAYAMA STYLE CIRCULAR PLAQUE showing three central figures discoursing, within a panelled foliate border, Meiji, 16" (40.7cm) dia.

£200-400

196 A FINE JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO of a man cutting flowers with a child and a basket below, signed 'Gyokuzan', Meiji, 7¼" (18.5cm) high

Lot 196

£800-1,500

197 A JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO of an elegant lady cutting flowers, on a circular parcel-gilt stand with a retailers label for Edward & Sons, Glasgow, Meiji, 7½" (19cm) high

£200-400

197A

JAPANESE SHIBAYAMA STYLE A INLAID IVORY OKIMONO, the elegant geisha walking forwards and holding an ikebana basket, her robes inlaid in mother of pearl with flowers and butterflies, signed 'Gojo', Meiji, 7¼" (18.5cm) high

ojo was a Tokyo school artist, perhaps related to G Tanaka Goshin or Kikuchi Godo.

£1,000-2,000

Lot 197A

Lot 197

Lot 198

Lot 199

198 A JAPANESE SILK PURSE AND KAGAMIBUTA, the silver-mounted purse finely worked with irises, the interior clasp signed, the kagamibuta joined by a silver chain and ojime, the central silver flower roundel within an ivory surround, Meiji, the purse 5½" (14cm) long, the netsuke 2¼" (5.7cm) dia.

Lot 200

£500-1,000

199 A JAPANESE WOOD TOBACCO BOX AND PIPE, the folding metal-mounted pipe inscribed on the underside of the holder, the circular tobacco box also inscribed Meiji-Taisho, the pipe and holder 8¾" (22.2cm) long

£150-300

200 A JAPANESE IVORY WATER POT AND BRUSH REST, the water pot in the form of a gourd, 3" (7.7cm) long, the brush rest in the form of lotus leaves with an insect, 6¼" (16cm) long, Meiji

Lot 201

£150-300 201 A JAPANESE BAMBOO AND STAG ANTLER KISERUZUTSU of plain form with ring suspension loops, Meiji, 9¾" (24.8cm) long; together with a Japanese ivory dragon boat netsuke, Meiji, 2½" (6.5cm) long (2)

£100-200

Lot 202

Lot 203

202 A JAPANESE IVORY RADISH OKIMONO, the vegetable with a grasshopper climbing on it, Meiji, 4¼" (10.9cm) long

Lot 204

£200-400

203 A JAPANESE IVORY NO MASK HANDLE, signed, Meiji, 2¾" (7cm) long £200-400 204 THREE SMALL JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO, Meiji, one of a seated craftsman with a Daruma, 2½" (6.3cm) long; the other two of seated figures with children, 9¾" (4.4cm) high (3)

£200-400 Lot 205

205 TWO JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO, Meiji, one of a street performer holding a ball with a child beside, 3¾" (9.5cm) high; the other of a crouching man carrying a parasol, 2¾" (7cm) long (2)

£200-400

Lot 206

Lot 207

206 TWO JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE, Meiji, one of two wrestlers, signed, 1½" (4cm) long; the other of a rat catcher, 1¾" (4cm) high (2)

Lot 208

£200-400

207 TWO JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE, one of a monkey-performer with inlaid amber eyes, late Edo, 1¾" (4.5cm) high; the other of two drunken men, Meiji, 2¼" (5.7cm) high (2)

£200-400

208 TWO JAPANESE IVORY FIGURE NETSUKE, Meiji, one of small and large sennin, 2¾" (7cm) high; the other of a demon catcher, signed, 3" (7.6cm) high (2) Lot 209

£100-200

209 A JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO OF A MUSICIAN seated on a stand, Meiji, 3¾" (9.5cm) long; together with a stag antler basket, 1¾" (4.5cm) high; and a miniature katana, 7¾" (19.6cm) long (3)

£200-400

212 A JAPANESE WAKIZASHI BLADE with wild choji-midare, hamon, kaen-boshi, ubu-nakago, polished same saya, soten tsuba, shakudo-nanako fuchikashira with ho-o menuki of flowers, unsigned, the blade 20½" (51.5cm) long

210 A JAPANESE SHINTO KATANA BLADE, suguba hamon, surige-nakago, the red-lacquer saya decorated with dragons, iron tsuba, unsigned, the blade 25" (63.5cm) long

Provenance: The Collection of the late William Gronow Davis MFH.

£400-600

£500-1,000

211 A JAPANESE SHINTO KATANA BLADE with ko-midare hamon, ubu-nakago, with black-ribbed saya, the iron tsuba with temples in gold honzogan, with plain silvered fuchi-kashira and kojiri, with an inscription "Presented by K. Kurobe to WH Deakin 1873", the blade 28¼" (72cm) long

Provenance: The Collection of the late William Gronow Davis MFH.

£800-1,500

213 A PART SUITE OF JAPANESE ARMOUR, the black lacquered do with three vertical plates at the front, bound in blue and orange cord, and two sleeves, thigh-guards and shin-guards, Edo, late 18th/early 19th century

214 A PART SUITE OF JAPANESE ARMOUR, the do of eight horizontal bands bound in blue cord, with two sleeves and shin guards, Edo, late 18th/early 19th century

Provenance: The Collection of the late William Gronow Davis MFH.

£500-1,000

Provenance: The Collection of the late William Gronow Davis MFH.

£800-1,500

215 A JAPANESE MEMPO AND HAMBO, the mempo with black lacquer finish and applied moustache, with a four-tier throat guard, late Edo-early Meiji, 7½" (19cm) wide; the hambo with a black lacquer finish and black and gold lacquer five-tier throat guard, late Edo-early Meiji, 10" (25.3cm) wide (2)

Provenance: The Collection of the late William Gronow Davis MFH.

£500-1,000

216 TWO JAPANESE KUBUTO, each with black painted finish, constructed of 28 plates, one helmet with a five-tier shikoro, the other with a fourtier example, late Edo/early Meiji, the largest 14" (35cm) wide (2)

Provenance: The Collection of the late William Gronow Davis MFH.

£500-1,000

Lot 217

Lot 218

217 A CHINESE SOAPSTONE GUANYIN GROUP, the deity seated on a buddhistic lion, late Qing, 8" (20.3cm) high

Lot 219

£150-300

218 A CHINESE JADEITE CHIMERA, the winged creature crouching on all fours, late Qingearly Republic, 6½" (16.5cm) long

£300-600

219 A CHINESE GREEN JADEITE BI DISC carved in relief with three chilong dragons, with an ornate scroll top, late Qing-early Republic, 9¼" (23.5cm) long Lot 220

£500-1,000

220 A LARGE MOTTLED GREEN JADE MYTHICAL CREATURE, the animal tightly crouched with its' head turned to the rear, with a lingzhi spray, late Qing-Republic, 9½" (24cm) long £500-1,000 221 A CHINESE JADEITE BAMBOOFORM EWER, the handle modelled as birds amongst flowers, late QingRepublic, 5" (12.7cm) high

£300-600

222 A LARGE CHINESE MING-STYLE GREEN JADE RECUMBENT BUFFALO, the animal with its head turned to the left and legs tucked under the body, 20th century, 7¾" (19.7cm) long

Provenance: Thought to have been acquired by the vendor's grandfather in Hong Kong in the 1970's/80's.

£1,000-2,000

223 A MASSIVE CHINESE SPINACH JADE GUANYIN, seated cross-legged on a lotus pedestal and holding a bottle, late Qing-Republic, 17¼" (43.8cm) high

£2,000-4,000

Lot 224

Lot 225

224 A CHINESE CELADON AND CALCIFIED JADE PENDANT SECTION of arc form carved with archaic dragon scrolls, Western Zhou or earlier, 3¼" (8.2cm) long

Lot 226

£200-400

225 A CHINESE WHITE JADE BAMBOOFORM PENDANT, the interior carved with a phoenix, Qing, 2" (5cm) long

£150-300

226 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE OPEN-WORK PENDANT carved with lingzhi sprays, late Qing, 2¾" (7cm) long Lot 227

£200-400

227 A CHINESE AGATE/CHALCEDONY SNUFF BOTTLE carved with a butterfly and another animal amongst prunus, with silver foot and top, marked 'Maquet', late Qing-early Republic, 3½" (9cm) high

£500-1,000

Lot 228

Lot 229

228 A CHINESE PALE CELADON 'TWO MONKEYS' PENDANT, the animals carved in the round, late Ming-Qing, 2" (5cm) across

Provenance: Thought to have been acquired by the vendor's grandfather in Hong Kong in the 1970's/80's.

£300-600

Lot 230

229 A CHINESE PALE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE PHOENIX, the stylised creature with finely detailed feathers and its' head turned to the rear, Qing, 18th/19th century, 2¼" (5.7cm) long

Provenance: The collection of Johanna Joan Austin (1929-2013), former member of the Oriental Ceramic Society.

£700-1,000 Lot 231

230 A CHINESE CELADON JADE CIRCULAR PENDANT carved in relief with a family group of three egrets, late Ming-Qing, 2½" (6.4cm) dia.

Provenance: Thought to have been acquired by the vendor's grandfather in Hong Kong in the 1970's/80's.

£500-1,000

231 A CHINESE GREEN JADE GOOSE PENDANT, the bird with its' head turned to the rear and holding a foliate spray, the stone with some russet and darker markings, late Ming-early Qing, 2½" (6.4cm) long

Provenance: Thought to have been acquired by the vendor's grandfather in Hong Kong in the 1970's/80's.

£500-1,000

Lot 232

Lot 233

232 A CHINESE CELADON JADE CONCH SHELL WASHER of asymmetric form, the underside carved with waves, the stone with some russet and lighter markings, late MingQing, 4½" (11.5cm) long

Lot 234

Provenance: Thought to have been acquired by the vendor's grandfather in Hong Kong in the 1970's/80's.

£500-1,000

233 A CHINESE MOTTLED JADE WASHER, of curved form carved with two symmetrical chilong, late Ming - early Qing, 2½" (6.5cm) long

£500-1,000

234 A PALE CELADON JADE GUQINFORM PENDANT, the finely-carved instrument wrapped with a bow, Qing, 18th/19th century, 3" (7.6cm) long

Lot 235

Provenance: Thought to have been acquired by the vendor's grandfather in Hong Kong in the 1970's/80's.

£800-1,500

235 A CHINESE CELADON JADE GUANYIN GROUP, the deity seated at ease with one knee raised and holding a ruyi sceptre, with a child attendant beside, Qing, 4¾" (12cm) high

£1,000-2,000

Lot 236

Lot 237

236 A CHINESE WHITE JADE DRAGON AND PHOENIX PENDANT of rectangular form, the pierced centre with a boy, surrounded on one side by the eight trigrams and on the other with archaic characters, the outer edge with a chilong dragon and phoenix chasing a flaming pearl, Qing, 18th/19th century, 3½" (9cm) long

Provenance: Thought to have been acquired by the vendor's grandfather in Hong Kong in the 1970's/80's.

£500-1,000

Lot 238

237 A CHINESE WHITE JADE ARCHAISTIC BI-FORM PENDANT, the symmetrical dragon scroll top above the lower disc, pierced with 'chang yi zisun' characters surrounded by further archaic dragons, Qing, 18th/19th century, 4½" (11.5cm) high

Provenance: Thought to have been acquired by the vendor's grandfather in Hong Kong in the 1970's/80's.

£1,500-3,000

Lot 239

238 A CHINESE YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE APSARA PENDANT, the horizontal deity in flight above lingzhi scrolls, late Ming-Qing, 3½" (9cm) long

Provenance: Thought to have been acquired by the vendor's grandfather in Hong Kong in the 1970's/80's.

£1,500-3,000

239 A CHINESE CELADON JADE ARCHAISTIC PENDANT of tapering form, tightly carved with scrolls, Qing, 18th/19th century, 3¼" (8cm) long.

Provenance: Thought to have been acquired by the vendor's grandfather in Hong Kong in the 1970's/80's.

£300-600

240 A CHINESE CELADON JADE FIGURE GROUP of an Immortal with a boy holding a coin on top of a barrel, Qing, 17th/18th century, 2¾" (7cm) high

Provenance: The collection of Lieutenant Colonel J.G. Dunstone MBE, Amesbury, Wiltshire. Purchased from Helen Ling, Singapore 1968

£500-1,000

241 A CHINESE WHITISH JADE OVAL PLAQUE carved with bats and flowers, Qing, 18th/19th century, 3¾" (9cm) long; mounted on a later hardwood box, 6" (15.2cm) long overall

Provenance: The collection of Lieutenant Colonel J.G. Dunstone MBE, Amesbury, Wiltshire. Purchased from Helen Ling, Singapore 1972.

£500-1,000

242 A CHINESE WHITE JADE 'BOY AND GOURD' PENDANT, the child with a pleased expression riding on the gourd and turned slightly to the right holding a lingzhi spray, the stone with some russet markings, Qing, 17th/18th century, 1Âž" (4.5cm) high

Provenance: The collection of Lieutenant Colonel J.G. Dunstone MBE, Amesbury, Wiltshire. Purchased from Helen Ling, Singapore 1971

ÂŁ500-1,000

243 A CHINESE WHITISH-CELADON JADE ARCHAISTIC CARVING showing a mythical bird on a creature below, the stone with some russet markings, Qing, 18th century, 2½" (6.3cm) high

Provenance: The collection of Lieutenant Colonel J.G. Dunstone MBE, Amesbury, Wiltshire. Purchased from Helen Ling, Singapore 1972

£1,000-2,000

244 A CHINESE WHITE JADE 'MONKEY AND PEACH' PENDANT, the crouching creature with a pleased expression and one arm raised on the fruit, Qing, 17th/18th century, 2¼" (5.8cm) long.

Provenance: The collection of Lieutenant Colonel J.G. Dunstone MBE, Amesbury, Wiltshire. Purchased from Helen Ling, Singapore 1968

£3,000-5,000

245 A CHINESE WHITISH-CELADON JADE 'BOY AND GOURD' PENDANT, the child with a pleased expression, climbing on the lower part of the vegetable and holding a bat, a further bat adorning the end, Qing, 17th/18th century, 2½" (6.4cm) high

Provenance: The collection of Lieutenant Colonel J.G. Dunstone MBE, Amesbury, Wiltshire. Purchased from Helen Ling, Singapore 1972

£3,000-5,000

246 A CHINESE CELADON JADE OPENWORK FINIAL carved with cranes or egrets amongst lotus flowers, with a dragonfly near the top, Yuan-Ming, 1½" (3.8cm) high

Provenance: Private collection, East Dorset.

£1,000-2,000

247 A CHINESE CELADON JADE FINIAL carved with two chilong dragons pursuing lingzhi, Ming, 1½" (3.8cm) long

Provenance: Private collection, East Dorset.

£500-1000

248 A FINE GEORGE III CHINESEMARKET GOLD, ENAMEL, PEARL AND DIAMOND-SET POCKET WATCH by William Anthony, London, no. 2072, the white enamel convex dial with Roman numeral hour chapter, the seconds chapter with Arabic numerals at the quarters, with a seed pearl border; the back of the case set with a large central rose-cut diamond surrounded by sixteen further small diamonds, within seed pearl and gold scroll borders on a guilloche blue-enamel ground, enclosed by subsidiary enamelled borders of red and blue, within an outer border of seed pearls, the suspension loop also set with seed pearls; the ornate movement finely engraved with foliate scrolls, the convex movement cover signed 'Willm. Anthony, London, No. 2072' and engraved with a horse and arrows, the outer edge of the movement case and the concave inner surface of the back cover with gold hallmarks, the watch 2½" (6.4cm) dia., 3½" (9cm) high including the suspension loop.

Provenance: Acquired by the vendor from a private collection in France.

William Anthony (1765-1844) worked in Red Lion Street, St. John's Square, Clerkenwell, London, and specialised in watches for the Chinese market. For a very similar watch sold in these salerooms, see 'Treasures from the Summer Palace', Duke's, May 19th 2011, lot 86. Given the fact that the present lot was acquired in France, it is highly likely that it was taken from the Summer Palace by French troops, who along with the British were largely responsible for the lamentable sacking and looting of the Yuanmingyuan in 1860

£30,000-50,000

"The Apron of a Million Eyes" 249 AN IMPORTANT CHINESE NYONYA BEADWORK CEREMONIAL APRON, of axe-head shape with leather backing, worked in polychrome with a central shou character surrounded by bats, deer and lingzhi, within a foliate border, late Qing, 16" (40.6cm) high x 19" (48.2cm) wide

Provenance (according to accompanying documents): The Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908); acquired by her lady in waiting 'Princess' Der Ling (1855-1944) and moved from Peking to the UK in 1908 along with items from the Dowager Empress's dowry chest; thereafter gifted by Sun Yat Sen (1866-1925) to Samuel Lewis Whittington-Wicks (The Amazing Chang 1893-1970); acquired recently by the present owner.

Early Nyonya beadwork is very scarce and the Imperial link with this piece makes it an exceptional discovery. For a thorough reading of the subject see Ho Wing Meng 'Straits Chinese Beadwork and Embroidery' 1987.

ÂŁ3,000-6,000

250 A CANTONESE ENAMEL RUYI SCEPTRE decorated with auspicious symbols amongst flowers and leafy tendrils, the head with a shou character, Qianlong mark, late Qing-early Republic, 15" (38cm) long

Provenance: Private collection, East Dorset.

£500-1,000

251 A PAIR OF CHINESE JADEITE, NEPHRITE AND HARDSTONE NARCISSI ORNAMENTS, each with three stems of flowers emerging from bulbs, on rectangular jadeite jardinières and pierced hardwood stands, late Qing, the tallest 11¾" (28.8cm) (including stands) (2)

Provenance: Private collection, London; acquired in Peking between 1959 and 1962

£300-600

252 A CHINESE YELLOWISH-CELADON AND BROWN JADE PENDANT, one side carved with three rams on a rocky outcrop, the other side with pine trees, late Ming-early Qing, 2½" (6.4cm) long

Provenance: Private collection, London; Acquired in Peking between 1959 and 1962

£500-1,000

253 A CHINESE CELADON AND BROWN JADE 'ELEPHANT' WATER POT, the well-proportioned animal with its' head turned slightly to the left, with a pleased expression, late Mingearly Qing, 2½" (6.4cm long)

Provenance: Private collection, London; acquired in Peking between 1959 and 1962

£400-800

254 A CHINESE IVORY FIGURE GROUP, of a female warrior on horseback, Qing, 19th century, 8" (23cm) high

£200-400

255 A CHINESE SILVER PIERCED BOWL, decorated with two dragons among clouds, marked ‘Taylor & Co.’, late Qing, 4¼" (10.8cm) diameter

£100-200

Chinese Furniture Lot 259

Lot 260

259 A CHINESE INLAID-HARDWOOD CORNER-LEG OCCASIONAL TABLE of square form, the top decorated with a buddhistic lion roundel and foliage, above a waisted frieze and instepped legs, the lower shelf carved with flowers and bats, Qing, 18th/19th century, 27¼" (69.2cm) high x 17" (43cm) square.

Lot 261

Provenance: The Collection of the late William Gronow Davis MFH.

£200-400

260 A CHINESE HARDWOOD RECTANGULAR STAND, probably Hongmu, the top with a bamboo-carved border above a waisted frieze over a border carved with shou characters, above foliate spandrels and ornate legs, Qing, 19th century, 21" (53.3cm) high x 18¼" (46.2cm) wide

Lot 262

£300-600

261 A CHINESE HARDWOOD SCROLLFORM STAND, probably Hongmu,of symmetrical form with a central raised area flanked by lower ends, late Qing-early Republic, 30½" (77.5cm) long

£200-400

262 A PAIR OF CHINESE HARDWOOD DISPLAY STANDS with multiple shelves on different levels flanked by open end stands, late Qing-Republic, each 20" (51cm) high x 20" (51cm) long (2) 98

£200-400

263 A CHINESE SOFTWOOD ALTAR TABLE, probably yumu, with traces of original lacquer, the twoplank top with scroll ends, above a waisted frieze, plain legs and stretchers, Qing, 18th/19th century, 36½" (92.7cm) high x 92¼" (234.2cm) long x 16½" (42cm) deep

£400-600

264 A LARGE CHINESE SOFTWOOD ALTAR TABLE, probably yumu, the single plank top with scroll ends above ornate scroll spandrels and pierced end panels showing deer and cranes, Qing, 18th/19th century, 40" (102cm) high x 110¾" (281.3cm) long x 15¾" (40cm) deep.

£600-1,200

265 A CHINESE HARDWOOD CORNERLEG HIGH SIDE TABLE, probably hongmu, the top inset with a panel of lighter timber, above an open frieze and dragon-scroll ends, with straight legs, 41¾" (106cm) high x 46¾" (118.8cm) long x 15" (38cm) deep, late Qing-Republic

£300-600

266 A CHINESE LACQUERED SOFTWOOD CIRCULAR CENTRE TABLE in two parts, the waisted frieze with relief bars above a ruyi-carved apron and cabriole legs, Qing, 19th century, 33¼" (84.5cm) high x 50" (127cm) dia.

£500-1,000

267 A SET OF SIX CHINESE ELM YOKEBACK ARMCHAIRS with plain curved splats above panelled rectangular seats with outswept arms, Qing, 19th century, 45" (114.2cm) high x 24½" (62.2cm) wide (6)

100

£500-1,000

268 A RARE CHINESE HUANGHUALI SMALL SCROLL TABLE, carved from a single plank, of plain form with inswept curl ends, the richlygrained timber with fine ‘layered’ figuring and occasional gnarls, one edge with a lighter band, late Ming – early Qing, 22 ¼" (56.5cm)

Provenance: Bought from Sydney Moss Ltd., London, 1990 for £3,500.

£8,000 – £15,000

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Chinese and Japanese PICTURES

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Lot 270

270 JAPANESE ARTIST, 17th/18th century, Kano school, A set of three studies of hawks, each bird on a perch, one sealed, ink and colour on paper, circa 45" (114.3cm) x 19¾" (50.2cm), within gold-ground borders, originally from a folding screen (3)

Lot 270

Provenance: The collection of the late Major Michael Pitt-Rivers, acquired in the 1950s or 1960s.

The collection of the late William Gronow Davies MFH.

£1,000-2,000

271 JAPANESE ARTIST, circa 14th/15th century A portrait of Suguwara no Michizane seated beneath a plum tree with an accompanying inscription, ink and colour on paper, 21½" (54.6cm) x 14" (35.5cm), within a patterned silk border, mounted as a hanging scroll and framed

104

Provenance: The collection of the late Major Michael Pitt-Rivers, acquired in the 1950s or 1960s.

The collection of the late William Gronow Davies MFH.

Sugawara no Michizane (845-903) was a scholar, poet and statesman of the Heian period. He is most celebrated for his Chinese style poetry and is revered as a god of learning in Shinto culture.

£2,000-4,000

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Lot 273

Lot 272

272 SOKUHI NYOITSU (CHI-FEI JU-I 1616-1671) Poetic calligraphy describing bamboo and recollecting dreams by the window in moonlight, signed 'Sokuhi-sho', sealed 'Nyoitsu no in', 'Sokhui' and 'Rinzai sanju-san-sei', ink on paper, circa 52½" (132cm) x 10½" (26.7cm), within a silk border, mounted as a hanging scroll and framed

Provenance: The collection of the late Major Michael Pitt-Rivers, acquired in the 1950s or 1960s.

The collection of the late William Gronow Davies MFH.

Sokuhi Nyoitsu (Chi-fei Ju-i) was and Obaku Zen Buddhist monk-priest who originated in China but migrated to Japan and became abbot of the Sofukuji Temple. He was an accomplished poet and calligrapher. His teachers Ingen Ryuki, Mokuan Shoto and Sokuhi were known as the "Three Brushes of Obaku".

£500-1,000

273 AFTER XU BEIHONG (1895-1953) A galloping horse, ink on paper, signed and sealed, 47¼" (120cm) x 23¾" (60.3cm), within a patterned silk border, mounted as a hanging scroll and framed

106

Provenance: The collection of the late Major Michael Pitt-Rivers, acquired in the 1950s or 1960s.

The collection of the late William Gronow Davies MFH.

£300-600

Lot 274

274 FUGAI HONKO (1779-1847) Study of a snake with accompanying calligraphy, signed 'Fugai rojin', sealed 'Koyu' and 'Shun'en', ink on paper, 11¾" (29cm) x 16½" (42cm), within silk borders and mounted as a hanging scroll.

Provenance: The collection of the late Major Michael Pitt-Rivers, acquired in the 1950s or 1960s.

The collection of the late William Gronow Davies MFH.

Fugai Honko (aka Tako Fugai) was a Soto Zen Buddhist priest was studied with Gessen and Ike Taiga.

£800-1,500

Lot 275

275 CHINESE ARTIST, Qing Dynasty A pheasant perched on a tree, with collector's seals, ink and colour on silk, 23¾" (60.3cm) x 15" (38cm)

£300-600

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276 ZHOU HUA, 20th/21st century A large study of two vultures perched on a branch, with an auspicious inscription, sealed, ink and colour on paper, 34¼" (87cm) x 61" (155cm)

£300-600

277 CHINESE ARTIST, Qing Dynasty A wading bird on a shoreline beside flowers, ink and colour on paper, 17¼" (43.8cm) x 13¾" (35cm)

£300-600

278 A LARGE CHINESE SILKEMBROIDERED HANGING the central dragon chasing a flaming pearl amongst clouds on a black ground, with further dragons and auspicious characters around, late Qing-early Republic, circa 85" (216cm) x 55" (140cm)

Lot 276

£300-600

Lot 277

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Lot 278

279 AFTER GIUSEPPE CASTIGLIONE (1688-1766) A set of four studies of hounds, each wearing a blue collar, ink colour on silk, circa 28½" (72.5cm) x 22½" (57cm), mounted as hanging scrolls and framed

Provenance: The collection of the late Major Michael Pitt-Rivers, acquired in the 1950s or 1960s.

The collection of the late William Gronow Davies MFH.

£1,000-2,000

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Lot 280

280 CHINESE ARTIST, 19th century A set of four studies of Immortals, including three male and one female, gouache on rice paper, 9½" (24.1cm) x 5¾" (14.6cm), in gilt lacquered frames

Lot 280

£500-1,000

281 CHINESE ARTIST, 19th century A collection of 18 polychrome studies of mythical, rural and courtly scenes, gouache on rice paper, most 7" (17.8cm) x 11" (28cm) (18)

£400-600

282 A JAPANESE CONCERTINA PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM containing approximately 48 images of traditional Japanese life and other subjects, in a lacquer case, the photographic images 3½" (9cm) x 5¼" (13.3cm)

Lot 280

£200-400

283 BY OR AFTER QIAN WEICHENG (1720-1772) An extensive mountain landscape with buildings, signed, sealed, dated and inscribed, ink and colour on paper, 57" (145cm) x 19¼" (48.7cm), mounted as a hanging scroll

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Provenance: Private collection, Cumbria.

£2,000-4,000

Lot 283

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284 YONG MUN SEN (1896-1962) Two woodland studies, one showing a figure crossing a bridge, the other a path beside a woodland stream, each signed 'Mun Sen 47', watercolour on paper, 10½" (26.7cm) x 14½" (36.9cm) (2)

Provenance: Private collection, West Dorset.

£2,000-4,000 112

Lot 285

Lot 286

285 ZHOUMENG ZHEN, late Qing Pine tree, bamboo and narcissus, signed 'Mengzhen' with one seal and a poem of the artist, also a collectors seal, ink and colour on silk, 42½" (108cm) x 15½" (39.3cm)

£150-300

286 HU GONG SHOU (1823-1886) Plum blossom, bamboo and rock, painted and inscribed in Shanghai, signed 'Hengyun shanmin', with two seals of the artist, ink and colour on paper, 56½" (143.6cm) x 15¼" (38.7cm)

£500-1,000 113

287 CHINESE ARTIST, Qing Dynasty Two ladies seated on a balcony surrounded by rocks with a tree above, sealed lower left 'Chen Linjing', ink and colour on paper, 48½" (123.1cm) x 17½" (44.3cm), mounted as a hanging scroll

Lot 287

£300-600

288 AFTER LIU SONGNIAN (1174-1224) A pair of mountain landscapes, each with figures and buildings, signed and sealed 'Liu Songnian', with two inscriptions by or after the literati artist Shen Zhou (1427-1509), also with one collectors seal, ink and colour on silk, 43¼" (109.9cm) x 16" (40.6cm); mounted as hanging scrolls (2).

114

Provenance: Dennis Alfred Barnham (1920-1981) acquired in the late 1940's, and thence by descent.

£1,000-2,000

Lot 288

115

Lot 289

291 SINO-TIBETAN ARTIST, 17th/18th century A thangka showing a central Immortal, probably Shou Lau, holding a peach with child attendants, floating above a heavenly landscape with another Immortal upper right and two guardians below, coloured pigments on fabric, 24¾" (62.9cm) x 16¼" (41.3cm); within a patterned silk border and hardwood frame.

289 GUO SONGSHOU (1818-1891) A seven-character couplet in running script, made for Wuchuan, signed 'Yuchi Shanren' with two seals of the artist, ink on paper, 52½" (133.3cm) x 12½" (32cm); mounted as hanging scrolls (2)

£200-400

290 CHINESE ARTIST, late Qing Seven-character calligraphy in running script with pomegranates, ink and colour on paper, 50¼" (127.5cm) x 12" (30.5cm)

Lot 290

£150-300 116

Provenance: Dennis Alfred Barnham (1920-1981), acquired in the late 1940's or early 1950's, and thence by descent.

£1,000-2,000

Lot 291

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Lot 292

292 FENG YUN AND WANG HUAN, late Qing-early Republic The legendary female warrior Hua Mulan leaning on a horse, signed and sealed, ink and colour on paper, 33" (84cm) x 12¾" (32.4cm), mounted as a hanging scroll

Lot 293

£150-300 Lot 294

293 CAI TIANXIONG, late 20th century Riverside dwellings with bamboo in the foreground and a bridge beyond, signed and sealed, ink and colour on paper, 35½" (90cm) x 18.25 (46.3cm), mounted as a hanging scroll

£200-400

294 CHEN XIJUN, 20th century A European style still life study of flowers in a vase, signed and sealed, ink and colour on paper, 15" (38cm) x 21" (53.2cm)

£200-400 118

Lot 295

295 MAEDA SEISON (MAEDA RENZO 1885-1977) A still life study of fish and leaves, signed and sealed, ink and colour on paper, 16½" (42cm) x 20½" (52cm); within a patterned silk border and mounted as a hanging scroll, with presentation box

Lot 296

£300-600

296 SO SHISEKI (1715-1786) A Chinese style painting of a bird amongst rocks and flowers, signed and sealed, ink and colour on silk, 45" (114.2cm) x 19¼" (49cm); within a patterned silk border and mounted as a hanging scroll

£200-400

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298 WATANABE SHOKA (1835-1887) A cat playing with crayfish, signed and sealed, ink and colour on paper, 48¼" (122.5cm) x 18½" (47cm); within a patterned silk border mounted as a hanging scroll

297 KOKU (probably Unkoku School, 17th century) A mountain landscape with a figure crossing a bridge in the foreground, ink and colour on paper, 39¼" "(99.6cm) x 12" (30.4cm), within a patterned silk border and mounted as a hanging scroll

£100-200

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£100-200

299 NISHI SEIUN (1882-1963) A study of shrimps, inscribed, signed and sealed, ink and colour on paper, 53" (134.6cm) x 12" (30.5cm); within a patterned silk border and mounted as a hanging scroll

ÂŁ200-400

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A SINGLE-OWNER COLLECTION OF CH INESE PAINTINGS

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The following lots comprise a single-owner collection of Chinese paintings inherited by the vendor from Colonel B.K. Blount CB who served in the Special Operations Executive in China in World War II. Colonel Blount had himself inherited some of the older pictures in the group from Sir Arthur Kennedy GCMG CB, Governor of Hong Kong between 1872 and 1877.

Lot 300

Lot 302

Lot 301

302 AFTER WEN ZHENGMING (1470-1559) Landscape with mountains, trees and figures painted in Suzhou, signed Zhengming, dated 1545, with two seals and one poem of the artist, ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll, and three collector’s seals, 50¼" (127.8cm) x 14½" (36.8cm)

300 HU JIASHENG, late Qing-Republic, Landscape depicting the Jiangnan region (Yangtze River Delta), signed Jiasheng with one seal and one poem of the artist, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, 44" (111.8cm) x 12½" (31.7cm)

£100-£200

301 BY OR AFTER CHA CHUBAI (1650-1727) Returning home from a Spring outing in the evening, signed Cha Chubai with two seals and one inscription of the artist, ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll, 4 0½" (103cm) x 13" (33cm)

£200-400 124

£300-600

Lot 303

303 AFTER LIU SONGNIAN (1150-1225) Mountains with trees, houses and figures depicting a recluse’s life, signed Liu Songnian with one seal of the artist, and an inscription by the official calligrapher Wang Chong (1471-1533), ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll, and two collector’s seals, 63" (160cm) x 21¼" (54cm)

Lot 304

Lot 305

£500-1,000

304 AFTER WANG JIAN (1598-1677) landscape with boats, cottages and figures describing scenes of the autumn season, signed Wang Jian from Taicang, with two seals of the artist, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, 43½" (110.5cm) x 16¼" (41.2cm)

£300-600

305 BY OR AFTER QIU YING (ca. 1495-1552) Landscape with palaces and figures among trees and clouds indicating an immortal paradise, signed Qiu Ying with two seals of the artist, ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll, 34" (86.5cm) x 15½" (39.2cm)

£300-600 125

307 LI QINGZHEN (20th century) A scholar riding a donkey with an attendant on a bridge, signed Qingzhen with one seal of the artist, ink on paper, hanging scroll, 34¼" (87cm) x 15½" (39.4cm)

306 MAI QING (19th century) Mountains, river and huts among trees illustrating the literati leisure activities such as visiting and boating with friends, signed Mai Qing with one seal of the artist, and a dedication to Mr Lianzhang, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, 70" (178cm) x 29¼" (74.3cm)

£200-400

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£100-200

Lot 308 Lot 309 308 XINXIU SHANGCHAN (late Qing-Republic) A monk holding a stick sitting under rocks, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, marked one seal of the artist on the top right and four collector’s seals on the lower left, 28½" (72.4cm) x 12½" (31.8cm)

Lot 310

£200-400

309 CHINESE ARTIST, late Qing-Republic A lady sitting under trees in a garden, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, (30½" (80cm) x 11" (28cm)

£200-400

310 ZHAN SHENSHENG (20th century) Two men and a woman gathered together illustrating the story of the three knight-errants during the Tang Dynasty (618-907), painted in Shanghai and signed Hushan jushi from Xinan, with two seals of the artist, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, 30½" (77.4cm) x 14" (35.5cm)

£150-300 127

Lot 312

Lot 311

311 KE JUN (19th century) Two ladies in a pavilion near a lotus pond with ducks, signed Ke Jun with one seal of the artist, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, 13½" (34.2cm) x 23¼" (59cm)

£100-200

312 YUQUAN (late 19th- early 20th century) Expounding Buddhist teachings with scholars, signed Yuquan with two seals of the artist, ink and colour on silk, unmounted, 14¼" (36.1cm) x 15¼" (38.9cm)

£100-200

313 LIANG TISHENG (20th century) Women picking mulberry leaves painted in the manner of Qiu Ying (ca. 1494-1552), signed Tisheng with two seals of the artist, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, one inscription transcribed a poem by Wen Zhengmin (1470-1559) and the other dedicated to Mr Feilong, 45½" (115.5cm) x 21¼" (54cm)

Lot 313 128

£200-400

314 BY OR AFTER MIN ZHEN (1730-1788) A lady standing on a rock picking fruits from trees, signed Min Zhen with two seals of the artist, hanging scroll, ink on paper, 42½" (108cm) x 14¼" (36.2cm)

£500-1,000

315 AFTER LI TANG (ca.1055-1130) A scholar amid a field holding a basket of flowers and a hoe under a pine tree, signed Li Tang with one seal of the artist, hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk, 33½" (85.1cm) x 15¾" (40cm)

£300-600

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Lot 316

316 LI JIJIU (19th century) Plum blossom tree, signed Li Jijiu with two seals of the artist, and four collector’s seals, handscroll, ink on paper

Lot 312

£200-400

317 Luo Qing (1821-1899) Bamboo trees executed as a finger painting, signed Xuegu with one seal of the artist, and a dedication to Mr Zhaofang, hanging scroll, ink on silk, 32¼" (82cm) x 14½" (36.8cm)

£500-1,000

318 LIU DABU (1913-1983) A clump of misty bamboo trees, marked two seals of the artist, , 29½" (75cm) x 13" (33cm); a clump of rainy bamboo trees, marked three seals of the artist, 29½" (75cm) x 13" (33cm); a clump of windy bamboo trees, marked two seals of the artist, 29½" (75cm) x 13" (33cm) ; and a clump of sunny bamboo trees, marked three seals of the artist, a set of four hanging scrolls, ink on paper (4)

130

£1,000-2,000

Lot 318

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Lot 319

Lot 320

321 WANG CHENGBIN (20th century) Bamboo trees and rocks, painted in Dalian city and signed Chengbin with one seal of the artist, with a dedication to Mr Bigao, hanging scroll, ink on paper, 53" (134.6cm) x 13" (33cm)

319 HUANG TAO (b.1936) A banana tree in the rain, signed Huang Tao, dated 1996, with two seals of the artist, and an inscription by Chengshen, hanging scroll, ink on paper, 41½" (105.3cm) x 12½" (31.7cm)

£100-200

320 LIU XIZHEN (19th century) Bamboo trees executed as a finger painting, signed Liu Xizhen with two seals of the artist, hanging scroll, ink on silk, 58½" (148.5cm) x 14¾" (37.5cm)

Lot 321

£200-400 132

£100-200

Lot 323

Lot 322

322 WU DEYI (1864-1928) Landscape with two scholars and a hut among mountains, signed Deyi, dated 1898, with two seals of the artist, hanging scroll, ink on paper, 26½" (67.2cm) x 12½" (31.8cm)

Lot 324

£300-600

323 TAO YUN (1911-2004) Cottages among mountains and trees, signed Tao Yun, dated 1934, with one seal and poem of the artist, and a dedication to Jiaofan with an inscription, hanging scroll, ink on paper, 37" (94cm) x 17" (43.2cm)

£100-200

324 HE ZHONGYUAN (late 19th- early 20th century) Spring landscape with buildings and figures, signed He Zhongyuan with two seals of the artist, and a dedication to Mr Shufeng, hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper, 35½" (90cm) x 15" (38.1cm)

£100-200 133

Lot 325

Lot 326 325 LIANG YUWEI (1844-1917) A water buffalo with a rider and a herd travelling along a river, signed Liang Yuwei with two seals of the artist and a transcribed poem by Du Mu (803-852), hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper, 37¼" (94.6cm)

Lot 327

£500-1,000

326 LOU MO (1896-1945) A scholar sitting inside a hut surrounded by trees and rocks painted in autumn in Shaoxing, signed Lou Mo with two seals of the artist, and two collector’s seals, hanging scroll, ink on paper, 57½" (146cm) x 16" (40.6cm)

£100-200

327 BY OR AFTER WEN QIQIU (1862-1941) A scholar contemplating inside the house among trees and mountains, signed Wen Qiqiu, dated 1909, with two seals of the artist, and one seal of collector on the lower left, hanging scroll, ink on paper, 38¼" (97.2cm) x 11¾" (30cm) 134

£200-400

Lot 328

Lot 329

Lot 330

330 AFTER DONG BANGDA (1699-1769) Landscape with fishing boats near a river bank and willow trees, signed Dong Bangda with two seals and a poem of the artist, and one collector’s seal, hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk, 26" (66cm) x 15" (38cm)

328 AFTER WANG HUI (1632-1717) Landscape with a scholar’s studio, signed Wang Hui, dated 1692, with one seal of the artist, and one collector’s seal, hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper, 37¼" (94.6cm) x 16" (40.8cm)

£300-600

329 AFTER Xiao Yuncong (1596-1673) Winter landscape with frosty woods, signed Xiao Yuncong, with two seals and one inscription of the artist, Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper, 43¼" (110CM) X 18" (45.8CM)

£300-600

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£300-600

331 GUYUN (late 19th - early 20th century) Fishes, shrimps, conchs, dragonfly and chrysanthemum painted in the manner of Xu Xi (886-975) in Wuling, signed Guyun with two seals of the artist, hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk, 35½" (90.1cm) x 15½" (39.4cm)

£200-400

332 TENG BAIYE (1900-1980) Two carps and waterweeds, signed Teng Baiye, dated September 1944, with one seal of the artist, and a dedication to Mr Bao Liande, hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper, 37" (94cm) x 14¾" (37.5cm)

136

£200-400

333 ZHAO ZIYONG (1793-1846) Crabs and reeds, signed Zhao Ziyong from Mingshan with two seals of the artist, and one collector’s seal, 47" (119.4cm) x 17¾" (45.6cm); and another of crabs and reeds, with one seal of the artist, 37" (94cm) x 14¼" (36.2cm), hanging scrolls, ink on paper (2)

£500-1,000 137

Lot 334

Lot 335

334 YANG YULIN (late Qing-Republic) Goldfish with weeds and flowers, signed Yang Yulin with three seals of the artist, and a dedication to Mr Shiqiao, and two collector’s seals, hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper (33¼" (84.4cm) £200-400 335 LÜ DEFU (active 1796-1850) Fish and weed, singed Lü Defu, dated 1828, with two seals of the artist, and a dedication to Mr Liangzuo, and two collector’s seals, hanging scroll, ink on paper

£150-300

336 BY OR AFTER BADA SHANREN (ca.1626-1705) Myna and narcissus, signed Bada shanren, dated 1694, with one seal of the artist, and two collector’s seals, hanging scroll, ink on paper, 26" (66cm) x 12½" (31.8cm)

Lot 336

138

£500-1,000

Lot 337

337 TAO SHOUBO (1902-1997) Plum blossom, bamboo and sparrows, singed Shoubo, dated 1957 in Singapore, with five seals and one poem of the artist, two leaves mounted on hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper, each 13½" (34.3cm) x 17½" (44.5cm) £300-600 338 PINTING (late 19th- early 20th century) A flock of wild geese resting on a river bank, signed Pinting with two seals and one poem of the artist, hanging scroll, ink on paper, 51½" (130.4cm) x 17¼" (43.8cm)

£200-400

Lot 338

139

Lot 339

339 AFTER XU BEIHONG (1895-1953) A horse galloping on grassland, signed Beihong, dated 1948, with one seal of the artist, hanging scroll, ink on paper, 33" (83.9cm) x 17¼" (43.9cm); and another of a rearing horse on grassland, signed Beihong with one seal of the artist, hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper, 13" (33cm) x 17" (43.1cm)(2)

£200-400

340 QI HUANG (1863-1957) Cat, butterfly and blossom representing longevity and prosperity, signed Qi Huang with two seals of the artist, with a dedication to Mr Jingkong, hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper, 26" (66cm) x 15½" (39.3cm)

Lot 340

140

£100-200

341 LI DANLIN (1846-1916) Birds and rice spikes near a river, signed Danlin with one seal and one poem of the artist, hanging scroll, ink on paper, 35" (89cm) x 13" (33cm)

£300-600

342 BAOXUAN (20th century) A bird standing on a bamboo tree, signed Baoxuan with a poem, and an inscription by Luo Xian, anging scroll, ink and colour on paper, 26½" (67.3cm) x 12½" (31cm)

£200-400

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343 BY OR AFTER LI DI (fl. 1119-1194) A bird resting on a withered tree with red leaves covered in snow, signed Li Di from Heyang, hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk, 35¼" (89.5cm) x 15¼" (38.7cm)

£200-400

344 BY OR AFTER CHEN LIN (ca. 1260-1320) A myna standing on a withered tree with red leaves and white chrysanthemum flowers, signed Chen Lin, dated 1300, with one seal of the artist, and two inscriptions by Dianxian and Xu Fong, and two collector’s seals, hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper, 37" (94cm) x 14" (35.6cm) (not including ?? printed at the top)

142

345 AFTER REN YI (1840-1896) White lotus and leaves, signed Bonian with two seals of the artist, hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper, 43" (109.2cm) x 14¼" (36.1cm)

£300-600

346 BY OR AFTER TANG YIFEN (1778-1853) Landscape with trees and two fishermen on a boat, signed Tang Yifen, dated 1821, with one seal of the artist, and two collector’s seals, hanging scroll, ink on paper, 21" (53.3cm) X 10" (25.3cm)

143

£300-600

Lot 347

Lot 348

347 CHINESE ARTIST (Late Qing) Multi-coloured peonies with a garden rock presenting wealth and auspiciousness, hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper, 37½" (95.7cm) x 23½" (58.7cm)

Lot 349

£200-400

348 CHINESE ARTIST (Late Qing Republic) Black peony and rocks, marked one seal in intaglio, hanging scroll, ink on paper, 39" (99cm) x 18½" (47cm)

£150-300

349 XU JI (19th century) Dragonflies and chrysanthemum, signed Xu Ji with two seals and one inscription of the artist, hanging scroll, ink and colour on silk, 16" (40.6cm) x 12½" (31.7cm) 144

£100-200

350 GU ZHEN (19th century) Two red-crowned cranes standing on a pine tree conveying a sense of longevity, health and fulfilment, signed Gu Zhen with three seals of the artist, hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper, 46" (117cm) x 21Â˝" (54.6cm)

ÂŁ50-100

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Paintings, Drawings and Prints A work catalogued with the forename(s) and surname or recognised designation of an artist is, in our opinion, a work by the artist, e.g. NICHOLAS CHEVALIER Attributed to NICHOLAS CHEVALIER ... in our opinion a work of the period of the artist which may be in whole or in part the work of the artist.

Manner of NICHOLAS CHEVALIER ... in our opinion a work executed in the style of the artist but of a later date.

Studio of NICHOLAS CHEVALIER ... in our opinion a work by an unknown hand, which may have been executed in the studio of the artist.

After NICHOLAS CHEVALIER ... in our opinion a copy of any date after a work by the artist.

Circle of NICHOLAS CHEVALIER ... in our opinion a work from the period of the artist and showing his influence. Follower of NICHOLAS CHEVALIER ... in our opinion a work executed in the style of the artist but not necessarily by a pupil.

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THE PURCHASE PRICE The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 22% plus VAT on the premium at the rate imposed by law.

VALUE ADDED TAX Value Added Tax on the hammer price is imposed by law on all items affixed with an asterisk or double asterisk. Value Added Tax is charged at the appropriate rate prevailing by law at the date of sale and is payable by buyers of relevant Lots. *VAT payable at 5.00% on the hammer price and 20% on the buyers premium.

6 PAYMENT (1) Immediately a Lot is sold you will: (a) give to us, if requested, proof of identity, and (b) pay to us the total amount due in cash or in such other way as is agreed by us. (2) Any payments by you to us may be applied by us towards any sums owing from you to us on any account whatever without regard to any directions of you or your agent, whether express or implied. (3) The Auctioneer may require a deposit of 5% of the hammer price immediately. If the buyer is unable to meet this requirement to the Auctioneer’s satisfaction they reserve the right to cancel the sale immediately. 7 TITLE AND COLLECTION OF PURCHASES (1) The ownership of any Lots purchased shall not pass to you until you have made payment in full to us of the total amount due. (2) You shall at your own risk and expense take away any lots that you have purchased and paid for not later than 3 working days following the day of the auction or upon the clearance of any cheque used for payment after which you shall be responsible for any removal, storage and insurance charges. (3) No purchase can be claimed or removed until it has been paid for. 8 REMEDIES FOR NON-PAYMENT OR FAILURE TO COLLECT PURCHASES (1) If any Lot is not paid for in full and taken away in accordance with these Conditions or if there is any other breach of these Conditions, we, as agent for the seller and on our own behalf, shall at our absolute discretion and without prejudice to any other rights we may have, be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights and remedies: (a) to proceed against you for damages for breach of contract; (b) to rescind the sale of that Lot and/or any other Lots sold by us to you; (c) to resell the Lot (by auction or private treaty) in which case you shall be responsible for any resulting deficiency in the total amount due (after crediting any part payment and adding any resale costs). Any surplus so arising shall belong to the seller; (d) to remove, store and insure the Lot at your expense and, in the case of storage, either at our premises or elsewhere; (e) to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 1.5% per month on the total amount due to the extent it remains unpaid for more than 3 working days after the sale; (f) to retain that or any other Lot sold to you until you pay the total amount due; (g) to reject or ignore bids from you or your agent at future auctions or to impose conditions before any such bids shall be accepted; (h) to apply any proceeds of sale of other Lots due or in future becoming due to you towards the settlement of the total amount due and to exercise a lien (that is a right to retain possession of) any of your property in our possession for any purpose until the debt due is satisfied.

THIRD PARTY LIABILITY All members of the public on our premises are there at their own risk and must note the lay-out of the accommodation and security arrangements. Accordingly neither the auctioneer nor our employees or agents shall incur liability for death or personal injury (except as required by law by reason of our negligence) or similarly for the safety of the property of persons visiting prior to or at a sale.

10 COMMISSION BIDS Whilst prospective buyers are strongly advised to attend the auction and are always responsible for any decision to bid for a particular Lot and shall be assumed to have carefully inspected and satisfied themselves as to its condition we will if so instructed clearly and in writing execute bids on their behalf. Neither the auctioneer nor our employees or agents shall be responsible for any failure to do so save where such failure is unreasonable. Where two or more commission bids at the same level are recorded we reserve the right in our absolute discretion to prefer the first bid so made. 11 WARRANTY OF TITLE AND AVAILABILITY The seller warrants to the auctioneer and you that the seller is the true owner of the property consigned or is properly authorised by the true owner to consign it for sale and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims.

13 TERMS OF SALE The seller acknowledges that Lots are sold subject to the stipulations of these Conditions in their entirety and on the Terms of Consignment as notified to the consignor at the time of the entry of the Lot. 14 DESCRIPTIONS AND CONDITION (1) Whilst we seek to describe lots accurately, it may be impractical for us to carry out exhaustive due diligence on each lot. Prospective buyers are given ample opportunities to view and inspect before any sale and they (and any independent experts on their behalf) must satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of any description applied to a lot. Prospective buyers also bid on the understanding that, inevitably, representations or statements by us as to authorship, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price involve matters of opinion. We undertake that any such opinion shall be honestly and reasonably held and accept liability for opinions given negligently or fraudulently. Subject to the foregoing neither we the auctioneer nor our employees or agents nor the seller accept liability for the correctness of such opinions and all conditions and warranties, whether relating to description, condition or quality of lots, express, implied or statutory, are hereby excluded. This Condition is subject to the next following Condition concerning deliberate forgeries and applies save as provided for in paragraph 6 “information to buyers”. (2) Private treaty sales made under these Conditions are deemed to be sales by auction for purposes of consumer legislation. 15 FORGERIES Notwithstanding the preceding Condition, any Lot which proves to be a deliberate forgery (as defined) may be returned to us by you within 21 days of the auction provided it is in the same condition as when bought, and is accompanied by particulars identifying it from the relevant catalogue description and a written statement of defects. If we are satisfied from the evidence presented that the Lot is a deliberate forgery we shall refund the money paid by you for the Lot including any buyer’s premium provided that (1) if the catalogue description reflected the accepted view of scholars and experts as at the date of sale or (2) you personally are not able to transfer a good and marketable title to us, you shall have no rights under this condition. The right of return provided by this Condition is additional to any right or remedy provided by law or by these Conditions of Sale. 16 GENERAL We shall have the right at our discretion, to refuse admission to our premises or attendance at our auctions by any person. (1) any right to compensation for losses liabilities and expenses incurred in respect of and as a result of any breach of these Conditions and any exclusions provided by them shall be available to the seller and/or the auctioneer as appropriate. (2). Such rights and exclusions shall extend to and be deemed to be for the benefit of employees and agents of the seller and/or the auctioneer who may themselves enforce them. (3) Any notice to any buyer, seller, bidder or viewer may be given by first class mail or Swiftmail in which case it shall be deemed to have been received by the addressee 48 hours after posting. (4) Special terms may be used in catalogue descriptions of particular classes of items in which case the descriptions must be interpreted in accordance with any glossary appearing at the commencement of the catalogue. (5) Any indulgence extended to bidders buyers or sellers by us notwithstanding the strict terms of these Conditions or of the Terms of Consignment shall affect the position at the relevant time only and in respect of that particular concession only; in all other respects these Conditions shall be construed as having full force and effect. (6) English law applies to the interpretation of these Conditions. 16 DEBIT AND CREDIT CARDS Due to problems with fraudulent debit and credit card transactions payments over the telephone cannot be made for invoices totalling more than £200 unless the Buyers are known to Duke’s. Payment can be made in person using a chip and pin number, bank transfer, cash up to £9,000, or cheque (allow six working days for clearance).

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CONDITIONS OF SALE (continued) CHEQUES The Auctioneers regret that they are unable to accept cheques in payment for purchases, except where arrangements have been made beforehand, well in advance of sale day. Intending purchasers are asked to instruct their bank to contact the Auctioneer’s bank (Natwest, 49 South Street, Dorchester) as early as possible, to confirm clearance in writing up to a stated maximum amount to ensure that a cheque will be accepted on sale day. A Banker’s Draft, a Building Society cheque or cash will be required to allow removal of goods on sale day. Purchasers may not otherwise remove goods until their cheques are cleared by the Auctioneers’ bank. Live Bidding Duke’s Auctioneers offer an online bidding service via the-saleroom.com for bidders who cannot attend the sale. In completing the bidder registration on www.the-saleroom.com and providing your credit card details (unless alternative arrangements are agreed with Duke’s Auctioneers) you: 1. authorise Duke’s Auctioneers, if they so wish, to charge the credit card given in part or full payment, including all fees, for items successfully purchased in the auction via the-saleroom.com, and 2. confirm that you are authorised to provide these credit card details to Duke’s Auctioneers through www.the-saleroom.com and agree that Duke’s Auctioneers are entitled to ship the goods to the card holder name and card holder address provided in fulfilment of the sale. P lease note that any lots purchased via the-saleroom.com live auction service will be subject to an additional 3% commission charge + VAT at the rate imposed on the hammer price. Clicking the bid button is a commitment to buy. THIRD PARTY LIABILITY Any person or his personal property at or on the auctioneers premises, before, during, or after the auction, shall be deemed to be there at their own risk and will have no claim against the auctioneers in respect of any injury sustained, or accident which may occur. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO BUYERS OF FURNITURE All items are held at the risk of the Buyer. If they are not removed within 5 working days of the sale the Auctioneers will instruct a carrier to remove them to storage. The Buyer will be responsible for paying the aforementioned carrier all charges incurred and for making arrangements in advance for the removal of items from their store after payment of their charges on production of our reciept for the items. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO BUYERS OF WILDLIFE MATERIAL Property made of or incorporating (irrespective of percentage) endangered and other protected species of wildlife, including but not limited to, ivory, tortoiseshell, crocodile skin, rhinoceros horn, whalebone and certain species of coral, together with Brazilian rosewood, may require permits or certificates (e.g. a CITES permit) from the relevant regulatory agencies to be exported or imported. Prospective purchasers are also advised that some countries prohibit altogether the importation as well as exportation of such materials. Accordingly, clients should familiarise themselves with the relevant customs laws and regulations prior to bidding on any property with wildlife material if they intend to import the property into another country. Please note that it is the client’s responsibility to determine and satisfy the requirements of any applicable laws or regulations applying to the export or import of property containing endangered or protected wildlife material. The inability of a client to export or import property containing endangered or protected wildlife material is not a basis for cancellation or rescission of the sale.

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Bidding Form I hereby instruct Duke’s to bid the following amounts on the lots stated, without any legal obligation on their part. I agree that these bids are subject to buyers premium and VAT as applicable, and to the conditions of sale printed in the auction catalogue. Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Friday, 20th May