Fine Chinese and Asian Arts. Artvisory Auction. May 1 2022 Melbourne Australia

Fine Chinese & Asian Art 重華琳瑯-中國與亞洲藝術精選 Auction • Sunday 1 May 2022

Specialists Chinese and Asian Arts Luke Guan Ray Tregaskis Victoria Tregaskis Allan Rae Single-Owner Auctions Paul Sumner Sandy Bruce Indigenous Australian Art Shaun Dennison Arts of the Middle East Expert Dr Susan Scollay design + decoration & Interior Decorator Auctions Amanda Swanson

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Fine Chinese & Asian Art 重華琳瑯-中國與亞洲藝術精選 CURATED BY LUKE GUAN

AUCTION

VIEWING

Part 1: Sunday 1 May 2022, 11.00am

(Lots 1–159)

Part 2: Sunday 1 May 2022, 2.30pm

(Lots 160–364) The end of online catalogue

Wednesday 27 April

11am–5pm

Thursday 28 April

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Friday 29 April

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Saturday 30 April

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COLLECTIONS

Monday 2 May

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Tuesday 3 May

11am–5pm

Wednesday 4 May

11am–5pm

Luke Guan

Victoria Tregaskis

Ray Tregaskis

Allan Rae

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A RARE LATE NEOLITHIC PAINTED BLACK POTTERY TRIPOD VESSEL, LI, INNER MONGOLIA, XIAJIADIAN CULTURE, CIRCA 1500

A RARE LATE NEOLITHIC PAINTED BLACK POTTERY TRIPOD VESSEL, LI, INNER MONGOLIA, XIAJIADIAN CULTURE, CIRCA 1500

With three pair of pointed handles. 新石器時期 內蒙古 夏家店文化 黑陶三足鬲 20.4cm high

Traces of original pigments. 新石器時期 內蒙古 夏家店文化 彩繪黑陶三足鬲 21cm high

PROVENANCE

A similar example with better preservation of pigments, see Christie's New York, 21/3/2000, lot 234. Also see, Christie's New York, 5/9/2002, lot 548.

Acquired from K.Y. Fine Art, Hong Kong, late 90s.

A private collection, NSW, Australia. 九十年代晚期購於香港吳繼遠古美術. 新南威爾士州私人收藏. $1,000–2,000

PROVENANCE

Acquired from K.Y. Fine Art, Hong Kong, late 90s.

A private collection, NSW, Australia. 九十年代晚期購於香港吳繼遠古美術. 新南威爾士州私人收藏. $1,000–2,000

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A LARGE GREEN GLAZED POTTERY HU VASE, HAN DYNASTY (206 B.C. – 220 A.D.) with moulded taotie mask and ring handles, the body incised with ribbed bands at intervals, covered in a thick streaked olive green glaze. 漢 綠釉獸面鋪首大瓶 35.4cm high To compare with a similar example, see Christie's New York, 22/3/1999, lot 212.

PROVENANCE

Mr. Ma Tak, Hong Kong, late 90s.

A private collection, NSW, Australia. 九十年代晚期購藏於香港古董商馬德. 新南威爾士州私人收藏. $1,000–2,000

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A GREEN-GLAZED RED POTTERY TRIPOD VESSEL AND COVER, LIAN, WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 B.C. – 8 A.D.) The vessel raised on three kneeling bear supports and moulded around the sides with archers on horseback, immortals (xian), and various animals including monkeys, tigers, deer and boars, as well as a pair of mask and ring handles, the cover moulded in high relief with concentric mountains interspersed with further animals and a large kneeling immortal, the green glaze extensively degraded to a silvery iridescence. 西漢 綠釉博山爐帶蓋 25.5cm high Similar example see Christie's New York, 18/09/2003, lot 193.

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A private collection, VIC, Australia. 維多利亞州私人收藏. $1,500–2,500

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A LARGE CHINESE PAINTED POTTERY STORAGE JAR, MAJIAYAO CULTURE (3300-2000 B.C.), MACHANG PHASE (2300-2000 B.C.) finely decorated with geometric pattern in mineral pigments. 新石器时代 半山文化 彩陶罐 30.5cm high PROVENANCE

Maria Lam, Hong Kong, late 90s. 九十年代晚期購藏於香港古董商Maria Lam. $2,000–3,000

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A LARGE DARK POTTERY JAR, EASTERN ZHOU PERIOD (770–256 BC) moulded with angular scroll motifs. 春秋/戰國 黑陶幾何紋大罐 41.5cm wide; 33cm high PROVENANCE

Maria Lam, Hong Kong, late 90s.

Private collection, NSW, Australia. 九十年代晚期購藏於香港古董商Maria Lam. 新南威爾士州私人收藏. $3,200–5,000

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A LARGE PAINTED GREY POTTERY FIGURE OF A COURT LADY, HAN DYNASTY (206 B.C. – 220 A.D.) 漢 灰陶彩繪侍女跪像 54cm high PROVENANCE

Dragon Culture, Hong Kong & New York (with original certificate).

Sotheby's Sydney, 21/06/2017, lot 79. (Sold for $4,968). 香港-紐約Dragon Culture藝廊（原證書）. 悉尼蘇富比，2017年6月21日，拍品號：79. $1,500–2,500

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A CIZHOU-TYPE RUSSET-SPLASHED BLACKISH-BROWN-GLAZED TEA BOWL, SONG-JIN DYNASTY, 12TH-13TH CENTURY

A CIZHOU-TYPE RUSSET-SPLASHED BLACKISH-BROWN-GLAZED TEA BOWL, SONG-JIN DYNASTY, 12TH-13TH CENTURY

with conical sides that round up to the rim and covered with a lustrous, blackish-brown glaze splashed inside and out with russet markings, which ends on the exterior above the foot exposing the pale grey ware. 宋/金 磁州窯黑釉鐵鏽斑盞 13.8cm diameter

It is covered in a dark glaze, the interior with two continuous bands of vertical russet stripes. 宋/金 磁州窯黑釉鐵鏽斑盞 14.5cm diameter

PROVENANCE

Mr. Ma Tak, Hong Kong, late 90s.

A private collection, NSW, Australia. 九十年代晚期購藏於香港古董商馬德. 新南威爾士州私人收藏.

Mr. Ma Tak, Hong Kong, late 90s.

A private collection, NSW, Australia. 九十年代晚期購藏於香港古董商馬德. 新南威爾士州私人收藏. $1,000–2,000

PROVENANCE

$1,000–2,000

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A JIAN DARK GLAZED BOWL, SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279)

A JIZHOU TORTOISESHELL-GLAZED TEA BOWL, SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY, 12TH-13TH CENTURY

南宋 建窯黑釉盞 11.6cm diameter

The bowl is covered inside and out with a dark brown glaze surrounding irregular splashes of transparent amber glaze. 南宋 吉州窯玳瑁紋盞 11cm diameter

PROVENANCE

Mr. Ma Tak, Hong Kong, late 90s.

A private collection, NSW, Australia. 九十年代晚期購藏於香港古董商馬德. 新南威爾士州私人收藏.

See Christie's New York, 14/9/2012, lot 1398.

PROVENANCE

Collection of East and West Art Gallery, Melbourne. 墨爾本東西畫廊珍藏.

$1,000–2,000

$3,000–5,000

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A CARVED CIZHOU GUANTAI 'LOTUS' BOWL, SONG DYNASTY (960-1279) The bowl is freely carved to the interior with a lotus medallion reserved against a combed ground, covered overall in a creamy-white glaze falling short of the foot ring to reveal the greyish-buff body. 宋 磁州窯白釉刻蓮紋盌 20.7cm diameter PROVENANCE

Mossgreen Sydney, The Peter Elliott Collection, 1/9/2015, lot 603. 澳大利亞Mossgreen, Peter Elliott悉尼專場拍賣，2015年9月1日， 拍品號：603. $8,500–11,000

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A PAINTED CIZHOU DEEP BOWL AND COVER, JIN DYNASTY-YUAN DYNASTY, 13TH-14TH CENTURY The deep U-shaped bowl decorated in dark brown on a white slip under a clear glaze with a band of feathery leaves between single line borders, the glaze and slip falling short of the foot ring to expose the pale grey stoneware body burnt buff colour in the firing, the interior also covered in slip and glazed, the domed cover with flat top similarly decorated. With a Japanese wood box. 金/元 磁州窯白地黑花蓋盌 11.5cm diameter A larger example (17.8cm) please see Christie's New York, 26/03/2003, lot 223.

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Bowl: Collection of Nakano Residence – Museum of Art Foundation, Fukushima, Japan.

A private collection, Melbourne, Australia, the bowl is acquired from Gallery Izumi, Tokyo, Japan. 盌 日本福島縣中野邸美術館館長中野重忠氏舊藏，藏於1990年代 . 日本东京鈴木泉古美术. 墨爾本私人收. $2,000–3,000

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A CELADON GLAZED VASE, SONG DYNASTY (960-1279)

A RARE JIZHOU BROWN-PAINTED OVOID VASE, SOUTHERN SONG/YUAN DYNASTY, 12TH-14TH CENTURY

宋 青釉盤口梅瓶 25.5cm high PROVENANCE

Raffles Fine Arts Auctioneers Pty Ltd (Label).

The collection of East and West Art Gallery, Melbourne. 新加坡Raffles藝術品拍賣（標籤）. 墨爾本東西畫廊珍藏. $2,000–3,000

decorated in brown on a white slip with two hexalobed panels, each depicting a magpie on a branch of plum blossoms, under a clear glaze. 南宋/元 吉州窯「喜上眉梢 」紋瓶 16cm high To compare with a larger Jizhou vase in similar style of decoration, see Christie's New York, 23/3/2012, lot 1972. Also compare to a pear-shaped Jizhou vase, see Christie's New York, 15/9/2017, lot 1140.

PROVENANCE

An old private collection, Melbourne, Australia. 澳大利亞資深私人收藏. $1,000–2,000

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A RARE SMALL CIZHOU SGRAFFIATO JAR, JIN DYNASTY (1115-1234)

A SMALL LONGQUAN CELADON-GLAZED CENSER, MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

The deep, rounded sides are carved through the brown glaze with a brad band of floral pattern between single line borders. Zhao Ji two characters studio mark written in black ink on the base. 金 磁州窯黑釉刻花紋壺 9cm high

Supported on three modelled ruyi head shaped, carved on the body with eight xian motif, covered with olive-green ice-crackled glaze. 明 十七世紀 龍泉窯青釉香爐 7cm high

For a similar jar with more common carved pattern see Christie's New York, Masterpieces of Cizhou Ware: The Linyushanren Collection, Part IV, 13/09/2018, lot 823.

Mossgreen Melbourne, 17–19/4/2016, lot 146.

Mossgreen 墨爾本，17-19/4/2016，拍品號：146.

PROVENANCE

Collection of Dr. Francis De Hamel, New Zealand.

Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis, Sydney, Australia.

An important private collection, NSW. 新西蘭收藏家Dr. Francis De Hamel舊藏. 澳大利亞著名亞洲藝術古董商Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis舊藏. 新南威尔士州私人收藏. $8,000–9,000

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$2,500–3,500

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A SMALL LONGQUAN GUAN CELADON BRUSH WASHER, SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279) finely potted with an angular profile rising from a short foot to a slightly everted rim, covered overall with an attractive ice-crackle glaze of even sea-green tone with the exception of the foot ring. 南宋 龍泉官窯青釉折沿洗 7.4cm diameter For a slightly larger longquan washer (10.1cm diameter) with same design, see Christie's New York, 16/03/2015, lot 3255.

PROVENANCE

Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis, Sydney, Australia.

An important private collection, NSW. 澳大利亞著名亞洲藝術古董商Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis舊藏. 新南威爾士州重要私人收藏. $2,000–3,000

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A RARE LONGQUAN CELADON VASE MEIPING, MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY The stoutly potted high-shouldered body tapers to a spreading foot with square-cut rim, and the rounded shoulder rises to a short conical neck.

The vase is covered overall with a mottled glaze of soft olive-green tone. 明 十五世紀 龍泉青釉梅瓶 36cm high Undecorated Longquan celadon meiping dating to the early Ming dynasty are rare. An example of identical size to the present vase in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, was included in the exhibition GreenLongquan Celadon of the Ming Dynasty, Taipei, 2009, pp. 132-133, no.

65. A meiping and cover dated to the Yuan or early Ming dynasty is illustrated in Selected Treasures of Chinese Art: Min Chiu Society Thirtieth Anniversary Exhibition, Hong Kong, 1990, no. 125. An example in the Tokyo National Museum is published in Chinese Ceramics, Illustrated Catalogues of Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo, 1965, p. 95, no. 387.

Another similar example was sold at Sotheby's London, 10 November 2004, lot 561.

For two examples identical in size sold at auction, see the meiping and cover formerly in the The Tsui Museum of Art, Hong Kong, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1 December 2010, lot 3104; and another example without a cover, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1 June 2011, lot 3815. $12,000–20,000 19

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A LONGQUAN CELADON BOWL, LATE SOUTHERN SONG – EARLY YUAN DYNASTY, 13TH CENTURY the exterior carved with upright lotus petals, covered with an olive-green glaze. 南宋/元 龍泉青釉盌 17cm diameter PROVENANCE

Joshua McClelland Print Room, 16/3/2007.

A Private Collection, ACT, Australia.

2007年3月16日購藏於墨爾本Joshua McClelland Print Room藝廊. 澳大利亞首府私人收藏. $1,500–2,500

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A PAIR OF LONGQUAN CELADONGLAZED WASHERS, SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279) each one is finely moulded with a band of lotus petals, covered with ice-crackled celadon glaze of sea-green tone. With a fitted box. 南宋 龍泉窯青釉洗一對 22.9cm diameter PROVENANCE

One washer: Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis Oriental Arts, Sydney, Australia.

A private collection, VIC., Australia. 澳大利亞著名亞洲藝術古董商Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis舊藏 維多利亞州私人收藏 $3,000–5,000

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A LONGQUAN GUAN-TYPE BUBBLE BOWL, SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279)

A LONGQUAN CELADON TWIN-FISH PLATE, SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279)

covered inside and out with an attractive "ice-crackle" glaze of bluish-grey colour. 南宋 龍泉官類泡泡盞 18.7cm diameter

The circular dish has deep rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to an everted rim. It is applied in the centre with two fish in high relief with their scales and fins well defined. The exterior is carved and moulded with ribbed lotus petals radiating upward and covered overall with an even glaze of bluish-green tone, with the exception of the foot ring which is burnt orange in the firing. 南宋 龍泉雙魚洗 13cm diameter

PROVENANCE

A private collection, NSW, Australia. 新南威爾士州私人收藏. $1,000–2,000

For two similar examples please see Christie's Hong Kong, 4/4/2017, lot 113 and 26/11/2014, lot 3204.

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An old Japanese collection.

Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis Oriental Art, Sydney, Australia.

A Private Collection, ACT, Australia. 日本老藏家私人舊藏. 澳大利亞著名亞洲藝術古董商Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis舊藏. 澳大利亞首府私人收藏. $5,000–7,000

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A SMALL YAOZHOU CELADON FOLIATE RIMMED DISH, NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127)

A YAOZHOU CELADON CONICAL BOWL, FIVE DYNASTIES-NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY

The dish is with a foliate rim, it's covered with an even olive green glaze. 北宋 耀州窯青釉花口小盤 10.1cm diam

The interior is finely incised with floral patterns. 五代/北宋 耀州窯青釉刻花斗笠盏 13.8cm diameter

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K. Y. Fine Art, Hong Kong.

The collection of Larry Lucas, Sydney, Australia.

Bonhams Sydney, 15/11/2018, lot 47. 香港吳繼遠古美術. 悉尼收藏家Larry Lucas舊藏. 悉尼邦漢斯，2018年11月15日，拍品號：47.

Uragami Sokyu-Do Co., Ltd, 1/11/2014 (Original receipt).

A private collection, VIC, Australia.

2014年11月1日購於浦上蒼穹堂（原發票）. 澳大利亞私人收藏.

$2,500–3,500

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A YUE CELADON FOLIATE RIMMED BOWL, TANG DYNASTY (618-907) with widely flared sides and four lobes and covered with a greyish-celadon glaze. The bishaped base has six large spur marks, partially revealing the pale grey body. 唐 越窯青釉四瓣花口盞 17cm diameter PROVENANCE

Capital Gallery, Hong Kong. 香港長安古美術 $12,000–20,000

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A PAIR OF QINGBAI WASHERS, SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279) each finely carved with a floral motif on the interior centre, covered with a bluish-white glaze. Both mouth rims with original silver band remnants. With a fitted box. 南宋 青白刻花洗一對 10cm diameter $2,500–3,500

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A DING FOLIATE-RIMMED BOWL, NORTHERN SONG (960-1127) with lobed rim, covered with an even white glaze. 北宋 定窯花口盞 19.5cm diameter PROVENANCE

Collection of East and West Art Gallery, Melbourne. 墨爾本東西畫廊珍藏. $3,000–5,000

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A DING TYPE XUANZHOU FOLIATE RIMMED BOWL, LATE TANG-FIVE DYNASTIES (907-960) The well-potted dish has an undulating foliate rim and is covered overall in a translucent white glaze, pooling to a pale ivory tone on the underside and stopping irregularly above the short foot. 晚唐/五代 定窯系宣州白釉四出花口盞 12.6cm diameter Xuanzhou ware is the official ware for Southern Tang court. A similar example was unearthed in 1950 from the tomb of Li Bian the last ruler of the Southern Tang dynasty in Nanjing, Jiangsu province. Another similar example see Collecting a Musuem: 50 Years of the Jiurutang Collection, Part II, no. 344, p. 458. A very similar example please see Christie's London, 7/11/2019, lot 24. 宣州窯屬於定窯系產品，為南唐時期專為宮廷燒造的官窯. 1950年江蘇南京 南唐李後主李昇墓出土有一件極為相似的白釉盞. 另一相似例子可參見《藏 美：九如堂古陶瓷收藏50年》，第二卷，圖版：344，頁：458. 另見佳士 得倫敦，2019年11月7日，拍品號：24.

PROVENANCE

Capital Gallery, Hong Kong. 香港長安古美術. $7,000–9,000

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A XING WHITE-GLAZED BOWL, FIVE DYNASTIES (907-960) The slightly rounded widely flared sides subtly potted inside and out as five lobes rising to a notched rim, covered all over with a glaze of ivory tone. 五代 邢窯白釉五出筋花形盏 15.4cm diameter For a smaller Xing bowl with four flanges, see Christie's Hong Kong, lot 88.

PROVENANCE

KY Fine Art, Hong Kong.

An important private collection, Sydney, Australia.

A private collection, VIC, Australia. 香港吳繼遠古美術 悉尼重要私人收藏 墨爾本私人收藏 $10,000–20,000

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A FINE QINGBAI 'LOTUS' BOWL, SOUTHERN SONG (1127-1279) The bowl has deep, rounded sides finely carved on the exterior with lotus flowers and is covered overall with a greenish-blue glaze which pools to a darker tone around the deeper carved areas and also covers the foot, except for the unglazed mouth rim. 南宋 影青刻蓮紋深腹盌 9.5cm diameter; 6.6cm high PROVENANCE

Collection of Dr. Francis De Hamel, New Zeland.

Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis, Sydney, Australia.

An important private collection, NSW. 新西蘭收藏家Dr. Francis De Hamel舊藏. 澳大利亞著名亞洲藝術古董商Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis舊藏. 新南威尔士州重要私人收藏. $6,000–7,000

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A CARVED DING CONICAL TEA BOWL, NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127) with widely flared sides, the interior is finely incised with petals radiating from the centre. The bowl is covered inside and out with a glaze of ivory tone that continues over the shallow ring foot on to the base.

The unglazed mouth rim is mounted with a metal band. With a fitted box. 北宋 定窯刻菊瓣紋斗笠盞 13.3cm diameter For an almost identical example but with more condition issues, see Christie's New York, 22/3/2019, lot 1706. Another similar example without metal band, see Christie's Hong Kong, 28/11/2012, lot 2272.

PROVENANCE

A private collection, Melbourne, Australia. 墨爾本私人收藏. $4,500–6,500

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A DING FOLIATED RIMMED BOWL, TANG-FIVE DYNASTIES, 10TH CENTURY

A DING WHITE-GLAZED FOLIATE RIMMED BOWL, LATE TANG–FIVE DYNASTIES, 10TH CENTURY

the bowl with lobed rim, covered with an unctuous yellowish white glaze. 唐/五代 定窯 花口盞 15.7cm diameter

The shallow rounded sides rise to a slightly flared rim shaped as four bracketlobed petals, the dish is covered in a creamy-white glaze stopping in an irregular line above the foot. 晚唐/五代 定窯白釉四出花口盏 16.4cm diameter

PROVENANCE

Raymond and Vicki Tregaskis, Sydney, Australia.

An important private collection, Sydney, Australia. 澳大利亞著名亞洲藝術古董商Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis舊藏. 悉尼重要私人收藏. $4,000–6,000

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For an almost identical example see Sotheby's London, 9/11/2018, lot 254.

PROVENANCE

A private collection, VIC, Melbourne. 墨爾本私人收藏. $8,000–12,000

A SMALL WHITE-GLAZED CUP, SUI-TANG DYNASTY, 7TH CENTURY covered with an ivory-white glaze. With Japanese wood box. 隋/唐 七世紀 白釉杯 7.5cm high Similar example, see Sotheby's New York, 23/3/2022, lot 301.

PROVENANCE

A private Japanese collection. 日本私人收藏. $2,200–3,500

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A JUN BOWL, JIN-YUAN DYNASTY, 13TH CENTURY

A JUN BLUE-GLAZED DISH, SONG – YUAN DYNASTY, 13TH CENTURY

The bowl is of deep, rounded conical form, and is covered inside and out with a glaze of pale milky blue colour, and with a purple plash on the interior. 金/元 鈞窯青釉紫斑盌 16.4cm diameter PROVENANCE

Mr. Ma Tak, Hong Kong, late 90s.

A private collection, NSW, Australia. 九十年代晚期購藏於香港古董商馬德. 新南威爾士州私人收藏. $1,000–2,000

It covered overall in a lavender-blue glaze thinning to a mushroom tone at the rim. 宋/元 鈞窯天青釉盤 16 cm diameter PROVENANCE

Sotheby's Hong Kong, 30/05/2018, lot 386.

Private collection, Melbourne, Australia. 香港蘇富比，2018年5月30日，拍品號：386. 墨爾本私人收藏. $4,500–6,500

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A RARE QINGBAI OCTAGONAL ‘PRUNUS’ EWER, SOUTHERN SONG-YUAN DYNASTY, 13TH CENTURY of conforming octagonal shape and each facet is relief moulded with a prunus spray. The glaze of pale blue tone. 南宋/元 影青八角形印梅紋執壺 20.7cm high For a meiping vase with similar shape and design, see Christie's Hong Kong, 3/12/21, lot 2807.

PROVENANCE

An old private collection, Melbourne, acquired from Moongate Antiques, Armadale, June 2001. 澳大利亞墨爾本資深私人收藏，2001年購於Armadale的Moongate古董店. $3,000–5,000

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A RARE QINGBAI OCTAGONAL ‘PRUNUS’ VASE, MEIPING, SOUTHERN SONG-YUAN DYNASTY, 13TH CENTURY of conforming octagonal shape and each facet is relief moulded with a prunus spray. The glaze of pale blue tone. 南宋/元 影青八角印梅紋梅瓶 21cm high For a very similar but smaller example (18.5cm high) see Christie's Hong Kong, 3/12/21, lot 2807.

PROVENANCE

Acquired in Indonesia in the early 80s, and thence by descent.

A private collection, Geelong, Australia. 八十年代早期購藏於印度尼西亞，家族流傳. 澳大利亞吉朗私人收藏. $3,000–5,000

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A KOREAN MOULDED CELADON-GLAZED BOWL, GORYEO DYNASTY, 12TH-13TH CENTURY The bowl is moulded on the interior centre with a chrysanthemum, and is covered overall with a glaze of soft greyish-green colour. With a Japanese wood box. 高麗王朝 十二/十三世紀 青瓷大盌 18.6cm diameter For a comparable example, see Christie's New York, 17/3/2017, lot 1172 PROVENANCE

A private collection, Melbourne, Australia. 墨爾本私人收藏. $4,500–6,500

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A CHINESE GONGXIAN WHITE-GLAZED VASE, TANG DYNASTY (618-907) heavily potted, with a cup-shaped mouth and wasted neck, covered with a warm white glaze. 唐 鞏縣窯白釉盤口瓶 16.5cm high PROVENANCE

A private collection, Melbourne, Australia. 墨爾本私人收藏. $3,000–5,000

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A RARE AND FINE DING/DANGYANGYU PERSIMMON-GLAZED CONICAL TEA BOWL, NORTHERN SONG DYNASTY (960-1127) The bowl is finely potted and covered in an even purple glaze, on the interior, exterior and inside the unglazed foot-rim. 北宋 定窯/當陽峪窯 紫金釉斗笠盞 4.7cm high, 18.2cm diameter James Spencer, Selected Chinese Ceramics from the Han to the Qing Dynasties, From the Chang Foundation, Taipei, 1990, plate 28.

PROVENANCE

Sotheby's London, 13/07/2005, lot 138.

KY Fine Art, Hong Kong Mossgreen, Melbourne, 16/06/2015, lot 50. 倫敦蘇富比，2005年7月13日，拍品號：138 香港吳繼遠古美術 墨爾本Mossgreen, 2015年6月16日，拍品號：50 $15,000–20,000

Freer Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., Oriental Ceramics: The Worlds Great Collections, Tokyo 1981, Vol.9, Cat. No. 62.

For a similar bowl see Sotheby's New York, 16th-17th September, 2014, lot: 105; and also see Sotheby's New York, 23rd March, 2011, lot: 519

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A CELADON PIERCED JADE PLAQUE, QING DYNASTY (1644-1912)

A JADE PENDANT OF A TIGER AND A MAN, POSSIBLY SHANG DYNASTY (16TH–11TH CENTURY BC) OR LATER

carved in openwork with a dragon and a phoenix, the pale white stone with areas of russet 清 青白玉雕龍鳳佩 7cm high PROVENANCE

China Guardian Beijing, 7/7/1996, lot 476 (with original certificate). 購藏於中國北京嘉德拍賣，1996年7月7日（原證書）. $2,000–3,000

carved with a tiger turning his head to the back and back, and his hind paws grabbing a man, the yellowish-white jade with some dark inclusions. 或為商代 青白玉虎人佩 7.5cm long $5,500–7,000

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A RARE AND FINE WHITE JADE SWORD POMMEL, WARRING STATES – HAN DYNASTY, 5TH BC–3RD AD

A SMALL MOTTLED RUSSET JADE BI, HAN DYNASTY (206BC-220AD)

The concave centre is carved in relief with four lotus petals,enclosed by a wide border of spirals, the even white stone with a small area of brown inclusions. 戰國/漢 白玉雕蓮瓣紋劍首 4.2cm diameter

finely carved in relief on both sides with comma spirals, set within slightly raised borders. 漢 「谷紋」玉璧 5cm diameter

For a jade pommel with a dragon design see Christie's Hong Kong, 28/11/2018, lot 2276. For a jade pommel with much more common design, see Sotheby's, 30/11/2021, lot 461.

$3,000–5,000

PROVENANCE

Collection of a famous Chinese art scholar Zeng Tujin. 著名中國藝術學者曾土金舊藏. $4,000–6,000

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A SMALL JADE TIGER, LATE SHANG TO EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH CENTURY B.C. 商晚期 玉虎 3.3cm long $2,200–3,200

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A CELADON JADE CARVING OF A BIRD PENDANT, WESTERN ZHOU (1047-772 BC) carved as a stylised mythical bird and decorated with fine incisions. 西周 青玉鳥形佩 3.8cm high $15,000–20,000

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A MOTTLED CARAMEL JADE FISH-FORM PENDANT, SONG-MING DYNASTY, 12TH-17TH CENTURY 宋/明 玉魚形佩 6.4cm long PROVENANCE

Acquired in Hong Kong in the late 80s. 八十年代晚期購藏於香港. $2,000–3,000

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A WHITE JADE FISH DRAGON-FORM PENDANT, HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-220 AD) The flat ornament is carved in the form of a dragon, with circular eyes, a snout-like nose and comma spirals detailed to the "S"-shaped body that terminates in a short fish tail. A suspension hole is drilled from both sides of the body. The stone is a pale white tone with some russet inclusions. 漢 白玉雕魚龍形佩 6.4cm long A similar example see Christie's Hong Kong, 31/5/2017, lot 2729.

PROVENANCE

Acquired in Hong Kong in the late 80s. 八十年代晚期購藏於香港. $8,000–10,000

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TWO CELADON JADE DRAGON FRAGMENT, LATE HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 3500-3000 BC including one jade c-shaped dragon fragment and one pig dragon fragment. 新石器時期 紅山文化晚期 C形龍及玉豬龍 殘件 兩件 8.5cm wide & 5.5cm wide $5,000–7,000

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A JADE DRAGON FORMED PENDANT, POSSIBLY WARRING STATE/HAN DYNASTY OR LATER, CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY BC The flat plaque is finely carved in the form of a dragon with an upwardturned head at one end of the arched s-shaped body, and a coiled tail at the other end. The body and tail are carved on both sides in low relief with comma spirals, the stone is with a pale white tone with areas of calcified white. 或為戰國/漢或更晚 青白玉雕龍形佩 11cm long A similar example please see Christie's Hong Kong, 31/5/2017, lot 2719.

PROVENANCE

Acquired from Hong Kong in the early 90s.

An old private NSW collection. 九十年代初期於香港購藏. 新南威爾士州老藏家私人舊藏. $6,000–8,000

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A CREAMY WHITE JADE PENDANT OF A WU, POSSIBLY NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE (3300–2300 BC) The mythical pendant is carved with the shape of a wu, incised with circular scroll motifs, the calcified white jade with small area of russet colour. 或為良渚文化期 白玉雕巫形飾 6.3cm long PROVENANCE

Acquired in Hong Kong in the late 80s. 八十年代晚期購藏於香港. $3,200–5,000

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A JADE DRAGON FORMED PENDANT, WARRING STATES/HAN DYNASTY The semi-circular pendant is carved in the shape of a dragon shown in profile. Both sides are carved with comma spirals, c-scrolls and cloud scrolls in low relief. The pendant is covered in a white encrustation. 戰國/漢 白玉龍形佩 9cm long PROVENANCE

Private collection, VIC, Australia. 澳大利亞維多利亞私人珍藏. $9,200–10,000

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A PALE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE 'SPRING WATER' PLAQUE CHUNSHUI, JIN-YUAN DYNASTY, 13TH CENTURY delicately carved with a falcon hunting a goose, the goose's elongated slender neck depicted intertwined with curling leafy scrolls, the pale white stone with areas of russet inclusions. 金/元 青白玉雕春水帶釦 5.3cm diameter Compare the jade plaque with similar motif, Sotheby's Hong Kong, 28 & 29/11/2019, Lot 749. Also, see, Christie's Hong Kong, 30/5/2018, Lot 3053.

PROVENANCE

Wyssem Aria Oriental Art, Germany. 德國 Wyssem Aria 東方藝術. $800–1,000 This lot will be offered no reserve. 此拍品不設保留價

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A LARGE JADE CARVING OF A ‘PIG DRAGON’ FRAGMENT, HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 4000-3000 BC

A JADE 'PHOENIX' DISC BI, WARRING STATES/HAN DYNASTY, CIRCA 3RD BC.

The jade fragment is carved as a coiled stylised mythical animal with incised circular eyes below pricked ears, the pale white stone with areas of dark inclusions. 新石器時期 紅山文化期 玉豬籠殘件 8cm long

well-carved to both sides of the surface with a band of comma spirals within inner and outer raised borders, and flanked on the edges by a pair of phoenix. The semi-translucent stone of pale white colour with areas of russet inclusions. 戰國/漢 鳳耳谷紋玉璧 7.2cm long

$4,000–6,000

For a very similar example, please see Christie's Hong Kong, 31/05/2017, lot 2717; and another example with a further decoration on the top, see the same sale, lot 2715.

PROVENANCE

Purchased from Hong Kong in the early 90s. 九十年代初期於香港購藏. $10,000–20,000

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A CREAMY CELADON JADE TWO-TIERS CONG, POSSIBLY NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE (CIRCA 3300-2300 BC)

A RARE AND FINE WHITE JADE DISC BI, WARRING STATES/HAN PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY BC

of short cylindrical square section, each corner carved with a stylised human and animal mask design, the faces divided with a gently recessed vertical band in the centre of each side, the opaque stone of greenish-white tone suffused with russet inclusions. 或為新石器時期 良渚文化期 雙層獸面紋青白玉琮 8.1cm wide, 5.3cm high A smaller two-tiered jade cong (6 cm wide) with russet tone, see Christie's Hong Kong, 11/6/2021, lot 3167. Another similar example see, Sotheby's Hong Kong, 20/12/2021, lot 462.

The jade ring is finely carved in relief on both sides with comma spirals, set within slightly raised borders, the stone is with a pale white tone with areas of calcified white. 战国/漢 「谷纹」 白玉璧 4.7cm diameter For a very similar jade bi, partially covered with original silk, see: Christie's London, 9/11/2010, lot 190. A larger example was given by Florence and Herbert Irving to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, sold at Sotheby's New York, 14/09/2019, lot 1324 PROVENANCE

Acquired in Hong Kong in the early 90s. 九十年代早期購藏於香港.

PROVENANCE

Purchased in Hong Kong in the 50s.

An old private collection NSW, Australia.

50年代購藏於香港 新南威爾士州老藏家舊藏

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TWO WHITE JADE PLAQUES, YUAN-MING DYNASTY, 14TH CENTURY One plaque carved in openwork with a Chilong; the other with a phoenix under a peony. 元/明 白玉雕配飾兩件 6.4 cm & 5.5 cm $5,000–7,000

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A JADE 'CHILONG' PLECTRUM-SHAPED PENDANT, YUAN/MING DYNASTY, 14TH CENTURY The jade is finely carved with two sinuous chilong surrounding the archer’s thumb ring shaped ornament. The stone is of a greyish white tone with dark inclusions. 元/明 青灰玉雕螭龍韘形佩 4cm long PROVENANCE

Purchased in Hong Kong in the 90s. 九十年代購藏於香港. $2,000–3,000

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A WHITE JADE BIRD-SHAPED PENDANT, LATE HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 4000-3000 BC The pendant is simplistically carved in the shape of a bird with a small head, outspread wings and tail, two suspension holes were drilled from both sides of the body on the back. The stone is with a pale white tone with areas of calcified white and russet inclusions. 新石器時期 紅山文化晚期 鸮形佩飾 5.7cm wide; 5.4cm high For a smaller example (3cm long) with much simpler design please see Christie's Hong Kong, 30/05/2018, lot 3055. Another bird pendant with similar size but simpler design, see Christie's Hong Kong, 29/11/2017, lot 2708.

PROVENANCE

Acquired in Hong Kong in the early 90s. 九十年代早期購藏於香港. $8,000–10,000

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A YELLOW JADE SCABBARD SLIDE, LATE EASTERN ZHOU-HAN DYNASTY, 4TH CENTURY BC–1ST CENTURY AD of rectangular shape with curved ends, carved with a taotie mask below angular scrolls, the stone of greenish-brown tone with feather-like russet markings. 東周晚期/漢 黃玉劍鞘配飾 8cm long $8,000–12,000

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A PALE-GREY JADE COVER, MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

A WHITE JADE CARVED BELT BUCKLE "QIUSHAN" MOUNTED WITH PARCIAL-GILT SILVER, LIAO/JIN DYNASTY, 11-13TH CENTURY

carved in openwork with phoenix in flight, the pale white stone with minor dark inclusions. 明 青灰玉雕鳳紋香盒 5.7cm diameter $1,500–2,500

The belt buckle is of oval form, carved with hawk is catching a goose in flight, the stone of pale white colour. 遼/金 白玉雕 “秋山” 鑲銀局部鎏金帶釦 Jade: 5.4cm long; 7cm long overall Similar example see Christie's Hong Kong, 28/11/2006, lot 1445. $6,000–8,000

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A CREAMY WHITE JADE RITUAL BLADE, POSSIBLY NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE (3300–2300 BC) The blade is carved with a stylised human and animal mask design in two registers, opaque stone of calcified white suffused with russet inclusions. 或為良渚文化期 白玉雕饕餮紋刃飾 6.4cm high PROVENANCE

Acquired in Hong Kong in the late 80s. 八十年代晚期購藏於香港. $3,200–5,000

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A VERY FINE JADE CONG, POSSIBLY LATE LIANGZHU CULTURE (CIRCA 3300-2300 BC) carved with a mask at each corner with an oblong scroll-filled mouth and circular eyes below a headdress of fine horizontal lines. The stone is of glossy ivory-white tone. 或為良渚文化晚期 雞骨白獸面紋玉琮 7.6cm wide, 4cm high Compare with a similar jade cong with two registers, see Christie's Hong Kong, 30/5/2018, lot 3080.

PROVENANCE

Purchased in the early 90s.

An old private collection, Sydney, Australia. 澳洲悉尼私人老藏家舊藏，90年代早期購於香港 $22,000–35,000

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A CARVED YELLOW JADE OF A CAT, MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) the cat is carved recumbent, the yellow stone with russet inclusions.

5.3cm long 明 黃玉雕狸貓擺件 PROVENANCE

Raymond and Vicki Tregaskis, Sydney, Australia. 澳大利亞著名亞洲藝術古董商Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis舊藏. $1,500–2,500

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A MOTTLED CELADON JADE CONG, SONG-MING DYNASTY, 10TH-17TH CENTURY The cong is of typical square-section form with a central circular aperture.

The stone is of a dark green tone with some brown-russet inclusions. 宋/明 青玉琮 4.9cm high For a smaller jade cong with a lighter green colour, see Christie's London, 10/11/2015, lot 134.

PROVENANCE

A private collection, NSW, Australia, acquired in the early 2000s. 澳洲新南威爾士私人收藏，購藏於2000年代早期.

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A RARE YELLOW JADE TIGER, SONG/MING DYNASTY, 13TH-14TH CENTURY the recumbent tiger with its head turned back towards the split tail, the caramel-coloured stone with some darker inclusions. 宋/明 黃玉雕臥虎 5cm long PROVENANCE

The collection of Jim Forbes, Boston, USA, whose family had been involved with the China trade. Most of the collection is in the Peabody Museum, Massachusetts, USA. Mossgreen Melbourne, 16-17/6/2014, lot185. 美國波士頓 Jim Forbes 舊藏. 澳大利亞 Mossgreen, 2014年6月16日-17日，拍品號：185. $2,000–4,000

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A CELADON JADE BEAR, YUAN-MING DYNASTY, 14TH/15TH CENTURY the recumbent bear with his head turned to one side, the pale-celadon jade with areas of black and russet inclusions. 元/明 青玉雕玉臥熊 5.5cm wide $2,000–3,000

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A JADE 'CHILONG' PLECTRUM-SHAPED PENDANT, HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-220 AD)

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finely carved in openwork with two sinuous chilong surrounding the archer’s thumb ring shaped ornament with further incised details. The stone is of a greyish white tone with dark inclusions. 漢 螭龍紋玉韘形佩 5.8cm long PROVENANCE

A private collection, Malaysia. 馬來西亞私人收藏 $30,000–50,000

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A WHITE JADE CARVED ROUNDED PENDANT OF HEHEERXIAN, MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

A WHITE JADE 'LONGEVITY' BELT HOOK, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

carved in open-work with he he er xian, the stone is an even white colour. 明 十七世紀 白玉鏤空雕和合二仙掛飾 5.1cm diameter

carved with an endless knot in the centre flanked by two round Shou characters and bats. 清末 白玉壽紋帶鉤 8.7cm long

$2,000–3,000

PROVENANCE

Property of a Lady Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 11/12/2020, lot 1129. 女史珍藏. 香港蘇富比，2020年12月11日，拍品號：1129. $4,000–6,000

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A RARE MOTTLED WHITE JADE FIVE-TIERED CONG, NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE (CIRCA 3300-2300 BC) of square cross section surrounding a cylindrically hollowed tube to the centre with rounded square corners, and tapered slightly from top to bottom. The sides are divided into five registers with a stylised mask at each of the four corners, comprising two long bars above a shorter bar and flanked by two incised circles forming eyes. The stone is of a milky white colour with some green veining and russet inclusions. 新石器時代 良渚文化期 五層獸面紋玉琮 12.5cm high The present cong displays the distinctive characteristic of Liangzhu Culture cong vessels, with a square outer section around a circular inner part and decorated with stylised masks neatly arranged on each of the four corners. Particularly notable in the present cong is the fine quality of the delicately incised lines.

One interpretation of the function of cong is that it symbolised the earth.

Although the precise meaning and use of the cong is not entirely clear, it was found in extensive numbers in Liangzhu tombs and is believed to be of great significance.

Compare an example of a jade cong also carved with five registers of stylised masks (14.8cm high), Neolithic period, Liangzhu Culture, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 1 Neolithic Age, Beijing, 2011, p.76, pl.31. See also another slightly larger jade cong (14.6cm high), also with five registers, excavated in 1973 from Sidun in Wujin, Jiangsu Province, illustrated in Liangzhu wenhua yuqi, Hong Kong, 1989, p.39, pl.50.

PROVENANCE

An old private Collection, Taiwan Acquired from Hong Kong in the early 90s. 台灣老藏家私人舊藏 九十年代初期於香港購藏 玉琮奶白色，有少許綠點與赭紅斑. 長方柱形，外方內圓. 外表分為五節，每節 以四角為中線，刻簡化人面紋四組，共二十組. 紋飾由兩條平行凸橫棱、雙重圓 圈、凸橫檔構成，分別表示羽冠、眼睛和鼻子. 整器製作規整，雕琢精緻，拋光 細膩. 玉琮是良渚文化玉器中最典型器物之一. 雖然學術界關於玉琮的起源及用途眾說 紛紜，但從出土墓葬中所發現玉琮之數量足以顯示玉琮在良渚文化玉器中的特殊 地位. 目前大多數學者認同玉琮是和某種神袛崇拜有關的禮儀用玉. 北京故宮博物院藏一件良渚文化玉琮（高14.8厘米），墨綠玉質，外表亦分五 節，見《故宮博物院藏品大系：玉器編1新石器時代》，北京，2011年，頁76， 編號31；另見1973年江蘇省武進縣寺墩出土一件良渚玉琮，尺寸較此拍品稍大（ 高14.6厘米），著錄於《良渚文化玉器》，香港，1989年，頁39，編號50. 相似的五層玉琮另可參見香港邦瀚斯，2017年11月28日，拍品號1；一件青玉的 例子可參見香港蘇富比，2020年10月9日，拍品號52. 另兩件稍小一些的四層玉 琮的例子，分別見香港佳士得，2019年11月27日，拍品號2720 和 2018年11月 28日，拍品號2702. $50,000–70,000

For a similar five-tiered jade cong also see, Bonhams Hong Kong, 28/11/2017, lot 1. In addition, a mottled green coloured example, see Sotheby's Hong Kong, 9/10/2020, lot 52.

For two slightly smaller four-tiered example see Christie's Hong Kong, 27/11/2019, lot 2720 (11.4 cm high) and Christie's Hong Kong, 28/11/2018, lot 2702 (13.3cm high).

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A WHITE JADE PENDANT, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

A WHITE JADE PENDANT, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

The rectangular plaque is finely carved to each side with a panel surmounted by two archaic kui dragons, one side is carved with a dragon chasing a flaming pearl surfing the sea waves amongst clouds, while the other side is carved with a hanging pendant with "da yu qing gui" four characters. The stone is an even white tone. 清 白玉雕 「大雨晴歸」 龍紋玉牌 6cm long

The rectangular plaque is finely carved to each side with a panel surmounted by two archaic kui dragons, one side is carved with a military general, while the other side is carved with a poem followed by the signature Zigang. 清 白玉子岡牌 5.3cm long

$6,000–8,000

$8,000–12,000

A very similar example please see Christie's Hong Kong, 30/11/2020, lot 3073.

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A LARGE JADE DISC, BI, MID-WARRING STATES PERIOD–HAN DYNASTY, 4TH CENTURY B.C.– 3RD CENTURY A.D. carved on both sides with raised bosses in the form of comma spirals enclosing the central aperture within raised borders. The stone of yellowish celadon tone with brown and opaque white inclusions. 戰國 “谷紋” 青白玉璧 15.6cm diameter A smaller jade disc bi (12.5cm diameter) see Christie's Hong Kong, 3/12/2021, lot 2725.

PROVENANCE

Collection of the Jade expert Zeng Tujin, acquired in the 90s. 著名中國藝術學者曾土金舊藏，購於九十年代 $40,000–50,000

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A MOTTLED RED JADE TWO-TIERS CONG, POSSIBLY NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE (CIRCA 3300-2300 BC) The cong is of short cylindrical square section, each corner carved with a stylised human and animal mask design, the faces divided with a gently recessed vertical band in the centre of each side, the opaque stone of mottled red tone suffused with russet inclusions. 或為新石器時期 良渚文化期 雙層獸面紋玉琮 7.6cm wide; 5.9cm high For a similar but smaller example (6cm wide) see Christie's Hong Kong, 11/6/2021, lot 3167. Another celadon jade example see, Sotheby's Hong Kong, 20/12/2021, lot 462.

PROVENANCE

Purchased in Hong Kong in the 50s.

An old private collection NSW, Australia.

50年代購藏於香港 新南威爾士州老藏家舊藏 $9,000–15,000

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A SMALL PALE CELADON JADE WATER POT, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911) carved with a chilong clambering at the rim, the pale white stone with a few russet inclusions. 清 青白玉螭龍水盂 6cm high PROVENANCE

Sotheby’s, Hong Kong, 29/11/2019, lot 846 (part) 香港蘇富比，2019年11月29日，拍品號: 846. $10,000–20,000

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A PALE WHITE JADE OPENWORK FINIAL, YUAN DYNASTY (1279-1368) carved and pierced with three monkeys amongst dense clusters of pine, the pale white stone with russet inclusions. 元 灰白玉雕猴子攀松帽頂 4 cm high PROVENANCE

Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis, Sydney, Australia, 1990s.

An important private collection, NSW. 澳大利亞著名亞洲藝術古董商Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis舊藏 新南威爾士重要私人收藏 82

$3,000–5,000

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A PALE WHITE JADE MYTHICAL BEAST XIEZHI, MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) the recumbent beast worked from the pale white stone with dark inclusions. 明 青白玉獬豸臥像 5cm long PROVENANCE

Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis, Sydney, Australia.

An important private collection, NSW. 澳大利亞著名亞洲藝術古董商Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis舊藏 新南威爾士重要私人收藏 $3,000–5,000

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A LARGE JADE CARVING OF A ‘PIG DRAGON’, HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 4000-3000 B.C. carved as a coiled stylised mythical animal with incised circular eyes below pricked ears, and pierced with a circular aperture to the centre between a slit and a smaller aperture for suspension. The stone is of a green tone with extensive areas of white inclusions. 新石器時代 紅山文化期 玉豬龍 9.5cm high A similar example excavated from Xiahuofang, Weichang, Hebei province, now is in Hebei provincial musuem, see Gu Fang ed., The Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China, Vol.1, p121; another example excavated from EOergenwusu, Balinyouqi, Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, now in Balinyouqi musuem, see the same set of books, Vol.2, p.22. For similar examples sold at the auction, see, Christie's Hong Kong, 27/11/2019, lot 2706, a smaller example (7.2cm high) see the same sale, lot 2708. A yellow jade pig, see, Sotheby's Hong Kong, 09/10/2020, lot 21.

PROVENANCE

Purchased in Hong Kong in the early 90s. 九十年代初期於香港購藏 $30,000–50,000

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A WHITE JADE CARVED FIGURE OF BOY, SONG DYNASTY (960-1279)

A WHITE JADE CARVING OF A PARROT, YUAN DYNASTY (1271-1368)

The jovial boy twisting his torso above slightly bent legs, carrying a lotus stem over his shoulder, his clothing decorated with star-shaped motifs.

The stone is of beautiful even white colour with areas of russet. 宋 白玉雕童子 4.8cm high

The recumbent bird with legs neatly tucked underneath, its long curving neck turned sharply towards the back, holding a sprig of peaches in its long beak falling over the finely incised wings, the tail feathers finely detailed, the white jade with very light russet tone. 元 白玉雕仙鶴銜壽桃 4.7cm long

Compare with the white jade 'wrestling boys' group from Robert Youngman Collection, also dated to the Song dynasty, the boys have very similar facial character, similar hair style, and are wearing a similar style of clothing. See Sotheby's Hong Kong, 2/4/2019, lot 3433. Also, compare with a white jade plaque of a boy, Song dynasty, Sotheby's Hong Kong, 7/4/2010, lot 2009.

For another comparable example Sotheby's Hong Kong, The Zhirouzhai Collection, 7/10/2008, lot 2302. $4,000–6,000

PROVENANCE

Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis, Sydney, Australia, 1990s.

An important private collection, NSW. 澳大利亞著名亞洲藝術古董商Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis舊藏. 新南威爾士州重要私人收藏. $2,000–3,000

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A CELADON-WHITE JADE CARVED PAPER WEIGHT OF TWO BADGERS, QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY finely carved as two badgers arranged head to tail, each detailed with a pointed face and a bushy tail, one is biting a butterfly on the other's back, both on a branch of banana leaves. The stone with an even white colour. 清 青白玉雕“歡歡喜喜”紙鎮 6cm wide A very similar white jade paper weight carved with two Rabbits, see Christie's Hong Kong, 3/6/2015, lot 3345.

PROVENANCE

Mark Walberg Fine Art and Antiques, New York, USA. A private collection NSW and US. 美國紐約Mark Walberg古美術 美國和新南威爾士州私人舊藏 $10,000–20,000

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A STRIATED PALE GREY JADE CARVING OF A RECUMBENT RAM, SONG DYNASTY (960-1279) Naturalistically carved in the form of a recumbent ram, its legs neatly tucked under its body and with long curling horns, the stone of an attractive creamy tone with dark russet inclusions. 宋 灰白玉臥羊 6cm long, 79g For similar examples from the same period, see Chinese Jade Animals, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1997, Hong Kong, pl. 91, 93, and 94, p. 116 to 199, and Roger Keverne eds., Jade, Anness Publishing Ltd, 2010, London, pl.

23, p 121 to 122. A smaller example also see, Christie's, London, 11/05/2010, lot 1. A pale yellow jade with similar design but from Ming Dynasty, see Christie's New York, 22/03/2013, lot 1353.

PROVENANCE

Douglas J. K. Wright, Oxon UK, 11 February 2003 (bought for £4,600).

A private collection, United Kingdom, thence by descent.

A private collection, Sydney.

Bonhams Sydney, 21/11/2019, lot 502. 英國牛津郡收藏家Douglas J. K. Wright，購於2003年2月11日（4600英鎊） 英國私人舊藏，家族流傳 悉尼私人收藏 悉尼邦漢斯，2019年11月21日，拍品號：502 $6,500–7,500 87

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A WHITE JADE HAIRPIN WITH ZIGANG MARK, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY carved in low relief with a writhing chilong with finely incised hair, twocharacter "Zi Gang" mark on the back, the stone of even white colour. 清 十八世紀 子岡款白玉髮簪 13cm long For a similar example but shorter (11.5cm), see Christie's London, 5/11/2013, lot 218.

PROVENANCE

Mark Walberg Fine Art and Antiques, New York, USA 美國紐約Mark Walberg古美術 $4,500–6,500

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A RARE SMALL WHITE JADE 'BIRD' BELT ORNAMENTS, TANG-YUAN DYNASTY, 10TH-14TH CENTURY

A RARE PALE WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A MYTHICAL BEAST XIEZHI, HAN DYNASTY (202BC-220AD)

carved as a seated bird with closed wings, the underside with a raised pierced boss, the stone of mottled white, brown and black tones. 唐/元 白玉雕鳥形帶釦 4.5cm long

The underside is carved in intaglio with beard and hair markings. The softly polished stone with a pale white undertone and russet striations. 漢 白玉雕獬豸把件 7cm long

PROVENANCE

PROVENANCE

The Durwin Tang Collection.

Bonhams Hong Kong, 27/11/2018, lot 107.

An important private collection, NSW. 香港「天珍堂」鄧德雍珍藏. 香港邦漢斯，2018年11月27日，拍品號：107. 新南威爾士州重要私人收藏.

Christie’s Hong Kong, 4/10/2016, lot 30. 香港佳士得，2016年10月4日，拍品號：30 $70,000–90,000

$4,000–6,000

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A RARE SMALL YELLOW JADE 'BIRD' HAT ORNAMENT, TANG-YUAN DYNASTY, 10TH-14TH CENTURY carved as a seated bird with closed wings; the underside with a circular section enclosing pierced holes for attachment, the stone of mottled brown tones. 唐/元 黃玉雕鳥形帽飾 3.2cm long PROVENANCE

The Durwin Tang Collection.

Bonhams Hong Kong, 27/11/2018, lot 107.

An important private collection, NSW. 香港「天珍堂」鄧德雍珍藏. 香港邦漢斯，2018年11月27日，拍品號：107. 新南威爾士州重要私人收藏. $4,000–6,000

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A FINE SMALL TIANHUANG CARVED MYTHICAL BEAST XIEZHI, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

A CELADON JADE CARVING OF A MYTHICAL BEAST, SONG DYNASTY (960-1279)

finely carved with a mythical beast Xiezhi on waves. With fitted wood stand. 清 壽山田黃石雕獬豸 3.5cm long

The recumbent beast with three horns, head turned to one side, the celadon stone with dark inclusions. 宋 青玉雕三角神獸坐像 4cm long

PROVENANCE

Raymond and Vicki Tregaskis, Sydney, Australia 澳大利亞著名亞洲藝術古董商Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis舊藏. $3,000–5,000

PROVENANCE

Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis, Sydney, Australia.

An important private collection, NSW. 澳大利亞著名亞洲藝術古董商Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis舊藏. 新南威爾士州重要私人收藏. $2,000–3,000

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A GREY AND BLACK JADE CARVING OF A MANDARIN DUCK, MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

A WHITE JADE PIERCED OBLONG PLAQUE"CHUNSHUI", YUAN-MING DYNASTY

carved crouching, grasping a lotus stem in its beak, the stone with natural inclusions. 明 鴛鴦戲蓮玉雕把件 6.3cm long PROVENANCE

of oval form, carved in three layers with three egrets perched among the stems of lotus, the stone of an even colour with little golden brown inclusions along the underside rim. 元/明 白玉雕“春水”帶釦 8.5 cm long

A private collection, Melbourne, Australia, purchased in the 70s. 墨爾本私人收藏，購藏於七十年代.

A similar "Qiushan" jade plaque dated to Liao/Jin, sold at this house, 29/08/2021, lot 145.

$4,000–6,000

PROVENANCE

Wyssem Aria Oriental Art, Germany. 德國Wyssem Aria東方藝術. $6,000–8,000

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A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE OVOID JAR AND COVER, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722) finely decorated with a family of swallows in a large mandarin prunus tree. 清 康熙 青 「喜上眉梢」大罐 30cm high (with cover) PROVENANCE

Joshua McClelland Print Room, Melbourne, 1980.

A private collection, Gold Coast, Australia.

Mossgreen Melbourne, 28/11/2017, lot 642.

1980年購於墨爾本Joshua McClelland Print Room藝廊. 澳大利亞黃金海岸私人收藏. 澳大利亞Mossgreen，2017年11月28日，拍品號：642. $2,000–3,000

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A BLUE AND WHITE DISH, MING DYNASTY, WANLI PERIOD (1572-1620) 明 萬曆 青花盤 13.3cm diameter PROVENANCE

A private collection, VIC, Australia, acquired in Japan. 維多利亞州私人收藏，購藏於日本. $1,200–1,500

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AN UNDERGLAZED-RED BIRD FEEDER, YUAN DYNASTY (1271-1368)

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Acquired in Indonesia, and thence by descent.

A private collection, VIC, Australia. 購藏於印度尼西亞，家族流傳. 維多利亞州私人收藏. $1,500–2,500

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A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE DRAGON VASE, YUAN DYNASTY (1271-1368) 元 青花龍紋瓶 12.4cm high $2,000–3,000

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A SMALL BLUE AND WHITE CENSER, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722) 清 康熙 青花螭龍紋香爐 8.5cm diameter $1,000–2,000 100

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A BLUE AND WHITE OVOID GINGER JAR, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1661-1722) decorated with prunus blossoms against a blue ground of 'cracked ice' design. The wooden cover inlaid with a rounded jadeite plaque. With a carved wood stand. 清 康熙 青花冰梅紋罐 22.2cm high PROVENANCE

Dr. Hyde's Collection.

An important private collection, Sydney, Australia.

Dr. Hyde舊藏. 悉尼重要私人收藏. $3,000–5,000

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A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE AND COPPER RED CUPS, GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908) Each up finely decorated with grapevines and leaves in underglazed blue and grapes in underglazed red. 清 光緒款及本朝青花釉裡紅杯一對 10.6cm diameter $2,500–3,500

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A SMALL CELADON DISH, QING YI TANG ZHI FOUR CHARACTER HALL MARK, POSSIBLY QIANLONG/JIAQING PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The shallow tapering straight sides rising from a slightly splayed foot with a broad flat base, the interior moulded with three bats variously suspending ribboned double-gourds, berries and lingzhi, amongst clouds scrolls, the reverse with radiating ruyi-shaped leaves,all covered in a pale green glaze. 或為 清 乾隆/嘉慶 豆青 印「福壽 全」碟 「慶宜堂 」楷書款 11.2cm diameter PROVENANCE

Raymond & Victoria Tregaskis Oriental Art, Sydney, Australia 澳洲著名古董商Raymond & Victoria Tregaskis 舊藏. $10,000–20,000

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A SMALL IMPERIAL COPPER RED DISH, QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795) The dish is covered with a even sang de boeuf glaze neatly stopped at the foot rim. 清 乾隆款及本朝 御窯祭紅釉盤 11.1cm diameter PROVENANCE

Christie’s, Hong Kong, 16-17/1/1989.

Mossgreen, 28/11/2017, lot 643. 香港佳士得，1989年1月16日至17日. 墨爾本Mossgreen，2017年11月28日，拍品號：643. $7,000–9,000

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A BLUE AND WHITE BOWL, GUANGXU UNDERGLAZE BLUE SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908)

A RARE AND FINE SMALL BLUE AND WHITE WINE BOWL, GUANGXU DING WEI YU HAI TANG EIGHT-CHARACTER UNDERGLAZED BLUE MARK, DATED TO 1907

the bowl is decorated throughout white floral scrolls and Buddhist emblems above a lotus band border. 清 光緒款及本朝 青花“暗八仙”紋盌 14cm diameter PROVENANCE

Baboori (Antiques) Pty. Ltd., NSW, Australia. 澳大利亞 Baboori 古美術. $800–1,200

清 光緒丁未年玉海堂製款及本朝 （光緒 1907年）花卉紋青花盌 10cm diameter PROVENANCE

Willow Gallery, Shop D, G/F 159-163 Hollywood Road, Hong Kong, 11/1997.

A private collection, ACT. Australia.

1997年11月購藏於香港Willow Gallery藝廊. 澳大利亞首府私人珍藏. $800–1,200 This lot will be offered no reserve. 此拍品不設保留價

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A RARE BLUE AND WHITE DISH, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)

A BLUE AND WHITE PLATE, TRANSITIONAL PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY

The dish is delicately decorated in a central medallion with four boys playing with leaves beneath an overhanging bough, the exterior cavetto with a continuous scene of children playing at various games, in graduated tones of cobalt blue, with an apocryphal chenghua six-character underglazed blue mark on the base within a double circle. 清 康熙 大明成化年制款 青花盤 15cm diameter

finely decorated with landscape on the interior, the base with a "Cheng" character in underglaze blue. 明清過度期 青花盤 20.6cm diameter

PROVENANCE

The Gladys Shead Collection.

Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis, Sydney, Australia.

A Private Collection, ACT, Australia.

Gladys Shead 珍藏. 澳大利亞著名亞洲藝術古董商Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis舊藏. 澳大利亞首府私人收藏.

LITERATURE

Later Chinese Export Ceramics, 7th-30th September, Sydney, 1989.

EXHIBITED

Sydney, Later Chinese Export Ceramics, 7th-30th September, 1989. $2,200–3,500

PROVENANCE

The Andrew Stuart-Robertson Collection, Sydney, 11/7/1999.

A Private Collection, ACT, Australia.

1999年7月11日購藏於澳大利亞 Andrew Stuart-Robertson舊藏. 澳大利亞首府私人收藏. $1,500–2,500

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A COPPER-RED-GLAZED `BEEHIVE' WATER POT TAIBAIZUN, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

AN IMPERIAL COPPER RED DISH, QIANLONG SIX-CHARACTER SEAL MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

the domed body is covered with a crushed strawberry-red glaze thinning to a pale greyish-pink tone on one side of the body and to a mushroom tone on the lipped rim. 清 十八/十九世紀 郎窯紅釉太白尊 12.2cm diameter PROVENANCE

Collection of East and West Art Gallery, Melbourne. 墨爾本東西畫廊珍藏. $1,000–2,000

The dish is covered with a even sang-de-boeuf glaze neatly stopped at the foot rim. 清 乾隆款及本朝 御窯祭紅釉盤 15.4cm diameter PROVENANCE

David Ho Oriental Art, 1989.

Mossgreen, 28/11/2017, lot 640.

1989年於David Ho東方藝術購藏 澳大利亞Mossgreen，2017年11月28日，拍品號：640 $6,000–8,000

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A PAIR OF DOUCAI DISHES, GUANGXU SIX-CHARACTER MARK IN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND OF THE PERIOD (1875-1908) Each decorated with branches of floral motifs.

With a fitted box. 清 光緒款及本朝 鬥彩盤一對 14.9cm diameter PROVENANCE

Sotheby's Sydney, 24 Oct 2017, Sale AU0818, lot 82. 悉尼蘇富比，2017年10月24日，拍品號：82. $2,500–3,500

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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE 'DRAGON' BOWL CAI HUA TANG ZHI MARK IN IRON RED, QING DYNASTY (1644–1912) The exterior of the bowl is decorated with a pair of dragons chasing flaming pearls against a background of crashing waves. 清 彩華堂製款 龍紋盌一對 12cm diameter $20,000–30,000

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A NEPALESE BRONZE FIGURE OF HEVAJRA WITH HIS CONSORT, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY

A BRONZE FIGURE OF SEATED AMITABHA, FIVE DYNASTIES-LIAO DYNASTY, 10TH CENTURY

The eight headed (seven principal, and one above) deity gazes intently into the face of his sakti as they engage in the graphic manifestation of the union of opposites, his sixteen hands holding skull cups filled with attributes; an elaborate ‘bone’ apron descends between them as they step to the right. 尼泊爾 十七世紀 銅喜樂金剛雙身像 12.8cm high

depicted seated in a posture of meditation with legs in padmasana atop a powerfully cast throne decorated with two rows of overlapping petals, long tresses of hair fall onto the shoulders, a diaphanous robe draped over his arms and gathered at his feet, the hands are in meditation mudra. 五代至遼 銅藥師佛坐像 7.3cm high

PROVENANCE

Compare to a very similar Medicine Buddha, see Sotheby's Hong Kong, 12/12/2021, lot 3524.

Sotheby's New York, 2/6/1992, lot 206.

Collection of Suzy Lebasi, Soo Tze Oriental Art, Australia.

Mossgreen Melbourne, 29/08/2017, lot 467. 紐約蘇富比，1992年6月2日，拍品號：206. 澳大利亞著名古董商 Suzy Lebasi 舊藏. 澳大利亞 Mossgreen，2017年8月29日，拍品號：467. $6,000–8,000

PROVENANCE

A private collection, VIC, Australia. 維多利亞州私人收藏. $2,500–3,500

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A BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED BUDDHA VAIROCANA, SWAT VALLEY, 8TH CENTURY Seated in dhyanasana on a pillow over a lion throne and lotus base, the hands in bodhyagri mudra, wearing a finely pleated dhoti and sash draped around his elbows, adorned with armlets and a necklace, his face with a benign expression with inlaid silver eyes and copper lips, locks of hair falling over his shoulders and secured by a foliate tiara. With traces of gilt. 八世纪 斯瓦特 合金銅 大日如來坐像 10.5cm high PROVENANCE

Poly Beijing, 4/12/2014, lot 6702. 北京保利，2014年12月4日，拍品號：6702 $10,000–20,000

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A BRONZE FIGURE, YUAN-MING DYNASTY, 14TH-16TH CENTURY

A RARE BRONZE SEATED BUDDHA WITH ATTENDANTS, MING DYNASTY (1368-17644)

holding an attribute and with one knee raised, cast with a holder to the reverse. 元/明 銅胡人起舞立像 19.5cm high Mr Larry Lucas, a British-born businessman, started collecting Asian Art as a university student in the late 1960s in Cambridge. As the co-founder of the Asian Art Institute of Australia, Larry Lucas has organised various exhibitions and lectures since 2008, providing platforms for collectors, artists, researchers and scholars, and promoting knowledge and appreciation of Asian art.

PROVENANCE

Andrew Stuart-Robertson Collection, 1970s-1990s.

Mossgreen Melbourne, 8/6/2010, lot 1029.

The Larry Lucas collection of Asian works of art.

A private collection, NSW., Australia. 澳大利亞 Andrew Stuart-Robertson舊藏. 澳大利亞 Mossgreen，2010年6月8日，拍品號：1029.

Larry Lucas先生亞洲藝術珍藏. 澳大利亞新南威爾士私人珍藏.

Larry Lucas 先生出生於英國，早於上世紀六十年代劍橋求學時，即熱衷收藏，至 今近半世紀. 2008年在悉尼於三五志趣相投的好友成立澳大利亞亞洲藝術協會，多 年來舉辦講座、展覽，為當地乃至世界收藏同好、藝術家及學者提供交流平台. $1,500–2,500

the eight-armed crowned figure seated on a detachable lotus throne, with six detachable arms, the face with a serene expression. 明代 銅八臂菩薩與侍者坐像 17cm high PROVENANCE

A private collection, NSW, Australia. 新南威爾士私人收藏. $2,000–4,000

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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF THE INFANT BUDDHA, MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY Well cast standing on top of a lotus base with left arm raised and right arm pendent at his side, each hand held in a fist with the index finger extended, the boy shown naked except for the crisply cast scarf wrapped around his belly and up over his left shoulder, the face with gentle, smiling expression. 明 十六/十七世纪 铜鎏金释迦摩尼佛诞生立像 16.5cm high For a similar example see Christie's New York, 22/03/1999, lot 84.

PROVENANCE

Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis, Sydney, Australia, acquired from Japan.

An important private collection, NSW. 澳洲著名亞洲藝術古董商Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis舊藏，早年購藏 於日本. 新南威爾士私人藏家舊藏. $9,000–10,000

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A SINO-TIBETAN GILT BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF USNISAVIJAYA, 18TH CENTURY The figure is seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, the eight arms held in various mudras, the three faces in meditative expression with eyes cast down, framed by large floral earrings, crowned by tiaras surrounding a high chignon. 清 十八世紀 銅鎏金尊勝佛母坐像 17.6cm high Similar example see Sotheby's New York, 12/09/2018, lot 109.

PROVENANCE

A private collection, NSW, Australia. 新南威爾士州私人收藏 $6,000–8,000

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A BRONZE FIGURE OF WEITUO, LATE MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY The youthful-visaged figure is cast with his hands in anjalimudra, clad in full chain-mail armour and helmet, with billowing celestial scarf, sleeves and ribbons 晚明 十七世紀 銅韋陀立像 28.5cm high $2,500–3,500

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A GOLD LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF AMIDA BUDDHA, MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY seated in meditation with hands together and wearing long robes, his face serene and with inward expression. 明 十六世紀 木漆金阿彌陀佛坐像 22cm high see Nagel auction, Germany, 11/5/2013, lot 1032 for a comparable example.

PROVENANCE

A private collection, Melbourne, Australia. 墨爾本私人收藏. $4,000–6,000 120

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A GILT LACQUERED BRONZE MODEL OF A DAOIST FIGURE, MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) 明 銅漆金玉皇大帝坐像 29cm high PROVENANCE

A private collection, NSW, Australia. 新南威爾士私人收藏. $2,000–3,000

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A BOXWOOD CARVED FIGURE OF GUANYIN, 17TH-18TH CENTURY The Goddess of Compassion standing tall on bare feet, her head slightly bowed and tilted to the left, her face serene and eyes closed in deep contemplation, flanked by a pair of elongated earlobes, all beneath her finely incised hair coiled in high chignon and tresses flowing freely on her shoulders, her right hand extended forward in srimudra with the left holding a scroll, wearing loose and free-flowing robe, the wood of a mellow and well-polished tone. with fitted wood stand. 清 十七/十八世紀 黃楊木雕觀音立像 30.5cm high For a similar example that is slightly later than the present one, see Bonhams Hong Kong, 28/11/2011, lot 485.

PROVENANCE

Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis, Sydney, Australia.

An important private collection, Sydney, Australia. 澳大利亞著名亞洲藝術古董商Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis舊藏. 悉尼重要私人收藏. $8,000–12,000

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A TIBETAN PARCEL-GILT BRONZE STANDING FIGURE OF MAHAKALA, 18TH CENTURY the wrathful four-armed deity adorned with a skull crown, tiger skin loin cloth and beaded jewellery, holding an attribute before him, cold painted and gilt-bronze lotus form stand. 西藏 十八世紀 銅鎏金錘碟大黑天立像 20.5cm high PROVENANCE

Bonhams, London, 07/11/2016, lot 444. 倫敦邦瀚斯，2016年11月7日，拍品號444. $1,000–2,000

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A TIBETAN PARCEL-GILT FIGURE OF YAMADHARMARAJA, 18TH CENTURY riding on a bull on a lotus base, his face with a wrathful expression with bared fangs, bulging eyes, his flaming hair secured with a tiara of skulls. 西藏 十八世紀 銅局部鎏金騎牛護法像 14cm high PROVENANCE

A private collection, NSW, Australia. 新南威爾士州私人收藏. $3,000–5,000

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A SINO-TIBETAN RITUAL CONCH SHELL WITH SILVER MOUNT, 19TH CENTURY

A TIBETAN BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI, 16TH/17TH CENTURY

of a typical form, the shell silver-plated, the surface chased with Yama Dharmaraja with his consort standing on a male buffalo atop a female victim, under a band of eight Buddhist symbols, inlaid with corals and turquoise. 西藏 十九世紀 海螺包銀鏨刻大黑天法器 23.7cm long

seated on a lotus base support on a square throne, the face with a serene expression. 西藏 十六/十七世紀 銅釋迦牟尼坐像 12cm high

PROVENANCE

A private collection, NSW, Australia. 新南威爾士私人收藏. $1,000–2,000

PROVENANCE

A private collection, NSW, Australia. 新南威爾士私人收藏. $2,000–3,000

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A SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A LUOHAN, QING DYNASTY (1644-1912)

A SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A LUOHAN, QING DYNASTY (1644-1912)

Finely carved with a luohan dressed in loose-fitting robes, sitting on a rock base, with eyes wide open and left index finger pointing to the sky. 清 壽山石雕羅漢坐像 14cm high

finely carved with a luohan dressed in loose-fitting robes decorated with "shou" longevity roundels, the edge of the robe painted in gold pigment.

His right hand is holding his long eyebrows, sitting on a rock base. 清 壽山石雕羅漢阿氏多尊者坐像 17cm high

Compare to two smaller examples sold at this house, see 29/08/2021, lot 193 (11cm high) and lot 195 (9.3cm high).

PROVENANCE

A private collection, NSW, Australia. 新南威爾士私人收藏. $1,000–2,000

Compare to two smaller examples sold at this house, see 29/08/2021, lot 193 (11cm high) and lot 195 (9.3cm high).

PROVENANCE

A private collection, NSW, Australia. 新南威爾士私人收藏. $1,000–2,000

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A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF AN ELEVEN-HEADED AVALOKITESVARA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY The bodhisattva is cast with eight arms and dressed in elaborate flowing robes with a long scarf looped over the arms and falling in ripples down the sides. The figure is cast with a serene expression on each of the faces. 清中期 銅鎏金十一面觀音立像 Figure: 16cm high; Overall: 18.1cm high For a very similar example see Christie's Hong Kong, 7/10/2014, lot 221.

Another example see Bonhams London, 15/5/2014, lot 394. $7,000–9,000

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A TIBETAN GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A MONK, 16TH CENTURY Seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base with beaded rims, his right hand is upheld in a modified mudra of discourse, the base sealed with a copper plate. 西藏 16世紀 鎏金銅喇嘛坐像 10.4cm high PROVENANCE

A private collection Melbourne, Australia 墨爾本私人收藏. $15,000–25,000

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A RARE GOLD AND RED LACQUER ON WOOD SCULPTURE OF BUDDHA, YUAN DYNASTY (1280-1368)

A PAIR OF GILT-BRONZE FIGURES OF SEATED BUDDHAS, MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY

seated in dhyanasana in a long pleated robe draped over the shoulders, leaving the chest open to reveal beaded necklaces, the face serene and eyes downcast, a lotus stem on each shoulder, slight traces of gilding and probably covered in several layers of lacquer, the remains of old pigment in the hair, the base open revealing the core material. 元代 木漆金觀音坐像 22.5 cm high

Both figure is shown seated in dhyanasana, the hands in front of the bare chest, dressed with robes open at the chest revealing a sash-tied dhoti beneath an incised wan emblem, the borders of their robes finely incised with floral scroll. 明 十六/十七世紀 銅鎏金佛坐像 两尊 24cm high and 23.5cm high

PROVENANCE

John Williams, Sydney, late 1980s.

Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis, Sydney, Australia.

Mossgreen Sydney, 12/12/2016, lot 124. 悉尼收藏家John Williams購藏於八十年代晚期. 澳大利亞著名亞洲藝術古董商Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis舊藏. 澳大利亞Mossgreen，2016年12月12日，拍品號：124. $5,500–7,500

A smaller pair (15.6cm high) without wearing crowns, see Christie's Hong Kong, 13/9/2019, lot 852.

PROVENANCE

An old private Collection, Germany.

The current owner inherited them via her grandfather who was apparently in China in 1900 to 1902 during the Boxer Rebellion and obtained them during that time. He later worked with the Tax Department in Germany where the current owner was born, and who emigrated to Australia in 1964. (original letters from current owner's grandfather) 德國私人收藏. 當前藏家繼承於之祖父. 其祖父作為德國陸軍軍官曾在1900-1920年義和團叛亂 期間隨軍在北京，此兩尊佛像均為當時所得. 其後在當前藏家出生時就職於德國 國稅局. 當前藏家於1964年移民澳洲，在其祖父去世後繼承了此兩尊佛像. (當前 藏家的祖父的原書信) $3,000–5,000

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A LARGE KHMER ANGKOR VAT STYLE STONE TORSO, 12TH CENTURY The figure is carved standing in samabhanga on a rectangular base, his arms broken, wearing vertical striated sampot held together by a belt and with a single fish tail-shaped flange falling between his legs, naked upper body incised with a belly-button. 柬埔寨 十二世纪 吴哥窟风格 天神立像 Torso: 61.5cm high PROVENANCE

Acquired from David Baker Gallery, London on 8th May 2017, from a collection in Oxford formed during 1970s (original receipt).

Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis, Sydney, Australia.

An important private collection, NSW. 2017年5月購藏於倫敦David Baker藝廊，源自18世紀70年代牛津的老 收藏（原發票）. 澳大利亞著名亞洲藝術古董商Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis舊藏. 新南威爾士州重要私人收藏. $10,000–15,000

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A LARGE SUKHOTAI BRONZE BUDDHA HEAD, 16TH CENTURY

A POLYCHROME AND PARCEL GILT WOOD FIGURE OF MAZU, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

The face with serene expression, arched eyebrows above an acquiline nose, smiling lips, elongated earlobes and curled hair, traces of former gilding.

With wood stand. 泰國 十六世紀 銅佛頭 33cm high A slightly larger sized example (41.3cm high), see Christie's New York, 19/03/2013, lot 417.

PROVENANCE

David Jones Gallery, circa 1970s.

A private collection, Sydney. 七十年代購於David Jones畫廊 悉尼私人收藏 $12,000–22,000

The female figure is seated on a throne, dressed in an elaborately decorated robe and wearing an elaborate crown. 清 彩漆局部鎏金木雕媽祖坐像 68cm high PROVENANCE

Acquired from a private collection Singapore. 購於新加坡私人舊藏 $8,000–10,000

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A RARE TIBETAN DRAGON RITUAL WATER BOTTLE, KESI, TEXTILE – MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) the Chinese silk and fine gold thread kesi cover with a front-on Imperial dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl, mounted with a silver stopper and a woven cotton band attached to an amber bead for carrying. 西藏 龍紋緙絲祭祀水袋 緙絲為明代 27cm high, 24.5cm wide Mr Larry Lucas is a British-born businessman who started collecting Asian Art as a university student in the late 1960s in Cambridge, UK. As the co-founder of the Asian Art Institute of Australia, Larry Lucas has organised various exhibitions and lectures since 2008, providing platforms for collectors, artists, researchers and scholars, and promoting knowledge and appreciation of Asian art.

PROVENANCE

The Alex Biancardi Collection.

Mossgreen, 16/11/2009, lot 334.

Mossgreen, 12/12/2016, lot 110.

The Larry Lucas Collection of Asian Works of Art. A private collection, NSW, Australia. 英國著名喜馬拉雅藝術古董商Alex Biancardi舊藏. 澳大利亞Mossgreen，2009年11月16日，拍品號：334. 澳大利亞Mossgreen，2016年12月12日，拍品號：110. 悉尼著名藏家Larry Lucas先生珍藏. 新南威爾士私人收藏.

Larry Lucas 先生出生於英國，早於上世紀六十年代劍橋求學時，即熱衷收 藏，至今近半世紀. 2008年在悉尼於三五志趣相投的好友成立澳大利亞亞洲 藝術協會，多年來舉辦講座、展覽，為當地乃至世界收藏同好、藝術家及學 者提供交流平台.

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A JADE SOAPSTONE CARVED BOULDER OF LUOHAN, QING DYNASTY (1644-1912) with a fitted wood stand 清 壽山石雕松下隱士擺件 10.8cm high PROVENANCE

Mossgreen Melbourne, 16–17/6/2014, lot 86.

Mossgreen墨爾本，2014年6月16-17號，拍品號：86. $2,000–3,000

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A BRONZE CENSER DING, MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

A BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

of archaistic ritual vessel Ding form. With fitted hardwood cover and stand. 明代 十七世紀 銅鼎形香爐 14cm high PROVENANCE

Collection of East and West Art Gallery, Melbourne. 墨爾本東西畫廊珍藏. $2,000–3,000

of a deep flaring form with angular c-scroll handles with ruyi-head terminals, supported on a stepped base on three cabriole feet, the underside with a Xuande six-character mark surrounded by two dragons, the patina of a dark brown tone 明 十七世紀 大明宣德年制款 銅三足香爐 8.4cm high For a similar censer please see Christie's London, 13/05/2008, lot 166 PROVENANCE

Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis, NSW, Australia. 澳大利亞著名亞洲藝術古董商Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis舊藏. $2,000–3,000

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AN ALOESWOOD AND TOURMALINE BEADED ROSARY, LATE QING DYNASTY, LATE 19-EARLY 20TH CENTURY Each bead finely inlaid with happiness "Xi" or longevity "Shou" character in gilt silver; suspending a tourmaline pendant and terminating in two tourmaline pear-shaped toggles, with a fitted pewter box, "Jin Yong Xing Hao" studio mark on the base. 清晚期 沉香手串 The largest bead approx. 1.5cm diameter, the rosary fully extended 39.5cm long For an aloeswood rosary with undecorated beads, see Christie's Hong Kong, 28/11/2012, lot 2390.

PROVENANCE

A private collection, NSW, Australia. 澳大利亞新南威爾士州私人收藏. $8,000–10,000

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A RARE SMALL BRONZE ARCHAIC FOOD VESSEL DING, SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD (770-476 B.C.) Of compressed globular form, the deep rounded sides cast with two bands of twisted ropes, divided by a raised fillet and set at the rim with two loop handles, all supported on three mask-headed waisted legs, the low domed cover cast with two similar bands, and encircled by three evenly-spaced recumbent buffaloes, the patina of greenish tone. 春秋 青銅三獸足绳紋水牛鈕立耳小圓鼎 11.2cm high PROVENANCE

Purchased from Beijing in the early 90s. 九十年代早期購藏於北京. $2,000–3,000

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A DUAN INK STONE, MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) The natural shaped stone finely carved at the back with a pine tree, with its original fitted huanghuali box. 明 端硯與黃花梨硯盒 14.3 x 10cm $4,500–6,500

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A JICHIMU BRUSH POT, QING DYNASTY (1644-1912) 清 雞翅木原木筆筒 21.6cm diameter PROVENANCE

Purchased in London.

The Durwin Tang Collection, early 2000s. 購於倫敦.

2000年購藏於香港「天珍堂」鄧德雍珍藏. $2,000–3,000

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A RARE AND FINE CHINESE INCISED RED AND BROWN LACQUER 'EAR-CUP', WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206BC -9 AD) finely incised using an awl or needle in zhuihua (awl-incision) technique with scrolling clouds and swirling borders, with painted red accents. With its exhibition catalogue, Transition to Empire: Art from the Warring States to Han China, March 18-26, 2011, New York. 西漢 紅棕漆錐畫彩绘羽觴耳杯 及 2011年紐約勇興亞洲藝術展覽圖錄 《Transition to Empire: Art from the Warring States to Han China》 14.2cm long, 11cm wide The extreme lightness of the wood core, and the unusual delicacy of the design carefully incised with a sharp needle, are particular features of the Western Han period. Compare a pair of plain black lacquer cups excavated from Dafentou Tomb #1, Yumeng, datable to the 3rd-2nd century BCE, now preserved in the Hubei Provincial Musuem, and exhibited Tokyo National Musuem, A Mysterious World of Ancient Designs: Lacquerware from the Tombs of Hubei, China, 1998, p. 114, no. 83.

An important private collection, NSW. 八十年代日本大阪私人舊藏. 東京平野古陶軒. 紐約勇興亞洲藝術. 澳大利亞著名亞洲藝術古董商Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis舊藏. 新南威爾士州重要私人收藏.

LITERATURE

Joe-Hynn Yang, Courage & Joy Asian Art Advisory, Transition to Empire: Art from the Warring States to Han China, New York: March 18-26, 2011.

EXHIBITED

New York: Joe-Hynn Yang, Courage & Joy Asian Art Advisory, Transition to Empire: Art from the Warring States to Han China, March 18-26, 2011. $4,000–5,000

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Private Collection, Osaka, 1980s.

Hirano Kotoken Ltd., Tokyo.

Joe-Hynn Yang, Courage & Joy Asian Art Advisory, New York.

Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis, Sydney, Australia.

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A CHINESE WHITE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, 19TH CENTURY imitating white jade, with a moulded design of mallow flowers on each side, well hollowed and supported on a narrow foot rim, coral stopper. 清 十九世紀 白琉璃鼻煙壺 6.2cm high PROVENANCE

Mossgreen Melbourne, 12/12/2016, lot 157. 澳大利亞Mossgreen, 2016年12月12日，拍品號：157. $1,200–2,500

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A LAC BURGAUTÉ SQUARE WINE CUP, KANGXI PERIOD (1644-1912) inlaid in mother-of-pearl with scenes of scholars in a garden setting, the other two sides with a bogutu and a poem. With a fitted wood stand. 清 康熙 嵌螺鈿高士博古圖詩文方杯 7cm diameter, 4cm high PROVENANCE

Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis, Sydney, Australia.

An important private collection, NSW. 澳大利亞著名亞洲藝術古董商Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis舊藏. 新南威爾士州重要私人收藏. $1,200–2,000

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A LARGE CARVED RED LACQUER DISH, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY The interior is carved in relief with boys play in a garden. Both sides of the border are carved with flowers. With an old Japanese black lacquer box. 清 十八世紀 剔紅嬰戲圖紋大盤 38.5cm diameter PROVENANCE

An old Japanese private collection.

The Edrina Collection, Hong Kong. 日本老私人舊藏. 香港著名私人收藏《昇雲閣》舊藏. $4,500–5,500

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A RARE RED LACQUERED WOOD QIN BOX, MING DYNASTY, 15TH CENTURY The box is of a rectangular shape, with bronze carrying handles to both sides, covered all in red lacquer. 明 大漆琴盒 132 cm long; 30.8 cm deep; 26.2 cm wide PROVENANCE

Acquired from a private collection, Hong Kong. 購於香港私人收藏 $8,000–10,000

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A SMALL TAIHU SCHOLAR ROCK With carved fitted wood stand 太湖石文人賞石擺件 20cm high $600–800 This lot will be offered no reserve. 此拍品不設保留價

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A YELLOW TAIHU SCHOLAR ROCK With carved fitted wood stand 黃太湖石文人賞石擺件 36 x 26cm $700–900 This lot will be offered no reserve. 此拍品不設保留價

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A CARVED WOOD FOLDING YOKE-BACK SIDE CHAIR JIAOYI, EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY The central curved splat is carved with three cartouches, the top with precious objects amid wisps of vapour, the central cartouche with a Daoist scene of a deer looking up at a monkey clambering up a gnarled pine tree below a crane holding a peach spray in its beak, the lower cartouche with a Buddhist lion and a phoenix, all surmounted by a yokeback top, framed by two curved supports reaching down to the X-frame raised atop the rectangular feet with the front apron reinforced with metal mounts, the fabric seat later. 清早期 十七/十八世紀 木「雕松鹿獻瑞」交椅 99 x 36.5 x 45cm A very similar pair please see Bonhams London, 8/11/2012, lot 326.

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An important private collection, NSW, Australia. 重要澳大利亚新州私人珍藏. $6,000–8,000

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ATTRIBUTED TO JIANG TINGXI (1669–1732) Birds and Wisteria Ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll Signed Jiang Tingxi, with two seals of the artist, two seals attributed to the Imperial collection of the Qianlong Emperor, and one collector's seal.

The mounting brocade inscribed by Liao Endao (1864-1954), dedicated to his friends as a wedding gift, with two seals.

The title-slip inscribed by Liao Endao, dated 1939, with one seal. ( 傳) 蔣廷錫 （1669-1732） "白頭相守" 設色絹本 立軸 款識：臣蔣廷錫恭繪。 鈐印：蔣廷錫印、另一枚漫漶不辨 藏印：乾隆禦覽之寳、石渠寳笈、另一枚漫漶不辨 邊款：《國朝畫徵錄》云：「蔣廷錫字揚孫，號西穀，又號南沙。常 熟人。康熙癸未翰林，以逸筆寫生，或奇或正，或率或工，或賦色， 或筆墨。一幅中恆出之而自然，洽和風神，生動意態，堂堂點綴， 坡石無不超脫，擬其所至直奪元人之席矣......」等語。南沙仕至大 學士，諡文肅。此卷予購于滬上時己卯（1939）春閒越六年，甲申 （1944）花朝後十日即民國三十三年三月十有三日。吾友鼎唐世兄 與周女士結袂以此為贈，聊供洞房清玩，並祝白頭鴛侶偕老百年也。 惠陽八十老人廖恩燾懺盦誌于滬上寓盧南窗下。 鈐印：乘长风破五十万里浪七十年十二渡太平洋、廖恩燾、碧梧栖 老凤凰枝 题签：蔣南沙花鳥真跡立軸。己卯（1939）九月半舫齋藏。 91 x 28cm PROVENANCE

Liao Endao (1864-1954), acquired in Shanghai in 1939.

Sotheby's, New York, Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, 19 Sep 2015, Lot 837. 廖恩燾（1864-1954）舊藏，1939年於上海購藏 紐約蘇富比，Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art，2015年9月19日， 拍品號：837 廖恩燾，字鳳舒，號懺庵，廖仲愷之兄，籍廣東惠陽縣。清末、民 國時代官員、外交官、詞人，著有《半舫斋诗余》，齋名乃此幅題 簽之署。 $4,200–6,500

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DONG QICHANG (1555–1636) Poem in Running Cursive Script Calligraphy Hanging scroll, ink on silk Signed, with five seals of the artist. 董其昌（1555-1636） 行書 五言詩 《送唐存憶漕台還朝》絹本立軸 款識：送唐侍御還朝。鈐印：太史氏 董氏玄宰 玄賞齋籤條：明董 玄宰行書，煜峰珍玩。鑑藏印：世貞審定 孫煜峰鑑定記。 識文：花驄北首五云隈，柱史承恩切上台。方簡禁兵天策府，重瞻宸 袞柏梁台。名高繡斧風霜肅，績畫旗常日月開。四海交情今自見，直 詞誰似孔融來。 151 x 57cm PROVENANCE

Collection of Sun Yufeng (1901-1967), and thence by descent.

Xilingyinshe auction, Hangzhou, 13-16/12/2019, lot 898. 孫煜峰舊藏併題簽，由其家屬友情提供。 西泠印社，杭州，2019年12月13-16日，拍品號：898. 作者简介：董其昌，字玄宰，号香光、香光居士，华亭人。万暦十七 年进士。官至南京礼部尚书，诏加太子太保。才华俊逸，少负盛名。 工诗文，善书画，精鉴赏。书法超越诸家，以行楷称绝一代，与邢 侗、米万钟、张瑞图并称“晚明四家”。其书法自成一家，对明末清初 书风影响很大。山水师董、巨，以黄、倪为宗，以禅论画，有“画分 南北宗”之说，著有《画禅室随笔》等。 鑑藏者簡介：孫煜峰 （1901-1967），曾用名壽熙，字煜峰，一字漱 廬，弘一齋，江蘇江陰人。民國十四年起在上海經商，曾任上海市房 地產公司副經理、市工商聯副秘書長、中國民主建國會上海市常委、 上海市政協第三、第四屆常委等職。三十年代開始收藏文物，對字畫 有較高的鑑賞能力。 1961年起先後5次向上海博物館捐獻了書畫、青 銅器、陶瓷器等文物656件。他還先後向故宮博物院、南京博物院、 廣東省博物館等捐贈過文物，其中現藏故宮博物院的元王蒙《葛稚川 移居圖》為罕見珍品。 $100,000–200,000

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SHEN PENG (B.1931) Jin lu yi Hanging scroll, ink on paper, Inscribed and signed by the artist, with three seals 沈鵬（1931年生） 書法《金縷衣》 66 x 64.5cm PROVENANCE

Gift from the artist. 藝術家本人贈與 $2,000–3,000

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A FRAMED PAINTING OF A LADY, MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) OR EARLIER

TONG YANFANG (B.1946) Avatamsaka Sūtra

Anonymous Ink and colour on silk, hardwood frame 佚名 明或更早 設色絹本 配硬木框 Painting: 29 x 26cm PROVENANCE

A private collection, NSW, Australia. 新南威爾士州私人收藏 $7,000–9,000

Calligraphy Couplet, hanging scrolls, ink on paper, Inscribed, signed, three red seals of the artist 童晏方 （1946年生） 華嚴經行淨偈頌 釋文：“皆得妙法究竟清淨，廣度一切猶如橋 樑. ” 題跋，簽名，鈐印. each: 172 x 23cm PROVENANCE

The collection of Duoyunxuan, Shanghai. 上海朵雲軒舊藏. $7,000–9,000 157

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Mountain and River Landscape ink and colour on silk mounted and framed hanging scroll 明 佚名 溪山行旅圖 設色絹本 掛軸 鏡框 160 x 93.8cm James Oswald Fairfax AC (27 March 1933 – 11 January 2017) was an Australian company director, philanthropist, and a member of the Fairfax family, an Australian family prominent in the newspaper publisher industry. Members of the Fairfax Family were prominent as Australian media proprietors, especially in the area of newspaper publishing through the company John Fairfax and Sons (now known as Fairfax Media, although the Fairfax family no longer control the eponymous company).

Some members have also been prominent in Australian philanthropy and the arts.

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The collection of James Fairfax.

Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis Oriental Antiques, Sydney, Australia.

An important private collection, NSW, Australia. 澳大利亞著名企業家及慈善家 James Fairfax舊藏 澳大利亞著名亞洲藝術古董商 Raymond and Victoria Tregaskis舊藏. 重要澳大利亚新州私人珍藏. $8,000–9,000

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XIE ZHILIU (1910–1997) Waterfall Scroll, mounted, ink and colour on paper Inscribed and signed by the artist, with two red seals of the artist.

Dated Autumn Genshen (1980) year.

Dedicated to Chenhai. 謝志柳（1910-1997） 松蔭 瀑 設色紙本 掛 一九八 年作 題識 陳海同志屬. 庚申 1980年 秋日志柳. 鈐印：志柳，莊暮堂 92.5 x 50.8cm PROVENANCE

An important private collection, CA, USA. 美國加利福尼亞州重要私人收藏. $7,000–9,000

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Fine Chinese, Japanese & Asian Arts Auction November 2022, Melbourne

We are now inviting quality entries to our November auction, which will include fine Chinese, Japanese and South East Asian Arts.

National Enquiries Luke Guan luke@artvisory.com.au 0455 891 888 Expert Panel: Ray Tregaskis, Vicki Tregaskis, Allan Rae, Luke Guan Illustrated: An exceptional finely carved Chinese Zitan brush-washer, Qianlong Period (1735-1796).

Est: AUD14,000–16,000. Sold: AUD34,000+BP (Aug 29, 2021)

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$500–$1,000

$100

$1,000–$2,000

$200

$2,000–$5,000

$500

$5,000–$10,000

$1,000

$10,000–$20,000

$2,000

$20,000–$50,000

$5,000

$50,000–$100,000

$10,000

$100,000–$200,000

$20,000

$200,000–$500,000

$50,000

$500,000–$1,000,000

Absentee bids must follow these increments and any bids that don’t follow the steps will be rounded up to the nearest acceptable bid.

Collection of Purchases & Insurance Artvisory is entitled to retain items sold until all amounts due to us have been received in full in good cleared funds. Subject to this, the Buyer shall collect purchased lots within 3 days from the date of the sale unless otherwise agreed in writing between Artvisory and the Buyer.

At the fall of the hammer, insurance is the responsibility of the purchaser.

d)

e)

Packing, Handling and shipping Artvisory will be able to suggest local, national and international carriers and takes no responsibility whatsoever for the actions of any recommended third party carrier. Artvisory can pack and handle goods purchased at the auction by agreement, however will take no responsibility for damage, a charge may be made for this service. All packing, shipping, insurance, postage & associated charges will be borne by the purchaser.

Cultural heritage Export Licences Unless otherwise agreed by us in writing, the fact that the buyer wishes to apply for an export licence does not affect his or her obligation to make full payment immediately, nor our right to charge interest or storage charges on late payment. It is the Buyer’s responsibility to check Australia’s Protection of Moveable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 before purchase. If the Buyer requests Artvisory to apply

for an export licence then we shall be entitled to charge a fee for this service. We shall not be obliged to rescind a sale nor to refund any interest or other expenses incurred by the Buyer where payment is made by the Buyer in circumstances where an export licence is not granted. f)

Remedies for non-payment If the Buyer fails to make full payment immediately, Artvisory is entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights or remedies (in addition to asserting any other rights or remedies available under the law) i)

to charge interest at such a rate as we shall reasonably decide

ii)

to hold the defaulting Buyer liable for the total amount due and to commence legal proceedings for it’s recovery along with interest, legal fees and costs to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law

iii)

to cancel the sale

iv) to resell the property publicly or privately on such terms as we see fit v)

to pay the Seller an amount up to the net proceeds payable in respect of the amount bid by the defaulting Buyer. In these circumstances the defaulting Buyer can have no claim upon Artvisory in the event that the item(s) are sold for an amount greater than the original invoiced amount.

vi) to set off against any amounts which Artvisory may owe the Buyer in any other transactions, the outstanding amount remaining unpaid by the Buyer. vii) where several amounts are owed by the Buyer to us, in respect of different transactions, to apply any amount paid to discharge any amount owed in respect of any particular transaction, whether or not the Buyer so directs. viii) to reject at any future auction any bids made by or on behalf of the Buyer or to obtain a deposit from the Buyer prior to accepting any bids. ix) to exercise all the rights and remedies of a person holding security over any property in our possession owned by the Buyer whether by way of pledge, security interest or in any other way, to the fullest extent permitted by the law of the place where such property is located. The Buyer will be deemed to have been granted such security to us and we may retain such property as collateral security for such Buyer’s obligations to us. x)

to take such other action as Artvisory deem necessary or appropriate If we do sell the property under paragraph (iv), then the defaulting Buyer shall be liable for payment of any deficiency between the total amount originally due to us and the price obtained upon reselling as well as for all costs, expenses, damages, legal fees and commissions and premiums of whatever kinds associated with both sales or otherwise arising from the default.

If we pay any amount to the Seller under paragraph (v) the Buyer acknowledges that Artvisory shall have all of the rights of the Seller, however arising, to pursue the Buyer for such amount.

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g)

Failure to collect purchases Where purchases are not collected within 3 days from the sale date, whether or not payment has been made, we shall be permitted to remove the property to a warehouse at the buyer’s expense, and only release the items after payment in full has been made of removal, storage handling, insurance and any other costs incurred, together with payment of all other amounts due to us.

6. Extent of Artvisory Liability Artvisory agrees to refund the purchase price in the circumstances of the Limited Warranty set out in paragraph 7 below. Apart from that, neither the Seller nor we, nor any of our employees or agents are responsible for the correctness of any statement of whatever kind concerning any lot, whether written or oral, nor for any other errors or omissions in description or for any faults or defects in any lots. Except as stated in paragraph 7 below, neither the Seller ourselves, our officers, agents or employees give any representation warranty or guarantee or assume any liability of any kind in respect of any lot with regard to merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, description, size, quality, condition, attribution, authenticity, rarity, importance, medium, provenance, exhibition history, literature or historical relevance. Except as required by local law any warranty of any kind is excluded by this paragraph.

7. Limited Warranty Subject to the terms and conditions of this paragraph, the Seller warrants for the period of thirty days from the date of the sale that any property described in this catalogue (noting such description may be amended by any saleroom notice or announcement) which is stated without qualification to be the work of a named author or authorship is authentic and not a forgery. The term “Author” or “authorship” refers to the creator of the property or to the period, culture, source, or origin as the case may be, with which the creation of such property is identified in the catalogue.

The warranty is subject to the following: i)

ii)

iii)

it does not apply where a) the catalogue description or saleroom notice corresponded to the generally accepted opinion of scholars and experts at the date of the sale or fairly indicated that there was a conflict of opinions, or b) correct identification of a lot can be demonstrated only by means of a scientific process not generally accepted for use until after publication of the catalogue or a process which at the date of the publication of the catalogue was unreasonably expensive or impractical or likely to have caused damage to the property. the benefits of the warranty are not assignable and shall apply only to the original buyer of the lot as shown on the invoice originally issued by Artvisory when the lot was sold at Auction. the Original Buyer must have remained the owner of the lot without disposing of any interest in it to any third party

iv) The Buyer’s sole and exclusive remedy against the Seller in place of any other remedy which might be available, is the cancellation of the sale and the refund of the original purchase price paid for the lot less the buyers premium which is non refundable.

Neither the Seller nor Artvisory will be liable for

v)

any special, incidental nor consequential damages including, without limitation, loss of profits not for interest.

Overseas buyers and buyers non-resident in Australia will not be charged GST on both hammer price and premiums under the following conditions:

The Buyer must give written notice of claim to us within thirty days of the date of the Auction. The Seller shall have the right, to require the Buyer to obtain two written opinions by recognised experts in the field, mutually acceptable to the Buyer and Artvisory to decide whether or not to cancel the sale under warranty.

1.

The items are exported through a Artvisory approved freight company including Australia Post

2.

The items are exported within 60 days of the date of the sale

The invoice supplied by Artvisory for purchases will be regarded as a Tax invoice for GST purposes.

vi) the Buyer must return the lot to Seller in the same condition that it was purchased.

14. Resale Royalty Scheme

8. Severability

Under the legal obligations of the Resale Royalty Scheme for Visual Artists Act 2009, sellers must provide the following information to comply with the act:

If any part of these Conditions of Sale is found by any court to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that part shall be discounted and the rest of the Conditions shall continue to be valid to the fullest extent permitted by law.

9. Copyright The copyright of all images, illustrations and written material produced by Artvisory relating to a lot including the contents of this catalogue, is and shall remain the property at all times of Artvisory and shall not be used by the Buyer, nor by anyone else without our prior written consent. Artvisory and the Seller make no representation or warranty that the Buyer of a property will acquire any copyright or other reproduction rights in it.

10. Law and Jurisdiction These terms and conditions and any matters concerned with the foregoing fall within the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the state in which the auction is held.

11. Pre-Sale Estimates Artvisory publishes with each catalogue our opinion as to the estimated price range for each lot. These estimates are approximate prices only and are not intended to be definitive. They are prepared well in advance of the sale and may be subject to revision. Interested parties should contact Artvisory prior to auction for updated pre-sale estimates and starting prices.

12. Sale results Artvisory will provide auction results, which will be available as soon as possible after the sale. Results will include buyer’s premium. These results will be posted at www.artvisory.com.au.

13. Goods and Service Tax In accordance with A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 Artvisory Auctions will collect on behalf of the Australian tax office (ATO) a Goods and Service Tax (GST) of 10% on all applicable transactions.

GST is applicable on the hammer price in the case where the seller is selling property that is owned by an entity registered for GST. GST is also applicable on the hammer price in the case where the seller is not an Australian resident. These lots are denoted by a dagger symbol † placed next to the estimate.

GST is also applicable on the buyer’s premium.

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was the artwork acquired after 8 June 2010?

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is the sale/reserve price (including GST) $1,000 or more?

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is the artist from Australia or a country listed in the Regulations to the Act?

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is the artist alive, or deceased less than 70 years?

The seller: i)

acknowledges that he or she understands his or her legal obligations under the Resale Royalty for Visual Artists Act 2009 (the Act);

ii)

undertakes to comply with all requirements of the Act, including by providing its agent, the company, with accurate information sufficient for compliance with sections 28 and 29 of the Act;

iii)

undertakes to indemnify the company for any loss incurred by the company as a result of the vendor’s failure to comply with any of the vendor’s legal obligations under the Act; and

iv) acknowledges that if he or she fails to comply with any of his or her legal obligations under the Act, the company may provide the vendor’s name and contact details to Copyright Agency Limited (CAL).

Lots subject to payment of the Resale Royalty Scheme will be denoted by the §. The Australian Resale Royalty is a flat rate of 5% on the hammer price (including GST).

The Australian Resale Royalty is payable by the buyer in addition to the buyers premium plus any applicable GST.

ASIAN ART SPECIALISTS 310 Toorak Road South Yarra Victoria 3141 +61 3 9826 4039 | www.artivsory.com.au