Asian Art - Marlborough | Skinner Auctions 2665M and 2666T

Asian Art – Marlborough & Asian Art – Online

Sale 2701M

February 3 & 4, 2014

Marlborough

Sale 2695T

January 28–February 5, 2014

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Table of Contents 1

Auction & Specialist Information

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Web Site & Online Bidding

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Sale 2701M Session I: Lots 1–440

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Sale 2701M Session II: Lots 441–871

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Absentee Bid Form

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Online Sale 2695T Lots 872–1205

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How to Bid – Online Auctions

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Asian Art – Marlborough Session I: Monday, February 3, 10AM Lots 1–440

1 Collection of Beads, China, various glass, resin, and carved nut beads, dia. to 1 5/8 in. $100-200 2 Gilt Copper Necklace, Japan, 20th century, openwork metal plate with seven strings of beads, chased with Buddhist motifs of flowers and scrolls, lg. 10 in. $100-200 3 Two Hardstone Bangles, China, one brown with carved decoration on the exterior, dia. 2 1/2; one white with incised coiffure string, dia.

4 in. $200-300 4 Two Pendants, China, with beads and hardstone carvings of cicada, bat, bi, coin, vessels, etc., each arranged on a knitted string, lg. 12 1/4 and 14 in. $200-300 5 Folding Fan, China, the paper leaf painted with flowers and figures, the sticks lacquered and decorated with a figural landscape and auspicious symbols in gold, with a case, lg.

11 in. $200-300 6 Green Stone Beaded Necklace, China, with four red agate beads and a pair of butterflyshaped agate pendants, lg. 25 1/2 in. $200-400

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7 Group of Ornaments and Necklaces, China, four carved hardstone ornaments, wd. to 2 3/8; a string of ten ring-shape carved ornaments, dia. to 1; a loose string of jade beads, lg. approx. 13; a clasped necklace of brown beads, lg. approx. 17; a long strand of pearls, with gold ornaments, (needs stringing), lg. approx. 48; a string with stone chilong, wd.

1 1/8; a coin, wd. 2; two brass decorations, dia. to 2 1/8; a necklace of tubular bone beads, lg. approx. 15; and five silverwork ornamental items embellished with hardstone beads, lg. 3 5/8 to 15 1/2 in. $300-500 8 Two Yixing Teapots, China, 20th century, the square pot painted with polychrome enamels and decorated with butterflies, blossoms, and bamboo in relief, ht. 3 1/2, the flattened ovoid pot incised with a landscape scene and calligraphy, mark under cover and on base, ht.

3 1/4, dia. 5 in. $1,000-1,200 9 Two Cylindrical Yixing Covered Tea Caddies, China, 20th century, one with scrolling dragons and clouds, the other with the Three Star Gods, Fu Lu Shou, and incised seals, dia. 4 5/8 in. $300-500 10 Three Yixing Teapots, China, a lotus rootinspired pot with molded lotus scroll handle, without cover; a fruit-shaped pot with a molded animal on the cover, impressed mark to base; a compressed globular shape with flat bottom, inscription to body, impressed mark to base, without cover, lg. 6 3/8 in. $300-500

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11 Blue and White Vase, China, Ming-style, with dense scrolling lotuses, the neck decorated with lappets and flanked by tubular lugs, sixcharacter Yongzheng mark on base, ht. 18 in. $200-300 12 Blue and White Vase, China, decorated with birds and flowers, ht. 14 1/2 in. $200-300 13 Blue and White Jar with Wood Cover, China, 19th/20th century, ovoid, decorated with plum blossoms on cracked-ice ground within crenellated bands, double ring on base, the openwork wood cover carved with blossoms, ht. 8 in. $200-300 14 Blue and White Charger, China, 19th/20th century, the interior well depicting a bird and a butterfly amidst flowers, within a border with vignettes of butterflies and flowers against a geometric blossom pattern, the underside painted with bamboo motif, base unmarked, dia. 16 in. $200-300 15 Pair of Blue and White Tureens, China, 20th century, cut-corner rectangular forms with two arched handles, with matching covers and underplates, all decorated with landscapes and floral borders, ht. 7 7/8, wd. 11 1/4 in. $200-300

16 Blue and White Jar, China, ovoid, depicting birds and flowers, the shoulder with floral vignettes against a wan-fret ground, ht. 9 in. $300-500 17 Blue and White Miniature Covered Jar, China, baluster form, painted with fruiting grapevines, the domed cover with similar decoration, ht. 6 in. $300-500 18 Blue and White Vase, China, baluster-shape with dish-shape mouth, decorated with phoenix and peonies on a celadon ground, ht. 23 in. $300-500 19 Two Blue and White Bowls, China, 20th century, decorated with ruyi-heads and flowers in reserves, one with six-character Chenghua mark on base, the other with a pictorial mark, dia. 4 1/2 in. $500-700 20 Large Porcelain Wrist Rest, China, hexagonal barrel-shape, with gilt decoration of lotus and scrolling foliage on celadon ground, each side with a pierced reserve depicting chilong and shou characters, the top with a central, pierced coin-form roundel, ht. 8 in. $500-700 21 Export Blue and White Dish for the Philippine Market, China, the interior decorated with floral and foliate scrolls and the ten longevity symbols, the exterior with similar motifs, dia. 12 3/4 in. $700-900 22 Seven Export Blue and White Dining Plates, China, 19th century, circular, with various floral decoration, unmarked base, dia.

9 in. $800-1,000 23 Three Export Blue and White Soup Plates, China, 19th/20th century, each interior well painted with a landscape scene, the everted rim with floral decoration, unmarked base, dia. 9 in. $800-1,000

24 Blue and White Bowl, China, 20th century, the rounded sides painted in underglaze blue with four vignettes depicting figures engaging in various activities in different settings, the interior well decorated with boys playing in a garden within a double ring, with floral vignettes along the interior rim, six-character Chenghua mark within a double ring on recessed base, dia. 8 1/2 in. $2,000-3,000 25 Six Blue and White Tableware Items, Asia, a rounded dish with dragon motif, a deep dish featuring a landscape scene, a plate with floral decoration, an octagonal platter with beige exterior glaze, the interior with bats surrounding a central sanduo medallion, a charger depicting a peacock amidst peonies, and a charger with brown exterior glaze, the interior with floral decoration, dia. to 14 3/4 in. $100-200 26 Sixteen Blue and White Tableware Items, Asia, seven deep dishes depicting landscapes, four dishes with dragon decoration, two small dishes with barbed rims and deer decoration, a dish with abstract gourd design, a plate depicting pagodas, and a plate painted with deer, dia. to 9 in. $100-150 27 Seventeen Blue and White Tableware Items, Asia, eight bowls and three dishes with dragon motifs, three dishes with abstract gourd decoration, a dish featuring ruyi-heads, and two dishes with stylized lotus blossoms and waves, dia. to 7 1/2 in. $100-150 28 Blue and White Bowl, Southeast Asia, decorated with dragons and flowers, mark on base, dia. 6 3/4 in. $200-300 29 Blue and White Bulb Bowl and Jar, Vietnam, the tripod bowl decorated with three mystic animals of dragon, lion, and qilin, dia. 10 1/2; the bulbous jar with waisted neck and bottom, ht. 9 1/8 in. $100-200 30 Two Black-glazed Jars, China, both oviform resting on a short unglazed foot, one with three knobs on shoulder; the other with a short spout on shoulder, ht. to 10 1/2 in. $200-300

31 Two Ceramic Bean-shaped Pillows, China, one with Cizhou glaze and a poem, the other decorated with Dingyao sgraffito, lg. to 10 1/4 in. $300-500 32 Mirror Black Porcelain Jar, China, oviform, the short straight mouth in underglaze brown, fine freckles on glaze to shoulder, ht. 13 1/4 in. $400-600 33 Celadon Vase, China, baluster form with trumpet mouth, decorated in famille rose enamels with a deer, a crane, and butterflies amidst flowers, drilled, ht. 13 1/2 in. $200-300 34 Celadon Ribbed Charger, China, 19th century or later, slightly flaring wall with lobed rim, decorated with Longquan-style incised floral scrolls and raised flowers in the center well, dia. 12 3/8 in. $300-500 35 Celadon Jar, China, 19th/20th century, bulbous shape with waisted bottom, decorated with longquan-style floral scrolls and lines, ht. 6 3/8 in. $400-600 36 Celadon Tripod Censer, China, basin-form, with incised rings to the exterior, dia. 9 3/8 in. $400-600

37 Six Celadon-glazed Wares, China, a globular jar with two loops on shoulder, with molded flower and leaf design; a compressed globular-shape jar with two loops on shoulder, with raised flower and leaf design; a bulbous jar with unglazed rim and base, with wood cover; a tripod censer with two handles; a dish with flat rim, decorated with two molded fish in the well and lotus leaves; and a dish with flat rim, decorated with a molded fish, ht. to 4 1/4, dia. to 7 5/8 in. $400-600 38 Two Vases, China, a flambĂŠ bottle vase, ht. 5 1/2, and a yellow Peking glass baluster vase with a long flared neck, carved with floral and bird decoration, ht. 7 1/4 in. $200-300

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39 Enamel Water Pipe, China, ovoid, decorated with “shou” and “fu” characters in roundels against a bright yellow ground, with metal hardware, handle, and pipe, base marked “jingdezhen zhi,” dia. 5 1/2 in. $200-300 40 Yellowish-green-glazed Stoneware Bowl, China, gently rounded body with a flared rim, fine craquelure on some area, undulating wheel marks to the exterior, dia. 6 1/2 in. $200-300 41 Hare’s Fur Bowl, China, conical shape, resting on a short foot, covered with a thick “hare’s fur” glaze, the rim with Kintsugi repair, dia. 4 5/8 in. $200-300

48 Miniature Jun Ware Vase, China, baluster form, the body and concave base covered with a sky blue glaze, foot rim unglazed, ht. 2 7/8 in. $200-300 49 Six Painted Porcelain Plaques, China, 20th century, two landscapes, 11 1/4 x 8 1/2; two figural landscapes, 9 3/4; two with bird-andflower motifs, dia. 9 3/8 in.; all rendered in overglaze polychrome enamels, calligraphic works with seals. $1,000-1,500 50 Famille Verte Vase, China, rouleau form, decorated with a landscape with figures and trellis motifs, drilled, ht. 18 in. $100-150

42 Two Blue Porcelain Vases, China, one pear shape vase with two tubular ears and a sixcharacter Kangxi mark; and one quatrefoil gu-shape decorated with raised lotus scrolls, six-character Qianlong mark, ht. to 12 in. $200-300

51 Three Enameled Ceramics, China, a polygon plate with molded crabs and shrimp, leaf mark to base, dia. 9 3/4; a water fountain carving with monkeys and peaches, ht. 6 1/8; and a water pot with a bird, ht. 4 1/4 in. $100-200

43 Turquoise Porcelain Figure, China, 20th century, seated holding a flower, with stand, ht. 1 7/8 in. $200-400

52 Enameled Porcelain Charger, China, 20th century, decorated with stylized birds and flowers, dia. 15 3/4 in. $200-300

44 Mottled-white Bowl, China, with an incised ring on the well, unglazed foot, four-character brushed marks on the exterior near foot, ht. 3 7/8, dia. 8 in. $200-400

53 Famille Rose Figure of an Official, China, depicted standing with a bamboo section cradled in his left arm, mounted on wood base, ht. 13 in. $200-300

45 Three Monochrome Vases, China, 20th century, two rouleau vases, one pink and one turquoise, and a bulbous red vase with a garlic-shaped mouth, ht. to 18 5/8 in. $300-500

54 Five Dishes, China, 20th century, rounded low wall resting on a straight foot, the interior decorated with inlaid flying cranes, in a wood box with signature and seals, each dia. 5 7/8 in. $200-300

46 Pair of Crystalline-glazed Vases, China, contemporary, baluster form with cupped mouth, the beige crystalline glaze stimulating a scattered design of overlapping petals, indistinct mark on base, ht. 9 1/4 in. $800-1,000

55 Polychrome Jardinière, China, the exterior with figural and floral reserves against a blue ground densely decorated with flowers, the interior painted with goldfish, ht. 14, dia. 15 1/2 in. $200-300

47 Ge Ware Miniature Jar, China, globular body with grayish glaze with crackle, with brown mouth rim, ht. 2 3/8 in. $100-200

56 Large Rose Medallion Brush Pot, China, cylindrical, decorated with reserves depicting figures and birds amidst flowers, with scrolling floral stalks against a gold ground, ht. 12, dia.

5 1/4 in. $200-300

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57 Two Famille Rose Figural Lamps, China, in the form of Ma Gu with a deer and Shoulao with a crane, with cylindrical metal bases incised with reserves depicting farming scenes, on wood stands, overall ht. 25 in. $200-300 58 Large Famille Verte Charger, China, 20th century, overall decoration of scrolling flowers and tendrils, dia. 14 in. $200-300 59 Famille Rose Covered Box, China, 19th/20th century, circular, the cover depicting Zhuge Liang and the caption “Zhuge Wu Hou” (Martial Marquis Zhuge), the sides painted with floral sprigs, base unmarked, dia. 3 1/4 in.

Note: Zhuge Liang (181-234) is regarded as one of the greatest strategists of the Three Kingdoms Era. $200-300 60 Pair of Famille Rose Vases, China, baluster form, depicting two of the eight Daoist Immortals, Lu Dongbin and He Xiangu, ht.

10 in. $300-400 61 Rose Medallion Gourd Vase, China, with double cartouches depicting ladies at various activities, ht. 14 1/2 in. $200-400 62 Famille Rose Jar with Gilt Decoration, China, baluster form, with vertical reserves painted with flowers alternating with floral vignettes against a dark blue ground, ht. 12 1/2 in. $400-500 63 Enameled Porcelain Hat Stand, China, 19th/20th century, hexagonal, with a quatrefoil opening on each side, depicting a woman, an official, and a general with calligraphic works in between, ht. 11 3/8 in. $300-500 64 Famille Rose Basin, China, decorated with four ladies engaged in leisurely activity surrounded by flowers, butterflies, and blossoming trees, dia. 15 7/8 in. $300-500

65 Famille Rose Vase, China, 20th century, long ovoid body with straight neck and rolled rim, decorated with pines and floral patterns, parcel-gilt, ht. 12 5/8 in. $300-500

74 Porcelain Figure of a Geisha, Japan, dressed in a kimono, obi, and haori with elaborate floral decoration, ht. 16 1/2 in. $200-300

66 Large Oval Famille Verte Bowl, China, 20th century, decorated with birds and flowers, lg.

15 1/8 in. $300-500

75 Blanc de Chine Figure of Guanyin, China, 20th century, standing with a lotus in her right hand, on a pedestal embellished with lotus stalks and flowers, ht. 20 1/8 in. $300-500

67 Famille Rose Republic-style Vase, China, tapered form with figural decoration, fourcharacter Qianlong mark on base, ht. 7 in. $300-500

76 Polychrome Wood Statue of an Official, China, with fiber beard, seated resting his feet on a tiger and a dragon, ht. 15, wd. 6 3/4 in. $300-500

68 Six Rose Medallion Plates, China, 19th/20th century, two plates, dia. 8 5/8; and four saucers, dia. 6 1/4 in., each decorated with two figural motifs interspersed with flowerand-bird designs on a millefleur background. $300-500

77 Famille Rose Garden Seat, China, 19th century or later, decorated with floral motifs and dragons, pierced coin designs on top and body, ht. 18 1/2 in. $600-800

69 Two Punch Bowls, China, 19th century or later, one with blue and white floral and figural decorations, dia. 14 5/8, and the other with bamboo, peonies, and armorial designs in blue, red, green, and gilt, (major restorations), dia. 10 1/4 in. $350-550 70 Famille Rose Vase, China, 20th century, globular with long waisted neck, decorated with a continuous figural landscape and various auspicious motifs, ht. 15 3/4 in. $400-600 71 Pair of Large Famille Rose Vases, Tianqiuping, China, bottle shape, decorated with fruiting peach trees, ht. 23 1/4 in. $400-600 72 Famille Verte Vase, China, 18th century or later, baluster form, decorated with a peacock and a peahen in a garden amidst rocks, peonies, lingzhi mushrooms, and butterflies, ht. 14 in. $800-1,000 73 Three Imari Dishes, a pair of Chinese lobed deep dishes with floral decoration, sixcharacter mark on base, dia. 4 1/2, and a circular Japanese dish painted with flowers, butterflies, and fans, dia. 6 in. $200-300

78 Neolithic-style Pottery Jug, China, with a waisted neck and sloping shoulder painted in red and dark brown pigments (faded) with geometric designs, the globular body tapering to a flat foot and flanked by a pair of flattened loop handles, ht. 10 1/2 in. $200-300 79 Five Unglazed Earthenware Figurines, China, a woman with her hands in robe; a man in a cloak and hat; a man in a formal attire, ht. 8 5/8; a bearded official; and a papier-mâché wood Guanyin, on stand, ht. to 10 1/4 in. $200-300 80 Two Painted Pottery Items, China, 20th century, a man seated with his arms akimbo, ht. 14 1/2; an ox-shaped vessel, wd. 13 3/4 in., glazed. $200-300 81 Tea Brick, China, mid-20th century, rectangular, one side with five stars impressed above a memorial arch flanked by tea trees, below with the characters “Zhongguo cha ye gongsi” (Chinese Tea Company) and “zhao li qiao zhuan cha chang zhi zao” (Made by Zhao Li Qiao Tea Brick Factory), reverse with sixteen endless knots each in a rectangular reserve, 3/4 x 9 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. $200-300

82 Two Pottery Items, Asia, a cylindrical bizanware umbrella stand with molded dragon motif, ht. 23 3/4, and a baluster vase with faux bronze decoration and blue and white depiction of birds and flowers against a beige ground, ht. 23 in. $200-400 83 Neolithic-style Pottery Jar, China, compressed globular shape, the neck flanked by two loop handles, painted in red and black with circular decoration, ht. 4 3/4 in. $300-400 84 Earthenware Tile, China, rectangular, decorated with a boy riding on a foo lion, 9 7/8 x 15 1/8 x 1 in. $300-500 85 Pair of Pottery Lion-shaped Stands, China, glazed in green and brown, with foliated scrolls to bottom, with wood stand, ht. 18, wd. 20 in. $500-700 86 Pottery Equestrian Figure, China, decorated with red, white, and black pigments, the man depicted sitting astride a caparisoned horse with one hand on the reins, on a wood stand, ht. 14 1/2 in. $600-800 87 Tang-style Pottery Figure of a Tomb Guardian, Wushiyong, China, modeled standing on a square base, with a forwardfacing posture and legs pressed together, his hands clenched into fists (weapon missing from right hand) and dressed in armor with breastplate and monster-mask spaulders, ht.

23 1/4 in.

Note: No technical examination performed. $1,000-1,500 88 Funerary Pottery Model of a Camel, Mingqi, China, Tang Dynasty, unglazed, the large, double-humped animal depicted standing upright and chewing with its hairlined neck reared back, with cavity on the underside of the belly, (legs damaged), ht. 22 1/4 in.

Note: Thermoluminescence tested on May 6, 1991; with report. $1,000-1,800

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89 White-glazed Porcelain Cover, China, domed, with a small knob finial and flat rim, decorated with two cranes interspersed with two stylized designs, dia. 7 1/4 in. $200-300

97 Twelve Pieces of Peking Enamel, China, three covered boxes, a small covered cup, a tea caddy, and seven small trays, lg. to 7 7/8 in. $200-300

90 White-glazed Dish, China, Ming-style, decorated with a rabbit and stylized flower branches rendered in green and red lines, uneven glaze to underside, dia. 7 in. $300-500

98 Eleven Porcelain Items, China and Japan, five blue and white bowls with abstract floral motifs, a blue and white punch bowl decorated with a landscape scene, a blue and white covered teapot with landscape vignettes, an Imari bowl painted with flowers and scholar’s objects, a blue and white bowl with barbed rim, a brown-glazed saucer with blue and white floral decoration at the interior, and a blue and white handled bowl decorated with pavilions, dia. to 10 1/4 in. $200-250

91 Plain White-glazed Ding Bowl, China, softly rounded body, resting on a straight foot with wide unglazed foot ring, creamy white glaze with fine crazing, dia. 5 7/8 in. $300-500 92 Blanc de Chine Couple, China, 20th century, depicted seated in chairs set above pedestals with cut corners, dressed in Ming-style robes and headdresses, the man holding a fan, the woman with a flag cradled against her right shoulder, ht. 11 in. $200-400 93 Blanc de Chine Figure of Guanyin, China, 20th century, depicted standing on a lily pad above rolling waves with a ruyi scepter in her right hand, wearing a tiara with a central Buddha and backed by a flaming halo, ht. 27 in. $200-400 94 Qingbai-glazed Figure of Guanyin, China, 20th century, depicted seated on a lotus flower above waves and fish, wearing a tiara with a central Buddha and holding a bottle of elixir in her right hand, ht. 22 1/2 in. $300-500 95 Wucai Vase, China, bottle shape, depicting women engaging in scholarly pursuits, the neck painted with a little garden scene, base with six-character Kangxi mark in double ring, ht. 15 3/4 in. $250-350 96 Wucai Jardinière, China, decorated with phoenix-roundels alternating with stylized clouds and blossoms, with a lappet band along the short, waisted neck, drilled with four holes on the shoulder, unglazed base, ht.

6, dia. 8 1/4 in., together with a large wood stand. $400-600

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99 Group of Bizen Pottery, Japan, including five square dishes, thirteen square plates, two teacups, five large bowls, a teapot, a bottle vase, three deep bowls, three small bowls, five cylindrical vessels (two with covers), three covered pots (one with a handle), ten covers of varying sizes, and a small cylindrical vessel with insert and cover. $700-900 100 Twenty Porcelain Plates, Japan, twelve Imari plates with gilt decoration, impressed mark to base, dia. 8 1/2; eight blue and white plates with lobed rim, decorated with stylized “shou” characters, a double knot and three bats to the exterior, dia. 7 1/2 in. $100-200 101 Four Storage Jars, Japan, 19th century, depicting various glazes and shapes with applied glaze, ht. to 9 1/2 in. $200-300 102 Three Storage Jars, Japan, 19th century, each with a wide mouth, one with natural ash glaze and the other two with applied glaze, dia. to 10 in. $200-300 103 Mishima Saucer, Japan, 20th century, greenglazed stoneware inlaid in white slip, a floral medallion to the center, a band of etched or incised grasses to the rim, the exterior quickly brushed with white slip in the hakeme style, gently flared rim, short foot, unglazed base with a spiral, dia. 5 in. $200-300

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104 Kutani Porcelain Rabbit, Japan, with its belly on the ground and head raised looking to the left, covered with aubergine glaze, two-character Kutani mark on base, ht. 5 1/4, lg. 11 in. $200-300 105 Small Satsuma Vase, Japan, 20th century, tapered body with waisted neck and foot, decorated with five clusters of hanging wisteria, fine crackling, mark to base, ht. 5 in. $200-300 106 Seven Kutani Dishes, Japan, 20th century, a set of six shaped dishes decorated with figures, flowers, and pines, dia. 5 3/4; and a round dish with ribbed exterior, decorated in sections with deer, dia. 5 1/2 in., each with “fuku” mark. $200-300 107 Blue and White Cover, Japan, 19th/20th century, warped and ribbed in a whirling fashion, with a lotus-bud-shaped knob, decorated with a dragon head, the interior with leafy branches, dia. to 16 1/8 in. $200-300

108 Blue and White Jar, Japan, bulbous, with short straight mouth, decorated mainly with a landscape, crackling, ht. 7 3/8 in. $200-300 109 Four Kutani Dishes, Japan, 19th/20th century, a rectangular dish with cut corners, decorated with figures, mark to base, dia. 11 1/2; and three round dishes decorated with floral and foliate motifs, dia. 5 3/8 in. $200-300 110 Two Ceramic Items, possibly Japan, an enameled bowl depicting ships, and a crackle ware jug, dia. 8 5/8 in. $200-300 111 Two Blue and White Items, Japan, 20th century, a bowl painted with cranes flying amidst clouds, mark on base, dia. 4 5/8, and a ribbed bottle-shape vase with alternating figural and geometric reserves, ht. 6 1/2 in. $200-400

112 Satsuma Charger with Wood Stand, Japan, 20th century, heavily potted, decorated with flowering plants and trees, including chrysanthemum, peony, plum blossom, and daisy, mark on base, dia. 14 5/8 in. $300-500

119 Bronze Pear-shaped Bottle, Korea, possibly Goryeo period, with trumpet-shape mouth, decorated with raised and incised rings, resting on a straight foot, ht. 12 1/8, dia. 6 1/4 in. $200-300

113 Pottery Bowl, Japan, conical, the interior molded with a fish and a frog, the exterior with a crab, a turtle, and a fish, all against a beige ground pained with green aquatic plants, mark on base, dia. 5 3/4 in., (damage). $400-500

120 Celadon-glazed Vase, Korea, 19th/20th century, ovoid, with short waisted neck and flat base, shoulder inlaid with a band of lotus leaves, ht. 12 3/8, dia. 5 3/4 in. $200-300

114 Six Imari Lobed Dishes, Japan, 20th century, two decorated with flowers and fish in six fan-shaped reserves, two decorated with chrysanthemum scrolls on the well, one with a floral bouquet, and one with a geometric design, dia. to 9 3/8 in. $300-500 115 Royal Satsuma Covered Teapot and Tripod Case, Japan, 19th/20th century, teapot with geometric handle and curvy spout, resting on four bracket feet, decorated with nine Immortals and a dragon in black and gold enamel, the cover with a floral knob, mark to base, ht. 3 1/4; the tubular tripod case with raised mouth rim for the matching cover to sit, decorated with enameled peonies and maple leaves outlined in gold, mark to base, ht. 1 1/2, dia. 2 1/2 in. $300-500 116 Pair of Satsuma Vases, Japan, 19th/20th century, four-sided lozenge shape, resting on four bracket feet, the four sides decorated in polychrome enamels and gold with eleven figures and a dragon in a continuous scene, the neck and shoulder with geometric designs, mark to base, ht. 5 1/4 in. $300-500 117 Seto Plate with Horse Eye Design, Japan, in underglaze iron-oxide brown, dia. 10 3/8 in. $400-600 118 Imari Tea Service Set, Japan, 20th century, twelve cups with saucers, a sugar and creamer set, a teapot, a stemmed dessert dish, and a mixing bowl, dia. to 8 3/4 in. $600-800

121 White-glazed Bottle, Korea, 19th/20th century, with a rolled lip, ht. 8 1/2, dia. 5 in. $200-300 122 Flower-shaped Celadon Cup, Korea, octofoil, with lobed rim, inlaid with foliate motifs, bluish-green glaze with craquelure, ht.

2 3/4 in. $200-300 123 Blue-glazed Water Dropper, Korea, 20th century, in the shape of a fish, with raised details, wd. 3 3/8 in. $200-300 124 Modern Buncheong Maebyeong Vase, Korea, with short neck and conical mouth, decorated with peonies and stylized lotus leaf bands in reverse inlay, ht. 13 1/4, dia. 6 1/2 in. $200-300 125 Roof-end Tile, Korea, circular, with impressed design of a flower, dia. 5 3/4 in. $200-300 126 Five Celadon-glazed Wares, China and Korea, a pair of small plain bowls; a tea bowl with raised floral design, ribbed exterior, olivegreen glaze; a plain plate with flat rim; and a celadon bowl with inlaid floral scrolls, dia. to 9 in. $600-800 127 Two Pairs of Bowls, Asia, a pair of Chinese agate bowls of semi-translucent gray color, with four-character Qianlong mark on base, dia. 4 1/2, and a pair of Japanese silver bowls with repoussé iris decoration against a hammered ground, two-character mark on base, dia. 4 7/8 in. $300-325

128 Four Porcelain Vases, Asia, two balustershape vases with landscape scenes and decoration of bird and flower, with inscription, base marked “zhongguo jingdezhen zhi,” an ovoid vase with peacocks amidst peonies against a cream crackle-graze ground, mark on base, and a tapered ovoid vase depicting a landscape scene, with inscription, apocryphal four-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. to 6 1/2 in. $300-500 129 Four Export Rose Medallion and Rose Canton Items, Asia, a rose medallion saucer, dia. 5 7/8, a rose canton celadon dish (repaired), dia. 7 1/8, a rose medallion oval strainer, lg. 9 5/8, and a small, cylindrical rose canton celadon brush pot with furled rim (repaired), ht. 4 3/4 in. $300-500 130 Pair of Contemporary Pottery Bowls, Asia, with steep walls rising to a flared mouth, decorated with spotted sancai glaze, ht. 3 1/4, dia. 5 3/4 in. $400-600 131 Porcelain Water Pipe, China, cylindrical, with blue and white figural decoration and inscription on a beige ground with crackle glaze, faux mark on base, metal hardware and pipe, ht. 9 1/4 in. $200-400 132 Gilt Porcelain Stand, China, 20th century, on four short feet with cabriole apron, decorated with various gilt floral scrolls and meander motifs, six-character Qianlong mark on interior, dia. 6 1/8 in. $300-500 133 Swatow Basin and Dish, China, basin decorated with landscapes and seals in blue, black, and red, dia. 14 1/2; dish with floral motifs in red and green, dia. 10 in. $300-500

134 Porcelain Bowl, China, the exterior with famille rose floral roundels against a burgundy ground decorated with flowers, the interior with blue and white depictions of auspicious flowers and fruit, six-character Jiaqing mark on base, dia. 7 1/8 in. $300-500

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135 Porcelain Tripod Covered Censer, China, heart-shaped, molded in relief with red, yellow, and brown lingzhi stalks against a light salmon-colored ground, the cover with similar decoration and lingzhi-form finial, with turquoise-colored interior, four-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 4 3/4, lg. 4 3/4 in. $400-600 136 Aubergine Glass Basin, China, 20th century, with a convex well and a flared rim, on wood stand, dia. 15 3/8 in. $300-350 137 Peking Glass Vase, China, 19th century, rouleau form, magenta cut to opaque white ground, decorated with vignettes of pine trees, mountains, pavilions, lotus flowers, willow trees, bridges, and figures boating, ht. 8 1/4 in. $300-500 138 Five Polychrome Netsukes, Japan, 20th century, three figures and two dragons, ht. to 2 5/8 in. $200-400 139 Two Polychrome Netsukes, Japan, 20th century, Immortals each holding a staff and a fan, ht. 2 1/2 in. $200-400 140 Three Ivory Netsukes, Japan, 20th century, Noh performers, each with rotating masks, ht. to 2 1/8 in. $200-400 141 Two Ivory Netsukes, Japan, 20th century, a turtle/dragon and a child performer, ht. to 1 7/8 in. $200-400 142 Ivory Netsuke, Japan, 20th century, in the form of a man carrying a staff, with a bird perched on the stacks of firewood on his back, mark on base, ht. 1 3/4 in. $300-500 143 Two Ivory Netsukes, Japan, 20th century, a reclining female and a recumbent ox, lg. to 1 7/8 in. $400-600

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144 Two Ivory Carvings, Japan, 20th century, a polychrome snuff bottle and a samurai, ht. to 3 7/8 in. $400-600 145 Four Ivory Carvings, Japan, 20th century, a rhinoceros, a hippo, and two elephants, lg. to 2 1/2 in. $400-600 146 Ivory Figural Group, Japan, 19th/20th century, a man and two children, signed on base, ht. 8 1/8 in. $200-250 147 Ivory Carving of a Woman, China, depicted standing with a sword in her left hand, mounted on a wood stand, overall ht. 7 1/2 in. $200-300 148 Ivory Seal, China, 20th century, with one side decorated with an incised and stained magpie perched on pine branches, seal face carved with two characters, ht. 2 1/2 in. $200-300 149 Four Ivory Items and Five Sets of Chopsticks, Asia, an oval picture frame, with a wood box, frame dia. 5; a round covered case with an enameled tiger, dia. 2 1/2; an elephant, ht. 2; a sea lion mounted on a lacquer stand, lg. 2 1/2; five sets of chopsticks in a rectangular red lacquer case, lg. 10 5/8 in. $200-400 150 Miscellaneous Group of Items, Japan, two figural ivory okimonos (damage), ht. to 7, a large Imari bowl with floral decoration (damage), dia. 12, and a hanging scroll depicting a bird perched on a flowering branch, signed and sealed “Zeshin,” 7 x 7 in., in a wood box. $200-400 151 Ivory Okimono of a Man, Japan, 19th/20th century, sitting astride on the back of a leashed dog, with a puppy nearby, with a stand, ht. 1 5/8 in. $200-400 152 Two Ivory Women, China, 20th century, one seated on a rock holding a floral branch, ht.

5; and the other seated on a garden chair holding bells, ht. 5 1/4 in. $300-500

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153 Ivory Tusk, China, carved with the eight Daoist Immortals and a pair of cranes amidst pine trees, mounted on a wood stand, lg. 20 1/2 in. $300-500 154 Iron Figure of a Man, China, depicted wearing long, flowing robes and standing on a rectangular base, with a pearl in his right hand, ht. 7 in. $300-500 155 Two Ivory Figures, Japan, 19th/20th century, a fisherman, ht. 5, and a man standing with a staff in one hand and a bird in the other, ht. 6 1/4 in., both signed on base. $300-500 156 Four Ivory Netsukes, Japan, 19th/20th century, figural form, all bearing signature, lg. to 2 3/8 in. $300-500 157 Four Ivory Netsukes, Japan, 19th/20th century, figural form, one stained, two signed, lg. to 1 3/4 in. $300-500 158 Twelve Miniature Ivory and Bone Carvings, Japan, an ox, two goats, a rhinoceros, a boar, four elephants, a puppy, an official’s head, and a boat, lg. to 2 3/4 in. $300-500 159 Two Ivory Carvings, Japan and China, a netsuke carving of a standing figure with rolling face, ht. 2 3/4; a doctor’s model reclined on a carved wood stand, lg. 4 3/4 in. $300-500 160 Faux Ivory Covered Box, Asia, 20th century, cylindrical, carved in relief with figures in a landscape, the wood cover decorated with a lion-shape finial, mounted on a wood stand, ht. 8 in. $300-500 161 Horn Wine Vessel and Archer’s Ring, China, the archaic-styled jun vessel carved with taotie masks and lingzhi in relief, ht. 4 3/8, the ring carved with a pair of chilong and two shou roundels, dia. 7/8 in. $400-600

162 Ornamental Girdle, China, of bone beads, decorated with four bead pendants in yellow, pink, blue, and green stones, lg. approx. 41 1/2 in. $400-600 163 Ivory Elephant, China, 20th century, walking with its trunk down, with incised details and fine grain, ht. 5 1/2, wd. 6 3/4 in. $400-600 164 Ivory Okimono, Japan, late 19th century, basket maker, signed at base, ht. 4 in. $400-600 165 Ivory Tusk Carving of Seven Figures, Japan, 19th/20th century, depicted in various poses, with fine patina and unique grain, signed, on wood stand, lg. 12 1/4 in. $400-600 166 Ivory Okimono of a Basket Weaver, Japan, 19th/20th century, working on a basket while sitting on one leg, signed in a red cartouche on base, ht. 2 1/2 in. $400-600 167 Ivory Covered Vessel, Japan, 19th/20th century, elliptical, the body and cover with relief decoration of lions and lionesses, plastic base, ht. 5 1/2, lg. 5 in. $400-600 168 Monogrammed Ivory Brise Fan, China, 19th century, tips of the sticks decorated with iridescent purple feathers, one guardstick carved with floral decoration, lg. 8 1/4 in. $500-700 169 Monogrammed Ivory Brise Fan, China, 19th century, with plain sticks and a guardstick elaborately carved with floral and fleur-de-lis motifs, lg. 9 1/8 in. $700-1,000 170 Inlaid Ivory Covered Box, Japan, 19th/early 20th century, rectangular, with rounded sides, the hinged cover with mother-of-pearl and stone inlay depicting flowers and birds, the underside of the cover carved with an erotic scene, signed, with metal hinges, 7/8 x 4 x 2 5/8 in. $800-1,200

171 Interior-painted Glass Snuff Bottle, China, 20th century, with a bird with flowers on one side and a landscape on the other, both on a gilt ground, jade green stopper, mark inscribed in black enamel on base, ht. 2 3/4 in. $200-300 172 Interior-painted Glass Snuff Bottle, China, 20th century, baluster-shape on oval foot, decorated with a figural landscape and birds with flowers, ht. 2 3/4 in. $200-300 173 Enameled Ceramic Snuff Bottle, China, 20th century, oval-shape with waisted neck and ovoid foot, blue stopper, decorated with a raised figural landscape, mounted on stand, ht. 4 1/4 in. $200-300 174 Seven Snuff Bottles, China, a Peking glass bottle with a pair of blue goldfish on milky white ground, a twin beige agate snuff bottle, a pink ombre glass bottle, a gray semitranslucent agate bottle with moss inclusions, an orange porcelain bottle with gilt decoration depicting gardens, a banded agate bottle with relief decoration of a bear, and a hair crystal bottle carved with a foo dog. $200-400 175 Hardstone Snuff Bottle, China, 19th/20th century, baluster-shape, red stopper with ivory spoon, decorated with an incised boy, stone with light russet markings and prominent black inclusions, ht. 3 in. $200-400 176 Cinnabar-style Snuff Bottle, China, 19th/20th century, pebble shape, decorated with figural landscapes with trees and rocks, mounted on a stand, ht. 3 3/4 in. $200-400 177 Two Jade Pendants, China, an elongated melon and a Buddha’s hand citron, variegated green stones (not tested), lg. to 1 1/4 in. $300-500 178 Two Jade Pendants, China, one in the form of a goldfish with a lotus, silver hardware stamped “S925,� and the other in the form of a gourd with lingzhi sprigs, variegated green stones (not tested), lg. 2 3/8 in. $300-500

179 Two Jade Pendants, China, a pale lavender cabbage and a semi-translucent green peach (not tested), lg. to 1 7/8 in. $300-500 180 Two Jade Plaques, China, rectangular, one depicting figures, the other a deer, both with inscription verso, stones of pale celadon color (not tested), lg. to 1 7/8 in. $400-600 181 Five Stone Carvings, China, a rabbit, an oval pendant depicting a snake, a pendant carved with birds, bamboo, and blossoms, and two elongated pendants with dragonhead terminals, stones of various colors, lg. to 2 1/4 in. $400-600 182 Jade Pendant, China, cylindrical, carved in relief with dragon decoration, stone of pale lavender and green colors (not tested), lg. 3 1/8 in. $500-700 183 Jade Carving, China, depicting a cluster of auspicious emblems: dragon, peaches, bats, lingzhi mushrooms, and coins, pale gray stone with bright green inclusions (not tested), lg. 2 1/8 in. $500-700 184 Woven Necklace with Jade Pendant and Bone Beads, China, the ovoid, quatrefoil pendant incised with ruyi-heads, pale celadon stone (not tested), lg. 1 1/2 in. $500-700 185 Eight Jade and Hardstone Items, China, two plaques bearing figures and inscriptions, a pair of cylindrical pendants, a boy on a lotus leaf, an elongated twin melon, an archaic-style blade with incised decoration, and a leaf-form carving depicting a dragon with lingzhi sprigs, stones of various colors, lg. to 3 7/8 in. $500-700 186 Jade Carving, China, in the form of a bird with a monkey on its back, stone of pale celadon color (not tested), lg. 3 in. $800-1,200

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187 Jade Openwork Carving, China, rectangular, one side carved with bamboo, the other with birds and blossoms, stone of pale celadon color (not tested), lg. 3 in. $800-1,200 188 Jade Pendant, China, rectangular, carved with an archaic ruyi motif, semi-translucent gray stone with russet inclusions (not tested), lg. 2 1/4 in. $1,200-1,500 189 Jade Pendant, China, in the form of a double gourd seal surmounted by a pair of chilong, the seal face carved with the characters “san xi tang,” yellowish-green stone with russet inclusions (not tested), lg. 1 3/4 in. $1,200-1,500 190 Two Jade Pendants, China, one in the form of a knife, the other rectangular, with archaic decoration, stones of pale celadon color (not tested), lg. to 2 1/8 in. $2,000-3,000 191 Jade Carving of a Foo Lion with Cub, China, the recumbent beast depicted grasping a ball in its front paws and with its head turned back towards the cub climbing onto its back, yellowish-green stone with russet inclusions (not tested), ht. 3 1/2, lg. 6 1/2 in. $1,000-2,000 192 Jade Figural Group on Wood Stand, China, depicting a seated man reading from a book held in his right hand, with a child-attendant standing on a carved root table beside a bonsai plant and clutching a sword in both hands, pale green and gray stone with inclusions (not tested), lg. 10 in. $500-700 193 Polychrome Stone Buddha, Southeast Asia, with tightly coiled hair and ushnisha above a smiling countenance, wearing monastic robes, seated and holding a medicinal bowl on his lap, ht. 12 in. $200-300 194 Lapis Lazuli Carving of Shoulao, China, depicted standing beside a crane, with a peach in his right hand and a staff in his left, ht. 5 1/2 in. $200-300

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195 Hardstone Shishi, China, 20th century, holding a ball under its forelegs, with spinach green markings, ht. 3 1/2 in. $200-300 196 Hardstone Guanyin, China, 20th century, standing with a ruyi scepter in her left hand, with a wisp of white inclusion, ht. 5 1/2 in. $200-300 197 Pair of Rose Quartz Carvings of Foo Dogs, China, 20th century, each half-seated on a wood stand, with carved openwork details, ht. to 3 1/8 in. $200-300 198 Stone Carving of Shoulao, China, the god of longevity depicted holding a peach and a staff, with a deer on his lap, with a soapstone stand, “E&J Frankel Collection” label on base, variegated red stone, ht. 9 1/2 in. $400-600 199 Limestone Head of Avalokitesvara, China, Ming-style, with a serene expression and elongated earlobes, adorned with a crown, gray stone with pink inclusions, on wood stand, ht. 16 in.

Provenance: Mount Holyoke College Art Museum. $800-1,000 200 Four Hardstone Animals, China, 20th century, a rhinoceros, spinach green stone with markings, wd. 3 3/8; a rooster, dark spinach green stone, ht. 2; a hippopotamus, green stone with markings, wd. 2 7/8; and a crocodile, light green stone, wd. 3 1/8 in. $200-300 201 Four Hardstone Carvings, China, 20th century, a small tripod incense burner with dragon handles and cover, jade-color stone with white inclusions, ht. 4 1/2; a seal chop with shishi, jade-color stone, ht. 2 5/8; a seated shishi, yellow stone with russet markings, ht. 1 1/2; and a cicada, spinach green stone with markings, lg. 2 1/4 in. $200-300 202 Four Hardstone Carvings, China, 20th century, a pair of seated shishi, green stone, mounted on wood stands, ht. 3 3/8; a ninestory pagoda, hardstone painted in spinach green, ht. 7 1/8; and a recumbent dragon mounted on a stand, spinach green stone, lg.

5 5/8 in. $200-300

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203 Two Double-color Hardstone Carvings and Stands, China, 20th century, a boy standing on a fish-shaped ground, ht. 1 7/8; Guanyin sitting on rocky waterside with the moon and a blue bird on an oval ground, ht. 4 3/8 in. $200-300 204 Soapstone Seal, China, 20th century, with a carved foo lion with its head turned to the side, gray stone with russet markings, ht. 5 7/8 in. $200-300 205 Ironing Stone, Korea, rectangular limestone block with a smooth top and four short feet in the corners, lg. 18 in. $200-300 206 Pair of Stone Seal Blocks, China, rectangular, decorated with carved lions on top, inscribed on one side, four characters to seal face, ht. 4 7/8 in. $250-350 207 Pair of Soapstone Seals, China, 20th century, rectangular, carved with a deer on each side, surmounted by an oxen with calf, ht. 8 in. $200-400 208 Stone Recumbent Mythical Beast, China, raised on a platform, with its head resting on its front paws, cream color stone, lg. 7 in. $300-500 209 Hardstone Recumbent Horse, China, depicted looking backwards, with its legs tucked beneath its body, green stone, on wood stand, lg. 6 in. $300-500 210 Black Coral Carving, Japan, 19th century, depicting a Japanese eggplant, lg. 6 1/8 in. $300-500 211 Hardstone Tung, China, 20th century, cylindrical, with vertical grooves at right angles to each of the four corners, stone of dark green color with pale green inclusions, ht. 7 1/2 in. $400-600

212 Stone Covered Tripod Censer, China, with archaic decoration, the top rim flanked by dragon-head handles with suspending rings, the legs with monster-masks and claw feet, ht.

6, lg. 7 1/2 in. $400-600 213 Stone Seal, China, cylindrical, surmounted by a qilin, seal face carved with six characters, grayish-green stone, ht. 2 1/2 in. $500-700 214 Hardstone Recumbent Ram, China, with all four legs tucked beneath its body, variegated gray stone, lg. 6 1/2 in. $500-700 215 Scholar’s Rock on Wood Stand, China, the vertical, perforated black stone with multiple apertures and dimples, ht. 14 in. $500-700

221 Four Cloisonné Items, Asia, a matchbox case with chrysanthemums against a blue ground with wan-fret pattern, a miniature teapot, an ovoid, tripod covered vessel with flowers and butterflies against a mosaic green ground, a rectangular box with hinged cover and floral decoration on black ground, ht. to 4 in. $200-300 222 Four Cloisonné Items, China, 20th century, a bulbous champlevé covered jar with a gilt foolion finial and lotus-scroll decoration, ht. 8 1/8; a pair of bowls with floral motifs, dia. 4 1/4; and a covered case decorated with lotuses, ht. 3 1/4 in. $200-300 223 Champlevé Vase Mounted as a Lamp, China, globular form, with archaic decoration and four suspending ring-lugs on shoulder, with lamp shade, vase ht. 12 in. $200-300

216 Stone Carving, China, depicting several writhing chilong, cream stone with russet inclusions, lg. 4 1/4 in. $600-800

224 Cloisonné Plate, Japan, depicting three butterflies caught in a spider web against a black ground, dia. 9 1/2 in. $200-300

217 White Stone Archer’s Ring, China, the exterior decorated with registers of nipple-nail pattern, inner dia. 3/4 in. $600-800

225 Pair of Cloisonné Enameled Metal Covered Jars, China, 20th century, baluster form, with brown and green enamel millefleur decoration, ht. 8 1/4 in. $300-500

218 Stone Plaque, China, circular, carved and pierced with a phoenix on either side, celadon stone with dark inclusions, dia. 2 1/8 in. $600-800 219 Quartz Carving on Wood Stand, China, depicting a rooster, a hen, and chicks perched on an openwork basket, stone of semi-translucent gray with golden needleform inclusions, wood stand carved with grapevines, stone ht. 6 1/4 in. $1,800-2,200 220 Large Hardstone Carving, China, depicting a boy crouched atop a caparisoned elephant and grasping a ruyi sprig with both hands, apple green stone with russet and dark inclusions, ht. 5 1/4, lg. 7 1/4 in. $3,500-4,000

226 Cloisonné Enameled Metal Bowl, China, 20th century, compressed baluster form, decorated with a pair of dragons against a navy ground, with metal insert, dia. 7 1/2 in. $300-500 227 Cloisonné Enameled Bowl, China, rising from a short foot to a scalloped, everted rim, decorated with dragons in brightly colored cartouches against a blue ground with red scrolling tendrils, ht. 4 1/2, dia. 10 1/8 in. $300-500

229 Pair of White Cloisonné Baluster Vases, China, 20th century, each with trumpet mouth and splayed foot, decorated with chrysanthemums, a bird, and a butterfly, ht.

20 1/4 in. $700-900 230 Gilt-bronze Monk, Sino-Tibet, dressed in monastic robes and seated in dhyanasana on a rectangular pedestal supported by six ruyi feet, with his left hand held in dhyanasana and his right in vitarka mudra, pedestal cast with endless knots and Tibetan script, unsealed, ht. 7 1/4 in. $400-600 231 Iron Planter and Seated Deity, China, the planter of lozenge shape with low-relief stylized phoenix, the seated deity holding a jewel, lg. to 11 3/8 in. $100-200 232 Inlaid Brass Qilin, China, depicted galloping with a fierce expression on its face, ht. 9 in. $300-500 233 Large Bronze Figure of Jambhala, IndoTibet, the deity depicted in his Kalajambhala manifestation, stepping on the prostrate figure of Kubera, his left hand clutching the jewelspewing mongoose (nakula) and his right holding the wish-fulfilling jewel (cintamani), on a sealed lotus base and backed by a flaming mandorla (detached), ht. 22 in. $800-1,000 234 Gilt-bronze Buddha Kakebotoke, Japan, 16th century, depicted seated on a lotus throne with drapery covering his left shoulder and legs, with his hands in the wish-granting mudra, with stand and box, ht. 3 5/8 in. $800-1,000 235 Pair of Gilt Banner Holders, Japan, 19th century, inscribed on a stippled ground with scrolling chrysanthemums and leaves with the paulownia crest in the upper left corner, lg. 8 3/8 in. $300-500

228 Cloisonné Vase, China, 20th century, lobed oviform, decorated with flowers and scrolled foliage on a turquoise ground, with cloud border around rim, ht. 15 3/4 in. $300-500

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236 Ten Metal Items, Asia, a pair of Japanese miniature bronze vases each decorated with a rooster perched on a prunus branch, mark on base, a covered censer with champlevé archaic motifs and four tapered legs, a bronze model of a bird perched on a flowering branch, a pair of Japanese vases decorated with birds and bamboo, an animal-form lock, a small tripod incense burner with cover, a partial pipe, and a rectangular box with three interior compartments, hinged cover, and chain handle. $300-500 237 Twenty-two Metal Figures, Southeast Asia, 20th century, various Buddhist and Hindu figures, ht. to 8 in. $400-600 238 Three Metal Items, Asia, an Indian figurine of a dancing woman on a lotus base, an Indian male figure, and a green-painted covered tripod censer decorated with squirrels and grapevines, ht. to 7 1/2 in. $400-600 239 Two Metal Stirrups, China, one cast iron decorated with meander motifs in basrelief, the other yellow brass decorated with cloisonné floral patterns and gilt dragon heads, both ht. 6 in. $100-200 240 Silverwork Mirror, China, 20th century, decorated with silver cloisonné designs and openwork stone carvings, the back engraved with Shoulao riding on a deer, a butterflyinspired hook attached to bottom, ht. 15 1/8 in. $200-300 241 White Metal Censer, Japan, rectangular, with everted rim, each side cast with archaic motifs against a leiwen ground, the cylindrical handles and legs with similar decoration, ninecharacter mark on base, 4 1/4 x 15 1/8 x 9 in. $200-400 242 Nine Lotus-shaped Pewter Dishes, China, dia. 7, ht. 1 1/8 in. $300-500

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243 Pair of Pewter Lanterns, China, 20th century, each with a candle pick at the center of a square, galleried drip pan, supported by a square base with architectural decorations and a curvilinear apron, on bracket feet, fitted with an open-top, rectangular cover with four glazed sides, mark on base, 19 3/4 x 6 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. $300-500 244 Pair of Gilt-metal Horses, China, Tang-style, the caparisoned animals depicted standing with their heads turned to the left, ht. 16 1/2, lg. 21 in. $600-800

251 Oil Lamp, Japan, zelkova handle with metal fire plate marked, lg. 17 in. $300-500 252 Group of Ornamental Metal Fittings, Japan, 20th century, three tsubas, dia. to 5; four black floral-shape butt caps, mark to base, dia. 3; a quatrefoil cap with raised design, dia. 3 1/4; a brass cap with peonies and butterflies, dia.

3 3/8; a round bronze with raised metalwork design, 2 1/4; a copper cap, dia. 2 3/4; four ornamental corner brackets, ht. 3 1/4; two crane-inspired fittings, ht. 5 5/8 in. $300-500

245 Bronze Gong, Japan, 19th century, circular, with raised double bands circling the center, dia. 5 in. $200-300

253 Iron Teapot, Japan, hexagonal, cast with birds, with an upright handle and an indistinct mark beneath the spout, the cover with pierced finial and signature, lg. 6 1/2 in. $300-500

246 Bronze Mirror, Japan, 19th century, cast in low relief with plants, animals, and a Buddhist figure crowned with an aureole surrounding a central knob, dia. 7 3/8 in. $200-300

254 Inlaid Wood Hibachi, Japan, formed from a tree trunk and inlaid with sprays of metal, mother-of-pearl, and lacquer flowers, copper insert, lg. 19 1/2, wd. 14 3/4, ht. 19 1/2 in. $500-700

247 Pair of Miniature Bronze Vases, Japan, bottle shape with trumpet neck, raised on three feet and supported by a circular base, with dragon decoration, two-character mark on base, ht. 4 1/2 in. $200-300

255 Five Metal Figures, Nepal and India, a standing figure of the goddess Devi, and four male figures, ht. to 6 in. $200-250

248 Bronze Tsuba, Japan, 20th century, cast with a pair of birds flying above bamboo growing alongside a riverbank, against a night sky with a full moon, lg. 2 3/4 in. $400-600 249 Satsuma Koro with Metal Cover, Japan, 20th century, ovoid tripod with an inner container, decorated with birds and figures, mark to base, the cover decorated with openwork dragon and cloud motifs, ht. 5 3/4 in. $200-300 250 Mixed-metal Model of Daikoku, Japan, 19th/20th century, seated holding a mallet in his right hand, reclining on a large treasure sack, ht. 8 1/2; with a set of two nesting wood stands, wd. to 18 in. $300-500

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256 Bronze Rain Drum, Southeast Asia, waisted cylindrical form, decorated with geometric designs and four loop handles, ht. 21 3/4 in. $800-1,000 257 Two Bronze Women’s Heads, China, 20th century, Guanyin with top knot, ht. 9 3/4; and a woman with top knot, 9 3/8 in., both mounted on a wood stand. $300-500 258 Bronze Vase, China, cast in high relief with a dragon chasing a pearl, six-character Xuande mark on neck, ht. 12 in. $200-300 259 Bronze Mountain-form Brush Rest, China, cast in the form of five steep peaks, the front with a gilt-bronze scholar sitting astride a dragon-fish amidst rolling waves, the sealed oval base supported by four short legs, ht. 6, lg. 6 1/4 in. $300-500

260 Archaic-style Bronze Vase, China, the rectangular body cast with taotie masks and lappets on fret ground, with raised flanges, flanked by dragon-form handles issuing from the waisted, cylindrical neck with similar decoration, on a circular base with splayed foot, markon base, ht. 11 in. $300-500 261 Bronze Vase, China, bottle shape, rising from a tall, recessed foot, cast in relief with three chilong and the auspicious saying “fu lu he le” against a faux bois ground, with a pair of loop handles each cast above a column of raised knobs, ht. 9 1/2 in. $400-600 262 Bronze Vase, China, baluster form, cast with a dragon in high relief against a rippled ground, ht. 10 1/2 in. $700-900 263 Bronze Tripod Censer, China, with lionshaped handles and finial, decorated with lotus scroll motifs, lion head legs, six-character Xuande mark to base, ht. 11 1/2 in. $800-1,000 264 Bronze Covered Urn, China, ovoid body with dragon-form handles and decorative spout, on a waisted cylindrical base with vertical supports in the form of peacock feathers, the cover with a foo lion finial, ht. 22 1/2 in. $3,000-5,000 265 Miscellaneous Group of Items, Asia, a yellow “longevity” dish, a miniature metal vase with gilt decoration, a metal figurine of a standing woman, an aqua-colored glass bowl with floral motifs, a pair of small gilt lacquer openwork panels carved with butterflies and flowers, a giltwood panel carved in relief with birds and flowers, and a mirror set in a giltwood frame carved with lotus motif, lg. to 13 in. $200-300 266 Group of Miscellaneous Items, Japan, a large silvered metal mirror in a lacquer box, two rectangular lacquer boxes, a pair of gilt lacquer teacups and matching saucers with bamboo and crane decoration, a pair of chopsticks in a rectangular lacquer box, and a red lacquer tea set comprising tea tray, teapot, three small dishes, five stemmed cups, and an openwork cover, all with paper crane motif. $200-300

267 Saddle and Stirrups, Sino-Tibet, silver inlaid metal hardware mounted on a wood and shagreen base, the seat of padded fabric, stirrups of silver inlaid metal, 17 1/4 x 17 1/8 in. $400-600 268 Five Ivory Items and a Glass Dome, two figurines, ht. 3 5/8; a miniature folding fan, ht.

3; a paper clip with an elephant, ht. 2 1/4; and an elliptical napkin ring with a sea lion, lg. 2 1/4; the glass dome ht. 16 in. $300-900 269 Faux Cinnabar Vase Mounted as a Lamp, China, square gu shape, with lotus decoration and figural landscape scenes, ht. 12 1/4 in. $200-300 270 Plastic Faux Cinnabar Plate, China, the interior molded with peaches surrounded by bats against a swirl-patterned ground, the exterior with flowers against a geometric ground, base with “Qing Qianlong zhi” mark, dia. 13 in. $300-500 271 Wood Carving of Garuda, Nepal, 17th/18th century, rectangular, depicting Garuda perched with wings spread on a pair of nagas, 8 x 9 1/2 in. $500-750 272 Wooden Mask of Kali, Nepal, Raj Bangshi, 19th century, the face painted black with red lips and eyelids, with a bronze-colored headdress, lg. 14 in. $700-1,000 273 Carved Wood Figure of Buddha, China, 19th century or earlier, seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base with his hands held in dhyana mudra, adorned with beaded jewelry and a crown carved with seated Buddhas, ht. 20 in., mounted on a wood stand. $200-300 274 Two Carved Wood Figures of Men, China, one man standing with a sword on his back, ht. 7 3/4, the other standing with a cup in his raised right hand, with stands, ht. 7 1/8 in. $400-600

275 Polychrome Carved Wood Head of Guanyin, China, the Bodhisattva depicted with a serene expression and pendulum ear lobes, adorned with a tiara decorated with a seated Buddha at the center, ht. 20 in., on wood stand. $800-1,000

276 Large Wood Buddha Head, China, coated with gesso and painted, the third eye in gold, ht. 16 3/8 in. $800-1,000 277 Mingei Kannon Sculpture, Japan, lacquered wood, the bodhisattva seated on a lotus flower, ht. 11 1/8, wd. 4 1/2 in. $300-500 278 Red Lacquer Covered Box, China, rectangular, decorated with a Daoist scene with figures, 2 x 5 1/2 x 3 7/8 in. $200-300 279 Red Lacquer Covered Box, China, circular, depicting Kinko, the Daoist Immortal riding on a carp, dia. 10 3/4 in. $200-300 280 Red and Black Lacquer Covered Box, China, pomegranate-shape, the cover inlaid with painted pomegranate branches with a rock and a bat and various auspicious symbols on sides, the bottom and inside painted in plain black lacquer, ht. 20 3/4, wd.

16 in. $300-500 281 Three-tier Gilt Lacquered Occasional Stand, China, each rectangular tier with gilt and polychrome lacquer decorations, the top tier featuring vases of chrysanthemums and plum blossoms in a scholar’s studio, the middle tier with birds and peonies, the bottom tier with birds and lotus flowers, with fluted, bulbed supports and casters, 40 x 17 x 24 1/2 in.

Provenance: Descent from an English family who lived in Shanghai from the late 1800s to 1911. This stand was transported to England in 1911, then to New England. $500-700 282 Pair of Lacquer Panels, Japan, 19th/20th century, decorated with inlaid ivory figures in a garden setting with birds and flowers, framed, 17 x 11 3/4 in. $200-300

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283 Large Seated Buddha, China, pigments and gesso over wood, ht. 38 in. $6,000-8,000

292 Kimono Stand, Japan, wood and lacquer, 56 1/4 x 29 1/4 in. $100-200

284 Two Rectangular Wood Stands, China, one with splayed rectangular legs with stretchers, 4 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 23 1/2, and the other with bamboo-form sides and legs, 2 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 19 in. $200-300

293 Carpenter’s Line, Japan, wood carved in the shape of a shishi, lg. 8, wd. 2 1/4, ht. 4 1/4 in. $200-300

285 Black and Red-painted Export Tea Chest, China, early 20th century, rectangular, with figures on the front, flowers and butterflies on the side, and double peach on the hinged cover, the interior lined with patterned paper, 14 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. $200-300 286 Wood Box with Cover and Stand, China, rectangular, ribbed and with burnished finish, 2 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. $200-300 287 Two Wooden Boxes, China and Japan, a picnic box, rectangular with carved handles, lacquered interior, with metal fittings; a circular tobacco container with metal handles, decorated with gilt flowers and leaves, lg. to 14 1/4 in. $200-300 288 Gnarled Root Stand, China, hollowed natural form, ht. 23 1/2, wd. 20 in. $300-500 289 Three Hinged Leather Boxes, China, all with domed covers and metal hardware, two with gilt decoration, lg. to 25 in. $300-500 290 Hardwood Brush Pot, China, possibly made of huanghuali wood, naturalistic form, ht. 11 1/4 in. $800-1,000 291 Wooden Doll with Fully Articulated Joints, China, early 20th century, in the form of a smiling boy with his hair in two topknots, ht.

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294 Kettle Holder, Japan, 19th century, depicting a long section of bamboo with a carved wooden fish and metal hook attached at the end, lg. 51 in. $300-500 295 Lacquered Jewelry Box, Korea, 19th/20th century, rectangular, with two drawers and a compartment with a turtle-shaped lock, decorated with yellow brass openwork fittings with chased bat-inspired details, 8 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. $200-300 296 Wood Jewelry Box, Asia, rectangular, supported on four bracket feet, the hinged cover opened to a mirror and multiple small compartments, with a drawer below, metal hardware, handle, and lock plates, 4 1/2 x 6 78 x 5 1/4 in. $500-700 297 Quilted Lavender Long Jacket, decorated with rows of blossoms and chevron pattern, lg. 43 1/2 in. $200-300 298 Three Framed Textile Panels, China, 19th/20th century, a pair of sleeve bands with vignettes depicting figures against a gold-couched ground, 27 1/2 x 11 1/2, and a fragment with figural decoration, 16 x 9 3/4 in. $200-300 299 Three Textile Fragments, China, a red silk sash, a black silk sash woven with a wan fret design in gold, and a double ruyi peachcolored silk embroidery depicting peonies, birds, and rocks, various sizes. $200-300 300 Bamboo Jacket, China, 19th/early 20th century, opening at the front, with long sleeves and short side vents, the meshwork comprising short bamboo segments sewn together, with cloth trim, lg. 29 in. $200-300

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301 Two Framed Textiles, China, 19th century, a kesi rank badge of a first rank military official, with a qilin woven in gold against a blue ground, depicted on a rocky outcrop above rolling waves and amidst bats and ruyi-shaped clouds, 10 x 10, and a robe fragment woven with a front-facing dragon encircling a pearl amidst clouds, bats, and auspicious emblems against a blue ground, with later brocade border, 15 x 16 in. $300-500 302 Black Silk Kimono, Japan, 20th century, embellished with landscapes with cranes, pines, rocks, and turtles, katazome dyed, lg.

64, wd. 52 in. $300-500 303 Blue Kesi Dragon Scroll, China, 20th century, woven with a dragon between lishui bands, 32 1/4 x 12 3/4 in. $300-500 304 Wedding Kimono, Japan, 20th century, silk brocade and gold threads with overall chrysanthemum and crane design, lg. 65 in. $300-500 305 Blue Silk Kimono, Japan, 20th century, embellished with multicolored butterflies, using katazome dyeing and surihaku gold leaf pressing, lg. 61 1/2, wd. 50 1/2 in. $300-500 306 Embroidered Panel, China, depicting a figural scene with boys and a dog, on silk brocade fabric, framed, 82 x 48 1/2 in. $400-600 307 White Silk Jacket and Pants, China, 20th century, embroidered in satin stitch with flowers and auspicious symbols, the black trim embroidered with floral scrolls and the sleeve bands with fish, jacket wd. 48 1/2, pants lg.

34 1/2 in. $400-600 308 Two Child’s Hats, China, 20th century, with colorful embroidery against a black ground, embellished with pom-poms, tassels, and metal ornaments in the form of seated Buddhas and rivets, unlined, dia. to 6 in. $400-600

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309 Pair of Ikat Textiles, Indonesia, possibly a set of hinggi kombu (man’s mantle and waist cloth), each comprising two panels sewn together along one selvage, decorated with cockerels and other animal motifs, dyed in brick red, blue, and natural to a chocolate brown ground, corded fringe, 90 x 49 in. $400-600 310 Twelve Textile Items, Asia, 20th century, a silk robe with cotton lining, ht. 55; a dress decorated with crocheted roses, ht. 48; and ten panels of assorted size, including a sari, 166 x 45, and a square tablecloth, 42 x 42 in. $500-700 311 Framed Silk Cushion Cover, China, 19th/20th century, densely embroidered with lotuses, peonies, bats, wan emblems, peaches, and scrolling foliage, the center demarcated by a key-fret border with lingzhiform terminals, 30 1/2 x 51 1/2 in. $500-700 312 Pair of Yangban Shoes, Korea, hardwood, lg.

12, wd. 4 1/4, ht. 8 in. $500-700 313 Double-sided Concertina Album of Paintings, Japan, containing approximately twelve paintings or calligraphy by various artists, including landscapes, birds, and animals. $300-500 314 Woodblock Print, Japan, Toyokuni Utagawa (1769-1825), depicting three Geisha dancing and playing the shamisen, triptych, oban, framed, 37 5/8 x 21 5/8 in. $200-300 315 Seven Woodblock Prints, Japan, Hiroshige (1797-1858), four from the “Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road,” including three chuban yoko-e and one oban tate-e; and three from the “Thirty-six Pleasures of Proud Edo,” oban tate-e, all framed and glazed. $200-300 316 Woodblock Print, Japan, 20th century, depicting a busy market near a port, titled and signed, framed and glazed, 13 1/4 x 9 in. $200-300

317 Woodblock Print Triptych, Japan, 19th century, depicting courtesans preparing for a ritual with offerings, oban tate-e, titled and signed with a seal, framed and glazed, 13 3/4 x 27 3/4 in. $200-300

324 Two Woodblock Triptychs, Japan, one

by Kuniyoshi (1797-1861), fencing women; and the other by Toyokuni III (1786-1865), male actors on a street, all oban tate-e, each pasted onto cardboard. $200-400

318 Two Woodblock Prints of Bijingas, Japan, Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806), reproductions, one working with a needle and the other holding a letter, all oban size, 15 x 10 in. $200-300

325 Framed Woodblock Print, Japan, Torii Kiyonaga (1752-1815), from the series Precious Children’s Games of the Five Festivals (Kodakara gosetsu asobi), ink and color on paper, vertical oban size, 15 3/8 x 10 3/16 in. $200-400

319 Seven Woodblock Prints, Japan, 18th/19th century, two prints by Utamaro (1753-1806) one sumizuri-e, 5 x 7; one sumizuri-e depicting two geese, signed, 9 x 6 3/4; one koban-size print by Hiroshige (1797-1858); one oban-size posthumous portrait of Hiroshige by Toyokuni III (1786-1864); and two oban-size prints of courtesans. $200-300 320 Three Woodblock Prints Depicting Flowers, Japan, 19th/20th century, hibiscus with cats and butterflies, 8 3/4 x 8 3/4; daffodils, 10 1/8 x 15 3/8; and peonies, signed “Shisei” with a seal, 10 1/8 x 14 7/8 in. $200-300 321 Three Woodblock Prints, Japan, 20th century, quails with Japanese bellflowers, 9 1/4 x 12 5/8; figures near bamboo groves, signed with a seal, 8 1/8 x 9 3/8; a couple with children, titled and signed with a seal, 12 7/8 x 8 3/4 in. $200-300 322 Three Modern Woodblock Prints, Japan, 20th century, one depicting a bird and flower, with a seal, 9 x 8 3/8; one depicting roses with a bird, signed with a seal, 9 3/4 x 6 5/8; and one depicting a garden, signed “Toshi Yoshida,” with a seal, 13 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. $200-300 323 Five Woodblock Prints, Japan, one by Kuniyoshi (1797-1861), depicting a solar eclipse, 9 x 13 1/8; one depicting cranes in a rice field, signed, 8 3/8 x 3 1/8; one depicting four courtesans, signed, framed and glazed, 14 1/4 x 9 1/4; a fan print depicting an interior scene with courtesans, framed and glazed, 7 x 15; and one depicting a night scene by Hiroshige (1797-1858), framed and glazed, chu-tanzaku size, 15 x 5 in. $200-300

326 Three Woodblock Diptychs, Japan, Toyokuni III (1786-1865), a woman with a man in a rice field, two samurais, and a couple with an umbrella on a blank background, all oban tate-e, each diptych pasted onto cardboard. $200-400 327 Toshi Yoshida (1911-1995), “White Plum in the Farmyard,” 1951, woodblock print, titled and dated on margins, signed in pencil at lower right, framed, 15 x 10 1/4 in. $300-500 328 Woodblock Print Triptych, Japan, Eizan (1787-1867), depicting eight courtesans with a samurai, oban tate-e, framed and glazed, 14 1/4 x 29 3/8 in. $300-500 329 Toshi Yoshida (1911-1995), “Bamboo Garden, Hakone Museum,” woodblock print, signed and titled in pencil, framed, 9 x 14 1/2 in. $400-600 330 Akemi Inagaki (b. 1933), “Yellow River,” 1971, 22/100, woodblock print on paper, depicting a tree-lined, snowy river bank, titled, signed, and dated in pencil, framed, 18 x 14 in. $400-600 331 Woodblock Print, Japan, Hiroshige (17971858), “Futagawa,” the 34th of the Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido Road, 1853, oban tate-e, framed and glazed. $400-600

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332 Two Woodblock Prints, Japan, Shoson (1877-1945), an eagle perched on a snowy branch; and an owl flying in the moonlit night sky, 13 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. $400-600 333 Six Woodblock Prints Depicting Kabuki Actors, Japan, Toyokuni III (1786-1895), 1863-64, each with fish in a cartouche to the upper right, all bust portraits with inscriptions and censor’s seals, oban size, 14 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. $400-600 334 Four Woodblock Prints Depicting Kabuki Actors, Japan, Toyokuni III (1786-1895), 1863-64, from the series “Edo no hana,” all bust portraits with inscriptions and censor’s seals, oban size, 14 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. $400-600 335 Four Prints Depicting Landscapes, Japan, 20th century, of panoramic view, published by Uchida, based on ink landscape paintings by Gizan Izuno (1885-1957), framed and glazed, 15 1/2 x 10 in. $700-900 336 Ten Woodblock Prints Depicting Kabuki Actors, Japan, Toyokuni III (1786-1895), 1863-64, each with an inscribed story, all bust portraits with inscriptions and censor’s seals, oban size, 14 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. $800-1,000 337 Six Aquatint Prints, Japan, Kunito Nagaoka (b. 1940), depicting abstract landscapes in color, Lietzow edition, all numbered 17/35, signed in pencil with date 1976 except one (1978), with labels in separate booklet case, framed and glazed, print 3 3/8 x 4 1/2, paper 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. $800-1,200 338 Four Katagami Stencils, Japan, 19th century, one with morning glories; one with foliate motifs; one with abstract arabesque motifs; and one with fish and flowers, approx.

12 1/4 x 16 in. $600-800 339 Framed Painting Depicting a Tanuki, Japan, ink and color on paper, the animal shown curled up into a ball, with inscription and a seal, sight size 10 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. $100-150

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340 Ink Sketch, Japan, depicting two Geisha, signed, Hokuba, image 22 1/2 x 16 5/8, frame 30 x 24 in. $200-300 341 Two Watercolor Landscapes, Japan, 20th century, riverscapes of Tagonoura and Miyata, both with a boat and snowy Mt. Fuji in the distance, framed and glazed, 9 1/4 x 13 in. $200-300 342 Framed Painting Depicting a Tiger, Japan, ink, color, and gold splash on paper, stalking through a bamboo grove, 48 x 47 in. $200-300 343 Painting Depicting a Landscape, Japan, 20th century, of a hut with flowering trees in Shunan, watercolor, framed and glazed, 13 x 19 1/2 in. $200-400 344 Framed Painting Depicting a Cat, Japan, ink on paper, depicted sitting on its haunches amidst plants and looking up at a butterfly, with inscription and four seals, 32 1/4 x 16 in. $300-500 345 Painting Depicting a Cat, Japan, the cat wearing a red scarf and looking up sits next to leaves, red fuji seal, ink and color on paper, hanging scroll, 45 x 17 5/8 in. $300-500 346 Print Depicting a Bird with Flowers, Japan, Keiko Minami (b. 1911), color aquatint etching, numbered 27/50, signed in pencil, 11 1/8 x 11 5/8 in. $300-500 347 Framed Painting Depicting Monkeys, Japan, ink on paper, the adult grooming the infant on a pine tree branch, with inscription, signature, and two seals, 39 x 14 1/2 in. $400-600 348 Framed Painting Depicting a Heron, Japan, ink and color on silk, the bird standing on one leg beneath bamboo and flowering prunus branches, 38 1/2 x 16 in. $600-800

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349 Pair of Calligraphy Scrolls, China, in the manner of Liu Zhou Ju Shi (1791-1858), ink on beige paper, depicting the characters “Ren” (forbearance) and “Nai” (endure), bearing inscriptions, seals, and signature, 13 1/2 x 28 1/4 in. $400-600 350 Painting Depicting a Landscape, China, 20th century, with pines and pavilions, inscribed with two seals, ink and color on paper, framed and glazed, 45 x 22 3/4 in. $200-300 351 Painting Depicting a Tiger, China, 20th century, standing on a rock, signed with a seal, ink and color on cotton, framed and glazed, 48 x 13 in. $200-300 352 Painting Depicting a Landscape, Japan, scholars and attendants in a Nanga-style landscape, signed and sealed, ink and light color on paper, hanging scroll, 46 3/4 x 12 3/4 in. $200-300 353 Painting Depicting Two Ladies, China, 20th century, in conversation beneath a tree in a garden, rendered in fine brushwork, ink and color and gold on fabric, 9 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.

Provenance: Purchased in Kansas City in 1954 at the Meuhlbach Hotel, from Frank Glenn Bookseller. $200-300 354 Painting Depicting an Immortal, China, 20th century, standing with a white goat and a black ox, a seal on the bottom left, ink and color on paper, framed and glazed, 25 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. $200-300 355 Longevity Painting, China, ink and color on paper, depicting cranes, deer, peaches, pine tree, and turtles, matted, 18 1/2 x 34 1/2 in. $200-300 356 Pair of Paintings with Calligraphy, China, one depicting Guanyin standing on a lotus flower, and the other a Buddhist Guardian standing with a sword, each painted in a leafshaped panel, with calligraphy in an adjacent register, color on blue paper, framed and glazed, 10 x 12 3/8 in. $200-300

357 Pair of Framed Paintings Depicting Grass, China, ink on silk, each with one seal, sight dia. 14 in. $200-300

365 Portrait Drawing of Mae West, China, signed “Ya Sheng” in pencil, pastel on paper, framed and glazed, 10 1/2 x 15 1/4 in. $300-500

374 Framed Miniature Painting, India, depicting Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva against a colorful ground within a floral border, 5 x 3 1/4 in. $200-400

358 Painting Depicting Eight Daoist Figures, China, 20th century, standing in three groups surrounded by mountains and clouds, ink and color on silk, framed and glazed, 52 x 11 1/8 in. $200-300

366 Painting Depicting Birds, China, a pair of finches perched on bamboo trees, signed with two seals, color on paper, framed and glazed, 10 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. $300-500

375 Two Framed Indo-Persian Illuminated Manuscript Pages, each with black text and a battle scene with warriors on horseback, 12 x 7 1/4 in. $1,000-2,000

359 Painting Depicting Flowering Branches, China, 20th century, with two finches on a branch, inscribed with two seals, color on paper, hanging scroll, 38 1/8 x 20 1/8 in. $200-400

367 Painting Depicting a Landscape, China, 20th century, with figures on a boat and a bridge, inscribed with two seals, ink and light color on cotton, framed and glazed, 40 3/4 x 16 7/8 in. $300-500

376 Thangka, Indo-Tibet, pigment on cloth, depicting a three-faced, twelve-armed wrathful deity surrounded by flames, with two bodhisattvas seated above and other wrathful deities below, 28 x 20 1/2 in. $400-600

360 Portrait of a Man, China, seated in official attire, accompanied by three boys, with a seal, ink and color on paper, hanging scroll, 24 7/8 x 16 in. $200-400

368 Portrait of the Last Emperor as a Boy, China, 20th century, bust portrait dressed in an imperial robe, oil on canvas, not framed and without stretcher, 25 3/4 x 19 in. $400-600

377 Persian Miniature Painting, Iran, 20th century, depicting a battle scene, framed, 17 1/2 x 15 1/4 in. $200-300

361 Three Paintings and Two Calligraphies, China, three women, color on paper pasted onto a panel, 33 x 20 1/4; four celestial women, color on panel, 15 3/8 x 24 5/8; a mystic bird with peonies, color on paper, 20 1/4 x 18; a calligraphy in clerical script, 11 x 10 3/8; and one in semi-cursive script, 26 1/2 x 12 3/4 in., all framed. $200-400

369 Two Ancestral Portraits of a Couple, China, 20th century, depicted in full-length frontal view, each seated in a chair with their feet on a footrest, ink and color on silk, hanging scroll, 32 7/8 x 19 1/2 in. $500-700

378 Two Framed Plaques, Iran, a hunting scene painted on bone and mounted on illuminated paper, and one embossed with two Persian figures flanking a clay tablet with the shape of Iran surrounded by a cuneiform, with Farsi below, both in inlaid frames, size to 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. $200-300

362 Two Framed Paintings, China, ink and color on paper, a bird perched on a flowering branch, with one seal, 9 1/2 x 13, and gourds hanging from a leafy stalk, with inscription and two seals, 13 1/2 x 13 1/4 in. $200-400 363 Pair of Paintings Depicting Flowers, China, 19th/20th century, with finches and sparrows, ink and color on silk, framed and glazed, 47 x 17 1/2 in. $300-500 364 Painting Depicting Flowers and Insects, China, 20th century, in boneless technique, inscribed and signed “Lu Zhongqui” with a seal, ink and color on paper, hanging scroll, 25 1/2 x 14 in. $300-500

370 Imperial Portrait, China, ink and colors on silk, seated on a tiger-skin throne wearing dragon coat and peacock feather hat, framed, image 70 1/2 x 37 1/4 in. $500-700 371 Painting Depicting a Landscape, China, in the manner of Qin Bingweng (1803-1873), with three standing scholar-recluses watching a waterfall in a forest with rocks, pines, and a temple, signed with a seal, ink and color on paper, hanging scroll, 51 x 25 1/2 in. $600-800 372 Painting Depicting Birds and Flowers, China, 20th century, in the manner of Huang Shanshu (1855-1919), ink and color on paper, bears a seal, hanging scroll, with original box, 34 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. $700-900 373 Painting Depicting Quails, China, 20th century, by the water amidst flowers and plants, inscribed with a seal, ink and color on paper, hanging scroll, with box, 34 1/2 x 17 1/4 in. $700-900

379 Two Framed Persian Miniatures, Iran, one depicting figures and the other with figures and animals, both with text along the top and bottom borders, 7 1/8 x 4 in. $400-500 380 Two Paintings Illustrating Divine Episodes, Persia, 20th century, framed and glazed, each 8 1/2 x 22 5/8 in. $400-600 381 Book with Wood Covers, Burma, accordion folded, inscribed sheets with covers carved in high relief depicting scrolling flowers and tendrils with inlaid green glass, lg. 17 1/4 in. $400-600 382 Small Six-panel Folding Screen, Japan, 19th/20th century, depicting a riverscape with figures, (torn into five parts), 17 3/4 x 37 in. $200-300

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383 Folding Three-panel Screen, Japan, each wood folding door with a rootwood panel at the top, the center vertical panel of paper and wood, 66 x 49 5/8 in. $400-600 384 Six-panel Folding Screen, Byobu, Japan, 19th century, ink and color on gold leaf, depicting egrets congregating by a pond beneath a snow-covered willow tree and flowers, each panel 67 1/8 x 25 in. $800-1,000 385 Six-panel Folding Screen, Byobu, Japan, 20th century, ink, color, and gold on paper, depicting a landscape scene with gentle hills, pine trees, and fall foliage, all against a gold ground, each panel 71 3/4 x 24 in. $800-1,000 386 Two Small Six-panel Screens, Japan, depicting early Portuguese at a Japanese port and in their residential area, painted in gold leaf, framed and glazed, 17 1/4 x 40 1/2 in. $800-1,000 387 Pair of Panel Screens, Japan, 19th century, each screen with six Chinese fan paintings and calligraphy, mounted on gold leaf with silk brocade borders, each panel, ht. 69 1/4, wd.

35 1/4 in. $3,000-5,000 388 Mirror with an Ornate Wood Frame, China, rectangular, the frame elaborately pierced and carved with phoenixes, qilin, bats, cranes, figures at leisure in gardens with pavilions and boats, ruyi-heads, and cartouches depicting figural scenes, all against an openwork ground, 16 x 30 in. $200-400 389 Tea Master’s Cabinet, Japan, with multiple compartments, some with sliding doors and drawers, 31 1/2 x 28 1/2 x 11 in. $100-200 390 Eight-panel Folding Needlepoint Screen, China, 20th century, each panel depicting various birds and flowers, 39 x 12 3/4 in. $200-300

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391 Rootwood Tortoise and Two Burlwood Stands, China, carved tortoise, lg. 30; smaller stand 1 x 12 x 6, larger 1 1/2 x 26 x 22 in. $200-300

399 Export Marble-top Stand, China, the circular top set above an openwork apron carved with blossom decoration, supported by four cabriole legs, ht. 35 in. $200-400

392 Nine Wood Stands and Trays, China, an oblong stand with railed top; a square tableshape stand; a round table-shaped stand with rosewood top; a shaped tripod stand; a plain rectangular tray; a rounded square tray; a shaped tree stump tray; a natural tree stump tray; and a lily pad-shaped tray, lg. to 22, dia. to 12 /14 in. $200-300

400 Export Marble-top Stand, China, the octagonal top with a floral border, set above an openwork apron carved with gourd decoration, supported by four legs surmounted by monster-masks, with clawand-ball feet, ht. 23 3/4 in. $200-400

393 Set of Three Nesting Tables, China, each with a single drawer inset with a gilt and red-painted panel carved with figures and blossoms, size to 32 x 15 3/4 x 25 1/2 in. $200-300

401 Two-part Tansu Chest, Japan, one section with two drawers, the other with a drawer above a doored compartment and a smaller drawer, the metal lock plates cast in the form of birds and plants, with metal handles and hardware, 40 x 33 1/2 x 16 in. $200-400

394 Open Stand with Drawers, China, three shelves with base, brass hardware, ht. 44 1/4 x 37 x 12 in. $200-300 395 Tray Table, Hojokban, Korea, 19th/20th century, with a twelve-sided top above shaped aprons, lightly lacquered, with reddish-brown patina, dia. 16, ht. 10 3/4 in. $200-300 396 Marble-top Stand, China, the rectangular top set above an openwork apron with lotus and ruyi decoration, with two undertiers, supported by four legs with claw-and-ball feet, 32 x 12 x 17 in. $250-350 397 Decorative Openwork Wood Wall Panel, China, rectangular, depicting chrysanthemums and clouds, set in a giltwood frame carved with blossoms, 50 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. $200-400 398 Pair of Marble-top Stands, China, 19th/20th century, each with a square top set above an apron with openwork ruyi decoration, supported by four shaped legs with ruyi-form feet, 20 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. $200-400

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402 Two Chests, Japan, tea master’s chest, zelkova, cast bronze fittings, 19 x 23 1/4 x 12, and a red lacquered display cabinet, 19 1/2 x 15 x 12 in. $200-400 403 Inlaid Rosewood Three-tier Wall Shelf, Japan, carved with an openwork foliate border, depicting flowers, birds, and insects with ivory and mother-of-pearl inlay, 41 x 14 x 5 in. $300-500 404 Lacquer Jubako, Japan, 19th century, four stacked covered trays decorated with flowering camellia with kirikane and silver inlays, ht. 13 3/4 in. $400-600 405 Set of Four Doors, Japan, ink, color, and gold splash on paper, depicting a peacock beneath a pine tree, with another bird perched on a branch overlooking the river, with signature and two seals, each 70 x 38 in. $400-600 406 Lacquer Trays and Covered Bowls, Japan, 20th century, eight black lacquer trays with maki-e decoration of magnolia and eight red and black covered bowls with maki-e decoration of cranes and pine, dia. to 10 in. $400-600

407 Bedside Chest, Meorijang, Korea, 20th century, with three drawers and a compartment with two-sided door, resting on a cabriole-style leg stand, the table top with raised edges, 10 1/2 x 31 3/4 x 12 1/4 in. $400-600

415 Lacquered Gu Zheng, China, black and red lacquer with inlaid mother-of-pearl with carved rosewood ends, black and red lacquer case with two incised red lacquer characters, lg.

49 in. $500-700

408 Painted Wood Sign, China, early 20th century, rectangular, the characters “jing hang” carved and painted in gilt and red against a black ground, with two metal loops along the top edge, 21 x 35 1/2 in. $300-500

416 Liquor Cabinet, rectangular, with rounded corners and foliate feet, comprising a hinged top above a two-door compartment, with two doors opening to custom compartments on either side, each panel with carved in relief with Chinese-style decoration depicting figures at leisure in gardens and pavilions, 37 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 35 1/4 in. $500-700

409 Four-panel Stone Table Screen, China, 19th/20th century, each panel divided in three sections, depicting Daoist scenes with figures on the front and landscapes on the back, ht.

29, each panel wd. 7 7/8 in. $300-500 410 Black Lacquer Box on Stand, China, the rectangular covered box with polychrome lotus motif, the stand with similar decoration and four cabriole legs, 20 x 33 x 16 1/2 in. $300-500 411 Child’s Drawered Desk, China, rectangular, supported on spade feet, 24 1/2 x 35 1/2 x 17 1/2, and a rectangular wood stand, 17 3/4 x 12 1/2 x 16 1/4 in. $200-400 412 Square Low Table, China, with openwork lattice top and shaped feet, 5 x 27 1/2 x 27 1/2 in. $300-500 413 Red and Gilt Lacquer Altar Cabinet, China, 20th century, the top with scroll ends and spandrels, the front comprising a long drawer above a compartment with a double-door, decorated with figures amidst pavilions and trees, the apron with openwork foliate panels flanking a register depicting figures, 38 1/2 x 54 1/2 x 18 in. $400-600 414 Armchair, China, backsplat carved and pierced with the shuangxi (double happiness) character, endless knots, lozenges, and coins, the top rail carved with a bat, openwork arms with scroll design, solid apron carved with ruyi motif, four legs joined by stretchers, 40 x 19 x 24 3/4 in. $400-600

417 Low Square Table, China, hardwood, beaded apron, squared legs ending in carved dragon heads, 32 x 32 x 14 in. $500-700 418 Square Wood Stand, China, incised and painted with floral and figural decoration, with spindle apron and humpback stretchers, 23 x 18 3/4 x 18 3/4 in. $500-700 419 Three-tier Stand, China, hardwood muffineer for the export market, ht. 36 1/2 in. $500-700 420 Marble-top Portable Table, China, cabriole legs fitted to circular base with hardwood framed white marble top, ht. 33, dia. 29 in. $600-800 421 Six-post Tester Bed, China, rattan mat, hardwood frame and lattice panels, ht. with tester 79 1/2, bed 20 x 80 x 47 1/2 in. $600-800 422 Polychrome Armchair, China, black lacquer with geometric patterns and landscape scenes, ht. 37 1/2, seat 20 x 23 1/2 x 18 in. $600-800 423 Pair of Bamboo Armchairs, China, caned seats, ht. rail 37 1/2, seat 17 1/4 x 23 1/2 x 18 in. $600-800

424 Four Hardwood Stands, China, 20th century, rectangular, one small flat-top stand with carved and incised decoration; one with raised top edges and cabriole legs; one with railed top; and one with raised top edges, lg. to 29 5/8 in. $600-800 425 Two Lacquer Stools, China, late 19th/early 20th century, one of black lacquer, with a red, square seat suggestive of an embroidered seat cover, on curvilinear supports and decorated in red and gilt with lotus flowers and ruyi designs, and the other of red lacquer, with a lobed seat set above curvilinear supports and decorated with lotus blossoms, ht. to 19 in. $700-900 426 Glazed Display Cabinet, China, with gilt figural and floral decoration on red ground, the upper section glazed and mirror-backed, with a two-door lower section, 66 3/4 x 18 3/4 x 39 3/4 in. $700-900 427 Large Black-lacquered Table, China, lobedtop decorated with polychrome flowers and cabriole legs, 54 x 35 x 31 1/2 in. $700-900

428 Lacquer Stand with Gilt Decoration, China, double lozenge shape, the top painted with landscape scenes, the curvilinear apron decorated with lotuses, with six cabriole legs on a double lozenge base, 33 1/2 x 28 1/2 x 18 in. $700-900 429 Kang Table, China, huanghuali table, the apron and feet with ruyi-scroll decorations, 12 x 19 x 31 in. $700-900 430 Glazed Faux Bamboo Display Cabinet, China, hardwood, mirrored back, 66 1/2 x 32 x 14 in. $800-1,000 431 Lift-top Chest, China, large yumu chest with lower drawers, 35 x 22 x 39 in. $800-1,000

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432 Glazed Display Cabinet, China, hardwood, lower section with doors, 74 x 32 x 13 in. $800-1,000 433 Lobed Marzion Table, China, hardwood table with drawers in rim of top for game pieces, 33 1/2 x 33 1/2 x 33 1/2 in. $800-1,000

440 Pair of Straight-back Armchairs, China, hardwood, ht. crest rail 46, seat 20 x 22 1/4 x 18 in. $900-1,200

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434 Large Table, China, hardwood, apron with openwork scroll, beaded squared legs ending in incurved hoofed feet, 56 1/2 x 35 1/2 x 32 in. $900-1,200 435 Glazed Display Cabinet, China, hardwood, lower section with burlwood doors, illuminated, 79 1/4 x 36 x 15 in. $1,500-2,000

436 Pair of Display Cabinets, China, mirroredbacks, lower sections with two drawers over doors, 76 1/2 x 39 x 13 in. $1,500-2,500 437 Pair of Glazed Display Cabinets, China, hardwood, lower sections with burlwood doors, illuminated, 80 x 36 x 15 in. $3,000-4,000 438 Pair of Chair Covers, China, 18th/19th century, each embroidered in gold-wrapped threads on a faded red ground with a shou character flanked by clouds at the top and an elephant to the chair back; the seat embellished with a roundel comprising a central peach with bats, bamboo, and flowers, and the front with bats amidst lotus sprigs growing from rocks above rolling waves, all within a fret border, 64 1/4 x 19 3/8 in.

Note: Collection label reads: “Benton Collection, No. 36. Pr. Rose Satin chair pieces.

From Palace of Pu Yi, Forbidden City, Peking.

Ch’ien Lung Period.” $4,000-6,000 439 Pair of Red-painted Cabinets, Asia, with polychrome chilong decoration, the two-doored front opened to a shelved compartment, 30 x 23 x 11 in. $1,000-1,500

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Asian Art – Marlborough Session II: Tuesday, February 4, 10AM Lots 441–871

441 Two Court Necklaces, China, hardstone and glass beads with gilt-metal and fabric, lg. to 40 in. $200-300 442 Group of Decorative Ornaments, China, eight kingfisher feather ornaments including three hairpins, ht. to 6 1/8, and five goldplate decorations, wd. to 2; a silver cloisonné hairpin, ht. 1 7/8; four faux-tortoiseshell items including two combs, wd. 4, a hairpin with gilt floral scroll decoration, ht. 4 1/2, and a chain, lg. 7 1/2; and a ceramic duck, in a box, ht. 1 3/4 in. $300-500 443 Art Nouveau-style 14kt Gold and Jade Ring, the oval, spinach-color jade set in an openwork foliate gold mount, ring marked “14k” (not tested), inner dia. 5/8 in., size 5. $400-600 444 Purple Quartzite Bangle, the stone dyed with dark speckles and white inclusions, dia.

2 3/4 in. $300-400 445 Jade and 14kt Gold Bracelet, Macau, 20th century, comprising eight alternating jade and gold octagonal plaques, each bearing an auspicious character and one plaque incised with a lotus flower, clasp with a small chain, marked “Macau 14k” (not tested), dia. 2 1/2 in. $300-500

446 Nanking-style Export Blue and White Covered Teapot, China, cylindrical, painted with a landscape depicting pavilions, bridges, willow trees, and boats on the river, the handle comprising a pair of intertwined ruyi stalks, the spout decorated with foliage, the cover with a fruit-form finial, ht. 5 in. $200-300 447 Four Blue and White Vases, China, two baluster celadon vases with figural decoration and foo dog handles, a crackle-glaze bottle vase with figural reserves against a crackedice ground painted with blossoms, fourcharacter Qianlong mark on base, and a baluster celadon vase depicting flowers and birds, with foo dog handles, ht. to 18 in. $200-300 448 Blue and White Covered Jar, China, 20th century, decorated with qilins standing in the midst of rolling waves, ht. 12 1/4 in. $200-300 449 Blue and White Covered Jar, China, 19th century or later, ovoid, decorated with three mystic animals, the cover decorated with sea waves and clouds, ht. 10 1/4 in. $200-300 450 Blue and White Lobed Jar, China, decorated with dragon motifs, Wanli mark to base, with brown box, ht. 5 in. $200-300

451 Pair of Blue and White Covered Ginger Jars, China, 19th/20th century, decorated with shou characters alternating with lotus stalks, the cover decorated with scroll motifs on the side, ht. 8 1/4 in. $300-500 452 Nanking-style Export Blue and White Covered Pitcher, China, depicting a landscape with birds flying over a fenced garden and a pavilion on the banks of a river, the cover with similar decoration and a recumbent foo lion finial, the handle comprising two intertwined bands with floral terminals, ht. 10 in. $300-500 453 Export Blue and White Umbrella Stand, China, 20th century, the central cylinder surrounded by five apertures, overall floral decoration, ht. 22 1/2 in. $300-500 454 Blue and White Lobed Ming-style Charger, China, decorated with scrolling grapes and tendrils with a floral border, Xuande mark to the exterior rim, dia. 14 7/8 in. $300-500 455 Four Export Blue and White Teacups with Saucers, China, 20th century, circular, with paneled sides and scalloped rims, decorated with alternating reserves depicting flowers and landscapes, Kangxi mark on base, saucer dia.

4 7/8, cup ht. 2 3/8 in. $500-700

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456 Two Blue and White Gu Vases, China, 18th century or later, painted with figures in river landscapes with mountains and pine trees, the bulbous midsection decorated with scattered floral sprigs, double ring on base, (one damaged), ht. to 17 1/2 in. $600-1,000 457 Black-glazed Miniature Jar, China, 19th/20th century, globular body with undulating wall and shaved mouth, partially glazed exterior, ht. 2 7/8 in. $100-200 458 Black-glazed Miniature Jar, China, 19th/20th century, globular, with softly rounded shoulder, the glaze stops near the bottom, unglazed base, ht. 2 in. $100-200 459 Black-glazed Miniature Jar, China, 19th/20th century, ovoid body with short neck, shaved rim, and high foot, ht. 3 in. $100-200 460 Mirror Black Vase, China, baluster shape with white-glazed interior and unglazed foot, ht. 15 in. $400-600 461 Celadon Hu Vase, China, 20th century, with two deer-head-shaped ears, six-character mark on recessed base, ht. 9 3/4 in. $200-300 462 Celadon Vase Mounted as a Lamp, China, bottle shape, the neck molded with dragon decoration in relief, on a wood stand, vase ht.

14 in. $200-300 463 Celadon Bowl, China, conical shape rising from a short circular foot, the interior decorated with bats and Immortals amidst clouds, the exterior molded with rolling waves, six-character Chenghua mark on base, dia. 7 1/2 in. $200-300 464 Celadon Terra-cotta Bowl, China, heavily potted and with rolled lip, decorated allover with thick olive green glaze, unglazed base, dia. 6 in. $300-500

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465 Celadon Bowl, China, conical, with olivegreen celadon glaze, the interior molded with a pair of birds amidst lotuses, dia. 5 7/8 in. $500-700 466 Two Polychrome Ginger Jars, China, 20th century, decorated with raised lotuses and cranes, one against a green ground, ht. 5 1/2; the other against a yellow ground, ht. 5 3/4 in. $100-200 467 Yellow Porcelain Vase, China, 19th/20th century, bamboo form, with various polychrome decoration of auspicious objects, six-character Tongzhi mark to base, ht. 9 3/8 in. $200-300 468 Flambé Hu Vase, China, 20th century, with a raised ring around the shoulder, “hare’s fur” glaze in purple and blue, base with incised mark “wu,” ht. 11 1/2 in. $200-300 469 Turquoise-glazed Moonflask, China, molded with dragons chasing pearls amidst clouds, the shoulders decorated with animal-head handles, ht. 9 3/8 in. $200-300 470 Pink-glazed Ding Bowl, China, the interior decorated with molded design of flowers interspersed with children and a band of meander motif near the rim, unglazed along the rim, ht. 2, dia. 7 1/4 in. $200-300 471 Tea Dust Glaze Vase, China, bottle shape, with six-character Kangxi mark to base, ht.

13 in. $200-300 472 Enamel Ruyi Scepter, China, typical form, depicting flowering lotus and chrysanthemum stalks against a bright yellow ground, the white sides decorated with scrolling floral sprigs in blue, with metal rims and fourcharacter Qianlong mark, lg. 11 1/2 in. $200-400 473 Robin’s-egg Blue Vase, China, rouleau form, drilled, ht. 16 in. $400-600

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474 Four Turquoise-glazed Ceramic Items, China, a tall baluster vase, a shallow dish, a stand with six mask-form feet, and a standing figure of a monk, ht. to 11 3/8 in. $400-600 475 Tsochow Ceramic Pillow, China, incised inscription, with custom stand, without stand lg. 12 1/2, wd. 6 1/2, ht. 4 1/2 in. $500-700 476 Porcelain Wrist Rest, China, rectangular, with apple green glaze and decorated in black with marbled roundels, 2 5/8 x 5 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. $500-700

477 Doucai Jardinière, China, overall decorations of lotus scrolls, ht. 7 3/4, dia. 9 7/8 in. $200-300 478 Polychrome Porcelain Decanter, China, 20th century, in the form of a duck standing in a lotus-filled pond, with a S-shaped handle and its beak as the spout, with a conforming box, ht. 9 1/4 in. $200-300 479 Pair of Famille Rose Eggshell Porcelain Bowls on Wood Stands, China, each painted with chrysanthemums, the interior well with a stylized floral roundel, the foot decorated with a leiwen band, with a ruyi-head border along the exterior rim, four-character Qianlong mark on base, stand raised on five cabriole legs, dia. 5 in. $200-300 480 Famille Verte Lamp, China, 20th century, globular shape with four circular cartouches depicting ladies in a courtyard, ht. 11 3/8 in. $200-300

481 Famille Rose Vase, China, meiping shape, depicting an old man holding a peach and carrying a basket of bamboo on his back, with a bird perched in front of him in a blossoming landscape, “huai ren tang zhi” mark on base, ht. 8 in. $200-300 482 Three Rose Medallion Tableware Items, China, a large oval platter, an oval plate, and a circular dish, lg. to 17 1/8 in. $300-400

483 Famille Rose Vase, China, rectangular baluster form, decorated with reserves depicting figures, the sides with stylized lotus flowers and fruits against a turquoise ground, the neck flanked by openwork ruyi-scroll handles, ht. 18 in. $400-500 484 Six Rose Medallion Plates, China, 19th/20th century, decorated with figures and birds amidst flowers in a four quatrefoil reserves on a millefleur background with butterflies, dia.

11 in. $400-500

485 Famille Verte Vase, China, rouleau form, decorated with floral motifs in shaped panels, a double ring in underglaze blue to base, ht.

23 7/8 in. $300-500 486 Pair of Famille Rose Covered Tea Bowls, China, the cups depicting peonies, “rui di tui si tang zhi” mark on base, the covers with plum blossom decoration, “san yue tu hua” mark on top, dia. 4 1/4 in. $300-500 487 Group of Famille Rose Tableware, China, approximately twenty-four lobed plates, thirteen lobed dishes, thirty-three lobed bowls, and thirteen quatrefoil dishes with floral decoration on a turquoise ground; and eleven dishes, twenty-two quatrefoil dishes, ten lobed dishes, and four quatrefoil platters painted with flowers or fruit on a white ground. $400-600

488 Famille Rose Basin, China, with everted rim and lotus decoration on white ground, base unmarked, dia. 12 3/4 in. $400-600 489 Porcelain Vase, China, baluster shape, decorated with magpies flying amidst grapevines, the neck flanked by openwork handles, four-character Guangxu mark on base, ht. 14 3/4 in. $400-600

490 Famille Rose Vase, China, ovoid with flared mouth and waisted neck, with millefleur decoration, ht. 16 3/8 in. $500-700

491 Pair of Famille Rose Yellow-ground Vases, China, bottle shape, each with cupped mouth and splayed foot, painted with folklore figures in roundels against a yellow ground decorated with lotus flowers and scrolling foliage, the shoulder with decorative handles in the form of foo dog heads and rings, turquoise base and interior, with “ju ren tang zhi” mark on base, ht. 9 1/4 in. $500-700 492 Pair of Large Famille Noir Vases, China, baluster form, decorated with auspicious birds, flowers, and fruit, ht. 24 in. $600-800 493 Two Polychrome Porcelain Seated Figures, China, Budai and Buddha each on a double lotus base with the wish-fulfilling pearl in his hands, ht. to 9 1/2 in. $300-500 494 Pottery Figure of a Man, China, modeled standing and dressed in a magua, with a conical cap, removable head, ht. 32 in. $1,500-2,500 495 Pottery Figure of a Man, China, modeled standing and dressed in an informal robe beneath a long vest, wearing a hat with upturned brim, removable head, ht. 31 in. $1,500-2,500 496 Ge Ware Arrow Vase, China, pear shape with a pair of tubular handles flanking the neck, covered with pale gray crackled glaze, base unmarked, ht. 6 1/4 in. $300-500 497 Three Jun Ware Vessels, China, two grayblue bowls with pink spots, one with surface cracks; and a mottled gray-blue dish with a purple splash and brown rings along the rim, dia. to 6 7/8 in. $300-500 498 Han-style Earthenware Tiger, China, depicted standing and reined, ht. 17 1/4 in. $100-150

499 Five Pottery Statues of Animals, China, a pair of ducks in underglaze turquoise blue, ht. to 9 1/4; a blue parrot, ht. 13 3/8; a blue foo lion with a ball under its foot seated on a square podium with carved decoration, ht. 12 3/8; and a polychrome phoenix perched on a tree trunk, parcel-gilt, ht. 26 3/4 in. $200-300 500 Pair of Sancai-style Pottery Roof Tiles, China, 20th century, in the shape of a warrior with one leg outstretched, ht. 11 7/8, wd. 8 3/4 in. $200-300 501 Four Painted Earthenware Figures, China, a man in Western outfit, partially glazed; a noble woman with a long scarf on her head; and two figures in traditional dress, ht. to 16 3/4 in. $200-300 502 Two Pottery Tang-style Standing Figures, China, a soldier and an official, ht. to 13 1/4 in. $300-500 503 Figures of Guanyin and a Man, China, the painted clay Guanyin depicted seated in royal ease pose, mounted on a stand; the man standing with his right hand to his bare belly, mounted on a bronze stand, ht. to 7 5/8 in. $300-500 504 Five Pottery Items, China, a black-glaze oviform jar, ht. 9 1/2, a bulbous jar with mottled turquoise blue glaze; a bulbous jar with splashed brown glaze; a small tripod censer with two handles; and a small globular jar with two loops to shoulder, ht. to 9 1/2 in. $300-500

505 Pair of Covered Jars, China, baluster-shape with domed cover, decorated with three leafy branches on a red ground with foliate scroll motifs, ht. 17 in. $300-500 506 Two Earthenware Tiles, China, one depicting three women and the other three men, in deep relief, with wood stands, 9 x 11 1/8 in. $400-600

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507 Sancai-glazed Pottery Pillow, China, decorated with incised floral scrolls on top, painted with underglaze green, amber, and cream, ht. 4 1/4, lg. 11 5/8 in. $400-600

515 Wucai-style Gu Vase, China, with flanges along the sides, decorated with dragons on a ground of foliate and floral scrolls, ht. 12 1/4 in. $200-300

508 Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Pillows, China, 19th/20th century, in the shape of a horseshoe, slightly concave top, decorated with two landscapes, an openwork design on both sides, lg. 13 3/4, ht. 6 in. $600-800

516 Wucai-style Deep Dish, China, with straight wall and everted, lobed rim, decorated with bird-and-flower and various trellis patterns, mark to base, dia. 11 1/2 in. $300-500

509 Yangshao-type Pottery Jug, China, possibly Neolithic, its long neck and sloping shoulder painted in red and dark brown pigments with geometric, triangular designs, the globular body tapering sharply towards a flat foot and flanked by a pair of flattened loop handles, ht.

11 1/2 in. $800-1,000

517 Five Glazed Items, China, a yellowish-greenglazed dish with incised floral design; an olive green-glazed dish with two molded fish and a ribbed exterior; a celadon-glazed dish; a celadon-glazed bowl with interior floral scroll design; and a plain robin’s-egg blue porcelain dish, dia. to 8 3/8 in. $200-300

510 Plain White Porcelain Bowl, China, thickly walled body with a five-lobed rim, resting on a raised foot with unglazed underside, unglazed foot with a brushed character mark to base, dia. 4 7/8 in. $200-300

518 Five Ceramic Items, China, a famille rose covered jar, a gilt orange-glazed pot, a sancai stem cup, a tan-glazed jar with applied green glaze, and a mallet-shaped famille verte vase, ht. to 11 1/4 in. $200-400

511 Plain White-glazed Ding Bowl, China, gently rounded, unglazed flared rim, thick opaque glaze with a slight tint of blue, unglazed foot radiating chatter marks, dia. 6 1/8 in. $200-300

519 Three Ceramic Pieces, China, two finecrackle green monochrome vases and a fine-crackle yellow monochrome covered jar, ht. to 13 3/4 in. $300-400

512 Porcelain Barber Basin, China, 19th/20th century, decorated with floral branches in overglaze enamel, gilt rim, exterior decorated with floral scrolls in red, dia. 10 1/2 in. $200-300

520 Miniature Blue and White Vase, China, bottle shape, with iron-red bats amidst clouds, four-character Yongzheng mark on base, ht.

2 3/4 in. $400-600

513 Plain White-glazed Low Tea Bowl, China, widely rounded wall with a gradually flared rim, unglazed foot with hollowed-out underside with a brushed character mark, dia. 5 5/8 in. $300-500

521 Quadrangular Vase, China, 20th century, baluster-shape, decorated with ladies in a garden and floral branches in flanged sections, with handles, ht. 12 7/8 in. $500-700

514 Famille Verte Vase, China, baluster shape decorated with a bird-and-flower motif, ht. 23 1/2 in. $100-150

522 Porcelain Plaque, China, rectangular, painted with a blossoming prunus tree, with inscription and seal on the right, 14 1/4 x 10 in. $500-700 523 Porcelain Plaque, China, depicting a misty river landscape with distant mountains, inscription at upper right, 21 1/2 x 15 in. $500-700

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524 Four Blue and White Plates, Japan and China, with underglaze blue floral designs, dia.

5 1/2 in. $100-200 525 Two Stoneware Jars, Japan, 19th century, wide-mouthed with applied ash glaze, dia. to 9 1/8 in. $100-200 526 Hanging Vase, Japan, 20th century, in the form of three carp, ht. 8 3/4 in. $200-300 527 Two Pottery Vessels, Japan, 20th century, a sumidagawa-ware pitcher decorated with two figures in relief, signed, ht. 12 1/4, and a figural hibachi, dia. 10 1/2 in. $200-300 528 Kutani Vase, Japan, bottle shape, the beige crackle-glazed body painted with red floral decoration against a semi-translucent gray ground, mark on base, ht. 16 1/4 in. $200-300 529 Six Imari Tableware Items, Japan and China, a charger with floral vignettes, a pair of rounded platters with floral reserves alternating with gilt decoration on blue ground, a deep dish with everted rim and floral motifs, and two rounded dishes with floral decoration (one damaged), dia. to 13 1/2 in. $200-300 530 Bizen Ware Vase Mounted as a Lamp, Japan, octagonal, in the form of an elongated melon, drilled on base and side, ht. 17 in. $200-400 531 Satsuma Charger, Japan, 20th century, depicting figures beneath a pine tree, with a lake in the background, dia. 12 1/2 in. $200-400 532 Contemporary Crackle-glaze Charger, Japan, painted with a plum blossom tree against a pale blue ground, mark on base, dia.

13 1/2 in. $200-400

533 Group of Tableware, Japan, 20th century, ten Arita covered bowls with fuki choshun mark, dia. 4 3/8, and two pairs of deep plates, dia. to 8 1/2 in. $300-400 534 Three Porcelain Items, Japan, 20th century, two satsuma ware, a miniature jar with cover, ht. 4 3/8, and a miniature wine cup with a figure, dia. 2 1/4; a bottle-shaped porcelain jar decorated with birds and flowers with butterflies in champlevé cloisonné, mark to base, ht. 10 3/8 in. $200-400 535 Incense Box, Japan, 18th century, decorated with an overall design of floating inlaid motherof-pearl and gold maki-e chrysanthemums, 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. $300-500 536 Kutani Umbrella Stand, Japan, cylindrical, decorated with molded chrysanthemum blossoms and reserves depicting figures and flowers, with ring handles, ht. 30, dia. 10 in. $300-500 537 Pair of Bronze Gu Vases, Japan, 20th century, each cast with a dragon soaring amidst clouds above rolling waves, twocharacter “zhong fu” mark base, ht. 4 3/4 in. $400-600 538 Two Imari Chargers, Japan, 20th century, one peony-form, decorated with various floral scrolls, dia. 13 1/2; the other circular with lobed rim, decorated with leafy flowers and butterflies, marks to face, dia. 12 1/2 in. $400-600 539 Five Contemporary Pottery Pieces, Japan, an ovoid jar partially decorated with blue, green, and red glazes, one side unglazed and molded in the form of a face, signed on base, ht. 7 3/4, a twin globular vase with yellow glaze and mark on base, lg. 7, a planter with lime green glaze and incised foliate band, signed on base, ht. 5, a speckled yellow jug of flattened baluster form with abstract floral decoration and an unglazed handle on one shoulder, ht. 7 1/4, and a gray-glazed earthenware bottle, mark on base, ht. 7 in. $400-600

540 Polychrome Charger, Japan, with scattered multicolored cranes against a bright red ground, the underside with blue and white decoration of birds and clouds, with metal mounts, dia. 25 in. $400-600 541 Two Blue and White Kutani Kannon Figures, Japan, 20th century, one female with her hands to belly, mark to base, ht. 17 3/4, the other male, seated with his right leg raised, ht. 12 3/8 in., both with mark to base. $300-500 542 Blue and White Jardinière on Wood Stand, Japan, decorated with birds and flowers, ht.

12, dia. 15 in. $200-300 543 Three Blue and White Porcelain Vessels, Japan, 20th century, a pear-shape ribbed bottle, decorated with figures with auspicious symbols and various trellis patterns, ht. 6 1/2; a jar with a quatrefoil saucer-shape rim, decorated with landscapes, ht. 2 7/8; and a baluster-shape jar with a long waisted neck and a dish-shape mouth, ht. 9 1/4 in. $200-300

544 Imari Blue and White Jar, Japan, oviform, decorated with a landscape with stylized plants and flowers, ht. 11 1/4 in. $300-500 545 Blue and White Haeju-style Porcelain Jar, Korea, 20th century, elongated globular body with straight neck and short foot, decorated with floral and foliate designs between the characters of “su” and “bok,” ht. 13 1/2, dia.

13 1/4 in. $600-800 546 Celadon Bowl, Korea, with conical walls and a small concave well, grayish-green glaze with overall crackling, dia. 6 7/8 in. $200-300 547 Four Contemporary Celadon Items on Wood Stands, Korea, a bowl, a lobed jar, and two small ovoid jars, each with mark on base, ht. to 5 in. $200-300

548 Celadon Dish, Korea, decorated with raised design in the well, transparent green glaze with bluish tint, overall craquelure, three spur marks to base, dia. 5 1/2 in.

Note: Christie’s sticker marked Lot 5, April 13, 1993, on base. $200-400 549 Celadon-glazed Stoneware Bottle, Korea, Goryeo period or later, bulbous, with a slightly waisted neck and dish-shaped mouth, flat base, transparent green glaze, ht. 10 3/8 in. $300-500 550 Two White Porcelain Mortars with a Pestle, Korea, 20th century, with spouts, uneven glaze wiped out near foot, unglazed interior, mortars dia. 4 1/2 and 7, pestle ht. 9 3/4 in. $200-300 551 Contemporary White-glazed Jar, Korea, ovoid, with a short neck and everted rim, mark on base, ht. 8 3/4, dia. 11 1/2 in. $200-300 552 Blue and White Covered Teapot, Asia, globular body with an elongated neck and an angular handle, depicting phoenixes and flowers, ht. 6 1/4 in. $200-300 553 Blue and White Porcelain Covered Ginger Jar, Asia, decorated about the sides with mythical animals of qilin, foo lion, and an elephant, amidst rocks, waves, and clouds, ht. 9 7/8 in. $200-300 554 Three Pottery Items, Asia, a blue and white dish depicting birds and flowers, dia. 8 1/2, a ribbed bowl with bluish-green glaze and incised band along the interior rim, dia. 7 1/2, and a bowl with green and blue floral decoration (chipped), dia. 7 1/4 in. $200-350 555 Two Blue and White Bowls, Southeast Asia, one decorated with grapes and lotus leaves, the other with a double dorje at the interior well, the cavetto painted with ruyi and foliate designs, the exterior featuring phoenixes and lotuses, dia. to 5 3/4 in. $400-600

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556 Group of Miscellaneous Items, Asia, an Imari charger, dia. 16 5/8; two paintings depicting a procession, framed and glazed, 9 1/2 x 25 1/2; two black lacquer panels painted with daily scenes in parcel-gilt, ht. to 18 and 10 1/4; an octagon enameled dish with flowers, dia. 6 5/8; a ribbed porcelain bowl, dia. 4 1/8; a rectangular metal box with double happiness character, ht. 4 1/8; a metal tray painted in green, wd. 26 1/8; a cloisonné plate, dia. 7 1/4; two ivory game cups with carved decorations, ht. 2 7/8; a carved bamboo shaker, ht. 2 3/8; and a blue and white porcelain figure, ht. 17 1/8 in. $200-300

562 Pair of Terra-cotta Wall Mounts, eastern India, possibly Gupta Period (320 to 550 CE), each depicting a Yaksi in relief, 6 3/8 x 7 3/8 x 3 1/4 in. $400-600 563 Alabaster Elephant Deity, India, 20th century, seated on a dais, polychrome and gilded decoration, with stand, ht. 8 1/2 in. $300-400

557 Elephant-shaped Glazed Jar, Asia, decorated in underglaze splashed white and brown mottling, ht. 7 5/8, wd. 11 3/4 in. $200-300

564 Four Peking Glass Items, China, 20th century, an ochre bowl, dia. 6 3/8; a bluishwhite hexagonal bowl with flared mouth, dia.

6 3/8; a crimson charger with ribbed interior wall, dia. 13 1/2; and a clear square covered case, lg. 4 3/4 in. $100-200

558 Three Vessels, Asia, a white conical bowl with molded decoration of fish and waves, a Japanese celadon vase in the form of a winter melon on a leafy base, with mark on base, and a lacquer mother-of-pearl vase with wood base and neck, ht. to 11 3/4 in. $300-500

565 Peking Glass Vase with Polychrome Decoration, China, bottle shape, painted with women at leisure in a continuous garden scene, the neck embellished with stylized lotus blossoms, Republic-style four-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 7 1/4 in. $300-500

559 Five Miscellaneous Vessels, Asia, a Japanese cloisonné square platter depicting chickens (damage); a blue and white covered ginger jar with figural reserves and scrolling lotus design, six-character Kangxi mark on base; a pair of cloisonné bottle vases with pale floral decoration on red ground, stamped “China” on base; a covered blue and white baluster jar with landscape scenes, blossoms, and ruyi-heads, four-character Kangxi mark on base; and a Japanese blue and white plate with ribbed rim and vignettes of pine trees, plum blossoms, and birds; ht. to 9 in. $400-500

566 Glass Covered Vase, China, baluster form, the body carved with bamboo pattern, the neck flanked by ram-shape handles, fourcharacter Qianlong mark on base, the cover with a knob finial, ht. 5 1/4 in. $800-1,200

560 Two Vessels, Asia, a ge-ware-style bottle vase with a red chilong molded around the neck and shoulder, ht. 13, and a metal covered vessel in the form of twin melons with leafy stalks, on a matching stand, ht. 10 in. $300-500 561 Group of Porcelain Items, Asia, a sancaiglazed figure of a woman in traditional Hanstyle robes, a pair of famille noir candlesticks decorated with birds and flowers, and a double gourd vase with bright yellow glaze, ht. to 10 in. $400-500

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567 Four Ivory Carvings, Asia, an elephant, ht.

3; a man riding a camel, ht. 3 1/4; an oblong pendant with dragons, signed to back, lg.

4 7/8; and a round pendant decorated with dragon on a round gold plate, dia. 2 1/4 in. $200-300 568 Three Ivory Carvings, Asia, an elephant, lg. 2 3/4; a rhinoceros incised with a pair of snakes on its back, lg. 6; and an elephant fending off four tigers, signed on base, lg. 8 1/4 in. $500-700 569 Four Ivory Netsukes, Japan, 19th/20th century, a standing man with a pointed top knot holding a cat in his arms, ht. 3 5/8; a seated Fujin with a big bag on his back, signed to back, ht. 2 1/4; an octopus with two persimmons, signed “Getsusen” to side, ht. 1 3/8; and a star fruit, ht. 1 7/8 in. $200-400

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570 Three Netsukes, Japan, 20th century, a tanuki, a frog, and a turtle, ht. to 1 1/8 in. $300-500 571 Three Ivory Netsukes, Japan, 20th century, an owl, a lion, and a mouse on a barrel of sake, ht. to 2 in. $400-600 572 Three Ivory Netsukes, Japan, 19th/20th century, a sennin standing with a deer holding a fan; a Tobosaku sennin stealing a peach, signed “Meiyuki” to base; and a figural group of a basket carrier with a pole over his shoulder and a seated man holding a smoking pipe, signed to base, ht. to 1 7/8 in. $500-700 573 Seven Ivory Netsukes, Japan, 19th/20th century, a group of three men; a kabuki character holding a fan, polychrome and parcel-gilt decoration; a seated man holding a longevity character; a seated man with a firewood bundle; a bust of a man carrying a firewood bundle on his back; a seated scholar with a brush in his hand; and a mask with a yokai character on the back, all signed to base except the mask, ht. to 2 in. $700-1,000 574 Ivory Carving of a Tea House, Japan, 19th/20th century, three samurai figures in a garden with a stone lantern, a pine, and a small pond with three ducks, signed “Gyokumin,” to the back, on a wood stand, ht.

7 1/4, wd. 8 3/4 in. $250-300 575 Two Ivory Figures, Japan, 20th century, one sweeping fallen leaves with a broom, signed on a shell-shaped cartouche on base, ht. 4 3/8; and the other holding a rake in his right hand, ht. 4 1/2 in. $200-300 576 Three Ivory Carvings of Animals, Japan, 19th/20th century, a twirled snake with a mouse in its mouth, signed “Gyokuyuki” to base, dia. 1 5/8; a squatted heron, incised and with stained details, signed “Masaichi” to base, lg. 1 1/2; and a standing owl, unsigned, ht. 1 1/2 in. $200-400 577 Bronze Okimono of a Bear, Japan, 19th/20th century, dressed in a robe and seated showing its belly, ht. 6 1/2 in. $300-500

578 Iron Okimono of a Heron, Japan, 20th century, modeled standing on one leg with the other tucked closed to its chest, base incised “Japan,” ht. 14 in. $300-500 579 Ivory Carving of the Lucky God, Japan, 19th/20th century, Fukurokujin holding a staff and a fan in his hands, signed “Gyokushin” to base, ht. 7 7/8 in. $300-500 580 Four Carved Ivory Figurines, Japan, 19th/20th century, a standing figure with two revolving faces, laminated, signed to base, ht.

2 7/8; two Immortals, one holding a toad and the other a scroll and a staff, ht. to 2; a seated farmer, ht. 2 1/8; and Hotei carrying a naked man over his shoulder, ht. 2 5/8 in. $300-500 581 Two Ivory Figures, Japan, 19th/20th century, a fisherman carrying a basket on his back, signed “Gyokuyuki” to base, ht. 5/8; and a seated man holding scissors, signed to base, ht. 4 in. $400-600 582 Ivory Okimono, Japan, 19th/20th century, depicting a farmer standing with a basket of fruit on his back and a hoe leaning against his right leg, ht. 13 in. $400-600 583 Ivory Okimono of a Mythical Figure, Japan, 19th/20th century, with feathered wings, standing on a lotus leaf accompanied by a monkey holding a drum and six toads in various poses, ht. 5 1/2 in. $400-600 584 Ivory Boat with Four Figures, Japan, 19th/20th century, a male dancer, two men seated as the audience, and a courtesan seated playing the lute, on a wooden stand carved into stylized waves, lg. 16 3/4, with stand ht. 5 7/8 in. $400-600

585 Five Ivory Carvings, Japan, 19th/20th century, a tusk carved with a man standign behind an ox, with signature on arched base, (damage), ht. 3 7/8, lg. 10 3/4; a rearing horse, ht. 3 3/4; a seated man with a child on his back, signed to back, ht. 4 3/8; a grape, lg. 2; and a Chinese Shoulao with a peach in his hand, mounted on a stand, ht. 7 1/4 in. $400-600 586 Set of Ten Ivory Nogaku Characters, Japan, 20th century, painted in color, some signed “Yoshiaki,” in a box, ht. 3 in. $1,000-1,500 587 Faux Tortoiseshell Incense Box, China, cylindrical, with reticulated decoration of cranes amidst clouds, the cover similarly carved, ht. 3 1/2 in. $300-500 588 Tortoiseshell Fan, China, decorated in three sections with carved dragons, incised trellis, and meander motifs, with wood handle, lg.

12 in. $600-800 589 Ivory Carving, China, depicting Shoulou holding a flowering branch and a staff, with stand, ht. 13 1/8 in. $200-300 590 Iron Figurine of a Man, China, standing with a book in his left hand, ht. 6 7/8 in. $200-300 591 Ivory Puzzle Ball and Pen Case, China, 19th/20th century, the puzzle ball carved with peonies, dia. 2; the cylindrical pen case carved with a lotus pedestal beneath dragons and phoenixes amidst clouds, the cover with similar decoration and a flower bud finial, lg.

6 1/8 in. $250-350 592 Ivory Carving of a Celestial Woman, China, 20th century, standing dressed in a flowing robe, holding a censer on a tray with both hands, wearing a belt with shou character, ht.

10 1/8 in. $300-500

593 Ivory Woman, China, 19th/20th century, depicted standing with a fruiting branch in her hands, ht. 7 in. $300-500 594 Six Ivory Elephants, China, 20th century, all in walking poses, four with their trunks up, one with a rider wearing a turban, lg. 1 3/4 to 3 1/2 in. $400-600 595 Ivory Emperor and Empress, China, 20th century, dressed in Imperial attire, the woman holding a scepter in her left hand and the man a sword, two-character Qianlong mark to base, on stands, ht. 12 1/4 in. $700-900 596 Enameled White Porcelain Snuff Bottle, China, 19th/20th century, ovoid, with straight neck resting on an oval foot, decorated with flowers, green stopper, ht. 3 1/4 in. $200-300 597 Four Snuff Bottles, China, a Suchou-style bottle depicting a boy, a dendrite agate bottle, an interior-painted glass bottle, and a blue and white bottle, lg. to 3 1/8 in. $200-300 598 White Agate Snuff Bottle, China, pebble shape, stone of semi-translucent white with subtle banding, ht. 2 3/4 in. $300-500 599 Three Stone Snuff Bottles, China, a pebbleshape banded agate bottle, a pebble-shape moss agate bottle, and a greenish-gray hardstone bottle carved in relief with lotus and goldfish, ht. to 2 3/4 in. $300-500 600 Three Peking Glass Snuff Bottles, China, one with red overlay on clear ground, carved with chilong, bats, and shou roundels, one with blue overlay on clear ground, carved with birds and flowers, and one with figural decoration in milky white glass cut through to green, on a yellow snowflake ground, ht. to 3 1/2 in. $300-500

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601 Three Peking Glass Snuff Bottles, China, one with red glass overlay on clear ground, carved with eagles perched on pine trees, one with green glass overlay on milky ground, carved with birds and flowers, and one with green glass overlay on opaque ground, carved with goldfish and lotuses, all with Qianlong mark, ht. to 3 3/8 in. $300-500 602 Two Salt Cellars, China, each comprised of a jade archer’s ring on a sterling silver fourfooted base, ht. 1 3/4 in. $200-300 603 Jade Beads, China, eleven jadeite beads, green stone with white inclusions, dia. 1/2 in. $200-300 604 Two Jade Items, China, a rectangular prism with archaic decoration and inscriptions, lg.

3, and a rectangular seal surmounted by a recumbent foo lion, seal face carved with two characters, lg. 2 3/8 in., stones of pale celadon color (not tested). $300-500 605 Jade Pendant, China, in the form of an archaic dagger, stone of pale celadon color (not tested), lg. 2 1/2 in. $300-500 606 Jade Openwork Pendant, China, 20th century, carved with a dancer and Daoist symbols (not tested), lg. 2 5/8 in. $300-500 607 Jade Plaque, China, rectangular, carved with a pair of chilong along the top, pale mottled green stone (not tested), lg. 1 7/8 in. $400-600 608 Jade Plaque, China, rounded trapezoid, with bamboo-form borders, carved with scrolling lingzhi spray and a bat, pale mottled green stone with dark green inclusions (not tested), lg. 2 1/8 in. $400-600 609 Four Jade Carvings, China, a finial, two belt buckles and a plaque, all of transparent celadon stone, lg. to 4 1/8 in. $500-700

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610 Jade Figure of Ma Gu, China, depicted standing next to a crane and holding a lingzhi sprig in her hand, stone of pale celadon color (not tested), ht. 2 1/2 in. $1,000-1,200

619 Soapstone Theatrical Military Figure, China, carved sitting and reading from the book in his right hand, stone of variegated red and cream, ht. 7 3/4 in. $200-300

611 Jade Figure, China, of a boy standing on his left foot, with a monkey climbing on his arm, stone of pale celadon color (not tested), lg. 2 in. $1,000-1,200

620 Small Hardstone Covered Teapot, China, possibly made of serpentine, with dragon decoration on the body and clouds on the cover, four-character Qianlong mark on base, dia. 4 in. $200-300

612 Jade Figure of Laughing Buddha, China, depicted standing on rolling waves with a lotus stalk in his hands, stone of pale celadon color (not tested), ht. 4 1/2 in. $900-1,200 613 White Stone Carving of Avalokitesvara, China, 20th century, sitting in royal ease pose, with a mystic animal below, ht. 14 7/8 in. $200-300 614 Small Stone Covered Box, China, circular, the cover incised with a stylized blossom comprising four ruyi-shaped petals, semitranslucent pale celadon stone, dia. 2 1/2 in. $200-300 615 Stone Figure of Budai with Wood Stand, China, depicted seated with his right hand resting on his raised knee and holding a rosary bracelet, celadon green stone, lg. 4 1/8 in. $200-300 616 Green Stone Tripod Censer with Glass Cover, China, the ovoid body flanked by dragon-head loop handles with suspending rings, the legs surmounted by monster-masks, the glass cover with a qilin-form finial, ht. 7 1/4, lg. 8 1/2 in. $200-300

621 Two Carved Inkstones, China, one decorated with two birds and bamboo, and the other decorated with carved eagle and fish, inscribed on base, lg. to 11 in. $200-300 622 Two Carvings of Guanyin, China, 20th century, a jade figure, standing next to a tree, white stone with green markings, with wood stand, ht. 8; and a soapstone Avalokitesvara, seated on a lotus throne holding a jar, ht. 4 1/2 in. $300-400 623 Stone Model of a Foo Lion, China, the recumbent beast depicted on a rectangular pedestal, light beige stone with dark inclusions, 12 1/2 x 7 1/4 x 5 in. $300-500 624 Stone Buddhist Head, China, with downcast eyes and a faint smile, drilled to a wood stand, ht. 11 3/4 in. $300-500 625 Two Heads, China, a stone head with a textile hat, the wooden stand carved in the shape of shoulders; and a painted pottery head, ht. to 19 in. $300-500

617 Hardstone Junk, China, 20th century, dragon-inspired shape with the head as stem and the tail as stern, a detachable sail with two loose strings of chains, mounted on a wood stand, ht. 11 3/4, wd. 10 7/8 in. $200-300

626 Gray Schist Head of Avalokitesvara, possibly China, the Bodhisattva wearing an elaborate crown with a seated Buddha at the center, ht. 15 1/2 in., on a black stand. $400-600

618 Small Hardstone Vase, China, 20th century, carved with Shoulao, a boy, a peach, and a bat, grayish-white stone with apple green markings, ht. 4 in. $200-300

627 Black Stone Head of Avalokitesvara, possibly China, the Bodhisattva adorned with a three-leaf crown, each leaf decorated with a seated Buddha, ht. 14 in., on wood stand. $400-600

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628 Stone Carving of a Cicada on a Radish, China, the leafy vegetable depicted on its side, bearing flowers, green stone, lg. 4 1/2 in. $300-500 629 Stone Covered Vase, China, the bottleshaped body rising from a splayed foot, carved with archaic-style decorations, the waisted neck with three ruyi-form loop handles suspending rings, the cover similarly embellished, spinach green stone, ht. 4 3/4 in. $300-500 630 Three Stone Items, China, a white stone pendant in the form of a cat curled up on a peach, a metal-mounted snuff bottle, and a green stone shallow brush washer in the form of a lotus leaf, lg. to 4 in. $300-500 631 Two Small Stone Figurines, China, of anthropomorphic zodiac animals, stones of pale celadon color, lg. 1 1/4 in. $300-500 632 Soapstone Vase, China, baluster form, with floral decoration issuing from a rock base in high relief, stone with gray and red tones, ht.

8 1/8 in. $300-500 633 Fluorite Lamp Vase, China, decorated with floral and foliate scrolls in low relief and surmounted by a bird, on a wood stand, mounted on a metalwork base, ht. 20 in. $300-500 634 Three Inkstones, China, an oviform limestone with a carved landscape to cover, inscribed to base; a freeform purple stone, decorated with carved deer and pine, mark to base; and a plain rectangular limestone, lg. to 8 3/4 in. $300-500 635 Three Hardstone Carvings, China, two pendants and a carving of two birds, lg. to 2 5/8 in. $300-500 636 Lapis Lazuli Covered Vase, China, baluster form, carved in high relief and openwork with figures and a pair of dragon and phoenix amidst flowers, the cover surmounted by a phoenix with a peony sprig in its beak, ht. 8 in. $400-600

637 Four Jade and Stone Items, China, a pair of pigs with ingot and coin, an archaic-style bell surmounted by a mythical beast, and a boy in a basket with lotus pods, stones of various colors (not tested), lg. to 2 1/2 in. $500-700 638 Stone Carving, China, 20th century, rectangular, with relief carving of a temple and a carp, black stone with white inclusions, lg.

3 1/2 in. $500-700 639 Twelve Miniature Stone Carvings on Wood Stands, China, 19th/20th century, a pair of green jade flowers set in rock crystal pots (chipped), ht. 3, a pair of rose quartz celestial ladies each holding a lotus sprig, ht. 3, a red agate Shoulao, ht. 1 3/4, a pair of gray agate foo lions, ht. 2, a pair of gray agate elephants, ht. 1, a pair of gray agate herons, ht. to 2 1/8, and a brownish-gray agate pheasant, ht. 2 1/4 in. $500-700 640 Pudding Stone Dish, China, lotus leaf shape with undulating rim, wd. 13 1/4 in. $700-900 641 Large Inkstone, China, decorated with a carved dragon with pine and sea waves, dark brown stone, inscribed in cursive script on base, 7 x 22 x 13 in. $800-1,000 642 Rock Crystal Libation Cup, China, in the form of an archaic bronze Yi vessel, with a phoenix-form loop handle and a flared spout, the body incised with a leiwen-patterned ground, raised on a short oval foot ring, ht. 2 1/2, lg. 4 in. $800-1,200 643 Stone Seal with Wood Stand, China, rectangular, with pierced foliage decoration on the upper right corner, the front bearing an inscription, seal face carved with seven characters, yellowish-green stone with dark inclusions, 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 3/4 in. $1,000-1,500 644 White Stone Plaque, China, ovoid, one side bearing an inscription, the other incised with figures in a landscape, lg. 2 1/8 in. $1,000-1,500

645 Gray Stone Frieze, Asia, each side carved in relief with a pair of stylized bucks clashing antlers, 10 x 4 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. $200-300 646 Pair of Black Cloisonné Vases, Japan, long oviform with flared neck and mouth, decorated with peonies and a butterfly, ht. 11 7/8 in. $100-200 647 Cloisonné Enamel Smoking Set, China, rectangular, with millefleur decoration, comprising a burner, two covered compartments, and six small dishes, 1 3/4 x 11 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. $200-300 648 Cloisonné Archer’s Ring, China, decorated with a garden scene with pavilion, bamboo, flowers, and rockery, inner dia. 1 in. $200-300 649 Silver Cloisonné Vessel, Asia, 20th century, in the shape of a standing dragon on five-clawed feet, metalwork with details in polychrome enamel, ht. 2 1/2, wd. 6 5/8 in. $200-400 650 Three Champlevé Bronze Items, China, a pair of candlesticks with turned stems and floral decoration, ht. 12 1/2, and a covered tripod censer with figural decoration and elephant-form handles, resting on a circular pedestal, the cover with an elephant finial, ht.

20 in. $200-400 651 Two Cloisonné Items, Japan, a dish depicting sea creatures, dia. 9 1/2, and a circular platter decorated with birds and flowers surrounded by geometric reserves, dia. 12 1/8 in. $200-400 652 Pair of Cloisonné Covered Jars, China, oviform, with domed cover, decorated with two floral branches on a white ground, ht. 10 1/8 in. $300-500 653 Four Cloisonné Items, Japan, two globular tripod koros with domed covers, decorated with flowers and butterflies, ht. to 4 3/4; an ovoid koro with a domed cover, decorated with floral scrolls, ht. 4 3/8; and a bulbous jar with short neck and foot, decorated with stylized creatures, ht. 4 3/8, dia. 7 1/4 in. $300-500

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654 Five Cloisonné Items, China, 20th century, a floriform tripod censer, decorated with auspicious flowers and fruit; three upturned bell-shaped cups; and a tubular silver cloisonné case with a foo lion with a ball on top of the cover, ht. to 4 1/8 in. $400-600

662 Pair of Bronze Candlesticks, Japan, 20th century, each with a gourd-shaped top section cast with dragon decoration and supporting a circular drip pan, the ovoid bottom section with monster-masks surmounting three cabriole legs with scroll feet, all resting on a circular base, ht. 9 1/4 in. $400-600

655 Cloisonné Vessel, China, tapered cylindrical form with everted rim, decorated with shou characters, lotus flowers, bats, and wan symbols against a blue ground, “zhi yuan tang” mark on base, dia. 7 1/4 in. $400-600

663 Bronze Miniature Tripod Censer, Japan, 20th century, the body cast with a dragon soaring above rolling waves amidst clouds, the pierced cover with cloud decoration and a recumbent shishi finial, ht. 4 1/4 in. $400-600

656 Cloisonné Vase, China, pear-shape, decorated with floral motifs on a reticulated ground of trellis pattern, ht. 15 in. $500-700

664 Bronze Covered Censer, Japan, 20th century, globular body decorated with birds and flowers, flanked by handles, on a tripod stand with a round base, domed cover cast with a mystical animal and surmounted by a dragon head, ht. 40 1/2 in. $400-600

657 Cloisonné Twin Moonflask Vase, China, decorated with chilong and archaic-scrolls, the neck with lappets, four-character Qianlong mark cast on each base, ht. 14 1/4 in. $500-700 658 Framed Cloisonné Plaque, China, decorated with gourds and flowers against a turquoise ground, and a central gourd-shape gilt register depicting a mongoose and vases of flowers beneath an inscription, 26 1/4 x 18 1/8 x 1 in. $3,500-4,000 659 Pair of Bronze Vases Mounted as Lamps, Japan, bottle shape, each cast with a dragon coiled around the neck above incised waves on the body, drilled, vase ht. 11 1/2 in. $200-300 660 Eight Assorted Bronze Items, Asia, 19th/20th century, an elephant-headed Ganesh standing on one foot, ht. 7, a crawling baby Krishna, ht. 3 1/4; a standing deity with four arms, ht. 3 5/8; a standing man strangling another man, on a domed stand, ht. 2 7/8; a couple, ht. 1 3/4; a standing horse, ht. 3 1/4; four birds perched on a pole, on a wood stand, ht. 2 3/4; and a mask, 5 7/8 x 4 1/4 in. $300-500 661 Five Bronze Vessels, Japan, two vases with champlevé decoration, an archaic-style rectangular censer with cover, a hexagonal dish with lobed corners and tripod base, and a champlevé tripod censer with a large shishi finial on the cover, ht. to 12 in. $300-500

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665 Bronze Model of a Scholar Riding on a Carp, China, 19th/20th century, cast in two parts, the figure depicted sitting astride the back of the fish and reading a handscroll, ht.

13, lg. 18 in. $200-300 666 Three Small Gilt-bronze Seated Buddhist Figures, China, Kubera holding a mongoose in his left hand and a money bag in his right, Manjusri raising a sword with his right hand, and a yab-yum group, all on sealed lotus bases, ht. to 3 7/8 in. $200-300 667 Bronze Vase Mounted as a Lamp, China, bottle shape, the body cast with a band of archaic-style decoration with taotie masks and scrolls, the long neck similarly embellished and flanked by a pair of dragon-form loop handles, vase ht. 22 in. $200-300 668 Bronze Vase, China, globular form, with incised and painted folklore figures, bears inscriptions, mark on base, cast with bat-form handles and suspending rings, ht. 7 1/4 in. $200-400 669 Bronze Censer, China, the circular body with two ruyi-form handles, supported by three legs with claw-and-ball feet, dia. 6 5/8 in. $300-400

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670 Bronze Censer, China, rectangular, with a pair of angular loop handles and four short feet, two-character Xuande mark on base, 2 1/2 x 5 3/4 x 3 1/8 in. $300-500 671 Bronze Ladle, China, with archaic decoration and bone handle carved with flowers, lg. 10 in. $300-500 672 Three Bronze Buddhist Implements, China, 20th century, a meditation singing bowl, a bell, and a gilt vajra with scrolling dragons and clouds, ht. to 8 in. $300-500 673 Four Archaic-style Bronze Vessels, China, a baluster-shape jar with three knobs with loose rings; a baluster-shape jar with two knobs and cover with three animal-inspired decorations; a bell with dragon-head knob; and a balustershape two-eared jar, decorated with three chilongs on a reticulated ground of trellis design, ht. to 17 1/8 in. $300-500 674 Ming-style Bronze Figure of Guanyin, China, the bodhisattva depicted seated in dhyanasana, with a flaming pearl in the palm of her left hand and her right held in vitarka mudra, adorned with a tiara decorated with a central Buddha, ht. 12 1/4 in. $400-600 675 Two Bronze Vessels, China, one huang with scrolling silver inlaid k’uei bands and one yi with silver inlaid key fret border and incised characters, ht. to 2 5/8 in. $500-700 676 Pair of Metal Foo Lions, China, each cast standing with a boy seated on its back, one holding a cub and the other with a lattice ball in his hands, with decoration and splashes of faux verdigris, ht. 16, lg. 21 in. $400-600 677 Silver Wheelbarrow Cruet Set, China, early 20th century, the mustard pot and salt and pepper shakers in basket form, with a man pushing the twin-handled, one-wheeled vehicle, bases stamped with illegible marks, lg. 4 3/4 in. $300-350

678 Group of Silver Belt Fragments, China, parcel-gilt, decorated with repoussé designs, lg. to 3 7/8 in. $200-300 679 Pewter Soup Tureen with Cover, China, oval basin, the cover in the shape of a duck, with incised feathers, ht. 8 3/4, wd. 14 1/2 in. $200-300 680 Metal Container and Censer, China, a rectangular pewter box with a sliding cover, decorated with incised lotus and calligraphy; and a bronze censer with two chilong-head handles, decorated with inlaid gold designs, ht. to 5 1/2 in. $300-500 681 Silver Cigarette Case, China, 20th century, rectangular, the hinged cover decorated in relief with a parcel-enameled dragon amidst clouds, with “chun yin” (pure silver) stamped on base, 3 1/2 x 2 5/8 x 3/4 in. $400-600 682 Three Silver Coins, China, a 1912 one-yuan, a 1913 one-yuan, and a 1927 one-dollar, all memorial coins, (not authenticated), dia. 1 1/2 in. $400-600 683 Group of Miscellaneous Items, China, two cloisonné cylindrical covered boxes, one with dragon decoration and the other with floral motifs, ht. to 6 1/4, a drawered wood carrying case without a cover, 8 1/4 x 11 x 5 1/2 in., and a group of U.S. postage stamps and related ephemera. $200-250 684 Group of Sword Fittings, Japan, giltmetal menuki of a bird, swords, and various auspicious symbols, lg. to 2 1/4 in. $100-200 685 Parcel-gilt Covered Censer, Japan, 19th/20th century, in the shape of a duck standing on a rock near the waterside, ht. 7 1/2, wd. 5 1/2 in. $200-300

686 Two Iron Lanterns and a Lantern Roof, Japan, a hanging lantern of pavilion shape, resting on a tripod foot, a hexagonal pavilionshape lantern with screened windows and stemmed foot with pierced design, with date (1922) on roof, ht. 20 3/8 in. $200-300 687 Iron Stirrup, Japan, decorated with inlaid floral scrolls in gold and silver, red lacquered interior, signed to buckle, fine patina, ht. 10 1/4, wd.

11 1/2 in. $200-300 688 Three Items, Japan and China, a cast iron covered pot with two ring handles; a round wooden tray decorated with carved border; and a yellow brass gu-shape vase, sixcharacter Xuande mark to base, ht. to 12 1/8 in. $200-300 689 Two Tripod Bronze Vases, Japan, ovoid, one with elephant-form handles and vignettes of birds and flowers, the other with plain loop handles and registers depicting figures and landscapes, ht. 8 1/4 in. $200-400 690 Ribbed Copper Vase, Japan, 20th century, painted in various tones of pinkish-purple, impressed mark to base, mounted onto a framed board, ht. 12 in. $300-500 691 Pair of Bronze Covered Jars, Japan, 20th century, ovoid, each cast with a pair of loop handles and two vignettes depicting figures, mark on splayed base, the cover surmounted by a short, cylindrical column, ht. 12 1/2, lg.

13 1/2 in. $300-500 692 Bronze Vase, Japan, tapered cylindrical body with a flared mouth, decorated in relief with a bird amidst a fruiting peach tree, ht. 11 3/4 in. $300-500 693 Standing Cranes, Japan, three patinated metal sculptures of cranes, traces of pigment, tallest ht. 45 in. $600-800

694 Monumental Bronze Jar, Japan, ovoid, cast in low relief with a dragon amidst clouds, supported by an openwork base cast in the form of rolling waves, ht. 27 in. $2,000-3,000 695 Six Metal Vessels, Japan and China, a bronze baluster-shape jar with dish-shape mouth and animal-head handles, with gilt decoration, ht. 11 1/4, a bronze balustershape jar with ribbed body and quatrefoil rim and animal-head handles, ht. 10 1/4; a compressed pear-shape jar with garlicshaped mouth and animal-head handles, ht.

12 1/8; a compressed globular ewer, mark to side, ht. 7 3/4; a mixed-metal baluster-shape export covered ewer with S-shape handle and spout, with incised decorations, ht. 10 1/4; and a polygonal ewer with circular cover and S-shape handle, ht. 8 in. $200-300 696 Four Bronze Vases, Japan and China, 19th/20th century, a long oval-shape one with long neck, decorated with a badger; a baluster-shape with flared mouth, decorated with a heron and lotus, mixed metal; a pearshape with two handles, decorated with a band of animal motifs; and a spindle-shape with long neck and trumpet-shaped mouth, resting on a splayed foot, decorated with raised rings, ht. to 9 5/8 in. $500-700 697 Three Metal Buddhist Deities and a Metal Box, Sino-Tibetan, each deity holding various attributes, the metal box in pendant form, ht. to 4 5/8 in. $200-300 698 Four Ivory Items, Asian, two page turners, with figural and belt-form handles, lg. to 11 1/8, a seated Budai, ht. 2, and a doctor’s model on wood stand, lg. 5 in. $300-500 699 Metal Gau Box, Tibet, 19th/20th century, rectangular with ogee top, depicting the eight Buddhist emblems centered by a kirttimukha mask, with beaded rims, ht. 4 1/4 in. $200-300 700 Modified Saddle Rug, Tibet, with an indigo field decorated with floral motifs, within a coral-ground border, 24 x 39 1/2 in. $300-500

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701 Three Cinnabar Covered Cases, China, two round export cases carved with Daoist Immortals, dia. 3 3/8 and 5; and a modern rectangular box with a dragon, wd. 4 5/8 in. $200-300

710 Lacquer Desktop Radio and Lighter Box Set, Japan, 20th century, the cover with gilt floral decoration, the interior fitted with a transistor radio and a lighter, 2 x 14 x 6 1/2 in. $200-400

702 Two Seal Paste Boxes, China, one cinnabar resin decorated with scholars and attendants, the other ceramic with relief dragon and cloud decoration, dia. to 4 in. $200-300

711 Lacquer Sake Cup, Japan, 19th century, red ground with three seashells decorated in maki-e lacquer and lead, signed on base of foot, with box, dia. 4 in. $300-500

703 Faux Cinnabar Plate, China, with scalloped rim, the interior well depicting figures in a landscape with buildings, trees, and mountains, the sides with floral motif, base with plaque bearing the six-character Qianlong mark, dia. 8 in. $400-600

712 Wooden Mask of a Woman, Arunachal Pradesh, 19th century, the face painted white with rosy cheeks, red lips, and black eyebrows, adorned with a colorful headdress and earrings of floral design, lg. 12 1/2 in. $400-600

704 Two Gilt Wood Foo Lions, China, each with one paw under an embellished ball, mounted on a square stand, ht. 23 3/8 in. $800-1,000 705 Wood Figure of a Luohan, China, 20th century, depicted standing with one foot hiked up on his staff, a gourd in one hand and a rolled-up bamboo mat on his back, ht. 15 1/2 in. $500-700

706 Wooden Buddha, China, standing on a lotus throne, with original pigment, ht. 20 3/4 in. $400-600 707 Bamboo Figure of a Fisherman, Japan, 20th century, depicted wearing a straw hat and cape, standing slightly hunched over with a fish in his left hand, mounted on a wood base, ht. 11 1/2 in. $200-300

713 Bamboo Brush Pot, China, 19th/20th century, cylindrical, carved with openwork decorations depicting a pair of birds perched on a flowering prunus tree, with inscription, ht.

6 1/8 in. $400-600 714 Bamboo Flower Container, Japan, 20th century, section of bamboo from the restoration of the Katsura Imperial Villa, lg. 12 1/2 in. $100-200 715 Bamboo Incense Holder, China, 19th century, cylindrical, delicately carved and pierced with three scholars at leisure in a garden with a pavilion, amidst rockwork and palm and pine trees, with grooved hardwood top and base, (damage), lg. 10 in. $500-700 716 Footed Red Lacquered Dishes, Japan, set of six, dia. 5 1/8, ht. 1 1/8 in. $100-200

708 Papier-mâché Figure of Guanyin, China, seated on a rock, with her left leg raised and her right hand placed on the other leg, painted in white, red, and green, ht. 21 in. $400-600

717 Gilt and Red-painted Wood Foo Dog, China, depicted sitting on its haunches, its right front paw resting on a ball, ht. 5 in. $200-300

709 Two Buddhist Items, Thailand, a wood seated Buddha and a Burmese stone shrine, ht. to 15 1/2 in. $300-500

718 Inlaid Black Lacquer Covered Box, Korea, 20th century, circular, with a band of flower and bird designs in mother-of-pearl inlay, ht. 6 3/8, dia. 16 in. $400-500

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719 Rosewood Mirror with Mother-of-pearl Inlay, China, 19th/20th century, rectangular, comprising a large mirror beneath a smaller mirror, and an inlaid register carved with bats and lingzhi sprigs along the top, the frame with inlaid scrolling foliate decoration, 49 x 30 x 1 1/4 in. $200-300 720 Miniature Wood Stand, China, circular, with five curvilinear branch-form supports and openwork blossom spandrels, ruyi-shape feet, ht. 7, dia. to 10 in. $200-300 721 Pair of Candlesticks, Japan, late 19th century, black and gold lacquer with chrysanthemum-shape base each with a metal candleholder, ht. 22 in. $200-300 722 Papier-mâché Mask, China, depicting Buddha’s countenance with green curled hair and golden face, lg. 11 in. $200-300 723 Plastic Cinnabar Plate and Model of a Covered Censer, Taiwan and China, the plate molded with peaches and bats against a repeated swirling pattern, base impressed with copyright “Distributed by National Palace Museum. Made in Taiwan, Republic of China,” dia. 13 1/4, the red plastic censer with dragon handles, legs, and finial, ht. 4 1/2 in. $600-900 724 Polychrome Wood Foo Lion, China, carved seated on its haunches on a rectangular base, its right front paw resting on a ball and a cub on its back, ht. 10 1/2, lg. 11 in. $200-300 725 Twelve Wood Stands, China, varying shapes, size to 7 x 17 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. $100-200 726 Four-panel Carved Wood Table Screen, China, 20th century, each panel decorated with a silk painting of a woman engaging in a musical or scholarly pursuit and carved with openwork scrolling foliate and lotus motifs (repaired), each 15 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. $700-900

727 Three Wood Boards, Korea, each a single plank of elmwood with two wood slab feet, lg. to 54 in. $200-300

736 Two Black Kimonos, Japan, 20th century, one with light beige lining, the other with blue lining, both undecorated, lg. 56 1/2 in. $300-500

728 Two Carpenter’s Lines, Sumitsubo, Japan, one gourd-shaped zelkova wood, lg. 10, wd.

4; the other wood, lg. 7 3/4, wd. 1 3/4 in. $200-300

737 Han-style Wedding Robe, China, 19th/20th century, embroidered with dragons, phoenixes, foo lions, and Buddhist emblems in satin stitch, Peking knot, and couched work against a red ground, with blue trim and sleeve bands, ht. 38 in. $400-600

729 Two Covered Boxes, China, a rectangular document box, lacquered with rosewood top and chased metal clasp, 2 x 12 x 6 1/2; and a paper box, decorated with dragon motifs, painted and gilt, ht. 3, wd. 5 3/8 in. $300-500 730 Wooden Mask of a Bearded Man, West Himalayas, 18th century, carved with a prominently protruding forehead and cheeks, lg. 8 in. $500-750 731 Group of Embroidered Items, China, a rectangular panel with auspicious motifs; a pair of silk boots with leather soles; a blue robe with cream sleeve hem; a blue square cover with tassels to four corners; four purses in various sizes; and a large square cream piano shawl with long fringe, in a tin case, lg. to approx. 84 in. $300-500 732 Kingfisher Headdress, China, ornamented with variously shaped filigree covered with kingfisher blue feathers, metal, and round mirrors, ht. 7 7/8, dia. 10 3/4 in. $300-500 733 Assorted Hat Finials and Surknobs, China, of various materials, including glass, metal, porcelain, and horsehair. $300-500 734 Two Kimonos, Japan, 20th century, one of cream silk with dragon decoration, the other of pale gray silk with vignettes of flowers and birds along the hem. $300-500 735 Three Kimonos, Japan, 20th century, the brown color robe decorated with a woman, the gray one with floral motifs; and the olive green robe with a fan painting and a foo lion on the back, all approx. lg. 53 in. $300-500

738 Two Pairs of Framed Sleeve Bands, China, 19th century, a pair of cream silk embroidered in satin and Peking knot stitch with vases of flowers, and a pair of turquoise silk with shou characters and reserves of birds and flowers against a gold-couched ground, size to 24 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. $400-600 739 Group of Textiles, China, a short surcoat with a pair of rank badges for an eighth-rank civil official, the badges each with an appliqued quail surrounded by Buddhist emblems above the lishui border and rolling waves, with silver and gold couched threads against a blue ground, badge 11 x 11 3/4, a cream silk cloud collar embroidered with flowers and butterflies, a coral silk collar with animal decoration and blue and black trims, a cream silk sleeve band depicting peonies, butterflies, and peaches, and a pair of pale blue silk sleeve bands embroidered in Peking knot and satin stitch with flowers and auspicious emblems. $400-600 740 Framed Partial Uncut Dragon Robe, China, the light brown silk embroidered with dragon roundels amidst clouds and bats, with lishui borders along the hem and sleeves, 52 x 33 in. $400-600 741 Woman’s Surcoat, China, 19th/early 20th century, embroidered with floral roundels, butterflies, and scattered flowers against a dark blue ground woven with peonies and wan-fret pattern, with gold-colored sleeve bands decorated with flowers, the creamcolored collar and trim depicting figures in gardens, lg. 45 in. $700-900

743 Two Bark Cloths, Samoa, 20th century, both painted with geometric patterns in dark brown, with one painted in a more schematic pattern grid in light brown, to 64 x 52 in. $200-300 744 Two Robes, Asia, early 20th century, a black silk kimono woven with chrysanthemums, and a blue silk dragon robe woven with dragons clutching pearls amidst clouds above rolling waves, with layered sleeves and a “G. T. Marsh & Co. 214 Post St. San Francisco” tag affixed to the interior of the collar, lg. 54 in.

Note: G.T. Marsh and Company: Japanese Art Repository opened in San Francisco and was one of the first Asian art galleries in the United States. $300-500 745 Cream-colored Silk Dress, Japan, 20th century, Western-style, embroidered with scattered flowers and butterflies. $100-200 746 Paul Jacoulet (1902-1960), “La Bocal de Poissons Rouges,” depicting two Chinese women watching two gold fish, signed in pencil with bat seal, unframed color woodblock print with a cardboard backing, 15 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. $300-500 747 Paul Jacoulet (1902-1960), “Dans la Loge Officielle,” depicting two seated Chinese women, signed in pencil with bat seal, unframed color woodblock print with a cardboard backing, 15 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. $300-500 748 Paul Jacoulet (1902-1960), “La Confidente,” depicting two seated Chinese women whispering, signed in pencil with bat seal, unframed, color woodblock print with a cardboard backing, 15 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. $300-500 749 Paul Jacoulet (1902-1960), “Avant l’Audience,” depicting a Chinese woman with a servant, 96/150 verso, signed in pencil with bat seal, unframed color woodblock print, 15 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. $500-700

742 Long Jacket, Sherwani, India, 20th century, fuchsia silk woven with floral patterns and gold trim, with zippers along the front and both cuffs, lg. 35 1/2 in. $200-300

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750 Paul Jacoulet (1902-1960), “La Favorite,” depicting a Chinese woman accompanied by a man, 69/150 verso, signed in pencil with bat seal, unframed color woodblock print, 15 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. $500-700 751 Shiko Munakata (1903-1975) Woodblock Print, Japan, depicting a woman with birds and trees, signed in pencil, sealed, 14 3/4 x 13 in. $100-200 752 Shiko Munakata (1903-1975) Woodblock Print, Japan, depicting a long-haired woman and a mermaid with fish, signed in pencil, sealed, 14 3/4 x 13 in. $100-200 753 Shiko Munakata (1903-1975) Woodblock Print, Japan, depicting the Birth of Venus, with fish and flowers, signed in pencil, sealed, approx. 16 1/2 x 13 in. $100-200 754 Two Framed Woodblock Prints, Japan, 20th century, one depicting mice, the other with crows perched on a branch beneath a full moon, both with signatures, size to 2 1/2 x 4 in. $100-200 755 Woodblock Print, Japan, depicting a Shinto deity and two foxes, hand-coloring on paper, framed, 26 3/4 x 11 1/4 in. $100-200 756 Woodblock Print, Japan, Tsukimaro (fl. 1830), a geisha in a pleasure boat, triptych, oban, framed, 36 1/2 x 23 in. $200-300 757 Woodblock Print, Japan, Toyokuni Utagawa (1769-1825), depicting a portrait of a Geisha, oban, framed, 22 1/4 x 17 1/8 in. $200-300 758 Woodblock Triptych Print of Dansiro, Kabuki Actor, Japan, 19th century, published

by Hasegawa (1853-1938), playing a Senkoku daimyo holding a sword in his right hand, printed in 1896, signed with one artist’s seal, each 14 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. $200-300

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759 Two Woodblock Prints, Japan, one depicting a river with an arched bridge, the other a misty river with fishers on boats, oban yoko-e, signed with a seal, framed and glazed. $200-300 760 Kason Suzuki (1860-1919), “Kominato Harbor,” woodblock print, depicting the harbor at night, bears signature and seal, with publisher’s mark on lower left margin, framed, 9 1/8 x 14 1/4 in. $200-300 761 Nine Woodblock Prints and a Drawing, Japan, depicting various flowering plants, nine printed on a two-page spread with a seal, 9 1/2 x 12 1/4; one sumi-e drawing, ink on paper, 9 x 12 in. $200-300 762 Woodblock Print, Japan, reproduction of Koryusai (1735-c. 1790), three courtesans, framed and glazed, oban size, 10 x 15 in. $200-300 763 Three Woodblock Prints, Japan, 19th/20th century, “Koyomizu Temple,” Hasui Kawase (1883-1957); “Sailing Boats,” Hiroshi Yoshida (1867-1950); and a diptych depicting a man with two courtesans in a boat, by Toyokuni III (1786-1865), oban tate-e, all framed and glazed. $200-300 764 Seven Woodblock Triptychs, Japan, depicting various scenes with courtesans and samurai warriors, including five by Kunisada (1786-1865) and one by Toyoshige (17771835), all oban tate-e, each triptych pasted onto cardboard. $300-500 765 Utagawa Hiroshige (1791-1858), “Cherry Blossoms in Rain along the Sumida River,” from the series Famous Places in Edo, framed, 9 x 14 in. $400-600 766 Group of Woodblock Prints, Japan, 19th and 20th century, twenty by Toyokuni III (17861864); eight by Kunisada (1786-1864), nine by various printers, all oban size, 14 1/2 x 9 1/2; a woman smoking, 6 7/8 x 5 3/4; courtesans in a room, 8 5/8 x 6 3/8; and two Yoshi stencil prints depicting a cat with a mouse and a monkey with a crab, 15 3/4 x 11 in., all except two pasted onto boards, in a clamshell box. $400-600

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767 Five Woodblock Portraits, Japan, Kunichika (1835-1900), depicting Kabuki actors, from the series of one hundred portraits of Ichikawa Danjuro, printed in 1888 or 1889 except one (with no date), second or third editions, ink and color on embossed paper, framed and glazed, all aiban size, 9 x 13 in. $400-600 768 Five Woodblock Prints, Japan, three of the five by Koson (1877-1945), an eagle flying over a running rabbit, 13 x 7 1/4; two herons on a willow branch, 13 x 7 1/4; a crow on a prunus branch, 9 1/4 x 9 5/8; one by unidentified artist depicting seven quails with a moon, with a seal, 9 1/8 x 9 3/8; and one by Harunobu (1725-1770) depicting lovers, 10 7/8 x 7 1/2 in., all framed and glazed. $400-600 769 Woodblock Prints, Japan, 19th and 20th century, three war prints by Sadahide (18071873), each 13 1/4 x 9; a samurai by Seiko, 8 x 7; a portrait by Kunichika (1835-1900), 14 x 9 3/4; a landscape by Hiroshige (1797-1858), 14 x 9 3/4; twenty-two oban-size portraits by Toyokuni III (1786-1865), pasted to form four sheets of polyptych prints with longest wd. approx. 120; and three hand-painted print illustrations, 8 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. $400-600 770 Two Woodblock Prints, Japan, one by Harunobu (1725-1770), depicting a courtesan with a boy, signed, framed and glazed, chuban size, 8 1/7 x 9 3/4; the other by Hokusai (1760-1849), “Rainstorm Beneath the Summit,” the third from the series “Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji,” framed and glazed, oban tate-e, 9 7/8 x 14 3/8 in. $500-700 771 Woodblock Print Triptych, Japan, Kuniyoshi (1797-1861), depicting men bathing in an outdoor public bathhouse, in three separate oban tate-e prints, framed and glazed, 23 3/8 x 39 in. $800-1,000 772 Ten Woodblock Prints, Japan, Utagawa Kuniteru (1808-1876), depicting Chushingura “Story of the Forty-six Ronin,” originally a set of twelve, framed and glazed, oban yoko-e, 9 x 13 3/4 in.

Provenance: See Sotheby’s, New York, Sale 6634, December 2, 1994. $800-1,000

773 Three Prints Depicting Narcissus, China, one ink on paper, unsigned, 19 1/2 x 11 1/2, two ink and color on paper, 10 1/8 x 7 1/4, one in the manner of Qi Baishi, bearing signature and seal, 9 x 12 in. $300-500 774 Woodblock Print Depicting a Moonlit Seascape, Japan, Kiso Yoshida (1919-2005), using mica in the background, signed in pencil on the margin both in English and Japanese, 8 x 10 1/2 in. $900-1,200 775 Two Woodblock Panels, China, depicting a scene of the Buddhist pantheon with numerous Buddhist deities, originally in three panels, 11 x 20 in. $300-500 776 Painting Depicting a Bijin, Japan, 20th century, seated on a wood deck under a willow tree, depicted in nihongga style, signed with a seal, ink and color on silk, hanging scroll, 44 x 16 1/4 in. $200-300 777 Pair of Paintings Depicting Women, Japan, 20th century, dressed in kimonos, signed in pencil, color on canvas, mounted on a stretcher, 23 5/8 x 12 in. $200-300 778 Pair of Paintings Depicting Guardian Deities, Japan, each with a pair of horns and sharp nails, signed with two seals, ink and light color on silk, framed hanging scroll, 45 1/4 x 16 in. $200-300 779 Two Woodblock Portraits of a Man and a Woman, Japan, by Toyokuni (1769-1825) and Eisen (1790-1848) respectively, each mounted on a shaped board and framed together, glazed, each 14 3/4 x 10 3/4, with frame 25 3/4 x 33 1/2 in. $250-350 780 Painting with Calligraphy, Japan, depicting an orchid with calligraphy signed “Mokuan Shoto” (1661-1684), ink on paper, hanging scroll, 44 7/8 x 11 3/4 in. $400-600

781 Painting Depicting a Woman, Japan, 20th century, standing in a garden with plum blossoms, framed and glazed, 27 x 10 7/8 in. $300-500 782 Painting Depicting Immortals, Japan, standing in a circle beneath a pine tree, bears signature with a seal, ink and color on silk, hanging scroll, 61 3/4 x 33 1/2 in. $800-1,000 783 Two Hanging Scroll Paintings, Japan and China, 19th/20th century, two women on a bridge, signed with a seal, ink and color on cotton, 49 3/4 x 16 3/4; and an eagle perched on a pine, dated and signed with two seals, ink and light color on paper, in a box with inscription, 37 3/4 x 20 1/2 in. $300-500 784 Framed Painting Depicting Deities, China, ink on paper, 66 x 37 in. $100-200 785 Painting, China, depicting a pair of birds perched amidst bright flowers, with inscription, signature, and seals at upper left, unframed, 17 1/2 x 28 in. $200-300 786 Four Paintings Depicting Junks, ink and color on paper, “Cowtan & Tout, Inc.” stamp verso, 7 x 10 5/8 in. $200-300 787 Portrait of a Woman with Calligraphy, China, in half-length three-quarter view seen through a round window, ink and colors on silk, inscribed with a date, the fifth year of Zhengde (1491-1521), and three seals, framed and glazed, 24 1/8 x 12 1/2 in. $200-300 788 Pair of Framed Paintings Depicting Women, China, gesso on board, 33 1/2 x 25 in. $200-300 789 Framed Painting Depicting Birds and Flowers, China, ink and color on silk, with two pairs of birds perched on a flowering tree, the frame carved with lotus blossoms, overall 45 x 18 1/2 in. $200-300

790 Framed Portrait Depicting an Official, China, ink and color on paper, seated and dressed in a green Ming-style robe decorated with crane roundels, hanging scroll with Japanese mounting, 25 x 11 1/2 in. $200-300 791 Painting Depicting Lotus and Fish, China, in the manner of Wu Zuoren (1908-1997), signed with two seals, ink and color on paper, hanging scroll, 71 x 24 3/4 in. $300-400 792 Pair of Framed Reverse Glass Paintings, China, 20th century, one depicting a woman playing the konghou (harp) in a garden under the night sky, the other with a woman writing in her study, 25 3/4 x 17 1/4 in. $200-400 793 Framed Painting Depicting a Couple, China, ink and color on paper, situated in a house filled with scholarly objects and auspicious plants, with a bamboo grove and a crane to the left of the house, and trees and rocks on the right, bears one seal, 44 x 23 in. $200-400 794 Two Paintings Depicting Birds, China, 20th century, one with a couple of parrots perched on a wisteria, the other with a finch on a flowering tree, both inscribed with a seal, framed and glazed, 14 3/4 x 10 1/4 in. $300-500 795 Painting Depicting a Man with a Monkey, China, in the manner of Fan Zeng, ink and color on paper, with the monkey offering a peach to the seated man, bears inscription, signature, and two seals, mounted on a scroll, 34 3/4 x 12 3/4 in. $300-500 796 Four Framed Gouache Paintings, China, 19th century, three depicting figures and one featuring a boat (with tears), size to 6 x 8 in. $300-500 797 Painting Depicting Chrysanthemums, China, 20th century, with inscription and five seals, watercolor on paper, framed, 71 x 22 in.

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798 Two Miniature Paintings, India, both depicting erotic night scenes, with four lines of text above, matted, 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. $400-600 799 Twenty-one Paintings and Prints, China, Korea, and Japan, depicting various subjects and mediums, lg. to 30 in. $500-800 800 Persian Miniature Painting on Ivory, Iran, depicting a polo game, 3 x 5 in., framed. $200-250

807 Four Black-and-white Photographs, China and Japan, a woman with a boy, 7 3/4 x 9 7/8; a man holding a sword, 13 5/8 x 9 1/8; a man sleeping on a outdoor stairs, 13 1/4 x 7 7/8; and a Japanese landscape with three pagodas and a torii in the water, 7 7/8 x 13 1/8 in., all framed and glazed. $200-300 808 Framed Ink Rubbing Depicting Confucius, China, the sage shown standing at the center, with title, inscriptions, signature, and seals, 42 x 22 1/2 in. $100-150

801 Miniature Painting on Bone, Iran, 20th century, depicting a hunting scene, 1 1/2 x 7, frame 7 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. $400-600

809 Calligraphy, Korea, a eulogy dedicated to Gwanseoldang Bak Jesang (363-419) of Silla (57-935), titled, dated byeong-in (1566), and signed Yiyi (1536-1584), 12 x 14 3/4 in. $800-1,000

802 Miniature Painting on Bone, Iran, 20th century, depicting an encampment scene, 1 1/2 x 7 1/4, frame 7 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. $400-600

810 Four-panel Folding Screen, Japan, 19th century or later, depicting a willow tree with cranes on gilt silk, 61 x 24 1/2 in. $200-250

803 Miniature Painting on Bone, Iran, 20th century, depicting hunters on the left and an encampment on the right, 1 1/2 x 7, frame 7 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. $400-600

811 Panel Painting, Japan, 19th/20th century, depicting a sea battle with figures fighting against mythical deities, ink and color on paper, framed, 39 x 15 7/8 in. $200-250

804 Four Framed Gouache Paintings, China, gouache on pith paper, depicting figures in a parade, 8 x 12 3/4 in. $600-800

812 Six-panel Folding Screen, Japan, depicting scenes from The Tale of Genji, each panel 48 x 15 in. $300-500

805 Painting Depicting Women with Children, China, in the manner of Qian Huian (18331911), inscribed with two seals, framed and glazed, 18 3/4 x 21 1/4 in. $1,500-2,000

813 Six-panel Folding Screen, Japan, depicting a river landscape scene with cranes amidst flowers and trees, each panel 68 1/4 x 24 in. $300-500

806 Painting Depicting a Greyhound, China, in the manner of Lang Shining (Giuseppe Castiglione, 1688-1766), on crumpled paper, inscribed with a number of seals, framed and glazed, 36 x 27 1/2 in. $1,500-2,000

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814 Four-panel Screen on Wood Panel, Japan, depicting bamboos and birds, on a brown ground, each panel cut and remounted on a panel, framed, 33 x 70 in. $400-600

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815 Double-sided Four-panel Screen, Japan, 20th century, one side painted with yellow and white chrysanthemums on a beige textile ground, with bamboo in black ink against a white paper ground verso, dated “summer of the 48th year of the Showa period� (1973), bears signature and seal, with a pair of giltmetal bird-form screen holders, each panel 67 1/2 x 33 1/2 in. $400-600 816 Six-panel Folding Screen, Japan, depicting figures engaging in various pursuits within multiple courtyards, each panel 68 x 24 1/2 in. $400-600 817 Four-panel Double-sided Screen, China, frame possibly made of rosewood, carved with shou characters, bats, and figures, with blue textile panels decorated with flowers and pavilions, each panel 74 x 13 3/4 in. $300-400 818 Three Carved Wood Architectural Details, Asia, two in the form of scrolling sprigs, the other of rolling waves, lg. to 41 1/2 in. $400-600 819 Lacquer Side Table, China, the rectangular top painted with a pair of birds perched amidst trees within a cartouche surrounded by wanfret pattern, the openwork trestle legs and apron with ruyi-scroll and floral decoration, 34 3/4 x 48 x 17 3/4 in. $600-800 820 Carved Wood Lamppost, China, 20th century, dragon form, with three openwork spandrels and a circular base supported by four cabriole legs, ht. 73 1/2 in. $200-300 821 Framed Mirror, China, the wood frame carved with bamboo motif, 46 x 25 3/4 in. $100-200 822 Wood-framed Mirror, China, rectangular, with a mirror set between an upper register carved with flowers and one depicting bamboo below, 54 1/2 x 13 3/4 x 1 1/8 in. $500-700

823 Two Carved Polychrome Lacquer Panels, China, 20th century, depicting figures, titled and signed with a seal, each 48 3/8 x 14 1/2 in. $400-600 824 Four Shoji Screens, Japan, traditional open, joined rectangular grid, papered, 59 1/4 x 29 1/4 in. $200-300

833 Inlaid Square Wood Stand, China, 19th century, the legs and apron decorated with bats, shuangxi (double happiness) characters, ruyi, clouds, blossoms, and chilong, the undertier embellished with flowers and butterflies, ht. 28 1/2 in. $300-500 834 Small Stand, China, hardwood, squared legs ending in inverted hoof feet, 12 x 12 x 12 in. $300-500

825 Four-panel Carved Wood Screen, China, one side with dragons, the other grapes, lotus, iris flowers, each panel 75 x 20 1/4 in., (two hinges detached). $600-800

835 Square Stand, China, hardwood, top with burlwood insert, humpback stretchers, upper stretcher with ruyi scroll, 20 1/2 x 14 x 14 in. $400-600

826 Eight-panel Lacquered Screen, China, one side depicting a flowery landscape, other an aristocratic villa, each panel 88 x 18 in. $800-1,000

836 Black Lacquered Root Stand, China, tall, intricately formed from gnarled hardwood, ht.

38 1/2 in. $900-1,200

827 Openwork Wood Table Screen, China, 20th century, holding three decorative ivory panels with incised cranes and calligraphy, 11 3/8 x 12 5/8 in. $1,000-1,500

837 Export Lap Desk, China, metal-inlaid rosewood with hinged front and interior compartments, 20 1/8 x 12 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. $100-200

828 Square Stand, China, with waisted apron and curvilinear legs, 12 x 17 x 17 in. $200-300 829 Marble-top Stand, China, the lobed top set above an openwork apron with blossom decoration, with an openwork undertier, supported by four cabriole legs carved with blossoms, hoof feet, ht. 35 1/2, dia. to 13 1/2 in. $250-350 830 Wood Double-step Stand, China, in the shape of two rectangular whirls, tenon mortise joints, ht. 11 3/4, wd. 16 1/4 in. $100-200 831 Black Lacquered Stand, China, elaborately carved hardwood, ht. 21 1/2, dia. 28 in. $100-200 832 Two Wood Stands, China, late 19th/early 20th century, rectangular, each with humpback rails and shaped feet, 20 1/2 x 16 x 12, 19 1/2 x 20 1/4 x 12 5/8 in. $200-300

838 Drum Stool, China, hardwood, ht. 18, dia.

15 in. $300-500 839 Glazed Wall Display Cabinet, China, rectangular, mirror-backed, carved with foliate sprigs, 33 x 20 x 4 in. $400-600 840 Backed Storage Bench, China, the seat with four gilt relief panels depicting scrolling flowers and tendrils, the arms and back depicting openwork animals and flowers, 44 1/8 x 30 1/2 x 19 3/8 in. $200-300 841 Horseshoe-back Armchair, China, yumu, caned seat, splat carved with peony in a vase, crest rail 35, seat 18 x 18 x 16 1/2 in. $200-300 842 Hardwood Chest, with padlock and key, opens at top, 19 x 33 3/4 x 21 3/8 in. $200-250

843 Low Table, Asia, 20th century, the rectangular top resting on four splayed legs joined on three sides by double rails, 10 x 36 x 13 1/2 in. $50-75 844 Tray Table, Hojokban, Korea, 19th/20th century, with a twelve-sided top above shaped aprons, lightly lacquered, with distinctive grain and reddish-brown patina, dia. 16, ht. 10 3/4 in. $200-300 845 Low Root Table, Japan, probably cypress wood, 17 1/2 x 28 x 44 in. $300-500 846 Pair of Sliding Doors, Amado, Japan, 19th century, the front with horizontal bars spaced evenly on top of a “burned resin” zelkova elmwood panel, the back flat panels, each 68 1/2 x 29 1/4 in. $200-300 847 Four Reed and Wood Sliding Doors, Japan, 20th century, the vertical reeds set between an upper and lower wood panel, each 69 1/2 x 38 in. $200-300 848 Two Wood Sliding Doors, Japan, 20th century, vertical, squared openwork wood lattice with a panel to the bottom, each 69 1/2 x 38 in. $200-300 849 Sliding Shoji Screen, Japan, vertical and horizontal grid with a sliding door at the bottom section, papered, 59 1/4 x 36 in. $200-300 850 Ship Captain’s Document Chest, Japan, 19th century, wood with iron hardware, 16 x 14 x 17 in. $300-500 851 Large Storehouse Door, Japan, late 19th century, constructed of thick, heavy clearlacquered vertical and horizontal pieces of wood forming a grid that is attached to a solid wood back, 70 x 54 1/4 in. $500-700

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852 Drawered Wood Side Table, possibly Malaysia, rectangular, with two drawers and openwork spandrels of ruyi-scroll design, supported on square-section legs, 32 x 30 1/2 x 18 in. $400-600 853 Wood Side Table, possibly Malaysia, rectangular, the apron, side rails, and feet decorated with pierced ruyi-scroll design, 35 x 39 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. $400-600 854 Architectural Carving, Thailand, depicting gilded iris, flowering peony branches, and birds framed in a narrow fretwork band on the top and sides, possibly made for the Chinese community in Thailand, lg. 13 1/2 ft., wd. 12 1/2 in. $200-300

861 Hanging Wall Shelf, China, long hardwood display shelf, fittings for hanging, ht. 29, wd.

60 in. $500-700 862 Root Carving, China, 20th century, with carved faces at ends, mounted on a wooden stand, ht. 20, wd. 22 in. $600-800 863 Three-tier Dark Wood Display Shelf, China, with open front and sides, the borders carved and pierced with roundels and blossoms, 36 x 14 3/4 x 29 in. $600-800

855 Side Table, China, yumu, everted flanges, drawer, 30 1/4 x 14 x 27 3/4 in. $600-800

864 Small Veneered Chest, China, two-tier structure with a two-door compartment and a drawer in the bottom, the compartment with six drawers inside, decorated with auspicious symbols and characters on veneered surface, metal fittings, two handles on sides, 15 x 17 3/4 x 10 1/8 in. $600-800

856 Glazed Display Cabinet, China, hardwood cabinet with doors beneath, decorated with longevity symbols, 84 x 48 x 18 in. $800-1,000

865 Square Low Table, China, with humpback rails and shaped feet, ht. 18 1/3, lg. 35 1/4, wd. 35 1/4 in. $800-1,000

857 Root Side Table, China, three-slab cypress wood table, 25 x 50 1/2 x 18 in. $800-1,000

866 Carved Breakfront, China, hardwood elaborately carved with birds, dragons, elephants, flowers, glazed doors at top, 84 1/2 x 23 1/2 x 73 1/2 in. $800-1,200

858 Painting Table, China, yumu, beaded apron, incised vine tendril on square legs ending in hoof feet, 24 x 63 x 21 1/2 in. $800-1,200 859 Kang Table, China, hardwood, apron decorated with ruyi and stylized plants, 12 1/4 x 30 x 17 3/4 in. $500-700 860 Wood Architectural Element, China, elaborately pierced and carved with a phoenix amidst flowers, 34 x 6 x 12 in. $500-700

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867 Display Cabinet, China, hardwood, lower section with drawers, 55 3/4 x 35 x 19 1/2 in. $800-1,200 868 Reclining Chair, China, carved hardwood with scrolled arms and front legs, ht. crest rail 41 1/8, seat 18 x 23 x 23 3/4 in. $1,000-1,500 869 Partners’ Desk, China, hardwood twopedestal desk with drawers, 27 x 61 1/2 x 33 in. $1,200-1,500

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870 Bookcase, China, five open shelves, yumu, 71 1/2 x 43 x 13 in. $1,500-2,000 871 Pair of Glazed Display Cases, China, hardwood cases, small lower doors missing from one unit, 70 x 35 x 12 in. $2,000-3,000

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879 Tanjore Painting, southern India, 18th/19th century, dyes, glass beads, and gold foil on wood with embossed finish, depicting three figures inside arched curtains, 32 1/2 x 26 3/8 in. $500-700

873 Wooden Mask of a Man, Nepal, 19th century, with hair, eyebrows, a moustache, and a beard of animal hide hammered down with small nails, lg.

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880 Large Framed Painting, India, 20th century, depicting a Hindu deity surrounded by female dancers, with floral border, ink and color on cotton cloth, 47 1/2 x 75 in. $500-1,000

874 Two Items, Tibet, a skull bowl (kapala) with a silvered metal nose and silver eyes set with green marbles, the silvered base, cheeks, and cover decorated with repoussé Buddhist emblems, the cranium and jaw inlaid with silvered skulls, mounted with a hinged stand, ht. 3 1/8, and a contemporary thangka with a sixarmed dharmapala depicted standing atop two elephant-headed figures on a lotus base and holding a ritual object in each of his hands, surrounded by a flaming mandorla and by eight deities and dharmapala on lotus bases, matted, 28 x 21 in. $350-500

881 Four Miniature Paintings, India, ink and colors with gilt on paper, depicting court scenes, with floral borders, size to 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. $300-500

875 Metal Wire Folk Art Sculpture, Southeast Asia, depicting a figure above the word “Karma” within a cartouche against a black ground, framed, 9 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. $100-150 876 Pegu Terra-cotta Tile, Burma, depicting a monkey presenting an offering, decorated with a green glaze, 6 1/2 x 5 in. $300-400 877 Enameled Pin, Thailand, 20th century, in the form of an animated figure wearing elaborate robes and headdress, decorated with blue, turquoise, and red enamels, lg. 2 1/2 in. $100-200 878 Bronze Buddha Head, Thailand, Ayutthaya period (1350-1767), with a serene expression on his face, partially gilded, mounted on wood stand, ht. 4 1/8 in. $500-700

882 Eleven Paintings, India, Company School, gouache on cardboard with scenes of the occupations of daily life, 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. $200-300 883 Wooden Mask of a Man, India, Arunachal Pradesh, 19th century, white-painted face with red lips, black hair, eyebrows, and moustache, lg. 10 1/2 in. $400-600 884 Persian-style Copper Vase, Middle East, ovoid body with flared mouth, decorated with stylized lotus flowers cast in relief, ht. 8 1/2 in. $300-400 885 Mixed-metal Vase, Middle East, 19th century, bottle shape resting on short, splayed foot, rising to a trumpet mouth, decorated with calligraphy and arabesques, ht. 10 1/2 in. $100-150

887 Iznik-style Pottery Vase, Anatolia, triangular prism-form body with a short cylindrical neck, each side painted with a pair of birds amidst flowers, the shoulder and neck with blossom decoration, with electric blue borders and thick glaze, ht. 9 3/4 in. $200-300 888 Iranian Gold Leaf and Silver Brooch, contemporary, the half-sphere brooch with filigree work, with three pierced spheres mounted in drops, with alternating teardrop- and leaf-shaped charms, lg. 3 1/4 in. $150-250 889 Nine Persian Silver Charms, 18th century or later, five pierced openwork spheres with turquoise and colored glass inlays, dia. 1/2, and four half spheres with pleated designs turquoise and glass inlays, dia. 5/8, all on a necklace, lg. 13 in. $200-300

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872 Wooden Mask of a Man, Himachal Pradesh, 19th century, carved with close-set features beneath a ribbed hat, all above a narrow neck, lg. 16 1/4 in. $300-400

890 Five Pieces of Iranian Turquoise and Gold Jewelry, contemporary, two rings and two pins, marked “Made in Iran,” and a tripartite pendant stamped “18k,” lg. to 2 in. $150-250 891 Three Persian Kashkul, Iran, 19th/20th century, papier-mâché on metal, boat shape, painted with dense floral decoration, lg. to 6 3/8 in. $100-150 892 Contemporary Engraved Brass Tray, Egypt or Syria, shallow circular form, decorated with a central cartouche containing a seven-point star, surrounded by trefoil foliate pattern, with gadrooned and stepped everted rim, dia. 38 in. $125-175

886 Middle Eastern Metal Vase, globular shape, with engraved decoration, a central band of cartouches with writing, ht. 7 1/2 in. $100-200

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893 Group of Publications, Asia, a set of eleven books, Kyoto, Japan: Geisodo Publishing, 1932, illustrated source books for dances and poses, each with multiple color photographs and decorative book binding, all in a protective five-fold cover, 10 3/8 x 7, a Japanese illustrated Buddhist reference book with English captions (1896), a group of unbound chuban-sized color woodblock prints, and a Chinese popular literature on folk beliefs, Wang Li Zhi Bao Chao, printed in Shanghai. $250-450 894 Book on Asiatic Art, by H.F.E. Visser, Amsterdam: De Spieghel; New York: The Beechhurst Press, 1948, a 511page catalog, including 214 black-andwhite plates and eight color plates, the cover in black publisher’s cloth with gold printing, 12 1/2 x 10 in. $200-300

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895 Export Hide-covered Wood Chest, Asia, rectangular, with hinged cover, the red hide embellished with polychrome floral decoration, rivets, and metal hardware, 10 1/2 x 25 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. $150-200

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896 Two Hide-bound Wood Chests, Asia, a black hide-bound chest with the monogram “JWC,” 16 x 36 1/4 x 17 3/4, and a red hid-bound chest with floral decorations, 18 x 40 1/4 x 20 1/2 in., both with hinged covers, metal rivets, hardware, and handles (damage). $300-500 897 Black-painted Wood Stand, Asia, rectangular, with shaped apron and tapered legs, the recessed top painted with a bird perched on a rock beneath a flowering plant against a red ground, 17 1/2 x 24 1/2 x 21 in. $300-500 898 Three Metal Items, Asia, a pair of miniature bronze gu vases with reserves depicting birds and flowers (damage), and a covered iron brazier with an artichoke-form finial, ht. to 6 1/2 in. $100-150

899 Two Miscellaneous Items, Asia, a Japanese ivory figural group depicting two entertainers, ht. 4 1/4, and a glass snuff bottle with a red shuangxi (double happiness) character on either side, against a snowflake ground, ht. 2 5/8 in. $100-200 900 Six Framed Artworks, Asia, a pair of large embroideries depicting birds and flowers in inlaid rosewood frames, 53 x 19, a reverse glass painting of a woman, 23 x 15, a small print in the style of a ancestral portrait, 11 3/4 x 8, and two embroideries of birds and flowers, size to 55 x 22 1/2 in. $400-600

905 Three Porcelain Items, Asia, 20th century, a pair of blue and white chargers each depicting a landscape scene and roundels of flowers, mark on base, dia. 18 1/8, and a Japanese Imari covered rice bowl decorated with fish and lotus scrolls, one-character mark on base, boxed, dia. 4 1/4 in. $200-300

901 Six Items, a Tang-style brown dragonhead amphora, an underglaze red vase, famille rose decorated Chinese export plate, stoneware elephant, metal deity, and soapstone pig. $300-500

906 Group of Blue and White Porcelain Items, Asia, 19th/20th century, a double gourd vase with lotus motif, ht. 8, a pair of kraak ware dishes with barbed rims, dia. 8 1/2, three bowls: with floral, landscape, and equestrian decorations, dia. to 6 1/2, a compressed baluster jar painted with lotuses, dia. 5, a jug with a garden and pavilion scene, (repairs), ht. 4 1/4, three miniature items: a double gourd vase with lotus and scrolling foliage, a stem cup and a jar with a landscape scene, ht. to 3 1/4, and a bulbous vase with a cupped mouth and alternating figural and floral decorations, ht. 5 1/4 in. $600-1,200

902 Miscellaneous Group of Items, a framed reproduction print of a lithograph of Singapore, 16 x 21 1/2, a cloisonné plate decorated with peony and plum blossom branches against a cream ground with cloud patterns in gold, the underside with blossoms outlined in gold on bright blue ground, dia. 10 1/8, a pair of sleeve bands embroidered with figures at leisure in gardens, 26 3/4 x 11 1/2, and a panel embroidered with a bird perched on a flowering branch above blossoms and rocks, 31 3/4 x 20 3/4 in. $300-475

907 Group of Blue and White Porcelain Items, Asia, 19th/20th century, a pair of baluster vases with floral and ruyi motifs, ht. 9, a bowl painted with birds and blossoms, dia. 7, a dish with figural and bamboo decoration, sixcharacter Yongzheng mark on base, dia. 6 1/8, two miniature jars, one with floral design, the other with a phoenix and clouds, ht. to 4 1/8, and a baluster vase with figural decoration on beige crackle-glaze ground, six-character Kangxi mark on base, (damage), ht.

7 in. $100-200

903 Five Miscellaneous Items, Asia, a Chinese horn hook with pierced decoration, a Japanese lacquer inro, a faux cinnabar metal matchbox holder, a cylindrical faux cinnabar metal box with cover, and a rectangular faux cinnabar metal box with hinged cover, ht. to 3 in. $200-250

908 Large Polychrome-glazed Vase, Asia, with trumpet-shaped neck and round shoulder decorated with foo lions and borders of various floral motifs, ht. 20 1/2 in. $100-200

904 Three Miscellaneous Asian Items, a pair of small Japanese cloisonné vases with blue chrysanthemums on a teal ground, ht. 7 1/2, and a Chinese brass lock incised with auspicious characters and emblems, lg. 5 in. $150-250

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909 Three Wood Vessels, an octagonal dish with eight cylindrical legs, a boatshaped scoop carved with geometric design, with “handmade in Yugoslavia” incised on base, and a figural vessel in the form of a man carrying an urn on his back, with a concave, lobed base, ht. to 7 1/2 in. $150-250

911 Bronze Figure, Japan, 19th century, standing figure of a young boy with a duck, both on a base depicting waves, with a wooden stand, signed, ht. 22 1/2 in. $2,500-3,500 912 Pair of Bronze Vases, Japan, early 20th century, bottle shape, each with a trumpet mouth and flared foot, cast in high relief with shishi, pine trees, and birds perched on blossoming branches, with detachable shishiform handles, ht. 4 3/4 in., with wood stands. $100-200 913 Bronze Planter, Japan, 20th century, cylindrical, with inlaid decoration of blossoms between ribbed bands, mark on base, mounted on a wood stand, ht. 10, dia. 9 1/2 in. $200-250 914 Oval Cloisonné Box, Japan, late 19th century, midnight blue ground with a design of a bird and rose bushes, turquoise borders with stylized floral meanders, lg. 3 1/2 in. $150-250 915 Cedarwood Figure, Japan, possibly 18th century, standing figure of Buddha, ht. 15 1/2 in. $400-600 916 Group of Ephemera, Japan, 20th century, a 15-yen “Wartime Savings Bond” dated to Showa 18 (1943), two 1-yen “Discounted Industrial Development Bonds” dated to Showa 12 (1937), an insurance certificate dated to Showa 11 (1936), and three 1000-yen “3 1/2 percent Exchequer Bonds” dated to Showa 11 (1936), and a 500-yen “3 1/2 percent Exchequer Bonds” dated to Showa 13 (1938). $100-200

917 Three Figural Carvings, Japan, 19th/20th century, two carvings of men with one holding grapes and the other a kettle, signed “Gyokusen,” to base, ht. 3; and a two-wheeled rickshaw with a male carrier and a female rider, ht. 3 3/8, lg. 3 3/4 in., each with a stand. $150-250 918 Two Ivory Okimonos, Asia, 19th/20th century, one depicting two monkeys dancing with one leg raised, holding flags, glazed in transparent enamel, unsigned, ht. 3 7/8; and the other depicting a Mughal emperor standing on a pedestal, unsigned, ht. 5 1/4 in. $700-900 919 Ivory Okimono of a Woman with a Rose, Japan, 19th/20th century, standing on a round base, holding a stemmed rose with her right hand and a hoe over her left shoulder, a book tied to the hoe on her back, wearing a robe with incised flowers, signed Hidemitsu (Shuko) on base, ht. 6 1/4 in. $500-700 920 Ivory Okimono of a Farmer, Japan, 19th/20th century, pouring winnowed rice into a bucket on the ground, incised details stained in black and two tones of brown, signed Yanagi Yama on base, ht. 7 1/4 in. $500-700 921 Ivory Okimono of Two Immortals with a Crane, Japan, 19th/20th century, standing together, one holding a wooden staff, the other holding a crane with both hands, with incised and carved details colored in black and white, a roll of paper on the ground, signed Ryusen, ht. 6 1/2 in. $500-700 922 Ivory Okimono of a Man with Rams, Japan, 19th/20th century, the man with samurai hairstyle in a topknot and wearing sandals, trying to feed grapes to a baby ram, another ram sitting on the ground, signed on base, ht. 8 in. $500-700

923 Ivory Okimono of a Fisherman, Japan, 19th/20th century, enjoying the moment of his catch, probably holding a fishing pole (now missing) connected by a line to the jumping fish around his left knee, incised details of his garment, fish, and basket are colored light brown, signed on base, ht. 7 1/8 in. $500-700 924 Ivory Okimono of a Boy, Japan, 20th century, depicted carrying a straw hat in one hand and holding a flower in the other, signed Chimei, ht. 5 1/8 in. $200-300 925 Hinged Lacquer Robe Rack, Japan, 20th century, the two sections with three rails each, the top rail with everted ends, painted with trees, birds, and scrolling floral decoration, ht. 60 1/2, wd. 58 in. $100-150

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910 Three Models of Animals, Asia, a pair of Japanese bronze ducks and a lacquered wood foo lion (damage), ht. to 11 1/4 in. $100-200

926 Set of Ten Black Lacquer Rice Bowls with Covers, Japan, the cover decorated with a gilt chrysanthemum and a bird, the interior with leaves, bowl dia. 5 in. $150-200 927 Two Items, Japan, 20th century, an iron ovoid hibachi, paired with a covered vessel, both flanked by suspended ring handles, overall ht.

13 1/2, and a satsuma baluster vase decorated with flowers and birds in gold and enamel, mark to base, ht. 11 3/4 in. $250-450 928 Hammered Brass Jar, Japan, ovoid form, with repoussé decoration depicting shrimp, ht. 6 3/4 in. $200-300 929 Two Articulated Metal Crayfish, Japan, 20th century, patinated copper, lg. to 15 in. $200-250 930 Three Iron Teapots, Japan, two cast with arare pattern and elongated spouts, with brass handles and cover, and a cylindrical teapot with a signed bronze cover, dia. to 5 1/2 in. $200-250

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931 Ivory Netsuke Ball of Zodiac Animals, Japan, 19th/20th century, twelve zodiac animals entangled to form a ball, incised details, unsigned, dia. 1 1/8 in. $350-450 932 Ivory Netsuke of a Woman in a Kimono, Japan, 19th/20th century, in a dancing pose, holding objects in both hands, carved and incised details, signed Mita, ht. 2 in. $200-300 933 Ivory Netsuke, Japan, 19th century, seated figure holding a box, ht. 1 1/4 in. $200-250 934 Hanging Scroll, Japan, ink and color on silk, depicting a bug and flowers, with signature and one seal, 18 x 22 1/2 in. $300-500 935 Handscroll Painting, Japan, 19th/20th century, color, gold, and silver on paper, illustrating ten stories, probably of Genji, each 12 3/4 x 15 1/2 in. $200-300

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936 Hanging Scroll, Japan, 19th century, men digging clams, ink and color on paper, 25 x 52 in. $100-150

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937 Pair of Paintings Depicting Women, Japan, 20th century, one standing with a boy in her arms and the other sitting with a girl on her lap, color on silk, signed “Ajimi” with a seal, framed and glazed, 13 1/2 x 8 in. $100-200 938 Painting Depicting Toys, Japan, 20th century, including dolls, wooden horse, mask, and kite, color on leather, 11 5/8 x 11 1/2 in. $150-200

939 Six-panel Screen, Japan, Kano School, 19th century, ink and colors on gold paper, depiction of plants and flowering branches under a full moon, each panel 17 3/4 x 53 in.

Provenance: Christie’s New York, Fine Japanese Works of Art, March 21, 1985, Lot 645. $400-600 940 Six-panel Folding Screen, Byobu, Japan, 20th century, ink, color, and gold paint on paper, painted with scenes from the Tale of Genji, with metal hinges, each panel 59 1/2 x 20 in. $400-500 941 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Landscape, Japan, in the manner of Sesshu Toyo (1420-1506), ink on paper, bears signature, with a box, 27 x 8 in. $400-600 942 Four Miniature Four-panel Folding Screens, Japan, one depicting pine and prunus trees against a gold ground, bearing signature and seal on the upper right, two with plain gilt panels, one depicting chrysanthemums against a beige ground, with signature and seal on lower right, ht. to 20 1/8 in. $400-600 943 Four-panel Folding Screen, Japan, 20th century, depicting flowers, rocks, and birds, ink and color on silk, signed with a seal, 31 1/4 x 52 in. $300-500 944 Ribbon-bound Photo Album, Japan, 20th century, holding more than fifty photographs of Japanese folk life and people in the 1900s, 10 1/4 x 18 3/8 in. $150-250 945 Drip-glazed Vase, Japan, 20th century, modern shape decorated with splashed multicolored glazes, glazed interior and base, shaped foot, fourcharacter mark on recessed base, ht.

14 in. $100-200

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946 Imari Charger, Japan, 20th century, decorated with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red enamel and gold, the interior well decorated with stylized flowers and bamboo in a double ring medallion, the exterior with stylized phoenixes alternating with lingzhi mushrooms in underglaze blue, marked to base, dia. 18 in. $500-600 947 Satsuma Charger, Japan, 20th century, depicting a noble woman dressed in formal wardrobe with two female attendants, dia. 22 in. $250-350 948 Kutani Plate, Japan, decorated with green dragons interspersed with blue waves and white clouds on a red ground, the exterior decorated with a border of lotus leaves around the raised foot, signed fuku (fortune) to base, dia. 13 in. $50-100 949 Pair of Woodblock Prints, Japan, 20th century, Hasui Kawase (18831957), depicting a rainy day and a snowy day in a quiet temple in three tones of red, blue, and black, framed and glazed, each 14 x 9 3/8 in. without frame. $500-1,000 950 Satsuma Kogo with Brocade Shifu, Japan, 19th century, of rectangular shape, decorated in polychrome enamel and gilt on a clear, crackled glaze with geometric borders and flowers, lg. 2 1/2 in. $200-300 951 Large Satsuma Vase, Japan, bulbous shape with waisted neck and bottom, rolled out rim, decorated with gilt, depicting carved figures decorated with intricate designs and patterns, mark to base, ht. 17 1/4 in. $300-500 952 Two Satsuma Miniature Vases, Japan, 20th century, one in the shape of a triple-gourd, decorated with three friezes of narrative stories, mark to base, ht. 3 1/2; the other balustershape with waisted neck, mark to base, ht. 3 3/4 in. $100-200

960 Three Woodblock Prints, Japan, late 19th century, ink and color on paper, depicting figures in different settings,

by Toyokuni, 10 x 14 in. $250-350

954 Transfer-printed Blue and White Plate, Japan, with four fan-shape reserves depicting garden scenes with birds, flowers, and houses, with gadrooned and stained rim, dia. 11 1/2 in. $100-200

961 Three Woodblock Prints, Japan, late 19th century, ink and color on paper, depicting figures in different settings, 10 x 14 in., framed. $250-350

955 Contemporary Polychrome Charger, Japan, depicting geishas, samurais, monks, and other figures in fanshape and rectangular registers, with inscriptions and fauna scattered throughout, the underside decorated with blue and white flowers, signed on base, dia. 15 3/4 in. $200-300 956 Satsuma-ornamented Hooked Buckle, Japan, 20th century, fivelobed flower shape, enameled with peonies in white, pink, and gold, dia.

2 1/8 in. $150-250 957 Satsuma Vase Mounted as a Lamp, Japan, 20th century, square baluster form, with moriage decoration depicting flowers and birds, drilled, vase ht. 6 1/8 in. $150-200 958 Two Earthenware Bowls, Japan, Heian Period, warped shape, sandy surface with natural glaze from firing, dia. 5 5/8 to 6 1/8 in. $50-100 959 Earthenware Fish-decorated Dish, Japan, 20th century, glazed in two tones of greenish-gray, decorated with a painted fish in underglaze black and blue, attributed to Fujita Tsuguji (18861968), bearing “f” mark in underglaze blue, unglazed multi-side foot ring, dia.

7 in. $400-600

968 Two Silk Screenprints, Japan, Kato Hideyaki (b. 1954), each depicting a Zen garden, one titled “Eulogy,” numbered 39/300; and the other “Dry Mountain,” numbered 19/300, all signed in pencil with a seal, framed and glazed, 9 7/8 x 13 1/4 in. $200-300

962 Three Framed Prints by Toyokuni (1786-1865), Japan, ink and color on paper, each depicting figures in different settings, 10 x 14 in. $250-350

969 Three Woodblock Print Albums, Japan, an accordion album of flora and fauna, 1900, 10 1/4 x 6 3/4; an accordion book of patterns and symbols, partly printed in gold and silver leaf, 1938, 13 1/8 x 8 1/4; a book with string binding, 1934, 12 1/8 x 8 5/8 in.; and three loose pages, approx.

11 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. $200-300

963 Toyokuni (1786-1865) Print, Japan, late 19th century, ink and color on paper, depicting a woman and a man with knives killing another man, inscribed, with two seals, 19 1/2 x 14 in., framed and glazed. $200-300

970 Woodblock Print of a Snowy Night, Japan, 20th century, depicting a snowy night scene of a riverside with a figure on a boat, dated and signed Hasui Kawase (1883-1957), framed and glazed, print size 14 x 9 1/4 in. $400-500

964 Woodblock Print of a Tale, Japan, with five figures in a garden setting, including two lords, a samurai, and two courtesans, titled and signed, framed and glazed, 9 x 13 3/4 in. $200-300

971 Three Sekino Jun’ichiro Prints, Ayuko in Japanese Costume, 1957, 4/100, Gosho-guruma, 1982, 46/175, and Fireflies, 1982, 11/175; the first signed in white ink and dated in pencil, the others signed and numbered in pencil, in a large slipcase. $800-1,200

965 Two Woodblock Prints, Japan, one

by Eisen (1790-1848), depicting a courtesan in a dancing pose, 14 3/4 x 10; and the other by Hiroshige (17971858), depicting a landscape with Mt. Fuji, 8 5/8 x 13 5/8 in., all framed and glazed. $50-75 966 Two Woodblock Prints, Japan, 19th century, Toyokuni (1786-1865), one depicting a samurai in a room with a smoke pipe, framed; and one depicting a samurai with an umbrella, unframed, each 14 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. $250-350 967 Three Woodblock Prints, Japan, a riverscape by Hiroshige (1797-1858), 13 1/4 x 8 3/4; and two nightscapes with figures, titled and signed with a seal, 14 1/2 x 6 1/2 in., framed and glazed. $200-250

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953 Four Minton Bombay Japanesque Transfer Dining Plates, with backstamp and impressed marks, dia.

9 3/4 in. $100-200

972 Gihachiro Okuyama (1907-1981), Children in Snow Country, Japan, 20th century, depicting a line of children walking on a snowy street, bears a hexagonal seal l.r., caption written in pencil on matting, 5 3/8 x 7 3/4 in. $200-300 973 Two Prints by Keigetsu Kikuchi and Seien Shima, scenes from the Complete Works of Chikamatsu Monzaemon, in a white folder. $200-300 974 Four Prints, Japan, including works

by Keisen Tomita, Sohei Yamaguchi, Goun Nishimura, and Kyuho Noda, in a white folder. $200-300

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975 Four Prints, Japan, including works

by Toraji Ishikawa, Toyonari Yamamura, Usen Ogawa, and Suisho Nishiyama, in a white folder. $200-300 976 Seven Woodblock Prints, Japan, Utagawa Yoshiiku (1833-1904), mostly depicting courtesans with samurai guests, five of them bears signature and publisher’s marks, all framed and glazed, 13 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. $100-150 977 Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) Postcard Print, Japan, 20th century, depicting Mt. Fuji in the background with a boat on the lake in the foreground, framed, 3 1/4 x 5 1/8 in. $50-75 978 Fukusa of Blue Satin, Japan, Meiji Period (1868-1912), embroidered in gilt and colored threads with two figures at leisure seated beneath a gnarled pine tree, with two turtles crawling near the rakes by their side, frame 37 1/2 x 29 1/4 in. $400-600

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979 Kesa, Japan, red silk woven with multicolored vajras and chakra wheels, (damage). $300-500

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980 Two Obi Textiles, Japan, 20th century, each depicting flowers and leaves, lg. to 10 ft. $200-250 981 Two Textiles, Asia, a Japanese silk brocade kesa comprising a patchwork of squares and wide strips woven with gold chrysanthemum roundels against a blue brocade ground, 86 x 42, and a Chinese export green brocade fragment woven with chrysanthemum roundels, 67 x 17 1/2 in. $400-600

982 Two Wood Items, Asia, a model of a Japanese man wearing ornate robes and holding a fan in his left hand, ht.

14, and a polychrome mask depicting a woman’s face decorated with flowers, with a headdress set above almond-shaped eyes, a sharp nose, full lips, and pointed chin, ht. 8 in. $200-250

989 Blue and White Porcelain Water Dropper, Korea, 19th/20th century, octagon-shape with a protrusion on one side, two openings on top decorated with brushed floral motif and two characters of “su” and “bok,” dia.

5 1/8 in. $100-200

983 Bamboo Basket, Japan, 20th century, tall, with wide mouth and narrow waist with horizontal weave, ht. 24 in. $100-200

990 Green Stone Bangle, China, carved with a pair of confronting goldfish flanking an embroidered ball, inner dia.

2 in. $200-300

984 Carpenter’s Trump-line, Japan, 19th century, carved wood in the shape of a boat, lg. 6 1/4 in. $150-250

991 Pair of Glass Bracelets, China, 20th century, circular, pale celadon color, inner dia. 2 1/4 in. $150-250

985 Two Pieces of Pottery, Korea, possibly Silla period, 6th century A.D., a pedestal dish with pierced decoration, a handle, and a rattle in the pedestal, sold with a spouted water ewer with sgrafitto decoration, ht. 5 and 3 1/2 in., respectively. $150-250

992 Stone Bangle and Carving of a Pepper, China, 20th century, exterior of the bangle carves with scrolling cloud, dia. 3, pepper with a bat and a fish on the top, dia. 2 1/4 in. $150-250

986 Celadon Bowl, Korea, 20th century, with incised decorations, the exterior with lotus lappets and a ring along the bottom, the interior with a ring on the well, the shape warped from firing, olive green glaze with bluish tone, cracks from firing on base, traces of three spur marks on the foot ring, dia. 5 7/8 in. $400-500 987 Blue and White Jar with Chinese Characters, Korea, 19th/20th century, voluminous storage jar decorated with brushed characters of su and bok (longevity and blessings), stylized ruyi clouds along the shoulder, a double ring around the short mouth, and a single ring along the foot, dia. 9 3/8 in. $500-700 988 Blue and White Teapot, Korea, 20th century, globular with an “S”-shape spout and a bamboo-form handle, decorated with a flying dragon amongst clouds, the cover decorated with three ruyi clouds and an animalhead finial, ht. 7 5/8 in. $200-300

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993 Beaded Necklace, China, composed of green and beige stones, with a gilt-silver filigree clasp, stamped “Silver.

Made in China,” lg. 11 in. $100-150 994 Eleven Beaded Necklaces, China, contemporary, five turquoise and amethyst necklaces, a turquoise necklace with pendant, a carnelian necklace with a frog-shaped agate pendant, a carnelian necklace with two hardstone bi, a turquoise and silvered bead necklace with a rectangular jade plaque carved with fruiting floral sprigs, and two woven necklaces each with a carved jade pendant, lg. to 18 in. $300-500 995 Two Items, China, a butterfly-form openwork jade plaque, lg. 2, with suspending coral beads and miniature jade carvings of auspicious objects, (not tested), and a miniature cloisonné vase with a garlic-shape mouth, with silvered band, base, and rim, ht. 5 1/4 in. $250-400

997 Two Snuff Bottles, China, a red Peking glass bottle of flattened globular shape, decorated with carved lotuses in a shaped panel, vermilion stopper, metal collar and spoon, ht. 2 7/8, and a glass twin snuff bottle with figural decoration, ht. 3 in. $350-500 998 Metal-mounted Jade Snuff Bottle, China, flattened baluster form, shoulders carved with pierced ruyi, metal mounting depicting a phoenix on one side, reverse with a dragon, the sides each with a figure riding a qilin and holding a lotus sprig in one hand and a ruyi scepter in the other, stone of green, yellow, and white (not tested), ht. 2 3/8 in. $500-750 999 Snuff Bottle, China, baluster form, carved in low relief with a dragon holding a lingzhi sprig in its mouth and flying above a landscape with pavilions and mountains, pale green stone, ht.

2 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500 1000 Two Snuff Bottles, China, a jade bottle in the form of a Buddha’s hand, stone of pale celadon color (not tested), lg.

2 1/2, and an interior-painted bottle decorated with a continuous scene of children playing in a garden, signed and sealed, ht. 3 1/2 in. $300-500 1001 Group of Snuff Bottles, China, two bone carved snuff bottles depicting a fish and carved oriental scene, a bottle with floral carvings, and a carved bottle with metal base. $300-500

1002 Five Snuff Bottles, China, a red glass with flower and man walking in mountains, a carved bone with figure of man and child with carved handles, a blue and white ceramic bottle with markings, a bone and brass with applied brass figures including fish design, and a metal bottle with floral design. $300-500 1003 Nine Snuff Bottles, China, a carved bottle with garden scene on thin metal base with markings, a red bottle with battle figure with sword, a brass and shell bottle with chain, a red carved bottle with thin metal base, a bottle with peacock, green carved floral design bottle, a black bottle, a bottle with carved figure of bird, a blue stone double carved bottle, and a ceramic bottle with working scene. $300-500 1004 Five Snuff Bottles, China, a heartshape bone bottle with base, two with metal and applied decorations of birds, a bottle with pink floral design, and a black lacquered bottle with floral design. $300-500 1005 Enameled Twin Snuff Bottle, China, painted on either side with a woman and child at leisure in a garden scene, the stoppers each decorated with a blossom, four-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 2 5/8 in. $200-300 1006 Two Porcelain Snuff Bottles, China, 20th century, a boy standing with his hands to chest, ht. 3 1/4; a reclining woman in an acrobatic pose, lg. 4 in. $100-200 1007 Jadeite Plaque, China, 20th century, oval shape decorated in high relief with birds and branching kumquats, stone of white and apple green color (not tested), ht. 8 in. $1,000-2,000 1008 Jadeite Carving, China, 20th century, depicting a boy holding a banner standing in from of a fan rising from ruyi clouds, the stone of celadon color with dark green markings (not tested), ht. 6 in. $300-500

1009 Jadeite Vase, China, 20th century, depicting a mountain with a pavilion and a scholar crossing a bridge beneath a waterfall, stone of pale green color (not tested), ht. 6 in. $500-700 1010 Jadeite Carving, China, 20th century, depicting a large seashell with high relief crabs, sea berries, and seaweed, white stone with apple green and russet markings (not tested), ht. 9 in. $1,000-1,500 1011 Six Carved Jade Items, China, 20th century, including a bitter melon, a melon, three Buddha’s hand citrons, and a child with fish, stones of different colors (not tested), approximate lg. 2 to 3 in. $400-600

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996 Two Sterling Silver Cloisonné Bracelets, China, 20th century, with hinge and clasp, one decorated with stylized Chinese characters, dia. 2 1/2; the other with various flora and fauna motifs, dia. 2 3/8 in. $100-150

1012 Two Jade Pendants, China, a pale celadon pig and a pale gray Budai with russet markings (not tested), lg. to 1 1/2 in. $200-300 1013 Three Jade Carvings, China, a plaque carved with a bird amidst fruit, a vegetable with a pair of mythical beasts, and one depicting a cluster of auspicious emblems: lingzhi mushroom, bats, and coins, stones of various colors (not tested), lg. to 2 3/4 in. $500-700 1014 Three Jade and Stone Carvings, China, two mythical beasts and an oval plaque carved with a bat, a peach, a foo dog, lingzhi mushrooms, lotus pods, and a qilin, stones of various colors (not tested), lg. to 2 1/2 in. $500-700 1015 Carved Horn Walking Stick Handle, China, made for export, carved as the head of a bird holding a pearl with its long beak, the back incised “1898,” mounted on a short metal and wood shaft, lg. 5 in. $150-250

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1016 Ivory Tusk Carving on Wood Stand, China, in the form of a dragon boat, the figures aboard engaging in various activities, lg. 17 1/4 in. $900-1,100 1017 Ivory Carving of a Lady, China, standing on carved wood stand, dressed in a formal gown with incised decorations, details stained in black, possibly made of ivory composite, ht.

7 in. $200-300 1018 Ivory Figure, China, 19th/20th century, depicting a scholar standing on a double-lotus pedestal and playing a dizi (flute), ht. 3 3/4 in. $150-250

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1019 Faux Ivory Carving of a Woman, China, 20th century, standing with a ruyi scepter in her left hand, dressed in an imperial robe, mounted on a wood stand, ht. 10 1/8 in. $500-700

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1020 Group of Small Ivory Carvings, China and Japan, 19th/20th century, a woman with a boy, ht. 7 1/2; a man with a basket, ht. 6 5/8; a dragon wreath, dia. 4 1/2; a frieze with figural landscape in relief, dia. 2 3/8; six carvings of figures including one of hardstone, some mounted on wood stands, ht. to 4 1/2; a netsuke in the shape of a reclined ox, lg. 1 3/4; a carved ornament, dia. 1; a snuff bottle, ht. 3; three miscellaneous items, ht. to 4 1/2 in. $150-250 1021 Ivory Screen, China, four-panel screen wood screen with wire inlay, each panel inset with a rectangular ivory plaque carved in relief with a scene from Taoist legends, (ivory) 6 5/8 x 2 1/8, (screen) 13 7/8 x 13 1/2 in. $300-500 1022 Partial Mahjong Set, China, early 20th century, with bone and bamboo counters, in a box, 2 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. $200-300

1023 Group of Asian Items, China and Japan, 19th century, seven ivory carvings, wood carving of a luohan, an enameled bowl with stand, and a snuff bottle, ht. to 11 1/2 in. $75-125 1024 Canton Enamel Rotating Mirror with Stand, China, 20th century, the circular rotating mirror with a rank badge fragment on one side, the enameled frame with floral and cloud decorations, on a waisted rectangular stand with canted corners and four ruyi-shaped feet, the enameled stand depicting shou roundels surrounded by bats and clouds, overall ht. 13 1/2 in. $1,500-2,500 1025 Two Items, China, a tripod silver dish with bat handles and lotus decoration, “Shu De Tang” stamped on base, dia.

3 3/8, and a hanging scroll depicting gourds and leaves, signed “Guang Hua,” with two seals, 38 x 22 1/2 in. $350-500 1026 Three Items, China, a blue and white jar depicting flowers in baskets and bowls, ht. 10 1/2, a cylindrical filigree and quartz covered box with splayed foot and dome-shaped inlaid top inlaid with crane-form finial, ht. 7 1/4, and a rosewood fragment with openwork carving of pomegranates, bats, and ruyi, 14 x 12 1/2 in. $550-850 1027 Six Small Items, China, including three snuff bottles, a seal, a covered case, and a small wine cup enameled with a dragon, various sizes with dia. to 2 3/4 in. $200-300 1028 Group of Miscellaneous Items, China, a bamboo boat with pierced decoration depicting figures seated beneath pine trees, lg. 10, and a pair of polychrome wood figures of Guandi traversing the sky on horseback amidst birds and clouds, on wood stand, ht.

12 in. $250-450

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1029 Group of Miscellaneous Items, China, a three-tiered cylindrical red lacquer picnic vessel with figural decoration, ht. 15 1/2, four rectangular enameled boxes, an inlaid covered box, a spoon with bone handle and porcelain scoop painted with a landscape scene, and an enameled chopsticks holder, lg. to 6 1/4 in. $200-250 1030 Bamboo Carving of a Buddha’s Hand Citron, China, 19th/20th century, ht. 14 in. $400-600 1031 Bamboo Birdcage, China, typical form, mounted with a blue and white water bowl, jade ring perches, and ivory finial, overall ht. 16 in. $300-400 1032 Bamboo Folding Fan, China, 20th century, decorated on one side with a figural landscape and a calligraphic work on the other, inscribed and signed with a seal on both sides, lg.

13 1/8 in. $150-250 1033 Wood and Ivory Mirror, China, 19th century, elaborate openwork design of lotus, chilong, bats, peaches, and lion and dragon heads, with three inlaid ivory lotus reserves depicting two Immortals, crabs, and insects, respectively, an openwork rectangle below with central depiction of a bat holding a ring surrounded by scrolling and interlocking geometric designs, above a framed mirror, ht. 43 7/8, wd.

20 3/8 in. $1,000-1,200 1034 Bamboo Brush Pot, China, cylindrical, carved and pierced with figures at leisure in a garden, some within pavilions, others engaged in various activities amidst pine trees, plum blossoms, and bamboo, ht. 3 1/8 in. $250-350

1036 Two Wicker Baskets with Covers, China, 20th century, cylindrical, twotiered, each with an arched, upright handle, surmounted by an aperture meant for a shoulder pole, biandan, ht. 28 in. $250-350 1037 Architectural Carved Wood Element, China, in the form of a dragon coiled around a pearl, 38 x 14 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. $1,500-2,500 1038 Tibetan-style Covered Wood Container, China, square, supported by four cabriole legs, each side with gesso decoration depicting kirtimukha, 24 x 23 x 23 in. $200-250 1039 Carved Wood Entryway, China, rectangular, with shaped entrance, decorated with reserves depicting figures, lotus flowers, and other auspicious emblems, approx. 100 x 68 in. $800-1,200 1040 Wood Carving of an Official, China, possibly Song Period (960-1279), standing with his hands clasped together under the long sleeves of his official attire, lightly carved with minimum details, on a modern wood stand, ht. 19 in. $400-600 1041 Carved Wood Standing Figure of a Luohan, China, possibly made of huangyangmu, holding a staff in his left hand and a gourd in his right, ht.

10 3/4 in. $200-400

1042 Five Wood Carvings, China and Japan, 20th century, a fish, two Guanyin, and two rice cake molds, lg. to 18 3/4 in. $100-150 1043 Composite Root Carving of a Luohan, China, 20th century, the figure depicted standing and holding a staff, mounted on wood stand, overall ht.

11 1/4 in. $800-1,000 1044 Stone Head of Yan Luo Wang (Ruler of the Afterlife), China, Ming-style, depicted with bulging eyes and a scowling face, wearing a judge’s cap bearing the character wang (king), on wood stand, ht. 11 1/4 in. $500-750 1045 Three Hardstone Figural Pieces, China, stone of spinach green, lg. to 4 1/4 in. $300-400 1046 Labradorite Elephant, China, 20th century, standing with its trunk elevated, the stone of olive green and opal color, lg. 11 in. $600-900 1047 Labradorite Elephant, China, 20th century, standing with its trunk elevated, the stone of olive green and opal color, lg. 9 in. $400-600 1048 Sandstone Buddha Head, China, 19th/20th century, with half-closed eyes, the surface of the head and top knot expressed in two lines of swirls, facial features in low relief, on a dark brown wood stand, ht. 4 5/8 in. $300-500 1049 Stone Carving, China, 20th century, of a recumbent mythical animal depicted curled around its wings, with its ridged backbone in high relief, stone of green-gray color with some russet and blackish inclusions, lg. 3 3/8 in. $400-500

1050 Stone Bodhisattva Head with Stand, China, of gray stone with finely carved features, with stand, ht. 14 3/4 in. $400-600 1051 Stone Head and a Hanging Scroll, China, the head carved with a serene, smiling expression, backed by a partial aureole, stone of pale reddish-cream color, lg. 4 1/4, and a scroll depicting shrimp in the manner of Qi Baishi (1864-1957), 35 3/8 x 12 5/8 in. $400-600 1052 Lapis Lazuli Carving, China, depicting Guanyin with an attendant, on a wood stand, ht. 5 in. $200-250 1053 Soapstone Seal, China, carving of a lion seated on the seal, carved “Da Qian” at the bottom, stone of pale orange color, ht. 3 in. $300-500

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1035 Two Brush Pots, China, a wood brush pot carved in relief on basketweave ground with scholars at leisure in a bamboo forest, dia. 2 3/8, and a porcelain brush pot depicting a continuous scene of a snowy landscape with pine and figures on horses, four-character Jigndezhen mark to base, ht. 7 5/8 in. $400-600

1054 Stone Seal, China, 20th century, depicting an old man in a landscape, base uncarved, stone of yellow color with red skin, ht. 5 1/2 in. $300-500 1055 Stone Seal, China, 20th century, square, incised with calligraphy on all four sides, carved seal face, stone of semi-translucent honey color with white inclusions, 2 1/2 x 2 x 2 in. $150-250 1056 Stone Seal, China, tapered rectangular form, the top carved with two prostrating men, one side incised with calligraphy, carved seal face, stone of honey color with cream and grayish inclusions, ht. 2 1/8 in. $400-500 1057 Circular Openwork Stone Plaque, China, depicting a group of bats, stone of pale celadon color, lg. 2 in. $100-150 1058 Soapstone Carving on Wood Stand, China, depicting three cubs climbing on a foo lion, stone of caramel color with dark inclusions, ht. 6 1/2 in. $800-1,200

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1059 Fluorite Carving Mounted as a Lamp, China, 20th century, depicting a phoenix perched on a rock with a peony sprig in its beak, mounted on a wood and metal base, ht. 15 in. $300-400 1060 Eight Pale Celadon Stone Snuff Bottles, China, 19th/20th century, each with a carved design reserved on one side of the flattened body, stoppers with apple green collar, ht. 2 1/2 in. $500-1,000 1061 Stone Mountain with Wood Stand, China, pyramid form, carved with figures at leisure by a dock beneath pine trees, stone of celadon color with russet skin, wood stand carved with lingzhi, lg. 7 in. $200-300 1062 Two Hardstone Items, China, a white stone plaque carved with the figures and the characters ru yi ji xiang, and a cream stone carving of a reclining cat, lg. to 1 3/8 in. $200-300

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1063 Two Stone Carvings, China, a gray recumbent mythical beast and an openwork stylized shou character of pale celadon color, lg. to 2 1/8 in. $200-300

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1064 Two Stone Pendants, China, archaic form, stones of various colors, lg. to 2 in. $300-500 1065 Three Carvings, China, a gray glass water coupe decorated with a pair of mythical beasts, an openwork circular stone plaque of pale celadon color (damage), and a rectangular gray stone plaque carved with a boy climbing onto a bamboo shoot, lg. to 2 3/8 in. $500-700 1066 Two Stone Carvings, China, a white stone Buddha seated on a lily pad and a gray stone luohan in a cocoon of yellowish-gray stone with dark inclusions, lg. to 3 in. $500-700

1067 Three Stone Items, China, a water coupe and two measuring rings, stones of celadon color with russet inclusions, dia. to 2 1/8 in. $800-1,000 1068 Three Stone Carvings, China, a pendant depicting Shoulao, the god of longevity, holding a staff, reverse with a lingzhi sprig flanked by two bats, stone of pale celadon color with mottled gray inclusions, lg. 2 5/8, a standing official, the stone of pale yellow with inclusions, ht. 6, and a kneeling woman, the stone of dark brown color, ht. 4 7/8 in. $500-700 1069 Stone Vase, China, 19th/20th century, carved in the form of a hollow flower within flowering openwork stems and ruyi sprigs, stone of celadon color, ht.

4 3/8 in. $750-1,000 1070 White Stone Plaque, China, carved with figures, lg. 2 in. $100-150 1071 Spinach Green Stone Shoehorn, China, typical form, with metal mount, lg. 6 1/4 in. $200-300 1072 Famille Rose Wall Hanging, China, 20th century, in the form of a stemmed dish, decorated with bats and stylized lotus flowers, lg. 9 in. $100-150 1073 Miniature Stone Covered Teapot, China, carved in relief with flowering prunus branches, the cover with a birdform finial, mottled green stone, ht. 3, lg. 4 3/4 in. $100-200 1074 Miniature Stone Covered Teapot, China, carved in relief with bamboo and pine branches, the cover with an openwork finial in the form of a pair of birds perched on a prunus sprig, yellow stone with bright red inclusions all over, ht. 3 1/2, lg. 5 1/4 in. $100-200

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1075 Three Soapstone Items, China, a pair of soapstone seals incised with birds and flowers and surmounted by foo lion, ht. 7 1/2, and a carving of monkeys forming a pyramid, light yellowish-green stone with russet markings, ht. 4 3/8 in. $250-450 1076 Hardstone Carving of a Frog, China, depicted together with a snail, lg. 6 1/2 in. $200-300 1077 Hardstone Box, China, pale celadon color, surface carved with a parrot and a tiger, the reverse carved with a pattern of seal characters, dia. 2 1/2 in. $300-500 1078 Hardstone Pendant, China, carved with chilong, lg. 2 in. $100-200 1079 Soapstone Carving of an Immortal, China, 20th century, standing on a rock holding fish in his right hand and a staff with peach fruit in his left, mounted on a stone stand, ht. 7 5/8 in. $100-200 1080 Bronze Buddha, China, 20th century, with sixteen arms holding various weapons and staffs, two Chinese characters meaning sun and moon, and possibly a medicine bowl, the head surmounted with three Buddha heads, with openwork halo screwed into the body from the back, ht. 13 5/8 in. $200-300 1081 Bronze Guanyin Mounted as a Lamp, China, the bodhisattva depicted standing barefoot on a lotus base, wearing a shawl and a dhoti, adorned with jewelry and a foliate crown, backed by a pierced mandorla, ht. 20 1/4 in. $200-300 1082 Gilt-bronze Figure of a Bodhisattva, China, possibly Six Dynasties Period (222-589), the figure backed by an open mandorla and sitting in rajalilasana on a tall base with four splayed legs, (mandorla damaged), ht.

4 1/8 in. $300-500

1084 Five Bronze Items, China, a vase with champlevé decoration of archaic motifs, against an aqua blue ground, ht. 13 1/4, two circular mirrors, and two large models of coins cast with “Guangxu Tong Bao,” dia. to 5 1/4 in. $300-500 1085 Bronze Vase, China, baluster form, the neck and sloping shoulders flanked by handles, one with a suspending ring, the body cast with characters “da li yuan nian” (766AD) and “zheng yue shi ri” (day ten of the first month), ht. 15 in. $40-60 1086 Cloisonné Vase, China, upper register with stylized lotus meanders on a turquoise ground with ju-i and flowers and butterflies on a pink ground, foot decorated with scattered flowers, ht.

9 in. $500-700 1087 Three Cloisonné Jar Vases, China, 20th century, a pair of bulbous jar with domed covers with lotus bud knobs, decorated with floral branches, ht. 8; and a slightly flattened S-shape vase with waisted neck and base, decorated with flowers and butterflies, on a wood stand, ht. 13 3/8 in. $150-250 1088 Peking Glass Brush Pot, China, cylindrical, of amber-colored glass with inclusions of gold flakes, carved with an old man on horseback and his attendant traveling through a landscape with pine trees, incised with calligraphy, dia. 5 3/4 in. $300-500 1089 Peking Glass Double Gourd Vase, China, red glass cut through to opaque white ground, decorated with fruiting and flowering branches, ht. 8 3/4 in. $300-500

1090 Miniature Glass Vase, China, baluster form, decorated with dragons writhing amidst lotus flowers and scrolling foliage against a bright yellow ground, four-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 3 1/2 in. $200-300 1091 Three Yixing Teapots, China, one of compressed globular form incised with calligraphy and goldfish, with monsterhead spout, cover with scrolling finial and mark at interior, mark on base, dia.

4, one ovoid, incised with pine trees and calligraphy, with a sloping loop handle, mark on base, dia. 3 7/8, one of globular form carved with garden scenes and pavilions, the body pierced with lappet and scroll motifs, the cover with foo lion finial and pierced with ruyi-shaped foliage, mark on base, dia.

3 7/8 in. $300-400 1092 Two Yixing Teapots, China, one red, ovoid, with short spout and large loop handle, mark on base, dia. 2 7/8, one green, of melon form, the ribbed body decorated with a leaf in relief, the leafshaped cover with a miniature melon finial and mark at interior, mark on base, dia. 2 3/4 in. $200-300 1093 Porcelain Plate, China, foliate edge, underglaze blue decoration of lotus plants, dia. 12 3/4 in. $1,250-1,750 1094 Song-style Tzuchou Bowl, China, shallow bowl with underglaze iron decoration of stylized flowers and a broad band, dia. 8 1/2 in. $200-300 1095 Blanc de Chine Ruyi Scepter, China, modeled as a gnarled tree branch with ruyi scrolls throughout and a lion mask at the top, lg. 15 in. $400-600 1096 Blue and Red Vase, China, bottle shape, decorated with iron-red goldfish swimming amongst blue pine leaves, double ring along the base and mouth, ht. 9 in. $400-600

1097 Celadon Dish, China, with barbed rim and floral decoration, dia. 8 1/2 in. $250-450 1098 Porcelain Brush Pot, China, early 20th century, cylindrical, painted with a pair of cranes flying above pine trees beneath the setting sun, reverse with calligraphy, mark on base, dia. 5 1/2 in. $250-350 1099 Crackle-glazed Vase, China, mallet shape with a gently lobed body and flared mouth, decorated with light gray glaze suffused with networks of ironwire crackles, six-character Yongzheng mark on base, ht. 7 1/2 in. $400-500

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1083 Archaic-style Bronze Tripod Covered Censer, China, the ovoid body cast with archaic-scrolls, flanked by S-scroll handles, the cover surmounted by three rams on geometric ground with relief decorations of clouds and a fret border, dia. 5 1/2 in. $100-150

1100 Ge-ware Covered Jar, China, 20th century, globular, decorated with blue and white decorations of scholar’s objects and auspicious emblems, double ring on base, ht. 9 1/2 in. $300-400 1101 Enameled Jar with Cover, China, 19th/20th century, ovoid, depicting a courtly scene with figures in a garden setting on a yellow ground, domed cover with bud shape finial, sixcharacter Qianlong mark to base, ht.

15 in. $200-300 1102 Red-glazed Vase, China, bottle shape with flared mouth, four-character Jingdezhen mark on base, ht. 11 1/2 in. $250-350 1103 Jun Ware Bowl, China, blossom form, decorated with thick greenish-blue glaze that continued over the lobed rim ending in an irregular line halfway down the exterior, dia. 4 in. $250-350 1104 Large Composite Ivory and Bone Covered Vase, China, bulbous form, the facade comprising triangular pieces of ivory veneer, the body decorated with floral reserves, the neck carved with shou characters, ht. 27 1/2 in. $600-900

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1105 Pair of Famille Rose Vases Mounted as Lamps, China, 20th century, rouleau form, each painted with vases of flowers and scholar’s objects, drilled and on wood base, vase ht. 13 in. $150-250

1112 Set of Five Celadon Erotic Plates, China, 20th century, depicting a couple in bed in polychrome enamel, each with mark in underglaze blue on base, dia. 6 3/4 in. $200-300

1106 Blue and White Covered Jar, China, 20th century, scrolling lotus and tendrils with good luck character, ht.

7 3/4 in. $100-150

1113 Two Sets of Sweetmeat Dishes in Wood Boxes, China, seven rose medallion dishes in a circular box painted with figures, flowers, and butterflies, and nine famille rose dishes with figural decoration in a square box. $200-250

1107 Four Blue and White Covered Vessels, China, a blue and white jar in the form of a garden seat, decorated with two bands of underglaze plum blossoms with ten vertically lined shou characters, ht. 6 1/2, and three boxes painted with dense scrolling foliage design with leiwen borders, graduating sizes to 3 x 5 x 5 in. $450-650 1108 Miniature Celadon Vase, China, bottle shape, molded with scrolling lotus decoration, ht. 4 1/2 in. $300-400

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1109 Celadon Bowl, China, 20th century, small bowl-shape with a flared rim, of olive green glaze, carved decoration of a boy walking with a flower branch in his hand on the interior, glazed base, unglazed foot ring, no spur mark, dia.

5 in. $400-500

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1110 Rose Mandarin Dish, China, late 19th/early 20th century, heavily potted, with a short foot, the well decorated with a courtyard scene depicting women surrounding a scholar, surrounded by a border painted with shou characters, auspicious emblems, flowers, birds, and butterflies, dia. 7 5/8 in. $100-200 1111 Pair of Small Blue and White Ginger Jars, China, early 20th century, decorated with shuangxi characters (double happiness) and lotus flowers with scrolling foliage, one with wood cover, ht. 4 1/2 in. $125-150

1114 Plain White-glazed Dish, China, 16th century or later, gradually flared wall with a slightly flared rim, grayish-white glaze with blue tint, unglazed well and foot, white clay with some oxidized red freckles, brushed character mark, guo (state) to hollowed-out base, dia.

5 1/8 in. $200-300 1115 Plain White-glazed Ding Bowl, China, 16th century or later, a conical shape softly curving inward toward the rim, with distinctive cracked-ice crazing with color variations ranging from bluish-white to creamy brown, the interior well slightly sunken and encircled with unglazed band, unglazed rim and foot with hollowedout underside, a brushed character mark to base, dia. 6 1/4 in. $300-800 1116 Plain White-glazed Ding Bowl, China, 16th century or later, with softly rounded wall with an unglazed rim, resting on a short foot entirely glazed, the interior with a ring in the center, greenish-white glaze with a blue tint near the bottom, dia. 6 7/8 in. $300-500 1117 Plain Green-glazed Bowl, China, 16th century or later, with softly rounded wall and unglazed foot, the interior is round without a noticeable well, the glaze uneven around the rim and partially unglazed along the bottom, a distinctive crazing running over one side of both the interior and exterior of the bowl, dia. 6 1/8 in. $200-300

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1118 Black-glazed Miniature Jar, China, 19th/20th century, globular body with straight neck, unglazed straight foot, and ground mouth rim, the black glaze with brown speckles and fine crazing, ht. 4, dia. 4 3/4 in. $200-300 1119 Splashed-glazed Miniature Jar, China, globular with short neck and shaved mouth rim, the body with olive green over lightly splashed black glaze resembling “tiger’s fur,” the interior and base glazed in olive green, ht. 2 7/8, dia. 3 7/8 in. $100-200 1120 Turquoise-glazed Porcelain Vase, China, bottle shape with elongated neck, unglazed base, ht. 9 1/2 in. $100-200 1121 Green-glazed Bowl, China, 19th/20th century, well-rounded wall with a slightly flared mouth rim, entirely glazed except the foot ring, allover craquelure, six-character Xuande mark on base, dia. 7 3/8 in. $150-250 1122 Small Blue and White Covered Ginger Jar, China, 20th century, baluster-shape with short neck, decorated with two flowering prunus branches, unglazed foot ring, a double ring on base, ht. 6 in. $150-250 1123 Two Porcelain Items, China, 20th century, a ding-style bowl depicting incised dragons and phoenixes on the interior and exterior, dia. 5 3/4, and a blue and white baluster vase depicting scrolling lotus and tendrils, ht. 9 1/2 in. $300-500 1124 Four Items, China, 20th century, including one horn snuff bottle decorated with bats and “shou” character, 2 3/4; two hardstone items, lg. to 3 1/4; and a wristband of beads, bead dia. 3/8 in. $200-300

1133 Two Hanging Scrolls, China, ink and color on paper, one depicting lotus, inscribed, and in the manner of Gui Yong, with one seal, 39 x 13 1/2, the other depicting a landscape with houses, inscribed, dated, and signed, with one seal, 52 x 13 in. $200-300

1126 Three Porcelain Items, China, a pair of miniature covered jars with figural decoration, mark on base. ht. 2 7/8, and a baluster vase with gilt handles, painted with ladies at leisure in a garden scene, reverse with calligraphy, ht. 22 3/4 in. $350-500

1134 Two Hanging Scrolls, China, ink and color on paper, one in the manner of Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), calligraphy poem, with two seals, 47 1/2 x 23, the other in the manner of Xie Zhiliu (19101997) depicting a landscape, inscribed, dated, with two seals, 38 1/2 x 18 in. $300-450

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1135 Hanging Scroll, China, ink and color on paper, attributed to Jian Bi, depicting a crane, bears signature “Jian Bi” with three seals, 70 x 21 in. $150-250

1128 Two Asian Items, China, 20th century, a red-glazed ceramic qilin, ht. 14; and an ink painting, 43 x 15 1/2 in. $100-200 1129 Han-style Funerary “Money Tree,” China, made of bronze and green glazed earthenware, the central figural shaft with offshoots in the form of farm animals and a pair of coins, lg. 7 in. $600-750 1130 Two Han-style Gray Pottery Grain Storage Jars, China, cylindrical, each with sloped shoulders and on a square base, decorated with three incised bands, with red calligraphy, ht. to 13 3/8 in. $400-600 1131 Stoneware Censer, China, lobed, surface covered in a dark cobalt blue glaze, hardwood cover, finial of green Peking glass, dia. 6 in. $200-300 1132 Earthenware Painted Pottery Figure, China, 20th century, standing on a hexagon pedestal, painted in green, yellow, and black, ht. 26 3/4 in. $100-150

1136 Four Hanging Scrolls, China, ink and colors on paper, one depicting a musical performer, one depicting a balancing act, one depicting a man getting a haircut, and one depicting a man sharpening a knife, inscribed, bears signature, with two seals, 26 x 13 in. $300-400 1137 Hanging Scroll, China, ink and color on paper, in the manner of Lin Fengmian, depicting a woman next to a flower jar, with one seal, 74 x 31 in., (minor repair, tears). $100-150 1138 Hanging Scroll, China, ink and color on paper, in the manner of Wu Guanzhong, depicting a landscape and pavilion, with two seals, 61 x 27 in. $100-150 1139 Pair of Battle Scene Paintings, China, 20th century, ink and color on hemp, depicting 18th century Chinese battle scenes, titled and signed with a seal, the borders painted in gold, glazed and framed, 9 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. $300-500

1140 Hanging Scroll, China, ink and color on paper, in the manner of Hu Zhen, depicting a landscape, with two seals, 55 x 17 in. $300-400 1141 Hanging Scroll, China, 20th century, ink on paper, in the manner of Tian Shiguang (1916-1999), depicting a bird on a branch and lotus, with three seals, 38 x 13 1/2 in. $300-400 1142 Painting of a Noble Woman, China, ink and color on silk, possibly a print, with a maid holding a mirror for her, in a court setting with lotus in a vase, framed and glazed, unexamined out of glass, 31 1/8 x 8 1/8 in. $400-500

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1125 Three Porcelain Items, China, a pair of flambé gourd vases with “Jing De Nianzhi” mark to the base, ht. 7, and a porcelain jar with wood cover, the ovoid body decorated with a woman and two children in nature on one side, the other with calligraphy, ht. 11 1/2 in. $200-350

1143 Two Hanging Scrolls, China, one in the manner of Bada Shanren (16261705), depicting lotus stalks with a bird, signed and with three seals, 36 3/4 x 16 5/8, the other in the manner of Qi Baishi (1864-1957), depicting four grasshoppers, inscribed and with a seal, framed and glazed, possibly a print, 12 1/8 x 7 7/8 in. $200-300 1144 Painting of a Scholar, China, 20th century, in the manner of Chen Shaomei (1907-1954), ink and color on paper, depicted chasing after his windswept hat, bears inscription and two seals, 21 1/2 x 15 1/4, frame 30 1/2 x 20 1/4 in. $1,000-1,500 1145 Painting Album, China, 20th century, ink and color on paper, in the manner of Fu Baoshi (1904-1965), nine pages front and back, both covers molded with silk, each depicting figures with landscape, each page bears signature, with inscription, with two seals, 6 1/2 x 10 in. $200-300 1146 Set of Four Paintings on Porcelain Plaques, China, 20th century, depicting flowers of the four seasons with a bird perched on each plant, with inscriptions, 12 1/2 x 7 1/2 in., unframed. $200-300

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1147 Framed Painting Depicting Shrimp, China, ink and color on paper, in the manner of Han Zongxiang (19001900), bears inscription, signature, and one seal, sight 17 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. $150-250 1148 Three Hanging Scrolls, China, ink and color on paper, one in the manner of He Jiaying, depicting a girl with a violin, inscribed and bears signature, with one seal, 36 x 22, one in the manner of Li Kuchan (1899-1983), depicting an eagle on a rock with a pine tree, inscribed and bears signature, with one seal, 43 x 26 1/4, and one in the manner of Xu Beihong (1895-1953), depicting two rabbits, inscribed and bears signature, with one seal, 19 1/2 x 18 1/4 in. $400-600 1149 Painting Depicting a Bird, China, in the manner of Ren Zhong (b.

1967), perched on a pine with cones, inscribed with a seal, ink and color on paper, hanging scroll, 48 1/2 x 12 3/4 in. $400-600

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1150 Hanging Scroll, China, 20th century, ink and color on paper, in the manner of Fu Baoshi (1904-1965), depicting a landscape, with one seal, 11 x 18 in. $200-300

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1151 Hanging Scroll, China, ink and color on paper, in the manner of Wu Zuoren (1908-1997), depicting an eagle on a pine branch, inscribed and bears signature, with one seal, 18 x 28 in. $100-150 1152 Hanging Scroll, China, ink and color on paper, in the manner of Wang Xuetao (1903-1982), depicting flowers, with one seal, 12 1/2 x 49 in. $200-300 1153 Hanging Scroll, China, ink and color on silk, in the manner of Bada Shanren (1626-1705), depicting two birds on a rock, inscribed and bears signature, with one seal, 13 1/2 x 39 1/2 in. $100-150

1154 Hanging Scroll Depicting Deer, China, ink and color on paper, standing with a tree and ruyi mushrooms, and bamboo, 75 1/2 x 18 1/4 in. $300-400 1155 Qing Ming Xiang He Tu, China, handscroll print on silk, depicting a river landscape, with inscription and seals. $200-300 1156 Painting of a Mountain Landscape, China, 20th century, hanging scroll, in the manner of Wei Zixi (1915-2002), depicting cliff-side pavilions amidst pine trees and fall foliage on a mountain range, boats sailing on a river in the background, inscribed and with three seals, 25 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. $400-600 1157 Two Paintings Depicting Landscapes, China, 20th century, one with deep mountains and climbing figures; and the other, a riverscape with mountains in distance, both by the same artist, titled and signed with two seals, ink and light color on paper, framed and glazed, 9 3/4 x 8 5/8 in. $200-250 1158 Painting Depicting an Old Scholar, China, 20th century, standing in profile with a staff in his hand in an open field with bamboo, inscribed and signed with a seal, ink and light color on paper, hanging scroll, 50 1/2 x 25 1/2 in. $300-500 1159 Eleven Ornithological Gouache Paintings in Three Frames, China, 19th century, each depicting a pair of birds amidst flowers, 3 x 4 1/2 in. $150-250 1160 Five Hanging Scrolls, China, a set of four scroll prints depicting the “Four Gentlemen,” with plum, iris, chrysanthemum, and bamboo, each inscribed and with two seals, 36 1/2 x 12 7/8, and scroll depicting the “Three Friends of Winter, the bamboo, plum blossom, and pine tree depicted against a light blue ground, inscribed, signed, and with one seal, 49 3/4 x 24 in. $250-400

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1161 Thirteen Asian Works, China and Japan, 19th/20th century, including eight gouache paintings depicting birds and flowers on pith paper, 4 5/8 x 3 1/8; three gouache paintings on pith paper: depicting two boys, 3 3/8 x 5 1/4, a woman with a birdcage, 6 3/8 x 4 1/2, and a boatman, 5 1/2 x 9; a crow perched on a plum branch, not examined out of frame, possibly a print, 9 5/8 x 7 1/8; and a riverscape with willow trees and a bridge, ink and light color on silk, with three seals, dia.

9 1/2 in. $200-250 1162 Painting Depicting a Bird, China, 20th century, perched on a flowering branch, signed with a seal, color on paper, framed and glazed, 9 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. $100-150 1163 Painting and a Snuff Bottle, China, 20th century, depicting a landscape with a scholar, ink on silk, hanging scroll, 37 x 15 1/8; and a famille jaune snuff bottle decorated with flowers, ht.

2 1/4 in. $100-200 1164 Painting Album, China, ink and color on paper, in the manner of Xie Zhiliu, depicting landscapes, each inscribed, with seals, 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. $300-500 1165 Two Album Leaves, China, a scene of bamboo plants and fantastic rocks, and a scene of bamboo and a waterfall, ink on silk, each 13 x 10 1/2 in. $200-300 1166 Two Albums, China, one in the manner of Zhu Qizhan, ten paintings, each depicting a plant, bears signature, each with one seal, 12 1/2 x 9, and an album of nine landscape prints, ink and color on cotton, 17 1/8 x 12 1/8 in. $300-450

1174 Three Books on Chinese Art, including The Asia Society’s Chinese Art, 1966, and two hardcover copies of Florance Waterbury’s Early Chinese Symbols and Literature: Vestiges and Speculations, 1942, with 77 plates, and Daisy Lion-Goldschmidt’s Chinese Art: Bronze, Jade, Sculpture, Ceramics, 1960, in a dust jacket with ownership inscription on ffep. $200-300

1168 Framed Fan Painting, China, ink and color on paper, depicting a river landscape with a hut in the foreground and a figure on a boat, bears inscription and seal above the distant mountains, lg. 21 in. $150-250

1175 Chinese and English Dictionary, Compiled from Reliable Authors, New York: American Tract Society, 1893. $100-200

1169 Fan Calligraphy, China, ink on silk, bears signature, dated, inscribed, dia.

9 in. $400-600 1170 Pair of Calligraphies, China, on a decorated yellow paper with gilt dots, in the manner of Xie Zhiliu (1910-1997), 51 x 12 1/4 in.

Provenance: Private collection of a Chinese-American scholar. $400-600 1171 Loose Calligraphy, China, ink and color on paper, in the manner of Lin Sanzhi (1898-1989), dated, bears signature, with two seals, 16 x 46 1/2 in. $200-300 1172 Framed Contemporary Calligraphy, China, each character comprising birdform strokes, bearing three seals and signed “Zhou Hua Nan,” 17 1/2 x 27 in. $400-600 1173 Two Printed Books, China and Japan, a woodblock-printed book of calligraphy titled Tie Jiangjun Mo Ji and dated to “the eighth year of Guangxu,” and a directory of students in “A-Levels” dated to Showa 14 (1939). $100-200

1176 Five Woodblock Prints and a Painting, Japan and China, prints by Kiyoshi Saito (1907-1997), with two depicting a cat and a dog, 8 7/8 x 14 1/8 and three depicting landscapes, 9 1/2 x 14 1/8, all signed with a seal; painting depicting lotus and heron, signed “Chunyang,” with a seal, ink and color on paper, hanging scroll, 48 x 15 1/2 in. (damage). $200-250 1177 Four-panel Folding Screen, China, 20th century, comprising embroideries depicting cream-colored chrysanthemums and birds against a black ground, with registers carved with lotus decoration below and friezes carved with cloud and key fret pattern above, each panel 44 x 14 1/2 in. $200-250 1178 Group of Art Books, Japan, 1930s, mostly catalogs of Asian art exhibitions, artists, paintings, ceramics, screens, and flower arrangement, some by Yamanaka & Co.; a rubbing on paper; and two artwork prints, in various sizes and bindings. $200-300 1179 Four Books on Japanese Art, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Japanese Prints, New York, 1947; Japanese Painting and Sculpture, exhibition catalog, New York, 1953; two hardcover copies of Helen Rubissow’s Art of Asia, New York, 1954, in a dust cover; and Seiroku Noma’s Ancient Japanese Gilt Bronze Buddhas, Kyoto, 1952, with a sketch of Gwannon (Avalokitesvara) by the author, in a dust cover. $300-500

1180 Two-part Tansu Chest, Japan, the bottom section with two long drawers, the top with two drawers on one side and a drawer above a small door on the other, with metal hardware, handles and lock plates, 32 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 36 in. $300-500 1181 Portable Desk, Japan, late 19th century, lacquered surface inlaid with mother-of-pearl, design of chickens and flowers, 18 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. $200-250 1182 Red Lacquered Leather Box, China, rectangular, the hinged cover painted with figures in a courtyard scene, the sides and interior cover with similar decoration, the interior lined with leather bearing a maker’s mark, with metal clasp, 3 x 13 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.

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1167 Album Leaves, China, ink and color on paper, eight in the manner of Xu Beihong (1895-1953), depicting animals, bears signature, each with one seal, 12 x 8 3/4, and eight in the manner of Li Kuchan, one depicting flowers, one depicting fish, one depicting vegetables, and five paintings depicting eagles, each bears signature, with one to three seals, 10 x 16 in. $200-300

Provenance: Purchased from Yee Woo Co., Hong Kong, in 1975. Original receipt available. $100-150

1183 Red Lacquer Tray, China, rectangular with lobed corners, the center depicting scholars and attendants in a landscape with pine tree and distant mountains, the sides with dense scrolling floral motif, 2 x 10 x 14 3/4 in. $300-500 1184 Teak Writing Desk, China, 19th/20th century, with six drawers and fretwork base, 45 x 25 x 32 in. $350-450 1185 Wooden Stand, China, 19th/20th century, pedestal shape with S-curve at base, 29 x 10 x 15 in. $200-400 1186 Red Lacquer Stand, China, 19th/20th century, square, supported by four cabriole legs with stretcher, the shaped apron carved in relief with birds amidst flowers and clouds, the legs and top rim entirely carved with flowers, the side rim carved with a leiwen band, with under-tier, 29 1/2 x 16 x 16 in. $300-500

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1187 Two-panel Folding Wood Screen, China, 20th century, with shaped latticework throughout, each with a central cartouche carved and painted with a pair of pheasants perched a pine tree, surmounted by a pierced vignette of chrysanthemums and blossoms, the base of the panel similarly worked with bamboo and iris flowers, on casters, each panel 67 3/4 x 28 1/2 in. $500-700 1188 Pair of Framed Giltwood Reliefcarved Panels, China, 20th century, each attached to a modern backboard, carved and pierced with figures in a pavilion, 9 5/8 x 12 1/2 in. $150-250 1189 Wood Panel Inset with Porcelain Plaques, China, 20th century, one plaque painted with a woman writing in a garden, and the other depicting a woman reading at a desk, both bear inscriptions, lg. 36 1/8 x 6 3/8 in. $150-250

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1190 Export Stand, China, the square top set above a pierced frieze and four cabriole legs carved with acanthus leaves, ht. 23 1/2 in. $200-300

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1191 Inlaid Lacquer Table, China, 19th/20th century, inlaid with shell depicting birds and flowers, dia. 19, ht. 13 in. $100-150 1192 Wood Stand, China, the rectangular top set above an openwork apron of ruyi and fruit decoration, on scroll feet, 31 1/4 x 12 3/4 x 17 1/2 in. $100-200 1193 Pair of Bamboo Chairs, Zhuyi, China, Shanxi Province, early 20th century, the back splat with pierced fret design, with spindle arms, the seat resting on four legs joined by stretchers, with bamboo pegs, 36 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. $500-750

1194 Export Hardwood Bench, China, the shaped back intricately carved with a central cartouche depicting flowers and birds, surrounded by Immortals and mythical beasts amidst clouds and waves against a pierced grid ground, the long seat set above an apron carved with foo lions, the arms each in the form of a foo lion with its cubs and an embroidered ball, supported by four legs carved with monster-masks, 77 x 51 x 24 in. $500-750 1195 Pair of Contemporary Rosewood Cabinets, China, rectangular, with two pairs of drawers flanking a central pair of doors, with a plain apron and supported by four short feet, metal hardware, 15 3/4 x 18 x 59 3/4 in. $200-300 1196 Low Table, China, the long, rectangular top set above a solid apron carved with ruyi-scrolls and decorated with ruyi spandrels, 16 x 18 x 40 1/2 in. $200-300 1197 Five Wood Stands, China, a square drawered stand with shaped feet, 14 x 14 x 14, a red-painted stand with shaped apron and curvilinear legs, 7 x 10 x 10, a tray-top rectangular stand, 10 x 18 x 13 3/4, a rectangular stand with humpback rails and stretchers, on scroll feet, 22 3/4 x 19 1/4 x 13 3/4, and a rectangular stand with a waisted apron and humpback rails, on spade feet, 19 x 34 3/4 x 13 in. $300-500 1198 Bedcover, China, 20th century, white silk embroidered with dragons chasing pearls amidst clouds, 89 x 89 in. $200-300 1199 Three Framed Blue Silk Sleeve Bands, China, 19th/early 20th century, a pair with butterflies, bats, peonies, and chrysanthemums embroidered in three shades of blue with Peking knot stitch, lg. 19 1/2, and one depicting scattered auspicious emblems and vases of flowers with couched gold threads and Peking knot embroidery, lg. 24 in. $150-250

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1200 Pair of Manchu-style Platform Shoes, China, the lime green and cream-colored silk slippers, mounted on white platforms, with decoration embroidered in silver threads, leather soles, lg. 8 1/4 in. $150-250 1201 Red Silk Bed Hanging, China, early 20th century, embroidered with Immortals in a garden amidst peonies and pine trees, with black trim, 16 x 66 1/2 in. $100-200 1202 Framed Embroidered Panel, China, 19th century, depicting birds and bats amidst pine trees and flowering plants in satin stitch on a dark cream-colored ground, 54 x 22 in. $100-150 1203 Partial Folding Screen, China, a continuous embroidery of herons in a marsh on green silk mounted behind glass in five wood frames, each panel decorated with a pierced apron, supported by cylindrical legs, each panel 75 x 21 in. $250-350 1204 Textile Fragments, China, embroidered on red silk with a pair of cranes by a riverbank amidst bamboo and plum blossoms, reverse embroidered on blue silk with a couple in a garden scene featuring pavilions, willow trees, butterflies, and peonies, mounted in a lacquer frame, 47 1/8 x 17 3/8 in. $250-350 1205 Framed Print with Embroidery, China, ink on paper, depicting Guanyin seated on a lion facing a child deity, inscribed “Kuan Yin Sheng Xiang,” 32 x 23 in. $200-300

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