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Asian Art ii, Japanese Art Wednesday 23rd May 2018

Auction Calendar AsiAn Art, Chinese PAintings & JAPAnese Works of Art 22nd & 23rd May 2018 John Axford +44 (0) 1722 424506 • jea@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Freya Yuan-Richards +44 (0) 1722 424589 • fyr@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Alex Aguilar Doméracki +44 (0) 1722 424583 • aad@woolleyandwallis.co.uk PAintings 6th June 2018 – Modern British & 20th Century Art Victor Fauvelle +44 (0) 1722 424503 • vf@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Jo Butler +44 (0) 1722 424592 • jb@woolleyandwallis.co.uk 20th Century Design 20th June 2018 – Arts & Crafts Michael Jeffery +44 (0) 1722 424505 • mj@woolleyandwallis.co.uk furniture, Works of Art & CloCks 4th July 2018 Mark Yuan-Richards +44 (0) 1722 411854 • myr@woolleyandwallis.co.uk silver 17th & 18th July 2018 – Silver & Objects of Vertu Rupert Slingsby +44 (0) 1722 424501 • rs@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Lucy Chalmers +44 (0) 1722 424594 • lc@woolleyandwallis.co.uk JeWellery 19th July 2018 – Jewellery & Watches Marielle Whiting +44 (0) 1722 424595 • mw@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Jonathan Edwards (Consultant) +44 (0) 1722 424504 • je@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Charlotte Glyde +44 (0) 1722 424586 • cg@woolleyandwallis.co.uk tribAl Art & Antiquities 19th September 2018 Will Hobbs +44 (0) 1722 339752 • wh@woolleyandwallis.co.uk english & euroPeAn CerAmiCs & glAss 16th October 2018 – English & European Ceramics & Glass Clare Durham +44 (0) 1722 424507 • cd@woolleyandwallis.co.uk meDAls & Coins, Arms & Armour 21st November 2018 Ned Cowell +44 (0) 1722 341469 • nc@woolleyandwallis.co.uk

Lot 835

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424506 +44 (0)7812 601098 424591

vAluAtions For insurAnCe & ProbAte Paul Viney ASFAV Clive Stewart-Lockhart FRICS FRSA

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Chinese PAintings Freya Yuan-Richards

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mArketing Ilona Pichler Tamzin Corbett

JAPAnese Art Alex Aguilar Doméracki

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ACCounts Janice Clift (Office Manager)

20th Century Design Michael Jeffery Zoe Smith

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english & euroPeAn CerAmiCs & glAss Clare Durham

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Furniture, Works oF Art & CloCks Mark Yuan-Richards Jim Gale Suzy Becsy

411854 339161 411854

JeWellery Marielle Whiting FGA Jonathan Edwards FGAA (Consultant) Charlotte Glyde

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meDAls & Coins, Arms & Armour Ned Cowell Zoe Cordey

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PAintings Victor Fauvelle Jo Butler Hollie Grubb

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silver Rupert Slingsby Lucy Chalmers

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tribAl Art & Antiquities Will Hobbs Zoe Cordey

339752 446980

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Asian Art ii 亞洲藝術品 II, Japanese Art Wednesday 23rd May 2018 at 10.00am Viewing in London (Highlights) 17 Clifford Street 2nd Floor W1S 3RQ Saturday 12th May Sunday 13th May Monday 14th May Tuesday 15th May

10.00am – 4.00pm 11.00am – 4.00pm 10.00am – 5.00pm 10.00am – 4.00pm

Viewing in Salisbury Saturday 19th May Monday 21st May Tuesday 22nd May Wednesday 23rd May

10.00am – 1.00pm 9.00am – 5.00pm 9.00am – 5.30pm 9.00am – 10.00am

Asian Art ii Lots 400-767

Japanese Art Lots 800-981

CHINESE ART

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CHINESE PAINTINGS

Freya Yuan-Richards +44 (0)1722 424589 fyr@woolleyandwallis.co.uk

Telephone Bidding Requests for telephone bidding cannot be accepted after 12 noon BST on Monday 21st May. Online bidders for lots 400-767 will be required to pay a deposit of £5,000. This deposit will allow the online bidder to bid up to a maximum of £50,000 in total at this auction. For lots 800-981, no deposit is required.

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JAPANESE ART

Alex Aguilar Doméracki +44 (0)1722 424583 aad@woolleyandwallis.co.uk

新浪微博 @艾思福

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SPECIAL ASIAN ART NOTICES Restricted Bidding If you wish to bid at this auction you will need to register and provide proof of identity and of your address and provide photographic ID. You may be asked to pay a deposit of £5,000.

Any deposit must be paid by debit card or bank transfer. Woolley and Wallis must have cleared funds no later than 12 noon BST on Monday 21st May. If you are not successful you will be refunded (without interest) within seven working days.

ONLINE BIDDERS FOR LOTS 400-767 WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY A DEPOSIT OF £5,000.

THIS DEPOSIT WILL ALLOW THE ONLINE BIDDER TO BID UP TO A MAXIMUM OF £50,000 IN TOTAL AT THIS AUCTION. FOR LOTS 800-981, NO DEPOSIT IS REQUIRED. 網絡競投需向本公司支付£5000押金，網上競投總金額的限額為£50,000。 特別提示： 競拍者須憑本人護照領取競投號牌，并預交保證金£5000。 請務必妥善保管自己的競投號牌，不得將自己的競投號借於他人使用。 若他人使用其號牌競投相應拍品，競買者需承擔全部法律責任。 注：註冊拍賣截止時間為05月21日中午12點整。

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Reports on condition may be available on request. The absence of condition reports in the catalogue does not imply that the lot is free from imperfections or faults. 品相報告 競買人應於拍賣之前的預展中視察拍品。純為方便買家威立士可以在拍賣開始前提供品相報 告，但未記載的品相報告並不代表其品相完美，如果您有需要請聯繫我們咨訊相關信息。

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Asian Art ii at 10.00am

400 A CHINESE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE SIMULATING AGATE QING DYNASTY OR LATER

403 A CHINESE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY OR LATER

Carved with Shoulao and a monkey beneath a pine tree, 7cm.

With two blue dragons over clear glass suffused with bubbles, the base with a four character Qianlong mark, 7cm.

£1,000-1,500

£800-1,200

401 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY OR LATER

404 TWO LAQUE BURGAUTE SNUFF BOTTLES 19TH/20TH CENTURY

With a plain flattened rectangular body, a jade stopper and a four character Qianlong mark incised to the base, 7.3cm.

£800-1,200 402 A CHINESE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE 19TH CENTURY Imitating rock crystal, carved with an egret beneath a lotus leaf, 6.5cm.

One decorated with panels of flowers, both with a complex geometric ground, one with a two character mark reading qian li, 6cm. (2)

£500-600 405 A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 19TH CENTURY Carved with fruit and foliage, the mouth and foot mounted in metal, 8cm.

£1,000-1,500

£200-300

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406 EIGHT CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES 19TH CENTURY Four agate, two pebble jade, one overlaid glass and one glass simulating agate, 7cm. (8)

£1,000-2,000

407 FOUR CHINESE PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLES AND A SNUFF TRAY 19TH CENTURY One moulded and another painted with figures with Qianlong and Daoguang marks respectively, another moulded with animals, another painted with a dragon, the tray painted with a cockerel, and with a Yongzheng mark, 7.5cm. (5)

£1,500-2,000

408 SIX CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES 19TH/20TH CENTURY One enamelled metal, the others glass, decorated with dragons, fruit, vases and the yin-yang symbol, 7cm. (6)

£1,000-1,500

409 λ SEVEN CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES 19TH CENTURY One jadeite, another in white jade, two in agate, one malachite, one laque burgaute and one rock crystal, carved as a Spanish coin, two with wood stands, 7cm. (9)

£1,000-2,000 Provenance: the Benveniste collection, Montreal, purchased in the 1960s and ‘70s.

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410 λ TWENTY-FOUR SNUFF BOTTLES 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY In glass, jade, hardstone, metal and other materials, variously decorated with flowers, figures, and animals, together with a small Chinese jade hanging vase and cover, 12cm. (26)

£500-1,000 Provenance: the Benveniste collection, Montreal, purchased in the 1960s and ‘70s.

411 FOUR CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES 19TH CENTURY One jade, depicting Liu Hai, another rock crystal, a third in moss agate and one in bamboo, 7.5cm. (4)

£1,000-1,500

412 THREE CHINESE INTERIOR PAINTED SNUFF BOTTLES 20TH CENTURY One painted with a portrait of Zhang Hen, another with scholars in a bamboo grove, another with a landscape, signed and dated by Ma Shao Xuan, 6.5cm. (3)

£1,500-2,000

413 FIVE CHINESE MOGHUL-STYLE JADE RECTANGULAR PLAQUES 18TH CENTURY With a reticulated design of stylised flowerheads, the stone with black speckles, together with a group of Chinese mother of pearl counters: one oval, four fish-shaped, fourteen circular and thirty rectangular, 5.4cm. (54)

£100-200

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414 NINE CHINESE CELADON AND BROWN JADE CARVINGS 19TH/20TH CENTURY Depicting figures, animals and fruit, 5.5cm. (9)

£1,000-1,500

415 A PAIR OF CHINESE AGATE MOGHUL-STYLE ‘CHRYSANTHEMUM’ CUPS 18TH/19TH CENTURY Each carved with two rows of petals to the body and a handle formed as a bamboo branch, raised on circular feet, the clear buff-coloured stone of even tone, 7.2cm. (2)

£1,000-2,000 Provenance: from the collection of Professor J Norman Collie, FRS (1859-1942) and thence by descent.

416 THREE CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CUPS QING DYNASTY Two with S-shaped bodies and dragon-shaped handles, the third with a square-section body carved with scrolls and key fret and with a single handle carved with stylised lingzhi to the top, each with a wood stand, 13cm. (6)

£500-1,000

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417 FIVE CHINESE CELADON JADE CARVINGS 19TH/20TH CENTURY One carved as three gourds, another as peapods, one as a mushroom, one an animal scroll and one a lingzhi, 6.3cm. (5)

£800-1,200 Provenance: from an English private collection.

418 THREE CHINESE CELADON JADE CARVINGS 19TH/20TH CENTURY One formed as a fish, another a leaf, the third a belt hook, together with a hardstone carving of two mythical beasts, 8cm. (4)

£600-800 Provenance: from an English private collection.

419 FIVE CHINESE CELADON JADE PLAQUES 19TH/20TH CENTURY One carved with a dragon, another as a vase of flowers, one a butterfly, one as a flowerhead and one as a lock, 9cm. (5)

£800-1,200 Provenance: from an English private collection.

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420 TWO CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE PENDANTS QING DYNASTY OR LATER One carved as a buckle with an endless knot and two stylised bats, the other as a ba jiao fan with a reticulated dragon roundel to the centre, each with a cylindrical tourmaline bead, 8.3cm max. (2)

£1,500-2,500 Provenance: Christie’s London, 20th September 2011, lot 189, a copy of the invoice is available.

421 A CHINESE GREEN JADEITE BI PENDANT 20TH CENTURY The thick bi carved with studs, suspended from a necklace with 108 beads divided by three wood beads, with a gemmological certificate stating that the stone is jadeite and no resin was detected, 53cm, the pendant 5cm.

£1,000-2,000

422 FOUR CHINESE WHITE JADE SMALL PENDANTS QING DYNASTY OR LATER One carved as a cockerel, another a rat, another of two felines, the fourth a pig, mounted together on a single cord, 3cm.

£400-600

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423 A CHINESE SPINACH-GREEN JADE ARCHAISTIC VASE AND COVER LATE QING DYNASTY Carved with taotie masks and loose rings, the cover with a lion dog finial, 19.5cm. (2)

£300-500

424 A CHINESE JADE DING AND A JADE GU MING AND QING DYNASTIES The ding with tall angled handles, key fret and taotie mask motifs to the body, raised on tall cylindrical legs, the gu with a rectangular-section body with flanges, taotie masks, lappets and key fret, each with a wood stand, 21cm. (4)

£500-1,000 Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Jade Ware (II), pp.226-227, no.180 for a closely related gu.

425 TWO CHINESE HARDSTONE VASES AND COVERS 20TH CENTURY One turquoise with two birds perched in a spray of peonies, the other with a pear-shaped body carved with archaistic scrolls and taotie masks, together with a wood stand, 20cm. (5)

£400-600

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426 A CHINESE YELLOW JADE OVAL ‘ZI GANG’ PLAQUE QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved in shallow relief with a hermit and his assistant on a mountain path by a tree, with a pavilion in the clouds in the background, the reverse with a poem, 5.4cm.

£2,000-3,000 427 A CHINESE YELLOW JADE PENDANT QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved as a mythical aquatic beast with a dragon head and fish fins, ridden by a small boy holding a ruyi sceptre, 6.5cm.

£800-1,200 428 A CHINESE WHITE JADE PENDANT QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved with a lingzhi panel and a shou character to the reverse, 5.3cm.

£1,500-2,500 429 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE ‘CHICKEN’ PENDANT QING DYNASTY OR LATER The stylised bird carved with wings held close to the body, the legs tucked neatly under the body and a hole for suspension through the back, 8.5cm.

£800-1,200 430 A PAIR OF CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE BELT PLAQUES QING DYNASTY OR LATER

431 A CHINESE AGATE INK STICK STAND QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved as a branch of an old prunus tree with thinner flowering branches and flowers picked out in a honey-coloured stone, 9cm.

£800-1,200 432 A CHINESE AGATE PENDANT QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved to one side with a sage and his attendant with a bat flying above them, the figures picked out in darker stone, the reverse with a misty mountain landscape and a lingzhi, 4.9cm.

£2,000-3,000 433 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE RECTANGULAR PLAQUE QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved in shallow relief with two panels, one circular with a figure in a pavilion, the other rectangular with an Immortal in a raft passing a pagoda, both surrounded with a border of fish-like creatures, 4.2cm.

£2,000-3,000 434 A CHINESE CHICKEN-BONE JADE OVAL BELT BUCKLE 19TH CENTURY Carved with a stylised mythical beast, the reverse with hooks carved as a dragon’s head and a yin-yang symbol, 6.5cm.

£200-300

Carved with a woven pattern in shallow relief with archaistic scrolls to one end and C-shaped loops to the other, 6.8cm. (2)

£800-1,200

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435 TWO CHINESE JADE SEALS AND A PENDANT QING DYNASTY One seal with a chilong surmount, the other trapezoidal, each carved with characters to the faces which read zheng qi yi bu mo qi li, ming qi dao bu ji qigong and chuang jing jiao zi, the white jade pendant carved with characters and stylised mythical beasts, 8.5cm. (3)

£1,000-2,000

436 THREE CHINESE CELADON JADE ITEMS QING DYNASTY One a carving of two cats and a dragonfly, one a small pouring vessel, the third of a lock, 8cm. (3)

£200-300

437 SEVEN CHINESE HARDSTONE CARVINGS, TWO VASES AND A SHALLOW BOWL MING/QING DYNASTY Comprising: three carvings of animals, one with a stand, three plaques, a belt hook, together with two red glazed vases and a bowl with incised cloud design, 16.3 max. (11)

£300-500

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438 TWO CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE PENDANTS QING DYNASTY One carved in the form of a double xi character, the other as a shou character entangled in scrolling foliage with two bats and a peach to the corners, each suspended from an elaborate reticulated wood stand, 20cm. (2)

£500-1,000

439 TWO CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVINGS QING DYNASTY OR LATER One carved as a feitian, a celestial being entangled in ribbons and holding a jewel, the other as a squirrel on a bunch of grapes, 9cm. (2)

£1,000-2,000

440 A CHINESE CELADON JADE MOUNTAIN QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved with two figures in a sampan, another beneath a pine tree and a boy with a recumbent buffalo in a rocky outcrop, the stone with brown details and a bird picked out in black, 17cm.

£2,500-3,500

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441 A CHINESE GILT METAL BOX WITH A PALE CELADON JADE COVER 19TH CENTURY The ovoid body incised with the Eight Buddhist Emblems, the cover inset with a jade plaque carved with a pagoda, a deer, a crane and a lingzhi spray in a rocky landscape in high relief, 10cm.

£4,000-6,000 Provenance: Christie’s London, 10th December 2009, lot 503, a copy of the invoice is available.

442 A CHINESE GOLD, JADEITE AND DIAMOND-INSET BROOCH MODERN Shaped as a ship on crashing waves with a green jadeite plaque carved as a bat, together with a wood stand, 6cm. (2)

£1,000-2,000

443 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE ‘DOUBLE PRUNUS’ BRUSH WASHER QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved as two large flowers issuing from a branch with a small bird to the edge of the smaller blossom, 10.5cm.

£1,500-2,500

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444 A CHINESE WHITE JADE ‘DRAGON’ BOWL QING DYNASTY OR LATER With a compressed circular body with two dragons chasing a sacred jewel in high relief and a spiralling band around the rim, 13.5cm.

£8,000-10,000

445 THREE CHINESE JADE CARVINGS QING DYNASTY

446 A CHINESE JADEITE ‘CHRYSANTHEMUM’ BOWL LATE QING DYNASTY

Comprising: a belt hook with a dragon’s head and a chilong in high relief to the body, a reticulated plaque carved with a hunter riding a mythical beast mounted on a wood stand as a miniature table screen, and a small Buddhist figure with a stand, 12.5cm. (5)

The pale stone mottled with green marbling, together with a hardwood stand, 9.6cm. (2)

£400-600

£800-1,200

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447 A CHINESE CLOISONNE CIRCULAR MIRROR SET INTO A LACQUER PANEL 18TH CENTURY AND LATER The mirror later set with nine gilt bronze appliqués of vases, mounted with an ornate ribbon-tied handle, the red lacquer panel decorated with dragons, and with a Xuande-marked plaque, 44cm x 28cm.

£500-1,000

448 A CHINESE OR KOREAN LACQUER LOBED STEM CUP 17TH CENTURY The lobed body incised with a scaly dragon amongst clouds and a floral band to the underside, painted with black, red and brown lacquer, all raised on a flared foot with a band of lappets around the footrim, paper labels for Spink & Son and Dr & Mrs P H Plesch to the base, 18cm.

£500-1,000 Provenance: from the collection of Professor Peter H Plesch and Mrs Traudi Plesch OBE and thence by descent, collection no.Lt17A, purchased from Spink & Son Ltd on 29th September 1978 for £375.

449 A CHINESE DUAN STONE TABLE SCREEN LATE QING DYNASTY Carved in relief with figures in a watery landscape with pagodas on wooded islands, all picked out in pale stone against a dark ground, mounted in a reticulated hardwood stand, 65cm x 44.5cm x 212cm. (2)

£1,000-2,000

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450 A CHINESE HARDWOOD AND DREAMSTONE LOW TABLE LATE QING DYNASTY The rectangular top set with three dreamstone panels, each inscribed with calligraphy, the apron and ends carved with formal scrolls, all raised on four straight legs, 49cm x 135cm x 46cm.

£1,000-2,000 Provenance: the Benveniste collection, Montreal, purchased in the 1960s and ‘70s.

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451 A PAIR OF CHINESE TIEHUA LANTERNS QING DYNASTY Each with a square-section hardwood frame containing four iron panels of flowers and foliage, one panel with a crab and one with a crane, 54cm high, 42cm across. (2)

£2,000-3,000

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452 A CHINESE HONGMU LOW TABLE OR STAND QING DYNASTY With a rectangular top and curved legs joined by stretchers and two aprons to the front and back, 27.5cm x 49cm x 35cm.

£400-600

453 A CHINESE WOOD AND MOTHER OF PEARL TABLE CABINET QING DYNASTY The superstructure and lower section with an arrangement of hinged doors with fruit-shaped handles, inlaid with scenes of landscapes and figures, the central open shelf with a reticulated apron, the borders with leaves, bats, blossoms and scrollwork, an eight character inscription to the top, 57cm x 44cm x 31cm.

£1,500-2,500

454 A CHINESE MOTHER OF PEARL INLAID HARDWOOD TRAY 19TH CENTURY Finely inlaid with birds, blossoms and butterflies to the centre, supported on four bracket feet, 53.5cm x 33cm.

£600-1,000

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455 A PAIR OF CHINESE HARDWOOD BARREL-SHAPED STOOLS LATE QING DYNASTY Each with five legs joined by a circular base, the tops inset with rootwood, 45.5cm. (2)

£1,000-2,000

456 A CHINESE HARDWOOD TRAY 19TH CENTURY Carved with figures in a mountainous lakeside village in shallow relief, the key fret border inlaid with metal wire around the galleried rim, 45.5cm x 32cm.

£300-500

457 A PAIR OF CHINESE HARDWOOD LOW STOOLS LATE QING DYNASTY With circular, slightly concave tops and side aprons, supported on four tongue-shaped legs, 33cm. (2)

£1,200-1,500 Provenance: from the collection of the former Dutch ambassador Carl Barkman (1919-2006), acquired in China in the early 1950s.

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458 CHINESE SCHOOL, THE BRITISH FLEET ANCHORED AT HONG KONG 19TH CENTURY Oil on canvas, a view of Hong Kong from Kowloon, with numerous ships moored in the bay with the city at the foot of The Peak in the background, 54cm x 69cm.

£5,000-7,000 Cf. C L Crossman, The Decorative Arts of The China Trade, p.140, no.46 for a painting of a similar view.

459 A TIBETAN LACQUERED WOOD ‘DRAGON’ CHEST 19TH/20TH CENTURY Partially covered with canvas and mounted with metal brackets, painted with a large scaly dragon within a key fret border to the front, together with a wood stand, 64cm x 128cm x 44.5cm. (2)

£300-500

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460 A CHINESE INLAID LACQUER PANEL LATE QING/REPUBLIC PERIOD

461 A CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK ‘LANDSCAPE’ PANEL LATE QING DYNASTY

Set with jade, wood, ivory, coral and various hardstones, and decorated with the two Immortals Zhang Guo Lao and Cao Guo Jiu, in a landscape beneath a flying phoenix and a four character inscription which reads ling feng cheng xiang, 133.3cm x 63.3cm.

With fishermen in a mountainous village by the river’s edge, three lines of calligraphy in the top right corner attributing the work to Qiu Yun, with a paper label for the Royal Academy of Arts Exhibition 1935-6, framed and glazed, the frame inlaid with mother of pearl, 92cm x 29.5cm.

£500-1,000

£500-1,000

Provenance: the Benveniste collection, Montreal, purchased in the 1960s and ‘70s.

Provenance: from the collection of Mrs Annie Hayes and thence by descent.

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462 FORTY CHINESE WOOD STANDS, FOUR COVERS AND A FINIAL 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY Variously carved with waves, foliage, roots and scrolls, some plain, others with reticulated borders, the finial with a soapstone knop, 34cm max. (45)

£1,000-2,000

463 TWO CHINESE HARDWOOD STANDS 19TH CENTURY The double stand carved as rockwork and lingzhi below a pine tree, the other as a miniature table with a square top inset with a marble panel, 32.5cm. (2)

£600-1,000

464 SIXTEEN CHINESE WOOD STANDS 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY Variously carved with scrolls and leaves, some plain, others reticulated, 23cm max. (16)

£500-1,000

465 A CHINESE HARDWOOD STAND QING DYNASTY With three square platforms, the sides and aprons carved with reticulated zoomorphic scrollwork and stylised flowerheads, 16cm x 13cm x 43.5cm.

£200-300

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466 THREE CHINESE PITH PAPER PAINTINGS 19TH CENTURY

467 A PAIR OF CHINESE OVAL ‘TEA PRODUCTION’ WOOD FRAMES 19TH CENTURY

Brightly painted with court officials in interiors, framed and glazed, 29cm x 19cm. (3)

Each containing a pith paper painting of a lady and gentle man, mounted in elaborate hardwood frames carved with panels containing figures engaged in various stages of tea production amongst blossoming prunus, other blossoms, dragons and birds, 44cm x 32.5cm. (2)

£500-800

£1,000-2,000

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468 LITERATURE ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF CHINESE GOVERNMENT EXHIBITS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF CHINESE ART IN LONDON, 1936

473 LITERATURE A LARGE COLLECTION OF AUCTION CATALOGUES

Volume I Bronze, volume II Porcelain, volume III Painting and Calligraphy, volume IV Miscellaneous. (4)

£200-300

£200-400

474 LITERATURE D S HOWARD, CHINESE ARMORIAL PORCELAIN, 1974 AND CHINESE ARMORIAL PORCELAIN, 2003 VOLUME II (2)

469 LITERATURE A COLLECTION OF AUCTION CATALOGUES Relating to Chinese art from Christie’s and Sotheby’s from 1964 to 2008. (136)

£200-400 470 LITERATURE THREE HUNDRED MASTERPIECES OF CHINESE PAINTING IN THE PALACE MUSEUM, 1959, VOLUMES 1-6 Together with Tok Tsai Hsien Collection of Chinese Paintings, Volume One, Ming Dynasty. (7)

£200-300 471 LITERATURE A COLLECTION OF AUCTION CATALOGUES Relating to Chinese and Korean art from Christie’s and Sotheby’s from 1967 to 1996. (100)

£200-400 472 LITERATURE A COLLECTION OF AUCTION CATALOGUES

Mostly relating to Chinese, Indian and Islamic art.

(300 Approx.)

£400-600 475 LITERATURE A LARGE COLLECTION OF AUCTION CATALOGUES AND REFERENCE BOOKS Mostly relating to Chinese art. (a lot)

£200-500 476 LITERATURE A COLLECTION OF AUCTION CATALOGUES Relating to Chinese art from Christie’s and Sotheby’s. (42)

£200-400 477 LITERATURE ORIENTAL CERAMICS, THE WORLD’S GREAT COLLECTIONS, 12 VOLUMES (12) £500-1,000

Relating to Chinese art from Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Bonhams. (160+)

£200-400

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478 AN OTTOMAN SYRIAN GLASS ROSE WATER BOTTLE 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER The pear-shaped body with a tall neck supported on a short foot, decorated with calligraphic designs, flowerheads and scrolling foliage against a clear ground, 27.5cm.

£300-500 Cf. Christie’s London, 27th October 2010, lot 317 for a related ewer.

479 AN IRANIAN AGATE-MOUNTED BAZU-BAND SAFAVID DYNASTY, DATED 11AH. (1689) Probably given as a prize to a wrestling champion, comprised of three oval agate plaques set in white-metal mounts, the central plaque of red carnelian-agate flanked by two translucent honey-coloured agate plaques, all incised with verses from the Quran, all mounted on a leather strap, the central plaque 4.5cm, the outer plaques 3.8cm each.

£1,000-2,000 Provenance: Christie’s London, 31st July 1997, lot 150.

480 TWELVE INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTINGS 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY Comprising: eight loose miniatures and four framed in pairs from an incomplete, partially illustrated book, 41cm. (11)

£200-300

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481 A MAMLUK-STYLE GILDED AND ENAMELLED GLASS MOSQUE LAMP 18TH/19TH CENTURY With a tapering neck decorated with blue calligraphy on a gold ground and roundels containing verses from the Quran, the body with six loop handles and calligraphic verses in gold on a blue ground and with geometric and floral bands in gold, blue, red, white and green, 33cm.

£1,000-2,000 Provenance: Warrens House, Bramshaw, the New Forest.

482 A LARGE COLLECTION OF IZNIK-STYLE TILES 19TH CENTURY Painted in blue, turquoise, aubergine and green with geometric designs of stylised flowerheads and leaves, 33cm. (34)

£500-1,000 Provenance: Warrens House, Bramshaw, the New Forest.

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483 TWO GANDHARAN GREY SCHIST FRAGMENTS C.2ND CENTURY AD One depicting three standing orant figures, two wearing flowing robes and elaborate turbans, the other two long-haired gift bearers wearing pleated skirts and carrying bottles, 30cm. (2)

£500-1,000

484 AN INDIAN STONE ARCHITECTURAL FRAGMENT 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER Probably a column base, carved with a row of dancers, 36cm.

£150-250 Provenance: from the collection of Dr J S Gordon.

485 SIX GANDHARAN GREY SCHIST FRAGMENTS C.2ND CENTURY AD One a torso of a seated Buddha, the others scenes of adoration, a feast and hunting, 26.5cm. (6)

£500-1,000

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486 A GANDHARAN GREY SCHIST BUST OF BUDDHA SAKYAMUNI 3RD/4TH CENTURY AD His shoulders covered with a flowing robe, a circular halo behind his head and hair arranged in a chignon, his face with downcast eyes and a thin moustache, mounted on a later green plaster pillow-shaped base with gilded wood tassels, 46.5cm.

ÂŁ1,000-2,000 Provenance: purchased from William Clayton, Bury Street, London in the 1960s.

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487 A TIBETAN GHANTA AND A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA 19TH CENTURY The ghanta cast with Sanskrit characters and stylised masks, the Buddha seated on a double lotus throne in bhumisparshamudra, his left hand rests on his knee in dhyanamudra, 18cm and 11cm, 431g and 204g. (2)

£400-600

488 A TIBETAN SILVER STEM BOWL AND SILVER-GILT COVER AND STAND 19TH CENTURY The bowl incised with four cartouches containing dragons and phoenix, the stand with Buddhist symbols, bands of foliage and cartouches with animals and plants picked out in gilt against a dense scrolling foliate ground, 15.6cm max., 246g and 343g. (3)

£400-600

489 A CHINESE BRONZE STUPA MING DYNASTY OR LATER The hollow stupa rising from a waisted base with three characters reading she li ta above the opening, the twelve-tiered finial with a lotus bud knop, the base and finial with traces of red and gold lacquer, 26.5cm, 1.4kg.

£400-600

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490 A LARGE CHINESE GILT AND LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF AN IMMORTAL LATE QING DYNASTY Seated, wearing long flowing robes and a tall hat, with his hands held together close to the chest, with traces of gilt and polychrome decoration, 100cm.

£500-1,000

491 A CHINESE FIGURE OF SIX-ARMED MAHAKALA QING DYNASTY Probably in zitan, the wrathful god holding his attributes and standing above a prostrate figure, the mandala and lotus base with traces of gilding, 12.5cm.

£1,000-2,000

492 A SMALL CHINESE GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN MING DYNASTY Standing, wearing long robes, with her hands held together, clasping a string of prayer beads, raised on a lotus throne, 7.7cm, 85g.

£500-800 Provenance: from a British private collection, acquired in the 1990s.

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493 A CHINESE CARVED WOOD HEAD OF A BODHISATTVA MING DYNASTY OR LATER

494 A CHINESE CARVED WOOD BUST OF GUANYIN QING DYNASTY OR LATER

With downcast eyes and a serene expression, the blue hair arranged in an elaborated chignon and decorated with a tall tiara with a small figure of a Buddha, mounted on a modern stand, 50cm.

Wearing an elaborate headdress, with her hair arranged in two knots falling down her shoulders, mounted on a wood stand, 42.5cm. (2)

£500-1,000

£200-300

495 THREE LARGE CHINESE CARVED WOOD FIGURES LATE QING DYNASTY Sitting with their hands held together and with traces of gold and red lacquer, 86cm. (3)

£300-500

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496 FOUR LARGE BURMESE BRONZE FIGURES OF BUDDHA SAKYAMUNI 19TH/20TH CENTURY Each wearing robes, seated in dhyanasana, with his left hand upturned, with elongated earlobes and traces of cold painted decoration, two with inscriptions to the front of the bases, 53.5cm, 46kg. (4)

£1,000-2,000 Provenance: the Benveniste collection, Montreal, purchased in the 1960s and ‘70s.

497 A SMALL TIBETAN THANGKA 19TH CENTURY

498 A TIBETAN THANGKA 20TH CENTURY

Depicting Amitayus above two other deities amidst flowers, mounted on a fabric panel, 17.5cm x 13cm.

Depicting Sarvabuddhadakini in a dancing posture on a lotus base holding a drum and a bell, surrounded by members of her retinue, framed and glazed, 88cm x 65cm.

£300-500

£300-500

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499 A CHINESE BRONZE DAOIST TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER AND COVER QING DYNASTY OR LATER With an ovoid body decorated with a row of characters and star constellations to the shoulder, a band of taotie masks to the neck, and with two phoenix head handles with rings to the sides. The base with a bagua mark, all supported on three tall legs, the cover with reticulated trigrams and surmounted by a qilin, together with a wood stand, 32cm, 7.5kg. (3)

£1,000-2,000

500 A CHINESE BRONZE ‘ELEPHANT’ TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER MING DYNASTY OR LATER With three elephants in high relief cast around the compressed circular body, a six character Xuande mark to the base in seal script, 15.5cm, 2.2kg.

£1,000-2,000

501 A CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER AND COVER MING/QING DYNASTY With a plain spherical body supported on three legs, with two handles to the rim and a domed cover surmounted by a reclining lion dog, his open mouth a smoke vent, 25cm, 3.7kg. (2)

£2,000-3,000

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502 A LARGE CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER 17TH/18TH CENTURY The compressed circular body raised on three short feet and with two loop handles to the rim, the base with a six character Xuande mark, 30cm, 5.5kg.

£500-1,000 Provenance: from the collection of Dorothy Dawson Hornell, b.1890 in Shanghai.

503 A CHINESE BRONZE ZOOMORPHIC ARCHAISTIC RITUAL VESSEL, HU QING DYNASTY After a Warring States original, with a bulbous body and a hinged cover resembling the head of a bird of prey, with a C-shaped handle and geometric champlevé bands around the body and to the cover, 35cm, 3.6kg.

£500-800

504 A CHINESE BRONZE RITUAL ARCHAISTIC WINE VESSEL, JUE DATED 1738 The body decorated with three rows of key fret, with a loop elephant-head handle, all supported on three splayed feet, with an inscription to the underside of the rim, 16.6cm, 560g.

£600-800

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505 A CHINESE CLOISONNE SMALL FLARED CUP 16TH/17TH CENTURY Decorated with stylised lotus flowerheads and foliage against a turquoise ground, the interior with a lança character on a white ground, 7cm, 120g.

£400-600

506 A CHINESE CINNABAR LACQUER RUYI SCEPTRE 19TH CENTURY The head and stem decorated with phoenix and dragon panels on a geometric diaper ground, 47cm.

£400-600

507 A CHINESE EMBROIDERED FOURTH CIVIL RANK BADGE LATE QING DYNASTY With a wild goose standing on blue rockwork between waves, clouds and auspicious symbols, framed and glazed, 34cm.

£300-500

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508 A CHINESE BRONZE ARCHAISTIC RITUAL VESSEL, FANG MING/QING DYNASTY

509 A CHINESE BRONZE ARCHAISTIC GU PROBABLY QING DYNASTY

The bulbous square-section body with a neck, supported on a flared foot and with a pair of taotie mask handles, a circular paper label for Entwistle to the base, 28.5cm, 1.9kg.

With a flared rim and four flanges to the central section and the foot, cast in relief with archaistic designs on a key fret ground, the interior cast with archaic characters, 28.6cm, 1.28kg.

£200-300

£500-1,000

Cf. Artifacts in the Nanyue King’s Tomb of Western Han Dynasty, National Museum of History, p.105, no.B60 for a Han dynasty prototype of this vessel.

510 A CHINESE COPPER HAND WARMER 19TH CENTURY The rectangular-section body with a U-shaped handle and a reticulated lid decorated with geometric designs, a four character mark incised to the base which reads Zhang Ming Qi zhi, 26cm, 2.5kg. (2)

£500-800

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511 TWO CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNERS 17TH/18TH CENTURY Each with a compressed circular body and loop handles to the sides, six character Xuande marks to the bases, 23.5cm and 18.5cm, 1.9kg and 1.2kg. (2)

£500-1,000

512 TWO CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNERS 19TH CENTURY Each of cylindrical form with handles and feet formed as twisted bamboo branches and with sprays of leaves moulded to the body, 27cm, 4kg and 2.5kg. (2)

£1,500-2,500

513 TWO CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD OFFERING DISHES QING DYNASTY Each cast with a geometric band and applied with elephant head handles and feet, the bases with four character Xuande seal marks, 27.5cm and 26.8cm, 1.5kg and 1.1kg. (2)

£300-500 Provenance: formerly in an English private collection, Kent.

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514 A CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER 17TH/18TH CENTURY With a compressed circular body raised on three short legs, with a four character seal mark to the base, 14cm, 1.2kg.

£300-500

515 A LARGE CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER QING DYNASTY The compressed circular body, with two loop handles with loose rings, all raised on three short feet, 32cm, 4.7kg.

£500-800

516 A CHINESE GILT-BRONZE INCENSE BURNER WITH DRAGON HANDLES QING DYNASTY The flattened circular body on a simple ring foot framed by two large chilong- shaped handles fastened on pegs, with a four character Xuande mark to the base, 23.5cm, 2.9kg.

£500-1,000

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517 A CHINESE BRONZE ARCHAISTIC VASE, GU MING/QING DYNASTY With a broad rim and a flared foot, the body cast with four flanges, taotie masks and archaistic designs in relief on a key fret ground, 33.2cm, 1.6kg.

£800-1,200 Provenance: from the collection of Mark Dineley.

Cf. R Kerr, Later Chinese Bronzes, pp.78-79 no.59 for a bronze gu of a similar form and size.

518 A CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER AND COVER 17TH/18TH CENTURY Cast with panels of pines and prunus, the cover with a lion dog surmount, raised on three animal mask feet, 14cm high, 664g. (2)

£400-600

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519 A CHINESE BRONZE GU-SHAPED VASE QING DYNASTY The flared body with a broad rim, a pronounced knop and four flanges, 17cm, 1.5kg.

£500-1,000 520 TWO CHINESE BRASS ALLOY HANGING INCENSE BURNERS 19TH CENTURY The larger with three pairs of confronting dragons amidst clouds between three dragon head handles and an associated lid, the smaller with two cloud-shaped handles, a reticulated lid with four trigrams and a lion dog finial, 15cm, together 1.7kg. (2)

£200-300

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521 A CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER 17TH/18TH CENTURY With a plain cylindrical body and two lion head-shaped handles with beaded rings, a six character Xuande mark to the base, together with a wood stand carved as scrolling clouds, 8.5cm, 686g. (2)

£500-1,000

522 A CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER QING DYNASTY The rectangular body with two thick loop handles, decorated with panels of blossoms and Buddhist symbols, a four character Xuande mark to the base and with a wood cover, together with a bronze incense burner and cover modelled as a bird, 20cm and 13cm, 1.3kg and 441g. (4)

£250-350

523 A CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER AND COVER QING DYNASTY With three triple bands around the cylindrical body, supported on three ruyi-head shaped feet and a reticulated cover, with a four character mark to the base reading jia cang zhen bao, 8cm, 457g. (2)

£600-800

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524 A CHINESE BRONZE FIGURE OF KUI XING MING DYNASTY Shown as a demon wearing an apron with ribbons, his right foot balanced on the head of an Ao, his left foot supporting a ladle, with a writing brush in his right hand and an ingot in the left, all raised on a rectangular base, 30cm, 1kg.

£1,000-1,500 Provenance: from the collection of Professor Peter H Plesch and Mrs Traudi Plesch OBE and thence by descent, collection no.Bs30, purchased from A Förster, Vienna in 1959 for 780 shillings.

Cf. R Kerr, Later Chinese Bronzes, pp.82-84 no.67 for a comparable bronze figure.

The deity Kui Xing is a patron of scholars sitting the official imperial examinations and also of aspiring poets. His pose is a pun on the proverb ‘to stand lonely on the Ao’s head’, referring to coming first in examinations.

525 A CHINESE BRONZE RETICULATED INCENSE STICK HOLDER YUAN/MING DYNASTY

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With cylindrical body, two dragon-shaped handles and reticulated decoration with quatrefoil and cash-shaped openings and four figures of Immortals with attributes cast in high relief, all supported on three short feet, 16cm, 425g.

£100-200 Cf. R Kerr, Later Chinese Bronzes, pp.29-30 no.16 for a related tripod incense stick holder.

526 A PAIR OF CHINESE BRONZE ALTAR CANDLESTICKS LATE MING DYNASTY Each with an everted drip pan supported on a baluster stem raised on the back of a mythical creature, all raised on three dragon head-shaped mask legs, 30.5cm, 3kg. (2)

£300-500 527 A CHINESE BRONZE LION DOG INCENSE STICK HOLDER LATE MING DYNASTY Seated on his haunches with his head turned, on a reticulated integral stand, together with a polished stone figure of the Immortal Lu Xing holding a ruyi sceptre and a gold ingot, 22cm and 19.5cm, the bronze 2.2kg. (2)

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528 A CHINESE SILVER TWO-HANDLED VASE 19TH CENTURY The ovoid body decorated with four repoussé and chased panels with pomegranates, finger citron, peaches, birds, squirrels and grape vines, raised on a tapering foot, with a flared rim and two handles shaped as tree branches, 18.5cm, 297g.

£1,000-2,000 529 A PAIR OF INDIAN SILVER GOBLETS 19TH CENTURY Each with a chased and repoussé decoration of hunting animals amongst scrolling foliage in Kutch style, the rims, stem and feet with acanthus leaf borders, 19.7cm, 660g. (2)

£1,500-2,500

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530 THREE CHINESE PARCEL-GILT SILVER BOXES 19TH CENTURY With hinged lids, decorated with dragons, birds, scrolling clouds and foliage and bands of geometric patterns, 16.3cm. (3)

£400-600 531 A SET OF FOUR CHINESE SILVER BOXES AND COVERS 19TH CENTURY One shaped as a semi-circle, the remaining fan-shaped, each with chased and repoussé scenes from the story of Ne Zha and his triumph against the Dragon King, the rims with floral bands, three character marks to the bases, 7cm max., 232g. (8)

£1,000-1,500

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532 A CHINESE POTTERY OVOID VASE AND COVER TANG DYNASTY

533 A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON ‘MARRIAGE’ BOWL MING DYNASTY

With a short flared rim, the body coated with a pale buff glaze, 22cm. (2)

With two fish moulded to the well and a wide band of petals to the reverse, 19cm.

£2,000-3,000

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534 A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON GARDEN SEAT MING DYNASTY

535 A PAIR OF CHINESE POTTERY HORSES TANG DYNASTY

The barrel-shaped body incised with carved flowerheads and scrolling foliage, with further flowerheads in trellis-shaped panels to the foot and around the top, 38cm.

Each in a dynamic pose with one front leg raised, one with its mouth opened, the surface with traces of earth pigments, 50cm. (2)

£2,000-3,000

£800-1,200

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536 A CHINESE CELADON ‘DEER’ DISH YUAN DYNASTY

537 A CHINESE CELADON BOWL YUAN/MING DYNASTY

Moulded to the centre with a deer and stylised clouds and four oval panels with clouds and single characters to the sides, 13.5cm.

With a conical body carved with bands of lappets, the shoulder moulded with flowerheads and with a scalloped rim, 26cm.

£800-1,200

£1,500-2,500

Provenance: from the collection of the former Dutch ambassador Gerard Dissevelt (1912-1992), acquired in China in the early 1950s.

Provenance: from a Spanish private collection.

538 A CHINESE JUN YAO-TYPE DISH PROBABLY QING DYNASTY The shallow circular body decorated with a pale blue glaze stopping short of the foot to reveal the brown stoneware, 13.8cm.

£500-800 Provenance: from an English private collection, acquired in the 1990s.

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539 A CHINESE QINGBAI JAR AND COVER YUAN DYNASTY

540 A CHINESE JIAN YAO TEA BOWL SONG DYNASTY 960-1279

The ovoid body with a cover moulded as a flowerhead, decorated all over with a translucent blue glaze stopping short of the foot, 8.5cm. (2)

With a conical body decorated with a black glaze falling short of a brown unglazed foot, 12.7cm.

£800-1,200

£800-1,200 Provenance: from the collection of Susan Chen, the Feng Wen Tang Collection.

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542 541 A SMALL CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE MEIPING 19TH CENTURY Painted with sprays of fruiting branches, the foot with a band of upright stiff leaves, 15cm.

£250-350 542 A NEAR PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PEAR-SHAPED VASES KANGXI 1662-1722 Each painted with scrolls and stylised flowerheads to the body and with almond-shaped floral panels against a cracked-ice ground to the shoulder and neck, with lozenge marks to the bases, 18.5cm. (2)

£1,500-2,500 Provenance: formerly the property of a titled English collector.

543 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘LOTUS’ GOURD-SHAPED VASE, HULUPING 19TH CENTURY Painted with stylised lotus flowerheads and foliage with bands of key fret to the waist and rim, 34.3cm.

£1,000-2,000

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544 A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOTTLE VASES KANGXI 1662-1722 With bulbous bodies painted with stylised leaf scrolls, bands of blossoms and ruyi-heads to the neck and rim, 20.5cm. (2)

£1,000-1,500 Provenance: formerly the property of a titled English collector.

545 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE MUG KANGXI 1662-1722 The body with a slightly everted rim and an angular handle painted with stylised blossoms and antiques, 9.3cm.

£300-500 546 TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘LANDSCAPE’ VASES KANGXI 1662-1722 Each painted with a mountainous landscape and with geometric bands to the shoulder, 22.5cm and 19cm. (2)

£800-1,200 Provenance: from the property of a gentleman.

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547 TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWLS KANGXI 1662-1722 Each with a deep tapering body painted to the exterior with figures in interiors and gardens and with precious objects, the centres with boys at play, six character Chenghua marks to the bases, 15.5cm. (2)

£700-1,000 Provenance: formerly the property of a titled English collector.

548 THREE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘PRUNUS’ JARS KANGXI AND 19TH CENTURY The largest decorated with panels with precious objects, all with prunus blossoms, together with hardwood stands and covers, 18cm. (9)

£400-600 Provenance: from the collection of Charles William Martin (1850-1896), Quorn Place, Leicestershire.

549 FOUR CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ITEMS KANGXI AND LATER Comprising: an ovoid jar painted with floral, diaper and ruyi-head bands, the rim and cover mounted with white metal, a bitong decorated with three figures of Immortals, a square-section flask and an ovoid vase with figures, 20cm. (5)

£500-1,000

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550 FOUR CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VESSELS KANGXI 1662-1722 Comprising: a rose water sprinkler, a vase with two dragon head handles and loose rings, and two pear-shaped ewers with heart-shaped panels reserved on a cracked-ice ground, one with a circular paper label for Hancock, the other for the BADA Art Treasures Exhibition 1932, 19.5cm. (4)

£1,200-1,800 Provenance: formerly the property of a titled English collector.

Exhibited at The BADA Art Treasures Exhibition in 1932, Christie, Manson & Wood, 12th October 5th November, catalogue no.1014.

551 A SET OF SIX CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CUPS AND SAUCERS 19TH CENTURY Painted with the Eight Immortals, each with a four character Kangxi mark, 14.5cm. (12)

£400-600

552 FOUR CHINESE DISHES AND A BOWL 17TH AND 18TH CENTURIES Comprising: a large white glazed Swatow dish, a plate painted with a spray of lotus within a moulded border, two dishes decorated with dragons and a deep bowl, painted with phoenix and lotus, 37cm. (5)

£500-1,000

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553 A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ DISHES KANGXI 1662-1722 Each painted with a dragon and a carp emerging from swirling waves, the rims moulded as lotus petals and painted with flaming pearls of wisdom, stylised flowerheads and fish, basket-shaped marks and circular paper labels for Bluett & Sons, London, 20.7cm. (2)

£1,000-1,500 Provenance: formerly the property of a titled English collector.

554 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE KRAAK ‘FLOWER BASKET’ DISH WANLI 1573-1620 Decorated with a flower basket to the centre on a diaper ground and roundels with blossoms, fruit and precious objects to the rim, a circular paper label for Bluett & Sons, London to the base, 20.2cm.

£400-600 Provenance: formerly the property of a titled English collector.

555 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE KRAAK BOWL WANLI 1573-1620 The deep body with a foliate rim decorated with panels of birds in flight between panels of bamboo, peony and camellia, the interior painted with a bird perched on rockwork and with stylised floral panels, a circular paper label for Geoffrey Waters to the base, 14.5cm.

£300-400 Provenance: the property of Professor Geraldine Kenney-Wallace, RSC, FInstP.

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556 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ BOWL KANGXI 1622-1722 Painted to the exterior with three dragons in pursuit of sacred pearls of wisdom amongst wisps of fire above stylised waves, and beneath sprays of aquatic plans to the everted rim. The interior with a roundel with a carp rising from crashing waves, a chilong issuing from its mouth, a band of prunus flowers and crested waves to the rim, a single square fu mark and circular paper label for Geoffrey Waters to the base, 21.5cm.

£1,500-2,000 Provenance: the property of Professor Geraldine Kenney-Wallace, RSC, FInstP.

557 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE KRAAK DISH WANLI 1573-1619 Painted with a small bird perched on a rock among floral sprays, the cavetto moulded with ten pear-shaped panels with various blossoms, with a slightly everted shaped rim, 20.4cm.

£800-1,200

558 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SQUARE ‘LOTUS’ DISH 17TH CENTURY Painted with a turtle and a flying insect amidst lotus, the border with stylised scrolls, 18cm.

£2,000-3,000

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559 A PAIR OF LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE JUGS AND COVERS 18TH CENTURY Painted with sprays of peony and other blossoms, with bands of diaper to the rims, the covers with lotus blossom knops, 27cm. (4)

£1,000-1,500

560 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘BUTTERFLY’ BOWL 19TH CENTURY Painted with sprays of blossoms and butterflies, an endless knot mark to the base, 22.3cm.

£300-500

561 TWO CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE OVAL DISHES 18TH CENTURY Each painted in bright enamels and gilt with flower sprays to the centre within spearhead and floral borders, 38.2cm. (2)

£300-400

562 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE LOTUS-SHAPED DISH QIANLONG 1736-95 With a foliate rim, decorated with a large peony and a spray of pinks to the centre within an elaborate border of flowerheads and spirals, 30.7cm.

£200-400

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563 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE OVAL DISH QIANLONG 1736-95 Decorated to the centre with sprays of various blossoms within a spearhead border, 38.7cm.

£300-500

564 SIX CHINESE IMARI PLATES KANGXI 1662-1722 Painted with peony branches, bamboo and rockwork, with details picked out in gilt, five with circular paper labels for Geoffrey Waters to the base, 26.5cm max. (6)

£150-200 Provenance: the property of Professor Geraldine Kenney-Wallace, RSC, FInstP.

565 A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘LOTUS’ BOWL 18TH CENTURY Painted with shaped cartouches with flower sprays and bucolic scenes against pink lotus petals to the exterior and with three fish amongst water weed to the centre, with a stylised floral and diaper band around the rim, 40.3cm.

£200-300

566 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BOWL 18TH CENTURY Painted to the exterior in enamels and gilt with a spray of peonies sprouting from a rockery by a fence and with a band of diaper to the inner rim, 25.8cm.

£100-200

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567 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE SQUARE-SECTION BOUGH POTS AND COVERS 19TH CENTURY

568 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE SQUARE-SECTION VASE 19TH CENTURY

Each with two palmetto-shaped handles and a domed cover with five circular openings, painted in enamels and gilt with figures of Immortals in landscapes, 24cm. (4)

With a tall tapering body and a cylindrical neck, each side painted with two figures carrying precious things beneath large lanterns decorated with flowerheads, butterflies, cash and bats, all between thick bands of blue and yellow key fret, a four character Wanli mark to the base, 55.5cm.

£500-1,000

£2,000-3,000

569 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE JARS AND COVERS 19TH CENTURY With ovoid bodies decorated with stylised flowerheads and scrolling foliage, with bands of ruyi-heads to the shoulder and lappets to the foot, the covers mirroring the design, 24.5cm. (4)

£800-1,200

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570 A PAIR OF CHINESE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE VASES 19TH CENTURY Each brightly enamelled with panels depicting officials and warriors reserved on a ground with blossoms, fruit and birds, 43.5cm. (2)

£200-300

571 A PAIR OF LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE NOIRE BALUSTER VASES AND COVERS 18TH CENTURY Each painted with various blossoms and scrolling foliage on a black ground, with two large leaf-shaped panels with precious objects, the foot rims with lappet bands, the shoulders with a ruyi-head and diaper bands, the finials formed as lotus buds, 60cm. (4)

† £1,000-2,000

572 A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘DRAGON’ VASE 19TH CENTURY With an ovoid body and a flared rim, painted with peony flowerheads and four dragons in various colours, all on a café-au-lait ground, 61cm.

£1,000-1,500

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573 TWO CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE TEAPOTS AND COVERS AND TWO MUGS 18TH CENTURY One teapot painted with a young lady on horseback, the other with a pink ground, the cylindrical mug painted with a pleasure barge, the other with flowers, 12.5cm. (6)

£600-800 574 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE TEA BOWL AND SAUCER YONGZHENG 1723-35 Delicately painted with a pheasant standing on blue rockwork amidst flowers and foliage, 11.5cm. (2)

£200-300

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575 A SMALL COLLECTION OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN 18TH CENTURY Comprising: two coffee cups, five bowls and six saucers variously decorated with enamels and gilt with figures, blossoms and bands of diaper pattern, two bowls and one saucer with paper labels for the Martin-Hurst Collection to the base, 12cm max. (13)

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of John Blakeway, d.1986.

576 FOUR CHINESE ‘DRAGON’ BOWLS LATE QING DYNASTY One painted in underglaze blue, three with coloured enamels, all marked, 13cm. (4)

£400-600

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578 577 A SET OF FOUR CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE TEABOWLS AND SAUCERS YONGZHENG 1723-35 Painted with cartouches containing cockerels amongst peony on an iron-red and gilt diaper pattern ground, with green bands of cash to the rims and a spray of fruit and blossoms to the centres, one saucer with a circular paper label for the Manchester City Art Gallery 1913, the cups with oval paper labels for the Cumberbatch collection, 11.6cm. (8)

£1,500-2,000 578 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MILK JUG AND COVER YONGZHENG 1723-35 With a pear-shaped body painted with various blossoms and two chickens on rockwork, with a band of gilt blossoms and a diaper patterns to the neck, the cover painted en grisaille with a landscape, 12.5cm. (2)

£500-800

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579 TWO CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE CHRYSANTHEMUM MOULDED TEAPOTS AND COVERS YONGZHENG 1723-35 Each painted with crowing cockerels amongst flowers and rocks, 15.5cm. (4)

£400-600 580 A PAIR OF CHINESE CANTON ENAMEL DISHES 18TH CENTURY Each decorated with a leaf-shaped panel depicting a young woman with four boys in a fenced garden on a diaper ground, the rims with bands of stylised blossoms on a bright yellow ground, the reverse with dragons chasing sacred jewels amongst clouds, the bases with five blue chilong, together with a similar dish and a pair of yellow ground bowls, two with wood stands, 26.5cm. (7)

£800-1,200 Provenance: an English private collection, Reigate.

Cf. Spink & Son Ltd, The Minor Arts of China, volume III, pp.86-7, no.113 for a pair of wine pots decorated with a similar pattern of dragons amongst clouds.

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581 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF AN ELEPHANT QING DYNASTY OR LATER The caparisoned pachyderm with his head turned to sinister with two monkeys on his back, 6cm.

£500-800

582 A CHINESE ROCK CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY Carved as a recumbent mare and her foal, turning their heads towards each other, a small monkey sits on the mare’s back, the stopper formed as her tail, 7cm.

£400-600

583 A CHINESE AGATE GROUP OF MANDARIN DUCKS 19TH CENTURY The pair swimming and holding a lotus stem in their beaks, the stone with brown, russet and lavender striations, 9.5cm.

£400-600

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584 A CHINESE WHITE JADE CARVING OF BOY QING DYNASTY OR LATER Kneeling next to a large drum with a stick in his right hand and a lingzhi in his left, 5cm.

£1,500-2,500

585 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF SHOULAO 18TH/19TH CENTURY Standing, holding a ruyi sceptre, with a deer at his feet, with bats and cash to the reverse, 5.6cm.

£800-1,200 Provenance: formerly in a French private collection.

586 A CHINESE AGATE CARVING OF TWO BOYS QING DYNASTY OR LATER Playing ball with a pair of dogs, one dog and the ball picked out from a darker stone, 4.2cm.

£800-1,200

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587 A CHINESE JADEITE FIGURE OF GUANYIN REPUBLIC PERIOD OR LATER Seated on a lotus throne with a fly whisk in her left hand and prayer beads in the right, a leaf-shaped halo behind her shoulders, with a gemmological certificate stating that the stone is jadeite and no resin was detected, 10cm.

£1,000-2,000 Provenance: Bonhams Hong Kong, 24th November 2010, lot 290.

588 A CHINESE JADEITE BANGLE LATE QING DYNASTY Carved as two conjoined dragons, the stone of pale celadon colour with green and lavender inclusions, with a gemmological certificate stating that the stone is jadeite and no resin was detected, 9.2cm.

£1,500-2,500

589 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE RECTANGULAR PLAQUE QING DYNASTY Carved with a sinuous chilong gnawing its own tail, 5.7cm.

£500-800

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590 A CHINESE MOTTLED WHITE JADE ARCHAISTIC PENDANT PROBABLY QING DYNASTY Carved as a stylised dragon’s head inlaid with gold wire, 8cm.

£2,000-3,000 Provenance: purchased from Ken Chen Antiques in Singapore.

591 A CHINESE JADEITE GU-SHAPED VASE LATE QING DYNASTY The tall flared neck with a broad rim and a pronounced middle section, together with a wood stand, and a gemmological certificate stating that the stone is jadeite and no resin was detected, 14.7cm. (2)

£500-1,000 Provenance: Christie’s South Kensington, 9th November 2011, lot 779.

592 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE RING QING DYNASTY Carved with four panels containing small circular studs, 5.5cm.

£150-250

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593 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE ‘PRUNUS’ CAGE CUP LATE MING DYNASTY With a single large flowerhead forming the bowl, the handle and base a network of flowering stems, 6cm.

£1,500-2,500

594 A SMALL CHINESE WHITE JADE CARVING OF TWO BADGERS QING DYNASTY Head to tail, carved in fine detail, 4cm.

£200-300

595 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE RING QING DYNASTY OR LATER With two chilong in shallow relief wrapped around the edge, the stone of even colour, 5cm.

£2,000-3,000

596 λ A PAIR OF CHINESE IVORY WRIST RESTS 19TH CENTURY Carved with horse riders and their aides climbing up winding roads to walled cities amongst trees and rocks, together with wood stands and a fitted box, 15.1cm. (6)

£500-1,000

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597 λ A CHINESE ZITAN BOX QING DYNASTY The body shaped as a ruyi-head, with an ivory plaque inset to the lid, carved with scrolls and a stylised lotus flowerheads, together with a rectangular reticulated ivory plaque decorated with a pair of squirrels amongst grapes to one side and with figures in a landscape to the reverse, 12.2cm. (3)

£1,500-2,500

598 λ A CHINESE IVORY VASE LATE MING DYNASTY With a pear-shaped body on a flared foot with a chilong holding a spray of lingzhi in its mouth wrapped around the neck, together with an archaistic vase and an ivory panel each on a wood stand, 21cm. (5)

£400-600

599 λ AN IVORY GAVEL 19TH/20TH CENTURY The handle formed as a gnarled branch with a scaly snake wrapped around it, 18cm.

£100-200

600 λ SIX CHINESE CARVED CANTON CARD CASES 19TH CENTURY Five ivory, one sandalwood, all typically carved with flowers, figures in landscapes with trees and pagodas, four ivory cases with vacant cartouches, 11.5cm max. (12)

£600-1,000 Provenance: from the collection of Mr Cedric Sheppard dec’d.

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601 A CHINESE AMBER SEAL QING DYNASTY OR LATER The square-section body beneath a tapering cube carved with dragons and with a bi disc surmount, the seal face uncut, 6.5cm.

£500-800

602 λ A CHINESE IVORY SEAL LATE QING DYNASTY The top carved with a crouching Buddhist lion, with two lines of calligraphy and a seal to the side, the seal face with a stylised character, 7.5cm.

£400-600

603 TWO STRINGS OF AMBER BEADS 20TH CENTURY Together with three blocks of uncarved amber, 37cm, the beads 100g, the blocks 753g. (5)

£300-500

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604 A CHINESE SOAPSTONE SEAL QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved from a honey-coloured stone in the form of a boulder, with seven sages in a mountainous landscape, a ten character inscription to the side, the seal face with twelve characters, 8cm.

£1,500-2,500 Cf. Classics of the Forbidden City, Imperial Seals of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, pp.214, 215 and 217, nos.172, 173 and 175 for similar examples in the collection of the Palace Museum.

605 A CHINESE ROCK CRYSTAL SEAL QING DYNASTY The rectangular-section body with a faceted top, the base with a four character mark reading ze ren zhong da, 7.4cm.

£500-800

606 A CHINESE AMBER ‘DRAGON’ NECKLACE 19TH CENTURY The pendant carved in a dark orange amber in the shape of a curled dragon, mounted with two further dragons, and strung with eighteen beads divided by small filigree beads, 25cm.

£200-300

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607 A SMALL CHINESE LACQUERED BAMBOO BITONG 18TH/19TH CENTURY

608 A CHINESE BAMBOO WRIST REST QING DYNASTY OR LATER

The exterior painted with brown lacquer imitating wood, incised with a spray of prunus, dated ‘spring of yi ji year’, signed Ren Shan and Wu Jiang Xiao Shan, the interior and base decorated with red lacquer, 12.8cm.

Carved with Liu Hai skipping over a long string of cash looking down at the three-legged toad at his feet, the top part with a short poem, 21.9cm.

£1,000-1,500

£400-600

Provenance: from an English private collection, acquired in the 1970s.

Cf. Charm of Bamboo, pp.73-74 and 93-94 for similar bitongs in the collection of the Zhejiang provincial Museum.

609 λ A CHINESE IVORY CARVING OF A MOUNTAIN LATE QING DYNASTY With a mountain pavilion beneath pine trees and three figures with a scene from the Three Visits to the Cottage, san gu mao lu, a story from the Three Kingdoms period, when General Liu Bei repeatedly returned to the cottage of Zhu Ge Liang to convince him to become his minister, 18cm. (2)

£1,000-2,000

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610 λ A CHINESE IVORY WRIST REST 18TH CENTURY

611 A SMALL CHINESE BAMBOO BRUSH REST QING DYNASTY

Carved with a pair of birds perched on a blossoming prunus branch, the reverse with scrolling clouds, 14.2cm.

Decorated with figures in a waterside pavilion beside a high cliff wall, 8.6cm.

£500-800

£1,500-2,000

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612 λ A CHINESE IVORY FIGURE OF MAGU LATE QING DYNASTY Standing, wearing flowing robes and holding lotus and a basket of flowers, together with a wood stand, 29.2cm. (2)

£200-300

613 λ A CHINESE IVORY FIGURE OF A MAIDEN QING DYNASTY Standing wearing an elaborate robe and holding a lotus stem, raised on a tall hardwood rectangular-section pedestal, 44cm. (2)

£600-1,000

614 λ THREE CHINESE IVORY FIGURES LATE QING DYNASTY Each of a maiden, standing in a graceful pose, wearing long flowing robes and with their hair arranged in chignons, holding their attributes, together with wood stands, 27.5cm. (6)

£300-500

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615 λ A LARGE CHINESE CANTON IVORY VASE AND COVER 19TH CENTURY

616 λ A CHINESE IVORY VASE AND COVER LATE 19TH CENTURY

With an ovoid body elaborately carved with small figures in a landscape with trees and pagodas, the neck with two smaller panels and lion head-shaped mask handles with loose rings, with decorative bands of leaves and key fret to the rims, shoulder and foot, the cover surmounted with a figure of a lion dog, a six character Qianlong mark to the base, 41cm. (2)

The ovoid body carved with shaped cartouches containing dragons, with two handles and loose rings, all supported on three lion head-shaped legs, the cover with a knop formed as two lion dogs, the rims with bands of key fret, a four character Qianlong mark to the underside of the body and cover, together with a fitted wood stand, 23cm. (3)

£5,000-8,000

£1,000-2,000

Cf. Selected Ivory Carvings from the Sir Victor Sassoon Chinese Ivories Trust, a loan exhibition, November 1999, no.38 for a similar vase and cover with four ring handles and a lion dog finial, also see Chinese Ivory Carvings, The Sir Victor Sassoon Collection, p.111, no.480/1437. A similar vase was sold in these rooms on 18th May 2011, lot 470.

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617 λ A CHINESE IVORY BRUSH POT LATE MING DYNASTY

618 A LARGE CHINESE HARDWOOD BITONG LATE QING DYNASTY

The square-section body decorated with panels carved with stylised flowerheads and foliage, all supported on four bracket feet, 9.5cm.

Carved in high relief with figures and horses amongst trees, rocks and pagodas, with a key fret to the rim, 19.5cm.

£1,000-2,000

£600-1,000

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two views 619 λ A CHINESE CARVED IVORY ‘NAPOLEON’ CARD CASE 19TH CENTURY

620 A CHINESE CARVED BOXWOOD PERFUMIER LATE QING DYNASTY

Decorated in relief, one side depicting Napoleon’s house on St Helena, the reverse with his tomb between trees and foliage, 9.5cm. (2)

Constructed in three sections, the central reticulated section decorated with figures in a pagoda and other figures on a terrace, the cover with a deer finial, 9.6cm.

£800-1,200 Provenance: Bonham’s, London, The Waterloo Sale, 1st April 2015, lot 164.

£2,500-3,000

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621 A CHINESE SOAPSTONE MOUNTAIN CARVING QING DYNASTY Carved with a figure, pagodas and trees in a rocky landscape, a four character inscription and a small seal mark, 15cm.

£200-300

622 A CHINESE ALOESWOOD CARVING OF A SLEEPING BOY 18TH/19TH CENTURY Lying on an artemesia leaf and holding a fan, his head resting on a pillow, 7.3cm.

£1,500-2,000

623 A SMALL CHINESE BOXWOOD CARVING OF A SCHOLAR LATE QING DYNASTY Depicting a seated figure holding a scroll and wearing flowing robes, 6.2cm.

£150-250

624 A CHINESE HARDWOOD FIGURE OF LIU HAI LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD Wearing a loose fitting robe uncovering his right shoulder, seated on the back of a lion dog holding a chain, together with a wood stand, 17.5cm. (2)

£600-800

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625 TWO CHINESE SOAPSTONE FIGURES OF LUOHANS QING DYNASTY OR LATER Each carved in a yellow stone, wearing long robes with scrolling clouds, one lying on his side holding a ball in his left hand, with a chilong climbing over his right knee, the other standing, cradling a similar creature in his arms, both with soapstone stands carved as rocks and pines, 11.2cm. (4)

£3,000-4,000

626 A CHINESE BAMBOO CARVING OF A TOAD QING DYNASTY Realistically carved using the texture of the bamboo with the feet neatly tucked under the body, 7.5cm.

£1,500-2,000

627 A SMALL CHINESE BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN QING DYNASTY Seated, with her head tilted, wearing long flowing robes and a veil over a tall chignon, holding a scroll in her right hand, the other resting on her raised knee, 11cm, 435g.

£1,500-2,000

628 A CHINESE HARDWOOD FIGURE OF LIU HAI 19TH CENTURY Carved as the corpulent Immortal, sitting wearing flowing robes with a lion dog to his side, 12cm.

£200-300

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629 A CHINESE GILT-BRONZE BELT BUCKLE QING DYNASTY Cast as a stylised bat, 7.8cm.

£200-300

630 λ AN IVORY CARVING OF A RECUMBENT RAM PROBABLY GOA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY Naturalistically carved with his head tilted back and his fleece arranged in rows of tight curls, 9.5cm.

£300-500

631 A CHINESE GILT-BRONZE CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER QING DYNASTY OR LATER Decorated with stylised lotus flowerheads and scrolling foliage, raised on a short flared foot, a five character Qianlong mark to the base, 5.7cm, 118g. (2)

£2,000-3,000

632 A CHINESE GILT-BRONZE PAPER WEIGHT QING DYNASTY Cast as a scaly dragon crouching and with his head turned to sinister, 7.5cm, 223g.

£200-300

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633 λ A RHINOCEROS HORN WALKING CANE 19TH CENTURY

634 λ A RHINOCEROS HORN CEREMONIAL VESSEL PROBABLY HIMALAYAN, 19TH CENTURY

Carved with knots along the shaft imitating a branch and with a short handle, 83cm, 160g.

With a plain tapering square-section body with a long stem, with a paper label, 53.5cm, 227g.

£1,500-2,000

£5,000-8,000

635 A SMALL CHINESE BRONZE LUDUAN INCENSE BURNER LATE MING DYNASTY

636 SIX CHINESE PAKTONG DRAWING INSTRUMENTS LATE QING DYNASTY

Standing four-square, with a short globular body, the detachable head with a curly mane and a single horn, 13.5cm, 683g. (2)

Three carved with characters, another with pictograms, 28.7cm. (6)

£300-500

£200-300

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637 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE JAR AND COVER KANGXI 1662-1722 With an ovoid body painted with three flower-shaped panels with the ‘Hundred Antiques’ reserved on a prunus and cracked-ice ground, 22.5cm. (2)

£1,200-1,500 Provenance: purchased from Long Koo Tsar, Shanghai on 12th December 1936 for $25 by John Wallace Davidson, C M G, British Council General in Shanghai and thence by descent.

638 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE MUSTARD POT KANGXI 1662-1722 The globular body painted with panels of figures and jardinières of flowers, an associated cover, 10cm. (2)

£800-1,200 639 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE OVOID VASE KANGXI 1662-1722

642 SIX CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE TEA BOWLS AND SAUCERS FROM THE NANKING CARGO C.1750 Painted with pagodas in a river landscape, a geometric band to the rims, with circular Christie’s labels, 11.7cm. (12)

£300-400 Cf. Christie’s Amsterdam, 28th April - 2nd May 1986, part lot 5064.

643 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BITONG LATE QING DYNASTY Painted with a continuous scene of figures in a mountainous landscape by a river, 16.5cm.

£2,000-3,000 644 TWO SMALL CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE TEAPOTS AND COVERS EARLY 18TH CENTURY

Painted with a continuous scene depicting a young man riding a qilin, signifying his outstanding results in the official examination, together with a wood cover, 17cm. (2)

The larger painted with flowers, the smaller with four maidens, 13.5cm. (4)

£2,000-3,000

645 A SMALL CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOTTLE VASE KANGXI 1622-1722

640 A CHINESE MINIATURE BLUE AND WHITE ROULEAU VASE 17TH CENTURY Painted with stylised blossoms and foliage, a band of lappets to the narrow neck and ruyi-heads to the wide rim, a six character Xuande mark to the base, 10.5cm.

£1,000-1,500 Provenance: Sotheby’s London 13th November 1953, sold by Sydney Moss for £16.

£400-600

With a compressed circular body with a tall garlic-mouth neck painted with stylised lotus flowerheads and foliage, a four character Chenghua mark to the base, 9cm.

£200-300 Provenance: from the Victor Remacker collection, purchased from Marchant in 1954 for £6.

641 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER KANGXI 1662-1722 The compressed circular body painted with a roundel containing the ‘Hundred Antiques’ and with stylised blossom sprays around the rims, 15.3cm. (2)

£2,500-3,000

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647 646 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE GU-SHAPED VASE KANGXI 1662-1722 Painted with floral sprays and a pheasant perched on a rock to the flaring neck, 19cm.

£400-600 647 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE VASE KANGXI 1662-1722 With a slender ovoid body painted with four floral sprays sprouting from rockwork, with a bands of ruyi-heads and blossoms to the shoulder and chevrons to the foot, together with a wood cover and stand, 22.5cm. (3)

£2,000-3,000 648 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE CORAL-GROUND VASE JIAQING 1796-1820 Decorated with four shaped cartouches with boys in a garden and large butterflies to the shoulder, with stylised lotus flowerheads and foliage in gilt, mounted in later ormolu as a lamp, 38cm.

£400-600

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650 649 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SLEEVE VASE TRANSITIONAL C.1640 Painted with sprays of blossoms and fruit, with a band of lappets to the rim and double anhua bands incised to the waisted neck and foot, 45cm.

£100-200 650 A NEAR PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE VASES 19TH CENTURY The pear-shaped bodies decorated with sprays of chrysanthemum and prunus, with bands of lappets to the shoulders and feet and floral sprays to the necks and rims, 25cm. (2)

£400-600 651 A CHINESE IMARI SPIRIT FLASK 18TH CENTURY The rectangular-section body typically painted with flowering shrubs and diaper designs, 28cm.

£300-500

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652 THREE CHINESE KO-SOMETSUKE HEXAGONAL WUCAI DISHES TIANQI 1621-27 Each painted to the centre with aquatic birds and plants, the rims with panels of fish, crabs and crustaceans, the reverse with a square mark in underglaze blue, 21.2cm. (3)

£500-800

653 TWO CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE PLATES KANGXI 1662-1722 Painted with pheasants perched on rockwork by fences among colourful peonies, the shaped rims with sprays of prunus and peony blossoms, together with a bowl and cover painted with rocks and flower sprays, 26.5cm. (4)

£500-1,000 Provenance: from the collection of Professor J Norman Collie, FRS (1859-1942) and thence by descent.

654 A NEAR PAIR OF CHINESE WUCAI ‘PHOENIX’ VASES 17TH CENTURY The ovoid bodies painted with pairs of phoenix alternating with large stylised peony flowerheads and bands of lotus blooms and scrolling foliage to the shoulders, together with reticulated wood covers, 17cm. (4)

£200-300

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655 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE DISH KANGXI 1662-1722 Painted with the scene of Jiang Zi Ya fishing and visited

by King Wen, the border with panels of precious objects and decorative patterns, the base with a label for the Stenbeck collection, 34.5cm.

Jiang Zi Ya was a military strategist and official at the court of the last king of the Shang dynasty (16th-11th century BC). Dissatisfied with the cruel ruler he retreated to the country waiting for a more just candidate for the throne to serve. King Wen found the old man by a river fishing without a hook. When asked the reason for this unusual behaviour, Jang Zi Ya replied that like fish, when people are ready to find you, they will come to you of their own volition.

£500-1,000

656 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE PLATES KANGXI 1662-1722 Each painted with books, scrolls and a vase with blossoms to the centre and with precious objects around the shaped rims, with square marks in underglaze blue to the bases, 21.5cm. (2)

£250-350 Provenance: from an English private collection, Gloucestershire.

657 TWO CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE DISHES KANGXI 1662-1722 One moulded and painted with a crane, a deer and the Three Friends of Winter in jardinières displayed on a fenced veranda near a bamboo arcade, the scalloped rim with panels of blossoms, the other dish decorated with a flock of geese and flower sprays, 38.5cm and 35cm. (2)

£500-1,000

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658 A CHINESE ARMORIAL TEA BOWL AND SAUCER DATED 1748 Decorated with the initials HH and a merchant’s mark impaling the arms of Hesselink within a spearhead border, possibly produced for Hendrik Hesselink, 11.3cm. (2)

£400-600 Cf. Jochem Kroes, Chinese Armorial Porcelain for the Dutch Market, pp.412-413.

659 A PAIR OF SMALL CHINESE ARMORIAL OVAL DISHES EARLY 19TH CENTURY Decorated with the arms of Hay with the motto Spare Nought, the rims with confronting colourful dragons chasing sacred jewels, 28cm. (2)

£400-600 Cf. D S Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, p.788, X6 for a mug and a plate from this service.

660 TWO CHINESE ARMORIAL TUREEN STANDS 18TH CENTURY One decorated with the arms of Mosley with Pulleyne and flower sprays to the rim, the other with the arms of Ramsay with a black eagle and a unicorn coronet and with the motto Nil Time, the rims with flower sprays, 37.7cm. (2)

£500-1,000 Cf. D S Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, p.549, Q4 for a plate from the Mosley and Pulleyne service, and volume II, p.185, G3 for a plate from the Ramsay service.

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661 A MASSIVE CHINESE IMARI BOWL 18TH CENTURY Decorated in red, blue and gilt with a fenced garden with rockwork to the exterior and flower sprays, butterflies, scrolls and chimes to the interior, 55cm.

£2,000-3,000

662 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘FOX HUNTING’ BOWL QIANLONG 1736-95 Painted with a continuous hunting scene with huntsmen and packs of hounds after a set of paintings by James Seymour (c.1702-52), with a band of spearheads to the foot, the interior with a mounted hunter and a floral band around the rim, the base with a paper label for Spink & Son, London, 39cm.

£1,000-1,500 Provenance: from the collection of Mr George Athenogenes, London.

Cf. S Howard, A Tale of Three Cities, Canon, Shanghai & Hong Kong, p.118, pl.144.

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664 663 FOUR CHINESE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE DISHES 19TH CENTURY Brightly painted with butterflies and blossoms to the rim encircling a central scene of a young woman dreaming in a garden, the exteriors painted with peaches and bats holding bands of cash, with stylised waves and bats to the flared feet, 28.5cm. (4)

£300-500 664 A LARGE CHINESE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE CELADON GROUND VASE 19TH CENTURY Brightly decorated with enamels and gilt with panels containing figures, the blue handles formed as mythical creatures, 61.7cm.

£200-300

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665 A CHINESE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE OVAL DISH 19TH CENTURY Decorated with a scene of peasants addressing a court official, the border with flowers and butterflies, 40.3cm.

£500-800 666 A CHINESE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE DISH 19TH CENTURY Moulded with stylised blossoms, brightly painted in enamels and gilt with blossoms, fruit, birds, butterflies and precious objects around a central vase with a coral branch and a peony spray, all on a celadon ground, 36.8cm.

£300-500

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667 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE BOWLS LATE QING DYNASTY Each painted to the exterior with figures in landscapes and with pavilions, a single figure to the interior and a band of panels with precious objects and cash patterns, together with scroll-shaped wood stands, 20.3cm. (4)

£400-600 Provenance: from an English private collection, Gloucestershire, purchased from Vanderven & Vanderven in the 1980s.

668 A CHINESE WUCAI OVOID VASE LATE QING DYNASTY Decorated with sprays of peony, hibiscus, chrysanthemum and lotus, bands of lappets and ruyi-heads to the shoulder, with a cartouche containing a six character Jiajing mark in underglaze blue to the neck, together with a wood stand, 26cm. (2)

£400-600 669 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE ‘EROTIC SUBJECT’ BOTTLE VASES 19TH CENTURY

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Painted with panels of lovers, the borders with flowers and foliage, 23cm. (2)

£200-300 670 A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE ‘DRAGON AND PHOENIX’ DISH 19TH CENTURY Decorated to the centre with a dragon and phoenix contesting a sacred jewel amongst clouds and wisps of fire, with a cracked-ice band with blossoms and precious objects around the rim, 47.5cm.

£200-300

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671 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE OVOID ‘BOYS’ JAR YONGZHENG 1723-35 Painted with five boys and two bats in bright enamels, together with a hardwood stand, 18cm. (2)

£500-800 Provenance: from the collection of Charles William Martin (1850-1896), Quorn Place, Leicestershire.

672 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘EUROPEAN SUBJECT’ PLATE 18TH CENTURY Depicting six figures playing cards and drinking with a group of chickens in the foreground, the border with flower and fruit sprays, 23cm.

£1,000-1,500

673 A CHINESE IMARI HEXAGONAL JARDINIERE 18TH CENTURY With a tapering body decorated with panels of flowers and diaper patterns, 39cm dia.

£300-500

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674 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘LANDSCAPE’ VASES 18TH CENTURY With ovoid bodies decorated with figures in mountainous landscapes by the water’s edge enjoying an early blossoming of prunus trees, 24.5cm. (2)

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of John Blakeway, d.1986.

675 A CHINESE IMARI OVOID VASE KANGXI 1662-1722 Decorated with two qilin and two phoenix amongst camellia and chrysanthemum sprays issuing from rockwork, the details picked out in gilt, together with a reticulated wood cover, 24cm. (2)

£1,000-1,500 Provenance: the property of Professor Geraldine Kenney-Wallace, RSC, FInstP.

676 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE SILVER-SHAPED BASIN AND EWER 18TH CENTURY The ewer with a phoenix head handle and a band of lotus petals to the foot, the basin moulded as a ribbed conch on three short feet, each brightly painted with gilt and enamels with sprays of flowers and foliage, 38.5cm. (2)

£300-500

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677 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE STEM CUP KANGXI 1662-1722 With a U-shaped body raised on a flared foot, painted with a scholar and an attendant enjoying tea in a garden, 12cm.

£300-500

678 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE CYLINDRICAL VASE KANGXI 1662-1722 The body painted with two ladies and two boys at play in a fenced garden, together with a reticulated wood stand and cover, 20.5cm. (3)

£300-500 Provenance: from an English private collection, Gloucestershire.

679 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE BOWL KANGXI MARK AND PERHAPS OF THE PERIOD The curved body painted with sprays of fruit and blossoms, the broad rim with stylised floral bands, with a spray of peaches to the centre, the base with a six character Kangxi mark, 15cm.

£500-1,000

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680 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MOULDED ‘EIGHT IMMORTALS’ JAR 19TH CENTURY Decorated with the Immortals holding their attributes, with a four character Qianlong mark to the base, together with a reticulated wood cover and stand, 21.5cm. (3)

£400-600 Provenance: an English private collection, London.

681 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘BIRDS AND FLOWERS’ BOTTLE VASE QING DYNASTY OR LATER Painted with pairs of phoenix, cranes and mandarin ducks to the body and quails to the neck, and a band of stylised lotus flowerheads and shou characters to the shoulder, the base with a six character Jiaqing seal mark, 42.5cm.

£1,500-2,500

682 A CHINESE CORAL GROUND ‘BOYS’ VASE JIAQING 1796-1820 With an ovoid body, a slightly waisted neck and a flared foot, decorated with four circular panels, each with four boys at play, with a colourful butterfly above each panel, 18.2cm.

£400-600

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683 THREE CHINESE JIAN YAO-TYPE TEA BOWLS SONG DYNASTY OR LATER Each with a typical hare’s fur glaze, one with three irregular russet markings, the smallest with eight black glaze splashes, 16.7cm dia max. (3)

£1,000-2,000

684 FIVE CHINESE MONOCHROME PORCELAIN ITEMS QING DYNASTY Comprising: an ovoid celadon jar, a red pear-shaped vase, a small powder-blue vase, a lobed aubergine dish and a shallow turquoise bowl, 24cm. (5)

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of Professor J Norman Collie, FRS (1859-1942) and thence by descent.

685 THREE CHINESE QINGBAI ITEMS YUAN DYNASTY Comprising: an incense burner with a broad rim supported on three dragon mask-shaped legs, a small tripod incense burner with two bands of studs around the cylindrical body and a small water dropper, 11cm. (3)

£500-800

686 SIX CHINESE CELADON AND CELADON-TYPE ITEMS MING DYNASTY AND LATER Comprising: a tall pear-shaped vase carved with flowerheads and foliage, a cylindrical vase, a tripod incense burner with lion head-shaped handles, a cylindrical tripod incense burner, and two small bowls, 29.5cm. (6)

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of Professor J Norman Collie, FRS (1859-1942) and thence by descent.

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687 THREE CHINESE CELADON ITEMS YUAN DYNASTY AND LATER Comprising: a tripod incense burner moulded with trigrams and incised with spirals, a small incense burner with concentric bands around the cylindrical body and a U-shaped food warmer incised with lotus flowerheads and scrolling foliage, 16.2cm. (3)

£500-800

688 A SET OF THIRTEEN CHINESE JIAN YAO-TYPE TEA BOWLS SONG DYNASTY OR LATER Each with a typical hare’s fur glaze, each 12.7cm dia. (13)

£2,000-3,000

689 A CHINESE SANCAI TRAY LIAO DYNASTY The body moulded as a cartouche, decorated to the centre with a yellow lotus flowerhead and green leaves against a cream ground, the rim with a moulded yellow foliate border, 30.6cm.

£500-700 Provenance: formerly in the collection of Dr. Peter M. Greiner.

690 EIGHT CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE FIGURES 17TH AND 18TH CENTURIES Comprising: four figures of Guanyin, two models of Buddha and two Buddhist lion dogs, 43cm. (8)

£300-500 Provenance: from the Annette Worsley-Taylor family collection, acquired no later than the early 20th century and thence by descent.

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691 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘BAJIXIANG’ BOWL KANGXI 1662-1722 Decorated with four images of Magu arranged around a band of the Eight Buddhist Symbols encircling a central boss, the exterior moulded with a band of fylfot and key fret to the rim and painted with floral sprays and a band of ruyi-heads, 19cm.

£400-600

692 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE QUATREFOIL BOWL 18TH CENTURY Painted with a pagoda landscape and raised on four leaf-shaped feet, 31.5cm.

£500-800

693 TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE DISHES KANGXI 1662-1722 The larger painted with the aster pattern, the other with two maidens attending playing boys, the latter with a six character Chenghua mark to the base, 27.3cm. (2)

£200-300

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694 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ DISH MING DYNASTY

695 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWL KANGXI 1662-1722

Painted to the centre with two dragons with bifurcated tails amongst sprays of lingzhi fungus, the borders with floral sprays, the reverse with birds perched on bare tree trunks, a six character Xuande mark to the base, 30.5cm.

With a gently flared rim painted with two panels of figures in an interior, the centre with three playing boys and a band of diaper pattern and flowerhead panels around the rim, the base with a six character Xuande mark, 21cm.

£2,000-3,000

£400-600

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696 A PAIR OF CHINESE IMPERIAL FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN SPOONS FOUR CHARACTER IRON-RED TONGZHI MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD 1862-74 Painted with five bats in different colours and a ruyi-head border, the underside with the sanduo, together with another pair of spoons with yellow prunus branches and swallows in flight, six character Daoguang marks and of the period 1821-1850, 18cm max. (4)

£1,500-2,000

697 A CHINESE MOULDED BOWL AND A BITONG 19TH/20TH CENTURY The bowl painted with a harbour scene and inscribed nan pu gui fan, the bitong painted with a seated warrior, iron red Daoguang and Qianlong marks, 17cm. (2)

£400-600

698 THREE CHINESE VASES 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES One a baluster vase with an official holding court, another a blue and white jar painted with ladies, the third blue and white and moulded with flowerheads and petals, the reduced rim mounted with a metal band, 43cm. (3)

£300-500

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699 TWO CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE COFFEE CUPS KANGXI 1662-1722 Painted with flowers and foliage on a red ground, 7cm. (2)

£300-500

700 SIX CHINESE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE ‘BUTTERFLY’ PLATES 19TH CENTURY Decorated to the centres with sprays of peonies, butterflies and other insects, the borders with flowers, fruit, birds and butterflies on a gilt ground, 25cm. (6)

£300-500

701 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE YELLOW-GROUND SCROLL WEIGHTS SIX CHARACTER GUANGXU MARKS AND POSSIBLY OF THE PERIOD Decorated with phoenix and dragons contesting flaming pearls and with flowers and foliage, 22cm. (2)

£200-300

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702 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘CHRYSANTHEMUM’ BOWLS AND COVERS SIX CHARACTER IRON-RED TONGZHI MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD 1862-74 Raised on short feet, painted with enamels and gilt with figures in landscapes, 11cm. (4)

£200-300

703 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE INGOT-SHAPED BOWL SIX CHARACTER TONGZHI MARK OF THE PERIOD 1862-74 The exterior painted with figures illustrating a scene from The Journey to the West, together with a wood stand, 21.5cm. (2)

£200-300

704 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE OVAL LOW STAND 19TH CENTURY Painted to the interior with a quatrefoil panel containing two Immortals in a raft, the rims with butterflies and blossoms, the exterior with bats and peaches, raised on a tapering foot, a six character iron-red Jiaqing mark to the base, 28.5cm.

£300-500

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705 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘FU SHOU’ DISH FOUR CHARACTER HONGXIAN MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1915-16 With a lobed rim, painted with three iron-red bats above a fruiting peach tree sprouting from rockwork among crashing waves, 14.7cm.

£400-600

706 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘BARAGON TUMED’ BOWL 20TH CENTURY Painted to the exterior with deities and animals, divided by gold animal masks with suspended tassels, all between bands of shou characters and the bajixiang, with lotus petals surrounding a double vajra to the well, a two character iron-red Baragon Tumed mark in Mongolian script the base, 22cm.

£300-500 Cf. S Jennings, Later Chinese Porcelain, pl.CXII for another bowl of the same design. The original service was made for the daughter of the Daoguang Emperor, who married a Mongolian prince of the Tumed banner.

707 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘FU LU SHOU’ SAUCER JIAQING/DAOGUANG Painted with Fu Xing, Lu Xing and their attendants and with a small boy receiving a peach from Shoulao, the base with a four character seal mark which reads Jiang Zheng Long zhi, 13cm.

£600-800

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708 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PEONY BOWLS SIX CHARACTER GUANGXU MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD 1875-1908 Painted with blossoming peony trees issuing from the feet and extending to the interiors, 9.2cm. (2)

£200-300 Provenance: from the collection of Dorothy Dawson Hornell, b.1890 in Shanghai.

709 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘FLOWERS AND SWALLOWS’ BOWLS AND COVERS LATE QING DYNASTY Each with a U-shaped body decorated with blossoming tree branches, swallows and butterflies, supported on straight feet, four character iron-red Qianlong marks to the bases and covers, 10cm. (4)

£500-1,000

710 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE HEXAGONAL JARDINIERES REPUBLIC PERIOD With broad flared rims, each painted with figures in a waterside landscape with pagodas and sampans, and with a four character Qianlong mark to the base, 26.5cm. (2)

£500-1,000

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711 TWO CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE RECTANGULAR PLAQUES REPUBLIC PERIOD One decorated with a scene of Hua Mu Lan going to war, the other with Wang Shao Jun on horseback and holding a pi pa and with an attendant, both inscribed with columns of calligraphy, 20cm x 13cm. (2)

£400-600

712 A CHINESE RECTANGULAR ‘LANDSCAPE’ PLAQUE REPUBLIC PERIOD OR LATER Painted with small figures and a mountain stream in a wooded landscape, beneath a poem inscribed Wang Bu, 39cm x 25.5cm.

£300-500

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713 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘FLOWERS’ CUPS PROBABLY REPUBLIC PERIOD Brightly enamelled with narcissus, peony, and flowering trees, nine character marks which read Dao Guang geng wu hang you heng tang zhi, 7cm. (2)

£300-500

714 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘PEONY’ CUPS 20TH CENTURY Brightly painted with peonies and blue rockwork, each with a six character Yongzheng mark, 7.3cm. (2)

£400-600

715 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE WINE CUPS 20TH CENTURY Brightly enamelled with fruiting pomegranate, chrysanthemum and rockwork, six character marks which read Jiang Xi ci ye gong si, 8cm. (2)

£800-1,200

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716 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PEAR-SHAPED VASE REPUBLIC PERIOD

717 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE VASE 20TH CENTURY

Painted with a scene of scholars enjoying tea below a blossoming tree, and shielded from the wind by a large screen, soon to be joined by the last guest with his assistant carrying a qing and piles of books, a three character mark reading Le Tao zhai to the base, 34.5cm.

Painted with a scholar and an attendant in a landscape with the Three Friends of Winter and a basket of flowers, signed Wei Yong Sheng and with a short poem and a seal, a four character iron-red mark to the base reading yong sheng hua yin, 36.2cm.

£1,000-2,000

£300-500

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718 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘EROTIC SUBJECT’ WATERPOT, PINGGUO ZUN REPUBLIC PERIOD OR LATER Painted with a couple engaged in coitus beneath a banana tree, the reverse with six lines of calligraphy, the base with a six character Qianlong mark, 16cm.

£400-600

718 719 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE DISH 20TH CENTURY Decorated with figures in a landscape surrounded by a border of stylised flowerheads, foliage, ruyi-heads and bats, a six character iron-red Qianlong mark to the base, 27.5cm.

£200-300

719 720 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN ‘DUCK’ PLAQUE 20TH CENTURY Decorated with a pair of ducks in flight above reeds and wild chrysanthemums, signed Liu Bai Cen to the top right, 40cm x 27cm.

£300-500 721 A CHINESE PORCELAIN ‘TIGER’ PLAQUE DATED 1990 Decorated with a tiger on a rocky outcrop by a pine tree and two lines of calligraphy to the top left, signed Xu Tian Mei and with his seal, 41.5cm x 25.5cm.

£300-500

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722 A CHINESE EGGSHELL PORCELAIN ‘SNOW SCENE’ VASE REPUBLIC PERIOD OR LATER

723 A CHINESE BOX AND COVER 20TH CENTURY

Depicting tiny figures in a snowy mountain landscape, the base with a six character mark which reads Zhong Guo Jing De Zhen Zhi, and a seal long gong yao ting, 36.5cm.

Painted with a winter landscape, the inscription including the date bin sheng and signed Deng Bi Hao, the base with a two character seal mark, 16.5cm. (2)

£500-800

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724 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE CONG-SHAPED VASE REPUBLIC PERIOD

725 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE OVOID VASE REPUBLIC PERIOD

Painted with pheasants, chickens, a peacock and a hwamei bird, perched on rocks and in tree branches amongst peonies, roses, magnolias, hibiscus and prunus, a four character Shen De Tang zhi to the base, 26cm.

Painted with a scholar gazing towards distant birds and his attendant holding a staff in a landscape, a four character iron-red Qianlong mark to the base, 23cm.

Shen De Tang, the Hall of Prudent Virtue, completed in 1831, was Emperor Daoguang’s main residence at the Imperial Palace. Porcelain ware produced for this palace bear the Shen De Tang Zhi mark.

£600-800

£500-1,000

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726 A CHINESE PORCELAIN PLAQUE SEALED WANG BU 20TH CENTURY

727 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BITONG REPUBLIC PERIOD

Painted with underglaze blue and copper red with pak choi, radish, mushrooms and peanuts, inscribed with two lines of calligraphy to the top right and a seal reading Wang Bu, 36.2cm x 25.2cm.

Painted with Li Tai Bai drinking wine with an attendant, the reverse with calligraphy and dated jia chen and inscribed Wang You Tang, the base with a four character mark, 12cm.

£500-800

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728 A RARE CHINESE FAUX BOIS TEA BOWL 19TH CENTURY With a band of gold key fret against a turquoise ground, the centre with a roundel containing a scene of a peasant working in a field, the base with a four character mark reading Wu chen Ji Ji, 9cm.

£200-300

729 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MEDALLION BOWL SIX CHARACTER DAOGUANG MARK BUT PROBABLY LATE QING DYNASTY Painted with four roundels containing vases on a yellow sgraffito ground decorated with flowers, 14.2cm.

£400-500

730 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘LOTUS’ DISH SIX CHARACTER YONGZHENG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1723-35 Painted with a lotus spray and a seal mark, 19.5cm.

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of Charles William Martin (1850-1896), Quorn Place, Leicestershire.

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731 A PAIR OF CHINESE WALL VASES LATE 18TH CENTURY

732 A CHINESE CORAL-GROUND GU-SHAPED VASE 19TH CENTURY

Moulded as bundles of bamboo stems bound by iron-red and gilt ribbons, 20.2cm.

With a wide flared rim painted with shou characters, lotus flowerheads, bats and fylfots and a band of tassels around the flared foot, the interior turquoise, a six character Qianlong mark to the base, together with a wood stand, 18.5cm. (2)

£500-1,000

£500-1,000

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734 733 A CHINESE CLOISONNE AND GILT COPPER ‘PEACH’ VASE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY The tapering body with two lion head-shaped handles, decorated with blossoming and fruiting peach trees sprouting from rockwork, on a dark blue key fret ground, the rim with a stylised floral band, 26.5cm.

£1,500-2,500 734 A CHINESE ARCHAISTIC HU-SHAPED VASE 20TH CENTURY Painted with ancient bronze vessels and lines of calligraphy on a cream crackled ground and thick brown floral bands to the rim and foot, a four character Chenghua mark to the base, 30cm.

£200-300 735 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ENAMEL JARDINIERE 18TH CENTURY The quatrefoil-shaped body painted in coloured enamels and gilt with stylised lotus blossoms on a dark blue ground, with key fret borders around the rim and to the four bracket feet, the interior turquoise, together with a wood stand, 18.2cm. (2)

£400-600 Provenance: purchased from Gump’s, San Francisco, 23rd November 1937 for $35, together with a letter from Gump’s dated 1938 confirming the purchase.

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737 736 A CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE FIGURE OF GUANYIN 18TH/19TH CENTURY Wearing a long flowing robe covering her head, seated in a relaxed pose with her right arm resting upon her knee, the left supported on a pile of books, and holding a scroll, together with a fitted wood box, 20cm. (2)

£2,000-3,000 737 A CHINESE FAHUA FIGURE OF WENCHANG WANG LATE MING DYNASTY Seated on a throne, wearing long flowing robes, an ornate belt and an official headdress, glazed in dark blue and turquoise enamel with his head and one hand left unglazed, 28cm.

£600-800 Provenance: the property of a gentleman.

Wenchang Wang is the Daoist God of Culture and Literature, he is celebrated by scholars attending the official examinations.

738 A CHINESE ‘TIGER’ LANTERN QING DYNASTY The crouching feline with small erect ears and holes for eyes, the reverse with a pierced cash symbol, 23cm.

£400-600

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739 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ DISH QING DYNASTY Painted to the centre with a dragon amongst fire wisps chasing a sacred pearl of wisdom within two double bands, the exterior with two dragons mirroring the design, the base with a six character Daoguang seal mark, 16.2cm.

£300-500

740 A CHINESE YELLOW-GROUND ‘DRAGON’ BOWL 19TH CENTURY Incised and enamelled with green dragons and flaming pearls, the base with a six character Kangxi mark, with a Tibetan silver cover and stand, 10.5cm. (3)

£300-500

741 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ DISH KANGXI 1662-1722 Painted with two sinuous scaly dragons contesting a flaming pearl on a blue ground, the reverse with an artemesia mark within a channelled footrim, 34.5cm.

£400-600 Provenance: from the collection of Charles William Martin (1850-1896), Quorn Place, Leicestershire.

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742 A LARGE CHINESE POWDER BLUE-GROUND DISH 19TH CENTURY Painted in gilt to the centre with a basket of flowers and fruit, bands of ruyi-heads, stylised flowerheads and cash to the rim, the base with a six character Kangxi seal mark, 47cm.

£2,000-3,000

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743 A CHINESE PALE BLUE-GROUND VASE 19TH CENTURY The ribbed ovoid body with a flared neck and foot coated with an even clair-de-lune glaze, 40cm.

£500-800

744 A CHINESE CELADON CONG-SHAPED VASE LATE QING DYNASTY The square-section body decorated with a yin-yang symbol and trigrams to each side, a six character Kangxi mark impressed to the base, together with a wood stand, 17.2cm. (2)

£300-500 Provenance: from a private English collection, Berkshire.

745 A PAIR OF CHINESE YELLOW-GROUND VASES 19TH CENTURY Each with a tall ovoid body, waisted neck and a flared rim, with an even mustard-yellow glaze, 39.5cm and 40.5cm. (2)

£1,000-2,000

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746 A CHINESE CELADON BOTTLE VASE 18TH/19TH CENTURY With a flared neck and two leaf-shaped handles, incised with bamboo stems to the body and lotus petals to the shoulder and rim between bands of lappets, key fret and lingzhi, 39cm.

£1,000-2,000

747 A PAIR OF CHINESE ORMOLU-MOUNTED SANG DE BOEUF VASES LATE QING DYNASTY With ovoid bodies and flaring necks, mounted as lamps, decorated with an even sang de boeuf glaze, 39cm. (4)

£300-500 Provenance: from an English private collection, Berkshire.

748 A LARGE CHINESE SQUARE-SECTION CLAIR-DE-LUNE GLAZED VASE PROBABLY LATE QING With a plain tapering body and a waisted neck, all supported on a flared foot and decorated with an even pale blue glaze, 46.5cm.

£1,000-2,000

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749 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE YELLOW-GROUND CADOGAN TEAPOT LATE QING DYNASTY The peach-shaped body painted with stylised lotus flowerheads and foliage, bats, peaches and endless knots against a bright yellow ground, 21cm.

£150-250

750 A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘DRAGON AND PHOENIX’ BOWL EARLY 20TH CENTURY Painted with two pairs of dragons and phoenix chasing sacred pearls amongst blossoms against a bright yellow ground, a six character Guangxu mark to the base, together with a wood stand, 40cm. (2)

£200-300

751 A PAIR OF CHINESE YELLOW-GROUND JARDINIERES LATE QING DYNASTY With rectangular-section bodies, glazed in bright monochrome, raised on four short bracket feet, with six character Yongzheng marks to the bases, together with reticulated wood stands, 20.5cm. (4)

£200-300

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752 A CHINESE YELLOW GLASS BRUSH WASHER 19TH CENTURY

753 A CHINESE AMBER-COLOURED GLASS BOTTLE VASE 19TH CENTURY

With a compressed circular body of an even warm colour raised on a short circular foot, 11cm.

With an ovoid body and a tall flared neck, a four character Qianlong mark incised to the base, 38cm.

£500-800

£800-1,200 Cf. A Chorus of Colours, Chinese Glass from Three American Collections, pp.68-69, no.40 for a comparable bottle vase dated to the Qianlong period.

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754 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE HEXAGONAL-SECTION BRUSH POT 18TH CENTURY

755 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BAXIAN VASE LATE QING DYNASTY/ REPUBLIC PERIOD

Each side decorated with a pair of cranes in flight and a quatrefoil panel with a flower spray against a dense diaper ground, all supported on six bracket feet, 13.2cm.

Decorated with the Eight Immortals in a garden, together with a wood stand, 15.5cm. (2)

£1,000-2,000

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757

756 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘BUTTERFLY’ BOTTLE VASE GUANGXU 1875-1908 With a bulbous body and a slender flared neck painted with butterflies, a band of ruyi-heads to the rim, lappets to the foot and a moulded band of lotus flowerheads and shou characters to the shoulder, 39cm.

£2,000-3,000 757 A CHINESE CANTON ENAMEL FAMILLE ROSE DISH 18TH CENTURY Painted with a leaf-shaped cartouche containing various fruit and blossoms, with stylised floral bands around the rim, 16.3cm.

£100-200 757A A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE CANTON ENAMEL VASES C.1800 With tall flared necks, all brightly painted with blossoms, peaches, butterflies and bats on a dark blue ground between bands of ruyi-heads, lappets and key fret bands, the interiors in blue with bands of spearheads, 33cm. (2)

£2,000-3,000

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759 758 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BELT HOOK TWO CHARACTER QIANLONG MARK AND PROBABLY OF THE PERIOD Painted with a landscape scene on a turquoise ground, the hook formed as a dragon head, 8.5cm.

£500-800 759 A CHINESE POWDER BLUE-GROUND ROSE WATER BOTTLE KANGXI 1622-1722 The pear-shaped body painted in gilt with stylised blossoms, raised on a short circular foot, 18cm.

£400-600 760 A CHINESE LEMON-YELLOW GLAZED CUP REPUBLIC PERIOD The gently flared body decorated with an even glaze, raised on a short circular foot, a six character Yongzheng mark to the base, 7.5cm.

£1,000-2,000

760

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761 A SMALL CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOTTLE VASE 17TH CENTURY

762 A CHINESE PEONY-SHAPED DISH YONGZHENG 1723-35

With a tall slender neck, the body painted with a fishermen and a figure in a sampan beside an island, 13cm.

The white body moulded as a five-petal flower, two circular paper labels for Robert McPherson and a one for the GWN collection to the base, 11cm.

£300-500

£200-300 Provenance: from the George and Norah Warre Collection.

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764 763 A CHINESE BOTTLE VASE 18TH/19TH CENTURY The ovoid body raised on a short foot, the cylindrical neck with a concentric moulded band, decorated with an even red glaze draining from the rim, 39.5cm.

£600-1,000 764 A CHINESE YELLOW-GROUND MOONFLASK 19TH CENTURY OR LATER The plain flattened body with ruyi-shaped handles, decorated with a bright yellow glaze, 31.5cm.

£800-1,200 765 A SMALL CHINESE COPPER-RED BALUSTER VASE 18TH CENTURY With a cylindrical flared neck, the base with a double ring, 13.2cm.

£300-500

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766 A CHINESE POWDER BLUE-GROUND ROULEAU VASE 19TH CENTURY With a cylindrical body and a single band moulded to the neck, decorated with a powder blue glaze, 48cm.

£1,000-2,000 767 A PAIR OF CHINESE YELLOW-GROUND JARDINIERES LATE QING DYNASTY The rectangular flared bodies painted with flowers and birds, 23cm. (2)

£400-600

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Lots 800-981 Japanese & Korean Works of Art

800 A JAPANESE ARTICULATED BRONZE MODEL OF A SPINY LOBSTER, KUSSHIN JIZAI OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Modelled with fully articulated limbs and shell, cast in naturalistic detail, unsigned, 42cm.

£2,000-3,000 Provenance: the collection of Roy Merley, purchased from Lennox Money Antiques, 18th June 1975.

Cf. H Mami, Chozetsugiko! Meiji Kogei no Iki, p.110 no.6-10 for another example of fully articulated lobster of the same quality.

801 A JAPANESE IRON ARTICULATED MODEL OF A SNAKE, KUSSHIN JIZAI OKIMONO 19TH/20TH CENTURY Realistically modelled, constructed of numerous plates simulating scales, the head with a hinged jaw opening to reveal a small forked tongue, the eyes in gilt, unsigned, 42.5cm.

£1,200-1,500

802 A JAPANESE ARTICULATED COPPER ALLOY MODEL OF A CRAB, KUSSHIN JIZAI OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Naturalistically modelled, the eyes picked in shakudo, 26cm.

£600-800 Provenance: purchased from a private collection in Buenos Aires in 1983.

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803 A JAPANESE BRONZE ‘ELEPHANT’ SCROLL WEIGHT EDO 1615-1868 The recumbent pachyderm with his head and trunk raised, his ears with traces of gilding, 12.5cm.

£1,000-2,000

804 A JAPANESE BRONZE ‘ELEPHANT’ INCENSE BURNER MEIJI 1868-1912 The caparisoned pachyderm standing four-square with a raised trunk, the cover formed as a saddle with a small boy holding a spray of lotus, 19.5cm. (2)

£500-700

805 A JAPANESE BRONZE MODEL OF AN ELEPHANT MEIJI 1868-1912 Standing four-square, its head slightly turned to sinister, a three character mark to the belly, 22cm.

£500-700

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806 A MASSIVE JAPANESE BRONZE AND WOOD OKIMONO OF AN EAGLE MEIJI 1868-1912 The raptor standing upon a gnarled burrwood base, its wings outstretched, the pupils picked out in gilt and with details in shakudo, 101cm across. (2)

£3,000-5,000 Provenance: formerly in the collection of Norman Loudon (d.1967), British businessman, director and owner of Shepperton Studios, and thence by descent.

Cf. J Earle, Splendors of Imperial Japan, Arts of the Meiji Period from the Khalili Collection, fig.191, p.276-277, for a comparable okimono and fig.4, p.242, for another exhibited at the Fine Arts Pavilion at the World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago, in 1893.

807 A LARGE JAPANESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER AND COVER, KORO MEIJI 1868-1912 The square-section body with two loop handles and raised on four tall legs, decorated with panels containing a ho-ho bird on one side and a shishi on the other, with further stylised birds on a leiwen ground, the lid topped with an eagle with its wings outstretched, the base signed Dai Nippon Kandagawa atari no ju Shokaken kore o iru with kao, 47cm. (2)

£400-600 Shokaken may have been an alternative name used by Oshima Joun (1858-1940), who was one of the most important sculptors of the late Meiji, Taisho and early Showa periods.

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808 A JAPANESE BRONZE FIGURE BY OSHIMA JOUN MEIJI/TAISHO PERIOD Cast as a seated figure with long flowing hair, possibly Gama Sennin or a shojo, reclining toward the ground and with a cheery expression on his face, with a seal mark for Oshima Joun (1858-1940), 21cm.

£300-500 Provenance: the collection of Roy Merley, purchased from F C Manser & Son on 3rd July 1984 for £400.

809 A JAPANESE TOKYO SCHOOL BRONZE OKIMONO OF A BOY MEIJI 1868-1912 The boy depicted standing, lifting a small cage in his left hand and gazing at it in wonder, the base with a three character mark, 34.5cm.

£150-250

810 A JAPANESE MIXED METAL VASE MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting three monkeys against a hollowed tree trunk, with vines and fruits growing upon it, together with a fitted wooden stand, unsigned, 14.8cm. (2)

£200-300

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811 A LARGE JAPANESE BRONZE BALUSTER VASE MEIJI/TAISHO PERIOD The body rising to a flared rim, decorated in low and high relief with two rabbits amongst tall grasses gazing at the moon, the celestial body inlaid in gilt bronze, the base with a four character seal mark, 40cm.

ÂŁ2,500-3,500 This design was possibly made after a print by Ohara Koson (1877-1945) who produced comparable depictions of rabbits gazing at the moon.

812 FOUR JAPANESE INLAID BRONZE VASES MEIJI 1868-1912 Comprising: a pair with slender bodies decorated with butterflies fluttering amongst cherry blossoms and scrolling tendrils, another with many cranes amongst reeds, all with Nogawa marks underneath, the fourth of bulbous shape with irises, with a mark for the Kuroda Kiichi workshop, 18cm max. (4)

ÂŁ1,000-2,000

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813 TWO JAPANESE CAST-IRON KETTLES AND COVERS, TETSUBIN EDO/MEIJI PERIODS

814 TWO JAPANESE CAST-IRON KETTLES AND COVERS, TETSUBIN EDO/MEIJI PERIODS

One of bulbous shape, the body with a rough ishime (stone texture) surface and decorated to each side with a firefly fluttering above flowers, with details highlighted in gold and silver, the shaped handle with further inlaid details, the lid signed with a four character signature, the other with a square section body also rendered in ishime and with a seal mark beneath the spout, the lid signed Kogyoku do sei, 22.5cm. (4)

One of tapering form decorated with a small crab beside reeds under the moon to one side, a four character poem to the other, the rim with a key fret border and the lid signed Ryubundo zo, the other kettle of bulbous shape and with fruiting pomegranate plants to one side and sprays of shukaido (hardy begonia) to the other, with details inlaid in silver, unsigned, together with a small bronze water dropper, 17cm max. (6)

£600-1,000

£600-1,000

815 A KOREAN GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA KORYO/CHOSON DYNASTY Sitting in dhyanasana on a high lotus throne, the flowing robes picked out in gilt, 26.5cm.

£1,000-2,000 Provenance: from the collection of John Newall Esq.

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two views 816 A PAIR OF JAPANESE KOMAI BOXES AND COVERS MEIJI 1868-1912 With oval cylindrical bodies decorated in nunome zogan (gold and silver inlays) with musical instruments on a dense geometrical ground, one side with a yamatogo carrying bag inscribed saikiyo o maru ma in katakana, the footrims with a band of cherry blossoms, the lids with double gourds and vines and topped with depictions of notebooks, one signed Kyoto ju Komai sei 7.8cm. (4)

£2,000-3,000 Provenance: from the collection of Professor J Norman Collie, FRS (1859-1942) and thence by descent.

817 A SMALL JAPANESE KOMAI-STYLE BOX TAISHO 1912-1926

818 A SMALL JAPANESE KOMAI-STYLE BOX MEIJI/TAISHO PERIODS

Of rectangular shape and supported on four short bracket feet, the hinged cover with five doves amongst blossoming prunus trees, the sides with panels depicting a writhing dragon, cranes flying over irises, a thatched house and a ho-ho bird, the inside incised with a rooster and hen under a tree, the base with Fujii Yoshitoyo’s Fujii Damascene Company trademark, 2.7cm x 4.5cm x 6cm.

Of square shape, the hinged cover with a writhing dragon chasing a flaming pearl of wisdom, the sides with irises, the base with Fujii Yoshitoyo’s Fujii Damascene Company trademark, together with a Satsuma box and cover decorated with figures in a garden, the base with a two character signature, 12.5cm max. (3)

£200-300

£250-350

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819 A JAPANESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE IN THE STYLE OF HAYASHI KODENJI (1831-1915) MEIJI 1868-1912 The bulbous body decorated in silver and gold wire with sparrows flying over a flowering prunus tree, one bird perched amongst the blossoms and with colourful daisies underneath, on a dark navy-blue ground, the foot and shoulder with stylised flowers, palmettes and scrolling tendrils, the rim with flowerheads amongst whorls, unmarked, 13cm.

820 A JAPANESE WHITE METAL, LACQUER AND ENAMEL VASE MEIJI 1868-1912 The body decorated with butterflies fluttering amongst chrysanthemum, wisteria and foliage, the neck and foot with stylised flowerheads and scrolling foliage, with ho-ho bird handles, signed Masayuki in a rectangular reserve to the base, 19.3cm.

£1,500-2,500

£2,000-3,000 Cf. Bonhams, New York, 21st March 2018, lot 2231 for a comparable cloisonné vase with birds and flowers also attributed to Hayashi Kodenji.

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821 λ A JAPANESE GOLD LACQUER, SILVER AND SHIBAYAMA VASE AND COVER MEIJI 1868-1912

822 A JAPANESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL MINIATURE VASE AND COVER BY NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI (1845-1927) MEIJI 1868-1912

The bulbous body inset with two large lobed panels edged in silver, one decorated with birds under a flowering prunus tree, one on an elaborately decorated perch, with a small stream running underneath, the other panel with Ebisu and Daikoku in an interior counting coins, with dragon handles, the foot, neck and cover decorated with stylised flowers and scrolling foliage, the cover topped with a large chrysanthemum flower, unsigned, 20.3cm. (2)

The ovoid body decorated in silver and gold wire with cherry blossoms, scrolling tendrils and stylised floral medallions scattered over eight vertical panels of different colours, the neck and foot with matching arabesque motifs, the cover with further stylised flowers and buds and topped with a chrysanthemum finial, the base signed on a silver plaque Kyoto Namikawa, 10.7cm. (2)

£2,500-4,000 Provenance: from an English private collection.

£6,000-8,000 Cf. Bonhams London, 10 November 2016, lot 476, for a related vase and cover by Namikawa Yasuyuki.

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823 A JAPANESE LACQUER FOUR-HANDLED WASHBASIN, TSUNODARAI EDO 1615-1868 The circular wood body decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e with twisted wisteria mon on a black lacquer ground, raised on a short foot with scrolling foliage, the handles with shakudo nanako metal mounts with stylised flowers and further mon, 22cm x 44cm x 65cm.

824 A JAPANESE LACQUER INCENSE BURNER AND COVER, KORO EDO/MEIJI PERIOD Of six-lobed form, the body with three kuyo-mon (nine stars family crests), with a metal liner and a pierced metal cover, 10cm. (2)

£150-250

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of Michael Pitt-Rivers (1917-1999), by repute.

This washbasin was probably part of a konrei chodo, a lady’s lacquer toilet set traditionally offered at weddings.

825 A JAPANESE LACQUERED WOOD SHIBAYAMA-STYLE CABINET, TANSU EDO/MEIJI PERIOD Possibly Rykyu Islands, with seven pullout drawers, two sliding doors and a compartment, decorated with birds, bats, flowers, reishi, landscapes and musical instruments in mother of pearl, stained bone, soapstone and coral on a black lacquer ground, the inner part of the drawers in nashiji lacquer, the back with flowering prunus branches before a full moon, 54cm x 54.7cm x 27.2cm.

826 A KOREAN LACQUER GARMENT BOX AND COVER CHOSON DYNASTY The cover decorated in mother of pearl with two writhing dragons amongst clouds, with four bats to the corners and a band of cash around, the sides with depictions of the Four Benevolent Animals (phoenix, girin, turtle and dragon) with pearls of wisdom and a shou symbol, 8.5cm x 23.5cm x 37cm. (2)

£200-300

£1,000-1,500

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827 TWO JAPANESE NAMBAN CABINETS MOMOYAMA PERIOD AND LATER One enclosing a central drawer with an arched panelled front, with two further drawers on either side, typically decorated with geometrical designs, flowers and scrolling tendrils in mother of pearl, gilt and brown lacquer on a black ground, the top with a quatre-lobed panel with birds flying over flowering trees, the other cabinet with two top drawers and a third underneath with similar decoration, the sides with panels containing shishi, on a pair of later Regency-style stands with gilt decoration, the cabinets 17cm x 25.5cm x 43cm max. (4)

ÂŁ5,000-8,000

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828 part lot illustrated 828 TWELVE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS EDO/MEIJI PERIODS Comprising illustrations from the One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets (Hyakunin isshu no uchi) and portraits of heroes and actors by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861), together with a portrait of Kiyohime from the One Hundred Ghost Stories of China and Japan (Wakan Hyaku Monogatari) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1832-1892) and the portrait of Kisegawa of the Matsubaya pleasure house, from the series Beauties of the Yoshiwara as Six Floral Immortals (Seirô bijin Rokkasen) by Hosoda Eishi (1756-1829), 37.5cm x 25cm max. (12)

£800-1,200 829 NINETEEN JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS EDO/MEIJI PERIODS Comprising various depictions of beauties, fictional characters, flowers and scenes of daily life by Yashima Gakutei (1615-1868), Katsushika Hokuun Taiga (dates unknown), Yanagawa Shigenobu (1787-1832), Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850), and Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), 21.3cm x 18.4cm max. (19)

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of a former British Ambassador to Japan.

830 SIXTEEN JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS EDO/MEIJI PERIODS Comprising various depictions of famous stories by Utagawa Kunisada (1823-1880), Watanabe Kyosai (1831-1889) and other artists, with pages of designs from the Manga by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), ten pictures framed and glazed, together with a preparatory drawing in ink depicting Suzano-o No Mikono slaying the dragon Yamata No Orochi, 73cm x 35cm max. (17)

£500-1,000

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830 part lot illustrated

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831 TWO SCROLL PAINTINGS 19TH/20TH CENTURY One depicting a large tiger, its head turned to dexter and with bamboo behind it, with a line of calligraphy and two artist’s seals above, the other depicting two carp amongst swirling waves, with calligraphy above and three artist’s seals, 122cm x 52cm. (2)

£300-500 832 TWO JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTINGS ON SILK MEIJI 1868-1912 One depicting Kanzan and Jittoku gazing at the moon, a poem above them, signed Kage Hogan Jishun and with an artist’s seal to the side, the other with a carp diving deeper in the water to feed amongst the algae, with two lines of calligraphy and two artist’s seals, 33.5cm x 92cm max. (2)

£200-400 833 A JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING MEIJI 1868-1912 In ink on fabric, depicting a hunter tying up a large boar in a rocky landscape with pine above them, a gun at his feet, inscribed Gakyojin Hokusai ga to the side, a dedication in pen written under the picture and reading ‘Respectful and Dear Dr Dara, I was Long Long Hunting, From Manchuria Sept. 1931, 18 years; North China, July 1937, 12 years; Second World War, Dec.1941, 8 years; Atom Aug. 1945, 4 years; Now as it is. Your friend, R. Matsumoto, Day of New Year 1950’, the picture 41cm x 32.8cm.

£300-500

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832 part lot illustrated

834 TWO JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS MEIJI 1868-1912 Both by Keinen Imao (1845-1924) and from the ‘Album of Bird-and-Flower Pictures by Keinen’ (Keinen Kacho Gafu) published by Nishimura in 1892, one depicting geese and the other cranes under tall reeds, both framed and glazed, the prints 45cm x 32cm. (2)

£200-300 Provenance: purchased from the Japanese Gallery, Kensington Church Street, London.

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835 A JAPANESE HANDSCROLL, KASE-E EDO/MEIJI PERIOD Hand-painted with the Thirty-six Immortal Women Poets (Nishikizuri Onna Sanjurokkasen) from the Heian period (794-1185), each with their name and a waka poem, 11.4m approx.

£600-1,000 Provenance: From the collection of Reginald Woolley (1912-1993), set designer and director at the Players Theatre Club, Villiers Street, London, and thence by descent.

For another depiction of the Thirty-six Immortal Women Poets, see Chobunsai Eishi’s series of woodblock prints from the Frederick W. Gookin Collection, Chicago Art Institute, ref. 1939.1710.

836 A JAPANESE EROTIC HAND SCROLL, SHUNGA MAKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Hand-painted with erotic scenes from the tale of Nyogogashima (the Voyage to the Island of Women), in which beautiful women seduce fishermen who have drifted ashore and exhaust them after countless bouts of intercourse, forcing them to flee, 30cm x 405cm.

£300-500

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837 TWO JAPANESE ALBUMS OF WOODBLOCK PRINTS MEIJI 1868-1912 One enclosing various prints by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861) including depictions of beauties on bridges, views from the Five Elements series (Mitate Go-gyo) and scenes from the Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari), the other album by Miyagawa Shuntei (1873-1914) depicting Children’s Customs & Manners (Kodomo Fuzoku), 36cm x 24cm. (2)

£400-600 838 A JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT TRIPTYCH EDO/MEIJI PERIOD

837 part lot illustrated

By Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861), depicting Lord Yoritomo releasing a thousand cranes as an offering to the Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine (Udaisho Yoritomo ko Tsurugaoka Hachimangu e horaku no tame senba no tsuru o hojoe o okanai yo n), 36.7cm x 73.7cm.

£500-1,000 839 A JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT 20TH CENTURY Entitled ‘Zentsuji Temple in Rain’ by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957), together with a painting on paper depicting Chokaro Sennin freeing the horse from his gourd, unsigned, 37.5cm x 25.5cm max. (2)

£80-120 840 A JAPANESE EMBROIDERED PANEL MEIJI 1868-1912

838

Depicting an eagle flying over crashing waves, with calligraphy in red paint, framed and glazed, 62cm x 50.5cm.

£200-300 Provenance: formerly in the collection of Norman Loudon (d.1967), British businessman, director and owner of Shepperton Studios, and thence by descent.

839 part lot illustrated

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841 A LARGE JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING EDO/MEIJI PERIOD

842 A JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING EDO/MEIJI PERIOD

Depicting Daruma wearing a red hooded robe and hoop earrings, with Zen scriptures from a sutra above him and two seals, the design probably inspired by the portrait of Daruma by Soga Jasoku (d.1483) at the Kyoto Imperial Museum, 86.5cm x 136.5cm.

Depicting an older-looking Daruma, his head slightly turned and looking side-ways under bushy eyebrows, inscribed Sesshu hitsu above and with an artist’s seal, contained in three separate boxes with calligraphy, 86.5cm x 136.5cm. (6)

£500-1,000

£500-1,000

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Lots 843-857 Netsuke from an English Private Collection

843 A FINE JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIOD

844 A GOOD STAG ANTLER NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIOD

Depicting an eagle attacking a monkey, the raptor holding its terrified prey in its claws, the feathers and hair finely carved and with the eyes inlaid in horn, signed Nobukazu, together with a copy of Barry Davies Oriental Art, 100 Selected Pieces from The Netsuke Collection of Scott Meredith where this very piece is illustrated, 4.3cm. (2)

Carved as a joyful-looking dog seated on its haunches, its left forepaw raised and with its tail curled up against its flank, a collar with a bell tied around its neck, unsigned but in the style of Okatomo of Kyoto, 5.5cm.

£1,800-2,200

£2,800-3,200 Provenance: an English private collection, purchased from David Bowden Chinese & Japanese Art.

Provenance: an English private collection, purchased from Barry Davies Oriental Art Ltd. Cf. F Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Part B, p.608, for three other netsuke by Nobukazu.

Barry Davies notes that little is known about Nobukazu and that he may have been a pupil of Hokyudo Itsumin or Tomokazu of Gifu.

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845 λ A GOOD JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912

846 λ A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIOD

Carved as a small dog crouching, its head turned toward its back, with a large temari ball resting between its forepaws, a ribbon tied around its neck and with the eyes inlaid, the side of the ball with three characters for Masashige in a rectangular cartouche, 4cm.

Depicting a startled-looking dog with its forepaws resting on a large ball, the pupils inlaid in horn and with the tail curled against its haunches, unsigned, 3.8cm.

£1,000-1,500

£500-1,000 Provenance: an English private collection.

Provenance: an English private collection.

847 λ A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912

848 A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912

Carved as two chubby-looking puppies lying back to back, their short tails curled and the eyes inlaid, unsigned, 5.1cm.

Depicting two puppies, one with its eyes shut and the other lying on top, its pupils inlaid, with a signature for Ransen in an oval reserve underneath, 4.8cm.

£1,000-1,500 Provenance: an English private collection.

£1,000-1,500 Provenance: an English private collection.

Cf. F Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Part B, p.639 for another netsuke depicting puppies by Ransen.

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849 λ A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIOD

850 λ A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIOD

Depicting two small dogs, one lying on the back of the other, with ribbons tied up around their necks, unsigned, 4.4cm.

Depicting a lying dog licking her paw, the eyes inlaid with horn, a small pup resting against her back, unsigned, 5.4cm.

£500-800

£800-1,200

Provenance: an English private collection.

Provenance: an English private collection.

851 λ A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912

852 A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912

Depicting many chubby puppies playing on a large straw basket and awabi shell, the eyes inlaid, signed Meizan underneath, 5cm.

Carved as a dog’s head, the eyes inlaid with horn and with darker pupils, the hair finely rendered, signed Chikusai to the reverse, 4.5cm.

£800-1,200

£800-1,200

Provenance: an English private collection.

Provenance: an English private collection.

This netsuke may be inspired by European dog-shaped silver stirrup cups or walking sticks pommels.

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853 A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE EDO 1868-1912

854 λ A JAPANESE WOOD AND IVORY NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIOD

Depicting a lying dog licking a small puppy climbing upon her back, signed Kokei underneath, 3.2cm.

Depicting a crouching piebald dog, its squiggle-shaped patches in ivory and a darker wood, a ribbon tied around its neck and with the tail curled on its back, a paper collection label with reference F318, 4.7cm.

£1,400-1,600 Provenance: an English private collection.

Cf. F Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Part A, pp.362-366 for more netsuke by Kokei.

£1,400-1,600 Provenance: an English private collection. Purchased from Sydney L Moss Ltd as from the Mark Fletcher collection.

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855 λ A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 Carved as a dog lying on a circular mat and scratching its ear, a ribbon and tether tied around its neck and with a small ball before him, the mat with stylised flowerheads and scrolls underneath, signed Tomokazu in an oval reserve, 4.9cm.

£600-1,000 Provenance: an English private collection.

856 λ A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting a puppy lying on a large straw hat and gnawing at a section of it, unsigned, 5.5cm.

£600-1,000 Provenance: an English private collection.

857 λ A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 Carved as a long-haired Pekingese dog resting on a large palm leaf fan, the eyes inlaid, 5.3cm.

£800-1,200 Provenance: an English private collection.

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858 λ TWO JAPANESE IVORY MODELS OF FRUITS, OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 One carved as an apple, the skin partially peeled to the underside revealing the fleshy pulp within, stained a pale shade of pink, the other depicting a tangerine, the skin also partially removed to reveal the segments underneath, realistically stained orange, 5.8cm. (2)

£3,000-4,000

859 λ THREE JAPANESE IVORY MODELS OF FRUITS, OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 All naturalistically carved and stained, depicting a partly-peeled tangerine, a banana with its skin peeled back and a small kumquat, 9.4cm max. (3)

£4,000-5,000

860 λ A JAPANESE IVORY MODEL OF A BANANA, OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Naturalistically carved, the skin peeled off to reveal the flesh of the fruit underneath, stained a pale yellow, 14.5cm.

£2,000-3,000

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861 λ A GOOD JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE EDO 1615-1868

862 λ A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE EDO 1868-1912

Depicting a stubby recumbent horse, its head turned towards the back, the tail sweeping across its haunches, unsigned, 4.2cm.

Depicting a sleeping boar lying on a bed of autumn leaves and grasses, its head lowered and slightly turned to the left, unsigned, 4.8cm.

£1,800-2,200

£1,500-2,000

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863 λ A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912

864 λ A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIOD

Depicting a grumpy-looking toad crawling on a roof tile carved with a mitsudomoe (three comma) crest within a ring of beads, with two small insects to the side, signed Minkoku underneath, 4.4cm.

Depicting a dog, a monkey and a rabbit wrestling, the latters’ eyes inlaid in horn, signed Ikkosai underneath, 4cm.

£500-1,000

£500-1,000 Cf. F Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Part A, p.226, where six different netsukeshi using this signature are listed.

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865 λ A JAPANESE NARWHAL TUSK NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting a slender kirin on a base, the mythical beast seated on its haunches with its head raised, 5.9cm.

£600-1,000

866 TWO JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIODS One carved as a sparrow, suzume, with the eyes inlaid in light-coloured horn and with a five character mark underneath, the other netsuke depicting a coiled snake, with a two character signature, 4.9cm max. (2)

£600-800

867 λ A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE EDO 1615-1868 Carved as a stylised dancing fox, kitsune, standing upright with its forepaws held to one side, unsigned, 6.3cm.

£400-600

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868 TWO JAPANESE NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912

869 λ TWO JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912

Both depicting shishi, one in wood seated on its haunches and holding a brocade ball between its forepaws, signed Tomokazu, the other in stag antler with a cheery expression, unsigned, 4.8cm. (2)

One carved as a shishi resting its forepaws on a ball, raising its head and baring its teeth, signed Hidekazu, the other depicting a shishi with its cub, its mouth opened to reveal a small loose ball, unsigned, 4cm max. (2)

£1,000-2,000

£2,000-3,000 Cf. F Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Part A, p.137, where other netsuke baring Hidekazu’s signature are illustrated.

870 λ A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912

871 λ TWO JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIOD

Carved as a fierce-looking shishi climbing on a large tama, baring its teeth and with a long curling mane, 4.5cm.

Both carved as clusters of seals, one with seven faces, the other with four, both with a recumbent shishi, unsigned, 4.8cm max. (2)

£300-500

£500-800

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872 λ A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIOD Carved as double gourds and leaves growing on square-shaped trellis, a small bird perched to the top, with a stylized flower to the back reminiscent of a mon, 3.6cm.

£400-600

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873 λ THREE JAPANESE NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIODS Two in ivory, both depicting a small man carrying a massive double gourd, the third stag antler, carved as a man hugging a giant mushroom, all unsigned, 6.4cm max. (3)

£300-500

874 λ TWO UNUSUAL JAPANESE NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 Both depicting double gourds, one in wood with ivory plaques with the characters for to and Meigyoku, with a metal prunus blossom and suspension ring, the other netsuke in ivory carved with flowerheads and scrolling foliage, with traces of gilt and red lacquer, with a metal suspension ring and chain, unsigned, 7.1cm max. (2)

£800-1,200

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875 λ TWO JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912

876 AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE STAG ANTLER NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912

One depicting a biwa fruit on a gnarly branch, the other with two satsuma, the peels curling to reveal the segments underneath, both unsigned, 4.5cm. (2)

Depicting a movable pulley, keyaki, unsigned, 4.6cm.

£200-400

£400-600

877 λ THREE JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIODS

878 λ FIVE JAPANESE NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIODS

Two depicting a small crab on a lotus flower, one with a three character signature, the third carved as a basket of mushrooms, unsigned, 7.5cm max. (3)

Variously carved as insects and spiders crawling on fruits, vegetables and mushrooms, in wood and ivory, one signed Deme Eiman, the fifth in stag antler depicting Chokaro Sennin’s horse issuing from a double gourd, unsigned, 8.8cm max. (5)

£300-500

£800-1,200

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879 λ TWO JAPANESE NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIOD

880 λ THREE JAPANESE NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIODS

881 λ A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE EDO 1615-1868

Both depicting foreigners, one in stag antler carved as a tall Dutchman holding his beard with one hand and a hossu fly whisk in the other, with a large circular hat topped with feathers and a long coat with a scale-like pattern, the other in ivory wearing a hood and a long coat with flowerheads, carrying a matchlock gun on his shoulder, both unsigned, 9.2cm max. (2)

Two in stag antler depicting Dutchmen, one with his head turned to the left and holding a branch, the other with his hands neatly tucked in his long sleeves, the third in ivory depicting a foreigner wearing a fanciful outfit and with a small child on his shoulders, all unsigned, 10.3cm max. (3)

Depicting Chokaro Sennin wearing long robes decorated with a pattern of clouds, a double gourd slung over his shoulder, unsigned, 7.6cm.

£400-600

£1,000-1,500

£600-1,000

882 λ TWO JAPANESE NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIODS One in ivory carved as a jovial-looking Gama Sennin, his pet toad clambering over his shoulder, signed Hide / Shu, the other in wood and ivory with a man kneeling, unsigned, 4.3cm. (2)

£400-600

883 THREE JAPANESE STAG ANTLER NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIODS One depicting a tall Gamma Sennin wearing mugwort leaves and holding a gnarly staff, his pet toad climbing upon his back, its eyes inlaid with horn, another depicting Shoki the Demon Queller grabing an oni, both unsigned, the third carved as a yawning Hotei seated against a large sack, signed to the back, 9.2cm max. (3)

884 λ TWO JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE EDO 1615-1868 The first carved as a figure holding a basket in one hand and a flower in the other, possibly Ota Dokan, the other a rakan with a cloak of mugwort leaves seated against a rock, both unsigned, 5.8cm max. (2)

£500-1,000

£800-1,200

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885 AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE EDO 1615-1868 Carved as a tsuitate screen decorated with Kanzan and Jittoku typically represented with a broom and a scroll, unsigned, 3.9cm.

£400-600

886 λ TWO JAPANESE BOXWOOD NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIODS One depicting a mermaid, swimming and holding a jewel, unsigned, the other a shunga depiction of a woman seating next to a basket, signed Mingyoku, 7cm max. (2)

£1,200-1,500

887 A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 Humorously depicting Daruma chasing a rat running on his back with a fly whisk, his eyes inlaid with ivory and horn, unsigned, 3.2cm.

£400-600

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888 λ TWO JAPANESE NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912

889 λ A JAPANESE IVORY MANJU NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912

One in ivory depicting a large oni mask on one side and Okame throwing beans on Setsubun to the other, unsigned, the other in wood and carved as Shoki the Demon-Queller with two oni, a seal mark to the base, 4.2cm max. (2)

Depicting a Shinto priest with long robes throwing beans on Setsubun, the other half with an oni running in fear, signed Minkoku, 4.6cm. (2)

£400-600

£400-600 890 λ A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912

891 λ FOUR JAPANESE NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIODS

Carved as a grimacing tengu mask with a crooked nose, its pupils inlaid with horn, with a two character signature to the back, 3.9cm.

One a marine ivory manju with a rubbed out figure, another a ryusa with lotus, marine animals and chrysanthemum, the third a metal and ivory hako netsuke with the character for ki and a chrysanthemum mon, the fourth a tsuishu lacquer hako with a shishi and brocade balls on an asa-no-ha ground, signed Yosei tsukuru, 5.2cm max. (5)

£200-300

£500-800 Cf. F Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Part B, p.981, where the tsuishu hako netsuke is illustrated.

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892 λ TWO JAPANESE NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912

893 λ FOUR JAPANESE NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912

One in ivory and carved as a smiling Okame, signed Ikko, the other Bizen stoneware and depicting Ko-omote, signed Sekisen, 4.7cm max. (2)

Two kagamibuta, one with a wood bowl and the lid with the five stages of a frog’s life cycle, unsigned, the other with a wood and ivory bowl and a lid with two kappa fishing, signed in an amber reserve Shibayama, the third a manju depicting a basket of charcoal with a rattan bowl and an ebony lid, unsigned, the last a metal mask of a grimacing man, also unsigned, 5cm max. (4)

£300-500 Provenance: the Bizen ware netsuke from Bonhams, The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art: Part V, 5th November 2014, lot 53.

£1,000-1,200 894 FIVE JAPANESE MASK NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912

895 A SMALL COLLECTION OF STAG ANTLER NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIODS

Variously carved as two Okame, one signed Hidemasa, an elderly woman opening her mouth in surprise and a smiling oni, both unsigned, the fifth a noh mask of Okina, with a two character signature to the back, 5.2cm max. (5)

Variously carved as seashells, stylised flowers, a bamboo shoot, a crouching figure and a monkey, together with a ryusa attached to a fabric purse, 17cm max. (10)

£600-1,000

£500-1,000

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896 λ FOUR JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIODS Two carved as dogs, one crouching next to a large sack, the other with her puppy, the third a shishi on a rhomboid base, the fourth a karako playing the flute while seated on a deer, signed Shugioku with kao, 5.4cm max. (4)

£500-800

897 A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIOD Depicting a scholar’s pavilion, with small figures in a thatched teahouse, with pines growing from a rocky outcrop beside it, signed Horaku, 4.6cm.

£600-1,000 Cf. Christie’s New York, 18th April 2018, lot 60 for a comparable scholar’s pavilion by Horaku.

898 λ FOUR JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIODS Variously carved as a shishi on a rhomboid base, a man on a giant clam, a shojo with an awabi shell, and a monkey on a giant peach, 4.9cm max. (4)

£300-500

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899 λ SIX JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIODS Variously carved as two karako arm wrestling over a table, a man with a hammer standing against a large sack, a thwarted rat catcher, a man on a giant clam, all unsigned, together with a netsuke depicting a blind man crawling on a plank, signed Tomochika, and a man cleaning his horse’s hoof, signed Shokusai, 4.6cm max. (6)

£600-1,000

900 λ TWO JAPANESE NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 One in marine ivory carved as a caparisoned elephant on an oblong base, unsigned, the other in ivory depicting a karako making a snowman shaped as a Daruma doll, signed Shigemasa, 3.9cm max. (2)

£600-1,000

901 λ THREE JAPANESE NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 One a metal and ivory kagamibuta with a Sambaso dancer, another a wood and stag antler square manju with a tennin signed Mitsutoshi, the third a model of a hand drum, tsutsumi, together with a stag antler ashtray decorated with a squirrel and a mother of pearl gourd, 4.4cm max. (4)

£300-500

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902 λ FOUR JAPANESE NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIODS Three in wood, variously carved as a horse on a rectangular base, a cluster of chestnuts and a parasol bearer, the latter with a two character signature, the fourth one in ivory depicting an elderly figure holding bells, unsigned, 5.7cm max. (4)

£500-1,000

903 THREE JAPANESE TSUISHU LACQUER NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 Variously depicting a lion dog with a brocade ball, a Sambaso dancer performing and an Immortal standing with long flowing robes, all unsigned, 5.5cm max. (3)

£300-500

904 FIVE JAPANESE LACQUER NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 Variously modelled as a manju with chrysanthemum and other flowerheads, a shishi mask, a boy holding a mask and another with a dog on a large sack, all unsigned, the fith an oni mask on a tile, signed Riuraku, 4.4cm max. (6)

£1,000-1,500

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905 FOUR JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIODS Variously carved as a tanuki using its swollen scrotum as an umbrella, Shoki the Demon-Queller with an oni on his hat, a parasol bearer holding a lantern in a manner reminiscent of the ghost Kasa-obake, and a beauty wearing long robes and an obi tied to the front, 7.9cm max. (4)

£800-1,200

906 THREE JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 Two depicting karako lying on a rectangular base, the third a tea expert, chajin, depicted asleep at his tea mill, all unsigned, 4.2cm max. (3)

£400-600

907 TWO JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE EDO 1615-1868 Both depicting standing figures, the first holding a fan and lifting the hem of his robes, the other smiling and clasping a peach, 6.5cm max. (2)

£300-500

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908 FIVE JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIODS Four carved as figures, one beating a drum with a two character mark to the base, another a temple servant polishing a giant bell, the third with a moveable head holding a brazier and the last holding a fan, the fifth netsuke depicting a monkey dressed as a monk, all unsigned, 7.7cm. (5)

£500-800

909 FOUR JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIODS One carved as a karako on a hibachi brazier, one a seated man touching his head, another depicting Hotei and the last Daikoku carrying a large sack over his shoulder, 5.1cm max. (4)

£400-600

910 λ FOUR JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 One carved as a man using a nose tickler to make himself sneeze, another a stone cutter seated with the tools of his trade, both unsigned, the third a noh dancer with ivory mask and socks, signed Jugyoku, the fourth a cluster of masks, signed Harumitzu, 4.5cm max. (4)

£500-1,000

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911 THREE JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 One depicting Tentoki or Raiden standing on a cloud and holding a lantern, another Bushishi Sennin on a giant scroll, the third a man sculpting a large tengu mask, all unsigned, 4.9cm max. (3)

£500-1,000

912 THREE JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE EDO/MEIJI PERIODS One carved as two mushrooms, another a cockerel on a drum and the third a boy with his pet tortoise, with traces of lacquer and gilt decoration, the latter two signed underneath, 5.4cm max. (3)

£300-500

913 THREE JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 One depicting a seated Daruma, another a man throwing beans at an oni on Setsubun, the third a man wearing a mask of Usofuki grimacing, all unsigned, 5.4cm max. (3)

£500-1,000

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914 λ A JAPANESE WOOD TOBACCO POUCH, TONKOTSU EDO/MEIJI PERIOD

915 λ A JAPANESE SHIBAYAMA IVORY BOX AND COVER MEIJI 1868-1912

Decorated on one side with a pewter crab and bamboo issuing from rockwork in mother of pearl, ebony and ivory, the other side with a pewter bird and a mother of pearl moon crescent, signed Dosho in a rectangular green plaque, 10.5cm. (2)

The lid decorated with a beauty carrying a water bucket and gazing at morning glories growing over trellis, the petals inlaid with mother of pearl, coral and stained ivory, the underside with a small stream, grasses, butterflies and dragonflies, signed Chikahiro in a mother of pearl oval reserve, 7.9cm. (2)

£400-600

The figure depicted is probably Fukuda Chiyo-ni (1703-1775), a famous poetess celebrated for her haiku and the poem entitled ‘The Morning Glory’. The poem is inscribed on the water bucket here and reads: ‘morning glory! the well bucket-entangled, I ask for water’. This scene is probably inspired by Utagawa Kuniyoshi’s woodblock print of the poetess, who upon finding a bucket entangled in the vines of the flower, prefers to go asking for water rather that disturb the plant.

£500-800 916 λ A JAPANESE IVORY CARD CASE MEIJI 1868-1912

917 A JAPANESE WOOD INK CASE EDO/MEIJI PERIODS

Decorated all over with a dense pattern of flowerheads carved in low relief, the lid signed Yoshiaki in a square reserve to the corner, 10.3cm.

The lid and body decorated with lotus leaves and a bud, signed and with calligraphy to the interior, together with a wood box and cover decorated with bean pods, leaves and buds in horn, lacquer and mother of pearl, unsigned, 13.5cm max. (4)

£300-500

£300-500

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918 λ TWO JAPANESE TOBACCO BOXES AND PIPE HOLDERS SETS, TONKOTSU AND KISERUZUTSU MEIJI 1868-1912 One tonkotsu depicting a yawning Daruma in wood, inlaid with a small bowl in horn and an ivory sceptre, nyoi, with a wood kiseruzutsu carved as Ashinaga, the other tonkotsu depicting a laughing man, also with an Ashinaga kiseruzutsu, together with a lacquer pipe case, tabako-ire, 20.5cm max. (4)

919 λ A SMALL JAPANESE TWO-CASE LACQUER INRO MEIJI 1868-1912 With cranes depicted on a section of bamboo, with an ivory netsuke depicting a man leaning above a large holed ball, together with a small tinder box with a stag antler netsuke carved as a Daruma doll on a four-legged stand, all unsigned, 5.7cm max. (2)

£200-300

£500-1,000 920 AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE BAMBOO SAKE BOTTLE, TOKURI MEIJI 1868-1912

921 SEVEN JAPANESE LACQUER INRO EDO/MEIJI PERIODS

Modelled as a cylindrical water bucket and carved with magnolia buds and flowers, with calligraphy and three seal marks to the side and a painted inscription underneath reading ‘Made by Rodo from a pattern designed by Sodo’, 27cm.

Variously decorated with landscapes, flowers, butterflies and calligraphy, two with mother of pearl inlays, one with an amber ojime, 9.5cm max. (7)

£500-1,000

£500-1,000 Provenance: from the collection of Professor J Norman Collie, FRS (1859-1942) and thence by descent.

See Sotheby’s London, 19th-20th March 1990, lot 123, for a related sake bottle carved as a water bucket with a fish and terrapin amongst lotus leaves.

The inscription underneath may refer to a woodblock print designed by Kawarazaki Shodo (1889-1973).

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922 λ A JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Carved as a beauty with fan and eboshi (Shinto headdress), possibly acting the part of Dojoji in the eponymous Noh play, the base inscribed Tomochika, 15.8cm.

£500-800 Provenance: purchased from Laura Bordignon on 15th November 2011, a copy of the original invoice is available.

923 λ A JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting two celestial beings (tennin) floating amongst clouds and playing musical instruments, with details inlaid in mother of pearl, coral, metal and coloured beads, signed Hideyuki in a red lacquer cartouche to the base, 11cm.

£400-600

924 λ A JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting a bijin dancing with a fan and wearing an eboshi (Shinto headdress), possibly acting the part of Dojoji in the eponymous Noh play, the base with a two character mark, 17.3cm.

£500-1,000

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925 λ A JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Carved as a bijin examining a kakemono (scroll) depicting a monkey, her hair secured in an elaborate chignon and wearing a kimono with fans and wheels, the base signed Masayuki, 14.4cm.

£200-400

926 λ A JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting a bijin wearing long robes and carrying a small swaddled baby, the base signed Mitsuyama / Kozan, a paper label underneath reading ‘Given by W.H. Carnegie to Mary E. Carnegie in memory of all the family’s babies’, 19cm.

The label may refer to William Hartley Carnegie (1859-1936), Canon and subsequently Sub-Dean of Westminster, and his wife Mary Carnegie.

£300-500

927 λ A JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Carved as a bijin holding a kokyu (string instrument), her kimono elaborately decorated with a pattern of swirls and leaves, signed Kogyoku to the base, 17.8cm.

£500-800 Provenance: purchased from Laura Bordignon on 8th November 2005.

A copy of the original invoice is available.

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928 λ A JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting three sake tasters standing around a large jar, all wearing long robes, one with a reishi sceptre, the other two holding small cups, the jar carved with two mythical creatures and a shou character to the front, its base signed Chikatoshi on a red lacquer tablet, together with a fitted wood stand, 18cm max. (6)

£400-600 Provenance: from the collection of Mr Cedric Sheppard dec’d.

929 λ A JAPANESE STAG ANTLER AND IVORY OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting a kneeling man surrounded by implements to perform a tea ceremony, a large kettle beside him turning into a tanuki, with details picked in coloured ivory, the base with three butterflies with inlaid elements surrounding a large red lacquer tablet with a four character signature for Akishige, another seal mark beside it, 11cm.

£500-1,000

930 λ A JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Carved as a musician tuning his shamisen, the base with a two character mark in a red lacquer reserve, 23.5cm.

£300-500 Provenance: the collection of Roy Merley

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931 λ A JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting a man returning from the hunt, a bow and arrow slung over his shoulder and holding a rope fasten around a small deer at his feet, the animal with naturalistically carved antlers and fur, its belly with a two character signature, together with a fitted wood stand, 20.5cm. (2)

£400-600 Provenance: the collection of Roy Merley.

932 λ A JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Carved as an archer stringing his yumi bow, holding the cord in his mouth while bending the weapon, the man depicted with a long beard and with a skirt of mugwort leaves, a two-character mark to the base, attached to a wood stand with the initials TE inlaid underneath, 16.5cm.

£150-250

933 λ A JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting an elderly man dressed as a fisherman and holding a small hermit crab in his left hand, carrying his grandson over his shoulder, with a seal mark underneath, 20.3cm.

£300-500 Provenance: the collection of Roy Merley.

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934 λ A JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912

939 λ TWO JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912

Carved as a Treasure Boat, Takarabune, with some of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune aboard being entertained by several oni, a two-character mark in a red lacquer reserve underneath the hull, together with a fitted wood stand simulating waves, 14.5cm. (2)

One depicting a tall Shinto priestess holding a wooden wand with paper streamers (gohei) and a fan, unsigned, the other depicting Shoki the Demon-Queller attempting to confine four malicious-looking oni into a large wood bucket, with a two-character signature underneath, 16.3cm max. (2)

£500-1,000 935 λ A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 Carved as a man seated with three small dressed-up kappa wearing straw hats, the base with a rectangular reserve signed Tomokazu, 3.8cm.

£200-300 936 λ A JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting the Treasure Boat, Takarabune, carrying the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, the ship with a dragon figurehead, the gods merrily drinking sake and watering a small tortoise, unsigned, 8.5cm.

£300-500 937 λ TWO JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 One depicting a farmer smoking his kiseru pipe and resting on his hoe, signed Minko, the other another farmer drinking from his double gourd bottle, a two character mark underneath, 18.3cm. (2)

£400-600 938 λ A JAPANESE SHIBAYAMA-STYLE IVORY-MOUNTED SWORD, TACHI MEIJI 1868-1912 The scabbard and mounts carved in low-relief with continuous scenes of warriors engaged in battle, tennin playing musical instruments and panels of karakusa scrolls, with some details inlaid with mother of pearl, stained ivory, horn, and small metal beads, signed and with the blade inscribed, 142cm. (2)

£300-500 940 λ FOUR JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Two carved as elderly men, one selling double gourds, the other visibly drunk and refilling his cup with sake, the third depicting a seated man drinking tea and the fourth a boy carrying large daikon radishes, three with stands, all signed, 19cm max. (7)

£300-500 941 λ FOUR JAPANESE IVORY CARVINGS MEIJI 1868-1912 Comprising a pair of brushpots decorated with mirroring designs of a warrior with an attendant, unsigned, an okimono of a seated fisherman gasping in surprise at a flapping fish, with a seal mark in a metal reserve underneath, and an okimono of Hojo Tokimasa opening a box from which Benten, her dragon and two oni emerge, signed, 12.1cm max. (5)

£200-400 Provenance: the collection of Roy Merley.

942 λ FOURTEEN JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Variously carved as figures engaged in daily life, fictional characters and deities, some with signatures, together with a Chinese carving of a clam spirit and a wood stand, 20cm max. (16)

£400-600 Provenance: from the collection of Mr Cedric Sheppard dec’d.

£500-1,000

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two views 943 A LARGE JAPANESE SATSUMA BOWL BY KINKOZAN MEIJI 1868-1912 Densely decorated to the exterior with a profusion of flowers, the cavetto with a further millefleurs design comprising peonies, daisies, wisteria, and other flowers, the rim with chrysanthemum mon on an iron-red ground, the base with a gilt mark for Kinkozan zo, 23.2cm.

£500-700 Provenance: from the collection of the celebrated silversmith H G Murphy (1884-1939), and thence by descent.

944 A JAPANESE SATSUMA BOWL BY SEIKOZAN MEIJI 1868-1912

945 A JAPANESE SATSUMA BOWL MEIJI 1868-1912

The scalloped body densely decorated with many wisteria flowers in blue, white, red and purple hues, the well with a medallion painted with a millefleurs pattern, with friezes of small stylised palmettes in gilt, signed Seikozan to the base, with a wood stand, 12.4cm dia. (2)

Decorated to the outside with shaped panels containing various groups of figures on a dense background of brocade designs, the well with Immortals standing by a lake, the base with a long inscription in gilt, 10.8cm dia.

£800-1,200

£500-1,000

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946 A LARGE AND FINE JAPANESE SATSUMA VASE BY KINKOZAN MEIJI 1868-1912 The spherical body finely decorated with a dense continuous design of many figures at a tea house, one side with musicians, a dancer and courtesans entertaining guests on a large balcony, a village visible in the distance, the other side with further courtesans and customers, with stairs leading to another room below where more figures stand, some visible through openings in a shoji paper wall, the shoulder and lower portion of the body with a band of millefleurs design, the foot with key fret and the neck with further stylised flowers in gilt, the base inscribed Kinkozan zo and Shozan/Masayama in shaped reserves surrounded by wisteria flowers and leaves, with another impressed mark for Kinkozan zo, 29cm high.

£4,000-6,000 Cf. Christie’s London, 12 May 2010, lot 332 for another Kinkozan vase of similar shape and with decoration of the same quality.

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947 A PAIR OF JAPANESE SATSUMA VASES MEIJI 1868-1912 The bodies decorated with beauties and children in a garden with chrysanthemum and bamboo towering above them, the necks with brocade designs, both signed Hakuzan, 24.5cm. (2)

£300-500

948 THREE JAPANESE MINIATURE SATSUMA VASES AND ONE COVER MEIJI 1868-1912 Two with baluster bodies and decorated with beauties, children, brocade designs and a river landscape, both signed, the third with a bulbous body with boys at play and sprays of flowers, the lid with a bud-shaped finial, unsigned, 9.8cm max. (4)

£200-300

949 A JAPANESE SATSUMA VASE MEIJI 1868-1912 The cylindrical body raised on a short tapering foot, decorated with panels depicting beauties in an interior to one side, and with children in a garden to the other, the panels bordered within a simulated bamboo frame and reserved on a honeycomb ground, the shoulder and neck with stylised clouds on a black ground, the base with an impressed mark for Kinkozan zo, together with a bowl with a millefleurs design to the outside and beauties in a river landscape to the well, signed Shozan, 12.3cm dia. (2)

£800-1,200

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950 A JAPANESE GOSU SATSUMA INCENSE BURNER AND COVER, KORO MEIJI 1868-1912

951 A JAPANESE GOSU SATSUMA INCENSE BURNER AND COVER, KORO MEIJI 1868-1912

The compressed bulbous body raised on three short feet, decorated with a continuous scene of Mandarin ducks on a stream, with the Three Friends of Winter (prunus, pine and bamboo) above them, the lid with a chrysanthemum-shaped knop and with brocade designs, the base with the Shimazu mon and inscribed underneath tsukuru Oyama/Koyama, 10.3cm overall. (2)

The short body raised on four slender legs, decorated in thick enamels with shaped panels containing flowers and sacred objects, the lid with similar decoration and topped with a ferocious-looking shishi, a paper label for Empire Bazar underneath the lid, the base inscribed Dai Nihon Satsuma yaki Meizan with kao, 21cm overall. (2)

£300-500

£800-1,200

952 A JAPANESE GOSU SATSUMA INCENSE BURNER AND COVER, KORO MEIJI 1868-1912 The bulbous body with tall handles and raised on three mythical beast-mask feet, decorated with panels containing a ho-ho bird flying over flowers and rockwork to one side, with chrysanthemum and peonies to the other, the shoulder with brocade designs, chrysanthemum flowerheads and paulownia mon, the lid with similar decoration and topped with a shishi bearing its teeth, the base inscribed Satsuma yaki Tomonobu, 25cm overall. (2)

£1,000-2,000

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Lots 953-956 From the collection of Warrens House, Bramshaw, the New Forest

Warrens House, Bramshaw

953 A NEAR PAIR OF LARGE JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE VASES AND COVERS LATE 17TH CENTURY Of octagonal form, decorated with ho-ho birds amongst rocks and peonies between bands of palmettes, whorls and scrolls, with domed covers, 72cm. (4)

£4,000-6,000 Provenance: Warrens House, Bramshaw, the New Forest.

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954 A PAIR OF JAPANESE ARITA BALUSTER VASES AND COVERS FROM A GARNITURE C.1700 The ovoid bodies decorated in gilt with peonies, chrysanthemum and paulownia issuing from behind trellis on a rich blue ground, the shoulder with three writhing dragons between panels of flowerheads, the covers with further dragons and flowers and topped with a fierce shishi on a rocky outcrop, 22cm max. (4)

£1,500-2,000 Provenance: Warrens House, Bramshaw, the New Forest.

Cf. Christie’s London,16th June 1998, lot 260 for a five-piece garniture with three comparable vases. This design is described as a special order made through the Dutch East India Company and copying Chinese export ceramics.

955 THREE JAPANESE ARITA IMARI VASES AND COVERS FROM A GARNITURE C.1700 The baluster bodies decorated in underglaze blue, iron red, green and black enamels, with four mirroring panels containing cranes and shishi between borders of stylised flowers, the shoulder with reishi-shaped panels containing phoenix, prunus and bamboo, the cover with a shishi with a temari ball on a rocky outcrop, 63cm max. (6)

£2,000-3,000 Provenance: Warrens House, Bramshaw, the New Forest.

956 THREE JAPANESE ARITA IMARI VASES AND COVERS FROM A GARNITURE C.1700 The baluster bodies decorated in underglaze blue, gilt, iron red, green and black enamels, with shaped panels containing prunus, peonies, and figures observing birds between borders of stylised scrolling leaves and flowers, the cover with a fierce shishi on a rocky outcrop, 65cm max. (6)

£2,000-3,000 Provenance: Warrens House, Bramshaw, the New Forest.

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957 A JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER VASE C.1700 Decorated with a continuous design of chrysanthemum flowers and leaves issuing from rockwork, a butterfly fluttering to the side, the shoulder and neck with a frieze of cash designs, stylised flowers and geometrical designs, 22cm.

£400-600

958 A LARGE JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE DISH 18TH /19TH CENTURY Decorated with a central panel of flowers and leaves by a stream, the border with kraak-style panels with further flowers, 36.8cm.

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of Professor J Norman Collie, FRS (1859-1942) and thence by descent.

959 A LARGE JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE JAR, COVER AND INNER LID MEIJI 1868-1912 The ovoid body and cover decorated with a continuous design of sparrows amongst trees issuing from rockwork, the foot with a band of key fret, together with an inner lid, the cover signed Dai Nihon Seto Kawamoto Masukichi sei, 33cm. (3)

£400-600

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960 A KOREAN CELADON VASE KORYO DYNASTY

961 A KOREAN BLUE AND WHITE BOTTLE VASE KORYO DYNASTY

The pear-shaped body decorated with four sprays of flowers, the neck with bands of ruyi-heads, lappets and feathers, with gold lacquer restoration filling firing faults to the body and to the rim, 27.8cm.

The body painted with a crane in flight, with bamboo and clouds to the reverse, 20.5cm.

£800-1,200

£200-300

962 A KOREAN CELADON BOWL KORYO DYNASTY

963 A SMALL CELADON U-SHAPED BOWL PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY KOREA

Decorated to the exterior with three flowerheads in medallions and concentric lines, the interior with three cranes in flight amongst clouds, with a ring of ruyi-heads and another band of geometrical designs above, 20.3cm.

With a wide bowl and straight sides decorated with an even green glaze, 11.5cm

£400-500

£1,400-1,600

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964 A SMALL COLLECTION OF JAPANESE MINIATURE IMARI WARES EDO 1615-1868 Comprising two barber’s bowls, six jugs and a spittoon, together with two cylindrical inkwells, all typically decorated with flowers, foliage and butterflies, 6cm max. (11)

965 FOUR JAPANESE MINIATURE IMARI WARES EDO 1615-1868 Comprising two quatre-lobed dishes and two chamber pots, 7.5cm max. (4)

£500-800

£1,000-1,500

966 THREE JAPANESE IMARI DISHES EDO/MEIJI PERIODS

967 A JAPANESE IMARI SAKE EWER AND COVER EDO 1615-1868

Decorated with dragons, six character Chenghua marks, a blue and white Hirado moulded inkwell, and a bronze model of Hotei signed Joko/Tsunemitsu to the side, 18cm max. (5)

The body decorated with the Three Friends of Winter in green, red and purple enamels with details in gilt, the shoulder with stylised palmettes and scrolling leaves, with a chrysanthemum mon over the spout, 19cm. (2)

£250-350

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968 A PAIR OF JAPANESE IMARI DISHES 18TH CENTURY

969 A JAPANESE IMARI TEAPOT AND COVER EDO 1615-1868

Both decorated with a central panel enclosing a stylised building by the water’s edge, with rockwork beside it and flowering prunus above, the cavetto with a continuous band of pine, flowers, foliage and geometrical designs, the underside with flowers and scrolling tendrils, 22.4cm. (2)

The moulded body with a tall handle imitating a section of bamboo, painted with chrysanthemum, leaves and scrolling vines, the lid with three further flowerheads, with a paper label for G. & C.W. Digby, 12.3cm. (2)

£200-300

£300-500

970 SIX JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE ARITA DISHES 18TH CENTURY

971 TWO JAPANESE IMARI BARBER’S BOWLS EDO/MEIJI PERIODS

The lobed bodies decorated with two sages in a mountainous landscape with a pagoda, a bridge, boats and further buildings, the underside with a six character Chenghua mark, 21.8cm. (6)

Of typical circular shape with an opening to the rim, one decorated with prunus blossoms, crashing waves, stylised palmettes and curtains, the other with further palmettes, flowers, bamboo and scrolling foliage, both pierced with two holes for suspension, 24.8cm. (2)

£150-250

£300-500

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972 A JAPANESE IMARI MODEL OF A LEAPING CARP 19TH/20TH CENTURY The fish depicted with its mouth wide open, its tail emerging from swirling water, painted in orange, cyan, turquoise and green enamels, 16.3cm.

£300-500

973 A RARE JAPANESE WATER DROPPER SHAPED AS A SHISHI 17TH/18TH CENTURY The mythical beast seated on its haunches, its scrolling mane and bushy tail highlighted in blue enamels and with the tip of the ears in red, 13.5cm.

See Christie’s London, 12th May 2010, lot 320 for a pair of Kakiemon shishi water droppers from the same model.

£300-500

974 A JAPANESE KAKIEMON-STYLE OVAL DISH 19TH CENTURY The scalloped body decorated with fruiting branches of pomegranate in red, cyan, turquoise, purple and yellow enamels, with details in gilt, the underside with daisies issuing from rockwork, together with a wood stand, 22.1cm. (2)

£300-500

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975 A RARE JAPANESE KAKIEMON WATER DROPPER SHAPED AS A BOY C.1680

976 A RARE JAPANESE IMARI FIGURE OF A RECLINING BIJIN C.1700

The smiling youth depicted seated on a drum, holding the tasselled cords of a double gourd slung over his shoulder, decorated in iron red, blue, green and black, the flat base with gauze marks, 14.4cm.

Painted in coloured enamels and gilt, the beauty rests on one hand whilst holding a vase in the other, her kimono decorated with quatrefoil patterns, stylised birds and paulownia leaves reminiscent of the Imperial crest, 24cm.

£2,000-3,000

£2,000-3,000

For other examples of Kakiemon water droppers shaped as boys, see The Avery Brundage Collection at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, no. B69P30. Also, the Burghley House Collection, ref. CER0300 for two other models listed in the 1688 Inventory, one with comparable decoration.

See B Davies, Barry Davies Oriental Art, Ko-Imari Porcelain from the Collection of Oliver Impey, p.202 fig.120 for a similar figure holding a candlestick. Also, Christie’s, London, 16 May 2012, lot 232 for a pair of comparable bijin described as inkwells.

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977 A SMALL JAPANESE KAKIEMON SCALLOPED DISH C.1670-1700

978 A SMALL JAPANESE KAKIEMON SCALLOPED DISH C.1670-1700

Decorated in red, green, blue and ochre with a small bird perched on a flowering prunus branch issuing from rockwork, 11cm.

Decorated in red, green, blue and ochre with a butterfly fluttering over flowers issuing from rockwork, 11cm.

£800-1,000

£200-300

See the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, ref.AK-RBK-1960-144-D-2 for an identical dish from the Clifford Bequest.

979 A NEAR PAIR OF JAPANESE KAKIEMON SCALLOPED DISHES C.1700 Decorated in red, green, blue and ochre with flowers and foliage issuing from rockwork, 11cm. (2)

£400-600

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980 A JAPANESE KAKIEMON INCENSE BURNER, KORO C.1670 The cylindrical body decorated in blue, green, yellow and red enamels with prunus blossoms and foliage, the lower section with stylised palmettes and scrolls between iron-red circumferential lines, with a later cover pierced and engraved with prunus flowers and asakusa scrolls, 11cm. (2)

ÂŁ3,000-4,000

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981 A JAPANESE KAKIEMON PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A BEAUTY, BIJIN C.1690 She stands smiling, holding her kosode (inner kimono) with her left hand, her other hand gracefully resting on her hip, painted in red, orange, yellow, turquoise, green and black enamels, the kosode with an amime (fishing net) pattern and small flowers cascading upon her breast, a black obi (belt) loosely tied at her waist, her uchikake (outer kimono) with orange and yellow prunus blossoms with green and blue leaves and scrolling tendrils, her hair elegantly tied up in the gosho mage style, 39cm.

£15,000-25,000 Cf. H Seizo, Nihon no Toji, vol.9, Kakiemon, pls.30-31, 161-166; I Motosuke, Genshoku Nihon no Meito, Ko-Imari to Kakiemon, pl.68; S Jenyns, Japanese Porcelain, pl.63B, and Genruyu kara gendai made Kakiemon no sekai ten, p.47, pl.54, for other figures of bijin from the same model but decorated with different patterns.

THE RISE AND FALL OF A KAKIEMON BIJIN The collapse of the Chinese Ming Dynasty in 1644 and the civil war that followed triggered an unprecedented crisis in the Jingdezhen kilns, putting an end to porcelain production. The export of Chinese ceramics to Japan gradually ceased and as a result, Japanese kilns were compelled to produce alternative wares to satisfy the domestic demand. Ceramic factories shifted from Korean aesthetics to a more Chinese style. A number of Chinese potters had also fled their country to seek refuge in Japan, bringing with them advanced technical knowledge of porcelain production. One of the most important innovations to Japanese ceramics was the introduction of polychrome overglaze enamels on a milky white ground.

The kilns near Arita in Kyushu, the southernmost island of Japan, started to exploit the kaolin clay deposits discovered nearby and necessary for the production of pure white porcelain. Many of the moulds used for these figures of bijin have been excavated from Akaemachi, the enamellers’ quarter in central Arita. The Kakiemon family of decorators are thought to have been the first to master the technique, thus giving it its name.

Japan in the 17th century was undergoing a period of prosperity, with blooming trade and cities increasing in size and number. It is said that two thirds of the population of Edo (Tokyo) were male and perhaps as a consequence of this, pleasure quarters were also thriving. The entertainment industry, also known as the ‘floating world’ or ukiyo, contributed to the emergence of a new iconography celebrating the beauty of courtesans and actors, most famously in ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Porcelain figures of women such as this one were referred to as ‘Kanbun Beauties’ after the Kanbun era (1661-1673). Although her pose is demure and the contours of her body are obscured by the many layers she wears, this sophisticated lady is undoubtedly a high-rank courtesan. Her complex robes and gosho mage hairstyle, then popular amongst ladies of the Imperial court and of the red-light districts, demonstrate that she was a fashion icon of the time.

Although a number of these porcelain bijin are known to have been made from the same moulds, every one of them is enamelled with a unique design, suggesting the painters were given free reign to decorate them. The sources for these designs are unknown, but one theory is that they were inspired by the aesthetics of ukiyo ningyo (dolls of courtesans) and joruri (puppets). Paintings from the Kano and Tosa Schools depicting beauties may have provided the enamellers with another source of inspiration. The 17th century also witnessed the growth of townspeople as wealthy patrons who favoured genre painting, and depictions of the special pleasures of ukiyo were a common type of commission. Books of textile patterns (hiinagata-bon) most likely provided another source of inspiration for the Kakiemon bijin’ outfits. The album illustrated next page shows a Kanbun-style kimono with large asymmetrical flowers scattered across the back and in particular around the shoulder area. The depiction of the bijin illustrates the fashion of wearing the multi-layered robes in a loose style and tied with a large black obi (belt).

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As the crisis in China deepened, the Qing government decided to prohibit international trade and so merchants of the VOC (Dutch East India Company) had to find another source for their porcelain trade. After inspecting the Arita kilns in 1659, they started the export of local porcelain to Europe from the trading port of Nagasaki. The elegant ware, with bright multicoloured patterns on a pure white ground, presented an exciting alternative to the centuries of blue and white ceramic and the dark hues of marble, lacquer and ebony then favoured in many interiors. Kakiemon bijin and other figures (such as the boy on a drum, lot 975) became highlights of porcelain displays in castles and palaces across Europe.

England in particular had an insatiable appetite for the new ware and Queen Mary (1662-1694) became a fervent collector, displaying her prized pieces in the grand rooms of Hampton Palace. A craze for interior decorating emulating the William and Mary style developed and many fashionable ladies were said to have ruined their families with the enormous expenses of their porcelain collecting.

The peak for Arita kilns lasted from the 1650s to the 1680s and came to an end in the late 1690s. The downturn on the domestic market is possibly due to the developing taste for Nabeshima ware, produced in the same area during this period. In Europe, Japanese porcelain had pride of place in many collections for a period of 85 years. This period extended between 1659, when the VOC first imported Kakiemon ware, and 1745, when European factories such as Meissen, Bow and Chelsea started imitating Japanese aesthetics. Traditional patterns such as ‘squirrel and gourd’, ‘dragon and tiger’ and ‘quail’ were successfully copied, so much so that the Japanese originals became obsolete. Curiously, European porcelain factories did not attempt to produce their version of Kakiemon bijin and by the mid-18th century, the stylish courtesan had fallen out of fashion, in Japan and abroad.

Hishikawa Moronobu (d.1964), Kosode no sugatami.

Photograph © 2018 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Base of the bijin

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Arts & CrAfts Wednesday 20th June 2018

Toby a rare Martin Brothers stoneware jar and cover by robert Wallace Martin, 13cm high Estimate: ÂŁ12,000-18,000

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Soft furnishings. The sale of soft furnishings is strictly regulated by statute law in the interests of fire safety. Goods found to infringe safety regulations will not be offered and must be removed at your expense.

We reserve the right to dispose of unsafe goods as refuse, at your expense. The rights of disposal referred to in clause 8 and 9 are subject to the provisions of The Torts (interference with Goods) Act 1977, schedule 1, a copy of which is available for inspection on request.

10. Descriptions. Please assist us with accurate information as to the provenance etc. of goods where this is relevant. There is strict liability for the accuracy of descriptions under modern consumer legislation and in some circumstances responsibility lies with sellers if inaccuracies occur. We will assume that you have approved the catalogue description of your lots unless informed to the contrary.

Where we are obliged to return the price to the buyer when the lot is a deliberate forgery under Condition 15 of the Conditions of sale and we have accounted to you for the proceeds of sale you agree to reimburse us the sale proceeds. The liability to reimburse the sale proceeds shall not arise where you are acting reasonably and honestly and are unaware of the forgery but we are or ought to have been aware of it.

11. Unsold and withdrawn items. if an item is unsold it may with your consent be re-offered at a future sale. Where in our opinion an item is unsaleable you must collect such items from the saleroom promptly on being so informed. Otherwise, storage charges may be incurred.

We reserve the right to charge for storage in these circumstances at a reasonable daily rate.

12. Withdrawn and bought in items. These are liable to incur a charge of up to 10% plus VAT of the reserve or low estimate on being bought in or withdrawn after being catalogued.

13. Conditions of Sale. You agree that all goods will be sold on our Conditions of sale. in particular you undertake that you have the right to sell the goods either as owner or agent for the owner. You undertake to compensate us and any buyer or third party for all losses liabilities and expenses incurred in respect of and as a result of any breach of this undertaking.

sold together with any premium, Value Added Tax chargeable and any additional charges payable by a defaulting buyer under these Conditions; (f) ‘sale proceeds’ means the net amount due to the seller, being the hammer price of the lot sold less commission at the stated rate, Value Added Tax chargeable and any other amounts due to us by the seller in whatever capacity and however arising. (g) ‘‘You’, ‘Your’, etc. refer to the buyer as identified in Condition 2. (h) The singular includes the plural and vice versa as appropriate.

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(b) You authorise us in our discretion to negotiate a sale by private treaty not later than the close of business on the day of the sale in the case of lots unsold at auction, in which case the same charges will be payable as if such lots had been sold at auction and so far as appropriate these terms apply.

15. Warehousing. We disclaim all liability for goods delivered to our saleroom without sufficient sale instructions and reserve the right to make minimum warehousing charge of £2 per lot per day. Unsold lots are subject to the same charges if you do not remove them within a reasonable time of notification. If not removed within three weeks we reserve the right to sell them and defray charges from any net proceeds of sale or at your expense to consign them to the local authority for disposal.

16. Settlement. subject to our normal trading conditions, payment will be made by BACS or cheque five weeks after the sale unless the buyer has not paid for the goods. in this case no settlement will then be made but we will take your instructions in the light of our Conditions of sale. You authorise any sums owed by you to us on other transactions to be deducted from the sale proceeds. You must note the liability to reimburse the proceeds of sale to us as under the circumstances provided for in Condition 10 above. You should therefore bear this potential liability in mind before parting with the proceeds of sale until the expiry of 28 days from the date of sale.

CONDITIONS OF SALE Woolley & Wallis salisbury salerooms Ltd carries on business with bidders, buyers and all those present in the auction room prior to or in connection with a sale on the following General Conditions and on such other terms, conditions and notices as may be referred to herein.

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DEFINITIONS

in these Conditions: (a) ‘auctioneer’ means Woolley & Wallis salisbury salerooms Ltd or its authorised auctioneer, as appropriate; (b) ‘deliberate forgery’ means an imitation made with the intention of deceiving as to authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source but which is unequivocally described in the catalogue as being the work of a particular creator and which at the date of the sale had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with the description; (c) ‘hammer price’ means the level of bidding reached (at or above any reserve) when the auctioneer brings down the hammer; (d) ‘terms of consignment’ means the stipulated terms and rates of commission on which Woolley & Wallis salisbury salerooms Ltd accepts instructions from sellers or their agents; (e) ‘total amount due’ means the hammer price in respect of the lot

INCREMENTS Bidding increments shall be at the auctioneer’s sole discretion.

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THE PURCHASE PRICE The Buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 25% plus VAT @20% (totalling 30% inclusive) on the first £500,000 and 12% plus VAT @20% (14.4%) inclusive thereafter.

14. Authority to deduct commission and expenses and retain premium and interest. (a) You authorise us to deduct commission at the stated rate and all expenses incurred for your account from the hammer price and consent to our right to retain beneficially the premium paid by the buyer in accordance with our Conditions of sale and any interest earned on the sale proceeds until the date of settlement.

BIDDING PROCEDURES AND THE BUYER

(a) Bidders are required to register their particulars before bidding and to satisfy any security arrangements before entering the auction room to view or bid; (b) the maker of the highest bid accepted by the auctioneer conducting the sale shall be the buyer at the hammer price and any dispute about a bid shall be settled at the auctioneer’s absolute discretion by reoffering the Lot during the course of the auction or otherwise. The auctioneer shall act reasonably in exercising this discretion. (c) Bidders shall be deemed to act as principals. (d) Our right to bid on behalf of the seller is expressly reserved up to the amount of any reserve and the right to refuse any bid is also reserved.

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VALUE ADDED TAX Value Added Tax on the hammer price is imposed by law on all items affixed with a † or Ω. Value Added Tax is charged at the appropriate rate prevailing by law at the date of sale and is payable by buyers of relevant lots. (Please refer to ‘information for Buyers’ for a brief explanation of the VAT position).

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PAYMENT

(a) (i) (ii) (b)

immediately a lot is sold you will: give to us, if requested, proof of identity, and pay to us the total amount due in pounds sterling Any payments by you to us may be applied by us towards any sums owing from you to us on any account whatever without regard to any directions of you or your agent, whether express or implied.

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TITLE AND COLLECTION OF PURCHASES

(a) The ownership of any Lots purchased shall not pass to you until you have made payment in full to us of the total amount due. (b) You shall at your own risk and expense COLLECT any lots that you have purchased and paid for from our premises not later than 3 working days following the day of the auction or upon the clearance of any cheque used for payment (iF LATEr) after which you shall be responsible for any COLLECTiOn, storage and insurance charges. (c) no purchase MAY be COLLECTED AnD WE sHALL nOT rELEAsE AnY LOT TO YOu Or YOur AGEnT until it has been paid for.

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REMEDIES FOR PURCHASES

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(a) if any Lot is not paid for in full and taken away in accordance with these Conditions or if there is any other breach of these Conditions, we, as agent for the seller and on our own behalf, shall at our absolute discretion and without prejudice to any other rights we may have, be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights and remedies: (i) to proceed against you for damages for breach of contract; (ii) to rescind the sale of that lot and/or any other lots sold by us to you; (iii) to resell the lot (by auction or private treaty) in which case you shall be responsible for any resulting deficiency in the total amount due (after crediting any part payment and adding any resale costs). Any surplus so arising shall belong to the seller; (iv) to remove, store and insure the lot at your expense and, in the case of storage, either at our premises or elsewhere; (v) to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 1.5% per month on the total amount due to the extent it remains unpaid for more than 3 working days after the sale; (vi) to retain that or any other lot sold to you until you pay the total amount due; (vii) to reject or ignore bids from you or your agent at future auctions or to impose conditions before any such bids shall be accepted;

(viii) to apply any proceeds of sale of other Lots due or in future becoming due to you towards the settlement of the total amount due and to exercise a lien (that is a right to retain possession of any of your property in our possession for any purpose until the debt due is satisfied. (b) We shall, as agent for the seller and on our own behalf pursue these rights and remedies only so far as is reasonable to make appropriate recovery in respect of breach of these conditions 9.

THIRD PARTY LIABILITY All members of the public on our premises are there at their own risk and must note the lay-out of the accommodation and security arrangements.

Accordingly neither the auctioneer nor our employees or agents shall incur liability for death or personal injury (except as required by law by reason of our negligence) or similarly for the safety of the property of persons visiting prior to or at a sale.

10. COMMISSION BIDS Whilst prospective buyers are strongly advised to attend the auction and are always responsible for any decision to bid for a particular lot and shall be assumed to have carefully inspected and satisfied themselves as to its condition, we will if so instructed clearly and in writing execute bids on their behalf. neither the auctioneer nor our employees or agents shall be responsible for any failure to do so save where such failure is unreasonable.

Where two or more commission bids at the same level are recorded we reserve the right in our absolute discretion to prefer the first bid so made.

(b) such rights and exclusions shall extend to and be deemed to be for the benefit of employees and agents of the seller and/or the auctioneer who may themselves enforce them.

18. Any notice to any buyer, seller, bidder or viewer may be given by first class mail or swiftmail in which case it shall be deemed to have been received by the addressee 48 hours after posting.

19. special terms may be used in catalogue descriptions of particular classes of items in which case the descriptions must be interpreted in accordance with any glossary appearing in the catalogue.

20. Any indulgence extended to bidders buyers or sellers by us notwithstanding the strict terms of these Conditions or of the Terms of Consignment shall affect the position at the relevant time only and in respect of that particular concession only; in all other respects these Conditions shall be construed as having full force and effect.

21. English law applies to the interpretation of these Conditions.

PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, LITHOGRAPHS, ENGRAVINGS AND PRINTS in accordance with long standing practice in Fine Art sale rooms certain terms used in descriptions in the Catalogue have the meanings ascribed to them in the glossary below.

Glossary

11. WARRANTY OF TITLE AND AVAILABILITY The seller warrants to the auctioneer and you that the seller is the true owner of the property consigned or is properly authorised by the true owner to consign it for sale and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims.

12. AGENCY The auctioneer normally acts as agent only and disclaims any responsibility for default by sellers or buyers.

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(b) (c)

13. TERMS OF SALE The seller acknowledges that lots are sold subject to the stipulations of these Conditions in their entirety and on the Terms of Consignment as notified to the consignor at the time of the entry of the lot.

14. DESCRIPTIONS AND CONDITION (a) Whilst we seek to describe lots accurately, it may be impractical for us to carry out exhaustive due diligence on each lot. Prospective buyers are given ample opportunities to view and inspect before any sale and they (and any independent experts on their behalf) must satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of any description applied to a lot. Prospective buyers also bid on the understanding that, inevitably, representations or statements by us as to authorship, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price involve matters of opinion. We undertake that any such opinion shall be honestly and reasonably held and accept liability for opinions given negligently or fraudulently. subject to the foregoing neither we the auctioneer nor our employees or agents nor the seller accept liability for the correctness of such opinions and all conditions and warranties, whether relating to description, condition or quality of lots, express, implied or statutory, are hereby excluded. This Condition is subject to the next following Condition concerning deliberate forgeries and applies save as provided for in paragraph 6 ‘information to buyers’. (b) Private treaty sales made under these Conditions are deemed to be sales by auction for purposes of consumer legislation.

15. FORGERIES notwithstanding the preceding Condition, any lot which proves to be a deliberate forgery (as defined) may be returned to us by you within 21 days of the auction provided it is in the same condition as when bought, and is accompanied by particulars identifying it from the relevant catalogue description and a written statement of defects. If we are satisfied from the evidence presented that the lot is a deliberate forgery we shall refund the money paid by you for the lot including any buyer’s premium provided that (1) if the catalogue description reflected the accepted view of scholars and experts as at the date of sale or (2) you personally are not able to transfer a good and marketable title to us, you shall have no rights under this condition. The right of return provided by this Condition is additional to any right or remedy provided by law or by these Conditions of sale.

GENERAL 16. We shall have the right at our discretion, to refuse admission to our premises or attendance at our auctions by any person.

17. (a) Any right to compensation for losses liabilities and expenses incurred in respect of and as a result of any breach of these Conditions and any exclusions provided by them shall be available to the seller and/or the auctioneer as appropriate.

(d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) (k)

Any statement as to authorship, attribution, origin, date, age, provenance and condition is a statement of opinion and is not to be taken as a statement of fact. The Company reserves the right, in forming their opinion, to consult and rely upon any expert or authority considered by them to be reliable.

Edward Lear: in our opinion a work by the artist. (When the artist’s forename(s) is not known, a series of asterisks, followed by the surname of the artist, whether preceded by an initial or not, indicates that in our opinion the work is by the artist named.

Attributed to Edward Lear: in our opinion probably a work by the artist but less certainty as to authorship is expressed than in the preceding category. studio of Edward Lear: in our opinion a work by an unknown hand in the studio of the artist which may be or may not have been executed under the artist’s direction.

Circle of Edward Lear: In our opinion a work by an as yet unidentified but distinct hand, closely associated with the named artist but not necessarily his pupil. style of ...; Follower of Edward Lear: in our opinion a work by a painter working in the artist’s style, contemporary or nearly contemporary, but not necessarily his pupil.

Manner of Edward Lear: in our opinion a work in the style of the artist and of a later date.

After Edward Lear: in our opinion a copy of a known work of the artist.

The term signed and/or dated and/or inscribed means that in our opinion the signature and/or date and/or inscription are from the hand of the artist.

The term bears a signature and/or date and/or inscription means that in our opinion the signature and/or date and/or inscription have been added by another hand.

Dimensions are given height before width.

Pictures are framed unless otherwise stated.

ARTIST’S RESALE RIGHT / DROIT DE SUITE Droit de suite is a royalty payable to a qualifying artist or the artist’s heirs each time a work is resold during the artist’s lifetime and up to a period of 70 years after the artist’s death. royalties are calculated on a sliding percentage scale based on the hammer price excluding the buyer’s premium. The royalty does not apply to lots selling below the sterling equivalent of €1,000 and the maximum royalty payable on any single lot is the sterling equivalent of €10,000.

Droit de suite, which is not subject to VAT, will be added to the buyer’s purchase price and then passed on to the relevant collecting agency by the auctioneer.

Please enquire for the accepted exchange rate on the day of the sale. royalties for Droit de suite are as follows: 4% up to €50,000 3% €50,000.01 - 200,000 1% €200,000.01 - 350,000 0.5% €350,000.01 - 500,000 0.25% in excess of €500,000 up to a maximum levy of €10,000

Auction Calendar AsiAn Art, Chinese PAintings & JAPAnese Works of Art 22nd & 23rd May 2018 John Axford +44 (0) 1722 424506 • jea@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Freya Yuan-Richards +44 (0) 1722 424589 • fyr@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Alex Aguilar Doméracki +44 (0) 1722 424583 • aad@woolleyandwallis.co.uk PAintings 6th June 2018 – Modern British & 20th Century Art Victor Fauvelle +44 (0) 1722 424503 • vf@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Jo Butler +44 (0) 1722 424592 • jb@woolleyandwallis.co.uk 20th Century Design 20th June 2018 – Arts & Crafts Michael Jeffery +44 (0) 1722 424505 • mj@woolleyandwallis.co.uk furniture, Works of Art & CloCks 4th July 2018 Mark Yuan-Richards +44 (0) 1722 411854 • myr@woolleyandwallis.co.uk silver 17th & 18th July 2018 – Silver & Objects of Vertu Rupert Slingsby +44 (0) 1722 424501 • rs@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Lucy Chalmers +44 (0) 1722 424594 • lc@woolleyandwallis.co.uk JeWellery 19th July 2018 – Jewellery & Watches Marielle Whiting +44 (0) 1722 424595 • mw@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Jonathan Edwards (Consultant) +44 (0) 1722 424504 • je@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Charlotte Glyde +44 (0) 1722 424586 • cg@woolleyandwallis.co.uk tribAl Art & Antiquities 19th September 2018 Will Hobbs +44 (0) 1722 339752 • wh@woolleyandwallis.co.uk english & euroPeAn CerAmiCs & glAss 16th October 2018 – English & European Ceramics & Glass Clare Durham +44 (0) 1722 424507 • cd@woolleyandwallis.co.uk meDAls & Coins, Arms & Armour 21st November 2018 Ned Cowell +44 (0) 1722 341469 • nc@woolleyandwallis.co.uk

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