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CHRONOLOGY OF JAPAN Jōmon Period ca.10,000 BC-ca.300 BC

Genroku Era 1688-1704

Yayoi Period ca.300 BC-552 AD

Tenmei Era 1781-1789

Asuka Period 552-645 Nara Period 645-794 Heian Period 794-1185 Kamakura Period 1185-1333 Muromachi Period 1333-1573 Namboku-Chō Period 1336-1392 Momoyama Period 1568-1615

An’ei Era 1772-1781 Kansei Era 1789-1801 Kyowa Era 1801-1804 Bunka Era 1804-1818 Bunsei Era 1818-1830 Tenpo Era 1830-1844 Koka Era 1844-1848 Kaei Era 1848-1854 Ansei Era 1854-1860 Man’ei Era 1860-1861 Bunkyu Era 1861-1864 Genji Era 1864-1865 Keio Era 1865-1868

Bunroku Era 1592-1596 Keicho Era 1596-1615

Meiji Era 1868-1912 Taisho Era 1912-1926

Edo Period 1615-1868

Showa Era 1926-1989

Kan’ei Era 1624-1644

Heisei Era 1989-2019

Kanbun Era 1661-1673

Reiwa Era 2019-present

JAPANESE WORKS OF ART 日本美術 TUESDAY 17TH MAY 2022 9.30am

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EARLY JAPANESE CERAMICS, SATSUMA & LATER WARES LOTS 1-67

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1 A SMALL JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE MOULDED DISH (MUKOZUKE) EDO PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY The rhomboid body moulded to resemble petals, painted in underglaze blue with pines by a lake and with clouds above, the underside with stylised pine needles and the base with the Chinese mark Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi, 17cm.

£200-400

2 A JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE MOULDED DISH EDO PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY The well elegantly decorated with leafy branches of bamboo in underglaze blue, the cavetto moulded with a subtle design of waves, raised on a short foot, the underside with two concentric rings and a fuku mark, 21.4cm.

£300-500 Provenance: from an English private collection, London. Cf. G Lang, The Wrestling Boys, An exhibition of Chinese and Japanese ceramics from the 16th to the 18th century in the collection at Burghley House, p.7, no.21, for a related dish. Also, see S Jenyns, plate 9A for another comparable dish with a different moulded border.

3 A JAPANESE ARITA WATERPOT (MIZUSASHI) EDO PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY The compressed circular body decorated in underglaze blue with a continuous design of figures in a mountainous landscape, one side with chickens by a rocky outcrop, the other with two thatched buildings amongst luxuriant vegetation; together with a small blue and white circular box and cover, the lid and side painted with palm trees issuing from behind stylised fences, 4.7cm. (3)

4 A SMALL JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE MOULDED DISH (MUKOZUKE) EDO PERIOD, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY Modelled as a crane in flight, the elegant bird turning its head to the right, the feathers moulded in low relief and with details rendered in underglaze blue, the rim with a brown edge, raised on a short foot painted with a crenellated border, the base inscribed with a Chinese mark reading Xuan Ming nian zhi,15.8cm.

£300-500

£400-600

Provenance: from an English private collection, London.

Provenance: from an English private collection, London. Cf. G Lang, The Wrestling Boys, An exhibition of Chinese and Japanese ceramics from the 16th to the 18th century in the collection at Burghley House, p.5, no.16, for a comparable dish.

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5 A RARE JAPANESE TENMOKU AND BLUE AND WHITE DISH EDO PERIOD, C.1660-70 The shaped dish decorated with an elegant design of snow-covered banded hedges, the upper section in mottled chocolate-brown tenmoku glaze and the fences below rendered in underglaze blue, with old kintsugi gold lacquer repairs, a flattened rim and raised on a short foot, 15.5cm.

£1,500-2,000 Provenance: purchased from Richard Barker Fine Art. Exhibited: Asahi Shimbun, Ko-Imari Porcelain, Daimaru Kyoto, November 1992, and illustrated in the catalogue p.113, pl.131. The exhibition toured other Daimaru stores in Fukuoka, Osaka and Tokyo in 1993. Cf. O Impey, The Early Porcelain Kilns of Japan, Arita in the First Half of the Seventeenth Century, no.48d where this very dish is illustrated. Also, see Ko_imari: A Catalogue of Hizen Porcelain from the Nezu Museum’s Yamamoto Collection, p.72, no.274, for a related dih with the same decoration of snow-covered brushwood fences.

6 A RARE JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE MOULDED DISH (MUKOZUKE) EDO PERIOD, C.1655-80 With a foliate rim, the well decorated with three cranes and flowers in underglaze blue, the birds moulded in low relief, with gintsugi silver lacquer repair, raised on a short foot and the reverse with two sprays of flowers and spiralling tendrils, the base with a paper collection label for the Tryhorn Collection, 14cm.

£1,500-2,000 Provenance: formerly the Tryhorn Collection. Donald Tryhorn (1942-2007) of Kingsbridge (Devon) collected a large number of 18th and 19th century European ceramics including examples of Bow, Bristol, Plymouth, Chantilly and St Cloud porcelain, with a particular focus on Kakiemon wares. His collection also featured early Japanese pieces such as this one. Cf. The Kyushu Ceramic Museum, Complete Catalogue of Shibata Collection, p.109, no.0858, and p.169, no.1343 for two other related examples.

7 A PAIR OF JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE SAKE BOTTLES (TOKKURI) EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY

8 TWO JAPANESE CELADON MOULDED SAKE BOTTLES (TOKKURI) EDO PERIOD, 17TH OR 18TH CENTURY

The square-section bodies decorated with birds, flowers, butterflies and branches of bamboo, both with formal designs of flowers on a leiwen ground to the shoulder, approx. 20cm each. (2)

Each with a tall square-section body and two circular openings to the top, the sides moulded with panels enclosing auspicious characters amongst leafy tendrils, the top with further formal designs of leaves, 17.4cm and 16.9cm respectively. (2)

£150-250

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

9 A SMALL COLLECTION OF JAPANESE KAMEYAMA WARE PIECES EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Including one dish and three bowls, all decorated in underglaze blue with mountainous river landscapes, one bowl with a fisherman in the foreground and buildings in luxuriant gardens behind, the two other bowls forming a pair, all three with a band of key fret to the inside and with the same mark underneath, the dish with a double seal mark, 15.5cm max. (4)

£400-500 Provenance: from an English private collection, London. See the British Museum, access. no. 1974,0121.1.a-b, for another Kameyama ware bowl with similar decoration.

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10 A JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE SHALLOW BOWL EDO PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY

11 A JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE DISH EDO PERIOD, C.1700

With a barbed rim, the interior painted in Kraak style with a central medallion enclosing a scholar stargazing by a plantain tree, encircled by panels with floral sprays, all within a continuous landscape border, the underside similarly painted with floral cartouches, the base with a four character Xuande mark and a paper label for Christie’s, 23.3cm.

With a scalloped rim, the well decorated in underglaze blue with a foliate cartouche enclosing figures in a mountainous river landscape, with fishermen on sampans in the foreground, a tall building towering behind them and a further figure with an attendant holding an umbrella to the left, with spiralling clouds above; the rim with a border of flowerheads amongst scrolling tendrils and painted with a brown edge; the underside with karakusa scrolls and flowers, the base with a fuku mark, 20.6cm.

£500-800 Provenance: purchased from Christie’s London, 22nd January 1998, lot 353.

£500-800 Provenance: from an English private collection, London. Cf. E Ströber, La Maladie de Porcelaine, pp.158-9, no.70, where a comparable dish from the collection of Augustus the Strong is illustrated and discussed. The author points out that the figures depicted are Chinese, whilst the scrolling clouds and lake appear to be inspired by Western models. Also, see C J A Jörg, Fine & Curious, Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collection, p.150, no.168, for another example, one of three of various sizes at Twickel Castle, Delden. These dishes are also sometimes referred to as in Van Frytom style after the Dutch Delftware originals.

12 A LARGE JAPANESE KAKIEMON-STYLE BLUE AND WHITE DISH EDO PERIOD, C.1700 Painted in underglaze blue with a central cartouche enclosing an elegant ho-o bird, the shochikubai (pine, prunus and bamboo) emerging from rockwork beside it; the cavetto with panels variously enclosing Chinese figures, flowering branches and further peacocks, the underside with karakusa scrolls, the base left unglazed; together with a baluster-shaped vase decorated in underglaze blue with peonies and pomegranates amongst tall grasses, the shoulder applied with small studs and handles modelled as mythical creatures with lion heads and fish tails, 34cm and 21.7cm respectively. (2)

£400-600 Provenance: from an English private collection, London. Cf. B Davies, Ko-Imari Porcelain from the collection of Oliver Impey, pp.94-95, no.46, for a closely related dish, formerly in the collection of Margaret, Duchess of Portland (1715-1785), Welbeck Abbey.

13 THREE JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE DISHES EDO PERIOD, C.1700 Each with a scalloped rim and painted to the well with a shishi on a dense ground of leafy peony sprays, all with further scrolling tendrils to the reverse and a mark reading Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi, each approx. 21cm. (3)

£500-800 Provenance: from an English private collection, London.

14 THREE JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE BOWLS EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY All three with a scalloped rim and brown-painted edge, each decorated in underglaze blue with figures in a mountainous river landscape, with calligraphy to the side referring to the Chinese poem ‘Ode to the Red Cliff’ by Su shi (1037-1101), the undersides left undecorated, 15.3cm each. (3)

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

15 FOUR JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE DISHES MEIJI PERIOD OR LATER, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY Each decorated with a large carp to the well on a ground of geometric patterns suggesting a net, the rims with a brown edge, the undersides painted with flowerheads and leafy tendrils, each inscribed to the reverse Dai Nihon Eiraku zo, all approx. 23.8cm. (4)

£200-400 Provenance: from an English private collection, London.

16 FIVE JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE DISHES EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY The foliate bodies decorated with fierce-looking dragons emerging from spiralling clouds, each mythological beast grasping a sacred pearl of wisdom, the dishes with brown edges and the undersides painted with further pearls of wisdom, each base with a stylised kin (gold) character, all approx. 20.2cm. (5)

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

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17 A JAPANESE ARITA MODEL OF A LEAPING CARP EDO PERIOD, C.1710 The large fish with its body contorted and its mouth open, the moulded scales with washes of cobalt blue and further details accentuated in red paint, raised on a square base, 29.8cm.

£500-800 Provenance: from the collection of George and Cornelia Wingfield Digby and thence by descent. George and Cornelia Wingfield Digby started buying Chinese and Japanese art, notably porcelain, in the early 1950s. George Wingfield Digby (1911-1989) joined the Victoria & Albert Museum’s Textile Department in 1934 and later served as Keeper between 1947 and 1972. He considerably expanded the V&A’s textile collection and wrote three books on the subject. He also released three further publications on different fields of art, including The Work of the Modern Potter in England (1952), which he wrote with his wife Cornelia. In addition to their extensive Asian Art collection, they also acquired a significant number of studio pottery pieces which were lent to the Tate, St Ives in 1993. After retiring, they settled in Dorset and part of their Chinese and Japanese art collection was exhibited at Sherborne Castle for 25 years. Cf. M Cohen and W Motley, Mandarin and Menagerie, Chinese and Japanese export ceramics figures, pp.134-5 no.8.1, for two comparable leaping carp.

18 A JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE VASE EDO PERIOD, C.1680 The bulbous body decorated in cobalt blue with large leafy sprays of flowering peonies issuing from rockwork, with bands of lappets to the neck and above the foot, 32.3cm.

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

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19 † A LARGE JAPANESE KUTANI DISH WITH MANDARIN DUCKS EDO PERIOD, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY The foliate moulded dish elegantly decorated in polychrome enamels, the well with a central medallion enclosing the two birds surrounded by vegetation, one Mandarin duck with its head uplifted and the other pecking the ground, with small scrolling clouds above; bordered by an intricate band of red Y-shaped diaper; the reverse with three flowering prunus branches, a green and black fuku mark, 31.8cm.

£3,000-4,000 Provenance: formerly the collection of Peter K Warren (1920-2014), former CEO of Pepsi International, purchased from Bluett & Sons Ltd, 10th March 1980. A copy of the original invoice is available.

mark on the base

Bluett & Sons Ltd. invoice 10th March 1980

20 † A LARGE JAPANESE IMARI CHARGER EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY Typically decorated in gilt, underglaze blue, red and black enamels, the well painted with the shochikubai, the branches of prunus, bamboo and pine issuing from a large tripod vessel, the cavetto and rim with a band of flowering peonies and two large ho-o birds in flight, the underside with flowering sprays, 53.4cm.

£1,800-2,200

21 A SMALL COLLECTION OF JAPANESE ARITA PORCELAIN PIECES EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY

22 THREE JAPANESE CUPS AND COVERS EDO PERIOD, C.1690-1700

The first a double-handled koro, the incense burner raised on four short legs and with a dense decoration of chrysanthemum flowers amongst leafy tendrils, painted in underglaze blue, gilt, red and green enamels and with moulded details, the lid topped with a lion dog on a large flowerhead holding a brocade ball; another piece a box and cover painted with fan-shaped and circular medallions containing many flowers; and a small Imari cup and saucer, the surface with unusual translucent dots forming patterns evoking insects, painted with further blossoms and butterflies, 17.7cm max. (6)

All decorated with panels enclosing elegant depictions of flowers, fruiting branches and other plants, all reserved on a cobalt blue ground embellished with further flowers and scrolling tendrils, the rich decoration rendered in gilt, 8.6cm max. (6)

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

£200-300 Provenance: from an English private collection, London. Cf. E Ströber, La Maladie de Porcelaine, pp.194-5, where a covered bowl and dish from the collection of Augustus the Strong with similar blue and gilt decoration are illustrated and discussed.

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23 A LARGE JAPANESE IMARI MOULDED VASE AND COVER EDO PERIOD, EARLY 18TH CENTURY The baluster body typically decorated in underglaze blue, gilt, red, green and black enamels, painted with three large panels enclosing flowering branches of prunus, chrysanthemum and peony issuing from rocky outcrops, with a border of lappets above the foot, the shoulder with a wide band of scrolling tendrils and chrysanthemum flowerheads, the neck with a repeated design of open fans; the cover with similar decoration and topped by a large bulbous knop; with sixteen-petal chrysanthemums and other flowers moulded in low relief, 70cm overall. (2)

£800-1,200 Provenance: the collection of Vice-Admiral Reginald Vesey Holt, CB, DSO, MVO, (1884-1957), and thence by descent. Cf. O Impey, Japanese Export Porcelain, Catalogue of the collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, p.197, no.320, for another jar and cover with similar moulded and painted decoration.

24 A SAMSON JAPANESE-STYLE IMARI FIVE-PIECE GARNITURE 19TH CENTURY Comprising of three baluster-shaped vases and cover and two beaker vases, their bodies moulded and painted in underglaze blue, gilt, and red enamels, decorated with rich designs of birds in flight amongst large peonies and chrysanthemum flowerheads, each with a band of lappets above the foot and reishi heads on the shoulder, 46.5cm max. (8)

£1,000-2,000

25 TWO JAPANESE IMARI MUSTARD POTS AND COVERS EDO PERIOD, C.1690-1720

26 A JAPANESE ‘LADY WITH PARASOL’ SAUCER DISH EDO PERIOD, C.1730-40

Each with a bulbous body raised on a flared foot and with a side handle, decorated with moulded patterns resembling petals painted in gilt, red, cyan, purple and black enamels, the panels enclosing many flowers, the foot decorated with bands of chevrons and lappets; each cover with a circular aperture and painted with further flowers, 9.7cm and 10cm respectively. (4)

After the Cornelis Pronk design, painted in underglaze blue, gilt, and polychrome enamels with a kimono-clad beauty and her attendant beneath a parasol, three aquatic birds before them and bulrushes in the background; the cavetto and rim embellished with borders of flowers, diamond-shaped patterns, four various birds and further figures, the reverse with seven insects painted in iron-red underneath the rim, 13cm.

£700-1,000 Provenance: from an English private collection, London. See J Ayers, O Impey, JVG Mallet, Porcelain for Palaces, The Fashion for Japan in Europe 1650-1750, p.206, no.202, for a comparable mustard pot. The authors explain that in both moulding and colouring these pieces are inspired by, or ancestral to Chinese famille verte wares of the Kangxi period. Also, see C Jörg, Fine & Curious, Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections, p.190, no.238, for a miniature example in the Groninger Museum, Groningen.

£400-600 Provenance: from an English private collection, London. Cf. C Jörg, Fine & Curious, Japanese Export Porcelain in Dutch Collections, p.253, no.325, for a larger example in the Groninger Museum, Groningen. The author explains that the decoration was designed by Dutch artist Cornelis Pronk (1691-1759), who was commissioned in 1734 by the VOC to produce models for Chinese and Japanese porcelain factories. The models arrived in 1736, but no agreement on costs could be reached with the Japanese and no official shipments are recorded. Nevertheless, this design is known in underglaze blue and Imari and so, it must have been privately ordered by Dutch employees. See the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, access. no. 2002.447.121 for another example of a Japanese ‘Dame au Parasol’ dish. Also, see the Kyushu Ceramic Museum, Complete Catalogue of the Shibata Collection, p.393, no.3136 for another related example.

27 A LARGE JAPANESE IMARI TUREEN EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY

28 A JAPANESE IMARI TUREEN, COVER AND LARGE EN-SUITE DISH EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY

Richly decorated in underglaze blue, gilt, red, yellow and purple enamels, decorated with a continuous design of many flowering branches of chrysanthemum, prunus and other plants, with bands of spirals and formal leaves above the foot, and a border enclosing further blooms underneath the rim, 21.3cm.

Typically decorated in underglaze blue, gilt, red, purple, green and yellow enamels, with alternating blue and white panels enclosing chrysanthemum, peonies, and other flower sprays, the cover knop painted to the centre with a sixteen-petal chrysanthemum, 31.2cm max. (3)

£500-1,000 20

£400-600

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29 TWO LARGE JAPANESE IMARI TUREENS AND COVERS EDO PERIOD, C.1700 Both typically decorated in underglaze blue, gilt, red, green, yellow and black enamels, with alternating panels enclosing flowering sprays of chrysanthemum, prunus, peony, and other flowers, between bands of maple, paulownia leaves, and lappets, the covers with similar decoration and both with a sixteen-petal chrysanthemum flowerhead to the knop, 32.5cm and 33cm respectively. (4)

£7,000-9,000

30 A SMALL COLLECTION OF JAPANESE PORCELAIN PIECES EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY

31 A SMALL COLLECTION OF PORCELAIN PIECES 17TH AND 18TH CENTURY

Comprising of three dishes and a large bowl, all typically decorated in underglaze blue, gilt, red, green and yellow enamels, variously painted with figures, flowers and brocade patterns, the largest plate with sixteen sides and with Chinese figures to the well, the characters fu, ki, cho, shun (riches, prosperity and eternal spring) inscribed underneath, 32.2cm max. (5)

Comprising: three Chinese Imari saucers and a tea cup, decorated in underglaze blue, gilt, and red with flowers, figures and pagodas; together with a Japanese saucer painted in gilt, red, green, purple, and black enamels with figures in an interior and further bands of flowers and scrolling tendrils, the underside left undecorated, 12.8cm max. (5)

£400-500

£200-300

Provenance: from an English private collection, London.

Cf. O Impey, Japanese Export Porcelain, p.243 no.430 for another sixteen-sided dish at the Ashmolean Museum closely related to the one in this lot.

Cf. The Kyushu Ceramic Museum, Complete Catalogue of Shibata Collection, no.2793, for another Japanese saucer closely related to the one in this lot, which the authors dated to c.1700-30.

32 A SET OF EIGHT JAPANESE POLYCHROME ENAMEL DISHES EDO PERIOD, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY

33 A SMALL COLLECTION OF JAPANESE PORCELAIN PIECES EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY

All with a gilt rim and decorated with the same design rendered in underglaze blue and thick coloured enamels, each painted to the well with two Chinese Immortals in a mountainous landscape, one holding a double-gourd whilst the other stands behind him, possibly a reference to a Tang Dynasty story involving two of the Eight Immortals, Zhang Guolao and Li Tieguai, the cavetto and rim with a border of clouds and Buddhist beribboned scrolls, all approx. 15.1cm. (8)

Comprising of a saucer and three bowls, one with a lid; all decorated in underglaze blue and polychrome enamels; variously painted with mythological creatures, flowers, chrysanthemum mon, brocade patterns and geometrical designs, the dish with a mark reading Da Ming Chengua nian zhi, two bowls and the lid with the same four-character inscription reading fu kuei chang ch’un (longevity and everlasting prosperity), 15.9cm max. (5)

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£100-200 Cf. The Kyushu Ceramic Museum, Complete Catalogue of Shibata Collection, no.3674, for another Japanese dish with similar decoration to the well, which the authors dated to c.1780-1810.

£200-300 Provenance: from an English private collection, London. Cf. J Ayers, O Impey, JVG Mallet, Porcelain for Palaces, The Fashion for Japan in Europe 1650-1750, p.225 no.239, for a bowl decorated with red concentric squares related to the one in this lot.

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34 THREE JAPANESE KYO-YAKI (KYOTO WARE) PIECES EDO PERIOD, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY All three typically decorated in thick blue and green enamels, the first a reticulated Ko-Kiyomizu type vase with a faceted body and a square-section neck, the sides decorated with cash designs and hanabishi mon family crests; another a clove boiler in two parts, painted with a dense pattern of stylised hibiscus flowers and scrolling tendrils, and with fan-shaped apertures; the third piece a double-gourd sake bottle, a large spray of peony to the side, the cork embellished with a chrysanthemum flower carved out of stag antler, 24.5cm max. (5)

£500-800 Provenance: from an English private collection, London. Cf. J Ayers, The Baur Collection, Japanese Ceramics, nos. E82-E83, for two 19th century Kyoto ware pieces decorated in a similar fashion as the sake bottle in this lot. See the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, access. no. 23.225.247 for a similar Kyo-yaki clove boiler by Rakutozan.

35 A JAPANESE KORO (INCENSE BURNER) AND COVER EDO PERIOD, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY The rectangular body raised on four short feet, the sides decorated in polychrome enamels with Chinese-style designs of scholars and attendants in gardens, and butterflies and flowers, two sides with lines of calligraphy from the Book of Songs, the cover with a recumbent shishi and coin-shaped apertures, the base inscribed Da Qing Qianlong nian zhi, 16cm. (2)

£200-300 The Book of Songs or Shijing is one of the ‘Five Classics’ of Chinese literature, and the oldest collection of Chinese poems known to exist. It includes 305 pieces, with some works dating from the 11th-7th century BC.

36 A LARGE JAPANESE POLYCHROME VASE POSSIBLY MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Of baluster shape, decorated in bright coloured enamels and gilt with an Immortal riding a crane to one side, the reverse with a large minogame carrying pine, bamboo and prunus on its carapace; a band of palmettes above the foot, brocade patterns to the shoulder and flowerheads to the neck, 32.3cm.

£200-300

37 A JAPANESE BLACK RAKU WARE CHAWAN (TEA BOWL) MEIJI PERIOD OR LATER, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY The tall U-shaped body raised on a short foot, the surface with a lustrous black glaze with mottled russet textures, the footrim incised with four lines, together with a tomobako wood box, 10cm. (2)

£200-400

38 A JAPANESE RAKU WARE TEAPOT AND COVER MODERN, 20TH CENTURY Of circular flattened form, the body a lustrous chocolate-brown colour with white splashes, the handle made of woven bamboo, a three-character signature underneath, 16cm. (2)

£150-250

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39 A JAPANESE SHIGARAKI STONEWARE VASE EDO PERIOD, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY Of baluster form with an upright neck and rolled rim, the heavily-potted body with thick glaze dripping to one side, the shoulder with an incised border of crosses, 25cm.

£300-500

40 A JAPANESE TRIPOD KORO (INCENSE BURNER AND COVER) PROBABLY MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY Of bulbous shape and raised on short feet, the surface with a creamy crackled glaze becoming purple underneath, the base stamped with a single character, possibly reading kicho (precious), the cover turned in wood and with an agate knop, 10cm. (2)

£100-200

41 A SMALL JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE FOOTED CUP EDO OR MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

42 A JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE BOX AND COVER AND A VASE EDO OR MEIJI, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY

The inside decorated with a band enclosing figures and buildings in a mountainous river landscape, the outside with formal lotus flowers amongst scrolling tendrils and beribboned Buddhist symbols, inscribed to the base Kanzan Kin Sei (Respectfully made by Kenzan), 7.3cm.

Both pieces decorated in underglaze blue with geometric designs and brocade patterns in shonzui style, the cover of the circular box with a central medallion enclosing a Chinese scholar playing the qin with a boy attendant by his side, a mark underneath reading Xu Ting zao zhi (Made in the Sun Pavilion); the double-gourd vase with shaped panels depicting landscapes on the lower half, the upper section with lines of calligraphy, a circular impressed mark to the side, possibly for Eiraku, 14.5cm and 20cm respectively. (3)

£150-250 This mark is sometimes found on Kyoto wares associated with the studio of Kenzan / Kato Denshichi (1821-90). In 1873, he won the Silver Prize for his work at the Vienna World Exhibition.

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

43 A PAIR OF JAPANESE NABESHIMA DISHES SIGNED IMAEMON SHOWA PERIOD, 20TH CENTURY Both decorated in polychrome enamels and painted to the well with a large ho-o in flight, the majestic bird depicted with long trailing feathers above flowering peonies issuing from rockwork, both signed Imaemon underneath, probably for Imaizumi Imaemon XII (1897-1975), both 21.6cm. (2)

£300-500

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44 TWO JAPANESE NABESHIMA DISHES MEIJI OR LATER, 20TH CENTURY

45 A JAPANESE NABESHIMA POLYCHROME DISH MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH / 20TH CENTURY

One decorated in underglaze blue and polychrome enamels with large peonies on a ground of waves, with a signature to the inside of the foot for Imaizumi Imaemon XIII (1926-2001), the other dish with a blue and white design of lotus flowers and scrolling tendrils, both dishes raised on a foot with comb design and painted to the reverse with clusters of beribboned cash, 15cm and 14.9 respectively. (2)

The well decorated with flowering sprays of peonies, leaves and scrolling tendrils in underglaze blue and polychrome enamels, a small kintsugi gold lacquer repair to the rim; the underside painted with three beribboned clusters of cash, raised on a short foot with comb design, 21.3cm.

£600-800

£400-600

46 A SMALL COLLECTION OF JAPANESE PORCELAIN PIECES MEIJI AND LATER, 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY The tallest vase of cylindrical shape and painted with a mountainous river landscape, a seal mark underneath; the other a garlic-mouth bottle vase with crabs amongst lotus and ginkgo leaves, the base signed; together with a small Nabeshima dish painted with thatched buildings before mountains in underglaze blue, with trees depicted in red and green enamels behind, three sprays of stylised hibiscus underneath and raised on a short foot with comb design, 17cm max. (3)

£300-400 Provenance: from an English private collection, London.

47 A JAPANESE BANKO WARE TEAPOT AND LID MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

48 A JAPANESE HIRADO OKIMONO OF A HORSE MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

The bisque body shaped as a small quail, the beak of the plump bird forming the spout and the long grasses against its back curving to create the handle; the lid with a small bee-shaped knop; with details highlighted in gilt, the base stamped Banko in a gourd-shaped reserve, 13.4cm. (2)

Recumbent and with the front legs tucked underneath its body, the pupils painted black and with details rendered in underglaze blue to contrast with the white-glazed surface, the underside with a nine-character seal mark, 22cm.

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£300-500

£80-120

A white horse is an auspicious animal in Japan as it symbolises the sun. Seeing one at the beginning of the new year is a sign of luck and good health.

49 A JAPANESE FOUR-TIER PORCELAIN PICNIC BOX (SAGEJUBAKO) MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY

50 TWO JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN PIECES MEIJI PERIOD OR LATER, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY

Consisting of four stackable trays of various sizes and a square lid, the sides decorated in underglaze blue with a continuous design of flowering peonies issuing from rocks, the cover painted to the centre with a large Kaga Umebachi mon family crest, 26.2cm overall. (5)

One a tall baluster vase decorated with many chrysanthemum, peonies and other flowers in underglaze blue, the base with the orchid mark of the Fukagawa Koransha company; the other a circular koro, the incense burner with mitsu tomoe swirls apertures and with flowers on a cracked ice ground, the lower section with many bats in flight, 30.5cm and 10cm respectively. (3)

£300-500

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

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51 A SMALL JAPANESE TRIPOD VASE BY MAKUZU KOZAN (1842-1916) MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY The bulbous body raised on three slightly everted feet, the crenellated rim elegantly shaped with lappets, painted in monochrome puce with three medallions to the side and a band of scrolling clouds below, the circular panels enclosing scenes of many yokai, the oni and other monsters depicted holding banners, weapons and other implements whilst running haphazardly, on a moulded sayagata (key fret) ground, the base inscribed Makuzu gama Kozan sei, 11.7cm.

£400-600 Provenance: from an English private collection, London. See the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, access. no. 93.3.111 for a pair of vases attributed to Makuzu Kozan featuring panels painted in puce on a moulded key fret ground. Also, see the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, access. no. EA1996.132 for a baluster vase by Kozan in similar style.

52 A JAPANESE CELADON WATERPOT (MIZUSASHI) MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY Modelled as a wooden water bucket with a curved handle, the fitted lid composed of two folding parts in lacquer, a two-character mark impressed underneath, possibly for Sozan, together with a tomobako wood box, 9.5cm. (5)

£300-500 Provenance: from an English private collection, London, purchased in Japan in the 1990s. Longquan celadon waterpots with similar shapes were produced during the Chinese Ming dynasty and may have served as models for this piece.

53 A JAPANESE SATSUMA MINIATURE TEAPOT AND COVER MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The bulbous body decorated with two large panels enclosing depictions of fish and crustaceans amongst seaweeds, all reserved on a dense gilt honeycomb background, the spout, handle, rim and lid delicately painted with scrolling tendrils and bands of lappets, a four character signature and a red seal mark on the handle, 8.3cm. (2)

£500-800

54 A JAPANESE SATSUMA SUGAR BOWL AND COVER BY KINKOZAN MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY The bulbous body decorated with two large panels enclosing Immortals and attendants to one side and beauties and children to the other, all reserved on a bright navy-blue ground painted with a dense pattern of scrolling tendrils and flowerheads; with bamboo-shaped handles decorated with gilt karakusa scrolls and hanabishi mon, the lid with similar decoration, inscribed to the base and with an impressed seal mark, both reading Kinkozan zo, 12.3cm. (2)

£400-600 55 A JAPANESE SATSUMA VASE MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY

56 A SMALL JAPANESE SATSUMA VASE BY KINKOZAN MEIJI OR TAISHO, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

The tall bulbous body decorated with a continuous design of beauties and children in a mountainous river landscape, with a band of flowers and brocade designs to the shoulder, the base with a four-character signature, 15.5cm.

The bulbous body with a short everted rim, decorated with a continuous scene of brightly-coloured pheasants in a garden with rocky outcrops, a large pine above them and many daisies, peonies and other flowers to the side, a border of cash design under the neck and scrolls above the foot, the base marked Kinkozan zo, 20.7cm.

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£300-500

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57 A JAPANESE SATSUMA MINIATURE INCENSE BURNER BY KINKOZAN MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The squat bulbous body raised on three short feet, the sides delicately painted with precious objects including implements for the tea ceremony, vases of flowers and other vessels, some displayed on a low lacquer table; together with a metal cover, the base impressed with a four-character mark reading Kinkozan zo, 7.4cm. (2)

£300-500

58 A JAPANESE SATSUMA VASE BY KINKOZAN MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The trumpet-shaped body richly decorated with a multitude of fans on a dense ground of small gilt triangles, each fan painted with a different design including flowers, landscapes, butterflies, figures, and brocade patterns, a band of flowerheads underneath the rim, the base with an impressed mark reading Kinkozan zo, 20cm.

£500-1,000

59 A TALL JAPANESE SATSUMA VASE BY THE YASUDA COMPANY MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

60 A PAIR OF LARGE JAPANESE SATSUMA VASES BY KINKOZAN MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Richly decorated with numerous panels enclosing figures, birds and flowers, one side with Momotaro riding on a white horse and accompanied by his armour-clad dog, monkey, pheasant and rabbit brothers-in-arms, two oni from Onigashima (Demon Island) warily watching them in the distance; the reverse painted with another horse rider and an attendant fleeing from other warriors; all rendered in polychrome enamels and embellished with a profusion of details in gilt, the base with the Shimazu mon, the Yasuda trademark, and a mark for Nihon and possibly Unzan, 35cm.

Of baluster shape with a moulded neck and rim, painted with mirroring images of a family in an interior to one side, the figures wearing rich Heian-style garments; the reverse with an Immortal and his armour-clad attendants; all reserved on brocade patterns, geometrical designs and medallions enclosing mythical creatures, both vases with a band of lappets above the foot and further geometric bands to the neck, each inscribed Kinkozan zo, each 45.5cm. (2)

£500-800

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61 A SMALL JAPANESE SATSUMA BOWL BY MEIZAN MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Richly decorated in gilt and polychrome enamels, the well with Immortals and attendants surrounded by many birds, flowers, a peacock and a dragon on a ground of gilt dots and wavy patterns, the rim with a band of key fret; the outside with many shaped panels containing sages, boys and beauties, alternating with views of multi-story pagodas in mountainous landscapes, all reserved on a ground of further gilt dots, the rim with a band of brocade patterns, the base signed Meizan, 12.5cm.

£600-800

62 A SMALL JAPANESE SATSUMA BOWL BY MEIZAN MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

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Delicately painted to the well with a kaleidoscope of butterflies amongst flower sprays, the rim with brocade designs; the exterior decorated with a dense pattern of many chrysanthemum flowerheads in a variety of shades, between a band of key fret and further geometrical patterns, the base signed Meizan in an oval cartouche, 12.1cm. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£150-200 Provenance: sold on behalf of an English deceased estate, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.

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63 A JAPANESE RECTANGULAR SATSUMA BOX AND COVER MEIJI PERIOD, C.1900 The sides and cover richly decorated in gilt and polychrome enamels, the top painted with many beauties, men and children enjoying hanami, the figures walking down a path by a stream lined with flowering prunus trees, the sides with a multitude of chrysanthemums and with borders of cash designs, waves and flowerheads; the insides embellished with a kaleidoscope of butterflies and clouds of gilt dots, the base with further butterflies, 6.1cm x 6cm x 13.8cm. (2)

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64 A JAPANESE SATSUMA DISH BY KINSUI FOR THE KINKOZAN WORKSHOP MEIJI PERIOD, C.1900

65 A JAPANESE SATSUMA DISH BY KINSUI FOR THE KINKOZAN WORKSHOP MEIJI PERIOD, C.1900

Decorated in polychrome enamels and gilt, with a central foliate panel enclosing travellers by a pavilion on the shores of a river; the figures wearing ornate garments, one beauty and her companion with wide-brimmed hats; another traveller a samurawashi (monkey trainer) with his pet by his side, with a flowering prunus tree behind them, all reserved on a deep blue ground embellished with many flower sprays in gilt, a red seal mark for Kinsui; the reverse with a stamped mark for Kinkozan zo enclosed in a gilt rectangle, and a paper label for Kinkozan Kyoto n.5414, 20.1cm.

Decorated in polychrome enamels and gilt, with a central foliate panel enclosing three birds by a large flowering chrysanthemum and with further blooms around them, a red seal mark for Kinsui in the lower right corner; all reserved on a deep blue ground embellished with many flower sprays in gilt, the reverse with a stamped mark for Kinkozan zo enclosed in a gilt rectangle, 20.6cm.

£500-800

£600-1,000

signature

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66 A JAPANESE SATSUMA VASE BY KINKOZAN MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY The elegant baluster body delicately painted with two large panels enclosing beauties and children in luxuriant gardens, and two men engaged in conversation behind them; the figures wearing elegant garments richly decorated with gilt; the reverse with chickens amongst chrysanthemums, morning glories, daisies, wisteria and other flowers, with two fanciful birds in flight above, one with long tail feathers; all reserved on a navy-blue ground embellished with dense brocade patterns featuring dragons and ho-o birds in gilt and polychrome enamels, the base with an impressed mark and a gilt seal, both reading Kinkozan zo, 23.3cm.

£1,500-2,500

67 A VERY LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE SATSUMA VASE BY KAIZAN MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The baluster body raised on a short flared foot, delicately painted in polychrome enamels and gilt with two large rectangular panels, one side with beauties and children in a mountainous river landscape, the figures wearing ornate garments and one holding an open fan inscribed Kyoto Kaizan; the reverse with many armour-clad warriors, one standing upright on a veranda and two others bowing before him; all reserved on a dark navy-blue ground embellished with complex brocade patterns, mon (family crests), stiff leaves, key fret, flowerheads and other formal designs, signed in a rectangular cartouche underneath Kaizan sei under the Shimazu mon, 45.5cm.

£5,000-8,000

signature on base

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signature on side

FROM THE COLLECTION OF

LOTS 68-110 Masaaki ‘Gas’ Kimishima 君島正晃 (d.2020) was born in Japan and later moved to the UK, where he lived for nearly thirty years. After various careers including working as a fashion designer and art dealer, he started making pottery following a meeting with ceramicist and magazine editor Murray Fieldhouse (1925-2018). His encounter with master potter Michio Furutani (1946-2000) in Shigaraki in 1992 also had a deep effect on his art, and he then decided to specialise in the ancient techniques and kilns of Japan. Gas became a respected wood-fire potter, establishing his studio in England and building several anagama (cave) kilns in Tring, Hertfordshire. Throughout his career, he took part in many events including the International Ceramics Festival in Aberystwyth (July 2015), for which he built a small anagama kiln, which he named ‘Draig Oriog’ (The Moody Dragon). His collection was purchased over the years in Japan and reflects his interest for blue and white porcelain and Japanese studio pottery.

Gas in front of one of his kilns, c.2013

Gas’s design for ‘Draig Oriog’ (The Moody Dragon) kiln built in 2015 for the International Ceramics Festival, Aberystwyth, Wales.

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68 A LARGE JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE DISH EDO PERIOD, LATE 17TH CENTURY Decorated in underglaze blue with three leafy sprays to the well, the cavetto with a border of chrysanthemum and peonies, the rim painted with a band of waves; the reverse with scrolling tendrils and a Chinese six-character mark reading Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi, 31.4cm.

£200-400 Provenance: from the collection of the late Gas Kimishima, wood-fire potter and specialist in the ancient kilns of Japan, purchased in Japan and thence by descent. Gas established his studio in England and built his own anagama kiln in Tring, Hertfordshire.

69 A PAIR OF LARGE JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE DISHES MEIJI OR LATER, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY Both delicately painted in underglaze blue with dense patterns of formal lotus flowers and leafy tendrils, each with four ho-o birds in flight on the cavetto and with a border of flowerheads in lozenges to the foliate rim, the undersides with karakusa scrolls; together with a fitted tomobako wood box, the lid inscribed, each dish approx. 47.2cm. (3)

£800-1,200 Provenance: from the collection of the late Gas Kimishima, wood-fire potter and specialist in the ancient kilns of Japan, purchased in Japan and thence by descent. Gas established his studio in England and built his own anagama kiln in Tring, Hertfordshire.

70 A SET OF FIVE JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE KRAAK-STYLE DISHES EDO PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY All typically decorated with a central panel enclosing a stylised cricket on a rock amongst vegetation, bordered with panels of flowers and auspicious symbols, two with kintsugi gold lacquer repairs, all approx. 14.5cm. (5)

71 A SET OF FIVE JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE DISHES EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY The foliate dishes with brown-edged rims, each decorated with a central medallion enclosing a man on a small boat with the moon above, with lines of calligraphy to the rim and cavetto, possibly from the Chinese poem ‘Ode to the Red Cliff’, the bases with the same stylised character, all approx. 15cm. (5)

72 FIVE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SHALLOW BOWLS QING DYNASTY Possibly ko-sometsuke pieces made for the Japanese market, each painted to the well with a small bird in flight above stylised bamboo, with the moon and scrolling clouds to the sides; each painted to the reverse with the Three Friends of Winter, prunus, bamboo and pine; all with a mark reading Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi to the reverse, all approx. 13.9cm. (5)

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of the late Gas Kimishima, wood-fire potter and specialist in the ancient kilns of Japan, purchased in Japan and thence by descent. Gas established his studio in England and built his own anagama kiln in Tring, Hertfordshire.

73 A SET OF SIX SMALL JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE DISHES (MUKOZUKE) EDO PERIOD, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY The foliate dishes with brown-edged rims and decorated in underglaze blue with the same design featuring pine trees before Mount Fuji, all approx. 10.2cm. (6) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£150-250 Provenance: from the collection of the late Gas Kimishima, wood-fire potter and specialist in the ancient kilns of Japan, purchased in Japan and thence by descent. Gas established his studio in England and built his own anagama kiln in Tring, Hertfordshire.

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74 FIVE SMALL JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE DISHES (MUKOZUKE) EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY Each with a scalloped brown-edged rim, all decorated with a moulded design of a farmer attending to two small elephants in a bamboo grove, with lines of calligraphy to the side, each dish with a fuku seal mark to the base in a double ring, all approx. 10.6cm. (5)

£200-300 Provenance: from the collection of the late Gas Kimishima, wood-fire potter and specialist in the ancient kilns of Japan, purchased in Japan and thence by descent. Gas established his studio in England and built his own anagama kiln in Tring, Hertfordshire. Cf. The Kyushu Ceramic Museum, Complete Catalogue of Shibata Collection, no.3379, for another related dish with moulded decoration, which the authors dated to c.1750-80.

75 FIVE SMALL JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE DISHES (MUKOZUKE) EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY Moulded with two rows of petals to the cavetto, each decorated to the well with a medallion enclosing a crane in flight above tall grasses, each with a brown-edged rim and the underside left undecorated, all approx. 10.5cm. (5)

76 A SET OF FIVE JAPANESE MOULDED BLUE AND WHITE DISHES EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY Each dish modelled as a shell, all decorated with the same design of two cranes in flight amongst scrolling clouds and with a large daikon and flowerheads to the side, with brown-edged rims, 15.2cm. (5)

77 A SET OF FIVE JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE DISHES EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY All decorated in underglaze blue with the same auspicious design of the shochikubai (bamboo, prunus and pine), all approx. 18.3cm. (5)

78 A SET OF FIVE JAPANESE RECTANGULAR DISHES EDO OR MEIJI PERIOD, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY All decorated in underglaze blue, gilt and polychrome enamels with the same design, each with a central panel enclosing flowers, leaves and books on a ground of scrolling waves, bordered by flowering prunus branches and chrysanthemums, all painted with further sprays of flowers to the reverse and with details highlighted in gilt, 17.8cm max. (5)

79 A SET OF FIVE SMALL JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE DISHES (MUKOZUKE) MEIJI OR LATER, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY The diamond-shaped dishes decorated in underglaze blue, each painted to the well with a landscape featuring stylised huts and vegetation by a lake, with two sailboats visible in the distance, 17.2cm max. (5)

80 A SET OF SIX JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE DISHES PROBABLY MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY

81 A SET OF FIVE JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE DISHES MEIJI OR LATER, 20TH CENTURY

All decorated with the same pattern of a stylised crane amongst bulrushes and other tall grasses, one with a kintsugi gold lacquer repair to the rim, all approx. 20.5cm. (6)

Each dish moulded as a makimono, the horizontal scroll opening to reveal a design of six cranes resting amongst tall grasses by a stream, all painted to the reverse with stylised mountains, constellations, clouds and dragons, all approx. 18.7cm. (5)

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82 TWO JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE DISHES MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY

83 TWO LARGE JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE DISHES MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY

Both decorated in underglaze blue; the first depicting a tiger baring its fangs and standing four-square in a bamboo grove; the other with pine trees before Mount Fuji on a cracked-ice ground, 31cm and 28cm respectively. (2)

Both decorated in underglaze blue; the first depicting a crane wading amongst tall grasses, with scrolling wisps of mist and lotus behind it; the other with a large carp on a cracked-ice background, both with karakusa scrolls to the underside, 35.8cm and 31cm respectively. (2)

84 TWO JAPANESE BLUE AND WHTE BOWLS EDO OR MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY

85 TWO LARGE JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWLS EDO PERIOD OR LATER, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY

Both decorated in underglaze blue; the first possibly a spittoon painted to the well with a mountainous river landscape and a shaped panel enclosing flowers, the foot painted with lotus and scrolling tendrils; the other bowl with a carp to the centre and a celadon-coloured cavetto, the reverse with chidori in flight above waves, 16.9cm and 20.1cm respectively. (2)

The largest painted to the well with a circular mountainous river landscape within a border of scrolling tendrils and stylised flowers and butterflies, the reverse with further butterflies and waves; the other bowl decorated to the centre with a scholar on a bridge gazing at the moon, with thatched huts to the side and branches of maple above; the exterior with further landscapes, 28cm and 25.3cm respectively. (2)

86 TWO JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE PIECES MEIJI AND LATER, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY Both decorated in underglaze blue, the first a scalloped bowl painted to the well with a long-eared hare curling up amongst tall grasses, with a brown-edged rim and the underside left undecorated; together with a tokkuri embellished with flower sprays, 15cm and 22.5cm respectively. (2)

87 TWO JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE BOTTLES (TOKKURI) MEIJI OR LATER, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY The largest of bulbous shape, decorated with lines of calligraphy in underglaze blue; the other of double-gourd shape and painted with a continuous river landscape, with a thatched hut nestled amongst rocky outcrops, the base with a square seal mark in underglaze blue for Kutani, 27cm and 18.5cm respectively. (2)

88 THREE JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWLS EDO OR MEIJI PERIOD, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY All with underglaze blue decoration, the largest with a foliate rim and painted to the well with two minogame to one side and a bird in flight to the other, the reverse with further birds and waves; another bowl with kintsugi gold lacquer repair and painted with bats, waves and chidori; the third with a mountainous river landscape, butterflies, birds and brocade patterns, 27.5cm max. (3)

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89 A JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE VASE MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The bulbous body decorated in underglaze blue with a continuous river landscape, with mountains in the distance and small buildings nestled amongst the trees, two figures standing before a hut and with sampans and sailboats to the side, 26cm.

90 A JAPANESE FOUR-TIER PORCELAIN PICNIC BOX (SAGEJUBAKO) MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY Consisting of four stackable trays and a square lid, the sides decorated in underglaze blue with a continuous design of birds perched and flying amongst flowering branches of prunus and peony, the cover with two further birds and a kintsugi gold lacquer repair, 26.8cm overall. (5)

91 A JAPANESE FOOTED BOWL EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The deep bowl raised on a tall foot, painted in underglaze blue and coloured enamels with two men chasing a gigantic rat on the inside, one hunter riding the rodent backwards and holding a knife whilst the other tries to cling onto its tail; the exterior with another man carrying a blade and running after two other giant rats, 13.5cm.

£400-600 Provenance: from the collection of the late Gas Kimishima, wood-fire potter and specialist in the ancient kilns of Japan, purchased in Japan and thence by descent. Gas established his studio in England and built his own anagama kiln in Tring, Hertfordshire. Cf. The Kyushu Ceramic Museum, Complete Catalogue of Shibata Collection, no.3940, for another humorous bowl with the same foot shape and rim decoration, which the authors dated to c.1800-1840.

92 A JAPANESE OHAGURO-TSUBO JAR EDO OR LATER, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY

95 A JAPANESE NAESHIROGAWA JUG PROBABLY MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY

The ovoid body with a short everted rim, the surface with a natural ash glaze and cream-coloured mottling on the reddish ground, 19.8cm.

The bulbous body with a slightly flared neck and a short spout applied to the side, the surface a dark shade of olive green, 19.5cm.

£200-300

Provenance: from the collection of the late Gas Kimishima, wood-fire potter and specialist in the ancient kilns of Japan, purchased in Japan and thence by descent. Gas established his studio in England and built his own anagama kiln in Tring, Hertfordshire.

96 TWO JAPANESE VASES MEIJI OR LATER, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY

93 A SMALL SHIGARAKI UZUKUMARU JAR MEIJI PERIOD OR EARLIER, 19TH CENTURY The small bulbous body with a short neck and an everted rim, decorated with a band of crosses incised on the shoulder, with a mottled grey glaze dripping from the top, the body underneath a reddish-brown colour, inscribed underneath, 14.5cm.

94 TWO JAPANESE OHAGURO-TSUBO ECHIZEN JARS PROBABLY EDO PERIOD, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY Both with a brown body, the largest with two small handles applied to the shoulder, the other vessel with a metal ring for suspension to the back, 15cm and 12cm respectively. (2)

£200-300

The first an example of Iga ware, with a tall cylindrical body and a cream-coloured glaze dripping from the rim on the light orange ground; the other a bottle with an ovoid shape and a tall everted neck, 25.7cm and 31cm respectively. (2)

97 TWO JAPANESE BIZEN BOTTLE VASES EDO OR MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY The first of tall cylindrical shape with a flared rim, one side with an indentation and with natural ash glaze; the other of bulbous shape with a tall neck, the surface a dark chocolate-brown, 28.8cm and 23.6cm respectively. (2)

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98 A JAPANESE BIZEN STONEWARE BOTTLE (TOKKURI) MEIJI OR LATER, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY The bulbous body with a flattened side featuring a depiction of Hotei, the God of Good Fortune in low relief; with two crimped bands running down the sides, 23.7cm.

99 A JAPANESE MINO BOTTLE VASE (TOKKURI) EDO OR LATER, 19TH CENTURY The bulbous body with a tall neck and a slightly everted rim, the sides with a mottled chocolate-brown glaze, 24.5cm.

100 A SET OF FOUR JAPANESE BOWLS EDO OR EARLIER, 19TH CENTURY Each with an irregular conical shape and the surface peppered with grit, all approx. 14.5cm. (4) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£100-200 Provenance: from the collection of the late Gas Kimishima, wood-fire potter and specialist in the ancient kilns of Japan, purchased in Japan and thence by descent. Gas established his studio in England and built his own anagama kiln in Tring, Hertfordshire.

101 THREE JAPANESE STONEWARE VESSELS MEIJI OR EARLIER, 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER One with a lustrous olive-green glaze, the two others with a rough unglazed surface, 21.5cm max. (3) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

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102 A JAPANESE BIZEN STONEWARE SAKE BOTTLE (TOKKURI) MEIJI OR LATER, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY The tall pear-shaped bottle with a flattened side, the surface a mottled chocolate-brown and the misshapen side lightly scratched with stylised characters, a small impressed circular seal mark underneath, 29.5cm.

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103 A JAPANESE TANBA STORAGE JAR PROBABLY EDO, 19TH CENTURY The tall ovoid body with a cream-coloured glaze dripping from the shoulder on the chocolate-brown ground, the rim with kintsugi gold lacquer repairs, 37.5cm.

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104 A JAPANESE SETO OR SHIGARAKI SAKE BOTTLE (TOKKURI) PROBABLY EDO, 18TH CENTURY The cylindrical body raised on a short foot and with a slender neck, the sides with four indentations and decorated with tenmoku-style russet-coloured drips on the mottled chocolate-brown ground, 23cm.

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105 A JAPANESE SHIGARAKI OKIMONO OF A TANUKI ON A MOKUGYO MODERN, 20TH CENTURY The racoon-dog depicted clambering upon a giant temple bell, wearing monk’s robes and holding a hossu fly-whisk in its left paw, 19.5cm. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

106 A JAPANESE GREEN-GLAZED FIGURE OF FUKUROKUJU MODERN, 20TH CENTURY The God of Good Fortune typically depicted with an elongated forehead, wearing lose robes and with his hands neatly tucked in his sleeves, the surface with a mottled olive-green glaze, a seal mark in an oblong reserve at the back, 24.8cm. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

107 TWO TALL JAPANESE BAMBOO BASKETS, HANAKAGO MEIJI OR TAISHO, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY For ikebana (traditional flower arrangement), both with a cylindrical body and a tall loop handle, one bi-colour and plaited in a free-style technique, with a liner made of a section of bamboo; the other with regular woven patterns, 46cm and 39cm respectively. (2)

108 A JAPANESE SOMA WARE CHAWAN (TEA BOWL) PROBABLY SHOWA, 20TH CENTURY Of cylindrical form, the lower half an earthy brown colour and moulded with organic shapes, the upper half moulded with studs and with a suspension ring in low relief, the front with a prancing horse, some details highlighted in gilt, the base with a four-character Somayaki mark, 10.2cm. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£80-120 Provenance: from the collection of the late Gas Kimishima, wood-fire potter and specialist in the ancient kilns of Japan, purchased in Japan and thence by descent. Gas established his studio in England and built his own anagama kiln in Tring, Hertfordshire.

109 A SMALL JAPANESE KUTANI MODEL OF A CAT MEIJI PERIOD OR LATER, 20TH CENTURY The small feline depicted fast asleep, its coat with black and light orange patches amongst the white fur, a red ribbon tied up around its neck, raised on a modern associated wood stand, the cat 19cm. (2)

110 FOUR JAPANESE BAMBOO IKEBANA VASES OR BASKETS 20TH CENTURY OR EARLIER Of various shapes, three made from numerous bamboo strips woven into intricate patterns, the fourth made of a single strip bent in half, a cylindrical lacquer container inside; each piece with a loop to the side to be used as a wall vase, 21.5cm max. (5)

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KOREAN WORKS OF ART LOTS 111-122

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111 A KOREAN BUNCHEONG IRON-PAINTED BOTTLE VASE PROBABLY JOSEON DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

112 A KOREAN SANGGAM SLIP-INLAID CELADON VASE KORYO DYNASTY, 12TH/13TH CENTURY

The pear-shaped body raised on a short foot, the surface with a creamy-white slip incised with horizontal lines and with two large leafy sprays of ginseng painted to both sides, together with a wood box inscribed with Gyeryongsan (referring to the kiln where it was produced), 23.5cm. (2)

The elegant pear-shaped body decorated with four sprays of lotus, the neck with bands of ruyi heads, lappets, and scrolling tendrils, with kintsugi gold lacquer repairs, 27.8cm.

£300-500 Provenance: an English private collection, purchased in Japan. By repute, formerly in the collection of Jun Itami (1937-2011), an architect renowned in Korea and Japan for his primitive-style buildings and his use of raw materials. Itami Jun also collected Korean Joseon ceramics, and pieces from his personal collection were offered at auction after his death. See the University of Michigan Museum of Art, access. no. 2004/1.268, for a comparable vase with similar ginseng leaf design. Also, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, access. no. 2015.79.494 for another example from the Mary Griggs Burke Collection.

113 A TALL KOREAN CELADON BOTTLE VASE JOSEON DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER The uneven pear-shaped body raised on a short foot, the surface covered with a blue-grey glaze with crackled areas and speckled with russet dots, the foot left unglazed, with a wood box inscribed ‘Aomori Collection’, probably for the Aomori City Collection, 33cm. (2)

£500-800

114 A KOREAN FACETED BOTTLE VASE JOSEON DYNASTY OR LATER, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY The globular body with a tall neck and painted with stylised leaves in underglaze brown, the creamy-white ground peppered with black specks, together with a modern wood box, 22.3cm. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£100-200

£400-600 Provenance: an English private collection, purchased in Kyoto, Japan.

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115 A TALL KOREAN CELADON VASE, MAEBYEONG KORYO DYNASTY, 12TH/13TH CENTURY The elegant baluster-shaped body decorated to the side with three incised leafy flowerheads, possibly lotus; the shoulder with three scalloped lappets resembling clouds; the surface covered with a rich crackled celadon glaze, 31cm.

£800-1,200 See the Cleveland Museum of Art, access. no.1921.628 for a Koryo wine pot with comparable lotus decoration, and access. no.1921.645 for another vase of the same size. Also, see Christie’s New York, Japanese and Korean Art, 22nd September 2020, lot 243, for another maebyeong with incised lotus. Provenance: from an English private collection, London. This type of vessel was once used to store alcohol and had a lid that would also serve as a cup.

116 A KOREAN SANGGAM SLIP-INLAID CELADON BOWL KORYO DYNASTY, 12TH/13TH CENTURY Decorated to the well with three cranes in flight amongst scrolling clouds, a ring of ruyi heads encircling the centre and with a band of chevrons to the rim; the exterior with three flowerheads and further concentric lines, 20.3cm.

£800-1,200 117 A KOREAN BLUE AND WHITE FACETED JAR JOSEON DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY Raised on a short foot and with a slightly flared rim, decorated in underglaze blue with stylised flowers and tendrils to the shoulder, the base with a paper label for Bluett London 15605, together with a fitted silk box with another paper label underneath reading Bluett & Sons, 48 Davies Street, London W1, 9cm. (2)

£1,000-2,000 See the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, access no. 2005.123 for another faceted jar with blue and white decoration. The piece is described as a good example of late Joseon porcelain produced at the court kilns (Bunwon).

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118 A KOREAN MOULDED CELADON BOWL KORYO DYNASTY, 12TH/13TH CENTURY

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Raised on a short circular foot, with a foliate rim and the well faintly moulded with a spray of peony; the surface with an all-over crackled glaze, together with a fitted silk box, 17.7cm. (2)

£800-1,200 See the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, access no.27.119.3 for another Koryo celadon bowl with foliate rim and peony.

119 A LARGE KOREAN IRON-PAINTED DRAGON JAR JOSEON OR LATER, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY Of compressed ovoid form, raised on a short foot and with an everted rim, the body decorated with a large scaly dragon writhing amongst clouds and fire wisps, chasing a sacred pearl, a small butterfly fluttering above it, the iron-brown design painted on a creamy-white ground with minute brown specks, a paper label to the side reading ‘Joseon Dynasty / Nanryuinsama’ (Tokugawa Yorinobu) collection, 25.5cm.

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£400-600 Provenance: an English private collection, purchased in Japan.

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120 A KOREAN MINHWA FOUR-FOLD HUNTING SCREEN JOSEON DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY OR LATER Each panel painted in ink and colour on paper with horse riders hunting various quarries including deer, tiger, leopards and hares; one huntsman with two falcons, another holding a matchlock carbine, many others with woldo (halberds); the figures wearing colourful garments contrasting with the buff landscape; the painted panels mounted on yellow silk, each 72cm x 38.5cm, 176cm x 275cm overall.

£2,000-3,000 Cf. V Reynolds, Korean Folk Painting in the Newark Museum, Korean Art - Articles from Orientations 1970-2013, pp.180-81 where a similar Folk art hunting screen is discussed.

121 A LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF A MONK 17TH CENTURY Possibly Korean, carved seated with his hand held before his chest, dressed in long flowing robes, with a tranquil expression upon his face, with a fitted wooden base, 47cm. (2)

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), purchased from Mandarin Art Galleries Pte Ltd, Singapore, on 15th February 1988. A copy of the invoice is available.

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122 A KOREAN SILVER-INLAID IRON BOX JOSEON DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY The rectangular body decorated with dense patterns of spirals and scrolls, with a small bat-shaped handle to the side, the sliding cover embellished with the double happiness and longevity symbol, shou; together with two leaf-shaped wooden saucers, the box 7cm x 6.8cm x 11cm. (4)

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LACQUER, BAMBOO, & OTHER MATERIALS LOTS 123-140

Lot 123

123 A TALL AND UNUSUAL JAPANESE LACQUERED WOOD ZUSHI (PORTABLE SHRINE) EDO OR MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The case lacquered black, the doors opening to reveal the tall figure of a Buddhist guardian deity, probably Gozanze Myo-o; the wrathful figure standing on two oni, the demons crouching underneath a tiger skin, all raised on a rocky outcrop; the God depicted with six arms and three eyes, holding various attributes including a bow and arrow, a sword and a halberd; another hand grasping the hair of a small human figure in prayer, probably the soul of a worshipper; wearing lose robes revealing his bare torso and a necklace made of three skulls; his crown and mandorla behind him made of soft metal; with details rendered in polychrome and gilt, the eyes inset in glass, 52.5cm overall.

£2,000-3,000

124 A JAPANESE LACQUERED WOOD ZUSHI (PORTABLE SHRINE) EDO OR MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY The case lacquered black, the doors opening to reveal the Amida Triad comprising of Amida Buddha, Kannon Bosatsu and possibly Seishi Bosatsu, the figures seated on double lotus thrones raised on a tall base decorated with scrolling clouds, reishi heads, flowers and geometric patterns, the whole interior gilded, with two illegible lines of inscriptions to the base, 24.3cm x 11cm x 23.5cm.

£200-300

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125 AN EARLY JAPANESE NAMBAN CABINET FOR THE EXPORT MARKET MOMOYAMA PERIOD, C.1580-1620 Of rectangular form and with a hinged fall front opening to reveal nine drawers, the door and sides decorated with panels enclosing many fans embellished with bands of geometric designs and flowering branches of prunus, scrolling tendrils, and ume-bachi mon (family crests), in between borders of chevrons and other formal patterns, the decoration rendered in a multitude of raiden (mother of pearl) inlays and gold and black lacquer, the inside with further mother of pearl inlays and gilt decoration depicting panels of flowering prunus and peony, the copper fittings and side loop handles with designs of melons, flowers and tendrils, together with a key, 28cm x 37.5cm x 24cm. (2)

£4,000-6,000 Provenance: from an English private collection, London. Formerly Sotheby’s London, 24th June 1982, lot 566. Cf. O Impey & C Jörg, Japanese Export Lacquer (1580-1850), pp.123-24 where this very piece is illustrated and discussed. See the Brooklyn Museum, New York, access. no.84.69.1, for a comparable piece decorated with open fans. Also, see Christie’s, New York, An Inquiring Mind: American Collecting of Japanese and Korean Art, lot 33, for another namban cabinet with mother of pearl fans. The ume-bachi mon was notably used by the Hisamatsu and the Maeda clans.

Lot 125 front

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126 A RARE JAPANESE LACQUER JEWELLERY BOX FOR THE EXPORT MARKET EDO PERIOD, C.1640-90 Of architectural form, the tall rectangular box raised on a shaped plinth and with a hinged cover, the top sliding to reveal a secret compartment; the two small doors to the front concealing six drawers of various sizes; the exterior decorated with shaped panels enclosing various depictions of flowers, figures at rest, houses in lush landscapes and scrolling tendrils, in silver and gold hiramaki-e, takamaki-e and nashiji lacquer on the black roiro ground, with some petals and leaves inlaid in mother of pearl and metal; the inside of the lid revealing a small mirror and a design featuring a pavilion on stilts, with large rocky outcrops beside it and tall trees rendered in hiramaki-e and kirikane; with pilasters to the corners and the metal mounts embellished with flowers, the edges with geometric borders inlaid with mother of pearl, 37.5cm x 27.7cm x 34.5cm.

£4,000-6,000 Cf. O Impey & C Jörg, Japanese Export Lacquer (1580-1850), pp.170-72 where comparable boxes are illustrated and discussed. The authors describe them as jewel boxes in pictorial style.

Lot 126 inside

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127 A SMALL JAPANESE GOLD AND SILVER LACQUER KOGO (INCENSE BOX AND COVER) MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Of rounded rectangular form, decorated in gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and with silver inlays on the nashiji ground, the cover and sides embellished with a stream meandering amongst rocks, flowering prunus and pine to the side, some branches issuing from behind fences made of woven bamboo; with two raised characters reading tsuki o (the moon), possibly a reference to a chapter from the Tale of Genji, and with ai go mon crests for the Tokugawa clan repeated across the composition, 6.7cm x 7.5cm x 8.7cm. (2)

£300-500

128 A JAPANESE GOLD LACQUER FUBAKO (LETTER BOX) AND COVER EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY Of rounded rectangular form, the lid and sides decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e and kirikane on a nashiji ground, embellished with flowering branches of prunus issuing from behind rocky outcrops, with a small stream meandering to the side and scrolling clouds above, two purple silk cords attached to metal rings on the sides, the paulownia kiri mon decorating the mounts, 5.2cm x 5.2cm x 22.5cm. (2)

£600-800

129 A JAPANESE GOLD LACQUER MIRROR BOX AND COVER EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY Of circular form, decorated with mitsu-tomoe (comma-like swirls) in gold fundame hiramaki-e lacquer on the roiro-nashiji ground, 12.3cm. (2)

£400-600

130 A POLYCHROME WOOD EMA (VOTIVE PAINTING) EDO OR MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY Of rectangular form and painted in ink and pigments, the heavy wood panel decorated with Ono no Takamura, Emma-O, and a queue of demonic figures behind them, the tall scholar dressed in long black garments, holding a shaku tablet before him and looking up towards the King of Hell, the Lord of the Underworld depicted with ornate robes embellished with patterns of seashells; framed and glazed, a paper label on the back explaining Ono no Takamura’s story, 60.3cm x 46.5cm.

£400-600 The label reads: […on thin wood panels illustrating the following legend: Ono no Takamura, a councillor of Saga, tenno (9th century A.D.) sentenced to exile in the Isles of Oki, took a certain holy monk with him to visit Yama the King of Hell, where he found Jizo among the damned in the lowest of the hot hells, undergoing torment to free some of the inmates and to mitigate the punishments of sinning mankind. Jizo besought the monk to describe his suffering so that the hearts of men should be turned to his worship. When the monk returned to earth, he carved a great figure of Jizo, which is still in the temple of Yata no Jizo at Koriyama near Nara.]

131 A JAPANESE SILK BUDDHIST PRIEST’S ROBE (KESA) EDO PERIOD, 18TH /19TH CENTURY Sewn from smaller sections of silk brocade, richly decorated with the Shimazu mon of the Satsuma clan, waves, scrolling clouds, wisteria, peony and scrolling tendrils, all embroidered in gold and polychrome threads on the cream ground, 182cm x 110cm.

£500-1,000 Provenance: formerly the collection of Ricardo Rivera Schreiber (1892-1969), Peruvian Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1954-63), to Italy (1944-46), to Spain (1943-1944) and Minister Plenipotentiary to China and Japan (1936-41), and thence by descent.

Ricardo Rivera Schreiber (1892-1969)

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132 A RARE JAPANESE HASHIRA-KAKE (PILLAR HANGING) BY OGAWA HARITSU (RITSUO, 1663-1747) EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY The tall rectangular panel made of cedar wood, decorated with a small hawk looking inquisitively at an insect flying before it, the elegant perch decorated with the head of a green oni and with a small feeder to the side, suspended from a fruiting branch of karin (Chinese quince); the decoration rendered in a variety of techniques including lacquer, ceramic and aogai (mother of pearl) inlays, an oval aperture with a bronze ring at the top for suspension, 128.3cm.

£6,000-8,000 See Bonham’s London, 6th November 2012, lot 231, for a wood inro by Ritsuo with ceramic and aogai inlays and the same Naoyuki seals. Ogawa Haritsu (or Ritsuo) is famous for his practice of including inlays in a variety of materials into his lacquer pieces. His artworks often feature ceramic, metal, shell and other materials, giving his composition a three-dimensional effect.

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133 A JAPANESE GOLD AND BLACK LACQUER KAZARIDANA (ORNAMENTAL SHELF) MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY The rectangular shelves raised on four shaped legs, decorated with morning glory on trellis in gold and silver hiramaki-e on the deep black ground, the sides with cut-out designs of quatrelobes, the metal fittings decorated with scrolling tendrils, 44cm x 35.3cm x 64cm.

£200-300

134 AN EXTENSIVE JAPANESE ART DECO LACQUERED WOOD SERVICE MEIJI OR TAISHO, 20TH CENTURY Each item with a gold lacquer ground, some bearing a monogram with the initials ‘WHM’, comprising: two large rectangular trays, two tall footed tazze, four middle size and six smaller ones; eighteen small dishes, eighteen teacups and saucers, four bulbous sugar bowls and covers, three hexagonal boxes and covers, two large spoons and eighteen small spoons, seventeen bowls and eleven small teabowls, four sake cups and twelve small footed cups. (146)

£200-300 Provenance: from the collection of General Sir William Henry Manning GCMG, KBE, CB (1863-1932), and Lady Olga Manning (1897-1993), and thence by descent. According to the family, the service was gifted to Lady Manning by Emperor Hirohito when General Sir William Henry Manning, then Governor of Ceylon, visited Japan circa 1919-22.

Lord and Lady Manning at Richmond Castle c.1920

135 TWO JAPANESE WOOD SCROLL-SHAPED STANDS TAISHO OR LATER, 20TH CENTURY

136 TWO JAPANESE MASKS MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Each carved from a single piece of wood, the rectangular top extending at each end to form scrolled supports, one with the number 17 and a mark underneath which may depict Mount Fuji, 5cm x 31.5cm x 51.5cm and 7.5cm x 26cm x 45.2cm respectively. (2)

£150-250

The largest a lacquered wood Noh mask of a Nio, the Buddhist guardian king depicted with a ferocious expression and an upturned nose, the surface in a lustrous red and black lacquer and with details of the eyes and teeth in gilt, a two-character signature to the reverse; the other an iki-ningyo mask depicting a man with bushy hair, eyebrows and moustache; in wood covered with gesso and pigments, and with glass eyes, 26.7cm and 19.5cm respectively. (2)

Provenance: from an English private collection, London.

£250-350

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Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

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137 A CINNABAR LACQUER AND GILT BAMBOO TRAY, POSSIBLY RYUKYU ISLANDS PROBABLY EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Of circular shape, with remnants of gilt and litharge decoration to the well depicting Chinese figures in a landscape, the rim embellished with bamboo strips woven in loops, together with a fitted silk box, 33cm. (2)

£200-300 Provenance: from an English private collection, London.

138 AN OCTAGONAL INK STONE 19TH CENTURY The well decorated in low relief with six ascetics, the elderly sages wearing ornate robes and holding various attributes, one with a vase of peonies; the reverse with a circular panel enclosing a large scaly dragon writhing amongst scrolling clouds, four characters above translating as ‘the dragon leaps from the clouds’, 26.5cm.

£500-800

See the Sen-oku Hakuko Kan Museum, Kyoto, for a related rectangular tray with similar woven bamboo rim and gold lacquer decoration. Also, see the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, access. no. 2015.500.2.5 for a Ryukyu footed tray also decorated with figures in a landscape.

139 TWO JAPANESE BAMBOO BASKETS (HANAKAGO) MEIJI OR TAISHO, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY For ikebana (traditional flower arrangement), the largest of circular shape with a tall loop handle, a three-character mark underneath; the other with a bulbous body and a wide rim, a U-shaped handle above, together with a liner made of a lacquered section of bamboo, 39cm and 46cm respectively. (3)

£300-500 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

140 THREE JAPANESE WOVEN BAMBOO CHARCOAL BASKETS (SUMITORI) MEIJI OR TAISHO, 20TH CENTURY The Chinese-style baskets for the sencha tea ceremony, two with a square base and a wide oval mouth, the third with a hexagonal body and raised on short feet, the bamboo strips woven in a variety of techniques to produces diverse patterns, 31.5cm max. (3)

£250-300 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

WORKS ON PAPER SCREENS, PAINTINGS, BOOKS & PRINTS LOTS 141-204

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141 ANONYMOUS, TOSA SCHOOL MOMOYAMA OR EDO PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY Two Japanese album leaves depicting scenes from the Genji Monogatari (The Tale of Genji), in ink, colour and gold on paper, one depicting chapter 51, scene 12 (‘A Boat Upon The Waters’), the other with chapter 34, scene 6 (‘New Herbs II’), both framed and glazed, both approx. 29.5cm x 24.3cm. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£200-300 Provenance: from the Milne Henderson collection of Japanese art.

142 ANONYMOUS, TOSA SCHOOL EDO PERIOD, 17TH CENTURY OR LATER Two Japanese album leaves depicting scenes from the Genji Monogatari (The Tale of Genji), in ink, colour and gold on paper, one depicting chapter 39, scene 7 (‘Evening Mist’), the other with a group of monks, possibly for the funeral of Genji’s wife Aoi, both framed and glazed, both approx. 29.5cm x 24.3cm; together with a portrait of a woman wearing Heian garments, possibly the poetess Murasaki Shikibu (c.973-1031), mounted on board and framed, 27.5cm x 23cm. (3) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£200-300 Provenance: from the Milne Henderson collection of Japanese art.

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143 A JAPANESE FOUR-FOLD BYOBU (PAPER SCREEN) MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Painted in gilt, polychrome, sumi ink and white gofun, each panel enclosing a female Kabuki dancer or musician, the beauties wearing ornate garments decorated with brocade patterns, one with a design of open fans, another with auspicious characters; all reserved on borders of gold and black squares, 104cm x 178cm.

£800-1,200

144 TOTOKI BAIGAI (1749-1804) EDO PERIOD, DATED 1800 Twelve Japanese landscape paintings in ink and colour on paper, including depictions of fishermen in mountainous river landscapes, pavilions amongst trees, bridges, rocky outcrops, and other views; signed Baigai, Baigai sha and with seals Baigai Totoki Shi and Toki Shi noin, one painting dated spring of Kanoe-saru (1800); with four leaves of calligraphy, an introduction signed Rokumei doshi roku and dated the 10th month of Meiji 38 (1905), the pages bound as an album with a yellow silk cover, together with a blue silk sleeve and a tomobako wood box, the album 31.2cm x 16.5cm. (4)

£1,500-2,500 See the British Museum, access. no.1988,1017,0.1 for another landscape painting by Baigai in comparable style. Totoki Baigai was an important artist from Osaka specialising in Nanga art, based on Chinese literati paintings and calligraphy. At first an impoverished artist, he travelled to Kyoto where he worked as an entertainer in the pleasure quarters of Gion. He later served Lord Masuyama Sessai of the Ise Nagashima domain, followed by the wealthy merchant Meshino Seiho, until his retirement in 1800, after which he established a Confucian training school.

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145 TOTOKI BAIGAI (1749-1804) EDO PERIOD, C.1800 A Japanese painting, ink on paper, possibly from a makimono (horizontal scroll) mounted as a kakejiku (scroll painting), depicting a small boat behind vegetation, with tall mountains in the background and calligraphy above, signed Baigai and with a red seal mark, together with a tomobako (wood box) with a label to the side inscribed Baigai, and a cardboard sleeve, 15cm x 13xcm. (2)

£400-600 Totoki Baigai was an important artist from Osaka specialising in Nanga art, based on Chinese literati paintings and calligraphy. At first an impoverished artist, he travelled to Kyoto where he worked as an entertainer in the pleasure quarters of Gion. He later served Lord Masuyama Sessai of Ise Nagashima domain, followed by the wealthy merchant Meshino Seiho, until his retirement in 1800, after which he established a Confucian training school.

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146 ATTRIBUTED TO SUMIYOSHI GUKEI (1631-1705) EDO PERIOD, 17TH/18TH CENTURY A set of sixteen Japanese paintings, ink and colour on paper with gold flakes, including eight leaves of calligraphy in chirashi-gaki (scattered writing) style with borders of stylised dragons, and eight paintings comprising: a view of pavilions in mountainous river landscapes; another painting depicting a flock of geese in flight above marshes; a third with two travellers on a rocky outcrop, with the moon above; sailing boats on a lake; a village in a rain storm; a multi-storey pagoda nestled amongst trees; fishermen with nets, and many figures in a village, each mounted on board separately, together with two silk covers, each picture approx. 20.4cm x 18.5cm. (18)

£2,000-3,000 See the Metropolitan Museum, New York, access. no.2015.300.24 for an album depicting the Thirty-Six Poetic Immortals by Sumiyoshi Gukei, with the same decorative border of dragons used for the leaves of calligraphy in this lot.

147 ANONYMOUS MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY A Japanese handscroll painting, ink and colour on silk, decorated with a myriad of flowers including chrysanthemums, peonies, irises and others, the front cover in silk with lotus patterns, in a tomobako wood box, the painting 360cm x 18cm. (2)

£500-1,000

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148 TWO JAPANESE PAINTINGS OF RAKAN EDO OR MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY Both in ink and colour on silk, each depicting an Immortal with an attendant, one holding a gokosho (pestle) and a gokorei (bell) and with a Buddhist Guardian God by his side; the other holding an egoro (ritual incense burner with a long handle), a monk by his side holding a vase of lotus flowers, both with gold-thread silk mounts, framed and glazed, both 94cm x 39.3cm. (2)

£300-500 Provenance: from an English private collection, London, acquired prior to 2000.

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149 A JAPANESE SIX-FOLD BYOBU (PAPER SCREEN) MEIJI PERIOD, C.1900 Painted in ink and colour on a ground sprinkled with gold, depicting a herd of deer at rest amongst pine trees, the largest animal with majestic antlers, a small fawn fast asleep beside it; signed Hosui hitsu and with a red seal mark, 136cm x 270cm.

£800-1,200

150 ANONYMOUS, KANO SCHOOL EDO PERIOD, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY A Japanese painting in ink and colour on paper depicting a farmer in a bamboo grove, the man using an adze to dig out bamboo shoots while snow falls around him, together with an ink painting of a monk holding a broom, possibly Jittoku, both framed and glazed, 50cm x 35cm max. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£150-250 Provenance: from the Milne Henderson collection of Japanese art. The larger painting may be a depiction of Moso, one of the Twenty-Four Paragons of Filial Piety often represented digging for bamboo shoots to feed his sick mother.

FROM THE COLLECTION OF DAVID AND PAULA NEWMAN LOTS 151-157 151 ANONYMOUS MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

David Newman (1936-2012) was a respected London Japanese art dealer, especially when it came to paintings. He discovered many artworks by renowned Japanese artists, and sourced pieces for both private collectors and institutions. He helped the British Museum acquire a number of Japanese artworks, including an ink painting (see lot 157) by Josiah Conder (1852-1920) of an owl on a tree-stump after his teacher, Kawanabe Kyōsai (1831-1889).

Two Japanese scroll paintings, the first in ink and colour on paper and depicting a small piebald dog underneath branches of bamboo, signed and with a red seal mark; the other in ink on paper and depicting a large rabbit beneath a full moon, a large red seal mark underneath, both with a wood box, 118cm x 30.5cm and 38cm x 33cm respectively. (4)

£200-300

David’s career in the art world started when he took a job as a porter in the Japanese Art department at Glendinnings. Soon after, he was asked to look after any Japanese painting brought to the auction house for valuation. In 1966, he moved on to work for the auctioneer Spink & Son under Adrian Maynard in the Asian Art Department. Three years later, he and his partner Paula established their own shop in Camden Passage. Paula took care of the administrative side of the business, while David looked for Japanese art to sell. He spent many years researching old sale catalogues and other archives to trace the owners of lost collections, including the descendants of Josiah Conder, who were then living across Europe and the USA. Lot 157 is an extensive archive comprising many letters he exchanged with the Conder family, and a number of large photographic albums featuring many portraits of the famous architect and his family. Most pictures were taken in Japan, and they include many views of their house in Tokyo, then decorated with scroll paintings by Kyōsai.

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152 NAKAJIMA RAISHO (1796-1871) EDO OR MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY Two Japanese fan paintings, both in otsu-e style, one depicting a dog trainer and the other, a figure holding a pole, both signed Raisho and with a red artist’s seal, framed and one glazed, both approx 15.7cm x 47cm. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£80-120

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153 MORI KANSAI (1814-1894) NAGASAWA ROHO (ACT. MID-19TH C.) KISHI GANTAI (1782-1865) EDO OR MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY Three Japanese fan paintings, in ink and colour on paper, the first with a sprig of pine, dated the second year of Meiji (1869), signed Kansai and with a red seal mark; the second by Roho and depicting a spiny lobster amongst seaweed, signed and with a red seal mark, both framed and glazed; the third with three ayu fish by Gantai, signed and with a red seal mark, mounted on board, 19.5cm x 51cm max. (3)

£180-220 74

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154 MURASE KOUTEI (1744-1819) TANOMURA CHIKUDEN (1777-1835) SUZUKI NANREI (1775-1884) OHARA DONSHU (ACT. C.1850)

155 KISHI GANKU (1794-1883) KO FUYO (1722-1784) CHO GESSHO (1772-1832) SUZUKI NANREI (1775-1844)

Four Japanese scroll paintings; the first an ink painting of a peony by Koutei and sealed Chikuden, inscribed ‘a single peony is enough’; another a branch of persimmon by Nanrei with a poem by Shimizu Hamaomi (1776-1824); the third depicting a monkey on a rock by Donshu, and the last with two pumpkins and lychees, unsigned; each with a wood box, 104.5cm x 33.5cm max. (8)

Four Japanese paintings, the first in ink of the Three Heroes of the Han Dynasty by Ganku; another a mountainous landscape with a sage in a retreat by Gessho; the third a landscape painting with two figures in a pavilion by Fuyo; together with a farmer carrying baskets on a rod in a mountainous landscape by Nanrei, three with wood boxes, 120cm x 56.5cm max. (7)

£300-500

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156 AFTER YAMAGUCHI SOKEN (1722-1784) AFTER KITAGAWA UTAMARO (1753-1806) AFTER MORI TETSUZAN (1774-1841) MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY Three Japanese scroll paintings of bijin, the first with a beauty standing by a balustrade, gazing at sailing boats in the distance, signed and with a red seal mark; the two others with similar compositions, depicting a beauty writing a letter and with Okame behind her, all three paintings with a tomobako wood box, 111cm x 42.5cm. (6)

£200-300

157 JOSIAH CONDER (1852-1920) KAWANABE KYŌSAI (1831-1889) DAVID NEWMAN (1936-2012) 19TH & 20TH CENTURY An extensive collection of paper ephemera, letters, photographs and other material relating to Josiah Conder, his family, Kawanabe Kyōsai, and other subjects, including several albums comprising photographs of Conder and his relatives c.1910, many taken while they were living in Japan and featuring interiors decorated with artworks by Kyōsai, the archive assembled by David Newman (d.2012) in the 1980s-90s and including a large number of letters he exchanged with Conder’s descendants, showing his efforts to trace Kyōsai’s paintings once owned by the family. (a lot)

£1,000-2,000 Provenance: formerly the David and Paula Newman collection, sold on behalf of the executors. Josiah Conder (1852-1920) was a British architect and an ‘oyatoi gaikokujin’, a foreign advisor to the Meiji Government, sometimes also referred to as the ‘Father of modern Japanese architecture’. Conder was hired in 1877 as Professor of Architecture at the Imperial College of Engineering, and Architect to the Public Works Department. The Meiji Government commissioned many European-style buildings as part of its aim to Westernize Japanese society and cities. Conder was hired to supervise the building work and train Japanese students in this European style of architecture. After his contract with the Japanese Government ended, Conder decided to remain in Japan and set up his own company. His most famous constructions include the Ueno Imperial Museum (Tokyo), the Rokumeikan (Tokyo), the Bank of Japan (Tokyo), the Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum (Tokyo), Christ Church (Yokohama), and many other public structures and private houses in European style. Conder was fascinated by the arts and culture of his adopted country, and notably wrote books about Japanese landscape gardening and flowers. He enjoyed Kabuki theatre and ikebana (flower arrangement), and he studied traditional Japanese painting under the master painter Kawanabe Kyōsai (1831-1889). Kyōsai nicknamed Conder Kyôei (暁英), the second character meaning ‘Britain’. Conder was by the artist’s side when he died in 1889, and he later published in 1911 the first work in English dedicated to his art (‘Paintings and Studies by Kawanabe Kyōsai’). Conder owned a large number of paintings by his friend and mentor, and many of these are visible in the photographs offered as part of lot 157. Some of these paintings are now in museum collections around the world, and others are currently on display at the Royal Academy of Art, London, until 19th June 2022 as part of the exhibition Kyōsai: The Israel Goldman Collection.

OPPOSITE: 1, 4, 5, 6, 9: Examples of paintings by Kawanabe Kyōsai displayed in Conder’s house. The photographic albums in this lot contain a large number of pictures featuring Kyōsai paintings Conder owned. 2, 8: Josiah Conder (1852-1920). 3: Helen Aiko Conder (1883-1974), Josiah Conder’s daughter, posing before a Kyōsai screen. 7: Conder’s residence in Mikawadai, Tokyo, a half-timbered Western-style building with an additional Japanese-style house beside it. 10: The Mausoleum of the Iwasaki Family designed by Conder in 1910 and still visible in Tokyo. The albums contain further images of buildings designed by Conder.

Detail of a photograph in one of the albums. The painting is probably the one on the right by Josiah Conder, now at the British Museum (access. no. 2005,0810,0.1), purchased from David Newman.

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Isabella Bird (1831-1904)

158 ISABELLA L BISHOP / BIRD (1831-1904) MEIJI PERIOD, C.1890 Views in the Far East, an album of sixty collotype plates depicting views and people in Korea, Japan, and China, with a stitched silk cover, 1.8cm x 17.8cm x 25.3cm.

£200-300 Isabella Bishop (née Bird) was a formidable English writer and photographer who travelled extensively around the world following an operation in 1850 to remove a tumor on her spine. She published several books with illustrations depicting the local populations and culture she encountered.

158 three views

159 A JAPANESE COMMEMORATIVE FOLDING FAN MEIJI PERIOD, 1893 Made of paper, bamboo sticks, and a brass loop handle, printed to the inside with a panoramic view of the World’s Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893, with minute figures amongst the tall buildings and Chicago’s skyline in the distance, 33.5cm. The World Fair was held to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the New World in 1492. Japan took part and built an authentic Japanese pavilion based on the Ho-o-Do (Phoenix Hall) in Kyoto.

£50-80 159

160 AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE CONCERTINA ALBUM OF PRINTS EDO AND MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

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One side of the book made of Japanese prints of European-style technical drawings, the sketches depicting guns, canons, and horse fittings; the other side used as a scrap book with 108 small engravings pasted on the paper sheets, some of banzuke type listing various professions in a specific town or region, the others of keidaizu type, the copper plates depicting bird’s-eye views, maps and other depictions of various locations including Arashiyama and Kiyomizudera, each picture with calligraphy identifying the view or the event depicted; the album with wooden covers, one side inscribed in ink with characters from a poem by Chinese Ming dynasty scholar Shixing Shen (1535-1614), referring to the shadow produced by low clouds, the sounds of rain and the deep roots of ancient trees, the album 25.2cm x 17.9cm. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED AT NO RESERVE.

£200-300 78

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161 LITERATURE A SMALL LIBRARY OF REFERENCE BOOKS Relating to Japanese art. (a lot)

£2,000-3,000 Provenance: from the Milne Henderson collection of Japanese art.

162 LITERATURE A quantity of books relating to Japanese art and fiction. (a lot) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£300-500 Provenance: from the Milne Henderson collection of Japanese art.

163 LITERATURE CERAMICS OF JAPAN (NIHON NO TOJI) Ten volumes, each dedicated to a different category of Japanese wares. (10)

164 LITERATURE F BRINKLEY, JAPAN: DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED BY THE JAPANESE, VOL.I-X (1897-98) Imperial edition in ten volumes, n. 74 from a limited run of 100, including over 200 illustrations (chromolithographs, collotype photographs and other printing techniques) of famous artworks, containing essays on Japanese art, all folios 37.2cm x 29.3mm. (10)

£200-300

£800-1,200 Captain Francis Brinkley (1841-1912) was an Anglo-Irish officer and newspaper owner who lived in Japan for more than forty years during the Meiji period. He created the newspaper The Japan Mail and later became the Tokyo correspondent for The Times of London, reporting on the Russo-Japanese War. He published several books on Japan and was the editor for the present publication, a general guide to Japanese culture.

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165 TANAKA KIKUO (D.1884) MEIJI PERIOD, C.1881

166 KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) EDO PERIOD, C.1849

Iroha-biki mon cho (Album of Family Crests Arranged in Alphabetical Order), a Japanese illustrated book in one volume, each page variously printed with mon (coats of arm), the symbols representing each chapters of the Genji Monogatari, or instructions on how to draw various patterns, approx. 278 pages, 3cm x 7.3cm x 15.7cm.

Hokusai gafu, vol.2, a Japanese album of prints variously depicting landscapes, flowers, mythical figures and animals, with areas of the designs highlighted in light blue and pink ink, 22.7cm x 15.3cm.

£80-120

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£80-120 Provenance: from an English private collection, London.

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167 UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1798-1861) KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) WATANABE SEITEI (1851-1918) EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Four framed and glazed Japanese woodblock prints by Kuniyoshi, three from the series Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori (108 Heroes of the Popular Water Margins, c.1827-30), each print depicting one of the eponymous characters, all approx. 37.5cm x 25.8cm; the fourth from the series Kisokaido rokujoku tsugi no uchi (Sixty-Nine Post Stations of the Kisokaido, c.1852) and depicting Princess Yaegaki with her fox friends, all approx. 31.7cm x 22.8cm; together with two printed albums, the first by Hokusai and entitled Denshin Kaishu, Hokusai Gaen (A Garden of Pictures by Hokusai, c.1820), vol.2, 22.6cm x 15.7cm; the other by Seitei, entitled Bijutsu sekai (Art World, 1892), vol.19, a publication produced to promote Japanese Art, with illustrations after Kuniyoshi, Okyo, Masanobu and others, 24.9cm x 16.1cm. (6)

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of John Peter Russell (1858-1930), purchased from Siegfried Bing by repute, and thence by descent. Russell was an Australian Impressionist and a friend of Van Gogh’s, painting the first oil portrait of the artist, now at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. He also painted with Claude Monet, and Henri Matisse credited Russell for introducing him to Impressionism. He married Anna Maria Antonietta Mattiocco, one of Rodin’s favourite models, in 1888. Cf. W Tunnicliffe, John Russell: Australia’s French Impressionist, pp.38-39 where Russell’s interest for Japanese art and his print collecting are discussed. The book was published as a guide to the exhibition dedicated to John Russell held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, in 2018.

John Peter Russell (1858-1930)

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168 OGATA GEKKO (1859-1920) MEIJI PERIOD, 1897-98 Nihon Hanazu-e (Pictures of Japanese Flowers), an album containing twenty-one woodblock prints depicting legends, Noh plays and other stories associated with flowers, together with three further prints from the same series, the loose prints framed and glazed, oban tate-e, 35.5cm x 24.3cm max. (4)

£200-300

169 NISHIKAWA SUKENOBU (1641-1750) KATUKAWA SHUNSHO (1762-92) EDO AND MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY A collection of Japanese woodblock prints, including depictions of actors, historical figures, beauties and birds, two prints by Nishikawa Sukenobu (1641-1750) depicting women at their toilet, four portraits from the series ‘One Hundred Poets’ by Katukawa Shunsho (1762-1792), three pictures framed and glazed, 33cm x 23cm max. (12) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£200-300 Provenance: from the Milne Henderson collection of Japanese art.

170 UTAGAWA KUNISADA I / TOYOKUNI III (1786-1864) UTAGAWA HIROSADA (ACT. 1825-75) TAKAHASHI SHOTEI / HIROAKI (1871-1945) KO SUKOKU (1730-1804) EDO AND LATER, 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY Three Japanese prints and a painting, the first a woodblock print by Kunisada entitled ‘Mirror Mountain at Musa Station (with actor Onoe Shoroku I as Tsubone Iwafuji)’, from the series ‘The Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kisokaido Road’ (1852); another woodblock print by Utagawa Hirosada depicting a man holding a child (c.1849); the third a print on board by Shotei entitled ‘Rain on Izumi Bridge’ (c.1927); the ink painting by Ko Sukoku (1730-1804), depicting the drunk Chinese poet Li Bai (701-762) supported by two young boys, 42.5cm x 30cm max. (4)

£200-300 Provenance: from an English private collection, London.

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171 ATTRIBUTED TO KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) EDO PERIOD, 1832 A Japanese woodblock print, possibly a design for Soshu Isobe’ s illustrated book Hana fubuki en no shigarami (Snow-Blown Chains of Fate), depicting a bijin in a circular insert observing five fish in a stream, a cartouche top left with calligraphy referring to Isobe’s text, 17.7cm x 24.1cm.

£150-250 Provenance: the Peter Hinton Collection, purchased in the 1960s-70s from Yamanaka & Co, Kyoto. See the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, access. no.34.492 for another design by Hokusai of Isobe’s book, also featuring a beauty in an inset panel and with a basket of fish to the side.

172 OHARA KOSON / SHOSON (1878-1945) MEIJI PERIOD, C.1910 A Japanese woodblock print, entitled ‘Swallows and cherry blossoms’, framed and glazed, otanzakuban, 31.3cm x 16.9cm.

£100-200

173 UTAGAWA KUNISADA I / UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI III (1786-1865) EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY A Japanese woodblock print, depicting a beauty on a balcony playing the shamisen, framed and glazed, oban yoko-e, 34.4cm x 24cm.

£100-200

174 KEISAI EISEN (1790-1848) UTAGAWA YOSHITORA (ACT. C.1830-1887) EDO AND MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY Two Japanese woodblock print diptychs, kakemono-e (vertical hanging prints), both depicting a standing bijin wearing ornate garments, one embellished with geometrical designs and the other with birds and bats, both signed, all approx. 37.3cm x 24.5cm. (4)

£200-300

175 UTAGAWA YOSHITORA (ACT. C.1830-1887) EDO AND MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY Two Japanese woodblock print diptychs, kakemono-e (vertical hanging prints), both depicting a standing oiran wearing ornate garments, their robes decorated with patterns depicting puppies, one by Yoshitora, both signed, all approx. 35.8cm x 23.7cm. (4)

£300-400

176 UTAGAWA YOSHIKAZU (ACT. C.1850-70) EDO PERIOD, C.1850 Two Japanese woodblock prints diptychs, kakemono-e (vertical hanging prints), the first by Yoshikazu and depicting the Gods of Good Fortune Hotei and Fukurokuju, each sheets approx. 35cm x 24cm; the other, possibly by Yoshikazu, of Sugawara no Michizane at Tengman-gu Temple, each sheet approx. 36.8cm x 23.6cm. (4)

£200-300

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177 UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858) KITAGAWA SHIKIMARO (ACT. 1804-20) KEISAI EISEN (1790-1848) KIKUGAWA YEIZAN (1787-1867) UTAGAWA YOSHIFUJI (1828-87) EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Five Japanese woodblock prints depicting beauties, the first by Hiroshige and entitled ‘Evening Cool at Ryogoku’, from the series ‘Famous Places in the Eastern Capital’ (c.1844-48); another by Shikimaro of ‘Hanazuma of the Ogiya, Kamuro Nioi and Kaoru’, from the series ‘Thirty-Six Female Poetic Immortals in the Modern Style’ (c.1813); the third by Eisen and entitled ‘Yui: Shigesaki of the Owariya’ from the series ‘A Tokaido Board Game of Courtesans: Fifty-Three Pairings in the Yoshiwara’ (c.1821-23); the fourth possibly by Utagawa Yoshifuji of a lady in an interior holding a fan, and another possibly by Kikugawa Yeizan depicting an oiran with a checkered kimono, 39cm x 26.4cm max. (5)

£400-600

178 UTAGAWA SADAHIDE (C.1807-1873) YOSHIKAZU UTAGAWA (ACT.1850-70) EDO PERIOD, C.1861 Three Japanese Yokohama-e woodblock prints depicting Westerners, two from Utagawa Sadahide’s series ‘People of Foreign Nations’, the first entitled ‘Two Russians in Yokohama’, the foreigners with a long-haired goat; the second ‘Russians enjoying a Holiday in Yokohama’, one holding a telescope; the third print by Yoshikazu Utagawa entitled ‘English couple’ and depicting the figures with their pet dog, all three oban tate-e, all approx. 37cm x 25.5cm. (3) Foreigners settled in Yokohama often kept animals as pets and livestock, including dogs, and goats. Sadahide saw them as exotic subjects worth including in his woodblock prints.

£300-500 85

179 UTAGAWA KUNISADA II / KUNIMASA III / TOYOKUNI IV (1823-80) EDO PERIOD, 1864 A collection of eight Japanese woodblock prints illustrating various chapters from the Genji Monogatari (Tale of Genji), each depicting figures wearing colourful garments underneath a large open fan with calligraphy relating to the poem, all signed, oban tate-e, all approx. 37cm x 25cm. (8)

£100-200

180 KUNICHIKA TOYOHARA (1835-1900) MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY A Japanese woodblock print triptych, entitled ‘New Kabuki Play, Mongaku Kanjincho’, published by Akiyama Buemon, framed and glazed, all sheets oban tate-e, each approx. 37.6cm x 25.1cm.

£50-80

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181 TSUKIOKA YOSHITOSHI (1839-1892) MEIJI PERIOD, 1885 A Japanese woodblock print triptych, entitled ‘Fudō Myōō Threatening a Novice’, signed Yoshitoshi and with a seal reading Taiso, published by Akiyama Buemon (Kokkeido), all three prints oban tate-e, all approx. 36.4cm x 24.8cm. (3)

£6,000-8,000 See the Metropolitan Museum, New York, access. no.2005.350a-c for another example of this triptych. The prints illustrate a famous story describing how the Abbot Yuten (1637-1718) or Zojoji Temple prayed to the Buddhist Guardian God for his support to become a wise monk. He then dreamt that a statue of Fudō Myōō came to life and made him swallow one of his swords. The day after, the monk had become an excellent cleric.

182 UTAGAWA KUNISADA / UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI III (1786-1865) EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY A Japanese woodblock print triptych, depicting the kabuki play Arigataya Oedo no Kagekiyo (commonly called “Biwa no Kagekiyo”), signed Shimoto no oju Toyokuni ga, framed and glazed, all oban tate-e, each approx. 35.5cm x 24cm.

£200-300

183 UTAGAWA KUNISADA / UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI III (1786-1865) EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY A Japanese woodblock print triptych, depicting the kabuki play Meiboku Sendai hagi, signed Kochoro/Ichiyosai Toyokuni ga, framed and glazed, all oban tate-e, each approx. 35cm x 24cm.

£200-300

184 HOSAI UTAGAWA (1848-1920) MEIJI PERIOD, 1901 A woodblock print triptych, depicting the Kabuki play Yaoya Oshichi, signed, all oban tate-e, each sheet approx. 37cm x 25.4cm. (3)

£200-300

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185 YUKAWA SHODO (1868-?) MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY A Japanese woodblock print triptych, depicting the Heian courtier Ariwara Yukihira watching the two sisters Matsukaze and Murasame on Suma Beach, signed Shodo, framed and glazed, oban tate-e, each sheet approx. 35cm x 23.5cm.

£50-80

186 KUNICHIKA TOYOHARA (1835-1900) MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY A Japanese woodblock print triptych, depicting five fashionable ladies wearing ornate garments, their richly decorated kimonos with patterns of birds in flight, four of them holding umbrellas, framed and glazed, each sheet oban tate-e, each approx. 35cm x 23.4cm.

£50-80

187 UTAGAWA TOYOSAI (1848-1920) CHIKANOBU YOSHU (1838-1912) MEIJI PERIOD, C.1891 Two Japanese woodblock prints triptychs, the first by Toyosai and depicting figures observing two men landing with parachutes, one of them possibly Percival Spencer (1864-1913), a British parachutist; the other by Yoshu and depicting courtesans enjoying hanami, both mounted on board, all sheets oban tate-e, approx. 35.4cm x 23.2cm. (2)

£100-200

188 UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE I (1797-1858) UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE II (1826-69) EDO PERIOD, C.1832-60 Six Japanese woodblock prints depicting various urban and rural views, five by Utagawa Hiroshige I entitled: ‘Fishing by torchlight on Lake Renko’ and ‘Satsuma Province: Bo Bay, the Two-sword Rocks’, both from the series ‘Sixty-odd Famous Places of Japan’ (1856); ‘The Jewel River in Musashi Province’, from the series ‘Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji’ (1858); ‘Suruga-cho’, from the series ‘One Hundred Views of Edo’ (1856); ‘Theatres in Nichomachi’, from the series ‘Famous Places in the Eastern Capital’ (c.1832-38), all oban tate-e, all approx. 35.8cm x 23.5cm; and one print by Hiroshige II entitled ‘Snow Scene’, from the series ‘Pictures of Famous Places in Edo’ (c.1860), oban yoko-e, 25.7cm x 37cm. (6)

£500-800 189 KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849) EDO PERIOD, C.1827-1832 Two Japanese woodblock prints by Hokusai, the first entitled Soshu Oyama Roben no taki (Roben Waterfall at Oyama in Sagami Province), the other entitled Kisokaido Ono no Bakufu (The Waterfall at Ono on the Kisokaido Road), both from the series Shokoku taki Meguri (A Tour of Waterfalls in Various Provinces), both oban yoko-e, framed and glazed, 37.9cm x 26cm and 37.5cm x 26.1cm respectively. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£80-120

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190 UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE I (1797-1858) TAISHO OR LATER, 20TH CENTURY A Japanese woodblock print triptych entitled Buyo Kanazawa hassho yakei (Eight Views of Kanazawa at night, Province of Musashi), first published in 1857, with publisher’s mark reading Uchida han, oban tate-e, each sheet framed and glazed, all approx. 43.7cm x 27.4cm. (3)

£300-500

191 KAWARAZAKI SHODO (1889-1973) KOTOZUKA EIICHI (1906-79) SHOWA ERA, C.1950 Three Japanese woodblock prints, the first by Shodo and depicting a large sunflower, from the series Nihon no hanagoyomi (Calendar of the Flowers of Japan), 37.7cm x 26cm; the two others by Eichii, the first entitled Tango no Sekku (Boy’s Day), and the other Koto Gosho (Imperial palace in Kyoto), both approx. 38.5cm x 24.8cm; all three framed and glazed. (3) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

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192 TSUCHIYA KOITSU (1870-1949) SHOTEI TAKAHASHI (1871-1945) SHOWA ERA, C.1930 Two Japanese woodblock prints, the first by Koitsu and entitled ‘Evening at Hira’ (1936), framed and glazed, oban tate-e, 35.6cm x 23.6cm; the other by Takahashi and entitled ‘Night Scene at Itako’ (c.1930), mounted on board, 25.8cm x 17.2cm. (2)

£200-300

193 YOSHIDA HIROSHI (1876-1950) SHOWA ERA, 1933-1935 Three Japanese woodblock prints, the first entitled Sarusawa ike (Saruwasa Pond) and dated 1933; the second Sankeien (Three Creeks Garden) from the series ‘Eight Scenes of Cherry Blossoms’ and dated 1935; the third (Evening in Nara) from the series ‘Kansai District’ and dated 1933; all three signed Hiroshi Yoshida in pencil underneath, Yoshida in sumi ink and the red seal for Hiroshi bottom right, with jizuri seal in the left margins; all oban tate-e, all approx. 39cm x 27cm each. (3)

£300-500 Provenance: the collection of Vice-Admiral Reginald Vesey Holt, CB, DSO, MVO, (1884-1957), and thence by descent.

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194 KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957) SHOWA PERIOD, DATED 1931 A Japanese woodblock print on paper entitled Sengaku-ji (Sengaku Temple) from the series Tokaido fukei senshu (Views of the Tokaido), signed lower left Hasui and with a red artist’s seal, with a further circular seal in the lower right corner, the title inscribed in the upper right margin and dated January Showa 6 (1931), oban tate-e, 39cm x 26.3cm.

£800-1,200 See the museum of Art, Boston, access. no.50.2883, for another example of this print.

195 YOSHIDA HIROSHI (1876-1950) SHOWA ERA, 1933-1935 A Japanese woodblock print entitled Rozan, signed Hiroshi Yoshida in pencil underneath, Yoshida in sumi ink and with the red seal for Hiroshi bottom right, jizuri seal in the left margin; oban yoko-e, 26.9cm x 40.8cm.

£150-250

196 PAUL JACOULET (1902-1960) SHOWA, 1936 AND 1937 Two Japanese woodblock prints, the first entitled La Chenille Verte, Corée (The Green Caterpillar, Korea) and the other Sur le Sable, Ouest Carolines, Yap (On the Sand, West Caroline Islands, Yap); both signed in pencil lower right corner above the red Good Luck Hammer seal; the first with a ground of mica, a carver’s seal for Maeda Kentaro and stamped with edition number 150/150 on the verso, and the other with edition number 82/150, 46.8cm x 35.6cm and 36.1cm x 46.7cm respectively. (2)

£300-500 Paul Jacoulet was a French artist living in Japan, who learnt traditional ukiyo-e printing techniques and developed a personal style often featuring portraits of people he met on his voyages. He travelled extensively to Micronesia, Indonesia, China, Korean, Japan and the Philippines.

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197 JUNSUKE WATARAI (1936-) SHOWA ERA, 20TH CENTURY Two Japanese limited editions colour etchings, one entitled ‘The Marionette’s Travels’, numbered 5/60, the other entitled ‘On Stage (G)’, numbered 12/50, both signed in pencil underneath, framed and glazed; together with four loose sketches depicting musicians, possibly by Watarai, 36.1cm x 59.1cm max. (6) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£200-300 Provenance: from the Milne Henderson collection of Japanese art.

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198 ITO YUHAN / YOSHIHIKO (1867-1942) MEIJI OR TAISHO, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY Two Japanese watercolour paintings in Yoga style, the largest depicting buildings nestled amongst woodlands and with mountains in the distance, the other with two sampans moored on a lake at twilight, the shadow of a building visible in the distance with a single light shining through the window, both pictures signed ‘Y.ITO’, framed and glazed, 49cm x 32cm and 43.5cm x 28.5cm respectively. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£300-500 Provenance: from an English private collection, London. Ito Yuhan studied at Kyoto Prefecture School of Painting and Harada Naojiro’s Shobikan art school in Tokyo. His paintings and woodblock prints are recognisable for their Western style, and he was one of the precursors of the shin-hanga art movement.

199 GINNOSUKE YOKOUCHI (1870-1942) AND T. YAMAMOTO (C.1900) MEIJI OR TAISHO, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY Two Japanese paintings in Yoga style, the first a watercolour with a small building on stilts by a pond, the scene set in a luxuriant garden with many flowers in bloom, signed G.Yokouchi, framed and glazed; the other depicting two fishermen on a large boat purchasing persimmons from a third man on a smaller craft, with further boats visible in the distance, signed T. Yamamoto, framed, 32cm x 48cm and 46.5cm x 63.5cm respectively. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

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

TOKO SHINODA 篠田桃紅 (1913-2021) After spending years training in Japanese calligraphy with her father, Shinoda adopted a more personal approach based on the abstraction of Japanese characters, which led her to create an idiosyncratic form of abstract expressionism. She held her first solo exhibition in Tokyo in 1936, and she later moved to the USA where she immersed herself in the exciting New York art scene which then included Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko. Lots 200 and 202 come from a private English collection and were originally purchased from the Tolman Collection in Tokyo, who represented the pioneering artist for decades. Shinoda executed this painting (opposite) aged 93 using traditional sumi ink and cinnabar pigments, which she obtained by crushing the Chinese lacquer pieces she collected. Her paintings and lithographs often feature these bright red elements and gold accents which give further depth and rhythm to her compositions.

200 TOKO SHINODA (1913-2021) HEISEI ERA, 2006 An original Japanese painting entitled ‘Bright Moonlight’ in sumi ink and cinnabar red on Japanese paper, the composition with a central design of three intertwined strokes, a bright red square to the lower right and a diagonal stroke to the left, signed lower left in kanji and Roman letters Shinoda, framed and glazed, the painting 35.5cm x 27cm.

£7,000-9,000 Provenance: an English private collection, London. Purchased from the Tolman Collection, Tokyo, in 2007. A copy of the original invoice is available. The frame was designed by the Tolman Collection especially for this picture.

Invoice from the Tolman Collection, Tokyo

201 TOKO SHINODA (1913-2021) SHOWA ERA, DATED 1976 A Japanese limited edition colour lithograph entitled ‘Listen’, numbered 10/50, the composition with a tall vertical shape on the right-hand side resembling a branch of bamboo and a black diagonal stroke extending across the canvas, signed lower right Toko Shinoda in pencil, dated and titled, framed, the print 58cm x 42.5cm.

£1,500-2,000 Provenance: a Japanese private collection, purchased in Japan in the 1970s.

202 TOKO SHINODA (1913-2021) HEISEI ERA, DATED 2004 A Japanese limited edition colour lithograph entitled ‘Felicity’, numbered 42/50, the abstract design featuring shapes reminiscent of a torii gate with details in gold and cinnabar pigments, signed lower left in pencil Toko Shinoda, framed and glazed, the print 26.5cm x 36.5cm.

£1,500-2,000 Provenance: an English private collection, London. Purchased from the Tolman Collection, Tokyo, in 2006. A copy of the original invoice is available.

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203 TAKASHI MURAKAMI (1962-) HEISEI OR REIWA, 2019 A set of five skateboard decks, colour silkscreens on maple wood, depicting Murakami’s design of daisies, produced by Kaikai Kiki Co. Ltd., Tokyo, each with two flowers and ‘Takashi Murakami ©TM/KK’ printed at the back, all still sealed, each approx. 81.3cm x 21cm. (5)

£1,500-2,000

204 KATO TATSUSABURO (ACT. C.1970) SHOWA PERIOD, 1971 Nine Japanese paintings, ink and colour on paper, all designs for traditional paper kites, from an edition of 100 hand-painted albums published by Unida, Tokyo, variously depicting animals, auspicious symbols and legendary figures, all in individual box frames and glazed, all approx. 44cm x 33cm. (9)

£200-300 Cf. T Streeter, The Art of the Japanese Kite, p.113 no.45, for an illustration of the kite depicting Kintaro and the carp by Kato Tatsusaburo.

JAPANESE SILVER, BRONZE, CLOISONNE & OTHER METAL WORKS OF ART LOTS 205-244

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205 A PAIR OF JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASES MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The tall baluster bodies with mirroring decoration, the sides with lappets enclosing ho-o birds and writhing dragons chasing flaming pearls of wisdom, with various bands of geometrical designs, scrolling tendrils, spirals and flowers above and medallions enclosing butterflies and chidori plovers in flight, the rims with metal mounts, both 24.8cm. (2)

£600-800 206 A SMALL JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASE BY TAMURA I / OTA SHUNJIRO (1864-1931) MEIJI OR TAISHO, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY The elegant baluster body decorated with three birds in flight before branches of bamboo, the design rendered in gold wires on the dark blue ground, with bands of lappets to the foot and neck, the rims with metal mounts, the base stamped Tamura zo, 12.3cm.

£300-500 207 A JAPANESE RED GINBARI CLOISONNE VASE MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The tall baluster body decorated with patterns of chrysanthemum flowers amongst scrolling clouds rendered in basse-taille, the surface a deep red, with metal mounts to the rims, 24.3cm.

£300-500

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208 A JAPANESE CLOISONNE VASE BY ANDO JUBEI (1876-1953) MEIJI OR LATER, 20TH CENTURY The baluster body decorated with two pheasants on a rocky outcrop and with a stream running beside them; with large chrysanthemum, daisies and other plants to the side, all on a dark navy-blue ground, with bands of formal flowers and geometrical patterns above the foot and to the neck; with metal mounts, the footrim with a minute two-character mark, posssibly for jungin (pure silver), the base with the circular Ando mark, together with a wood stand inset with a silver plaque inscribed ‘to Vice-Admiral R. B. Holt, January 1940, from K.Oikawa, Admiral I.J. [Imperial Japanese] Navy’, 24.5cm. (2)

£400-600 Provenance: the collection of Vice-Admiral Reginald Vesey Holt, CB, DSO, MVO, (1884-1957), and thence by descent. The vase was gifted by Admiral Koshiro Oikawa (1883-1958), the Japanese Naval Minister during World War II.

Dedication on stand

Vice-Admiral Reginald Vesey Holt (1884-1957)

Oikawa Koshiro (1883-1958)

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209 TWO JAPANESE CLOISONNE DISHES MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH/20TH CENTURY Both decorated with a central scene depicting insects and flowers, one with a spotted butterfly fluttering above chrysanthemum, the other with a firefly resting on a large leaf, both dishes with a band of geometric designs to the rim, one with chrysanthemum mon in lozenges, the underside of both with a pattern of spirals, 30cm and 30.2cm respectively. (2)

£400-600

210 A PAIR OF JAPANESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNERS AND COVERS (KORO) MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH/20TH CENTURY Both with tall curved legs raised on an oval base, each decorated with tigers and writhing dragons emerging from scrolling clouds, the side handles shaped as mythical creatures; both lids topped with a crouching tiger, 33.5cm each. (4)

£150-250

211 TWO JAPANESE BRONZE RECTANGULAR JARDINIERES MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH/20TH CENTURY The largest decorated with a dragon, a minogame, a kirin and a phoenix, the four mythological animals depicted in relief amongst clouds and waves on a leiwen ground, the base with a nine character seal mark; the other in archaic style, the feet formed as stylised lion heads and with monster-shaped handles, cast with a mythical creature to one side and a bird to the other, 12.4cm x 48.5cm x 26.2cm and 12cm x 40.5cm x 22.8cm respectively. (2)

£300-500 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

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212 A PAIR OF JAPANESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNERS AND COVERS (KORO) BY MORI HOMEI MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH/20TH CENTURY Each modelled as a boy supporting a large vessel above his head with a shishi-topped lid, the figures with one foot forward and holding up the hems of their robes, their hair tied up in double buns and their garments decorated with scrolling tendrils, flowers and dragons, each raised on a rectangular base with shaped feet, both signed Mori Homei in a rectangular reserve, 42cm each. (4)

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of an aristocratic Spanish family.

213 A SMALL JAPANESE BRONZE VASE MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The cylindrical body modelled as a trunk with leafy tendrils to the side, a small squirrel clinging onto the vine whilst holding a small gilt chestnut in its mouth, raised on a modern plexiglass stand, 11.8cm. (2)

£150-250 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000.

214 A LARGE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER 19TH/20TH CENTURY Possibly a Japanese koro, the compressed globular body raised on three tapering feet, flanked by two confronting phoenix loop handles, 9.5kg, 47cm.

£500-1,000

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215 A JAPANESE INLAID CAST-IRON TEA KETTLE AND COVER (TETSUBIN) EDO OR MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

216 A SMALL JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF AN ELEPHANT BY GENRYUSAI SEIYA MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

Of conventional form and with a rough ishime texture imitating the surface of stone, the sides decorated with somayaki-style depictions of galloping horses, their outlines inlaid with partially-gilded silver wire, the tall shaped handle decorated with flowering sprays, the lid with an openwork finial and signed Ryubundo zo underneath, 24cm. (2)

The pachyderm standing four-square and with its trunk slightly raised, inscribed Seiya in hiragana under one foot; together with a modern model of a kabuto, the cast-iron miniature helmet with gilt maedate, 9.7cm and 26cm respectively. (2)

£200-300

217 A SMALL JAPANESE KOMAI STYLE INLAID IRON VESTA CASE MEIJI OR TAISHO, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY

218 TWO JAPANESE INLAID IRON TSUBA EDO OR MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

The rectangular body decorated in gold and silver inlays with a thatched hut amongst trees and Mount Fuji behind, the reverse with a seal mark and inscribed ‘K24’; together with a pewter recumbent ox and a minute cold-painted model of a mouse, 9.1cm max. (3)

The largest of oval shape and decorated to one side with two figures wearing Heian-style garments, the tallest possibly the poet Prince Narihara, with branches of pines above them and Mount Fuji towering in the distance; the reverse with a figure looking in the distance seen from the back; the smaller tsuba of rhomboid shape with curved corners, decorated in openwork with butterfly shapes and inlaid with two chidori (plovers) flying above a stream, both unsigned, 6.9cm and 6cm respectively. (2)

£100-150

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£100-200

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219 A MINIATURE JAPANESE BRONZE VASE WITH MONKEYS BY GENRYUSAI SEIYA MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The bulbous body raised on a short foot and with a tall flared neck, three small primates clambering around it, one holding another’s foot whilst peering over the edge of the vase, another small one hanging from the rim, all three with their eyes inlaid in gilt; the base incised with a two-character mark for Seiya, 11cm.

£500-800

220 A JAPANESE INLAID BRONZE VASE MEIJI OR TAISHO, 20TH CENTURY Of bulbous shape with a short everted rim, decorated with three cranes in flight before a mountain, possibly Mount Fuji, inlaid in mixed metals on the dark bronze ground, signed to the side and inscribed with a dedication mentioning Tokyo Denki (Tokyo Electric Industry Association), together with a wood stand, 30cm. (2)

£250-300 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

221 A JAPANESE BRONZE VASE (USUBATA) MEIJI OR TAISHO, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY For ikebana (traditional flower arrangement), the lower half with a bulbous body raised on three scrolling feet, the sides decorated with buildings in mountainous river landscapes, the handles shaped as elephant heads with extended trunks, the upper section consisting of a removable circular tray wedged at the top, unsigned, 26.6cm. (2)

£200-300 Provenance: from an English private collection, London.

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222 A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF THE SHOGUN’S HORSE BY THE MARUKI COMPANY MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Naturalistically cast, the stallion is depicted standing four-square and with its head slightly uplifted, the tack realistically modelled and embellished with the Tokugawa mon, a seal mark underneath reading Maruki sachu seisaku (manufactured at the Maruki Company), together with the lid of the original tomobako wood box with an inscription reading Rogata chudo sei, Shogun no shunme, Zuisei zo (Cast bronze made in lost wax, a horse of the Shogun, made by Zuisei), with a red seal mark for Zuisei, 33cm. (2)

£2,000-3,000 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

223 A LARGE JAPANESE BRONZE MODEL OF A HORSE TAISHO OR LATER, 20TH CENTURY

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Realistically modelled, the stallion standing four-square with its head slightly turned to the right, raised on an oblong base, inscribed underneath Tokyo Kosho sei (Made at Tokyo Arsenal), 39cm.

£500-800 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

224 A JAPANESE BRONZE MODEL OF A POINTER SHOWA ERA, DATED 1949 Realistically modelled, the dog with its front leg up and its tail straightened, raised on a rectangular base, the side with a long inscription possibly reading Kishino 1949, Kobayashi, Okamura, Ono sho Sensei, 30cm.

£250-350 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

225 A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A BOY AND OX BY SHUHO MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The small child depicted playing the flute while riding an ox, the bovine standing four-square and with its head slightly turned to the left, signed Shuho underneath, 32cm.

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226 A JAPANESE BRONZE MODEL OF A FEMALE NUDE BY ATSUSHI AMENOMIYA (1937-2020) SHOWA OR HEISEI, 20TH OR 21ST CENTURY The young beauty comfortably seated with one leg folded under her, she leans forward with a thoughtful expression; signed to the side, raised on a square marble base, 21cm overall.

£800-1,200 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

227 A JAPANESE BRONZE MODEL OF A MALE NUDE SHOWA ERA, DATED 1958 Realistically modelled, the young man depicted sitting on a rectangular plinth, his left leg resting on the right one and his hands holding his knee, with a gentle smile on his face, inscribed 1958 and with a two-character signature, possibly for Yamato, 34.5cm.

£250-350 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

228 A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A SHOJO BY RYOMIN MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

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The drunken spirit depicted sitting, wearing loose robes and with its long hair flowing behind its back; it looks down with its hands open as if to express its disappointment at the lack of a sake cup, a three character signature underneath reading Ryomin saku (made by Ryomin), 20.2cm.

£500-800 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

229 A LARGE JAPANESE SILVERED AND PARCEL-GILT BRONZE OKIMONO OF MORI TAHEI MODERN, 20TH CENTURY The famous samurai is depicted standing, holding his spear in one hand and a large sake cup in the other, with a seal mark to the back, possibly for Junichiro Hanwaka, 37.5cm. (2)

£300-500 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. Legend says that the Shogun Hideyoshi once gifted a famed spear to General Masanori. The samurai Mori Tahei from the Kuroda clan arrived with a message for the General, who invited him to a celebratory drink with him. Mori Tahei refused but Masanori offered him a gift of his choice if he were to accept some sake. The samurai eventually agreed, drank his sake, and claimed the spear. This okimono illustrates the famous song Kuroda Bushi from the city of Fukuoka: Drink, drink sake! If you drink it, you will win the best spear in Japan. And if you drink enough to win it, you are a true Kuroda samurai!

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230 A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A BEAR CUB AND A TIGER MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Both animals realistically modelled, the feline baring its fangs whilst attacking the small bear, the distressed cub lying on its back as it attempts to defend itself, 21.5cm. (2)

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

231 A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A TIGER MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY The feline baring its fangs in a snarl, its glass eyes menacingly fixed on an invisible prey before it; the big cat stands on a large base shaped as a rock with vegetation growing to the side, with an indistinct three character mark to the back of the stone, 50cm across. (2)

£400-600

232 A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A TIGER BY OMORI MITSUMOTO / KOGEN MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The feline standing four-square and baring its fangs in a snarl, the eyes inset in glass and with the stripes on its back naturalistically rendered, the belly with a square seal mark for Omori Mitsumoto / Kogen saku, 35cm.

£400-600 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

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233 AN IMPRESSIVE JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A TIGER AND CROCODILE BY MASAMITSU MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The ferocious-looking feline depicted pouncing over the back of the reptile, The ferocious-looking feline depicted pouncing over the back of the reptile, baring its fangs and with the stripes on its back realistically rendered; both animals with their eyes inlaid in glass; the tiger with a two-character mark on its belly for Masamitsu, all raised on a large wooden gnarled base, 53cm. (3)

£2,000-3,000

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234 A JAPANESE BRONZE KIRIN KORO (INCENSE BURNER) AND COVER MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The mythical beast depicted reclining, with its head turned to the back and menacingly baring its fangs, 25.7cm. (2)

£250-350 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

235 A JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF PRINCE SHOTOKU MEIJI OR SHOWA, 20TH CENTURY Shotoku Taishi is depicted as a youth standing on a rocky outcrop and pointing in the distance, wearing a short tunic and with his hair arranged in typical style, a falcon perched on his left arm, the back with lines of calligraphy, possibly including a signature for artist Hata Shokichi (1882-1966), 25cm.

£300-500 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. Prince Shotoku Taishi (574-622) was a semi-legendary Crown Prince and Regent to the Empress Suiko during the Asuka period (538-710). He became an important political and cultural leader modernizing the government administration. He also promoted Buddhism and is sometimes regarded as one of its founders in Japan.

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236 A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE JAPANESE BRONZE OKIMONO OF A HAWK BY HIDEMITSU / SHUKO MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The raptor is naturalistically depicted, perched on a rocky outcrop emerging from silvered waves, its wings stretched as if to take flight, with some details rendered in gilt and shakudo, the underside of its tail feathers signed in a double seal for Kazumasa Ishida and Hidemitsu / Shuko Kansei (supervised by Hidemitsu / Shuko), 72cm overall. (2)

£8,000-12,000 Kazumasa Ishida had a workshop in Tokyo and was a member of the Tokyo Chukin Kai (Tokyo Cast Metal Association).

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237 A JAPANESE BRONZE VASE BY GENRYUSAI SEIYA MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY With a tall trumpet-shaped body and a foliate rim, the side embellished with a goshawk perched on flowering branches of prunus, the bird and flowers realistically modelled; the decoration rendered in high relief and with the eyes and some of the stamens gilded, the base with a two-character mark reading Seiya, 32cm.

£800-1,200

238 A TALL JAPANESE INLAID BRONZE VASE MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The slender pear-shaped body decorated with an elegant design of five egrets in flight, the birds depicted in silver and other metal inlays, the base with a square mark and with a three character signature to the side, 27.2cm.

£600-800

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239 A FINE JAPANESE SILVERED BRONZE OKIMONO OF A COCKATOO BY MITANI MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The charming bird is naturalistically modelled, perched on a curved branch of gnarled wood, its right claw raised to its beak and with its head lowered, the feathers with highlights in gilt and the eyes, beak and claws in shakudo, signed in a gilt rectangular plaque underneath Mitani sei, 19.5cm overall. (2)

£7,000-9,000 Cf. L Bordignon, The Golden Age of Japanese Okimono, p.244-5 where another okimono of a cockatoo by Mitani is illustrated and discussed. Also, see Bonhams New York, Fine Japanese Works of Art, 19th March 2014 for another example.

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240 A PAIR OF JAPANESE INLAID BRONZE VASES BY THE NOGAWA COMPANY MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The tall cylindrical bodies decorated with mirror images of geese flying before a silver moon and with tall grasses underneath, the majestic birds rendered in a variety of inlaid metals, each base incised with the mark for the Nogawa Company and both vases with the same signature to the side, both 15.3cm. (2)

£600-800

241 A SMALL COLLECTION OF JAPANESE INLAID BRONZE VASES MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Each decorated with birds and plants rendered in a variety of inlaid metals, two a pair decorated with onagadori chickens perched on flowering branches of prunus, both with the same signature to the side; the third vase with three cranes wading in a stream, a two-character signature for Sukemitsu and the mark for the Nogawa Company underneath; the last vase with a small quail looking up at sprays of millet, unsigned, 15.2cm max. (4)

£500-800

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242 A JAPANESE SILVER BONBONNIERE MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY The lid and body modelled as a large chrysanthemum flower, the long petals realistically curling to the side; with a silver liner; the base stamped with the jungin (pure silver) mark, 7.4cm. (3)

£400-600

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243 A JAPANESE THREE-TIERED JEWELLERY BOX MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Of rectangular form and with a cloud-shaped loop handle to the top, decorated with leafy sprays of chrysanthemum, the clasp to the front embellished with further flowers, the box opening to reveal three compartments lined in green velvet, the foot rim marked jungin (pure silver), 11.5cm x 8.2cm x 11cm.

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NETSUKE, INRO & OTHER SAGEMONO LOTS 245-272

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FROM THE COLLECTION OF VIRGINIA G. ATCHLEY (1911-2013) LOTS 245-249 Virginia Atchley’s name is famous in the American world of Japanese Art collecting. For over forty years, she amassed an eclectic collection reflecting her love for miniature arts, including a large number of netsuke, inro, and other sagemono, in a wide range of styles, techniques and materials. She was actively involved with the International Netsuke Society, first as Editor of the Journal (1985-91), and then as President (1991-93). She received the first Silver Kirin Award from the Society for her ‘Outstanding Contribution to the World of Netsuke’, which was announced during the Los Angeles Convention in 1989, and for which she received a standing ovation. She was on the Board of Directors until her passing in 2013, shortly before her 102nd birthday. The catalogue she produced with Neil Davey entitled ‘The Virginia Atchley Collection of Miniature Arts’ (2006), is a reference amongst collectors, and lists over 400 pieces. Lots 247, 248 and 249 in this sale are illustrated and discussed in the book.

Virginia Atchley

The Virginia Atchley Collection of Miniature Arts (2006)

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245 A JAPANESE TSUIKOKU THREE-CASE BLACK LACQUER INRO MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Both sides carved in the Ryukyu manner with Chinese figures in and around pavilions, the buildings nestled amongst tall trees, the top and base with swirling clouds, with a coral ojime and a moulded resin netsuke depicting a South Sea Islander clasping a large vase containing a small branch of coral, the inro 8cm.

£200-300 Provenance: formerly the collection of Virginia Atchley (1911-2013), Los Angeles.

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246 A JAPANESE THREE-CASE SILVER INRO MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Decorated with a kaleidoscope of butterflies, the insects of various sizes fluttering across three sides, together with an en suite ojime decorated in openwork with further butterflies, the inro 8cm.

£1,500-2,000 Provenance: formerly the collection of Virginia Atchley (1911-2013), Los Angeles.

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247 A JAPANESE BOXWOOD PIPE CASE (KISERUZUTSU) MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Of senryu-zutsu form, carved as a snake and a frog, the small amphibian ensnared by the reptile’s tail, both with their eyes inlaid in brass, 19.7cm.

£500-1,000 Provenance: formerly the collection of Virginia Atchley (1911-2013), Los Angeles. Cf. V Atchley & N Davey, The Virginia Atchley Collection of Japanese Miniature Arts, p.310, no.S52, where this very piece is illustrated and described.

248 A LARGE JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A PORTUGUESE MERCHANT SHOWA OR LATER, 20TH CENTURY Depicted standing, holding a curved sword in one hand and his hat with the other, wearing broad pantaloons and pointed boots, his coat decorated with a pattern of scrolling clouds, signed Shosai in a rectangular reserve at the back, 9.2cm.

£300-500 Provenance: formerly the collection of Virginia Atchley (1911-2013), Los Angeles. Cf. V Atchley & N Davey, The Virginia Atchley Collection of Japanese Miniature Arts, p.156, no.N215, where this very netsuke is illustrated and described.

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249 A RARE JAPANESE BAMBOO SASHI NETSUKE OF A SHISHI BY MORIKAWA TOEN (1820-1894) EDO OR MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY The mythical beast depicted sitting on its haunches, holding a circular handle in its mouth and raised on a double lotus throne, the base with flowerheads, inscribed to the back Shosoin, hoko, heigoro no shishi baku, Morikawa Toen (copy of an incense burner handle with lion dog at the Shosoin Treasure House by Morikawa Toen) with kao, 10.3cm.

£1,000-1,500 Provenance: formerly the collection of Virginia Atchley (1911-2013), Los Angeles. Exhibited: the International Netsuke Collector’s Society Convention, Honolulu, 1977. Cf. V Atchley & N Davey, The Virginia Atchley Collection of Japanese Miniature Arts, p.88, no.N106, where this very netsuke is illustrated and described. Also, see G Lazarnick, The Signature Book of Netsuke, Inro and Ojime Artists in Photographs, p. 384, and id., Netsuke & Inro Artists, and How to Read Their Signatures, p.1096, where both sides of this netsuke are illustrated and discussed. Morikawa Toen was known for his Nara ningyo (dolls) sculptures and as a noh actor. His work was admired by the Daimyo of Tosa, the magistrate of Nara, who awarded him with names from Japanese mythology. The Imperial household also became his patrons.

G Lazarnick, Netsuke & Inro Artists, and How to Read their Signatures

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250 A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE AND A DOUBLE GOURD TOKKURI MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The netsuke carved as a mask of Okame, the Goddess of Mirth depicted laughinhg, the reverse inscribed Shuzan; attached by a cord to a double-gourd bottle with a wood stopper, 17.5cm max.

£300-500 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

251 A TALL JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A SENNIN EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY The Immortal depicted standing, clutching his walking stick whilst turning his head to the left with a smile on his face; he wears long robes and a coat of mugwort leaves, 10cm.

£400-600 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

252 A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF CHOKARO SENNIN EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY The Immortal grimacing with exertion as he lifts a large double-gourd over his shoulders, wearing loose robes opening to reveal his emaciated rib cage, a coat of mugwort leaves on his back, 8cm.

£300-500

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253 A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A RECUMBENT RAM EDO PERIOD, 18TH CENTURY Depicted with its head turned to the left, its long hair trailing behind its back, its legs neatly tucked underneath the body and with the eyes inlaid with horn, unsigned, 4.8cm.

£2,000-3,000 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

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254 A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A WOLF EDO OR MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY The emaciated animal seated on its haunches and biting into a large human skull, its eyes inlaid with bone and horn, the tail neatly tucked underneath its body and inscribed Minkoku, 4.7cm.

£300-500

255 A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A FROG MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Realistically carved, the small amphibian dozing off on top of a wooden bucket, the sides with minute metal studs, inscribed Masanao underneath, possibly for Masanao of Yamada, Ise Province, 2.7cm.

£800-1,200 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

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256 A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF GENERAL GENTOKU EDO PERIOD, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY The armour-clad warrior depicted riding his horse Tokiro, his head turned to the left and with a ferocious expression, raised on a flat oval base with a central himotoshi hole, 4.3cm.

£500-800 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. Gentoku was a Chinese Emperor, and one of the Three Heroes of the Han Dynasty (together with Kan’u and Chohi). He is often depicted riding his horse as he escapes from a castle besieged by his brother-in-law.

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257 AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A SLEEPING FARMER EDO PERIOD, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY Probably Kyoto School, the tired man lying down on a large folded plantain leaf, his head buried between his crossed arms, wearing a long tunic and a sickle at his belt, 3.5cm.

£800-1,200 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

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258 A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A MERMAID (NINGYO) EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Probably Nagoya, the smiling siren finely carved in red wood, holding her tail elegantly curled under her chin, her long hair trailing down her back, inscribed Tadatoshi in ukibori in a rectangular reserve underneath, 4.4cm.

£3,000-5,000 Cf. M T Coullery & M S Newstead, The Baur Collection, Netsuke, p.115, no.C224 for another example of a mermaid by Tadatoshi. The authors explain that in Japanese folklore, ningyo are lovely creatures, well-disposed towards humans and believed to share the secrets of the sea by listening to the murmurs of seashells. Eating one would also give you immortality.

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259 A JAPANESE SMOKING SET EDO OR MEIJI PERIOD, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY The kiseruzutsu (pipe case) of muso-zutsu form and made of woven rattan, decorated with two jardinières containing fruiting plants, the design rendered in gold, silver, black and brown takamaki-e lacquer, a two-character signature to the back for Nobusane / Shinzan; the tabakoire (tobacco pouch) of thick leather, embellished with a mae-kanagu shaped as a lion dog gnawing on its back leg, together with a coral ojime, the kiseruzutsu 21.3cm. (2)

Both pipes of muso-zutsu form, the first made of rattan vertically woven, decorated with an abstract three-branch black ornament amongst prunus blossoms in gold lacquer, the reverse signed with a single character in a rectangular cartouche; the other decorated in gold, silver and red lacquer hiramaki-e on the black roiro ground with a Kabuki actor with a red wig, 23.5cm and 23cm respectively. (4)

£400-600

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

260 A JAPANESE DOUBLE-SIDED LEATHER TABAKO-IRE (TOBACCO POUCH) EDO OR MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY

263 AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE NEGORO LACQUER STAG ANTLER KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASE) MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

Of rounded rectangular form and with a flap opening on each side, one mae-kanagu in copper modelled as two masks, the other a rectangular shakudo and gilt plaque depicting three friends seated by a fire drinking sake, the pouch made of foreign tooled leather, with a malachite ojime and a corozo nut netsuke carved as a laughing face winking, inscribed Masagyoku in a shaped cartouche at the back, the pouch 15cm.

Of muso-zutsu form, the surface with typical red and black mottling, carved as a branch of bamboo and with a loop for suspension at the back, 21.6cm. (2)

£150-250 261 AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE SHAGREEN KISURUZUTSU (PIPE CASE) EDO OR MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY Of muso-zutsu form, the surface covered with fish skin, a white metal mount to the rim and a small loop to the back for suspension, together with a bamboo and silver kiseru (pipe), the kiseruzutsu 24.7cm. (3)

£500-800 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

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262 TWO JAPANESE LACQUER KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASES) MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

£200-300 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

264 TWO JAPANESE BAMBOO KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASES) MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Of otoshi-zutsu form, the first carved with Fukurokuju, the God of Good Fortune standing beneath an open scroll; the other decorated to both sides with fungi and other plants issuing from rocky outcrops, a four-character inscription to the front, 20.2cm and 21cm respectively. (2)

£400-600 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

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265 A JAPANESE FIVE-CASE GOLD AND BLACK LACQUER INRO EDO OR MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Decorated in gold hiramaki-e and kirikane on the black roiro ground, both sides with depictions of horsetail issuing from behind rocks, together with a glass ojime, the inro 9.5cm.

£400-600 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

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266 A JAPANESE THREE-CASE GOLD, SILVER AND BLACK LACQUER INRO BY YOYUSAI HARA (1768-1845) EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Decorated with a continuous design of many chidori (plovers) in flight above pines, some birds in gilt and others a chocolate-brown colour, signed to the base Gyonen nanaju-san o, Yoyusai (Yoyusai, an old man of seventy-three), with a white glass ojime, the inro 6.1cm.

£600-1,000 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

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267 AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE SIX-CASE TSUISHU RED LACQUER INRO EDO PERIOD, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY Carved in low and sunken relief to both sides with scholars and attendants, one carrying his master’s staff and wide-brimmed hat, another with a qin wrapped in a brocade silk cover; the figures standing in luxuriant gardens and with scrolling clouds above, on a ground of tight lozenge patterns, together with an agate ojime, the inro 11cm.

£800-1,200 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

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268 A SMALL JAPANESE FOUR-CASE GOLD AND BLACK LACQUER INRO EDO OR MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY Decorated with a continuous design of thatched buildings surrounded by a fence, one side with a gate leading to the houses, with large rocky outcrops partially obscuring the huts and with tall pines to the side, the railing rendered with metal inlays, the scene depicted in takamaki-e, nashiji and kirikane, 6.2cm.

£250-350 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

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269 A JAPANESE FIVE-CASE GOLD, SILVER AND BLACK LACQUER INRO BY KOMA KORYU EDO OR MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Both sides decorated in hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with large cranes, the elegant birds depicted standing in a variety of postures, the base signed Koma Koryu saku, together with a glass ojime, the inro 9cm.

£1,500-2,000 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

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270 A JAPANESE THREE-CASE GOLD LACQUER INRO EDO OR MEIJI, 19TH CENTURY Decorated in gold and silver hiramaki-e, kirikane and takamaki-e with a continuous design of a farmer in a rice field observing six geese in flight, the man holding a long pole with a frayed banner at the top and a letter attached to it, one of the birds seemingly carrying another letter in its beak; with scrolling clouds above, and mountains in the distance, together with a coral ojime, the inro 5.9cm.

£500-1,000 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan. The decoration on this inro may refer to the story of Sobu (Su Wu in Chinese), an official of the Han Emperor Wu, often depicted fastening a letter to the leg of a goose to send messages home whilst held captive by the Huns.

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271 A SMALL JAPANESE THREE-CASE GOLD LACQUER INRO BY JITOKUSAI EDO OR MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Decorated in hiramaki-e, gold and silver takamaki-e and kirikane, with a continuous design of a man pulling a boat amongst reeds and other tall grasses, the figure with his face concealed under a wide-brimmed hat and bent forward as he tugs at the rope, a silver moon above, some details of the plants rendered in raden (mother of pearl inlays), signed Jitokusai saku underneath, together with a glass ojime, the inro 6.8cm.

£1,000-2,000 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

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The design on this inro may be inspired by the print entitled Hikifunegawa (Hikifune River) by Utagawa Hiroshige. Hikifune means ‘towboat’. Canals around Edo (Tokyo) were first used for irrigation, and later for transportation of goods and passengers.

Hikifunegawa (Hikifune River) by Utagawa Hiroshige

272 AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE CIRCULAR TWO-CASE INRO MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY Decorated in gold and silver takamaki-e and kirikane lacquer on the black roiro ground, with a large writhing dragon to one side and scrolling clouds to the other, together with a coral ojime, the inro 7cm.

£800-1,200 Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.

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CHRONOLOGY OF CHINA 中國歷代年表

NEOLITHIC 新石器時代 c.6500-1700 BC XIA DYNASTY 夏 c.2100-1600 BC SHANG DYNASTY 商 c.1600-1100 BC ZHOU DYNASTY 周 c.1100-221 BC Western Zhou 西周 c.1100-771 BC Eastern Zhou 東周 770-256 BC Spring and Autumn Period 春秋 770-476 BC Warring States Period 戰國 475-221 BC QIN DYNASTY 秦 221-206 BC HAN DYNASTY 漢 206 BC-AD 220 Western Han 西漢 206 BC-AD 8 Eastern Han 東漢 AD 25-220 THREE KINGDOMS 三國 220-280 Wei 魏 220-265 Shu Han 蜀漢 221-263 Wu 吳 222-280 JIN DYNASTY 晉 265-420 Western Jin 西晉 265-317 Sixteen Kingdoms 十六國 304-439 Dong Jin 東晉 317-420 SOUTHERN DYNASTIES 南朝 420-589 Liu Song 劉宋 420-479 Southern Qi 南齊 479-502 Liang 梁 502-557 Chen 陳 557-589

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NORTHERN DYNASTIES 北朝 386-581 Northern Wei 北魏 386-534 Eastern Wei 東魏 534-550 Western Wei 西魏 535-556 Northern Qi 北齊 550-577 Northern Zhou 北周 557-581 SUI DYNASTY 隋 581-618 TANG DYNASTY 唐 618-907 FIVE DYNASTIES 五代 907-960 Later Liang 後梁 907-923 Later Tang 後唐 923-936 Later Jin 後晋 936-946 Later Han 後漢 947-950 Later Zhou 後周 951-960 LIAO DYNASTY 遼 907-1125 SONG DYNASTY 宋 960-1279 Northern Song 北宋 960-1127 Southern Song 南宋 1127-1279 JIN DYNASTY 金 1115-1234 YUAN DYNASTY 元 1271-1368

MING DYNASTY 明 1368-1644 Hongwu 洪武 1368-1398 Jianwen 建文 1399-1402 Yongle 永樂 1403-1425 Hongxi 洪熙 1425 Xuande 宣德 1426-1435 Zhengtong 正統 1436-1449 Jingtai 景泰 1450-1456 Tianshun 天順 1457-1464 Chenghua 成化 1465-1487 Hongzhi 弘治 1488-1505 Zhengde 正德 1506-1521 Jiajing 嘉靖 1522-1566 Longqing 隆慶 1567-1572 Wanli 萬曆 1573-1620 Taichang 泰昌 1620 Tianqi 天啟 1621-1627 Chongzhen 崇禎 1628-1644 QING DYNASTY 清 1644-1911 Shunzhi 順治 1644-1661 Kangxi 康熙 1662-1722 Yongzheng 雍正 1723-1735 Qianlong 乾隆 1736-1795 Jiaqing 嘉慶 1796-1820 Daoguang 道光 1821-1850 Xianfeng 咸豐 1851-1861 Tongzhi 同治 1862-1874 Guangxu 光緒 1875-1908 Xuantong 宣統 1908-1911 REPUBLIC OF CHINA 中華民國 1912HONGXIAN (YUAN SHI KAI) 洪憲（袁世凱）1915-1916 PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 中華人民共和國 1949-

ASIAN ART II 亞洲藝術品 II WEDNESDAY 18TH MAY 2022 9.30am LOTS 600-1055

Lot 743

600 AFTER HUANG DAOZHOU PINE TREE

601 ANONYMOUS (REPUBLIC PERIOD) YAMA IN HELL

602 A CHINESE ANCESTER PORTRAIT LATE QING DYNASTY

A Chinese scroll painting, ink on paper, title-slip reads Huang Daozhou shuang song tu, inscribed, dated and with a signature, two artist’s seals and two collectors’ seals, 81cm x 39cm.

A Chinese watercolour painting, ink and colour on paper, inscribed jiu dian Ping Deng Wang (King of Hell), framed and glazed, 139cm x 77cm.

Depicting two civil officials, wearing red dragon robes, framed and glazed, 112cm x 44cm.

£300-500

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Provenance: the collection of Tom Coates NEAC, RP, RWS and Mary Jackson NEAC, RWS

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603 GUAN HUA (1922-2002) BAMBOO

604 SUN XIKUN (1921-2003) LIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS

A Chinese painting, ink on paper, inscribed, dated the gengshen year, corresponding to 1980 and signed Guan Hua with two artist’s seals, together with a signed catalogue, framed and glazed, 133cm x 58cm.

A Chinese scroll painting, ink and colour on paper, inscribed shan ju tu, signed Xikun with two artist’s seals, 133cm x 68cm.

£500-800

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of Roland Baker dec’d.

605 AFTER QI BAISHI CHRYSANTHEMUM AND A WINE VESSEL A Chinese scroll painting, ink and colour on paper, bearing a signature which reads Baishi Qi Heng, with one artist’s seal, 103cm x 32cm.

£300-500

Provenance: from a private English collection, presented by the Cultural Workers Union (secretary) in the 1980s, Beijing.

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606 FIVE CHINESE PITH PAPER PAINTINGS 1ST HALF 19TH CENTURY Depicting different boats including a duck farm, framed and glazed, 22cm x 14.8cm. (5)

£400-600

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607 ANONYMOUS (19TH CENTURY) BASKETS OF FLOWERS, A PAIR Two Chinese paintings, ink and colour on rice paper, depicting blossoming colourful flowers, framed and glazed, 13cm x 17.5cm. (2)

£300-500

608 XUE BAOCHEN, LIANG SIHONG, ET. AL. (20TH CENTURY) FLOWERS, BIRDS AND FRUIT Six Chinese printed album leaves, two ink and colour on paper, the other four ink and colour on silk, four inscribed, and all signed with artists’ seals, 47cm x 29cm approx. (6)

£300-500

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609 A PAIR OF CHINESE EMBROIDERED PANELS QING DYNASTY Each depicting colourful birds, one of pheasants and swallows, the other with cockerel, hen and their chicks, amidst flowers and foliage, the glazed frames with mother of pearl borders, 45.5cm x 64cm overall. (2)

£300-500 Provenance: the collection of Vice-Admiral Reginald Vesey Holt, CB, DSO, MVO, (1884-1957), and thence by descent.

610 A CHINESE REVERSE GLASS PAINTING OF THE HONGS OF CANTON 19TH CENTURY The vibrantly painted rectangular panel depicting foreign factories, with the flags of France, America, Britain and Denmark, the foreground with six vessels travelling downstream on the Pearl river, two are flying red and gold banners, contained in a wood frame, 9cm x 13.1cm.

£250-500 Cf. Christie’s, London, 6th November 2003, lot 720 for a similar reverse glass painting of the Hongs of Canton.

611 A CHINESE ANCESTOR PORTRAIT LATE QING DYNASTY Depicting different generations of Qing Court Officials before an altar, 173cm x 124cm, the canvas 270cm x 140cm. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

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£300-500 612 A CHINESE CORAL SILK SKIRT AND A BLUE SILK INFORMAL ROBE 19TH CENTURY Embroidered with couched gilt threads, two panels containing butterflies in flight amongst dense blossoming peonies, divided by vertical floral sprays, bordered in blue with continuous bands of peony, reserved on a coral ground decorated with Buddhist emblems, the blue robe decorated with auspicious objects and orchid sprays, with white embroidered sleevebands, 101cm long and 138cm wide across sleeves. (2)

£300-500

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613 A CHINESE BLACK LACQUER EIGHTEEN LUOHAN FOUR-FOLD SCREEN LATE QING DYNASTY

615 A LARGE CHINESE CAST IRON TEMPLE BELL GUANGXU, DATED 1876 Of domed form, cast in low relief with lines of calligraphy, dated bing zi year, probably made for the temple Zhong ji guan, the base encircled with the Eight Trigrams, surmounted by a mythical beast loop handle, 20kg, 47.5cm.

Inlaid with soapstone and bone with the eighteen luohan arranged in groups or individually, in an extensive landscape, the lower panels decorated with fruit, birds and flowers, the reverse painted with birds amidst foliage and antique vases, 193cm x 180cm.

£200-300 Provenance: from the collection of Ralph Pike, a British customs officer in China, who returned to South West England in 1934, and thence by descent.

£800-1,200 Provenance: the collection of Vice-Admiral Reginald Vesey Holt, CB, DSO, MVO, (1884-1957), and thence by descent.

616 TWO CHINESE POLYCHROME AND GILT-DECORATED RETICULATED PANELS 19TH CENTURY

614 A CHINESE GILT-WOOD RECTANGULAR ‘DRAGON AND PHOENIX’ PANEL 19TH CENTURY

Each panel decorated with a shaped panel containing figures of cranes amidst pagodas and prunus branches, framed by archaistic kui dragons and bats amongst stylised scrolling foliage, 91.5cm x 29.5cm. (2)

Pierced and carved in relief, with a lobed cartouche containing a phoenix and a dragon amidst scrolling foliage, surrounded by interlocking sinuous chilong and bats, 63cm x 35cm.

£200-300 Provenance: from the collection of Roland Baker dec’d.

£500-1,000

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617 A CHINESE HARDWOOD OPEN ARMCHAIR LATE QING DYNASTY The central splat carved in relief with geometric panels, flanked by openwork square scrolls, the rectangular seat raised on straight square legs joined by an H-stretcher, 90cm x 59cm x 46cm.

£600-800 618 A CHINESE HARDWOOD KANG TABLE LATE QING DYNASTY The rectangular top above a shaped frieze carved as scrolls and flowerheads, raised on short cabriole legs, 28cm x 76cm x 41cm.

£400-600

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619 TWO HARDWOOD STANDS 20TH CENTURY The larger reticulated stand decorated with floral designs, scrolling clouds and cabriole legs, the other with bracket feet, 28.3cm max. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£200-300 620 A CHINESE HARDWOOD LOW KANG TABLE LATE QING DYNASTY Of rectangular form, with a curvilinear apron, supported on four short square-section legs, 76cm x 30cm x 41cm.

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621 AN UNUSUAL CHINESE HARDWOOD SQUARE LATTICEWORK LOW STAND QING DYNASTY With a latticework pattern to the top, supported by square-section scroll legs, 77.8cm x 77.8cm x 12.5cm.

£2,000-3,000

622 A CHINESE HARDWOOD ALTAR TABLE LATE QING DYNASTY The rectangular top with an openwork geometric scroll frieze, raised on square legs joined by rectangular frame end supports, 94.5cm x 139cm x 44cm.

£500-1,000 Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.

623 A LONG CHINESE HARDWOOD LOW TABLE QING DYNASTY The top set within a rectangular frame, above a pierced frieze carved with ruyi-clouds and linked circle designs, with hump back side stretchers to the base, 51.8cm x 121cm x 31cm.

£1,000-2,000

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627 LITERATURE A COLLECTION OF EXHIBITION CATALOGUES Relating to Chinese art from A & J Speelman Oriental Art. (10) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£150-250 628 LITERATURE A COLLECTION OF AUCTION CATALOGUES Relating to Asian art, mostly from Bonhams and Christie’s. (69) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£200-300 629 LITERATURE A SMALL COLLECTION OF REFERENCE BOOKS AND CATALOGUES RELATING TO ASIAN ART. (23) 624

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£200-300 624 LITERATURE A COLLECTION OF AUCTION CATALOGUES Relating to Asian art, mostly from Christie’s and Sotheby’s. (199) PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE

£300-500 625 LITERATURE SEVEN REFERENCE BOOKS RELATING TO CHINESE AND JAPANESE ART. (7) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£500-1,000 Provenance: from the Milne Henderson collection of Japanese art.

626 LITERATURE OSVALD SIREN CHINESE PAINTING IN SEVEN VOLUMES. (7)

630 TWO CHINESE HARDWOOD STANDS 18TH/19TH CENTURY The smaller oval stand finely carved with cash motifs joined by an entwined cord, with a paper label for Spink and Son Ltd., the larger carved with a floral roundel, 25.5cm max. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£500-1,000 631 LITERATURE CHINESE CERAMICS IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS, 1931 R L Hobson, C B Bernard Rackham and W King, from a limited edition of 625 copies, of which this is number 218.

£100-200 632 SIX CHINESE HARDWOOD STANDS QING DYNASTY

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

Variously carved with stylised and scrolling borders, 14cm max. (6)

£500-1,000

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

Provenance: from an English private collection, London.

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£100-200

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FROM THE COLLECTION OF SIR MICHAEL SHERRARD QC CBE LOTS 633-663

Sir Michael Sherrard QC CBE

633 LUO CHUNCE, FU WEISEN, WU GE (QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD) FAN PAINTINGS Six Chinese fan paintings, comprising: two folding fan paintings, ink and colour on paper, and four round fan paintings, ink and colour on silk, glazed and mounted in four frames, 55cm long. (4)

£200-300 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000.

634 ANONYMOUS (MING DYNASTY) THE EMPEROR IN A PALACE A Chinese watercolour painting, ink and colour on silk, depicting officials seeking an audience with the Emperor in a palace, 124cm x 36cm.

£200-300 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000.

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635 THIRTEEN CHINESE SOAPSTONE SEALS LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD Comprising: nine carved in a honey-coloured stone with figures in landscape scenes, a yellow and grey stone with cranes in a rocky mountain and inscribed with a date for the second year of the Tongzhi period (1863), one worked in a reddish brown stone decorated with a lotus pond, and two square seals, seven of the seals with uncarved seal faces, 8.3cm max. (13)

£500-800 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), eight seals acquired from Tomlinson Antique House, Singapore, on 13th October 1993, a copy of the invoice is available.

636 SIX CHINESE CELADON JADE CARVINGS QING DYNASTY Comprising: one carved as a cat lying on a palm fan with a large dragonfly perched on its body, another as Shoulao holding a ruyi sceptre, the third modelled as two shiitake mushrooms, the others variously decorated with chilong, kui dragons and Buddhist lions, 6.5cm max. (6)

£250-350 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000.

637 THREE CHINESE JADE FIGURES AND THREE SNUFF BOTTLES QING DYNASTY AND LATER One carved as a recumbent pixiu, with a bifurcated tail and a chilong on its back, one as Li Bai with his arm resting on a wine bottle, the third as Guanyin holding a sceptre, two snuff bottles with interior painted decorations and the other agate snuff bottle with a pair of lion mask ring handles, 14cm max. (6)

£200-300 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000.

638 THREE CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE ANIMAL CARVINGS 20TH CENTURY One carved as a recumbent buffalo with her calf, another as a ram lying by her lambs holding lingzhi sprays in their mouths, the third as a reclining lion dog with a bat picked out in brown, together with a wood stand, 10.5cm max. (4)

£200-300 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000.

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639 TWO CHINESE JADE AND SILVER MOUNTED MIRRORS AND A MAGNIFYING GLASS QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD Two set with celadon jade handles, variously decorated with dragon designs, foliage, shou characters and bats, the magnifying glass embellished with hardstones, 23cm max. (3)

£100-200 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000.

640 TWO CHINESE JADE CARVINGS AND A JADE HEAD PENDANT 18TH CENTURY AND LATER One in celadon jade carved as a recumbent horse with its head turned backward, the other in white jade as two bean pods growing from a leafy stem; the third, a mottled celadon jade pendant depicting a head with bushy brows and moustache, together with a wood stand, 4.7cm max. (4)

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000.

641 FOUR CHINESE CELADON JADE ITEMS QING DYNASTY AND LATER Comprising: an archaistic bell, yong zhong, decorated with bosses and taotie masks, fitted in a wood stand, a tripod incense burner with overlapping lotus petals, a brush washer formed as a lotus leaf, with the interior incised with veins, and a belt buckle, 13.8cm max. (5)

£200-300 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000.

642 A PAIR OF SMALL CHINESE BRONZE MASK APPLIQUES AND A BRONZE MIRROR SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD AND TANG DYNASTY The masks modelled as mythical creatures with bulging eyes, striated brows and a pair of tusks, framed in a modern perspex stand, the circular mirror decorated with a crouching animal encircled by bands of birds and beasts amidst fruiting grapevines, 113g (including the perspex frame) and 265g, 5.6cm and 8.9cm. (3)

£200-300 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), the pair of masks purchased from The Antique Square, Hong Kong, on 3th February 1994, the mirror purchased from Eastern Antiques Art & Crafts, Hong Kong, on 6th June 1992, a copy of the invoice is available.

643 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A BOY 18TH/19TH CENTURY The boy riding a hobby horse, with his right hand holding a lotus sprig, the stone of an even tone with a minor russet inclusion, with a wood stand, 6.8cm. (2)

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000.

644 THREE CHINESE ARCHERS’ RINGS AND A JADE SWORD SLIDE QING DYNASTY AND LATER The largest ring carved in white jade with a sinuous chilong, another in hardstone worked with lingzhi and fruit, the third in a mottled celadon jade, a dark yellow jade sword slide decorated with archaic C-scrolls and rows of raised bosses, 4.9cm max. (4)

£200-300 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000.

645 FOUR CHINESE ARCHAISTIC GREY AND RUSSET HARDSTONE CARVINGS MING DYNASTY OR EARLIER One carved as a horned recumbent mythical beast with a bird perched on its back, another as a recumbent dog with a curled tail, a flat plaque as a sinuous dragon-like creature, and a pendant of a small standing bearded figure, together with a wood stand and two perspex stands, 8cm max. (7)

£200-300 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000.

646 A CHINESE SILVER INGOT AND A SMALL OCTAGONAL SILVER BOWL QING DYNASTY The oval ingot with a three character mark reading ji shengyuan, the bowl decorated in repoussé with panels containing various plants to each side, including peony, bamboos and pomegranates, the base with two illegible punch marks, 341g and 41g, 5.8cm and 6.5cm. (2)

£150-250 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000.

647 A GROUP OF CHINESE JEWELLERY ITEMS QING DYNASTY Comprising: three gilt-metal and kingfisher feather decorated hairpins and six silver pendants, variously decorated with shuangxi characters, grapevines with rats, a cockerel, lingzhi, figures and floral designs, some adorned with jade and coloured hardstones, all in a glass display case, 16cm max, the frame 36cm x 31cm.

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000.

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650 A TIBETO-CHINESE GILT-BRONZE GHANTA HANDLE 18TH CENTURY The Buddha’s head wearing an eight-petalled crown, surmounted by four prongs issuing from stylised makara heads, mounted on a square-section wood base, 270g and 18.2cm overall.

£400-600 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), purchased from Spink & Son, London, on 24th May 1968, a copy of the invoice is available.

651 THREE SOUTHEAST ASIAN BRONZE FIGURES 18TH CENTURY AND LATER

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648 A CHINESE GREY LIMESTONE BUDDHIST STELE TANG DYNASTY DATED 717 AD Carved in high relief with Buddha Shakyamuni at the centre, flanked by two bodhisattvas, each figure depicted standing in samabhanga on a double lotus base, wearing long flowing robes, backed by a nimbus, the inscription dated to the eighth day, third month and fifth year of Kaiyuan, AD 717, 23cm.

£2,000-3,000 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000. Cf. O Siren, Chinese Sculpture, from the Fifth to the Fourteenth Century, pl.368 for a similar Stele, see also Chinese Buddhist Sculpture from Northern Wei to Ming, Eskenazi, p.40, no.11, for a limestone Buddhist group dated to 673.

649 THREE CHINESE GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURES AND A GILT-WOOD FIGURE MING DYNASTY AND LATER Each wearing long flowing robes, one gilt-bronze figure depicting an official standing on a plinth, his hands clasped in front of his chest holding a hu tablet, the other two gilt-bronze figures of deities standing upon lotus petal bases, the gilt-wood figure of a dignitary raised on a modern wood base, 767g, 806g, 877g, 190g and 20.8cm max. (4)

£400-600 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000.

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Two of Buddha, seated in dhyanasana on stepped bases, holding their left hands in dhyana mudra whilst extending their right hands towards the ground in bhumisparsha mudra, with tightly curled hair with ushnisha, the third, a standing monk dressed in a flowing cape, with his hands holding an alms bowl, attached to a wood base, 1kg, 833g, 391g and 22cm max. (3)

£200-300 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012); the figure of the monk acquired on 18th April 1977, from Peng Seng Works of Art, Thailand, a copy of the invoice is available.

652 A KHMER BAPHUON STYLE SANDSTONE CARVING OF A FEMALE TORSO 11TH CENTURY OR LATER Standing in samabhanga, her naked upper body wearing a long sampot finely carved with vertical pleats with a centred fishtail sash, secured by a beaded belt at her waist, all raised on a metal stand, 34cm. (2)

£500-800 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired in Singapore on 27th September, 1983, a copy of the invoice is available.

653 A THAI GILT-BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF BUDDHA 16TH CENTURY OR LATER

654 A BURMESE MARBLE HEAD OF BUDDHA 17TH/18TH CENTURY The face with a serene expression, subtly arched eyebrows and downcast eyes, framed by his elongated ears, all attached to a wood base, 13cm.

£200-300 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired in London on 26th June 1965, a copy of the invoice is available.

655 A CHINESE WOOD TWO-PANELLED FOLDING SCHOLAR’S BOX 19TH/20TH CENTURY The interior carved with dignitaries and their attendants in a fenced garden and a pavilion, with a metal hasp, 28cm wide.

£200-300 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000.

656 A CHINESE RECTANGULAR SCHOLAR’S TRAY AND A BOX QING DYNASTY The tray framed by shallow openwork sides carved with raised borders and oval cartouches, one side fitted with two drawers, the box with a hinged lid and a hasp, 36cm and 20cm. (4)

£400-600 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000.

657 THREE SMALL CHINESE BAMBOO BRUSHPOTS AND A WRIST REST QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIUC PERIOD Two brushpots and the wrist rest incised with figures under pine trees, the third brushpot decorated with calligraphic inscriptions, 26.4cm max. (4)

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000.

Wearing flowing robes, his hands placed on his lap with the right palm facing upwards and left palm downwards, with a tranquil expression and downcast eyes, his hair with tight curls and a flame topped ushnisa, with a wood stand, 1.8kg, 34.5cm. (2)

£500-800 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), purchased from Peng Seng Works of Art, Thailand, on 31st August 1974, a copy of the invoice is available.

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658 A CHINESE YELLOW-GROUND BLUE AND WHITE ‘FRUITS AND FLOWERS’ DISH QING DYNASTY The shallow flaring sides supported by a slightly tapered foot, painted with a flowering and fruiting branch to the centre, enclosed by a spray of pomegranate, bunches of grapes and a finger citron, the reverse decorated with blossoms on a scrolling foliage, the base with a six character Xuande mark, 26.5cm.

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000.

659 TWO CHINESE BEEHIVE WATERPOTS, TAIBAIZUN LATE QING DYNASTY One white-glazed and incised with three archaistic dragon roundels, surmounted by a short waisted neck, the base with a six character Kangxi mark, the other decorated with a reddish-brown glaze, thinning to white at the inverted rim, the base with a double circle, with a wood stand, 12.7cm and 12.6cm. (3)

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000.

660 THREE CHINESE CELADON ITEMS AND AN INCENSE BURNER QING DYNASTY Comprising: two dishes moulded with lotus seed pods surrounded by scrolling flowerheads, a celadon lotus leaf shaped surprise cup with Shoulao to the centre, and a white glazed incense burner with bamboo-shaped handles, 28.6cm max. (4)

£200-300 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000.

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661 FOUR CHINESE MONOCHROME ITEMS 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY Comprising: a peachbloom glazed waterpot, a green crackle glazed waterpot with a wood stand, a white crackle glazed anhua-decorated circular box and cover, and a copper-red glazed circular box and cover, the base with a four character Xuande mark, 9.8cm max. (7)

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000.

662 TWO CHINESE YIXING TEAPOTS AND COVERS 20TH CENTURY

663 A CHINESE MARBLE-INSET RECTANGULAR SCHOLAR’S TRAY QING DYNASTY

One decorated with ginkgo and branches to the ovoid body, the base with an artist’s seal reading Wu Yayi Zhi, the leaf-shaped cover with two seals reading Wu and Yayi, the other lobed teapot with sprays of blossoming prunus to the sides, the spout, handle and knop formed as the branches, the cover with two seal marks, 17.5cm and 14.7cm. (4)

Inset with a marble panel of a mottled white and grey tone, framed by shallow hardwood latticework sides, painted with a horse and groom, with two faded illegible seal marks. 34cm x 23.5cm.

£200-300 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000.

£400-600 Provenance: from the collection of the late Michael Sherrard QC CBE (1928-2012), acquired prior to 2000.

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664 A CHINESE SILVER-INLAID BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER LATE QING DYNASTY

669 A CHINESE POLISHED-BRONZE INCENSE BURNER QING DYNASTY

Decorated with cartouches enclosing bamboo sprays and a single cash motif set against a wan diaper ground, the foot with further bamboo designs, flanked by two elephant-head loop handles with their trunks holding loose rings, the base with a two character mark reading shi sou, 884g, 17.5cm.

Decorated with two Buddhist lion-head handles, the base with a six-character Xuande mark, encircled by a pair of dragons leaping in pursuit of a flaming pearl, 1.1kg, 20cm.

£200-300 665 A CHINESE GILT-BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER QING DYNASTY The U-shaped body decorated with a wide band of flowers and foliage, the rim with high loop handles, all raised on three cylindrical legs, 650g, 14cm.

£600-800 666 A CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER QING DYNASTY OR LATER The compressed globular body raised from a short spreading foot and with a slightly everted rim, flanked by two mythical mask handles to the shoulder, the base with a four character shi gu zhi bao mark, 1.3kg, 17.8cm. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£200-300 667 A CHINESE GILT-BRONZE INCENSE BURNER QING DYNASTY The compressed globular body rising to an everted rim, flanked by a pair of loop handles issuing from the mouths of the beasts, the base with a six character Xuande mark, 545g, 14.5cm.

£300-500 668 A LARGE CHINESE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE VESSEL AND COVER, GUI QING DYNASTY OR LATER

£300-500 670 A CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER QING DYNASTY OR LATER The compressed globular body surmounted by a short waisted neck and a flat everted rim, supported by three splayed legs, with a four character Xuande mark, 2.8kg, 15cm wide.

£400-600 Provenance: from an English private collection, London, acquired prior to 2000.

671 A CHINESE BRONZE CIRCULAR INCENSE BURNER AND COVER QING DYNASTY OR LATER The cover decorated with three pierced panels of prunus, chrysanthemum and lotus, the base with a band of lotus scrolls, the base with a four character mark, 858g, 13.5cm. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£200-300 672 A CHINESE SILVER-WIRE INLAID BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER, DING QING DYNASTY With a circular rounded body, inlaid in Shi Sou style, with taotie masks and with further archaistic silver inlay to the tall, tapering, cylindrical legs, the rim mounted with loop handles, 707g, 15cm.

£300-500 Provenance: purchased from Christie’s London, 3rd October 1996.

The sides decorated with mythical birds with coiled bodies, reserved on a leiwen ground and flanked by a pair of loop handles issuing from the beaks of phoenix, the interior cast with archaistic script, with a reticulated wood cover with jade finial, 5kg, 34cm. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

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673 A CHINESE GILT-BRONZE RECTANGULAR INCENSE BURNER QING DYNASTY The shallow body with an everted rim and two raised bands, all on four bracket feet, the base with a four character mark which reads yu tang qing wan, 2.1kg, 21cm.

£800-1,200 674 A CHINESE EMBOSSED COPPER AND GILT-BRONZE INCENSE BURNER, GUI 17TH CENTURY The compressed circular body decorated with a wide band of mythical creatures between key fret bands inlaid in silver, the handles cast as dragon heads, the base with a six character yun jian Hu Wen Ming zhi mark, 696g, 20cm.

£800-1,200 Cf. Koller, 6th June 2018, lot 185, for a closely related incense burner.

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675 A CHINESE GILT-BRONZE INCENSE BURNER QING DYNASTY The compressed circular body with two flaring loop handles above a short, waisted neck, supported by three tapering feet, the base with a six character Xuande mark, 2.8kg, 21cm.

£500-800 676 A CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER 17TH/18TH CENTURY The compressed circular body raised on a short spreading foot, cast with two loop handles below the everted rim, with a four characted Xuande mark to the base, 1.8kg, 21cm.

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677 A CHINESE ‘SHI SOU’ SILVER INLAID BRONZE ‘DRAGON’ VASE 17TH/18TH CENTURY The body decorated with scaly dragons chasing flaming pearls above breaking waves, the side handles cast as animal masks, the base with a two character Shi Sou mark, 2.1kg, 30.5cm.

£1,000-2,000 678 A CHINESE ARCHAISTIC WINE VESSEL AND COVER, YOU MING DYNASTY The globular body cast with taotie masks divided by raised flanges, beneath a narrow band with further archaistic motifs repeated on the cover, the neck mounted with a swing handle, and all raised on a flared foot, the surface with malachite colour encrustation, 1.3kg, 25cm overall. (2)

£500-800 Provenance: purchased from Christie’s London, 1st September 1994.

679 A CHINESE BRONZE FLARED GU-SHAPED VASE 17TH CENTURY

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£1,000-1,500 680 A CHINESE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE VASE 17TH CENTURY The ovoid body rising from a slightly flaring foot to a trumpet neck, decorated with ten beast-head loop handles with loose rings, all set against borders of geometric patterns, 3.6kg, 33.3cm.

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681 A CHINESE BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS BUDDHA 18TH CENTURY Seated in dhyanasana on a rectangular plinth with waisted foliate corners, with hands held in dhyana mudra, wearing elaborate jewellery and robes draped over the left shoulder, 613g, 19.5cm.

£500-800 Provenance: from an English private collection, London, acquired prior to 2000.

682 A CHINESE PARCEL-GILT AND LACQUERED BRONZE SEATED BODHISATTVA 17TH CENTURY The figure wearing long flowing robes with floral borders, holding a treasure bowl in front of her chest, adorned with jewellery and a crown, fitted to a metal stand, 1.35kg, 27cm. (2)

£600-1,000 Provenance: from an English private collection, London, acquired prior to 2000.

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683 A CHINESE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA QING DYNASTY OR LATER Depicted seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus pedestal, with hands in vitarka mudra, wearing a loose flowing sanghati with floral borders, with long earlobes, an urna on the forehead and hair in tight curls, the plate beneath engraved with a visvavajra, 9kg, 33cm.

£600-800 684 A PARCEL-GILT AND SILVERED COPPER FIGURE OF BUDDHA 19TH CENTURY Seated in dhyanasana upon a double lotus throne, with one hand held in dhyana mudra and the other touching the ground in bhumisparsha mudra, depicted wearing diaper-ground monk’s robe, bearing a calm expression on his face, 751g, 16cm.

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685 A CHINESE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN MING DYNASTY The bodhisattva seated in dhyanasana with the left hand supporting a vessel, her right hand held in vitarkamudra, dressed in long flowing robes, elaborate jewellery and a headdress, the cuffs and borders of the robes incised with floral borders, the face with a serene expression and downcast eyes, with a double lotus wood stand, 1.6kg, 21.2cm. (2)

£1,000-1,500 Provenance: from the collection of Roland Baker dec’d.

686 A TIBETAN SHRINE WITH A POLYCHROME-PAINTED FIGURE OF PADMASAMBHAVA 18TH CENTURY The figure seated in rajalilasana on a lotus throne, his right hand held in vitarka mudra holding a vajra, the left hand in dhyana mudra supporting a skullcup, with a khatvanga supported by his shoulder, his face with a stern expression, the silver and gilt metal frame decorated with flames, foliage and mythical beasts, 13.4cm.

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687 A CHINESE BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF A DIGNITARY MING DYNASTY The bearded figure wearing flowing robes, with his hands held in front of his chest, with a wood stand, 974g, 24.5cm. (2)

£1,000-1,500 688 A SOUTHEAST ASIAN LACQUERED FIGURE OF GUANYIN POSSIBLY 17TH CENTURY Seated with her right knee raised, wearing flowing robes and a cowl, her eyes downcast, 58cm.

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689 A BURMESE LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF A BUDDHA 18TH CENTURY Seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, wearing a simple robe that is wrapped around the body and draped over the left shoulder, his face with a serene, meditative expression and downcast eyes, framed by elongated earlobes, and a ushnisha. 52cm.

£200-300 Provenance: from an English private collection, London, acquired prior to 2000.

690 A TIBETAN SILVER FIGURE OF VAJRADAKA 18TH/19TH CENTURY

694 A SRI LANKAN BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA 20TH CENTURY Seated in dhyanasana with his hands in bhumisparsa mudra, dressed in a sanghati with the folds draped over the left shoulder, the face with wide features flanked by pendulous earlobes, the hair in tight curls rising to the ushnisha and topped with a siraspata, 6.5kg, 27.5cm.

£200-300 Provenance: from an English private collection, London, acquired prior to 2000.

695 A LARGE THAI BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA 16TH/17TH CENTURY

The wrathful figure squatting on a lotus base, holding a ghanta and a vajra in vajrahumkara mudra in front of his chest, wearing a garland of skulls and a skull tiara, the head tilted backwards with mouth agape revealing his sharp fangs,130g, 5.3cm.

Seated on a high stepped plinth in dhyanasana, he holds his left hand upon his lap in dhyana mudra and touches the ground with his right hand in bhumisparsha mudra, wearing a samghati, his hair in tight curls rising to the ushnisha surmounted by a flame, a wood stand, 15kg, 54cm (55cm overall). (2)

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Provenance: purchased from Continuum, London, on 29th October 1999, a copy of the invoice is available.

Provenance: from an English private collection, London, acquired prior to 2000.

691 A BURMESE BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA 17TH CENTURY

696 AN INDIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF MANIKKAVACAKAR 18TH CENTURY OR EARLIER

Seated in dhyanasana on a pierced double lotus throne, the right hand in bhumisparsha mudra, the left hand in dhyana mudra, 907g, 21cm.

£300-500 692 A CHINESE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA 20TH CENTURY The bejewelled figure seated in lalitasana on a lotus pedestal, with her right hand raised to the chest, wearing a dhoti with gently undulating folds, with a six character Yongle mark, 882g, 19.8cm.

£150-250 693 A BURMESE BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA 18TH CENTURY

Standing in tribhanga upon a lotus pedestal, with his right hand in vitarka mudra, and the left holding a manuscript, wearing beaded jewellery, the face with almond-shaped eyes and pendulous pierced earlobes, 8kg, 38.5cm.

£600-800 Provenance: from an English private collection, London, acquired prior to 2000. Cf. Christie’s New York, 21st March 2012, lot 750 for a related figure. Manikkavacakar was a prominent 9th-century saint devoted to the Hindu God Siva, he is also a poet who wrote Tiruvasakam, a book of Shaiva hymns.

697 A TIBETAN TABLE PRAYER WHEEL 19TH CENTURY

Seated in dhyanasana on a pedestal with incised lotus petals, with his left hand in dhyana mudra, the right hand in bhumisparsa mudra, the face with serene expression, pendulous earlobes and tight curls surmounted by a ushnisha, 5kg, 40.5cm.

Modelled as a two-tiered hexagonal pagoda, the vertically mounted prayer sits behind pierced fence panels and six scrolling dragon columns which support the twin roofs and dragonhead buttresses with suspended bells, surmounted by a spindle, the base incised with a vishva vajra, 1.8kg, 39cm.

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Provenance: from an English private collection, London, acquired prior to 2000. Cf. The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, accession no.IM.119-1911, for a similar Tibetan Buddhist prayer wheel.

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698 EIGHT VARIOUS BRONZE FIGURES 17TH CENTURY AND LATER Comprising: a small figure of Guanyin, a figure of Buddha, two further bodhisattva, a Japanese bronze model of a boy, three small standing figures, and a box wood carving of Ganesh, 18.5cm max. (9)

£200-300 699 A TIBETAN REPOUSSE COPPER AND WOODEN TRAVELLING BOX 18TH CENTURY AND LATER The central panel carved with a figure of Buddha seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base, his right hand in bhumisparsha mudra, the scene framed by a border of script, the box decorated with Buddhist emblems and further script, with a copper handle to its front and a drawer to its reverse, with a detachable lid embellished with various deities, 11.5cm x 43.2cm x 43.2cm. (3)

£600-800 Provenance: from an English private collection, London, acquired prior to 2000.

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700 A UNUSUAL TIBETAN SILVER GAHU 19TH CENTURY The cylindrical body decorated in relief with the bajixiang, within a beaded border, the sides and base copper, and mounted with a woven shoulder strap, 30cm.

£500-1,000 Provenance: purchased from Christie’s London, sale no.8729.

701 A TIBETAN GILT-COPPER REPOUSSE FRAGMENT DEPICTING PADMAPANI 16TH/17TH CENTURY The bodhisattva stands on a prominent lotus platform raised on a small elephant beneath a mythical beast and amidst stylised leafy scrolls, the reticulated panel with red cold painted pigments, 34cm.

£1,500-2,000 Provenance: from an English private collection, London, acquired prior to 2000.

702 AN INDIAN LACQUERED AND GILT-WOOD FIGURE OF VISHNU AND TWO SOUTHEAST ASIAN STONE HEADS 19TH CENTURY AND EARLIER The four-armed deity standing in tribhanga on a raised lotus petal plinth, carrying his attributes including a mace and a sword in his hands, adorned with beaded jewellery and a headdress, together with two stone carvings of the heads of a Buddha and a bodhisattva, 56cm, 20.5cm and 23cm. (4)

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703 A CHINESE CARVED AND LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN QING DYNASTY Standing, wearing long flowing robes and beaded necklaces, her left hand clutching a scroll, with downcast eyes and her hair arranged in a high chignon, 54.2cm.

£200-300 704 A CHINESE SANDSTONE HEAD OF LOHAN TAMRA BHADRA TANG DYNASTY Carved as an old man with a preternaturally domed head, his earlobes extended and with a deeply furrowed brow, the serene face in deep meditation, his eyes and lips with traces of pigments, raised on a modern stand, 22cm.

£800-1,200 Tamra Bhadra is usually designated as the sixth of the Eighteen Lohan or arhats and was said to have been appointed to Ceylon with a retinue of 900 other disciples. He was a cousin of Buddha Sakayamuni and is usually represented in meditative repose with his prayer beads. Provenance: by repute, purchased from Christie’s London.

705 A GANDHARAN STUCCO HEAD AND A SMALL GREY SCHIST FRAGMENT C. 2ND CENTURY AD

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The head facing forward with large earrings, the skin with pink pigments, the stone carving of a human bust, both with modern stands, 15.5cm and 8.5cm. (2)

£600-800 706 AN UNUSUAL CHINESE COPPER MONK’S CAP EWER AND A PRAYER WHEEL 19TH CENTURY The body raised on a tall flared foot and with a long stylised spout, decorated with embossed silvered bands, the prayer wheel decorated with two wide bands containing lança characters. 26.5cm. (2)

£500-800 707 AN INDIAN BLACK STONE STELE OF AN ASCETIC PROBABLY 8TH CENTURY Modelled as a bearded figure seated in a meditative position upon a crouching ram, wearing elaborate beaded jewellery, a yogapatta, with his right hand clutching a string of beads and his left hand holding a bottle, attached to a metal stand, 34.5cm.

£300-500 Provenance: from an English private collection, London, acquired prior to 2000.

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708 A MAMLUK ‘VENETO-SARACENIC’ SILVER INLAID BRASS BOWL 14TH/15TH CENTURY Decorated in silver with interlacing geometric patterns, the rim with a continuous scrolling design, with a plain interior, 348g, 13.9cm.

£2,000-3,000 Provenance: formerly property of the Los Angeles County Museum, inventory number 21684, later from a British private collection, purchased from Christie’s, London, 15th October 2004, lot 205.

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709 A SOUTHEAST ASIAN PARCEL-GILT SILVER COLOURED METAL REPOUSSE BOWL 19TH CENTURY The deep rounded sides worked in repoussé with a row of lotus petals between two bands of scrolling foliage on a punched ground, with geometric borders to the the flared foot, the base chased with a medallion containing further foliage designs, 425g, 27.3cm. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

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711 AN IRANIAN BRASS MAGIC BOWL 17TH/18TH CENTURY The interior engraved with magic numbers and talismanic inscriptions, the central omphalos with a floral cartouche, the exterior decorated with the twelve zodiac signs framed between two continuous bands of naskh script, 643g, 18.9cm. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£200-300 Provenance: purchased from Christie’s, London, on 15th October 2004, lot 167.

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712 A TIBETAN CARVED GILT-WOOD MANUSCRIPT COVER 14TH/15TH CENTURY Decorated with three figures, probably artisans, standing upon elaborate thrones, surrounded by scrolling vines, all within a beaded border, the reverse plain, 68.5cm.

£800-1,200 Provenance: from an English private collection, London, acquired prior to 2000.

713 A JAIN PICCHAVAI OF MAHAVIRA 19TH CENTURY The central figure of Mahavira enclosed in a shatkona and surrounded by seated tirthankaras, framed by a floral scroll border and mounted on a panel, 121.5cm x 115cm.

£200-300 Provenance: from the collection of an aristocratic Spanish family.

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714 A RARE CHINESE MOTHER OF PEARL INLAID WOOD APOSTLE CROSS 17TH/18TH CENTURY Decorated to one side with blossoming flower branches, the four ends with stylised flowerheads issuing from leafy scrolls, 45.5cm.

£200-300 Provenance: from the collection of an aristocratic Spanish family. Cf. Christie’s London, 11th May 2015, lot 14, for a similar mother of pearl inlaid cross.

715 AN EAST INDIAN PATTACHITRA PAINTING 19TH CENTURY Depicting two horse riders, possibly Lakshmana and Rama, dressed in courtly attire as they encounter a dancing maiden wearing a flowing sari, the scene painted with niryas kalpa against a bright red ground, framed by bands of floral scrolls on a white and a yellow ground respectively, 41.8cm x 82cm.

£200-300 Provenance: from the collection of an aristocratic Spanish family.

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716 A LARGE CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL BOTTLE VASE 19TH CENTURY

720 A PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE MODELS OF WATER BUFFALO 19TH CENTURY

The globular body supported on a straight foot, rising to a cylindrical neck and flaring to an everted rim, decorated with a continuous scene of two birds perched on blossoming flower branches emerged from rockwork, reserved on a turquoise geometric ground, 43cm.

Each depicted in a recumbent pose, their deep blue bodies detailed with fine hairs in inlaid wire, with their mouths highlighted in pink and their nostrils picked out in red, the underside of each pierced with a cash motif, each with a wood stand, 11.5cm, 200g and 196g. (4)

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717 A CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL GARLIC-MOUTH VASE QING DYNASTY OR LATER The globular body brightly enamelled with lotus in different stages of bloom amongst seed pods, curly leaves and millet above crashing waves, the upper section decorated with stylised lotus on scrolling tendrils, below a ruyi-border at the mouth rim, all reserved on a turquoise ground, 2.97kg, 35.5cm.

£600-1,000 Provenance: from an English private collection, London, acquired prior to 2000.

718 A PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL DOUBLE GOURD WALL VASES 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Provenance: from the collection of Sir Raymond and Lady Smith.

721 THREE BAITONG SCROLL WEIGHTS LATE QING DYNASTY/ REPUBLIC PERIOD Each shaped as a qin, together with two baitong and enamel ink wells, one with removable compartments, one inscribed fu xi shou lu, 976g overall, 17cm. (8)

£500-800 722 A CHINESE PAINTED ENAMEL YELLOW-GROUND TRAY AND A COVER 18TH CENTURY

Each decorated with two large gilt da ji characters on a turquoise ground with bats and cloud scrolls, 21.5cm. (2)

Each decorated with various blossoms and fruits growing from dense scrolling foliage, the top of the cover painted with writhing archaistic chilong and the interior enamelled white, the tray with a central shou character roundel and a pink enamelled base, supported by three feet, 295g and 99g, 17.2cm and 11.2cm. (2)

£2,000-3,000

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719 A CHINESE CANTON ENAMEL EUROPEAN SUBJECT EWER AND COVER QING DYNASTY

723 A KASHMIR GILT-BRONZE CHAMPLEVE ENAMELLED CUP 19TH CENTURY

Painted with a continuous scene depicting a couple drinking and with a child seated by a gnarled tree, with attendants discreetly carrying dinnerwares, the base with a stylised floral sprig, the cover decorated with a flowerhead, 19.5cm overall. (2)

Decorated with flower heads and foliage on turquoise, blue, white, green and pink enamel grounds, raised on a short stem foot, set with a serpent-shaped handle, 491g, 12.7cm.

£1,500-2,000

£150-250 724 A SMALL CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL ‘LOTUS’ VASE, MEIPING QING DYNASTY Decorated with stylised flowerheads surrounded by scrolling tendrils, all below ruyi-shaped cartouches enclosing further lotus blooms, 2.9kg, 16.7cm.

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725 SEVEN CHINESE CANTON ENAMEL ITEMS 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY Comprising: a cup painted with stylised floral scrolls imitating cloisonné enamel, a cup with a pheasant perching on a prunus branch, a cup stand with two bats encircling a shou character to the centre, two lobed dishes with a central flowerhead surrounded by Buddhist emblems, an oval box and cover with fruits and blossoming flowers, and a small oval plaque with two boys in a landscape scene, 18.5cm. (8)

£300-500 Provenance: from a private collection, London, mostly acquired in the 1980s and 1990s.

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727 A COLLECTION OF CHINESE CANTON ENAMEL CUPS AND DISHES 18TH/19TH CENTURY Comprising: a set of six cups and six dishes, variously decorated with archaistic vessels, scholar’s objects, fruits and flowers, mythical beasts, the reverse with bats amidst cloud designs, together with a cup and a dish enamelled with figures in landscapes, 10.3cm max. (14)

£400-600 Provenance: from a private collection, London, mostly acquired in the 1980s and 1990s.

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728 A PAIR OF CHINESE SILVER FILIGREE AND ENAMEL VASES 19TH CENTURY Decorated with circular panels containing phoenix in flight, dragons and bamboo, flanked by dragon carp handles, both attached to wood stands, 16cm excluding stands. (2)

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

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729 AN UNUSUAL CHINESE GILT-BRONZE CUP STAND HAN DYNASTY OR LATER With three curved arms, raised on a cylindrical ribbed stem and a wide flared base, the gilt surface with malachite encrustations, together with a fitted wood box and cover, 435g, 16.5cm. (3)

£2,000-3,000 730 A COLLECTION OF THIRTEEN CHINESE BRONZE MIRRORS HAN DYNASTY AND LATER Variously decorated with mythical beasts, birds, Chinese characters, floral motifs and ‘TLV’ designs, some with malachite markings and encrustations, one mirror with a label for Christie’s, 16.8cm max. (13)

£500-800 Provenance: purchased from Christie’s London, 19th January 1995, lot 43.

731 A CHINESE JADE BI DISC AND A JADE HALBERD BLADE, GE POSSIBLY WARRING STATES PERIOD

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£1,000-2,000 732 A CHINESE FILIGREE SILVER AND PARCEL-GILT JAR AND COVER 20TH CENTURY Of compressed globular form, decorated with birds and blossoming prunus branches between geometric borders, embellished with inset hardstones, the cover similarly decorated with prunus flowerheads, 15.5cm. (2)

£1,000-2,000 Provenance: an English private collection, Surrey, UK; sold on behalf of Parkinson’s UK.

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733 A CHINESE HARDWOOD ARCHER’S RING AND A SILVER-INLAID BOX AND COVER QING DYNASTY The ring decorated with a band of alternating coloured hardstones shaped as peaches and bats, and four metal inlaid characters reading fu shou shuang quan, incised with a three character mark which reads jiu si tang, with a fitted box with panels containing the Four Arts of the Chinese Scholars, the box and cover 5.6cm, 165g; the ring 3.4cm, 17g. (3)

£1,000-2,000 734 A CHINESE BAMBOO BRUSHPOT AND A BAMBOO CARVED FIGURE QING DYNASTY OR LATER The brushpot pierced and carved with figures beneath a pine tree, and with a three character inscription and seal; the figure, an ascetic sitting on rocks, 13.5cm and 10cm. (2)

£200-300 735 A CHINESE BURRWOOD BRUSH WASHER 18TH/19TH CENTURY The natural, irregular body with several spiky gnarls on the exterior, and with a warm even patina, 14.7cm.

£500-800 Cf. Sydney L Moss Ltd., Escape from the Dusty World, Chinese Paintings and Literati Works of Art, p.178, no.44, for a related brushpot.

736 A CHINESE RECTANGULAR INK STONE QING DYNASTY The rectangular block, decorated with two sinuous, scaly dragons amidst clouds, chasing a pearl of wisdom, mounted in wooden box and cover, 17cm overall. (3)

738 THREE CHINESE ZITAN INCENSE STICK HOLDERS 17TH/18TH CENTURY Carved as knotty tree stumps, one with a three character mark which reads, Shi lin tang, 12.5cm. (3)

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

739 A CHINESE BAMBOO BRUSHPOT, BITONG LATE QING DYNASTY Carved with a large panel containing figures beneath wutong trees, the reverse with five panels containing further figures, a phoenix and two deer, 17.5cm.

£200-300 740 A CHINESE BOXWOOD RUYI SCEPTRE 20TH CENTURY Naturallistically carved with pierced lingzhi fungus to the shaft, terminating in a large lingzhi head, with a red silk tassel, 29cm. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£150-250 741 A CHINESE THREE-COLOUR CINNABAR LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER 19TH CENTURY Carved with a bowl containing a flaming pearl, leaves, coins and fylfots, with colourful rays rising from the vessel, with a medallion enclosing Shoulao with a crane and deer reserved on a large chun character above, the sides with large flowerheads amongst stylised leaves set against a finely incised green and yellow diaper ground, all raised on a straight foot decorated with a geometric band, 19cm. (2)

£600-1,000

£100-200 737 TWO CHINESE BAMBOO CALLIGRAPHIC WRIST RESTS LATE QING DYNASTY/ REPUBLIC PERIOD Each decorated with mountainous landscapes and inscribed with Christmas and New Year messages, panels of calligraphy and seals, 15cm. (2)

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

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742 A CHINESE CARVED BAMBOO ‘LANDSCAPE’ BRUSHPOT, BITONG QING DYNASTY Of elliptical cross-section, raised on three bracket feet, carved in relief with a mountainous landscape, depicting two groups of scholars and a fisherman, the scene framed by pavilions, pine trees and bamboo groves, the reverse inscribed with a poem by Zhi Nie, dated wu yin year, 13.5cm.

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

743 A LARGE CHINESE SCHOLAR’S ROCK QING DYNASTY The dark grey Ying stone rising from a narrow base, with white and pale brown striations, several perforations of varying sizes, with a carved wood stand, 46.5cm. (2)

£500-1,000

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744 A CHINESE CARVED DUAN STONE LANDSCAPE PANEL 19TH/20TH CENTURY Carved in high relief depicting a figure crossing a bridge and another sitting in a pavilion, amidst pine trees, willow trees and rocky mountains, all picked out in a pale beige and grey stone against a dark ground, framed, 29.5cm x 23.5cm.

£250-350 Provenance: from a private collection, London, mostly acquired in the 1980s and 1990s.

745 A CHINESE CARVED AND INSCRIBED BAMBOO BRUSHPOT, BITONG QING DYNASTY Decorated with two linked circular panels, containing a bird perched on a fruiting flower branch, and archaic inscriptions, 12.9cm.

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

746 A SMALL CINNABAR LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER 17TH/18TH CENTURY The cover decorated with a solitary monk carrying a large sack behind his back, encircled by borders of key fret and overlapping lotus petals, the interior and base lacquered black, 6.2cm. (2)

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747 A CHINESE BURRWOOD CARVING OF A DEER QING DYNASTY Naturallistically carved as a deer standing by a withered tree, turning its neck to the left, 23.5cm.

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

748 A CHINESE CARVED HARDWOOD SMALL TABLE SCREEN QING DYNASTY OR LATER The rectangular panel carved with figures engaged in sericulture beneath mulberry trees, the reverse with a poem inscribed kang chen chun Qianlong yu ming, raised on a stand carved with stylised kui dragons, 25cm. (2)

£1,000-2,000 749 A CHINESE AMBER GRADUATED BEAD NECKLACE QING DYNASTY The sixty elliptical opaque beads with a golden honey colour, 101g, 57.5cm.

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£1,000-1,500 750 A CHINESE BAMBOO WRIST REST 17TH/18TH CENTURY Finely carved in relief with Tieguai Li beside a sampan, beneath a pine tree, rocks and a waterfall, 24cm.

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

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751 TWO CHINESE JADE ITEMS AND A ROCK CRYSTAL INCENSE BURNER AND COVER QING DYNASTY One jade item a bi worked in relief with a chilong holding lingzhi, the mythical beast picked out in a calcified section of the stone, together with a wood stand, the other jade item carved as a twin-handled cup, with chilong masks to the handles, the rock crystal incense burner decorated with a band of archaistic motifs, with four stylised phoenix medallions to the cover, carved in relief to two sides with handles formed as lingzhi, 11.3cm max. (5)

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of Sir Raymond and Lady Smith.

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752 THREE CHINESE CELADON JADE ITEMS QING DYNASTY OR LATER One an archer’s ring, carved with a mythical beast, another a hat ornament, the third a plaque carved as a lock, with a hard woodstand, 7.5cm max. (4) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£300-400 753 SEVEN CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL ITEMS 18TH CENTURY AND LATER Comprising: two boxes and covers, a pair of miniature vases, a red-ground vase, a hexagonal finial, and a U-shaped cup, variously decorated with archaistic scrolls, flowerheads, fruiting floral branches and insects, 16cm max. (8)

£300-500 Provenance: from a private collection, London, mostly acquired in the 1980s and 1990s.

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754 FOUR SMALL CHINESE JADE CARVINGS QING DYNASTY Comprising: a pale celadon carving of two recumbent animals grasping branches of lingzhi in their mouths, a white circular pendant pierced with five bats encircling an articulated shou medallion, and two carvings of boys, one in celadon and brown jade, the other in black and white, each with a wood stand, 5.7cm max. (8)

£200-300 755 A SMALL COLLECTION OF CHINESE ITEMS QING DYNASTY Comprising: two soapstone seals inscribed with calligraphy, a pale celadon jade two handled cup, two bronze lion dog scroll weights, an agate snuff bottle and a malachite gourd-shaped ewer and cover, with a wood stand, 11cm max. (9) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

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756 THREE CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE RETICULATED PLAQUES MING AND QING DYNASTIES One carved with deer and bats amidst pine, another with two peacocks and two large butterflies, the third with a scaly dragon and three fish, variously mounted in wood, a box and as a belt buckle, together with a pair of agate chrysanthemum cups and a small jade fish-shaped snuff bottle, 11.5cm max. (7)

£800-1,200 Provenance: the collection of Vice-Admiral Reginald Vesey Holt, CB, DSO, MVO, (1884-1957), and thence by descent.

757 FIVE SMALL CHINESE ARCHAISTIC CELADON JADE CARVINGS PROBABLY QING DYNASTY Comprising: a xi terminating in a dragon head, a square-section le incised with stylised human faces, and three pendants, one formed as a recumbent dragon, another as a reclining pig, the third carved as a stylised figure, the stone of each with some calcification, 7.6cm max. (5)

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£1,000-2,000 Provenance: from the collection of David Taylor (1876-1958) and thence by descent. David Taylor was a successful businessman of Scottish descent who was born in Northern Ireland. He resided in Belfast and owned various commercial buildings, shops and a farm. He also had a substantial portfolio of stocks and shares. These jade items were acquired by Taylor during his travels to East Asia in the early 20th century.

758 EIGHT SMALL CHINESE ARCHAISTIC CELADON AND YELLOW JADE ‘ANIMAL’ PENDANTS PROBABLY QING DYNASTY Variously carved as stylised birds, mammals, and mythical creatures, their bodies decorated in shallow relief with archaistic scrolls, all with small drilled holes for suspension, with calcification and russet and white inclusions, 5.5cm max. (8)

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759 NINE CHINESE JADE PLAQUES QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD Variously carved and pierced with figures, characters, butterflies, bats, bamboo and other designs, the pieces worked in celadon, pale celadon and white jade, together with a pair of small bowenite pendants, 10.9cm max. (11)

£200-300 760 THIRTEEN CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES LATE QING DYNASTY/ REPUBLIC PERIOD Seven in glass and six in porcelain, variously decorated with figures, landscapes, dragons and birds, 17cm max. (13)

£500-800

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761 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE RETICULATED ‘BUTTERFLY’ PLAQUE QING DYNASTY

766 A CHINESE WHITE JADE RETICULATED PENDANT QING DYNASTY

Carved on each side as a butterfly with openwork antennae and scrolls, the upper wings with two articulated medallions of stylised blooms, the stone of an even tone, with a wood stand, 6cm. (2)

Carved with a bird standing amidst scrolling foliage, surmounted by flowers and leaves, 4.7cm.

£200-300 762 A CHINESE WHITE JADE PENDANT QING DYNASTY Crisply carved as a large gnarled flowering prunus trunk, with a phoenix standing to one side, 5.5cm.

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

763 TWO SMALL CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVINGS OF PIXIU QING DYNASTY The larger female beast crouching with her head raised, the smaller male, recumbent with his head turned to sinister, the former with a wood stand, 5cm. (3)

£500-800 Provenance: from an English private collection, Derbyshire.

764 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE RECTANGULAR PENDANT QING DYNASTY One side carved with a basket containing lingzhi and fruiting branches, the reverse with four characters which read zhu xian zhu shou, 5.8cm.

£400-600

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

767 A SMALL CHINESE GREY AND CELADON OPENWORK JADE CARVING OF BUDDHIST LIONS QING DYNASTY Carved as two crouching Buddhist lions picked out in a grey, contesting an entwined long ribbon containing a loose brocade ball cut from the interior, 4.8cm.

£300-500 768 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE ‘LOTUS LEAF’ WASHER QING DYNASTY OR LATER Naturalistically carved as a large lotus leaf curling at the edges, the interior incised with veins, the underside with a small lotus bloom and further leaves growing from stems, the stone of an even pale tone with russet veins, 13.5cm.

£400-600 769 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE ‘MOUNTAIN’ BRUSH REST QING DYNASTY/ REPUBLIC PERIOD Carved with five monkeys clambering on five rocky pinnacles, the stone of an even pale tone, 9.8cm.

£300-500

Provenance: from an English private collection, Derbyshire.

765 A CHINESE SOAPSTONE CARVING OF A HORSE LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD The reclining horse depicted with its head turned back touching its rear leg, the black stone with a pale inclusion to the animal’s back, all attached to a marble base, 9.9cm overall.

£200-300

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769A A GROUP OF FIFTEEN CHINESE CELADON JADE BELTHOOKS LATE QING DYNASTY Each with the shaft terminating in an animal mask, one carved with a horse’s head, the others with mythical beasts, seven drilled with holes for suspension, most with small inclusions in the stone, 9.5cm max. (15)

£1,500-2,000 Provenance: from the collection of Mary Colinet (née Skiotis), and thence by descent.

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770 FOUR CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE ITEMS QING DYNASTY OR LATER Comprising: two belt hooks with dragon head terminals, a bi disc carved with a dragon, a tiger and shou characters, and a bangle formed as entwined bamboo stems, 12cm max. (4)

774 TWO CHINESE CELADON JADE CARVINGS OF LIU HAI AND A BOY QING DYNASTY OR LATER One formed as Liu Hai with a three-legged toad clambering at his side, carrying a string of cash, a broom and a double gourd, the other as a seated boy holding a double gourd bottle, 4.5cm and 5.2cm. (2)

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£600-800

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775 TWO CHINESE CELADON JADE CARVINGS OF A PIXIU AND A SAMPAN QING DYNASTY OR LATER

771 A PAIR OF CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE BANGLES QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved as oval beads, 7.5cm. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£200-300 772 A CHINESE WHITE JADE PLAQUE AND A SNUFF BOTTLE MOUNTED WITH JADE PLAQUES QING DYNASTY AND LATER The plaque carved with twin fish and the characters you yu ji qing, the snuff bottle with silvered mounts, and the plaques pierced with shou characters, 7.5cm. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£200-300 773 TWO CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE PENDANTS QING DYNASTY OR LATER One carved with a writhing kui dragon and a phoenix stretching its wings, the creatures entwined and contesting a sacred pearl, the other a jade huan with two chilong clambering over the exterior, 5.8cm and 4.9cm. (2)

£300-500

One carved as a crouching beast with a bifurcated tail, the other modelled as a sampan on breaking waves, with a duck, a dog and a figure steering the boat, the side with a seagull clutching a leaping fish in its beak, 9.8cm and 6.3cm. (2)

£400-600 776 A CHINESE MAGNIFYING GLASS AND A HAND MIRROR LATE QING DYNASTY/ REPUBLIC PERIOD Both with jade handles formed from belt hooks, and with metal mounts set with jade and other stones, the magnifying glass with enamelled flowers and foliage, 22.5cm. (2)

£300-500 777 A CHINESE YELLOW JADE BANGLE QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved with two kui dragons on a geometric ground, 7cm.

£800-1,200 778 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CUP AND A JADE FIGURE OF LIU HAI QING DYNASTY The cup with a single openwork handle (originally with two handles) together with a wood stand, Liu Hai also in a pale celadon jade, standing holding a string with cash, glued to a wood stand, a paper label for John Sparks Ltd, 9.5cm. (3)

£400-600

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779 A CHINESE BLACK AND WHITE JADE CARVING OF A LION DOG QING DYNASTY The beast depicted lying down with its head turned to the right, it clutches a brocade ball with its two front paws, grasping swirling ribbons between its fangs, detailed with bulging eyes and a bony spine, its body finely incised with simple scrolls, 5.2cm.

£300-500 Provenance: from an English private collection, Kent, mostly acquired between 1970 and 1990.

780 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A LONG MA QING DYNASTY OR LATER The recumbent scaly horse supported by crashing waves, carrying bao gua upon his back, 9cm.

£400-600 781 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF TWO CATFISH QIANLONG 1736-95 Carved and pierced with a fish entangled in a spray of lingzhi, the mottled pale celadon stone with black and russet inclusions, with a wood stand, 6.3cm. (2)

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

782 A CHINESE CELADON JADE RECUMBENT BUFFALO QING DYNASTY OR LATER Naturalistically carved to depict the animal resting with its legs tucked under the body, the head turned to the right, with curved horns, the tail sweeping over its haunches, the stone of a pale tone with patches of russet, the wood stand with a paper label for Sotheby’s Australia, 15.8cm. (2)

784 A CHINESE YELLOW JADE BACTRIAN CAMEL QING DYNASTY OR LATER The recumbent camel with its head facing upwards, with its legs tucked below the body, and tail curled to the left, the yellowish green jade with minor dark speckles and inclusions, 10.3cm.

£1,000-1,500 785 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF TWO GEESE AND A RECTANGULAR JADE PENDANT LATE QING DYNASTY The former holding lingzhi sprays in their beaks, the other with a floral spray and a two character mark, 6cm and 5.1cm. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£200-300 786 A CHINESE HARDSTONE CARVING OF A RECUMBENT BACTRIAN CAMEL LATE QING DYNASTY/ REPUBLIC PERIOD Sitting with his head turning to sinister, with its feet tucked neatly beneath the body, the stone of greyish green, 5cm.

£200-300 Provenance: from an English private collection, Kent.

787 A CHINESE BROWN AND CELADON HARDSTONE ‘DRAGON CARP’ PLAQUE QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved as a leaping winged dragon with its head turned towards a boy, all amidst breaking waves, the stone of an even beige tone with areas of celadon and milky inclusions, 15cm.

£400-600

£1,000-2,000 783 A CHINESE WHITE JADE FIGURE OF XIEZHI QING DYNASTY OR LATER The beast depicted in a recumbent pose, gazing at the bat perched on its back, its head with a single horn and mouth agape, with a bifurcated tail, the stone of an even milky white tone, 6.5cm.

£500-1,000

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788 A SMALL CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE BRUSH WASHER QING DYNASTY OR LATER The plain circular body with an inverted rim, the base with a three character mark, 6.5cm.

£800-1,200 789 A MASSIVE CHINESE SPINACH-GREEN JADE ARCHAISTIC VASE LATE QING DYNASTY/ REPUBLIC PERIOD The body carved with taotie masks between stiff leaves, the neck mounted with ring handles, all raised on a flared foot with key scroll borders, with a wood stand, 31cm. (2)

£600-1,000 Provenance: from an English private collection, London, acquired prior to 2000.

790 A CHINESE BLACK AND CELADON JADE CARVING OF XUANWU PROBABLY MING DYNASTY The mythical turtle with a single horn, bifurcated tail, and a snake curled on its back, the mottled dark stone of grey and celadon inclusions, 16.3cm.

£600-800 Provenance: formerly in an English private collection, Sussex, acquired in the 1990s. Xuanwu, the Guardian of the North, is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. The combination of tortoise and serpent were spiritual creatures symbolising protection and longevity.

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791 A LARGE CHINESE MOTTLED CELADON JADE BRUSH WASHER MING/EARLY QING DYNASTY Raised on four bracket feet, the shallow, rounded sides rising to an inverted rim carved with four elephant mask handles with loose rings, the stone with a pale green colour with russet veins, some darker areas and cloudy white inclusions, 27.8cm.

£5,000-6,000 792 A CHINESE YELLOW JADE ‘BAJIXIANG’ BOWL AND COVER QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved as a lotus flowerhead, the petals enclosing the Eight Auspicious Buddhist Emblems and two Amitabha Buddhas, with bats in flight amidst ruyi-shaped clouds to the cover, the finial shaped as a lotus seed pod encircled by petals, all raised on a short foot, the pale stone with russet inclusions, 14cm dia. (2)

£5,000-8,000 793 A CHINESE ARCHAISTIC GREENISH-YELLOW JADE BI DISC QING DYNASTY Carved to one side with a chilong clambering around the central aperture facing a smaller chilong, the reverse with archaistic scrolling motifs, the stone of a honey brown tone with russet and celadon inclusions, with a wood stand, 12.7cm. (2)

£1,000-1,500 Provenance: formerly in a private collection, Somerset, and thence by descent.

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794 A SMALL CHINESE CARNELIAN CARVING QING DYNASTY Depicting a monkey in the white stone, climbing on a massive sack picked out in red, 6.8cm.

£300-500 795 A CHINESE PAINTED SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF MAGU QING DYNASTY Standing, wearing long flowing robes, holding a vase containing lingzhi fungus, accompanied by a deer, with a straw hat tied at her back, 9.8cm.

£150-250 Provenance: from an English private collection, London.

796 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF GUANYIN QING DYNASTY OR LATER Depicted seated in dhyanasana upon a beaded double lotus throne, with her hands held in dhyana mudra, her long plaits flowing over her shoulders, wearing a crown upon her head, 7.2cm.

£2,000-3,000 797 A CHINESE SOAPSTONE CARVING OF AN ELEPHANT LATE QING DYNASTY Standing four-square with its trunk outstretched towards one side, wearing a saddle carpet incised with a watery landscape scene depicting a blossoming prunus tree and figures boating over gentle waves under a full moon, ornamented with beaded tassels, 18cm.

£500-1,000 Provenance: from the collection of Lieutenant Colonel W D Francis OBE, who served in Central Asia, including in the Kurram Militia, during the early 20th century. He was awarded an OBE in 1946.

798 A CHINESE JADEITE ARCHAISTIC VASE AND COVER LATE QING DYNASTY

799 A CHINESE HARDSTONE INCENSE BURNER AND COVER LATE QING DYNASTY/ REPUBLIC PERIOD The compressed circular body with animal mask and loose ring handles, raised on three tall feet, the cover surmounted by two Buddhist lion dogs, together with a wood stand, 20cm. (3)

£600-800 Provenance: an English private collection acquired in the Far East in the 1940s.

800 A SMALL CHINESE JADEITE ARCHAISTIC VASE AND COVER LATE QING DYNASTY The flattened body carved with stylised phoenix between bands of stiff leaves and lappets, the cover with a lion dog finial, the handles with loose rings, the cover and wood stand glued, 13cm excluding the stand.

£300-500 Provenance: sold on behalf of an English deceased estate, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.

801 A CHINESE LONGXI INKSTONE QING DYNASTY Formed as an irregular oval with a dished surface, the reverse inscribed long xi shi Xiu Shi zuo, 11.5cm.

£200-300 Provenance: from an English private collection, London.

802 A SMALL CHINESE CELADON JADE VASE AND A JADE WATERPOT QING DYNASTY OR LATER The vase carved as elongated lotus leaves, the waterpot as a pomegranate growing from a fruiting leafy branch, both with wood stands (the former glued to the stand), 8cm. (3) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£250-350

The body carved with a bird perching on leafy flowering branches, flanked by animal mask handles suspending loose rings, the cover with a lion dog finial, the pale green stone with grey and russet inclusions, with a reticulated wood stand, 24.7cm overall. (3)

£300-500 Provenance: from an English private Collection, Kent.

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803 A CHINESE JADEITE AND BEAD NECKLACE LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD With a pendant carved as a monkey climbing above a finger citron and pomegranate, the necklace comprising jadeite rings, jadeite beads, glass beads and metal beads, 28cm.

£1,500-2,000 Provenance: an English private collection acquired in the Far East in the 1940s.

804 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE HEXAGONAL LIBATION CUP QING DYNASTY OR LATER With two chilong clambering over the rim, the handle with an archaistic mask to the thumb rest, 7.5cm.

£300-500 805 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE OPENWORK CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER QING DYNASTY

808 TWO CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE SNUFF BOTTLES QING DYNASTY One with a flattened rectangular body with a high polish, the other, a hollow pebble with russet inclusions, one of which is disguised as a carved ribbon tied-ruyi sceptre 7.2cm. (2)

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

809 A CHINESE WHITE JADE ARCHAISTIC BI DISC QING DYNASTY OR LATER One side carved in relief with a chilong holding a lingzhi spray, the reverse with stylised scrolls, 5.4cm.

£200-300 810 THREE CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES 19TH/20TH CENTURY Two in glass with red and brown mottled bodies, the third ceramic decorated with a blue crystalline glaze, 6.8cm. (3)

Each side carved with two bats amidst lingzhi and meandering tendrils, the semi-translucent stone of an even tone, 5.8cm. (2)

£200-300

811 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE OPENWORK ‘CHILONG’ PENDANT LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD

806 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE ‘LINGZHI’ WASHER QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved in the form of two large heads of a lingzhi fungi, supported by gnarled branches of smaller fungi, 18.5cm.

£500-800

Provenance: from an English private collection, Hertfordshire.

Carved as four interlocking sinuous chilong forming the quadrilobed pendant, the stone of a pale tone, with some grey inclusions, 6cm.

£600-800

807 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A HORSE 18TH/19TH CENTURY The recumbent horse depicted with its head turned back towards its raised hind leg, finely incised with hair on its mane and tail, the underside with its rear right leg picked out in a russet section of the stone, 5cm.

£400-600

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812 A CHINESE BLUE OVERLAY GLASS DOUBLE-GOURD SHAPED SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY Decorated with a gourd vine on a dove grey ground, 7cm.

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

813 TWO CHINESE DATED INTERIOR PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES 20TH CENTURY The smaller painted with lotus and a kingfisher and dated wu shen,1968, the larger bottle painted with crickets and dated ding hai, 1947, 8cm max. (2)

£800-1,200 Provenance: from an English private collection, Derbyshire, purchased Sotheby’s, 4th October 1989, lot 1480 for the lotus bottle.

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814 A CHINESE YELLOW GLASS ‘ANBAXIAN’ BOWL 18TH/19TH CENTURY The rounded sides raised upon a slightly spreading foot and flaring towards the rim, carved in relief with beribboned Daoist Emblems, the opaque glass of a bright egg-yolk yellow colour, 15.5cm.

£300-500 Cf. Chinese Jewellery and Glass, Spink & Son Ltd., London, 1989, no.162 for a comparable example.

815 A CHINESE MOULDED GLASS ‘CHILONG’ BOWL 20TH CENTURY Decorated with an archaistic C-scroll band, and a single chilong emerging from the body to form three handles, 9cm. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£100-200 816 A CHINESE BEIJING AMBER GLASS BOTTLE VASE 19TH/20TH CENTURY The ovoid body surmounted by a tall gently flaring neck, the translucent glass of a warm dark orange colour, incised to the base with a four character Qianlong mark, 37.8cm.

£150-250 Provenance: from a deceased estate, Hampshire.

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817 FOUR CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE DISHES AND A PAIR OF TEA BOWLS 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY Each dish painted with a boy and a beauty holding osmanthus in a rocky garden, the medallions surrounded by panels of peaches reserved on diaper, the three larger dishes with marks reading yu, the smallest dish with a four character mark reading qi zhen ru yu, the moulded tea bowls painted with butterflies in flight amongst peony and lingzhi, with four character marks to the bases reading Da Qing nian zhi, 13cm max. (6)

£400-600

818 A COLLECTION OF CHINESE MONOCHROME ITEMS LATE QING DYNASTY Comprising: two waterpots, a celadon brush washer, six vases, a Dehua porcelain incense burner, together with three wood stands, 14cm max. (13) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£500-1,000

819 A SMALL COLLECTION OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ITEMS KANGXI 1662-1722 Comprising: a pair of small moulded dragon dishes with Chenghua marks, another pair of dragon dishes, two saucers painted with maidens, and four dishes decorated with flowers and foliage, together with two 19th century plates decorated with fish, 28cm max. (12)

£800-1,200

820 SIX CHINESE PORCELAIN ITEMS KANGXI AND LATER Comprising: three ovoid jars, a bottle vase, a miniature beaker vase, a stem cup and three pierced wood covers, variously decorated with a landscape scene, figures and floral designs, in underglaze blue and with later enamel decoration, 18.5cm. (9)

£400-600 Provenance: from a private collection, London, mostly acquired in the 1980s and 1990s.

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821 A SET OF NINE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE GRADUATED CUPS ONE CUP WITH A SIX CHARACTER XIANFENG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1851-61 Decorated with figures from the Wu Shuang Pu, with a wood stand 10.5cm max. (10)

£200-300

822 TWO PAIRS OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE SAUCERS REPUBLIC PERIOD One pair decorated with prunus and daffodils, each with an inscription which reads luo fu xian zi and with a four character mark which reads, Xu Ren chu pin to the base, the other pair painted with peaches on leafy branches, each with a six character Guangxu mark to the base, 9.3cm and 10.3cm. (4)

£300-500

823 FIVE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN ITEMS 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY Comprising: a surprise cup painted with ladies to the exterior, the interior containing an articulated figure of Shoulao holding a peach, a cup decorated with meandering grapevines with a four character Jiaqing mark to the base, together with three small cups painted with figures, 7cm max. (5)

£200-300

824 A COLLECTION OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BOWLS, SAUCERS AND COVERS LATE QING DYNASTY Decorated with figures from the Wu Shuang Pu, and calligraphy, comprising nine bowls, eight saucers and fourteen covers, 15cm max. (31)

£500-800

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825 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE AND POWDER-BLUE GROUND ‘CARPS’ BALUSTER VASE 19TH CENTURY Painted in yellow, pink and light blue with swimming carp reserved on a rich dark blue ground, divided by gilt aquatic plants and shell decorations, 40.5cm.

£300-500 826 A PAIR OF CHINESE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE PINK-GROUND VASES 19TH CENTURY Each decorated with various shaped cartouches enclosing blossoming flower branches, insects, bats, dragon boats and precious objects, set against a pink-ground filled with dense lotus scrolls, below similarly decorated waisted necks, divided by borders with iron-red flowerheads, 36.8cm. (2)

£200-300

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827 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE GU-SHAPED VASE AND A BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER VASE LATE QING DYNASTY The gu-shaped vase painted with panels with ladies engaged in leisurely pursuits, surrounded by birds amongst leafy floral branches, the blue and white vase painted with xuangxi characters set against dense floral scrolls, each with a paper label for Christie’s, 34cm and 36.5cm. (2)

£200-300 Provenance: from a British private collection, formed 1970-2003, the former purchased from Christie’s London, on 5th February 1998, lot 269; the latter purchased from Christie’s London, on 22nd January 1998, lot 438.

828 A CHINESE SANCAI GLAZED ROULEAU VASE AND A BLUE AND WHITE ‘BAMBOO’ JAR LATE QING DYNASTY The yellow ground vase decorated with an egret amongst large lotus blooms and leaves, the jar painted with branches of bamboo, chrysanthemum and prunus against a blue ground, together with a reticulated wood cover and two wood stands, 35cm and 19.3cm. (5)

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of Roland Baker dec’d.

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829 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘DEER AND CRANE’ VASE, HU QING DYNASTY OR LATER Painted with a scene depicting a crane and two deer by a pine tree and craggy rocks, the reverse decorated with a butterfly in flight, the neck flanked by two loop handles moulded as elephant heads, the base with a four character Chenghua mark, 37.2cm.

£400-600 Provenance: from a private collection, Cambridgeshire.

830 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘FLOWERS’ BOTTLE VASE, TIANQIUPING QING DYNASTY Brightly painted with large blooms of peonies, chrysanthemums, magnolias, lotus and prunus, the interior glazed turquoise, 41.5cm.

£200-300 831 A CHINESE IRON-RED DECORATED ‘LOTUS’ VASE 19TH CENTURY 832

Painted to the body with interspersed bats, gilt-decorated shou characters, chimes, endless knots, and fruits amidst meandering lotus scrolls, beneath a ruyi border, with a pair of turquoise-glazed bat-shaped handles to the neck, 43.9cm.

£800-1,200 832 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MEIPING 20TH CENTURY Decorated with colourful flowers and leafy tendrils on a pink sgraffiato ground of scrolling foliage, the neck, shoulder and foot with formal lappets, the base with a six character Qianlong mark, 34.5cm.

£300-500 833 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASE LATE QING DYNASTY The cylindrical body decorated with stylised kui dragons, on a cell diaper ground between bands of stiff leaves, the base with a four character Kangxi mark, 25cm.

£200-300

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834 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘HUNDRED BOYS’ DISH AND A PAIR OF BOWLS AND COVERS 19TH CENTURY Decorated with a procession of boys engaging in various leisure pursuits, including the dragon dance, playing musical instruments, carrying firecrackers and banners, the bowls and covers similarly painted with the hundred boys approaching an altar, the bowls with Tongzhi marks to the bases and covers, with wood stands, 29cm. (7)

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of Roland Baker dec’d.

835 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SQUARE CUP AND AN IRON-RED AND GREEN ENAMELLED JAR 17TH/18TH CENTURY The twin handled cup decorated with alternate scenes of dragons emerging from the crashing waves and stylised flames, the ovoid jar painted with four cartouches containing large lotus blossoms, set against a geometric ground, all under a border of lotus scrolls, with a wood cover, 13.6cm and 13cm. (3)

£400-600 Provenance: from a private collection, London, mostly acquired in the 1980s and 1990s.

839 THREE CHINESE PORCELAIN ITEMS LATE QING DYNASTY/20TH CENTURY Comprising: a yellow-ground famille rose bowl and cover decorated with roundels containing the characters wan shou wu jiang, a Guangxu mark to the base, a famille rose fluted teapot painted with scholars and attendants, and a blue and white waterpot with two scaly dragons, the base with a Yongzheng mark, together with a wood stand, 13cm max. (6) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£150-250 840 AN UNUSUAL CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘ANIMALS’ VASE LATE QING DYNASTY Painted with zodiac and other animals, the base with a Xuande mark, together with a small bronze tripod incense burner with a four character Xuande mark, 453g the incense burner, 23cm the vase. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£150-250

836 TWO CHINESE OVOID JARS AND COVERS LATE QING DYNASTY

841 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MOONFLASK, BAOYUEPING LATE QING DYNASTY

One a famille verte jar painted with a continuous scene of warriors and dignitaries in a fenced garden with trees and rockwork; the other a famille rose jar decorated with boys at play under a tree, each with a similarly decorated cover, with a wood stand, 30.4cm and 22.5cm. (5)

Each side painted with a pale-blue ground roundel enclosing two dragons amidst floral branches, reserved against a yellow-ground decorated with fruiting lotus scrolls, all between pink-ground borders and with applied chilong handles, 26cm.

£300-500

£150-250

837 A CHINESE SQUARE-SECTION BRUSHPOT AND A SQUARE-SECTION BOWL LATE QING DYNASTY / REPUBLIC PERIOD

842 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘BAXIAN’ BRUSHPOT MODERN

The brushpot painted with panels of figures and birds, within blue borders, the base with a six character Guangxu mark, the bowl with a central division painted with a landscape, a bird and calligraphy, 13cm max. (2)

The cylindrical body painted with a continuous scene of the Eight Immortals celebrating Shoulao’s birthday, all with their various attributes, Shoulao depicted riding a crane above the tempestuous sea, all between double circle borders, the base with a recessed glazed circle within an unglazed band, 19.8cm wide.

£300-500 838 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE BRUSHPOT, BITONG PROBABLY LATE QING DYNASTY

£300-500

Painted with a continuous scene depicting dignitaries playing weiqi, standing scholars and their attendants in a fenced rocky garden, all between a geometric border and lappets, the base with a small recessed glazed circle within an unglazed band, 15cm.

£600-1,000

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843 THREE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE OVOID VASES LATE QING DYNASTY Variously decorated with figures with mythical beasts, figures in landscapes and interiors, with three wood covers, 31cm max. (6)

£500-1,000 Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.

844 THREE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE OVOID VASES AND COVERS QING DYNASTY Two decorated with prunus blossoms on a cracked-ice ground, the covers similarly decorated, the third vase painted with two scaly dragons chasing sacred pearls amidst stylised flames, above a band of crashing waves and rocks, with a wood cover, 25.8cm max. (6)

£300-500

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845 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘FIGURAL’ BALUSTER VASE QING DYNASTY OR LATER The tapering body painted with a continuous scene of warriors and figures carrying banners below a layer of swirling mist, with a border of ruyi-head shaped panels enclosing flowerheads and tendrils, the short waisted neck decorated with blossoming flower branches, 44.3cm.

£400-600 Provenance: from a private collection, Cambridgeshire.

846 A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ARCHAISTIC VASES QING DYNASTY Each with a square-section body painted with mountainous landscapes, and with bands of cell diaper, 42cm. (2)

£400-600 Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.

847 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ BOTTLE VASE, TIANQIUPING PROBABLY LATE QING DYNASTY The globular body painted with two four-clawed dragons contesting a flaming pearl amidst flames and swirling clouds, the base with a four character Kangxi mark, 34.9cm.

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£200-300

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848 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE KANGXI STYLE ‘QILIN’ BALUSTER VASE PROBABLY 20TH CENTURY Painted with three scaly mythical beasts, each with bulging eyes, mouths agape and emitting wisps of flames, standing on rocks emerging from crashing waves, with bands of dentils, ruyi-heads and wispy clouds, 46.3cm.

£1,000-2,000 849 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BARREL-SHAPED ‘DRAGONS’ GARDEN SEAT 19TH CENTURY Painted with two confronting scaly dragons amidst swirling clouds and fire wisps, contesting a flaming pearl above crashing waves, decorated to the top and sides with openwork cash motifs, with bands of raised moulded studs, 47cm.

£800-1,200 850 SIX CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ITEMS QING DYNASTY

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Comprising: a pair of baluster jars painted with floral scrolls, a small moon flask with central roundels containing figures to the two sides, a pierced basket and stand and a sauce boat, decorated with landscape scenes, 37cm max. (6)

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

851 THREE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ITEMS KANGXI 1662-1722 Comprising: a bowl decorated to the exterior with a continuous scene of the ‘Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove’, a six character Chenghua mark, a the pear-shaped vase painted with archaistic vessels and floral sprays, and an ovoid vase with lotus flowerheads on scrolling tendrils, 20.3cm max. (3) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£200-300

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852 A SMALL GROUP OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ITEMS KANGXI PERIOD AND LATER Comprising: a moulded teapot and cover, a small cylindrical vase, two similar small ovoid vases, a saucer, and a bleu de hue flared cup, together with a cloisonné bowl decorated with lotus on a blue ground, 14cm max. (8)

£300-500

853 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE EWER AND COVER, A DISH AND A PAIR OF TEABOWLS AND SAUCERS KANGXI 1662-1722 Variously decorated with cartouches containing animals, insects, flowers and other plants, the cups and saucers with seal marks reading shang to the base, 27.2cm max. (7) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£300-500

854 SIX CHINESE PORCELAIN ITEMS 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY Comprising: two turquoise figures of Han Zhongli and Tieguai Li, a blanc de Chine figure of Guanyin, a blanc de Chine archaistic wine vessel, jue, a robin’s egg glazed fluted water dropper, and a crackle glazed waterpot, together with three wood stands, 11cm max. (9)

£200-300 Provenance: a private collection, London, mostly acquired in the 1980s and 1990s.

855 FOUR CHINESE FIGURES OF LION DOGS AND A MODEL OF A PARROT 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY Variously decorated with sancai glazes and famille rose enamels, three of the lion dogs with incense stick holders, each lion dog raised on a rectangular plinth, the parrot supported on an openwork rocky base, 28.5cm max. (5)

£300-500 Provenance: from a private collection, London, mostly acquired in the 1980s and 1990s.

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856 SEVEN CHINESE MINIATURE VASES AND A BIRD FEEDER 19TH CENTURY AND LATER Comprising: a pair of yellow ground vases with lotus scrolls; a pair of blue and white vases with flowers and foliage; a pair of blue and white vases with fisherman; a red glazed double gourd vase and a blue and white bird feeder with a two character mark reading gui dong to the base, together with three wood stands, 5.5cm max. (11)

£300-500 Provenance: the collection of Vice-Admiral Reginald Vesey Holt, CB, DSO, MVO, (1884-1957), and thence by descent.

857 TWO CHINESE JARDINERES SIX CHARACTER GUANGXU MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD 1875-1908 Each with metal side handles, raised on moulded yellow bracket feet, one decorated with a band of breaking waves, the other with lotus and breaking waves, together with an hexagonal bowl, cover and liner and a similar teapot, cover and liner, the teapot with a six character Tongzhi mark, 23cm max. (8)

£800-1,000

858 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE OVOID VASE KANGXI 1662-1722 Painted with alternate panels of flowers and antiques, together with two famille rose low stands, one with a Jiaqing mark, the other with a Tongzhi mark, and two cups decorated with flowers, panels and roundels, 28.5cm max. (5)

£500-800

859 A CHINESE BLUE-GROUND DISH, A FAMILLE NOIRE JAR AND A GREEN GLAZED JAR QING DYNASTY The dish and the green glazed jar incised with two dragons contesting a sacred pearl admist swirling clouds, the dish painted with three iron-red bats and with a Daoguang mark to the reverse, the famille noire jar decorated with a single dragon, with a wood cover, 18.3cm max. (4)

£300-500 Provenance: from a private collection, London, mostly acquired in the 1980s and 1990s.

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860 A PAIR OF CHINESE CELADON-GROUND CANTON VASES 19TH CENTURY Each decorated with various scattered medallions of floral, foliate and geometric designs, amongst the Eight Daoist Emblems, birds, insects, floral sprays and fruits, the waisted necks with simulated brocade sashes, and a pair of applied handles with chilong and mythical creatures, 63.5cm. (2)

£1,500-2,500 Provenance: from an English private collection.

861 A CHINESE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE ‘FIGURAL’ VASE 19TH CENTURY Painted with various shaped panels containing figural scenes, divided by interspersed floral sprays, butterflies and precious objects, all between gilt-ground lotus scroll borders, with a simulated brocade sash and applied mythical creatures to the waisted neck, the interior of the rim with four bats, 45.2cm.

£600-1,000 860

862 A MASSIVE CHINESE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE ‘FIGURAL’ PUNCH BOWL 19TH CENTURY Decorated with shaped panels enclosing courtly scenes, surrounded by gilt scroll borders, reserved on a dense ground of flowers, mythical creatures, bats, butterflies, birds, antiques and auspicious objects, 58cm wide.

£800-1,200 863 A PAIR OF CHINESE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE BOUGH POTS AND COVERS 19TH CENTURY Brightly decorated with panels enclosing figures relaxing in gardens and pavilions, with moulded decoration of squirrels amongst fruiting vines dividing the scenes, each with two applied handles highlighted in gilt, the cover of each painted with precious objects and with five circular apertures, with cartouches containing birds reserved on a floral-decorated ground bordering the covers and feet, 26.7cm. (4)

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864 A PAIR OF LARGE CHINESE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE ‘FIGURAL’ VASES 19TH CENTURY Each painted with panels containing dignitaries seated at tables with courtly figures and warriors, the smaller panels depicting scholars with ladies and attendants, divided by scattered fruits and floral sprays, butterflies, auspicious objects and vases, the shoulders with applied chilong and mythical creatures, 63.2cm. (2)

£1,000-2,000 865 A PAIR OF LARGE CHINESE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE VASES 19TH CENTURY Each painted with two large panels enclosing officials with children holding ritual objects and many figures riding on horses, the panels surrounded by birds amongst flowers, fruits and leaves, with applied chilong to the shoulders, the necks flanked by handles formed as pairs of lion dogs, 60.5cm. (2)

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£1,000-2,000 866 A PAIR OF CHINESE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE ‘FIGURAL’ VASES 19TH CENTURY Each painted with large panels containing courtly figures with attendants, fruiting floral branches with birds and insects, all reserved on a gilt-ground of dense lotus scrolls interspersed with precious objects, bats and butterflies, the waisted necks with a simulated brocade sashes, flanked by mythical beast handles, 34.5cm. (2)

£400-600 867 A PAIR OF LARGE CHINESE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE VASES 19TH CENTURY Brightly decorated with panels enclosing figures, birds, butterflies and flowers, each applied with three chilong chasing a pearl to the cylindrical neck, 65.5cm. (2)

£1,000-2,000

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868 A GARNITURE OF THREE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘PRUNUS’ VASES LATE 19TH CENTURY

873 A PAIR OF SAMSON FAMILLE VERTE HEXAGONAL VASES AND COVERS 19TH CENTURY

Typically decorated with flowering blossoms on a blue ground, 29.5cm max. (3)

Painted with alternate panels containing ladies in fenced gardens and prunus sprays emerging from vases amongst precious objects, all below a diaper-ground border with cartouches enclosing birds and flower designs, the cover similarly decorated, 28cm. (4)

£200-300 869 A PAIR OF CHINESE POWDER-BLUE GROUND ‘CARP’ BOTTLE VASES 19TH/20TH CENTURY The pear-shaped bodies surmounted by slender necks, each decorated with four carp in iron-red and gilt, confronting each other against a deep cobalt-blue ground, 38.5cm. (2)

£1,000-2,000 870 A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘FIGURAL’ BALUSTER VASE 19TH CENTURY Each decorated with a scene from the Romance of the Western Chamber, depicting the scholar Zhang, Cui Yingying, her attendant and a monk under a wutong tree in a fenced garden, the shoulder with a pair of mythical beast mask and ring handles, 44cm. (2)

£500-1,000 Provenance: from an English private collection. The Romance of the Western Chamber is one of the most famous Chinese dramatic works. It was written by the Yuan Dynasty playwright Wang Shifu and is set during the Tang dynasty. It tells the story of a young couple consummating their love without parental approval.

871 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘BOYS’ VASES 19TH CENTURY Each painted with two rectangular panels enclosing a crowned figure standing with four cheerful boys, the scenes surrounded by large lotus blooms set amidst colourful scrolling leaves, with bands of lappets encircling the feet, each with a turquoise glaze to the rim interior, 36.8cm. (2)

£500-800 872 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE ‘EQUESTRIAN SCENE’ BALUSTER VASE 19TH CENTURY

£300-500 Provenance: purchased from Kevin Page Oriental Art on 15th January 1988, a copy of the invoice is available.

874 TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER VASES 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY One painted with a pheasant perched on a rock amidst blossoming peonies, the other with four qilin surrounded by flames and wispy clouds, each with a wood stand, 44cm and 41cm. (4)

£200-300 875 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘DOUBLE PHOENIX’ BALUSTER VASE 19TH CENTURY Painted with a pair of confronting phoenix amongst dense leafy peony branches, the waisted neck applied with chilong and mythical beasts, all between an everted foliate rim and a band of lappets around the foot, 45.4cm.

£300-500 Provenance: from a British private collection, formed 1970-2003.

876 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘BOYS’ JARS AND COVERS QING DYNASTY Each decorated with a continuous procession of boys, some performing a dragon dance, playing musical instruments, sailing on dragon boats and riding hobby horses, the domed covers painted with further boys lighting firecrackers and holding lanterns, the bases glazed turquoise, 44cm overall. (4)

£500-700 Provenance: from the collection of Roland Baker dec’d.

Decorated with panels of armed equestrians amidst a rocky landscape, divided by leafy floral sprays reserved on an iron-red stippled ground, the base enamelled green, 56cm.

£200-300

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877 A CHINESE CELADON ARCHAISTIC GU-SHAPED VASE 18TH/19TH CENTURY The trumpet-shaped neck and spreading foot decorated with overlapping leaf tips, the central section decorated with a band of coiled kui-dragons with scrolls to their bodies, with a wood stand, 36.8cm. (2)

£500-800 Provenance: from the collection of Roland Baker dec’d, purchased in Hong Kong on 14 February 1984, a copy of the invoice is available.

878 A SMALL CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE VASE 19TH CENTURY Painted with a crane perched on a rock amidst blossoming peony branches and daffodils, the waisted neck with further floral sprays, divided by a diaper border with flowerheads to the shoulder, the base with a paper label for J Reis Fernandes, London, 15.2cm.

£500-800 Provenance: purchased from J Reis Fernandes, London, on 5th April, 1997, a copy of the invoice is available.

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879 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘NINE PEACHES’ BOTTLE VASE, TIANQIUPING 20TH CENTURY Painted with two entwined gnarled branches bearing peaches amidst blossoms and curly leaves, with three iron-red bats in flight to the reverse, together with a wood stand, 43cm. (2)

£300-500 880 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BOTTLE VASES LATE QING DYNASTY The globular bodies painted with continuous scenes depicting pairs of cranes and peacocks perched on rocks amongst blossoming flowers and pine trees, the reverse sides with poetic inscriptions describing the scenes, each signed Ma Qingyun, with six character marks reading Ma Qingyun hua ya ci to the bases, 36cm. (2)

£800-1,200 881 THREE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER VASES AND COVERS 19TH CENTURY The largest vase painted with two shaped panels, each containing a bearded figure with his attendants, reserved on stylised lotus scrolls, the other two vases painted with birds perched on rocks, surrounded by blossoming peony branches, the covers with beast finials, 44cm max. (6)

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Provenance: the collection of Vice-Admiral Reginald Vesey Holt, CB, DSO, MVO, (1884-1957), and thence by descent.

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882 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE SQUARE-SECTION RETICULATED VASE QING DYNASTY Each side moulded with two panels depicting scenes from the Romance of the Western Chamber, a short flaring neck decorated with figures standing on swirling clouds, all within geometric and floral borders, the base incised with a six character Kangxi mark, 50cm.

£500-800 Provenance: from an English private collection, London, acquired prior to the 1960s and thence by descent.

883 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GU-SHAPED VASE KANGXI 1662-1722 The central section decorated with a lion-head masks, the flared neck and foot decorated with stiff leaves, 22.2cm.

£1,000-1,500

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884 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE AND LATER-ENAMELLED BALUSTER VASE AND COVER KANGXI 1662-1722 Decorated with moulded panels containing dancing ladies, equestrian figures, and jardinières of flowers, the domed cover with a barbed rim, similarly decorated with panels containing floral designs, the base with a Chenghua mark, 52.5cm overall. (2)

£300-500 885 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE YEN YEN VASE KANGXI 1662-1722 Painted with a pheasant crouching on rockwork amongst large peony blooms, with insects and smaller birds flying above, the tall flaring neck similarly decorated with blossoming peony and chrysanthemum branches growing around rocks, with iron-red geometric bands to the rim, shoulder and foot, 40.4cm.

£1,000-2,000 886 A CHINESE FAMILLE JAUNE BALUSTER VASE AND COVER 19TH CENTURY Brightly painted with panels containing floral designs and figural scenes, depicting dignitaries and warriors in interior settings, all against yellow-ground floral scrolls, the domed cover with further cartouches containing solitary scholars, 46cm. (2)

£300-500 887 A CHINESE GILT-DECORATED BLUE-GROUND VASE QING DYNASTY The hexagonal body decorated with a landscape to one side, and a panel of calligraphy to the reverse, mounted with ormolu as a table lamp, 39.5cm the vase, 83cm overall.

£800-1,200

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888 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BOWLS QING DYNASTY OR LATER

892 A CHINESE SANCAI GLAZED BOWL KANGXI 1662-1722

Each exterior painted with four beribboned Buddhist emblems, the interior with a central medallion depicting a scene with the two lovers Zhinu and Niulang reunited on a bridge formed by a flock of magpies, surround by swirling clouds and further magpies, 12.8cm. (2)

The flared sides incised and painted with floral sprays, the interior with a lingzhi sprig, the base with a fu character mark, with a wood stand with cabriole legs, 21.2cm. (2)

£800-1,200

893 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘HISTORICAL FIGURES’ BOWL SIX CHARACTER DAOGUANG MARK AND PROBABLY OF THE PERIOD

Provenance: by repute, formerly in a Scottish private collection.

889 A CHINESE DOUCAI ‘LOTUS AND BATS’ BOWL 19TH CENTURY The rounded sides painted with iron-red bats suspending swastika motifs, surrounded by stylised blossoming lotus, lingzhi, ruyi-heads amidst scrolling tendrils, with a paper label for C Y Tse, Antiques and Collectibles, the base with a six character Jiaqing mark, with a wood stand, 13.7cm. (2)

£1,000-1,500 Provenance: purchased from C Y Tse Antiques and Collectibles, Hong Kong; formerly in the English private collection of Sir Mark Heath KCVO CMG (1927-2005).

890 A PAIR OF CHINESE YELLOW-GROUND ‘FLORAL’ BOWLS REPUBLIC PERIOD Each with deep rounded sides rising from a slightly tapering foot to a flaring rim, the exteriors brightly painted with exotic floral sprays intertwined with scrolling foliage, reserved on a rich mustard yellow-ground, each with a six character Qianlong mark, 13.2cm and 13.4cm. (2)

£600-800 Provenance: an English private collection acquired in the Far East in the 1940s.

891 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘FLORAL’ BOWLS QING DYNASTY OR LATER The rounded sides painted with butterflies and grasshoppers amidst blossoming flowers including hibiscus, peony, camellia, morning glory and lotus, the bases with four character marks reading ya wan zhen cong, 12.8cm. (2)

£200-300

The exterior painted with various historical figures from the Wu Shuang Pu, including Dong Xian, Fu Sheng and Yan Zi Ling, divided by lines of calligraphy, all below a gilt foliate rim, 17.7cm.

£300-500 894 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE CUP, COVER AND STAND FOUR CHARACTER XIANFENG MARK AND PROBABLY OF THE PERIOD Decorated with figures beneath willow trees and on a terrace, 12.5cm. (3)

£300-400 895 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘BOYS’ SQUARE CUP QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD The body painted with a continuous scene of boys holding auspicious objects amidst rockwork and pine trees, the interior glazed in turquoise, supported by four feet, the base with a four character Jiaqing mark, 12.5cm.

£400-600 896 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘DRAGON’ BOWLS LATE QING DYNASTY/ REPUBLIC PERIOD Each brightly painted with five writhing dragons chasing flaming pearls amidst flames and colourful clouds, the interiors similarly decorated with dragons, the bases with four character marks which read man tang fu ji, 13.3cm. (2)

£500-800

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897 A PAIR OF CHINESE YELLOW-GROUND DRAGON BOWLS AND A BLUE AND WHITE JAR AND COVER 20TH CENTURY The bowls painted with dragons in underglaze blue with six character Xuande marks, the jar in Transitional style, painted with birds, blossoms and a poem, 17.5cm max. (4)

£200-300 898 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE DISH AND A GILT-DECORATED DOUCAI BOWL QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD 899

The dish decorated with butterflies hovering over flowers, the reverse with five iron-red bats and with a four character Guangxu mark to the base; the bowl painted with lotus blooms on scrolling tendrils, the base with a four character Qianlong mark, 23.4cm and 11.8cm. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£150-250 899 A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWLS AND A GILT-DECORATED BLUE-GROUND BOWL 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY The blue and white bowls moulded with petal-shaped panels, painted with equestrian figures with attendants, the interiors with central roundels depicting watery landscape scenes, the bases with a Yu character marks, the blue ground bowl decorated with floral designs, with an iron-red peony spray to the interior, 25.2cm. (3)

£500-1,000 900

900 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE U-SHAPED CUPS AND SAUCERS KANGXI 1662-1722 Painted with birds perched on flowering leafy branches, the cups with red flower marks, together with a famille rose double walled reticulated cup, 13cm max. (5)

£500-1,000 901 FOUR CHINESE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE PLATES LATE QING DYNASTY Vividly painted with figures in interiors, in a garden and attending fishing traps, 25.5cm. (4) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

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902 FOUR CHINESE IRON-RED ‘DRAGON’ STEM CUPS LATE QING DYNASTY Each with rounded sides painted in iron-red with two striding dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls, surrounded by flames and wispy clouds, above bands of upright plantain leaves, the spreading feet with two friezes of foliage scrolls, 9.5cm. (4)

£300-500 903 THREE CHINESE YIXING ‘BAMBOO’ TEAPOTS AND COVERS QING DYNASTY AND LATER Each decorated with a bamboo-shaped spout and handle, one brightly painted with cartouches containing flowering blossoms, the base with a four character mark reading Shao Weixin zhi, together with a wood stand, one square section, with a three character mark reads Zhou Jianying, the third with a four character mark which reads Zhongguo Yixing, 22cm max. (7)

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£400-600 Provenance: from the collection of Roland Baker dec’d.

904 TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWLS QING DYNASTY AND LATER The smaller flared bowl decorated with large peony heads, marked ruo shen zhen cang, the larger bowl decorated with a mother with her children in the garden, 22cm and 26.5cm. (2)

£400-600 905 TWENTY FIVE CHINESE PORCELAIN SPOONS QING DYNASTY AND LATER Variously painted with figures, shou characters, birds, insects, floral and geometric designs, in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels, 17.2cm max. (25)

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£200-300 Provenance: from a private collection, London, mostly acquired in the 1980s and 1990s.

906 THREE CHINESE MING STYLE BLUE AND WHITE BOWLS MING/EARLY QING DYNASTY Comprising: a pair decorated with stylised lotus scrolls, the interiors with central medallions enclosing lotus blooms, the third bowl with birds perching on fruiting branches, the interior painted with a peach, the base with a four character fu gui jia qi mark, each with a paper label for Christie’s, 15.3cm max. (3)

£200-300 Provenance: from a British private collection, formed 1970-2003, purchased from Christie’s London, 15th April 1999, lot 353 and part of lot 417.

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907 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘PHOENIX’ DISHES FOUR CHARACTER GUANGXU MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD 1875-1908

908 A PAIR OF CHINESE RUBY-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE OCTAGONAL DISHES 18TH CENTURY

Each painted with a phoenix perching on a rock next to leafy peony branches, encircled by borders of the Eight Daoist Emblems and lotus buds, the reverse decorated with floral sprays, 19.8cm. (2)

Painted with stylised flowerheads surrounded by floral sprays and intersecting geometric circular bands, the cavettos and rims decorated with alternating prunus branches and black-ground lappets containing peonies amidst scrolling chrysanthemum, 21.2cm. (2)

£500-700

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909 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE ‘FLOWERS’ PLATES KANGXI 1662-1722

910 EIGHT CHINESE VERTE IMARI PLATES 18TH CENTURY

Each painted with a central roundel containing floral sprays, the rims similarly decorated with further scattered blossoming sprays, each base with a lotus mark, 21.5cm. (2)

Seven decorated with ducks and fish in lotus ponds, the eighth with peony and bamboo, 22.5cm. (8)

£200-300

911 A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ARMORIAL PLATES 1ST HALF 18TH CENTURY

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

The borders decorated with crests of parrots, probably belonging to the arms of Lethieullier, and large floral sprays, the centres painted with traditional Chinese landscapes, 26cm. (2)

Cf. D S Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, p.174, no.A6, for a pair of plates with the full Lethieullier armorials, which incorporate parrot crests.

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912 THIRTEEN CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PLATES AND BOWLS 18TH CENTURY The plates painted with peony and magnolia beneath small trees within geometric borders, the bowls variously decorated with peony, pomegranates, finger citron and birds, 22cm. (13)

£500-1,000

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913 A PAIR OF LARGE CHINESE POLYCHROME PLATES 1ST HALF 18TH CENTURY

914 TWO CHINESE ARMORIAL PLATES MID 18TH CENTURY

Decorated with vases of flowers, scrolls and scholar’s objects, the borders with fruits, flowers, and scrolling bands, 35cm. (2)

One octagonal painted with the arms of Wood of Barnsley and Monk Bretton, with floral designs and parrots to the cavetto, the larger plate with the arms of Mills impaling Webber, 29.3cm and 23cm. (2)

£300-500

£400-600

915 A MATCHED SET OF EIGHT CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE OCTAGONAL PLATES AND SHALLOW BOWLS 18TH CENTURY Each decorated with a central figure with a dog on a sampan in a river landscape, 22cm. (8)

916 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE OCTAGONAL ‘CHICKEN’ PLATES YONGZHENG 1723-35

Cf. D S Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, p.552, where a similar plate with the arms of Wood of Barnsley and Monk Bretton is illustrated, and dated to c.1760; p.325, where a similar plate with the arms of Mills impaling Webber is illustrated, and dated to c.1745.

encircled by stylised floral scrolls, 21.8cm. (2)

£800-1,200 Provenance: purchased from Cohen & Pearce, London, on 24th March 1996, a copy of the invoice is available.

£150-250

The central medallions painted with cockerels, hens and chicks on grassy mounds, next to poppy sprays emerging from craggy rocks,

917 A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE FLARED ‘LANDSCAPE’ BOWLS AND SAUCERS KANGXI 1662-1722

918 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE ‘DRAGON’ DISH AND A CAFE-AU-LAIT GROUND MEDALLION BOWL QING DYNASTY

Painted with watery landscape scenes with pagodas, pavilions and figures in sampans and bridges, each with a yu mark to the base, 14.5cm max. (4)

The dish decorated with two scaly five-clawed dragons contesting a sacred pearl amidst stylised flames and wispy clouds, the bowl painted with four roundels containing leafy flower branches, divided by gilt lotus scrolls, the base with a six character Qianlong mark, 24.2cm and 19.2cm. (2)

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

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919 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE VALENTINE PATTERN TEAPOT AND COVER MID 18TH CENTURY

924 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE FAUX BOIS TEA CANISTER 19TH CENTURY

Each side painted with a pair of doves beside an altar beneath a breadfruit tree, flanked by pink drapes and floral festoons, 18.5cm. (2)

Of baluster form, painted with a cockerel by a large leafy peony spray emerging from a rock, all set against a ground of swirling reddish brown in imitation of wood, 10.8cm.

£300-500

£100-200

920 A CHINESE EN GRISAILLE AND GILT DECORATED FAMILLE ROSE COFFEE CUP AND SAUCER 18TH CENTURY

925 A CHINESE IMARI ‘PEONY’ BOTTLE 18TH CENTURY

Depicting young farmers, their rams and distant equestrian figures in a watery landscape, with grisaille and gilt borders encircling the rims, 6.8cm and 10.8cm. (2)

The globular body raised on a short straight foot, painted with iron-red peonies at different stages of bloom emerging from a rock, the neck with a bulbous section decorated with a cell pattern in underglazed blue, 25.7cm.

£800-1,200

£400-600

921 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE EUROPEAN SUBJECT TEAPOT AND COVER 18TH CENTURY

926 A SMALL CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE AND IMARI TUREEN AND COVER KANGXI 1662-1722

The globular body painted with a huntsman and a lady drinking with linked arms besides two entwined trees, with his two hounds at his feet, the domed cover similarly decorated, 19.7cm. (2)

Painted with the Three Friends of Winter, blossoming peonies and lingzhi, flanked by a pair of scalloped handles, the domed cover similarly decorated, surmounted by a chrysanthemum finial, the base with a label for Vanderven & Vanderven Oriental Art, 21.2cm wide. (2)

£200-300 922 A CHINESE IMARI OCTAGONAL TEAPOT AND COVER KANGXI 1662-1722 Decorated with panels containing leafy floral sprays issuing from rockwork in underglaze blue, iron-red and gilt, similar decorations to the domed cover, surmounted by a chrysanthemum finial, fitted with gilt-metal mounts and chains, 15.6cm. (2)

£150-250 923 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE MUSTARD POT AND COVER KANGXI 1662-1722 The body moulded with spiral-panels containing figures in watery landscape scenes, the domed cover similarly decorated, 12cm overall. (2)

£500-800 Provenance: purchased from Vanderven & Vanderven Oriental Art, on 28th November 1985, a copy of the invoice is available.

927 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘COCKEREL’ VASE AND COVER 18TH CENTURY The baluster body painted with two cockerels standing amidst rockwork, peony and prunus branches, below a pink geometric border with panels containing flowerheads, the domed cover similarly decorated, 29.6cm overall. (2)

£200-300 Provenance: from an English private collection, London, purchased from Marchant & Son, London, on 29th May 1990, a copy of the invoice is available.

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

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928 FOUR CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE SOUP PLATES 18TH CENTURY Each decorated with a central medallion containing a watery landscape scene, with figures, pavilions and distant mountains, the rim painted with leafy floral sprays, 23.2cm. (4) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£100-200 929 THREE CHINESE ARMORIAL COFFEE CUPS AND A SUGAR BOWL MID 18TH CENTURY 928

One cup decorated with the arms of Mathew quartering Van Leemput impaling Byam, another the arms of Langton, the third cup and the bowl with the arms of Ross of Balnagowan Castle, 11.8cm max. (4)

£150-250 Cf. D S Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, pp.287, 542, and D S Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain II, p.246, where items from these services are detailed.

930 A CHINESE ARMORIAL PORCELAIN TRIO MID 18TH CENTURY Painted with arms of Rice impaling Holcombe, each with a gilt spearhead border and sprays of various blossoms, together with a modern saucer with decoration of The Great Seal of USA, 14.4cm max. (4)

£150-250

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931 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE TUREEN, AN ASSOCIATED COVER AND TWO DISHES 18TH CENTURY The tureen and the cover similarly decorated with leafy blossoming branches, the rectangular dish with chamfered corners painted with various floral sprays, the oval dish with a scene depicting Lan Caihe and his attendant next to a lotus pond, 35.8cm max. (4) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£100-200 932 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PUNCH BOWL 18TH CENTURY The interior painted with a kingfisher perched on a peony branch, within a floral border, the exterior with butterflies flying amidst roses, and magnolia, 33.3cm.

£800-1,200 930

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933 A PAIR OF LARGE CHINESE ARMORIAL BALUSTER VASES AND COVERS C.1765. Each with a slightly flattened body painted with the arms of Bonham impaling Richardson, with vignettes of flowers, leaves and butterflies, flanked by a pair of beast mask ring handles to the waisted necks, the covers similarly decorated, surmounted by Buddhist lion finials, 44.5cm overall. (4)

£1,000-2,000 Provenance: Sir Samuel George Bonham Bt KCB, Governor of the Straits Settlements and the third Governor of Hong Kong, 1803-1859. Cf. D S Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, p.617, where a jar with the same coat of arms is illustrated, and dated to 1765.

934 THREE CHINESE MANDARIN PALETTE ‘FIGURAL’ VASES AND COVERS 18TH CENTURY AND LATER

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Each brightly painted with large panels enclosing figures at leisure in riverside fenced gardens, with smaller panels containing landscape scenes and birds perching on flowering branches, all reserved on an iron-red and gilt-decorated geometric ground, the covers similarly decorated, each surmounted by a mythical beast finial, 36.5cm max. (6)

£500-800 935 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE DEEP U-SHAPED CUP AND SAUCER 1ST HALF 18TH CENTURY Brightly painted with panels of flowers, together with an hexagonal spoon tray, 13.5cm max. (3)

£150-250 936 THREE CHINESE ARMORIAL PLATES 1ST HALF 18TH CENTURY

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One decorated with the arms of Newland impaling Hutchinson, another with the arms of Lyell impaling Darley, the third a pudding plate painted with the arms of Talbot, 22.5cm max. (3)

£500-1,000 Cf. D S Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, pp.268, 214, 200, where items from these services are detailed.

937 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE SQUARE STANDS LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD Each with chamfered corners, the exteriors painted with prunus branches, orchids, asters and bamboo, divided by small sprigs of lingzhi, with iron-red key fret borders to the everted rims, the bases with Qianlong marks, 24.2cm. (2)

£400-600

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938 A CHINESE FACETED EN GRISAILLE ‘DRAGON’ VASE PROBABLY REPUBLIC PERIOD

943 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE CYLINDRICAL JAR AND COVER 20TH CENTURY

The mid section painted with a writhing dragon emerging from the clouds, its tail twisting and extending to the slender neck, together with a wood stand, 22.7cm. (2)

Decorated with vases fruits and calligraphy, a four character Zhang Yi Tai zuo mark, 26cm. (2)

£300-500 939 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE OCTAGONAL ‘LANDSCAPE’ JARDINIERE REPUBLIC PERIOD Decorated with a continuous scene of a watery landscape and distant mountains in the background, including a figure in a sampan and pavilions, the base with a six character Qianlong mark, with a wood stand, 18.1cm wide. (2)

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of Roland Baker dec’d.

940 A CHINESE CYLINDRICAL ‘LANDSCAPE’ VASE 20TH CENTURY The body painted with figures in a garden, and in a sampan beneath tall mountains and a line of calligraphy, the base with an indistinct mark 28.3cm.

£150-250 941 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MILLEFLEURS VASE LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD The ovoid body surmounted by a short waisted neck, decorated to the exterior with various flowers blossoming amongst leafy tendrils, all raised on a short straight foot, 15.2cm.

£150-250 942 A CHINESE FAMILLE NOIRE BEEHIVE-SHAPED WATERPOT, TAIBAI ZUN PROBABLY LATE QING DYNASTY

£150-250 Provenance: from an English private collection, Cambridgeshire.

944 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘FIGURAL’ VASE 19TH CENTURY The cylindrical body surmounted by a waisted neck, painted with a lady and a dignitary with two attendants and a phoenix, a bonsai and other precious objects, 22.5cm.

£200-300 945 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE OVOID VASES 20TH CENTURY Each painted with birds perching on cherry blossom branches, poetic inscriptions and artist’s seals, each with a four character seal which reads Jingdezhen zhi, 25.4cm. (2)

£300-400 946 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE FIGURAL BRUSHPOT, BITONG PROBABLY LATE QING DYNASTY The cylindrical body decorated with Shoulao and his attendants in a rocky landscape, all between two underglaze blue lines, the unglazed base with a glazed recessed circle to the centre, with a wood stand, 12.7cm. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£200-300

Painted with figures at leisure in a fenced garden, amidst pine shrubs and floral sprays on a cliff, reserved on a black ground, the base with a six character Kangxi mark, 12.3cm wide.

£150-250

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947 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘LADY AND PHOENIX’ VASE 19TH CENTURY The ovoid body painted with a beauty in a fenced garden standing by rockwork and blossoming flower branches, with a phoenix in flight to the waisted neck, the foot glazed turquoise, with a six character Qianlong mark, 21.8cm

£800-1,200 948 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘BOYS’ BOTTLE VASE REPUBLIC PERIOD OR LATER The globular body decorated with a scene depicting five boys playing in a garden, amongst five cockerels, blossoming chrysanthemum and peony branches, intertwining bamboo and double gourd vines, the flared neck with bands of floral scrolls and beaded pendant designs, the base with a six character Guangxu mark, 40.5cm.

£800-1,200

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949 A CHINESE ‘PATRIOT’ PEAR-SHAPED VASE DATED 1970 One side decorated with a worker in a green uniform, the reverse with calligraphy, the base with a mark which reads Zhongguo Jingdezhen, 19.5cm.

£500-800 950 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘WU SHANG PU’ VASES AND COVERS 19TH CENTURY Painted with figures dressed in colourful robes, with lines of calligraphy, 23cm. (4) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£150-250 951 A PAIR OF CHINESE CYLINDRICAL LANDSCAPE VASES REPUBLIC PERIOD Decorated with figures beneath mountains and calligraphy, each with a four character Mao Shen Shun zuo mark, 29cm. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£150-250

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952 A CHINESE GILT-DECORATED ‘BRONZE IMITATION’ ARCHAISTIC VASE, POU PROBABLY REPUBLIC PERIOD The bulbous body raised on a slightly flared foot, decorated with narrow band of kui dragons and mythical beast masks divided by flanges, the shoulder with four mask handles, applied with mottled olive-green glaze, splashed in turquoise and gilt to simulate bronze patina and malachite encrustation, the base with an impressed four character Qianlong mark, 14.5cm.

£1,000-2,000 953 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE SQUARE-SECTION BRUSHPOT QING DYNASTY

954 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE QUATREFOIL ABSTINENCE PLAQUE QING DYNASTY OR LATER One side inscribed in Chinese reading zhai jie, the other side with the Manchu characters bolgomi karga, each panel within a border of scrolling blossoms on a lime-green ground, 6.5cm. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£200-300 Provenance: from a private collection, London, mostly acquired in the 1980s and 1990s. The characters on both sides mean ‘to fast’. These plaques were worn by court ladies during periods of fasting or at other times to indicate abstinence to their husbands.

955 A SMALL CHINESE ENAMELLED BALUSTER VASE REPUBLIC PERIOD

Painted with alternate panels of floral sprays and figures, one contain Shoulao depicted riding in a boat, the other side painted with figures below deities in a floating pavilion, divided by blossoming flower branches emerging from rockwork, all raised on bracket feet, the base with a six character Qianlong mark, 12.7cm.

The ovoid body painted with two sparrows amidst grasses, beside a poetic inscriptions and signature reading Wei Xing, the base with a four character mark reading ju ren tang zhi, 13.3cm.

£1,500-2,000

956 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE QIANJIANG STYLE BRUSHPOT, BITONG LATE QING DYNASTY

Provenance: from the collection of Roland Baker dec’d, purchased for $33,000 (HKD) from CY Tse, Hong Kong, 29th February, a copy of the invoice is available.

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£150-250

Decorated with Li Bai drinking wine with an attendant, the reverse with calligraphy and dated jia chen year and inscribed Wang Youtang, the base with a four character mark reading guan yao nei zuo, 12cm.

£800-1,200 Provenance: from a private collection, London, mostly acquired in the 1980s and 1990s.

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957 A CHINESE FLAMBE GLAZED VASE 18TH CENTURY

961 A CHINESE COPPER-RED GLAZED WATERPOT QING DYNASTY

The bulbous body surmounted by a tall ribbed neck and galleried rim, covered overall with a light sea-green glaze, thinning to a cream tone at the rim, pooling to sky-blue and darker violet tones at the ridges and foot, suffused with a network of crackles, the base with a thin brown glaze, 37.8cm.

The compressed globular body modelled with an inverted rim, the exterior covered in a deep red glaze thinning to white at the rim and stopping unevenly above the foot, 10.3cm wide.

£400-600

962 A CHINESE CELADON VASE QING DYNASTY

Provenance: formerly a English private collection, acquired in the 1920s.

958 A CHINESE GILT-DECORATED POWDER-BLUE GLAZED BRUSHPOT, BITONG QING DYNASTY OR LATER The cylindrical body inscribed with the text of Gui Qu Lai Ci by Tao Yuanming, a recluse poet in the Six Dynasties period, with a four character seal reading Xi chao chuan gu, the base with a recessed circle in the centre and a gilt six character Kangxi mark, 16.3cm.

£600-1,000 959 A CHINESE LANGYAO STYLE BOTTLE VASE QING DYNASTY The globular body rising from a straight high foot to a slightly flared neck, the exterior decorated with a thick crackled red glaze thinning to greyish-pink tone towards the rim, the base with a paper label for Sidney L Moss, 37cm.

£1,500-2,000

The body carved with a wide band of peony above stiff leaves, 24cm.

£300-500 963 A CHINESE FLAMBE GLAZED CYLINDRICAL BRUSHPOT, BITONG 18TH/19TH CENTURY Covered with a thick mottled deep-red glaze, thinning to a mushroom tone at the rim, the unglazed base with a recessed circle, 15cm.

£200-300 964 A CHINESE DARK-PINK ENAMELLED STEM BOWL SIX CHARACTER GUANGXU MARK BUT PROBABLY LATER The shallow dish raised on a flared, ribbed, high foot, the interior white glazed, 20cm.

£300-500

960 A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON MALLET VASE QING DYNASTY

965 A CHINESE APPLE-GREEN GLAZED BRUSHPOT, BITONG QING DYNASTY

The cylindrical body tapering slightly towards the foot, surmounted by a tall neck with a pair of phoenix head handles, all below a wide everted mouthrim, covered overall in an even translucent sea-green glaze, 14.5cm.

£500-800

The wide cylindrical body decorated with a mottled green glaze with a fine crackle, the unglazed base with an ink inscription, 19.2cm.

£600-800

Provenance: from a deceased estate, London.

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966 A CHINESE ARCHAISTIC GUAN-TYPE BEAKER VASE, GU QING DYNASTY OR LATER

967 A CHINESE TEA-DUST GLAZED BOTTLE VASE PROBABLY LATE QING DYNASTY

Covered overall in a bluish-grey glaze, suffused with a dark and russet crackle, the foot ring dressed with a brown wash, 19.5cm.

The compressed body with a tall neck, covered overall with a finely mottled opaque glaze that continues into the interior and the base surrounding an incised Qianlong mark, together with a wood stand, 33cm. (2)

£1,000-2,000

£1,000-1,500 Provenance: from the collection of Roland Baker dec’d.

968 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASE PROBABLY KANGXI

968A A PAIR OF CHINESE POWDER-BLUE GROUND BOTTLE VASE KANGXI 1662-1722

The circular body decorated to the shoulder with an archaistic design of dragon mask and ring handles, the tall neck with stiff leaves, the base with a four character Chenghua mark, 20cm.

Each with a globular body and a slightly flaring neck, reserved with four shaped cartouches enclosing flowerheads and fruits on leafy scrolls, one with a paper label for Sidney L Moss, 25.5cm. (2)

£1,500-2,500

£400-600

Provenance: purchased from Christie’s London, 28th October 1998, lot 443.

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969 A CHINESE GREEN GLAZED AND INCISED ‘DRAGON’ BOWL QING DYNASTY OR LATER The sides incised with two striding dragons pursuing flaming pearls amidst flames and clouds above a band of crashing waves, decorated with an emerald-green glaze to the exterior, the base with a six character Daoguang mark, 11.2cm.

£1,500-2,000

970 A CHINESE CORAL-GROUND AND GILT-DECORATED INGOT-SHAPED DISH SIX CHARACTER JIAQING MARK AND PROBABLY OF THE PERIOD Modelled with raised sloping ends, the interior painted with a central lotus, encircled by butterflies and bats amidst further peaches and blooms on meandering leafy scrolls, the exterior similarly painted with stylised foliage, the base glazed turquoise, 14.5cm.

£1,000-1,500

971 A CHINESE COPPER-RED GLAZED VASE AND STAND, LIUYEPING PROBABLY REPUBLIC PERIOD Covered with an even deep red glaze below the white rim, the base with a six character Xuantong mark, 21.2cm overall. (2)

£500-800 Provenance: an English private collection, Bristol, purchased from Danny Ma Oriental Ceramics, Bath, on 25th September 1994, a copy of the invoice is available.

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972 A CHINESE INSCRIBED PEWTER-ENCASED YIXING SQUARE-SECTION TEAPOT AND COVER QING DYNASTY

977 A CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE VASE AND A FLAMBE GLAZED HU-SHAPED VASE QING DYNASTY OR LATER

The body tapering towards the rim, incised to one side with bamboo sprays, the reverse with a calligraphic inscription, set with a wood loop handle and a jade knop to the cover, the interior with a four character mark reading Yang Pengnian zhi, 15.3cm wide. (2)

The former cylindrical, decorated with a band of square scrolls and mask handles; the latter with a streaked violet and lavender glaze, 25.5cm. (2)

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£150-250 973 A LARGE CHINESE YIXING TEAPOT AND COVER The plain body set with a loop handle and an upright tapering spout, with a three legged toad finial to the flat cover, the base with an artist’s seal Zheng Ninghou, another seal reading Jing xi, 31.5cm wide. (2) £400-600 Provenance: from the collection of George and Cornelia Wingfield Digby and thence by descent.

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£150-250 978 A CHINESE YELLOW-ENAMELLED ‘BASKET WEAVE’ BRUSH WASHER LATE QING DYNASTY Modelled as a bamboo basket, the slightly compressed globular body with two circular panels enclosing watery landscape scene in pale blue slip, the base with a four character Tongzhi mark, 14.5cm wide.

£300-500 Provenance: from a private collection, London, mostly acquired in the 1980s and 1990s.

974 A CHINESE PEWTER-ENCASED YIXING TEAPOT QING DYNASTY

979 A CHINESE WHITE GLAZED SEAL PASTE BOX AND COVER QING DYNASTY

The rectangular stepped and flared body, decorated with an inscription, bamboo and with magnolia to the reverse, the handle and spout in jade, the interior with a sheng mark 13.5cm. (2)

Finely incised with chrysanthemum, together with a small blanc de Chine crab water dropper, and a miniature blanc de Chine seal, 6.5cm max. (4)

£1,000-2,000 975 A CHINESE MING-STYLE UNDERGLAZE RED ‘FISH’ BOWL LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD The interior decorated with a central medallion enclosing a fish swimming amidst aquatic plants, surrounded by four further fish, all within a diaper ground border with cartouches containing leafty fruiting branches, the exterior similarly decorated, with a reticulated wood stand, the base with a six character Yongzheng seal mark, 28cm. (2)

£150-250 976 A CHINESE TURQUOISE-GROUND ‘FLOWERS AND BUTTERFLIES’ DISH QING DYNASTY OR LATER

£300-500 Provenance: from an English private collection, Derbyshire, purchased from Peter Wain, 30th March 1990, a copy the invoice is available.

980 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE FLOWER-SHAPED BOWL SIX CHARACTER TONGZHI MARK AND PROBABLY OF THE PERIOD The exterior decorated with a band of lotus and bats on a turquoise ground beneath the bajixiang, the interior turquoise, 15cm.

£200-300

Painted to the well with butterflies amidst blossoming poppy sprays, surrounded by moulded petals, with further butterflies to the cavetto, the base with a six character Qianlong mark, 19.7cm.

£500-800

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981 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE MINIATURE CANDLESTICK KANGXI 1662-1722 Rising from a domed circular foot, with a knopped stem, painted with scrolling foliage and flowers, divided by chevron and geometric borders, 8.4cm.

£500-800 Provenance: from an English private collection, London.

982 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE EROTIC SUBJECT WINE CUP KANGXI 1662-1722 983

The U-shaped body rising to a flaring rim, the exterior painted with a couple in an amorous embrace amidst furnishings and a plantain tree, the base with a six character Chenghua mark, 6.3cm wide.

£800-1,200 Provenance: from an English private collection, London. Cf. Sotheby’s New York, 19th March 2019, lot 365 for a pair of wine cups with this design.

983 A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE MINIATURE DISHES KANGXI 1662-1722 Decorated with a leafy floral spray to the centre, the flat everted rim and the underside painted with further blossoming foliage, including lotus, orchids and peonies, 10.2cm. (2)

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

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984 A SMALL CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE MING STYLE DISH QING DYNASTY OR LATER Decorated with a central medallion containing a stylised floral scroll, surrounded by further meandering foliage bearing flowerheads, the reverse painted with lingzhi sprays, the base with a four character Xuande mark, 8.9cm.

£200-300 985 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ SEAL PASTE BOX AND COVER QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD The cover painted with a front-facing five-clawed dragon amidst wispy clouds, leaping towards a flaming pearl, the curved sides of the box with turbulent waves breaking against a rock, 8.8cm. (2)

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986 TWO BLUE AND WHITE ‘ROMANCE OF THE WESTERN CHAMBER’ VASES 20TH CENTURY Each decorated with a scene from Xi Xiang Ji, depicting the future scholar Zhang Sheng playing the qin on a terrace at night, and his lover Cui Yingying and her maid Hongniang listening on the other side of the garden, the base with a Yongzheng mark, 21.8cm. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£150-250 987 A LARGE CHINESE UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND RED ‘LANDSCAPE’ DISH QING DYNASTY OR LATER Painted with figures in an idyllic watery landscape scene, with a distant flock of birds flying high, 37.8cm. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

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£100-200 988 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘BOYS’ BOWL DAOGUANG 1821-50 The exterior painted with panels, each enclosing two boys playing games and enjoying daily life, divided by ruyi-heads, the interior decorated with a stylised flowerhead surrounded by scrolling tendrils, all encircled by a diaper-ground border with Fu characters at the rim, the base with a four character mark reading Fuhai cang zhen, 17cm wide.

£1,000-1,500 Provenance: from an English private collection, Lancashire, acquired on 17th March 1996. Fuhai is the largest lake located in the Old Summer Palace, Yuanmingyuan. The mark Fuhai cang zhen means, precious object from the collection of the lake Fuhai.

989 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE TRANSITIONAL STYLE SLEEVE VASE 20TH CENTURY

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The upper section painted with birds amidst the Three Friends of Winter, above fruiting floral branches and a border of stylised leaves, 41.6cm.

£300-500 Provenance: from a British private collection, formed 1970-2003.

990 A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE MOULDED ‘HUNTING’ DISHES KANGXI 1662-1722 Each depicting equestrians in pursuit of their quarry, the borders with stylised lotus and scrolling tendrils, each with a six character Chenghua mark, 20cm. (2)

£1,000-1,500

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991 TWO CHINESE QIANJIANG STYLE ENAMELLED PORCELAIN PLAQUES LATE QING DYNASTY One painted with figures enjoying an ocean view from a terrace in a mountainous landscape, dated in xin si year, signed Wang Shaoxiang, the other depicting a monkey swinging from a pine tree, with an illegible seal mark, each mounted in a reticulated wood frame, 36.2cm x 24.2cm, 36cm x 12.8cm. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£300-500

992 A PAIR OF CHINESE QIANJIANG STYLE RECTANGULAR PLAQUES REPUBLIC PERIOD Painted with extensive mountain landscapes with figures and small huts, beneath calligraphy, one with an artist’s signature reading Cheng Xueli, the other with an artist’s seal reading Men, in wood frames, 25.5cm x 38cm. (2)

£2,000-3,000 Provenance: from an English private collection, London, acquired prior to 2000.

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993 A CHINESE ENAMELLED PORCELAIN ‘LANDSCAPE’ PLAQUE REPUBLIC PERIOD The rectangular panel painted with pagodas, pavilions and houses in a river landscape, detailed with figures fishing and at leisure on sampans, with mountains in the distance, contained in a wood frame, 33cm x 49cm excluding the frame.

£2,500-3,500

994 A CHINESE PORCELAIN FAMILLE ROSE CIRCULAR ‘LANDSCAPE’ PLAQUE 20TH CENTURY

995 A CHINESE ENAMELLED PORCELAIN SQUARE ‘ANTIQUES’ PLAQUE QING DYNASTY

Depicting a rocky river landscape, with pavilions and figures, inscribed with a short text describing the scene, the seal mark reads Yanzhou Ci Chang, dated ding yi year, mounted in a circular wood frame, 23.7cm.

Painted with three archaistic vessels, each with mythical animals, geometric decorations and stylised floral designs, with a wood frame, 26.8cm x 26.8cm. (2)

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£200-300

£150-250

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996 A CHINESE LIME GREEN GLAZED CYLINDRICAL BRUSHPOT, BITONG 19TH CENTURY The exterior moulded with two horses resting beneath a willow tree and prunus branches in a rocky landscape, the eyes picked out in black, decorated with a lime-green glaze, the base with an impressed four character Qianlong mark, 13cm.

£800-1,200

997 A CHINESE WHITE GLAZED MOULDED BRUSHPOT, BITONG 19TH/20TH CENTURY Crisply moulded and applied with a pair of pheasants perching on a rock amidst bamboo branches on one side, inscribed with zhu bao ping an on the other side, the base with an impressed four character mark reading Wang Bingrong zuo, 14cm.

£500-800 Provenance: from a private collection, London, mostly acquired in the 1980s and 1990s.

998 A CHINESE GREEN GLAZED MOULDED BRUSHPOT, BITONG REPUBLIC PERIOD One side decorated in relief with a flowering prunus tree, the base marked Wang Bingrong, 12.5cm.

£300-400

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999 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘LADIES’ PLAQUE 19TH/20TH CENTURY Painted with a lady with three attendants in a mansion, in front of a screen with a crane perched on a pine tree amidst swirling clouds, 37.2cm x 25.4cm.

£500-800 1000 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘BOYS’ PLAQUE 20TH CENTURY Painted with a scene depicting sixteen boys at play, variously holding musical instruments and auspicious objects with a crane in flight above them, all within a border of yellow-ground kui-dragons, the lower left corner inscribed with a six character Guangxu mark, 36.7cm x 26.2cm. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£150-250 1001 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN PLAQUE 20TH CENTURY Painted with a lady standing below a pine tree in a fenced garden, dressed in loose flowing robes, holding a fan in her hand, with lines of calligraphy attributed to Wang Qi, with two artist’s seals, contained within a wood frame, with two paper labels for Sotheby’s Australia, 38.5cm x 25.3cm.

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£1,000-2,000 Provenance: purchased from Sotheby’s Australia, on 24th October 2017, lot 96, a copy of the invoice is available.

1002 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MINIATURE FOUR PANEL SCREEN REPUBLIC PERIOD Each panel set with a porcelain plaque painted with a scholar and a boy standing by a tree, one with a rock, contained in a wood frame with friezes of scrolling foliage, each plaque 9cm x 20cm, 58.8cm x 31.8cm.

£300-500 Provenance: the collection of Vice-Admiral Reginald Vesey Holt, CB, DSO, MVO, (1884-1957), and thence by descent.

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1003 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE FIGURE OF BUDAI HE SHANG 20TH CENTURY The corpulent God sits, wearing a yellow robe, the base with a impressed Wan Tong Shun mark, 28cm.

£300-500 1004 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE FIGURE OF BUDAI HE SHANG REPUBLIC PERIOD The corpulent God of happiness seated and holding a rosary and a sack, wearing a floral robe, the interior moulded with four character mark, 18cm wide.

£300-500 1005 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE TABLE SCREEN LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD The rectangular plaque painted with a scholar and his attendants standing amongst bamboo and rockwork, the scholar holding a sprig of chrysanthemum and a stalk, mounted within a hardwood frame, carved with scrolls and shaped panels, 42.5cm x 25.5cm the plaque, 76.3cm overall. (2)

£500-1,000

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1006 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE SEATED FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI QING DYNASTY OR LATER Seated in dhyanasana, his hands in dharmachakra mudra, with downcast eyes, wearing beaded jewellery and bright robes decorated with bats amidst swirling clouds, floral sprays and scrolling tendrils, 26cm.

£2,000-3,000

1007 † A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘LOTUS AND BATS’ DISH SIX CHARACTER JIAQING MARK BUT PROBABLY LATER The interior painted with five iron-red bats encircling a gilt swastika roundel, surrounded by peaches, pomegranates, and finger citron above four large lotus blooms, alternating with pink bats and double fish, all interlinked by multi-colour scrolling tendrils, the underside similarly decorated with peaches, blue bats and suspended chimes amidst lotus scrolls, 37.3cm.

£4,000-6,000

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1008 A LARGE CHINESE POTTERY MODEL OF A DANCER PROBABLY TANG DYNASTY

1009 A CHINESE SANCAI POTTERY FIGURE OF A SEATED COURT LADY PROBABLY TANG DYNASTY

Standing, with her right arm raised, holding her flowing robes with her left hand, the unglazed clay burnt to a brick red colour, 65cm.

She sits facing forward and holding a single peony bloom before her chest, she wears a long dress decorated with moulded flowers, tied with blue sash, her unglazed head and chest picked out in red and black, together with a fitted box, 37.5cm.

£300-500 Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, purchased from Philips, 13th June 2001, lot 131, a copy of the invoice is available.

£1,500-2,500 Cf. The Phoenix Art Museum, no.2005.35 for a closely related figure.

1010 AN UNUSUAL PAIR OF CHINESE POTTERY MODELS OF EQUESTRIANS PROBABLY SUI DYNASTY The horses with their heads lowered, the riders of Semitic type, each with their right arm folded across their waists, and decorated with a straw-coloured glaze, 28cm. (2)

£400-600 Provenance: from the collection of HRH Prince Georg of Denmark, and then an English private collection, West Yorkshire, purchased from John Sparks, 25th April 1988, a copy of the invoice is available.

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1011 A CHINESE BLACK POTTERY AMPHORA VESSEL HAN DYNASTY

1012 A CHINESE CIZHOU BROWN GLAZED JAR JIN/YUAN DYNASTY

The stylised body with handles extending from the flared neck, the body applied with bronze bosses (probably later), the surface with extensive encrustation, 33cm wide.

The globular body carved through the dark brown glaze to the biscuit, with two broad bands of scrolling foliage beneath a band of lappets around the mouth rim, 32cm high.

£500-1,000

£400-600

Together with a copy of the Thermoluminescence Analysis Report, sample no. C200g46, dated 23th November 2000.

Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.

Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, purchased from Philips, on 13th June 2001, lot 129, a copy of the invoice is available.

1013 A LARGE CHINESE GREY POTTERY COCOON JAR HAN DYNASTY The ovoid body decorated with vertical bands and raised on a flared foot, 48cm.

£300-500 Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, purchased from Christie’s London, on 21st June 1991 by private sale, a copy of the invoice is available.

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1014 A SMALL CHINESE QINGBAI BOWL PROBABLY SONG DYNASTY The conical bowl carved to the interior with floral sprays, covered with a thin translucent sea-green glaze, the base unglazed,12.2cm.

£500-800 Provenance: formerly the collection of R Ralph Parks, purchased from Po Yuen Tong, Hong Kong in October 2002.

1015 TWO CHINESE JIAN YAO BOWLS PROBABLY SONG DYNASTY Each decorated with a thick brown glaze, stopping short of the foot, one with a painted yu mark, 11.8cm. (2)

£300-500

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1016 A CHINESE HENAN-TYPE BLACK GLAZED JAR AND JUN-TYPE GLAZED JAR PROBABLY SONG DYNASTY AND LATER The former with a thick lustrous black glaze stopping unevenly above the foot, with a pair of ribbed strap handles, the other decorated with an opaque greyish-green glaze suffused with fine crackles, 28.5cm and 23cm wide. (2)

£400-600 Provenance: from an English private collection, London, acquired prior to 2000.

1017 A SMALL COLLECTION OF CHINESE CERAMICS SONG/YUAN DYNASTY AND LATER Comprising: three two handled jars, a box and cover, two bowls, a ewer and a small dish, variously decorated with Jun, olive, brown and pale celadon glaze, 16cm max. (9) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£500-1,000

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1018 A CHINESE JIAN YAO GLAZED BOWL SONG DYNASTY The gently flared body with a metal rim, decorated with an unctuous glaze of black and brown, and with irregular russet markings draining from the rim and stopping before a short footrim, 13cm.

£500-1,000 Provenance: formerly the collection of Andrew Williams Esq., Oxfordshire. Cf. M Tregear, Song Ceramics, p.187, no.257, where a similar bowl is illustrated.

1019 A SMALL CHINESE YAOZHOU STYLE BOWL PROBABLY SONG DYNASTY With flaring sides rising from a short ring foot, the interior decorated with a stylised floral design amongst scrolling tendrils, the exterior freely carved with a simple ribbed band, covered overall with a translucent glaze of a dark greyish-olive tone, 9.5cm.

£2,000-3,000 1020 A CHINESE CIZHOU BLACK GLAZED FOLIATE JAR SONG DYNASTY

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The compressed lower section freely carved with vertical ribs and foliage designs, the wide neck with further horizontal ribs, the flared rim shaped as six lobed petals, covered with mottled brownish-black glaze, 10.8cm wide.

£1,000-2,000 Cf. R Mowry, Hare’s Fur, Tortoiseshell, and Partridge Feathers Chinese Brown And Black Glazed Ceramics, 400-1400, Harvard University Art Museums, 1996, p.173, no.60.

1021 A CHINESE JIAN-TYPE BLACK GLAZED BOWL PROBABLY SONG DYNASTY Decorated with an olive-brown glaze with ochre and green streaks draining from the rim, with further russet splashes to the interior, the glaze thinning to paler brown to the mouth rim, the thick glaze stopping unevenly above the foot, exposing the biscuit body, 18.5cm.

£2,000-3,000

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1022 A CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER AND COVER QING DYNASTY

1027 A CHINESE SWATOW BLUE AND WHITE PEAR-SHAPED VASE 17TH CENTURY

The cover with a lion dog finial, the circular body with removable side handles, applied with a band of shou characters, all raised on three tall mask head feet, 22cm wide. (4)

The bulbous body painted with butterflies flying amidst leafy floral sprays and rockwork, with further floral sprigs and insects to the slender neck, 27cm.

£300-500 1023 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE BOTTLE VASES KANGXI 1662-1722 Painted with bands of flowerheads and foliage, the shoulders with bands of ruyi-heads and stiff leaves, 21cm. (2)

£600-1,000 1024 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE SHALLOW DISH KANGXI 1662-1722 The centre painted with a lotus flower, the cavetto crisply carved with four further lotus sprays, the reverse with a café au lait ground, 27cm.

£200-300 Provenance: from an English private collection, London.

1025 A SMALL CHINESE MARBLED POTTERY PILLOW TANG DYNASTY OR LATER

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

1028 A LARGE CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE LIBATION CUP 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY The flared cup moulded in relief with prunus blossoms, supported on a base formed as the branches,12.6cm wide. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

£200-300 1029 A CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE FIGURE OF GUANYIN 17TH CENTURY The Goddess standing on rockwork, with her right hand holding a scroll, wearing long flowing robes and beaded jewellery, her hair arranged in a high chignon and covered by a veil, mounted on a gilt bronze stand, 24cm. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

The cartouche shaped pillow gently dished and finely incised with two ducks, 15cm.

£200-300

£300-400

1030 A CHINESE WHITE GLAZED TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER QING DYNASTY

1026 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE PUZZLE JUG KANGXI PERIOD The baluster form body with a pierced neck, hollow handle and set with a monster mask spout, the hexagonal sides decorated with panels of mythical beasts, auspicious objects, geometric and floral designs, 20cm. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

The compressed circular body with dragon fish handles, an indistinct impressed mark which reads Chenghua nian zhi, together with the remains of the reticulated wood cover and stand, 14cm. (3)

£200-300

£150-250

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1031 A CHINESE POLYCHROME BOWL LATE QING DYNASTY The exterior delicately painted in famille rose enamels with two pheasants amidst pink and white flowering prunus, the interior with a famille verte band with peony, magnolia and landscape scenes, a four character Kangxi mark, 19.6cm.

£300-500

1032 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘PEONY’ BOWL SIX CHARACTER GUANGXU MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1875-1908 The exterior enamelled with peony blooms in shades of pink, yellow, pale green and purple, growing from leafy branches issuing from rockwork, the reverse with two warblers in flight, 19.8cm.

£1,500-2,500

1033 A CHINESE LIME-GREEN GROUND ‘DRAGON’ BOWL SIX CHARACTER TONGZHI MARK BUT LATER The exterior incised with two scaly dragons chasing flaming pearls, the interior glazed white, 15.2cm.

£800-1,200

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1034 A PAIR OF CHINESE WUCAI ‘LANTERNS’ BOWLS KANGXI 1662-1722 The interiors painted with roundels enclosing lanterns with geometric patterns, flanked by suspended ribbon-tied auspicious emblems, the exteriors decorated with four similar lanterns divided by pole arms, ji, the bases with square seal marks, and a paper label for John Sparks Ltd, 14cm. (2)

£1,500-2,500 1035 A NEAR PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE ‘FLOWER BASKET’ DISHES KANGXI 1662-1722 Each decorated to the centre with a basket containing peony, lotus and aster, within diaper borders with panels of auspicious objects, each with a paper label for Marchant, London, 14.6cm and 15cm. (2)

£1,000-1,500 Provenance: purchased from Marchant & Son, London, on 24th September 1986, a copy of the invoice is available.

1036 A SAMSON FAMILLE ROSE EGGSHELL PORCELAIN RUBY-BACKED DISH 19TH CENTURY

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Copying a Yongzheng original, finely painted with a beautiful young woman sitting amidst vases and antiques attended by two boys, the border with three floral panels on a pink cell ground, 20.5cm.

£800-1,200 1037 A CHINESE PINK-GROUND OGEE-SHAPED BOWL PROBABLY REPUBLIC PERIOD The exterior decorated with geometric stylised kui dragons between bands of ruyi-heads and floral lappets, the base with a six character Qianlong seal mark, 20.7cm.

£500-800

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1038 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ARMORIAL ‘GEESE’ TUREENS AND COVERS REPUBLIC PERIOD Each naturalistically modelled as a goose with a raised head, folded wings and with webbed feet tucked under the bodies, brightly enamelled with colourful plumage, each with a coat of arms painted on their breasts, with inscriptions which read ‘A D Villaleal 1675’, 33.5cm overall. (4)

£10,000-20,000 Provenance: from the collection of James Sweeney, Magistrate and land owner in Co. Donegal, Ireland, acquired in the early 1940s. Cf. W Sargent, Treasures of Chinese Export Ceramics, from the Peabody Essex Museum, pp.378-379, no.206, for an 18th Century original goose tureen and cover.

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1039 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MODELS OF COCKERELS QIANLONG/JIAQING

1040 A RARE PAIR OF LARGE CHINESE MODELS OF LION DOGS QIANLONG/JIAQING

Proudly standing with their heads turned and cockscombs raised, their plumage brightly coloured, each standing on a green enamelled base, 29.5cm. (2)

Each recumbent, with their heads turned to the sides, with flared cylindrical vases rising from their backs, each has a single horn, and baring their teeth, the coats finely detailed, and highlighted in gold, 25cm across. (2)

£4,000-6,000

£6,000-8,000

Cf. M Cohen and W Motley, Mandarin and Menagerie, p.228, for a related pair of cockerels, dated to 1775.

Cf. Detroit Institute of Arts, no.55.129 for a similar figure.

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1041 A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOTTLE VASES KANGXI 1662-1722 Each with a globular body surmounted by a slender waisted neck, decorated with cartouches containing flowering branches emerging from rockwork, divided by meandering peony scrolls on an underglaze blue ground, 26cm. (2)

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

1042 A SMALL CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘TIAN’ JAR QING DYNASTY OR LATER The exterior painted in underglaze blue with hibiscus amidst stylised scrolling leaves, the design contained between bands of lappets enclosing foliate motifs, with a paper label for Christie’s and a mark reading Tian to the base, 10.5cm.

£600-800 Provenance: from a British private collection, formed 1970-2003, purchased from Christie’s London, 24th June 1999, lot 420.

1043 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER VASE AND COVER MID 17TH CENTURY Painted with a continuous design depicting birds in flight amidst rockwork, prunus, bamboo and orchids, with a band of leaves encircling the rim, the cover similarly decorated, 33.2cm. (2)

£1,000-1,500 Provenance: from a British private collection, formed 1970-2003.

1044 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘YANG JIA JIANG’ BASIN SIX CHARACTER KANGXI MARK AND PERIOD 1662-1722 Painted with a central roundel containing a scene depicting Mu Guiying on horseback, and She Saihua with her attendant carrying a parasol, amidst large leafy floral sprays, the cavetto decorated with cartouches enclosing further ladies and flower branches, the reverse with bands of ruyi-heads and florets, 34.5cm.

1045 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘LOTUS’ BOWL MING DYNASTY The rounded sides rising from a gently tapering foot to an everted rim, painted to the exterior with four lotus flowerheads on a continuous scrolling branch, the well decorated with a medallion enclosing a peony branch, 15.8cm.

£1,000-2,000 Provenance: from an English private collection, purchased in Hong Kong in the 1990s.

1046 A MASSIVE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘PEACOCK’ DISH KANGXI 1662-1722 Painted in the centre with a blossoming peony sprig enclosed by petal-shaped panels containing chrysanthemum, lotus, peony and camellia blooms, the rim painted with four peacocks reserved on a dense ground of scrolling tendrils divided by lobed fruiting-spray cartouches, the underside with beribboned Buddhist emblems, with a lingzhi spray mark to the base, 55.5cm.

£1,000-1,500 Cf. R Krahl and J Ayers, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum Istanbul, p.1050, pl.2300; see also Christie’s New York, 13th September 2019, lot 1102, for a dish of this design.

1047 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE GU-SHAPED VASE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD OR LATER The flared neck painted with birds and butterflies amidst flowering blossoms and bamboo sprays, the central band with ruyi-shaped scrolls, divided by incised anhua lines and borders, all above a band of stylised flames, 19.6cm.

£500-1,000 Cf. T Canepa and K Bulter, Leaping the Dragon Gate, The Sir Michael Butler Collection of Seventeenth-Century Chinese Porcelain, p.536, no. IV.4a,b, for a similar gu-shaped vase, and with details regarding the dating of these vases.

1048 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SQUARE-SECTION FLASK WANLI 1573-1620 Each face painted with differing flowering plants, one face painted with lotus and two herons, 26cm.

£500-800

£400-600

Mu Guiying is a legendary heroine from the Yang Jia Jiang (Generals of the Yang Family Legends), a Northern Song Dynasty tale and play. The scene depicts Mu Guiying capturing the young and handsome Yang Zongbao and demanding a marriage proposal. Mu is the cultural symbol of a brave, persevering and loyal woman.

1049 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE KRAAK ZHADOU LATE MING DYNASTY The compressed globular body decorated with panels containing leafy floral sprays, the waisted neck and flared rim painted with further small panels and a geometric border, 7.2cm.

£200-300

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1050 AN UNUSUAL CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE TEAPOT AND COVER PROBABLY KANGXI

1051 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE LOBED TEAPOT AND COVER KANGXI 1662-1722

The globular body painted with stylised flowerheads on scrolling tendrils, the cover similarly decorated, the upright handle moulded with archaistic dragons, 15cm. (2)

The quatrefoil-section body with panels containing a figure in a landscape scene, scholars’ objects and antiques, below a cracked-ice border reserved with prunus blossoms, the curved spout and upright handle with wispy cloud scrolls, fitted with a metal chain, the cover with floral designs, 18.5cm. (2)

£1,000-2,000 Cf. Christie’s New York, 17th January 2019, lot 322, for a teapot of this form.

1052 A RARE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWL 16TH CENTURY The exterior painted with blossoming hibiscus amidst leafy scrolls, the interior with a central roundel similarly decorated, the base with a four character mark reads bing chen nian zhi, with a paper label for Christie’s, 14.7cm.

£1,500-2,500 Provenance: from a British private collection, formed 1970-2003, purchased from Christie’s London, 26th November 1998, lot 599.

£2,000-3,000

1053 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘WAN SHOU WU JIANG’ BOWL FOUR CHARACTER JIAQING MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1796-1820 The U-shaped body painted with the four characters wan shou wu jiang, each contained within a roundel enclosed by a band of ruyi-heads, the medallions divided by Buddhist emblems and scrolling lotus, the interior decorated with a shou character encircled by further Buddhist emblems, 18.3cm.

£200-300 Provenance: from the Mary and Peter White collection.

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1054 A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CYLINDRICAL VASE KANGXI 1662-1722 Painted with petal-shaped panels containing birds flying amongst branches of blossoming flowers growing between rockwork, with an additional band of floral decoration to the base and further foliage to the short waisted neck, all separated by chevron borders repeated at the rim, neck and base, 56.5cm.

£2,500-3,500 Provenance: from a British private collection, formed 1970-2003; purchased at Christie’s, South Kensington, on 1st April 1999, lot 122.

1055 A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘FLOWERS AND BIRD’ VASE AND COVER KANGXI 1662-1722 Decorated with petal-shaped panels containing birds hovering over blossoming flowers, including peony, magnolia, chrysanthemum, camellia, the shoulder painted with auspicious objects, the domed cover similarly decorated, 60cm overall. (2)

£500-1,000

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MEDALS & COINS, ARMS & ARMOUR WEDNESDAY 25TH MAY 2022 A very good cased English 34 bore ‘pepperbox’ percussion revolver, retailed by J. Boston of Wakefield, c. 1850 Estimate £1,200 - 1,600*

ENQUIRIES Ned Cowell | +44 (0) 1722 341469 | nc@woolleyandwallis.co.uk *Visit woolleyandwallis.co.uk/buying for additional charges on final hammer price

FINE ARTS AND CRAFTS WEDNESDAY 15TH JUNE 2022 A large Martin Brothers stoneware face jug, dated 1903 Estimate £1,500 - 2,000* From 50 lots of Martin Ware

ENQUIRIES Michael Jeffery +44 (0) 1722 424505 mj@woolleyandwallis.co.uk *Visit woolleyandwallis.co.uk/buying for additional charges on final hammer price

AUCTION INFORMATION OPENING HOURS Castle Street Salerooms Monday to Friday 9am – 5.30pm Castle Gate Offices Monday to Friday 9am – 5.30pm VIEWING All our auctions are on view at least two days prior to the sale and details will be found in the relevant catalogues. REGISTERING WITH US All first time buyers need to register with us. Once registration is complete you will be provided with a permanent paddle number which can be used in all future sales. To register, you will need to provide two forms of identification: 1. a passport or photographic driving licence 2. a utility bill or document showing your name and address You can register in person or by contacting the office on +44 (0)1722 424500 or emailing enquiries@woolleyandwallis.co.uk You will be asked to show your documents, or fax or email copies. PLEASE NOTE: Registering with thesaleroom.com or through our website does not automatically register you with us. BIDDING AT AUCTION See below for the different options for bidding. Please note that you may be asked to provide two forms of identification, even if you have bid with us before, in order that we are compliant with Money Laundering Regulations. BIDDING IN THE ROOM To bid at auction you will need a paddle number. This can be obtained from the office either during the view or on the day of the sale. We now provide permanent paddle numbers which can be used for any future sale, once registered. COMMISSION BIDDING If you are unable to attend the sale you can leave a commission bid. This will be executed on your behalf by the auctioneer who will purchase the lot as cheaply as possible bearing in mind any reserve price and other bids. TELEPHONE BIDDING It is usually possible to bid on the telephone by prior arrangement with the office.

LIVE ONLINE BIDDING Live online bidding is now available free of charge for most of our auctions via bid.woolleyandwallis.co.uk, enabling you to take part in the bidding from anywhere in the world live as it happens. BUYER’S PREMIUM The Buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 25% plus VAT @20% (totalling 30% inclusive) on the first £500,000 and 12% plus VAT @20% (14.4% inclusive) thereafter. CONDITION REPORTS The relevant department will be pleased to give condition reports on any lot, where practical. All weights and measures given in the catalogue should be regarded as approximate. The colours printed in the catalogue are not necessarily true. SALE RESULTS These will be posted on our website shortly after the sale. PACKING AND SHIPPING Woolley & Wallis do not offer a packing and despatch service but the following are carriers in our area. Alban Shipping +44 (0)1582 493099 info@albanshipping.co.uk www.albanshipping.co.uk Kimdan Ltd +44 (0)7973 389436 andy@kimdan.co.uk Mailboxes +44 (0)1962 622133 mbewinchester@btconnect.com www.mbe.co.uk/winchester Pack & Send +44 (0)1635 887237 newbury@packsend.co.uk www.packsend.co.uk/newbury Please note that we cannot be held responsible for any damage or loss to items once they are in the hands of a carrier. EXPORTING YOUR PROPERTY FROM THE UK If you are exporting your property, import taxes, customs duties and other fees may apply at the country of destination. It is also your responsibility to ensure that your shipment can be lawfully imported to the destination country. Please note that due to the withdrawal of the Retail Export Scheme by HMRC, we are unable to provide VAT refund documentation (C88) for hand-carried exports. In order to qualify for a VAT refund, your lots must be exported by a shipper and valid export documentation must be provided.

PAYMENT AND CLEARANCE Payment is due immediately after the auction in pounds sterling. If you are a first time buyer we will need your name, address and bank details and will require funds to be cleared before purchases can be released. The following methods of payment may be made: Bankers draft, cashiers cheque, personal cheque, travellers cheques, debit and credit cards and cash up to a sterling equivalent of €10,000. We are no longer able to accept card payments of over £1,000 where the card-holder is not present. Wire transfers should be sent to: Lloyds Bank plc, Blue Boar Row, Salisbury SP1 1DB. Account no. 00957707 Sort code 30-97-41 IBAN no. GB20LOYD30974100957707 BIC code LOYDGB21063 Credit cards: Visa or Mastercard

CITES REGULATIONS Please note that lots marked λ may be subject to CITES Regulations when exported. The CITES Regulations may be found at www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites/ ARTIST’S RESALE RIGHT / DROIT DE SUITE Lots marked with a ‡ symbol are potentially subject to a levy. Droit de Suite is a royalty payable to a qualifying artist or the artist’s heirs each time a work is resold during the artist’s lifetime and up to a period of 70 years after the artist’s death. Royalties are calculated on a sliding percentage scale based on the hammer price excluding the buyer’s premium. The royalty does not apply to lots selling below the sterling equivalent of €1,000 and the maximum royalty payable on any single lot is the sterling equivalent of €10,000.

Debit cards: Delta, Switch, Connect, American Express, Union Pay

Droit de Suite, which is not subject to VAT, will be added to the buyer’s purchase price and then passed on to the relevant collecting agency.

Where practical, payment can be made and purchases collected during the auction.

Please enquire for the accepted exchange rate on the day of the sale.

We reserve the right to add storage charges to all lots not collected within 30 calendar days of the sale. This will include a handling fee of £20 (+ VAT) per consignment and a storage charge of £2 (+ VAT) per lot per day. No goods will be allowed to be collected until these charges have been paid.

Royalties for Droit de Suite are as follows: 4% Up to €50,000 3% €50,000.01 - 200,000 1% €200,000.01 - 350,000 0.5% €350,000.01 - 500,000 0.25% In excess of €500,000 Up to a maximum levy of €10,000

LOT SYMBOLS VAT Lots marked with a dagger (†) are subject to VAT on the hammer price. Lots marked with an omega (Ω) have been temporarily imported from outside the EU and are subject to VAT at 5% on the hammer price and the buyer’s premium. In online catalogues, the Sales Tax % column indicates the rate of VAT on hammer price.

FIREARMS Lots marked Ƒ in the catalogue, or by any other means identified as controlled firearms, are subject to the UK firearms/shotgun licencing regime, and should only be viewed/ purchased by individuals with appropriate licences. It is the responsibility of the bidders to ensure that they are legally authorised to acquire the lot that they are bidding for. In the event that such a lot is successfully bid for by an individual who is not authorised to possess it, that individual will be required to pay for it, but are not allowed to take physical possession of it. The auctioneers will reoffer the lot on behalf of the buyer in a future auction; or may accept instructions to dispose of it by some other legal means, at their discretion.

SOCIETY OF FINE ART AUCTIONEERS AND VALUERS and the ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION FOR BUYERS 1.

Introduction. The following informative notes are intended to assist Buyers, particularly those inexperienced or new to our salerooms. All sales are conducted on our printed Conditions of Sale which are readily available for inspection and normally accompany catalogues. Our staff will be happy to help you if there is anything you do not fully understand.

Agency. As auctioneers we usually contract as agents for the seller whose identity, for reasons of confidentiality, is not normally disclosed. Accordingly if you buy your primary contract is with the seller.

Estimates. Estimates are designed to help buyers gauge what sort of sum might be involved for the purchase of a particular lot. The lower estimate may represent the reserve price and certainly will not be below it. Estimates do not include the Buyer’s Premium or VAT (where chargeable). Estimates are prepared some time before the sale and may be altered by announcement before the sale. They are in no sense definitive.

The purchase price. The Buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 25% plus VAT @20% (totalling 30% inclusive) on the first £500,000 and 12% plus VAT @20% (14.4%) inclusive thereafter.

VAT. (†) indicates that VAT at the current standard rate is payable by the purchaser on the hammer price as well as being an element in the buyer’s premium. This imposition of VAT is likely to be because the seller is registered for VAT within the European Union and is not operating the Dealers Margin Scheme or because VAT is due at 20% on importation into the UK. The symbol (Ω) indicates that the lot has been imported from outside the European Union and the present position is that these lots are liable to a reduced rate of VAT (5%) on the gross lot price (i.e. both the hammer price and the buyer’s premium). Lots which appear without either of the above symbols indicate that no VAT is payable on the hammer price. This is because such lots are sold using the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme and it should be noted that the VAT included within the Premium is not recoverable as input tax. (As at 31st December 2020. Please refer to SOFAA website for updates to the Terms and Conditions).

We are, primarily, agents for the seller. We are dependent on information provided by the seller and whilst we may inspect lots and act reasonably in taking a general view about them we are normally unable to carry out a detailed or any examination of lots in order to ascertain their condition in the way in which it would be wise for a buyer to do. Intending buyers have ample opportunity for inspection of goods and, therefore, accept responsibility for inspecting and investigating lots in which they may be interested. Please note carefully the exclusion of liability for the condition of lots contained in the Conditions of Sale. Neither the seller nor we, as the auctioneers, accept any responsibility for their condition. In particular, mechanical objects of any age are not guaranteed to be in working order. However, in so far as we have examined the goods and make a representation about their condition, we shall be liable for any defect which that examination ought to have revealed to the auctioneer but which would not have been revealed to the buyer had the buyer examined the goods. Additionally, in specified circumstances lots misdescribed because they are ‘deliberate forgeries’ may be returned and repayment made. There is a 3 week time limit. (The expression ‘deliberate forgery’ is defined in our Conditions of Sale).

Electrical goods. These are sold as ‘antiques’ only and if bought for use must be checked over for compliance with safety regulations by a qualified electrician first.

Export of goods. Buyers intending to export goods should ascertain (a) whether an export licence is required for the goods to leave the U.K. and (b) whether there is any specific prohibition on importing the goods in question into the destination country because, e.g. they may contain prohibited materials such as ivory. Charges may be applicable for export licences. Ask us if you need help. The denial of any permit or licence shall not justify cancellation or rescission of the sale contract or any delay in payment.

Bidding. Bidders will be required to register before the sale commences and lots will be invoiced to the name and address on the registration form. Some form of identification will be required if you are unknown to us. Please enquire in advance about our arrangements for telephone bidding.

10. Commission bidding. Commission bids may be left with the auctioneers indicating the maximum amount to be bid excluding buyers’ premium. They will be executed as cheaply as possible having regard to the reserve (if any) and competing bids. If two buyers submit identical commission bids the auctioneers may prefer the first bid received. Please enquire in advance about our arrangements for the leaving of commission bids by telephone or fax. 11. Methods of Payment. As a general rule any cheques tendered will need to be cleared before removal of the goods is permitted. Please discuss with our Office in advance of the sale if other methods of payment are envisaged (except cash). 12. Collection and storage. Please note what the Conditions of Sale state about collection and storage. It is important that goods are paid for and collected promptly. Any delay may involve the buyer in paying storage charges. TERMS OF CONSIGNMENT FOR SELLERS 1.

Interpretation. In these Terms the words ‘you’, ‘yours’, etc. refer to the Seller and if the consignment of goods to us is made by an agent we assume that the Seller has authorised the consignment and that the consignor has the Seller’s authority to contract. Similarly the words ‘we’, ‘us’, etc. refer to the Auctioneers.

Commission is charged to sellers at the following rates: 15% + VAT on each lot sold for up to £999, 10% + VAT on each lot realising £1,000 and above.

Removal costs. Items for sale must be consigned to the sale room by any stated deadline and at your expense. We may be able to assist you with this process but any liability incurred to a carrier for haulage charges is solely your responsibility.

Loss and damage waiver. We are not regulated by the FSA for the provision of insurance to clients. However, we for our own protection assume liability for property consigned to us at lower pre-sale estimate. To justify accepting liability, we make a charge of 1.5% of the hammer price plus VAT or, if unsold, our mid estimate of the hammer price. If the owner of goods consigned instructs us in writing not to take such action, they then remain at owner’s risk unless and until the property in them passes to the Buyer or they are collected by or on behalf of the owner, and clause 4 is inapplicable.

Illustrations. The cost of any illustrations is borne by you. If we consider that the lot should be illustrated your permission will usually be asked first. The copyright in respect of such illustrations shall be the property of us, the auctioneers, as is the text of the catalogue.

Minimum bids and our discretion. Goods may be offered subject to a reserve agreed between us before the sale in accordance with clause 7.

We may sell lots below the reserve provided we account to you for the same sale proceeds as you would have received had the reserve been the hammer price. If you specifically give us ‘discretion’ we may accept a bid of up to 10% below the formal reserve.

Reserves. (a)

You are entitled to place prior to the auction a reserve on any lot consigned, being the minimum hammer price at which that lot may be sold. Reserves must be reasonable and we may decline to offer goods which in our opinion would be subject to an unreasonably high reserve (in which case goods carry the storage and insurance charges stipulated in these Terms of Consignment). (b) A reserve once set cannot be changed except with our consent. (c) Where a reserve has been placed only we may bid on your behalf and only up to the reserve (if any) and you may in no circumstances bid personally. 8.

Electrical items. These are subject to detailed statutory safety controls. Where such items are accepted for sale you accept responsibility for the cost of testing by external contractors. Goods not certified as safe by an electrician (unless antiques) will not be accepted for sale. They must be removed at your expense on your being notified. We reserve the right to dispose of unsafe goods as refuse, at your expense.

Soft furnishings. The sale of soft furnishings is strictly regulated by statute law in the interests of fire safety. Goods found to infringe safety regulations will not be offered and must be removed at your expense. We reserve the right to dispose of unsafe goods as refuse, at your expense. The rights of disposal referred to in clause 8 and 9 are subject to the provisions of The Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977, Schedule 1, a copy of which is available for inspection on request.

10. Descriptions. Please assist us with accurate information as to the provenance etc. of goods where this is relevant. There is strict liability for the accuracy of descriptions under modern consumer legislation and in some circumstances responsibility lies with sellers if inaccuracies occur. We will assume that you have approved the catalogue description of your lots unless informed to the contrary. Where we are obliged to return the price to the buyer when the lot is a deliberate forgery under Condition 15 of the Conditions of Sale and we have accounted to you for the proceeds of sale you agree to reimburse us the sale proceeds. The liability to reimburse the sale proceeds shall not arise where you are acting reasonably and honestly and are unaware of the forgery but we are or ought to have been aware of it. 11. Unsold and withdrawn items. If an item is unsold it may with your consent be re-offered at a future sale. Where in our opinion an item is unsaleable you must collect such items from the saleroom promptly on being so informed. Otherwise, storage charges may be incurred. We reserve the right to charge for storage in these circumstances at a reasonable daily rate. 12. Withdrawn and bought in items. These are liable to incur a charge of up to 10% plus VAT of the reserve or low estimate on being bought in or withdrawn after being catalogued. 13. Conditions of Sale. You agree that all goods will be sold on our Conditions of Sale. In particular you undertake that you have the right to sell the goods either as owner or agent for the owner. You undertake to compensate us and any buyer or third party for all losses liabilities and expenses incurred in respect of and as a result of any breach of this undertaking. 14. Authority to deduct commission and expenses and retain premium and interest. (a)

You authorise us to deduct commission at the stated rate and all expenses incurred for your account from the hammer price and consent to our right to retain beneficially the premium paid by the buyer in accordance with our Conditions of Sale and any interest earned on the sale proceeds until the date of settlement.

(b) You authorise us in our discretion to negotiate a sale by private treaty not later than the close of business on the day of the sale in the case of lots unsold at auction, in which case the same charges will be payable as if such lots had been sold at auction and so far as appropriate these terms apply. 15. Warehousing. We disclaim all liability for goods delivered to our saleroom without sufficient sale instructions and reserve the right to make minimum warehousing charge of £2 per lot per day. Unsold lots are subject to the same charges if you do not remove them within a reasonable time of notification. If not removed within three weeks we reserve the right to sell them and defray charges from any net proceeds of sale or at your expense to consign them to the local authority for disposal. 16. Settlement. Subject to our normal trading conditions, payment will be made by BACS or cheque five weeks after the sale unless the buyer has not paid for the goods. In this case no settlement will then be made but we will take your instructions in the light of our Conditions of Sale. You authorise any sums owed by you to us on other transactions to be deducted from the sale proceeds. You must note the liability to reimburse the proceeds of sale to us as under the circumstances provided for in Condition 10 above. You should therefore bear this potential liability in mind before parting with the proceeds of sale until the expiry of 28 days from the date of sale.

(h) The singular includes the plural and vice versa as appropriate. 2.

Bidders are required to register their particulars before bidding and to satisfy any security arrangements before entering the auction room to view or bid; (b) the maker of the highest bid accepted by the auctioneer conducting the sale shall be the buyer at the hammer price and any dispute about a bid shall be settled at the auctioneer’s absolute discretion by reoffering the Lot during the course of the auction or otherwise. The auctioneer shall act reasonably in exercising this discretion. (c) Bidders shall be deemed to act as principals. (d) Our right to bid on behalf of the seller is expressly reserved up to the amount of any reserve and the right to refuse any bid is also reserved. 3.

INCREMENTS

THE PURCHASE PRICE

Bidding increments shall be at the auctioneer’s sole discretion. The Buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 25% plus VAT @20% (totalling 30% inclusive) on the first £500,000 and 12% plus VAT @20% (14.4%) inclusive thereafter. 5.

PAYMENT

(a) (i) (ii) (b)

Immediately a lot is sold you will: give to us, if requested, proof of identity, and pay to us the total amount due in pounds sterling Any payments by you to us may be applied by us towards any sums owing from you to us on any account whatever without regard to any directions of you or your agent, whether express or implied. In line with new legislation we reserve the right to investigate and identify the source of any funds received by us. The completion of the sale of a Lot will be postponed or cancelled at our discretion if further time is needed for investigation, or if you are in breach of your warranties as a buyer, or if we consider the sale to be unlawful or in any way cause liabilities or be detrimental to either Woolley and Wallis or the Seller.

(c)

TITLE AND COLLECTION OF PURCHASES

(a)

The ownership of any Lots purchased shall not pass to you until you have made payment in full to us of the total amount due. (b) You shall at your own risk and expense collect any lots that you have purchased and paid for from our premises not later than 3 working days following the day of the auction or upon the clearance of any cheque used for payment (if later) after which you shall be responsible for any collection, storage and insurance charges. (c) No purchase may be collected and we shall not release any lot to you or your agent until it has been paid for. 8.

REMEDIES FOR NON-PAYMENT OR FAILURE TO COLLECT PURCHASES

(a)

If any Lot is not paid for in full and taken away in accordance with these Conditions or if there is any other breach of these Conditions, we, as agent for the seller and on our own behalf, shall at our absolute discretion and without prejudice to any other rights we may have, be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights and remedies: to proceed against you for damages for breach of contract; to rescind the sale of that lot and/or any other lots sold by us to you; to resell the lot (by auction or private treaty) in which case you shall be responsible for any resulting deficiency in the total amount due (after crediting any part payment and adding any resale costs). Any surplus so arising shall belong to the seller; to remove, store and insure the lot at your expense and, in the case of storage, either at our premises or elsewhere; to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 1.5% per month on the total amount due to the extent it remains unpaid for more than 3 working days after the sale; to retain that or any other lot sold to you until you pay the total amount due; to reject or ignore bids from you or your agent at future auctions or to impose conditions before any such bids shall be accepted; to apply any proceeds of sale of other Lots due or in future becoming due to you towards the settlement of the total amount due and to exercise a lien (that is a right to retain possession of any of your property in our possession for any purpose until the debt due is satisfied. We shall, as agent for the seller and on our own behalf pursue these rights and remedies only so far as is reasonable to make appropriate recovery in respect of breach of these conditions

(i) (ii) (iii)

DEFINITIONS

In these Conditions: (a) ‘auctioneer’ means Woolley & Wallis Salisbury Salerooms Ltd or its authorised auctioneer, as appropriate; (b) ‘deliberate forgery’ means an imitation made with the intention of deceiving as to authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source but which is unequivocally described in the catalogue as being the work of a particular creator and which at the date of the sale had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with the description; (c) ‘hammer price’ means the level of bidding reached (at or above any reserve) when the auctioneer brings down the hammer; (d) ‘terms of consignment’ means the stipulated terms and rates of commission on which Woolley & Wallis Salisbury Salerooms Ltd accepts instructions from sellers or their agents; (e) ‘total amount due’ means the hammer price in respect of the lot sold together with any premium, Value Added Tax chargeable and any additional charges payable by a defaulting buyer under these Conditions; (f) ‘sale proceeds’ means the net amount due to the seller, being the hammer price of the lot sold less commission at the stated rate, Value Added Tax chargeable and any other amounts due to us by the seller in whatever capacity and however arising. (g) ‘‘You’, ‘Your’, etc. refer to the buyer as identified in Condition 2.

VALUE ADDED TAX Value Added Tax on the hammer price is imposed by law on all items affixed with a † or Ω. Value Added Tax is charged at the appropriate rate prevailing by law at the date of sale and is payable by buyers of relevant lots. (Please refer to ‘Information for Buyers’ for a brief explanation of the VAT position).

CONDITIONS OF SALE Woolley & Wallis Salisbury Salerooms Ltd carries on business with bidders, buyers and all those present in the auction room prior to or in connection with a sale on the following General Conditions and on such other terms, conditions and notices as may be referred to herein.

BIDDING PROCEDURES AND THE BUYER

(a)

(iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (viii)

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THIRD PARTY LIABILITY All members of the public on our premises are there at their own risk and must note the lay-out of the accommodation and security arrangements. Accordingly neither the auctioneer nor our employees or agents shall incur

liability for death or personal injury (except as required by law by reason of our negligence) or similarly for the safety of the property of persons visiting prior to or at a sale. 10. COMMISSION BIDS Whilst prospective buyers are strongly advised to attend the auction and are always responsible for any decision to bid for a particular lot and shall be assumed to have carefully inspected and satisfied themselves as to its condition, we will if so instructed clearly and in writing execute bids on their behalf. Neither the auctioneer nor our employees or agents shall be responsible for any failure to do so save where such failure is unreasonable. Where two or more commission bids at the same level are recorded we reserve the right in our absolute discretion to prefer the first bid so made. 11. WARRANTY OF TITLE AND AVAILABILITY The seller warrants to the auctioneer and you that the seller is the true owner of the property consigned or is properly authorised by the true owner to consign it for sale and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims. 12. AGENCY The auctioneer normally acts as agent only and disclaims any responsibility for default by sellers or buyers. 13. TERMS OF SALE The seller acknowledges that lots are sold subject to the stipulations of these Conditions in their entirety and on the Terms of Consignment as notified to the consignor at the time of the entry of the lot. 14. DESCRIPTIONS AND CONDITION (a)

Whilst we seek to describe lots accurately, it may be impractical for us to carry out exhaustive due diligence on each lot. Prospective buyers are given ample opportunities to view and inspect before any sale and they (and any independent experts on their behalf) must satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of any description applied to a lot. Prospective buyers also bid on the understanding that, inevitably, representations or statements by us as to authorship, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price involve matters of opinion. We undertake that any such opinion shall be honestly and reasonably held and accept liability for opinions given negligently or fraudulently. Subject to the foregoing neither we the auctioneer nor our employees or agents nor the seller accept liability for the correctness of such opinions and all conditions and warranties, whether relating to description, condition or quality of lots, express, implied or statutory, are hereby excluded. This Condition is subject to the next following Condition concerning deliberate forgeries and applies save as provided for in paragraph 6 ‘information to buyers’.

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Private treaty sales made under these Conditions are deemed to be sales by auction for purposes of consumer legislation.

15. FORGERIES Notwithstanding the preceding Condition, any lot which proves to be a deliberate forgery (as defined) may be returned to us by you within 21 days of the auction provided it is in the same condition as when bought, and is accompanied by particulars identifying it from the relevant catalogue description and a written statement of defects. If we are satisfied from the evidence presented that the lot is a deliberate forgery we shall refund the money paid by you for the lot including any buyer’s premium provided that (1) if the catalogue description reflected the accepted view of scholars and experts as at the date of sale or (2) you personally are not able to transfer a good and marketable title to us, you shall have no rights under this condition. The right of return provided by this Condition is additional to any right or remedy provided by law or by these Conditions of Sale. GENERAL 16. We shall have the right at our discretion, to refuse admission to our premises or attendance at our auctions by any person. 17. (a) Any right to compensation for losses liabilities and expenses incurred in respect of and as a result of any breach of these Conditions and any exclusions provided by them shall be available to the seller and/or the auctioneer as appropriate. (b) Such rights and exclusions shall extend to and be deemed to be for the benefit of employees and agents of the seller and/or the auctioneer who may themselves enforce them. 18. Any notice to any buyer, seller, bidder or viewer may be given by first class mail or Swiftmail in which case it shall be deemed to have been received by the addressee 48 hours after posting. 19. Special terms may be used in catalogue descriptions of particular classes of items in which case the descriptions must be interpreted in accordance with any glossary appearing in the catalogue. 20. Any indulgence extended to bidders buyers or sellers by us notwithstanding the strict terms of these Conditions or of the Terms of Consignment shall affect the position at the relevant time only and in respect of that particular

concession only; in all other respects these Conditions shall be construed as having full force and effect. 21. English law applies to the interpretation of these Conditions. 22. Prior written consent must be sought by the buyer or any other party for the use of any images, illustrations and written materials produced by or for Woolley & Wallis relating to a lot or sale, including the contents of a catalogue. Copyright for any of the aforementioned will remain the property of Woolley & Wallis, subject to the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Woolley & Wallis and the seller make no representations or warranties that the buyer of a lot will acquire any copyright or other reproduction rights to it. PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, LITHOGRAPHS, ENGRAVINGS AND PRINTS In accordance with long standing practice in Fine Art Sale Rooms certain terms used in descriptions in the Catalogue have the meanings ascribed to them in the glossary below. Glossary Any statement as to authorship, attribution, origin, date, age, provenance and condition is a statement of opinion and is not to be taken as a statement of fact. The Company reserves the right, in forming their opinion, to consult and rely upon any expert or authority considered by them to be reliable. (a) Edward Lear: In our opinion a work by the artist. (When the artist’s forename(s) is not known, a series of asterisks, followed by the surname of the artist, whether preceded by an initial or not, indicates that in our opinion the work is by the artist named. (b) Attributed to Edward Lear: In our opinion probably a work by the artist but less certainty as to authorship is expressed than in the preceding category. (c) Studio of Edward Lear: In our opinion a work by an unknown hand in the studio of the artist which may be or may not have been executed under the artist’s direction. (d) Circle of Edward Lear: In our opinion a work by an as yet unidentified but distinct hand, closely associated with the named artist but not necessarily his pupil. (e) Style of ...; Follower of Edward Lear: In our opinion a work by a painter working in the artist’s style, contemporary or nearly contemporary, but not necessarily his pupil. (f) Manner of Edward Lear: In our opinion a work in the style of the artist and of a later date. (g) After Edward Lear: In our opinion a copy of a known work of the artist. (h) The term signed and/or dated and/or inscribed means that in our opinion the signature and/or date and/or inscription are from the hand of the artist. (i) The term bears a signature and/or date and/or inscription means that in our opinion the signature and/or date and/or inscription have been added by another hand. (j) Dimensions are given height before width. (k) Pictures are framed unless otherwise stated. BOOKS AUCTIONS If, on collation, any named item in this catalogue proves defective in text or illustration, the lot may be returned within 14 days of the sale with the defects stated in writing. This proviso shall not apply to defects stated in the catalogue or announced at the time of sale; nor to the absence of blanks, half titles, tissue guards or advertisements, damage in respect of bindings, stains, spotting, marginal tears or other defects not affecting completeness of text or illustration; nor to drawings, autographs, letters or manuscripts, signed photographs, music, atlases, maps or periodicals; nor to books not identified by title; nor to books sold not subject to return. ARTIST’S RESALE RIGHT / DROIT DE SUITE Droit de Suite is a royalty payable to a qualifying artist or the artist’s heirs each time a work is resold during the artist’s lifetime and up to a period of 70 years after the artist’s death. Royalties are calculated on a sliding percentage scale based on the hammer price excluding the buyer’s premium. The royalty does not apply to lots selling below the sterling equivalent of €1,000 and the maximum royalty payable on any single lot is the sterling equivalent of €10,000. Droit de Suite, which is not subject to VAT, will be added to the buyer’s purchase price and then passed on to the relevant collecting agency by the auctioneer. Please enquire for the accepted exchange rate on the day of the sale. Royalties for Droit de Suite are as follows: 4% Up to €50,000 3% €50,000.01 - 200,000 1% €200,000.01 - 350,000 0.5% €350,000.01 - 500,000 0.25% In excess of €500,000 Up to a maximum levy of €10,000 Lots marked with a ‡ symbol are potentially subject to the levy.

PRIVACY NOTICE FOR CUSTOMERS WHAT THIS PRIVACY NOTICE DOES This privacy notice (Notice) explains how Woolley and Wallis Salisbury Salerooms Limited (us, we, our, Woolley & Wallis), processes the personal data of users of our auction and valuation services (Services) and includes buyers, bidders and sellers of auction items as well as prospective users of our Services (you, your). It also explains your rights in relation to the personal data we hold about you. This Notice is effective from May 2018. We may change this Notice from time to time. Any significant changes will be notified to you. DATA CONTROLLER AND CONTACT DETAILS Woolley and Wallis is the data controller of your personal data and is subject to the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). If you have any questions about how we use your personal data, whom we share it with, or if you wish to exercise any of the rights set out in this Notice, please contact us using the following details: • By post – Privacy Officer, Woolley and Wallis Salisbury Salerooms, 51-61 Castle Street, Salisbury, SP1 3SU. •

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From you when you: - interact with us before entering into a contract with us, for example when you express your interest in our Services; - instruct us to provide Services to you, sign contractual documentation and provide information in connection with those instructions; - communicate with us by post, telephone, email or via our website, for example in order to make enquiries or register for an online account; - in various other ways as you interact with us during your time as a user (or potential user) of our Services, for the various purposes set out below. From third parties such as: - other auction houses and individuals and organisations in the auctioneering trade whom we may contact to check background details about you; - thesaleroom.com who enable live online bidding and provide us with the name, contact details, the last four digits of registered payment cards and transaction history (in relation to activity on thesaleroom.com) of individuals who register for one of our auctions (please see thesaleroom. com’s privacy policy for further information). We also receive names, contact details, sale details and payment details (the amount and date paid) from realex payments (thesaleroom.com’s payment provider); - sage pay who process payments on our behalf and who provide us with your name, contact details and payment details (only the last four digits of your payment card are provided); - shipping companies whom you hire to collect items you purchased from us.

THE CATEGORIES OF PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT We may collect the following personal data about you: • your name and contact details including address, telephone and email address; • your image, as captured by CCTV, if you attend our premises; • personal identification documents, including copies of government-issued identification such as passport and driving license which are required to register bidders (or when we need to verify a seller’s details); • account details and other information relating to your transactions/dealings with us and your use of our Services; • payment details such as credit card and bank account details; • credit and payment history (where you open an account with us as a buyer or bidder); • information on your collecting preferences and aspirations, and your collections, acquisitions and disposals; and • other information that you provide to us, for example, when you have a comment/complaint, submit a question, take part in a survey or where you express an interest in receiving marketing material or request further information. We may also process special categories of personal data, including information concerning your health and medical conditions (for example, disability), where relevant to the provision of our Services.

THE BASIS FOR PROCESSING YOUR DATA, HOW WE USE THAT DATA AND WITH WHOM WE SHARE THAT DATA WHERE WE HAVE A CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU We will process your personal data because it is necessary for the performance of a contract with you (for example, a contract to use our Services) or in order to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract. In this respect, we use your personal data for the following: • to interact with you before you enter into a contract with us, such as when you express your interest in our Services (for example, to send you information about our Services or answer enquiries about our Services); • once you have engaged us and entered into a contract, to provide you with the Services set out in any contractual documents. In this respect we will provide your data to our third party suppliers or subcontractors as necessary whom we engage to help us perform our Services or who assist us in conducting our business, such as our IT suppliers, data storage providers, and valuation companies. LEGITIMATE INTERESTS We may also process your personal data because it is necessary for our or a third party’s legitimate interests. Our legitimate interests include our commercial interests. In this respect, we may use your personal data for the following: • to monitor and evaluate the performance and effectiveness of our Services, including by training our staff or monitoring their performance; • to deal with any concerns or feedback you may have in the performance of the Services; • for our internal business record keeping and processes; • to seek advice on our rights and obligations, including obtaining legal advice; • to contact you for marketing purposes. If you do not wish to receive such information, please let us know now or at any time in the future, and your details will be removed from our marketing list. We will not provide your personal data to third party organisations to use for their own marketing purposes; • to customise our website and marketing communications in line with your particular interests or preferences; • to collect money owed to us or our consignors; • to carry out background and credit checks in relation to bidders and buyers. In this respect we will provide your data to the following: • • • • •

our professional advisors; the-saleroom.com; debt collection agencies; third parties who assist us with our marketing; our website and email management software provider.

LEGAL OBLIGATIONS We may also process your Personal Data for our compliance with our legal obligations. In this respect, we may use your Personal Data for the following: • to meet our compliance and regulatory obligations, such as our tax reporting requirements or to carry out identity checks; • in order to assist with investigations (including criminal investigations) carried out by competent authorities; In this respect we will provide your data to the following: • •

external auditors; the police and other competent authorities, including HMRC;

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We may also process your Personal Data where we have your specific consent to do so (for example, where we have your agreement to include information about you (as a seller) in sale marketing materials) or where we have sought and obtained your consent to send you direct marketing by email, or for the use of cookies on our website. If you have given your consent and you wish to withdraw it, please contact us using the contact details set out above.

We will retain your personal data for as long as we are providing you with the Services referred to in any contractual document, and for as long as is required for legal, regulatory, fraud prevention and our legitimate business purposes after the termination of your account/agreement with us, or if your application for a particular Service is declined or abandoned.

Please note that where our processing of your personal data relies on your consent and where you then withdraw that consent, we may not be able to provide all or some aspects of our Services to you and/or it may affect the provision of our Services. SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF PERSONAL DATA We process special categories of personal data for the following reasons: • if it is necessary to protect your or another person’s vital interests (for example, where you have a life-threatening accident or illness and we have to process your personal data to ensure you receive appropriate medical attention); • if it is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims (for example, to protect and defend our rights, and/or the rights of our customers); We may process information relating to your health where we have your explicit consent to do so (for example, when you provide information about your access requirements prior to attending one of our events). INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS OF DATA We transfer names and addresses on our Asian mailing list to a printing company in Hong Kong to distribute our auction catalogues and promotional material. In these circumstances, your personal data will be transferred subject to standard data protection clauses (adopted by the European Commission) and included in our contract with the printing company. We share your data collected for marketing purposes and through our website with our website and email management software provider who are based in Jersey. In these circumstances, your personal data is transferred to them subject to an Adequacy Decision made by the European Commission in respect of Jersey. PROFILING We may use your geographical location to target our communications and advertising and promotions to you. If you do not wish us to do this, then please contact us using the details provided above.

In particular: • in relation to CCTV images taken when you attend our premises, we will retain these for a few months; • in relation to personal data relating to the transactions you have entered into with us as part of the provision of our Services, we will retain that data for period of seven years after that transaction has concluded in case any legal claims arise out of the provision of those Services; • we will retain your details on our marketing database until you inform us that you no longer wish to receive our marketing communications. However, where you do unsubscribe from our marketing communications we will keep your details on a suppression list to ensure that we do not send you information you have asked not to receive; • in relation to personal data relating to the provenance of works, we may retain that data indefinitely in our legitimate interests and the legitimate interests of the wider art market in maintaining the integrity of that market. YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS Under the DPA you have the following rights: • to obtain access to, and copies of, the personal data that we hold about you; • to require that we cease processing your personal data if the processing is causing you damage or distress; • to require us not to send you marketing communications. • to require us to correct the personal data we hold about you if it is incorrect; • to require us to erase your personal data; • to require us to restrict our data processing activities (and, where our processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent, without affecting the lawfulness of our processing based on consent before its withdrawal); • to receive from us the personal data we hold about you which you have provided to us, in a reasonable format specified by you, including for the purpose of you transmitting that personal data to another data controller; • to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to any of our particular processing activities where you feel this has a disproportionate impact on your rights. Please note that the above rights are not absolute, and we may be entitled to refuse requests where exceptions apply. If you are not satisfied with how we are processing your personal data, you can raise a concern with the Information Commissioner. You can also find out more about your rights under data protection legislation from the Information Commissioner’s Office website available at: www.ico.org.uk

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ABSENTEE BID FORM

JAPANESE WORKS OF ART

PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY IN BLOCK LETTERS Lot Number in numerical order

TUESDAY 17TH MAY 2022

ASIAN ART II WEDNESDAY 18TH MAY 2022 Please bid, on my behalf, for the undermentioned lots up to the prices shown which do not include the buyer’s premium or any V.A.T. payable on lots. These bids are to be executed as cheaply as is permitted by other bids, and/or reserves if any, and subject to the Conditions of Business printed in the catalogue. Please note we cannot guarantee that bids received after 4pm on the day prior to the auction will be executed. BUYER’S PREMIUM Each lot is subject to a buyer’s premium of 25% plus VAT at 20%

Billing Name (please print) �� Address �� ___________________________ Postcode �� Daytime Telephone �� Email �� ID may be required even if you have bid with us before. Signature ��

Salisbury Salerooms, 51-61 Castle Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 3SU Tel: +44 (0)1722 424500 Fax: +44 (0)1722 424508

Brief Description of lot

Price excluding buyer’s premium & VAT

AUCTION CALENDAR MAY 17th & 18th Japanese Art, Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art, Asian Art II 25th

Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour

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Modern British & 20th Century Art

ENTRIES ARE CURRENTLY BEING ACCEPTED FOR OUR NOVEMBER 2022 AUCTION

JUNE 15th

Fine Arts and Crafts

29th

Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks

JULY 12th & 13th Silver & Objects of vertu 14th

Fine Jewellery

SEPTEMBER 7th

Old Masters, British & European Paintings

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English & European Ceramics & Glass

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African & Oceanic Art | Antiquities

Dates may be subject to change

+44 (0)1722 424500 enquiries@woolleyandwallis.co.uk 51-61 Castle Street, Salisbury, SP1 3SU www.woolleyandwallis.co.uk *Price includes buyer’s premium

A rare and important Japanese lacquer cabinet for the Dutch market, c.1680 SOLD FOR £131,250*