Asian Works of Art | Skinner Auction 2719B

Asian Works of Art Featuring Property from the Estate of Peter L. Rosenberg

Sale 2719B

April 26 & 27, 2014

Boston

Asian Works of Art

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Judith Dowling

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Table of Contents 1

Auction & Specialist Information

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Web Site & Online Bidding

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Glossary of Terms

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Provenance

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Session I: Lots 1–548

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Session II: Lots 549–900

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Conditions of Sale

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Absentee Bid Form

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Company Directors & Specialty Departments

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Administrative Staff & Client Services

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Map & Driving Directions

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Glossary of Terms All items in this catalog are described according to the following table of terminology.

Please note that all statements in this catalog as to Authorship, Period, and Origin, are qualified statements subject to the Conditions of Sale.

Authorship will be described in the following ways: John Joseph Enneking In our judgment, the work is by the artist.

Attributed to John Joseph Enneking In our judgment, the work may be ascribed to the artist on the basis of style, but leaves some question as to actual authorship.

School of John Joseph Enneking In our judgment, a work of an unknown follower executed in the style of the artist and contemporary in period.

Manner of John Joseph Enneking In our judgment, a work executed in the style of the artist by an unknown hand and probably from a later period.

After John Joseph Enneking In our judgment, an intended copy of the work of the artist.

American School, 19th Century In our judgment, the work of an unknown hand that can only be identified as to period and culture.

Other terms: Bears signature In our judgment, the signature not of the artist. This term is generally used separately, or together with a description of the work as “attributed to,” “school of,” “manner of,” or “after” the artist.

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Session I Lots 1–548 All lots from the Estate of Peter L. Rosenberg To be sold Saturday, April 26, 2014 at 11AM

Provenance

Peter L. Rosenberg and Ai Wei Wei with Lot 540 Photo Courtesy of the Rosenberg Family

Peter L. Rosenberg of Vallin Galleries Discerning collectors, dealers, and museum curators of Asian art regularly made pilgrimages to a charming 18th century saltbox home in Wilton, Connecticut: Vallin Galleries. Owned and operated by Peter L. Rosenberg for nearly thirty years until his sudden death in December of 2013, Vallin Galleries was widely regarded as an outstanding source for the best of Asian art and antiques.

Skinner is proud to offer Peter’s estate, a testimony to the nearly 75 years of the family business of selling Asian art. The story begins with Peter’s mother, Josephine, who opened a lampshade and lamp store on 10th Street in Greenwich Village in 1940. Making lamps from Chinese porcelain vases was very much in vogue at the time and Josephine produced many for the finest homes. As the business grew so did her passion for Chinese porcelains and Asian art. In 1951, she moved to Wilton and established Vallin Galleries.

Twenty-five of the lamps, made by Josephine and offered in the sale, were found in one of the large hearths. Buying from families whose forebears were missionaries, diplomats, or businessmen in the Far East and from the 1944 government sale of the Yamanaka Company’s inventory, the gallery was a well-established purveyor of fine Asian art, when Peter joined the family business.

Under the direction of Peter and his wife Louise, who pre-deceased him, Vallin Galleries acquired and sold works of art to museums, dealers and private collectors, including the eminent art dealer, author, and scholar, Robert H. Ellsworth, who purchased an extremely rare 15th century altar coffer which is published in his book on Chinese furniture, as well as an 11th century Song period fresco, originally in the C.T. Loo collection, now at the Chicago Art Institute. A Chinese marriage collar, in this sale, was purchased from Vallin in 1986. Objects offered in auction houses frequently have a Vallin Gallery provenance. Like any dealer or private collector, Peter was proud to have sold to the Metropolitan, the Brooklyn, and Los Angeles County museums, among others.

Peter belonged to several professional and educational organizations including: The Art and Antique Dealers League of America, serving as a board member; The Oriental Ceramic Society of London; The Asia Society; and the China Institute. He encouraged and mentored many young collectors and dealers with a generous spirit and a passion for Asian art. He felt that part of the pleasure of the profession came from finding and presenting exceptional material, but, he also felt that the greater pleasure came from welcoming to the gallery people who were serious collectors as well as those who were beginners.

It is with pleasure that Skinner offers what remained in the gallery upon Peter’s death. Since Peter bought aggressively right up to his death, the more than 700 lots in this sale represent treasures still to be had.

Join us in celebrating the life of one of the finest Asian art dealers of the 20th century by participating in this sale.

We would like to extend special thanks to Richard Kenworthy and Yuanfei Bellido for their research and cataloging.

—Judith Dowling

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1 Tripod Celadon Censer, China, Ming Dynasty or later, the body supported by animal-mask cabriole feet and a short foot, decorated with incised geometric floral designs and a green glaze, the interior center and base unglazed, dia. 11 in. $500-700 2 Large Longquan Celadon Dish, China, Ming Dynasty or later, the interior decorated with a floral roundel and a fluted cavetto border, overall thick olive green glaze, dia. 15 in. $600-800 3 Tripod Celadon Censer, China, Yuan Dynasty style, decorated with a molded trigram design and auspicious motifs, the body supported by animal-mask cabriole feet and a short foot ring, overall pale green glaze except on the interior center and base, dia. 12 3/4 in. $600-800

4 Large Celadon Dish, China, Ming Dynasty or later, shallow dish with short foot ring, the interior decorated with interlocking cash pattern, surrounded by floral scrolls, overall green glaze, dia. 14 1/2 in. $500-700 5 Celadon Double-Gourd Vase, China, the double-gourd form decorated with cranes and flowers, overall green glaze, ht. 9 in. $500-700 6 Celadon Vase, China, Ming Dynasty or later, flared mouth with long neck, body supported by a fluted foot, decorated with geometric floral patterns, overall green glaze, ht. 10 in. $500-700

7 Large Celadon Dish, China, Ming Dynasty or later, decorated with a peony roundel and a fluted border, overall thick green glaze, dia.

15 in. $700-900 8 Tripod Celadon Censer, China, Ming Dynasty or later, the body is supported by animal-mask cabriole feet and a short foot ring, decorated with molded trigram pattern and flowers, the unglazed interior center carved with floral design, overall olive green glaze except for the interior center and base, dia. 13 in. $600-800 9 Large Celadon Dish, China, Song Dynasty style, decorated with incised leaves and fluted cavetto, overall blue-green glaze, dia. 15 in. $800-1,000

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18 Longquan Celadon Dish, China, Ming Dynasty or later, decorated with a peony roundel and a fluted border, overall thick green glaze, dia. 11 1/2 in. $600-800

19 Celadon Ribbed Charger, China, Ming Dynasty or later, with lobed rim, decorated with incised floral scrolls on rim and molded flowers in the well, ring spur marks to base, dia. 12 3/8 in. $500-700 20 Celadon Jar, China, Ming Dynasty or later, decorated with incised geometric floral pattern, fluted foot, overall light green glaze except at foot rim and base, ht. 5 in. $500-700

10 Celadon Tray, China, rectangular form, the short straight sides rising to a flat everted rim, overall deep green glaze, the base with one unglazed circular aperture, 6 7/8 x 4 3/4 in. $500-700

14 Celadon Tripod Censer, China, Ming Dynasty or later, the waisted bowl-form body supported by animal-mask cabriole feet resting on a short foot ring, overall pale green glaze except at foot ring, dia. 7 in. $500-700

11 Tripod Celadon Censer, China, Ming Dynasty or later, the cylindrical body decorated with a floral pattern, supported by cabriole feet and a short foot ring, overall green glaze except at interior center and base, dia. 11 3/8 in. $600-800

15 Celadon Garden Seat, China, Ming Dynasty or later, drum form, decorated in white with scholar’s objects, plants, floral scrolls, and auspicious motifs, light green glaze overall, ht.

19 in. $800-1,000

12 Celadon Tripod Censer, China, Ming Dynasty or later, tubular-shape slightly narrowing down, with short elephant-head feet, decorated with incised rings, irregular crackling, ht. 6 7/8, dia.

9 3/8 in. $500-700

16 Four Ceramic Items, China, Song Dynasty style, two dishes and two bowls decorated with different elements including the twin fish motif, comb pattern, lotus, and floral patterns, dia. to 7 1/2 in. $500-700

13 Tripod Celadon Censer, China, Ming Dynasty or later, supported by cabriole feet and short foot ring, decorated with floral and comb patterns, decorated with green glaze, including a carved rosewood stand and a cover, dia. to 12 3/4 in. $700-900

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17 Three Yaozhou Celadon Items, China, Song Dynasty style, a conical bowl, the interior decorated with incised flowers, and a graygreen glaze; a bowl with incised flowers on the exterior, the interior wall divided into six panels by ribs, decorated with green glaze, unglazed foot rim; a vase with two cylindrical ears, and decorated with gray-green glaze, dia. to 4 3/4, ht. to 6 in. $500-700

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21 Celadon Tripod Censer, China, Song Dynasty style, the cylindrical body decorated with bow-string bands, supported by cabriole feet and a short foot ring, overall bluish-green glaze, dia. 5 1/2 in. $500-700 22 Celadon Tripod Censer, China, Ming Dynasty or later, supported by animal-mask cabriole feet and a short foot ring, decorated with floral motifs, overall green glaze except at the interior center and base, dia. 9 3/4 in. $800-1,000 23 Four Longquan Celadon Small Dishes, China, Song Dynasty style, two dishes decorated with double-fish interiors and fluted exterior borders, one with olive green glaze the other with pale green, a dish with fluted cavetto, and a dish with an interior decorative motif, dia. to 5 5/8 in. $500-700 24 Celadon Ribbed Bowl, China, Ming Dynasty or later, bubble-form body raised on a straight foot, decorated with a floral design and crazed green glaze, dia. 7 3/8 in. $500-700 25 Longquan Celadon Dish, China, Song Dynasty style, decorated with a fish design and fluted exterior border, dia. 8 1/4 in. $500-700

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26 Longquan Celadon Tripod Censor, China, Yuan Dynasty style, cylindrical body decorated with bow-string bands, supported by cabriole feet and short foot ring, overall bluish-green celadon glaze, dia. 5 in. $500-700

30 Celadon Vase, China, hu-form, elephantshaped handles on the neck, decorated with five bats and two dragons on either side, overall green glaze except at foot rim, ht. 12 in. $500-800

27 Five Longquan Celadon Items, China, Ming Dynasty or later, a vase decorated with a floral pattern and the Chinese characters Bai Ni You, overall green glaze except for rims; three green-glazed ovoid vases with short necks and a fluted pattern to foot rims, incised with floral designs; and a bowl decorated with floral and auspicious motifs, overall green glaze, dia. to 8 3/4, ht. to 9 1/2 in. $600-800

31 Celadon Vase, China, Song Dynasty style, burial ware decorated with a dragon and a circle of figures, bottom drilled, ht. 25 1/2 in. $500-700

28 Four Longquan Celadon Vases, China, Song Dynasty style, three mallet-shaped vases: one with elephant-head handles and two with phoenix-head handles; and a vase with light green glaze except at foot rim, ht. to 8 in. $500-700 29 Celadon Dish, China, decorated with a incised shou character in the center circled by a wave design, fluted cavetto and exterior border, overall green glaze except on base, dia. 12 1/4 in. $500-700

32 Two Celadon Jarlets, China, Song Dynasty style, one decorated with horizontal striations on the exterior, overall gray-green glaze except at base; the other with overall olive glaze except at base, dia. to 5 1/2 in. $500-700 33 Celadon Vase, China, Qing Dynasty, decorated with flowers and auspicious motifs, two faux ring-handles of elephant design on shoulder, six-character Yongzheng mark on base, overall green glaze except on foot rim, ht. 11 in. $600-800 34 Celadon Dish, China, Ming Dynasty or later, flat base with everted mouth rim, overall crazed thick green glaze except at base, dia.

8 3/4 in. $500-700

35 Qingbai Box, China, Song Dynasty style, circular box with a cover, decorated with clear glaze overall, dia. 4 in. $500-700 36 Qingbai Cup with Stand, China, Song Dynasty style, pale blue glaze, lobed cup fitted to a stand, cup with rounded sides flaring to the lip and with a short splayed foot, stand features six lobes and a pierced trefoil motif on the high foot, cup dia. 4 1/2, stand dia. 5 5/8 in. $800-1,000 37 Three Qingbai Dishes, China, Song Dynasty style, one with petal-form lobed sides raised on a short foot ring, decorated with crazed pale blue glaze except at the foot rim; one decorated with an incised flower design in the interior center on a flat base; one decorated with petal form lobed sides on a flat base, dia. to 5 1/8 in. $500-700 38 Four Qingbai Items, China, Song Dynasty style, a small bowl with decorative motifs, decorated with white glaze except for mouth rim and base; a conical bowl with creamy white glaze on an unglazed short foot ring; a jar decorated with crazed light blue glaze; a white bowl decorated with carved butterfly motifs on exterior body, short straight foot with a single ring, overall clear glaze except on mouth rim and base, dia. to 4 3/4 in. $500-700

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39 Seven Qingbai Dishes, China, Song Dynasty style, decorated with different elements including lotus flowers, twin fish design, and floral patterns, light blue glaze, dia. to 7 1/2 in. $500-700

45 White-glazed Water Coupe, China, globular, decorated with two applied dragons to rim and molded dragons to the entire body, fine crackling to both interior and exterior, ht. 3 3/8, dia. 4 7/8 in. $500-700

40 Four Qingbai Items, China, Song Dynasty style, all with a translucent blue-green glaze, the lip rims unglazed, a bowl with a delicate conical body raised on a short foot ring, carved at the center with a double fish and wave design, dia. 5 1/2; and three small dishes with a floral scroll motif to the interior center on a flat base, dia. 5 1/4 in. $500-700

46 Three Ceramic Items, China, Yuan Dynasty style, a dish with the interior center decorated with a flower, interior wall decorated with deer and plants, unglazed center ring, short straight foot, overall white glaze; an alms bowl, with creamy white glaze except on interior ring, mouth rim, and base, short straight foot ring; and a small creamy white-glazed bowl with short foot and unglazed ring, dia. to 4 1/4 in. $500-700

41 Small Ribbed Vase, China, Song Dynasty style, decorated with an incised floral design overall, the exterior divided into six panels by ribs, decorated with white glaze except on base, ht. 5 in. $800-1,000 42 Small White Porcelain Vase, China, Ming Dynasty style, bulbous-shape with a waisted neck with slightly flared mouth, resting on a waisted foot, a ring mark around shoulder to separate neck from body, tangible wheelmarks to bottom half, a molded mark to recessed base, ht. 5 7/8 in. $500-700 43 Two White Jars, China, Song Dynasty style, a pumpkin-shaped jar decorated with brown leaves and a creamy white glaze, and a jar decorated with a creamy white glaze, unglazed base, dia. to 5 in. $500-700 44 Creamy White-glazed Bottle Vase, China, possibly early Qing Dynasty, a pear-shaped vase with garlic head, decorated with a carved dragon swirling around the neck, resting on a short raised foot, fine crackling, ht. 8 1/2 in. $500-700 44A Creamy White-glazed Bottle Vase, China, possibly early Qing Dynasty, a plain elongated pear-shaped vase, on a short foot, allover crackling to the glaze, ht. 6 7/8 in. $500-700

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47 Two White-glazed Vases, China, a jun vase with incised banana leaves and molded geometric motifs, decorated with chilongs in various sizes and poses, ht. 4 1/2; a pearshape hexagon vase with waisted neck and six-lobed mouth, resting on a domed bottom, decorated with various molded designs of flora and fauna, ht. 5 in. $500-700 48 Covered Jarlet and Small Ewer, China, Yuan Dynasty style, the lobed jarlet decorated with crazed light blue glaze, cover decorated with a floral design surrounded by auspicious motifs, ht. 3; and an ewer, crazed beige glaze except on base, with a wood stand, ht. 2 3/4 in. $500-700 49 Famille Rose Dragon Vase, China, 19th/20th century, bottle form, the bulbous body and gently flared neck of the vase decorated with Imperial dragons and pearls surrounded by clouds, a foliate border beneath the neck of the vase incorporating shou characters, and a ruyi border at the rim, a six-character Guangxu mark on the base, ht. 16 in. $500-700 50 Black-glazed Censer, China, Song Dynasty style, with slanted mouth rim, decorated with molded nipples along the rim, the glaze stopped near base, three spur marks to base, ht. 2 3/8, dia. 5 in. $700-900

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51 Four Blackware Bowls, China, Song Dynasty style, two hare’s fur bowls, both with thick black glaze and russet streaks pooled above foot; one bowl decorated with bluish-yellow spots, overall with black glaze; one bowl decorated with marble patterns, dia. to 5 1/8 in. $500-700 52 Four Jun Ware-style Items, China, Song Dynasty style, two bowls with gently rounded sides, each decorated with a sky blue glaze and a crimson splash to the interior, dia. to 7, a celadon blue bowl with a brown tinged rim, dia. 7, and a shallow dish, decorated with a celadon blue glaze, dia. 6 1/8 in. $500-700 53 Seven Glazed Pottery Jars, China, a Henanstyle black-glazed jar with two loops on the rounded shoulder; a baluster-shape jar with hare’s fur glaze; a Cizhou-style jar with high straight neck and two loop handles, mark to base, three spur marks to interior base; a fluted jar with two loops on the shoulder; a bulbous jar with trumpet mouth, three knobs on shoulder; a baluster-shape miniature jar, mark to base; and a green-glazed earthenware jar with flat base, ht. 3 3/4 to 9 3/8 in. $500-700 54 Four Ceramic Items, China and Southeast Asia, Ming Dynasty or later, a beige bowl decorated with incised florals and comb patterns; a vase with olive green glaze; a small dish with olive green glaze; a bowl, Thailand, possibly 16th century, with tall straight foot ring, everted mouth rim, decorated with crazed light green glaze, ht. to 7 3/4, dia. to 6 1/4 in. $500-700 55 Covered Box, China, Yuan Dynasty style, pumpkin-form with beige glaze, the lobed body with a cover topped by a stalkshaped finial, exterior decorated with brown calligraphy Chun Feng De Yi Hua Wan Li (spring breeze brings flower blossoms), inside is a five-section compartment, on six rectangular raised feet, dia. 8 in. $500-700

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56 Sculpture of Warrior Riding on a Tiger, China, Song Dynasty style, a warrior seated on top of a tiger, with his right hand holding the tiger’s head tightly, his left arm raised in the air with a clenched fist, while the subdued tiger lies on the ground, cream ground with brown decoration, inscription on the back of warrior Qing Yuan Er Nian San Yue Er Ri Zhuo Bi Fu (March 2nd, 1196, Zhuo Bi Fu), ht. 12 1/2 in. $500-700 57 Three Cizhou Ware Animals, China, two tigers seated with their forelegs straight, on stands, a hole on the back of each; and a frog seated in a similar pose with its two forearms outstretched, details in underglazed iron brown, ht. 3 1/8 in. $500-700

58 Cizhou Bowl, China, Song Dynasty style, flat mouth rim and splayed foot, exterior wall decorated with Buddhas and leaves, overall glossy white glaze except to interior well and base, dia. 5 1/8 in. $500-700 59 Three Cizhou Wares, China, Song Dynasty style, a small white glazed bowl with brown decorations, a flower circled by two rings, mouth rim and base unglazed; a small pearshaped bottle, lobed body and long straight neck, short foot ring, white glaze with brown decoration; a small double-gourd-form bottle with cream glaze with brown decoration, short straight foot ring, unglazed base, ht. to 4 1/2, dia. to 3 7/8 in. $500-700

60 Blanc-de-Chine Figure of Wenchang, China, Qing Dynasty, depicted seated, holding a ruyi scepter in his right hand, ht. 12 1/2 in. $3,000-5,000

61 Blanc-de-Chine Figure of Damo, China, Qing Dynasty, depicted standing on a rock with a whisk in his left hand, impressed double-gourd seal mark on back, ht. 9 1/2 in. $500-700

62 Blanc-de-Chine Figure of Guanyin, China, Qing Dynasty, depicted standing on waves, holding a scroll in her left hand, ht. 12 in. $500-700

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63 Blanc-de-Chine Figure of Guanyin, China, Qing Dynasty, depicted holding a vase, standing on a rock with a deer resting by her side, ht. 15 1/2 in. $3,000-5,000 64 Blanc-de-Chine Figure of a Demon, China, Qing Dynasty, depicting a demon rising out of water and stepping on a fish, ht. 11 1/2 in. $500-700

65 Blanc-de-Chine Guanyin Riding on a Foo Lion, China, Qing Dynasty, she holds a ruyi scepter in her left hand, ht. 6 1/2 in. $500-700 66 Blanc-de-Chine Guanyin and Water Buffalo, China, Qing Dynasty, depicting Guanyin seated on top of a crouched elephant in “royal ease� position; the standing water buffalo with head slightly turned to the left, painted eyes, lg. to 8 in. $500-700

67 Blanc-de-Chine Incense Stick Holder, China, Qing Dynasty, a pair of lions sitting on a rectangular base decorated with dragons and auspicious motifs, protecting the holder in the middle, lg. 3 1/2 in. $800-1,000 68 Blanc-de-Chine Ewer, China, Qing Dynasty, decorated with applied prunus sprays, ht. 4 in. $700-900 69 Blanc-de-Chine Ewer, China, Qing Dynasty, decorated with applied prunus sprays, ht. 5 in. $800-1,000 70 Blanc-de-Chine Paste Box, China, Qing Dynasty, a molded two-piece circular box, decorated with auspicious cloud bands, supported by short foot ring, dia. to 2 3/4 in. $500-700

71 Two Blanc-de-Chine Vases, China, Qing Dynasty, the cylindrical vases decorated with applied lion-mask motifs and prunus blossoms, ht. 8 in. $800-1,000 72 Two Blanc-de-Chine Cups, China, Qing Dynasty, Jue form, decorated with meander and other auspicious motifs, one with a handle, dia. to 3 3/4 in. $500-700 73 Blanc-de-Chine Bowl, China, Qing Dynasty, of flower petal form, the exterior decorated with applied branching flowers originating from the twig-form foot, dia. 5 1/8 in. $800-1,000 74 Blanc-de-Chine Incense Stick Holder, China, Qing Dynasty, depicting a lion with applied mane, tail, and decorative elements, sitting on top of a rectangular base next to a holder, ht. 5 1/8 in. $500-700

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75 Four Blanc-de-Chine Items, China, Qing Dynasty, a cup of flower petal form, decorated with incised lotus, a Fu mark on base; a cup of octagonal form, decorated with incised inscription; a tripod cup of oval form; a miniature jar, decorated with applied prunus blossom, including a wood stand, dia. to 2 3/4 in. $500-700 76 Blanc-de-Chine Cup, China, Qing Dynasty, the shallow circular tripod cup with a branchform handle, a square mark to base, with a wood stand, dia. 3 in. $800-1,000 77 Blanc-de-Chine Covered Box, China, Qing Dynasty, the lid and base molded as an ingot-shaped box, decorated with a floral and foliage pattern overall, the interior of the box divided, dia. to 3 3/4 in. $800-1,000 78 Blanc-de-Chine Jarlet, China, Qing Dynasty, decorated with a glossy white glaze overall, dia. 2 3/4 in. $700-900 79 Blanc-de-Chine Censer, China, Qing Dynasty, the squat form decorated with applied lion-mask motifs either side, dia. 4 7/8 in. $700-900

80 Blanc-de-Chine Censer, China, Qing Dynasty, the squat form decorated with applied lion-mask motifs either side, dia. 4 3/4 in. $500-700 81 Blanc-de-Chine Censer, China, Qing Dynasty, the cylindrical body resting on bracket feet, dia. 4 1/2 in. $800-1,000 82 Blanc-de-Chine Censer with Enamel Decoration, China, Qing Dynasty, decorated with enamel scholarly objects and applied lionmask motifs, dia. 5 5/8 in. $800-1,000

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83 Two Blanc-de-Chine Cups, China, Qing Dynasty, Jue form, decorated with dragons and animal-mask cabriole feet, a chilong-form handle on the right side, ht. to 4 1/4 in. $800-1,000

91 Two Blanc-de-Chine Libation Cups, China, Qing Dynasty, of rhinoceros horn cup form, decorated with applied dragons, deer, cranes, pines, and prunus blossoms, dia. to 5 3/4 in. $800-1,000

84 Blanc-de-Chine Censer, China, Qing Dynasty, decorated with a central band of stamped leiwen, and two animal-form handles, dia. 4 1/4 in. $700-900

92 Five Blanc-de-Chine Libation Cups, China, Qing Dynasty, of rhinoceros horn cup form, molded in high relief with dragons, deer, cranes, fish, lions, and prunus blossoms, dia. to 4 1/4 in. $500-700

85 Blanc-de-Chine Figure of Guanyin, China, Qing Dynasty, depicting Guanyin seated on a lotus base with Shancai standing at her left, ht. 7 in. $500-700

93 Two Blanc-de-Chine Libation Cups, China, Qing Dynasty, of rhinoceros horn cup form, decorated with applied dragons, deer, pine and prunus, dia. to 5 3/4 in. $800-1,000

86 Seven Blanc-de-Chine Cups, China, Qing Dynasty, five rhinoceros horn cup form, molded in high relief with dragons, cranes, and pines; and two of oval form with flared rim, molded in high relief with prunus blossoms, leaves, and butterflies, dia. to 2 3/4 in. $500-700

94 Two Blanc-de-Chine Libation Cups, China, Qing Dynasty, of rhinoceros horn cup form, molded in high relief with dragons, deer, cranes, tigers, and prunus blossoms, dia. to 4 3/4 in. $700-900

87 Three Blanc-de-Chine Libation Cups, China, Qing Dynasty, of rhinoceros horn cup form, molded in high relief with dragons, deer, crane and pine, dia. to 5 1/2 in. $700-900

95 Two Blanc-de-Chine Libation Cups, China, Qing Dynasty, of rhinoceros horn cup form, decorated with applied dragons, deer, cranes, a lion, and prunus blossoms, dia. to 5 3/4 in. $500-700

88 Two Blanc-de-Chine Libation Cups, China, Qing Dynasty, of rhinoceros horn cup form, molded in high relief with dragons, deer, cranes, and prunus blossoms, dia. to 5 3/4 in. $800-1,000 89 Blanc-de-Chine Libation Cup, China, Qing Dynasty, of rhinoceros horn form, with molded relief of a dragon, a goose, a deer, and a tiger in a landscape with plum blossoms, dia. to 5 in. $500-700 90 Blanc-de-Chine Libation Cup, China, Qing Dynasty, of rhinoceros horn cup form, decorated with molded relief of a dragon, a goose, a deer, and a tiger in a landscape amidst pines, dia. to 5 1/8 in. $700-900

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96 Five Blanc-de-Chine Cups, China, Qing Dynasty, three rhinoceros horn cup form, molded in high relief with dragons, deer, cranes, lions, and prunus; and two octagonal cups decorated with applied figures, dia. to 4 in. $800-1,000

97 Two Blanc-de-Chine Libation Cups, China, Qing Dynasty, rhinoceros horn cup form, molded in high relief with dragons, deer, cranes, and prunus, dia. to 5 3/8 in. $600-800

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98 Two Blanc-de-Chine Bowls, China, Qing Dynasty, decorated with applied plum blossom in high relief, dia. 4 1/2 in. $500-700 99 Seven Blanc-de-Chine Libation Cups, China, Qing Dynasty, rhinoceros horn form, molded in high relief with dragons, deer, cranes, tigers, prunus, and pines, dia. to 5 in. $1,000-1,200 100 Two Blanc-de-Chine Cups, China, Qing Dynasty, of octagonal form supported by four short feet, dia. to 4 1/4 in. $700-900

101 Eight Blanc-de-Chine Libation Cups, China, Qing Dynasty, each rhinoceros horn form, with molded relief of dragons, tigers, deer, and prunus, dia. to 4 in. $800-1,000

104 Two Blanc-de-Chine Dishes, China, Qing Dynasty, the tripod dishes in double-peach form, decorated with molded blossom branches, dia. to 4 1/16 in. $800-1,000

102 Three Blanc-de-Chine Cups, China, Qing Dynasty, one hexagonal, depicting the Eight Immortals on the exterior, one depicting magnolia, and the other with “The One Hundred Boys� on the exterior, dia. to 4 3/8 in. $600-800

105 Three Blanc-de-Chine Cups, China, Qing Dynasty, oval, with flared rims, dia. to 3 in. $500-700

103 Two Blanc-de-Chine Cups, China, Qing Dynasty, one octagonal, decorated with molded peonies; one oval, inscribed Chui Qi Ze Ruo Xiang, dia. to 3 3/4 in. $700-900

106 Blanc-de-Chine Guanyin, China, Qing Dynasty, depicted seated on top of a rocky pedestal, with Shancai and Longnu standing in front of her, ht. 9 1/2 in. $500-700

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107 Blue and White Covered Temple Jar, China, possibly 18th century, baluster form, decorated with scholarly objects inside lobed cartouches, surrounded by hawthorn blossoms on a “cracked ice” pattern ground, also with a band of ruyi heads at the neck and a lotus bud finial, ht. to 13 in.

Note: Collection number on base and underside of cover, Christie’s sticker, Lot 85, June 29, 1987. $500-700

108 Blue and White Covered Jar, China, Transitional Period, ovoid, with a raised horizontal band at the widest point, the body decorated with four qilin, each with a distinct appearance and expression, standing upon rocks and surrounded by breaking waves, stylized clouds above them, all inside four lobed line borders, stylized ruyi-shaped clouds ornamenting the shoulders of the jar, with a wood cover carved with openwork scroll patterns, ht. to 14 3/4 in. $1,000-1,500

109 Large Blue and White Kraak Charger, China, for export, Ming Dynasty, with gently flared sides and a barbed rim, the central well depicting a pond scene with ducks, lotus plants, and water lilies, encircled by a band of alternating panels of auspicious objects, peonies and peaches, exterior dia. 19 3/4 in. $2,000-3,000

112 Blue and White Kraak Vase, China, for export, Ming Dynasty style, the pear-shaped body decorated with vertical alternating panels depicting horses and flowers, the neck painted with panels of stylized stones, ht. 11 in. $500-700

110 Large Blue and White Kraak Charger, China, for export, Ming Dynasty, with gently flared sides and a barbed rim, the central well depicting a pair of quails on the ground, one perched on a stump and a third in flight, next to a tree peony, encircled by a band of alternating panels of auspicious objects and peaches, the exterior dia. 20 in. $2,000-3,000

113 Two Blue and White Kraak Ware Bowls, China, for export, Ming Dynasty, the gently rounded sides rising into flattened upturned rims with lobed edges, one with a central medallion depicting a deer in a landscape, surrounded by alternating panels of blossoms and auspicious symbols, dia. 6, the other with central medallion depicting a cricket on a rock, surrounded by alternating panels of taotie masks and auspicious symbols, dia. 5 3/4 in. $500-700

111 Blue and White Kraak Ware Plate, China, for export, late Ming Dynasty, with gently flared sides and a flattened upturned rim with lobed edges, the central medallion decorated with a flower arrangement, encircled by alternating panels of geometric patterns, stylized flowers and auspicious objects, the exterior with alternating panels of geometric patterns, dia.

12 1/2 in. $500-700

114 Blue and White Export Porcelain Platter, China, 18th/19th century, the flat oval form decorated with a central oval of figures in a pavilion, surrounded by sprigs of peonies, lotus, prunus, and chrysanthemums, the rim decorated with a border depicting figures at leisure, including men playing “go,” lg. 17 5/8 in. $500-700

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115 Two Blue and White Hat Stands, China, 19th/20th century, the cylindrical forms dotted with quatrefoil openings, one decorated with a phoenix surrounded by peonies, the other with a pair of birds perched on a tree stump, surrounded by peonies and butterflies, ht. to 11 1/2 in. $500-700 116 Blue and White Bowl, China, possibly Qing Dynasty, of octagonal lobed form, the exterior depicting various floral sprays on each panel, including chrysanthemums, peonies, prunus blossoms, rhododendrons, and carnations, six-character Xuande mark on base, ht. 3 1/2 in. $600-800

117 Blue and White Bottle with Persian Silver Mount, China, Qing Dynasty, for export, the triple gourd form with an elongated neck, the lower register decorated with an assortment of scholar’s objects, the middle and upper registers decorated with a peony motif, also decorated with a ruyi-head border at the base of the neck and a chrysanthemum detail on the neck of the bottle, stopped with a silver Persian-style screw-cap finial, ht. 11 1/2 in.

Note: Christie’s sticker on base, June 29, 1982. $1,200-1,500

118 Eight Blue and White Tableware Items, China, mostly Qing Dynasty, a shallow bowl decorated with rockwork and prunus blossom in the central well, with partial roundels of the same motif at the sides, alternating with arrangements of scholar’s objects, yu character on base, dia. 8 1/4, a shallow bowl with a central roundel of rockwork and scholar’s objects, a band depicting grapes and leaves at the rim, dia.

6 1/2, a canton dish, decorated with a willow pattern landscape, dia. 6 1/4, a rice bowl, the exterior depicting stylized shou characters, yu character on base, dia. 5, a tea bowl decorated with phoenixes and auspicious objects, six-character Chenghua mark on base, dia. 3 5/8, a tea bowl decorated with dragons chasing pearls, six-character Jiajing mark on base, dia. 3 3/4, and a pair of conical tea bowls, the exteriors depicting figures in landscape scenes, bands of chrysanthemums and prunus blossoms decorating the interior, dia. 3 7/8 in.

Provenance: Conical tea bowls formerly of the Larry B. Cohen collection, Massachusetts. $500-700

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119 Blue and White Vase, China, Qing Dynasty, the triple gourd form rising to a flared rim, the lower register of the vase decorated with various ritual and decorative vessels as part of the “Hundred Antiques” motif above lotus petals in relief containing flowers, the upper registers decorated with roundels, each containing a different flower on a crossedline pattern ground, the neck decorated with stylized and patterned leaves, the foot decorated with a band of auspicious objects, ht. 10 3/4 in.

Note: Christie’s sticker on base marked June 29, 1982. $500-700

120 Blue and White Incense Holder and Scroll Weight, China, Ming Dynasty or later, hourglass-shaped incense holder with a hollowed base and a central opening, the lower register depicting a dragon chasing a pearl in the clouds, the upper register depicting a Buddhist lion playing with a ball, four-character name on reverse, ht. 4 1/4, the scroll weight of mallet-shaped form with a hollowed base and central opening, the sides depicting a dragon chasing a pearl amongst the clouds, a band of scrolling leaves and florals at the top, ht. 2 3/4 in.

Provenance: Scroll weight formerly of the Larry B. Cohen collection, Massachusetts. $800-1,000 121 Six Blue and White Dishes, China, 15th to 18th century, a molded and lobed plate decorated with floral patterns at the center, encircled by floral-filled lappets, the exterior depicting the “Hundred Antiques” motif, coin and ribbon mark on base, dia. 8 3/4, a Kraak ware plate decorated with an insect, the rim decorated with a band of alternating flower and peach motifs, dia. 8 3/8, a dish with barbed rims, the center decorated with pagodas in a landscape scene, a band of auspicious items at the rim, dia. 7 5/8, a dish depicting a qilin, the exterior a band of flowers, dia. 7 1/2, a dish decorated with a central shou character and three stylized phoenixes, dia. 6 1/4, and a molded and barbed Kraakstyle dish, decorated with auspicious symbols, dia. 5 1/2 in. $700-900

122 Three Blue and White Tableware Items, China, late Ming Dynasty, two tea bowls with gently flared rims, depicting figures in rural landscapes of rivers and mountains, dia.

3 1/2, and a barbed-rim plate, the central medallion decorated with figures traveling by boat and by ox, surrounded by a border of waterbirds and plants, the exterior decorated with stylized floral vines, dia. 7 3/4 in.

Provenance: Formerly of the Larry B. Cohen collection, Massachusetts; plate was published in Ming Porcelain, by Adrian Joseph, plate 654. $500-700 123 Blue and White Censer, China, Qing Dynasty, the squat bulbous form decorated with a pair of dragons chasing a pearl amidst clouds, a stylized border of flowers above, dia. 4 1/2 in. $500-700

124 Two Blue and White Vessels, China, Ming Dynasty, a small covered ginger jar, the bulbous form decorated with figures in a landscape scene and a leaf border at the shoulders, ht. 5, and a cylindrical censer decorated with a view of a landscape and a boat, with three ruyi-heads in relief at the base and a pair of monster-form handles, a circular scrolling band at the rim, ht. 3 1/8 in.

Provenance: Formerly of the Larry B. Cohen collection, Massachusetts. $500-700 125 Four Blue and White Items, China, 15th to 18th century, a pair of covered teacups and saucers, made for export, decorated with an allover stylized flower and leaf motif, a stylized flower mark on the base, ht. to 3, and a pair of seal paste boxes, of rounded form with domed covers, both decorated with a stylized central blossom extending to four half-blossoms at the edges, on an overlapping petal-patterned ground, ht. 1 3/8 in. $500-700 126 Blue and White Export Bowl with Square Flange, China, for the Japanese market, 19th century, decorated with stylized chrysanthemums and phoenixes to rim, a group of stylized deer to the interior and to the exterior floral scrolls, dia. 8 3/4 in. $500-700

127 Blue and White Tall Vase, China, late Qing Dynasty, gu form, the lower register with molded petal panels depicting small landscape scenes and rock and flower vignettes, a landscape above, the middle register depicting pavilions beside a river, the upper register with a detailed river landscape scene, the rim decorated with lappets containing alternating landscape scenes and floral vignettes, a ruyi-head border at the base rim, on a carved wood stand, ht. 24 3/4 in. $1,200-1,800 128 Blue and White Vase, China, possibly Transitional Period, the ovoid body decorated with scenes of a procession of officials, the shoulders decorated with a band of flowers in round reserves on an archaic patterned ground, a leaf mark on the base, ht. 9 1/4 in. $500-700 129 Five Blue and White Tableware Items, China, a Kraak ware bowl, gently rounded sides rising into a flattened upturned rim with lobed edges, the interior decorated with a songbird on a rock, surrounded by peonies, the sides with alternating panels of taotie masks and archaic patterns, the exterior with stylized floral motifs, two Kraak cups of similar form and similarly decorated, a dish decorated with a scholar’s rock, bamboo, and peonies, and a smaller lobed dish, similarly decorated and incised with lotus petals on the exterior, ht. to 2 1/4 in. $500-700 130 Four Blue and White Bowls, China, for export, Ming Dynasty style, a bowl made for export to Japan, the interior decorated with a landscape scene, three bowls decorated with stylized lotus blossoms to the interior, one with a swimming duck motif to the exterior, ht. to 2 3/8 in.

Provenance: Formerly of the Larry B. Cohen collection, Massachusetts. $500-700 131 Two Blue and White Dishes, China, for export, Ming Dynasty, shallow dishes, decorated with a central shou character, one encircled by a band of phoenixes, dia. 6 5/8, the other encircled with a band of stylized blossoms, dia. 6 1/4 in. $500-700

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132 Blue and White Export Plate, China, late Ming Dynasty, underglaze blue decoration of auspicious fruits and bats with a shou character in the center, Jiajing four-character mark to base, dia. 9 3/8 in. $500-700

133 Blue and White Covered Box, China, Ming Dynasty, the gently curved octagonal form decorated with a scene depicting a merchant showing goods to a nobleman, framed by a decorative geometric border, the sides of the lid decorated with alternating cartouches of birds and ripe fruit and a floral vignette, separated by a narrow panel of stylized pearls, the sides of the bottom of the box similarly decorated, dia. 11 1/2 in. $500-700 134 Blue and White Charger, China, Qing Dynasty, decorated with a pair of phoenixes perched upon rockwork, each holding a lingzhi sprig in their mouths, amidst insects and flowering plants, the exterior decorated with auspicious symbols, a double ring mark encircling a ding incense burner on the base, dia. 13 1/2 in. $500-700 135 Blue and White Swatow Charger, China, Ming Dynasty, a large charger with high straight sides rising from the central well, the central medallion depicting a phoenix amongst foliage, encircled by a band of floral patterns, the ribbed exterior painted with blue bands and a character, dia. 15 1/4 in. $500-700

136 Blue and White Charger, China, late Ming Dynasty, the interior well decorated with a central medallion depicting figures utilizing different modes of transport in a varied landscape, encircled at the rim with a band of alternating cranes, ducks and lotus plants, the exterior decorated with scrolling vines, pomegranates and squirrels, dia. 13 7/8 in. $500-700

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137 Four Blue and White Tableware Items, China, Ming Dynasty, a bowl decorated with a pine and prunus blossom on the exterior, the interior with a stylized vine pattern, fourcharacter Fu Gui Jia Qi mark on base, dia. 7, a pair of dishes, the interiors decorated with three archaic phoenixes, four-character Fu Gui Jia Qi mark on base, dia. 7 1/2, and a small dish, the interior decorated with a pair of Buddhist lions and a coin motif, encircled by a band of auspicious objects and peaches, the exterior decorated with bunches of peaches, four-character Fu Gui Jia Qi mark on base, dia. 6 1/2 in.

Note: Pair of plates formerly from the Larry B. Cohen collection, Massachusetts. $500-700 138 Large Blue and White Charger, China, 19th century, the steep curved sides rising to a flattened everted rim, the central well decorated with rockwork, peonies, and butterflies, the rim with a band of scholar’s objects depicted inside lobed cartouches over a patterned ground, dia. 16 1/4 in. $500-700 139 Two Swatow Blue and White Chargers, China, basin-shaped with raised rim edges, one depicting a mythical animal amongst clouds in the well, with ruyi cloud design on cavetto and a geometric band to rim; and the other in similar design with five smaller animals in the well, with wood stands, dia. to 13 1/8 in. $700-900 140 Five Blue and White Porcelain Bowls, China, a large, high-sided bowl, the interior decorated with a roundel depicting three children playing with a toad, the exterior sides of the bowl decorated with a procession of children playing musical instruments, six-character Yongzheng mark on base; a large conical bowl, the interior and exterior covered with stylized lotus blossoms and scrolling foliage, six-character Xuande mark on base; and three smaller conical bowls: two decorated with stylized lotus blossoms and scrolling florals, six-character Yongzheng mark on the bases, and one with a lobed rim, decorated with a boy holding a parasol, the exterior decorated with a parade of children playing musical instruments, six-character Yongzheng mark on base, ht. to 4 1/8 in. $500-700

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141 Eleven Blue and White Tableware Items, China, mostly Qing Dynasty, a set of four small plates with scalloped rims, each decorated with a central roundel depicting a lady seated in a garden, encircled by alternating partial roundels of ladies and flowers, the exterior with a ruyi-head and vine pattern, sixcharacter Kangxi mark on base, dia. 6 1/4; two plates decorated with figures in landscape scenes, a floral border at the rim, dia. 6 3/8; two small scalloped-edge dishes decorated with alternating panels of landscape scenes and stylized flowers, four-character Kangxi mark on base, dia. 5 1/8; and three small Canton-style dishes, depicting buildings in landscape scenes, dia. 4 3/8 in. $500-700 142 Blue and White Export Deep Bowl, China, for the Japanese market, 19th century, decorated with a continuous landscape and a band of floral design, resting on a raised foot, unglazed rim, ht. 4 1/2, dia. 6 1/8 in. $700-900 143 Blue and White Vase, China, Yuan style, baluster-form, with lion-head handles at the sides, the body decorated with a dragon amidst clouds, the upper and lower part of the vase with stylized ruyi-form lappets, and a floral motif enclosed in a ruyi border at the shoulder, ht. 14 in. $500-700 144 Large Blue and White Vase, China, 19th century, baluster form with a wide, flared mouth, decorated with recessed panels at the neck and body of the vase, each depicting a different landscape scene composed of figures, buildings, mountains and rivers, on a blue-glazed ground, ht. 25 1/4 in. $500-700 145 Blue and White Vase, China, 20th century, rouleau-form, decorated with landscapes and auspicious symbols and scholarly accoutrements in sections, ht. 18 3/4 in. $700-900

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146 Blue and White Vase, China, Qing Dynasty, of double gourd form, the upper part of the gourd tapering to a narrow mouth, decorated with a plum blossom pattern, double ring mark on base, ht. 9 1/4 in. $500-700

148 Blue and White Dish, China, Transitional Period, the shallow well painted with chrysanthemums and peonies, the exterior decorated with four stylized butterflies, mark on the base, dia. 5 1/4 in. $500-700

150 Blue and White Swatow Charger, China, Ming Dynasty, charger with gently curved sides, the central medallion depicting a qilin encircled by a repeating floral motif, the exterior similarly decorated, dia. 12 in. $500-700

147 Blue and White Meiping Vase, China, Yuan Dynasty style, decorated with a continuous central band of scholars contemplating a landscape, some seated and playing “go,� a band of geometric lappets below, the shoulders of the vase decorated with floral motifs inside a ruyi-head border, ht. 16 in. $500-700

149 Blue and White Teacup and Saucer, China, possibly Transitional Period, the saucer with flared fluted sides and scalloped edges, the shallow well decorated with a figure inside a central medallion, encircled by panels of figures, dia. 4, and the cup with flared fluted sides and scalloped edges similarly decorated, dia. 2 1/2 in. $500-700

151 Monumental Blue and White Covered Jar, China, Ming Dynasty style, the highshouldered baluster form decorated with a stylized scrolling lotus pattern, ruyi-head border at the shoulders and a stylized lotus leaf pattern at the base and the shoulders, ht. to 22 1/4 in. $500-700

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152 Nine Transitional Ware Items, China, Transitional Period, three mountain form brush rests, decorated with waves and fish; six dishes, each decorated with different elements including rocks, trees, birds, scholars, fish, flowers, butterflies, and a fishing scene, dia. to 7 1/2 in. $600-800

153 Tall Wucai Gu Vase, China, Qing Dynasty, the upper section depicting horsemen bringing tributes to an official and bordered at the top by a “cracked ice” motif, the middle band depicting a scholar’s rock amongst peonies, and the bottom section depicting groups of pomegranates, peaches and finger citron, ht.

17 in. $800-1,200 154 Wucai Covered Jar, China, Transitional Period, depicting a group of boys playing in a garden with four ladies looking after them, ht. 16 in. $500-700 155 Wucai Covered Jar, China, Qing Dynasty, the ovoid body decorated with cartouches of stylized peonies, on a stylized petal ground, with a wood cover carved with a bird in flight, ht. 7 in. $500-700 156 Three Wucai Porcelain Items, China, Qing Dynasty, a double-gourd form vase with rectangular base, decorated with lotus scrolls and dragons; an ewer decorated with peonies and dragons; and a covered ewer decorated with phoenixes and floral motifs, ht. to 9 1/2 in. $500-700

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157 Two Wucai Incense Stick Holders, China, Qing Dynasty, decorated with dragons, clouds, and waves, ht. to 10 1/4 in. $500-700

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158 Four Wucai Dishes, China, Qing Dynasty, decorated with different elements including scholar’s objects, lotus flowers, fish, mandarin ducks, butterflies, rocks, prunus, and floral motifs, dia. to 8 7/8 in. $500-700 159 Seven Wucai Items, China, Qing Dynasty, a pair of bowls decorated with auspicious motifs; a small bowl decorated with a dragon and auspicious motifs, four characters Wan Li Nian Zhi on base; four dishes decorated with different elements including lotus, Mandarin ducks, and scholar’s objects, one with six characters Da Qing Jia Qing Nian Zhi on base, dia. to 6 1/4 in. $500-700 160 Wucai Covered Box, China, Qing Dynasty, the flattened circular covered box decorated with stylized flowers and leaves, dia. 4 in. $500-700 161 Wucai Jar, China, Qing Dynasty, the highshouldered ovoid form decorated with fishes against a red spiral and blue coral pattern, ht.

6 in. $500-700 162 Wucai Jar, China, Qing Dynasty, the ovoid body decorated with arrangements of fruit, flowers and rockwork, a scrolling lotus border at the shoulders, ht. 7 in. $500-700 163 Wucai Vase, China, Qing Dynasty, the cylindrical form rising to a gently flared rim, the body of the vase decorated with rockwork and peonies, ht. 7 1/4 in. $500-700 164 Wucai Jar, China, Qing Dynasty, the ovoid form decorated with a stylized peony and chrysanthemum motif, ht. 4 3/8 in. $500-700

165 Small Wucai Jar, China, Qing Dynasty, the ovoid form decorated with alternating qilin and peony motifs, ht. 4 in. $500-700 166 Wucai Gu Vase, China, Qing Dynasty, with a square lobed central register, the upper and lower registers decorated with scholar’s objects, ht. 7 1/4 in. $500-700 167 Sancai Pottery Figure of Liu Hai, China, 20th century, with a rope of coins around his neck and a three-legged toad at his feet, ht.

12 1/2 in. $500-700

172 Molded Sancai Tripod Jar, China, Tang Dynasty style, of compressed globular form supported on tripod cabriole legs with pawshaped feet, the shoulders encircled by two incised double lines set with four molded medallions, splashed overall with straw, chestnut, and green glaze, dia. 4 7/8 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $800-1,000 173 Sancai Covered Case, China, Tang Dynasty style, with molded decoration of seven running figures on the cover top, unglazed interior and base, dia. 4 1/8 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $500-700

168 Large Sancai Horse and Rider Figure, China, depicting a galloping horse and rider, the rider clutching the reins with one hand, glazed in shades of green and brown, on a green roof tile-form base decorated with scrolls in relief, 22 1/4 x 21 1/2 in. $500-700

174 Sancai Plate and Censer, China, a conical bowl decorated with flowering branches in yellow, green, and brown glaze, and a small squat censer, decorated with lion-mask handles and three-colored glaze, dia. to 8 1/4 in. $500-700

169 Glazed Model of a Burial Shrine, China, possibly 17th century, ceramic, turquoise and orange glazed temple-form structure with dragon roof ornaments, lg. 13, wd. 12, ht.

20 in. $500-700

175 Two Sancai Items, China, Tang Dynasty style, a small cup and a brush washer, dia. to 3 3/4 in.

170 Pair of Large Ceramic Buddhist Lions, China, late 19th/early 20th century, sancai glaze, traditionally depicted, the male with a globe under his paw, the female with her cub, the stands separate, lg. 20, wd. 16, ht. 34 in. $1,000-1,500

176 Pair of Egg-and-spinach-glazed Incense Holders, China, 19th/20th century, in the shape of a foo lion, with the lion holding an embroidered ball and the lioness with a cub at play, ht. 7 7/8 in. $500-700

171 Large Sancai Figure, China, depicting the god of war seated with his hand resting on one knee upon a raised platform, his hand in a defensive position, glazed in turquoise blue, brown and yellow, ht. 26 1/2 in. $500-700

177 Pair of Egg-and-spinach-glazed Incense Holders, China, 19th/20th century, in the shape of a foo lion, with the lion holding a loose embroidered ball under its foreleg, and the lioness with a cub, popping eyes, ht. 7 3/4 in. $500-700

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178 Pair of Egg-and-spinach-glazed Incense Holders, China, 19th/20th century, in the shape of a foo lion holding a loose openwork globe under his foreleg, and a lioness with a cub holding onto her leg, popping eyes, with carved wood stands, ht. 8 1/4 in. $600-800

179 Large Martaban Jar, China, the ovoid body rising to a narrow neck and flared thick rim, the sides decorated with four dragons chasing a flaming pearls in the clouds in relief, a band at the shoulders decorated with bats and flowers, with six looped handles at the shoulders and decorated with a camel brown glaze, four-character mark at the shoulder, ht.

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180 Large Martaban Jar, China, the ovoid body rising to a narrow neck and flared thick rim, the sides decorated with a dragon chasing a flaming pearl in relief, with eight looped handles at the shoulders and decorated with a camel brown glaze, ht. 23 1/2 in. $600-800

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181 Large Martaban Jar, China, the ovoid body rising to a narrow neck and a flared scalloped rim, the body decorated with two raised horizontal bands, one incised with diagonal lines, the sides of the jar decorated with dragons chasing a flaming pearl in relief, with eight looped handles at the shoulders, decorated in a deep blue glaze, ht. 19 3/4 in. $500-700

182 Four Flambe Items, China, a large bottle vase heavily glazed in deep red, ht. 13, a bowl heavily glazed in red with blue tones, dia. 7 7/8, a rectangular lobed dish, wd. 8 1/4, and a small pear-shaped vase, the strawberry red glaze thinning at the rim, marked “China” on base, ht. 5 3/4 in. $500-700 183 Seven Flambe Items, China, 19th/20th century, two pear-shaped vases, the crushed strawberry red glaze thinning at the rim, one marked “China” on base, to ht. 5 1/8, a covered vessel, the rounded body decorated with a oxblood red glaze, six-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 4, two rounded water coupes, ht. to 2, and two cups, one rounded and one with a flared rim, ht. to 1 7/8 in. $500-700

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184 Flambe Vase, China, 19th century, hu form with deer-head lugs, with a strawberry red glaze that thins towards the mouth of the vase, six-character Xianfeng mark incised on the base, drilled, ht. 12 in. $500-700 185 Flambe Vase, China, possibly 18th century, the pear-shaped body of the vase heavily glazed in deep red, thinning at the rim, ht. 13 1/4 in. $500-700 186 Mirror Black Jardinière, China, Ming Dynasty or later, the squat rounded body with a whiteglazed interior, resting on a ribbed unglazed base, six-character Wanli mark on whiteglazed well on base, dia. 10 in. $500-700 187 Mirror Black Vase, China, 18th century, the baluster form body of the vase rising to a flared rim, with monster-mask and ring handles at either side, resting on a slightly flared foot, six-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 11 in. $500-700

188 Clair-de-Lune Vase and Mirror Black Vase, China, 18th/19th century, a baluster vase with two elephant heads holding ring handles, six-character Qianlong mark on drilled base, ht. 12 1/4, and a cylindrical bottle vase with a “bamboo” neck, ht. 9 1/2 in. $500-700

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189 Powder Blue-glazed Porcelain Dish, China, 19th century, the interior decorated with a basket of various auspicious flowers in gilt, a prunus and pine band at the sides, dia. 8 3/4 in. $500-700

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190 Sky Blue Bottle Vase, China, 19th century, the bulbous body curving into high shoulders, the neck opening up into a slightly flared rim, six-character Guangxu mark on base, on a carved wood stand, ht. to 16 in. $500-700 191 Three Monochrome Items, China, a miniature rouleau vase on with an elongated foot, decorated with a coral red glaze, an incense holder, the cylindrical body decorated with a turquoise glaze and openwork carvings of “The Three Friends of Winter”: pine, bamboo, and plum blossom, and a small round censer, coral red-glazed and with a carved wood lid, the stone finial carved in the form of a bird, double ring and six-character Yongzheng mark on base, ht. to 5 1/8 in. $500-700

192 Three Monochrome Bowls, China, possibly 17th/18th century, a large round bowl with a slightly flared rim, decorated with a coral red glaze, a porcelain maker’s mark inside a double ring on the base, dia. 8 1/2, a large conical bowl washed with blue glaze, the exterior decorated with a faded gilt fish motif, the interior with a decorative band at the rim, a porcelain maker’s mark inside a double ring on the base, dia. 8 5/8, and a bowl with high sides and a slightly flared rim glazed with yellow, dia. 6 in. $500-700 193 Three Monochrome Porcelain Items, China, a conical green-glazed bowl, with a mounted metal rim, resting on a flared unglazed foot, dia. 2 1/4, a leaf green crackle-glazed rounded bowl, the rim with a brown tint, dia. 4 1/2, and a miniature cup, the exterior enameled with pink, the interior glazed with white, dia.

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194 Six Monochrome Porcelain Items, China, a Meiping vase, decorated with leaf green glaze, ht. 7 3/4, a bottle vase with a mounted metal rim, decorated with mirror black glaze, ht. 7, a square brush pot, white-glazed, decorated with pairs of figures, a scholar’s rock and a bamboo branch in relief, four-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 5, a molded vase decorated with sancai glaze, depicting a bird and a peony on one side, a bird and a chrysanthemum on the other, four-character mark on base, ht. 5, a transitional coral redglazed dish, four-character mark on base, dia.

6 1/4, and a transitional coral red-glazed dish, with turquoise blue-glazed base, dia. 6 1/4 in. $500-700

195 Eight Small Monochrome Vases, China and Japan, a bottle vase with a narrow neck, decorated with oxblood glaze, a squat bottle vase decorated with a mustard yellow glaze, a faint decoration on the body and a band of meander at the rim, six-character mark on base, a round bottle vase decorated with cobalt blue glaze, a Meiping vase decorated with a coral red glaze, Jurentang mark on base, a Meiping vase decorated with a leaf green glaze, a pear-shaped white-glazed vase incised with a dragon inspired motif, a compressed bottle vase decorated with sky blue glaze, six-character Kangxi mark on base, and a high-shouldered vase with persimmon glaze, ht. to 6 3/4 in. $500-700 196 Blue Monochrome Dish, China, Ming Dynasty or later, lightly flared wall supported by a short straight foot, thick blue glaze overall, dia. 12 3/4 in. $800-1,000

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197 Blue-glazed Conical Bowl, China, the thin walls washed with a royal blue glaze with a tint of brown at the rim, resting on a straight unglazed foot, dia. 7 in.

Provenance: Formerly of the Mathias Komor Collection, New York. $500-700 198 Blue-glazed Tall Bottle, China, 19th/20th century, the elongated octagonal form rising to a small round mouth, on a carved wood stand, ht. to 12 1/4 in. $500-700 199 Porcelain Figure of a Buddhist Lion, China, 19th century, standing with all four paws on four lotus blossoms and wearing a saddle, glazed in robin’s-egg blue, wd. 6 1/2 in. $500-700

200 Plain Green-glazed Charger, China, the gradually flared wall with a slightly everted rim, pale leaf green glaze, resting on an unglazed foot, six character Guangxu mark on base, dia. 14 1/2 in. $500-700 201 Persimmon-glazed Bottle Vase, China, the bulbous body rising to a flared rim, decorated with a metallic persimmon-brown glaze, resting on a straight unglazed foot, the rim with Kintsugi repair, ht. 11 1/4 in. $500-700 202 Group of Porcelain Items, China, 19th/20th century, a pair of coral red scallop-edged bowls, decorated with birds and cherry blossoms, six-character Daoguang mark on base, dia. 4 5/8, and a famille rose teacup and saucer, decorated with peonies and prunus blossoms, saucer dia. 4 1/4 in. $500-700 203 Creamy White-glazed Censer, China, cylindrical, resting on three short bracket feet, decorated with a band of stamped archaistic designs on a divided ground with three rings, three double swirls incised to feet, glaze wiped out to base, calligraphy mark to interior base, ht. 4, dia. 7 1/4 in. $800-1,000 204 Five Ceramic Items, China, a Ming Dynasty style tripod censer, the bulbous body and straight neck topped with a flat mouth, decorated with an aubergine glaze splashed with brown, the mouth glazed with turquoise, a bottle vase with a thin, elongated neck, decorated with blue and white blossoms on a beige ground, a pair of bowls, the exterior decorated with oxblood glaze, six-character Qianlong mark on base, and an aubergineglazed bowl with gilt Kintsugi repair, ht. to 6 3/4 in.

Note: Christie’s sticker, Lot 78/2, December 11, 1980, on base of beige vase. $500-700 205 Large Pair of Cobalt Blue Vases, China, the bottle forms with banded shoulders and flared rims, decorated with gilt roundels of stylized auspicious flowers, creatures and symbols on a blue enameled ground, a border of stylized flowers and shou symbols at the shoulders, and a band of ruyi heads at the rim, six-character Guangxu mark on base, ht. 15 3/4 in. $500-700

206 Pair of Famille Rose Porcelain Parrots, China, made for export, 19th century, each bird perched upon an openwork rock and modeled with an open beak and alert eyes, the plumage of the birds glazed in yellow, turquoise, slate blue, and purple tones, the breast in yellow and purple, with a slight variation in tones between the birds, one rock glazed with turquoise and brown, the other with blue, turquoise, and orange, ht. to 13 1/2 in. $700-900 207 Famille Rose Export Charger, China, 18th/19th century, with eight-lobed rim, depicting two figures on boats at sea to the well, the rim with flowers and bamboo design alternating with stylized fruit motifs, partially gilded, incised English mark to base, dia. 13 in. $700-900 208 Famille Rose Export Charger, China, 18th/19th century, decorated with a floral bouquet in the well and a band of peach blossom and bamboo design around the rim, partially gilded, dia. 16 7/8 in. $700-900 209 Pair of Porcelain Phoenixes, China, 20th century, representing male and female fenghuang, with flowers and auspicious mushrooms, ht. 23 in. $700-900 210 Large Famille Verte Vase, China, 19th century or later, quadrangular form, one side decorated with a peacock and plum blossom, another with a monkey holding a peach and a grazing spotted deer, the remaining two sides depicting a pair of birds perched on a peony branch, the rounded neck decorated with scrolling floral motifs, six-character Chenghua mark on base, ht. 19 3/4 in. $1,000-1,500 211 Famille Verte Jardinière and Stand, China, 19th/20th century, decorated with phoenixes, cranes, ducks, lotus plants, pine, and other auspicious motifs, wood stand, dia. 18 3/4 in. $500-700 212 Pair of Famille Jaune Vases, China, rouleau form, decorated with figures at leisure in a room and garden settings in two sections, ht.

23 3/4 in. $700-900

213 Famille Rose Jardinière, China, Qing Dynasty, decorated with scholar’s objects, flowers, and auspicious motifs, on wood stand, dia. 17 7/8 in. $500-700 214 Three Polychrome Porcelain Bowls, China, 19th/20th century, a famille jaune bowl, the steep walls rising to a flared rim, decorated with four roundels each depicting peonies, scholar’s rocks, and lingzhi sprigs, surrounded by scrolling florals on a yellow ground, six-character Daoguang mark on base, dia.

8, a wucai bowl, the gently rounded sides decorated with “The Three Friends of Winter”: bamboo, pine, and plum blossom, with “rice grain” indentations, the interior depicting a pair of ripe fruit, six-character Qianlong mark on base, dia. 5 5/8, and another wucai bowl, the gently rounded sides decorated with blue and gilt on a ground of scrolling florals, six-character Xuantong mark on base, dia. 5 3/16 in. $600-800 215 Five Famille Verte Porcelain Items, China, mostly 18th/19th century, a lobed rectangular wine ewer decorated with a bird on a blossom branch on one side, a beetle and peonies on the other, with butterflies and flowers overall and the handle painted as bamboo, ht. 7, a cup and saucer decorated with green and gilt vines of fruit, saucer dia. 4 5/8, a lobed wine cup decorated with birds on a peony branch and green and gilt vines, ht. 1 3/4, and a lobed square bird feeder, decorated with scholar’s objects, and a twig-form handle, ht.

1 1/2 in. $500-700 216 Famille Rose Porcelain Vase, China, baluster-form, with a sterling silver scalloped rim, the body of the vase decorated with chrysanthemums and butterflies in yellow and blue on a white ground, hallmarked, ht. 7 1/2 in. $500-700 217 Two Famille Rose Porcelain Items, China, a hu-form export vase, depicting a lotus flower with petals carved in relief and painted naturalistically, a scrolling floral border at the base, ht. 8 3/4, and a famille rose fluted-rim stem cup, also in the form of a lotus flower, the stem and base painted green as a lotus root, the exterior of the cup painted with pink petals, with a turquoise-glazed interior, ht. 2 3/4 in. $500-700

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218 Famille Rose Bowl and Teacup, China, 19th/20th century, the bowl decorated with a dragon and a phoenix amidst clouds, leiwen border at the rim, a dragon roundel in the interior, six-character Guangxu mark on base, dia. 5 1/2, the teacup similarly decorated, with a four-character Qianlong mark on base, dia.

4 3/8 in. $500-700 219 Pair of Porcelain Dishes, China, for export, the interior of the shallow dishes decorated with a fish motif in iron red glaze inside two bands of double rings, the exterior similarly decorated, six-character Chenghua mark on base, dia. 6 in. $500-700 220 Pair of Famille Verte Vases, China, 19th century, the rouleau forms decorated with continuous scenes of an official and his family receiving a tribute, the neck decorated with a scholar and a student contemplating a landscape, double ring mark on base, ht. 17 in. $500-700

221 Five-piece Famille Rose Garniture Set, Chinese export, 19th century, comprised of three covered baluster-form urns and a pair of beaker-form vases, each decorated with a pair of roosters perched on a scholar’s rock, surrounded by peonies, with a stylized ruyi and floral band at the shoulders, ht. to 11 1/4 in. $1,000-1,500

222 Tall Famille Rose Vase, China, Ming Dynasty style, of gu form with a rounded center, the upper and lower registers decorated with a gourd and butterfly motif, the central register depicting a continuous battle scene, sixcharacter Wanli mark on base, ht. 24 in. $500-700

227 Two Kosometsuke Dishes, China, late Ming Dynasty, one depicting a scholar crossing a bridge with a pine tree, rockery, and a flock of geese flying toward the moon; the other depicting a plum and a pine tree emerging from the rim with a moon, dia. to 5 7/8 in. $500-700

223 Pair of Porcelain Phoenixes, China, 20th century, representing male and female fenghuang, with flowers and auspicious mushrooms, ht. 19 3/4 in. $500-700

228 Two Kosometsuke Dishes, China, late Ming Dynasty, one depicting a seated scholar watching a child with a child playing paddle ball with a moon and cosmic sign in the sky and a sawtooth border; the other depicting three stylized flower bouquets, a “go” board, a fan and a screen, and a sawtooth border, dia. to 5 5/8 in. $500-700

224 Two Imari Chargers, China, 18th/19th century, each decorated with floral design in persimmon enamel and gold and a band of floral scrolls between two underglaze blue lines around the rim edge, a mark in a double ring to base, dia. 15 1/8 in. $1,500-2,500 225 Imari Deep Bowl, China, 18th/19th century, with underglaze blue exterior decorated with gilt floral motifs and two sets of floral designs in persimmon enamel in four impressed lozenge-shape lobed panels, the interior with a band of floral design with overhanging flowers, a floral sprig on the well, ht. 5, dia. 11 3/4 in. $800-1,000 226 Two Kosometsuke Dishes, China, late Ming Dynasty, one depicting scholars and attendants gathered in a courtyard beneath a pine tree with a sawtooth border; the other depicting two ladies, one holding an umbrella, surrounded by the “three friends of winter” with a sawtooth border, each with a Chenghua four-character mark to the base, dia. to 7 1/2 in. $700-900

229 Two Kosometsuke Dishes, China, late Ming Dynasty, one depicting two geese surrounded by reeds, trees, and mountains; the other depicting Fukurokujin holding a broom, with a stylized floral border, dia. to 6 in. $500-700 230 Imari Jar, Japan, 19th/20th century, bulbousshape with straight neck and wall, a raised band around bottom, decorated with floral lappets around shoulder and floral branches in persimmon-colored enamel and gold, unglazed rim and foot ring, ht. 19, dia. 13 1/2 in. $800-1,000

231 Garniture Suite of Five Imari Vessels, Japan, 19th century, three bulbous temple jars with domed covers and lion-shaped finials, decorated with underglaze blue and enameled flowers, ht. 6 3/4; two trumpet-shaped vases, ht. 6 1/2 in. $800-1,000

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232 Imari Vase, Japan, 18th/19th century, octagonal, with a trumpeted mouth and garlic-shape bottom, depicting a warrior with courtesans in a garden with flowering trees, the mouth and bottom with a band of kinrande-style floral scrolls in gold, ht. 17 3/4 in. $800-1,200

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233 Imari Charger, Japan, 18th/19th century, with shallow basin and slightly curved rim, decorated with peonies and chrysanthemums reserved in shaped panels, a peony bouquet in a vase in the well bordered with a double ring, enameled in persimmon and green and gilt, the exterior with two floral scrolls, spur marks to base, with a wood stand, dia. 21 1/2 in. $3,000-5,000

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234 Imari Charger, Japan, 18th/19th century, with shallow basin and slightly curved rim, decorated with chrysanthemums, peonies, and peach blossoms, enameled in persimmon and gilt, the exterior with three floral sprigs, a single ring to recessed base, dia. 21 1/8 in. $3,000-5,000

235 Imari Charger, Japan, 18th/19th century, with deep basin and slanted rim, decorated with peonies, chrysanthemums, and overhanging birds around rim and a potted bonsai of pine, bamboo, and plum trees in the well, the exterior with three floral sprigs, a single ring to recessed base, dia. 22 3/4 in. $3,000-5,000

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236 Hu-shape Modern Porcelain Vase, Japan, 20th century, with dish-shaped mouth rim on a raised foot, decorated with molded scroll design between two raised bands on the shoulders, with two animal-head handles with rings marked to base, ht. 13 1/2, dia. 10 in. $500-700

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237 Imari Sake Bottle, Japan, 19th century, foursided with square base and a short waisted mouth, decorated in Ko-Imari style with a prunus and pine sprigs on a white ground, two butterflies in green and iron red alternating on the four-sided shoulder, ht. 8 3/8 in. $800-1,000 238 Miniature Censer and Jar, Japan, 19th century, a persimmon-glazed tripod censer modified as a gilt-metal inkwell with hinged ivory cover, elephant-head handles and feet, the glaze with pearl sheen, ht. 3 1/8; the ironbrown-glazed globular jar with flared mouth, resting on a raised foot, ht. 2 3/4 in. $500-700 239 Hirado Covered Ewer with Dragon-shaped Handle and Spout, Japan, 19th/20th century, double-gourd-shape, decorated with two scholars standing near bamboo and pine trees, the cover with molded chrysanthemum in underglaze blue, ht. 9 1/8 in. $800-1,000

240 Satsuma Royal Bowl, Japan, 19th/20th century, decorated with a dragon and a phoenix flying above waves, the interior with a pair of peacocks with a peony and a band of overhanging floral motifs along the rim, fine crackles all over on the creamy glaze, signed “Ishuin” in gold with Satsuma “Shimazu” family crest in blue on base, ht. 3 7/8, dia. 7 3/8 in. $800-1,000 241 Imari Eight-sided Dish, Japan, 19th/20th century, octagonal, decorated in sections on sides, the well with a landscape and a bird-and-flower motif in two shaped panels, the raised foot decorated with two rings and a band of half-circles, ht. 2 3/4, dia. 11 1/8 in. $500-700 242 Two Kraak-style Blue and White Dishes, Japan, decorated in multi sections with stylized flowers and auspicious symbols, one with floral scrolls to exterior, spur marks to base, dia. 8 3/8; and the other with peaches and persimmons in the well, dia. 9 1/2 in. $700-900

243 Two Kinrande Imari Stemmed Bowls, Japan, 19th/20th century, with scalloped rim, two openwork handles on body, splayed foot with hollowed-out base, painted with floral motifs in persimmon and gold on underglaze blue, ht. 4 5/8 in. $600-800 244 Two Imari Bowls, Japan, 19th century, a bowl decorated with peony and persimmon branches, with a mark in a single ring in underglaze blue to base, ht. 2 3/4, dia. 5 1/2; and a low bowl with floral scrolls, with a floral family crest in underglaze blue to well and overhanging floral motifs in iron red near rim, six-character Chenghua mark to base, ht. 2 1/2, dia. 6 3/8 in. $500-700 245 Two Imari Ware Items, Japan, 19th/20th century, a floral dish with scalloped rim, decorated with stylized birds and flowers, in floral panels, dia. 10 3/8; and a covered bowl, decorated with panels of four different designs to the exterior, a trellis border along the rim, and a gilt longevity character in the well, sixcharacter mark to base, dia. 4 3/4 in. $500-700

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246 Three Imari Ware Items, Japan, 19th century, two scalloped dishes, elliptical, decorated with floral and foliate scrolls, dia. 5 1/2; a stemmed cup decorated with floral scrolls in persimmon and gold on underglaze blue, ht. 5 in. $500-700 247 Satsuma Quatrefoil Covered Koro, Japan, 19th/20th century, quadruped censer, the cover with an openwork chrysanthemum and a floral knob, gilt Shimazu family crest mark on body, ht. 4 3/8 in. $500-700 248 Hirado Blue and White Censer with Cover, Japan, 19th/20th century, pressed globularshape, decorated with plum, bamboo, and pine to body, the cover with openwork trellis on top and a decorative border along the rim, a border of trellis motifs bordered around mouth and foot, ht. 2 5/8 in. $500-700 249 Blue and White Bowl, Japan, 19th century, decorated with stylized figures in sections, reticulated with various motifs and landscapes in roundels, a single ring on a recessed base, brown rim, ht. 3 1/2, dia. 7 1/2 in. $700-900

250 Kakiemon Enamel Dish, Japan, 17th century, with eight-petaled rim and sixteen-scalloped cavetto, depicting children playing with a kite in persimmon, green, and blue enamels and gold on a blank background with an embossed well, a band of floral and foliate designs along the rim, dia. 6 1/4 in. $800-1,000 251 Two Blue and White Dishes, Japan, 18th century, with eight-lobed rim with a band of beads in underglaze blue, two molded floral designs alternating in eight-sectioned cavetto, the well with a flower and a floral band, a fuku mark in a single ring on base, dia. 5 7/8 in. $700-900

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252 Kakiemon Blue and White Plate, Japan, 18th century, elongated round, with lobed rim, depicting a landscape with figures, a band of trellis pattern on the cavetto, the rim decorated with molded basketweave design and a band of beads in underglaze blue, the edge in underglaze brown, fuku mark and five spur marks to base, dia. 8 7/8 in. $700-900 253 Kakiemon Blue and White Plate, Japan, 18th century, with lobed rim, decorated with figures in a garden with flowers and butterflies, stylized flowering branches to rim, fuku mark in a single ring and four spur marks on base, dia. 8 3/8 in. $700-900 254 Four Imari Dishes, Japan, 19th/20th century, two decorated with floral scrolls and auspicious symbols in panels, six-character Chenghua mark in a single ring, dia. 6 3/4; and two decorated with floral motifs in panels on a reticulated ground with crossed bamboo stalks, a band of trellis pattern in underglaze blue around rim, six-character Jiajing mark in a double ring, dia. 7 3/8 in. $700-900 255 Two Imari Dishes, Japan, 18th/19th century, depicting an interior with a window, a woman’s robe on a hanger, and musical instruments in polychrome enamels and gold, the exterior with floral sprigs, dia. 6 in. $700-900 256 Two Sometsuke Imari Dishes, Japan, 19th/20th century, with scalloped rims, decorated with floral and foliate scrolls and with a chrysanthemum flower in the center, the exterior with stylized floral motifs and rings, fuku mark in a double square on recessed base, dia. 5 7/8 in. $500-700 257 Satsuma Floral Bowl, Japan, 20th century, with five-scalloped rim, resting on a short recessed foot, decorated allover with polychrome millefleur design with chrysanthemums in white, signed “Koshida,” ht. 3 3/8, dia. 9 3/8 in. $500-700

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258 Kutani Goblet, Japan, 19th/20th century, decorated with various flowers and birds in a continuous scene through the interior, the stem, foot, and rim gilt with foliate scrolls on overglaze iron red enamel, mark to base, ht.

8 5/8 in. $500-700 259 Imari Black Ship Bowl, Japan, depicting a ship and Dutchmen in green, iron red, and black enamels and gold, the interior a border of floral design near rim and a floral roundel to well in underglaze blue, ht. 2 1/4, dia. 4 1/2 in. $500-700 260 Nabeshima Bowl, Japan, 19th century, the wide and shallow bowl resting on a tall foot, the interior decorated with peonies in underglaze blue with green and red accents, the exterior decorated with a cash coin and ribbon motif, dia. 8 1/4 in. $500-700 261 Kimhae-ware-style Storage Jar, Korea, with folded mouth rim and round bottom, the undulating surface decorated with incised and impressed design, the interior uneven with dull marks and a band, ht. 13 1/2, dia. 13 3/4 in. $500-700 Please Note: Lots 262-282 are sold without electric fittings

262 Two Celadon Vases, China, 18th/19th century, near pair of tall vases with incised floral decoration, drilled, ht. 19 1/4 in. $800-1,000

263 Famille Verte Jar, China, Qing Dynasty, baluster-form, depicting four gentlemen in a mountain landscape and four ladies in a yard with a rabbit, drilled base, ht. 12 1/2 in. $600-800

264 Pair of Tall Famille Verte Vases, China, 19th century, the rouleau forms decorated with continuous narrative scenes depicting horsemen engaged in a battle while an official’s household looks on, a ruyi border at the base and the top rim, both drilled in base, ht. 24 in. $800-1,000

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265 Famille Rose Vase Lamp, China, elongated baluster-shape with slightly flared neck and waisted bottom, depicting a continuous scene with figures in a garden setting, brass top and stand, overall ht. 21 3/8, vase ht. 17 1/4 in. $500-700

268 Famille Rose Covered Jar, China, 18th/19th century, bulbous, depicting women and children at play in a garden setting, with bands of auspicious symbols and patterns around the shoulder and bottom, six-character mark to base, drilled to cover and base, ht. 9 3/8 in. $500-700

266 Famille Rose Covered Baluster Vase, China, late 18th/early 19th century, geometric border at the shoulder above a scene filled with birds, flowering shrubs, narcissus, roses, and lotus leaves, the cover decorated with peonies, magnolia, and a bird, double circle on bottom, cover and bottom drilled, ht. 16 in. $600-800

269 Blanc-de-Chine Beaker Vase, China, 19th/20th century, tall body with band of geometric decorations at the middle flanked by incised leaf motifs, bottom drilled, (brass cap glued to the top), ht. 19 in. $600-800

267 Pair of Cream-glazed Lamp Vases, China, each elongated pear-shape with slightly flared mouth and straight foot, allover crackling, drilled to base, ht. 15 in. $800-1,000

270 Famille Verte Vase Lamp, China, bulbous shape with slanting walls, with molded birds with flowering plum and bamboo trees and rocks, surmounted by a carved bronze lamppost with three lightbulb sockets, resting on a carved bronze stand, ht. 26 1/4, vase ht.

12 3/4 in. $500-700

271 Famille Verte Baluster Vase, China, 19th/ early 20th century, an overall pattern of vines and flowers with cartouches depicting daylilies, chrysanthemums, and hydrangeas with birds and rocks, underglaze double rings, cover and bottom drilled, ht. 16 1/4, dia. 10 1/2 in. $500-700

272 Large Blue and White Covered Jar, China, 19th century or later, baluster-form, decorated with hawthorn branches against a “cracked ice” ground, a ruyi border at the neck, drilled cover and base, ht. 16 in. $500-700 273 Blue and White Covered Ginger Jar, China, 19th century or later, decorated with a repeating hawthorn pattern on a “cracked ice” ground, a geometric line pattern at the neck, and a double ring mark on the base, drilled cover and base, ht. 9 in. $500-700

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274 Cloisonné Vase, China, 19th/20th century, pear-shape with trumpet-shaped neck and mouth, two geometric handles on neck, on a flared stem foot, depicting six Tibetan monks on the body and bats with scrolls on the neck, drilled and “Daiming” mark to base, ht. 14 3/8 in. $500-700

275 Two Flambe Vases, China, both with a deep red glaze thinning towards the mouth, one bottle-form with a flared rim, ht. 13, the other baluster-form with a raised ring at the neck, both drilled in base, ht. 16 in. $500-700 276 Famille Noire Covered Temple Jar, China, 19th century, baluster-form, decorated with a peacock and a quail perched on a scholar’s rock amidst tree peonies and auspicious fruits, all against a black ground, holes drilled in base and cover, ht. 16 1/2 in. $500-700

277 Black and Gilt Baluster Vase, China, 20th century, two scenic bands, the upper depicting figures in a pine forest, the lower depicting a bamboo grove with scholars playing a board game, bottom drilled, ht. 17 1/2 in. $600-800

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278 Flambe Bottle Vase, China, 19th/20th century, crushed strawberry-colored glaze thinning to white at the top of the neck, bottom drilled, ht. 14 3/4 in. $600-800

279 Flambe and Gilt Baluster Vase, China, 20th century, deep red glaze thinning to white at rim, elaborate gilt decoration with a central scenic band depicting poppies, butterflies, and birds, bottom drilled, ht. 16 in. $500-700 280 Famille Noire Covered Baluster Vase, China, 19th century, decoration depicts a rocky landscape with a plum tree filled with birds, double rings on bottom, cover and bottom drilled, (cover glued in place), ht. 16 in. $500-700 281 Mirror Black Porcelain Lamp, China, 19th/20th century, baluster-shape with flared mouth and base, with brass lamppost holding two lightbulb sockets, on a lacquered wood stand, overall ht. 30, vase ht. 17 in. $500-700

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282 Flambe Bottle Vase, China, 19th/early 20th century, crushed strawberry-colored glaze thinning to white at the top of the neck, bottom drilled, ht. 15 3/4 in. $800-1,000 283 Covered Box, China, Ming Dynasty or later, the gray earthenware domed cover and base decorated with polychrome geometric green and red pigment, dia. 3 7/8 in. $500-700 284 Two Ceramic Items, China, Ming Dynasty style, a garlic head vase, decorated with carved dragon, lotus, fish and auspicious motifs on body, overall with green glaze; a miniature palanquin with a domed roof, three sides and roof decorated with green glaze, ht. to 9 in. $500-700 285 Two Ceramic Miniature Cabinets, China, Ming Dynasty style, a pair of rectangular form, four-legged, miniature cabinets, front sides decorated with green glaze, ht. 8 1/4 in. $500-700

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286 Ochre-glazed Pottery Recumbent Ram, China, Tang Dynasty style, with splashed brownish-yellow streaks, glued to a rectangular wooden base, ram ht. 3 1/2, lg.

4 5/8 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $500-700

287 Four Pottery Roosters, China, Han Dynasty style, depicting four standing roosters, decorated with green or greenish-white glaze, ht. to 6 1/4 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $500-700

288 Seven Pottery Items, China, Tang Dynasty style, a standing duck, decorated with green and white glaze; a standing rooster, decorated with ochre and green glaze; a standing goose, decorated with green, ochre and white glaze; a reclining ram, decorated with green and ochre glaze; a reclining ram, decorated with ochre glaze; a standing duck, decorated with greenish-white glaze; a standing duck, decorated with brown and green glaze, ht. to 5 1/2 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $500-700

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289 White-glazed Ewer, China, Tang Dynasty style, with short spout and double-strap handle applied on the shoulder, the ovoid body with a flared mouth resting on a slightly splayed foot, wheeled marks visible near bottom, glaze ends near foot, ht. 8 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $500-700 290 Sancai Tomb Furniture Chest, China, Tang Dynasty style, rectangular locked-chest-form decorated with sancai glaze, unglazed base with a rectangular hole, 6 1/8 x 3 1/2 x 4 1/8 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $500-700

291 Pottery Funerary Figural Scene, China, Han Dynasty style, depicting a traditional kitchen with a seated figure taking care of firewood and a standing figure beside pots on a table, decorated with beige glaze overall, dia. to 5 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $500-700 292 Two Ceramic Guardian Figures, China, both standing with their fists clenched and legs apart, their armor decorated with carved flowers and color, ht. 36 in. $500-700

293 Terra-cotta Han-style Horse, China, in prancing pose with its one leg raised, the rounded neck with mane curling up between the pointed ears, the head expressive with bulging eyes, open mouth, and flared nostrils, ht. 45, wd. 40 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $800-1,000

294 Caparisoned Horse, China, Eastern Wei, the terra-cotta finely modeled and richly harnessed parade horse retains some of its original red, black, and white pigment, ht. 11 3/4 in.

Note: TL test consistent with suggested date. $800-1,000

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295 Caparisoned Horse, China, possibly Eastern Wei, the terra-cotta finely modeled and richly harnessed parade horse retains some of its original red, black, and maroon pigments, ht.

12 3/8 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $800-1,000

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298 Ceramic Pixiu Figurine, China, a singlehorned reclining Pixiu with a round body, carved with vivid facial expressions, traces of red pigments, dia. to 7 1/2 in. $500-700

Note: No technical examination done. $500-700 299 No lot.

296 Pottery Horse and Rider, China, Han Dynasty style, the finely modeled and painted earthenware horse and rider retain much of its black and red original pigment, ht. 11 7/8 in.

300 Pottery Dog with a Puppy, China, Northern Wei style, depicting a seated dog cuddling a puppy under its neck, decorated with white and black pigments, dia. to 6 1/2 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $800-1,000

Note: No technical examination done. $500-700

297 Two Ceramic Pixiu Figures, China, a pair of reclining Pixiu, painted in red and black, dia. to 8 1/4 in. $500-700

301 Burial Figure and a Porcelain Pillow, China, Tang Dynasty style, a burial figure in the process of making sticky rice cakes with a traditional machine, decorated with green glaze; the porcelain pillow decorated with incised floral scrolls and dots, a hole for air on the wall, green glaze overall, dia. to 11 1/2 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $500-700

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302 Boshanlu Censer, China, possibly Han dynasty, the cover depicting mountains and clouds on gray polychrome earthenware, ht.

8 3/8 in.

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303 Model of a Watchtower, China, Han dynasty style, the five-story tower with a bracket system imitating that of a wood tower, with an overall iridescent green lead glaze on red earthenware, ht. 54 1/2 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $3,000-4,000

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304 Three Pottery Tomb Figures, China, Han Dynasty style, standing figures depicting officials, one a foreigner, ht. to 12 3/8 in. $500-700 305 Pottery Tomb Figure, China, Han Dynasty style, depicting a standing figure of a warrior with remnants of original pigment, ht. 12 3/4 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $500-700

306 Two Tomb Bricks, China, Han Dynasty style, gray pottery, both are hollow molded with impressed decoration on two sides, the larger has a central panel of repeated lozengeshapes which is flanked by rows of repeated stamped images depicting a supernatural being, men before a building, and an archer on horseback, framed by an inner border of peacocks and an outer geometric border; the smaller has a central panel of repeated lozenge-shapes set in rows of panels, those above depicting a building, those below a chariot, framed by a geometric border, larger ht. 44 1/4, wd. 18, dp. 5; smaller lg. 37, wd.

15 1/2, dp. 5 1/2 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $800-1,200

307 Han-style Grinder, China, Han Dynasty style, decorated with green glaze overall, lid with two holes in the middle, dia. 8 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $500-700 308 Large Pottery Jar, China, Han Dynasty, hushaped, with overall pale greenish-blue finely crackled iridescent glaze, the two ringed taotie masks in high relief at the shoulders, ht. 19 3/4 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $700-900

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309 Large Wine Jar, China, Han Dynasty, hu form with overall dark green glaze, three concentric rings circling the shoulder with ringed taotie lugs, ht. 15 1/2 in.

311 Pottery Well-Head, China, Han Dynasty style, depicting a roof and pulley over the well, with an overall bright green lead glaze, ht. 11 3/4 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $600-800

Note: No technical examination done. $500-700

310 Wine Jar, China, Han Dynasty style, hu shape decorated with a band of low relief dragons, clouds, deer, and tigers with two taotie masks, with an overall pale green iridescent glaze, ht.

11 5/8 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $500-700

312 Cong Vase, China, a ge-type shape with overall fine crackle glaze on a buff body, ht.

12 1/2 in. $500-700 313 Painted Pottery Jar, China, Shang Dynasty style, painted neck and body, decorated with animal motifs, supported by a short straight foot with flat base, ht. 10 1/2 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $500-700

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314 Proto-porcelain Jar, China, Han Dynasty style, the shoulder with three sets of parallel relief bands covered with a pale green natural ash glaze, with two stylized mask lugs, ht. 11 3/4 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $700-900 315 Pottery Jar, China, Han Dynasty style, hu shape with a deep shoulder border depicting a scrolling dragon and clouds in low relief on a terra-cotta ground with white, red, black, and orange pigments, ht. 10 3/8 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $500-700

Chinese Scholar’s Objects, Buddist Art, Textiles & Cloisonné Lots 316–422

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316 Table Screen with Round Blue and White Porcelain Plaque, China, 20th century, depicting two four-clawed dragons with a flaming pearl between them, bordered with a lotus scroll band, overall 22 1/2 x 15 1/2, plaque dia. 7 1/2 in. $500-700

318 Two Rootwood Brush Pots, China, hardwood, largely natural with lacquered finish, one with double branches and solid bottom, approx. lg. 7 1/2, wd. 3 1/2, ht. 7 1/4; the other with single branch with fitted plug, approx. ht. 5 3/4, dia. 3 1/2 in. $500-700

317 Three Wooden Desk Objects, China, 20th century, hardwood and porcelain, water pot: a square wood base with conforming top fitted to a globular white porcelain pot, all carved with confronting dragons and vines, 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 x ht. 2 1/2; brush pot: square form on raised feet depicting confronting phoenixes with bats, peaches of longevity, and coins, 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 x ht. 5 1/4; brush rest: carved with wings and heads of phoenixes, lg. 4 1/4, wd.

1, ht. 1 3/4 in. $500-700

319 Square Brush Pot, China, early 20th century, hardwood and Dali-type marble, gray and white marble panels set in squared wood frames, separate bottom with outward curving feet, 4 x 4 x ht. 6 1/4 in. $500-700

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320 Wooden Brush Pot, China, 19th/20th century, carved to simulate a gnarled tree trunk, solid bottom, ht. 6 1/4, maximum dia.

6 in. $500-700

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321 Brush Pot in the Form of a Tree Trunk, China, stone, dated 1988, carved to simulate an ancient tree, where the “bark” has peeled away, an incised poem reads, “It is a long way to cultivate one’s spiritual well being, but I will persist,” signed by the maker, Zhang Hongjiao, as a gift to Xueli Xinli (Kong Yan), on the bottom an inscription from another writer, ht. 7, approx. dia. 6 in. $600-800 322 Three Carved Wood Miniature Guqin Zithers, China, 20th century, with inlaid ivory huis, two inscribed in seal script, with Jiaqing marks incised to the back, and the other in semi-cursive script and signed “Lanshi” in a square to the front, lg. to 11 5/8 in. $500-700

323 Blanc-de-Chine Export Brush Washer, China, Qing Dynasty, molded as a naked boy holding a stump-form washer, ht. 3 1/2 in. $800-1,000

324 Blanc-de-Chine Brush Holder, China, Qing Dynasty, decorated with peony spray motifs in openwork around the walls, ht. 4 1/2 in. $2,000-3,000 325 Two Blanc-de-Chine Items, China, Qing Dynasty, a brush washer decorated with molded flowers and fluted wall; a cup decorated with molded prunus blossom and supported by double foot rings, dia. to 3 in. $500-700 326 Lacquered Wood and Leather Document Box, China, probably 17th century, painted in green, red, and gold, the top with a dragon in the middle surrounded by four qilin, bordered with interlaced trellis and peonies, the sides decorated with panels depicting dragons, birds, a rabbit, and peonies, a ruyi-form lock plate, low brass button feet on bottom, lg. 13 1/2, wd. 8, ht. 4 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500 327 Blue and White Brush Pot, China, Yuan Dynasty style, the cylindrical form decorated with a pair of dragons chasing a pearl in the clouds above the earth, ht. 7 1/2 in. $500-700 328 Table Screen with Rectangular Porcelain Plaque, China, 19th/20th century, on a wooden stand decorated with openwork lotus scrolls and bands of meander design, depicting a famille rose bird and flower mounted in a wooden frame decorated with openwork floral and foliate scrolls, overall 22 3/4 x 15 3/8, screen 16 5/8 x 12 5/8 in. $500-700 329 Table Screen with Round Porcelain Plaque, China, 19th/20th century, on a carved wood stand decorated with openwork floral scrolls with shou character, depicting a famille rose chrysanthemum and a bird, overall 27 3/4 x 18, screen dia. 18 in. $700-900

330 Carved Wood Table Screen with Dragons, China, 20th century, with two-tiered frame decorated with openwork lotus scrolls to the top and foliate scrolls between two square swirls to the bottom, an openwork dragon with clouds attached to the front panel, ht. 12 3/4, wd. 13 3/4 in. $700-900

331 Rootwood Table Stand, China, hardwood, largely natural with some carving, gnarled, with one side resembling a dragon’s head, surface lacquered, approx. lg. 16, wd. 9 1/2, ht. 5 in. $500-700 332 Hardwood Brush Pot, China, probably 19th century, carved to simulate the gnarled surface of a tree trunk, solid bottom, ht. 9 3/4, maximum dia. 9 in. $600-800 333 Large Lingbi Scholar’s Stone, China, 20th century, hardwood stand, mountain-form stone with some “rust” inclusions on back, some working of top, resonant, the stand carved to simulate tree branches, lg. 21, wd.

12, ht. 29 in. $1,500-2,000 334 Two Scholar’s Stones, China, a Ying stone, with extensive networks of passages, naturally weathered, excellent surface patina, recent hardwood stand, ht. (with stand) 10; and a crystalline formation, recent hardwood stand, ht. (with stand) 9 1/4 in. $500-700 335 Taihu-style Scholar’s Stone, China, limestone, modern Southern-style hardwood base, ht. (with base) 16 1/4 in. $500-700

336 Branch Coral Scholar’s Object, China, natural red coral mounted on a 20th century stand, with minimal manipulation to enhance the surface, ht. 10 in. $500-700

338 Large Scholar’s Stone with Stand, China, karst limestone, Taihu-type stone, the hardwood base depicts bats flying through clouds, ht. (with stand) 28 in. $700-900 339 Root Sculpture, China, natural wood lightly lacquered, ht. 40, wd. 24 in. $500-700 340 Table-top Scholar’s Chest, China, 19th/20th century, hardwood, a sliding panel lifts to reveal two drawers, the upper fitted with covered compartments for brushes and ink sticks, lower for an inkstone (not present), brass handles and pulls, lg. 9, wd. 6 1/2, ht.

5 1/4 in. $500-700 341 Ding-type Brush Washer, China, Song Dynasty style, decorated with auspicious clouds and a dragon, the base inscribed with a poem by the Emperor Qianlong and two seals, 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 in. $500-700 342 Root Brush Pot, China, hardwood, naturally formed and weathered, finished with lacquer, lg. 12, wd. 9, ht. 11 in. $500-700 343 Carved Figural Inkstone, China, carved as a molded and gilt qilin sitting on top of a circular stone, the flat round stone carved on one side to depict a scholar’s dwelling with gilt and red highlights, the other carved with the characters “yi he shu wu” in gilt within a stylized character border, with a four-character Jiaqing mark, lg. 7 7/8 in. $500-700 344 Two Boxes of Ink Sticks, China, Ming Dynasty or later, one with eight carved and gilt ink sticks, rectangular, depicting scenes of different fabric makings on the front with instructions on the back; and the other with nine ink sticks, in various shapes, carved and gilt with poems and matching scenes, box ht.

11 3/4, ink stick ht. 2 1/8 to 5 7/8 in. $500-700

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345 Inkstone, China, 19th century, in the arched inkwell is a depiction of Buddhist worthies in a cave, below a rectangular grinding surface, at top an inscription reads, “dong lin lian she,” the sides with additional scenes and inscriptions, on the back a depiction of Manjushri, Bodhisattva of Wisdom, traces of gilt, in an inscribed box, lg. 8 1/2, wd. 5 1/2, dp. 2 in. $700-900 346 Brush Pot, China, 19th/20th century, hardwood, very slightly waisted cylindrical form, bottom plug, ht. 6 3/4, dia. 5 3/4 in. $600-800 347 Ink Brush with Cloisonné Handle, China, 20th century, natural hair bristle, the handle with thirteen tubular rings decorated with lotus scroll motifs, a ring for hanging on top, lg. 29 1/2, bristle lg. 7 1/4 in. $500-700 348 Four Ink Brushes with Hardstone Handles, China, 19th/20th century, natural hair bristles, each handle with nine hardstone tubular rings and bone ferrules and finials, with holes for hanging, lg. to 16, bristle lg. to 5 1/8 in. $500-700 349 Three Ink Brushes with Carved Stone Handles, China, 19th/20th century, natural hair bristles, each handle with five tubular rings, two of which with carved designs of cross hatches and beads and one with plain elliptical rings, all with bone ferrules and finials, lg. to 15 1/2, bristle to 4 1/2 in. $500-700

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350 Three Ink Brushes with Carved Handles, China, 19th/20th century, natural hair bristles, one handle with five openwork tubular rings; one with eight carved balls; and one with four tubular rings with carved elephants, all with bone ferrules and finials, lg. to 16 1/4, bristle to 4 7/8 in. $500-700 351 Two Ink Brushes with Rod Handles, China, 20th century, natural hair bristles, one with rock crystal handle and bone ferrule; and the other with a transparent glass handle with incised decoration, bone ferrule and finial, lg. to 20 1/8, bristle lg. to 6 1/8 in. $500-700 352 Three Ink Brushes, China, 20th century, natural hair bristles, one with hardstone-ring handle with bone ferrule and finial; one with bone handle, ferrule, and finial with incised decoration; and one with bamboo-stalkshaped handle, bone ferrule, and finial, lg. to 17, bristle lg. to 5 in. $500-700 353 Oxblood-glazed Brush Washer, China, possibly 18th century, squat rounded form with a slightly everted rim, six-character Kangxi mark on base, dia. 4 1/8 in. $500-700

354 Carved and Inscribed Bamboo Brush Pot, China, 19th/20th century, depicts a scholar’s retreat by a thundering waterfall, inscription reads: “I tell my student, ‘the river is singing.’

He goes and looks and says, ‘the moon and star are very clear, but I hear no song.’ I answer him, ‘once you have experienced more of life and its sorrows, you will hear the river singing to you.’” (trans. Y. Zheng), foot rim carved with slightly raised feet, ht. 6 1/2, dia. 5 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500

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355 Lacquered Inkstone Screen, Japan, 19th century, lacquer and pigments over molded paper composition, depicts figures in a mountain landscape with waterfall and river, with a wood box, ht. 5 3/4 in. $700-900 356 Blue-glazed Water Dropper, Korea, 19th/20th century, hexagonal, with notched corners, flat top, and ribbed sides, brushed with underglaze blue, two openings to top, unglazed base, ht. 1 3/8, dia. 3 5/8 in. $500-700

356A Bronze Censer, China, Ming Dynasty or later, the round bulbous form with two monster-head handles at either side, the base decorated with two dragons, Xuande mark on base, dia. 6 1/4 in. $500-700 357 Two Wood Guanyin Figures, China, polychrome, the standing figures on lotus pedestals, ht. to 41 in. $500-700 358 Metal Figure of a Monk, China, depicting a monk holding a double-gourd bottle on his back, facing towards the right, his robe decorated with incised floral, molded as a lamp base, ht. 24 in. $500-700 359 Stone Guanyin, China, depicting Guanyin seated on a tall lotus pedestal, ht. 19 in. $500-700

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360 Two Bronze Figures of Luohan, China, a seated Gobaka, depicting his heart open and showing Buddha within; a seated Angida, depicting him seated on top of a bag with carved inscription Huang Jin Dai, carved characters Fu and Shou on his back, ht. to 9 3/4 in. $500-700 361 Gray Schist Relief Fragment, Pakistan, depicting two seated Buddhas under arches, one facing front, the other facing to his right, dia. to 8 1/2 in., including a wood stand. $500-700

362 Portable Altar Tablet, Tibet, 19th/20th century, holding Buddhist metal statuettes including six Buddhas, two Avalokitesvara bodhisattvas, two Manjushri bodhisattvas, and two Mahakalas and two phurba daggers, set in a wood panel with a leather shoulder strap, the Tibetan om character on the back, 15 x 10 in. $500-700

363 Gilt-bronze Figure of Yamantaka and Vajravetali, Tibet, 19th century, depicting Yamantaka with three faces, six arms, and four feet, holding Vajravetali, and stepping on four figures on top of a double-lotus pedestal, ht. 11 7/8 in. $500-700

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364 Bronze Avalokitesvara, Southeast Asia, the figure standing, his eight hands holding Buddhist instruments, ht. 8 1/2 in. $800-1,000 365 Rock Crystal Carving of Guanyin, China, 20th century, holding a Pure Water bottle with both hands, along with a boy holding a peach, standing on a rock, ht. 10 7/8, with wood stand ht. 12 5/8 in. $700-900

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366 Polychrome Iron Figure of Guanyin, China, Tang Dynasty style, depicting Guanyin standing on a double-lotus pedestal, ht. 23 1/2 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $500-700

366A Wood Sculpture of Guanyin, China, Song style, depicting Guanyin in the posture of “royal ease” with her right arm resting on an upraised knee and her left leg pendant, ht.

47 in.

Provenance: From the collection of a New England gentlewoman. $2,000-3,000 367 Gilt-bronze Sculpture of Guanyin, China, Wei style, depicting a Guanyin standing in front of a leaf-shaped mandorla on top of a base, incised inscriptions on the back, ht. 5 3/4 in. $500-700 368 Marble Buddha Head, China, Ming Dynasty style, with stand, ht. 9 in. $500-700 369 Root Carving of a Luohan, China, 19th century, depicted seated with the uncarved knobs of the roots representing rocks, groove in his left shoulder for an element (now missing), ht. 4 3/4 in. $500-700 370 Monumental Head of the Buddha, China, 19th century, iron, depicted with classic features, now mounted on a wooden stand, ht. (head) 22, ht. (with base) 36 in. $800-1,000 371 Stone Buddha Head, China, Ming Dynasty style, with a wood stand, ht. 8 in. $700-900 372 Iron Figure of Buddha, China, Ming Dynasty style, depicted standing on a lotus base, with his palms clasped together to his chest, with incised decorations on his robe, ht. 11 1/2 in. $500-700

373 Schist Figural Group Frieze, China, 6th century style, depicting a seated Buddha and four standing disciples, ht. 33 1/2 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $500-700 374 Manchu Woman’s Robe, China, 19th century, the cream silk robe embroidered with a central lotus flower motif in pink and green thread, a phoenix embroidered at the chest and large moths on each of the sleeves, with a black silk trim embroidered with flowers in pink and green, framed and glazed ht. to 54, wd. to 62 1/2 in. $800-1,200 375 Five Manchu Informal Robes, China, 19th/20th century, a black silk robe embroidered with a bat at the chest and butterflies and flowers throughout, a dark red silk robe embroidered with butterflies, moths and peonies, a red silk robe embroidered with a phoenix rank badge, moths, and flower sprigs throughout above a lishui border, a light blue silk robe decorated with phoenixes, bats and floral sprigs, and a purple silk brocade short robe bordered with embroidered butterflies. $700-900 376 Opera Costumes, China, 20th century, a purple silk jacket embroidered with gold phoenixes and peonies, a purple silk robe embroidered with phoenixes and archaic patterns, outlined in gold thread, and a pair of blue silk pants embroidered with stylized shou characters and sprigs of flowers. $700-900 377 Seven Manchu Informal Robes, China, 19th/20th century, a dark blue silk robe embroidered with moths and flower arrangements in “Forbidden Stitch,” the sleeves embroidered with bats, shou symbols and peonies, a navy blue silk robe embroidered with blue peonies in “Forbidden Stitch” and sprigs of prunus blossom, a silverblue silk brocade robe decorated with silver dragons surrounded by various flowers, a tan silk robe embroidered with peaches, ruyi, and bats symbolizing longevity, a blue silk brocade robe embroidered with roundels of rockwork and chrysanthemums, interspersed with bats and ripe fruit, a cream silk brocade jacket embroidered with flowers, and a blue vest woven with shou symbols. $700-900

378 Five Lady’s Apron Skirts and Two Pairs of Pants, China, 19th/20th century, a red gauze skirt with blue silk accents, embroidered with pairs of birds and peonies and lotus plants, a brown silk brocade skirt embroidered with a vase of blue flowers, with blue orchid accents, a pink silk brocade skirt embroidered with a pair of phoenixes and peonies in gold thread, bordered by blue flower accents, a fuchsia pink silk skirt with finely stitched accordion pleats, embroidered with pink peonies, bordered at the bottom with birds, butterflies, and flowers, and a zigzag brocade, a red silk skirt embroidered with Imperial dragons in gold thread, also embroidered with panels of phoenixes and a scrolling floral border, and two pairs of purple embroidered silk pants. $700-900 379 Four Lady’s Apron Skirts, China, 19th/20th century, a blue silk skirt woven with a dragon chasing a pearl, with woven dragon roundels above and a lishui border below, a pink and blue silk skirt embroidered with a panel depicting an official and a lady with a child, the second panel embroidered with two noblemen and a lady in a garden, with a border of blue peonies picked out in “Forbidden Stitch,” the sides with multicolored pleats embroidered with butterflies and flowers, an orange silk skirt embroidered with blue moths and peonies, the pleats with blue floral motifs, and a woven black silk skirt embroidered with dragons in gold thread, with dragon roundels above and a lishui border below. $700-900 380 Manchu Man’s Wedding Robe, China, 19th/20th century, the red silk robe embroidered with eight medallions containing Imperial dragons and shou symbols, embroidered with abundant gold thread, above a lishui border with ruyi and other auspicious emblems, gilt brocade trimming at the collar and cuffs, blue silk lining, lg. 48 in. $800-1,000 381 Manchu Man’s Court Robe, China, 19th/20th century, the blue silk embroidered with abundant gold thread to depict eight Imperial dragons, a large dragon at the chest and upper back, the dragons pursuing flaming pearls and surrounded by clouds, bats, and cranes, above a lishui border with ruyiheads and auspicious objects, the collar and horseshoe sleeves similarly embroidered on a smaller scale, lg. 50 in. $800-1,000

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382 Five Export Macramé Shawls, China, 20th century, a cream silk shawl embroidered with pink and purple peonies, a yellow silk shawl embroidered with peonies in cream and gold thread, a cream silk shawl embroidered with red peonies and floral vines, a pink silk brocade shawl, and a cream silk shawl embroidered in black with peonies and floral vines. $700-900 383 Five Embroidered Shawls, China, 19th/20th century, a cream silk macramé fringed shawl embroidered with floral vines in cream, a green silk macramé fringed shawl embroidered with flowers in pinks, oranges and greens, a yellow silk fringed shawl embroidered with birds, butterflies and flowers, a large blue macramé and silk shawl embroidered with a large pink peonies, and a black crepe fringed shawl embroidered with pink peonies and floral vines. $700-900

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384 Group of Textiles, China, 19th/20th century, including several rank badges, sleeve bands, and other robe trimmings and fragments, some woven, some in “Forbidden Stitch,” and some embroidered. $700-900 385 Group of Textiles, China, 19th/20th century, a pair of triangular banners with ties, both embroidered with dragons chasing pearls in silver thread, a dragon robe fragment embroidered with five Imperial dragons and a flaming pearl, a square silk fragment, possibly part of a dragon robe, woven with a pair of dragons facing a lantern, a silk coverlet woven with phoenixes and peonies on a dark blue ground, and a silk coverlet woven with stylized dragons and clouds in stripes against a navy blue ground. $700-900

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386 Group of Wall Hangings, China, 19th/20th century, a kesi panel woven with various real and mythical creatures and birds, four panels of red silk brocade embroidered with blue moths and flowers, an orange silk embroidered hanging depicting figures preparing for a celebration, an orange silk hanging embroidered with peonies, a cream silk hanging embroidered with dragons and clouds in blue, a long hanging embroidered with a flower arrangement in “Forbidden Stitch,” and a red silk brocade hanging embroidered with flower arrangements, bats, and flowers. $700-900

387 Large Embroidered Silk Wall Hanging, China, 19th/20th century, dark blue silk embroidered with gold thread, panel at the top depicting a gathering of a family of officials, flanked by a pair of phoenixes, the sides embroidered with the eight Daoist Immortals and attributes, a border of auspicious characters frames the central panel, and other auspicious symbols and creatures embroidered overall, 119 1/2 x 171 in. $700-900

388 Kesi Panel, China, 18th/19th century, decorated with the “Hundred Boys� motif, depicting children playing on and around a large peach tree hung with ripe fruit, the children playing various games, 28 1/4 x 24 1/4 in., framed and glazed. $500-700

391 Three Textile Fragments, China and Japan, a burgundy silk brocade fragment decorated with a repeating flower vine motif, a silk fragment decorated with houses and Japanese-style floral motifs, and an iridescent gold and red silk fragment decorated with floral sprigs and dotted with small flowers. $500-700

389 Woven Yoke Fragment, China, Ming Dynasty or later, the quatrefoil yoke woven with two large dragons, each clutching a flaming pearl in their claws amidst clouds, a roundel at the center depicting a smaller dragon and a pearl, all on a dark blue ground, 49 1/2 x 54 1/2 in., framed and glazed. $800-1,200

392 Large Kesi Fragment, China, Qing Dynasty, the cream silk panel woven with a pair of songbirds and a pair of butterflies, surrounded by grapevines, prunus blossoms, peonies, tree peonies, and narcissus, bordered by alternating butterflies and narcissus plants on a purple ground, 21 x 76 1/2 in., framed and glazed. $500-700

390 Pair of Kesi Panels, China, 19th/20th century, one panel woven with figures in a domestic scene, the other depicting an official and a gathering of men, on an orange ground, 47 x 17 1/4 in., framed and glazed. $500-700

394 Nine Bronze Mirrors, China, five round: two with mythical animals and birds, two with characters in an astrological circle; and one with a plain border; two floral-shaped, with ducks; one square, with four animals; and one square, with lobed edges, silver-gilt, decorated with chrysanthemums, dia. to 4 3/4, wd. 4 1/4 in. $800-1,000 395 Seven Round Bronze Mirrors, China, two dish-shaped, decorated with auspicious symbols and children and cranes; three with decorative borders and a square in the wells; one with floral design; and one with four characters wishing good luck with studies, dia. to 7 1/4 in. $600-800

393 Large Kesi Fragment, China, Qing Dynasty, the orange silk woven with four peach roundels, each embroidered with peonies or peaches at the center, surrounded by motifs of prunus, ripe fruit, bats, and other auspicious symbols, with a turquoise and purple border that continues the motifs, 21 x 76 1/2 in., framed and glazed. $500-700

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396 Pair of Monumental Cloisonné Vases and Wood Stands, China, 20th century, consisting of three parts to form a baluster shape, decorated with pictorial design of birds and flowers on a white reticulated ground with various interspersed bands of lotus scrolls, floral and foliated motifs, diaper patterns, and meander design, the round carved lacquer stand with four legs, vase ht. 61 1/2, stand ht. 16 in. $5,000-7,000 397 Tripod Cloisonné Covered Censer with Stand, China, 20th century, hexagonal, with two strap handles on neck, decorated with various gilt animals on a cloisonné ground with lotus flower and auspicious cloud designs and bands of various arabesque patterns and foliate motifs, six-character Qianlong mark to base, ht. 19 1/2 in. $700-900 398 Canton Enamel Bowl, China, 19th/20th century, decorated with figural landscapes in two lobed panels on a yellow ground, five bats and a shou character to the interior, twocharacter enameled mark on recessed base, ht. 2 3/8, dia. 4 1/4 in. $500-700

399 Two Round Canton Enamel Seal Paste Boxes, China, 19th/20th century, one with a roundel depicting two figures and three panels of floral motifs, four-character Qianlong mark on base; and the other a landscape in a lobed roundel with a floral band, each dia. 2 1/4 in. $500-700 400 Canton Enamel Teacup and Saucer, China, 19th/20th century, inverted bell-shape, with two stylized fish-shaped handles, decorated with lotus petals in rows, ht. 1 3/4, dia. 4 3/8, the saucer with flat rim and convex center, depicting a blooming lotus flower with a seedpod in the center, four-character mark on base, dia. 5 1/2 in. $500-700 401 No lot.

402 Pair of Canton Enamel Plates, China, 19th/20th century, rectangular, with cordate corners, depicting a storytelling scene with figures, edge with a border of floral motifs, 6 3/4 x 10 5/8 in. $500-700 403 Fourteen Pewter Items, China, 19th/20th century, a globular-shape ribbed ewer with scalloped rim, jade handle and knob; a quadruped duck-shaped tureen with two handles, gilt beak, and inlaid eyes; a quadruped chicken-shaped tureen with two gilt handles, gilt beak, and inlaid eyes, chased decoration on the cover; a gui-shape tureen with jade handles, the cover with a doublepeach knob with inlaid jade and persimmon stones; a tripod incense-burner-shape tureen with two handles, the cover with a peach branch as knob, ht. to 6; and nine plates, six with raised borders, decorated with auspicious symbols and a shou character with five bats in the well and three with similar design, dia. to 11 3/8 in. $600-800

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404 Three Canton Enamel Ware Items, China, 19th/20th century, a round covered box depicting the Moon Goddess Chang’e with a jade rabbit on the top, the sides with floral and foliate scrolls and pairs of phoenixes on floral panels, a Qianlong mark to the white base; an octagonal bowl with a floral branch on a green ground to the interior, the exterior with auspicious symbols and shou characters on a yellow ground, a stamped mark to base; and a plate depicting a woman in a garden setting encircled with floral designs, six-character Qianlong mark to base, dia. to 9 5/8 in. $500-700 405 Pair of Canton Enamel Plates, China, 19th/20th century, decorated with lotus scrolls on a yellow ground in the well, a border of foliate motifs encircling the rim and the creamy white exterior, floral mark to base, dia. 6 1/2 in.

406 Canton Enamel Tea Bowl and Cover, China, 19th/20th century, inverted bell-shape, resting on a raised foot, decorated with two landscapes with figures in two lobed panels on a yellow ground, two borders encircling the rim and foot, the domed cover with similar decorations, four-character Qianlong mark to both cup and cover, ht. 3 1/2, dia. 4 1/8 in. $500-700

408 Three Canton Enamel Items, China, 19th/20th century, a bowl decorated with children at play in two fan-shaped panels on a blue ground, dia. 6; a four-sided balustershape vase with a lozenge-form mouth, ht. 7 3/4; and a small oblong octagonal planter with landscapes reserved in shaped panels, ht. 3, wd. 6 5/8 in. $500-700

407 Edward Farmer Sterling Silver Canton Enamel Inkwell, China and U.S., 20th century, bell-shape, with short straight neck surmounted with a hinged sterling silver cover, the body enameled with floral and foliate scrolls on a yellow ground, the knob with a carved hardstone six-petaled flower and a carnelian finial, impressed mark on base, ht. 3 3/8, dia. 3 5/8 in. $500-700

409 Three Canton Enamel Covered Boxes, China, 19th/20th century, all rectangular, a four-legged rectangular box with hinged cover depicting a woman in a lozenge-form floral panel; a rounded rectangular box depicting a woman with a white rabbit in a garden on the cover, four-character Qianlong mark; and a rectangular box with floral scrolls, light blue interior and base, ht. to 2 3/8, wd. to 6 1/4, dp. to 4 1/2 in. $500-700

Note: Sticker from Christie’s, January 29, 1985, Lot 170/3, on base. $500-700

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410 Canton Enamel Casket, China, 19th/20th century, rectangular, resting on four feet, ornamented with floral and foliate scrolls, with hinged cover with a ruyi-head metal knob, two plain metal handles on sides, and an inner tray, ht. 3 3/4, wd. 6 1/4 in. $500-700

411 Seven Canton Enamel Items, China, 19th/20th century, three rectangular boxes with floral and foliate scrolls; a plate depicting children with grain, toad, gourd, and lingzhi mushroom; two candle holders with auspicious animals and plants; a balustershape vase with two handles on neck, decorated with floral design on a light green ground, ht. to 8 7/8, dia. to 8 7/8 in. $500-700

412 Canton Enamel Ewer, China, 19th/20th century, globular, with S-shaped spout and lightly domed cover with a lotus knob, decorated with a continuous scene of figures at leisure, ht. 9 7/8, dia. 8 1/4 in. $500-700 413 Five-lobed CloisonnĂŠ Vase, China, 19th/20th century, baluster-shape with flaring mouth and splayed foot, decorated with melons, butterflies, and floral scrolls, a band of meander design along the ridges of lobes and a blue band around the shoulders, ht. 23 in. $800-1,000

414 Four-lobed CloisonnĂŠ Jar, China, 18th/19th century, pressed globular shape, decorated in four sections with flowering plants, birds, and butterflies on a trellis ground, a border of lingzhi mushrooms encircling the short straight neck, an indent mark to interior base, ht. 6 3/4, dia. to 12 3/8 in. $700-900

415 Canton Enamel Sweetmeat Set, China, 19th/20th century, a circular dish and eight polygon dishes, decorated with floral motifs on a yellow ground with blue borders, contained in a lacquer box decorated with figures in a floral panel encircled with floral and trellis motifs, box dia. 17 3/4 in. $500-700 416 Three Canton Enamel Square Dishes, China, 19th/20th century, with cordate edges, two with polychrome depiction of a Western couple in a garden setting, and one depicting a lily with pinks and a butterfly, all with reticulated borders of arabesque and floral motifs along the rims and cavettos, wd. 4 in. $700-900

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417 Canton Enamel Tea Caddy and Cover, China, 19th/20th century, quatrefoil, with straight neck on a flat shoulder, decorated with figures in four rectangular panels on a reticulated ground with foliate scrolls, the cover with a flower on top and foliate scrolls on sides, ht. 3 3/4, dia. 3 3/4 in. $600-800 418 Pair of Canton Enamel Teacups, China, 19th/20th century, inverted bell-shape, resting on a short foot, depicting three figures in a continuous scene with rocks, plants, and trees, dia. 2 in. $600-800

419 Bronze Vase, China, Ming Dynasty, balustershape with a long waisted neck, two elephanthead handles on the neck, resting on a splayed foot, with a overhanging band of lotus scroll design to the bottom, two-character “hanbao” mark to base, ht. 15 3/8 in. $500-700 420 Cast Bronze Mirror, China, Tang Dynasty style, rounded square with lobed corners, decorated with birds and flowers with a toad-shaped knob in applied gold plaque with repoussé, chased, and ring-punched designs, wd. 4 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $500-700

421 Gilt-bronze Sculpture of Buddha, China, Wei style, depicting a Buddha seated in front of a mandorla, incised inscriptions on back, ht. 5 1/2 in. $500-700 422 Three Metal Vessels, China, Tang Dynasty style, an oviform bottle-shape vase with trumpet-shaped neck and mouth, decorated with carved floral scroll and animal patterns on a chased ground; a three-tiered vase with frieze on body, stemmed foot, and flared mouth, decorated with floral scroll and animal patterns in six panels on the body using repoussé technique, the base closed; a pressed globular jar on a ring foot, ht. to 4 1/8, dia. to 1 7/8 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $500-700

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Jades, Jewelry & Small Crafts Lots 423–476

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423 Jadeite Carving of Budai, China, 20th century, reclining on a cloth bag with one leg stretched, holding a ruyi scepter with peaches, pale green stone with spinach green and russet markings and white inclusions, ht.

4 3/8, wd. 6 3/4 in. $500-700

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424 Two Ivory Snuff Bottles, China, 19th/20th century, both slightly tapered oviform with flattened sides and dome-shaped stoppers topped with “precious jewel� knobs, decorated with figures and trees in relief, ht. to 3 3/8 in. $500-700

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425 Two Ivory Snuff Bottles, China, 19th/20th century, both rounded rectangular, decorated with carved figures on one side, and on the other side with a seascape and figures to one and an incised dragon to the other, ht. to 3 3/8 in. $500-700

426 Two Ivory Snuff Bottles, China, 19th/20th century, both oviform with one side flattened, depicting carved figures on the convex side and incised birds on the flat side, inscriptions to both sides, ht. to 3 in. $800-1,000 427 Two Ivory Carvings of Riders on Stands, China, 20th century, a horse rider holding a fly whisk and with a sword on his back, inscribed Qianlong to base; and a rider on a foo lion holding a censer and with a sword on his back, inscribed Qianlong to base, the ivory stained in light brown, ht. to 3 5/8 in. $500-700 428 Five Ivory Netsukes, Japan or China, 19th/20th century, a turtle, unidentified signature to base; a mouse with its forefeet to its chest, signed “Gyokuhachi” to base; a seated hog with inlaid black eyes, signed “Choubou” to base; a bighorn sheep standing in a stylized pose, signed “Kenshin” to horn; and a supine woman dressed in a flowing robe, signed “Namishuten” to her belly, lg. to 2 3/8, ht. to 1 7/8 in. $800-1,000 429 Four Ivory Netsukes, Japan and China, 19th/20th century, a bald man covering a smaller man under his forearms, the projecting head with bulging eyes and protruded tongue, incised mark to base; a half-naked man meditating with his eyes closed, in an acrobatic pose with his hands to the back; a duck plucking feathers, mark to base; and a mythical creature, ht. to 3 in. $800-1,000 430 Ivory Snuff Bottle, China, 19th/20th century, elongated oviform, resting on a rock-shaped stand, decorated with elaborately carved peonies and leaves to one side and the other incised inscriptions, “Daiming” mark on base, ht. 3 7/8 in. $500-700 431 Four Hardstone Archer’s Rings, China, 20th century, all without decoration, pale green to brownish white, ht. to 1 1/8, dia. to 1 3/8 in. $500-700

432 Four Stone Archer’s Rings, China, 19th and 20th century, one of yellow stone with apple green markings; one of translucent gray-green with gray mottling; one of translucent pale green with russet markings, decorated with two raised rings; and one with waisted sides, of grayish-white with apple green markings, ht. to 1 1/8, dia. to 1 3/8 in. $700-900 433 Four Hardstone Rings, China, 20th century, two archer’s rings with one of dark blue stone and the other of brownish yellow stone, ht. to 1 1/8; and two jade stone rings with russet floral designs on the bezels, dia. to 1 1/8 in. $500-700 434 Three Jade and Stone Carvings, China, 20th century, a bell-shape jade pendant decorated with openwork chilong and animal masks in relief, with russet mottles and white inclusions; a rectangular pendant with openwork crane, deer, and pine; an ovoid item with openwork ruyi mushroom, fish, and lotus, wd. to 3 1/2 in. $500-700 435 Four Hardstone Carvings, China, 20th century, a floral roundel with a boy to both sides, winter white stone; a recumbent ram eating lingzhi mushrooms, white stone; a foliate roundel with applied shrimp to one side and a frog on lotus to the other, white stone with russet markings; and a double gourd with lingzhi mushroom scrolls, white stone with apple green markings, ht. to 1 5/8, wd. to 2 3/4 in. $500-700 436 Four Hardstone Items, China, an oval dish decorated with carved animals and scrolls on the exterior wall, resting on a short foot ring; a mini shallow round dish resting on a short foot ring; a “Bi” decorated with incised chilong on one side and floral scrolls on the other side; a hairpin decorated with carved auspicious motif, dia. to 6 1/4 in. $500-700 437 Five Wine Cups, China, 19th/20th century, lacquer and wood, three lacquered cups including a pair and a single cup, all with mother-of-pearl inlay depicting landscapes and auspicious symbols; and two turnedwood cups with single handles, largest lg. 3, wd. 2, ht. 1 1/4 in. $500-700

438 Bamboo Libation Cup, China, 19th century, foliate form inscribed in oracle bone script, on the back a stylized stem with a separately carved “basket,” ht. 2 in. $500-700 439 Miniature Yoke-back Side Chair, China, 18th century or earlier, lacquered wood, made in the tradition of pre-Qing tomb furniture or to serve as a model for making full-scale furniture, ht. 6 1/2 in.

Literature: See Sheila Keppel, “Well-furnished Tomb,” Journal of the Classical Chinese Furniture Society, II, no. 3, 1992, pp. 13-20. $500-700 440 Lacquered Wood Ewer and Cover, China, elongated pear-shape, with a chilong-inspired spout and handle with a chain connected to a loop on the other side (now broken), the domed cover topped with a lotus bud knob, the body with a band of archaistic motifs in bas-relief and four raised double-ring decorations, ht. 7 3/4 in. $500-700 441 Wooden Horse, China, Han Dynasty style, assembled in six parts, original red and black pigments, the saddle decorated with stylized flowers, lg. 20 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $500-700 442 Rock Crystal Carving of a Parrot, China, 20th century, stepping on a rock, with incised details, ht. 5 3/4 in. $500-700 443 Rock Crystal Vase with Cover, China, 20th century, flattened baluster-shape, surrounded with carvings of an Immortal, a boy, deer, and a crane on rocks, ht. 11 1/4 in. $500-700 444 Two Hardstone Items, China, 20th century, a yellow-brown cup with everted rim edge and short splayed foot, the stone with russet markings and gray mottling; and a small dish with slanted sides and curved-out rim, graybrown stone with russet markings, ht. to 2 5/8, dia. to 2 7/8 in. $500-700

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445 Mother-of-pearl Snuff Bottle, China, 19th/20th century, pear-shape, flattened sides, resting on a recessed oval foot, depicting a Buddha’s hand citron with shaped shell pieces of leaves and petals, four-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 3 in. $500-700 446 Gemstone Snuff Bottles, China, 20th century, a double gourd-shape agate bottle, decorated with carved flowers and leaves, the stone with russet markings; and a balustershape carnelian bottle, decorated with carved flowers and a bird, ht. to 2 5/8 in. $500-700 447 Two Lapis Lazuli Snuff Bottles, China, 19th/20th century, an elongated oviform, decorated with a carved chilong to one side, mottled stone; and an elongated pear-shape, with a rectangular mouth and stopper, decorated with intermingled chilongs in deep relief, ht. 2 3/4 in. $500-700 448 Three Hardstone Snuff Bottles, China, 19th/20th century, a oviform snuff of moss agate with filaments, translucent brown stone stopper; a baluster-shape snuff of Suzhou shadow agate with a carved animal head on shoulders, pale green jade stone stopper; and a flattened globular snuff of Suzhou shadow agate with a carved animal head on sides, coral stone stopper, ht. to 3 1/4 in. $500-700 449 Two Snuff Bottles with Metalwork Ornamentation, China, 19th/20th century, a hexagonal rouleau-form tortoiseshell bottle encased in silverwork inlaid with gemstone beads, ht. 5 1/4; and a flattened globularshape agate bottle encased in floral metal filigree inlaid with turquoise and vermilion gemstones, the sides with two carved animal heads, the stopper enameled in pearly brown, ht. 3 in. $500-700 450 Horn and Ivory Snuff Bottles, China, 19th/20th century, drum-shaped, decorated with two ivory circular insets, incised with a lewd scene on one side and two birds on pine trees on the other, baluster-shape neck, silverwork stopper, ht. 3 in. $500-700

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451 Jade Snuff Bottle with Gilt-metal Filigree, China, 19th/20th century, rectangular, decorated with a molded animal head on two sides, ornamented with a gilt-metal filigree with two shou characters and insets of turquoise and green onyx beads, ht. 2 3/4 in. $500-700 452 Two Peking Glass Snuff Bottles, China, 19th/20th century, a gourd-shaped bottle, decorated with carved flowers and butterflies in brown and blue on a white ground with incised decorations, inscribed “Shoudao”; a baluster-shape bottle with interior painted with fish and flowers, red wood stopper, both ht.

3 in. $500-700 453 Three Snuff Bottles, China, 19th/20th century, a globular white stone bottle, with agate stopper; a rounded square white stone bottle, decorated with two stylized animal heads on sides; and an eight-sided crimson glass bottle, ht. to 3 3/8 in. $700-900 454 Four Snuff Bottles with Interior Paintings, China, 19th/20th century, a flattened rectangular one with rounded edges, depicting landscapes, knobbed stopper; a rounded rectangular bottle, with figures, green stone stopper; an oviform bottle, with domestic scenes, glass stopper; a flattened balustershape bottle with butterflies, jade stone stopper, ht. to 4 1/4 in. $500-700 455 Peking Glass Bottle Vase, China, 19th century, globular with straight neck resting on a slightly splayed foot, depicting a landscape with figures and foliate scrolls and lappets, in orange with red overlay, with a box, ht. 7 1/4 in. $500-700 456 Cloisonné Snuff Bottle, China, 19th century, oviform flask with rectangular mouth and vase, depicting a dragon on one side and a phoenix on the other on a light-blue ground in a lozenge-shape floral panel, the bottle enameled in shades of red to dark brown, the cover four-sided with a lotus knob, gilt Qianlong mark in a blue cartouche on base, ht. 3 in. $500-700

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457 Ivory Carving of Shoulao, China, 20th century, holding a wooden staff and a branch with many peaches, accompanied by a crane and a boy holding a peach, ht. 7 1/4 in. $500-700 458 Four Pale Celadon Stone Carvings, China, 20th century, a Buddha’s hand citron on a sprig, a standing bird, a seated ram, and a lotus leaf and seedpod, ht. to 1 3/8, lg. to 4 in. $500-700 459 Four Ornamental Accessories, China, 19th/20th century, a rectangular gilt-silver pin with an openwork celadon stone carving of children; a lobed round pin with an openwork celadon stone carving of children; a semicircle carving of children; and a gilt hairpin decorated with kingfisher feathers and green and red stones, lg. to 3 7/8 in. $500-700 460 14kt Gold Pierced Earrings, with an elliptical cabochon jade in claw setting connected with two-ring chain with a round coral cabochon in a bezel setting, lg. 1 5/8 in. $500-700 461 Two Sets of Earrings, pierced earrings with four rings each; and clip earrings with a jade stud, a water-drop jade, and two pearl beads, lg. to 2 3/4 in. $500-700

462 Gilt-silver Necklace with Six Metalwork Pendants, China, 19th/20th century, each pendant with a child with ivory face, hands, and feet on a filigree wreath ornamented with kingfisher feathers, signed “Hehua” to the back, lg. 14, pendant dia. 1 in. $500-700

463 Jade Pendant, China, 19th and 20th century, of spinach green, carved into an elliptical openwork with peaches and leaves, attached to a chain with an impressed mark “Italy” to clasp, lg. 11 3/4, jade wd. 1 3/4 in. $800-1,200 464 Gold Brooch with Jadeite and Diamonds, China, 20th century, openwork of two gourds with foliate scrolls, with diamonds in channel settings, 1 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. $1,000-1,500

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465 Platinum and Gold Ring with Jadeite Inset, a round cabochon with flat back mounted in a claw setting with cut diamonds all around, impressed marks “plat” and “president” to the ring interior, 1 3/8 x 7/8 x 7/8 in. $1,000-1,500 466 14kt White Gold Ring with Jadeite Inset, in a bezel setting encircled with cut diamonds in a bar setting, 1 1/8 x 7/8 x 3/4 in. $800-1,000

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467 Ring with Diamond and Green Stone Insets, mounted to form a knot decorated with jadeite and cut diamonds, with three flower buds of green stone, adjustable ring with open ends, 1 x 7/8 in. $700-900 468 Gold Ring with Marquise Jadeite Inset, an elliptical cabochon jadeite mounted in a claw setting on an adjustable ring with scroll shoulders, 1 x 3/4 x 5/8 in. $500-700 469 Ring with Emerald and Diamonds, 14kt gold ring with a faceted emerald and eight cut diamonds of various sizes, in a claw setting, 1 x 3/4 x 3/4 in. $800-1,000

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470 Rose Gold Ring with Marquise Jadeite, China, in an elliptical bezel setting, encircled with other round colorless cut diamonds in prong settings, Chinese “da hang 14 K” mark to ring interior, in a case, with GIA report, 1 x 1 x 5/8 in. $1,500-2,000

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471 Gold Signet Ring with Cabochon Jadeite Inset, China, 20th century, in bezel setting, the jadeite slightly convex with flat back, impressed mark, “.9999� to the ring interior, with GIA report, 1 1/8 x 1 x 1 in. $2,000-3,000 472 Three Necklaces with Aventurine Beads, China, a two-string (now broken) necklace with apple green jade beads with a pink-flower-shaped clasp with pearl bead decoration; and two necklaces with varioussize jade green beads, 14kt gold clasps, lg. to 11 1/2 in. $500-700

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473 Necklace of Interior-painted Beads, China, 20th century, thirty-six glass beads painted with monks and their names, alternating with thirty-six smaller purple beads, gilt-silver clasp and finials, lg. 17 in. $500-700

475 Two Jadeite Pins, China, 20th century, one with an openwork carving of children bordered with gilt-silver cloisonnĂŠ work; and the other with lotus and fish of white stone with apple green and purple markings, lg. to 3 in. $500-700

474 Two Necklaces of Hardstone and Wooden Beads, China, 20th century, one with a water-drop-shaped jade pendant, six carved deep green hardstone beads, and more than one hundred wooden beads; one with six hardstone beads and a double-gourd-shaped centerpiece, ht. to 28 in. $500-700

476 Four Accessory Items, Asia, a 14kt gold chain with rectangular jade stone carved pendant, lg. 17 1/2; four metalwork buttons; a lozenge-shape pendant decorated with various turquoise stones set in a gold leaf filigree; and a floral lozenge-shape metalwork pin with gemstones in bezel settings, incised back, ht. to 2 5/8 in. $500-700

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Japanese & Korean Art Lots 477–516

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477 Carved Box and Cover, Japan, 18th/19th century, with rugged and lacquered surface, decorated with carved worms and insects picked out in takamakie and various metal inlays, the cover carved to conform the undulating mouth rim, topped with an acorn sprig and a worm, the underside lacquered in red and gold, ht. 4 1/8, dia. 5 7/8 in. $800-1,000

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478 Wood Carving, Japan, 19th/20th century, a standing rhinoceros with a clear lacquer surface, lg. 11 3/4 in. $500-700

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479 Makie Lacquer Box and Cover, Japan, 18th/19th century, battledore-shape, decorated with a hiramakie landscape featuring a garden in gold, silver, and shakudo and an inlaid bird, on a nashiji ground, the sides covered with gold freckles on black lacquer, with an inscribed wood box, ht. 9 7/8 in.

Note: Contained is a business card with a signed appraisal on the reverse by Osada Sogendo at No. 3, 7 Chome, Nishi Ginza, Kyobashi, Tokyo. $2,000-3,000

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480 Pair of Mandarin Duck-shaped Makie Incense Holders, Japan, 19th/20th century, with details in shakudo hiramakie on a kinji ground, inlaid black beads for eyes, the interiors in nashiji, in a wood box, ht. to 2 7/8, lg. to 4 3/8 in. $800-1,000 481 Gold Lacquered Inro with Ivory Ojime, Japan, 19th century, oval column-shape, with five cases, each side depicting an eagle in gold and silver hiramakie, takamakie, and kirikane on a kinji ground, the interior and risers in gold and red hirame ground, fitted with an ivory ojime depicting a boy and lotus in relief, ht. 3 3/4 in.

Note: Sotheby’s York Avenue Galleries sticker on the interior. $2,000-3,000 482 Black Lacquered Inro with Coral Ojime, Japan, 19th century, oval column-shape, six cases, depicting willow branches and birds in hiramakie and takamakie on a hirameji ground, the interior in nashiji with kinji edges, fitted with a jade ojime, signed Kokiku Kyoryu with kao on top, ht. 3 5/8 in. $2,000-3,000 483 Lacquered Inro with Ojime and Netsuke, Japan, 19th century, oval column-shape, three cases, depicting a chrysanthemum branch, in gold and red takamakie on a shibuichi ground, the interior in black lacquer with the risers in red kinji, fitted with a coral ojime and a square netsuke in similar design, signed “Tamashou” with kao, ht. 2 1/4 in. $800-1,000 484 Makie Lidded Box, Japan, 19th century, rounded rectangular with slightly convex lid, on the cover depicting a floral sprig in Rimpastyle, in hiramakie and takamakie on a kinji ground, the base and interior in nashiji, 1 7/8 x 4 7/8 x 3 7/8 in. $800-1,000

485 Gold Makie Document Box (Fubaco), Japan, 18th century or later, rounded rectangular, decorated with chrysanthemum designs in hiramakie and takamakie on a nashiji ground, a round knob with a loose ring to both sides of the box and the cover lobed to show the knobs and to uncover the box, 2 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 9 5/8 in. $700-900 486 Ivory Okimono of a Lion Dog (Shisa), Japan, 19th/20th century, recumbent lion with a peony in its paw and two cubs, one on its back, signed unidentified to undercut base, stained, ht. 1 3/8, wd. 3 1/8 in. $1,000-1,200 487 Four Animal-shaped Ivory Netsukes, Japan, 19th/20th century, a frog with inlaid black eyes; a snail stretched out of its shell; a sea horse with inlaid black eyes; and a stylized dragon head, lg. to 4 3/4 in. $500-700 488 Ivory Carving of Hotei, Japan, 20th century, carrying a cloth bag and a double-gourd bottle on his back, incised with polychrome details, signed “Suuyama” on base, ht. 2 1/4 in. $700-900 489 Ivory Carving of a Man, Japan, 19th century, singing, seated with a monkey on a leash while dancing and holding a folding fan in his left hand, ht. 2 1/4 in. $700-900 490 Covered Ivory Box, Japan, 19th/20th century, tubular, decorated in deep relief with many expressive faces, the cover decorated with six faces in relief to top and a smiling face in bas-relief to the underside, its knob shaped in a grimaced face, ht. 2, dia. 2 1/8 in. $700-900

491 Ivory Netsuke of Five Horses, Japan, 19th/20th century, rounded up to form a rough circle, openwork carving, partially stained, signed unidentified to base, ht. 1, wd. 1 3/4 in. $500-700

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492 Ivory Netsuke of a Monkey, Japan, 19th/20th century, seated eating fruit, dressed in a half-sleeved robe, ht. 1 3/4 in. $500-700 493 Lacquer Portable Buddhist Shrine, Japan, 19th century, elliptical column-shape, enshrining a wood carving of a Buddhist guardian seated on a rocky throne, the case lacquered in black with gilt-metal fittings with hanging hook on top, ht. 2 1/2 in. $500-700 494 Wooden Netsuke of Mushrooms, Japan, 19th/20th century, in a cluster, signed to base, with wood stand, ht. 1 3/8 in. $500-700 495 Kagamibuta Netsuke and Ivory Ojime, Japan, 18th/19th century, the netsuke with an openwork flower with a shakudo and shibuichi disc with carved, inlaid, gilt, and incised decorations, dia. 1 5/8; the bead with two seated luohans in relief, signed “Tamashi,” dia. 7/8 in. $500-700 496 Ivory Carving of a Pumpkin, Japan, 19th/20th century, with another smaller one with a sprig and leaves, ht. 1 1/2, wd. 2 5/8 in. $700-900 497 Two Ivory Netsukes, Japan, 19th/20th century, a bald man standing with a big mochi dough on his palm, stained unidentified, ht.

2 3/8; a bearded man carrying a boy on his back with a blanket, signed “Shouji” to back, ht. 1 5/8 in. $500-700 498 Two Ivory Immortals, Japan, 19th/20th century, a netsuke of the Fukurokujin holding a peach branch, ht. 3 1/4; a smiling Immortal with his right hand touching his long white beard and his left behind his back, stained in dark brown, signed “Shouyama” to base, ht.

2 in. $500-700

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499 Three Small Carvings, Japan, 19th/20th century, an ivory carving of two double gourds with a leaf, lg. 1 1/8; an ivory gourd with a leaf, lg. 1 1/4; and a red lacquer netsuke of a cat seated on a fan, ht. 1 in. $500-700

500 Carved Ivory Handle on Silver Paper Knife, Japan, 19th/20th century, with carved mice gnawing on persimmons, with incised details and inlaid eyes, attached to a silver paper knife, hallmarked for Walter Thornhill & Co., overall lg. 15, ivory handle 4 5/8 in. $800-1,000

501 Ivory Paper Knife, Japan, 19th/20th century, oblong, decorated in bas-relief with Hotei sitting on his cloth bag, along with a boy holding a persimmon, signed “Yoshiaki� to incised back, lg. 14 7/8 in. $500-700

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502 Ivory Covered Box, Japan, 19th/20th century, tubular, depicting in bas-relief a brouhaha with various onis and mythical animal-headed creatures, the cover incised with floral scrolls and surmounted with a yokai-shaped finial, ht. 8, dia. 5 1/8 in. $1,200-1,500 503 Shibayama Ivory Tray with Silver Filigree, Japan, 19th/20th century, rectangular, with lobed edges of floral and foliate scrolls, ivory inset decorated with a prunus tree trunk and flowering branches, a pair of birds, and a butterfly, 6 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. $500-700 504 Sencha Tea Tray, Japan, 19th/early 20th century, burlwood, leaf-form tray for the “Chinese-style” tea ceremony, the handles carved to depict two different types of chrysanthemum flowers, lg. 17 1/2, wd. 16, ht. 1/8 in. $500-700 505 Five Ojime Beads, Japan, 19th/20th century, an ivory ball decorated with faces in relief; an ivory openwork ball with metal fittings; a red-lacquer wood ball with carved birds and flowers; a nut ball with a warrior and a beast, signed; and an openwork nut ball with landscapes, signed, dia. to 3/4 in. $500-700 506 Ivory Carving of a Bearded Immortal, Japan, 19th/20th century, in meditation with his eyes closed, standing on ruyi clouds with two bats with a wooden monk’s staff in both hands, with a conforming wood box, stained in brown, ht. 9 3/4 in. $700-900

507 Fifteen Sword Fittings, Japan, 18th/19th century, six fuchis, seven kashiras, and two menukis, with carved, chased, and gilt decorations in mixed metals including iron, shakudo, and bronze, wd. to 1 1/2 in. $500-700

511 Four Bronze Fittings, China, Tang Dynasty style, two gilt-bronze lion-head-shaped chariot fittings with a hook and loop; two archaistic masks with mustache, mounted on Plexiglas stands, ht. to 1 3/4 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $500-700

508 Tripod Bronze Censer, Japan, the body cast with hui wen patterns, flanked by S-scroll handles, the cover decorated with eight trigrams, dia. 11 1/2 in. $500-700 509 Three Silk Kimonos, Japan, 20th century, a Yuzen-dyed silk crepe kimono that graduates in color from sky blue to cream, decorated with branches of cherry blossom hand-painted in pink, orange, black, and gold, a Yuzen-dyed silk crepe kimono painted with fall foliage and flowers on the exterior, a landscape scene with a bridge on the interior, and a black silk kimono with leaf roundels, the interior woven with cartouches of a city landscape and calligraphy. $700-900 510 Nine Sterling Silver Items, China, 20th century, eight dresser items including a pair of bristled cloth brushes, a pair of bristled hair brushes, a mirror, a shoehorn, a handled straightener, and a handled hook, all decorated with iris and crane designs, marks to some, ht. to 9 3/8, wd. to 6 1/4; a cube box with hinged cover, depicting a single dragon with a flaming pearl stretching along the four sides and another on the cover top, signed “Shang bao cheng jiyu sheng,” 2 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/8 in., all in repoussé on a chased ground. $800-1,000

512 Four Archaic Bronze Items, China, a jue cup, with taotie scroll design; a detached foot with archaic-style flanges; a chilong coiled on a stand with its head raised, decorated in silver and gilt design; and a Bodhisattva head, with a wood stand, ht. to 7 in. $700-900 513 Bronze Handwarmer, China, a handwarmer of rounded rectangular body and a movable handle, covered with a pierced lid of geometric pattern, ht. 4 in. $500-700 514 Bronze Stand, China, the low round stand resting on three lobed feet, the top surface with a central openwork shou character, surrounded by auspicious items inlaid in metal, the feet also inlaid with stylized leaves and wan symbols, dia. 8 3/8 in. $500-700 515 Silver Cake Basket, China, 20th century, with eight-lobed rim, resting on a waisted stem foot, decorated with openwork chrysanthemum and bamboo designs, two wired handles joining in the middle, impressed mark to base, dia. 11 7/8 in. $700-900 516 Pair of Brass Candle Holders, Asia, with knopped, balustroid stems, ht. 23 1/2 in. $500-700

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Stone, Architectural & Other Large Works Lots 517–548

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517 Five Monumental Figural Architectural Elements, Southeast Asia, each depicted standing with raised arms on a circular pedestal, ht. to 68, wd. to 32 in. $1,000-1,500 518 Figural Roof Tile, China, 19th/20th century, sancai-glazed ceramic, cover tile with a charging horse and rider sculpted in the Han style, lg. 12, wd. 5 1/2, ht. 14 3/4 in. $500-700 519 Architectural Tile, China, 19th/20th century, Ming style, ceramic “imperial yellow” glazed dragon’s head, lg. 9 1/2, wd. 5 1/2, ht. 6 1/2 in. $500-700 519A Buddhist Lion Roof Tile, China, 19th/20th century, sancai glazed ceramic, a Han-style sculptural figure on a rectangular base, ht. 9 1/2 in. $500-700

520 Pair of Large Buddhist Lions, China, 17th century, glazed ceramic, as traditionally depicted, the male holding a globe under his paw and the female with a male cub, both approx. lg. 21, wd. 20, ht. 30 in. $10,000-20,000 521 Marble Planter, China, 19th century, sinuous body with carved leaf motif, the rim carved with flowers and vines, drainage hole, lg. 21, wd. 10 3/4, ht. 6 3/4 in. $500-700 522 Granary Form Jarlet, China, Song Dynasty style, the rounded body with a roof-shaped cover and on inverted dish-shaped foot, decorated with light blue glaze on exterior of cover and wall, ht. 3 3/4 in. $500-700 523 Bronze Umbrella Stand, China, 19th/20th century, in the shape of a bamboo stalk with three nodes, decorated with incised willows and a flying crane picked out as a continuous scene around the body, ht. 23 5/8 in. $500-700

525 Water Basin, New England, granite, modern, glacial stone hollowed and polished to form a basin, lg. 15, wd. 11, ht. 5 1/2 in. $500-700 526 Massive Burl Slab, Asia, hardwood, a light coat of lacquer on one face, most of the edge “live,” approx. lg. 59, wd. 48, dp. 3 in. $500-600 527 Wood Carving of Bodhisattva, Japan, 19th/20th century, depicted sitting on a lotus pedestal, ht. 19 in. $500-700 528 Bronze Dai-toro Lantern, Japan, 19th/20th century, six-part structure with a round platform, a bulbous tripod base, a globular openwork firebox (hibukuro) with a hinged door, a domed six-sided cover with six bells, and a flaming-pearl-shaped finial on a lotusshaped support, ht. 47, wd. 21 in. $800-1,000

524 Ceramic Architectural Element, China, Ming style, hollow molded pottery with green glaze, front and two sides with repeated hexagonalshapes, centered on front a cartouche with a floral motif, ht. 36, wd. 9 1/4, dp. 3 1/4 in. $500-700

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529 Pair of Gilt-bronze Komainu, Japan, 19th/20th century, seated with their forelegs raised, an a-gyo with its mouth open and an un-gyo with closed mouth, impressed marks to bases, ht. 13 in. $700-900

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530 Bronze Figure of a Fisherman, Japan, 19th/20th century, holding a fishing pole in his right hand and fish in his left, wearing a fish basket around his waist, standing on a rockshaped base with a sealed mark, ht. 53 3/4 in. $1,000-1,200

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531 Three Bronze Cranes, Japan, 19th century, each bird in a different pose and with an overall green verdigris, ht. to 69 in. $700-900

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532 Two Hibachi, Japan, one zelkova, with copper insert and two drawers on stand, lg.

25 1/4, dp. 15 3/4, ht. 17 1/2; the second zelkova, with copper insert and two drawers, lg. 26 1/2, dp. 15, ht. 14 in. $500-700

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533 Kasuga Lantern, Japan, 20th century, granite, from a square base (probably added later) a cylindrical post supports a carved base (chudai), the firebox is carved with images of sacred deer and mountain, a “jewel” (hoju) tops the six-sided “roof” (kasa), approx. ht.

86 in.

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534 Five-story Pagoda Lantern (Go-juno-to), Japan, 19th century, granite, a “jewel” (hoju) tops the high, pointed “roof” (kasa) with everted eaves, other kasa conforming, square open fireboxes, four-legged base, approx. ht.

104 in.

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535 Kasuga Lantern, Japan, 20th century, light beige granite, the cylindrical post topped by six-sided firebox which is carved with sacred deer and a mountain all over the six-sided base, a “jewel” (hoju) surmounts the six-sided “roof” (kasa), approx. ht. 69 1/4 in. $3,000-5,000

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536 Oribe Lantern, Japan, 19th/early 20th century, sandstone, square post with an opening for a candle above a square base, the square firebox base (chudai) carved with stylized leaves, the firebox with sun and moon openings, above a square “roof” (kasa) with everted eaves, approx. ht. 48 in.

Preview by appointment at Skinner Marlborough $600-800

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537 Oribe Lantern and a Garden “Sculpture,” Japan, 19th/20th century, granite, lantern with an integral base, post, and firebox, the sloping “roof” (kasa) with “jewel” top, approx. ht. 33; the garden sculpture composed of six kasa from small lanterns, total ht. 32 in. $500-700

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538 Pair of Monumental Ram Tomb Guards, Korea, probably 19th century, granite, on integral rectangular bases, lg. 47, wd. 14, ht. (including base) 35 in.

Preview by appointment at Skinner Marlborough $2,000-3,000

539 Pair of Monumental Buddhist Lions, China, Ming Dynasty or later, fine-grained granite, female with bell collar, her cub at her right paw, male with a bell collar, a globe at his left paw and a ball in his mouth, both on integral, rectangular bases with three sides roughly finished, the fourth carved to depict an open scroll, (tails originally carved separately now missing), approx. lg. 25, wd. 15, lg. 25 in. $3,000-5,000

540 Massive Root Sculpture, China, softwood, largely natural formation with stones embedded in the wood, approx. lg. 82, ht. 63, dp. 34 in. $2,000-3,000

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541 Pair of Dragon-headed Spouts, China, 19th century, limestone, with water channels cut from the gaping mouths, maximum lg. 20, wd.

6, ht. 16 in. $600-800

543 Pair of Buddhist Lions, China, 19th/20th century, white marble, on integral rectangular bases, the male lion with a ball under his right paw, the female with her cub, base lg. 14 1/4, wd. 10, overall ht. 26 in. $800-1,000

542 Pair of Door Drums with Buddhist Lions, China, 18th/19th century, fine-grained granite with inclusions, a rectangular base supports a “drum,” the “heads” carved to depict dragons and deer, the frames ornamented with carved lion’s heads, above the drum holders are large guardian lions, base lg. 17, wd. 8 1/2, overall ht. 41 in.

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544 Pair of Stone Markers, China, 19th/20th century, probably limestone, three-tiered globes surmount a six-legged base, ht. 24 in. $500-700

542A Pair of Drum-shaped Garden Stools, China, 18th/19th century, granite, drums decorated with four dragon’s heads and wan symbols, top and bottom are rows of ornamental “tacks,” ht. 19 1/2, dia. 15 in. $1,000-1,500

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545 Marble Bodhisattva, China, (Northern Qi) style, backed by an oval nimbus, the crowned figure (perhaps Guanyin) stands on a lotus base, ht. 10 1/2 in. $500-700 546 Stone Lion, China or India, crouching on four legs with bulging eyes, traces of white pigment, ht. 8 1/4 in. $500-700

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547 Stone Fire Screen, China, 19th century, fine-grained granite, the front carved to depict lotus flowers, the back a simple geometric pattern, lg. 16 1/2, wd. 4 1/2, ht. 10 3/4 in. $500-700 548 Five Garden Ornaments, China and Japan, 19th/20th century, Japanese granite water basin (tsukubai), lg. 14 1/4, wd. 10 1/2, ht.

10 1/4; six-sided Japanese granite lantern firebox, ht. 7 1/2, dia. 12; Chinese marble “pillow stand,” carved with floral motifs, 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 x ht. 7 3/4; Chinese double-column base, lg. 17 1/2, wd. 8, ht. 8 1/2 in. $500-700

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Session II Lots 549–900 Lots 549-593, 595-599, 603-633, 637-661, 797-810, 812-817, 819-821, and 830-878 from the Estate of Peter L. Rosenberg to be sold Sunday, April 27, 2014 at 11AM

Furniture Lots 549–664

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549 Bench, China, hardwood, composed of three boards joined with dovetails, sides with openwork ruyi cloud heads, beaded edge, lg.

41 1/2, wd. 13 3/4, ht. 16 1/2 in. $600-800 550 Cabinet, China, softwood and burlwood, top panel set in squared frame, squared corner posts frame two drawers with two doors below, plain aprons, circular brass hardware, lg. 34 3/4, wd. 22 1/2, ht. 33 1/2 in. $700-900

551 Display Cabinet, China, 19th/20th century, hardwood, upper part has tiered shelves with spandrels depicting vines and bats, below two doors, three drawers at base, lg. 39, ht. 62, dp. 15 3/4 in. $800-1,000 552 Glazed Display Cabinet, China, 20th century, hardwood, lower section with doors, 74 x 32 x 13 in. $800-1,000

553 Jichimu Tapered Cabinet, China, 19th century, splayed corner posts of curved section frame single panel doors, plain apron, the interior fitted with two shelves, the upper with two drawers, brass hardware, lg. 32, ht.

55 1/4, dp. 15 1/4 in. $3,000-4,000

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554 Lacquered Table Cabinet, China, 18th/19th century, the top and two doors with motherof-pearl inlay depicting a garden celebration, sides and back with inlayed floral motifs and musical instruments, the back with plum tree and crescent moon, door interiors inscribed with a poem (“Spring first enters into the front garden. Flowers in the middle are now blooming. Only those along the shadowed paths wait for the sun to open them.,” trans. Y. Zheng), inlays decorate the six interior drawers and a removable panel which is inscribed “a gift from Baikai (?),” lg. 14 3/4, wd. 9 1/4, ht.

12 1/2 in. $8,000-10,000

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555 Pair of Display Cabinets, China, 20th century, hardwood, upper doors glazed, the case backs mirrored, two drawers in middle, two paneled doors at the bottom, beaded apron, brass hardware, lg. 37, ht. 76 1/2, dp.

15 1/2 in. $800-1,000 556 Pair of Display Cabinets, China, 20th century, hardwood, upper sections with two shelves supported by squared corner posts and framed with curvilinear spandrels, wooden backboard; lower sections with two drawers and below these two doors, one interior shelf, a simple beaded apron at the bottom, brass hardware, ht. 69, wd. 38, dp. 16 in. $800-1,200 557 Pair of Faux Bamboo Display Cabinets, China, hardwood, glazed doors and sides with interior glass shelves, open tiered shelves below, openwork pediment, lg. 39 1/2, ht. 83 1/2, wd. 15 in. $3,000-4,000 558 Pair of Glazed Display Cabinets, China, 20th century, hardwood, lower sections with burlwood doors, illuminated, 80 x 36 x 15 in. $3,000-4,000

559 Pair of Jichimu Cabinets, China, 19th century, rounded posts frame openwork sides and door panels, separate open bases with two drawers and latticework bottom shelf, lg.

31 1/2, ht. 72, dp. 14 3/4 in. $3,000-4,000 560 Tapered Cabinet, China, 20th century, yumu, rounded posts enclose single-panel doors with removable central stile, interior fitted with three shelves the middle with two drawers, plain apron, curved legs, lg. 38, ht. 74 1/2, dp.

21 3/4 in. $500-700

561 Sea Chest, China, for export, camphor (zhangmu), brass hardware, lg. 35, wd. 17 1/2, ht. 15 3/4 in. $500-700 562 Chest with Stand, China, 19th/20th century, probably camphor (zhangmu), separate base with four drawers, brass bat-shaped hardware and bail side handles, lg. 53, ht. 30 3/4, dp.

22 1/8 in. $700-900 563 Chest with Stand, China, camphor (zhangmu), 19th century, hinged top opening, brass hardware, on a stand carved with dragons and vines, lg. 65 3/4, wd. 31, ht. 37 1/4 in. $2,000-3,000 564 Chest, China, 19th century, probably camphor (zhangmu), top hinged, “full moon” brass lock plate, bail handles, stand carved with vines and auspicious characters, lg. 68 1/4, wd. 30 3/4, ht. 35 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500 565 Chest, China, 20th century, probably camphor (zhangmu), hinged top with brass hardware, circular lock plate with ruyi-form hasp, brass bail handles, lg. 37, wd. 24 1/2, ht. 17 in. $500-700 566 Coffer, China, 19th/20th century, yumu, plank top with everted flanges above three drawers and doors, brass hardware, spandrels carved with floral motifs, lg. 73 1/4, wd. 19, ht. 35 1/2 in. $500-700 567 Four-drawer Coffer, China, yumu, top panel with “ice plate” edge, brass hardware, beaded spandrels, lg. 103 1/4, wd. 19 1/2, ht. 34 3/4 in. $500-700

568 Desk and Chest of Drawers, China, for export, hardwood and burlwood, top drawer open to a slide-out writing surface with organizer at back, four drawers below each with inlaid stringer, in two sections with bail carrying handles, bracket feet, lg. 35 1/2, ht.

40 3/4, ht. writing surface 30, dp. 19 in. $800-1,000 569 Desk, China, for export, 20th century, hardwood, top panel set in curved frame, below two drawers, curved apron, cabriole legs, on top detachable organizer with pigeonholes and additional closed storage, gallery at top, lg. 35 3/4, ht. 47 3/4, dp. 22 in. $1,200-1,500 570 Desk, China, late 19th/early 20th century, mixed hardwoods, four drawers with decorative hardware, storage area beneath, base footrest with “cracked ice” pattern, framed panels form sides and back, lg. 45, wd. 23, ht. 32 1/2 in.

Literature: See Mazurkewich, Chinese Furniture, p. 109. $1,500-2,500 571 Double-armed Reclining Chair, China, 19th century, hardwood, the seat a single, framed chamfered board, its base with humpback stretchers and base stretchers, racked back topped by a roller “pillow,” decorated footrest pulls out from under seat, ht. back 34 1/4, seat ht. 17 1/2, wd. 28, dp. 24, dp. with footrest extended 41 1/4 in. $600-800 572 Four Armchairs, probably China for the South Asian export market, hardwood, open backs with decorative splat, arms inlaid with motherof-pearl chevrons, back and legs with stylized flowers, caned seats, turned front legs, stretchers, rail ht. 34, seat ht. 18 1/2, wd. 20 1/4, dp. 16 1/2 in. $500-700

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573 Kesi Chair Cover, China, Ming Dynasty or later, woven with a flying crane amidst clouds above a border of rolling waves and ruyiheads, a stylized fu character and flower motif depicted in the clouds above, framed and glazed, 35 3/4 x 26 in. $500-700

574 Massive Rootwood Armchair, China, intricately pieced, gnarled hardwood, ht. back 46 1/2, seat ht. 18 1/2, wd. 36, dp. seat 23 1/2 in. $2,000-3,000 575 Pair of Horseshoe-back Armchairs, China, 19th/20th century, yumu, splat decorated with carved phoenixes and dragons, apron with floral carving, ht. 38, seat ht. 21 1/8, wd. 25, dp. 17 3/4 in. $700-900

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576 Pair of Jichimu Horseshoe-back Armchairs, China, top rail forms continuous curve to meet at straight front posts, the posts with curvilinear spandrels, rectangular seat frame with inset single panel, splat carved with integral bracket-form spandrels, beaded seat apron with floral carving, round legs joined by low stretchers with plain front apron, rail ht. 38 3/4, seat ht. 20 1/4, wd. 27, dp. 18 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500 577 Pair of Moon-viewing (Reclining) Chairs, China, hardwood, 19th/early 20th century, from a plank seat the back racks sharply backwards, plain splat, curved crest rail, sinuous arms and legs, rail ht. 31 1/4, seat ht.

15, wd. 22, dp. 23 in. $500-700 578 Pair of Yoke-back Side Chairs, China, 19th century, yumu, round back post with yokeshaped crest rail, narrow plain splat, seat panel set in squared frame with curved apron and flanges, base stretchers, the front with a plain apron, rail ht. 47 1/2, seat ht. 21 1/2, wd.

20 1/4, dp. 16 in. $500-700

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579 Yoke-back Side Chair, China, 19th/20th century, hardwood, chamfered seat set in frame with convex edge, beaded front apron, base stretchers, footrest with plain apron, rail ht. 40 1/2, seat ht. 18 1/2, wd. 20 3/4, dp. 16 3/4 in. $500-700 580 Yoke-back Armchair, China, 20th century, hardwood, splat carved with auspicious character, seat panel framed, squared posts, legs, and base stretchers, footrest with plain apron, crest rail ht. 43 1/2, seat ht. 20 1/2, wd. 24, dp. 18 1/4 in. $500-700 581 Footrest with Rollers and a Step Stool, China, 19th/20th century, hardwoods, footrest with top frame with curved edge divided by central stretcher set on either side with two cylindrical rollers, “wrap-around” humpback stretchers, round legs, lg. 27, wd. 12, ht. 7; stool with latticework top set in “ice plate”edged frame, curved apron, squared legs ending in inverted hoof feet, lg. 24 3/4, wd. 12 1/2, ht. 7 1/2 in. $500-700

582 No lot.

583 Pair of Square Stools, China, 20th century, hardwood, panel top set in a frame with “ice plate” edge, humpback stretchers, legs terminating in inverted hoof feet, lg. 17 3/4, wd. 17 3/4, ht. 19 1/2 and 19 1/4 in. $500-700 584 Pair of Square Stools, China, hardwood, soft-mat set in frame with “ice plate” edge, straight waist, “giant’s arm” braces, cabriole legs ending in ruyi-form feet, 21 1/2 x 21 1/2, ht. 20 3/4 in. $800-1,000 585 Red Lacquered Drum Stool, China, incised and polychrome floral decoration with landscape scene on top, dia. 10 1/2, ht. 10 1/4 in. $500-700 586 Stool, China, hardwood, mat seat set in a squared frame, straight waist, openwork apron, beaded legs ending in inverted scroll feet, lg. 23 2/4, wd. 17 1/4, ht. 18 1/2 in. $500-700

589

587 Four Carved Doors, China, 20th century, hardwood, depicting dragons cavorting in clouds with water below, circular brass hardware, ht. 67, wd. 26 1/4, dp. 1 1/4 in. $500-700 588 Two Pairs of Doors, China, softwood, first pair with openwork upper panels, the larger with running wan motif interspersed with carved flowers and fruit, below carved panels depicting a house and landscape, solid panels at bottom, ht. 102, wd. 25 1/4, dp. 2; the second pair with openwork upper panels in “octagon-square and ju-i” pattern, below, lower solid panels with raised decoration, ht.

108, wd. 29 1/2, dp. 2 1/2 in. $800-1,000

589 Tiered Display Shelves, China, 19th century, hardwood, ten open shelves with spandrels depicting dragons, apron with confronted dragons, lg. 33 1/2, ht. 72 3/4, dp. 14 1/4 in. $1,000-1,200 590 Tiered Display Shelves, probably China, hardwood, meticulously constructed, ht. 77 3/4, wd. 52, dp. 13 in. $1,000-1,500

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599 Six-panel Coromandel Screen, China, 19th century, lacquer on wood, depicts a garden scene in late spring, inscription, the back decorated with flowers and birds, each panel 70 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500 600 Six-panel Brown Lacquer and Polychrome Wood Coromandel Screen, China, 20th century, one side carved and tinted in color with a landscape with mountains and a river, between reserves depicting archaic vessels above and mythical beasts below, the reverse decorated with children playing in a fenced garden with pavilions and trees, with scholar’s objects and vases above and floral sprays below, each panel 84 1/2 x 18 in.

Provenance: Acquired from Charlotte Horstmann Ltd. $2,000-3,000 601 Mirror and Cosmetic Box (Gyeongdae), Korea, 20th century, hardwood, lid opens to reveal the mirror, below two doors with storage boxes and drawers built-in, four additional drawers, brass hardware and lock plate (lacks lock), closed lg. 17, wd. 13, ht. 9 1/2 in.

594

591 Hanging Display Case, Asian-style, hardwood, glazed door with lock and key, openwork gallery at top with corresponding element at bottom, interior fitted with tiered shelves, ht. 34, wd. 20, dp. 3 1/2 in. $500-700 592 Scroll Holder, China, hardwood, gnarled wood shaped to resemble roots with scattered human and animal figures, separate rim and bottom, ht. 15 1/2, dia. approx. 11 in. $900-1,200 593 Scroll Holder, China, softwood (probably cypress) with hardwood trim, naturally weathered wood, added rim and base with low carved feet, ht. 18, approx. dia. 10 1/2 in. $800-1,000

594 Child Minder (Tongche), China, 19th century, softwood with red lacquer, front posts terminate in carved Buddhist lions, openwork sides depict dragons, front tray depicts a child with money, lg. 19, wd. 13, rail ht. 21 1/2 in.

Literature: See Berliner and Handler, Friends of the House, pp. 128-29. $600-800

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595 Lacquer Box, China, 19th century, cover with painted depiction of a river with pavilions along the banks, bordered by cloud bands, the sides with inset panels of finely woven bamboo, brass hinges and lock plate, lg. 14 1/2, wd. 8, ht. 3 1/4 in. $500-700 596 Box, China, 20th century, softwood, circular brass lock plate, bail handles, 16 3/4 x 9 x 8 in. $500-700 597 Small Ice Box, China, ceramic with hardwood cover, blue-glazed box with faux-bamboo bands, metal liner, two-part cover with air vents carved with “cash” motif, 17 x 17 x ht.

12 1/4 in. $500-700 598 Traveling Document Case, China, 19th/20th century, hardwood, the box with a simple wooden top handle, the front panel lifts off to reveal eight drawers with metal pulls, ruyi-form brass mounts on handle and corners, lg. 10 1/2, wd. 8, ht. 10 1/2 in. $600-800

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Provenance: From the estate of Peter L. Rosenberg. $500-700 602 Chest (Bandaji), Korea, hardwood, dropfront, curved apron, curving feet with base stretchers and transverse brace, brass hardware engraved with characters for world peace, health, and happiness, lg. 37 1/2, wd.

22 1/4, ht. 44 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500 603 Chest (Bandaji), Korea, softwood, decorative brass hardware with lock and key, lg. 36, wd.

17 1/2, ht. 36 in. $500-700 604 Wood Hibachi, Japan, 20th century, the box of burlwood over secondary zelkova wood, copper liner, five drawers with brass hardware, lg. 28 1/4, wd. 15, ht. 13 1/2 in. $500-700 605 Kettle Hook (Jizai), Japan, Edo, 19th century, elmwood (keyaki), used to hang pots over the hearth in a traditional kitchen, ht. 18 1/2, wd.

17, dp. 9 in. $600-800

606 Red Lacquer Low Table, probably Japan, “rice grain” mother-of-pearl inlays, polychrome floral and gilt decoration, landscape scene on top, cabriole legs, lg. 34, wd. 25, ht. 14 in. $700-900 607 Tabletop Accounts Box, Japan, zelkova, hinged top opens to compartment for inkstone and water pot (lacking), below seven small drawers, iron hardware, lg. 13 3/4, wd. 9 1/2, ht. 10 1/4 in. $500-700 608 Painted Archway, India, 19th/20th century, polychrome wood with high relief carving of scrolling flowers and tendrils, lg. 84 3/4, ht. 64 1/2, dp. 1 3/4 in. $500-700 609 Compound Wardrobe, China, 19th/20th century, yumu, upper section of squared frame with two doors, removable stile, lower section of squared frame with two doors, removable stile, interior red lacquered, two shelves, one with two drawers, storage in base, plain apron on sides, front apron caved with a vine motif, round brass hinges and lock plate, (lock missing), ht. 97 3/4, wd. 43 1/4, dp. 19 3/4 in. $1,000-1,500 611

610 Compound Wardrobe, China, perhaps camphorwood (zhangmu), circular hinges and faceplates, oval pulls, two drawers inside lower section, front apron carved with cloud bands and auspicious symbols, ht. 104, wd.

55 1/4, dp. 21 3/4 in. $3,000-4,000

611 Pair of Compound Wardrobes, China, perhaps camphor (zhangmu), upper sections with squared frames two doors and removable stiles, lower sections with squared frames, two doors, and removable stiles, side aprons plain with stretchers, front aprons carved with square meander and floral motif, front feet with metal fitting, interiors have middle shelves with two drawers, covered storage in base, circular brass hinges and lock plates, ht. 106 1/2, wd.

55 3/4, dp. 22 in. $6,000-8,000 612 Platform (Ta), China, 19th/20th century, hardwood, the two-board top panel set in a curve-edged frame, straight waist, curved apron, humpback stretchers with struts (most now missing), square beaded legs ending in inverted hoof feet, lg. 78 1/2, wd. 31 1/2, ht.

21 in. $500-700

613 Platform/Daybed (Ta), China, 20th century, hardwood, soft-mat cane top set in frame, openwork apron with decorative struts, legs ending in inscribed scrolls, humpback stretchers on two short sides, lg. 66 1/2, wd.

27 1/2, ht. 19 1/2 in. $800-1,000

615 No lot.

616 Folding Basin Stand, China, 18th/19th century, hardwood, squared legs attached to two central hubs, ht. 27, dia. 15 3/4 in. $500-700

614 Five Display Stands, Asia, 20th century, hardwood, some with “live” edges, some burlwood, approx. 21 x 19 x 1, 28 x 18 x 1, 25 x 17 x 1 1/4, 23 x 18 x 3/4, and 21 x 16 x 3/4 in. $500-700

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623 Pair of Marble-top Stands, China, hardwood, top with Dali shi panel in rounded edge frame, open scroll aprons, lower shelves, lg. 14 3/4, wd. 14 1/2, ht. 31 1/4, the other lg.

14 1/2, wd. 14 1/2, ht. 31 1/4 in. $900-1,200 624 Pair of Tabletop Drum Stands, China, hardwood, circular Dali shi top set in curved frame, sinuous supports end at circular base, low carved feet, traces of lacquer and gilding, ht. 6 1/4, dia. 8 1/4 in. $500-700 625 Rectangular Wood Stand, China, hardwood, the shoulder and pierced apron with lotus decoration, the spandrels of openwork scroll design, with diamond-shape underside and scroll feet, 21 1/2 x 18 x 13 1/4 in. $700-900

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617 Huanghuali Ice Box on Stand, China, 20th century, two-part top with air vents carved with “cash” motif, tapered box with metal liner, exterior bound by brass rails, four bail handles, the stand’s frame with concave edge, straight waist with triple rules, curved apron, short cabriole legs end in dragon claw and pearl feet, base stretchers, lg. 22 3/4, wd. 22 1/4, ht. 28 in.

Literature: See Lok Fu Chin, Sandra, Classical Chinese Furniture, p. 37. $1,000-1,500 618 Ice Box on Stand, China, 19th/20th century, jumu and hardwood, top with air vents carved in “cash” motif, tapered box lined with zinc, exterior protected with horizontal brass rails, brass bail handles, the stand frame with curved edge, straight waist with triple rule, convex curved apron carved with flowers and vines, curved legs ending in ruyi-form feet, lg.

32 1/2, wd. 32, ht. 32 1/4 in.

Literature: See Lok Fu Chin, Sandra, Classical Chinese Wood Furniture, p. 37. $1,500-2,500

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619 Marble-top Stand, China, hardwood, rosecolored marble panel sent in frame partly carved with vines, aprons with openwork scrolls, middle and bottom shelves, legs terminate in claw feet, lg. 16 1/4, wd. 12 1/4, ht. 31 1/2 in. $600-800 620 Multi-tiered Display Stand, China, hardwood, lg. 18, ht. 26, dp. 5 1/2 in. $500-700 621 Pair of Jichimu Stands, China, top panel set in curved edge frames, carvings of vines on aprons, openwork panels with coin motif, base stretchers, beaded legs ending in incised scrolls, 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 x ht. 35 1/4 in. $500-700 622 Pair of Lamp Stands, China, yumu, candle stand set above four openwork spandrels with dragon motifs attached to an upright pole, two crossed shoe feet topped by conforming dragon motif spandrels, silk panels set into squared frames form the shade, fittings for electricity are removable, ht. 75 3/4, at base 17 x 17 in. $1,500-2,500

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626 Rootwood Stand, China, 19th century, hardwood, naturally gnarled and eroded with inserted carved lingzhi mushroom, lacquered surfaces, approx. lg. 26 1/2, wd. 12, ht. 11 1/2 in. $600-800 627 Small Stand, China, 19th/20th century, hardwood, carved to resemble gnarled roots, burlwood top, ht. 12, dia. 10 3/4 in. $600-800 628 Square Stand, China, 20th century, hardwood, top panel framed, apron and cabriole legs beaded, base stretcher, 15 1/4 x 15 1/4 x ht. 9 in. $500-600 629 Square Tabletop Stand, China, hardwood, top panel set in curved frame, openwork apron, squared legs with openwork base stretchers, 7 x 7 x ht. 14 in. $500-700 630 Tabletop Stand, China, 19th century, possibly boxwood (huangyang), carved to resemble gnarled roots, approx. lg. 17, wd. 12, ht. 10 1/4 in. $500-700

631 Tabletop Stepped Stand, China, 20th century, “dragon wood,” carved in a sinuous scroll, lg. 10 3/4, wd. 5, ht. 2 1/2 in. $500-700 632 Tall Square Stand, China, 20th century, hardwood, top panel set in frame with “ice plate” edge, beaded apron, openwork scroll spandrels, square beaded legs ending in hoof feet, humpback base stretchers, ht. 48, 14 x 14 in. $500-700 633 Tall Stand, China, hardwood, top panel in frame, apron with confronting dragons, humpback stretchers, lg. 11, wd. 11, ht. 35 3/4 in. $500-700 634 Baker Tall Stand, in the Chinese style, hardwood, burlwood top set in reeded frame, geometric meander openwork apron, lower shelf also burlwood, “Baker Furniture” label, 10 1/2 x 10 1/2, ht. 32 in. $500-700 635 Marble-top Stand, China, hardwood, the rose-colored marble panel set in frame with carved edges, openwork apron, legs carved with vines ending in dragon’s claw and pearl feet, middle and bottom shelves, lg. 17, wd.

12, ht. 32 in. $500-700 636 Square Marble-top Stand, China, hardwood, with rose-colored marble panel set in frame with “pearl” edge, concave carved waist, openwork apron carved with vines, legs carved with dragons’ heads and ending in dragon’s claw and pearl feet, middle and bottom shelves, 15 x 15 x ht. 32 in. $500-700 637 Altar Table, China, 19th/20th century, hardwood, single-board top panel set in a frame with “ice plate” edge, beaded singleboard aprons, round legs, and double round stretchers, lg. 82, wd. 19 1/2, ht. 33 in. $1,000-1,500

638 Altar Table, China, 19th/20th century, yumu, single plank top with everted flanges, beaded apron, spandrels depicting Buddhist lions, rectangular legs and shoe feet frame openwork panels, lg. 120 1/2, ht. 34 1/4, dp.

20 1/2 in. $2,000-3,000 639 Altar Table, China, hardwood, single-board top with everted flanges, carved aprons depict dragons with geometric meanders, square legs and stretchers with aprons frame open panels, lg. 84, wd. 14 3/4, ht. 39 1/4 in. $800-1,200 640 Black Lacquer Altar Table, China, minimalist design with solid curved legs ending in scroll feet, lg. 117 1/2, ht. 32, dp. 13 3/4 in. $1,500-2,500 641 Chinese-style Demilune Table, hardwood, top panel set in frame with “ice plate” edge, concave waist, curved beaded apron, legs and feet with ruyi motifs, rounded base stretchers, lg. 33 1/2, wd. 16 1/4, ht. 33 3/4 in. $600-800 642 Corner Leg Table, China, 20th century, hardwood, single-board top set in squared frame, squared legs ending in inverted hoof feet, lg. 52 1/4, wd. 19, ht. 34 in. $500-700

646 Kang Table, China, 20th century, hardwood, single panel top set in curved-edge frame, straight waist, beaded curved apron and curved legs, lg. 40, wd. 26, ht. 10 in. $500-700 647 Kang Table, China, hardwood, top panel in frame, beaded apron with three drawers, spandrels, lg. 38 3/4, wd. 12 3/4, ht. 12 3/4 in. $500-700 648 Large Folding Table, China, hardwood, 20th century, three-board, eight-lobed top supported by a folding stand with reeded legs and base stretchers, ht. 31 1/4, dia. 45 in. $800-1,000 649 Low Table, China, 20th century, hardwood, top panel set in frame with everted ends, apron with scroll spandrels, squared splayed legs and stretcher frame openwork panel with cloud head decoration, lg. 52 1/2, wd. 13 3/4, ht. 14 in. $500-700 650 Low Table, China, hardwood, square table with humpback stretchers, legs ending in incurving hoof feet, 28 1/2 x 28 3/4 x ht. 12 in. $500-700

643 Faux Bamboo Folding Table, China, hardwood, dia. 28, ht. 28 3/4 in. $600-800

651 Pair of Kang Tables, China, hardwood, top panel set in frame with “ice plate” edge, straight waist, beaded apron, and inward curving legs, lg. 32, wd. 18, ht. 9 3/4; lg. 32, wd. 18, ht. 10 in. $500-700

644 Four Nesting Tables, China, hardwood, top panels set in curved frames, aprons carved with fruiting vine motif, round legs and humpback stretchers, maximum lg. 20 1/4, ht.

29, dp. 14 3/4 in. $900-1,200

652 Pair of Marble-top Demilune Console Tables, China, Dali shi panels set in frame with rounded edge, openwork scroll apron, threestepped shelves and bottom shelf, lg. 36, wd.

18, ht. 31 3/4 in. $900-1,200

645 Incense Table, China, 20th century, hardwood, circular Dali shi panel set in frame with “ice plate”-edged frame, beaded apron, lower shelf with plain apron, rounded legs terminating in turned out feet, 16 1/2, 16 1/2, ht. 31 1/4 in. $500-700

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657 Table-top Chest, China, hardwood, wellfigured wood, round brass lock plate engraved with bats and phoenixes, brass bail handles, lg. 17 1/4, wd. 10, ht. 8 1/2 in. $600-800 658 Two-tier Table, China, 20th century, top panels set in frames with curved edges, open work apron, squared humpback base stretchers, round legs end in hoof feet, maximum ht. 34, wd. 27, dp. 11 1/2 in. $500-700 659 Wine or Side Table, China, 19th century, yumu, top panel set in frame with “ice plate” edge, beaded apron, curved stretchers, splayed legs terminating in “spade” feet, lg. 40 1/2, wd. 22, ht. 33 3/4 in. $500-700

660 Wine or Side Table, China, late 17th/18th century, yumu and stone, a red “pudding stone” is set in an “ice plate”-edged frame, apron with dragon’s head spandrels, square legs with square front and back stretchers, double side stretchers, lg. 39 1/4, wd. 26, ht.

33 3/4 in. $1,200-1,500

660

661 Zitan and Jichimu Low Table, China, single zitan board top, jichimu apron, humpback stretchers, and legs ending in inverted hoof feet, lg. 33, wd. 10 1/4, ht. 20 1/4 in. $1,200-1,500 662 Incense Table, China, 20th century, hardwood, top panel set in frame, concave waist, apron carved with lotus motifs, round legs end in curved feet, ht. 31, dia. 21 in. $500-700 661

653 Recessed Leg Table, China, top constructed to resemble a single jumu plank, everted flanges at ends, beaded apron and spandrels, rounded legs and shoe foot frame panels carved with dragons, lg. 117 1/4, wd. 19, ht.

33 3/8 in. $1,800-2,000

655 Square Table, China, 20th century, hardwood, top panel set in curved-edge frame, concaved waist, carved apron depicts vases set off by geometric meanders, beaded square legs end in scroll feet, 35 3/4 x 35 3/4 x ht. 32 in. $800-1,000

654 Square Low Table, China, 20th century, hardwood, top panel set in curved frame, waisted, squared humpback stretchers, legs terminating in inverted hoof feet, 35 3/4 x 35 3/4 x ht. 17 in. $500-700

656 Square Table, China, 20th century, yumu, marble top panel framed by “wrap-around” apron, conforming “wrap-around” stretchers, round legs, 23 1/2 x 23 1/2 x ht. 8 3/4 in. $500-700

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663 Side Table, China, 20th century, yumu, top panel set in frame with curved edge, pierced waist, curved apron carved with stylized clouds, square beaded legs end in inverted hoof feet, squared base stretchers, lg. 37, wd.

18 1/2, ht. 33 1/4 in. $500-700 664 Square Table, China, 20th century, hardwood, top panel set in frame with curved edge, straight waist with one “hidden” drawer, curved apron incised with simple “wave” line, middle shelf with pierced gallery, bottom shelf with “cracked ice” pattern openwork, square legs end in inverted hoof feet, 15 x 15 x ht.

30 in. $500-700

Ceramics, Other Works of Art & Books Lots 665–900

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665 Four Wood Framed Porcelain Plaques, China, four porcelain plaques, depicting eighteen Luohans in mountain landscapes, inscriptions and four seals on each plaque, all with wood frames, overall 39 1/2 x 15 1/2, plaque 28 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. $5,000-7,000 666 Two Qingbai Bowls, China, Song Dynasty style, decorated with floral scrolls and comb patterns, dia. to 7 3/4 in. $500-700 667 Doucai Stem Cup, China, Qing Dynasty, the rounded sides rising to a slightly flared rim, supported by a hollow, splayed foot, the exterior sides decorated with a red pearl amidst a pattern of clouds, the stem decorated with four characters, six-character Yongzheng mark on the interior, ht. 3 5/8 in. $500-700

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668 Flambe Vase, China, Qing Dynasty, the bulbous bottle-shaped body rising to a flared mouth, the body decorated with a thick red glaze flecked with blue that thins towards the mouth rim, the inside of the mouth decorated with blue glaze, four-character Yongzheng mark on base, ht. 9 1/4 in. $800-1,000

673

669 Large Polychrome Fishbowl, China, 19th/20th century, the gently rounded form ending at a flat everted rim, the interior depicting five goldfish surrounded by aquatic plants, a band of ruyi-heads above, the exterior decorated with roundels containing peonies, chrysanthemums, butterflies, surrounded by abstract floral patterns and a repeating pattern of small fish swimming against rolling waves in relief, on a tall carved wood four-legged stand, dia. 18 3/4 in. $500-700

670 Large Blanc-de-Chine Figure, China, 19th/20th century, a Luohan standing with his arms folded, upon rolling waves, ht. 26 1/4 in. $1,000-1,200

671 Pair of Famille Verte Vases Mounted as Lamps, China, 19th/20th century, of square baluster form, the sides decorated with lobed cartouches depicting various landscape scenes with rockwork, branches, and flowers, on a butterfly and flower patterned ground, a pair of molded bat-form handles at the shoulders, with shades, ht. to 33 in. $500-700

673 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. $2,000-3,000

672 Pair of Famille Rose Covered Jars, China, 19th century, bulbous hexagonal form with a continuous scene with figures in a garden, four-character Qianlong mark on base, the cover with a landscape with a figure, unglazed around mouth, ht. 6 1/4, dia. 6 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500

674 Famille Verte Tall Vase, China, 19th century, the rouleau form decorated with figures in court scenes, alternating with vignettes of different types of birds, all surrounded by a varying floral border pattern, interspersed with auspicious bat and coin motifs, a band of ruyiheads at the rim and at the foot of the vase, ht. 21 1/4 in. $550-750

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680 Famille Rose Vase, China, 20th century, rouleau-form, with straight mouth and splayed foot, depicting a continuous scene of children at play, with bands of lotus and ruyi cloud designs on shoulder, neck, and base, fourcharacter mark to base, ht. 10 3/8 in. $500-700

681 Four Famille Rose Plates, China, Republic Period, each decorated with a pair of songbirds and a flower to represent one of the four seasons, plum, peonies, bamboo, and chrysanthemums, each plate with a written poem and a border of black scrolling meander at the rim, signed Cheng Yiting, one of the Zhu Shan Ba You, three-character studio mark on base, dia. 10 1/2 in. $1,500-1,800 682 Two Famille Jaune Rouleau Vases, China, 19th century or later, decorated with raised vases, incense burners, and auspicious flowers and symbols, a border of foliate scrolls encircling the rim, polychrome and parcel-gilt decoration, ht. to 14 1/8 in. $500-700 683 Famille Verte Vase, China, 20th century, rouleau-form, with two openwork ears to neck, depicting a continuous scene of celestial women in an exotic garden setting, with bands of geometric designs around shoulder and foot, mark to base, ht. 14 1/2 in. $500-700

681

675 Two Enameled Porcelain Lamps, China, 20th century, each in the shape of a baluster vase with domed cover, depicting in polychrome enamel various vessels including planters and vases with flowers, the lamppost with two sockets, mounted on a wood stand, overall ht. to 31 5/8, vase ht. 16 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500 676 Famille Rose Figural Vase, China, 19th century, the ovoid body rising to an elongated neck and gently flared rim, decorated with a pink ribbon tied at the shoulders and applied with five figures of boys at play, on a lime green-glazed ground, ht. 14 in.

Note: See Christie’s London, King Street, Sale 7270, Lot 244, November 2006. $2,000-3,000

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677 Pair of Famille Rose Covered Ginger Jars, China, 19th century, decorated with various flowering plants including tree peonies and chrysanthemums, ht. 8 1/2 in. $2,000-3,000 678 Enameled Porcelain Plaque, China, 20th century, depicting the mountainous scenery of the Jialing River with pavilions and boats, framed, 20 3/4 x 16, plaque 13 x 9 in. $600-800 679 Famille Jaune Vase, China, 20th century, elongated oviform with waisted neck and dish-shaped mouth, prunus and peonies with a grasshopper on a yellow ground, inscription to back, mark to base, ht. 11 1/4 in. $500-700

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684 Blue and White Incense Stick Holder, China, Ming Dynasty, the square form tapering at the top, with a narrow opening at the center, the sides decorated with alternating peonies and lotus flower motifs, ht. 4 3/8 in. $700-900 685 Blue and White Bowl, China, Ming Dynasty style, the exterior decorated with figures riding water buffalo, the interior decorated with a roundel depicting a landscape, six-character Chenghua mark on base, dia. 9 in. $500-700 686 Pair of Blue and White Bowls, China, late 19th century, the gently flared sides decorated with bats in iron red glaze amidst a geometric cloud pattern, the interiors with a similarly decorated roundel, dia. 5 1/2 in. $500-700

687 Blue and White Dish, China, Qing Dynasty, the shallow interior decorated with three figures in a landscape scene, a poem above which reads “the beauty is far away, on the other side of this world,” four-character ruo shen zhen cang mark on base, dia. 5 1/2 in. $500-700 698

688 Two Blue and White Covered Jars, China, late 19th/20th century, a square form jar with a round cover, all visible sides decorated with large panels of figures in landscape scenes, accented by a geometric pattern, and a flattened baluster jar with high shoulders, the flat sides decorated with large panels of figures in landscape scenes, accented with a geometric pattern at the sides and molded lappet cover with finial, ht. 15 3/4 in. $500-700 689 Pair of Blue and White Covered Jars, China, late Qing Dynasty, the compressed quatrefoil forms decorated with continuous landscape scenes depicting figures and buildings beside a river, ht. 10 1/8 in. $500-700 690 Blue and White Covered Ginger Jar, China, Qing Dynasty, the sides depicting a woman and children at leisure in a garden, double ring mark on base, ht. 7 3/8 in. $500-700 691 Pair of Blue and White Covered Ginger Jars, China, 19th century or later, each decorated with a bird perched on a flowering peony tree above rockery and amidst prunus, with a crenellated band along the shoulder, covers (not original) with floral decorations, four-character Kangxi mark on base, ht. 6 in., with wood stands.

Note: See Christie’s New York, Sale 2344, October 2010, Lot 436. $1,000-1,500 692 Blue and White Vase, China, Ming Dynasty style, the baluster form decorated with a large phoenix, surrounded by a scrolling floral motif, a band of ruyi-heads at the mouth, drilled and fitted as a lamp, ht. to 20 in. $500-700

693 Pair of Blue and White Hexagonal Ceramic Garden Seats, China, for export, late 19th/ early 20th century, overall pattern of scrolling vines and flowers, pierced top and sides with “cash” and “double cash” motifs, dia. 11, ht.

20 in. $800-1,000

696 Blue-glazed Porcelain Ginger Jar, China, Qing Dynasty, bulbous shape tapers to a waisted bottom, dome cover with lotus knob, glazed interior in bluish-white, ht. 7 3/4 in. $500-700

694 Blue and White Porcelain Bottle, China, 19th/20th century, bell-shape with rolled rim, decorated with two clusters of stylized ruyi clouds in a bat form over shoulders, a double ring to base, ht. 7 1/2 in. $500-700

697 Bronze-glazed Porcelain Vase, China, 19th/20th century, hu-shaped with two animal-head handles and a raised ring around the shoulder, resting on a short stemmed foot, decorated with gilt archaic-style taotie design, six-character Qianlong mark impressed under the gilt glaze, ht. 14 in. $4,000-5,000

695 Blue and White Indonesian Export Flask, China, circular, with phoenix-head-shaped spout and S-curve handle, depicting a flying phoenix above floral scrolls in a folk style, clay residue on base, ht. 10 1/8, wd. 9 1/4 in. $500-700

698 Granary, China, Han Dynasty, of cylindrical form, raised high on three bear-shaped feet, the body marked with to ridges; and the top modeled in the shape of a tiled roof, overall iridescent green lead glaze, ht. 14 1/2 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $800-1,000

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699 Pottery Model of a Tree in a Basin, China, Han Dynasty, depicting a tree standing in the base of the straight-sided basin with the flat everted rim with two waterfowl and fish and a terrapin, the tree with the ends of the branches applied with birds in flight with two other birds on the rim of the dish, all covered in a densely speckled green glaze, ht. 10 3/4 in.

Note: Christie’s, December 10, 1984, Lot 512. No technical examination done. $5,000-7,000

700 Well-Head and Bucket, China, Han Dynasty style, the roof, pulley, and well of earthenware with an overall green lead glaze, the bucket with a brown glaze, ht. 12 1/4 in.

700A Four Tomb Pottery Items, China, Han Dynasty style, three earthenware dogs and a round pen with two goats, ht. to 5; dia. 6 1/4 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $500-700 701 Funerary Pottery Model of a Camel (Mingqi), China, Tang Dynasty style, 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

702 Painted Pottery Figure of Dancing Lady, China, Tang Dynasty style, depicting a dancing court lady with one arm up and wearing flowing robes with long sleeves, traces of paint remaining, on a wood stand, ht. 14 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $3,000-3,500

703 Painted Pottery Figure of Dancing Lady, China, Tang Dynasty style, depicting a dancing court lady with one arm up and wearing flowing robes with long sleeves, with double bun coiffeur, traces of paint remaining, on a wood stand, ht. 12 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $3,000-3,500

Note: No technical examination done. $500-700

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704 Painted Pottery Figure of Dancing Lady, China, Tang Dynasty style, depicting a dancing court lady with double bun coiffeur wearing flowing robes with long sleeves, the left arm up and body slightly bending forward, traces of paint remaining, on a wood stand, ht. 12 in.

706 Pair of Cloisonné Vases, China, 19th/20th century, pear-shape with dish-shaped mouth, two animal-head handles on waisted neck, resting on a stemmed foot, decorated with archaic-style taotie designs, four-character Guangxu mark to base, ht. 22 1/4 in. $2,000-2,500

709 Cloisonné Censer, China, 19th century or later, with two elephant-head-shaped handles, decorated with lotuses and foliate scrolls, resting on a short splayed foot, four-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 2 3/4, wd. 7 5/8 in. $500-700

707 Pair of Cloisonné Vases, China, 19th/20th century, bulbous hexagonal bodies with two chilong-shaped handles, resting on a stemmed foot, decorated with flowers, bats in lobed panels, and archaic-style motifs and scrolls, four-character Qianlong mark to base, ht. 17 3/4 in. $5,000-7,000

710 Rectangular Cloisonné Container, China, 19th/20th century, a quadruped stand structured in three parts, with four carved risers to secure a plaque and a rectangular cover on its top, the cover decorated with floral reserves and a metal band with four characters on a yellow-brown ground, 4 5/8 x 10 7/8 x 7 3/8 in. $2,000-2,500

Note: No technical examination done. $3,000-3,500

705 Painted Pottery Figure of Musician, China, Tang Dynasty style, depicting a standing female holding musical instruments in both hands, traces of paint remaining, on wood stand, ht. 14 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $2,000-2,500

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708 Cloisonné Ruyi Scepter, China, 19th century or later, decorated with three shaped insets depicting an Immortal with deer, bats, and lingzhi mushrooms, and a peach branch, fourcharacter Qianlong mark to back, ht. 17 in. $700-900

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711 Rectangular CloisonnĂŠ Basin, China, 19th/20th century, with openwork feet at the corners and a flat protruded rim, decorated with floral and foliate scrolls, the exterior with ten panels, each decorated with five bats around a shou character, 4 x 20 5/8 x 13 in. $5,000-7,000

712 CloisonnĂŠ Charger, China, 19th/20th century, decorated with lotus scrolls and two borders of ruyi head and meander motifs on the interior, the exterior with a band of lotus motifs on the cavetto, and the base with flowers and butterflies, dia. 15 1/2 in. $800-1,200

713 Carved Bamboo Brush Pot, China, Qing Dynasty, the cylindrical form decorated with openwork carvings of a figure contemplating a landscape, while another makes tea, surrounded by pine trees in a rocky landscape, ht. 5 1/4 in. $1,000-1,500

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714 Yixing Water Dropper, China, stoneware, depicts a scholar seated beside a tree trunk, illegible seal, ht. 2 1/2 in. $1,500-2,000

715 Huanghuali Brush Pot, China, 20th century, six-lobed form, the solid bottom with six slightly raised feet, scattered “ghost faces,” ht.

5 1/4, dia. 4 3/4 in. $800-1,000 716 Blue and White Brush Pot, China, the sides of the cylindrical form decorated with continuous scenes depicting a tribute being brought to an official, an incised floral pattern border at the rim and the base, ht. 8 1/8 in.

717 Jade Brush Washer, China, 19th/20th century, in the shape of a rolled lotus leaf, with a frog carved into a small well with a hole in it, with incised and stained details, gray-green stone with streaks of russet markings and white inclusions, lg. 6 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500 718 Quartz Brush Washer, China, 20th century, in the shape of rolled lotus leaf and stalks, incised details, translucent gray stone with mottled brown and white markings and inclusions, lg. 4 1/8 in. $500-700

Note: Sotheby’s sticker, PF8010, Lot 338. $600-800

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719 Ivory and Wood Table Screen, China, late 18th century, a four-panel wood screen containing sixteen small ivory panels, each ivory panel with high relief carving of stories from Fengshen Yanyi (The Investiture of the Gods), which is a romanticized retelling of the overthrow of King Zhou, the last ruler of the Shang Dynasty, by King Wu, who would establish the Zhou Dynasty in place of Shang; many Chinese mythological figures, including human heroes, Immortals, and various spirits who are involved in the struggle are depicted on the ivory panels, the wood frame possibly made later, 46 x 37 in. $5,000-7,000

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720 Large Bronze Sculpture of a Rooster, China, 19th century, standing with its wings raised, the body with an incised feather pattern, upon a rock covered with an incised semicircle pattern, ht. 24 1/2 in. $800-1,000

723 Tricolor Stone Vase, China, 20th century, soapstone, intricately carved and undercut to depict flower-filled vases and birds, five holders for flowers or objects, approx. lg. 6, wd. 5, ht. 11 3/4 in. $500-700

721 Hardstone Flowers with Fluorite Base, China, 19th/20th century, of various stones including purple quartz and pink stones, the base shaped into a rough rock, resting on a carved wood stand decorated with dragon and cloud design and a band of meander motif, ht. 22 1/2, wd. 12 1/2 in. $800-1,000

724 Pair of Hardstone Teacups, China, 20th century, inverted bell-shape, mottled gray stone with white inclusions, semi-transparent, with carved wood stands, overall ht. 2 1/4, cup ht. 1 1/2, dia. 2 7/8 in. $500-700

722 Hardstone Censer, China, 20th century, decorated with openwork floral and foliate scrolls, domed cover with doublechrysanthemum knob, two loop handles with a loose ring, ht. 4, wd. 7 in. $500-700

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725 Set of Five Hardstone Teacups, China, 20th century, inverted bell-shape, spinach green stone with deep green markings, semitransparent, contained in a sectioned box, each cup dia. 1 7/8, box wd. 10 7/8 in. $500-700

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726 Hardstone Vase, China, 20th century, decorated with an openwork pine and lingzhi mushrooms and carved plum tree, rocks, crane, and bird, the jade white to gray-green with subtle russet markings, ht. 5 1/8, wd. 6 1/2 in. $500-700 727 Pebble-shaped Hardstone Seal, China, 20th century, carved on one side to depict a dragon and phoenix, on the other an inscribed poem refers to the “humiliation of Jingkang” at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, the seal literally translates: “dragon flying, phoenix dancing,” ht. 3 3/4 in. $500-700 728 Hardstone Carving of a Handled Mirror, China, 20th century, undulating fan-shape ornamented with carved foliate scrolls, depicting children holding auspicious plants in a Daoist garden with pine and bamboo, on a notched ground, jade white stone with white inclusions, ht. 12 in. $500-700

729 Hardstone Shishi, China, 20th century, seated with a lingzhi mushroom in its mouth, gray stone with russet markings and white inclusions, ht. 2 3/8, lg. 4 1/8 in. $500-700 730 Three Stone Carvings of Seated Animals, China, a horse of mottled brown stone; a jade white cat with brown to black markings resembling tiger skin; and a mythical animal of gray-green and brown stone, ht. to 2 7/8, lg. to 4 3/4 in. $500-700 731 Carved Stone Figure of a Boy, China, 19th century, the pale celadon and dark brown stone figure carved holding a sprig of lingzi across his back, on a carved wood stand, ht. to 4 1/4 in. $500-700 732 Figure of Shoulao, China, carved hardstone, the beige stone flecked with dark red, depicting the Daoist god of luck holding a dragon-headed staff, a scroll in his other hand and a ram at his feet, ht. 8 1/2 in. $500-700 733 Jade Buddha, China, 20th century, seated cross-legged, hands in meditation mudra with palms upturned, riveted to a Tibetan-style giltmetal double-lotus throne inlaid with various stone beads, mark on base, overall ht. 3 7/8, Buddha ht. 2 7/8 in. $2,000-3,000 734 Hardstone Book of Guanyin Mantra, China, Qing Dynasty, eight pages plus wood covers, entitled “Yu Zhi Da Bei Zhou� on the front cover, four-character Qianlong mark to the back, inscribed in seal script on a dark green stone, all characters gilt, book 9 x 5 5/8, plaque 5 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. $700-900 735 Jade Carving of a Ruyi Head, China, 20th century, openwork decoration of peaches and pomegranates with foliate scrolls, winter white jade with milky white inclusions, with wood stand, overall ht. 4, jade ht. 2 3/8 in. $700-900

736 Curved Dagger with Jade Handle, India and China, 19th/20th century, the handle in the shape of a horse head, riveted to the doubleedged and toothed blade, with a leather case, overall lg. 17 7/8, jade handle lg. 5 3/8 in. $600-800 737 Mughal-style Gray Jade Bowl, China, 19th century, ribbed chrysanthemum petals in two tiers, a short splayed foot carved into a double-petaled chrysanthemum with pistil in the center, two elephant-head-shaped handles with a loose ring, the jade translucent with whiter streaks and a few darker speckles, ht. 1 5/8, dia. 5 3/4 in. $2,000-3,000 738 Jade Belt Buckle, China, 20th century, in the shape of an animal mask with bulging eyes and extended tongue, gray-green stone with russet markings and blue-gray mottling, ht. 2 5/8 in. $500-700 739 Jade Chrysanthemum Bowl, China, 20th century, inverted bell-shape with slightly flared mouth and splayed foot, the wall petaled in two tiers with a flowerhead carved on the base, the stone translucent with a hint of white to russet markings toward the foot, ht. 1 1/8, dia. 2 7/8 in. $500-700 740 Pair of Jadeite Censers, China, 20th century, each pressed globular-shape with protruded flat rim and three lion-shaped feet, the domed covers decorated with a band of pierced scroll and taotie designs and a carved dragon head as the knob, white stone with apple green to gray-green markings and white inclusions, ht.

4 5/8 in. $800-1,000 741 Jadeite Plaque with Dragon, China, 20th century, rectangular, decorated in bas-relief with a dragon rising up through clouds, looking straight ahead, ht. 8, wd. 3 1/8 in. $500-700 742 Jade Mountain, China, 19th/20th century, depicting in relief a rocky mountainside with pines and water, temples and pavilions, and figures, spinach green stone with russet markings, ht. 4 in. $500-700

743 Carved Red Jade Pendant, China, 20th century, in the shape of a dragon intertwined with ruyi clouds, with gray markings and white inclusions, lg. 2 in. $700-900 744 Two Jade Carvings of Seated Animals, China, 19th and 20th century, a goat with a lingzhi mushroom in its mouth, seated with two baby goats, winter white stone with apple green markings and white inclusions, with wood stand; a cat with a ribboned wrap around the body, gray-white stone with brown to blue markings, lg. to 2 3/8 in. $500-700 745 Jade Carving of Two Boys, China, 20th century, depicted intermingled with a drum in between, grayish-green stone with russet mottling, ht. 1 7/8, wd. 2 in. $1,500-2,000 746 Ivory Carving of Musicians, China, depicting two ladies playing musical instruments, one standing and one seated, the details of their faces, hair and instruments painted in black, red and gilt paint, on a wire-inlaid wood stand, ht. 6 7/8 in. $500-700 747 Tortoiseshell Box and Cover, China, 19th/20th century, elliptical, decorated with gilt-silver filigree with insets of various precious stones, the cover with similar metalwork on the exterior with carved jade bird, rocks, and pines in relief and a mirror on the underside, ht. 2 7/8, dia. 4 1/8 in. $800-1,000 748 Carved Bamboo Box, China, the irregular hexagonal lobed form carved with landscape scenes on each side, the lid depicting a pine tree inlaid with pale green stones carved as pine needles, bordered by a band of carved scrolling florals, the edge of each lobe accented with a green stone leaf, dia. 2 1/2 in. $500-700

749 Carved Wood Ruyi Scepter, China, Qing Dynasty, hardwood, carved with Daoist Immortals and auspicious motifs representing longevity, wealth, and power, four characters Yi Pin Dang Chao indicating the highest rank of the Imperial court, lg. 22 in. $700-900

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750 Carved Lacquer Bowl, China, Qing Dynasty, the hexagonal lobed form with a metal band at the rim and foot, the sides carved in high relief with figures, houses, and pavilions in a landscape, six-character Qianlong mark on base, dia. 6 3/4 in. $500-700 751 Pair of Enameled Metal Vases, China, late 19th century, of square baluster form with handles at the neck, the side panels depicting scenes of several of the Eight Daoist Immortals, Shou Lao, Wang Xizhi, Shen Tong, and Ma Gu, their names written above in calligraphy, the necks of the vases decorated with lobed cartouches of flowers, a scrolling peony design covering the necks and the feet, ht. 12 7/8 in. $500-700 752 Silver Tea Strainer with Jade Handle, China, 19th/20th century, decorated with a silver band with floral and foliate peony scrolls and shou characters, the apple green jade carved with lotus leaves and a bat in relief on the front side, a hallmark to the back, overall lg. 6, handle lg. 2 1/4 in. $500-700

753 Three Silver Boxes, China, for export, two cylindrical boxes and a flattened oval box decorated with prunus blossoms, bamboo and peonies, all impressed with hallmarks, the oval box monogrammed with the initials “S” and “M,” lg. to 5 1/2 in. $500-700

758 Bronze Figure of Guanyin, China, Ming style, 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. $500-700

754 Pair of Silver Tazzas, China, the narrow stems supporting shallow scalloped dishes, decorated with openwork dragons, impressed hallmarks to foot rim, 3 1/4 x 4 3/8 in. $500-700

759 Three Bronze Figures, southern Asia, a goddess with four arms seated on a doublelotus pedestal; a four-arm goddess seated on a double-lotus pedestal, accompanied by a dog-like animal on her left side; three figures standing on a rectangular base, two of them hold religious instruments in their hands, ht. to 4 1/2 in. $1,500-1,700

755 Bronze Figure, China, depicting a laughing male figure standing on one foot, holding a container with both hands, carrying another container on his back, with two snakes around him, ht. 7 1/2 in. $500-700 756 Bronze Archaic-style Horse, China, a standing caparisoned horse with a removable saddle, ht. 8 3/4 in.

Provenance: Gifted to owner’s parents by Hans Popper. $1,000-1,200 757 Bronze Figure of Buddha, China, depicting Buddha seated on a double-lotus pedestal, hair painted in blue, robe decorated with incised patterns, ht. 6 3/4 in. $6,000-8,000

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760 Manchu Woman’s Formal Court Robe, China, Qing Dynasty, a blue silk dragon robe woven with dragons clutching pearls amidst clouds above a lishui border, a large central dragon at the chest, with layered horseshoe 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. $8,000-10,000

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761 Fragment of a Lady’s Robe, China, 18th century, the blue silk embroidered with vases of peonies and peaches, and groupings of ripe fruit and flowers held by bats, interspersed with butterflies over a lishui and ruyi-head border, also detailed with peonies in “Forbidden Stitch,” ht. 37 1/4, wd. 55 in. $800-1,000

762 Ceremonial Embroidered Silk Collar, China, Qing Dynasty, circular collar with eight lappets separated into four each side by a long center piece with fourteen tassels at the end, embroidered with various simplified flora and fauna, the third lappet of the four with a long butterfly knot with a tassel at the end, framed and glazed, 43 7/8 x 35 1/2, collar 32 x 24 in. $1,200-1,500

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763 Textile Fragment, China, 19th/20th century, possibly a cushion cover, embroidered with a central dragon chasing a flaming pearl amidst clouds, the details of the dragon embroidered in high relief, bordered at the corners and sides by various flowers, plants and butterflies, on a yellow silk ground, framed and glazed, 43 x 44 1/2 in. $500-700 764 Woven Yoke Fragment, China, Ming Dynasty, the quatrefoil yoke woven with two large dragons, each clutching a flaming pearl in their claws amidst stylized clouds and ruyi-heads, a small dragon within a roundel at the center, on a dark blue ground, trimmed with pale green and gold at the edges, 38 x 45 1/4 in. $1,800-2,000

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765 Embroidered Textile, China, 18th/19th century, possibly a cushion or throne cover, the silk embroidered in “Forbidden Stitch” with a repeating peony and scrolling leaf motif in shades of pink and blue, interspersed with auspicious bats holding coins, 65 x 43 in. $4,000-6,000 766 Small Rug, China, 19th/20th century, depicting scholar’s objects including a ruyi scepter, a censer, books, and floral arrangements, bordered by a band of alternating floral sprigs and meanders, all in shades of blue, beige, and pink, 79 x 52 1/2 in. $7,000-9,000

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767 Two Seto Ware Dishes, Japan, 19th century, decorated with “horse-eye” designs in underglaze iron brown, spur marks to well, dia. 10 3/8 in. $800-1,000 768 Two Kinrande Imari Bottles, Japan, 18th/19th century, four-sided, rounded shoulders, square base, decorated with grapevines, figures, birds, and flowers in iron red, green, aubergine, and black enamels and gold, ht. 11 in. $800-1,000

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769 Kutani Vase, Japan, 19th/20th century, bulbous-shape with four loops on shoulder, decorated with mythical animals in ornamented roundels on a reticulated background filled with various motifs in iron red and gold, signed “Akie-sei” inside three single rings on base, ht. 9 3/4 in. $800-1,000

771 Ivory Carving of Shoulao, Japan, 20th century, standing with a dragon staff in his left hand and a peach in his right, with a boy touching the peach with his left hand, decorated with elaborate polychrome designs including the shou character meaning longevity, signed “Matsuyama,” ht. 4 3/4 in. $500-700

770 Kutani Ewer, Japan, 19th/20th century, globular, with long neck and an undulating mouth rim, painted with figures, flowers, and a landscape in three oval panels on a ground filled with floral and foliate motifs in iron red and gold, signed “Watano-sei, Murashou-ga” in overglaze iron red and a mark in underglaze blue on base, ht. 10 1/2 in. $500-700

772 Ivory Carving of a Bubble Blower, Japan, 19th/20th century, the boy with both hands raised, on elliptical base, signed “Mitsuyama,” ht. 6 3/8 in. $500-700

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773 Ivory Netsuke of Seven Lucky Gods, Japan, 19th century, riding on the Takarabune treasure ship along with a crane, signed “Masatoshi” to base, stained, ht. 3/4, wd. 1 1/2 in. $1,000-1,200 774 Three Ivory Netsukes, Japan, 19th/20th century, an elderly seated man eating soba, signed “Chayama”; a group of zodiac animals, signed “Tomogyoku”; and a couple each holding a bag, signature unidentified, with a box with inscription, ht. to 1 5/8 in. $500-700 775 Five Ojime Beads, Japan, 19th/20th century, an openwork bone ball; an ivory ball with a carved figure with an incised bird, signed “Ichishi”; an ivory ball with two carved figures; an ivory ball with figural landscape, signed “Gyokuyama”; and a gold-lacquered ball with flowers, dia. to 3/4 in. $500-700

776 Three Lacquered Inros, Japan, 19th/20th century, a hexagonal column-form, four cases, decorated with a floral branch and two birds in takamakie on a red-brown ground, with an ivory floral ojime, ht. 2 7/8; a wide columnform, five cases, decorated with two floral motifs in takamakie and an inscription on the other on a patterned kinji ground, with a carved ivory ojime with two figures, ht. 2 5/8; and a wide column-form, black-lacquered, three cases, with a stylized landscape on a red and gold ground with a mother-of-pearl inlay, with a carved ojime with five figures, ht.

2 5/8 in. $700-900 777 Lacquered Wood Inro with a Wood Netsuke, Japan, 18th/19th century, oval column-shape, four cases, carved and incised with a figure in the mountains on one side and two samurai figures on the other, ht. 4 1/8; with a stone ojime, dia. 1; and a bone netsuke carved as a mountain with a seated man observing the mountain in the distance, ht. 1 3/8 in. $1,000-1,200

775A Shagreen Inro, Japan, 19th/20th century, of flattened curved rectangular form, with a pink stone ojime, ht. 6 3/4 in. $500-700

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778 Six Gold Lacquered Carved Kushi Combs, Japan, 19th/20th century, the spines ornamented in polychrome hiramakie and takamakie on a kinji ground, with mountains, flowers, a pine, a crane, and geometric patterns, one with a patterned metal ridge. $700-900 779 Gilt-brass Garland of Flowers (Keman), Japan, 20th century, depicting lotus flowers with seedpods, stalks, and leaves in an openwork chased design, the ritual tablet ornamented with a ribbon, inscribed “Kumeda” as the donor, a loop with a loose ring for hanging, ht. 12 1/4, wd. 11 7/8 in. $500-700 780 Bronze Kongorei Bell, Japan, 18th/19th century, decorated with lotus petal designs to handle, the finial with a crescent moon on a cloud and the bell body with bands of various widths, a bottle-shaped clapper inside, ht. 8 1/8 in.

Note: See Bonham’s, New York, Sale 19121, Lot 3255, March 2011. $500-700

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781 Portable Lacquer Buddhist Shrine, Japan, 18th/19th century, elliptical column-shape, enshrining a wood carving of Amitabha Buddha, with flame mandorla on a doublelotus pedestal, polychrome decoration, the black lacquered case with hinged double doors, decorated with Tokugawa family crests and foliate scrolls in gold, ht. 5 1/8 in. $500-700

784 Four Bronze Figures, Tibet, a Buddha seated on a pedestal with a Buddhist instrument in front of him; a deity holding a Buddhist instrument in his right hand, standing on a double-lotus pedestal; Padum holding a Buddhist instrument seated on a lotus pedestal; and a Bodhisattva seated on a double-lotus pedestal, ht. to 4 in. $1,600-1,800

782 Portable Lacquer Buddhist Shrine, Japan, 19th/20th century, elliptical column-shape, enshrining a wood carving of Kannon Bosatsu, with flame mandorla on a lotus pedestal, polychrome and gilt decoration, some details in fine metal lines, the black lacquered case with hinged doors with a metal clasp and fittings, decorated with gilt floral and foliate scrolls, ht. 5 7/8 in. $700-900

785 Bronze Figure, Tibet, depicting Vaishravana seated on a lotus pedestal, holding a mongoose in his left hand, ht. 4 in. $700-800

783 Lacquer Portable Buddhist Shrine, Japan, 19th/20th century, elliptical column-shape, enshrining a wood carving of Kannon Bosatsu, with flame mandorla on a lotus pedestal, the black-lacquered case with hinged doors with a clasp and metal fittings, gilt with karagusa patterns inside and foliate scrolls outside, a hanging hook on convex top, ht. 8 in. $800-1,000

786 Bronze Figure of a Lama, Tibet, depicted holding Buddhist instruments, seated on a lotus pedestal, ht. 5 1/2 in. $700-800 787 Gilt-bronze Figure of Thangtong Gyalpo, Tibet, depicted seated on an animal-skincovered base, holding a book in his left hand, traces of pigments on his hair and face, ht. 5 1/4 in. $1,000-1,500

788 Bronze Lama, Tibet, depicted seated on a lotus pedestal, lobe decorated with gilt pattern and incised flowers, ht. 5 1/4 in. $500-700 789 Buddhist Figure, Myanmar, the carved stone deity seated on a carved wood double-lotus pedestal, overall gilt with red pigment residue, ht. 11 in. $500-700 790 Bronze Deity, Khmer, depicting a female deity seated on a round mat, ht. 7 in. $2,000-3,000 791 Two Bronze Figures of Bodhisattva, Nepal, a four-armed figure seated on a turtle on top of a lotus pedestal; and a four-armed figure seated with a turtle under his left knee and a disciple in front of his right knee, ht. to 4 1/2 in. $1,500-1,700

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792 Bronze Figure of Buddha Protected by Mucalinda, Southeast Asia, depicted seated, protected by Mucalinda, a snake-like being, ht. 7 in., with stand. $3,000-4,000 793 Fragment of Bronze Buddha Head, Thailand, depicting Buddha’s face, with stand, ht. 11 1/2 in. $800-1,000

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794 Bronze Buddha, Thailand, depicted seated on a lotus pedestal, ht. 17 in. $800-1,200 795 Seven Painted Prayer Cards, Tibet, seven prayer cards, double-sided, depicting various Buddhism images, color and ink on textile, each with a bronze hook on top, 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. $1,500-1,700

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796 Kangra-style Painting Depicting Hunting Scenes, India, 19th/20th century, in a painted floral border, with hunters on horses and a group of deer hunted down in a rocky mountainside, colors on cotton, framed and glazed, 49 x 31 1/2, painting 46 7/8 x 29 3/8 in. $800-1,200 797 Set of Two Paintings Depicting Butterflies and Flowers, Japan, in the Kano school style, dated to 1890 and titled “Dancing Butterflies” on the box, colors on silk, hanging scroll, overall 71 x 17, painting 38 x 18 1/2 in. $500-700

798 Two Paintings Depicting Quails with Flowering Plants, Japan, 20th century, both in the manner of Tosa Mitsuoki (1617-1691), in Spring and Fall, inscribed and signed with a seal, ink and colors on silk, hanging scroll with blue and white porcelain bar ends, overall 76 x 16, painting 40 1/2 x 11 in. $500-700 799 Painting Depicting a Lady under a Blooming Tree, Japan, in the manner of Tosa Mitsuoki (1617-1691), inscribed with a poem, signed with a seal, ink and colors on silk, hanging scroll, overall 55 x 18, painting 33 x 13 in. $500-700 800 Two Paintings, Japan, one depicting a plum branch, in the manner of Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), ink and colors on paper, hanging scroll, signed with a seal; and the other with calligraphy of a poem, flowers, and butterfly, ink and colors on silk, signed with two seals, overall 59 x 9 1/2, paintings 4 x 12 and 2 1/4 x 14 in. $500-700 801 Painting Depicting a Landscape, Japan, in the manner of Kano Tanyu (1602-1674), signed with a seal, ink on silk, hanging scroll, overall 60 x 20, painting 41 x 16 in. $500-700 802 Painting Depicting a Peacock with Pine and Peonies, Japan, 1922, inscribed and signed with two seals, ink and color on silk, hanging scroll, overall 76 x 32, painting 49 x 20 in. $500-700 803 Painting Depicting Plum with a Bird, Japan, dated to 1890, in the manner of Ima Keinen (1845-1924), signed with two seals, ink and color on silk, hanging scroll, overall 81 x 25 1/2, painting 49 x 7 1/2 in. $500-700

804 Painting Depicting Flowers and Bamboo, Japan, signed with a seal, ink and colors on silk, hanging scroll, overall 66 1/2 x 18, painting 42 x 13 1/2 in. $500-700 805 Painting Depicting an Old Pine, Japan, inscribed and signed with a seal, ink on silk, hanging scroll, overall 46 x 28, painting 24 1/2 x 14 3/4 in. $500-700 806 Painting Depicting a Goose, Japan, 19th/20th century, standing amongst autumnal reeds, a red Korin seal, ink and color on paper, overall 72 x 24 3/4, painting 50 x 19 1/2 in. $500-700 807 Painting Depicting a Dragon, Japan, in the manner of Soga Shohaku (1730-1781), rising up into a misty sky, signed with a seal, ink on silk, mounted on fabric, overall 44 x 13 1/2, painting 41 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. $500-700 808 Calligraphy, Japan, with one character meaning “Buddha,” inscribed with three seals, ink on paper, hanging scroll, overall 79 x 17, calligraphy 52 1/2 x 13 in. $500-700 809 Calligraphy, Japan, with two characters meaning “plum rain,” inscribed with a seal, ink on paper, hanging scroll, overall 46 x 24 1/2, calligraphy 10 x 23 1/2 in. $500-700 810 Six-panel Folding Screen, Japan, depicting figures engaging in various pursuits within multiple courtyards, each panel 68 x 24 1/2 in. $500-700

811 Ten-panel Folding Screen (Songhakdo), Korea, 1907, Yang Gihun (1843-after 1919), depicting five cranes with pine and bamboo trees, inscribed with a couplet by Shi Yannian (994-1041), a poet from the Northern Song Dynasty, signed “Seok-yeon No-eo” with three seals, each panel 78 3/8 x 12 7/8, painting 50 1/8 x 12 7/8 in.

Provenance: 1966, gifted to Don H. Miller (d. 1969), then the President of the Skelly Oil Company (now Getty Oil), by Mr. Kim Jonghui (1922-1981, aka Dynamite Kim), the founder of the present Hanwha Group; 2007, sold by the estate of Mrs. Miller (d. 2006) to Maurice Powell, a dealer in Tulsa, Oklahoma; 2008, sold to the present owner in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Note: Available is a letter regarding the screen from Mrs. Dynamite Kim (signed “C.H. Kim”) to Mrs. Miller. It is dated on May 31, 1966, with its envelope stamped in Korea on June 1, 1966, and postmarked in the U.S. on June 6, 1966. $6,000-8,000 812 Painting Depicting Avalokitesvara, China, seated straight on a lotus throne holding a Pure Water bottle with a lotus sprig, a canopy over her head, a qilin seated in front of the throne, ink and colors on silk, framed and glazed, 56 1/8 x 28 1/4, painting 55 1/8 x 27 1/4 in. $600-800 813 Painting Depicting Three Star Gods, China, of Fu, Lu, and Shou, holding a ruyi scepter, child, and peach, respectively, with children depicted holding a book, censer, and a peony in a vase, hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk, signed “Zhou Tianqiu” on the left corner, overall 83 x 49, painting 63 1/2 x 43 3/4 in. $500-700 814 Painting Depicting a Buddhist Purgatory, China, 19th/20th century, with one of the Ten Kings of Hell presiding, along with his vassals including judge officials recording sins and animal-head wardens torturing sinners, ht. 60 1/2 x 33 1/4, painting 52 x 24 3/4 in. $600-800

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815 Reverse Glass Painting of the Hongs at Canton, China for the export market, about 1840, depicts the French, American, and British “factories,” in a period wooden frame, 22 x 15 1/2 in. (framed). $1,000-1,500 816 Painting Depicting Two Pheasants, China, dated to 1757, signed Shen Quan (1682-1760) with two seals, the birds depicted seated on a tree branch above chrysanthemums, ink and colors on silk, framed and glazed, 60 3/4 x 33 1/2, painting 52 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. $800-1,000

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817 Painting Depicting Lotuses with Mandarin Ducks, China, in the manner of Jiang Nansha (1669-1732), entitled “Pure Lotus,” inscribed and signed with two seals, ink and colors on silk, hanging scroll without top bar, overall 51 1/2 x 17 1/2, painting 28 x 15 3/8 in. $500-700 818 Painting Depicting a Pair of Chickens, China, 1986, in a simplified form with freestyle brush strokes, signed, “Jo Ming,” ink and colors on paper, framed and glazed, overall 61 x 33 1/2, painting 53 x 26 1/2 in. $3,000-4,000

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819 Hanging Scroll, China, 20th century, in the manner of Song Wenzhi (1919-1999), ink and color on paper, depicting a landscape of Lake Taihu with peach blossoms, with inscription and a seal, overall 82 x 33, painting 52 x 26 in. $500-700 820 Hanging Scroll, China, 20th century, in the manner of Mei Lanfang (1894-1961), ink and color on paper, depicting prunus blossoms, peonies, bamboo, and orchids, with inscription and two seals, overall 71 1/2 x 24 1/2, painting 39 x 20 in. $500-700

821 Hanging Scroll of Calligraphy, China, Qing Dynasty, in the manner of Zhang Zhao (16911745), ink on paper, bears signature and two seals, overall 81 x 25 1/2, calligraphy 47 x 17 1/2 in. $500-700 822 Hanging Scroll, China, 18th century, in the manner of Yuan Mei (1716-1797), calligraphy with signature and seals, ink on paper, overall 92 3/4 x 15 3/4, calligraphy 50 x 11 3/4 in.

Provenance: The current owner’s mother emigrated to the United States from Kunming, China, in 1940, and brought this painting with her. $500-700

823 Hanging Scroll, China, Song Dynasty style, in the manner of Zhao Qianli (1127-1162), depicting pavilions in a mountain landscape with figures, color on silk; calligraphy by Yuan Jiagu (1872-1937), introducing Zhao and describing how his friend Lü Yunyi got this painting, ink on silk, overall 76 3/4 x 20 1/2, painting 21 x 12 1/2, calligraphy 10 x 12 3/4 in.

Provenance: The current owner’s mother emigrated to the United States from Kunming, China, in 1940, and brought this painting with her. $800-1,000 823A Hanging Scroll, China, 20th century, in the manner of Huang Junbi (1898-1991), ink and color on paper, depicting a scholar in a mountain landscape, inscribed and with three seals, overall 83 x 26 1/2, painting 35 x 22 1/2 in.

Provenance: A note on the back of the scroll states that this painting was a gift from Gao Zhiqing, the mayor of Kunming in the early 20th century to Pei Jinju who was the current owner’s great grandfather. The current owner’s mother emigrated to the United States from Kunming, China, in 1940, and brought this painting with her. $8,000-10,000

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824 Hanging Scroll, China, 20th century, in the manner of Wu Jingheng (1865-1953), seal calligraphy, bears signature and seals, ink on paper, 98 x 16 1/2, calligraphy 57 x 11 3/4 in.

Provenance: The current owner’s mother emigrated to the United States from Kunming, China, in 1940, and brought this painting with her. $500-700 825 Imperial Commendation Handscroll, China, possibly Guangxu Period, ink and color on paper, passages of script written over five seals in red, bordered by dragons in blue, red, and green at the sides, top and bottom, framed and glazed, 79 x 13 5/8 in. $800-1,000

826 Framed Painting, China, in the manner of Qiu Yin (1494-1552), depicting a scholar sitting in a landscape with pines, a boy holding peaches walking towards him, inscription of Jia Jing Xin Hai Zhong Chun Qiu Yin Hua Zhi and two seals, framed, 24 x 44 in. $500-700 827 Two Ancestral Portraits, China, 20th century, oil on canvas, one depicting a gentleman, the other a lady, both seated next to a table and signed by “Wu Lusheng,” bears one seal, unframed, 32 1/2 x 21 3/4 in.

Provenance: From the estate of Peter L. Rosenberg of Vallin Galleries. $500-700

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Books from the Libraries of Peter L. Rosenberg and Anne DeCoursey Clapp, Professor of Chinese Art, Wellesley College

830 Thirteen Books on Chinese Ceramics, chiefly blue and white, including Pope, Chinese Porcelain from Ardebil Shrine; and Misugi, Chinese Porcelain...Topkapi and Ardebil. $600-800 831 Thirty Publications on Chinese Furniture, including Li, Zhongguo jia ju shi tu shuo; Shixiang, Classical Chinese Furniture; Ellsworth, Chinese Furniture; Jiaqing, Classical Chinese Furniture; and ten issues of the Journal of Classical Chinese Furniture. $300-500

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828 Painting of a Mouse, China, Qing Dynasty, perched on a lychee branch and eating the ripe fruit, ink and color on silk, framed and glazed, 19 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. $800-1,000

829 Portrait of a High-Ranking Courtier, China, Qing Dynasty, possibly Kangxi Period, the official depicted seated on a tiger-skin-covered throne and in winter dress, wearing a fur-lined formal court robe embellished with a large central dragon amidst the clouds, smaller dragons at his horseshoe-shaped sleeves and at the bottom of the robe, his hat topped with a red finial indicating his high rank, a blue chaodai at his waist also denoting rank, holding a chaozhu court necklace in one hand, framed and glazed, 84 x 45 3/4 in.

Provenance: Purchased by the owner at Charlotte Horstmann, Hong Kong in 1975. $15,000-20,000

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832 Seventeen Books on Indian Art, including Zwalf, Gandhara Sculpture in the British Museum, two volumes; and Zimmer, Art of Indian Asia. $600-800 833 Twenty-six Books on Buddhist Art, including Anesaki, Buddhist Art; and Munsterberg, Chinese Buddhist Bronzes. $300-500 834 Thirteen Books on Chinese Ceramics, chiefly blue and white, including Pope, Chinese Porcelain from Ardebil Shrine; and Misugi, Chinese Porcelain from...Topkapi and Ardebil Shrine. $300-500

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835 Group of Books on Buddhist Art, including Ancient Chinese Sculpture the C.K. Chan Collection; and Museu de Arte de Macau, Lightness of Essence: Tibetan Buddhist Relics. $300-500

837 National Palace Museum, Three Hundred Masterpieces of Chinese Painting, vols. 1-3, 1959, folio, stitched bindings, cloth folding case, (lacks vols. 4-6). $500-700

836 Welch, Stuart Cary and Martin Bernard Dickson (eds.), Houghton Shahnameh (2 vols.), Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1981, (lacks slipcase). $600-800

838 National Palace Museum, Masterpieces of the Palace Museum, 15 volumes from this series, c. 1970. $500-700

840 Liang-yu, Liu, Survey of Chinese Ceramics, 5 vols., Taipei: Aries Gemini, 1991. $800-1,000

841 Thirteen Books on Chinese Paintings, including Contag, Seals of Chinese Painters and Collectors (revised 1996), 2 copies; Ho, Century of Tung Ch’i-chang; Fu, Studies in Connoisseurship (2 copies); and Tsao, Paintings of Xugu and Qi Baishi. $800-1,000

839 Oriental Ceramics: World’s Greatest Collections, 11 vols., Tokyo: Kodansha, 1980-82, (standard edition). $600-800

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842 Eighteen Books on Chinese Jade, including Watt, Chinese Jade; Nott, Chinese Jade; and Yang, Chinese Archaic Jades...Kwan Collection. $300-500 843 Eight Books on Japanese Art, including Sotheby’s, Henri Vever Collection (in 3 parts); and Henderson, Works of Sharaku. $300-500 844 Chak’s Chinese Arts and Auctions Records, 13 vols., 2000-2013; together with Chinese Art Market Navigation, 14 items total. $300-500 845 Sixteen Books on Japanese Ceramics, including Shibata Collection (5 vols.); Cardoza, Rosanjin; Cort, Shigaraki; and Morse, Japanese Pottery (reprint). $300-500 846 Thirteen Books on Japanese Architecture, Sculpture, Paintings, and Minor Arts, including Warner, Japanese Sculpture; Roberts, Japanese Artists; Davey, Netsuke; Tansu; and Earle, Bamboo. $300-500

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847 Twenty-six Books on Chinese Art in Private Collections, including, Sotheby’s, Meiyintung Collection (5 vols.); Brundage, Chinese, Korean and Japanese Sculpture; and Pope, Frick Collection. $300-500

851 Twenty-four Books on Himalayan Art, including Reedy, Himalayan Bronzes; Linrothe, Ruthless Compassion; and Rhie, Wisdom and Compassion. $300-500

848 Twenty-seven Books on Chinese Bronzes, including Pope, Freer Chinese Bronzes (2 vols.); Guimet Museum, Bronze d’or et d’argent; National Palace Museum, Weaponry; and Weber, Chou Bronzes. $200-400

852 Yang Jia et al., Historic Relics of Tibet, China: Precious Deposits (5 vols.), Beijing: Morning Glory, 2000. $200-300

849 Twenty-four Books on Chinese Jade, including National Palace Museum, Neolithic Jade; Rawson, Chinese Jade; Li, Chinese Jade Qing; and Knight et al., Late Chinese Jades. $300-500

850 Seventeen Books on Chinese Minor Arts: Bamboo, Ivory, Textiles, and Rugs, including Kao (ed.), Chinese Ivories...Kwan Collection; Fok, Connoisseurship of Rhinoceros Horn Carving; National Museum of History, Art of Bamboo Carving; and Lorentz, View of Chinese Rugs. $300-400

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853 Six Books on Southeast Asia, Thailand, and Cambodia, including Bunker, Adoration and Glory: Golden Age of Khmer Art; Ecole and Francaise d’Extreme-Orient, Temple d’Ankor Vat (vol. 2 only). $300-500

854 Schroeder, Ulrich von, Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet, Hong Kong: Visual Dharma Publications, 2001, limited edition, with slipcase. $800-1,000

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855 Eleven Books on Chinese Snuff Bottles, including Moss, Art of Chinese Snuff Bottles, 2 vols.; Moss, Quartz Snuff Bottles; and Moss, Collection of Marquess of Exeter. $200-300

856 Sixteen Books on Chinese and East Asian Lacquer, including Bukchon Museum, East Asian Lacquer; and Herberts, Oriental Lacquer. $300-400

857 Nine Books on Chinese Lacquer, including Palace Museum, Lacquer, 2 vols.; and Wang, Chinese Lacquerware. $200-300 858 Twenty-two Books on Chinese Ceramics, chiefly Ming Period, including Jenyns, Ming Pottery and Porcelain; Fujioka, Ming Dynasty; and Lion-Goldschidt, Ming Porcelain. $300-500

859 Thirty Books on Chinese Ceramics, chiefly Qing Period, including Shanghai Museum, Kangxi Porcelain Wares; Palace Museum, Porcelain with CloisonnĂŠ...and Famille Rose Decoration; and Shanghai Museum, The Butler Collection of Seventeenth Century Jingdezhen Porcelain. $300-600

863 Twenty-four Books on Chinese Furniture, including Palace Museum, Ming and Qing Dynasty Palace Furniture, (2 vols.); Handler, Austere Luminosity; Palace Museum, Furniture of Ming and Qing Dynasties, (2 vols.); and Shanghai Museum, Fine Ming and Qing Furniture. $400-600

860 Twenty-nine Books and Other Items Relating to Chinese Ceramics General Surveys, including Wood, Chinese Glazes; Wilson, Rare Marks on Chinese Ceramics; and Orientations, Selected Articles on Chinese Ceramics. $400-600

864 Approximately Twenty-two Books on General Asian Art. $300-500

861 Thirteen Books on Chinese Ceramics, chiefly Song, including Scott, Qingbai Ware; Tregar, Song Ceramics; Hong Kong Museum, Song Ceramics...Kwan Collection; Palace Museum, Porcelain of the Song, (2 vols.); and National Palace Museum, Ju Ware. $300-600 862 Twenty-nine Books on Chinese Ceramics, chiefly early wares, including Watson, PreTang Ceramics; Watson, Tang and Liao Ceramics; Schloss, Ancient Chinese Ceramic Sculpture, 2 vols. (2 copies); and Lam, Tang Ceramics Changsha Kilns. $400-600

865 Twenty-one Books on Chinese Export Art, including Jorg and van Campen, Chinese Ceramics...Rijksmuseum; Rinaldi, Kraak Porcelain; Howard, Choice of the Private Trader; Forbes, Chinese Silver; and National Museum of History, Ancient Chinese Trade Ceramics, (2 vols.). $300-400 866 Twenty Books on Chinese Export Art, including Howard and Ayers, China for the West (2 vols.); Litzenburg, Chinese Export Porcelain...Reeves Center; Veiga, Chinese Export Porcelain...Brazilian Collections; Sargent, Treasures of Chinese Export; and Howard, Choice of the Private Trader. $300-400

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867 Howard, David Sanctuary, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, London: Faber and Faber, 1974, Volume I only. $400-600 868 Group of Asian Dealers’ Catalogs, large selection from major dealers. $300-400

869 Yee, Ip, and Laurence C.S. Tam, Chinese Bamboo Carving, in two parts, Hong Kong: Hong Kong Art Museum 1978. $600-800 870 Morris, Ivan, Tale of Genji Scroll, Tokyo: Kodansha, 1971, limited edition, in a clamshell box. $500-700 871 Approximately Twenty-three Books on General Asian Art. $300-500 872 Approximately Twenty-three Books on General Asian Art. $300-500 873 Approximately Twenty-four Books on General Asian Art. $300-500 874 Fifty-two Publications Relating to Chinese Archaeology and Heritage Sites, including Yang, New Perspectives on China’s Past; Temple Murals of Shangxi Province; Liu chao yi shu (2 parts); Whitfield, Caves of Singing Sand: Dunhuang (2 vols.); and Ceramic Finds from Jingdezhen Kilns. $400-600 875 Imprey, Oliver et al. (eds.), Khalili Collection: Meiji no takara, Treasures of Imperial Japan, five volumes in eight, London: Kibo Foundation, 1995. $1,000-1,200

876 Audsely, George Ashdown and James Lord Bowes, Keramic Art of Japan, 2 vols., London: Sotheran, 1875, folio, full green pebbled leather. $500-700

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877 Arts of Korea, 15 vols., Seoul: Dong-Wha Publishing, c. 1979. $300-600 878 Five Lantern Slides, America, late 19th/ early 20th century, a slide of a photograph of Empress Dowager Cixi, ht. 3 1/8, wd. 4, a slide of a portrait painting, possibly Emperor Tongzhi (1862-1874), ht. 3 1/8, wd. 4, a slide of a photograph of a rural road, China, labeled indistinctly at left, ht. 3 1/8, wd. 4, a slide of a photograph of a tea plantation, China, handcolored, labeled “19 Tea Plantation” at left, ht.

3 1/8, wd. 4, a slide of a photograph of three merchants beside a cart, China, hand-colored, labeled “The Shop” at left, ht. 3 1/8, wd. 4 in. $500-700 879 Nawari Script Book Fragment, Nepal, including twenty-two folios with text and illustrations on both sides of the page, ink and watercolor on paper, 5 1/2 × 15 1/4 in. $1,700-1,900

880 Portfolio of Chinese Paintings: Yuan to Ching, Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1961. $500-800

881 Twenty-four Books on Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy, including Group for Authentication of Ancient Works of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy, Illustrated Catalogue of Works of Ancient Chinese Painting and Calligraphy, 13 vols., 1986; Shi gu tang; Shu hua hui kao. $800-1,000 882 Siren, Osvald, Chinese Painting, 7 vols., New York: Ronald Press, 1956. $600-800 883 Guo Li Gu Gong Bo Wo Yuan, Gu gong shu hua tu lu, 20 vols., Taibei, 1989–. $400-600 884 Books on Asiatic Art in Japanese Collections, Toyo bijutsu (2 vols. of 6), Tokyo: Asahi Shimbun, c. 1970. $300-400

885 Suzuki, Kei, Comprehensive Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Paintings, 5 vols., Tokyo: University of Tokyo Press, 1982. $500-700

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886 Sickman, Laurence et al., Chinese Calligraphy and Painting in the Collection of John M. Crawford, Jr., New York: Pierpont Morgan Library, 1962, limited edition, with slipcase. $300-500 887 Guo Li Gu Gong Bo Wa Yuan, Gu gong ming hua sna bai zhong (Three Hundred Masterpieces of Chinese Painting in the Palace Museum), 6 vols., Taibei [1975], with cases. $1,200-1,500 888 Chinese Art Society, Archives of the Chinese Art Society, continued as Archives of Asian Art, vols. I-XLIII. $300-400 889 Contag, Victoria and Wang Chi-ch’ien, Seals of Chinese Painters and Collectors of the Ming and Ch’ing Periods, revised edition with supplement, Hong Kong: University of Hong Kong Press, 1966, hardcover. $600-800 890 Eleven Books on Chinese Cave Paintings, including Mogao grottos Dunhuang, 5 vols.; Gray, Buddhist Cave Painting at Tun-Huang. $300-400

891 Three Books on Chinese Paintings, including Nanjing bo wu guan cang hua; Wang, Garland of Chinese Paintings, vol. 3 only; and Soraikan kinsho, Tokyo, 1930, part 1 only. $800-1,000 892 Six Books on Chinese Paintings, including Shanghai Museum, Four Masters of the Ming Dynasty, 1996; Bo wen tang, Four Masters of the Ming Dynasty; Shanghai Museum, Masterpieces of Traditional Chinese Painting; National Palace Museum, Selected Works by...Lu Chin; Works by Ch’iu Ying; and Style Transformed...Works by Five Late Ming Artists. $800-1,000 893 General Works on Chinese Painting, including, Fong Beyond Representation; Metropolitan Museum of Art, Issues of Authenticity in Chinese Painting; Collection of Paintings from Suchow Museum; Figure Painting in the History of Chinese Painting, 1959, approximately 65 items including some pamphlets and scholarly offprints. $300-500

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894 Shi ou bao ji (Catalogue of Ch’ing Court Paintings), National Palace Museum, 20 vols., Taibei, 1969. $500-700

895 Zhong guo hui hua ouan ji (Complete Works of Chinese Paintings), 13 vols. $400-500 896 Nine Books on Collections of Chinese Paintings, including Gems of Paintings: Liaoning Museum, 1983; Collection of Painting of the Museum of Liaoning, c.

1965; Collection of Paintings, Tokyo, 1928; Collection of Paintings, Tokyo, 1929; Tianjing Art Museum, Collection of Paintings; and Catalogue of Famous Paintings: Chang Family Collection, vols. 1, 2, 4 only. $300-400

897 Nine Books on Collections of Paintings, including Palace Museum, Collection of Paintings and Calligraphy, 3 vols.; Gems of Chinese Paintings, Shanghai, 1955; Collection of Tang, Song, Yuan Paintings, Shanghai, 1957; and Collection of Ancient Paintings, Beijing, 1963. $300-400

899 Thirty Books on Chinese Painters and Paintings, including Clapp, Wen Cheng-Ming; Cahill, Shadow of Mt. Huang, Compelling Image, Distant Mountains, Hills Beyond a River, Parting at the Shore, Fantastics and Eccentric; and National Palace Museum, Ninety Years of Wu School Painting. $300-400

898 Forty Books on Chinese Painters and Paintings, including Zhong guo gu dian wen xue ban hug xuan ji, 2 vols., 1978; National Palace Museum, Four Great Masters of the Yuan; Gao, Shioi, Record of Calligraphy and Painting; Barnhart, Along the Border of Heaven; National Palace Museum, Famous Leaves of the Sung Dynasty; and Fong, Summer Mountains. $300-400

900 Two Books, Catalogue of Chinese Art Objects: including Porcelains, Potteries, Jades, Bronzes and CloisonnĂŠ Enamels, compiled by John Getz, New York: Privately Printed, 1919, limited edition, contemporary morocco, gilt edges, cover detached; and Edward R. Bacon, Memorial Catalog of Paintings by Old and Modern Masters, New York: Privately Printed, 1919, limited edition, contemporary morocco, gilt edges, cover detached, 9 x 12 each. $500-700

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Conditions of Sale 1. Some of the lots in this sale are offered subject to a reserve. The reserve is a confidential minimum price agreed upon by the consignor and Skinner, Inc. below which the lot will not be sold. In most cases, the reserve will be set below the estimated range, but in no case will it exceed the estimates listed. A representative of Skinner, Inc. will execute such reserves by bidding for the consignor. In any event and whether or not a lot is subject to a reserve, the auctioneer may reject any bid or raise not commensurate with the value of such lot.

2. All property is sold “as is,� and neither the auctioneer nor any consignor makes any warranties or representation of any kind or nature with respect to the property, and in no event shall they be responsible for the correctness, nor deemed to have made any representation or warranty, of description, genuineness, authorship, attribution, provenance, period, culture, source, origin, or condition of the property and no statement made at the sale, or in the bill of sale, or invoice or elsewhere shall be deemed such a warranty of representation or an assumption of liability.

3. Except as provided in paragraph 1 above, the highest bidder as determined by the auctioneer shall be the purchaser. In the case of a disputed bid, the auctioneer shall have sole discretion in determining the purchaser and may also, at his or her election, withdraw the lot or reoffer the lot for sale. The auctioneer shall have sole discretion to refuse any bid, or refuse to acknowledge any bidder. Any bidder that plans on spending in excess of $100,000 should make arrangements with the accounting department at least five (5) days in advance of the sale, as a deposit may be required to participate.

4. All merchandise purchased must be paid for and removed from the premises the day of the auction. Skinner Inc. may impose, and the purchaser agrees to pay, a monthly interest charge of 1.5% of the purchase price of any lot or item lot not paid for within thirty-five (35) days of the date of sale.

Skinner, Inc. shall have no liability for any damage or loss to property left on its premises for more than three (3) days from the date of sale. If any property has not been removed within three (3) days from the date of sale, at the option of Skinner, Inc. (a) Skinner Inc., may impose, and the purchaser agrees to pay, a monthly storage charge of 1.5% of the purchase price of any lot or portion of a lot not removed within the three days, and/or (b) Skinner Inc. may place the merchandise in a subsequent auction, without Reserve, to be sold to the highest bidder, and after deducting the standard commission and any additional charges that may apply, remit the proceeds to the purchaser.

5. Skinner accepts cash or check for payment. Personal checks will be acceptable only if credit has been established with Skinner, Inc. or if a bank authorization has been received guaranteeing a personal check. Skinner, Inc. reserves the right to hold merchandise purchased by personal check until the check has cleared the bank.

The purchaser agrees to pay Skinner, Inc. a handling charge of $25.00 for any check dishonored by the drawee. Please contact Accounting for additional payment methods. Skinner does not accept payment by credit card for merchandise purchases.

6. If the purchaser breaches any of its obligations under these Conditions of Sale, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price of all items for which it was the highest successful bidder, Skinner Inc. may exercise all of its rights and remedies under the law including, without limitation, (a) canceling the sale and applying any payments made by the purchaser to the damages caused by the purchaser’s breach, and/or (b) offering at public auction, without reserve, any lot or item for which the purchaser has breached any of its obligations, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price, holding the purchaser liable for any deficiency plus all costs of sale.

7. In no event will the liability of Skinner, Inc. to any purchaser with respect to any item exceed the purchase price actually paid by such purchaser for such item.

8. Shipping is the responsibility of the purchaser. Upon request, our staff will provide the list of shippers who deliver to destinations within the United States and overseas. Some property that is sold at auction can be subject to laws governing export from the U.S., such as items that include material from some endangered species. Import restrictions from foreign countries are subject to these same governing laws. Granting of licensing for import or export of goods from local authorities is the sole responsibility of the buyer. Denial or delay of licensing will not constitute cancellation or delay in payment for the total purchase price of these lots.

9. All purchases are subject to the Massachusetts 6.25% sales tax unless the purchaser possesses a Massachusetts sales tax exemption number. Exemption numbers from other states are accepted in Massachusetts if presented with a business card or letterhead. Dealers, museums, and other qualifying parties can apply for a Massachusetts exemption number prior to the auction by contacting the Massachusetts Department of Corporations and Taxation at 100 Cambridge Street in Boston.

10. A premium equal to 23% of the final bid price up to and including $100,000, plus 20% of the final bid price from $100,001 up to and including $1,000,000, plus 12% of the final bid price from $1,000,001 and over will be applied to each lot sold, to be paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price.

11. Bidding on any item indicates your acceptance of these terms and all other terms printed within, posted, and announced at the time of sale whether bidding in person, through a representative, by phone, by Internet, or other absentee bid.

12. Skinner, Inc. and its consignors make no warranty or representation, express or implied, that the purchaser will acquire any copyright or reproduction rights to any lot sold. Skinner, Inc. expressly reserves the right to reproduce any image of the lots sold in this catalog. The copyright in all images, illustrations and written material produced by or for Skinner, Inc. relating to a lot, including the contents of this catalog, is, and shall remain at all times, the property of Skinner, Inc. and shall not be used by the purchaser, nor by anyone else, without our prior written consent.

13. These conditions of sale shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (excluding the laws applicable to conflicts or choice of law).

The buyer/bidder agrees that any suit for the enforcement of this agreement may be brought, and any action against Skinner in connection with the transactions contemplated by this agreement shall be brought, in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any federal court sitting therein. The bidder/buyer consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts and waives objections that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such suit.

Revised January 8, 2014

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FOR OFFICE USE Marlborough

Boston

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63 Park Plaza Boston, MA 02116 617.350.5400 Fax 617.350.5429

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274 Cedar Hill Street Marlborough, MA 01752 508.970.3000 Fax 508.970.3100

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www.skinnerinc.com

Board of Directors

Chairman of the Board - Stephen L. Fletcher Richard Albright John Deighton Barnet Fain Karen M. Keane Andrew Payne Chairman Emerita - Nancy R. Skinner

Administration

President/Chief Executive Officer - Karen M. Keane Chief Financial Officer - Don Kelly Executive Vice President - Stephen L. Fletcher Vice Presidents - Eric Jones, Marie Keep, Gloria Lieberman, Carol McCaffrey, Kerry Shrives, Stuart G. Slavid, Robin S.R. Starr

Expert Departments

20th Century Design - Jane D. Prentiss Assistant: Shannon M. Ames American & European Paintings & Prints - Robin S.R. Starr Assistants: Kathy Wong, Elizabeth C. Haff, Michelle Lamunière American Furniture & Decorative Arts - Stephen L. Fletcher Deputy Director: Chris Barber; Assistant: Karen Langberg American Indian & Ethnographic Art - Douglas Deihl Antique Motor Vehicles - Jane D. Prentiss Asian Works of Art - Judith Dowling Assistants: Helen Eagles, Suhyung Kim Books & Manuscripts - Devon Gray Bottles, Flasks & Early Glass - Stephen L. Fletcher Ceramics - Stuart G. Slavid Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - Robert C. Cheney Assistant: Jonathan Dowling Couture - Anne Fallon Discovery Auctions - Anne Fallon Assistants: Melissa Riebe, Kyle Johnson European Furniture & Decorative Arts - Stuart G. Slavid Assistants: Leah Kingman, Stephanie Opolski Fine Wines - Marie Keep Assistant: Michael J. Moser Historic Arms & Militaria - Joel Bohy

63 Park Plaza Boston, MA 02116 617.350.5400 Fax 617.350.5429 274 Cedar Hill Street Marlborough, MA 01752 508.970.3000 Fax 508.970.3100 2332 Galiano Street Coral Gables, FL 33134 305.503.4423

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Jewelry - Victoria Bratberg Assistants: John Colasacco, Katie Simonetti Judaica - Kerry Shrives Musical Instruments - Director Pro Tem: Jill Arbetter Assistant: Horst Kloss Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Lawrence Kearney Assistant: Erika Jorjorian Silver - Stuart G. Slavid Toys & Dolls - Anne Fallon Auctioneers - LaGina Austin, Chris Barber, Robert C. Cheney, John Colasacco, Stephen L. Fletcher, Karen M. Keane, Marie C. Keep, Gloria Lieberman, Jessica R. Lincoln, Kerry Shrives, Stuart G. Slavid, Robin S.R. Starr, Laura V. Sweeney

Exhibitions & Property Distribution

Finance Department

Subscriptions

Service Departments

Marlborough:

Warehouse Manager - Fred Trottier, 508.970.3261

Auction Coordinator - Melanie Trottier-Mitcheson, 508.970.3103

Boston:

Auction Coordinators - Jessica R. Lincoln, 617.874.4308,

Benjamin Evans, 617.874.4329

Marlborough:

Accounts Receivable - Denise Johnson, 508.970.3269

Accounts Payable, Consignment - Kathleen Hayes, 508.970.3268

Accounts Payable, Trade - Kevin Rota, 508.970.3283

Credit Supervisor - William Madden, 508.970.3266

Marlborough:

Jessica Turner, 508.970.3240

Advertising/Production Manager - Pamela Van de Houten Appraisal & Auction Services - LaGina Austin, Christine E. Finn, Rachel Kingsley, Ava Pandiani Boston Gallery Director - Laura V. Sweeney Assistant Gallery Director: Paige Lewellyn Gallery Assistant: Ryan O’Hara Consignment Services - Patricia Walker King, Carol Zeigler, Kealyn Garner Customer Relations - Carol McCaffrey Institutional Relations - L. Emerson Tuttle Human Resources - Carol McCaffrey Image Editor - John Cornelius Information Technology & Internet Auctions - Kerry Shrives Assistants: Timothy Shaughnessey, Melissa Riebe Lead Designer - Kristina Harrison Managing Director - Marie C. Keep Marketing & Public Relations - Kate de Bethune, Kathryn Gargolinski, Jessica Turner Photographers - Stanley P. Bystrowski, Jeffrey R. Antkowiak Receptionists - Marlborough: Katie Fitzgerald Boston: Bridget Spears Regional Director—Florida - April L. Matteini, G.G. Staff Portraits - Cheryl Richards Photography Transportation - Eric Jones

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Directions to Skinner’s Boston Gallery/63 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116 617.350.5400 From the West: Take the Massachusetts Turnpike to the Prudential/Copley exit located in the Prudential tunnel. Once on the exit ramp, stay in the right hand lane and follow the signs for Copley. The ramp exits onto Stuart Street. Drive straight through five sets of lights and take a left onto Charles Street South. Take your first left off of Charles St. South onto Park Plaza. Skinner is at 63 Park Plaza, one block up on the right.

From the South: Take 93-N to Exit 20 for I-90 W toward Worcester. Follow signs for Chinatown/South Station. Bear left at the fork to continue towards Kneeland Street. Turn left onto Kneeland Street. Kneeland Street becomes Stuart Street. Turn right onto Charles Street South. Turn left onto Park Plaza.

Skinner is at 63 Park Plaza, one block up on the right.

From Logan Airport: Take the Ted Williams Tunnel. Take Exit 25 toward South Boston and bear left at the fork in the ramp. Bear right onto B St. Turn left onto Northern Ave which becomes Seaport Blvd. Turn left onto Surface Rd. Turn right onto Kneeland Street which becomes Stuart Street. Turn right onto Charles Street South. Turn left onto Park Plaza. Skinner is at 63 Park Plaza, one block up on the right.

From the North: Take I-93 South towards Boston. Take exit 26 towards Storrow Drive.  Merge onto MA-28 South via the ramp on the left. Turn left onto Beacon Street. Turn right onto Arlington Street. Turn left onto Boylston Street. Turn right onto Hadassah Way. Skinner is on the right at 63 Park Plaza.

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Subscription effective one year from date processed. No refunds for previous subscriptions. Renewal notice will be sent one month prior to expiration.

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