Asian Art
at auction June 15-16, 2023 both sessions starting at 9:30 a.m. Eastern
SESSION I: THURSDAY, JUNE 15
Lots 1301-1612
Prints
Paintings
Furniture
Carpets
Textiles
Netsuke
Porcelains
Scholars’ Items
Metal
Enamel
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“Old Young China”. Titled lower left and signed in pencil lower right. Depicting a child seated on a Ming-style chair holding a toy tiger. Monogramed and dated 1922 in plate lower right. Woodblock print, oban tate-e, 15.25” x 10.25”. Unframed. 1,000/2,000
1344. ELIZABETH KEITH Britain, 1887-1956
1359. TOKO SHINODA Japan/New York, 1913-2021
“A Tale”, 2002. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 20/38 lower left margin. Printed by Kimura Kihachi, Japan, with the blind stamp lower left. Color lithograph, 15” x 11”. Unframed. 800/1,000
1380. PAUL JACOULET Japan/France, 1902-1960
Les Aristoloches Geants. Tondano, Celebes. Signed in pencil over the pomegranate seal. Artist’s seal verso. Woodblock print, 18.75” x 14”. Unframed. 1,000/2,000
China,
China, 1945-
Woman with a
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1397. YONGKAI HU cat fishbowl. Signed and seal marked upper right. Gouache on paper, 14” x 14”. Matted 18” x 18”. Unframed. 800/1,200 1398. YONGKAI HU 1945Nude on a couch. Signed and seal marked upper right. Gouache on paper, 14” x 14”’. Matted 18” x 18”. Unframed. 800/1,200
IN THE MANNER OF WANG XIMENG
19th Century
Horizontal, with continuous figural landscape decoration in red, greens and blue with an extensive calligraphic panel. Additional calligraphic inscription and seal mark upper left. On paper, 12.5” x 88”. 5,000/7,000
1414. CHINESE HANDSCROLL PAINTING
Late 18th/Early 19th Century
In elm wood. Two-panel vertical center splat. Swept arms. Woven seat. Back height 38.25”. Seat height 18.5”. 1,000/2,000
Provenance:
The Estate of Paul and Diane Madden, Sandwich, Massachusetts.
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
Backs inset with dreamstone panels with calligraphy and seal marks. Shaped seats and box stretchers. Back heights 37”. Seat heights 20”. Seat widths 19.5”. Depths 15.25”. 1,000/1,200
1428. CHINESE HUANGHUALI ARMCHAIR 1430. PAIR OF CHINESE ROSEWOOD AND DREAMSTONE CHAIRSEarly 20th Century
Borderless plum field decorated with a pagoda and outbuildings at one corner, as well as three clusters of flower branches rendered in blues, greens, dark amethyst, gray and tan scattered randomly about the perimeter. 700/1,000
1433. NICHOLS CHINESE RUG: 8’11” x 11’4”
Meiji
1444. CHINESE SILK SKIRT
19th Century
Metallic gold threadwork depicting phoenix and dragons with green eyes within the cobalt silk pleated panels separated by blue brocade work. Red silk damask lining. Length 36”. 500/800
1460. JAPANESE GILT LACQUER SIX-CASE INRO
Period, 19th Century
Finely detailed landscape decoration on a nashiji ground. Calligraphic inscription on the interior of each case. Coral bead ojime. Staghorn netsuke in the form of a seated dog with a peach. Inro length 3.5”. Netsuke length 1.5”. 800/1,000
1477. PAIR OF IMPORTANT JAPANESE SATSUMA OVERSIZED PORCELAIN STANDING BIJIN FIGURES
Meiji Period
One holding a mirror looking down at a cat at her feet and the other holding a peach. Both wearing an elaborate and finely decorated headdress and robe. Signed on the base of one. Heights approx. 22”. 3,000/5,000
Mid-20th Century
With alternating blue and white landscape and calligraphic panels at base, neck with enameled lotus and vine on a light blue ground. Applied pink lug handles with matching lotus and vine decoration. Neck with lotus, vine and bat decoration. Turquoise glaze interior. Six-character Qianlong mark on base. Height 15”. 800/1,200
Provenance:
Scarsdale, New York collection to Clarke Auctions, January 27, 2014, 388. Private Greenwich, Connecticut collection.
1510. CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE SQUARED BALUSTER PORCELAIN VASE
Provenance: A Private Florida collection.
800/1,000
19th Century
Seated in peaceful meditation on a separate lotus base. Buddha with a four-character seal
on obverse. Buddha height 12”. Base height 4”, diameter 10”. 2,000/3,000
1535. CHINESE BLACK LINGBI SCHOLAR’S ROCK
Mounted on a separate zitan stand in the form of a lotus pod. Height 22”. Width 15”. Stand height 7.5”. Width 15”.
1609. CHINESE BRONZE BUDDHA
mark
SESSION II: FRIDAY, JUNE 16
Lots 1701-2020
Jade Jewelry
Snuff Bottles
Porcelains
Korean
Enamel
Wood carvings
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1706. CHINESE CARVED WHITE JADE AND ROSEWOOD TABLE SCREEN 20th Century
Open carved screen and matching base with inset panel depicting a boat in a river surrounded by rockery. Calligraphy upper left. Screen height 12”. Depth 4.5”. 3,000/5,000
1738. CHINESE MOTTLED WHITE JADE BI DISC 19th Century Cloud and mountain-like striations to the matrix. On an iron stand. Disc diameter 9”. Overall height 14.5”. 1,000/1,500
1755. CHINESE 14KT GOLD AND CARVED LIGHT CELADON JADE PENDANT NECKLACE
A butterfly suspended from gold links with 12 carved 9.0mm jade bead spacers. Clasp stamped. Length 16”. 1,200/1,800
1756. CHINESE CARVED WHITE AND GREEN JADE PENDANT ON A 14KT GOLD MOUNT Rectangular in seal form with raised foliate carving. Surmounted by a fu dog with attached 14kt gold mount. 1.5 x 8.5 x 1.25mm. 700/900
Early 20th Century
In flattened spade shape with decoration of mother and child on each side. Sides with a green fish-scale decoration. Four-character Qianlong mark on foot. Conforming gilt metal stopper with qilin decoration. Height 2.5”. 2,000/3,000
1764. CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE CANTON ENAMEL SNUFF BOTTLE
BALUSTER VASE
20th Century
Five boys climbing the body of a vase decorated with lotus and vine decoration on a celadon green ground. Six-character Qianlong mark on base. Height 13”. 2,000/2,500
20th Century
In ovoid waisted form. Thistle decoration against a dark purple ground. Silver rim and foot. Signed on base. Height 9”. Diameter across waist 10”. Kiriwood box. 1,000/1,500
1882. CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN “FIVE BOYS” 1991. JUBEI ANDO (1876-1953) JAPANESE CLOISONNÉ VASE1997. PAIR OF CHINESE CARVED TUSK VASES
19th Century
Both with intricately carved continuous figural landscape decoration. Mounted on black lacquered wood bases with gilt floral and vine decoration. Labels for Gilman Collamore & Co., NY (5th Ave. and 30th Street) on base. Heights 9.25”. Lengths across top 4”. 1,000/2,000
2010. PAIR OF CHINESE CARVED AND GILDED FU DOGS
Late 19th Century
A pair of intricately carved dogs with expressive faces with one paw on a reticulated ball. On raised black bases with metal appliqués. Carved from one block of wood. Heights 16.5”. Widths 11.5”. Depths 8.5”. 800/1,200
