Woolley & Wallis Japanese Works of Art and Asian Art II - Tuesday 21 & Wednesday 22 May 2019

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Japanese Works of Art Tuesday 21st May 2019

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Japanese Works of Art Alexandra Aguilar Sarah Lopez-Ferreiro

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Paintings Victor Fauvelle Madeleine White

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Silver Rupert Slingsby Lucy Chalmers

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Japanese Works of Art Tuesday 21st May 2019 at 2.30pm

Asian Art ii

亞洲藝術品 II

Wednesday 22nd May 2019 at 10.30am Viewing in London (Highlights) 17 Clifford Street, 2nd Floor W1S 3RQ Saturday 11th May Sunday 12th May Monday 13th May Tuesday 14th May

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Japanese Works of Art Lots 200-382

Asian Art ii Lots 400-896

ASIAN ART 中國藝術品 John Axford +44 (0)1722 424506 jea@woolleyandwallis.co.uk

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200 A TALL JAPANESE ENAMEL VASE BY ANDO JUBEI (1876-1953) C.1900 The slender body decorated in musen (wireless) enamels and depicting two crows emerging from behind bamboo, the leaves covered in snow and on a dove-grey ground, the base with the mark for Ando Jubei, 45.3cm.

£3,000-4,000

201 A PAIR OF LARGE JAPANESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASES MEIJI 1868-1912 The tall baluster bodies both decorated in musen (wireless) and shosen (partially wireless) enamels with cranes, the birds standing by a stream and under a pine tree, with delicate pink flowers and wasurenagusa (forget-me-nots) to the side, all on a dusky pink ground, with thin bands of key frets to the rims, unsigned, 61.5cm. (2)

£1,200-1,500 Provenance: The Collection of Sir Jeremy Lever.

Cranes and pines are symbols of longevity in Japanese art. The birds also signify marital bliss and together with the forget-me-nots (‘true love’), they make for a very auspicious and romantic design.

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202 A GOOD AND LARGE JAPANESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL TRAY IN THE STYLE OF NAMIKAWA SOSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 The square body decorated with a central scene of an egret in flight above crashing waves, the sky and water depicted in musen (wireless) and shosen (partially wireless) enamels, the rim with a continuous band of many seashells and seaweed, the reverse with an unusual pattern of waves and flowerheads and the rim with further flowers and scrolling tendrils, 29.4cm.

£2,000-3,000

203 A SMALL JAPANESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL INCENSE BURNER AND COVER IN THE STYLE OF HAYASHI HACHIZAEMON, KORO MEIJI 1868-1912

204 A SMALL JAPANESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE BY NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI (1845-1927) MEIJI 1868-1912

The bulbous body raised on three short feet, decorated with three pentalobed panels containing birds and flowering branches, on a russet ground inlaid with a multitude of wires applied in tight spirals, the lid with two cloisonné butterflies on a similar ground, unsigned, 8.5cm. (2)

The ovoid body decorated with a delicate design of a small lemon-yellow butterfly fluttering above irises and other flowers, on a dark midnight-blue ground, with a silver rim and foot, the base with four chiselled cursive characters on a silver plaque reading Kyoto Namikawa, 8cm.

£400-600

£1,500-2,500

Provenance: the collection of an English gentleman, acquired from Spink.

Cf. F T Schneider, The Art of Japanese Cloisonné Enamel, p.C-30 fig.120, for a small vase by Hayashi Hachizaemon featuring a comparable decoration of raised enamels above a ground of spirals on a copper body.

Also, see Bonhams New York, Fine Japanese Art, 13th September 2017, lot 1008, for another comparable vase by Hayashi Hachizaemon.

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205 A JAPANESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE AND COVER IN THE STYLE OF NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI (1845-1927) MEIJI 1868-1912 The short ovoid body decorated with a continuous band of flowers and birds in flight, with lobed panels to the shoulder and above the foot containing scrolling tendrils, stylised flowers, formal birds and butterflies, the cover with a chrysanthemum-shaped knop and mirroring the decoration of the body, unsigned, 8.5cm. (2)

206 A JAPANESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE MEIJI 1868-1912 With a tall elegant neck rising from a bulbous body and with a short flaring foot, decorated with bands of lappets containing ho-ho birds and dragons, flowerheads, stylised jewels, karakusa scrolls, and further geometric patterns, unsigned, 30.5cm.

£200-300

£1,500-2,500 Provenance: from the collection of W B Tapp (d.1992), Bristol.

207 A JAPANESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE IN THE STYLE OF NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI (1845-1927) MEIJI 1868-1912 The tall baluster body densely decorated with silver wires and coloured enamels, with lappets around the waist enclosing stylised dragons and phoenix, a band of diamond-shaped patterns above, the upper half with butterflies and flowerheads amongst karakusa scrolls and shaped panels of flowers to the shoulder, the neck and foot with further lappets and silver mounts, unsigned, together with a small wood stand, 15.5cm. (2)

£400-600

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208 A JAPANESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE MEIJI 1868-1912 The baluster body decorated with a continuous scene depicting four rats on a bright blue ground, two of them carrying large daikon radishes, the other two discussing a book open between them, the shoulder with a band of stylised cash and flowerheads, the neck and foot with further flowerheads on a ground of scrolling tendrils, 18.2cm.

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

Cf. Victoria Museums, Australia, acc. no. HT 22554, for a blue-ground cloisonné enamel vase of similar style and described as produced in Nagoya (Aichi Prefecture) between 1868-1880.

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209 A GOOD JAPANESE SILVER, BRONZE AND ENAMEL VASE MEIJI 1868-1912 The bulbous body raised on three shaped feet and with a tall flared neck, decorated with a continuous scene of many cockerels, hens and chicks amid ferns and flowers, all applied on a buff ground and depicted in colourful enamels, the foot and neck with formal designs of flowerheads and scrolling tendrils in cloisonné enamels, the base signed Tomomi in a rectangular cartouche, 28.2cm.

£2,000-3,000 Provenance: a private English collection, Wiltshire. Acquired from Percy Bates of 53 St Ann Street, Salisbury, on 14th July 1965. A copy of the original invoice is available.

210 A JAPANESE SILVER VASE MEIJI 1868-1912 The baluster body with a short everted rim, decorated with a small bird perched on a stem of bamboo and surrounded by daffodils, Nihon Suisen, with details highlighted in gilt and copper, with a three character signature to the side for Yoshin koku and the base with punch marks for jungin (pure silver) and a swallow in flight used by the factory of Hattori Kintaro (1860-1934), 18.2cm.

£200-300

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211 A NEAR PAIR OF JAPANESE LACQUERED BRONZE VASES MEIJI 1868-1912 The tall pear-shaped bodies with an elongated neck and a short flaring foot, both decorated with a writhing dragon amongst flaming wisps in gold lacquer on a reddish-brown ground, both unsigned, together with wood stands, 29.8cm. (4)

£200-300 212 A NEAR PAIR OF JAPANESE SILVER VASES 20TH CENTURY

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Both with a tall fluted body raised on a large circular base, one decorated with chrysanthemum flowerheads, the other with prunus blossoms, both marked Konoike zo for Konoike of Yohama, and jungin (pure silver), 13.5cm. (2)

£150-250 213 A PAIR OF JAPANESE INLAID BRONZE VASES MEIJI 1868-1912 The tall pear-shaped bodies decorated with daffodils, Nihon Suisen, the sides with a two character signature for Hidekuni and the bases with the mark for the Nogawa workshop, together with wood stands, 14cm. (4)

£150-250 214 A PAIR OF JAPANESE INLAID BRONZE VASES MEIJI 1868-1912 The tall pear-shaped bodies each decorated with three egrets inlaid in silver, gold, shibuichi and shakudo, the birds standing in a stream with tall grasses around them, the sides signed Mitsunobu and the bases marked Kyoto Kuroda zo, 13cm. (2)

£400-600

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215 A PAIR OF JAPANESE INLAID BRONZE VASES MEIJI 1868-1912 Both decorated with an onagadori (long-tailed cockerel) perched on a flowering branch of prunus, with details inlaid in silver, gilt, copper and shibuichi honzogan, the designs mirroring each other, both with a three character signature to the side reading Mitsufune koku, together with wood stands, the vases 15.3cm. (4)

£600-1,000 Cf. Bonhams London, 15th May 2014, lot 519, for another pair of inlaid vases with cockerels by Mitsufune.

216 TWO JAPANESE BRONZE IKEBANA VASES MEIJI/TAISHO PERIODS Both with tall slender bodies, one with with a rough surface imitating Bizen pottery ware, with two small frogs clambering up the side, an oval mark above the foot and with a two character seal mark to the base, the other decorated in mixed metals with scrolling tendrils, warabi (edible ferns), a small butterfly above, both 30cm.(2)

£800-1,200

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Provenance: both from a Spanish private collection, Madrid.

The vase with frogs purchased from the Kyoto Gallery, Brussels, on 15th December 2000. The other vase from Katie Jones Oriental Art, London, in the 1990s.

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217 A PAIR OF JAPANESE MIXED METAL VASES MEIJI 1868-1912

218 TWO JAPANESE BRONZE VASES MEIJI/TAISHO PERIODS

The tall baluster bodies decorated with two lobed panels of birds flying over chrysanthemum and peonies, the neck and foot with formal designs of clouds, lappets and tendrils, the rim with sixteen large petals and with handles shaped as mythical beasts’ heads, unsigned, 24cm. (2)

The largest in two parts, the bulbous body with a tall circular neck and applied with scroll handles, raised on three elegantly curved feet, with a removable circular tray wedged at the top signed with a two character mark, the other with a tall flared body and the surface mottled with brown and red splashes, raised on cloud-shaped feet, 38cm and 21.5cm respectively. (3)

£300-500

£400-600 Provenance: both a Spanish private collection, Madrid. The tallest vase purchased from the Kyoto Gallery, Brussels, in the 1990s, and the other from Peter Wain, London, in the 1990s.

219 A JAPANESE BRONZE VASE 20TH CENTURY The tall ovoid body decorated in kebori and silver nunomezogan with two Mandarin ducks on a stream, with the Three Friends of Winter (prunus, bamboo and pine) around them, a two character mark to the base, possibly for Eizan, 35.5cm.

£500-800

220 A JAPANESE BRONZE VASE WITH CARPS MEIJI/TAISHO PERIOD

221 TWO JAPANESE BRONZE JARDINIERES MEIJI 1868-1912

The bulbous body with a short everted rim, decorated with five fish in low relief swimming underneath the surface, their pupils inlaid, the base with a three character mark, possibly for Takumi Zo, 18.5cm.

Both with a bulbous body raised on a short foot, the largest with a continuous design of seabirds in flight over scrolling waves, signed Dai Nippon Yoshida zo, Kyoto, the other with further birds perched on branches of pine, 36cm max. (2)

£500-1,000

£100-150

Provenance: the collection of an English gentleman, acquired from Spink.

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222 A JAPANESE SILVERED BRONZE MIRROR EDO 1615-1868

223 SIX JAPANESE IRON HAND GARDS, TSUBA EDO/MEIJI PERIODS

The circular body cast in high relief with a central roundel of cranes and their young under large pine, prunus and magnolia trees, feeding from a turtle in the centre, the inside of the rim with a continuous design of seashells amongst waves and branches of bamboo, signed Tenka Morita and with another inscription, 12.7cm dia.

Four of circular shape and two quatrilobed, variously decorated with flowerheads, waves and leafy branches, one with a rough surface, another with inlays depicting implements for the tea ceremony, the last with a large daikon raddish and with a two character signature, possibly for Hisatsugu, 8.4cm max. (6)

£200-300

£200-300

224 TWO JAPANESE CAST-IRON KETTLES AND COVERS, TETSUBIN 19TH/ 20TH CENTURY

225 A SMALL JAPANESE MIXED METAL BOX MEIJI 1868-1912

One cast as a tied straw bale, one side with sprays of peonies and the other with calligraphy, the other kettle with a short cylindrical body decorated with a flowering branch of prunus and cursive script, both with a bronze lid topped with a reticulated finial, the first signed Ryubundo zo and the other Kiryudo zo, 20.5cm max. (4)

The circular lid decorated with a roof tile modelled as a shachihoko, with Mount Fuji in the distance, the sides with tall grasses and flowers, signed Toshimasa/Toshitada, 4.7cm. (2)

£500-1,000

A shachihoko is a mythical creature with the head of a tiger and the body of a carp. These fearsome sea monsters are often used as ornaments on Japanese rooftops to protect buildings against fire.

Provenance: the collection of an English gentleman, acquired from Spink.

£150-250

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226 A JAPANESE BRONZE GROUP OF TWO PUPPIES, OKIMONO TAISHO 1912-26 The small dogs depicted resting, one lying over the back of the other, signed Takaaki in a cartouche underneath, 28.7cm.

£800-1,200

227 A JAPANESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER, KORO MEIJI 1868-1912 Shaped as a small rabbit with short fangs and elongated ears, with stylised clouds incised over its plump body, possibly as a reference to the Moon Rabbit, with an oval lid on its back, a two character signature in a square cartouche underneath, 12cm. (2)

£400-600

228 A PAIR OF JAPANESE BRONZE RABBITS, OKIMONO TAISHO 1912-26 The animals depicted resting, one lying on the ground and the other sitting on its haunches, both with a two character signature underneath for Mitsumoto, 17cm max. (2)

£600-1,000

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229 A PAIR OF JAPANESE HAKUDO BRONZE MODELS OF MANDARIN DUCKS TAISHO/SHOWA PERIOD

230 A JAPANESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER, KORO MEIJI 1868-1912

The stylised birds depicted resting, the female with her head turned to the side and the male with fan-shaped wings and a crest, both with a three character signature underneath, 18cm max. (2)

Cast as a crouching egret, the lid with three apertures, together with two rectangular iron and mixed metal panels applied with sprays of flowers and butterflies, and a small metal fitting, possibly a menuki, modelled as a rat climbing upon a large daikon, all unsigned, 17.5cm max. (5)

£200-400

£300-500

Provenance: The Collection of Sir Jeremy Lever.

Provenance: from the collection of Ernst Michel (d.1949), an architect working in Germany in the first half of the 20th c. and involved with Walter Gropius and the Bauhaus Movement.

231 λ A LARGE JAPANESE BRONZE MODEL OF AN ELEPHANT, OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912

232 A JAPANESE BRONZE FIGURE OF DARUMA, OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912

The pachiderm fending off the attack of two tigers, one clambering upon its back and the other clawing at its leg, with ivory tusks and inscribed on its belly Seiya zo for Genryusai Seiya, 39.5cm wide.

The Father of Zen Buddhism depicted standing, draped in long flowing robes and with his hands held in a gesture of prayer and tucked under the fabric, his eyes downcast and with his hair arranged in tight curls, raised on a modern plinth, unsigned, 30cm.

£1,000-1,500

£300-500

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233 A JAPANESE ARTICULATED MODEL OF A CRAYFISH, JIZAI OKIMONO 20TH CENTURY Naturalistically modelled with a fully articulated body and movable eyes, the surface of the exoskeleton intricately worked, 41cm.

£1,800-2,200

234 A JAPANESE IRON ARTICULATED MODEL OF A MANTIS, JIZAI OKIMONO 19TH/20TH CENTURY The insect with fully articulated limbs, the legs, wings, head and antennae constructed of moving parts, the body incised with thin lines, the belly signed Hiroyoshi, 21cm.

£500-1,000

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235 A PAIR OF JAPANESE MINIATURE INLAID-IRON KOMAI VASES MEIJI 1868-1912 The baluster bodies decorated in nunome zogan (gold and silver inlays), both with two fan-shaped and two circular panels containing flowers, birds and landscapes, one with Mount Fuji and another with a temple resembling Kiyomizu-dera, on a silver-inlaid ground of asa-no-ha and other geometric patterns and mon, the neck and foot with a dense pattern of vine leaves, a band of key fret above the foot rim, one with the base marked Kyoto no ju Komai sei (Made by Komai of Kyoto), 9cm. (2)

£2,000-3,000 236 TWO SMALL JAPANESE GILT-BRONZE MODELS OF BOYS BY MIYAO MEIJI 1868-1912 Both depicted standing and holding a small drum with the hidari-mitsudomoe Shinto symbol on, the children laughing and with details of their robes picked out in gilt, raised on small wood stands decorated with birds and scrolling tendrils in gilt, both with a two character signature reading Miyao for Miyao Eisuke of Yokohama, both 8.7cm. (2)

£2,000-3,000

two views

237 A SMALL JAPANESE INLAID-IRON BOX AND COVER TAISHO 1912-26 The rectangular lid decorated with an ovoid panel in gilt containing the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, Shishifukujin, some of the deities depicted with their attributes, Ebisu with a large fish and Daikoku with his mallet, with sacred objects scattered to the sides including a handscroll and a double gourd, a two character signature and a seal mark to the front, possibly for Koun Minichi, 7cm x 5.6cm x 2.4cm. (2)

† £1,500-2,000

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238 A GOOD JAPANESE INLAID-IRON BOX AND COVER MEIJI 1868-1912 The rectangular body with lobed corners, the lid decorated with Daikoku in low relief, the God of Good Fortune depicted playing with a small rat clambering on his mallet cast in high relief, with two rice bails to the side and a large sack behind, the rim with a band of stylised paulownia leaves and scrolling tendrils, the sides with formal butterflies fluttering amongst further tendrils, the lid with a six character signature in a rectangular cartouche, possibly reading Ryusaito Masatoshi tagane, 16cm x 11.5cm x 5.8cm. (2)

†£15,000-18,000

two views

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239 A FINE JAPANESE TAZUKE-RYU SCHOOL INLAID MATCHLOCK CARBINE, OZUTSU TEPPO EDO 1615-1868 Of massive proportions, the 30-monme (26mm bore) carbine with a heavy 71cm barrel finely decorated with gold and silver wire inlays, the lower section with the maru ni kuginuki (nail-puller in a circle) mon family crest on a dense asa-no-ha ground, the other two thirds of the barrel depicting Tekkai Sennin blowing his soul out of his body, the underside signed Tomioka Saheiji Yoshihisa, the stock made from sturdy Japanese oak wood, approx. 11.8kg and 103cm overall.

£10,000-15,000 Cf. C Sinclaire, Samurai, The weapons and spirit of the Japanese warrior, pp130-131, and I Bottomley & A P Hopson, Arms & Armour of the Samurai, pp.124-125, for other examples of Japanese inlaid hand cannons. Also, the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, access. no.2892-D3.

The maru ni kuginuki mon was used by several families, including the Hori Clan.

Tekkai is typically depicted here as a sennin (immortal hermit), wearing a coat and skirt made of mugwort leaves and carrying a tall wood staff.

Tekkai Sennin was an Immortal who blew his soul out of his body in order to meet his master on Mount Hua. When his spirit tried to return, he found that he had been cremated. He thus had no choice but to inhabit the body of a lame beggar lying nearby.

Illustration from Inatomi-ryu teppo densho (The Inatomi School’s Secrets on Shooting with Guns), a Japanese matchlock training manual from the 17th c. showing a man firing a similar type of carbine. These drawings often feature scantily-clad subjects to depict accurate body positioning.

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This type of large teppo carbines known as ozutsu (‘cannon’) was mounted onto castle walls to protect it against invaders. They were also used on ships, on horseback, as assault weapons to blast through door hinges and to launch incendiary or explosive arrows (hiya) to set fires during sieges. These powerful firearms had large recoil and bails of rice would be necessary to support the gunner’s back. Heavy round lead balls were used as ammunition, with sizes described as monme. Taking 30-monme shots, this carbine is one of the largest examples of Japanese Edo Period hand-held firearms. By the 19th c., these had become obsolete and were only used to call monks to prayer, to signal the time in cities, and for official inaugurations.

Yoshihisa was a gunsmith from the Musashi Province, an area stretching today from Tokyo to the Prefectures of Saitama and Kanagawa. He is recorded working circa Tenpo 14 (1843) and was an official supplier to the Shogun.

Signature underneath the barrel

240 A JAPANESE COMPOSITE ARMOUR, GUSOKU LATE MOMOYAMA/EARLY EDO The iron sujibachi kabuto helmet with 62 riveted plates and raised ridges, fitted with a five-tier tehen kanamoto (pierced circular finial), the fukigaeshi (turnbacks) and riveted mabizashi (visor) with stencilled leather; the maedate (frontal decoration) applied with silver decoration shaped as scrolling clouds; the four-tier shikoro (helmet neckguard) with blue and yellow kebiki-odoshi lacing and the reverse lacquered in red; signed Saotome Iehisa to the inside at the back of the bowl; with an iron menpo (face mask), a four-lane yodarekake (throat guard) and a three-tier nodawara (lower neck protector); the iron do (chest armour) embossed with a ferocious dragon emerging from crashing waves under two chrysanthemum-shaped gilt rings, the back with a further strip of stencilled leather; the sode (shoulder guards) laced in white and green with a circular design, both with a painted dragon on the lower part and with fittings decorated with a fan-shaped mon; with shino-suneate (shin guards) of lacquered iron; together with a lacquered wood nagayari (long spear); displayed on a European wooden artist’s model and raised on a square wood base; 170cm (the spear 220cm).

£3,000-5,000

Signature in the helmet

Provenance: from the collection of Sir Henry Norman (1858-1939) on display at Ramster Hall, Surrey, and thence by descent.

Saotome Iehisa lived in the Hitachi province (today in the Ibaraki Prefecture, Honshu) and he is sometimes listed as the ninth generation of the Saotome family of armour makers.

SIR HENRY NORMAN (1858-1939) Sir Henry Norman 1st Baronet Privy Councillor was an English journalist and Liberal politician. He worked as an editor for the Pall Mall Gazette and later the News Chronicle, becoming its Assistant Editor in 1895. In 1887, the Pall Mall Gazette sent him on an interviewing tour around the world. It was planned that his tour would last for at least six months, although he actually remained on tour for nearly four years, travelling through numerous countries including Canada, Japan, China, Korea, Siam and Malaya to name a few. As far as the history of the press was concerned, such a tour was an exceptional venture, and so Henry Norman’s journey and the various newspaper articles he wrote during his travels garnered much attention. By the time he had returned to Britain in 1891, he had seen more of the world than most others of his generation or position and he used information collected throughout his tour to write two travel books about East Asia, both of which were enthusiastically received.

In both The Real Japan and The Peoples and Politics of the Far East, he explores various aspects of these cultures and enthusiastically recounts his countless exciting experiences, many of which occurred during his time in Japan, Hong Kong and Beijing. In 1899, he retired as a journalist and subsequently became a Member of Parliament. He was knighted in 1906 and was made a baronet in 1915.

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241 A JAPANESE COMPOSITE ARMOUR, GUSOKU EDO 1615-1868 The five-plate kawari kabuto helmet topped with a dragon emerging from scrolling clouds; the fukigaeshi (turnbacks) with stencilled leather; the three-tiered kittsuke-zane shikoro (neckguard) with orange and blue kebiki-odoshi lacing; an iron menpo face mask and a four-lane yodarekake (throat guard); the iron do (chest armour) and sode (shoulder pads) with lacquer and yellow lacing; the lacquered iron kikko haidate (thigh guards) with hexagonal kikko iron plates and with iron shino-suneate (shin guards), raised on a square wood base, 171cm overall.

£1,000-2,000 Provenance: from the collection of Sir Henry Norman (1858-1939) on display at Ramster Hall, Surrey, and thence by descent.

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242 A JAPANESE FIREMAN’S COAT, HIKESHI BANTEN MEIJI 1868-1912 The reversible garment made of quilted cotton cloth, sashiko, one side with the family crest for the Minamoto clan of three gentian flowers and bamboo leaves, rindou mon, on a deep indigo ground, the other side with freehand paste-resist decoration, tsutsugaki, depicting a man and a tiger, possibly Kato Kiyomasa, 122cm.

£300-500 Kato Kiyomasa (1562-1611) was a daimyo famous for his successful campaigns against Joseon in Korea. He is often represented practising his hobby of hunting tigers.

Cf. The Denver Art Museum, access. no.1999.265 for a comparable fireman’s jacket decorated with a mythical scene also suggesting a parallel between the legendary hero and the fireman’s courage and agility.

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243 A JAPANESE WOOD AND GESSO MODEL OF JIKOKUTEN KAMAKURA OR LATER The fierce-looking Guardian King standing on a couple of disgruntled jaki demons, one hand on his hip and the other raised, wearing an elaborate Chinese-style armour with monster masks-shaped belt hook and sleeves, the demons’ and his eyes inlaid in glass and with traces of polychromy, all raised on a rectangular base simulating rocks with a long inscription underneath, 96cm.

£4,000-6,000 Cf. The Freer Gallery, access. nos. F1977.12-14-19-28 for a complete set of the Shitenno in wood and polychome.

Jikokuten is one of the four Guardian Kings of Buddhism, Shitenno, and the Protector of the World associated with the East. These sculptures were placed in Japanese temples to symbolically protect the Buddha in the four cardinal directions. According to the legend, the two demons getting trampled by the god were originally evil but later repented and now carry lanterns to light up the road for the Buddha. They are sometimes referred to as Tentoki and Ryutoki and they represent the power of the four Heavenly Kings to repel and defeat evil.

The design for this statue is probably inspired by the figure of Jikokuten in Kofuku-ji Temple, Nara, dating from the Kamakura Period (1185-1333) and designated as National Treasure.

244 A PAIR OF JAPANESE BRONZE FIGURES OF GUARDIAN DEITIES, NIO MEIJI 1868-1912 The Kongorikishi typically depicted with wrathful expressions, Misshaku Kongo with his mouth open and holding the mallet vajra-pani, Naraen Kongo carrying a short staff, both standing on rockwork and wearing flowing skirts with long ribbons, their muscular chests left bare, with highlights cold-painted in red, 55.5cm. (2)

£1,000-2,000 These figures are modelled after Ungyo and Agyo, the two large 13th c. cypress figures of benevolent gardian Kings at Todaiji temple, Nara.

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245 A JAPANESE HINOKI WOOD FIGURE OF A FEMALE SHINTO DEITY, SHINZO KAMAKURA OR LATER Carved from a single block of cypress wood, ichiboku-zukuri, the kami depicted kneeling and holding a large jewel before her, wearing long robes with voluminous sleeves in the fashion favoured by ladies of the court, with a serene expression on her face and a gentle smile, with faint traces of gesso and pigment, 22cm.

£200-300 Provenance: the collection of an English gentleman, acquired from Spink.

Cf. C Guth Kanda, Hachiman Imagery and Its Development, p.86 no.76, for a comparable female kami with traces of polychromy formerly in the Hosomi Collection and now owned by William Wolff. The author explains that this type illustrates a trend popular from the Kamakura period on for shinzo of chunky and squarish bodies and with small heads.

246 A LARGE JAPANESE POLYCHROME AND LACQUER WOOD FIGURE EDO 1603-1868 Depicting the monk Kukai wearing red robes and seated on a high chair, his eyes inlaid in glass and with a serene expression on his face, holding glass beads in his left hand and a metal vajra in the other, with an inscription underneath the cushion, 56cm. (3)

£200-300 Provenance: from a Shingon temple in Kyoto, by repute, then the Silk Road House, Hong Kong, purchased on 14th December 1985 by the current owner. The original Silk Road House certificate is available.

Kukai (774-835), also known as Kobo-Daishi (literally meaning ‘The Grand Master who propagated the Buddhist Teaching’) was a Buddhist literatus and founder of the Shingon, the ‘True World’ school of Buddhism. This figure is probably inspired by a famous portrait from the Kamakura Period (1185-1333) depicting him in a similar fashion.

247 TWO MASSIVE WOOD MODELS OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI 19TH CENTURY OR EARLIER Both made of several sections of wood and depicted sitting in the lotus position, wearing loose robes revealing their exposed chests, their eyes downcast and the hair arranged in tight curls, one holding a small alms bowl before him and the other with a pomegranate, his other hand raised in vitarka mudra, with traces of polychromy, both approx. 73cm. (2)

£2,000-3,000

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249 248 A JAPANESE SIX-FOLD PAPER SCREEN MEIJI 1868-1912 Painted in ink and colour on a gold silk ground, with eight Immortals in a mountainous landscape, some in conversation, one holding a shallow bowl from which two small dragons emerge, another with a large gourd slung across his back, one riding a flying crane while reading scriptures, a stream running behind them and the waves crashing against the shore, a five character signature to the left and with a red seal mark, a label for ‘Gregg Baker, London, n.520’ to the back, 118cm x 327cm approx.

£800-1,200 Provenance: purchased from Gregg Baker Asian Art, London.

249 A JAPANESE FOUR-FOLD SCREEN 20TH CENTURY Painted in black ink on silk with a mountainous river landscape by moonlight, a lone figure crossing a small bridge under the celestial body, with a two character signature and a red seal, 172cm x 90cm.

£250-350

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250 A JAPANESE TWO-FOLD PAPER SCREEN EDO 1603-1868 Decorated in ink and colour on a gold ground with a large cart, hanaguruma, with two large flower baskets, hanakago, containing summer flowers including chrysanthemum, kiku, peony, botan, and iris, kakitsubata, 166.5cm x 187.5cm.

ÂŁ3,000-5,000 Provenance: from the collection of Holcombe House, Painswick, Cotswolds.

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251 A RARE JAPANESE SET OF HAND-PAINTED PLAYING CARDS, HYAKUNIN ISSHU UTA KARUTA EDO PERIOD 1615-1868 Comprising 416 cards, 208 with inscriptions in free cursive sosho script, the other 208 with figures and still lives, all hand-painted in ink, colour and gilt on thick card with gold flakes, the reverse covered in gold leaf, in its original box with paper wrappings and silk covers, a paper label for ‘C.Pratt & Sons, Bradford’ on the box, each card 7.9cm x 5.5cm, the box 16.5cm x 16cm x 22.3cm. (a lot)

Provenance: from a private English collector of playing cards.

Together with a letter from Sir William Wilkinson (1858-1930), British Sinologist and card collector whose collection is now at the British Museum, addressed to the previous owner and identifying these as hyakunin isshu cards.

Cf. J Berry, Playing-cards of the World: Catalogue of the Collection of the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards and Cards Owned by the Guildhall Library, City of London, p.VI 12 n.327, where the author discusses the rules of the Hyakunin Isshu game.

£1,000-2,000

252 A JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING BY NAKABAYASHI CHIKUTO (1776-1853), KAKEMONO EDO 1603-1868

253 A JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING BY HARA ZAICHU (1750-1837), KAKEMONO EDO 1603-1868

Depicting an autumnal scene with a small fishing boat sailing on a lake, with tall reeds bending in the breeze and the silhouettes of mountains in the distance, two lines of calligraphy to the side including a poem describing the ‘tranquil autumn scene with the shadow of a boat cast on a lake’, signed Chikuto and with two red seals, 55.5cm x 37.5cm.

In ink and colour on silk, finely painted with a flowering shrub of morning glory, asagao, with scrolling tendrils extending to the side, with calligraphy above reading nanaju-hachi o (old man of seventy-eight years), Hara zaichu ga (made by Hara Zaichu) and Ichinari san, 51.5cm x 38.5cm.

£500-1,000 Provenance: a Spanish private collection, Madrid, purchased from Sydney L. Moss Ltd, London, on 20th June 1997. A copy of the original invoice is available.

Works by Nakabayashi Chikuto often depict quiet landscapes in the Nanga style imitating Chinese literati painting. He was also acclaimed during his career as a designer of illustrated books.

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£200-300 Provenance: a Spanish private collection, Madrid, purchased from Galerie Liova, Paris, 29th July 1996. A copy of the original invoice is available.

Hara Chien, also known as Zaichu, lived and worked in Kyoto where he became a popular artist. His highly personal style reflected influences from classic Chinese paintings and the Tosa school of art.

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254 A JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING, KAKEMONO 20TH CENTURY

255 A JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING, KAKEMONO 20TH CENTURY

In ink and colour on silk and depicting many sparrows, some in flight and others perched in leafy branches of bamboo, with a two character signature and a red seal mark, together with a tomobako wood box, 50.5cm x 43cm.

In ink and colour on silk, depicting a small tit perched on a fruiting branch of persimmon, kaki, with a two character signature to the left and a red seal mark, together with a tomobako wood box, 49.7cm x 44.5cm. (3)

£200-300

£200-300

256 A JAPANESE WATERCOLOUR PAINTING C.1900

257 A JAPANESE OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS IN YOGA STYLE DATED 1888

Depicting figures standing before the five-storey pagoda at the Tosho-gu Shinto shrine in Nikko, with traces of pencil and signed S.Suzuki Nikko, a paper label for Grundy & Smith Manchester to the back, framed, 67cm x 48.5cm.

Depicting two beauties standing at a temple gate and observing two doves before them, one holding a small paper umbrella to protect them from the sun, the walls of the gate behind them richly decorated with wood carvings, signed ‘Ando C., Tokio Japan, 1888’ and framed, 63cm x 49.5cm.

£150-250

£400-600 Provenance: a Scottish private collection, acquired in the early 20th c.

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258 258 A JAPANESE ALBUM OF WOODBLOCK PRINTS BY MIZUNO TOSHIKATA (1866-1908) MEIJI 1868-1912

259 259 A JAPANESE ALBUM OF WOODBLOCK PRINTS BY YOSHU CHIKANOBU (1838-1912) MEIJI 1868-1912

Entitled Ima yo bijin (Beauties of Today) and containing depictions of beautiful women in various settings, the album double-sided and with accordion fold, each signed Oju Toshikata, 36cm x 24.5cm.

Entitled Chiyoda Castle / Album of Women and including both diptychs and triptychs, the prints depicting beauties in various settings and scenes of life at court, most signed Toyo Chikanobu, the album 35.2cm x 23.5cm.

£100-200

£200-300 260 A JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT HANDSCROLL, MAKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting the twelve acts from the kabuki play Chushingura (The Treasury of Loyal Retainers) by Toyokuni III (1786-1865), each picture 31cm x 22cm, approx. 345cm x 22cm overall.

£150-250

260 261 A JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING, KAKEMONO EDO/MEIJI PERIOD In ink and colour on paper, depicting a spray of chrysanthemum in a tall vase, an ornamental rock before it, with two lines of calligraphy and three red seals, together with two prints, one of Hotei, the god seated on his giant sack and playing the shamisen by Katsushika Taito II (active 1810-1853), the other a bird’s-eye view of the coastal city of Kamakura, the two prints framed and glazed, 22cm x 132cm max. (3)

£200-300 Provenance: a Spanish private collection, Madrid. The chrysanthemum painting purchased from the Kyoto Gallery, Brussels; the Hotei print from the P. Huguenin Gallery, Geneva, and the view of Kamakura purchased in Geneva in the 1990s.

262 TWO JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTINGS, KAKEMONO 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY One depicting a beauty in a garden, a flowering prunus above her, a four character signature to the side and with a red seal mark, the other of three sparrows, two in flight and the other observing a small snail on a plantain leaf, a two character signature and red seal mark, 97cm x 34cm and 107cm x 41cm respectively. (2)

£150-250

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262 part lot illustrated

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263 A JAPANESE TRIPTYCH BY CHIKANOBU YOSHU (1838-1912) MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting three beauties on a terrace overlooking a garden covered with snow, one of them pointing at a couple of Mandarin ducks, a flowering prunus tree behind them, in a modern frame and glazed, 69cm x 33.5cm.

£200-300

264 A JAPANESE TRIPTYCH BY CHIKANOBU YOSHU (1838-1912) MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting two court ladies and an attendant in an interior, the figures wearing colourful robes contrasting with the sparsely decorated background, a small Pekinese dog walking towards them, in a modern frame and glazed, 74cm x 34.5cm.

£200-300

265 A JAPANESE TRIPTYCH BY CHIKANOBU YOSHU (1838-1912) MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting five beauties on a balcony at Chiyoda Castle, the court ladies watching a procession for the New Year with many figures pulling giant rice cakes, in a modern frame and glazed, 70cm x 34.5cm.

£200-300

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266 A LARGE JAPANESE PRINTED MAP OF TOKYO 19TH CENTURY Orientated to the West and printed on four sheets of paper, showing the old centre of Edo with the Imperial palace and the mouth of the river Sumida, with areas and details picked in red and blue and with a compass rose device, framed and glazed, 91cm x 64cm.

£300-500 The inscription in the lower left corner lists ‘the eighteen most famous pine trees of Tokyo’ with their locations and so this map was probably aimed at Japanese visitors sightseeing in the city.

267 TWO JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS EDO AND MEIJI PERIODS One by Gesso Yoshimoto (1881-1936) depicting a five-storey pagoda, 32.5cm x 7.5cm, the other a bird’s eye view of Shiba Shinmei shrine by Kitao Shigemasa (1739-1820), from an untitled series of famous places in Edo, both in modern frames and glazed, 22.5cm x 15.5cm. (2)

£100-150

268 TWO JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS BY HIROSHI YOSHIDA (1876-1950) 20TH CENTURY One depicting the five-storey pagoda towering above Sarusawa Pond at Kofuku Temple, Nara; the other with two beauties on a bridge gazing at a pond with a willow tree above, both in modern frames and glazed, 39cm x 26cm each. (2)

£200-300

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269 TWO LARGE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS FOR THE GAME OF E-SUGOROKU MEIJI 1868-1912

270 THREE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS BY TOYOKUNI UTAGAWA III (1786-1865) C.1861

One depicting a busy scene of many figures in a tea house, with an oiran in the centre, the other with twenty-two panels containing heroes and other characters from myths, some depicted with their animal attributes, both framed and glazed, 72cm x 59cm and 69.5cm x 71cm respectively. (2)

All depicting couples from the series ‘Comparisons of Lovers, or Collection of Ballads’, one depicting Genshichi and Yaegiri, another Koshimoto Fusano and Kiura Shingo, the third Shirafuji and Oshuun, with lines of calligraphy above them, all in modern frames and glazed, all 33.5cm x 22cm. (3)

£300-500 E-sugoroku is a Japanese board game similar to the Western game of snakes and ladders. The simple rules allowed for endless variations and the printed boards were illustrated with a multitude of themes taken from legends, theatre, politics and shunga.

£200-300

271 A SET OF TWELVE JAPANESE PRINTS BY TAKESHITA KIN-U (C.1930) 20TH CENTURY Depicting scenes symbolizing the twelve months of the year: New Year’s day in January; gathering young herbs in February; cock fighting in March; a game of football in April; Boys’ Day in May; a race in June; a court lady offering flowers to a temple in July; airing the house in August; the chrysanthemum festival in September; waiting for the full moon in October; maple viewing in November and hunting hawks in December; all in modern frames and glazed, 25cm x 36.5cm each. (12)

271 part lot illustrated

£300-500

272 part lot illustrated

273 part lot illustrated

272 SEVEN JAPANESE EROTIC WOODBLOCK PRINTS, SHUNGA EDO AND MEIJI PERIODS

273 THREE JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS EDO 1615-1868

Six depicting couples engaged in daily activities, the seventh with a beauty admiring her reflection in a water basin, one by Isoda Koryusai (1735-1790) and others by artists of the Utagawa School, all in modern frames and glazed, 44.5cm x 16.8cm max. (6)

One by Kunimune Utagawa II (1792-1857) depicting a courtesan of Chumanjiya, 36.5cm x 25cm, another by Eisen Keisai (1790-1848) of Warrior Sanemori, 23cm x 17.5cm, and the third a fan design depicting a Noh performer by Haritsu Ogawa (1663-1747), 23.5cm x 16cm, all in modern frames and glazed. (3)

£250-350

£100-150

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274 TWO JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS BY KAWARAZAKI SHODO (1889-1973) 20TH CENTURY Both depicting flowering branches of peony, one with blooms in warm raspberry-red, the other in a delicate cotton-candy pink, both professionally mounted on board and with a stamp for ‘Japanese Gallery’ to the reverse, 36.5cm x 24cm. (2)

£100-150 275 A SMALL COLLECTION OF SEVEN JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS, SURIMONO EDO AND MEIJI PERIODS

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Variously including: aubergines in a basket by Totoya Hokkei; a wine cup and kettle by Yashima Gakutei; a fox about to catch a beauty with a rope

by Kitagawa Utamaro I; a courtesan with a drum by Katsushika Hokuun; and the last three by Katsushika Hokusai and depicting a courtesan with a monkey, a flowering branch of prunus before a red sun, and a crow perched on a sword, all mounted in modern frames and glazed, the frames 28cm x 25cm each. (7)

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of Ernst Michel (d.1949), an architect working in Germany in the first half of the 20th c. and involved with Walter Gropius and the Bauhaus Movement.

276 A SMALL COLLECTION OF JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS EDO AND MEIJI PERIODS Variously depicting figures, animals, still lives and mythical scenes, one a fan design with Shoki the Demon Queller and other characters, some illustrations from books, all professionally mounted on board, 38cm x 17cm max. (11)

275 part lot illustrated

£100-150 277 TWO JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS BY KITAO MASAYOSHI (1764-1824) EDO OR LATER One depicting a galloping horse in white reserve on a deep black ground, with signature and seal to the side, the other of the fight between Benkei and Tosa Bo Shoshiun, the picture of the two figures with a paper label reading ‘Coll. Barboteau, sale 1908, no.269’, both in modern frames and glazed, 17cm x 23.5cm and 32cm x 22cm respectively.

£150-250

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277 part lot illustrated

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278 λ A JAPANESE BOXWOOD OKIMONO OF A MONKEY MEIJI 1868-1912 The primate depicted seated and examining a small hermit crab through a looking glass, his eyes inlaid with amber-coloured beads and with elements in ivory, signed Saijin (Talented Man) in a rectangular reserve underneath, 8cm.

£500-1,000 Provenance: from the collection of W B Tapp (d.1992), Bristol.

C.f. F Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Part B, p.690, where the author mentions another comparable okimono of a monkey examining a sword bearing the same signature.

279 A JAPANESE WOOD CARVING OF A BUFFALO, OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Naturalistically carved, the recumbent beast with its head lowered, a bridle around its muzzle and with the eyes inlaid in glass, the surface with a rich dark patina, unsigned, 10.2cm.

£200-300 Provenance: from the collection of W B Tapp (d.1992), Bristol.

280 A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting a tall standing man with a large octopus on his head, holding a pipe in his right hand and one of the cephalopod’s tentacles in the other, with a large smile and a benevolent expression, a two character mark in an oval reserve underneath his left foot, 8.8cm.

£150-250

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283 281 A JAPANESE SOMADA SCHOOL TWO-CASE LACQUER INRO EDO 1615-1868 The body decorated with typical iridescent shell inlays and kirikane, nashiji and fundame, one side with a small spider weaving its net and the other with a silver moon peeking from behind clouds, the lower tiers with various depictions of flowers and leafy branches, the shoulder, underside and the cord runners with brocade patterns and mon, together with a wood ojime and a netsuke shaped as a straw hat, the inro 5.7cm.

£800-1,200

284 282 λ A JAPANESE WOOD SMOKING SET, KISERUZUTSU AND TONKOTSU MEIJI 1868-1912 The pipecase carved with a branch of fruiting persimmon, a long inscription in cursive to the reverse; the ivory ojime carved as a small shishi with its paw resting on a large brocade ball; the tonkotsu decorated with inlays depicting a blackbird on a fruiting branch to one side, and a bird in flight and a crescent moon to the other; together with a stag antler kiseruzutsu carved as lotus stalks and with a Koku seal, 20.5cm max. (2)

Provenance: from the collection of W B Tapp (d.1992), Bristol.

£200-300

283 SIX JAPANESE WOOD MASK NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912

284 A SMALL COLLECTION OF JAPANESE MINIATURE PIECES MEIJI 1868-1912

Variously carved, one depicting a man with his mouth wide open in a scream; the second a bearded man to one side and another man with a squashed nose to the reverse; the third lacquered and with pinched lips, possibly Hyottoko; the fourth a large oni, signed Kokuzan; the fifth possibly depicting the witch Hannya, signed Deme, and the last a laughing man, signed Deme Takamitsu/Joman, 5.6cm max. (6)

Including: three netsuke, one in pottery depicting Daruma with a two character mark underneath; another a manju netsuke in guri lacquer decorated with scrolls; the third in wood and lacquer and depicting a man with his face deep in a sake cup; together with three ojime, one in wood depicting many rakan and with a two character signature, another in red lacquer with a tori kabuto and a sho; the third in mixed metal with flowers and a butterfly, also signed, and with a small menuki shaped as a cat, 4.2cm max. (8)

£300-400

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The Frank Robertson Collection Lots 285-298 The Frank Robertson Collection of netsuke Frank Robertson collected netsuke for more than 40 years. After reading about them in an article, he purchased his first piece in 1968 and didn’t stop collecting until his death in 2014. As a tall person (he was 6 foot 5), he found collecting small objects fascinating. He became a regular buyer in antiques shops across Scotland, London and Amsterdam and his book collection grew fast as he learnt about carvers, subjects and materials.

Frank purchased hundreds of netsuke and so lots 285-298 represent only a small portion of his collection.

285 A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A KIRIN MEIJI 1868-1912 After a design by Tomotada of Kyoto, the mythical creature depicted seated on its haunches, with its head raised and its mouth wide open, with fire wisps licking up both sides of its scaly body, a two-character mark under its hoof, for Gyokuseki, 6.4cm.

£1,000-2,000 Provenance: from the collection of Frank Robertson (d.2014).

286 A JAPANESE NETSUKE OF A KITSUNE FOX BY KAZUO MIZUTANI (B.1932) 20TH CENTURY The fox dressed as an itinerant monk, with a large hood, long robes and a wooden stick, its head turned to dexter and with the eyes inlaid, together with a small bronze fox depicted sitting on its haunches, 7cm and 3.8cm respectively. (2)

£300-500

287 AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE HORN MANJU NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 Possibly moulded, the rectangular body decorated to one side with an armour-clad warrior handing his bow over to an attendant, the reverse with a sailboat caught in a storm, with large waves crashing against the hull, unsigned, 4.5cm x 3.8cm.

£150-250 Provenance: from the collection of Frank Robertson (d.2014).

Provenance: from the collection of Frank Robertson (d.2014). The fox-priest purchased in Tokyo in 1988 directly from Kazuo Mizutani.

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288 EIGHT JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY

289 FOUR JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE EDO AND MEIJI PERIOD

Variously carved as figures, mermaids, a noh mask, a mokugyo bell, and Daruma in ittobori style signed Chikuju, some others with signatures for Masatsugu and Masakazu, 5.5cm max. (8)

Two in light-coloured sandalwood, one depicting a tall sennin with a coat of mugwort leaves and holding a Chinese fan, the other carved as Hotei holding a large sack over his shoulder, the two others in dark wood, one carved as the Chinese general Kan’u with his guandao sword, and the other carved as an old woman, possibly Ono no Komachi, 9.3cm max. (4)

£200-300 Provenance: from the collection of Frank Robertson (d.2014).

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of Frank Robertson (d.2014).

290 THREE JAPANESE MANJU NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912

291 FOUR JAPANESE NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912

Two in marine ivory, one depicting a writhing dragon amongst clouds, signed Gasho, the other with an elderly man and a bundled up child, signed Haneka, the third in bone and carved with a monster, bakemono, with a two character signature, together with a fourth netsuke carved from a rectangular section of marine ivory with Hotei and an attendant, unsigned, 5.6cm max.

Two in stag antler, one carved as a bamboo rhizome, the other as an Asakuza-style sashi netsuke, together with a boar tusk carved as an eel, its eyes inlaid, the fourth carved from bone in the shape of a bell, all unsigned, 16cm max. (4)

£150-250 Provenance: from the collection of Frank Robertson (d.2014).

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of Frank Robertson (d.2014).

292 THREE JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE 18TH-20TH CENTURIES

293 λ FIVE JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE EDO AND MEIJI PERIOD

One carved as a small shishi crouching on its front legs, on a rectangular base signed underneath with Shounchikudo Joshu, another as a recumbent kirin, its head turned to the back and with a two character signature for Gyokuseki, the third with two small rats gnawing at hazelnuts, unsigned, together with a three-case lacquer inro with a large wood fugu fish netsuke, 4.8cm max. (4)

One a shishi on a triangular base; another a reclining oni with a sake cup in his hand, signed; the third a laughing man carrying a jar on his shoulder; the fourth carved as the monkey King Son Goku; the last depicting a standing man with a boy before him, a two character signature underneath; together with a stag antler netsuke carved as the oil thief Abura Bozu, 5.4cm max. (6)

£150-250

£300-500

Provenance: from the collection of Frank Robertson (d.2014).

Provenance: from the collection of Frank Robertson (d.2014).

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294 λ A JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting the Twelve Zodiac animals compactly interwoven, with details realistically carved and some with their eyes inlaid, a two character signature in an oval reserve underneath, 4.2cm.

£600-1,000 Provenance: from the collection of Frank Robertson (d.2014).

295 λ FIVE JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE EDO AND MEIJI PERIODS

296 λ FOUR JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912

One depicting Achinaga carrying Tenaga on his shoulders, another carved as a man carrying a basket of flowers, the third dressed as a Chinese man and holding a large leaf-shaped fan, another an emaciated rakan and the two last ones depicting sennin, one in bone, all unsigned, 10cm max. (6)

One carved as an elderly woman carrying a child on her shoulders, another as two rakan on clouds, one of them possibly Handaka Sonja, the third with an old man and three boys playing go, all unsigned, the last depicting a man throwing beans on Setsubun, signed Shuosai in a rectangular cartouche to the back, 4.8cm max. (4)

£400-600 Provenance: from the collection of Frank Robertson (d.2014).

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of Frank Robertson (d.2014).

297 λ FIVE JAPANESE IVORY NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912

298 λ A JAPANESE IVORY CARVING, OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912

Four of them depicting Gods of Good Fortune (Ebisu and Daikoku), the fifth with Daruma playing the shamisen with two attendants to his side, four with signatures, one for Gyokuzan, 4.2cm max. (5)

Carved as a couple opening a large treasure chest, a two character signature underneath, together with three netsuke, one of a fisherman holding a large fish, another of Urashima Taro with a minogame, the third of an elderly fisherman with two boys, 5.2cm max. (4)

£200-300 Provenance: from the collection of Frank Robertson (d.2014).

£200-300 Provenance: from the collection of Frank Robertson (d.2014).

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299 λ FOUR JAPANESE NETSUKE MEIJI 1868-1912 Three in ivory and variously depicting a reclining monkey, a boy with a drum and an elderly couple with a minogame and a tortoise, the latter two signed; the fourth in wood and carved as a dog and her puppy, signed Sansha, together with a small ivory seal in two parts carved as frogs on a square base, 4cm max. (5)

£200-300 Provenance: from the collection of W B Tapp (d.1992), Bristol.

300 λ A SMALL JAPANESE IVORY CARVING, OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912

301 λ A JAPANESE IVORY CARVING, OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912

Depicting a street vendor, the man carrying his wares on a rope slung over his shoulder, with baskets, drums and other objects hanging around him, some details inlaid in stained ivory and signed Toshimasa in a red cartouche underneath, together with a Shibayama-style card case decorated with birds and flowers in lacquer, mother of pearl and horn, 11.3cm max. (3)

Depicting a long-eared owl perched on a branch of oak, with small acorns to the side, holding a frog in its claw, their eyes inlaid and the feathers naturalistically rendered, a two character signature to the base for Ryubi, together with an associated wood stand, 10.8cm. (2)

£200-400

£300-500

302 λ THREE JAPANESE IVORY CARVINGS OF FRUITS, OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912

303 λ TWO JAPANESE IVORY MODELS OF FRUITS, OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912

Carved as an apple, a tangerine and a banana, all with their skins partially peeled to reveal the flesh underneath, stained with naturalistic colours and with details realistically rendered, 14.3cm max. (3)

One depicting an apple with its skin partially peeled, the surface stained in a light blush pink, the other a banana with its skin also peeled back to the stalk, revealing the flesh underneath, with an associated wood stand, the fruits 6cm and 9.5cm respectively. (2)

£2,000-3,000 Provenance: the collection of an English gentleman, acquired from Spink.

£1,000-2,000 Provenance: from the collection of Sir Thomas Jackson, 1st Baronet (1841-1915). Sir Thomas was involved in the creation of HSBC and was appointed third Chief Manager of the bank in 1876. He lived in Shanghai and Yokohama in the late 19th c. and his statue still stands today in Statue Square, Hong Kong, in front of HSBC’s headquarters.

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304 λ A TALL JAPANESE IVORY TWO-FOLD TABLE SCREEN, TSUITATE MEIJI 1868-1912 Each rectangular panel decorated with a large writhing dragon amongst scrolling clouds and above crashing waves, the lower panels with further undulating waves, all within borders of smaller dragons and clouds, the mythical beasts with their eyes inlaid, the reverse with a troop of monkeys, the younger primates playing with insects, frogs, birds and soap bubbles, one of the older monkeys with pince-nez glasses, a two character signature with a red seal mark to one side and another two character signature for Kenshu on the edge, 27.5cm x 33.5cm.

£1,000-2,000

305 λ A SET OF FOUR JAPANESE SHIBAYAMA-STYLE PANELS MEIJI 1868-1912 Decorated with inlays in ivory, mother of pearl and coral on a gold lacquer ground, two panels depicting boys with toys, puppies and a hobby horse, the other two panels each depicting one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, Shichifukujin, one with Ebisu and a carp on a lead, the other with Daikoku playing with his pet rats, all in frames and probably taken from a cabinet, 18.3cm x 10cm max. (4)

£500-1,000 Provenance: sold by the executors of the late Pamela Spater, d.2018, Amersham, Buckinghamshire.

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306 λ A GOOD JAPANESE IVORY CARVING, OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting a kneeling monk surrounded by implements to perform a tea ceremony, smiling as he turns towards a large kettle by his side transforming into a tanuki, the racoon-dog with a benevolent expression, a two character signature for Sosai in a red lacquer tablet underneath, 11.3cm.

† £8,000-10,000

307 λ A GOOD JAPANESE IVORY CARVING, OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting a travelling monk, the elderly man resting with a gourd in one hand and a rectangular woven purse slung around his neck, a small bundle by his side with his pipe case and tobacco box on top, with a two character signature for Sosai in a red lacquer tablet underneath, 9.5cm.

† £8,000-10,000

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308 λ A JAPANESE IVORY CARVING, OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting a fisherman precariously sitting on a large anchor with his two sons by his side, the man holding a basket of seashells with one hand and grabbing one boy’s shoulder with the other as a large crab attacks them, the other boy leaning towards them whilst holding on to a large chain, with baskets full of fish around them, signed Ryugetsu in a red lacquer tablet underneath, 16cm.

£400-600

309 λ A GOOD JAPANESE IVORY CARVING, OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting a street vendor, the man carrying his wares on a bamboo rod over his shoulder, with woven baskets, drums, brushes, a helmet and other objects hanging from ropes, some details inlaid in mother of pearl and coloured ivory, the base signed Shinshu in a red lacquer tablet, 19.5cm.

£1,500-2,000 Provenance: a private English collection, purchased from Laura Bordignong on 7th January 2013. A copy of the original invoice is available.

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310 λ A GOOD JAPANESE IVORY CARVING, OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting an elderly woman with a small boy by her side, the woman warming up a kettle on a small fire, the child leaning towards her with a small chestnut in his hand, a large woven basket of persimmons before them, the details naturalistically carved, with a two character signature for Sosai on a red lacquer tablet and another seal mark underneath, possibly for Toshi, 13.3cm.

† £8,000-10,000

311 λ A GOOD JAPANESE IVORY CARVING, OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting a scholar at his study, sitting and holding a fan, absorbed in reading a book open on a low table to his right, with further books and a small cabinet underneath, a large carving of Hotei beside him and a kettle in a basket on the other side, the details realistically rendered, a two character signature for Sosai in a red lacquer tablet underneath, 14cm.

† £8,000-10,000

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312 λ A GOOD JAPANESE BOXWOOD AND IVORY CARVING, OKIMONO TAISHO 1912-1926 Depicting a jovial-looking Hotei, the god standing and holding a large sack of treasures to his side, a rolled makimono (handscroll) in his right hand, his robes partially open to reveal his large belly, the dark wood used for his coat contrasting with the warm honey-coloured ivory, signed Shoko/Katsumitu in a red lacquer tablet underneath, 18cm.

† £6,000-8,000

313 λ A GOOD JAPANESE IVORY CARVING, OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting a beauty sitting on a rock and holding a biwa (lute) wrapped in a fabric cover, her hair tied up in an elegant chignon with a small diadem to the front and a ho-ho bird on top, wearing long robes and a vest decorated with a hexagonal cell pattern, the base with a two character seal mark in a red lacquer tablet for Shomin, 11.2cm.

† £1,200-1,500

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314 λ A GOOD JAPANESE SILVER AND IVORY SHIBAYAMA TUSK VASE MEIJI 1868-1912 The tall body raised on four elegant silver feet shaped as curved sections of bamboo, finely decorated with a cockerel perched on a prunus tree with a hen below, the other side with two quails under flowering branches of peony, a small butterfly fluttering above, all in mother of pearl, stained ivory, horn and coral inlays, the silver lid with formal scrolling patterns in cloisonné enamel and topped with a large bird of prey perched on a rock, unsigned, 28.5cm. (3)

£3,000-4,000 Provenance: an English private collection acquired before 2000.

314A λ A JAPANESE SILVER-MOUNTED AND IVORY SHIBAYAMA TUSK VASE MEIJI 1868-1912 With coral, mother of pearl, horn and stained ivory inlays, decorated to one side with a large hanging basket filled with an assortment of chrysanthemum, prunus blossoms, wisteria and peony flowers, with jewels below, the other side with a small lantern-shaped bird feeder on a rootwood table, with branches of chrysanthemum and wisteria flowers around, four small birds surrounding it, a two character rectangular seal mark to the side for Masamitsu, with silver mounts to the rims, all raised on a hexagonal wood stand with tall cabriole legs, the tusk 34cm, 67cm overall. (2)

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

Cf. Bonhams London, 6th November 2012, lot 373 for a pair of comparable tusk vases signed Masamitsu.

315 λ A JAPANESE IVORY VASE AND COVER MEIJI 1868-1912 The cylindrical body decorated in high relief with a continuous scene of celestial maidens, tennin, the heavenly beings wearing long beribboned dresses and floating amongst scrolling clouds whilst playing musical instruments, the lid with a dragon writhing amongst dense clouds and the knop made of a fan, a drum and sho pipes, with a two character seal mark underneath, possibly for Hidetaka, 19.5cm. (2)

£1,500-2,500 Provenance: an English private collection acquired before 2000.

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316 A JAPANESE GOLD LACQUER BOX, COVER AND INNER TRAY MEIJI 1868-1912 With a rectangular body and lobed corners, the lid and sides decorated with many fans depicted in hiramaki-e, tamaki-e, togidashi and kirikane with a variety of patterns including flowers, butterflies and birds, some imitating ink paintings, the inner tray and inside of the box with the same pattern of dandelion seed heads on a dense ground of foliage; possibly for the storage of sweets, kashibako, 16.2cm x 13.5cm x 11cm. (3)

£400-600 Provenance: The Collection of Sir Jeremy Lever.

317 A JAPANESE GOLD LACQUER WRITING BOX AND COVER, SUZURIBAKO EDO/MEIJI PERIOD Of rectangular shape, the overlapping cover painted with a musical instrument with pipes, sho, and a richly decorated headdress with long tassels, tori kabuto, in hiramaki-e on a nashiji ground, the inside of the cover and inner tray with flower sprays in gold and silver scattered across the surface, including hibiscus, peonies, chrysanthemum, prunus and others, together with an ink stone and various implements for calligraphy, 23cm x 21cm x 4.5cm. (5)

£300-500 The shape of a tori kabuto hat is inspired by the crownlike head of the mythical phoenix. This headdress, together with the sho wind instrument, were used for gagaku, the traditional imperial music and dance performance.

318 A JAPANESE BLACK LACQUER TRAY MEIJI 1868-1912 Of rectangular shape, the shallow body decorated in red and gold enamels with a cart amongst stylised clouds, possibly a reference to Genji Monogatari (The Tale of Genji), the reverse with a two character seal mark in an oval cartouche, one character shaped as a stylised elephant, 60.5cm x 42.5cm.

£200-300

319 A JAPANESE WOOD AND LACQUER WRITING BOX, SUZURIBAKO EDO 1615-1868 The rectangular body with lobed corners, the lid decorated in gold and silver takamiki-e with thatched huts and a small temple in a mountainous landscape, a silver moon and clouds above, the inside in hiramaki-e, with a large rectangular ink stone and a white metal water dropper, suiteki, 28.5cm x 22.5cm x 6cm. (4)

£200-300 Provenance: The Collection of Sir Jeremy Lever.

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320 A PAIR OF JAPANESE KEYAKI WOOD AND LACQUER BRAZIERS, HIBACHI MEIJI 1868-1912 The circular zelkova bodies decorated with sprays of peonies, the large blooms and tendrils depicted in gold and silver lacquer, makie and takamaki-e, some leaves in mother of pearl, together with copper liners, 28cm. (4)

321 A PAIR OF JAPANESE LACQUER BRAZIERS, HIBACHI 20TH CENTURY The twelve-lobed bodies a deep black colour, both with copper liners and together with a fitted tomobako box, 26.5cm high. (4)

£400-600

£300-400 Provenance: purchased from Honeychurch International Antiques Ltd, Hong Kong, on 23rd December 1978. A copy of the original receipt is available.

322 A PAIR OF JAPANESE LACQUER BRAZIERS, HIBACHI 20TH CENTURY

323 A PAIR OF JAPANESE LACQUER BRAZIERS, HIBACHI 20TH CENTURY

The circular bodies decorated with mirroring patterns of branches of pine in gold and silver on a deep black ground, both with copper liners and with a fitted tomobako box, 26cm high. (2)

The circular bodies a lustrous russet brown, with six concentric rings above the foot in a deep black colour, both with copper liners, 27cm high. (4)

£400-600

£200-300

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324 A JAPANESE LACQUER PICNIC SET, SAGEJUBAKO EDO 1615-1868

325 A JAPANESE WOOD SWORD STAND, KATANA-KAKE EDO/MEIJI PERIOD

The rectangular frame, tray, drawer and four-tiered box and lid decorated with lotus flowers and leafy scrolls in gold on a red lacquer ground, with a band of key fret above the foot, together with two pewter sake bottles, tokkuri, 35.7cm x 36.4 x 20cm overall. (a lot)

The rectangular body with two tall supports for three swords, the lower section with two drawers to the right and a pair of doors to the left opening on three further drawers, the surface decorated in brown and gold lacquer, takamaki-e, with designs of many cranes in flights, pine needles and musical instruments to the front, the sides with prunus, chrysanthemum and peonies amongst mountainous river landscapes, the reverse with a feather coat in a pine tree before Mount Fuji, 47cm x 40cm x 21cm. (6)

£200-400

£200-300 The motif of the feather coat may be a reference to the Noh play Hagoromo in which a fisherman finds the mantle of a tennin, a celestial being.

326 A JAPANESE BLACK LACQUER HAND-WARMER, HIBACHI EDO/MEIJI PERIOD The square body raised on four short cabriole legs, decorated with red and gold chrysanthemum and leafy tendrils, with metal mounts to the corners etched with further patterns of scrolling leaves, the copper liner encased in the centre, 45cm x 45cm x 21.5cm. (2)

£150-250

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327 A JAPANESE SET OF FIVE GOLD LACQUER BOXES AND COVERS 20TH CENTURY All of rectangular shape and of decreasing size, the largest one decorated with a large peacock perched on a flowering branch of peony, the others with magnolias, prunus flowers, peonies and lily, the motifs on a dense geometric ground, the largest box 14.5cm x 10.8cm x 8cm. (10)

£150-250

328 A JAPANESE BLACK LACQUER TEA CADDY AND COVER, NATSUME MEIJI 1868-1912 The short rounded body decorated with prunus flowers amongst scrolling tendrils, together with five red lacquer and gold takamaki-e sake cups, sakazuki; two decorated with birds perched on branches; one with the hull of a ship laden with sacred objects, possibly a reference to the Seven Gods of Good Fortune’s ship, takarabune; the fourth with a fan inscribed ki and a branch of pine, signed Motomasa to the front and Kizo Tatsumi Kiyomasa to the back; the fifth with a scene of many figures walking down a row of shops, with Mount Fuji in the background, signed Byakkisai, 13.1cm max. (5)

£200-300

329 A PAIR OF JAPANESE RED LACQUER MODELS OF CHICKENS 20TH CENTURY One bird standing upright and the other lowering its head towards the ground, with an en suite stand shaped as a rocky outcrop, all unsigned, the stand 45cm long. (3)

330 A LARGE JAPANESE TEA BOX AND COVER 20TH CENTURY The circular body in keyaki (Japanese zelkova), the undecorated surface emphasizing the natural wave-like wood grain, together with a fitted tomobako box, 34cm dia. (4)

£400-600

£200-400

331 A LARGE JAPANESE BAMBOO BOX AND COVER MEIJI 1868-1912

332 TWO JAPANESE WOVEN BAMBOO IKEBANA BASKETS, HANAKAGO MEIJI/TAISHO PERIOD

Possibly an incense box, kogo, carved as lotus flowers and leaves, with two small frogs in stag antler hiding amongst them, the pods inlaid and with mother of pearl petals, unsigned, 19.5cm. (2)

The tallest with a square-section body and long vertical strips, tatezashi, with a tall loop handle above, the other with a bulbous body woven in a diagonal pattern, a bail handle of gnarly rootwood above, both unsigned, 49cm and 45cm.(2)

£200-300

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£300-500 Provenance: both from a Spanish private collection, Madrid. The tallest purchased from La Boutique Japonaise, Geneva, in the 1990s, and the other from Katie Jones Oriental Art, London, in June 1995. A copy of the original Katie Jones invoice is available.

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From the R. Soame Jenyns Collection Lots 333-336

333 A RARE JAPANESE NEGORO-STYLE LACQUER CUP STAND, TENMOKU-DAI MUROMACHI (1333-1573) OR LATER The hollow bowl on a delicate mallow-shaped dish, the hexagonal foliate body rising on a splayed foot, the surface decorated with scrolling designs in low relief, with a paper label for ‘Mayuyama & Co., Tokyo, n.41’ to the inside of the foot, 16cm dia, 8cm high.

£2,000-3,000 Provenance: previously the collection of Soame Jenyns (1904-1976), purchased from Mayuyama & Co. Now the property of an English gentleman, purchased from Spink.

Cf. J Watt and B Brennan Ford, East Asian Lacquer, The Florence and Herbert Irving Collection, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, pp.181-182 no.74, for a comparable negoro lacquer tenmoku-dai and a discussion on the uses of these cup stands throughout Japanese history.

Also, see Christie’s London, The Soame Jenyns Collection of Japanese and Chinese Art, 1-8 November 2018, lot.131, for another Japanese lacquer piece from Jenyns’ s personal collection bearing a label for Mayuyama & Co., Tokyo, n.37.

This cup stand is an unusual example of Japanese red and black negoro-style lacquer with relief decoration. The elegant shape is based on the Chinese zhantuo, the tall stands used to hold ceramic bowls for tea. The practice of drinking tea after meditation was introduced from China to Japan by Eisai (1141-1215), who popularized both tea drinking and Zen in the country. These elegant stands, inspired by the classic early Ming six-lobed shape, became popular in the Muromachi era (1333-1573) and remained prized throughout the Edo period for the more formal style of tea ceremonies.

R. SOAME JENYNS (1904-1976) Roger Soame was an important scholar and collector of Chinese and Japanese art. After working for the Hong Kong civil service where he learnt Cantonese, he joined the British Museum, later becoming Deputy Keeper of the Department of Oriental Antiquities. Jenyns is also known for his seminal works on Chinese and Japanese art, including Later Chinese Porcelain (1951), Ming Pottery and Porcelain (1953), Wares of the Transitional Period between Ming and the Ch’ing 1620-1683 (1955); Japanese Porcelain (1965) and Japanese Pottery (1971), among others.

In the 1960s, he left London for Japan with the aim of writing a book on Japanese lacquer which he never completed. During his time in Japan, he was shown around the country’s best collections by his friend Haruo Igaki of Mayuyama & Co. The paper label on this cup stand shows that Jenyns also purchased pieces from the respected dealership.

Many Japanese pieces from Soame Jenyn’s personal collection are currently on display at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.

Soame Jenyns

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334 A RARE JAPANESE KO-KUTANI DISH C.1670 Decorated in red and black enamels with details picked out in gilt, the well painted with a central medallion containing two rabbits beneath flowering peonies, with two butterflies fluttering above, the rim decorated with five lobed panels of flowers on a diaper ground, the rim with old kintsugi gold lacquer restoration, 20.9cm.

£400-600 Provenance: from the collection of Soame Jenyns (1904-1976), Assistant Keeper of Oriental Antiquities at the British Museum (1931-1967). Jenyns published many books on Chinese and Japanese ceramics which are now considered references.

Cf. J Ayers, O Impey, J V G Mallet, Porcelain for Palaces, The Fashion for Japan in Europe 1650-1750, p.121 for a box and cover with similar style decoration in red, black and gilt.

335 A JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE DISH 18TH CENTURY The well decorated with the Three Friends of Winter (pine, bamboo and prunus) emerging from behind a wall decorated with a checkered pattern of flowerheads, the shallow body with a short rim painted with formal waves, the reverse with three beribboned coin clusters, a four character Chenghua mark, 18.3cm.

£300-500 Provenance: previously the collection of Soame Jenyns (1904-1976), Assistant Keeper of Oriental Antiquities at the British Museum (1931-1967).

Jenyns published many books on Chinese and Japanese ceramics which are now considered references. Now the property of an English gentleman.

336 A JAPANESE KAKIEMON BOWL C.1680 Decorated in underglaze blue and with bright polychrome enamels, the well with a central roundel containing two large fans, the cavetto with a continuous band of formal lotus flowers, scrolling clouds and ho-ho birds in flight, the reverse with stylised sailboats and houses nestled in a valley, the deep bowl rising from a short foot decorated with a comb design, a fuku mark to the base, 21.2cm.

£200-300 Provenance: previously the collection of Soame Jenyns (1904-1976), Assistant Keeper of Oriental Antiquities at the British Museum (1931-1967).

Jenyns published many books on Chinese and Japanese ceramics which are now considered references. Now the property of an English gentleman.

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337 A PAIR OF JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE DISHES 18TH CENTURY Both with scalloped edges and decorated with a central panel enclosing a small bird perched on a flowering branch of chrysanthemum, with rockwork beneath it, the cavetto with a continuous band of peonies, prunus and other flowers, both raised on a short foot, the base with later inscriptions in black ink, 21.7cm. (2)

£300-500 Provenance: from a German private collection acquired in Asia between 1955 and 1965 and thence by descent.

338 A LARGE JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER VASE AND COVER LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY The bulbous body decorated to the neck and shoulder with a shaped band of lotus, scrolling tendrils and reishi heads, with another band of formal designs above the foot, the cover with further scrolling lotus and topped with a fierce-looking shishi crouching on rockwork, 84cm overall. (2)

£1,000-1,500 Cf. O Impey, Japanese export porcelain, Catalogue of the collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, p.119 no.151, for another Arita vase with comparable decoration. Impey also explains that large areas of the body were left white to be later covered with lacquer decoration.

339 A BLUE AND WHITE DISH 19TH CENTURY Possibly Japanese or South-East Asian, the shallow body decorated in underglaze blue with a crane in a garden, its head turned to the side and standing on one leg, with stylised rockwork, pine and a fence to the side, raised on a short unglazed foot, 23.2cm.

£150-250

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340 A JAPANESE IMARI BOWL AND COVER EDO 1615-1868 The ovoid body decorated in underglaze blue, red and gilt with a continuous design of a ho-ho bird flying above rockwork, with flowering branches of prunus, peonies and chrysanthemum growing over fences, the lid decorated with a similar design of many flowers and another mythical bird, together with a fitted wood tomobako box, 13cm. (2)

£400-600 Provenance: gifted to the current owner in Japan in the 1970s.

341 TWO JAPANESE ARITA BOWLS 18TH CENTURY Both decorated in underglaze blue and with green, red and purple enamels and gilt, the largest with four panels shaped as reishi-heads containing stylised lotus flowers and scrolling tendrils alternating with chrysanthemum mon, on a bright green diaper ground, the underside with further shaped panels of flowers and with a fuku mark to the base, the other with a scalloped body decorated with fan-shaped panels of flowers and geometrical designs, both with paper labels for the Mary & Peter White Collection, 20.4cm and 18.1cm respectively. (2)

£100-200 Provenance: from the collection of Mary and Peter White.

342 A JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE BOWL 18TH CENTURY The cavetto decorated with two shaped panels containing branches of pine and with patterns of chevrons in between, the well with a single flowerhead, the reverse with scrolling tendrils and a fuku mark, a paper label for the Mary & Peter White Collection, together with a small Hirado dish painted with five boys at play amongst flowers, 14.5cm and 13.9cm respectively. (2)

£100-200 Provenance: from the collection of Mary and Peter White.

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343 FOUR JAPANESE MINIATURE IMARI WARES EDO 1615-1868 Comprising two quatrelobed dishes and two chamber pots, decorated in underglaze blue, red enamel and gilt with sprays of flowers, 7.5cm max. (4)

£200-300

344 A JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE HIRADO INCENSE BURNER, KORO MEIJI 1868-1912 The bulbous body and lid in intricate basketwork, raised on a tall pedestal with four curved feet, a square base, a large chrysanthemum flowerhead and another reticulated section, with details delicately painted in underglaze blue, with the handles shaped as mythical beasts, 23.5cm. (2)

£200-300 345 No lot

346 A JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE OIL BURNER 20TH CENTURY The cylindrical body modelled as a section of bamboo with a rectangular aperture to the front, decorated with quatrelobed panels containing figures in mountainous river landscapes, with stylised lotus flowerheads and reishi-heads in between, the base with a four character mark for Shouju, 20.3cm.

£200-300

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two views 347 A JAPANESE NABESHIMA DISH EDO/MEIJI PERIOD Decorated in red enamel and underglaze blue with flowering sprays of hibiscus growing from rockwork, with woven bamboo fences behind, a delicate spider web above with the arachnid in the centre, the reverse with three beribboned clusters of coins, raised on a tall foot with typical comb pattern, 20.2cm.

£250-350

348 TWO JAPANESE NABESHIMA DISHES 20TH CENTURY

349 TWO SMALL JAPANESE NABESHIMA DISHES 20TH CENTURY

Both decorated in underglaze blue, one with a large bouquet of chrysanthemum, peonies and other flowers rising from a woven basket, the other with a branch of peonies and two butterflies fluttering above, both with three sprays of flowers to the underside and raised on a tall foot with typical comb pattern, 20.7cm max. (2)

One decorated in underglaze blue with sprays of irises, the other with a flowering prunus tree, the branches emerging from behind wisps of mist and with three o-mikuji strips of paper attached to them, the flowers painted in iron-red and pink enamels, both dishes with scrolling flowers to the underside, raised on a tall foot decorated with a comb pattern, 15.6cm. (2)

£300-500

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of Mary and Peter White.

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350 A PAIR OF JAPANESE KUTANI DISHES EDO 1615-1868 The thinly-potted bodies with scalloped rims, each decorated in green, yellow and purple, with an autumnal design of a chestnut and leaves on a dense ground of diamond-shaped spirals, the reverse with seigaiha waves and a fuku mark, together with a fitted tomobako box, 14.3cm each. (4)

£1,500-2,500

351 A SET OF FIVE JAPANESE SQUARE DISHES TAISHO/SHOWA PERIOD

352 A JAPANESE BIZEN STONEWARE WALL VASE EDO/MEIJI PERIOD

The shallow bodies with a dove-grey glaze and brown rim, the well decorated with three small fish in a stream, each signed Shinsui ga, together with a tomobako fitted wood box inscribed with a reference to the painter Ito Shinsui (1898-1972), 12cm each. (7)

Modelled as a farmer attacked by four monkeys, the primates attempting to steal his basket of peaches, the man holding onto his straw hat while crying out in surprise, with details picked out in red and gilt, the base with a paper label in French reading ‘Taken by Alfred Eyben, born in Anvers 19.12.1834, from the Siege of Shanghai, sailor on board the French warship Jeanne d’Arc with Captain Gambard, 1856’, 21cm.

£400-600

£300-500 The wooden frigate Jeanne d’Arc had 42 canons and was active between 1852-1898. It took part in the bombing of Shanghai on 6th January 1855.

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353 A RARE JAPANESE KARATSU FOOTED DISH LATE MOMOYAMA/EARLY EDO The body with a shallow well and the rim pinched in four corners, the surface with a light crazing and a creamy glaze, delicately painted with three sprays of millet, one with a broken leaf, with old kintsugi gold lacquer restoration to the rim, raised on a short unglazed foot, 19.7cm.

ÂŁ4,000-6,000 Cf. S Jenyns, Japanese Pottery, n.73b, for another Karatsu dish with a similar pattern of reeds. Also, see T Nakazato, Famous Ceramics of Japan, Karatsu, p. 31 no.44, and p.42 for a study of the same dish, located in the Umezawa Memorial Gallery.

The comparable example of a Karatsu dish illustrated in R S Jenyns, Japanese Pottery, no.73b

354 A JAPANESE SETO WARE ISHIZARA DISH EDO 1615-1868 The body with a creamy crackled glaze, the well delicately painted with a stylised willow tree, its branches depicted in dark brown and the long tear-shaped leaves in Prussian blue, with five spur marks amongst the design, the glaze stopping short of the foot, 26cm.

ÂŁ800-1,200 Cf. The University of Michigan Museum of Art, acc. n.1963/2.2, for another Ishizara Seto dish with a design of bamboo and with comparable spur marks to the well.

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355 A RARE KOREAN WHITE GLAZE ZOOMORPHIC VASE CHOSON DYNASTY

356 A KOREAN SANGGAM SLIP-INLAID CELADON BOWL KORYO DYNASTY, 13TH/14TH CENTURY

Modelled as a double gourd vase on the back of a turtle, the lower half of the vessel of octagonal form and with the eight trigrams drawn in underglaze brown, the eyes of the mythical beast and further details highlighted in colour, the base with a paper collection label for the De Vermes Collection, 21cm.

Decorated to the exterior in white and black slip with chrysanthemum flowerheads in medallions and between concentric lines, the interior with four fruiting branches of lychees and another flowerhead to the centre, with a band of geometric designs underneath the rim, 19.7cm.

£1,000-2,000

£1,000-2,000 Provenance: purchased by the current owner from William Ohly, the Abbey Museum, in 2006.

For other examples of Koryo Dynasty bowls with related decoration, see The Art Institute, Chicago, accession no.1910.22; the University of Michigan Museum of Art, accession no.2004/1.244, and Honolulu Museum of Art, accession 4146.1.

Lychees are a fruit native to Southern China and they were considered a luxury import for the Koryo court.

357 A WHITE GLAZED BOWL 20TH CENTURY

358 A SMALL POTTERY OIL LAMP 19TH CENTURY

Possibly Korean, lightly crackled and a deep creamy-white colour, the inside of the well with a matte surface, rising from a short foot, 14.7cm dia.

Possibly Qajar or Korean and shaped as a small bird, with the eyes and plumage painted in a greenish-taupe colour and with a bluish glaze, with a circular aperture to the top to receive the oil, 9cm.

£500-1,000

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

360 A JAPANESE SATSUMA BOWL MEIJI 1868-1912

The square-section body with two tall rectangular handles, decorated with panels of beauties with children in a garden, a lake behind them and mountains in the distance, raised on four curved feet decorated with dense patterns of flowers and scrolling tendrils in gilt, the shoulder and lid with colourful brocade designs between bands of key fret, the base signed Kinkozan tsukuru in a square reserve, together with a Satsuma vase painted with the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, a five character mark to the base, 14cm and 22.5cm respectively. (3)

The well decorated with many shaped panels, the largest with six men sitting underneath a flowering prunus tree, the others with flowers, geometric designs and stylised leaves, the reverse with wisteria, a faint six character mark to the base, 13.8cm.

£150-250

£200-300

361 A JAPANESE SATSUMA CUP AND SAUCER BY KINKOZAN MEIJI 1868-1912

362 A JAPANESE GOSU SATSUMA KETTLE MEIJI 1868-1912

Both decorated with two panels in enamels and gilt on a navy-blue ground with prunus flowers, one containing a samurai kneeling before a hut under a prunus tree, the other with a mother playing the drum to her child in an interior, both signed Kinkozan zo; together with a Satsuma box and cover decorated with a cockerel and two hens amongst tall grasses and flowers, signed Kinzan, 11cm max. (4)

The compressed circular body decorated with thick enamels and gilt with two large ho-ho birds in flight above paulownia leaves and flowers, a reference to the Imperial mon, the rim with a band of cash and with lotus flowers and scrolling tendrils to the underside, a two-character signature to the base for Tanshu, 15.5cm. (2)

£200-300

£300-500

363 A JAPANESE SATSUMA BOWL MEIJI 1868-1912

364 A PAIR OF JAPANESE SETO WARE VASES AND COVERS 20TH CENTURY

The well richly decorated with shaped cartouches containing boys at play, beauties and children in an interior and houses by a river before Mount Fuji, all surrounded by radiating panels of butterflies, flowerheads and brocade patterns, the outside with a continuous scene depicting further beauties and children, a band of flowers and birds underneath, a two character mark to the base, 15.3cm dia.; together with a small plique-àjour enamel vase with ho-ho birds in flight amongst flowers, the base marked Kume for Kumeno Tetaro of Nagoya (1865-1939), 12cm. (2)

The baluster bodies decorated to one side with a flock of geese in flight above tall reeds, the reverse with further geese before a lake, the lids with similar decoration and with scroll handles, the bases signed Kawamoto Masukichi, together with a large Japanese imari jardiniere decorated in underglaze blue, iron red and gilt with panels of birds and flowers, 38.5cm max. (5)

£200-300

£500-800

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365 A LARGE JAPANESE SATSUMA VASE MEIJI 1868-1912 The bulbous body decorated with a continuous scene of many figures in a mountainous river landscape, with thatched buildings, a four-storey pagoda and a shrine amongst the luxuriant vegetation, a red wood bridge crossing a stream to one side with Mount Fuji in the background, the details painted with an abundance of gilt and many trees with pink foliage, the shoulder with a band of stylised flowerheads and scrolling tendrils on a dark green ground, the foot with further bands of scrolling patterns and geometrical designs, the base with a three character signature in gilt on a black rectangular reserve for Zenkozan, with the Shimazu mon above, 22.5cm.

£200-300

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366 A JAPANESE SATSUMA VASE MEIJI 1868-1912 The tall baluster body richly decorated with the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, Shichifukujin, the deities standing on the shore of a lake, a prunus and maple tree behind them, the shoulder and foot with bands of geometrical designs in gilt, a five character signature to the base for Kitamura Yaichiro, 24.8cm.

£200-300 367 A PAIR OF JAPANESE SATSUMA MOONFLASK VASES MEIJI 1868-1912 The flattened circular bodies decorated to one side with scholars and attendants and to the other with beauties at a table, with a dense ground of scrolling clouds behind them, the sides richly decorated with brocade patterns and roundels of ho-ho birds, unsigned, 25.3cm. (2)

£300-500 368 TWO LARGE JAPANESE SATSUMA DISHES BY SENZAN MEIJI 1868-1912 Both with densely decorated wells, one depicting many figures walking towards a large shrine nestled amongst trees, the other with two rectangular panels, one with many beauties in an interior and the other with a mountainous river landscape, with bands of flowerheads and scrolls in the background, both with a two character mark for Senzan, 28.2cm and 27.6cm respectively. (2)

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369 A SMALL JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE FOOD DISH, MUKOZUKE C.1670 The surface moulded and shaped as a paulownia leaf, decorated with prunus flowers floating on a stream in white reserved on a blue swastika-diaper ground, the reverse left undecorated and raised on a short foot, 10.5cm.

£400-600 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. 13 no.12, for a mukozuke dish from the same set and currently on display at Burghley House. Also, see J Ayers, O Impey, J V G Mallet, Porcelain for Palaces, The Fashion for Japan in Europe 1650-1750, p.95 no.34, for the same dish. According to the authors, this type was very popular in Japan for the tea ceremony and identical pieces have been found at the Cho-kichi-dani kiln in Nangawara, Arita.

370 A JAPANESE ARITA BLUE AND WHITE VASE 18TH CENTURY Shaped as a double-gourd rising from a short foot and with an everted rim, the body decorated with prunus flowers scattered between concentric lines and on a lightly-crazed ground, 23.5cm.

£800-1,200

371 A SET OF FOUR CHINESE DISHES FOR THE JAPANESE MARKET, KO-SOMETSUKE CHONGZHEN 1628-1644 Each decorated in blue and white with an abstract design of undulating waves, with a brown rim and raised on a short foot, each with a six character Chenghua mark, 15.7cm max. (4)

£2,000-3,000 This type of Chinese porcelain featured shapes and decorations tailored for the Japanese taste, and it seems that even grit and fritting was added to appeal to the Japanese aesthetic. These dishes, often small in size, were probably used as part of the tea ceremony.

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372 A SMALL JAPANESE KAKIEMON TEA BOWL C.1700 Decorated in underglaze blue and red, green, cyan and black enamels and gilt, the well with a round cartouche depicting a dwelling by a lake, with a border of stylised waves beneath the rim, the outside painted with flowering branches of prunus and peonies emerging from behind fences to one side, and with bamboo growing from rockwork to the other, the base with a paper label for ‘McPherson Antiques London W8’, 7cm.

£600-1,000

373 A JAPANESE KAKIEMON TEABOWL AND SAUCER C.1700 Both decorated with red, cyan, blue and black enamels, the scalloped saucer with two branches of flowering chrysanthemum and raised on a short foot, the cup with further sprays of flowers and with two small birds flying above, with paper collection labels 141 and 142, 10.5cm max. (2)

£500-800

374 A PAIR OF JAPANESE KAKIEMON SCALLOPED DISHES C.1700 Both decorated in red, blue, cyan and black enamels and gilt, with flowering branches of chrysanthemum and prunus and two small birds flying between them, both dishes raised on a short foot, 11cm. (2)

£600-800

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375 A JAPANESE OCTAGONAL KAKIEMON DISH C.1700 The well decorated in polychrome enamels with two pecking quails, with tall florets of millet, flowering chrysanthemum and Michaelmas daisies behind them, the rim decorated with a band of half-rosettes, 21.5cm.

ÂŁ3,000-5,000 Provenance: from the collection of Lady Spencer, by repute.

376 A SMALL JAPANESE ARITA KO KUTANI-STYLE JAR c.1660-80 The bulbous body decorated in underglaze blue and red, yellow, green and cyan enamels with a dense pattern of birds amongst flowers and foliage, the foot, shoulder and neck with designs of spearheads, cash and key fret, 11.5cm.

ÂŁ300-500 Cf. S Jenyns, Japanese Porcelain, no.32B, where a related jar from the collection of Sir Harry and Lady Garner is illustrated. Also, see O Impey, Japanese Export Porcelain, p.67, nos.48-49 for similar pieces in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.

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377 A JAPANESE KAKIEMON WATER DROPPER, SUITEKI C.1690 Modelled as a crouching lion dog, shishi, the mythical beast with its head raised and painted in red, blue, yellow, green and black enamels, with a small aperture to its back and with the mouth open, the flat base with gauze marks, 8.4cm.

£1,800-2,200 Cf. Courtly Display, The Somlyo Collection of Japanese ceramics, Christie’s, London Exhibition 12-19 December 2015, p.34 no.7, for a related pair of shishi.

378 A KAKIEMON FIGURE OF DAIKOKU C.1700 The God of Good Fortune depicted standing on two large rice bails, with a mallet in one hand and a large sack slung over his left shoulder, a joyful expression on his face, with details painted in red, blue, green and black enamels, his coat decorated with a pattern of scattered coins to the back, the flat base with gauze marks, 8.5cm.

£800-1,200

379 A JAPANESE KAKIEMON-STYLE WHISTLE C.1700 Modelled as a small boy lying on his belly, smiling and with his head raised, with details in red, blue, green and black enamels, with two small apertures either side of his feet, 7cm.

£300-500 Cf. The Victoria & Albert Museum, access. no.C.3-1959 for a similar whistle modelled as a small lying boy.

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380 A JAPANESE KO-IMARI BLUE AND WHITE JAR C.1680 The bulbous body decorated in dark underglaze blue with a continuous design of a mountainous river landscape, with sailboats to the fore and houses in the distance, the shoulder and neck with bands of lappets and formal clouds, with three concentric lines above the foot, 26.5cm.

ÂŁ200-300 Cf. B Davies Oriental Art, Ko-Imari porcelain from the collection of Oliver Impey, p.48, no.21, for another jar with similar decoration.

381 A JAPANESE KAKIEMON VASE C.1690 The ovoid body decorated in underglaze blue and iron-red, yellow and cyan with a continuous design of large sprays of chrysanthemum and grasses, the shoulder with bands of chevrons and cash patterns, the neck with lappets, with two concentric lines above the foot, 29.5cm.

ÂŁ3,000-4,000

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382 A JAPANESE KAKIEMON VASE AND COVER C.1680 Originally a sake bottle, tokkuri, decorated in cobalt, yellow, black, cyan and orange enamels, with a continuous design of a figure hugging a large jar, holding a small sake cup in his right hand and merrily drinking the contents, with another jar in front of him, possibly a variation on the subject of Hob in the well (before the fall), with flowering branches growing from craggy rocks to the side and reverse, the lid with prunus flowers and four apertures, the vase richly decorated with ormolu mounts with leafy garlands and topped with further leaves and grapes, 26cm. (2)

ÂŁ12,000-15,000

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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

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 Wednesday 22nd May 2019 at 10.30am Lots 400-896

400 FOUR CHINESE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE VASES AND THREE DISHES 19TH CENTURY Comprising: a pair of large square-section vases with tall flaring necks and spread feet, a pair of small square-section vases with short waisted necks, and three dishes from a service, variously decorated in coloured enamels and gilt with figures, calligraphy, flowers, birds, bats and other designs, 32.5cm. (7)

£300-500

401 THREE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE OVOID VASES AND THREE DISHES 17TH AND 18TH CENTURY The largest vase painted with a figure riding a qilin, another decorated with books and vases amidst various emblems, the smallest vase with a figural scene, one dish painted with beauties in a garden, another with a basket of flowers, the largest dish decorated with a pagoda landscape and with a paper label for Christie’s, The Nanking Cargo, lot 3534, 23.5cm. (6)

£500-1,000

402 A COLLECTION OF EIGHTY-FIVE CHINESE COFFEE CUPS 18TH CENTURY Variously decorated in enamels and gilding with figures, animals, armorials, and many other designs. (85)

£300-500

403 A SET OF SIX CHINESE ARMORIAL PLATES 19TH CENTURY Each painted with an armorial contained within a border of birds and squirrels in blossoming branches, the rim with a geometric band of fylfot designs, 24.6cm. (6)

£600-800

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404 SEVEN CHINESE ARMORIAL DISHES FROM THE WOLTERBEEK SERVICE C.1818 Comprising: six circular dishes and one oval dish, the centre of each with an armorial of an elephant and wild cat framing the monogram ‘C J W’ above a banner inscribed ‘Mallacca’, all encircled by alternating panels of flowers and formal flowerheads on diaper brightly painted in enamels and gilt, 24.9cm. (7)

£2,000-3,000 Constantijin Johan Wolterbeek (1766-1845) was a Dutch vice admiral. He was appointed as a commissioner to take over the Malacca peninsula from the English when they ceded the colony to the Dutch and the service was given to him by the Sultan of Malacca.

Provenance: from a Dutch collection, purchased in Indonesia prior to 1975.

405 FOUR CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE OVOID JARS AND COVERS 19TH CENTURY Each with shaped cartouches enclosing birds and butterflies amidst various flowers against an orange ground, three painted in gilt with cranes amongst clouds, with bands of bats, peaches and shou characters to the shoulders, the other decorated with gilt floral and foliate sprays below a border of ruyi-heads and flowers, the domed covers with similar designs, 20.5cm. (8)

£1,200-1,500

406 FOUR CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE TILES LATE QING DYNASTY Two circular and two fan-shaped, each depicting a scene from The Romance of the Western Chamber within a scrolling border, 24.5cm and 26.5cm. (4)

£200-300

407 TWO CHINESE ENAMELLED PART CABARET SETS 19TH CENTURY Comprising: two teapots and covers, two sugar bowls and covers, two trays, and one cream jug, one set painted with scrolling lotus, shou characters and bats against a blue ground, the other with cartouches enclosing birds and butterflies amongst flowers on a floral-decorated pink ground, 27cm. (11)

£350-450

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408 FOUR CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE DISHES QIANLONG 1736-95 Two a pair painted with a European man seated upon rockwork whilst playing a horn, the rims with birds and floral sprays, with areas of detail picked out in gilt, another depicting a figure riding through a mountainous landscape with an attendant following behind, the fourth decorated with two cockerels amidst flowers and rockwork, 22.9cm. (4)

£300-400

409 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MANDARIN PALLETTE GARNITURE QIANLONG 1736-95 Comprising: three baluster vases and two beaker vases, all brightly painted in enamels with panels of figures in garden pavilions, reserved on an orange and gilt geometric diaper ground, the foliate borders and flowers painted in underglaze blue, 24.8cm. (5)

£1,200-1,500

410 A SET OF THREE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘COCKERELS’ DISHES QIANLONG 1736-95 Each painted to the centre with two cockerels amongst rockwork, peony and magnolia, the rims decorated with six bianco sopra bianco panels containing sprays of chrysanthemum and prunus, all surrounded by turquoise and pink bands of geometric designs, 23cm. (3)

£250-300

411 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE TUREENS AND COVERS 1ST HALF 19TH CENTURY The interior of each decorated in enamels and gilt with butterflies and other insects amongst various blossoms and fruits, surrounded by floral designs set against a ground of finely painted swirls, with peony sprays to the exteriors, the covers similarly decorated and surmounted by a gilt finial shaped as a lychee, 27.3cm. (4)

£1,500-2,500

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412 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE TEA BOWL AND SAUCER YONGZHENG 1723-35 Brightly decorated with cartouches enclosing various blossoms reserved on a geometric diaper ground, with vases of flowers, stands and finger citron painted to the centre of the saucer and the cup’s interior, with certain areas picked out in gilt, 11.5cm. (2)

£300-500

413 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE GILT-DECORATED TEA BOWL AND SAUCER YONGZHENG 1723-35 Brightly painted with three fans decorated with floral sprays, all reserved on geometric pink diaper, with a cockerel painted to the centre of each, 10.9cm. (2)

£600-800

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414 A PAIR OF CHINESE IRON RED-GROUND ‘PHOENIX’ BOTTLE VASES 19TH CENTURY The body of each decorated with two phoenix amongst blossoming flowers and leaves against a scrolling foliate design, with areas of detail picked out in gilt, all between bands of ruyi-heads and lappets, with gilt to the rim, 25.5cm. (2)

415 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE CELADON-GROUND VASES PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY Each painted in coloured enamels with blossoming peony amidst leafy branches, with six character Qianlong marks to the bases, 25.3cm. (2)

£500-800

£500-700 416 A PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE BOTTLE VASES SIGNED LAO TIAN LI EARLY 20TH CENTURY

417 A NEAR PAIR OF CHINESE ARCHAISTIC TURQUOISE GLAZED HU-SHAPED VASES PROBABLY KANGXI

The body of each decorated with two scaly dragons contesting a flaming pearl, with scrolling lotus flowerheads above a band of stiff leaves to the neck, all reserved on a dark blue ground, the bases incised with marks reading Lao Tian Li zhi, 21.7cm. (2)

Each with a pear-shaped body, elephant-head handles and gilt-bronze rings, moulded with flowerheads and scrolling foliage below a band of ruyi-heads and lappets to the shoulder, the short flared feet with bands of waves, raised on reticulated ormolu stands, 34cm. (4)

£200-300

£1,500-2,000 Provenance: a Hong Kong private collection, purchased from Mrs Marina Rainey, January 2008.

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418 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE NOIRE ‘FOUR SEASONS’ VASES LATE 19TH CENTURY The square-section tapering bodies painted with peony, lotus, chrysanthemum and prunus on a black ground, 51.5cm. (2)

£500-1,000

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419 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PINK-GROUND VASES AND COVERS 19TH CENTURY Each brightly painted with two ladies and a lion dog to one side and a bird perched amongst various flowers to the other, the pink ground incised with swirling foliate designs, with animal masks to the shoulders, each of the domed covers surmounted by a finial shaped as a lion dog playing with a brocade ball, 49cm. (4)

£300-500 420 A PAIR OF CHINESE ROSE-VERTE ‘BIRDS’ VASES 19TH CENTURY Each painted with a pair of phoenix perched upon rockwork amongst blossoming flowers, with pairs of cranes, Mandarin ducks, magpies and other birds around them, the bases with four character Kangxi marks, 35.5cm. (2)

£300-500 Provenance: from an English private collection, Kent, acquired prior to 1950.

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

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

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422 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MILLEFLEURS BOTTLE VASE REPUBLIC PERIOD Decorated with various flowers painted in bright enamels against a gilt ground, with three panels depicting figures, boats and buildings in mountainous and watery landscapes, a six character Qianlong mark to the base, 39cm.

£300-500 423 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOTTLE VASE PROBABLY LATE QING DYNASTY The compressed circular body painted with medallions formed as pairs of stylised dragons and lingzhi, all surrounded by scrolling foliage and ruyi-heads above a band of lappets, the shoulder decorated with interlocking panels enclosing lotus flowerheads, with ruyi-head and key fret borders to the mouthrim, the base with a six character Qianlong mark, 35.5cm.

£1,500-2,500 Provenance: Sotheby’s London, 26th July 1984, lot 228; and then a private collection, London.

424 A CHINESE FLAMBE GLAZED VASE 20TH CENTURY The rounded body coated in a rich purple-red glaze with streaks of pale lavender-blue, the glaze thinning to brown around the mouthrim and extremities, the interior a light duck egg blue, the base washed in a thin brown glaze and with a four character Yongzheng mark, 27.5cm.

£1,000-2,000 425 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE TURQUOISE-GROUND VASE 19TH CENTURY The ovoid body rising to a flared neck, painted in coloured enamels with various birds amongst peony, prunus, lotus and other flowers, with a band of ruyi-heads to the rim, together with a wood stand, 44.5cm. (2)

£200-300

426 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PEAR-SHAPED VASE, YUHUCHUNPING SIX CHARACTER XIANFENG MARK BUT PROBABLY LATER Painted with a fenced garden with plantain and bamboo near rockwork, between bands of lappets, foliate scrolls and ruyi-heads, 29cm.

£300-500 Provenance: from a Hong Kong private collection, purchased from Paul Beighton, 4th March 2007, lot 47.

427 A LARGE CHINESE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE VASE MID 19TH CENTURY Moulded as pleated fabric tied with a blue ribbon around the neck, the body decorated with colourful floral and geometric roundels, 64cm.

£300-500 428 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE VASE 19TH CENTURY Brightly painted with a continuous scene of women riding galloping horses beneath three men standing on a balcony, with areas of detail picked out in gilt, the shoulder decorated with panels containing flowerheads, with a spray of bamboo to the neck, 39cm.

£500-700 429 A CHINESE OVOID ‘BOYS’ VASE 20TH CENTURY The body with a waisted flaring neck flanked by two handles, the exterior etched with a scene of children at play in a garden amidst rocks and flowers, 23.6cm.

£200-300 430 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE HEXAGONAL-SECTION VASE 19TH CENTURY Painted with a continuous scene of figures in a wooded landscape above a diaper band, the gently flaring neck decorated with a scene of fishermen by a river, with a band of key fret and floral designs to the shoulder, the base with an artemisia leaf mark, together with a wood stand, 50.7cm. (2)

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of the late Rev. Margaret Johnston (d.2018).

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431 A LARGE CHINESE CANTON ‘RIVER SCENE’ VASE 19TH CENTURY

432 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BOWL AND COVER 18TH CENTURY

The ovoid body rising to a tall neck flanked by two handles formed as lion dogs and their young, all brightly painted with figures in boats and pavilions in a mountainous river landscape, the rim shaped as folded fabric, with areas of detail and the rim highlighted in gilt, 64cm.

Brightly painted in enamels and underglaze blue with peony, lotus and stylised flowerheads amongst scrolling foliage, with later reticulated ormolu mounts, all surmounted by an ormolu lion dog and raised on four feet shaped as mythical beasts, 36cm.

† £1,500-2,500

£1,500-2,500

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433 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE EIGHT-FOLD SCREEN 19TH CENTURY The wood frame set with porcelain panels decorated with the Fu Lu Shou amongst other figures in gardens and mountainous landscapes, with further square panels depicting seated figures and with calligraphy, all divided by smaller panels painted with scrolling lotus, 80cm x 135cm.

ÂŁ2,000-3,000 Provenance: sold by the executors of the late Pamela Spater, d.2018, Amersham, Buckinghamshire.

434 A PAIR OF CHINESE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE BOTTLE VASES 19TH CENTURY Each painted in enamels and gilt with panels enclosing figural scenes, all reserved on a gilt ground brightly decorated with baskets of flowers, fans, vases and other items, the shoulder of each with four applied chilong, with bands of flowers and butterflies to the mouthrims and gently spreading feet, 32.8cm. (2)

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435 A PAIR OF CHINESE CRACKLE GLAZED BALUSTER VASES LATE QING DYNASTY

436 A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ VASES 19TH CENTURY

Moulded in relief with birds perched on rockwork and tree peonies, the necks with prunus handles, four character Chenghua marks to the bases, 45.5cm. (2)

Each painted with three scaly dragons in pursuit of sacred jewels amidst stylised flames and clouds, the tall necks flanked by two handles formed as sinuous dragons, the foot of each decorated with breaking waves, with six character Qianlong marks to the bases, 40.5cm. (2)

£2,000-3,000

£800-1,200 Provenance: from the collection of the late Rev. Margaret Johnston (d.2018).

437 A PAIR OF CHINESE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE BALUSTER VASES AND COVERS 19TH CENTURY

438 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE OVOID JARS 19TH CENTURY

Each brightly painted in coloured enamels with alternating panels enclosing figural scenes, butterflies and birds amongst blossoming flowers, all reserved on a gilt ground with enamelled scrolling floral patterns, with four animal masks to the shoulder of each, the covers mirroring the design, 43.5cm. (4)

Each painted in coloured enamels with ladies and children at play in a garden, with areas of detail picked out in gilt, the shoulders decorated with a geometric border, 18cm. (2)

£600-800

£1,000-1,500

439 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE JARS 19TH CENTURY Decorated with scenes of children gathered around a central figure beneath a fruiting tree, carrying vases, ruyi-sceptres, flowers and other objects, the reverse of each painted with two bats in flight, 21.5cm. (2)

£500-700

440 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘PEONY’ VASES YONGZHENG 1723-35 Each with an ovoid body rising to a flared neck and supported on a tall spread foot, painted in enamels with mirror image scenes of birds perched amidst blossoming peony and foliage, 21.2cm. (2)

£300-500

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441 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE VASE REPUBLIC PERIOD

446 A SMALL CHINESE WUCAI VASE 17TH CENTURY

The ovoid body painted with two pheasants perched on rockwork, surrounded by various flowers and blossoms, a six character Jiaqing mark to the base, 30cm.

The ovoid body painted in iron-red, aubergine and yellow enamels with prunus on a green cracked-ice ground, together with a reticulated wood cover, 12cm. (2)

£400-600 442 A CHINESE TURQUOISE GLAZED BOTTLE VASE 18TH CENTURY The ovoid body surmounted by a tall cylindrical neck, all covered with a finely crackled turquoise glaze, 41cm.

£800-1,200 443 A CHINESE WUCAI JAR 19TH CENTURY Painted in coloured enamels with three lion dogs set against scrolling flowerheads and foliage, with a broad band of ruyi-heads and a cracked-ice border to the shoulder, 30cm.

£500-800 444 A CHINESE CLAIR-DE-LUNE GLAZED BOTTLE VASE LATE QING DYNASTY Subtly decorated with mythical creatures under an even pale blue glaze, the base with a six character Yongzheng mark, 18cm.

£200-300 445 A LARGE CHINESE LATER-DECORATED TWO-HANDLED CUP LATE 18TH CENTURY Brightly decorated in enamels and gilt with panels enclosing vases and flowers surrounded by the tobacco leaf pattern, with waves, blossoms and geometric designs to the tall spreading foot, 23.8cm.

£300-500 Provenance: from a Hong Kong private collection, sold in these rooms on 15th July 2006, lot 512.

447 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASE QIANLONG 1736-95 The ovoid body painted with flowerheads amongst scrolling foliage, the shoulder decorated with a band of ruyi-heads, with geometric designs to the spread foot, 23.8cm.

£500-700 448 A CHINESE LATER-DECORATED OVOID VASE KANGXI 1662-1722 Brightly painted in enamels and gilt with flowers, scrolling foliage, birds, shaped cartouches and geometric patterns, with bands of stylised waves to the rim and shoulder, a lingzhi mark to the base, 16.4cm.

£200-300 449 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE VASE YONGZHENG 1723-35 The ovoid body painted in coloured enamels with figures gathered around a fishbowl in a pavilion overlooking a lake, the neck decorated with a related figural scene, with later metal mounts to the rim and base, 42.5cm.

£500-700

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450 A LARGE CHINESE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE MOULDED ‘SANXING’ VASE 19TH CENTURY Richly decorated with the Fu Lu Shou on a ground of complex diaper, with smaller panels of figures and birds, with Liu Hai and a phoenix to the neck, 63cm.

451 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE RETICULATED MOONFLASKS 19TH CENTURY Each with two peach-shaped openwork panels encircled by lotus flowerheads and scrolling leaves reserved on a yellow ground, the sides decorated with lingzhi and stylised foliage, with similar bands of lingzhi, lotus and ruyi-heads to the neck, the handles with a turquoise glaze and further ruyi-heads painted in gilt, with six character Daoguang marks to the bases, 25cm. (2)

£2,500-3,500

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452 A LARGE PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MODELS OF COURT LADIES QIANLONG 1736-95 Each depicted standing wearing long robes painted with floral designs in enamels and gilt, with blue ribbons tied at their waists, their cheerful faces framed by their elongated earlobes, each with a flower in her tied-up hair, 42cm. (2)

ÂŁ2,000-3,000 Cf. D S Howard, The Choice of the Private Trader: The Private Market in Chinese Export Porcelain Illustrated from the Hodroff Collection, p.258, no.307 for a similar pair of porcelain ladies; see also Roger Keverne, Winter Exhibition 2002, pp.58-9, no.63 for another related pair.

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453 A RARE CHINESE PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A FOREIGNER 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY Possibly depicting a man from Southern Asia, the bearded figure kneels on a square cushion holding a string of beads to his chest, wearing a conical hat, a loincloth and an armband, with some areas painted in enamels and gilt, 10.2cm.

£500-700 Provenance: from a Scottish private collection.

454 TWO LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE FIGURES OF SHOULAO AND FUXING 20TH CENTURY Both standing, with hair attachments, Shoulao holds his staff whilst Fuxing carries a small boy, both wear elaborate robes decorated with shou characters and crane roundels, both with impressed four character marks which read Zhu Mao Ji zao, 66cm. (2)

£800-1,200 Provenance: sold at Sotheby’s Belgravia, 19th October 1977, lot 232; a copy of the invoice is available.

455 AN UNUSUAL CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE ARCHAISTIC ALTAR VASE KANGXI 1662-1722 The lower section formed as a stylised phoenix, seated with its wings tucked at its sides, the tall cylindrical neck rising from the mythical bird’s back and flaring towards the rim, the base with a paper label for the De Vermes Collection, together with a wood stand, 17.5cm. (2)

£1,000-2,500 456 THREE CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE FIGURES 17TH/18TH CENTURY One modelled as the Daoist God of Literature Wenchang with an attendant, another as Guanyin seated upon rockwork with her robes flowing around her, the largest depicting Guanyin with a child, 37.5cm. (3)

£200-300 457 A LARGE CHINESE SHIWAN WARE MODEL OF AN EAGLE 19TH CENTURY The white bird tucking his head under his wing, perched on the gnarled stump of a cherry tree with blossoming branches, 43.5cm.

458 A CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE FIGURAL GROUP 20TH CENTURY Depicting a scene from the folk tale Niu Lang Zhi Nü, the cowherd sits upon an ox gazing up at his lover, with swirling clouds and pairs of birds in flight beneath them, 34cm.

£200-300 459 A CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE FIGURE OF GUANYIN AND A LION DOG 20TH CENTURY She sits in lalitasana on the lion dog’s back holding a ruyi-sceptre shaped as lingzhi in her hands, the creature gazing upwards with its mouth agape, the underside with a signature, 16.8cm.

£200-300 Provenance: from an English private collection, Kent, acquired prior to 1950.

460 A CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE FIGURE OF WENCHANG C.1900 The Daoist God of Literature seated on a pedestal holding a scroll in his right hand, wearing an official’s hat and belted robes, the long sleeve concealing his left hand, the reverse impressed with a mark reading Lin Zhou Yue yin, 38cm.

£1,000-1,500 461 A CHINESE FAMILLE NOIRE ‘BOYS’ GROUP 19TH CENTURY Formed as a boy carrying a smaller child on his back, both with gleeful expressions on their faces, the larger figure wearing robes decorated with floral sprays and crane roundels, 25.5cm.

£300-500

£200-300 Cf. Rustic Images, Shiwan Ware from the Eryi Coating Collection, no.64 for a related smaller model of a white eagle.

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462 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE CIRCULAR PLAQUE 19TH CENTURY

464 A CHINESE PORCELAIN ‘LANDSCAPE’ PLAQUE LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD

Depicting a scene of an official visiting young ladies in a pagoda, mounted in a wood frame carved with bats, 39cm overall.

Painted in coloured enamels with two figures seated by a river in a mountainous landscape, all beneath a poem describing the scene, 20.9cm x 13.5cm.

£1,200-1,500

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463 A CHINESE PORCELAIN PLAQUE LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD

465 A LARGE CHINESE PORCELAIN ‘LANDSCAPE’ PANEL MODERN

Painted with a group of deer and their playful fawns amongst rocks by a river, with a monkey climbing in a tree above them, the top right with an inscription and signed Luo Lian Bi, 42.2cm x 30.1cm.

Depicting a snowy mountain scene, with polychrome houses dispersed through the landscape decorated en grisaille, with calligraphy and seal marks including a six character Qianlong mark, 52cm x 97cm.

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466 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE AND POLYCHROME SQUARE INK BOX AND COVER YONGZHENG 1723-35 The cover painted in coloured enamels with three figures and a deer below two bats in flight, with diaper and stylised scrolls to the edges, the box painted with far off figures and buildings in remote landscapes, the interior divided into three compartments, all supported on four short feet, the cover perhaps associated, 11.5cm. (2)

£1,500-2,000 467 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BITONG LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD Of cylindrical form, painted in coloured enamels with ladies in a farmhouse engaged in various stages of silk production as two children help, the base with a six character Qianlong mark, 14cm.

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£600-1,000 Provenance: by repute, from the collection of James Henry Taylor, who was a sub-lieutenant in the Royal Navy at Her Majesty’s Naval Base, Tamar, Hong Kong.

468 NINE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE TILES 19TH CENTURY Comprising: three rectangular tiles painted with scenes of soldiers in battle, two square tiles with further figural scenes, and four small rectangular tiles decorated with lotus flowerheads amidst scrolling foliage, 24cm. (9)

£300-500 469 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE SQUARE-SECTION BITONG LATE QING DYNASTY Each side with a panel depicting a boy in pursuit of a bat in flight, a symbol of good fortune, the scenes contained within borders of painted flowers and key fret, together with a wood stand, 16cm. (2)

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471 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE OVOID VASE 19TH CENTURY

Painted with two panels depicting scenes from The Romance of the Western Chamber with Zhang Sheng and Cui Ying Ying and her attendant on a blue and pink lotus scroll ground, the base with a six character Qianlong mark, together with a wood stand, 50cm. (2)

Painted in bright enamels with two panels enclosing scenes of figures and houses by a river in a mountainous landscape, all on a vibrant ground decorated with scrolling lotus, the neck flanked by two mythical beast-shaped handles, the interior and base with a turquoise glaze, a six character Qianlong mark and a faint two character mark which reads Li Ye to the base, 33cm.

£300-500

£800-1,200 Provenance: from the collection of the late Rev. Margaret Johnston (d.2018).

472 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE VASE 20TH CENTURY Painted with butterflies and quails amongst flowers and rocks, the neck with two kuilong-shaped handles, a four character Shen De Tang zhi mark to the base, 31cm.

£200-300

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473 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE OVOID VASE REPUBLIC PERIOD Painted with two panels depicting beauties beneath trees, with two poems, all on a lotus-decorated blue ground, the neck with applied chilong handles, a six character Qianlong mark to the base, 32.5cm.

£200-300

474 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PINK-GROUND VASE REPUBLIC PERIOD With a gourd-shaped body supported on a flared foot, painted with two shaped cartouches enclosing scenes of figures and houses in a landscape, each with a seal mark, all reserved on a pink floral-decorated ground, the base with a five character mark reading Fu Hou Tang zhen cang, 22.7cm.

£300-500

475 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE CLOISONNE-STYLE TURQUOISE-GROUND VASE MODERN Brightly painted with lotus, scrolling foliage, peaches, archaistic dragons, and sacred attributes including the endless knot and the pair of fish, the neck flanked by two stylised mythical beast-shaped handles, with a six character Qianlong mark to the base, 37.2cm.

£1,000-2,000 Provenance: purchased in Buckinghamshire in 2004.

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476 TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE MOULDED DISHES KANGXI 1662-1722 Each painted with a figural scene surrounded by various flowerheads and emblems, with a band of geometric designs to the rim, the underside decorated with the Eight Trigrams, with six character Chenghua marks to the bases, 21.5cm. (2)

477 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘PHOENIX’ PLATES SIX CHARACTER QIANLONG MARKS AND PROBABLY LATE IN THE PERIOD Each painted with two phoenix amongst peonies and leaves, the centres with floral designs enclosed within circular key fret bands, the exterior of each with four lingzhi in underglaze blue, 20.3cm. (2)

£300-500

£150-250

478 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE VASES 20TH CENTURY

479 A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE OVOID JARS AND COVERS C.1900

Painted in enamels with reclining figures and gourds, with bats in flight amidst the smoke emanating from the fruit, each with an inscription and one with a seal mark, the bases with six character Qianlong marks, 24.5cm. (2)

£200-300

Each painted with mythical beasts standing on rocks above crashing waves, with swirls of stylised clouds around them, with a geometric band to the shoulder, the covers similarly decorated with clouds and waves, 28.3cm. (4)

£1,200-1,500

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481 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘PHOENIX’ BOWLS 19TH CENTURY

Each painted to the centre with scenes of figures engaged in agricultural work in a rural landscape, with farmhouses and pagodas dispersed amongst the trees and mountains, the rims decorated with bands of bats amidst stylised clouds, with sprays of lotus to the underside of each, the bases with six character Kangxi marks, 34cm. (2)

Each with a U-shaped body rising from a short straight foot to an everted rim, finely painted with stylised phoenix in flight amidst blossoming flowers and scrolling foliage, with four character Qianlong marks to the bases, each with a wood stand, 15.3cm. (4)

£800-1,200

£1,500-2,500

Provenance: from the collection of the late Rev. Margaret Johnston (d.2018).

482 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘SCHOLAR’ DISHES YONGZHENG/QIANLONG

483 A NEAR PAIR OF CHINESE IMARI OVOID VASES AND COVERS KANGXI 1662-1722

Each with an everted rim and supported on a short foot, painted in enamels with a scholar practising landscape painting in his studio, with another scholar and an attendant standing around him, 15.5cm. (2)

The body of each painted in enamels and gilt with a continuous scene of houses and figures in a watery mountain landscape, with bands of geometric patterns to the shoulders, one cover decorated with a further landscape scene and sprays of bamboo, the other with floral and foliate designs, 24cm. (4)

£1,500-2,500

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£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of Sir Richard Evans, d.2012.

484 TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CUPS KANGXI 1662-1722 Each decorated with a band of stylised scrolling foliage to the gently flaring body, with single flowerheads painted to the centre and base, 6.5cm. (2)

£500-800 485 A NEAR PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘LOTUS’ BOTTLE VASES KANGXI 1662-1722 Each with a compressed circular body rising from a spread foot to a tall slender neck, painted with lotus amongst stylised scrolling foliage, with bands of leaves to the necks and mouthrims, 15.8cm. (2)

£250-350

486 TWO SMALL CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE JARS EARLY 18TH CENTURY Each with an ovoid body and a waisted neck, painted with figures in a watery landscape with trees and huts, 7.2cm. (2)

£100-200 Provenance: from a Hong Kong private collection, purchased from Sotheby’s Amsterdam, 29th-30th January 2007, lot 275.

487 A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE STEM BOWLS SIX CHARACTER GUANGXU MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD 1875-1908 Each painted to the centre with a roundel containing a dragon chasing a sacred jewel amongst clouds and fire wisps, with key fret bands to the rims, the exteriors with floral sprays against a diaper ground and stylised lappets and with banana leaves to the flared stems, 15cm. (2)

£400-600 Provenance: a Monégasque private collection.

488 TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE OVOID JARS KANGXI AND 19TH CENTURY The larger jar painted with soldiers and an official in a landscape between bands of ruyi-heads and lappets, the smaller with beauties in a garden amidst banana trees and rockwork, together with a wood cover, 28.6cm. (3)

£200-300 489 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ORMOLU-MOUNTED INKWELL KANGXI 1662-1722 Painted with sprays of chrysanthemum and peony, fitted with two ormolu liners and two 18th century covers, with further ormolu mounts to the edges, all raised on four short feet, 18.2cm. (5)

£500-800 489A A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE DISH LATE QING DYNASTY The well decorated with a large bouquet of peonies, chrysanthemum, chestnuts and other blooms and leaves, the reverse with four bats in flight and a six character mark for the Jiangxi Porcelain Company, 24cm.

£200-300

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490 A CHINESE PERANAKAN-TYPE OVOID VASE AND A BOWL AND COVER FOR THE THAI MARKET 19TH CENTURY The vase decorated with medallions surrounded by flowerheads and scrolling leaves on a yellow ground, together with a wood cover, the bowl and cover brightly painted in enamels and gilt with floral and foliate designs, with a chrysanthemum to the centre of the cover, 21.8cm. (4)

£300-500

491 FIVE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ITEMS 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY Comprising: a rectangular box and cover, a pair of circular boxes and covers, an inkstone, and a square-section brushpot with a four character Qianlong mark, variously decorated with figures, flowers, insects and landscapes, 19cm. (9)

£1,500-2,500 Provenance: from the collection of the late Rev. Margaret Johnston (d.2018).

492 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘LANDSCAPE’ VASE AND A PAIR OF ‘QUAIL’ VASES REPUBLIC PERIOD

493 A CHINESE EUROPEAN-DECORATED TREMBLEUSE CUP, SAUCER AND SAUCER DISH QIANLONG 1736-95

The ovoid vase painted with a continuous scene of figures and houses dispersed throughout a mountainous landscape, the base with a mark which reads Li Ze Xuan zhi, together with a wood stand, each decorated with a pair of quails amongst chrysanthemum and with an inscription and seal marks to the reverse, the bases with four character Qianlong marks, 20cm. (4)

Finely painted in enamels with birds in flight and perched amongst blossoming flowers, with gilt to the rims, 21.1cm. (3)

£400-600

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494 A CHINESE WUCAI JARDINIERE AND A FAMILLE VERTE VASE 19TH CENTURY

495 A CHINESE DOUCAI DISH AND A YELLOW-GROUND BOWL MING AND QING DYNASTIES

The jardinière decorated with fish amongst seaweed, flowers and other plants, all beneath an iron-red wave border, the vase depicting Shoulao with his deer and two boys holding a large peach, with three bats in flight, the neck painted with the moon and a band of alternating red and green leaves, 26cm. (2)

The dish painted to the exterior and centre with Mandarin ducks flying and swimming amongst lotus, with a band of lança characters to the rim, the base with a six character Yongzheng mark, together with a yellow glazed U-shaped bowl, a six character Wanli mark to the base and of the period, 17.2cm and 18.1cm. (2)

£300-400 Provenance: the vase previously in an American private collection.

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496 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BARBER’S BOWL EARLY 18TH CENTURY Painted with two ladies in a fenced garden with rockwork and a blossoming magnolia tree, two birds in flight above them, with floral sprays to the broad rim, 27.7cm.

£200-300 497 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BARBER’S BOWL QIANLONG 1736-95 Of circular form with a cut out section in the shape of a crescent to the rim, the well with flowering peony, aster and osmanthus branches, with sprays of lotus, peony and chrysanthemum painted to the rim, the underside with two iron-red flowering peony branches, the rim with brown slip, 27.2cm.

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£600-800 498 A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PUNCH BOWL QIANLONG 1736-95 Painted in enamels and gilt with pomegranates, lychees, lingzhi, and peony amongst other blossoms, the well decorated with a similar floral spray, with a band of stylised flowers and leaves to the rim interior, 40.5cm.

£800-1,200 Provenance: from an English private collection, Kent, acquired prior to 1950.

499 A CHINESE PORCELAIN DUTCH-DECORATED PLATE 18TH CENTURY The blank body later enamelled to the well with three coiled dragons, flowering branches of prunus, pomegranates and chrysanthemum, the rim with a continuous band of garlands and festoon, 21cm.

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500 A SET OF SIX CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE TEA BOWLS AND SAUCERS QIANLONG 1736-95 All painted in coloured enamels with sprays of peony, chrysanthemum and peaches, with panels enclosing floral designs reserved on a band of gilt-decorated diaper, 11.4cm. (12)

£2,000-3,000 501 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE EROTIC SUBJECT BOWL QIANLONG 1736-95 The exterior painted in enamels and gilt with two cartouches enclosing scenes of figures watching a mating cockerel and hen, with stylised sprays of scrolling flowerheads dividing the panels, the interior with a medallion containing a bathing nude, 26.5cm.

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£800-1,200 502 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MEISSEN-STYLE DISH QIANLONG 1736-95 Brightly painted in enamels and gilt with a quatrelobed cartouche enclosing a scene of European figures hunting outside a nearby church, with a spearhead band to the cavetto, the rim decorated with an elaborate border, 22cm.

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508 A PAIR OF CHINESE GREEN GLAZED MODELS OF PARROTS KANGXI 1662-1722

The pear-shaped body later decorated with shaped panels of stylised flowers in red and green enamels, the lid mirroring the design, 12cm. (2)

Each with its beak slightly open and its wings folded back over its long tail, perching on pierced rockwork decorated with a brown glaze, with reddish-brown pigment to their beaks and feet, 21.5cm. (2)

£150-250 504 A CHINESE MODEL OF TWO FIGURES IN A SAMPAN 19TH CENTURY Painted in colourful enamels, formed as two figures engaged in discourse, the seated man gazing up towards the standing woman, 12.5cm.

£200-300 Provenance: from a Scottish private collection, Edinburgh.

505 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE CADOGAN WINE POT 19TH CENTURY The peach-shaped body painted with butterflies in flight amongst flowers and foliage, with applied leafy stalks extending from the handle and spout, the gently flaring foot decorated with a geometric band, 18cm.

£500-600 506 A CHINESE BOWL, COVER AND LINER SIX CHARACTER TONGZHI MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1862-74 The body and cover painted with bats, shou characters and scrolling lotus in gilt and coloured enamels against a deep blue ground, the liner with a white glaze and gilt to the rim, with metal loop handles to two sides, 18cm. (3)

£300-500 507 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE BOWL AND COVER KANGXI 1662-1722

£2,000-3,000 509 A CHINESE CELADON GLAZED SLIP-DECORATED ‘FOUR GENTLEMEN’ GARDEN SEAT LATE QING DYNASTY The top decorated in white slip with bamboo, orchid, prunus and chrysanthemum contained within a band of key fret, the sides with further floral sprays and openwork cash motifs, 42.5cm.

£300-500 510 A LARGE CHINESE POWDER BLUE-GROUND TEA CANISTER AND COVER C.1800 The cylindrical body painted in gilt with a continuous scene of figures and houses by a river, with mountains and a flock of flying birds in the distance, the shoulder with a band of ruyi-heads, flowers and shaped panels enclosing further landscape scenes, with similar decoration to the cover, 40.5cm. (2)

£1,000-1,500 511 A LARGE CHINESE MILLEFLEURS VASE LATE QING DYNASTY The ovoid body rising to a waisted neck and flared rim, the exterior richly painted in coloured enamels with peony, chrysanthemum and various other flowers and leaves, with two elephant-masks holding circular rings in their trunks to the sides, 45.5cm.

£1,500-2,500

The compressed circular body and lid decorated with panels of flowering branches issuing from rockwork, the rims with continuous bands of flowerheads and scrolls, with zoomorphic handles to the sides, 14.5cm. (2)

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512 A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE KRAAK ‘PHOENIX’ DISH WANLI 1573-1620

513 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE DISH KANGXI 1662-1722

Painted to the centre with a phoenix amidst fruiting branches, flowers and stylised clouds, all encircled by shaped panels enclosing sprays of peony, peaches, chrysanthemum and lychees divided by geometric diaper designs, with small birds perching amongst the fruits, 46cm.

Painted in coloured enamels with blossoming flowers growing amidst rockwork, the central design surrounded by a band of fruit and foliage set against a red cell ground, with further floral sprays to the exterior, the base with a lotus contained within double rings, 21.1cm.

£2,500-3,500

£800-1,200

514 A LARGE CHINESE ‘SWATOW’ DISH 16TH/17TH CENTURY

515 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘LANDSCAPE’ BITONG KANGXI 1662-1722

The interior painted in iron-red, green and turquoise with three phoenix in flight amidst stylised peony flowerheads and leaves, the centre decorated with the twenty-four directions of the compass, with a paper label to the base reading No.2 Rp.Rosso, 38cm.

The cylindrical body painted with a continuous scene of standing and seated scholars in discussion in a mountainous wooded landscape, with a lone figure boating down the river on a sampan, together with an openwork wood stand, 17.3cm. (2)

£500-700

£1,500-2,000

Provenance: from a Dutch collection, purchased in Indonesia prior to 1975.

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517 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘CHRYSANTHEMUM’ DISH TIANQI 1621-27

Painted with a phoenix standing on rockwork in a garden, with panels containing stylised floral sprays to the cavetto, 41.3cm.

The rounded sides moulded as petals, painted to the centre with a medallion enclosing a pair of pheasants amidst rockwork and blossoming peony, surrounded by further floral designs, with a band of petals to the rim, the underside with sprays of prunus, 31.2cm.

£150-250

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518 A RARE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SQUARE BOX SECTION EARLY 18TH CENTURY

519 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘LANDSCAPE’ BITONG YONGZHENG 1723-35

Each side painted with figures in mountainous landscapes by the water’s edge, 14cm x 26cm.

The cylindrical body painted with a continuous scene of a mountainous river landscape, with figures and houses dispersed throughout the setting, 18.5cm.

£1,500-2,500 Provenance: from a Hong Kong private collection, purchased from Sotheby’s Amsterdam, 29th-30th January 2007.

£1,500-2,500

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520 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE LOTUS-MOULDED BOWL SIX CHARACTER KANGXI MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1662-1722

521 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE LOTUS-MOULDED BOWL SIX CHARACTER KANGXI MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1662-1722

Painted to the exterior with ladies in a garden engaged in various activities including playing go and practising the qin, all above a band of petals decorated with flowerheads, the centre with a medallion depicting boys at play, 21.4cm.

The U-shaped body raised on a short gently tapering foot, painted to the exterior with various flowers and leaves above a band of broad petals, the interior decorated with further floral sprays to the rim, with a roundel containing a similar design to the centre, 15.4cm.

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of the late Rev. Margaret Johnston (d.2018).

£800-1,200

522 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE LOTUS-MOULDED DISH SIX CHARACTER KANGXI MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1662-1722 Painted to the centre with a medallion depicting two beauties in a garden pavilion, all encircled by various flowerheads, with sprays of prunus, peony, magnolia and other blossoms to the rim, the reverse with similar floral designs, 26.5cm.

£600-800

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523 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘LOTUS’ HULUPING 16TH CENTURY

524 A SMALL CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE HULUPING TRANSITIONAL C.1640

Formed as a bottle gourd, the body painted with scrolling stylised lotus flowerheads, the neck decorated with flowers and ruyi-heads against a diaper ground, 33cm.

Shaped as a gourd, the lower section painted with a scholar and two attendants seated amongst trees and rockwork, the upper section decorated with a figure in a watery landscape scene, all beneath floral designs, 19.3cm.

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

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525 A CHINESE POTTERY MODEL OF A DANCER TANG DYNASTY Standing, wearing a long robe with elongated sleeves, her hair piled in two buns, her right arm raised in a graceful dancing pose, with traces of earth pigments, 25cm.

£150-250 Thermoluminescence Analysis Report, sample no.C207F61, dated 11th October 2007.

Provenance: a Hong Kong private collection, sold in these rooms on 21st May 2008, lot 635.

526 TWO CHINESE POTTERY FIGURES PROBABLY LATE MING DYNASTY Depicting two standing officials with offerings, wearing long robes and hats, raised on hexagonal plinths, with detachable heads, 48cm. (4)

£100-200 527 A MASSIVE CHINESE CIZHOU-TYPE STORAGE JAR YUAN/MING DYNASTY The ovoid body decorated with abstract swirls and motifs freely painted in brown slip against a cream ground, with a paper label for the Mary & Peter White collection towards the base, 70cm.

£150-250 Provenance: from the collection of Mary & Peter White.

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528 528 A CHINESE PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A COURT LADY TANG DYNASTY She stands with her hands before her wearing long-sleeved robes and pointed shoes, her dress decorated with various patterns painted in red, green, blue and black pigments, with a large jewel set in her elaborate hairstyle and a string of beads around her graceful neck, 36.8cm.

£2,500-3,500 Together with the original Oxford Authentication Thermoluminescence Analysis Report, sample no.C103y29, dated 5th December 2003.

Provenance: Christie’s Amsterdam, 3rd May 2005, lot 207; sold in these rooms on 20th May 2009, lot 148. A copy of the invoice is available.

529 A CHINESE POTTERY MODEL OF A FIGURE RIDING A BACTRIAN CAMEL TANG DYNASTY The camel in a recumbent position with its head lifted and mouth open, the bearded rider with a bird perched on his raised right hand, with areas of red and black pigment, the figure and saddle both detachable, 36cm. (3)

£1,000-2,000 Provenance: sold in these rooms on 20th May 2009, lot 171. A copy of the invoice is available.

530 A CHINESE POTTERY MODEL OF A HORSE TANG DYNASTY Standing with its strong neck arched and head facing downwards, with a saddle and saddlecloth on its back, some areas with traces of pigment remaining, together with a later wood stand, 26cm. (2)

£800-1,200 Provenance: purchased from Priestley & Ferraro. The original certificate from Priestley & Ferraro is available.

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531 A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON BRUSH WASHER SONG/YUAN DYNASTY Moulded as a flowerhead with many narrow petals, with a slightly raised rib to the exterior, 11.5cm.

£300-500 532 A CHINESE CELADON GUAN AND COVER PROBABLY LATE MING DYNASTY The tapered body incised with vertical fluting, the domed cover mirroring the design, all decorated with an even celadon glaze, 16cm. (2)

£200-300 Provenance: from a Hong Kong private collection, sold in these rooms on 15th July 2006, lot 461.

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533 A CHINESE CELADON TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER YUAN/MING DYNASTY The compressed circular body with a waisted neck and two fish-shaped handles applied to the rim, the legs moulded with animal masks, 14cm.

£600-800 Provenance: from a Hong Kong private collection, sold in these rooms on 21st May 2008, lot 629.

Cf. M Medley, Celadon Wares from the Sir Percival David Foundation, pl. IX, no.9 for a related example.

534 A CHINESE SONG DYNASTY-STYLE QINGBAI MEIPING QING DYNASTY OR LATER The ovoid body incised with stylised flowerheads and foliage and with simple bands around the shoulder and neck, 34cm.

£300-500 Provenance: from a Spanish private collection, Madrid, together with a copy of an authentication certificate from Dr Thomas Pilscheur, Pilscheur Fine Art, Asian and Western, London, November 1991.

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535 A CHINESE CELADON TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER MING DYNASTY The cylindrical body incised with geometric designs enclosing scrolling clouds, with a band of waves to the rim, all raised on three short feet, together with a wood stand and a reticulated cover mounted with a white jade plaque, 39.5cm. (3)

£1,500-2,500 Provenance: from a Hong Kong private collection, previously in the Everit Macy collection, purchased form Freeman’s Philadelphia, 16th September 2008, lot 485.

536 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWL, A CELADON BOWL AND TWO JUN-TYPE BOWLS YUAN DYNASTY AND LATER The blue and white bowl painted with scrolling designs and two Mandarin ducks to the centre, the pale celadon bowl with carved and incised floral decoration, one Jun-type bowl decorated with a dark grey-green glaze, the other with varying tones of pale blue and lavender, each with a paper label for the Mary & Peter White collection, nos.759, 760, 776 and 3213, 19.3cm. (4)

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537 A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON VASE PROBABLY QING DYNASTY The ovoid body decorated with a wide incised band of stylised flowers and foliage between bands of stiff leaves, 29cm.

£100-200 Provenance: from a Hong Kong private collection, sold in these rooms on 15th July 2006, lot 459.

538 A CHINESE QINGBAI-TYPE BOWL PROBABLY 20TH CENTURY The conical body rising to a flared rim decorated with sprays of feathery foliage incised to the centre, all decorated with a pale celadon glaze and raised on a short circular foot, 20cm.

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543 TWO CHINESE POTTERY PILLOWS SONG DYNASTY OR LATER

The compressed shallow bowl incised with flowerheads on a trellis band, the feet moulded as mask heads, together with a hardwood stand, 26cm. (2)

One covered in a black-brown glaze and shaped with two animal heads, the other with a cream-coloured glaze and loosely incised with waves, the bases unglazed, 28cm. (2)

£400-600

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Provenance: from an English private collection, Kent, acquired prior to 1950.

Provenance: from a private collection, London, formed in the 1980s and 1990s.

540 A CHINESE JIAN-TYPE HARE’S FUR BOWL PROBABLY SONG DYNASTY

544 A PAIR OF CHINESE SANCAI RECTANGULAR JARDINIERES MING DYNASTY

Decorated with a thick glaze of irregular brown and black markings, all draining from the rim and stopping short of the unglazed foot, the base incised with a mark, 12.4cm.

£1,000-2,000 541 A CHINESE POTTERY PILLOW JIN DYNASTY OR LATER Painted with a flowerhead amongst leaves to the top, the sides glazed green and decorated in low relief with a repeating floral design, 26.3cm.

£200-300 Provenance: from a private collection, London, formed in the 1980s and 1990s.

Each decorated in relief with blossoming flowers and leaves to one side, the other facets glazed green and the rims glazed yellow, together with wood stands, 21.7cm. (4)

£250-350 545 A CHINESE POTTERY MODEL OF A SHRINE MING DYNASTY The rectangular structure with a frieze elaborately moulded in relief, with an opening set behind simulated latticed doors, all raised on a large step, decorated with a green glaze with areas of detail picked out in amber, 41cm.

£200-300

542 A LARGE CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON DISH 14TH/15TH CENTURY The shallow body with an everted rim, the sides moulded with subtle lobes resembling petals, all covered with a green crackle glaze, 34cm.

£200-300 Provenance: from the estate of a deceased Cambridge professor.

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546 A CHINESE YELLOW GLAZED RITUAL VESSEL AND COVER, GUI 19TH CENTURY Carved in low relief and incised with archaistic motifs, with two mask handles to the sides, the cover decorated with an oval panel containing a stylised dragon amidst flames, supported on a short column and splayed foot, all covered with a rich yellow glaze, 29.5cm. (2)

547 A CHINESE BLUE GLAZED OVOID VASE SIX CHARACTER QIANLONG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1736-95 Rising to a short waisted neck, the exterior covered in an even deep blue glaze, 25cm.

£2,000-3,000

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

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548 A CHINESE GUAN-TYPE FANGHU-SHAPED VASE SIX CHACACTER TONGZHI MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1862-74 The faceted pear-shaped body raised on a short rectangular foot, moulded with two peach-shaped panels to the principal sides, the neck flanked by two handles, 30.6cm.

£500-800 Provenance: from the collection of Sir Richard Evans, d.2012.

549 A CHINESE GILT-DECORATED POWDER BLUE-GROUND FANGHU-SHAPED VASE SIX CHARACTER GUANGXU MARK AND PROBABLY OF THE PERIOD Each side of the faceted pear-shaped body painted in gilt with archaic bronze vessels, with calligraphy describing them above each item, the neck flanked by a pair of rectangular lug handles decorated with bats amidst swirling clouds, all raised on a short straight foot painted with sprays of orchid, chrysanthemum, prunus and bamboo, 29.5cm.

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550 AN EXTENSIVLY DAMAGED CHINESE YELLOW GLAZED BOWL SIX CHARACTER YONGZHENG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1723-35 The deep U-shaped body rising from a gently tapering foot to an everted rim, the exterior all covered with a pale yellow glaze, the interior and base glazed white, with a paper label reading Christie’s, 75/2, 15-11-00, 14.3cm.

£200-300 551 A CHINESE WHITE GLAZED ANHUA-DECORATED STEM BOWL MING DYNASTY The deep U-shaped body supported on a tall straight hollow foot, with anhua decoration of four blooming lotus flowers amidst stylised leaves to the interior, the exterior finely incised with simple scrolling flowers, 13.8cm.

555 TWO LARGE CHINESE FLAMBE GLAZED SNUFF BOTTLES 18TH/19TH CENTURY Each with an ovoid body rising to a short neck, with a deep purple-red and lavender glaze draining from the rim, 11.2cm. (2)

£200-300 Provenance: formerly in the collection of Lieutenant-Colonel W B R Neave-Hill (1912-2000) and thence by descent.

Neave-Hill was a client of Bluett’s from 1953 until the 1970s and he published Chinese Ceramics in 1975. He was secretary of the Oriental Ceramic Society for many years and lent six pieces to the Society’s exhibition The Ceramic Art of China in 1971.

556 TWO CHINESE FLAMBE GLAZED VASES 18TH CENTURY One a bottle vase, the other a meiping, each coated in a rich maroon glaze with streaks and flecks of lavender and orange, the glaze thinning to a pale brown at the mouth rims, 20.6cm. (2)

£600-1,000

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552 A CHINESE ROBIN’S EGG GLAZED WALL VASE PROBABLY 20TH CENTURY

Provenance: formerly in the collection of Lieutenant-Colonel W B R Neave-Hill (1912-2000) and thence by descent.

Neave-Hill was a client of Bluett’s from 1953 until the 1970s and he published Chinese Ceramics in 1975. He was secretary of the Oriental Ceramic Society for many years and lent six pieces to the Society’s exhibition The Ceramic Art of China in 1971.

Covered with a mottled blue and turquoise glaze, moulded with two animal head-shaped handles to the sides, the base with a six character Qianlong mark, 17cm.

£300-500 553 A SMALL CHINESE GREEN CRACKLE GLAZED VASE LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD The ovoid body rising from a spread foot to a waisted flared neck, the exterior covered with a bright green glaze which darkens towards the footrim, with a white glaze to the interior, a six character Yongzheng mark to the base, 15cm.

£300-500

557 THREE LARGE CHINESE FLAMBE GLAZED BOTTLE VASES 19TH CENTURY Each with an ovoid body rising to a tall cylindrical neck, decorated with a deep red glaze which thins to brown towards the mouth rims, the neck of the smallest vase with streaks of vibrant lavender and the largest with hints of a rich magenta, the base of each washed with a thin brown glaze, 55.5cm. (3)

£1,500-2,000

Provenance: formerly an English private collection acquired prior to 1983.

558 A CHINESE BLUE GLAZED EWER PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY

554 A CHINESE TURQUOISE CRACKLE GLAZED ‘DRAGON’ DISH QING DYNASTY OR LATER

The pear-shaped body covered with a deep blue glaze draining from the rim, moulded with a large raised peach-shaped panel to each side, the loop handle and S-shaped spout with animal masks, all supported on a straight circular foot, 22.6cm.

All covered with a bright glaze draining from the rim, with a scaly five-clawed dragon above crashing waves to the centre, the base with a six character Qianlong mark, 16.4cm.

£1,000-2,000

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563 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘FIVE DRAGON’ BOTTLE VASE 19TH CENTURY

The cylindrical body decorated with an image of Sun Ce, the young military general painted in gilt and coloured enamels, the reverse with calligraphy describing his achievements and fall, a stamped six character Tongzhi mark to the base, 12cm.

Painted with the mythical beasts in pursuit of a sacred jewel amidst stylised flames and clouds, all on a yellow ground, the shoulder decorated with four cartouches enclosing floral and foliate sprays against a green diaper pattern, with a band of ruyi-heads to the rim, 39cm.

£200-300 Sun Ce lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty and was the eldest son of the military general Sun Jian. After his father’s death, he gained power in the Jiangdong region of southern China and laid the foundations for the Eastern Wu, one of the major states during the Three Kingdoms period. Sun Ce’s story is told in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

560 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER 19TH CENTURY Painted with flowerheads and scrolling foliage, with bands of ruyi-heads to the rims, the base with a six character Qianlong mark, 26.5cm. (2)

£600-1,000 Provenance: from the collection of the late Rev. Margaret Johnston (d.2018).

561 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘WU SHUANG PU’ OCTAGONAL CUP REPUBLIC PERIOD Painted in coloured enamels with various historical figures and calligraphy naming them, including the Qin dynasty warlord Xiang Yu and the Han dynasty scholar-official and writer Dongfang Shuo, with gilt to the rim and a bat and peach painted to the base, 6.8cm.

£200-300 562 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘PRECIOUS OBJECTS’ VASE REPUBLIC PERIOD The ovoid body rising to a flaring neck and tapering towards the foot, brightly decorated in enamels and gilt with various precious objects amidst blossoming flowers and fruit, a four character Qianlong mark to the base, 34.6cm.

£800-1,200

£600-800 564 A LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOTTLE VASE PROBABLY 20TH CENTURY The ovoid body painted with lotus flowerheads and scrolling foliage above a band of lappets, the neck with further floral decoration and stylised leaves, with a border of crashing waves around the mouth rim, a six character Qianlong mark to the base, 58cm.

£1,000-1,500 565 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ DISH PROBABLY LATE QING DYNASTY Painted to the centre with two five-clawed dragons contesting a sacred pearl amidst stylised flames and clouds, all surrounded by scrolling flowerheads and leaves, the underside similarly decorated, with a six character Wanli mark to the base, 30.4cm.

£1,500-2,000 566 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE TEAPOT AND COVER SIX CHARACTER GUANGXU MARK AND PROBABLY OF THE PERIOD The ovoid body painted with figures in a garden beneath trees, the cover with four characters, 16cm. (2)

£200-300 Provenance: from a Hong Kong private collection, sold in these rooms on 15th July 2006, lot 389.

567 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SEAL PASTE BOX AND COVER AND A JADE CARVING OF A BOY 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY The box cover painted with a dog amidst shrubs within a band of ruyi-heads, a four character Yongzheng mark to the base, the jade boy with a cheerful expression and depicted kneeling holding a lantern, the stone a pale celadon colour, 6cm. (3)

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569 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘PEACHES’ BOWL 17TH CENTURY

Painted to the centre with two figures engaged in light conversation by a riverbank, they sit watching a sampan pass by through the shallow waters, all below a poem describing the scene, with a metal band to the rim, the base with a mark reading nei fu, 14.7cm.

The U-shaped body with an everted rim, the exterior decorated with leafy peach branches, with a further fruit painted to the well, all supported on a short straight foot, a six character Chenghua mark to the base, 11.1cm.

£1,000-1,500 The characters nei fu, meaning ‘inner palace’, denote imperial use.

£300-500 Provenance: sold by the executors of the late Pamela Spater, d.2018, Amersham, Buckinghamshire.

Provenance: Sotheby’s Amsterdam, 5th November 2003, lot 9.

A copy of the original invoice is available.

570 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SILVER-MOUNTED ECUELLE AND COVER KANGXI 1662-1722 Painted with panels enclosing various flowers divided by geometric patterns, with bands of floral and foliate decoration to the rims, the sides mounted with two European silver loop handles, 19cm excluding handles. (2)

571 A CHINESE CIRCULAR WATERPOT KANGXI 1662-1722 The globular body raised on a short slightly tapering foot, decorated with three lion dogs painted in underglaze copper-red which has fired to a dark reddish grey, with each creature’s eyes picked out in underglaze blue, 10cm.

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572 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘LOTUS’ BOWL KANGXI 1662-1722 The U-shaped body with an everted rim and supported on a tall gently flaring foot, painted to the exterior with scrolling lotus flowerheads above a band of lappets, the centre with a medallion mirroring the design, with a six character Xuande mark to the base, 10.6cm.

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573 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE CAFE-AU-LAIT GROUND TEA BOWL AND SAUCER KANGXI 1662-1722 Each painted in enamels with birds and fish amongst lotus, the exteriors with a pale café-au-lait ground, with further floral and foliate sprays to the underside of the saucer, 11.5cm. (2)

£600-1,000

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574 A CHINESE KRAAK PORCELAIN DISH AND TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWLS WANLI AND KANGXI

575 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE KRAAK ‘KLAPMUTS’ BOWL WANLI 1573-1620

The dish moulded and painted with a basket of flowers and roundels containing flowers, fruit, vases and fans, with a paper label for Bluett & Sons London, the bowls painted with boys and female figures, both with six character Chenghua marks, 20.5cm. (3)

Painted to the centre with a bird perched amongst flowers in a watery landscape, the design enclosed by four cartouches containing sprays of peaches and blossoms, with simple oval roundels and flowers to the exterior, 14.6cm.

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576 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE RETICULATED CRICKET CAGE JIAQING 1796-1820 The square-section rectangular body decorated in enamels and gilt, painted to one facet with a scene of armed ladies and spirits crossing the sea on a raft and advancing towards figures on the shore, the other sides and one end glazed turquoise and with openwork trellis, the other end with an aperture, 20cm.

£4,000-5,000

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577 A PAIR OF CHINESE YELLOW-GROUND ‘DRAGON’ DISHES 20TH CENTURY Each incised and painted in green and aubergine enamels with two dragons contesting a flaming pearl, with alternating cranes and clouds to the exterior, with six character Guangxu marks to the bases, each with a paper label for lot 184, 2, 6.5.74, 14.5cm. (2)

£200-300

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578 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘WAN SHOU WU JIANG’ OGEE BOWLS SIX CHARACTER GUANGXU MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD 1875-1908 Each painted in enamels and gilt with fylfots and four roundels containing characters above a band of breaking waves, all against a bright yellow ground, the centre of each decorated with five bats encircling a shou character, 16cm. (2)

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£200-300 The idiom wan shou wu jiang can be translated as ‘may you enjoy infinite longevity’.

579 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BRUSH WASHER QING DYNASTY OR LATER The exterior painted in coloured enamels with scrolling leaves and flowerheads against a vibrant red ground, the interior and base glazed turquoise, with gilt to the rim, the base with a four character Qianlong mark, 14.2cm.

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580 A CHINESE PORCELAIN MODEL OF A PAGODA QIANLONG 1736-95 The hexagonal-section structure brightly painted in coloured enamels, each of the four tiers with pierced arched doorways, with figures dispersed throughout the building, all on a raised foundation, 44cm.

£400-600 581 λ A SMALL CHINESE SOFT-PASTE BLUE AND WHITE BOTTLE VASE KANGXI 1662-1722 Painted with archaistic vessels, scholarly items and auspicious emblems, the neck with a slightly raised rib and decorated with bands of scrollwork and circles, with a six character Jiajing mark to the base, together with an ivory stand carved with four spreading feet, 10.2cm. (2)

£600-1,000 582 A CHINESE WUCAI OVOID JAR MING DYNASTY Painted predominantly in red and yellow enamels with a continuous scene of figures riding horses amidst swirling clouds and flowers above a band of lappets, the shoulder with diaper patterns and four panels containing floral sprays, all supported on a short straight foot, together with an openwork wood stand, 17.5cm. (2)

£3,000-4,000

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583 A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE EGGSHELL PORCELAIN ‘BOYS’ BOWLS 20TH CENTURY Painted with continuous scenes of boys in a garden at play, with bands of ruyi-heads to the rims, the interior with butterflies and a central floral panel, each raised on a short circular foot decorated with a key fret band, four character Qianlong yu zhi marks to the bases, 12cm. (2)

£200-300 584 A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE EWER AND A TEA BOWL KANGXI 1662-1722

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The ewer decorated with flower baskets and further floral sprays and patterns, the handle imitating wicker and with later metal mounts, the bowl with birds and insects amongst flowers 17cm. (2)

£200-300 585 A PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘BAXIAN’ PLATES 19TH CENTURY Each decorated with the Eight Immortals standing on stylised clouds and holding their attributes, the exteriors painted with cranes in flight amidst wisps of cloud, with six character Xuande marks to the bases, 26.5cm. (2)

£500-1,000

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586 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SOFT-PASTE WATERPOT AND A SMALL JADE CARVING 18TH CENTURY The waterpot with a beehive-shaped body, painted with scholars in a landscape, the white jade carving formed as two lingzhi, 6cm and 4cm. (2)

£300-500 587 FOUR CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘PRUNUS’ VASES AND COVERS 19TH CENTURY Three of the vases baluster-shaped, the other of ovoid form and with a domed cover, each painted with blossoming prunus against a blue ground and with a dentil band to the shoulder, the largest with a six character Kangxi mark to the base, 45cm. (8)

£800-1,200 Provenance: from the collection of the late Rev. Margaret Johnston (d.2018).

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588 A CHINESE WUCAI ‘DRAGON AND PHOENIX’ BALUSTER VASE AND COVER PROBABLY 17TH CENTURY Painted with dragons and phoenix amidst stylised flames and clouds, the cover similarly decorated, 37.5cm. (2)

£500-1,000 Provenance: from a Dutch collection, purchased in Indonesia prior to 1975.

589 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ‘FIVE DRAGON’ DISH SIX CHARACTER GUANGXU MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1875-1908 Painted to the centre with a dragon in pursuit of a sacred pearl amidst stylised flames and clouds, surrounded by two dragons also chasing flaming jewels, with a further two dragons above a band of lappets to the exterior, all against a blue ground, 25.2cm.

£500-800 Provenance: from the collection of Sir Richard Evans, d.2012.

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590 A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE HULUPING TRANSITIONAL C.1640 Formed in the shape of a gourd, the upper and lower sections painted with scenes of figures in a landscape engaged in various activities, with stylised floral and leafy borders to the waist and shoulder, a later metal mount to the rim, 33cm.

£2,000-3,000 591 A CHINESE DOUCAI ‘MAGNOLIA’ BOWL KANGXI 1662-1722 The U-shaped body painted with a blossoming magnolia tree growing from rockwork, all above fish leaping amidst crashing waves, with a medallion mirroring the design to the well, the base with a six character Chenghua mark, 19.6cm.

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592 A CHINESE YIXING TEAPOT AND COVER 20TH CENTURY The pear-shaped body with an ear-shaped loop handle and curving spout, the cover associated, with an incised mark to the base reading Jing Xi zhi Xu Heng Mao, 12.5cm. (2)

£1,000-1,500 593 A CHINESE YIXING TEAPOT AND COVER QING DYNASTY The flattened body tapering towards the foot, set with a short straight spout and a loop handle, the surface with a rough texture, with marks reading ji wan and yu impressed to the base and underside of the handle, 13.8cm. (2)

£1,000-1,500 594 A CHINESE YIXING TEAPOT AND COVER QING DYNASTY The plain body with a loop handle and a short spout, surmounted by a compressed circular knop, with a six character Qianlong mark impressed to the base, 17.2cm. (2)

£2,000-3,000

The compressed circular body with a loop handle and gently tapering spout, supported on a short foot, with an impressed mark to the base reading Jing Zhou Hui Men Cheng zhi, 11cm. (2)

£300-400 598 A CHINESE YIXING CHRYSANTHEMUM-­ MOULDED TEAPOT AND COVER 18TH CENTURY The compressed circular body moulded with many narrow petals, with a loop handle and a metal spout, the flat cover and short foot formed as chrysanthemum flowerheads, surmounted by a short pierced stem finial, 19cm. (2)

£500-800 Cf. Christie’s New York, 16th October 2001, lot 160 for a similar teapot; see also Christie’s New York, 18th September 2003, lot 337 for another related example.

599 A SMALL CHINESE YIXING TEAPOT AND COVER 18TH/19TH CENTURY

595 A CHINESE YIXING CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER 20TH CENTURY

The plain ovoid body with a simple loop handle, the cover surmounted by a ball finial, the base with a six character seal mark reading Jin Xi Hui Meng Chen zhi, 13cm. (2)

The cover carved in shallow relief with stylised rockwork, signed Hu Gong Shou, all supported on a short foot, 10.5cm. (2)

£300-500

£800-1,200 596 A PAIR OF CHINESE YIXING BOTTLE VASES QING DYNASTY OR LATER Each with an ovoid body rising from a tapering foot to a tall neck flaring at the rim, decorated with calligraphy and birds perched in leafy branches of finger citron, with marks impressed to the bases, 19.3cm. (2)

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600 AN UNUSUAL CHINESE GILT-LACQUER DECORATED SMALL YIXING TEAPOT AND COVER 18TH CENTURY Decorated in gilt with buildings amongst rocks and various trees, with mountains in the distance, the cover surmounted by a compressed circular knop encircled by three insects, the base impressed with a hall mark which reads Yi Si Tang, 9.5cm. (2)

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601 A CHINESE YIXING TEAPOT AND COVER AND A SET OF FOUR CUPS 20TH CENTURY The teapot’s compressed body incised with an inscription to one side and decorated with prunus to the other, each of the cups with calligraphy, the spout, knop and handles formed as tree branches, 19.8cm. (6)

£200-300 602 A CHINESE ENAMELLED YIXING TRAY 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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Brightly painted with buildings and trees in a mountainous landscape, with a solitary figure carrying wood in the distance, the exterior decorated with peony flowerheads amidst stylised foliage, the underside glazed turquoise, together with a wood stand, 28.3cm. (2)

£1,000-2,000 Cf. Asian Art I, 14th November 2012, lot 97 for a similar piece sold in these rooms.

603 A CHINESE YIXING BRUSH REST QING DYNASTY OR LATER Formed as a chestnut, a lychee, a date and a peanut raised on a shaped base, with a band of key fret incised around the edge, the underside impressed with two seal marks reading Chen Ming Yuan, 8.6cm.

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604 TWO CHINESE YIXING TEAPOTS AND COVERS LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD One decorated with applied nuts and seeds to the body, the knop formed as a mushroom, the cover and base with a two character seal mark reading shi jiang, the other painted with flowers, fruit and butterflies in colourful enamels, a four character mark to the base which reads huai de qing li, 18.5cm. (4)

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605 TWO CHINESE YIXING TEAPOTS AND COVERS 20TH CENTURY One shaped with narrow lobes resembling chrysanthemum petals, with seal marks to the base and cover reading Chen Ming Yuan, and with a seal mark to the handle, the other with a cylindrical body and a loop handle, decorated with applied prunus flowerheads and branches, the base impressed with a shop mark Yi Xing tang du Tao Ye Sheng chan he zuo she chu pin, 15.5cm. (4)

£400-600

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606 TWO CHINESE YIXING TEAPOTS AND COVERS 18TH CENTURY One decorated in slip with bamboo, pine, bats, birds and insects, with a Cun Xing Tang hall mark impressed to the base, the other of flower-shaped section and carved in openwork with bamboo designs, the handle, spout and knop formed as bamboo branches, 18.4cm. (4)

£300-500

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607 A PAIR OF CHINESE YIXING ‘BIRD AND FLOWER’ VASES QING DYNASTY One incised and painted with a pair of birds sitting on the branch of a prunus tree, the other decorated with a bird perched amongst chrysanthemum, all against a buff ground, with raised bands of key fret and lappets to the shoulders, each with an inscription and signed Fou Shuo Lao Ren (Ren Gan Ting), 30.5cm. (2)

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608 TEN CHINESE AGATE CARVINGS QING DYNASTY OR LATER Variously formed as children, animals, birds, mythical beasts, pomegranate, and bamboo amongst other designs, the majority cleverly utilising darker sections of the stone to highlight certain areas of the carving, 6cm. (10)

£2,000-3,000 609 THREE CHINESE HARDSTONE CARVINGS LATE QING DYNASTY One vase of flattened baluster form, carved in high relief with a spray of peony, another a jadeite vessel and cover with chrysanthemum and quails, the third a carving of a woman and child, two with wood stands, 15cm. (7)

£400-600 610 FIVE CHINESE STONE CARVINGS AND AN AGATE CUP QING DYNASTY AND LATER One a jade figure of Guanyin holding a sprig of willow, three further female figures in jadeite and bowenite, the fifth a jade model of two birds, one with a wood stand, the agate cup with lingzhi handles, 24.5cm. (7)

£200-300 611 TWO CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVINGS AND AN AGATE CUP QING DYNASTY

612 TWO CHINESE CELADON JADE ANIMAL CARVINGS AND TWO JADE PENDANTS 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY One a recumbent water buffalo together with an openwork wood stand, another formed as a reclining dog with its head resting upon its paws, one pendant of a pale celadon colour and carved as pierced fruits with the underside in the shape of a leaf, the other a green speckled jadeite pendant carved in openwork with a pheasant amongst leaves, 5.8cm. (5)

£1,000-1,500 613 SIX CHINESE JADE CARVINGS QING DYNASTY Comprising: a monkey with its infant, a three-legged toad, a butterfly, a figure with a child, a carving of two pea pods, and one formed as three lingzhi, four with wood stands, 9cm. (8)

£500-1,000 614 TWO CHINESE JADE ITEMS QING DYNASTY One formed as three intertwined chilong, the stone an even pale celadon colour, the other carved as two peaches and a bat in flight, the grey-green stone with mottling and dark inclusions, mounted in a wood panel, 9.5cm. (2)

£500-1,000

One carving of a lady clasping a branch of fruiting peaches, with a crane holding lingzhi in its mouth to her side, the other a cat which has caught a butterfly lying on a large leaf, the cup with a gently flaring body and incised with bands of key fret and shou character, two with wood stands, 10.5cm. (5)

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615 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE ‘ZI GANG’ PLAQUE QING DYNASTY OR LATER

620 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE ‘PRUNUS’ BRUSH REST QING DYNASTY OR LATER

Of rectangular form, one face carved in shallow relief with two figures and a horse under pine trees, the reverse inscribed with a poem describing the scene and signed Zi Gang, the stone an even colour, 6.4cm.

Of rectangular form with scrolled sides, carved with a prunus branch and blossoming rhodea amidst leaves, with swirls to the reverse, the stone with russet inclusions, 12.4cm.

£1,000-1,500

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616 A CHINESE WHITE JADE OPENWORK PENDANT 19TH CENTURY

621 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE RECTANGULAR ‘DRAGON’ PLAQUE QING DYNASTY OR LATER

Of circular form, carved with a parrot perched upon a branch amongst flowers and leaves, the stone of an even colour, 5.1cm.

£300-500 617 A SMALL CHINESE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE VASE FORMED AS A LOTUS LEAF MING DYNASTY Carved in relief with flowers and stalks, the leaf curling inwards towards the top and detailed with slightly raised veins, with a small bird to the reverse, together with a wood stand, 7cm. (2)

£800-1,200 618 A CHINESE APPLE GREEN JADEITE ‘PHOENIX’ PLAQUE QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved in low relief with two phoenix, their tails framing pairs of pheasants beneath characters reading tong xin and bi yi, which may be translated as ‘with one heart’ and ‘flying side by side’, the stone with some russet markings, 8cm.

£2,000-3,000 619 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE OVAL PLAQUE QING DYNASTY OR LATER

Carved in openwork with the fierce mythical beast amidst scrolling foliage and clouds, all contained within a solid plain border, the stone with some minor russet markings, 7.6cm.

£600-1,000 622 A FINE CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE PIERCED OPENWORK PLAQUE MING DYNASTY Of rectangular form, carved with a confronting dragon surrounded by a flaming pearl, a canopy, lingzhi, and precious objects, all contained within a stylised concave pearl border, 7.7cm.

£1,000-1,500 Cf. J Rawson, Chinese Jade From the Neolithic to the Qing, p.342, no.25:23 for a similar jade plaque from the 16th century.

623 TWO CHINESE JADE PENDANTS QING DYNASTY OR LATER The rectangular pendant of an even white colour, the face carved in shallow relief with a scholar seated on a sampan, the reverse inscribed with a poem, the belt buckle carved with butterflies and two children which rotate, the stone an even pale celadon colour, 6.1cm. (2)

£1,000-2,000

One side carved in shallow relief with a scholar resting under a pine tree beneath swirling clouds, the reverse decorated with the scene of a sampan on a river and with an inscription, the stone an even tone, 5.5cm.

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624 A PALE CELADON JADE ‘CRANE’ BRUSH WASHER QING DYNASTY OR LATER Formed as a seated crane with its head turned to the side, holding a branch of fruiting peaches in its long beak, its wing and tail feathers finely detailed, the underside carved with the bird’s legs tucked under its body, the stone with some russet inclusions, 12.5cm.

£3,000-4,000

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625 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE EWER AND COVER QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved in shallow relief with Immortals amongst rocks under pine and peach trees, the handle formed as a phoenix with a loose ring hanging from one of its tail feathers, the cover surmounted by a knop formed as Shoulao riding a deer with a sprig of lingzhi in its mouth, the stone with some russet inclusions, 15.5cm. (2)

£3,000-4,000

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626 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE MODEL OF A SAMPAN QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved with figures on a sampan engaged in various activities, including fishing and steering the boat, one side detailed with clothes drying on a stick of bamboo, with a dog sitting on the roof, the stone of an even tone with minor white inclusions, 17.6cm.

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627 A PAIR OF CHINESE CELADON JADE INCENSE HOLDERS QING DYNASTY OR LATER Each of cylindrical form, carved in relief with scholars in a rocky landscape amidst bamboo, pine, and wutong trees, with buildings dispersed throughout the setting, the edges incised with bands of key fret, each with a pierced spinach-green jade cover and stand, the covers with lotus designs, 20.6cm. (6)

£5,000-8,000 628 A CHINESE JADEITE CARVING OF A SCENE FROM THE LEGEND OF THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL 20TH CENTURY Depicting a group of Immortals with an attendant standing on clouds above a pine tree, a scaly dragon lurking at their feet, with a figure and a grazing horse at the base of the tree, the stone with pale lavender and green areas, together with a wood stand, 18cm. (2)

£2,000-3,000 Provenance: Bonhams Hong Kong, 24th November 2010, lot 290 (part).

629 A PAIR OF CHINESE JADEITE VASES AND COVERS LATE QING DYNASTY Each of flattened form, carved in shallow relief with taotie masks, the shoulders of each with two animal head-shaped handles suspending loose rings, with finials formed as lion dogs to the covers, the stone with apple green markings and russet inclusions, each together with a wood stand, 14cm. (6)

£1,500-2,500

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630 THREE CHINESE JADEITE PENDANTS MODERN One a bi disc mounted with a gold loop and a paste stone, another oval-shaped and carved in shallow relief with a mythical beast, a bat, pine and flowers, the third formed as a standing Buddha, 6cm. (3)

£800-1,200 Provenance: the disc-shaped pendant sold at Bonhams Chester, 5th July 2011, lot 113; the oval pendant sold at Michaan’s Auctions, 5th September 2010, lot 127.

631 A CHINESE PINK TOURMALINE BEAD GRADUATED NECKLACE AND A JADEITE PENDANT 20TH CENTURY The necklace’s thirty-nine beads incised with foliate designs and of varying cylindrical forms, the pendant carved as a dragon, the stone of a pale green colour with vibrant apple green and minor white and russet inclusions, 47cm. (2)

£300-500 Provenance: the necklace sold at Bonhams San Francisco, 19th September 2011, lot 289.

632 THREE CHINESE PENDANTS QING DYNASTY AND LATER

633 A CHINESE JADEITE NECKLACE 20TH CENTURY

Comprising: an amethyst pendant formed as two peaches, an agate pendant carved in openwork with a pheasant amongst fruit and foliage, and a carnelian agate pendant carved as a mythical beast seated atop a bi disc, adorned with two beads incised with shou characters and suspended by a gold chain, 7.2cm. (3)

Consisting of one hundred and one beads, each with varying tones of green, 69cm.

£1,000-2,000

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£250-350 Provenance: from the collection of Mrs Catherine Dix (1896-1976), and thence by descent.

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635 A CHINESE AGATE CARVING AND A JADE PENDANT 18TH/19TH CENTURY

Formed as two branches of bamboo curving towards each other, with a cicada perching where the two sticks meet, 16cm.

The carving formed as three lingzhi, with two picked out in an orange section of the stone, the jade carved as a small cat lying amidst lingzhi, the stone with some white mottling and russet markings, 6.1cm. (2)

£400-600 Provenance: from an Australian private collection, formed in the 1980s and 1990s.

£1,000-1,500

636 A CHINESE CARNELIAN AGATE PENDANT AND AN AMBER RETICULATED CARVING LATE QING DYNASTY

637 A CHINESE AGATE TWO-HANDLED CUP AND AN AGATE BRUSH WASHER 18TH/19TH CENTURY

The pendant formed as two fruit issuing from leafy branches, the amber carving depicting boys and birds amongst peaches and blossoming trees, 4.8cm. (2)

The cup carved as a flowerhead supported on a short circular foot, the two handles with animal masks and lingzhi, with a wood stand, the brush washer carved and incised with lotus designs, 9cm. (3)

£400-600

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Provenance: from an Australian private collection, formed in the 1980s and 1990s.

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638 A CHINESE BLACK AND WHITE JADE CARVING OF A DOG AND A PUPPY LATE QING DYNASTY

643 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE GROUP OF GOURDS QING DYNASTY OR LATER

The recumbent mother with her large tail curling upwards, her young pup playfully pouncing on her back, the stone cleverly carved with the larger dog picked out in black and the puppy in white, 4.5cm.

Formed as many fruits issuing from a leafy branch, with vines falling and twisting around them, carved with an insect to the underside of the largest gourd, the stone with some russet inclusions, 8.4cm.

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639 A CHINESE WHITE JADE ‘ZI GANG’ RECTANGULAR PLAQUE QING DYNASTY OR LATER

644 A CHINESE WHITE JADE PENDANT QING DYNASTY OR LATER

One face carved in shallow relief with an egret standing amidst flowering lotus, the reverse with an inscription and signed Zi Gang, all between pairs of archaistic dragons and motifs, the stone of an even colour, 6.1cm.

£1,500-2,000 640 A CHINESE AGATE CARVING OF A BOY AND A LION DOG QING DYNASTY OR LATER The child sits with a cheerful expression on his face as the mythical beast plays with a brocade ball, the lion dog and ball cleverly picked out in a darker section of the stone, 4cm.

£200-300 641 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE GROUP OF THREE RAMS QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved as a large recumbent ram with the two smaller animals reclining by his side, with swirls of smoke enveloping a yin-yang symbol between them, the stone with some mottling and russet markings, together with a wood stand, 7.5cm. (2)

Carved in shallow relief with a figure wearing a belt incised with the characters he he, meaning ‘harmony’, the reverse with a circular seal mark, all beneath pairs of stylised dragons and swirls, 5.6cm.

£500-800 645 A CHINESE YELLOW JADE LION DOG QING DYNASTY OR LATER Seated with its hind legs and tail tucked under its body, the face picked out in a brown section of the stone, 5.2cm.

£2,000-2,500 646 A CHINESE SPINACH-GREEN JADE ARTICULATED CYLINDER PROBABLY 20TH CENTURY Of cylindrical form, carved in openwork with an interlocking fret design of ‘T’ segments, decorated with archaistic whorls and C-shaped scrolls in shallow relief, 12cm.

£2,000-2,500

£1,000-1,500 642 A CHINESE WHITE JADE PENDANT QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved in shallow relief to one side with a boy holding the branch of a fruiting peach tree over his shoulder, clutching a lingzhi in his other hand, the reverse with a four character mark reading wan shou wu jiang, all beneath stylised swirls of clouds, 5.6cm.

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647 A PAIR OF CHINESE JADE ARCHAISTIC ‘PHOENIX’ VESSELS AND COVERS LATE QING DYNASTY Each carved as a mythical bird standing tall with its wings tucked at its sides and bearing a fierce expression, the heads forming the covers, all decorated with archaistic motifs, the stone a grey colour with russet inclusions, 14cm. (4)

£500-800 Provenance: from a Greek private collection.

648 A CHINESE ROCK CRYSTAL FIGURE OF GUANYIN LATE QING DYNASTY She stands, wearing long flowing robes, holding a small basket in her left hand, her face with downcast eyes and a tranquil expression, with her hair piled in a chignon, together with a wood stand, 27cm. (2)

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£300-500 649 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE BOULDER QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved in high relief with two Immortals standing by a cliff face, overlooking a river and surrounded by pagodas, pine trees and rockwork, the reverse with a sage seated on an outcrop fanning the smoke of his hearth, an attendant climbs up some steps towards him, raised on a reticulated wood stand, 16cm. (2)

£700-900 Provenance: from a Hong Kong private collection, sold in these rooms on 21st May 2008, lot 287.

650 A CHINESE WHITE JADE CARVING OF PEACHES AND MONKEYS 20TH CENTURY Depicting two large and three small peaches issuing from a branch, with two monkeys climbing the larger fruits, the surface highly polished, together with a wood stand, 13cm. (2)

£1,000-1,500 Provenance: from a Hong Kong private collection, sold in these rooms on 22nd May 2007, lot 316.

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651 A CHINESE CELADON JADE BOULDER OF TWO TIGERS QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved in high relief with the two felines in a rocky jungle, one stands gazing behind, whilst the other crouches ready to pounce, the stone with mottling and russet markings, 10cm.

£500-800 652 A CHINESE LAPIS LAZULI ‘CHILONG’ BRUSH WASHER 19TH CENTURY Shaped as a pebble and carved in relief with two chilong clambering on the sides, each holding a lingzhi in its mouth, the beasts encircling the oval aperture to the top, together with a wood stand, 9.5cm. (2)

£500-800 653 A LARGE CHINESE AMETHYST ‘PEACH’ VASE AND COVER 19TH CENTURY

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Carved in high relief with a peach tree wrapping itself around the vase and cover, with a pair of birds perched in the branches, one side with lingzhi growing at the base, together with a reticulated wood stand, 33cm. (3)

£1,200-1,500 654 A CHINESE LAPIS LAZULI VASE AND COVER 19TH CENTURY Carved in high relief with a gnarled pine tree growing around the vase and cover, all set on a rectangular rocky platform, 16cm. (2)

£500-800

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655 λ A CHINESE IVORY CARD CASE, A CUP CARVED FROM A NUT AND TWO HARDSTONE PENDANTS QING DYNASTY The card case carved in relief with figures and animals engaged in various activities around garden pavilions, with scaly dragons and bats to the edges, the cup decorated with birds amidst bamboo and flowers, the base with a mark, both pendants carved in openwork with fruits amongst leaves, 9cm. (5)

£500-1,500 Provenance: from the collection of W B Tapp (d.1992), Bristol.

656 A SMALL CHINESE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE ‘CHILONG’ BRUSH WASHER 17TH/18TH CENTURY Carved in relief with two sinuous mythical creatures, with details incised to their faces, the top with an opening surrounded by a slightly raised edge, the mottled stone with dark inclusions, 6.7cm.

660 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE ‘BOYS’ WATERPOT QING DYNASTY OR LATER The beehive-shaped body rising to a raised lip, carved with three playful children seated at the base, the stone with some white and russet markings, 7.2cm.

£3,000-4,000 661 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A BOY AND A GOOSE QING DYNASTY OR LATER The child with a content expression on his face, kneeling and embracing the bird, with russet markings to his hair, back and left arm, 6.5cm.

£800-1,000

£600-800

662 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A THREE-LEGGED TOAD QING DYNASTY OR LATER

657 A CHINESE CELADON JADE HORSE-SHAPED PLAQUE MING DYNASTY

Lying down with its head slightly raised and smoke issuing from its mouth, detailed with bulging eyes and characteristically bumpy skin, the stone with some areas of white mottling and russet inclusions, 8.5cm.

The horse lying in a relaxed position as if asleep, the stone with some white markings, together with a wood stand, 10.5cm. (2)

£1,000-2,000 658 A CHINESE CELADON JADE ARCHAISTIC BANGLE QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved in shallow relief with two mythical creatures striding out amidst stylised clouds, the jade with russet striations and inclusions, 7.4cm.

£1,500-2,000 659 A CHINESE CHICKEN-BONE JADE ‘LOTUS’ CUP MING DYNASTY Formed as a single lotus flowerhead, the centre carved as seven seeds within a slightly raised circle, with a short foot shaped as delicate petals, the stone with black inclusions, 7cm.

£1,500-2,000 663 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE PENDANT QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved in openwork as a kuilong entwined with a bi disc, the bi incised with archaistic swirling patterns, the stone of an even colour, 6.5cm.

£600-800 664 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE MYTHICAL BEAST QING DYNASTY OR LATER Seated with its head turned upwards to the left, its ears flattened against its head, with a circular hole to the sides of the mouth, the stone with minor russet inclusions, 6cm.

£1,500-2,000

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665 TWO CHINESE JADE TWO-HANDLED BOWLS MING AND QING DYNASTY Each carved with a band of raised studs, the larger cup a translucent pale celadon colour, the handles decorated with archaistic swirls, the smaller cup’s handles formed as dragons, the stone celadon with white mottling and black and russet inclusions, together with wood stands, 12.7cm. (4)

£1,000-2,000

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666 A CHINESE CHICKEN-BONE JADE TWO-HANDLED BOWL QING DYNASTY Carved in relief with a band of studs to the body, the two handles formed as stylised mythical beasts, all raised on a short circular foot, together with a wood stand, 10.8cm. (2)

£300-400 Provenance: from an Australian private collection, formed in the 1980s and 1990s.

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667 THREE CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVINGS QING DYNASTY AND LATER Comprising: a seal with a surmount formed as a mythical beast, the face with three characters, a circular openwork pendant of figures rowing a dragon boat under flags and canopies, and a carving of a boy riding a carp, 5.7cm. (3)

£500-1,000

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668 A LARGE CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE ‘LOTUS’ CUP 17TH CENTURY Shaped as a flowerhead and carved in relief with further flowers, buds, leaves and stalks forming the handle, all with incised areas of detail, the stone an even tone with minor russet inclusions and white mottling, 14cm.

£4,000-6,000

670 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A FOREIGNER WITH A LION DOG QING DYNASTY The figure stands wearing a headband and a long cloak, holding a stem of lingzhi at his side and a sceptre by his face, his long hair curling up at the ends, the lion dog sits next to him with bulging eyes and an open mouth, the stone with minor russet inclusions, together with a fitted silk stand, 8.5cm. (2)

£600-1,000

669 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A LUOHAN QING DYNASTY OR LATER

Cf. Christie’s London, 14th May 2013, lot 84 for a related jade carving of a foreigner.

Standing wearing flowing robes, his hands clasped before him, the stone with grey and white mottling, 9.3cm.

£300-500

671 THREE CHINESE JADE ARCHER’S RINGS 18TH/19TH CENTURY The stone of one a pale celadon colour, another with a greyish-green tone, the third a pale grey, all with some russet inclusions, 3.1cm. (3)

£400-600

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672 TWO CHINESE JADE LIBATION CUPS MING AND QING DYNASTY The handle of the larger cup formed as a mythical beast, with a further creature to the rim, the pale stone with white mottling and black-brown inclusions, the smaller cup incised and carved in relief with dragons and archaistic swirls, the angular handle suspending a ring, the stone a pale celadon colour with russet inclusions, 13cm. (2)

£300-500

673 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A HOUND AND HER PUPPY QING DYNASTY OR LATER The larger dog lying in a recumbent pose with her head resting upon her front paws, the pup relaxing by its mother’s side, the stone with minor russet inclusions, 7cm.

£1,000-1,500 Cf. Bluett & Sons Ltd., Dr Newton’s Zoo, p.19, pl.22 and p.35, pl.65 for similar jade carvings of hounds without a puppy.

674 A CHINESE LAPIS LAZULI CARVING OF A LION DOG LATE QING DYNASTY

675 A CHINESE WHITE JADE CARVING OF A LADY QING DYNASTY

In a recumbent pose, with its eyes bulging and its mouth agape, carved with its long horn running down its back, 9.3cm.

Dressed in long robes and with her hair tied up in two buns, with some minor russet markings to the soles of her feet, 7.2cm.

£150-250

£400-600

Provenance: obtained from Mr Ernest Hart, Milford-on-Sea, Hampshire in the 1970s.

Provenance: from a Greek private collection.

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676 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF TWO BATS AND A COIN QING DYNASTY

677 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A BOY ON A LEAF 18TH/19TH CENTURY

Formed as two bats clinging onto a large circular coin with a square opening to the centre, with two characters incised to the reverse, the stone an even colour, 5.5cm.

The boy reclines on the large leaf clutching its stem with both hands, with a cheerful expression on his face and his hair tied in two buns, the leaf detailed with its midrib and veins, the stone of an even colour, 6.7cm.

£300-500

£1,500-2,000

Provenance: from a Greek private collection.

678 A CHINESE YELLOW JADE OPENWORK RECTANGULAR PLAQUE QING DYNASTY Carved with nine sinuous chilong amongst archaistic swirls, all enclosed within a simple rectangular border, the stone of a pale yellow colour and with some areas of white mottling, 8.6cm.

679 A CHINESE CELADON JADE ARCHAISTIC ‘DRAGON’ CARVING QING DYNASTY OR EARLIER The mythical beast looking backwards, its stylised curled body covered with raised studs, the stone with some white and russet markings, 8.5cm.

£1,500-2,000

£300-500 Provenance: from a Greek private collection.

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680 TWO CHINESE SOAPSTONE SEALS QING DYNASTY OR LATER Each with a square body surmounted by a lion dog with its young, the faces with six character marks in seal script, 5.6cm. (2)

£500-1,000

681 A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE DOUBLE SEAL QING DYNASTY OR LATER Formed as one square section seal and one circular section seal joined by a handle which suspends two loose rings, the underside of each with a mark, the stone with white mottling and small dark specks, 6cm.

£2,000-3,000

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682 A CHINESE CARVED RUBY-RED GLASS BEAKER 18TH/19TH CENTURY The transparent barrel-shaped body carved in low relief with archaistic dragons, the sides decorated with a pair of large taotie mask handles, with a band of raised bosses to the mouth and lappets around the base, 10.3cm.

£3,000-4,000 Cf. C F Shangraw, D Rabiner and C Brown, A Chorus of Colors: Chinese Glass from Three American Collections, pp.108-9, no.83 for a similar cup in the collection of Alan E Feen.

683 A CHINESE BEIJING RUBY-GLASS BOWL 18TH CENTURY Carved in relief with a single standing water bird amidst lotus growing from rippling water, 15.6cm.

£800-1,200 Provenance: from a Hong Kong private collection, sold in these rooms on 21st May 2008, lot 174.

Cf. Garner, The Arts of the Ch’ing Dynasty, no.321, pl.105, for a similar example.

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684 TWO CHINESE RED-OVERLAY GLASS VASES AND ONE JAR AND COVER LATE QING DYNASTY One a bottle vase carved with a beauty holding a lotus seated beneath a willow tree amidst various flowers, another a meiping decorated with birds and butterflies amongst prunus and orchids, the jar with peony and prunus decoration, its cover surmounted by a flowerhead-shaped knop, 24.6cm. (4)

£600-1,000

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685 A NEAR PAIR OF CHINESE RED-OVERLAY GLASS BOWLS LATE QING DYNASTY Each decorated with prunus and peony in red glass against a white ground, one with two birds perching amongst the flowers, raised on short circular feet, 16.9cm. (2)

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686 A CHINESE BEIJING OVERLAID GLASS BRUSH WASHER 18TH/19TH CENTURY Decorated in green, red, blue and pale celadon with lotus sprays, flowers and butterflies against a milky ground, with a circular Shakris collection label to the base, 10.5cm.

£500-1,000 Provenance: from a Hong Kong private collection, sold in these rooms on 22nd May 2007, lot 159.

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687 A CHINESE BEIJING YELLOW GLASS VASE QING DYNASTY The baluster-shaped body with a waisted flared neck, the thick opaque glass of a rich egg-yolk yellow, a circular paper label for Spink and Son Ltd to the base, 27.5cm.

£400-600 688 A CHINESE BEIJING BLUE GLASS BOTTLE VASE 18TH/19TH CENTURY The ovoid body rising to a tall gently flaring neck, all supported on a short straight circular foot, 29cm.

£400-600 Provenance: from an English private collection, Kent, acquired prior to 1950.

689 A CHINESE LACQUERED AND GILT-WOOD SHRINE 19TH CENTURY Brightly decorated with gilt and red lacquer, the shrine framed by pierced scrolling lotus decoration, with a small seated figure and inscribed stele positioned within the central opening, 65.5cm. (3)

£300-500 Provenance: sold by the executors of the late Pamela Spater, d.2018, Amersham, Buckinghamshire.

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691 A CHINESE BAMBOO BITONG 18TH/19TH CENTURY

The tapered body supported on three lappet-shaped legs, all carved with taotie masks in shallow relief, with an animal head-shaped handle, the base with a four character Qianlong mark, together with a wood stand, 8.8cm. (2)

The cylindrical body carved in relief with Mi Le Buddha reclining on a sack and a pile of books, holding a crayfish in one hand and a string of beads in the other, with an inscription to the reverse, all raised on three short feet, 15.3cm.

£1,000-2,000

£400-600

Provenance: from a Hong Kong private collection, previously in an American private collection, Pittsburgh, later the Alice Boney Collection, purchased form Freeman’s Philadelphia, 16th September 2008, lot 151.

Provenance: from an Australian private collection, formed in the 1980s and 1990s.

692 A CHINESE BAMBOO BITONG 20TH CENTURY

693 TWO CHINESE BAMBOO BITONG QING DYNASTY OR LATER

The cylindrical body carved in relief with a continuous scene of scholars and their attendants playing the qin, drinking tea and practising calligraphy in a rocky wooded landscape, 17.2cm.

Both of cylindrical form, the larger of a dark colour and carved with a scene of houses dispersed through a mountainous rocky landscape, the smaller with a warm patina and decorated with scholars engaged in various activities amidst pine trees, willows and bamboo, 15.3cm. (2)

£600-1,000

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694 A CHINESE BAMBOO BITONG 18TH/19TH CENTURY

695 A CHINESE ROOTWOOD BITONG 19TH/20TH CENTURY

The cylindrical body carved with calligraphy, the wood with a warm reddish patina, 15.5cm.

Carved from a gnarled hollowed trunk with holes to the sides, the rim and base mounted with hardwood, 18.5cm.

£400-600

£300-500

Provenance: from an Australian private collection, formed in the 1980s and 1990s.

Provenance: from a Hong Kong private collection, sold in these rooms on 22nd May 2007, lot 255.

696 A CHINESE BAMBOO BITONG LATE QING DYNASTY

697 A BAMBOO WRIST REST, A BAMBOO BITONG AND A WALL VASE QING DYNASTY

One side carved in relief with figures on a sampan boating down a river through a rocky wooded landscape, 17.8cm.

£150-250

The wrist rest incised with a scholar seated in a boat playing the qin, gazing at a crane in flight above, with an inscription describing the scene as a tribute to the Yuan, dated as winter of the Yihai year and signed Xiao Feng, the bitong decorated with chrysanthemum and four characters, the wall vase carved with figures in a boat, 29.7cm. (3)

£800-1,200

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698 A CHINESE HARDWOOD INCENSE STICK HOLDER LATE QING DYNASTY Carved as a tree trunk with side branches and a cylindrical aperture to the top, 14.3cm.

£200-300 Provenance: from a Hong Kong private collection, purchased form Freeman’s Philadelphia, on the 16th September 2008, lot 129.

699 A PAIR OF CHINESE BAMBOO FIGURES OF IMMORTALS QING DYNASTY Each depicted standing wearing long flowing robes, one holding a ruyi-sceptre and clutching his belt, the other with a leaf-shaped fan, with areas of detail highlighted in gilt, 33.5cm. (2)

£600-1,000 700 A CHINESE BOXWOOD CARVING OF AN IMMORTAL QING DYNASTY Standing, wearing long robes, smiling, with his hair piled in a bun, clasping a ruyi-sceptre with the head carved with an endless knot, 18cm.

£150-250 Provenance: from a Hong Kong private collection, purchased from Nicholas Pitcher, London.

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701 A SILVER-MOUNTED RECTANGULAR WOOD BOX AND COVER 18TH CENTURY Each of the corners with incised silver mounts shaped as stylised petals, the lockplate formed as the Gandaberunda, with two handles to the sides, the interior with four small drawers, 9cm x 41cm x 27cm.

£1,000-2,000 The Gandaberunda is a two-headed mythological bird and it was the symbol of the Wodeyar royal house of the Kingdom of Mysore.

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702 AN INDO-PORTUGUESE EBONY AND IVORY INLAID ROSEWOOD BOX AND COVER 18TH CENTURY Each facet decorated with flowers picked out in ivory amidst scrolling leaves in ebony, with a circular medallion of stylised floral and foliate designs to the centre of the cover, with metal handles to the sides and further metal flowerheads to the cover, the interior with later fittings, 13cm x 48cm x 33cm.

£3,000-4,000 703 A CHINESE INLAID HARDWOOD RECTANGULAR BOX LATE QING DYNASTY Decorated in mother of pearl and mixed metals with egrets feeding amongst lotus and reeds under a crescent moon, with a bat, three stylised characters and a spray of foliage to the front, 7cm x 13cm x 8cm.

£300-500

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704 A BRASS-MOUNTED ELM TRAVELLING VANITY SET 19TH CENTURY Formed as a rectangular box and hinged cover which lifts to reveal a mirror, with decorative brass mounts to the corners and sides, 6cm x 24cm x 34cm.

£150-250 Provenance: formerly the private collection of an English army officer.

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705 λ A PAIR OF CHINESE IVORY TABLE SCREENS QING DYNASTY

706 λ A CHINESE IVORY CARVING OF A MONKEY ON A GOURD EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Each carved in shallow relief with a scene of houses amidst trees in a rocky mountainous landscape, all within openwork floral borders, the reverse of each incised with an inscription, the stands surmounted by lion dogs and carved in openwork with floral and foliate designs, with the feet formed as dragon-carps, 26.5cm. (4)

Formed as the primate climbing on a large fruit, it clings to a leafy vine whilst reaching out for an insect, the top of the gourd a removable cover which lifts off to reveal a chain and a further monkey, 5.3cm.

£300-500

£700-1,000

Provenance: purchased from Hua Shi Oriental Art Pte Ltd, Singapore, on 26th March 1988. The original invoice is available.

Cf. R Kerr, P Allen and S Ching-Fei, Chinese Ivory Carvings: The Sir Victor Sassoon Collection, pp.201-202, nos.X723 and X728 for two related screens dated to 17th and 18th centuries.

Cf. the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, museum no.A.926-1910 for a similar piece.

707 A CINNABAR LACQUER SEAL PASTE BOX AND COVER 17TH/18TH CENTURY

708 THREE CHINESE CORAL CARVINGS QING DYNASTY

One side carved with a scholar and demon sitting amongst rocks and pine trees, the reverse decorated with a scene of two scholars in a garden with mountains in the distance, all against intricately carved geometric diaper grounds, 7.3cm. (2)

The largest depicting Guanyin holding a fly whisk in her hands, with waves and swirling clouds around her, another carved as a lady wearing flowing robes, the third carved as two tall slender ladies with raised hands, each with a wood stand, 18.5cm. (6)

£800-1,200

£400-600

Provenance: given by Peter Spark to the owner’s father in the 1920s.

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710 A FINE CHINESE CARVED MOTHER OF PEARL SHELL 19TH CENTURY

Decorated to the exterior with two scholars seated on a river bank in a rocky mountainous landscape beneath swirling clouds, with two further scholars and an oarsman on a sampan boating down the waters, with pavilions, pine and willow trees dispersed throughout the setting, the reverse incised with an artemisia leaf and an inscription, 12.5cm.

Intricately carved in relief with a scene of the crucifixion of Jesus, with a shaped cartouche depicting the nativity below, all reserved on an openwork ground of scrolling flowers and foliage, 20.2cm.

£500-1,000

£1,000-2,000

711 λ A CHINESE IVORY MINIATURE BRUSH REST 18TH CENTURY

712 A CHINESE OLIVE STONE NECKLACE 19TH CENTURY

Carved with two figures seated on a raft formed from a gnarled tree, all on stylised waves, 6cm.

The necklace composed of eighteen beads, with a further six beads suspended from the cord and metal chains, variously carved with flowers, fruit, fish, animals, figures and other designs, 37cm.

£400-600 Provenance: from an Australian private collection, formed in the 1980s and 1990s.

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713 A CHINESE YELLOW LACQUER ANBAXIAN CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER 20TH CENTURY The cover decorated with the Eight Daoist Emblems scattered amidst scrolling stylised peonies, the sides of the box and cover with a similar floral pattern, both with a black interior, a six character Qianlong mark to the base, 26cm. (2)

£300-500 714 A CHINESE SOAPSTONE CIRCULAR ‘DRAGON’ BI DISC LATE QING DYNASTY

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Carved in relief with two sinuous dragons crawling amongst stylised billowing clouds, with panels of archaistic motifs to the reverse, together with a wood stand, 23.3cm. (2)

£1,000-1,500 Provenance: sold by the executors of the late Pamela Spater, d.2018, Amersham, Buckinghamshire.

715 A LARGE RETICULATED CHINESE WOOD RUYI SCEPTRE LATE QING DYNASTY Carved throughout with chilong and bats amongst entwined stems of lingzhi and a large ginseng root with emerging flowers, 80cm.

£600-800 Provenance: from a Hong Kong private collection, purchased from Nicholas Pitcher, London.

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716 A CHINESE SOAPSTONE CARVING OF GUANYIN AND CHILD QING DYNASTY

717 A CHINESE BRONZE RECTANGULAR ‘ELEPHANT’ SEAL PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY

She sits in rajalilasana holding a scroll in her right hand whilst her left hand rests on her raised knee, a small child stands beside her with his hands clasped before him, their robes decorated with areas of gilt and incised patterns, the reverse incised with a inscription reading yu wan, together with a soapstone stand, 10.8cm. (2)

The rectangular base surmounted by a standing elephant supporting a covered vessel on its back, with harnesses and a saddle-cloth to the animal’s body, the underside with a seal mark, 9.5cm, 790g.

£500-1,000

£1,000-2,000

718 SIXTEEN CHINESE WOOD AND NUT CARVINGS 19TH CENTURY Variously carved with figures, trees, birds, animals, fish and other designs, 5cm. (16)

£400-600 Provenance: from the collection of Sir Richard Evans, d.2012.

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721 719 λ A CHINESE SILVER THREE-PIECE TEA SET C.1900 Comprising: a teapot, a sugar bowl and a cream jug, each decorated with sprays of bamboo, lotus petals, insects and raised bands of studs, the handles formed as bamboo branches, the teapot handle with ivory insulators, each with three punch marks to the base reading Wen Wei Ji, Luen-Wo, and Shanghai, 22cm, 576g, 273g and 244g. (3)

£600-1,000

722 720 A SILVER CREAM JUG AND SUGAR BOWL, PROBABLY INDO-CHINESE 19TH CENTURY Decorated in repoussé with dragons and shou characters, the handle of the cream jug formed as a snake, each supported on a spreading foot, 13.4cm, 203g and 182g. (2)

£300-500

721 A LARGE INDIAN SILVER FOOTED ‘HORSE RACING’ BOWL 19TH CENTURY

722 A TIBETAN SILVER HOLY WATER CONTAINER 19TH CENTURY

Decorated in repoussé with a continuous scene of figures in European dress watching a horse race, with some of the onlookers holding umbrellas, raised on a spread foot decorated with various trees and shrubs, inscribed Grish C Dutt. Calcutta to the foot, 30cm, 1.4kg.

Decorated with Buddhist symbols between stylised leaves, with key fret around the rim, the knop with a four pointed vajra, all raised a tall stem foot, together with a bowl decorated with a peony spray to the exterior, raised on a circular foot, 13.5cm, 387g and 192g (3)

£1,500-2,500

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723 A CHINESE SILVER EWER AND COVER AND A SILVER MODEL OF A BOAT QING DYNASTY The ewer decorated with panels of various flowers, the cover surmounted by a frog resting on the compressed circular knop, the boat depicted with many details, including a moveable anchor and propeller, attached to a wood stand formed as waves, with makers’ marks to the interior of the ewer’s cover and to the boat’s rudder, 20cm, 271g and 221g. (3)

724 AN ISFAHAN SILVER VASE LATE 19TH CENTURY The ovoid body tapering towards the foot, decorated in repoussé with various panels and floral designs, with two punch marks to the base, 15.2cm, 342g.

£200-300

£600-800

725 A CHINESE GILT-BRONZE CUP 18TH CENTURY

726 FIVE CHINESE METAL BELT BUCKLES QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD

The lobed body formed as a flowerhead, cast in relief with six panels enclosing various trees and flowers, including prunus and peony, with birds perching amidst some of the branches, the sides with two handles shaped as sculptured chrysanthemum, with incised decoration to the everted rim, all raised on a gently spreading foot, 9cm, 101g.

Comprising: a bronze belt buckle cast in relief with three sinuous dragons, three buckles with repoussé dragons, and a buckle with a repoussé design of birds amidst prunus, three with punch marks to the reverse, 8.7cm, 82g, 52g, 43g, 35g and 29g. (10)

£2,000-3,000

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727 A PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE BOTTLE VASES 19TH CENTURY Decorated with various birds perched on branches and in flight amongst blooming peony, set against geometric diaper designs, the tall neck of each with scrolling lotus flowerheads, with bands of ruyi-heads to the rims, all on a turquoise ground, 26.5cm. (2)

£1,200-1,500 728 A LARGE CHINESE CLOISONNE JARDINIERE 1ST HALF 19TH CENTURY The ovoid body decorated with various colourful flowers and rockwork against a diaper pattern on a turquoise ground, with a band of ruyi-heads to the rim, 36cm.

£800-1,200

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729 A PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE MODELS OF QUAILS 19TH CENTURY Each standing with its head turned to the side, their turquoise bodies with black breast feathers to the front, the wings detachable and enamelled in various colours, 13.5cm. (4)

£1,000-1,500 730 A CHINESE CLOISONNE ‘POMEGRANATE’ CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER LATE QING DYNASTY Decorated with a fruiting pomegranate tree against a purple geometric diaper ground, with ruyi-heads to the rims, the interiors and base blue, all raised on a short circular foot, 21.3cm. (2)

£500-700

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731 A PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNE ‘QUAIL’ INCENSE BURNERS AND COVERS 18TH CENTURY Each standing on clawed feet with its head turned to the side and its beak open, the birds with turquoise-blue bodies and white breast feathers, their wings forming the detachable covers and enamelled in red, yellow, purple, green, black and white, 17.5cm. (4)

£4,000-6,000 Cf. H Brinker and A Lutz, Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry Collection, no.328 for a similar pair of incense burners in the form of quails.

732 A SMALL CHINESE CLOISONNE CUP 16TH/17TH CENTURY Decorated in enamels with colourful flowerheads amidst scrolling foliage, all against a turquoise ground, the rim bordered by a band of ruyi-heads, with gilt to the interior, 6.5cm.

£500-700

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733 A CHINESE CLOISONNE HU-SHAPED VASE MING/QING DYNASTY The pear-shaped body decorated with lotus flowerheads and scrolling foliage against a turquoise ground, the design divided by dark blue bands containing simple blossoms and leaves, with two applied lion head masks suspending loose rings to the sides, all raised on a tall flared foot, 34cm.

£600-1,000 Provenance: from a Scottish private collection acquired in London in 1967 and thence by descent.

734 A CHINESE CLOISONNE ‘LOTUS’ VASE QING DYNASTY OR LATER The ovoid body decorated with colourful lotus flowerheads and scrolling leaves, with bands of interlocking ruyi-heads around the mouthrim and shoulder, all reserved on a turquoise ground, 54.5cm.

£300-500

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735 A CHINESE CLOISONNE HU-SHAPED ‘LOTUS’ VASE MING/QING DYNASTY The pear-shaped body with a waisted flared neck and supported on a spread foot, all brightly decorated with lotus flowerheads amidst scrolling leaves on a turquoise ground, the design divided by three dark blue floral scroll bands, with two applied mask handles suspending loose rings to the sides, 29cm.

£1,000-2,000 736 A CHINESE BRONZE MODEL OF A CRANE LATE QING DYNASTY The bird stands tall with is feet apart its head raised high, its open beak exposing its tongue, cast with finely detailed feathers to its body, attached to a wood stand, 60.5cm, 5.1kg including stand.

£300-500

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737 A PAIR OF CHINESE BRONZE GU-SHAPED VASES 18TH CENTURY Each with a wide rim and flared foot, cast in relief with lotus flowerheads and scrolling foliage, the upper and lower sections of each decorated with a band of stiff leaves, with key fret bands to the mouth and foot rims, 35cm, each 1.7kg. (2)

£2,000-2,500 Provenance: formerly a Belgian private collection.

738 A CHINESE BRONZED COPPER TIBETAN-STYLE EWER AND COVER LATE QING DYNASTY The pear-shaped body cast with a ruyi-head shaped panel with clouds and bats around a central shou character, the spout and handle with dragon heads, the foot and the rim of the domed cover with a ruyi-head band, 34cm, 1.1kg. (2)

£300-500 Provenance: from a Hong Kong private collection, purchased from Nicholas Pitcher, London on 3rd May 2007.

739 A CHINESE BRONZE ARCHAISTIC INCENSE BURNER AND COVER 17TH CENTURY The compressed circular body decorated with stylised birds and taotie masks on a diaper pattern, with two chilong-shaped handles, the domed cover with pierced decoration of feathery leaves and a lion dog finial, all raised on three mask-headed legs, a four character Xuande mark to the underside, 36cm, 6kg. (2)

£1,000-1,500 Provenance: from a Hong Kong private collection, purchased from Duke’s on July 26th 2007, lot 435.

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740 A CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER QING DYNASTY OR LATER The bombé-shaped body cast with figures and various mythical creatures below a band of key fret, with two loop handles shaped as fish, the base with a six character Xuande mark, 24cm, 1.7kg.

£200-300 741 A LARGE CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER AND COVER 17TH/18TH CENTURY The cylindrical body cast in relief with bamboo, the openwork cover with a similar design, with two loop handles and three loop feet all formed as bamboo branches, the base with a six character Xuande mark, 29.8cm, 5.6kg. (2)

£1,500-2,000 742 A LARGE CHINESE BRONZE ARABIC-INSCRIBED TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER PROBABLY 18TH CENTURY The compressed circular body with a constricted neck and everted mouth, cast in relief with three cartouches enclosing Arabic inscriptions, with a six character Xuande mark to the base, 20cm, 7kg.

£2,000-3,000 743 A CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER 17TH/18TH CENTURY The bombé-shaped body raised on a short flared foot, with two loop handles to the sides, the base with a six character Xuande mark, 17cm, 950g.

£300-500

744 A LARGE CHINESE BRONZE ARABIC-INSCRIBED TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER POSSIBLY 17TH CENTURY The compressed circular body with two loop handles rising from the rim, each side with a shaped cartouche enclosing an Arabic inscription, the base with a six character Xuande mark, 23cm dia, 4.8kg.

£400-600 745 A CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER 17TH/18TH CENTURY The bombé-shaped body cast with a raised circular rib and supported on a short circular foot, with two dragon head-shaped loop handles, the base with a six character Xuande mark, 16.8cm, 1kg.

£1,500-2,000 746 A CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER LATE MING DYNASTY The body cast with a band of raised studs, each formed as three swirls, the two handles with ridges and ruyi-heads, with animal masks to the four feet, the base with a six character Xuande mark, 14.5cm, 641g.

£500-1,000 747 A CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER QING DYNASTY The bombé-shaped body supported on a short flaring foot, with two animal masks to the sides, the base with a six character Xuande mark, 12cm, 564g.

£300-500 748 A CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER 19TH CENTURY The compressed circular body with two loop handles rising from the rim, a four character Xuande mark to the base, 16.5cm, 1.6kg.

£300-400

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749 A CHINESE ‘SHI SOU’ SILVER INLAID BRONZE GARLIC-MOUTH VASE 17TH/18TH CENTURY

750 A CHINESE BRONZE HU-SHAPED VASE 18TH CENTURY

The compressed body and tall neck decorated with a single butterfly amidst scrolling flowers and foliage, the neck with a raised rib, with a geometric border to the tall spread foot, the base with a two character Shi Sou mark, 16.5cm, 272g.

The ovoid body tapering towards the foot and surmounted by a gently flaring neck, cast in relief with taotie masks reserved on a key fret ground, the sides with two animal mask handles suspending loose rings, with areas of detail highlighted in gilt and inlaid silver, the base with a raised geometric design, all supported on a short spread foot, 31.2cm, 3.28kg.

£1,500-2,500

£2,000-3,000

Provenance: from an English private collection, Hampshire.

751 A CHINESE BRONZE ARCHAISTIC HU-SHAPED VASE QING DYNASTY

752 A CHINESE BRONZE CIRCULAR ‘NINE DRAGON’ MIRROR LATE QING DYNASTY

The neck with four loose ring handles and two zoomorphic ring handles to the shoulder, with four bands around the body decorated with a dense diaper pattern, all raised on a slightly flared foot, a twin fish mark to the base, together with a wood stand, 30.3cm, 3.8kg. (2)

Cast in relief with nine scaly dragons contesting sacred pearls of wisdom against stylised crashing waves, with a six character Qianlong mark, together with a wood stand, 28.6cm, 1.9kg. (2)

£300-500

£500-1,000

Provenance: from a Monégasque private collection.

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753 A CHINESE CANTON ENAMEL FAMILLE ROSE TIBETAN-STYLE EWER QING DYNASTY The pear-shaped body painted with a tear-drop panel of angular scrolls against a bright turquoise ground with stylised lotus flowerheads and foliage, the spout and handle formed as a gilt-bronze head and tail of a dragon, all raised on a flared foot with a band of lappets and scrolls, 27cm.

£1,000-2,000

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754 A PAIR OF CHINESE GILT-BRONZE FIGURES OF IMMORTALS PROBABLY LATE QING DYNASTY Each wearing long flowing robes with flowery patterns and ornamental borders, one holding a peach in his right hand and a bamboo stem in the left hand, the other wearing an ornamental cap, 24cm, 2.9kg. (2)

£1,000-2,000 Provenance: from a Hong Kong private collection, purchased from Nicholas Pitcher, London on 13th January 2008.

Provenance: from a Hong Kong private collection, purchased from Nicholas Pitcher, London on 3rd May 2007.

755 A CHINESE GOLD-SPLASHED BRONZE MINIATURE VASE 17TH/18TH CENTURY

756 A CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER AND COVER 17TH/18TH CENTURY

The elongated pear-shaped body decorated with irregular gold markings, all raised on a straight circular foot, 11cm, 160g.

The cover formed as a smiling Immortal seated on a water buffalo, holding a hexagonal plaque with trigrams and a yin-yang symbol, 23cm, 2.4kg. (2)

£1,000-1,500 Provenance: from a Hong Kong private collection, sold in these rooms on 21st May 2008, lot 38.

£300-500 Provenance: from a Hong Kong private collection, purchased from Nicholas Pitcher, London on 3rd June 2008.

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758 757 TWO CHINESE MINIATURE SILVER INLAID BRONZE VESSELS AND COVERS MING DYNASTY One with a compressed circular body decorated with archaistic motifs in inlaid gold and silver, the cover cast in relief with a medallion of stylised dragons, the other with a flaring body shaped with two raised ribs, the three feet with inlaid silver wire decoration, with a wood cover, 8cm, 214g and 267g. (4)

£600-800 Provenance: from an Australian private collection, formed in the 1980s and 1990s.

758 A SMALL CHINESE SILVER INLAID BRONZE HU-SHAPED VASE AND TWO BRONZE MIRRORS PROBABLY MING DYNASTY

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The vase decorated with bands of stylised scrolls, the mirrors cast in relief with squirrels and vines, 12.5cm, 426g, 408g and 368g. (3)

£400-600 Provenance: from an English private collection, Kent, acquired prior to 1950.

759 A CHINESE BRONZE ALTAR SET LATE QING DYNASTY Comprising: an incense burner and cover and a pair of vases, each with floral decoration and two flower-shaped handles to the body, the rims with inlaid wire bands of key fret, the lid of the incense burner formed as a lion dog with two pups, the two vases with marks to the underside reading zong fu, 13.5cm max, 628g, 692g and 769g. (4)

£150-250 760 TWO CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNERS QING DYNASTY

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One with two animal-head handles to the bombé-shaped body, raised on a circular foot, together with a wood stand, the other with three short feet and two angular loop handles, each with a six character Xuande mark to the base, 11cm and 14.5cm, 287g and 951g. (3)

£200-300

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761 A PAIR OF CHINESE BRONZE VASES 17TH CENTURY Each with a pear-shaped body supported on a gently spreading foot and rising to a tall neck with a slightly flared rim, with illegible seal marks to the bases, 26.2cm, 1.8kg and 1.6kg. (2)

£300-400 Provenance: from a German private collection acquired in Asia between 1955 and 1965 and thence by descent.

762 A CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER AND COVER 17TH/18TH CENTURY Cast with two upright S-shaped loop handles, the cover surmounted by a finial shaped as a lion dog with its paw resting on a brocade ball, all raised on three tall feet, 25.5cm, 3.6kg. (2)

£400-600

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763 A LARGE CHINESE BRONZE ‘TWIN-FISH’ BOWL 20TH CENTURY Shaped as a flowerhead, decorated with birds, figures, flowers and leaves cast in low relief, with two fish to the well, all supported on three feet, 44cm, 4kg.

£150-250 Provenance: from the collection of Ernst Michel (d.1949), an architect working in Germany in the first half of the 20th century and involved with Walter Gropius and the Bauhaus Movement.

764 A CHINESE BRONZE CYLINDRICAL INCENSE BURNER 17TH/18TH CENTURY Cast with simple bands around the body and raised on three short feet, with a six character Xuande mark to the base, 9.8cm, 461g.

£150-250

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765 A CHINESE BRONZE ‘BAGUA’ WATERPOT LATE MING DYNASTY The octagonal-section body cast in relief with the Eight Trigrams, the top with a small circular opening surrounded by a raised lip and two incised mythical beasts with bifurcated tails, the surface with a rich brown patina, 5.1cm, 258g.

£800-1,200 Provenance: Christie’s South Kensington, 9th July 1998, lot 117.

766 A CHINESE BRONZE MIRROR PROBABLY LATE QING DYNASTY Formed as a lotus flowerhead, cast with mythical creatures to the centre, the petals with sprays of lingzhi and plants, 15.9cm, 931g.

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of Sir Richard Evans, d.2012.

767 A CHINESE BRONZE ‘WATER BUFFALO’ WATER DROPPER LATE MING DYNASTY The animal lies with its head turned to the left and slightly raised, with apertures to its back and slightly open mouth, 9cm, 213g.

£500-800

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768 SEVEN CHINESE SCROLL PAINTINGS, A CALLIGRAPHY PANEL AND A COUPLET 19TH/20TH CENTURY

769 A CHINESE PAINTING

BY MA YUAN YU QING DYNASTY

Variously decorated with birds, flowers, trees, landscapes, calligraphy and other designs, three with labels for Christie’s, 25th May 1995, lot 224, 151cm x 50cm max. (10)

Ink and colour on silk, depicting a cockerel amongst flowers, inscribed and signed Ma Yuan Yu, framed and glazed, 94cm x 39cm.

£500-1,000

£200-300

770 A CHINESE PAINTING BY WAN LANG GUAN 20TH CENTURY Ink and pigment on paper, depicting a bird of prey amidst pine, painted in the Yi Chou year, with two artist’s seals, framed and glazed, 84.5cm x 46cm.

£200-300

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771 CHINESE SCHOOL, OIL ON CANVAS, A PAIR, THE CARGO SHIP FERNMOOR LATE QING DYNASTY 44.7cm x 59.1cm. (2)

£200-300 The Fernmoor was a British cargo ship completed by John Readhead & Sons in 1894.

It was captured and sunk one hundred and fifty miles west of Gibraltar in 1917 during a voyage from Baltimore to Genoa.

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772 A SET OF TWELVE CHINESE PITH PAPER PAINTINGS 19TH CENTURY Each brightly painted with figures joyously celebrating a festival, framed and glazed, 22cm x 34cm. (12)

£300-500 773 TWO CHINESE FRAMED PAINTINGS

BY WANG ZHENHAI REPUBLIC PERIOD Painted with ink and colour on silk, one depicting a scene from the Beijing Opera ‘The Drunken Beauty’, with calligraphy reading Gui Fei Zui Jiu Wang Zhou, the other of a domestic scene with beauties playing the qin, with calligraphy which reads Shang Hai Wang Zhen Hai Hui, each with a seal mark reading Zhen Hai, 37cm x 41cm. (2)

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774 A LATE SAFAVID TINNED-COPPER BOWL 17TH/18TH CENTURY With a shallow body rising to an everted rim, engraved with geometric and scrolling patterns, with a band of inscriptions amongst floral designs to the rim, all supported on a spreading foot, 37.6cm, 2.5kg.

£600-800

775 A SAFAVID TINNED-COPPER BASIN 16TH/17TH CENTURY Of compressed globular form with an everted rim, engraved with cartouches of flowerheads, rabbits and lions, with a band of inscription around the neck, the rim decorated with birds amidst scrolling foliage, 36cm, 4.5kg.

£800-1,200

776 A MAMLUK TINNED-COPPER POURING VESSEL PROBABLY 14TH/15TH CENTURY With a compressed circular body and everted spout, the surface engraved with geometrical patterns and a band of Arabic inscriptions, 27.5cm, 980g.

£200-300

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777 AN INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTING OF A WARRIOR 19TH CENTURY Standing, looking into the distance, holding a shield in his right hand and resting his left hand on the hilt of his sword, together with a miniature painting of an amorous couple and another of a falconer, all framed and glazed, 20.5cm x 8cm. (3)

£200-300 Provenance: from a Spanish private collection, Madrid.

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778 TWO THAI PAINTINGS 19TH/20TH CENTURY One depicting adoration of the royal couple in a palace, the other of two couples amidst clouds, the former framed and glazed, 30cm x 23.3cm. (2)

£150-250 779 A RARE LARGE CHINESE PARCEL-GILT ZITAN LOTUS PEDESTAL 15TH CENTURY Carved in relief with panels imitating petals, the edges and string of beads towards the base painted with gilt, the wood of a rich dark colour, 28cm, 1.9kg.

£2,000-3,000 780 A CHINESE ‘PRUNUS AND BAMBOO’ RECTANGULAR PENDANT QING DYNASTY OR LATER Probably aloeswood, carved in relief with flowering prunus amidst bamboo, together with a qin-shaped metal box, with incised prunus decoration and calligraphy to the cover, the base incised tian and impressed with two marks reading Yang De Chang zao and dian tong, 6.1cm. (3)

£800-1,000

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782 A TIBETAN THANGKA 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Depicting blue Vajradhara and his red consort Bhagavani in union with swirling fabric around them, the deity wearing an elaborate crown and holding a vajra in his hands, all framed by six further seated figures, 64cm x 44cm.

Painted with a crowned Boddhisattva seated in dhyanasana on a lotus throne, the jewellery and areas of detail picked out in gilt, surrounded by many smaller figures, 55cm x 42.5cm.

£200-300

£600-800 783 A NEPALESE GILT-METAL AND JEWELLED BUDDHIST PANEL 19TH CENTURY

784 A RARE TIBETAN CARVED WOOD BOOK COVER 14TH CENTURY

Centred by two crowned figures positioned on a pedestal, inset with coral, turquoise, glass and mother of pearl beads, all against a gilt ground decorated with scrolling filigree, 35.5cm.

Decorated with three Buddhist figures elevated on elaborate thrones with mandalas surmounted by Garudas, surrounded by smaller Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, protectors, and lamas amidst clouds, all within borders of stylised leaves, 71cm.

£400-600

£1,000-1,500 Cf. M M Rhie, R A F Thurman, Wisdom and Compassion, the Sacred Art of Tibet, p.314, no.122 for a related manuscript cover from the 13th century.

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785 TWO CHINESE BRONZE FIGURES MING DYNASTY One depicting Guanyin seated in dhyanasana, her elaborate crown centred by a seated Buddha, the bronze with traces of gilt, lacquer and cold painting, the other cast as a scholar official seated on rockwork, holding a hu tablet in his right hand whilst his left hand rests upon his knee, with some traces of gilt, 15cm, 695g and 575g. (2)

£400-600 786 A SRI LANKAN BRONZE BUDDHA 18TH/19TH CENTURY

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Seated with his hands in dhyana mudra, wearing monk’s robes draped over his left shoulder, the fabric finely cast with undulating waves, the defined features of his face framed by his elongated earlobes, 16cm, 3.1kg.

£1,500-2,000 787 A CHINESE BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN PROBABLY LATE MING DYNASTY Seated in dhyanasana with one hand before her chest and the other directed towards the floor, her composed face framed by her elongated earlobes and earrings, wearing an elaborate crown centred by a seated Buddha, 34cm, 4.5kg.

£400-600 788 TWO TIBETAN BRONZE FIGURES 20TH CENTURY One depicting Green Tara seated in lalitasana with her hands in varada mudra and vitarka mudra, her jewellery inset with coloured jewels, the other figure cast as a crowned deity and his consort in yab-yum, each with a wood stand, 34.5cm, 3kg and 3.6kg. (4)

£1,000-2,000

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789 A CHINESE IRON FIGURE OF PUXIAN LATE MING DYNASTY Seated in lalitasana on a recumbent elephant holding his hands before him, wearing a crown and elaborate jewellery, with lotus flowers emanating from his sleeves, his face bearing a serene expression, all raised on a lotus base, 25cm, 3.3kg.

£1,500-2,500 790 A CHINESE LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN 17TH CENTURY Dressed in long robes, she sits on rockwork holding a fruit in her left hand whilst her right hand rests upon her raised knee, wearing a beaded necklace and an elaborate crown decorated with five seated Buddhas, her tranquil face framed by a pair of ornate earrings, 21cm, 1.3kg.

£500-600 Provenance: formerly a French private collection.

791 A SOUTHEAST ASIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA 19TH/20TH CENTURY

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Seated in dhyanasana, with his left hand upturned and his right touching the ground, with elongated earlobes and his hair in tight curls, the head framed by a detachable flaming mandorla, 63cm, 21kg. (2)

£800-1,200 Provenance: from the collection of Sir Jeremy Lever.

792 A NEPALESE CAST COPPER SCULPTURE OF A KNEELING COUPLE AT PRAYER 19TH CENTURY A lay man and woman, dressed in their finery and wearing traditional Nepali jewellery, sit side by side in prayer on a rectangular lotus throne, an oil lamp fashioned as a lotus flower is placed in front of them, the reverse with a long Newari inscription, 14cm, 960g.

£800-1,200 Images of this type were designed to be permanently positioned in front of a shrine, so that the donors would be permanently presented at prayer.

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793 A CHINESE CELADON JADE SEATED BUDDHA QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved with a meditative expression, the figure sits in dhyanasana wearing flowing robes and holding a large pearl in both hands, the stone with minor white and pale brown inclusions, together with a zitan lotus pedestal, 10cm. (2)

£4,000-5,000 Provenance: Bonhams San Francisco, 16th March 2010, lot 8079.

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794 A CHINESE BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDAI HE SHANG LATE 17TH CENTURY Seated in a relaxed pose with his robes open, revealing his large belly, his face with a jovial expression, holding a large sack in his left hand, the bronze with a dark patina, 12cm high, 1.1kg.

£2,000-3,000 Provenance: Christie’s Paris, 21st December 2009, lot 304.

795 A CHINESE POLYCHROME CARVED WOOD HEAD OF GUANYIN PROBABLY LATE MING DYNASTY With downcast eyes and bearing a serene expression, the face framed by her elongated earlobes, her hair arranged in a tall chignon and fixed with a headdress which includes a small seated Buddha, together with a later wood stand, 25.5cm. (2)

£300-500 795A A TIBETAN PARCEL-GILT COPPER TRAVELLING BUDDHIST SHRINE, GAU 18TH /19TH CENTURY

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The metal casing decorated in relief with the Ashtamangala encircling a shrine with two dragons, reserved on a ground of scrolling foliage, the central aperture containing a figure of Vajrapani, all contained within a leather pouch, 18cm, 890g.

£800-1,200

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796 A CHINESE LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI MING DYNASTY Cast seated in dhyanasana on a lotus throne, with his right hand in bhumisparsha mudra and his left holding the alms bowl in dhyana mudra, dressed in flowing robes with floral decoration to the borders which open revealing a fylfot on his chest, with two monks clasping their hands in prayer standing on smaller lotus flowerheads to the sides, 18.5cm, 3.5kg. (3)

797 A CHINESE CAST IRON HEAD OF A MONK SONG/YUAN DYNASTY His face with a serene expression and downcast eyes, the ears with extended lobes, together with a modern wood stand, 24cm, 2.5kg. (2)

£800-1,200 Provenance: the Ralph Richardson collection, Sotheby’s London, 27th April 2001, lot 215; then the collection of Sir Jeremy Lever.

£3,000-5,000

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798 A TIBETAN BRONZE FIGURE OF WHITE TARA 19TH/20TH CENTURY Cast seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base with a petal-shaped mandorla behind her, her head framed by an aureola with incised decoration, with flowers and ribbons around her, the reverse with an inscription, 9.1cm, 534g.

£800-1,200 799 A TIBETO-CHINESE BRONZE FIGURE OF MAHAKALA MING DYNASTY OR LATER

798

He stands upon a human corpse holding a chopper and a skull cap, all raised on a lotus base with a six character Yongle mark to the reverse, 9.3cm, 356g.

£600-800 Provenance: formerly a Spanish collection; and then The Dharma Gallery.

800 A CHINESE HARDWOOD WEIQI BOX-SHAPED INCENSE BOX AND COVER QING DYNASTY The compressed circular body supported on a short foot, the cover formed with circular recesses, with rings incised to the interior and underside of the cover, the wood with a warm patina, 8.1cm. (2)

£600-800 Provenance: from an Australian private collection, formed in the 1980s and 1990s.

799

Cf. M Flacks, Custodians of the Scholar’s Way: Chinese Scholars’ Objects in Precious Woods, p.285 for a similar example.

801 A MONGOLIAN OR TIBETAN KAPALA BASE AND COVER 19TH CENTURY The domed cover decorated with Buddhist deities in flaming arches, lança characters and scrolling leaves, inlaid with turquoise, surmounted by a multi-headed vajra, the triangular base with three heads to the corners separated by flaming walls, 17.3cm. (2)

£250-350 802 A QAJAR COCO DE MER BEGGAR’S BOWL, KASHKUL 19TH CENTURY Engraved with alternating panels of script and flowerheads, the base decorated with a cartouche enclosing two figures kneeling under a tree, all surrounded by scrolling floral designs, with a metal suspension chain, 17cm.

800

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803 A TIBETAN GILT-COPPER KARTRIKA RITUAL CHOPPER, FLAYING KNIFE 17TH/18TH CENTURY

806 A CHINESE GILT-SILVER BRACELET AND A SILVER REPOUSSE NECKLACE 19TH/20TH CENTURY

Possibly Derge work, the crescent-shaped blade decorated in gold with wisps of fire, the handle ending with a four-pointed vajra, together with a modern slate stand, 24cm, 620g. (2)

The bracelet with amber, turquoise and coral beads, the principal central plaque with inlaid amber, each of the two smaller oval-shaped plaques inset with two circular coral beads, the necklace with a large triangular pendant decorated with geometric designs, 36cm. (2)

£500-800 Provenance: by repute, Spink & Son, London.

£300-500

804 A SMALL TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE VAJRA PROBABLY 18TH CENTURY

807 A MONGOLIAN REPOUSSE AND INCISED COPPER RECTANGULAR INCENSE BURNER AND COVER 19TH CENTURY

The central knop flanked by bands of stylised lotus petals, with eight tapering prongs issuing from the mouths of mythical beasts, 9.6cm, 110g.

£500-1,000 805 A SMALL TIBETAN BRONZE VAJRA AND A PAIR OF BRONZE OR BRASS CYMBALS 17TH AND 19TH CENTURY The vajra with eight curved prongs issuing from stylised dragon heads, the adjoining bands and central baluster knop cast with lotus petal decoration, each of the cymbals cast with four shou characters to the top and the Tibetan words ‘Om Ah Hum’ to the underside, joined by a later string of leather lace, 11cm, 128g and 269g. (2)

£1,000-1,500

805

With a silvered cover and silver applied ornamentation, on one side are the Ashtamangala (the Eight Auspicious Symbols), on the other side are images of the Seven Precious Objects, at both ends are silver lion faces, each with a copper loop in his mouth, the cover replicates a Buddhist temple rooftop surmounted by a Chakra (the Wheel of Law) between two kneeling antelopes, symbolising Buddha’s first sermon in the Deer Park near Benares, 38.6cm, 958g. (2)

806

£600-800 Cf. The Newark Museum, Catalogue of the Tibetan Collection and Other Lamaist Articles, vol.5, p.76, pl.22 for a similar incense burner; see also N Tsultem, Mongolian Arts and Crafts, pl.38 for another related piece in the collection of the Gandan Monastery in Mongolia.

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808 A CHINESE YELLOW-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK BEDSPREAD QING DYNASTY Each side decorated in polychrome with various birds and butterflies amidst blossoming peony, chrysanthemum, and other flowers, with a border of interlacing yellow thread and tassels to the edges, 170cm x 170cm.

£800-1,200

809 A CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK TUNIC QING DYNASTY Decorated in silk and gold thread with dragons above crashing waves and lotus, with bats and auspicious objects around them amidst ruyi head-shaped clouds, the reverse with phoenix, with civil rank badges of a silver pheasant for a fifth rank official, 87cm across, 99cm long.

£200-300 Provenance: from the collection of Rosalind Clemson (d.1940s).

810 A PAIR OF CHINESE MILITARY RANK BADGES 18TH CENTURY Each embroidered with a tiger for a fourth rank military official, the felines standing on rocks above crashing waves surrounded by bats, flowers, peaches and ruyi head-shaped clouds, framed and glazed, 27cm x 27.5cm. (2)

£600-800

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811 A CHINESE BLACK-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK ROBE LATE QING DYNASTY Decorated with peony, lotus, melons, vases, baskets of fruit and auspicious objects amongst other designs, with butterlies and various flowers to the borders, the lining a pale blue, 148cm across, 109cm long.

£300-500

812 A CHINESE BLUE-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK ROBE LATE QING DYNASTY The deep blue silk subtly decorated with roundels enclosing dragons in pursuit of sacred jewels, the edges with embroidered butterflies and different insects in flight amidst lotus, prunus, orchids and other flowers, all contained within butterfly borders, 177cm across, 138cm long.

£400-600 Provenance: formerly the collection of Dr Jocelyn Chatterton.

813 A CHINESE GREEN-GROUND SILK ‘LOTUS’ WINTER ROBE LATE QING DYNASTY The vibrant green silk embroidered with colourful sprays of lotus and shou characters in gold thread, contained within borders of flowering branches and key fret, with geometric deigns to the edges, the interior of the sleeves similarly decorated with lotus and characters on a pale blue ground, with a wool lining, 182cm across, 132cm long.

£500-1,000 Provenance: formerly the property of Colonel Vyvyan of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers who brought the robe back from the siege of Beijing during the Boxer Rebellion, and thence by descent.

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814 THREE CHINESE INFORMAL EMBROIDERED SILK JACKETS LATE QING DYNASTY Variously decorated with lotus, peony, butterflies, birds, geometric patterns and other designs, together with a copy of Chinese Silks and Sewing Tools by Jocelyn Chatterton, 170cm across, 90cm long. (4)

ÂŁ150-250 Provenance: from the collection of Dr Jocelyn Chatterton. To be offered without reserve.

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815 A CHINESE BLUE-GROUND FULL LENGTH FORMAL ‘DRAGON’ COURT ROBE LATE 19TH CENTURY Embroidered with nine gilt dragons chasing flaming pearls over turbulent waves in the terrestrial design depicting the universe, with Manchu horseshoe cuffs and gilt-metal toggle buttons, the lining pale blue, together with a copy of Chinese Silks and Sewing Tools by Jocelyn Chatterton, 219cm across, 142cm long. (2)

£150-250 Provenance: from the collection of Dr Jocelyn Chatterton, purchased from Bonhams on 28th May 1997, lot 304. To be offered without reserve.

Illustrated: J Chatterton, Chinese Silks and Sewing Tools, p.65.

816 A CHINESE RED-GROUND DAMASK SILK MANCHU LADY’S ROBE LATE 19TH CENTURY The red silk subtly decorated with gourds and flowerheads, the edges and wide sleeve panels with crisp Cantonese embroidery depicting various birds, including peafowl, cockerels and cranes, contained within borders of bird medallions and floral designs against a blue ground, the yellow silk lining from c.1880, together with a copy of Chinese Silks and Sewing Tools by Jocelyn Chatterton, 128cm across, 138cm long. (2)

£250-350

817 A CHINESE SILK SURCOAT, PU FU LATE 19TH CENTURY The plain dark blue silk decorated to the front and reverse with civil rank badges of a paradise fly catcher for a ninth rank official, embroidered in silk, silver and gold thread with couching, the lining a pale blue, together with a copy of Chinese Silks and Sewing Tools by Jocelyn Chatterton, 163cm across, 125cm long. (2)

£150-250 Provenance: from the collection of Dr Jocelyn Chatterton, purchased December 1997. To be offered without reserve.

Provenance: from the collection of Dr Jocelyn Chatterton, purchased from Linda Wrigglesworth on 7th April 1997. A copy of the invoice is available.

To be offered without reserve.

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818 THREE CHINESE SILK ROBES LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY One a pale turquoise-ground informal lady’s robe with floss silk embroidery, the sleeve panels with some Peking knot stitching and gold thread, another a salmon-coloured brocade informal robe decorated with prunus and bamboo, the third a bright blue brocade opera robe with silver and gold thread couching, with panels enclosing qilin to the front and back, together with a copy of Chinese Silks and Sewing Tools by Jocelyn Chatterton, 290cm across, 149cm long max. (4)

£150-250 Provenance: from the collection of Dr Jocelyn Chatterton. The opera costume purchased from an antiques shop within the Shanghai Museum on 16th September 1997. The original invoice is available. To be offered without reserve.

818

819 TWO RARE CHINESE BROCADE SILK SUTRA BOOK COVERS MING DYNASTY One decorated with a scrolling lotus design against a green ground, with twisted silk wrap, the other with scrolling chrysanthemum in red and gold wrapped thread, each contained within a frame, together with a copy of Chinese Silks and Sewing Tools by Jocelyn Chatterton, 34.5cm x 13cm. (3)

£100-200 Provenance: from the collection of Dr Jocelyn Chatterton, to be offered without reserve.

Illustrated: J Chatterton, Chinese Silks and Sewing Tools, p.19 and p.21.

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820 TWO CHINESE BROCADE ‘DRAGON’ PANELS 18TH CENTURY Each embroidered with two five-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls amidst stylised clouds, all above breaking waves crashing against rocks, one on a green ground, the other on bronze-coloured fabric, framed and glazed, together with a copy of Chinese Silks and Sewing Tools by Jocelyn Chatterton, 19cm x 70.5cm. (3)

£150-250 Provenance: from the collection of Dr Jocelyn Chatterton.

To be offered without reserve.

820 821 TWO CHINESE BROCADE PANELS 17TH/18TH CENTURY One a damask panel woven with a dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl amidst ruyi-head shaped clouds, all above crashing waves, the other decorated with lotus flowerheads and auspicious objects on a dark green ground, together with a copy of Chinese Silks and Sewing Tools by Jocelyn Chatterton, 65.5cm x 85cm and 33cm x 130cm (excluding mounts). (3)

£150-250 Provenance: from the collection of Dr Jocelyn Chatterton.

To be offered without reserve.

821 822 A CHINESE SILK BUDDHIST TRIBUTE ‘DRAGON’ PIECE LATE MING DYNASTY Woven in polychrome and gold-wrapped threads with a central dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl, surrounded by shou characters, ruyi-head shaped clouds and smaller dragons, framed and glazed, together with a copy of Chinese Silks and Sewing Tools by Jocelyn Chatterton, 73.5cm x 33.5cm. (2)

£150-250 Provenance: from the collection of Dr Jocelyn Chatterton.

To be offered without reserve.

822

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823 EIGHT CHINESE BROCADE SILK PANELS 18TH CENTURY Woven with dragons in pursuit of sacred pearls amidst stylised clouds, flames and waves, some with areas of detail picked out in gold thread, the pair of red panels tribute silk, together with a copy of Chinese Silks and Sewing Tools by Jocelyn Chatterton, 82cm. (9)

£150-250 Provenance: from the collection of Dr Jocelyn Chatterton. To be offered without reserve.

Illustrated: J Chatterton, Chinese Silks and Sewing Tools, p.23, for the tobacco coloured panel of a confronting dragon.

824 FOUR TIBETAN TRIBUTE SILK BUDDHIST TEMPLE HANGINGS AND A CHABLUK 18TH/19TH CENTURY

825

Two of the hangings a pair and decorated with stylised clouds and various scrolling flowers, another woven with floral and foliate designs, the fourth depicting a confronting dragon, the chabluk fitted with its original water bottle and cords, together with a copy of Chinese Silks and Sewing Tools by Jocelyn Chatterton, 64cm. (6)

£100-200 Provenance: from the collection of Dr Jocelyn Chatterton. To be offered without reserve.

825 A KESI ‘DRAGON’ ROUNDEL WANLI 1573-1619 Woven with a dragon clasping a flaming pearl of wisdom, mounted on silk, together with a copy of Chinese Silks and Sewing Tools by Jocelyn Chatterton, 32cm diam. (2)

£500-1,000 Provenance: from the collection of Dr Jocelyn Chatterton. To be offered without reserve.

826 A CHINESE KESI ‘WUFU’ PANEL LATE 19TH CENTURY Finely woven with a confronting dragon above crashing waves and amidst stylised clouds, surrounded by five bats symbolising the Five Blessings of health, wealth, long life, love of virtue, and the hope of a natural death, mounted on silk together with a copy of Chinese Silks and Sewing Tools by Jocelyn Chatterton, 42.5cm x 49cm. (2)

£500-1,000 Provenance: from the collection of Dr Jocelyn Chatterton. To be offered without reserve.

826

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Snuff Bottles Lots 827-870

827 ELEVEN CHINESE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY

828 TWENTY CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY

Eight overlaid glass, one aventurine glass, one an opaque white glass, and one a transparent pale blue glass with animal mask handles to the sides, variously decorated with flowers, trees, figures and other designs, 6.8cm. (11)

In glass, cloisonné, metal, cinnabar lacquer, hardstone, and other materials, variously decorated with birds, fish, fruits, and animals amongst other designs, 7.7cm. (20)

£500-1,000

£500-1,000 Provenance: from the collection of W B Tapp (d.1992), Bristol.

Provenance: from the collection of W B Tapp (d.1992), Bristol.

829 TWELVE CHINESE CERAMIC SNUFF BOTTLES 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY

830 SEVEN CHINESE INTERIOR-PAINTED SNUFF BOTTLES 20TH CENTURY

Comprising: eight painted in coloured enamels, including two moulded snuff bottles, two pained in underglaze blue and red, one with a turquoise-blue crackle glaze, and one glazed yellow, variously decorated with figures, birds, animals and other designs, six with marks to the base, 8.2cm. (12)

Variously decorated with birds, flowers, figures, landscapes and other designs, three with inscriptions, 10.1cm. (7)

£200-300 Provenance: from the collection of W B Tapp (d.1992), Bristol.

£500-1,000 Provenance: from the collection of W B Tapp (d.1992), Bristol.

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831 A CHINESE INTERIOR-PAINTED SNUFF BOTTLE 19TH CENTURY

836 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE SNUFF BOTTLE 19TH CENTURY

Delicately painted with two ladies sitting reading a book, the reverse with calligraphy, signed Zhou Le Yuan, 5.5cm.

Painted in enamels with various figures, animals and mythical creatures in battle over stylised crashing waves, with areas of detail highlighted in gilt, the neck and short oval foot decorated with bands of key fret, with a four character Qianlong mark to the base, 6.9cm.

£600-800 832 A RARE CHINESE LIME GREEN GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE 18TH CENTURY The transparent pale green ovoid body with two sinuous chilong to the sides, their bifurcated tails curling to form the foot, 5.8cm.

£1,500-2,000 833 A RARE CHINESE BLUE-OVERLAY GLASS ‘ZODIAC’ SNUFF BOTTLE 18TH/19TH CENTURY The flattened circular body carved with the twelve animals of the zodiac in a vibrant blue glass, all against a clear bubble-suffused ground, raised on a short oval blue glass foot, 5.2cm.

£1,500-2,000 Provenance: formerly a Dutch private collection.

834 A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 18TH/19TH CENTURY The flattened circular body carved in relief and incised with sea urchins, the stone a brown colour with dark flecks and mottling, 4.5cm.

£400-500 835 A CHINESE DUAN STONE SNUFF BOTTLE 19TH CENTURY

£1,000-2,000 837 A CHINESE FIVE-COLOUR OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE 19TH CENTURY Variously decorated with flowers, fruit, insects, bats and other items in pink, blue, green and brown glass against a white ground, with calligraphy in seal script to the sides, 6.3cm.

£650-750 838 A CHINESE AGATE ‘MONKEYS’ SNUFF BOTTLE 18TH CENTURY The flattened rectangular body raised on an oval foot, one side decorated two monkeys in a recessed area on the surface, 5.9cm.

£500-600 839 A RARE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘MONKEYS’ SNUFF BOTTLE FOUR CHARACTER XIANFENG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1851-61 The flattened circular body painted in enamels with monkeys and insects amongst rocks and blossoming flowers, with gilt to the rim, all raised on a short oval foot, 6cm.

£800-1,000

The stone a grey-green colour, one side carved with a crane perches on a pine tree, the decoration picked out in a dark brown, with a large brown mark to the reverse, 5.3cm.

£600-800

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840 A CHINESE ENAMEL TURQUOISE-GROUND SNUFF BOTTLE 18TH CENTURY

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

The flattened ovoid body rising to a short neck and tapering towards the foot, decorated with chrysanthemum, peony and other plants amidst stylised scrolling foliage, all raised on a short oval foot, 7.5cm.

Carved in shallow relief to one side with a dragonfly in flight amidst flowering chrysanthemum, the reverse incised with calligraphy, 5.4cm.

£300-500

846 A CHINESE RED-OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE 19TH CENTURY

841 A CHINESE PALE CELADON AND GREY JADE ‘THREE FRIENDS OF WINTER’ SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY OR LATER The flattened ovoid body incised with a scene of figures in a boat, with bamboo, pine and prunus growing in the rocky landscape, one side with a two phrase poem about the wind and waves, raised on an oval ring foot, 7cm.

£500-800 842 A CHINESE UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND RED MEIPING-FORM SNUFF BOTTLE 19TH CENTURY Painted with a continuous scene of a theatre scene beneath calligraphy, 7cm.

£500-600 843 A CHINESE AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 18TH CENTURY Carved to one side in low relief with a fisherman seated in a boat, the figure picked out in a darker area of the stone, 6.1cm.

£400-500

£800-1,200

With a flattened ovoid body, carved through red glass to a clear bubble-suffused ground with scholars amidst pine and banana trees, raised on a short oval foot, 6.8cm.

£800-1,200 847 A CHINESE RED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE QING DYNASTY OR LATER The flattened circular body rising to a short neck, all raised on a short oval foot, 4.5cm.

£600-800 848 CHINESE BEIJING OVERLAID GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE 19TH/20TH CENTURY The baluster-shaped body carved with layers of white cabbage leaves over a red ground, 7cm.

£200-300 Provenance: from a Hong Kong private collection, purchased from Dreweatt Neate on 20th June 2007, lot 441.

Provenance: from a Swedish private collection.

844 A CHINESE CANTON ENAMEL FAMILLE ROSE SNUFF BOTTLE 18TH CENTURY The flattened pear-shaped body decorated with figures seated amidst vases, garden seats, books and a bowl of fruit, with a simple scrolling design to the rim, all supported on a short oval foot, the base with a flowerhead, 6.5cm.

£300-500

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849 THREE CHINESE HARDSTONE SNUFF BOTTLES 19TH CENTURY

850 TWO CHINESE RED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES 19TH CENTURY

The agate and jade bottles carved with archaistic animal mask handles to the sides, the third probably jasper and decorated in relief with a scholar relaxing in moonlight, 6.2cm. (3)

One a dark red colour with hints of magenta and lavender, the glass of the other a transparent red, each raised on a short oval foot, 6cm. (2)

£1,000-2,000

851 TWO CHINESE MOULDED SNUFF BOTTLES AND TWO GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES 19TH CENTURY One porcelain bottle decorated in relief with a figural scene in bright enamels, the other glazed a pale yellow and moulded with cranes amongst trees and rockwork, one glass bottle with blue overlay glass decoration of two elephants, the other green and with loose yellow, orange and blue markings, 7.1cm. (4)

£150-250 Provenance: from the collection of Ernst Michel (d.1949), an architect working in Germany in the first half of the 20th century and involved with Walter Gropius and the Bauhaus Movement.

852 THREE CHINESE OVERLAY GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES C.1900 One carved through red glass to a white ground with gourds and leaves, another decorated with a bird amongst flowers in various colours over a white ground, the third carved with waterfowl in six colours against a clear bubble-suffused ground, 8cm. (3)

£600-800

£500-600

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853 TWO CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY One rock crystal and carved to one side with simple branches, the other agate with natural white and grey swirls and striations in the stone, with some red and russet markings, each raised on an oval foot, 7cm. (2)

£1,000-2,000 Provenance: the rock crystal bottle purchased from Sydney L Moss.

854 TWO CHINESE INTERIOR-PAINTED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLES SIGNED TANG ZICHUAN 19TH/20TH CENTURY One painted with figures by a riverside, the other depicting a figure riding a donkey and a lady being pushed in a cart, each with an inscription reading jing shi Tang Zi Chuan zuo, 7.2cm. (2)

£1,000-2,000

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855 TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SNUFF BOTTLES 19TH CENTURY Each with a cylindrical body, one decorated with a landscape scene depicting far off boats on a river, the other painted with two lion dogs amidst stylised clouds, 8cm. (2)

£600-800 856 TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SNUFF BOTTLES 19TH CENTURY Each with a cylindrical body, one painted with figures in a garden, the other with ladies, children and attendants in a pavilion, one with a four character Yongzheng mark to the base, the other with a pomegranate, 7.5cm. (2)

£700-900 857 THREE CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY

857

Two of cylindrical form and painted in underglaze blue, one soft-paste porcelain and decorated with figures in a landscape, the other with dragons and a four character Yongzheng mark to the base, the third glass and interior-painted with figures and animals by a riverbank, with calligraphy reading jing shi Tang Zi Chuan zuo, 7.5cm. (3)

£700-900

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858 A CHINESE UNDERGLAZE COPPER-RED SNUFF BOTTLE AND AN ENAMELLED SNUFF BOTTLE 19TH CENTURY

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859 TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE SNUFF BOTTLES 19TH CENTURY

One with a cylindrical body and decorated in underglaze red with scrolling lotus designs, the other painted in coloured enamels with cockerels, a four character Kangxi mark to the base, 7.7cm. (2)

The larger bottle with an ovoid body, painted with figures on horseback proceeding towards a gate, the base with a six character Yongzheng mark, the smaller bottle moulded and decorated with gourds in leafy branches, 6.5cm. (2)

£600-800

£600-800

Provenance: the enamelled snuff bottle formerly in the Marriott and Sangorski collection.

860 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MOULDED SNUFF BOTTLE FOUR CHARACTER JIAQING MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1796-1820

861 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MOULDED SNUFF BOTTLE 19TH CENTURY

The compressed ovoid body painted in coloured enamels and moulded in relief, one side decorated with figures in boats amongst flowering lotus, the reverse with a beauty and gentleman in a garden pavilion, all against a ground of stylised rolling waves, with a band of ruyi-heads to the foot, 6.5cm.

The flattened ovoid body brightly painted with workers engaged in tea production, all beneath stylised colourful swirls, with gilt to the rim and footrim, a four character Qianlong mark to the base, 7.5cm.

£600-700

£1,000-1,500

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867 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MOULDED SNUFF BOTTLE 19TH CENTURY

Decorated with a scene of ladies in a raft boating towards a bank where a group of figures wait for them, with further figures wading in the waters around them, a four character Qianlong mark to the base, 6.7cm.

The flattened ovoid body decorated in relief and enamels with Immortals standing upon colourful clouds, the reverse with figures in a sampan and a man wading through the water, with a band of key fret painted to the short oval foot, a four character Qianlong mark to the base, 7cm.

£500-600 863 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MOULDED SNUFF BOTTLE 19TH CENTURY The flattened ovoid body decorated with armed figures on and around a raft advancing towards a group of men on a bank, all beneath colourful stylised clouds, the base with a four character Qianlong mark, 7.5cm.

£800-1,000 864 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MOULDED SNUFF BOTTLE 19TH CENTURY The flattened circular body decorated in relief with figures on a raft against rolling waves, the reverse with figures in a garden, with an illegible four character mark to the base, 6.7cm.

£500-600 865 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MOULDED SNUFF BOTTLE 19TH CENTURY Brightly painted in enamels and gilt with two ladies on a raft as a group of figures anticipate their arrival on the riverbank, with armed men in the waters around them, a Qianlong mark to the base, 7.1cm.

£800-1,000 866 TWO CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘EIGHTEEN LUOHANS’ MOULDED SNUFF BOTTLES 19TH CENTURY

£500-600 868 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MOULDED SNUFF BOTTLE 19TH CENTURY Decorated in relief with figures engaged in tea production, with gilt to the rim, a four character Qianlong mark to the base, 6.9cm.

£400-600 869 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘EIGHTEEN LUOHANS’ MOULDED SNUFF BOTTLE 19TH CENTURY The flattened ovoid body tapering towards the foot, decorated in relief with the Eighteen Luohans amidst stylised colourful swirls, the rim and areas of detail painted in gilt, with a four character Qianlong mark to the base, 7cm.

£1,000-1,500 870 A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE MOULDED SNUFF BOTTLE 19TH CENTURY The flattened ovoid body tapering towards the foot, brightly painted with armed figures riding lion dogs in pursuit of another group with elephants, the foot decorated with simple swirling designs, with a four character Qianlong mark to the base, 7.2cm.

£1,000-1,500

Each decorated in relief with the Eighteen Luohans beneath stylised swirling clouds, with a tiger and lion dogs dispersed throughout the groups, one bottle with areas of detail picked out in gilt, with four character Qianlong marks to the bases, 7.6cm. (2)

£600-700

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862

863

864

865

866

867

868

869

870

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871 LITERATURE A SMALL LIBRARY OF REFERENCE BOOKS Mostly relating to Asian art. (235)

£200-400 872 LITERATURE A COLLECTION OF AUCTION CATALOGUES AND REFERENCE BOOKS Mostly relating to Asian art. (118)

£100-200 873 LITERATURE A COLLECTION OF REFERENCE BOOKS Relating to Chinese and Japanese art. (75)

£500-1,000 874 LITERATURE A COLLECTION OF REFERENCE BOOKS Mostly relating to Chinese art. (65)

£500-1,000

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871

872

873

874

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875 LITERATURE A SMALL LIBRARY OF REFERENCE BOOKS

880 LITERATURE A COLLECTION OF REFERENCE BOOKS

Written in Chinese and relating to Chinese sculpture. (18)

Mostly relating to Chinese snuff bottles. (31)

£150-250 876 LITERATURE R L HOBSON, THE WARES OF THE MING DYNASTY, 1923 Copy no.193, signed by the author.

£200-300 877 LITERATURE A COLLECTION OF AUCTION CATALOGUES Mostly relating to Chinese art, from 1906 to 1992. (76)

£200-300 878 LITERATURE A COLLECTION OF REFERENCE BOOKS The majority relating to Chinese art, ceramics and jade. (23)

£150-250 879 LITERATURE E GORER AND J F BLACKER, CHINESE PORCELAIN AND HARD STONES, 1911 Volumes I and II. (2)

£200-300 881 LITERATURE A COLLECTION OF REFERENCE BOOKS AND CATALOGUES RELATING TO CHINESE ART Including D S Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, vols. I and II, R L Hobson, The Wares of the Ming Dynasty, and Chinese Porcelain: Morgan and Bennett Collections. (29)

£300-500 882 LITERATURE A COLLECTION OF AUCTION AND EXHIBITION CATALOGUES The majority from Sotheby’s and Christie’s and relating to Chinese art, dating from 1925 to 1971. (25)

£200-400 883 LITERATURE A COLLECTION OF AUCTION CATALOGUES Relating to Chinese art, from Sotheby’s and Christie’s from 1933 to 1970. (18)

£200-300 884

No lot

£800-1,200

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877

878

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880

881

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885 A SMALL COLLECTION OF CHINESE AND JAPANESE WOOD STANDS AND A PAIR OF COVERS 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY

888 A PAIR OF CHINESE CIRCULAR WOOD STANDS 19TH CENTURY

Variously decorated with scrolls, reticulated panels and flowers, 33cm max. (24)

£300-400

£500-1,000

889 A CHINESE WOOD OPIUM TRAY AND A BAMBOO BITONG QING DYNASTY

886 FIVE CHINESE HARDWOOD STANDS 19TH/20TH CENTURY One with three square platforms inset with marble, 36cm max. (5)

£400-600 887 A LARGE COLLECTION OF CHINESE WOOD STANDS AND COVERS 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY Variously decorated with flowers, scrolls, lingzhi, and reticulated panels, 36cm max. (50)

£200-300

Carved in openwork with scrolling designs, each with five feet formed as sinuous mythical beasts, 18cm. (2)

The tray of rectangular form, with pierced decoration to the edges, the bitong incised with a meditating luohan, the reverse with a boy asleep on an ox underneath calligraphy, 36.5cm. (2)

£500-800 890 A PAIR OF CHINESE HARDWOOD STANDS 19TH CENTURY Each carved with five openwork panels divided by stylised motifs worked in low relief, with swirling designs to the rims, each supported on five shaped feet, 23cm. (2)

£200-300

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885

886

887

888

889

890

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891 A CHINESE TIELIMU CABINET 19TH CENTURY

892 A CHINESE HARDWOOD DISPLAY CABINET 20TH CENTURY

With a rectangular hongmu top, four brass hinges to the pair of front door, two drawers and a shelf inside, 90.5cm x 85.5cm x 51.5cm.

The rectangular top with a glazed door enclosing two shelves, supported on four cabriole legs joined by a shelf and a stepped under-tier, 174cm x 71cm x 31cm. (6)

£300-500

£400-600

893 A COLLECTION OF PANELS OF CHINESE WALLPAPER 20TH CENTURY Decorated with various birds including peafowl, pheasants, cranes, kingfishers and Mandarin ducks amidst rocks, bamboo, magnolia, peony, lotus and other plants, 76.5cm x 267cm. (3 boxes)

£300-500 Provenance: from the collection of Sir Richard Evans, d.2012.

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894 A SET OF FOUR CHINESE IRON PICTURES, TIEHUA LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD Depicting sprays of lotus, chrysanthemum, prunus and peony, each contained within a wood frame, 50.8cm x 20.3cm. (4)

£300-500

895 AN ALBUM OF CHINESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS C.1955

896 A CHINESE FOUR-FOLD CINNABAR LACQUER SCREEN EARLY 20TH CENTURY

With two volumes containing prints of works by Qi Baishi, Chen Banding, Wang Xuetao and other Chinese artists, with subjects including flowers, fruit, birds, insects, landscapes, figures and calligraphy, together with a silk-bound slipcase, 31.2cm x 21.3cm. (3)

Carved in shallow relief with circular, hexagonal, octagonal and flower-shaped panels containing scenes of figures in landscapes and gardens, each enclosed within a band of key fret, reserved on a ground of chrysanthemum diaper, with scrolling floral borders to the edges, 143.5cm x 164cm.

£100-200

£500-1,000

Provenance: formerly the collection of Judith Heard-White (d.1960s), a painter who travelled in the East during the 1940s and 1950s, and thence by descent.

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Modern British & 20th Century Art Wednesday 5th June 2019

Fredda Brilliant (Polish, 1903-1999) Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi (Indian, 1869-1948) Signed and dated 1964, Bronze, 94.5cm high Part of a studio collection of work by this artist Estimate: ÂŁ800-1,200* ENQUIRIES: Victor Fauvelle | Tel:+44 (0)1722 446961 | vf@woolleyandwallis.co.uk *Visit woolleyandwallis.co.uk/buying for additional charges on final hammer price

Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks Wednesday 3rd July 2019

ENQUIRIES: Mark Yuan-Richards | Tel:+44 (0)1722 411854 myr@woolleyandwallis.co.uk *Visit woolleyandwallis.co.uk/buying for additional charges on final hammer price

A rare Regency giltwood girandole mirror, with a Chinese reverse glass plate Estimate: ÂŁ8,000-12,000*

Design Wednesday 16th October 2019 Closing date for entries 23rd August

Dame Lucie Rie (1902-1995), A fine, flaring bowl on slender foot Sold for ÂŁ30,000*

ENQUIRIES: Michael Jeffery | Tel: +44 (0)1722 424505 | mj@woolleyandwallis.co.uk *Visit woolleyandwallis.co.uk/buying for additional charges on final hammer price

Fine Silver & Objects of Vertu Tuesday 29th October 2019 Entries are now being accepted

A modern silver rose bowl, by Leslie Durbin, London 1985 Estimate: ÂŁ1,500-2,000* ENQUIRIES: Rupert Slingsby | Tel: +44 (0)1722 424501 | rs@woolleyandwallis.co.uk Lucy Chalmers | Tel: +44 (0)1722 424594 | lc@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 and 10am – 1pm on Saturdays 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.

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.

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 01722 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 01582 493 099

info@albanshipping.co.uk

www.albanshipping.co.uk Kimdan Ltd

07973 389436 andy@kimdan.co.uk

Mailboxes

01264 360 333 info@mbeandover.co.uk www.mbe.co.uk/andover

Pack & Send

0845 465 0564 sales@packsend.co.uk www.packsend.co.uk

Please note that we cannot be held responsible for any damage or loss to items once they are in the hands of a carrier.

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.

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/

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

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.

Storage charges will be levied on all lots in the furniture and works of art and clock sales 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 are subject to the UK firearms/shotgun licencing regime, and may only be viewed and/or purchased by individuals with appropriate licences.

Such lots are offered on an auctioneer’s permit, and must be collected prior to the expiry thereof. For further information, please contact Ned Cowell.

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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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).

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. Minimum bids and our discretion. Goods may be offered subject to a reserve agreed between us before the sale in accordance with clause 7.

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.

9. 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.

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.

1. 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. (h) The singular includes the plural and vice versa as appropriate.

2. BIDDING PROCEDURES AND THE BUYER (a) Bidders are required to register their particulars before bidding and to satisfy any security arrangements before entering the auction room to view or bid; (b) the maker of the highest bid accepted by the auctioneer conducting the sale shall be the buyer at the hammer price and any dispute about a bid shall be settled at the auctioneer’s absolute discretion by reoffering the Lot during the course of the auction or otherwise. The auctioneer shall act reasonably in exercising this discretion. (c) Bidders shall be deemed to act as principals. (d) Our right to bid on behalf of the seller is expressly reserved up to the amount of any reserve and the right to refuse any bid is also reserved.

3. INCREMENTS

Bidding increments shall be at the auctioneer’s sole discretion.

4. 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.

5. 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).

6. 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.

7. 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 PURCHASES

NON-PAYMENT

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(a) If any Lot is not paid for in full and taken away in accordance with these Conditions or if there is any other breach of these Conditions, we, as agent for the seller and on our own behalf, shall at our absolute discretion and without prejudice to any other rights we may have, be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights and remedies: (i) to proceed against you for damages for breach of contract; (ii) to rescind the sale of that lot and/or any other lots sold by us to you; (iii) to resell the lot (by auction or private treaty) in which case you shall be responsible for any resulting deficiency in the total amount due (after crediting any part payment and adding any resale costs). Any surplus so arising shall belong to the seller; (iv) to remove, store and insure the lot at your expense and, in the case of storage, either at our premises or elsewhere; (v) to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 1.5% per month on the total amount due to the extent it remains unpaid for more than 3 working days after the sale; (vi) to retain that or any other lot sold to you until you pay the total amount due; (vii) to reject or ignore bids from you or your agent at future auctions or to impose conditions before any such bids shall be accepted;

(viii) to apply any proceeds of sale of other Lots due or in future becoming due to you towards the settlement of the total amount due and to exercise a lien (that is a right to retain possession of any of your property in our possession for any purpose until the debt due is satisfied. (b) We shall, as agent for the seller and on our own behalf pursue these rights and remedies only so far as is reasonable to make appropriate recovery in respect of breach of these conditions 9. THIRD PARTY LIABILITY

All members of the public on our premises are there at their own risk and must note the lay-out of the accommodation and security arrangements.

Accordingly neither the auctioneer nor our employees or agents shall incur liability for death or personal injury (except as required by law by reason of our negligence) or similarly for the safety of the property of persons visiting prior to or at a sale.

10. COMMISSION BIDS

Whilst prospective buyers are strongly advised to attend the auction and are always responsible for any decision to bid for a particular lot and shall be assumed to have carefully inspected and satisfied themselves as to its condition, we will if so instructed clearly and in writing execute bids on their behalf. Neither the auctioneer nor our employees or agents shall be responsible for any failure to do so save where such failure is unreasonable.

Where two or more commission bids at the same level are recorded we reserve the right in our absolute discretion to prefer the first bid so made.

(b) Such rights and exclusions shall extend to and be deemed to be for the benefit of employees and agents of the seller and/or the auctioneer who may themselves enforce them.

18. Any notice to any buyer, seller, bidder or viewer may be given by first class mail or Swiftmail in which case it shall be deemed to have been received by the addressee 48 hours after posting.

19. Special terms may be used in catalogue descriptions of particular classes of items in which case the descriptions must be interpreted in accordance with any glossary appearing in the catalogue.

20. Any indulgence extended to bidders buyers or sellers by us notwithstanding the strict terms of these Conditions or of the Terms of Consignment shall affect the position at the relevant time only and in respect of that particular concession only; in all other respects these Conditions shall be construed as having full force and effect.

21. English law applies to the interpretation of these Conditions.

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11. WARRANTY OF TITLE AND AVAILABILITY

The seller warrants to the auctioneer and you that the seller is the true owner of the property consigned or is properly authorised by the true owner to consign it for sale and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims.

12. AGENCY

The auctioneer normally acts as agent only and disclaims any responsibility for default by sellers or buyers.

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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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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

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.

Any statement as to authorship, attribution, origin, date, age, provenance and condition is a statement of opinion and is not to be taken as a statement of fact. The Company reserves the right, in forming their opinion, to consult and rely upon any expert or authority considered by them to be reliable.

Edward Lear: In our opinion a work by the artist. (When the artist’s forename(s) is not known, a series of asterisks, followed by the surname of the artist, whether preceded by an initial or not, indicates that in our opinion the work is by the artist named.

Attributed to Edward Lear: In our opinion probably a work by the artist but less certainty as to authorship is expressed than in the preceding category.

Studio of Edward Lear: In our opinion a work by an unknown hand in the studio of the artist which may be or may not have been executed under the artist’s direction.

Circle of Edward Lear: In our opinion a work by an as yet unidentified but distinct hand, closely associated with the named artist but not necessarily his pupil.

Style of ...; Follower of Edward Lear: In our opinion a work by a painter working in the artist’s style, contemporary or nearly contemporary, but not necessarily his pupil.

Manner of Edward Lear: In our opinion a work in the style of the artist and of a later date.

After Edward Lear: In our opinion a copy of a known work of the artist.

The term signed and/or dated and/or inscribed means that in our opinion the signature and/or date and/or inscription are from the hand of the artist.

The term bears a signature and/or date and/or inscription means that in our opinion the signature and/or date and/or inscription have been added by another hand.

Dimensions are given height before width.

Pictures are framed unless otherwise stated.

ARTIST’S RESALE RIGHT / DROIT DE SUITE

(b) Private treaty sales made under these Conditions are deemed to be sales by auction for purposes of consumer legislation.

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.

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, once in force, 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. •

By email – privacyofficer@woolleyandwallis.co.uk

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By telephone – +44 (0)1722 424599

HOW WE COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL DATA We collect your personal data from the following sources:

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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; -c ommunicate with us by post, telephone, email or via our website, for example in order to make enquiries or register for an online account; - i n 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.

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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 governmentissued 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; thesaleroom.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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HOW LONG YOUR INFORMATION IS KEPT

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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PROBATE VALUATIONS We offer a speedy and professional service for executors and trustees and provide bound valuations for probate and duplicate copies when required. Since security is often a consideration, we can usually arrange for a house to be cleared and sent for auction, our Valuations Department ensures that executors are informed of which sales are involved and the results thereof.

We also carry out valuations for Family Division, Capital Gains Tax, and Private Treaty Sales.

Contact Amanda Lawrence 01722 424509 FREE AUCTION VALUATIONS Free verbal valuations of items for sale are available at our Castle Street salerooms. Please telephone the relevant specialist or call our office on 01722 424500.

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Woolley & Wallis Absentee Bid Form Japanese Works of Art & Asian Art II

PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY IN BLOCK LETTERS Lot Number in numerical order

21st & 22nd May 2019 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 Sale printed in the Catalogue. Please note we cannot guarantee that bids received after 4pm on the day prior to the auction will be executed.

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AUCTION CALENDAR

FREE AUCTION VALUATIONS

JUNE

For further information please call 01722 424 509 or visit our website.

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Modern British & 20th Century Art

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Arts & Crafts

We offer a free auction valuation service on the first Friday of every month, 10am – 1pm, no appointment necessary.

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Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks

16th & 17th

Silver & Objects of Vertu

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Jewellery

SEPTEMBER 11th

Old Masters, British & European Paintings

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Tribal Art & Antiquities

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Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks

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20th Century Design

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Asian Art, Chinese Paintings & Japanese Works of Art

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Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour

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British Art Pottery

DECEMBER 11th

Modern British & 20th Century Art

Two rare Japanese cloisonné trays by Nawikawa Yasuyuki (1845-1927), sold for £38,750 (incl. buyer’s premium)

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