Asian Art – Marlborough & Asian Art – Online Sale 2665M
July 26, 2013
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Asian Art – Marlborough Lots 1–598 1 White Glass Bangle in Faux Reticulated Tortoiseshell Box, China, cover carved with squirrels amongst vines, mark on base, bangle inner dia. 2 1/4 in. $400-600
8 Pair of Faux Ivory Earrings, China, rectangular, molded densely with cranes amidst pine trees, with gilt-metal screw-back mounting, stamped “14k,” lg. 1 5/8 in. $200-300
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9 Nine Silvered and Gilt-metal Accessories, China, 19th/20th century, including four pairs of earrings with dragon-fish decorations, and a pair of loop earrings with flowers, marked, together with two chatelaine grooming kits and a pair of peach-form bells. $225-335
Pair of White Glass Bangles, China, inner dia. 2 1/4 in. $300-500 3 Two Bangles, China, one green glass, one white stone, both inner dia. 2 1/4 in. $100-150 4 Pair of White Glass Bangles, China, inner dia. 2 1/4 in. $200-300 5 Pair of Jade Bracelets, China, stone of translucent pale celadon color, inner dia. 2 1/4 in. $300-500 6 Green Stone Bangle, China, carved with a pair of confronting goldfish flanking an embroidered ball, inner dia. 2 in. $400-600 7 Group of Accessories, China, a green stone bangle, inner dia. 2 1/2, a pale celadon glass bangle, inner dia. 2 1/4, a green beaded bracelet, a green stone thumb ring, inner dia. 5/8, a white stone plaque with openwork dragon-and-phoenix motif, lg. 2 1/8, and a white stone plaque pierced with a shou character, scrolling foliage, and a bat, dia. 2 in. $200-300
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10 Approximately Sixty Silver Hat Ornaments, China, 19th century, most in the form of Immortals and Buddhas, two monster masks, two floral roundels each with an auspicious character, and a set of four auspicious characters (“fu lu shou xi”) embossed with figures, approx. ten with marks, lg. to 1 3/4 in. $600-1,000 11 Gilt-metal Hair Ornaments, China, 19th/20th century, a pair of hair sticks with dragon decorations, lg. 6, a pair of hair sticks with kingfisher feathers and hardstone finials, lg. 6 1/4, a hair stick with en tremblant hardstone and metal finial, lg. 7 1/2, a barrette with pierced decorations of auspicious emblems, lg. 4 1/2, and a partial ornament with dragons, lg. 1 5/8 in. $200-300 12 Pair of Hair Sticks, China, made of semiopaque white glass, rectangular, each with carved and pierced lotus terminal, lg. 8 3/8 in. $200-300
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13 Four Silver Accessories and a Bronze Dog, China, two silver hair sticks with pierced decorations, marked, lg. to 6 1/2, a pair of silver chained ornaments with floral decorations and bells, marked, lg. 9 3/4, and a recumbent bronze dog, lg. 2 3/4 in. $300-500 14 Jade Bead Necklace with Jade Plaque, China, 20th century, the plaque carved with Shoulao seated with children and a peach, lg. 2 1/8, necklace lg. 18 in., stones of mottled green. $300-500 15 Stone Bead Necklace, China, the pale celadon stone beads divided equally by four large red beads, lg. 21 in. $500-700 16 Three Hardstone Pendants, China, one white jade with roundels of openwork fish and bats, dia. 2; an animal-shaped carving, ht. 1 1/8; and an ovoid brown stone with incised fish, lg. 2 1/4 in. $200-300 17 Eight Silver Demitasse Spoons and Three Gilt-metal Bangles, China, 19th/20th century, the spoons with fruit-shaped bowls and petalform finials, marked “Fei Wen Yuan Yu Ji,” lg. 4 in., the bangles incised with flowers, two with silver marks on the underside, adjustable. $175-300 18 Horn Pendant Depicting Two Lions, China, carved with incised details, with a string and a jade stone bead, lg. 1 7/8 in. $600-800
19 Two Figural Wood Netsukes, Japan, 20th century, one carrying a staff, the other holding a toad and a fruiting peach branch, ht. to 3 1/2 in. $200-400
28 Cameo Agate Snuff Bottle, China, rounded rectangular form, depicting a squirrel on a branch, stone of semi-translucent gray with dark caramel tones, ht. 2 3/4 in. $500-700
20 Three Wood Netsuke, Japan, 20th century, a recumbent bull on a rock, lg. 2, a cat with a mouse on its back, lg. 2, and a pair of fish, lg. 1 3/4 in., all signed on base. $300-500
29 Cameo Agate Snuff Bottle, China, rounded rectangular form, depicting with a horse beneath clouds, stone of semi-translucent gray, ht. 2 1/2 in. $500-700
21 Three Repoussé Metal Belt Hooks, Tibet, 20th century, one rectangular and two scalloprimmed ruyi-shape, decorated with auspicious animals or birds with lotus flowers and Buddhist objects, lg. to 8 1/2 in. $700-900
30 Two Porcelain Snuff Bottles, China, cylindrical, one painted in iron red enamels with a dragon pursuing a flaming pearl amidst clouds, with green stone stopper and ivory scoop, ht. 3 1/2, and one decorated with a blue and white dragon against iron red waves, with amethyst stopper and bone scoop, ht. 3 1/4 in. $200-400
22 Iranian Gold and Seed Pearl Brooch, contemporary, floral form, lg. 2 3/4 in. $300-500 23 Iranian Gold Leaf and Silver Brooch, contemporary, the half-sphere brooch with filigree work, with three pierced spheres mounted in drops, alternating with teardrop and leaf shaped charms, lg. 3 1/4 in. $300-500 24 Persian Silver Charms, 18th century or later, five pierced openwork spheres with turquoise and colored glass inlays, dia. 1/2, and four half spheres with pleated designs and inlays of turquoise and glass, dia. 5/8, all on a necklace, lg. 13 in. $400-600 25 Banded Agate Snuff Bottle, China, cylindrical, well-hollowed, milky-gray stone with dark rings, ht. 3 in. $500-700 26 Miniature Agate Snuff Bottle, China, flattened pebble form, stone of semitranslucent gray with caramel tones, ht. 2 1/4 in. $500-700 27 Cameo Agate Snuff Bottle, China, flattened baluster form, depicting with a figure and a butterfly, incised with the characters wen wan, stone of semi-translucent gray with caramel tones, ht. 2 1/2 in. $500-700
31 Enameled Twin Snuff Bottle, China, painted on either side with a woman and child at leisure in a garden scene, the stoppers each decorated with a blossom, four-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 2 5/8 in. $200-300 32 Two Peking Glass Snuff Bottles, China, 20th century, including one decorated with polychrome enamel motifs and carved bats and “shou” character meaning longevity, fourcharacter Qianlong mark to base, ht. 2 1/2; the other with lotus and dragonfly and cranes, ht. 3 in. $500-700 33 Double Snuff Bottle, China, 20th century, of glass decorated with in-paintings of a scholar sitting at desk under pine tree on the larger bottle and a child on the smaller, ht. 3 in. $500-700 34 Jadeite Snuff Bottle, China, flattened peach shape, carved with bats and lingzhi sprigs, the neck flanked by decorative handles, with a screw-top stopper, stone of mottled green, ht. 1 7/8 in. $400-600 35 Two Art Glass Snuff Bottles, China, a rectangular bottle, ht. 2 1/2, and a bottle of irregular pebble form, ht. 2 in. $500-700
36 Rose Quartz Snuff Bottle, China, baluster form, with decorative monster-mask handles, ht. 2 3/8 in. $500-700 37 Three Snuff Bottles, China, a bottle in flattened rectangular form with sloped shoulders, stone of semi-opaque gray with russet inclusions, ht. 2 1/2, the ceramic bottle painted with Qing Dynasty men, ht. 3 1/4, the glass bottle in rounded rectangular from with scattered zigzag patterns, ht. 2 3/4 in. $200-400 38 Five Snuff Bottles, China, 20th century, one with walnut shell carving, two ovoid cinnabar with nutshell carvings, and two interior-painted glass, ht. to 3 in. $200-300 39 Three Suzhou-style Snuff Bottles, China, 20th century, carved with either an Immortal or a tiger in a natural scene with ruyi mushroom and/or pines, ht. to 3 in. $200-300 40 Three Snuff Bottles, China, a baluster shape with metal stopper, decorated with raised figures, ht. 3 1/4; a flattened round porcelain bottle decorated with an enameled chicken and dragon, ht. 2 1/2; and an oblong glass bottle with interior paintings of figures, ht. 3 in. $600-800 41 Six Snuff Bottles, China, an ovoid white porcelain with blue stopper; a bulbous-shape with carved decoration on a turquoise ground; a brown pear-shape ceramic with auspicious motifs; an interior-painted rectangular glass bottle; a gilt porcelain with vermilion stopper, and a porcelain with green enamels, ht. 2 1/2 to 3 5/8 in. $500-700 42 Two Snuff Bottles, China, a double-gourd glass bottle painted with bats, gourds, and blossoms on milk white ground, four-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 2 1/2, and an agate bottle of rounded rectangular form, carved with Shoulao standing with a deer and a bat, ht. 3 in. $300-500 43 Jade Horse, China, the recumbent animal carved with its head resting on its front hooves, stone of celadon color, lg. 5 1/2 in., (untested). $300-500
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44 Jade Qilin, China, the beast depicted laying down with its head resting on its crossed front limbs, stone of celadon color with russet tones, lg. 3 1/4 in., (untested). $200-400 45 Jade Ram, China, seated on an elaborately carved wood stand with mushroom motif, 2 7/8 x 1/3/8 in. without stand. $200-300 46 Miniature Jade Bowl, China, decorated with dragon handles, the exterior incised with a landscape scene depicting figures, pavilions, pine trees, and distant mountains, stone of semi-translucent celadon color, dia. 2 5/8 in. $500-700 47 Jade Scroll Clasp, China, the longer tab carved in low relief with ruyi scrolls, the shorter tab with a slit, reverse incised with “Qianlong Yu Shang� above an inscription, stone of pale celadon color, lg. 2 5/8 in. $1,000-1,500 48 Jade Plaque, China, depicting a rabbit on the moon flanked by a pair of dragons, with a xi character (happiness) above and a lotus flower below, stone of pale yellow color, 4 3/4 x 6 1/4 in., (untested). $300-500 49 Three Jade Plaques, China, 20th century, depicting two children at play; Buddha; and four Chinese auspicious characters, ht. to 2 1/4 in. $200-300
52 Two Green Stone Covered Vessels on Wood Stands, China, a baluster vase with a qilin base and a phoenix-form finial, the qilin carved with its back claw clutching a censer, ht. 7, and an archaic-style vessel carved with chilong motifs and supported by four cabriole legs surmounted by monster-masks, ht. 6 1/4 in. $300-500 53 Six Carved Hardstone Items, China, a lapis lazuli vase carved with a figure with a garland of coins amidst pine trees, with wood stand, ht. 3 1/8, a rock crystal carving of a woman accessorizing in front of a vanity desk, ht. 4, an imitate-quartz glass brush washer decorated with openwork blossoming branches and birds along the rim, dia. 4, a miniature grayish-celadon jade covered ewer in the form of a winged mythical beast, on wood stand, ht. 4, an agate covered vase carved in relief with a dragon flying amidst clouds, with bird-form finial, on openwork wood stand, ht. 5, a green stone carving of a boy standing on a three-legged toad and carrying a garland of coins, on wood stand, ht. 3 in. $800-1,200 54 Faux Amber Resin Brush Washer, China, oval, the exterior decorated with five qilin in relief, dia. 3 in. $300-500 55 Soapstone Brush Washer, China, with two handles carved into floral motifs, the body lobed into a double lotus motif, incised details to handles, dia. 8 3/4 in. (from handle to handle). $300-500
59 Ceramic Brush Holder, Korea, 19th/20th century, bluish hue, multiple compartments, with two rectangular reticulated containers and two cylindrical containers, resting on a round base with ribbed sides, decorated with two applied ducks and beads, ht. 6 in. $50-100 60 Famille Rose Brush Pot, China, cylindrical, decorated with the eight Buddhist emblems interspersed with scrolling lotus blossoms, with turquoise interior and base, six-character Jiaqing mark on base, ht. 5 1/8 in. $400-600 61 Wucai Porcelain Brush Handle, China, 19th/20th century, elongated pear shape with flat bottom and flared neck, the convex top decorated with floral motifs, the body depicting two dragons interspersed with flaming pearls in underglaze blue and overglaze enamel of iron red and green, three double-line bands in underglaze blue around the neck and mouth, a geometric band in iron red along the bottom, Wanli mark along the mouth, ht. 7 3/4 in. $500-700
61A Famille Verte Jar, China, 19th/20th century, ovoid, heavily potted, decorated with panels depicting egrets in a lotus pond alternating with reserves depicting auspicious emblems and a vase of plum blossoms, with double ring on base, ht. 14 1/2 in. $800-1,000
62 Blue and White Bowl, China, 20th century, the rounded sides painted in underglaze blue with four vignettes depicting figures engaging in various activities in different settings, the interior well decorated with boys playing in a garden within a double-ring, with floral vignettes along the interior rim, six-character Chenghua mark within a double-ring on recessed base, dia. 8 1/2 in. $2,000-3,000
50 Soapstone Twin Vase, China, carved on a rockwork base with a fruiting plant, stone of variegated purplish hue, ht. 2 3/4 in. $200-300
56 Blue and White Brush Pot, Chinese, 20th century, cylindrical shape with slightly waisted sides, depicting figures in a Daoistic landscape in two rectangular reserves, partially unglazed base, ht. 5 1/2, dia. 7 5/8 in. $400-600
51 Agate Covered Vase, China, baluster form, carved with peony branches and birds in shallow relief, the waisted neck decorated with lappets and flanked by dragon-handles with suspending rings, cover with foo lion finial, stone of semi-translucent gray, ht. 8 in. $400-600
57 Bamboo Brush Pot, China, cylindrical, carved in relief with a continuous military scene with figures at battle in a forest with willow trees and pavilions, ht. 6 1/2 in. $300-500
63 Export Blue and White Porcelain Bowl, China, 19th century, for export to Southeast Asia, painted with a landscape of rocks and trees, the interior well similarly decorated, with crackled glaze, dia. 5 3/4 in. $1,200-1,500
58 Bamboo Brush Pot, China, long cylindrical form, carved in shallow relief with a scholar drinking at leisure in a landscape with rocks, ht. 12 1/2 in. $200-300
64 Two Blue and White Bowls, China, 19th/20th century, one decorated with bats and clouds, dia. 5 1/4; the other decorated with Immortals, dia. 4 in., six-character Guangxu mark to both bases. $200-300
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65 Three Blue and White Bowls with Floral Decoration, China, 20th century, a hexagonal bowl with lobed rim and circular foot, dia. 5 7/8, a square bowl with lobed corners and circular foot, 5 1/2 x 5 1/2, both with mark on base, and a footed bowl with a landscape scene on the interior well and embellishments in gilt and iron red enamels, ht. 4 1/2 in. $300-400 66 Blue Glazed Dragon Bowl, China, 20th century, decorated with four impressed five-clawed dragons alternating with cloud motifs in turquoise glaze on deep blue-glazed ground, the interior decorated with a dragon in a double ring incised in anhua style, sixcharacter Xuande mark on deep base, dia. 7 7/8 in. $300-500 67 Blue and White Lidded Box, China, 20th century, depicting a phoenix and a five-clawed dragon along with stylized clouds both on the body and the lid, the box with raised inner rim for the lid to sit on, double rings demarcating the rim of the lid and the top and bottom of the box, the lid decorated with ruyi-like scrolls, six-character Xuande mark in a double ring to the recessed base, ht. 1 3/4, dia. 1 5/8 in. $400-600 68 Blue and White Seal Paste Box, China, the cover molded and painted with figures in a mountainous landscape, the base similarly decorated with waves, four-character Qianlong mark on base, dia. 2 3/4 in. $400-600 69 Blue and White Charger, China, barbed rim, the interior well painted with a luohan, surrounded by auspicious fruit and flowers, the underside decorated with lappet reserves, dia. 17 in. $500-700 70 Pair of Blue and White Dishes, China, both depicting flowers in a pot on the interior well, the exterior with freestyle brushstrokes, mark in a double ring to base, slight difference in size, dia. 8 3/8, 8 1/4 in. $200-300
71 Blue and White Prunus Covered Jar, China, 19th/20th century, globular body, decorated with flowering prunus branches on a deep blue underglazed ground, four-character Kangxi mark on base, ht. 12 in. $300-500
72 Pair of Blue and White Covered Jars, China, 20th century, baluster form, painted with phoenixes amidst peonies and scrolling foliage, the covers with similar floral decoration, with wood stands, ht. 20 1/2 in. $200-400 73 Pair of Blue and White Jars, China, bulbousshape decorated with white blossoms with floral scrolls on a blue ground, with wood stand, the cover with a lotus knob, ht. 9 1/4 in. $200-300 74 Four Small Blue and White Jars, China, bulbous-shape of assorted sizes, each decorated with symbols of the eight treasures, coin designs, chrysanthemums, or auspicious fruits, ht. 4 3/8 to 6 in. $400-600 75 Ming-style Blue and White Jar, China, decorated with lotus flowers and scrolling foliage above a lappet border, the shoulder painted with foliate ruyi design, ht. 7 1/2 in. $300-500 76 Group of Ceramic Items, China, a blue and white ginger jar mounted as a lamp, jar ht. 6 1/4, a blue and white bowl with dense floral and foliate decorations, mark on base, dia. 6 1/4, a Ming-style wucai miniature jar painted with figures, Wanli mark on base, ht. 3 3/4, and two imari tea bowl covers marked “fu gui chang chun,� dia. 4 1/8 in. $100-200 77 Seven Blue and White Porcelain Items, China and Japan, a covered jar with blossoms against blue ground, double ring on base, ht. 6, a cylindrical brush pot painted with birds flying amidst plum blossom branches, ht. 5 3/4, a dragon vase with four-character Kangxi mark on base, ht. 8 1/4, a seal paste covered box decorated with figures, six-character Kangxi mark on base, dia. 3 3/8, a lobed dish with barbed rim molded with peonies against a brilliant blue ground, mark on base, dia. 11, a barbed-rim plate with decorations of phoenixes and foliage, dia. 12 3/4, and a triangular dish with shaped sides, the interior well painted with a female Immortal amidst clouds, lg. 8 1/4 in. $150-250 78 Blue and White Bulb Pot, China, rectangular with lobed corners, decorated with lotus flowers and scrolling foliage, with key-fret border along the rim, six-character Wanli mark on base, 2 1/4 x 9 x 6 in. $300-500
79 Blue and White Stemmed Plate, China, the foot painted with a dragon pursuing a flaming pearl, with fish and lotus flowers in the rolling waves below, the exterior of the plate decorated with stylized lotus and ruyi motifs, ht. 6 1/2 in. $500-700 80 Ming-style Blue and White Vase, China, pear shape, decorated with three qilin racing across rolling waves, six-character Xuande mark on shoulder, ht. 13 1/2 in. $400-600 81 Blue and White Vase, China, 19th/20th century, baluster-shape, with round shoulder, waisted neck, and dish-shape mouth resting on a short raised foot, decorated with various carved and underglaze blue designs, including a decorative band around the neck, five raised bats along the shoulder, five roundels of stylized phoenixes, peonies, and foliate scrolls on the body, and a band of upturned lotus pattern on the bottom, six-character Qianlong mark on a recessed base, ht. 13 1/2 in. $2,500-3,500
82 Pair of Export Nanking-style Blue and White Meiping Vases, China, 20th century, painted with floral sprigs and reserves depicting riverside pagodas and houses, with gilt decoration, ht. 9 3/4 in. $400-600 82A Pair of Famille Rose Jars with Covers, China, 20th century, tubular body with domed cover with carved animal finial, depicting birds perched on blooming plum in an aubergine ground, Yongqing changchun mark in overglaze iron red to base, ht. 9 1/4 in. $500-700 83 Blanc de Chine Figure of a Man, China, 19th/20th century, depicted sitting on an ox with a flute against his shoulder, ht. 16 3/4 in. $200-300 84 Two Modern Blanc de Chine Guanyins, China, including one standing on lotuses, dressed in a flowing robe, ht. 8 3/4; and one on a stand decorated with ruyi mushroominspired plants, ht. 9 5/8 in. $200-400
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85 Carnelian Vase, China, 20th century, carved as a hollow tree trunk section, pierced and carved with gnarled branches with clusters of pine needles, with birds and animals below amidst lingzhi plants growing from rocks at the base, the matrix a deep orange color with variegated striations, ht. 8 3/4 in. $400-600 86 Three Green Glazed Bowls, China, including one decorated with freestyle lines on the interior and combed on the exterior, olive green glaze, dia. 6 3/4; one decorated with incised floral design on interior and medallion, bluish gray-green glaze, dia. 6 1/2; and one decorated with incised lines to the interior and combed decoration on the exterior, olive green glaze, dia. 6 in. $75-125 87 Pair of Celadon Plates with Blue and White Decoration, China, the interior well painted with a lotus blossom with a central shou characters, surrounded by bats, dia. 11 1/2 in. $200-300 88 Celadon Bowl, China, 20th century, small bowl-shape with a flared rim, of olive green glaze, carved decoration of a boy walking with a flower branch in his hand on the interior, glazed base, unglazed foot ring, no spur mark, dia. 5 in. $800-1,000 89 Large Celadon Tripod Censer, China, Sung-style, circular, molded with lotus flowers and foliage, the short neck decorated with wave patterns, covered with a thick, crackled celadon glaze, with unglazed interior well and base, dia. 10 1/2 in. $800-1,000 90 Celadon Dish with Kintsugi Repairs, China, possibly 14th century, of Longquan olive green glaze, the exterior decorated with carved lotus petals, no decoration on the interior, slightly inward rim, (three kintsugi repairs on the rim and base), dia. 6 1/2 in. $100-150 91 Celadon Glazed Stoneware Figure of a Monk, China, 20th century, depicted wearing loose robes and standing on a lotus base, head unglazed, ht. 9 1/4 in. $100-200
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92 Celadon Covered Jar with Blue and White Decoration, China, ovoid, decorated with floral roundels and emblems of the eight Daoist Immortals, on wood stand, ht. 9 in. $500-700 93 Four Celadon Items, China, including small ewer with animal-shaped cover, grayish green glaze, ht. 6; a small ewer with missing cover, olive green glaze, ht. 3; a plain bowl with craquelure, thick bluish green glaze, dia. 6 1/8; and a flat dish with craquelure, transparent bluish green, dia. 5 1/2 in. $100-150 94 No lot. 95 Celadon Vase, China, cylindrical, with peony decorations and leiwen border around the rims, ht. 6 1/2 in. $75-150 96 Celadon Ribbed Vase, China, 19th/20th century, pear-shape body with a flared mouth resting on a slightly flared foot, two animal head with a ring on the long neck, lobed rim, ht. 10 1/4 in. $400-600 97 Green Glazed Vase, China, 20th century, baluster shape, overall decorated with an emerald green crackle glaze, ht. 10 1/2 in. $100-200 98 Celadon Vessel with Handles, China, 20th century, pear-shape with the round body flattened and ribbed into four sections to form a lozenge-shape from mouth to base, reminiscent of a rectangular fanghu wine vessel made for offerings, two openwork handles to the neck, the foot with two small oblong openings, the whole surface glazed in celadon except the foot ring, four-character Qianlong mark inscribed on recessed base, ht. 6 7/8 in. $300-500 99 Covered Ceramic Jar, China, with doublepeach finial, enameled with grapevine design and a calligraphic work, four-character mark to base, ht. 5 3/4 in. $300-500 100 Three Funerary Clay Items, China, a figurine of a woman in yellow-glazed robe, ht. 10 3/4; a figurine of a man in green-glazed garment, ht. 8; and a partially glazed jar with carved decoration, dia. 6 1/2 in. $200-400
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101 Pair of Sancai-glazed Clay Figures, China, almost identical, with a detachable head, both hands under the robe, standing on a high fourtier hexagon plinth, glazed in green, orange, and black, the face and stand overglazed in white, one of the figures detached from the stand, ht. 18 in. $400-600 102 Doucai Dishes and Bowls, China, three blue and white dishes decorated with floral motifs painted in polychrome enamels, dia. 8 1/4; and two bowls with flat lobed rim, decorated with underglaze blue design and floral motifs painted in red and green enamels, dia. 5 1/2 in. $600-1,200 103 Set of Five Doucai Cups, China, 20th century, each depicting two phoenixes interspersed with lotus scrolls enameled in red and green on underglaze blue, six-character Chenghua mark on base, dia. 3 1/4 in. $1,200-1,500 104 Pair of Doucai Plates, China, the interior well and exterior painted with phoenixes amidst lotus flowers and scrolling foliage within double rings, six-character Qianlong mark on base, dia. 7 5/8 in. $300-500 105 Doucai Plate, China, the interior well painted with a pair of cranes flying over a pavilion and rolling waves amidst clouds, with a ruyi band along the interior rim, the exterior bats, lingzhi, lotus blossoms, and scrolling foliage, six-character Qianlong mark on base, dia. 8 1/4 in. $300-500 106 Doucai Bowl, China, 20th century, with lobed gilt rim, the interior wall decorated with enameled and gilt birds and flowers alternating with pomegranates reserved in a fan-shape panel, the inner rim decorated with a band of lattice patterns in underglaze, the exterior peonies and scrolls in blue, three spur marks and a minyao Jiajing mark in a single ring to base, 9 1/4 in. $200-300 106A Two Celadon Vases, China, one with two openwork animal-inspired handles on a tubular neck, crackled glaze, ht. 8 1/2; one in baluster-shape with straight sides, decorated with carved peonies and lotus leaves, olive green glaze, ht. 11 1/2 in. $50-150
107 Two Ming-style Doucai Vases, China, a bulbous-shape vase decorated with three lions and lotus scrolls, six-character Wanli mark to neck, 6 3/4; and a meiping-shape bottle vase with a dragon and meander motifs, six-character Jiajing mark to shoulder, 4 3/4 in., both with gilt rim. $400-600 108 Wucai Box with Dragons and Phoenixes, China, 20th century, oblong box rounded at the four corners, resting on raised foot, decorated on the longer sides with two dragons chasing a flaming pearl above rolling waves and the shorter sides, a phoenix, raised border to the rim, the lid with identical shape and decoration with the slightly convex top, all painted in underglaze blue and overglaze green, iron red, and yellow, six-character Wanli mark on recessed base, 9 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 4 1/8 in. $400-600
109 Wucai Gu Vase, China, 19th/20th century, decorated with auspicious fruit and flowers, with scholars and attendants at leisure in a landscape scene, ht. 16 3/8 in. $4,000-6,000 110 Kutani Bowl, China, 20th century, the interior well painted in underglaze blue with the “Three Friends of Winter,” the interior and exterior walls decorated with floral reserves, dia. 8 1/2 in. $100-200 111 Enameled Porcelain Food Container with Cover, China, tubular shape, consisting of four bowls stacked in four tiers with a domed cover with a metal knob, enameled with lotus scrolls and shou characters, four animal headshaped hooks on each container, ht. 7 3/8 in. $200-300 112 Three Enamel Cups, China, each with deep rounded sides rising from a short foot to the slightly everted rim, the exterior depicting auspicious flowers, with inscription and one seal, six-character Kangxi mark on base in a double ring, ht. 2 in. $2,000-3,000 113 Six Polychrome Porcelain Fruit, China, 20th century, three peaches, two Buddha’s hand citrons, and a pomegranate, lg. to 5 in. $200-400
114 Enameled Jar with Cover, China, 19th/20th century, ovoid, depicting a courtly scene with figures in a garden setting on a yellow ground, domed cover with bud shape finial, sixcharacter Qianlong mark to base, ht. 15 in. $400-600 115 Enameled Porcelain Jar with Wood Cover, China, decorated with figures, landscapes, flowers, dragon fish, and insects in six shaped panels on underglazed blue ground, fourcharacter Kangxi mark to base, ht. 8 in. $400-600 116 Republic Period Porcelain Vase, China, 20th century, baluster-shape with cylindrical neck standing on a short straight foot, depicting sparrows perched on a flowering plum and bamboo painted in enamel over white-glazed ground, ht. 17 7/8 in. $400-600 117 Dragon Vase, China, bottle shape, decorated with five colorful dragons chasing pearls amidst clouds against a sage green ground, six-character Jiaqing mark on base, ht. 11 3/4 in. $400-600 118 Porcelain Hat Stand, China, 20th century, hexagonal body with a lobed ovoid opening on each side, depicting mythical figures and warriors with animals, ht. 11 in. $200-250 119 Export Footed Covered Urn, China, decorated with blue and white floral decorations on yellow, crackled ground, with tassels molded around the neck, apocryphal crown mark on base, drilled, ht. 14 1/4 in. $200-400 120 Large Famille Noire Jardinière, China, 20th century, decorated with peacocks amidst peonies, auspicious fruit, and rocks beneath a blossoming prunus tree, all against a black ground, dia. 23 1/2 in. $200-400
121 Blue and White Charger with Famille Rose Decoration, China, 19th/20th century, scalloped rim, the interior well painted with a garden scene, the everted rim with blossoming and fruiting branches emerging from rocks, dia. 15 1/4 in. $300-500
122 Famille Rose Covered Water Coupe, China, square body topped by a circular cover, decorated with lotus flowers and scrolling foliage intertwined with chilong in the form ruyi and archaic scrolls, all against a bright yellow ground with feather-pattern, gilt rims, turquoise-glazed interior and base, with sixcharacter Qianlong mark in iron red on base, 2 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. $400-600 123 Two Porcelain Figures, China, a famille rose seated Guanyin with a ruyi scepter in her left hand, ht. 8 1/4, and a brown-glazed monk seated on a chair, ht. 7 in., both with mark on base. $200-300
124 Famille Rose Covered Jar with Iron Red Decoration, China, 20th century, ovoid, with floral roundels interspersed with Buddhist emblems, on wood stand, ht. 8 1/2 in. $300-500 125 Famille Rose Plate, China, the interior painted with five red bats, the exterior decorated with lotus flowers and scrolling foliage against a magenta ground, sixcharacter Qianlong mark on base, dia. 9 3/8 in. $400-600 126 Famille Rose Quatrefoil Plate, China, resting on four low feet, decorated with gilt lines and lotus scrolls, the inner well with a calligraphic inscription in overglaze iron red, six-character Jiaqing mark to base, wd. 5 7/8 in. $200-400 127 Pair of Famille Rose Garden Seats, China, 20th century, barrel shape, with cartouches depicting carps and pierced coin design, against a yellow ground decorated with lotus flowers and scrolling foliage, ht. 19 1/4 in. $400-600 128 Famille Rose Hat Stand, China, cylindrical with six quatrefoil apertures, decorated with calligraphy and various scholar’s objects and auspicious emblems, including censers, a crane, sanduo fruits, vases of chrysanthemums and pine, and a table screen, apocryphal four-character Guangxu mark on base, ht. 11 1/4 in. $300-400
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129 Five Vases, China, a pair of famille rose vases with peony decorations, drilled, ht. 8 1/8, a blue-glazed vase with metal mounted around the neck, drilled, ht. 9 1/4, a large famille rose vase with peony decorations, six-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 24, and a famille rose vase painted with women and attendants in a study surrounded by scholar’s and auspicious objects, ht. 10 in. $200-300 130 Unique Vase in a Vase, China, 20th century, pear-shape vase with a splayed foot and flared mouth divided along the neck into two parts, the bottom part decorated with four landscapes reserved in four roundels on a blue ground filled with enameled floral scrolls and incised anhua feathers, the top with two handles and cylindrical white porcelain body depicting a landscape in enamel, ht. 9 7/8 in. $400-600 131 Transitional-style Famille Verte Jar, China, 19th century, possibly earlier, painted with a phoenix perched amidst flowering peony branches, butterflies, and birds, ht. 12 3/4 in. $5,000-6,000 132 Famille Verte Vase, China, trumpet shape, painted with a pheasant perched on a rock beneath a flowering tree, with butterflies flitting amongst the flowers, six-character Kangxi mark on base, ht. 10 in. $200-300 133 Pair of Famille Verte Vases, China, 19th/20th century, baluster-shape with waisted neck and flaring mouth, depicting women with children in a landscape setting with flowering trees on one side, and a calligraphy on the opposing side, unglazed base, ht. 16 3/4 in. $1,000-2,000 134 Famille Verte Revolving Vase, China, 19th/20th century, with a faceted body between a long, paneled foot and hexagonal trumpet mouth, decorated with flowers and with pierced shou roundels and coins, the insert painted with a dragon chasing a pearl amidst clouds, ht. 14 1/4 in. $300-500 135 Rose Medallion Bowl with Stand, China, 20th century, enameled and gilt with flowers, birds, and butterflies in panels of white ground, Qianlong mark in red to base, dia. 13 7/8 in. $200-300
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136 Pair of Famille Rose Bowls, China, 20th century, the exteriors painted with a fruiting peach tree and lingzhi mushrooms, the gilt rims decorated a multicolored leiwen border, iron red six-character Guangxu mark on recessed base, dia. 4 1/2 in. $800-1,200
143 Pair of Rose Medallion Vases Mounted as Lamps, China, 19th century, baluster form, decorated with alternating panels depicting figures and birds amidst flowers, with gilt decorative handles, ht. 17 1/4 in., each with wood stand, silk shade, and stone finial. $500-700
137 Pair of Famille Rose Millefleur Cups, China, each cup with flaring sides and turquoiseglazed interior and base, six-character Daoguang mark on base, dia. 4 1/4 in. $400-600
144 Porcelain Covered Jar, China, ovoid, with robust shoulder, enameled with polychrome peonies, birds, crane and peacock on one side, a calligraphic work to the body and cover, ht. 12 3/4 in. $200-300
138 Enameled Green Jar, China, 19th/20th century, meiping shape, the domed cover with bud-shape knob, depicting a pair of phoenixes and peonies on a green ground, ht. 17 in. $1,500-2,000 139 Famille Rose Porcelain Vase, China, possibly 18th/19th century, tubular body with a flared mouth and a slightly bulged bottom, depicting a woman and tiger in a nature scene with flowers and rocks, ht. 19 in. $600-800 140 Rose Medallion Vase Mounted as a Lamp, China, 19th century, bulbous body with gilt elephant-form handles, decorated with vignettes of figures and birds amidst flowers, all against a gilt ground painted with scrolling foliage and blossoms, drilled and on wood base, vase ht. 14 in. $300-500
141 Rose Medallion Jardinière, China, 20th century, decorated with reserves depicting birds and butterflies amidst flowers, against a dense background of fruit, blossoms, and foliage, the interior painted with four goldfish holding pine tree branches in their mouths, ht. 14, dia. 15 3/4 in. $200-300 142 Export Rose Medallion Celadon Plate, China, 19th century, oval, the interior decorated with repeated designs of birds and butterflies amidst peonies and fruit surrounding a central bat roundel encircling flowers and butterflies, 12 5/8 x 14 5/8 in. $150-250
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145 Peking Glass Bowl, China, 20th century, square with everted mouth, red glass cut through to opaque bright yellow ground, depicting floral sprigs on each side, ht. 2 3/4 in. $300-500 146 Pair of Green Peking Glass Vases, China, 20th century, bottle-shape, each globular body raised on a gently flared foot and surmounted by a long cylindrical neck, of opaque moss green, ht. 10 1/2 in. $600-800 147 Yellow Peking Glass Small Vase, China, eight-sided garlic-shaped body with a long straight neck and foot, four-character incised Qianlong mark on base, ht. 6 in. $150-250 148 Pair of Grisaille-decorated Porcelain Bowls, China, interior well and exterior painted with irises in black enamel, base marked with “Bao Shan Zhai Zhi” in iron red, dia. 5 3/8 in. $400-600 149 Orange Glazed Alms Bowl, China, the exterior with gilt decorations of bamboo, the interior painted with a magpie and chrysanthemums, dia. 4 5/8 in. $200-400 150 Pair of Porcelain Lotus-shaped Bowls, China, decorated with applied lotus seed pods, buds, stems, and leaves, resting on a pedestal with an applied frog, wd. 10 3/8 in. $200-400
151 Porcelain Punch Bowl, China, with slightly flared rim, resting on a short straight foot, decorated with flowers and birds in four sections, with wood stand, one-character mark to base, ht. 14 1/2 in. $200-300 152 Set of Nine Graduating Eggshell Porcelain Lobed Dragon Bowls, China, mid-20th century, decorated with dragons alternating with lotus flowers against a bright blue ground, mark on base, (the largest two damaged), undamaged bowls dia. to 9 1/2 in. $200-300 153 Pair of Red-ground Porcelain Bowls, China, the exterior painted with a multitude of flowers against a burnt red ground, six-character Daoguang mark on base, dia. 5 in. $300-500 154 Two Pairs of Porcelain Animals, China, a pair of roosters decorated with sancai glaze, ht. 14, and a pair of male and female recumbent foo lions on plinths, ht. 13 1/2 in. $350-650 155 Pair of Figures of Old Women, China, one holding scissors and a basket, seated crosslegged, ht. 5 7/8; one with a cat seated on the ground with one leg raised, ht. 6 1/8 in., both signed to base and with a carved wood stand. $800-1,000
156 Suite of Twelve Porcelain Zodiac Figurines, China, mid-20th century, decorated with sancai glaze, each animal depicted anthropomorphically, with wood stands, approx. ht. 5 1/2 in. $300-500 157 Pair of Covered Jars, China, 19th/20th century, each long ovoid body with domed cover with gilt knob and edge, depicting boys playing in a garden, decorative borders with scrolls in underglaze pink on the neck, foot, and cover flange, four-character Qianlong mark to base, 6 in. $200-300 158 Pair of Miniature Porcelain Jars, China, with covers with a lotus knob, enameled with natural scenes with figures on the body and cover, export mark to base. ht. 2 7/8 in. $200-300
159 Red and Yellow Ming-style Dragon Jar, China, decorated with a pair of dragons soaring amidst scrolling lingzhi sprigs and clouds, above rolling waves and earth mountains, six-character Jiajing mark in underglaze blue on base, ht. 6 in. $400-600 160 Fluorite Covered Vase Mounted as a Lamp, China, 20th century, baluster form, body undercut and carved with a flowering tree, the waisted neck flanked by blossom-form handles, the finial in the form of a bird perched on a flower sprig, mounted on a metal and wood stand, ht. 14 1/2 in. $400-600 161 Porcelain Jar Mounted as a Lamp, China, 20th century, decorated with peonies and a butterfly in underglaze blue, on a celadon glazed body, screwed onto a wood stand, jar ht. 8, overall 20 in. $200-300 162 Seven Porcelain Items, China, a pair of polychrome mandarin ducks, with wood stands, lg. 7 1/2, a pair of green parrots, ht. 7 3/4, a pair of famille rose rouleau vases decorated with phoenixes amidst flowers, with stone stands, ht. 9 1/4, and a famille verte covered jar painted with pairs of auspicious birds amongst peonies, four-character Kangxi mark on base, with wood stand ht. 11 1/2 in. $400-600 163 Seven Porcelain Items and Wood Stands, China and Japan, a teapot with floral decoration on yellow ground, a rose medallion jar, a blue and white ribbed covered jar painted with lotuses, a famille rose porcelain figurine of a woman, a famille rose plate decorated with a scene from the Journey to the West, a grisaille plate painted with Ma Gu and a deer, and a Japanese polychrome bowl with birds-andflowers decoration, ht. to 16 1/2 in. $200-300 164 Six Porcelain Plates, China, including a set of four shallow dishes with floral design, dia. 9 3/8; one eight-lobed dish with landscape, dia. 9 3/4; one with concave well and rim decorated with dragons, dia. 9 3/4 in. $200-400 165 Pair of Porcelain Plates, China, the interior with lime green decorations of a central shou character amidst scrolling lotuses, the exterior with five red bats, iron red six-character Jiaqing mark on base, dia. 5 7/8 in. $300-500
166 Two Porcelain Teapots, China, 20th century, each inset in a hexagonal water bath, one decorated with blossoms and shou roundels on yellow ground, the other painted with double-peaches and flowers against red ground, both with metal mounts and handles, six-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 6 1/2 in. $200-400 167 White Porcelain Vase, China, bulbous-shape with waisted neck and flared mouth, resting on a splayed foot decorated with floral scrolls in enamel, gilt rim, carved design of figures with names written on neck, ht. 14 3/4 in. $600-800 168 Pair of Small White Porcelain Vases, China, bulbous-shape with flared mouth with lobed rim, two chilong-shaped handles on the shoulder, resting on a short foot, each with wood stand, 6 1/8 in. $800-1,000 169 Moriage Porcelain Covered Vessel, Japan, 20th century, circular, the cover decorated with figures at leisure in a garden, the body with roundels of auspicious flowers and gilt floral design against a black ground dotted with green enamel, mark on base, dia. 7 1/4 in. $100-150 170 Fifteen Porcelain Items, China, including pairs of bowls, dishes and jars, two cups, and a ewer in various shapes and sizes, the ewer with a metal spout and domed cover with lotus knob, ht. 5 1/2; the pair of jars with wood covers, ht. 8; an eight-sided small cup with handle, ht. 2 1/4 in. $300-500 171 Four Funerary Clay Models of Animals, Mingqi, China, comprising a pair of camels and a pair of oxen, lg. to 6 in. $400-600 172 Two Pottery Roof Tiles, China, 19th century, each in the form of a recumbent foo lion seated on a convex tile, one decorated with green glaze, the other with green and yellow glazes, ht. to 14 1/2 in. $600-800 172A Pair of Terra-cotta Owl-shaped Covered Containers, China, with carved and incised details, partially painted and brown-glazed, ht. 7 1/2 in. $100-200
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173 Four Green-glazed Funerary Pottery Items, China, a pair of vases (one damaged) decorated with applied figures, surmounted with bowl-shaped top, ht. 12 1/8, a melonshaped vase with trumpet-shaped mouth and star-shaped foot, ht. 10 1/2, and a bulbous ewer with bird-shaped spout, strait neck surmounted with funnel-shaped mouth, ht. 9 in. $200-300 174 Two Qingbai Ware Items, China, possibly 12th century and of Jingdezhen, including a ribbed wine ewer with spout and handle, ht. 7 1/4; and a melon-shaped vase with long flaring neck and undulating rim, ht. 6 in. $200-300 175 Tea-dust Glazed Alms Bowl, China, square baluster form with lobed corners, with gilt decorations of archaic scrolls and chilong, gilt rim, six-character Qianlong mark on base, 2 1/2 x 5 x 5 in. $300-500 176 Three Export Tea-dust Glazed Ewers, China, a long ovoid-shape with slightly flared neck and double-strand handle, ht. 7 3/8, a globular shape with flanged mouth glazed in bluish white splashes, ht. 4 5/8, and a globular shape with a short spout on the shoulder, ht. 4 7/8 in. $100-150 177 No lot. 178 Turquoise Glazed Stoneware Pottery Jar, China, 20th century, baluster form with rolled lip, with a band of molded beads and six decorative loops on the shoulder, ht. 22 in. $500-600 179 Yixing Miniature Teapot, China, with a birdform finial, mark inside cover and on base, dia. 3 in. $100-150 180 Yixing Teapot, China, 20th century, irregular shape, with branch form handle and spout, decorated with prunus sprigs in relief, mark inside cover and on base, ht. 3 1/2, lg. 7 1/2 in. $200-300
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181 Two Yixing Teapots, China, 20th century, the square pot painted with polychrome enamels and decorated with butterflies, blossoms, and bamboo in relief, ht. 3 1/2, the flattened ovoid pot incised with a landscape scene and calligraphy, mark under cover and on base, ht. 3 1/4, dia. 5 in. $200-300 182 Seven Miscellaneous Items, China and Japan, an enamel cup with shuangxi characters, blossoms, and bamboo on blue ground, ht. 2 3/4, an Imari chrysanthemum dish on wood stand, dia. 6 1/2, a miniature baluster vase of green hardstone carved with lotus decorations in shallow relief and three decorative handles with suspending rings, on wood stand, ht. 3 5/8, an agate carving of He Xiangu on wood stand, overall ht. 2 3/4, a bone carved peony-form brooch, lg. 1 3/4, a stone composite model of a string instrument, lg. 3 3/4, and an enamel and hardstone archaic-style tripod vessel with dragon decorations on yellow ground, lg. 4 in. $150-250
188 Celadon Deep Bowl, Korea, with round sides resting on a raised foot, decorated with two incised parrots and a ring near rim, brownish green glaze with craquelure, dia. 6 3/8 in. $200-300
189 Sanggam Celadon Bowl, Korea, the interior with stylized floral motifs interspersed with ruyi mushrooms, cranes, and clouds in sections divided by a double or triple rings, the exterior decorated with four floral designs between two double rings, glaze uneven, allover craquelure, dia. 7 3/8 in. $250-400 190 Celadon Covered Case, Korea, decorated with incised chrysanthemum in a square encircled by a two-ring circle, the cover side decorated with incised lightning design, dark grayish green glaze with craquelure, unglazed rims, four spur marks to base, dia. 2 7/8 in. $200-300
183 Celadon Bowl, Korea, 20th century, with incised decorations, the exterior with lotus lappets and a ring along the bottom, the interior with a ring on the well, the shape warped from firing, olive green glaze with bluish tone, cracks from firing on base, traces of three spur marks on the foot ring, dia. 5 7/8 in. $800-1,000
191 Celadon Cup Stand, Korea, shaped as an eight-lobed flower with a raised center, each lobe decorated with inlaid chrysanthemums and incised lotus scrolls, grayish green glaze with no craquelure, three spur marks to base, dia. 4 in. $200-300
184 Celadon Bowl, Korea, decorated with three rings of white inlay near the rim and two rings to the well, the exterior with incised rings, transparent grayish green with craquelure, dia. 7 3/8 in. $200-300
192 Celadon Gourd-shaped Bottle, Korea, thickly potted and glazed, the ribbed body decorated with lines of floral design inlay, ht. 12 in. $50-100
185 Celadon Alms Bowl, Korea, transparent bluish green glaze with craquelure, no decoration, resting on a short footring, dia. 9 in. $200-300 186 Plain Celadon Bowl, Korea, thickly potted and glazed, no decoration except a single ring incised on the well, olive green glaze with craquelure, dia. 7 1/8 in. $200-300 187 Celadon Bowl, Korea, decorated with white floral motifs and patterns, dull glaze of grayish green thickly applied, no craquelure, dia. 7 1/2 in. $200-300
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193 Celadon Water Dropper, Korea, 20th century, in the shape of a leaping fish, of olive green glaze, the top with two small openings enclosed in a circle painted in iron red, brownish crackles all over, three unusually large spur marks on the base, dia. 2 5/8 in. $200-300 194 Blue and White Dragon Jar, Korea, 20th century, globular, with straight neck resting on a short raised foot, decorated with a fourclawed dragon in chase of a precious pearl painted in underglaze blue and iron oxide, the shoulder decorated with ruyi clouds, the neck with two lines and the foot with single line, multiple spur marks to a recessed base, dia. 14 in. $800-1,000
195 Blue and White Flask, Korea, 20th century, with short flared mouth, resting on an oblong splayed foot, each side depicting a flower with a butterfly in a round reserve, the round shoulder with two applied chilong-inspired animals, ht. 7 7/8 in. $400-600 196 Small Blue and White Jar, Korea, 19th/20th century, thickly potted, small bulbous storage jar with slanted neck and small foot, decorated with three stylized floral designs, the rim decorated with a double ring, a band of key fret on the shoulder, dia. 5 5/8 in. $100-150
197 Blue and White Bottle, Korea, 20th century, octagonal pear-shape bottle with slightly flanged mouth with flat rim, painted with a bamboo branch in underglaze blue, glazed in bluish hue, ht. 9 7/8 in. $400-600 198 Arita Vase, Japan, Meiji Period, tapered rectangular form with cylindrical neck, with two women molded in relief and depicted strolling at leisure in a garden, followed by attendants, ht. 16 1/4 in. $300-500 199 Forty-nine Imari Ware Plates, Japan, 20th century, of assorted size and shape with dia. 3 1/4 to 9 1/8 in., and with lobed, round, and octagonal rims, all with elaborately gilded decoration of mostly floral motifs, various marks to the base of some. $300-500
200 Satsuma Covered Censer, Japan, 19th/20th century, compressed oval tripod form with two handles on the shoulder, decorated in gilt allover with figures, flowers, and landscapes, reserved in six heart-shape panels on a flowered ground, the domed cover with three openings and a bud-shape knob, bears a mark in gold by Kozan (fl. 1868-1912), ht. 3 3/4, dia. 4 in. $300-500
201 Satsuma Covered Censer, Japan, 19th/20th century, tripod with two handles on the shoulder depicting figures in two butterflyshape panels on a flowered ground in gilt and polychrome enamel, the body glazed in pale yellow and crackled, the domed cover with heart- and butterfly-shape openings on a flowered ground, bears a mark in gold by Kozan (fl. 1868-1912) on base, ht. 3, dia. 4 in. $200-300
202 Five Imari Porcelain Items, Japan, 19th/20th century, a pair of double gourd vases with reserves depicting pine trees, dragons, and phoenixes against a dense ground of floral roundels and scrolling foliage, Hukichoshun mark on base, ht. 13 1/2, a pair of covered jars with ribbed body decorated with alternating blue and white floral panels, ht. 9 3/4, and a rectangular dish with lobed corners, painted with reserves depicting flowers and coins, mark on base, lg. 14 in. $250-350 203 Pair of Imari Bleeding Bowls, Japan, 19th/20th century, the interior well decorated with chrysanthemums and peonies, surrounded by floral reserves on blue ground with gilt blossoms, the underside painted with floral sprigs, dia. 10 5/8 in. $300-500 204 Four Sets of Imari Porcelain Rice Bowls with Covers, Japan, including a set of six covered bowls decorated with floral scrolls, mark to base, dia. 4 1/2; a set of four with gilt floral motif, dia. 4 1/2; a set of four with no decoration in the interior, dia. 4 5/8; and a set of four with shaped panels in yellow, dia. 4 5/8 in., Fuki choshun mark to three sets. $200-400 205 Gold Imari Bowl, Japan, resting on a straight foot with recessed base, decorated with floral and foliate scrolls in underglaze blue and overglaze red, green, and gilt, dia. 8 3/4 in. $300-500 206 Seven Imari Porcelain Items, Japan, including two four-sided bottles with a short small mouth, decorated with underglaze blue and overglaze red and gold, ht. 7 1/4; one bottle in the shape of flattened globe with long, slender neck and flared mouth, ht. 6; and four ribbed cups with lobed rim, ht. 2 1/2 in. $150-250 207 Four Imari Dishes, Japan, including a pair decorated with floral motifs on multi sectioned ground, dia. 12; a floral dish with lobed rim, dia. 12 1/2; a twelve-lobed dish decorated with carved peonies, six-character Chenghua mark to base, 12 3/4 in. $200-300
208 Pair of Imari Plates, Japan, 20th century, hexagonal with molded corners, the interior well painted with flowers and bamboo, the shallow walls with blossom decorations on red ground, the underside sparsely decorated with iron red blossoms, mark on base, 16 1/8 x 12 1/8 in. $200-250 209 Nineteen Imari Plates, Japan, including five floral plates with blue and red decorations, dia. 8 3/4; six eight-lobed plates with reticulated white ground, dia. 9 1/4; two plates with phoenix, 9 7/8; two plate with blue fish, dia. 9 1/2; two black and gold plate with stylized flowers, dia. 8 3/8; and two red ground plates, 8 3/8 in. $300-500
210 Satsuma Covered Teapot, Japan, 20th century, round bottom with waisted shoulder to the mouth, domed cover with a round knob, depicting figures in a landscape setting in four sections on the body, all embellished with gilt, the shoulder and slightly domed cover embellished with floral and foliate motifs in gold only, the handle glazed in pale yellow and crackled, unglazed base, a mark by Shimazu Family under the spout, ht. 4 1/2 in. $200-300 211 Satsuma Covered Vessel, Japan, 20th century, cylindrical with a recessed foot, the exterior painted with a multitude of ornately dressed seated figures against a gold ground, the cover is similarly decorated, the interior features a composition densely written in kana, signed and titled, mark on base, ht. 4 1/4 in. $200-300 212 Six Imari Bowls, Japan/China, 20th century, comprising two sets of three bowls of graduating sizes, one set decorated with elaborate reserves of fauna, gilt rims, mark on base, dia. to 9 3/4, and one heavily potted set with similar decorations and a blue and white landscape scene at the interior well, double ring on base, dia. to 11 1/4 in. $200-400 213 Set of Six Modern Kutani Ware Cups, Japan, with lacquer cup stands, the waisted body enameled with grapes and leaves on a white ground and openwork design along the bottom, mark to base, contained in a box with Matsuzakaya department store mark and printed certificate, each cup ht. 4 1/4 in. $200-300
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214 Kutani Plate, Japan, decorated with green dragons interspersed with blue waves and white clouds on a red ground, the exterior decorated with a border of lotus leaves around the raised foot, signed fuku (fortune) to base, dia. 13 in. $200-300
221 Blue and White Porcelain Hibachi, Japan, 20th century, round jar with flat mouth rim, the body decorated with a phoenix, the rim embellished with floral and foliate motifs, the base defined by two bands of fret patterns and of brown, dia. 15 in. $150-250
228 Two Sumida-gawa Ware Items, Japan, 20th century, a figurine of a man holding a toad over his left shoulder, mark on foot, ht. 9 1/2, and an irregularly molded jar with appliqued figural and floral decorations, ht. 5 1/2 in. $100-200
215 Kutani Vase, Japan, 20th century, bottle shape with elongated neck, decorated with circular reserves of figures engaging in various activities, the neck painted with birds, mark on base, ht. 9 in. $100-200
222 Satsuma Charger, Japan, 20th century, depicting a noble woman dressed in formal wardrobe with two female attendants, dia. 22 in. $500-700
229 Two Bizen Ware Pottery Vases, Japan, 20th century, a bottle-shape vase with an elongated neck, signature on base, ht. 8 1/4, and an ovoid vase decorated with a pair of turtles climbing towards the mouth, mark on base, ht. 7 1/8 in., both embellished with horizontal ridges. $300-500
216 Pair of Porcelain Vases, Japan, 20th century, square bulbous form, two opposing sides with enamel decorations of flowers in a pond against a gold ground, the other two sides each with relief decorations of a magpie perched on leafy branch bearing a pomegranate against a green ground, mark on base, ht. 11 3/4 in. $400-600 217 Eight Asian Items, comprising a Sumidaware jug, three Sumida-ware vases, a bronze composite figure of Shoulao seated on a recumbent deer, a rectangular red lacquer covered box decorated with figures, and a miniature celadon handled jar, ht. to 12 1/4 in. $300-500 218 Seven Asian Porcelain Items and a Table Screen, a pair of serving bowls with stands, dia. 6 1/2, two white porcelain bowls, dia. to 6 5/8, two covered rice bowls, mark to base, dia. 4 1/8, and a small polychrome dish, dia. 4; the four-panel wood table screen with ivory plaque with incised figures in a landscape, ht. 11 1/4 in. $150-250 219 Large Blue and White Planter, Japan, 20th century, decorated with alternating panels depicting flowers and a pair of scrolls together with a hand fan, dia. 20 1/2 in. $300-500 220 Yellow Glazed Vase with Famille Rose Decoration, Japan, 20th century, long, tapered form, decorated with butterflies interspersed with chrysanthemums and blossoms, on wood stand, ht. 28 in. $600-800
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223 Satsuma Imperial Moon Flask, Japan, 19th/20th century, decorated with figures in a natural scene on flat sides, painted in bright colors of enamel and lines of gold, the frame is black decorated with meshes of geometric patterns in gold, the shoulder mounted with two carved foo dogs colored in green, redbrown, and gold, two seals including Koshida on recessed base, ht. 11 1/2 in. $800-1,200 224 Four Satsuma Items, Japan, a quatrefoil covered jar decorated with applied shishi lion on top, ht. 10 3/4; a tripod censer with knobbed cover, Marshall Field & Company sticker to base, dia. 4 3/8; a bowl covered with geometric patterns on the exterior, dia. 3 3/8; and a small meiping-shape bottle vase with waisted bottom and mouth, Marshall Field & Company sticker to base, ht. 7 3/8 in. $200-400 225 Satsuma Wall Plaque, Japan, 20th century, rectangular, the depressed interior depicting a squirrel climbing on a grapevine, with a band of fans along the rim, 17 x 13 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. $300-500 226 Large Satsuma Vase, Japan, bulbous-shape with waisted neck and bottom, rolled out rim, decorated with gilt, depicting carved figures decorated with intricate designs and patterns, mark to base, ht. 17 1/4 in. $700-900 227 Suigetsu Vase, Japan, bulbous shape with undulating mouth and short straight foot, decorated with applied crabs on a green flowing glazed ground, mark to base, ht. 7 3/4 in. $200-300
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230 Crackled Blue and White Vase, China, 20th century, round body resting on a tubular foot and neck with flaring mouth, depicting warriors in underglaze blue between decorative borders glazed in brown, fourcharacter mark to base, ht. 17 1/8 in. $500-700 231 Set of Two White Porcelain Plates, Japan, 19th/20th century, eight-lobed, decorated with carved design of elephants with a male figure, brown glaze along the rim, inscriptions in underglaze blue, mark to base, dia. 6; 8 5/8 in. $400-600 232 Kyoto Stoneware Bowl, Japan, 19th century, decorated with eight monks, painted with overglaze enamel and gold, partially unglazed toward bottom, mark on recessed base, dia. 4 5/8 in. $300-500 233 Four Pottery Tea Bowls, Japan, 20th century, all decorated with crackle glaze, one painted with bamboo shoots, marked, dia. 4 5/8, one molded with children in relief, signed, dia. 4 1/2, one with abstract designs, dia. 4 3/4, and one with foliate motifs, 4 5/8 in. $500-700 234 Pair of Studio Vases, Japan, 20th century, baluster form with decorative ring handles, painted with birds flying amidst bamboo and lotus plants, respectively, with mottled green glaze, signed in gilt, ht. 9 3/4 in. $500-700 235 Two Earthenware Bowls, Asia, warped shape, sandy surface with natural glaze from firing, dia. 5 5/8 to 6 1/8 in. $200-300
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236 Two Si Satchanalai-style Stoneware Covered Jars, Thailand, a blue and white jar with alternating panels of crosshatching and scrolling foliage, ht. 4 1/2, and an irondecorated jar with faceted walls, ht. 3 3/4 in. $400-600
244 Persian Silvered Box, Iran, 19th century, square, the hinged cover with enamel on copper depicting a scene of a mosque, the sides with floral designs, on four bracket feet, 1 1/8 x 4 x 4 in. $300-500
252 Bronze Samovar and Cover, Asia, 20th century, globular body resting on a three-tier foot with openwork design, the cover topped with a carved lion, two animal-head handles on the body, ht. 19 1/2 in. $800-1,200
237 Iznik-style Pottery Vase, Anatolia, triangular prism-form body with a short cylindrical neck, each side painted with a pair of birds amidst flowers, the shoulder and neck with blossom decoration, with electric blue borders and thick glaze, ht. 9 3/4 in. $400-600
245 Metal Model of a Cart, India, the empty cart with pierced canopy depicted with a driver and drawn by a pair of caparisoned elephants on wheels, lg. 11 in. $200-300
253 Bronze Censer, China, 20th century, tripod with domed openwork cover with foo lion finial, the body and feet decorated with animal heads, ht. 19 1/2 in. $500-700
246 Decorative Tripod Brass Censer, China, made for export, the onion-shape cover with pierced decorations and surmounted by a finial cast in the form of a little girl dressed in a European-style dress, the pierced base supported by angled claw feet, ht. 36 1/2 in. $400-600
254 Dagger, Asia, the sheet metal sheath with dragon decorations and coil work, molded with a lion head suspending a belt attachment ring, the handle embellished with coil work and turquoise inlays, lg. 14 1/2 in. $200-300
238 Terra-cotta Wall Mount, eastern India, possibly Gupta Period (320 to 550 CE), depicting a Yaksi in relief, 6 3/8 x 7 3/8 x 3 1/4 in. $300-500 239 Terra-cotta Wall Mount, eastern India, possibly Gupta Period (320 to 550 CE), depicting a Yaksi in relief, 6 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. $300-500 240 Large Brass Bowl, China, cast with floral sprigs and reserves of actors in shallow relief, six-character Xuande mark on base, dia. 9 3/4 in. $100-200 241 Bronze Tripod Shallow Bowl, China, circular, cast with a frog perched on the rim, dia. 9 3/4 in. $200-400 242 Gilt Repoussé and Copper Shrine Box, Tibet, 19th century, rectangular with ogee top, the copper-backed gilt front with pierced dragon and foliage decorations surrounding a central trefoil panel with openwork crosshatching, with copper back section with strap loops, ht. 9 3/4 in. $700-900 243 Silver Cigarette Case, China, early 20th century, made for export, both sides with repoussé decorations of confronting dragons with pearls amidst clouds against the diapered ground, interior marked “Techu Solid Silver,” 5 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. $200-300
247 Bronze Tripod Censer, China, 20th century, with two lion-shaped handles, decorated with two dragons chasing a flaming pearl in high relief on both sides, the cover with openwork foliate and coin design and foo lion finial, ht. 18 in. $500-700 248 Bronze Incense Burner, China, in the shape of a house on a craggy hill with a tree, with the thatched roof as the cover, the house, hill, and tree separately molded and joined with screws, ht. 6 1/8 in. Provenance: Lots 248, 280, 319, 346, 385, 565, 571, and 576–578 from a private collection in the Midwest. $300-500 249 Champlevé Bronze Censer, China, in the form of a cylindrical bamboo section, with upright bamboo handles and three feet, decorated with lotus flowers against a turquoise ground, four-character Qianlong mark on base, dia. 5 3/4 in. $400-600 250 Archaic-style Bronze Censer, China, rectangular body supported by four legs cast with qilin heads and claw feet, flanked by a pair of pierced upright handles, ht. 8 1/2 in. $300-500 251 Bronze Tripod Censer, China, shallow ovoid form, cast with a raised ridge encircling the bulging middle, mark on base, dia. 7 in. $300-500
255 Three Metal Figures, South Asia, a dancing girl on a lotus base, ht. 11 3/4, a four-armed female deity, possibly Parvati, standing on a tiered lotus base with her primary hands in abhaya and varada mudra, ht. 9 3/4, and the goddess Durga seated on her lion mount, with her trident leaning against her right shoulder and a lotus sprig by her left, ht. 8 1/4 in. $200-400 256 Five Bronze Items, Asia, a pair of foo dogs on plinths, ht. 3 1/2, Guanyin seated on a double lotus throne, ht. 8 1/2, a textured vase cast with grapevines, mark on base, ht. 8 1/4, and an archaic-style gu vase cast in high relief with a figure hunting a mythical beast, ht. 8 in. $150-250 257 Pair of Bronze Foo Dogs, Shishi, Japan, 20th century, each cast in a crouching pose, lg. 4 in. $300-500 258 Three Bronze Animals, China, a recumbent foo dog, ht. 2 3/4, a dog with a falcon perched on its head, ht. 5 1/4, and a striding camel with its head turn towards the boy seated on its back, ht. 6 1/4 in. $500-700 259 Metal Figure of Shiva Nataraja, India, 20th century, the four-armed deity depicted balanced on one foot on the back of a dwarf on a lotus base, adorned with armbands, a flaming aureole behind his head, ht. 40 in. $800-1,000
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260 Bronze Avian Humanoid Figure, Asia, 19th/20th century, standing at prayer and wearing a headdress with a spire, ht. 11 3/4 in. without stand. $600-800 261 Bronze Figure of a Boy on a Water Buffalo, Japan, 20th century, depicting a young boy carrying a basket on his back and sitting on a seat strapped to the back of the animal, cast in two pieces with removable top, ht. 15, lg. 16 in. $500-700 262 Two Miniature Bronze Figurines, Japan, 20th century, depicting Ebisu and Daikoku with their attributes, ht. to 1 3/4 in. $200-300 263 Archaic-style Bronze Wine Jar, China, bulbous body resting on a short foot, with chilong handles and suspending rings, ht. 10 1/2 in. $300-500 264 Bronze Jar, China, ovoid, decorated with a band of archaic motifs and flanges against a fret ground, mark on base, ht. 9 in. $400-600 265 Two Brass Oil Lamps, Sukunda, Nepal, 19th century, ribbed pear shape with repoussé skull decorations and flared foot, each with a Naga-form handle, the lamp dish in the front decorated with Avalokitesvara and Ganesha, respectively, ht. to 9 3/4 in. $700-900
265A Ten Carved Wooden Duck Boxes, Nepal, 20th century, each with a sliding cover and various geometric and floral carved designs, lg. to 12 1/2 in. $300-500 266 Bronze Guanyin Mounted as a Lamp, China, the bodhisattva depicted standing barefoot on a lotus base, wearing a shawl and a dhoti, adorned with jewelry and a foliate crown, backed by a pierced mandorla, ht. 20 1/4 in. $400-600 267 Bronze Mirror, China, possibly Tang Dynasty, cast with a central knob and lion-and-grape decoration within a canted rim, dia. 3 7/8 in. $800-1,000
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268 Bronze Mirror, China, possibly Han Dynasty, circular, with a central pierced knob surrounded by abstract geometric motifs and four smaller knobs cast in low relief and set within combed borders, dia. 3 1/4 in. $800-1,000 269 Four Bronze Items, China, circular, two bronze mirrors and two large models of coins cast with “Guangxu Tong Bao,” dia. to 5 1/4 in. $300-500 270 Canton Enamel Rotating Mirror with Stand, China, 20th century, the circular rotating mirror with a rank badge fragment on one side, the enameled frame with floral and cloud decorations, on a waisted rectangular stand with canted corners and four ruyi-shaped feet, the enameled stand depicting shou roundels surrounded by bats and clouds, overall ht. 13 1/2 in. $3,000-5,000 271 Eighteen Iranian Gold Leaf and Silver Spheres, contemporary, with pierced and filigree work, originally a necklace, each dia. 3/4 in. $400-600 272 Brass Planter, Japan, compressed ovoid form supported by four monster-mask feet, decorated in relief with four monster-masks alternating with mixed-metal floral inlay, mark on base, dia. 12 1/2 in. $200-300 273 Bronze Tripod Jardinière, Japan, 20th century, decorated with landscape scenes in shallow relief, flanked by dragon-form handles, on wood base, dia. 22 in. $300-500 274 Three Bronze Vessels, China, an elongated floral-form vase with everted, petaled mouth, ht. 9, a tapered vase with wave patterns and nippled decorations, ht. 10 1/2, and an archaic-style vase with decorative floral handles, ht. 6 1/4 in. $500-700 275 Pair of Bronze Vases on Bronze Stands, Japan, compressed bulbous form, cast with dragons and phoenixes in high relief amidst clouds, supported by tripod stands each cast with three tortoises in relief, overall ht. 14 in. $500-700
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276 Gilt-metal Covered Vessel, China, pumpkin shape, decorated with Immortals and floral sprigs in relief, six-character Xuande mark cast on base, ht. 3 1/2, dia. 5 in. $200-300 277 Footed Bronze Candle Holder, China, the circular drip pan flanked by slender chilong handles each cast as grasping the rim with its mouth and the body curling shapely down to the foot, dia. 5 1/4 in. $800-1,000 278 Ten Silver-lined Copper Bowls, possibly Nepal, 20th century, with silver overlay with chased decorations of figures and blossoms, dia. 4 1/2 in. $600-800 279 Pewter Food Warmer, China, early 20th century, in the form of a bamboo section raised on a recessed foot, decorated with bamboo motifs and flanked by chilong handles inset with white stone, the cover with floral roundels and a pomegranate-form finial with agate inlay, together with a bowl insert, mark inside cover and on base, ht. 5, dia. 5 in. $100-200 280 Bronze Turtle-shaped Kettle, China, the body decorated all over with scorpions, dragons, chilongs, and various floral and foliate scrolls and arabesque motifs in high and low relief, the cover with a frog, dia. 11 in. $200-400 281 Contemporary Engraved Brass Tray, Egypt or Syria, shallow circular form, decorated with a central cartouche containing a sevenpointed star, surrounded by trefoil foliate pattern, with gadrooned and stepped everted rim, dia. 38 in. $250-350 282 Raj Bangshi Mask, India, carved from a single piece of wood, painted ochre with black eyes, mouth, and nose, ht. 10 5/8 in. $800-1,200 283 Gilt-bronze Sleeve Weight, China, possibly Six Dynasties Period, in the form of a recumbent dog, ht. 1 5/8 in. $400-600
284 Glass Lotus Bud on a Teak Stand, China, 20th century, supported by a carved and pierced teak wood stand with ivory leaves, overall ht. 6 in. $400-600 285 Two Asian Items, a small calcite dresser tray, double-peach form, stone of pale green color, lg. 4 1/2, and a painted wood dragon boat gilt decorations, seated with multiple rowers and standard bearers, on wood stand, lg. 24 in. $225-300 286 Twelve Small Carved Items, China, two small blanc de chine figures on stands, ht. 3 1/2; two carvings of cranes on carved stands, ht. 4 1/2; two small jade items with carved stands, dia. 2 1/8; two metal coins with carved stands, dia. 1 7/8; glass rabbit on stand, ht. 1 3/8; two animal-shaped items, lg. to 3 7/8; an ivory tusk carving of figures with decorated wood stand, 5 in. $150-250 287 Three Asian Items, including a wooden carving of a female deity holding flower basket on a carved wood stand, signed to base, ht. 8 1/2; a soapstone carving of two figures with a ram, ht. 4 5/8; a pear-shape small jar with figural decorations in relief, ht. 4 1/4 in. $200-400 288 Six Items, Asia, a paktong lamp base, ht. 23, a blue and white double-gourd shape porcelain lamp base, ht. 31 1/4, a blue and white bulbous-shape lamp base, ht. 22 1/4, a small enameled white porcelain vase, ht. 4 1/4, a small bulbous jar with carved wood cover, ht. 4 1/2, and a metal teapot with incised decoration and hardstone spout, handle, and knob, ht. 3 1/4 in. $200-300 289 Five Assorted Asian Items, including a bronze Tibetan-style dancing Buddhist deity on a lotus pedestal, ht. 15; a seated luohan dressed in a decorative robe, ht. 6 3/4; a pair of metal cicada-shaped wall pockets, ht. 6 3/4; a blue and white porcelain with dragons, dia. 8 7/8 in. $300-500 290 Export Silver-mounted Wood Ink Blotter, China, 19th/20th century, typical form, the top decorated with a dragon in relief against a hammered ground, marked, lg. 6 1/4 in. $500-700
291 Framed Porcelain Plaque, China, 20th century, rectangular, depicting fish swimming past the reflection of the moon and amidst aquatic plants, inscription at upper right, 26 x 11 3/4 in. $300-500 292 Hardstone Plaque, China, of a chrysanthemum and leaves made with shaped hardstone pieces of various colors, contained in a round wood frame with openwork scrolls and incised flowers, dia. 12 3/4 in. $200-300 293 Stone Slab, China, of irregular shape with relief carving of a reclining dragon, stone of dark brown color, lg. 8 in. $100-150 294 Pair of Malachite Covered Boxes, China, each carved in the form of a quail, ht. 1 3/4, lg. 2 1/2 in. $300-400 295 Hardstone Archaic-style Covered Censer, China, ovoid body supported by a short, recessed foot, carved with flanges, taotie motifs, and “C�-scrolls, with bat-shape handles and suspending rings, cover similarly carved and with a lotus blossom finial, stone of spinach green, dia. 7 in. $3,000-4,000 296 Miniature Hardstone Archaic-style Winged Cup, Yu Shang, China, the shallow cup decorated with nipple-nail pattern and flanked by rectangular loop handles, gray stone with dark inclusions, pierced wood cover with carnelian finial (damaged), on wood stand, dia. 2 3/4 in. $200-300 297 Stone Carving of a Ram and Kid, China, with the baby animal on the back of the recumbent ram, stone of russet color, ht. 3 1/2, lg. 5 in. $400-600 298 Pair of Stone Elephants, China, 20th century, possibly made of gray granite, the animals each depicted caparisoned and standing on a lotus plinth, ht. 21 in. $800-1,200
299 Stone Carving, China, depicting a pair of mandarin ducks with a lotus leaf, green stone with russet markings and inclusions, lg. 5 in. $400-600 300 Two Stone Carvings, China, each in the form of a crouching lion, green stones with markings and inclusions, lg. 4 1/2, 3 1/2 in. $300-500 301 Two Carved Stone Figures, China, a lapis lazuli standing woman depicted holding a vase of flowers in her left hand and a pick in her right, on wood stand, ht. 5 3/4, and a soapstone apsara soaring beneath the moon amidst clouds, stone of creamy yellow shading to a dark base, ht. 6 in. $300-500 302 Carved Goldstone Figure of a Woman, China, standing with a fruiting peach branch in her hand and a crane by her side, on wood stand, ht. 6 3/8 in. $200-300 303 Stone Carving of a Boy, China, oval, the figure depicted reclining on a leaf, white stone, lg. 2 1/4 in. $300-500 304 Pair of Funerary Figures and Three Stone Seals, China, the pottery figures depicted standing, ht. to 9, and the rectangular seals each surmounted by a foo lion, incised with calligraphy on one side, carved seal face, stone of pinkish brown color, ht. to 6 3/4 in. $300-425 305 Inkstone in Wood Box, China, rectangular, carved with a stylized dragon, 6 3/8 x 4 1/4 x 3/4 in. $150-250 306 Inkstone in Wood Box, China, rectangular, with inscription above a circular well, 8 7/8 x 5 5/8 in. $500-700 307 Green Inkstone, China, 20th century, bellshape with elaborately decorated bottom with a variety of carved and incised patterns including auspicious clouds, scrolls, and arabesque, wd. 7 1/2 in. $200-300
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308 Inkstone with Box, China, with trefoiled ruyi-shaped terminals, decorated in gold and bronze pigments with an apsara playing an instrument amidst clouds together with a soaring phoenix, with calligraphy verso, sixcharacter Qianlong mark incised on the side, lg. 8 3/4 in., (damaged). $500-700 309 Stone Mountain, China, irregular pebble shape, carved on one side with a pair of tigers prowling beneath a pine tree, green stone with russet inclusions, lg. 9 in. $2,000-3,000 310 Carved Stone Mountain, China, depicting a figure standing beneath a pine tree, stone of pale celadon color, lg. 5 in. $700-900 311 Pair of Soapstone Seals, China, rectangular, each surmounted by a boy with a coin on his back above clouds and a mythical beast riding on rolling waves, seal face carved with four and five characters, respectively, stone of grayish cream color, ht. 8 1/2 in. $400-600 312 Fifteen Hardstone Seal Carvings, China, mostly animals including a dragon, ram, horse, bird, and toad, as well as religious figures including Zhongli Quan, a variety of mottled grayish green stones with russet markings, various sizes from 2 1/16 to 5 1/8 in. $150-250 313 Stone Dragon Seal, China, square, surmounted by a pair of dragons, with uncarved seal face, stone of celadon color, 2 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. $300-500 314 Four Stone Seals, China, rectangular, with carved seal faces, stones of celadon color, ht. to 1 3/4 in. $300-500 315 Three Stone Carvings, China, a cicada, a qilin with a leafy sprig in its mouth, and a plaque carved with a horse and a dragon, stones of gray-white, gray-celadon, and celadon-white, respectively, lg. to 3 in. $300-400
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316 Seven White Stone Carvings, China, a bi, a decorative ring, a miniature uncarved plaque, a pair of birds with blossoms, an openwork circular plaque carved with a mythical beast, and a rectangular plaque with archaic ruyi decorations, lg. to 2 1/4 in. $300-500
323 Two Wicker Baskets with Covers, China, 20th century, cylindrical, two-tiered, each with an arched, upright handle, surmounted by an aperture meant for a shoulder pole, biandan, ht. 28 in. $500-700
317 Six Hardstone Items, China, two circular plaques with pierced design, one depicting a bat with two peaches, and three carvings depicting animals atop vegetables, lg. to 3 in. $200-400
324 Black Lacquer Wood Document Box with Mother-of-pearl Inlay, China, 19th/20th century, rectangular, the base with everted bracket feet, the deep cover decorated with a cartouche on each side inlaid with confronting dragons flanking a pearl amidst clouds against red ground, the corners embellished with stylized lotus and foliage, the tray insert inlaid with a pair of phoenixes flying amongst clouds, 5 1/2 x 16 x 12 1/4 in. $500-700
318 Three Archaic-style Hardstone Items, China, one of square form and carved with a mythical bird on one side, reverse with the characters Ha Yu, ht. 2 1/8, two bi, one carved with taotie masks on both sides, dia. 2 3/8, the other with figures, ht. 2 1/2 in. $300-500 319 Ten Hardstone Carvings, Asia, including a horse in spinach green, ht. 4 1/8, a lotusshaped plate in green, wd. 5, an oblong holder with applied animal in spinach green, wd. 4 1/8, a duck in green, ht. 2 5/8, a deer-shaped holder in white jade with incised details, ht. 3 5/8, a female deity with a child in spinach green, ht. 6 3/4, a cup with two handles with a loose ring in olive green, ht. 1 1/2, a Guanyin on wood stand, ht. 10, a soapstone plaque with flowers and a bird in high relief on stand, ht. 8 1/4, and a soapstone vase with openwork peach tree and a bird, ht. 8 1/2 in. $400-600 320 Small Table Screen with Ivory Plaque, China, decorated with elaborate openwork flower and bird intertwined rocks and trees and leaves, placed on a delicately carved openwork wood stand, ht. 3 1/2 in. $200-300 321 Hardstone Table Screen, China, with carved wood frame for a hardstone plaque with natural markings that look like sanshuihua, inscribed on the back and with a seal on the front, 22 1/8 x 17 1/8 in. with frame. $500-700 322 Stone Table Screen with Wood Stand, China, 20th century, rectangular, decorated with various hardstones to depict a bird perched on a peony tree growing out of rocks, on wood stand carved with openwork scrolling foliage design, overall ht. 13 1/4 in. $800-1,200
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325 Small Lacquer Table and Tray, China, with the top with two opening-out doors, four drawers inside, decorated with various metalwork, 10 3/4 x 23; the tray decorated with dragons in silver inlay, 13 x 21 1/2 in. $200-400 326 Cinnabar Box, China, 20th century, rectangular with lobed corners, the cover decorated in relief with figures at leisure in a garden scene against a ground of wan squares, with leiwen ground sides, 3 x 8 1/2 x 6 in. $200-300
327 Three-tier Food Box, Tihe, China, rectangular form, comprising a cover and three trays, each fitted into the tray above, on a base frame a humpback handle and side posts with cloud-form spandrels, the cover locked in place by a rod through the two side posts, 9 x 14 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. $500-700 328 Covered Lacquer Altarpiece, China, in the shape of an hexagonal, horizontally long lozenge, the cover painted in gold and silver with a pair of finches feeding their young on one side and court officials on the other, the three-story altarpiece decorated with elaborately carved and pierced designs of figures, flowers, and mythical animals, 10 1/2 x 15 in. $400-600
329 Black Lacquer Wood Document Box with Mother-of-pearl Inlay, China, 19th/20th century, rectangular, the cover inlaid with a central peacock roundel and peony sprigs at each corner, the sides decorated with stylized lotus flowers and scrolling foliage, the tray insert similarly embellished with a floral band, 5 1/8 x 12 3/8 x 16 1/8 in. $400-600 330 Carved Bamboo Container with Hinged Metal Cover, China, decorated with a continuous landscape with figures, stained in three brown tones, the cover with a figural knob on top, ht. 7 1/4 in. $200-300 331 Two Carved Walnut Shells, China, each densely carved with Buddhist figures amidst flowers, one strung with turquoise beads, lg. to 1 1/2 in. $500-700
337 Pair of Polychrome Wood Figures of Guandi, China, 20th century, the deity depicted traversing the sky on horseback, amidst birds and clouds, on wood stand, ht. 12 in. $300-500
344 Hexagonal Wood Box with Hinged Cover, Middle East, decorated with marquetry decorations of mother-of-pearl and assorted wood to form geometric designs, ht. 3 1/2, lg. 10 in. $100-200
338 Boxwood Immortals Fu, Lu, Shou on Wood Stand, China, 20th century, the figures depicted standing and carrying their attributes, ht. 4 1/2 in. $200-300
345 Four Ivory Letter Openers, Asia, two Indian saber-form letter openers with elephant finials, lg. to 9 3/4, a Chinese letter opener made for export and carved with a woman holding a lotus flower, lg. 9 1/4, and one pierced with arabesque, star, and geometric designs, lg. 10 1/2 in. $75-100
339 Two Miniature Marble-top Stands, China, 20th century, the circular stand with a pierced apron of gourd decorations, supported by four legs surmounted by monster-masks, with claw feet and humpback stretchers, ht. 11, the square stand with a similar apron, on four legs with scroll design and claw feet, ht. 9 3/4 in. $200-250
332 Wood Carving of a Fisherman and Child, China, 20th century, the figures depicted on a pedestal decorated with pine motifs, the man carrying a fishing net and the child carrying a staff with fish tied to one end, ht. 20 in. $400-600
340 Two Carved Wooden Panels, China, including one framed with openwork phoenix and peonies, 11 x 58 3/8; and the other with openwork phoenixes and dragons facing a flaming pearl in the center, 9 1/2 x 72 5/8 in. all painted in red and gold. $200-400
333 Carved Bamboo Figure, China, depicted seated with a peach in his left hand, ht. 3 1/4 in. $200-400
341 Polychrome Wood Figure of a Dancer, possibly Bali, decorated with sequins, ht. 19 1/2 in. $300-500
334 Composite Root Carving of a Luohan, China, 20th century, the figure depicted standing and holding a staff, mounted on wood stand, overall ht. 11 1/4 in $800-1,000
342 Persian Papier-mâchÊ Pen Case, Qalamdan, Iran, 19th century, decorated with floral motifs on brown ground, the tray and base painted with black scrolls on red ground, lg. 8 1/2 in. $100-200
335 Carved Wood Standing Luohan, China, possibly made of huangyangmu, holding a staff in his left hand and a gourd in his right, ht. 10 3/4 in. $200-400 336 Wood Carving of a Boy Attendant, China, standing figure, dressed in a flowing robe with long sleeves with two ponytails, both of his hands forward as if holding something, 8 1/8 in. $200-300
343 Kogo Incense Box, Japan, 19th/20th century, in the shape of a turtle of mottled green with wisps of iron red, crackles allover the glaze, the interior of the cover and container glazed except the rim area, impressed as well as ink inscription on the interior of the cover, lg. 2 3/4 in. $300-500
343A Bronze Incense Burner, Japan, with two hoop handles, decorated with flowers and birds in high relief, on a tripod stand and a two-tier pedestal, ht. 17 3/4 in. $600-800
346 Ivory Carving of a Ship on Sea, China, on wooden platform carved into rolling waves, with seven separately carved and attached figures on board, the ship shaped into a chicken with the head, wings, and tails, surrounded by fish and octopi amongst breaking waves, wd. 9 3/4 in. $300-500 347 Monogrammed Ivory Glove Stretchers, China, 19th century, made for export, the sticks carved in relief with a central cartouche of flowers and of figures at leisure in a garden, respectively, lg. 9 1/4 in. $200-300 348 Ivory Carving of an Elephant, China, on carved wood stand, in walking pose with its nose swirling up high, incised details, ht. 9 in. $200-400 349 Ivory Seal with Lion, China, with carved six characters, incised and openwork details stained in black, ht. 2 3/8 in. $200-400 350 Ivory Carving of a Cabbage, China, with a grasshopper on a leaf, finely and realistically carved, stained light green to the underside, lg. 7 in. $800-1,000 351 Set of Carved Ivory Chess Pieces, China, in a wooden box opening to a chessboard, stained in yellow brown for the black pieces, incised details and openwork and loose elements, probably made of ivory composite, ht. 2 to 4 3/4 in. $800-1,000
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352 Pair of Faux Ivory Figures of Women on Wood Stands, China, the standing figures each depicted holding a lotus plant, ht. 11 1/2 in. $500-700 353 Ivory Carving of a Lady, China, standing on carved wood stand, dressed in a formal gown with incised decorations, details stained in black, possibly made of ivory composite, ht. 7 in. $200-300 354 Two Ivory Carvings of an Imperial Couple, China, each sitting on a throne with carved and incised decorations resting on a carved wood lacquer stand, behind the seated emperor is a three-panel screen with openwork dragons and the empress, the same screen with openwork phoenixes, all elaborately carved, ht. 15 7/8 in. $800-1,000 355 Ivory Carvings of an Armored Couple, China, standing figures wearing elaborately decorated armors with a demon mask to chest and a loose bud-shaped pendant on the tip of outer skirt, four-character Chenghua mark to base, ht. 15 7/8 in. $800-1,000 356 Ivory Carving of a Ballet Dancer, China, on a carved wood stand, in an acrobatic pose with outstretched arms and on tiptoe, ht. 8 1/4 in. with stand. $1,000-1,200 357 Ivory Carving of a Girl, China, on a wood stand, holding a shovel in her left hand and a broom over her right shoulder, ht. 5 1/2 in. $800-1,000 358 Two Polychrome Ivory Standing Women on Wood Stands, China, each holding a flower sprig in the left hand, one holding a basket of peaches in her right hand, the other reaching back to her own nape, ht. to 10 1/4 in. $500-700 359 Ivory Carving of a Buddhist Goddess, China, sitting dressed in a jeweled robe with her right leg pendant and her left raised toward the body, holding a wish-granting flaming pearl in her right hand and with her left making a circle with her thumb and middle finger, four-character Qianlong mark to base, ht. 11 1/4 in. $500-700
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360 Ivory Carving of a Daoist Immortal, China, holding a turtle and a staff, with incised details stained in brown, the beard stained in white and the pupils in black, signed to base, ht. 8 1/8 in. $800-1,000 361 Small Ivory Seal Block with Calligraphy, China, the calligraphy alternating with landscape, with figures, all decorations incised to minute detail and stained in black, ht. 2 5/8 in. $400-600 362 Ivory Tusk on Wood Stand, China, 20th century, both sides carved and pierced with the eight Daoist Immortals carrying the attributes amidst pine trees, twice marked “Da Ming Nian Zhi,” lg. 35 in. $700-900 363 Large Composite Ivory and Bone Covered Vase, China, bulbous form, the facade comprising triangular pieces of ivory veneer, the body decorated with floral reserves, the neck carved with shou characters, ht. 27 1/2 in. $1,200-1,800 364 Pair of Ivory Vases with Covers, China, 19th century, on wood stands, each depicting a town scene with figures in relief, the neck decorated with foliate scrolls in low relief and two elephants with loose rings, the cover topped with a foo dog, ht. 10 in. $2,000-3,000 365 Ivory Carving of Elephants, Asia, 20th century, lined up in a queue to form a soft arch connected with the trunk noses, fixed onto a carved wood stand, lg. 20 7/8 in. $400-600 366 Ivory Carving of a Cart, India, 20th century, drawn by a pair of oxen, with two passengers seated beneath an ornate canopy behind the driver, lg. 4 in. $200-300 367 Two Ivory Okimonos, Asia, 19th/20th century, one of two monkeys dancing with one leg raised, holding flags, glazed in transparent enamel, unsigned, ht. 3 7/8, and a Mughal emperor standing on a pedestal, unsigned, ht. 5 1/4 in. $1,000-1,400
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368 Carved Ivory Figural Group, Japan, 19th/20th century, depicting a fisherman and a boy on the beach, signed on base, ht. 6 in. $400-600 369 Ivory Okimono of a Boy, Japan, 20th century, depicted carrying a straw hat in one hand and holding a flower in the other, signed Chimei, ht. 5 1/8 in. $400-600 370 Ivory Carving of a Samurai, Japan, 19th/20th century, holding an arrow with a bow on his back, decorated with incised floral motif, stained in brown, signed, ht. 7 1/4 in. $600-800 371 Ivory Carving of a Man with Two Children, Japan, standing with fish in his hands, with two children holding a weathervane and a toy boat and excited about the fish, signed to base, ht. 8 1/8 in. $600-800 372 Ivory Carving of a Man with Fishing Spear, Japan, 20th century, standing with his right arm raised and a basket tied around his waist, signed to base, ht. 7 3/4 in. $200-300 373 Five Ivory Figurines, Japan, 19th/20th century, an old man pouring a drink into a cup, ht. 4 1/8; and four Immortals: one holding a monk’s staff, ht. 6 1/8, one with a small image of horse over his head, ht. 6 1/4, one with exposed belly, ht. 4, and one with a crane, ht. 3 7/8 in., all bear marks to base. $250-350 374 Ivory Carving of a Monk, Japan, 19th/20th century, holding a monk’s staff and rosary, stained in brown and white, signed, ht. 7 1/4 in. $600-800 375 Japanese Okimono of a Sennin, Japan, 19th/20th century, the standing figure carved as holding a frog in his left hand and carrying a bundle of branches on his back, signed on base, ht. 5 in. $200-300
376 Cloisonné Bowl, China, the exterior decorated with the scene of the eight Daoist Immortals crossing the sea, with a gilt interior and base, four-character Jingtai mark on base, dia. 7 3/8 in. $500-700 377 Cloisonné Round Box, China, 20th century, decorated with stylized lotus and central shou character on a light blue ground, dia. 4 1/4 in. $100-150 378 Cloisonné Covered Box, China, tapered form decorated with archaic-style scrolls, chilong, lotus flowers, and scrolling foliage against a blue ground, gilt rims, four-character Qianlong mark on base, lg. 7 5/8 in. $400-600
379 Pair of Cloisonné Candle Holders, China, 20th century, each in the form of a crane perched on a tortoise within in shallow tripod bowl, with its wings outspread and holding a pearl in its beaks, surmounted by a pieced candle stand with drip pan, four-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 8 3/4 in. $500-700 380 Bronze Footed Jardinière, China, 20th century, cast with reserves depicting Daoist Immortals with calligraphy, dia. 20 1/4 in. $1,500-2,000 381 Cloisonné Planter with Hardstone Chrysanthemums, China, the quatrefoil planter molded with lotus blossoms against a gold ground, overall ht. 15 in. $300-500 382 Cloisonné Plate, China, 20th century, decorated with peony and plum blossom branches against a cream ground with cloud patterns in gold, the underside with blossoms outlined in gold on bright blue ground, dia. 10 1/8 in. $100-200 383 Pair of Cloisonné Plates, China, the interior decorated with a pheasant perched on a rock beneath a flowering peony tree, bordered by a geometric band and cartouches each depicting a magpie and a lotus flower, the exterior inlaid with scrolling design, dia. 12 in. $400-600
384 Cloisonné Plate, China, decorated with pinkish white peonies with blue and green leaves on a dark blue ground, the rim with decorative border, dia. 14 in. $100-200
392 Pair of Cloisonné Vases, Japan, 20th century, baluster form, decorated with a pair of birds amidst chrysanthemums and lilies, against a sky blue ground, ht. 12 in. $500-700
385 Cloisonné Vase, China, 20th century, cylindrical, decorated with vases of flowers and scholar’s objects against a bright blue ground inlaid with cloud design, four-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 11 1/2 in. $200-300
393 Cloisonné Vase, Japan, Meiji Period, slender baluster form with flared mouth, decorated with iris flowers, ht. 23 1/2 in. $1,000-1,200
386 Pair of Covered Cloisonné Vases Mounted as Lamps, China, 20th century, pear shape, each densely decorated with butterflies and flowers against a white ground, gilt rim, with green stone finial and shade, ht. 15 in. with cover. $400-600 387 Cloisonné Dish, Japan, 20th century, decorated with a flock of birds flying above iris flowers against a black ground with copper embellishments, underside with spirals of silver inlay, dia. 12 in. $400-600 388 Cloisonné Covered Jar, Japan, ovoid, with three miniature cabriole feet, with dragons and floral decoration, ht. 5 1/4 in. $300-500 389 Six Cloisonné Items, Japan, 20th century, a pair of baluster vases, ht. 8 1/8, two covered ovoid jars, ht. to 3 1/4, a miniature vase, ht. 3 1/2, and a covered teapot, ht. 3 1/4, all decorated with reserves of blossoms and butterflies. $200-400 390 Three Cloisonné Items, Japan, 20th century, an ovoid covered censer with floral reserves, ht. 4 1/4, a flattened bulbous vase with blossom decorations, ht. 4 1/4, and a compressed urn-shape footed censer featuring plum blossom and peony trees with birds against a bright blue ground, ht. 3 3/4 in. $200-300 391 Palace Cloisonné Vase, Japan, early 20th century, baluster shape, decorated with chrysanthemums blossoming against a dark blue ground, ht. 47 in. $1,000-1,200
394 Small Group of Cloisonné and Ceramic Items, China, five cloisonné: a rectangular dragon box, 6 x 8 1/8 x 3 5/8; a covered jar, ht. 7 3/4; a tripod small globular jar, ht. 3 1/4; a covered cylindrical container, ht. 3 3/4; a matchbox, wd. 2 3/8; a green glazed dish, mark to base, dia. 7 1/8; a blue and white posset cup, ht. 4 1/8 in. $200-300 395 Three Cloisonné Objects, China, a pearshape salt shaker, ht. 2 1/4, a miniature baluster vase with lotus decoration, ht. 4, and a covered jar with chrysanthemums and peonies against a bronze ground, ht. 6 1/4 in. $150-250 396 Three Jars, Asia, a pair of cloisonné jars with covers, decorated with chrysanthemums in blue, ht. 9 1/4, and a tall quatrefoil porcelain vase with straight neck and round shoulder, flowing glaze, ht. 15 1/8 in. $150-250 397 Five Miniature Paintings, India, 19th century, gouache on paper, two Pahari paintings depicting Krishna with his attendants, a Rajput painting of a ceremonial wedding scene, and two Mughal-style paintings of harem scenes with Islamic texts, lg. to 7 1/2 in. $300-500 398 Miniature Painting of a Hunting Scene, India, 20th century, ink and color on paper, Mughal-style, glazed and framed, 13 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. $300-500 399 Basohli-style Painting of a Maharaja, India, 19th/20th century, gold and colored pigments on paper, the haloed ruler depicted seated with a standing attendant, both figures dressed in white and adorned with jewelry, against the backdrop of a brilliant green wall and cream-colored floor, framed, 14 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. $400-600
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400 Tanjore Painting, southern India, 18th/19th century, dyes, glass beads, and gold foil on wood with embossed finish, depicting three figures inside arched curtains, 32 1/2 x 26 3/8 in. $1,000-1,500 401 Two Persian Miniature Paintings, Iran, 19th/20th century, gold and color on paper, one depicting a picnic scene, 4 x 6 1/2, and a manuscript page with a portrait of a Domari woman, with Islamic text written in black above, 10 x 6 in., both matted and framed. $250-350 402 Framed Persian-style Painting, Middle East, gold and color on cloth, depicting a leisurely evening scene in a courtyard, matted and framed, 16 x 17 5/8 in. $250-350 403 Two Miniature Paintings, Persia/India, ink and color on paper, glued together back to back, one depicting an audience between a seated nobleman and his vassal, with inscriptions in ink and pencil at the top, the other a standard bearer on horseback against a blue ground within a window, marked “3290 No 53/2” in pencil above, 7 3/8 x 5 1/4 in. $300-500 404 Calligraphy, China, ink on red silk, of four characters on a decorated red ground with auspicious symbols including ruyi mushrooms, with one seal in the upper center, unframed, 12 x 46 1/4 in. $200-400 405 Set of Two Calligraphic Hanging Scrolls, China, ink on paper, each with five characters, in the manner of Li Shutong (1880-1942), one with inscription, each with a seal, 53 x 12 3/4 in. $200-300 406 Set of Two Calligraphies, China, ink on rice paper, in the manner of Weng Fanggang (1733-1818) on one of the two, 53 x 11 5/8 in. $600-800 407 Framed Calligraphy, China, 20th century, in the manner of He Xiangning, of an eleven-line text written in clerical style on an indigo blue ground with gold, signed with a seal, 41 x 12 3/4 in. $300-500
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408 Pair of Calligraphies, China, on a decorated yellow paper with gilt dots, attributed to Xie Zhiliu (1910-1997), 51 x 12 1/4 in. Provenance: Private collection of a ChineseAmerican scholar. $800-1,200 409 Calligraphy Album, China, 20th century, ink and color on paper, ten pages, in the manner of Li Keran (1907-1989), inscribed and with signature, each page with one to three seals, 13 1/2 x 13 in. $800-1,000 410 Painting Album, China, 20th century, ink and color on paper, eleven female nudes, signed and dated on some, album 13 3/4; each painting 27 1/2 x 19 3/4 in. $1,500-2,000 411 Album Painting of Xiqu Actors, China, ink and color on paper, depicting various characters of Chinese opera, signed Guan Liang with a seal, 10 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. $1,000-2,000
417 Pair of Hanging Bird-and-Flower Scrolls, China, color on silk, one with phoenix and peonies and the other with cranes and chrysanthemums, depicting on a deep blue ground, 65 1/8 x 19 7/8 in. $400-600 418 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Bird and Lotus Pond, China, 20th century, ink and color on paper, in the manner of Qi Baishi (1864-1957), a bird perched on a grassy knoll above a lotus pond and amidst foliage, signed and with two seals, 53 x 13 7/8 in. $200-400 419 Hanging Scroll Print Depicting Bamboo, China, ink and color on paper, partially painted, birds amidst lush bamboo leaves and flowers, 47 x 13 38 in. $200-300 420 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Bird, China, ink and color on paper, perched on a dry branch with autumn leaves, inscribed with two seals, 58 5/8 x 13 1/2 in. $500-600
412 Handscroll Depicting a Landscape, China, ink and color on paper, with two calligraphy works in the manner of Chen Shaomei (1907-1954) at the end with two seals each, consisting of six sheets of paper, 3 5/8 x 280 in. $200-300
421 Hanging Scroll Depicting a White Parrot, China, ink and light color on paper, tied on a tree branch, inscribed and with four seals, 35 3/4 x 16 5/8 in. $400-500
413 Hanging Scroll Depicting Deer, China, ink and color on paper, standing with a tree and ruyi mushrooms and bamboo, 75 1/2 x 18 1/4 in. $600-800
422 Hanging Scroll Depicting Two Egrets, China, ink and color on paper, standing next to willow branches with leaves, inscribed with a seal, 37 5/8 x 19 3/4 in. $300-400
414 Hanging Scroll Depicting Peonies, China, the manner of Wu Guanzhong (1919-2010), ink and color on paper, inscribed and with two seals, 52 7/8 x 27 in. $400-600
423 Hanging Scroll Print Depicting Lotus, China, ink printed on paper, with flowers and leaves, inscribed and with two seals, 34 1/2 x 22 1/8 in. $200-300
415 Hanging Scroll Depicting Flowers, China, ink and color on paper, two stalks of flowers in boneless style, dated and signed with two seals, 53 x 13 in. $400-600
424 Hanging Scroll Depicting Bonzai and a Scholar’s Rock, China, 20th century, in the manner of Zhu Qizhan (1892-1996), in boneless style, titled, dated, and signed, and with two seals including a collector’s seal, 26 5/8 x 13 1/4 in. $2,000-3,000
416 Hanging Scroll Print Depicting Flowers, China, ink and color on dark brown silk, of an iris, chrysanthemum, and peony with rocks, 45 x 14 1/8 in. $200-300
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425 Painting of a Noble Woman, China, ink and color on silk, possibly a print, with a maid holding a mirror for her, in a court setting with lotus in a vase, framed and glazed, not examined out of glass, 31 1/8 x 8 1/8 in. $800-1,000 426 Hanging Scroll Depicting Goldfish, China, ink and color on silk, swimming in fresh water with grasses and leafy vine trees, inscribed with two seals, 31 5/8 x 17 7/8 in. $600-800 427 Flower-and-Bird Hanging Scroll, China, color on silk, featuring a bird with long tail with peonies and rocks, in the Northern School style, framed and glazed, painting, 37 1/8 x 15 3/8; with matted fabric, 65 x 20 1/4 in. $500-800 428 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Landscape, China, in the manner of Qian Songyan (1898-1985), ink and light color on paper, the sea with three children fishing on the rocks, inscribed and with four seals, 27 1/4 x 17 1/2 in. $200-300 429 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Landscape, China, ink and color print on paper, a mountain range with water and pavilion, 50 x 24 1/4 in. $300-500
433 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Landscape, China, ink and color on paper, with pavilions and figures, inscribed and with two seals, 46 x 22 5/8 in. $300-400 434 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Daoist Immortal, China, ink and color on paper, seated under a pine tree with a giant peach and a boy attendant standing with a stick with a gourd, inscribed and with three seals, 50 3/8 x 24 5/8 in. $300-500 435 Siren, Osvald, Early Chinese Paintings from A. W. Bahr Collection, The Chiswick Press Ltd., London: 1938, limited edition of 750 copies, out of sequence, with color and black and white plates. $300-500 436 Hanging Scroll Depicting Horses, China, ink and color on paper, a pair of galloping horses, with calligraphy below, bears inscription and four seals, 24 x 20 1/2 in. $100-200 437 Framed Painting of a Pair of Waterfowl, China, ink and color on paper, inscribed, signed “Deng Man,� dated 1924, with one seal, framed and glazed, not examined out of glass, 17 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. $300-500
430 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Landscape, China, ink on paper, with trees near the waterside, inscribed and with four seals, 10 1/4 x 8 7/8 in. $300-500
438 Painting of a Woman, China, in the manner of He Jianying (b. 1957), ink and color on paper, the figure partially nude, with cherry branches, signed with three seals, 20 x 19 5/8 in. $600-800
431 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Landscape, China, ink and color on paper, an autumn vista with mountains, pines, river, bridge, and figures, inscribed and signed with a seal, 51 3/4 x 24 3/4 in. $200-300
439 Framed Scroll of a Noble Woman, China, ink and color on silk, with a maiden holding a mirror for her in a moonlit garden setting with mountains and rocks in distance, inscribed and with two seals, framed and glazed, not examined out of glass, 29 1/2 x 9 3/4. $200-250
432 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Landscape, China, ink and color on silk, an autumn scene with mountains, strange rocks, trees, and a pavilion along a river valley, dated and signed with a seal, 54 x 24 1/2 in. $200-300
440 Framed Painting of a Marriage Ceremony, China, 20th century, opaque watercolor on paper, the seated couple playing pipe instruments in accompaniment with each other in front of a table filled with ceremonial objects, with the mistress of the ceremony standing beside the bride, 13 1/2 x 21 in. $200-250
441 Framed Ancestral Portrait, China, 20th century, depicting a seated noblewoman formally dressed in a xiapei (court vest) bearing a rank badge over a red dragon robe, the floors painted with auspicious flowers including chrysanthemums and lotus blossoms, originally a hanging scroll, sight size 38 1/2 x 25 1/2 in. $600-800 442 Pair of Figural Paintings, China, gold, ink, and color on silk, one with a group of four Buddhist figures including two armored Guardians, 18 1/2 x 14 1/8; and the other with three figures dressed in official attire, 18 1/2 x 13 3/8 in., both matted in black, glazed and framed. $600-800 443 Hanging Scroll Depicting Shrimp, China, ink and color on paper, with aquatic plants, bears inscription and one seal, 27 x 13 in. $300-500 444 Landscape Painting, China, ink and light color on paper, bears signature and one seal, framed and glazed, 9 3/4 x 11 1/2 in. $100-200 445 Group of Landscape Paintings, China, ink on paper, consisting of fifteen loose Southern school ink paintings, including one bamboo in ink with inscription and three seals, some lightly colored, titled, signed, or sealed, of various sizes with max. ht. to 25 in. $200-300 446 River Landscape, China, a reproduction of Dusk in Yangtze River, 1953, by Huang Binhong (1865-1955), mounted on a paperboard, with a calligraphic work with two seals, 18 3/8 x 10 1/2 in. $600-800 447 Landscape Painting, China, ink and light color on silk, with an open view of a river, inscribed and with three seals, framed and glazed, 22 7/8 x 48 5/8 in. $800-1,000 448 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Landscape, China, 20th century, in the manner of Wu Hufan (1894-1968), ink and color on paper, with a figure walking along the forested shore of a lake, with distant mountains in the background, titled and inscribed, bears signature and one seal, 21 x 15 in. $400-600
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449 Painting of Hanshan Temple with Calligraphy, China, ink and color on paper, with Hanshan Temple in the background amidst trees and a riverscape in the foreground, bears inscription and two seals, 32 x 19, the calligraphy with one seal, 7 x 19 in. $100-200 450 Landscape Painting, China, ink and light color on paper, with two figures in nature with high waterfalls, inscribed and with three seals, framed and glazed, not examined out of glass, 35 1/4 x 11 3/8 in. $600-800 451 Landscape Painting, China, in the manner of Wen Zhenming (1470-1559), ink and light color on silk, with a reclusive scholar in a hut with a crane, bamboo, and plum tree in a garden, inscribed with two seals, framed and glazed, not examined out of glass, 7 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. $300-500 452 Three Fan Paintings, China, ink and color on paper, matted on silk, including one with a pair of birds perched on a tree branch, inscribed with a seal, 10 x 21 1/8; one with six figures including three monks, inscribed with three seals, 9 1/2 x 20 5/8; and one with figural landscape, inscribed with a seal, 9 1/4 x 21 1/8 in. $200-300 453 Two Fan Paintings, China, ink and light color on paper, depicting nature with mountains, rocks, water, and figures, inscribed and with a seal each, 10 x 21 1/8 in. $400-600 454 Fan Painting of Scholars, China, ink on silk, depicting a group of scholars at leisure near a riverside with peach trees and rocks, framed and glazed, wd. 9 5/8 in. $700-900 455 Ancestral Portrait of an Old Woman, China, ink and color on brown paper, depicted seated on a chair with her leg crossed under her ceremonial robe with jeweled headdress, framed and glazed, unexamined out of glass, 36 1/2 x 16 3/4 in. $300-500
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456 Framed Painting of Apsaras, China, ink and color on silk, depicting two apsaras, each carrying a basket of auspicious flowers and sprinkling petals as they traverse the skies, bears title, signature, and two seals, 37 x 21 in. $250-350 457 Large Framed Painting of Avalokitesvara, China, ink and color on cloth, the bodhisattva encircled by a nimbus and seated in rajalilasana on a rocky outcrop above rolling waves, his right foot resting on a lotus blossom, with the “Pure Water” bottle by his right hand and a child attendant below, 88 x 62 in. $500-700 458 Four Framed Hanging Scrolls, China, ink and color on silk, depicting four birds with trees and flowers: morning glory, peony, pine, and bamboo, signed with a seal, framed and glazed, not examined out of glass, 44 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. $1,500-2,500 459 Painting of a Leopard, China/Korea, ink and light color on paper, depicted with two magpies and a pine tree against a blank background, 28 1/4 x 17 1/2 in. $400-600 460 Framed Painting of Shrimp, China, ink and color on paper, in the manner of Han Zongxiang (1900-1900), bears inscription, signature, and one seal, sight 17 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. $300-500 461 Handscroll Painting, Japan, 19th/20th century, color, gold, and silver on paper, illustrating ten stories, probably of Genji, each 12 3/4 x 15 1/2 in. $500-700 462 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Tiger, Japan, ink and light color on silk, seated with her cub, possibly a print, 43 7/8 x 19 1/2 in. $200-300
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463 Two Hanging Scrolls, Japan, including one, ink on paper, depicting a dancing monkey, two two-character seals, 33 1/2 x 13 1/4; the other, ink and color on silk, depicting fish in water with rocks and maple leaves, 48 7/8 x 14 in., signed Gyokusei with a two-character seal. $300-500 464 Hanging Scroll Print Depicting a Gourd, Japan, color on paper, with a snail on a leaf, 14 7/8 x 20 in. $200-300
465 Hanging Scroll Depicting Darumas, Japan, ink on paper, entitled “Nana Goro Biya Oki” (seven falls eight rises) to symbolize an undefeatable spirit against adversities, painted in boneless style, signed with a seal, 54 1/8 x 13 1/4 in. $200-300 466 Framed Painting of an Eagle, Japan, 20th century, ink on silk, the bird depicted perched with its wings spread on a branch above a river, bears signature and one seal, overall 60 1/2 x 33 in. $300-400 467 Set of Two Framed Works, Japan, 20th century, including a watercolor on silk depicting two Japanese dolls with pink cherry blossoms and a woodblock print on paper depicting three toy hammers, framed and glazed, 10 1/8 x 9 1/8 in. $200-250 468 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Landscape, Japan, in the manner of Sesshu Toyo (14201506), ink on paper, bears signature, with a box, 27 x 8 in. $400-600 469 Six-panel Folding Screen, Byobu, Japan, 20th century, ink, color, and gold paint on paper, painted with scenes from the Tale of Genji, with metal hinges, each panel 59 1/2 x 20 in. $800-1,000 470 Six-panel Screen Mounted on Board, Japan, 20th century, depicting a continuous scene of sparrows perched amidst bamboo fronds, 30 3/4 x 104 1/2 in. $400-600
471 Six-panel Folding Screen, Byobu, Japan, 20th century, ink, color, and gold on paper, depicting a landscape scene with gentle hills, pine trees, and fall foliage, all against a gold ground, each panel 71 3/4 x 24 in. $800-1,200 472 Pair of Mongolian Man-and-Horse Paintings, Mou-Sien Tseng (fl. 1985-present), acrylic on gold leaf panels, each depicting a warrior mounted on a galloping horse, one depicted with a shield on his left arm and wielding a saber above his head, the other figure an archer performing the Parthian shot, turning his upper body to shoot at pursuers, each inscribed and bears signature, with two artist’s seals, 15 1/2 x 15 1/2, frame 22 x 22 in. Note: The paintings were exhibited in the first New York exhibition of the artist’s works. The frames were both selected by the artist. $500-1,000 473 Painting of a Female Deity, Taiwan, depicted in gold line on batik-dyed fabric, playing the harp, framed and glazed, 29 1/4 x 18 1/4 in. $200-300 474 Pair of Hanging Scrolls Depicting Luohans, Taiwan, in the manner of Zhou Yunlong (b. 1947), ink and light color on paper, including one with sleeping luohan under full moon, and the other with meditating luohan under flowering trees, 52 3/4 x 12 7/8 in. $200-300 475 Two Paintings in One Frame, Thailand, 19th/20th century, opaque watercolor and gold on paper, one depicting a nobleman wearing Rattanakosin-style headdress and robes with his attendants, the other with two similarly dressed figures in a landscape scene, one looking over his shoulder at the man sprawled on the ground, overall 16 1/2 x 20 in. $200-400 476 Framed Buddhist Painting of Bodhisattvas and Arhats, Tibet, 20th century, color on cloth, each depicted with his attributes against a background of rolling waves, 29 1/2 x 19 in. $600-700
477 Pair of Miniature Vases and Five Gouache Paintings, China, 19th/20th century, the famille rose bottle vases each decorated with a pair of confronting dragons fighting over a pearl amidst flowers and butterflies, ht. 6 3/4, and five ornithological and botanical paintings, gouache on rice paper, sight size to 10 x 6 in. $250-450 478 Contemporary Thangka of White Mahakala, Indo-Tibet, color on cloth mounted on board, the six-armed dharmapala depicted standing atop two elephant-headed figures on a lotus base and holding a ritual object in each of his hands, surrounded by a flaming mandorla and by eight deities and dharmapala on lotus bases, matted, 28 x 21 in. $500-700 479 Thangka of Bhaisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha, Tibet, color on silk, seated on a double lotus throne with his mandorla decorated with dragons, surrounded with numerous Buddhist deities including Avalokitesvara with multiple heads, 35 5/8 x 25 1/2 in. $500-700 480 Two Reference Books, Jacovleff A., and Tchou-Kia-Kien, The Chinese Theatre, John Lane and Bodley Head Ltd., London: 1922, and Choice Masterpieces of Korin and Kenzan, The Kokka Company, Tokyo: 1906. $200-400 481 Print Album of Nine Landscapes, China, in the manner of Wang Tongyu (fl. Qing period), ink and light color print on paper, ten-leaf book with one landscape missing, 11 7/8 x 14 3/4 in. $800-1,000 482 Hanging Scroll Print Depicting Bamboo, China, ink on brown silk, in the manner of Zheng Banqiao, inscribed and with one seal, 33 x 15 1/2 in. $50-100 483 Set of Four Hanging Scroll Prints Depicting the Four Gentlemen, China, ink on paper, with plum, iris, chrysanthemum, and bamboo, in literati painting style, each inscribed and with two seals, 36 1/2 x 12 7/8 in. $300-500
484 Framed Print of Lotus Flower, China, ink and light color print on paper, on stalks with bud and leaves, inscribed and with three seals, framed and glazed, unexamined out of frame, 39 1/2 x 17 1/8 in. $200-300 485 Twelve Prints of Common Occupations, China, 20th century, ink on paper, approx. 7 x 8 in. $200-250 486 Advertisement for Nanyang Brothers Tobacco Co., China, c. 1926, illustrated by Zhou Bosheng (1887-1955), color printed on paper, signed and dated l.r., 45 x 16 1/2 in. $200-300 487 Three Publications, 19th/20th century, a Japanese illustrated Buddhist reference book with English captions (1896), in original paper box, group of unbound chuban-sized color woodblock prints, and a Chinese popular literature on folk beliefs, Wang Li Zhi Bao Chao, printed in Shanghai. $100-200 488 Four Photographs Taken in Japan, Japan, picturing students and people with a Western man identified as Prof. Newell including one, 5 x 3 1/2; one, 7 1/2 x 10; one, 7 3/4 x 10; and one, 7 7/8 x 10 1/2 in., all mounted and matted on paper. $100-200 489 Two Lithographs of Foujita Cats, Japan, Tsugouharu Foujita (1886-1968), monochrome depictions, one sitting with forelegs raised, 13 x 10; and the other lying on the back with exposed belly, 10 x 13 in. $200-300 490 Two Stencil Prints, Kappazuri-e, Japan, 20th century, a Biblical scene by Sadao Watanabe (1919-1996), signed and dated in margin, 11 1/2 x 6 3/4, and a dove with blossoms, Kichiemon Okamura (b. 1916), signed and sealed l.r., 19 1/2 x 22 in. $400-600 491 Woodblock Print of a Landscape, Japan, Utagawa Toyoharu (1735-1814), depicting a vista of a river bank with passengers, houses, trees, and rice paddies, framed and glazed, inscription of Nishimuraya, 10 1/8 x 15 in. $200-400
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492 Group of Prints, Japan, 20th century, including a loose one, ten two-fold ones, sixteen three-fold ones, and two four-fold ones, depicting various figures and stories, all chuban size 10 x 7 1/2 in. $200-300 493 Woodblock Print of Two Women with a Boy, Japan, depicted working near the furnace in a room with a screen, framed and glazed, unexamined out of glass, 8 3/8 x 7 1/8 in. $200-300 494 Woodblock Triptych Print, Japan, 19th/20th century, depicting a combat scene of Japanese army capturing Chinese military officials at Pyeongyang in Korea during SinoJapanese war, inscribed and signed with a seal, mounted in a frame and glazed, 13 5/8 x 28 in. $300-500 495 Woodblock Triptych Print, Japan, 19th/20th century, depicting a combat scene of Japanese army defeating Chinese army at Seonghwan station in Korea during SinoJapanese war, titled and signed, mounted in a frame and glazed, 14 x 28 in. $300-500 496 Jun’ichirô Sekino (1914-1988), Montmartre, Japan, 20th century, woodblock print, edition 6/100, signed and numbered in pencil, 7 x 22 in., framed. $200-300 497 Four Woodblock Prints, Japan, three twocolor full-length portraits, and a monochrome bust portrait of a samurai by Toyokuni (17691825), all in oban size, mounted on gold paper, framed and glazed. $400-600 498 Two Woodblock Prints, Japan, 19th century, Toyokuni (1786-1865), one depicting a samurai in a room with a smoke pipe, framed; one depicting a samurai with an umbrella, unframed, each 14 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. $500-700 499 Group of Woodblock Prints, Japan, sixteen prints including one original three-fold oban size documentary print to commemorate a military charge across the Oigawa river, in various sizes, subjects, artists, and dates. $200-300
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500 Four Prints by Haku Maki (1924-2000), Sosaku-hanga, Japan, Poem. 70-14, edition: 48/153, 24 x 8 3/4; Poem. 70-22, edition: 63/153, 23 3/4 x 8 1/4; Poem. 70-31, edition: 48/154, 24 x 8 5/8; and Poem. 70-72, edition: 24/106, 24 1/4 x 17 1/2 in., all numbered, titled, and signed on bottom margin. $500-700
501 Two Framed Woodblock Prints, Japan, Kiyoshi Saito (1907-1997), of landscapes with figures, houses, trees, and mountains, framed and glazed, 9 1/4 x 13 3/4 in. $800-1,000 502 Two Woodblock Prints from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, Japan, Hiroshige (1797-1858), the 40th view of Basho’s Hut on Camellia Hill beside the Aqueduct at Sekiguchi and the 67th view of the Parting Waters at Mitsumata, framed and glazed, 13 1/2 x 9 1/8 in. $500-700 503 Three Woodblock Prints, Japan including one yoko-e landscape, 14 x 10; two tate-e bijinga, one of which signed by Harunobu (1725-1770), 10 x 7 1/2 in., all framed and glazed. $100-200
507 Two Woodblock Prints of Geisha, Japan, including one formerly dressed with the characteristic hairdo and holding an okimono doll of a girl; and the other doing her hair in her bath robe, all signed Eishou, oban size, 15 1/4 x 10 in. $100-200 508 Woodblock Print, Japan, depicting peonies with butterflies in three colors including ink, with inscription, framed and glazed, 13 1/2 x 9 3/8 in. $300-500 509 Four Woodblock Prints, Japan, 20th century, in monochrome, two reproductions of bijinga by Kiyonaga (1752-1815) and one by printer named Haruasa, oban size; and two bird-andflower prints of iris and cherry blossom, all framed and glazed, 12 3/8 x 8 3/8 in. $150-250 510 Two Woodblock Prints, Japan, Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950), with one depicting a scene of Ueno Park with strolling figures and the other depicting a scene with a temple pavilion, signed with a seal, framed and glazed, 14 1/2 x 9 5/8 in. $300-500
504 Masao Maeda (1904-1974), Stone Garden, Ryuan Temple - A, Japan, woodblock print, signature and seal l.l., edition: 41/48, 24 1/2 x 18 in., framed. $500-700
511 Three Woodblock Prints, Japan, including two oban size prints by Hiroshige (1797-1858) including one of the Thirty-six Views of Tokyo and the sixtieth of the Famous Views of the Sixty-Odd Provinces, 13 1/2 x 9 1/4; the other depicting Mount Fuji, 15 x 6 3/4 in., all framed and glazed. $200-400
505 Five Woodblock Prints of Bijinga, Japan, reproductions of Utamaro (d. 1806), depicting courtesans captured in various moments including three women walking in the rain with an umbrella; two women working in a kitchen; three women riding on a boat; a woman smoking on a bench with her bosom exposed; and a beauty holding a horn in her mouth, all individually framed and glazed, 10 5/8 x 6 7/8 in. $200-400
512 Two Framed Prints, Japan, 20th century, Hideo Yoshihara (1931-2007), Black Flower, color lithograph, titled, signed, and numbered in the margin, edition 72 of 210, 15 1/2 x 20, and a woodblock print of a moonlit city, edition: 12/50, dated 1982, signed and titled in pencil on margin, 15 x 14 in. $300-500
506 Two Woodblock Prints of Bijinga, Japan, reproductions of Utamaro (d. 1806), depicting two geishas holding fans with one dressed in a formal kimono and the other in a more common robe, both framed and glazed, 10 3/4 x 7 1/4 in. $700-900
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513 Polychrome Lacquer Standing Figure of Avalokiteshvara, Asia, 20th century, the bodhisattva depicted holding a ruyi scepter in his left hand and the cintamani (wish-fulfilling jewel) in the other, on a wood base pierced with lotus design, ht. 24 in. $300-500
514 Angkor-style Schist Torso of a Man, Cambodia, depicted wearing a sampot around the waist, on metal mounts, ht. 22 in. $400-600 515 Tara Bodhisattva, Asia, 19th/20th century, sitting on a lotus throne in royal ease with a flaming mandorla behind, ht. 18 3/4 in. $200-300
522 Three Gilt-bronze Seated Buddhist Figures, Sino-Tibet, an eight-armed, three-faced Usnisavijava on a lotus base, sealed, ht. 4, a Buddha in dhyanasana on a lotus base with his hands held in dhyana mudra, cast with seven-character Qianlong mark, sealed, ht. 5 3/4, and a Tara in lalitasana on a lotus base with her right hand in varada mudra and her left held in vitarka mudra, sealed, ht. 6 1/2 in. $600-700
516 Bronze Buddha, China, seated in dhyanasana on a lotus throne, with his hands in dhyana mudra, unsealed, with traces of gilt, ht. 10 3/4 in. $400-600
523 Two Gilt-bronze Seated Buddhist Figures, Sino-Tibet, a Buddha in bhumisparsha on a lotus base, sealed, ht. 6 1/2, and a Tara in lalitasana on a lotus base, cast with sixcharacter Qianlong mark, sealed, ht. 6 1/4 in. $500-700
517 Burlwood Statue of Guanyin, China, the bodhisattva depicted standing barefooted on a root base with a foo lion at her feet and bats by her hands, with a lotus blossom surmounted by a seated Buddha at the crown of her head, and holding prayer beads and lotus stalks in both hands, ht. 70 1/2 in. $2,000-3,000
524 Gilt-bronze Figure of Yamantaka, SinoTibet, 20th century, the six-armed deity standing in alidhasana together with his consort in yab-yum union on two figures over a lotus base, wearing a belt of severed heads, his three heads with ferocious expressions, surmounted by skull tiaras and flaming hair, ht. 8 1/4 in. $800-1,200
518 Bronze Guanyin, China, dressed in an elaborately decorated robe, sitting on a double-lotus throne, holding a “Pure Water� bottle, a small image of Buddha on the jeweled crown, ht. 25 in. $500-800 519 Bronzed Metal Seated Buddha, China, depicted in dhyanasana with his hands held in varada mudra, sealed, ht. 11 1/2 in. $400-600 520 Bronze Standing Figure of Kannon, Japan, 20th century, depicted on a double lotus plinth, wearing flowing robes and beaded ornaments, mounted on a wood base, overall ht. 21 3/4 in. $200-400 521 Gilt-bronze Standing Buddha, Thailand, 20th century, depicted holding a bowl in both hands and wearing ornate robes with a cape, raised on a tiered lotus base, unsealed, ht. 15 3/4 in. $400-600
525 Bronze Standing Buddha, Thailand, 20th century, depicting with his hands raised in abhaya mudra, mounted on wood plinth, ht. 29 in. $250-300
526 Three Gilt-bronze Rattanakosin-style Figures of Shakyamuni, Thailand, 19th century, each depicted dressed in ornate robes and cape, with both hands raised in abhaya mudra on a tiered lotus base, originally cast as an architectural element, ht. to 20 1/2 in. $800-1,200 527 Pair of Circular Rank Badges, China, the appliqued silver pheasant, insignia of a FifthRank Civil Official, depicted flying against a background of clouds and the eight Buddhist emblems, dia. 11 1/2 in. $200-400 528 Wool Carpet, China, 20th century, the central cartouche depicting women in a garden scene with blossoming trees, birds, and mythical beasts against a blue ground, framed by a border of strapwork interlaced with peony and lotus sprigs on beige ground, 80 x 47 1/2 in. $700-900
529 Pillar Carpet, China, 20th century, the yellow dragon coiled above a lishui border, with a chain of animal masks along the top, all against a dark blue ground, 86 1/2 x 39 in. $700-900 530 Art Deco Carpet, China, early 20th century, the central panel depicting a bird flying over a blossoming tree against a royal blue ground, framed by a border of auspicious emblems and flowers on gray, 81 x 47 in. $500-700 531 Pair of Small Kesi Chair Covers, China, woven with dragons above lishui borders amidst Buddhist emblems, all against a light blue ground, (damage), 66 x 15 in. $300-500 532 Pair of Red Silk Curtains, China, 20th century, originally a wall tapestry, embroidered with Immortals at leisure in a celestial garden scene, featuring a fruiting peach tree and a pavilion beneath pine trees, padded, each 107 x 29 in. $600-800 533 Partial Folding Screen, China, a continuous embroidery of herons in a marsh on green silk mounted behind glass in five wood frames, each panel decorated with a pierced apron, supported by cylindrical legs, each panel 75 x 21 in. $500-700 534 Framed Embroidery, China, of birds and flowers in a vertical rectangular reserve decorated with floral motifs, on a red-brown silk, 22 3/4 x 7 in. (with frame). $100-200 535 Framed Cream-colored Silk Embroidery, China, depicting an encounter between a tiger and a lion, the two separated by a small stream, 58 x 57 in. $500-700 536 Three Framed Embroideries on Blue Silk, China, 20th century, a pair of sleeve bands embroidered with figures at leisure in gardens, 26 3/4 x 11 1/2, and a panel embroidered with a bird perched on a flowering branch above blossoms and rocks, 31 3/4 x 20 3/4 in., all with newer borders. $400-600
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537 Framed Textile Fragment, China, 19th century, comprised of two panels sewn together, originally part of a robe, the peachcolored silk embroidered with butterflies, peonies, plum blossoms, and lotus flowers above a lishui border with peony blossoms floating on the waves, the later cream-colored silk border decorated with cranes, butterflies, bamboo, and flowers, frame 50 x 35 in. $800-1,000 538 Framed Textile Fragment, China, 20th century, originally part of a robe, embroidered with a front-facing dragon above a pair of side-facing dragons and surrounded by interspersed auspicious emblems, bats, and clouds, with lishui border and a pair of foo lions playing with an embroidered ball below, all against a deep red ground, frame 36 1/2 x 31 in. $400-600 539 “Longevity” Embroidered Red Silk Panel, China, 20th century, depicting figures paying homage amidst pine trees and flowers to an emperor and empress dressed in matching gold robes embroidered with the shou characters and seated in a pavilion with attendants flanking a bowl of peaches, 28 3/4 x 79 in. $300-500 540 Embroidery Panel with Shoulao on a Deer, China, 20th century, framed and glazed, depicting the Chinese God of Longevity alongside with a deer and bats in the sky, embroidered on silk of creamy yellow-brown, 27 x 35 in. $700-900 541 Embroidery of Birds and Flowers, China, on yellow-brown silk, in an open nature populated with all sorts of flora and fauna including a tiger, ox, phoenix, crane, peacocks, and mythical animals, the red-brown borders decorated with patches of shaped clothes embroidered with various bird-and-flower motifs, 98 x 39 5/8 in. $300-500 542 Red Silk Wall Hanging, China, 20th century, the central panel embroidered with the Three Star Gods, the blue silk border decorated with wan symbol alternating with pairs of gourds and Buddha’s hand citrons, the top of the outer red border embroidered with a pair of confronting dragons flanking a pearl amidst lingzhi and peonies, the sides with the eight Daoist emblems amongst flowers, 83 x 41 in. $800-1,000
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543 Export Green Brocade Fragment, China, 19th century, woven with chrysanthemum roundels, 67 x 17 1/2 in. $200-300 544 Textile Fragment, China, 19th century, comprising two panels sewn together, densely embroidered in satin stitch with butterflies, peonies, and the sanduo fruit against a dark blue ground, with later brocade border, 29 1/2 x 29 in. $200-300
550 Straits Chinese Wedding Jacket and Skirt, 20th century, the jacket opens at front and is entirely couched in gold threads on red silk with pairs of dragons and phoenixes chasing pearls amongst peony flowers, the skirt similarly decorated with dragons and phoenixes amidst lotus blossoms, embroidered with red and green details, framed, 65 x 38 in. Provenance: Family of Joe Klein (b. 1946), journalist, columnist, and author of Primary Colors. $300-500
545 Kesi Textile, China, depicting cranes with rocks, pines, and auspicious mushrooms in tones of olive green and vermilion, with fringes on top and bottom, 69 x 36 1/2 in. $400-600
551 Three-piece Indian Bridal Suit, India, 20th century, including a skirt, a silk inner vest, and a veil (odani), the skirt, and veil luxuriously embroidered with gold threads and beaded. $300-400
546 Pair of Framed Textile Tassels, China, 19th/20th century, originally part of a bed hanging, each embroidered with a deer and a crane amidst pine trees and blossoms, frame 28 1/4 x 9 in. $300-500
552 Pair of Ikat Textiles, Indonesia, possibly a set of hinggi kombu (man’s mantle and waist cloth), each comprising two panels sewn together along one selvedge, decorated with cockerels and other animal motifs, dyed in brick red, blue, and natural to a chocolate brown ground, corded fringe, 90 x 49 in. $400-600
547 Three Framed Textile Fragments and a Woodblock Print, China and Japan, an embroidered sleeve band of cream-colored silk, 19 3/4 x 4, a pair of cream-colored silk panels embroidered with foo lions and peacocks, respectively, 17 x 14, and a reproduction woodblock print, 9 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. $300-500
548 Woman’s Informal Robe, China, 19th/20th century, bright blue silk embroidered with flowers, butterflies, and baskets brimming with auspicious objects, flowers, and fruit, some details couched in gold threads, the cream-colored sleeve bands decorated with butterflies and narcissus, with butterflies and plum blossoms on the black trim, ht. 48 in. $300-500 549 Dragon Skirt Fragment, China, 20th century, embroidered on yellow silk with dragons surrounded by clouds, bats, blossoms, and auspicious emblems, all above rolling waves at hem, ht. 39 in. $200-250
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553 Embroidered Kimono, Japan, 20th century, with sakura flowers on black crepe Chirimen polyester fabric, ivory-white lining, approx. 66 x 49 in. $100-200 554 Silk Brocade Kesa, Japan, Meiji Period, comprising a patchwork of squares and wide strips woven with gold chrysanthemum roundels against a blue brocade ground, 86 x 42 in. $200-300 555 Dyed Batik Landscape, Japan, 20th century, with mountains, water, bridge, pavilion, rocks, and figures on boats, framed, 19 7/8 x 47 7/8 in. $200-300 556 Embroidered Panel with Herons, Japan, 20th century, the pair of birds depicted standing in water, against the black silk ground, frame 42 1/2 x 24 1/2 in. $400-600
557 Pair of Pillar Carpets, Tibet, early 20th century, dark blue ground, each woven with a dragon amidst scattered clouds and above stylized waves below, with Buddhist emblems and dragon heads along the top, 98 x 39 in. $5,000-7,000 558 Mounted Rug, Tibet, 20th century, decorated with a dragon amidst clouds against a rich brown ground, 22 1/2 x 28 in. $300-500 559 Opium Bed, China, 20th century, decorated with giltwood panels carved with dragons, phoenixes, chilong, and flowers, with friezes of openwork blossom pattern. $300-500
560 Export Hardwood Bench, China, the shaped back intricately carved with a central cartouche depicting flowers and birds, surrounded by Immortals and mythical beasts amidst clouds and waves against a pierced grid ground, the long seat set above an apron carved with foo lions, the arms each in the form of a foo lion with its cubs and an embroidered ball, supported by four legs carved with monster-masks, 77 x 51 x 24 in. $1,000-1,500 561 Wood Bench, China, the back panel with three registers carved with silhouettes of vases and vessels, the shaped apron with floral decorations, 35 x 22 x 76 1/2 in. $300-500 562 Display Cabinet, Japan, floral carving inlay of lacquered panels inset with carved ivory and mother-of-pearl, ht. 82, wd. 51, dp. 15 in. $1,500-2,000
563 Hardstone Inlaid Two-door Cabinet, China, the doors with inlay in the form of scholar’s objects, fruit, and other auspicious emblems, open to two levels of shelving, the top and sides painted with bats, lotus blossoms, and foliage in gilt and red, with metal hardware, 34 1/2 x 23 3/4 x 12 in. $500-700 564 Pair of Small Tabletop Wood Cabinets, China, with two doors and knobs, the doors decorated with carved floral motifs, the interior with two compartments divided by a drawer in the middle, 12 x 12 in. $400-600
565 Export Wood Armchair, China, 20th century, the back splat carved and pierced with dragons and bats amidst clouds, the dragonform arms each supported by a central openwork frieze depicting qilin, the apron carved and pierced with deer, cranes, pine trees, and bamboo, resting on four cabriole dragon-form legs with claw feet, 37 1/2 x 20 x 23 in. $400-600 566 Pair of Spindle-back Side Chairs, China, each with a humpback top rail above vertical spindles, with four rounded legs and rails, 37 x 15 1/2 x 19 in. $500-700 567 Horseshoe-back Chair, China, with a shaped back splat carved with a ruyi, with rounded legs and box stretcher, 37 1/2 x 27 x 21 in. $100-200 568 Pair of Teak Armchairs, China, with pierced back, the central section inset with carved and pierced tablets above a solid seat on squaresection supports joined by stretchers, ht. 34 1/2 in. $1,200-1,800 569 Horseshoe-back Folding Chair, China, 20th century, the central openwork panel of the back splat carved with a qilin amidst clouds and gourds, the upper panel with a ruyi-shape reserve with pierced chilong decorations, the footrest carved with bats and lozenges, the front apron carved with chilong and foliage, with metal sheet mounts, 45 x 31 x 19 in. $800-1,000 570 Pair of Bamboo Chairs, Zhuyi, China, Shanxi Province, early 20th century, the back splat with pierced fret design, with spindle arms, the seat resting on four legs joined by stretchers, with bamboo pegs, 36 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500 571 Export Marble-top Stand, China, 20th century, the lobed top set above a pierced frieze of gourd and floral decorations, supported by four cabriolet legs carved with foliate motifs, on claw feet, ht. 17 1/2 in. $250-350
572 Export Marble-top Stand, China, 20th century, the eight-point star-shape top above a pierced frieze of bird-and-cloud decoration, supported on four cabriole legs surmounted and terminated with dragons in relief, the undertier with an apron carved with blossoms, ht. 33 in. $200-300 573 Export Marble-top Stand, China, 20th century, the lobed top with an apron of pierced blossom design, supported by four cabriole legs carved with blossoms, with undertier and claw feet, ht. 27 1/2 in. $200-300 574 Two Export Marble-top Stands, China, 20th century, a pentagonal top and a lobed top, each with an apron of pierced blossom design, supported on cabriole legs carved with blossoms, with a lotus-form undertier, ht. 31 3/4, 27 1/2 in. $200-400 575 Export Marble-top Stand, China, the lobed top set above a pierced frieze of gourd decorations, supported on four legs surmounted by monster-masks, with claw feet, ht. 18 1/4 in. $250-350 576 Export Marble-top Stand, China, 20th century, the octagonal top with beaded rim set above pierced friezes with gourd decorations, supported by four legs surmounted by monster-masks and with claw-and-ball feet, ht. 18 1/2 in. $300-500 577 Export Marble-top Stand, China, 20th century, the circular top set above a pierced apron of birds-and-blossoms decorations, supported by four cabriole legs with hoof feet, ht. 16 3/4 in. $500-700 578 Four Export Marble-top Stands, China, a circular stand with a pierced apron of lotus design, on four legs with claw feet, ht. 18, a circular stand with pierced bamboo frieze, on four cabriole legs carved with bamboo motifs, hoof feet, ht. 18 1/2, a stand with pentagon top set over pierced frieze of blossoms and xi characters, on five cabriolet legs with hoof feet, ht. 26 1/4, and an octagonal stand with a pierced apron depicting gourds and foliage, on four cabriolet legs with hoof feet, ht. 24 1/2 in. $500-700
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579 Pair of Meditation Stools, China, square top with shaped apron and stretchers, on square supports with scroll feet, 18 1/2 x 23 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. $500-700
586 Apothecary Chest, Korea, rectangular, with rows of drawers labeled with medications and a double door, painted black and red, 38 x 27 1/4 x 10 in. $500-700
580 Huali Stool, China, rectangular paneled top above a spindled apron, supported by four cylindrical gently splayed legs with box stretcher, 11 x 19 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. $300-500
587 Pair of Framed Giltwood Relief Panels, China, 20th century, each attached to a modern backboard, carved and pierced with figures in a pavilion, 9 5/8 x 12 1/2 in. $300-500
581 Blue and White Garden Seat, China, 20th century, barrel-shape, cranes and pierced coin design on top, the body divided in three parts, the main part decorated with lions interspersed with peony sprays, the top and bottom parts with carved beads and underglaze designs of flowers, waves, and clouds, six-character Wanli mark, ht. 16 1/8 in. $800-1,000
588 Hindu Wood Panel, India, 20th century, rectangular, the pierced frieze carved with three daises, each supported a seated deity with attendants, all within a foliate border with architectural elements, 32 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. $300-500
582 Contemporary Coffee Table, Asia, the oval glass top supported by the irregular-shape tree root base, 13 x 47 1/2 x 30 in. $200-300 583 Set of Four Nesting Tables, China, 20th century, each with a rectangular top above apron of pierced scrolls and a central bi-disk, with humpback rails and shaped feet, largest 26 1/2 x 13 x 21 in. $400-600
584 Hardwood Low Table, China, the paneled top with inward-curved terminals carved with blossom sprigs above an openwork frieze of ruyi-clouds and knots, supported by four shaped legs carved with foliate motifs and joined by side panels, 17 1/2 x 48 x 16 1/8 in. $700-900 585 Seven-panel Inlaid Wood Throne Screen, China, 19th century or earlier, each panel carved with chilong amidst ruyi-clouds and reserves of inlaid flowers, reverse carved with scrollwork and auspicious emblems, the pierced tops with inlaid reserves surrounded by carving of pine trees, the sides with similar openwork flanges of pine motif, all set on a three-piece base carved with auspicious fruit, objects, and characters, 11 x 8 1/2 ft. $2,000-3,000
589 Buddhist Painted Wood Panel, Tibet, 20th century, depicting Padmasambhava wearing monastic robes and seated in dhyanasana with a vajra in his raised right hand and a patra on his lap in his left hand, his khatvanga staff held against his left shoulder, backed by an aureole, against a landscape background, 15 1/4 x 16 1/8 in. $300-500 590 Composite Ritual Cabinet, Torgham, Tibet, 19th/20th century, hardwood and mineral pigments, the single panel door depicting various animals, birds, and humans as sacrificial offerings with a border of skulls, the top and sides carved in high relief fretwork, 31 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 54 in. $500-700 591 Storage Cabinet, Tibet, early 20th century, hardwood and mineral pigments, the two doors each depicting the standing figure of Guanyin with auspicious Buddhist symbols surrounding the borders, 19 x 12 x 31 in. $300-500
591A Storage Box, Tibet, 19th/20th century, hardwood and mineral pigments, the sliding lid decorated with floral and geometric designs, one side decorated with a stylized peacock and the other with a kirtimukha, lg. 17 1/2 x 9 x 7 1/2 in. $300-500
592 Altar Lamp Cabinet, Tibet, early 20th century, hardwood, mineral pigments, and gesso with metal hardware, three-section cabinet with each door panel depicting two dragons chasing a pearl amongst scrolling clouds and floral and auspicious borders, 46 1/2 x 17 x 23 1/2 in. $300-500 593 Folding Table, Tibet, early 20th century, hardwood and mineral pigments, carved with lattice openwork to front and side panels, the top board and corners depicting the shou character, 28 x 13 x 12 in. $300-500 594 Tall Table, Tibet, early 20th century, hardwood and mineral pigments, the upper and lower cabinets painted with various landscapes depicting Buddhist figures, officials, children, and two shou characters on the back panels, overall floral borders, 19 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 39 1/2 in. $300-500 595 Desk Table, Tibet, early 20th century, hardwood and mineral pigments, the top board, apron, and base with carved high relief panels depicting flowers, 30 x 13 x 19 1/2 in. $300-500 596 Desk Table, Tibet, early 20th century, hardwood and mineral pigments, the top board and apron carved in high relief panels depicting flowers, 31 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. $500-700 597 Trunk, Tibet, early 20th century, hardwood, mineral pigments, and gesso, the front panel depicting a mother tiger and cub frolicking in a lush green landscape, the borders depicting stylized flowers and foliage, 41 x 18 1/2 x 22 in. $300-500 598 Trunk, Tibet, early 20th century, hardwood, mineral pigments, and gesso, the central panel depicting a tiger in a lush green landscape, the borders depicting stylized flowers, auspicious symbols, and scrolling clouds, 31 x 15 x 15 in. $300-500
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1 Famille Verte Yanyan Vase, China, 20th century, depicting children and scholars with attendants, double ring on base, ht. 16 3/4 in. $200-300 2 Dayazhai-style Cup with Saucer, China, with grisaille decoration of birds and flowers, all on a turquoise ground, base with Yongqing Changchun mark, dia. 4 1/8 in. $50-100 3 Two Famille Verte Vases, China, ovoid and rouleau form, painted with women, ht. to 9 1/4 in. $200-300 4 Ming-style Miniature Famille Verte Dish, China, painted with fruit and flowers, sixcharacter Chenghua mark on base, dia. 3 1/4 in. $200-300 5 Famille Rose Vase, China, quatrefoil baluster form with gilt decorative handles, featuring reserves of children on a turquoise ground with scrolling lotuses, the neck similarly decorated against a yellow ground, ht. 22 1/2 in. $300-500 6 Famille Rose Bowl, China, the interior with blue and white decorations of auspicious fruits and flowers, the exterior decorated with lotus flowers and floral roundels against a feathered maroon ground, six-character Jiaqing mark on base, dia. 7 1/4 in. $300-500 7 Famille Rose Vase, China, square bottle shape, the sides each with a panel depicting birds and blossoms, the shoulder with characters “ru yi ji xiang” in cartouches on a brown ground with floral decoration, the neck molded with peaches and bats in relief, with rolled lip, four-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 15 3/4 in. $600-800 8 Miniature Famille Rose Vase, China, 20th century, cylindrical, painted with a scholar and two attendants in a study, with inscription, four-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 5 3/4 in. $200-400
9 Two Famille Rose Brush Pots, China, cylindrical, one decorated with butterflies and melons, ht. 5, one painted with figures, ht. 11 1/8 in. $200-450
17 Pair of Porcelain Vases, China, rouleau form, each with famille rose decoration of a woman and child at leisure in a garden, four-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 7 1/8 in. $100-200
10 Famille Rose Covered Jar Mounted as a Lamp, China, 20th century, baluster form, decorated with butterflies and birds perched on blossoming plum branches, drilled, with gilt-metal mounting, ht. 21 in. $200-300
18 Porcelain Paste Box, China, depicting Zhongli Quan resting under pine in polychrome enamel, dia. 2 5/8 in. $200-300
11 Famille Rose “Pomegranate” Vase, China, ovoid, depicting a flowering peony tree with pairs of pomegranates and bats, the neck molded with a gilt-decorated red ribbon, sixcharacter Qianlong mark on base, ht. 12 in. $300-500 12 Famille Rose Vase, China, baluster form, painted with a continuous landscape scene with the various Immortals, the neck and foot decorated with lotus flowers against a yellow ground, with turquoise base and interior, six-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 13 1/4 in. $400-600 13 Famille Rose Bowl, China, deeply potted, the exterior painted on feathered ground with women at leisure, traveling on rowboats amidst pavilions and rocks, with turquoise glazed interior and base, iron red six-character Jiaqing mark on recessed base, ht. 3 3/8, dia. 5 in. $500-700 14 Pair of Famille Rose Vases, China, baluster form, depicting two of the eight Daoist Immortals, Lu Dongbin and He Xiangu, ht. 10 in. $600-800 15 Large Famille Rose “Nine Peaches” Vase, China, tianqiuping-shape, depicting branches bearing flowers and peaches, six-character Qianlong mark on base, with wood stand, ht. 22 in. $2,500-3,500
19 Celadon Vase with Famille Rose Decorations, China, 20th century, lobed pear shape with red chilong-form handles, painted with actors flanked by text from plays, sixcharacter Qianlong mark on base, ht. 10 in. $150-250 20 Export Celadon Ribbed Jar with Cover, China, compressed bulbous-shape with waisted bottom and short neck, of Longquan olive green glaze, unglazed foot ring and inner rim, the cover in the shape of a lotus leaf, ht. 3 5/8 in. $50-100 21 Miniature Celadon Vase, China, bottle shape, molded with scrolling lotus decoration, ht. 4 1/2 in. $300-400 22 Three Celadon Plates, China, one decorated with incised lotus leaves, dia. 6 3/8; one with a fish in the interior well, dia. 8 3/8; and one with floral motifs, dia. 10 1/8 in. $100-150 23 Two Export Celadon Vessels, China, one of grayish green, pear shape with long tubular neck and a flanged mouth, ht. 6; the other of Longquan olive green glaze, ribbed to form a lotus blossom with scalloped rim, ht. 3 3/8 in. $100-150 24 Ge-ware Covered Jar, China, 20th century, globular, decorated with blue and white decorations of scholar’s objects and auspicious emblems, double ring on base, ht. 9 1/2 in. $600-800
16 Pair of Famille Rose Vases Mounted as Lamps, China, 20th century, rouleau form, each painted with vases of flowers and scholar’s objects, drilled and on wood base, vase ht. 13 in. $300-500
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25 Small Ming-style Doucai Basin, China, the interior well painted with a dragon and a phoenix flying amidst clouds within a lappet border and lingzhi sprigs, the exterior decorated with phoenixes interspersed with lotus flowers, six-character Chenghua mark within a double ring on base, dia. 9 in. $800-1,200 26 Small Doucai Dish, China, 20th century, with rounded sides, resting on a low foot, decorated with floral scrolls, six-character Yongzheng mark to base, dia. 4 1/2 in. $200-400 27 Doucai Double Gourd Vase, China, decorated with phoenixes amidst peonies and scrolling foliage, six-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 13 in. $400-600 28 Doucai Porcelain Inkstone, China, baijiao fan shape, the cover painted with a perched phoenix, the sides with scrolling lotuses, six-character Chenghua mark on base, lg. 3 5/8 in. $100-200 29 Export Doucai Caddy, China, 20th century, depicting a group of warriors on a mountainside, with openwork wooden cover and stand, six-character Qianlong mark to base, ht. 10 1/4 in. $100-200 30 Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Chargers, China, each depicting a landscape with a pavilion within a geometric pattern border, with roundels of flowers on both the interior and exterior, mark on base, dia. 18 1/8 in. $200-300 31 Two Small Blue and White Plates, China, 20th century, decorated with a stylized dragon and phoenix amongst auspicious cloud motifs, Chenghua mark on base, with a box, dia. 4 3/4 in. $200-300 32 Blue and White Covered Jar, China, 20th century, with cartouches depicting scholars’ desks and vases of flowers, on a deep blue ground decorated with blossoms, double ring on base, ht. 10 1/4 in. $500-700
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33 Pair of Blue and White Covered Jars, China, 20th century, ovoid, decorated with cartouches depicting scholars’ desks and vases of flowers, on a deep blue ground with blossoms, double ring on base, on wood stands, ht. 11 1/2 in. $400-600 34 Blue and White Plate, China, the interior well centered by roundel depicting flowers, the gently lobed sides painted with chrysanthemums alternating with pairs of goldfish, crabs, and shrimp, the exterior decorated with blossoms and foliate motifs, four-character Qianlong mark within a double ring on recessed base, dia. 4 7/8 in. $200-300 35 Blue and White Dish, China, 20th century, with famille rose details, the interior painted with scholar’s objects and vases of flowers, six-character Xuantong mark on base, dia. 7 in. $400-600 36 Blue and White Jar, China, pear-shape, decorated with a four-clawed dragon and a phoenix above rolling waves, ht. 10 3/4 in. $500-600 37 Large Blue and White Ming-style Dish, China, twelve-fluted shape, decorated with floral and foliate scrolls, flanged rim, unglazed base, dia. 17 1/2 in. $2,000-3,000 38 Blue and White Jar with Openwork Design, China, cylindrical, with a short neck, decorated with floral and foliated scrolls, the shoulder with openwork designs, recessed base, possibly Ming Dynasty export ware (to Southeast Asia), ht. 4 3/4 in. $800-1,000 39 Blue and White Plate, China, 20th century, decorated with stylized peonies and a bee and a crane, dia. 10 in. $200-300 40 Blue and White Plate, China, 20th century, depicting a four-clawed dragon holding a flaming pearl, the exterior decorated with a dragon, dia. 11 3/8 in. $200-300
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41 Blue and White Plate, China, 20th century, depicting three Immortals with a boy attendant in a landscape with bamboo, dia. 10 1/2 in. $200-300 42 Five Blue and White Porcelain Items, Asia, four bulbous jars of various sizes, decorated with stylized floral motifs and animals, ht. 2 3/8 to 6 1/2; and a small dish with round sides, no foot, white glaze with yellow craquelure, dia. 4 7/8 in., all thickly potted. $150-250 43 Two Blue and White Porcelain Items, China, including a plate decorated with the eight Immortals on the interior and cranes on the exterior, dia. 8 3/8, a bowl decorated with fish in underglaze blue and mottle brown glaze on the exterior, dia. 4 in. $100-200 44 Pair of Blue and White Gu-shape Vases, China, resting on a short raised foot, decorated with lotus scrolls and two meander borders, six-character mark to base, ht. 5 7/8 in. $300-500 45 Blue and White Brush Washer, China, square, molded in relief with a toad perched on each corner and decorated with scrolling lotus design, on four bracket feet, sixcharacter Qianlong mark on base, 2 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. $300-500 46 Blue and White Tulip Vase, China, with seven nozzles resting on a high rectangular foot, the body depicting figures in nature with bamboo and pine in a fan-shaped reserve, sixcharacter Kangxi mark to base, ht. 9 in. $200-300 47 Blue and White Covered Jar, China, shaped as a garden seat, decorated with two bands of underglazed plum blossoms with ten vertically lined shou characters in between, unglazed rims, ht. 6 1/2 in. $200-300 48 Three Blue and White Covered Boxes, China, 20th century, two rectangular and one square, painted with dense scrolling foliage design with leiwen borders, graduating sizes to 3 x 5 x 5 in. $500-700
49 Pair of Porcelain Bowls, China, the interior with blue and white decorations of goats with floral branches and lingzhi sprigs, the exterior with famille rose decorations of auspicious fruit, flowers, and emblems on yellow feathered ground interspersed with roundels featuring goats, six-character Guangxu mark on base, dia. 5 3/4 in. $300-500 50 Blue and White Covered Jar Mounted as a Lamp, China, 20th century, ovoid, decorated with a peony tree, the flowers painted in famille rose enamels, drilled, on wood stand, ht. 13 in. $400-600 51 Ming-style Miniature Covered Jar, China, with iron red dragon decorations and shou roundels, six-character Jiajing mark in a double ring on base, ht. 3 7/8 in. $200-400 52 Red Glazed Vase, China, bottle shape with flared mouth, four-character Jingdezhen mark on base, ht. 11 1/2 in. $500-700 53 Pair of Peachbloom Glazed Vases, China, baluster form with flared mouth, decorated with lotus petal decorations along the foot, sixcharacter Kangxi mark on base, ht. 6 in. $200-300 54 Red-ground Cup, China, tubular body with rounded bottom, decorated with two lotus scrolls, each depicted in a yellow-ground panel, six-character Qianlong mark to base, dia. 3 1/4 in. $200-400 55 Green Glazed Vase, China, bottle shape with bamboo-form neck and flared mouth, decorated with chilong roundels, lotus blossoms, scrolling foliage, lappets, and ruyi motifs, six-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 10 1/4 in. $200-300 56 Four Green Glazed Items, China, all thickly potted, including a shallow bowl raised on unglazed foot, decorated with incised lines and crackle glaze, dia. 5 1/2, a small plate with lobed rim, decorated with incised floral motifs, dia. 4 1/2, a small tripod container with unglazed interior, ht. 2, a shaped bottle with carved animal on the neck, ht. 4 7/8 in. $50-75
57 Cadogan Aubergine Glaze Teapot, China, peach-form, with bamboo-shape spout and handle, on wood stand, ht. 6 in. $200-400 58 Pair of Yellow-ground Porcelain Bowls, China, the exterior decorated with Buddhist emblems in famille rose enamels above a band of scrolling lotus flowers painted in pale blue, all against a bright yellow ground, base marked “Shen De Tang Zhi,” dia. 5 1/2 in. $300-500 59 White Porcelain Brush Pot, China, with rolled rim, depicting a continuous scene of a snowy landscape with pine and figures on horses, four-character Jigndezhen mark to base, ht. 7 5/8 in. $300-500 60 Three Northern Black-ware Tea Bowls with Indented Lips, China, possibly 12th century, stoneware of various Hare’s-Fur glazes made from greenish black to golden brown, one with markings in overglaze iron oxide against a greenish black ground, dia. 4 5/8, one with light brown oil spots against a dark brown ground, dia. 4 7/8, and one with dark brown to golden brown glaze with markings in overglaze iron oxide, dia. 5 in. $100-150 61 Vase with Gilt Design, China, meiping shape with slightly waisted neck and rounded rim, glazed in bronze brown, decorated with bands of various gilt archaic motifs on the rim, neck, shoulder, body, and bottom, overglazed sixcharacter Qianlong mark in gold to base, ht. 7 1/4 in. $3,000-4,000 62 Rose Medallion Plate, China, 19th/20th century, decorated with a central reserve depicting butterflies, flowers, Buddha’s hand citrons, pomegranates, and chrysanthemums, with a lotus-and-foliage border on gold ground, dia. 9 1/2 in. $400-600 63 Small Rose Medallion Dish, China, 19th/20th century, decorated with flower-and-bird reserves alternating with cartouches of figures, all on a gilt ground with scrolling foliage, dia. 7 3/4 in. $400-600
64 Three Porcelain Items, China, 19th/20th century, a partial rose medallion tulip vase, dia. 7, a miniature rose mandarin trumpet vase, ht. 4 1/2, and a famille rose stem plate painted with women at leisure, four-character Chenghua mark on base, dia. 10 in. $400-600 64A Nine Porcelain and Enamel Items, China and Japan, 20th century, a celadon vase with rose canton and blue and white decorations, ht. 5 5/8, a rose canton baluster vase with painted with blue and white figures, ht. 9 1/4, a celadon bowl, dia. 5 1/4, a miniature satsuma millefleur ovoid vase, mark on base, ht. 1 7/8, a satsuma vase depicting arhats, molded with an elephant base, with mark on base, ht. 7 3/4, a Japanese crackleglazed pottery bowl with polychrome floral decorations, mark on base, dia. 7 1/8, a canton enamel bowl with cartouches depicting landscapes and figures, against a bright blue ground painted with blossoms, dia. 3 3/4, a ribbed baluster vase with marbled brown glaze, ht. 5, and a kutani wine vessel painted with arhats, mark on base, ht. 2 1/8 in. $200-250 65 Five Porcelain Items, China, a famille rose cylindrical jar with butterfly decorations, (missing cover), ht. 5 1/2, a blue and white plate painted with a peony blossom, lobed rim, six-character Chenghua mark on base, dia. 6 1/8, an Imari dish with floral decorations, dia. 6 1/2, a square rose medallion dish, 8 5/8 x 8 5/8, and a small dish with grisaille figural decorations, dia. 5 3/8 in. $200-300 66 Three Porcelain Items, China, a rose canton hexagonal planter, lg. 9, and a pair of demilune lobed bowls with floral decorations and cicadas on gold ground, with stands, lg. 8 1/4 in. $100-150 67 Four Contemporary Porcelain Items, China, a rose medallion plate, dia. 13 1/4, a ge-ware vase with repeated manganese and blue and white decoration depicting Guanyin, pine trees, and Sanskrit characters, drilled, ht. 18 1/4, and a pair of vases decorated with Immortals crossing the ocean, mark on base, ht. 16 1/4 in. $300-450
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68 Three Porcelain Items, China, a rectangular box with hinged cover and lotus flowers on yellow ground, with turquoise accents and metal mounts, 2 x 4 3/4 x 3 1/2, a bulbous vase with birds and flowers against a yellow ground, ht. 9, and a vase with similar decorations on olive-colored ground, ht. 9 in. $100-150 69 Two Export Chargers, China, a 19th century Imari charger with birds and floral decoration, dia. 12 7/8, and a 20th century famille rose pink-ground charger with scrolling lotuses and cartouches depicting scholar’s items and auspicious emblems, underside with iron red bamboo motifs, dia. 15 3/4 in. $375-625 70 Partial Imari Dinner Set, China, 20th century, each piece painted with flowers and butterflies, including eight soup dishes, eight teacups, a creamer, a coffeepot, a teapot, four spoons, seven bowls, eight large dinner plates, eight luncheon plates, eight dessert plates, eight side plates, four small saucers, six large saucers, two graduated oval meat dishes, and an oval tureen. $1,200-1,500 71 Round Imari Box with Cover, China, thickly potted, decorated with flowers and birds, the cover with a shou character (longevity), dia. 6 in. $400-600 72 Eight Pieces of Ceramics, China, 20th century, a famille verte vase painted with warriors, ht. 9 3/4, a famille rose bottle vase painted with figures in a boat, mark on base, ht. 5 1/2, an Imari cup with floral decorations, dia. 2 3/4, a famille verte jar with qilin amidst lotuses, ht. 6 1/2, an Imari rectangular dish with cut corners and decorated with fauna, lg. 5 5/8, a swatow-ware jar painted with cartouches of flowers, ht. 8 1/2, a famille verte porcelain foo dog on a rectangular plinth, ht. 13, and a shallow pottery bowl with fish decoration in green and yellow glazes, dia. 8 3/8 in. $200-300 72A Two Porcelain Vases, China, balusterform, one painted with three scholars in a continuous landscape scene, six-character Yongzheng mark on base, ht. 9 1/2, and one decorated with three women at leisure in a courtyard, reverse with calligraphy, the waisted neck flanked by gilt bat-shape handles, ht. 10 3/4 in. $200-250
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73 Porcelain Jar with Lacquer Cover, China, ovoid body with robust shoulder, decorated with a woman with two children in nature on one side, the other with calligraphy, ht. 11 1/2 in. $200-300 74 Three Porcelain Items, China and Japan, a blue and white brush holder with figures, ht. 6 1/8; a bulbous vase with waisted bottom and flared mouth, decorated with gilt on a black ground, ht. 13 3/4; and a tall ovoid cloisonné vase with floral design, ht. 10 1/8 in. $400-600 75 Two Porcelain Dishes, China, the interior decorated in iron red with a shou character surrounded by bats, the exterior with alternating red and green xi characters, one with six-character Daoguang mark on base, dia. 6 7/8, the other with six-character Jiaqing mark on base, dia. 7 5/8 in. $200-300 76 Three Miscellaneous Items, China, a small blue and white jar, dia. 3 7/8, a pin with seven green stones, dia. 1 3/8, and a carved white stone pendant, lg. 2 1/8 in. $200-300 77 Two Porcelain Items, China, a teapot with angled spout and handle, the body decorated with chickens in a yard with flowers on one side and a calligraphy on the other, ht. 3 3/4, wd. 6 1/2, and a brush rest decorated with gilt plums and bamboo, lg. 3 1/2 in. $200-300 78 Three Small Glazed Ceramic Containers, China, a red covered case, dia. 3, a blue stem cup, ht. 2 3/4, and a blue container, ht. 2 in. $200-300 79 Eight Porcelain Items, Asia, a blue and white baluster vase with floral decorations, ht. 4 3/4, a miniature pottery jar, ht. 1 1/4, two celadon dishes, dia. 4, a covered pottery vessel with ring finial, ht. 11 1/2, a pottery bottle decorated with cream-colored glaze, ht. 8, an orange glazed alms bowl with wood cover, four-character Chenghua mark on base, ht. 2, a crackle-glaze alms bowl with wood cover, ht. 1 1/2 in. $250-350
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79A Two Porcelain Items, China, a cylindrical covered teapot painted with two women at leisure in a garden scene, reverse with calligraphy, with a pair of metal handles, fourcharacter Qianlong mark on base, ht. 5 1/2, and a similarly decorated saucer, mark on base, dia. 5 in. $100-150 80 Three Porcelain Items, China, a cylindrical white glazed brush pot molded with Immortals and mythical beasts beneath pine trees, mark on base, ht. 5 1/2, a square baluster vase depicting a women and flowers on each side in famille rose enamels, ht. 10 3/4, and a turquoise-ground rectangular baluster, eared vase decorated with butterflies and flowers, drilled on base, ht. 11 1/2 in. $400-600 81 Famille Rose Rooster-form Covered Vessel, China, 20th century, ht. 13 1/2, lg. 10 in. $400-600 82 Pair of Ceramic Foo Lion, China, 20th century, each seated on a rectangular pedestal the head turned backwards, decorated with flowing blue, green, and brown glazes, ht. 9 1/8 in. $100-125 83 Famille Rose Figure of Guanyin, China, 19th/20th century, the bodhisattva molded standing with a gold “Pure Water” bottle in her right hand, her left held in vitarka mudra, dressed in long, flowing robes with dense lotus and blossom decoration, “Fujian Hui Guan” mark on base, ht. 19 1/2 in. $300-500 84 Two Blanc de Chine Figures, China, a Guanyin standing on rolling waves, ht. 9 3/4, and a flute player riding on the back of an ox, (damaged), ht. 8 in. $100-150 85 Blanc de Chine Figure of Guanyin, China, depicted wearing long, flowing robes and standing atop a sea-dragon amidst waves, with a lotus sprig in one hand and the “Pure Water” bottle in the other, ht. 25 1/2 in. $500-700
86 Blanc de Chine Guanyin, China, depicted seated on a rocky outcrop above rolling waves and lotus plants, flanked by a vase and a bird, ht. 11 in. $600-800 87 Pottery Guandi, China, decorated with partial sancai glaze, depicted seated and dressed in full military garb with a scholar’s hat, ht. 10 1/4 in. $100-150 88 Ceramic Pillow, China, contemporary, in the form of a recumbent cat, lg. 13 in. $200-250 89 Pottery Baluster Vase, China, heavily potted with everted, scalloped mouth, decorated with red and green glazes in a mottled pattern, six-character Kangxi mark on base, drilled, ht. 16 in. $200-400 90 Pottery Brush Pot, China, contemporary, tree trunk tripod form with apertures, one side incised with calligraphy, ht. 7 3/4 in. $300-500 91 Four-piece Pewter-mounted Clay Tea Set with Wood Tray, China, comprising coffeepot, teapot, sugar, and creamer, with dragon decoration and ji characters, all with mark on base, the wood tray with handles and similar decorations, 20 x 12 in. $500-700 92 Yixing Teapot, China, ovoid, with dragon decoration and a finial in the form of a ruyishaped cloud, mark on the inside of cover, dia. 4 3/4 in. $200-300 93 Three Teapots, China, an ovoid pot with an ox-form spout, mark on base and inside cover, dia. 3 1/2, a cylindrical, tripod pot with enameled floral decoration, mark on base, dia. 5, and a compressed ovoid pot with dragonform spout, handle, and finial, mark on base and inside cover, dia. 4 1/4 in. $200-300
94 Six Pottery Items, Asia, a brown glazed container with carved bird heads, ht. 3 1/2; a round container with splashed glaze of brown and green, dia. 2 1/4; a black glazed round jar with flared mouth, ht. 6; a bulbous lobed jar, ht. 4; a unglazed container, ht. 4; and a small dish with undulating rim, dia. 4 1/2 in. $100-200 95 Hanging Scroll Depicting the “Three Friends of Winter,” China, 20th century, ink and color on paper, the bamboo, plum blossom, and pine tree depicted against a light blue ground, inscribed, signed, and with one seal, 49 3/4 x 24 in. $200-300 96 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Landscape, China, ink on silk, of misty mountain valleys with water, inscribed with two seals, 76 x 28 3/4 in. $200-300 97 Hanging Scroll Depicting Shrimp, China, 20th century, in the manner of Qi Baishi (18641957), ink on paper, signed with a seal, 35 3/8 x 12 5/8 in. $400-600 98 Framed Painting of Ducks, China, ink and color on paper, depicting three ducks wading in a lotus pond beneath overhanging pine branches, bears inscription and one seal, sight 26 x 13 1/2 in. $100-200 99 Painting Album of Landscapes, China, 20th century, ink and color on paper, consisting of ten landscapes by four artists, each signed and sealed, 10 1/2 x 16 in. $300-500 100 Painting, ink and color on paper, in the manner of Guan Liang, depicting two opera figures, bears signature and one seal, 16 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. $300-500 101 Two Framed Prints, China, one depicting a bamboo forest with a rocky outcrop in the foreground, dotted with minute splashes of gold, bears inscription and four seals, 19 x 20, and a folk print of an Immortal warrior flanked by cloud columns, with reddish pigments throughout, 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. $200-300
102 Hanging Scroll Depicting Pines, China, ink and color on paper, inscribed with a seal, 34 7/8 x 21 3/4 in. $500-700 103 Painting of a Dancing Lady, China, 20th century, in the manner of Ye Qianyu (19071995), ink and color on paper, dated and signed with a seal, mounted on hardboard and matted, 23 x 15 1/2 in. $300-500 104 Framed Painting of Figures, China, ink and color on silk, depicting four old men at leisure beneath pine trees, 74 x 24 in., (damage). $200-300 105 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Girl, China, in the manner of He Jiaying (b. 1957), ink and light color on paper, depicting a girl in profile under willow branches, signed and with two seals, 20 1/8 x 15 3/8 in. $200-300 106 Three Fan Paintings, China, ink and color on paper, depicting flowers, a landscape, and a scene with a studying scholar and his wife, each bears inscription and one seal, lg. to 21 1/2 in. $300-400 107 Print of Figural Landscape, China, depicting a river bank scene with a passing boat, the mat painted gold, framed and glazed, not examined out of frame, 9 1/8 x 9 3/4 in. $300-500 108 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Bird, China, in the manner of Bada Shanren (1626-1705), ink on paper, lotus stalks with a bird, signed and with three seals, 36 3/4 x 16 5/8 in. $200-300 109 Framed Print of Cranes and Pine Trees, China, ink and color on paper, depicting a sedge of cranes amidst pine trees, bears inscription and two seals, sight 51 x 22 1/2 in. $200-300
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110 Painting of Four Grasshoppers, China, in the manner of Qi Baishi (1864-1957), ink and color on paper, inscribed and with a seal, framed and glazed, not examined out of glass, possibly a print, 12 1/8 x 7 7/8 in. $200-300 111 Painting of a Scholar, China, 20th century, in the manner of Chen Shaomei (1907-1954), ink and color on paper, depicted chasing after his windswept hat, bears inscription and two seals, 21 1/2 x 15 1/4, frame 30 1/2 x 20 1/4 in. $2,000-3,000 112 Painting of a Flowering Gourd Tree, China, 20th century, ink and color on paper, depicted with insects, inscribed and with three seals, framed and glazed, 26 3/4 x 26 1/2 in. $200-300 113 Hanging Scroll Depicting Dragons, China, ink and color on silk, a blue and a red dragon amongst a sea of clouds, inscribed with ten seals, 38 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. $400-600 114 Hanging Scroll Print Depicting a Landscape with a Hut, China, ink and light color on paper, 46 3/4 x 21 5/8 in. $200-300 115 Album of Nine Landscape Prints, China, ink and color on cotton, 17 1/8 x 12 1/8 in. $400-600 116 Pair of Hanging Scrolls Depicting Women, China, ink and color on silk, lounging on a boat and reading in a room, respectively, each bears inscriptions and two seals, 24 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. $200-400 117 Landscape Painting Album, China, 20th century, ink and color on paper, a collection of seven paintings with figures by six artists, inscribed title on front spread dated and signed with two seals, 11 x 18 1/8 in. $300-500
118 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Landscape, China, ink and color on paper, a river valley with figures walking towards a pavilion in the foreground, against a backdrop of pine trees and mountains, bears inscription and one seal, 39 x 12 in. $100-200 119 Hanging Scroll Depicting Birds and Flowers, China, ink and color on paper, a pair of birds perched on a tree with blossoming flowers, bears inscription and two seals, 26 x 13 in. $100-200 120 Two Paintings, China, 20th century, in the manner of Qi Baishi (1864-1957), a crab, ink on paper, inscribed, signed and with one artist’s seal, 12 x 3 1/4; and a bee and a lotus flower, ink and color on paper, signed and with one seal, 9 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. $600-800 121 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Red Plum Blossom, China, in the manner of Guan Shanyue (1912-2000), ink and color on paper, inscribed with two seals, 25 5/8 x 25 3/8 in. $200-300 122 Pair of Framed Figural Paintings, China, 20th century, opaque watercolor on paper, depicting a Republic Era official and wife, each seated by an open window in a room filled with auspicious objects, with children standing in attendance beside the chair, 24 x 16 1/2 in. $300-500 123 Framed Landscape Print, China, ink and color on paper, depicting a forested landscape, bears inscription and two seals, sight 54 x 27 1/2 in. $600-800 124 Painting of a Morning Glory, China, 20th century, ink and color on brown paper, the flower painted in pearl white, inscribed and with two seals, framed and glazed, not examined out of glass, 28 1/4 x 16 in. $200-300 125 Painting of Shrimp, China, light ink on paper, three shrimp on a blank background, inscribed both in English and Chinese, framed and glazed, not examined out of glass, 11 5/8 x 14 3/8 in. $200-300
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126 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Landscape, China, in the manner of Yuan Songnian (1895-1966), ink and light color on paper, two reclusive scholars and their abode in a bamboo forest, 43 1/8 x 19 1/4 in. $200-300 127 Handscroll Depicting a Landscape, China, ink on paper, mountains and sea of waves, 8 7/8 x 91 1/8; including a title calligraphy, signed Shen Du (1357-1434), 6 3/8 x 25 7/8; and three collector’s calligraphies, two with a seal, 8 7/8 x 25 3/4 in. $200-300 128 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Fish, Japan, ink and color on silk, in the manner of Keibun Matsumura (1779-1843), bears signature and one seal, with box, 42 x 19 in. $300-400 129 Hanging Scroll Depicting Pines, China, in the manner of Chen Shizeng (1876-1923), ink and light color on paper, pines and rocks in dry brush, 53 x 25 7/8 in. $500-700 130 Painting of a Shepherdess, China, ink and light color paper, the woman holding the tail of an ox and a flower, inscribed and with four seals, framed and glazed, 26 x 19 3/4 in. $300-400 131 Two Paintings of Xiqu Actors, China, ink and color on paper, in the manner of Guan Liang, one with a fan, 9 1/4 x 8 1/4; and one dancing, dressed in red, signed and with a seal, matted, 10 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. $500-700 132 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Landscape, China, 20th century, in the manner of Feng Zikai, ink and color on paper, two figures at leisure in a lakeside pavilion, with two horses tethered beneath a willow tree, inscribed, signed, and with one seal, 17 3/4 x 11 in. $500-700 133 Handscroll Painting Depicting Geese, China, 20th century, a continuous scene with flock of geese, some in flight, others on the ground, congregating at a bamboo marsh, bears one seal. $400-600
134 Pair of Framed Ancestral Portraits, China, 20th century, ink and color on silk, depicting a Mandarin civil official and wife, respectively, seated and dressed in formal robes, 25 x 17 1/2 in. $400-600 135 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Landscape, China, ink and color on paper, a gentle landscape scene with a figure seated by a stream in the foreground, against a backdrop of plum blossom trees and distant mountains, bears inscription and three seals, 57 x 13 in. $100-200
142 Eight Hanging Scrolls, Asia, a floral embroidery on vermilion silk, 52 x 33; and seven prints: Japanese print of bijin with a cat on cotton, 51 x 19 1/2; a Chinese bird-andflower print on paper; a figural print of five women with fans; a figural landscape; and three assorted landscapes, sizes to lg. 95 1/4 in. $200-300 143 Two Framed Landscape Paintings, China, ink and color on silk, each with one seal, sight 16 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. $200-400
136 Landscape Painting Album, China, ink and color on paper, consisting of eleven paintings by eleven artists, signed and sealed, one signed but without seal, 7 3/4 x 11 in. $200-300
144 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Landscape, China, ink and light color on paper, of Zhe school with figures, huts, and a boat on a river, inscribed with two seals, 33 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. $200-300
137 Pair of Framed Paintings of Hutong Doors, China, oil on canvas, one depicting a closed door, signed l.l., the other an open door decorated with auspicious calligraphy on red paper, hui chun, signed and dated l.r., 14 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. $200-400
145 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Woman, China, ink and color on paper, with turkeys, signed with a seal, 27 x 25 1/2 in. $100-200
138 Hanging Scroll Depicting Fish, China, color on silk, swimming amongst grasses, on a painted blue ground, signed with three seals, 15 7/8 x 20 in. $200-300 139 Framed Painting of a Woman, China, ink and color on silk, sight 53 x 36 1/2 in. $300-500 140 Hanging Scroll Depicting Figures, China, viewing works of art in a garden with pines and rocks in the distance, accompanied by two female attendants, 50 7/8 x 24 3/4 in. $300-400 141 Framed Bird-and-Flower Print, China, ink and color on silk, originally a hanging scroll, depicting a bird perched on a peony tree, bears inscription and three seals, sight 39 x 12 1/4 in. $300-500
146 Set of Four Hanging Scrolls, China, ink and color on silk, illustrating four stories involving legendary figures including a poet and a general, titled, signed, and with three seals, 62 1/8 x 17 3/8 in. $400-600 147 Framed Handscroll, China, ink and color on silk, depicting erotic scenes, 77 x 9 1/2 in. $200-300 148 Painting of Wisteria with a Bird, China, color on paper, inscribed and signed Wu Xingmin with a seal, framed and glazed, not examined out of glass, 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. $200-400 149 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Tiger, China, ink and color on silk, with detached scroll rods and no paper backing, under a crescent moon with bamboo trees, signed with a seal, 48 1/4 x 18 in. $300-500 150 Buddhist Painting, Korea or China, color on cotton, depicting a group of Buddhist deities, 49 3/8 x 36 in. $400-600
151 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Kingfisher, China, ink and color on paper, amongst lotus flowers and leaves, inscribed and with two seals, 36 x 13 3/8 in. $100-150 152 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Farm, China, ink and color on paper, farmers at leisure and listening to music under a tree, 43 1/2 x 25 5/8 in. $200-300 153 Hanging Scroll Depicting Quails, China, ink and color on paper, the two birds amidst foxtail grass, inscribed and with two seals, 51 x 24 3/4 in. $200-300 154 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Pair of Birds, China, ink and color on paper, with flowers, inscribed with five seals, 50 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. $200-300 155 Hanging Scroll Depicting a River, China, ink and color on paper, bird’s-eye view of pink plum blossoms, houses, and four people in a boat on a river, two calligraphies attached to both sides with two seals, the painting signed and with a seal, 52 7/8 x 25 3/4 in. $200-300 156 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Group of Four Women, China, ink and color on paper, inscribed with a seal, 26 1/2 x 25 1/4 in. $100-200 157 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Man, China, ink and color on paper, with two pigs in a garden and mountains in the distance, inscribed and with eight seals, 52 x 24 3/4 in. $300-400 158 Hanging Scroll Depicting a River, China, ink and color on paper, viewed from a mountain with two figures in boats, inscribed and with a seal, 38 7/8 x 19 7/8. $200-300 159 Hanging Scroll Depicting Two Horses, China, ink and light color on paper, inscribed and with two seals, 25 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. $300-500
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160 Complete Pictures of the Eight Noble Steeds, China, 20th century, accordion-style book with wood covers, the front carved with a fu roundel, the biography of the each owner printed in English and Chinese and mounted with a corresponding painting on silk, 8 1/8 x 5 3/4 in. $100-200 161 Calligraphy Scroll, China, eight characters in seal script, inscribed and with two seals, 64 7/8 x 10 1/8 in. $200-300 162 Calligraphy, China, ink on paper, attributed to Dong Shouping (1904-1997), signed and with one artist’s seal, mounted, 25 1/2 x 13 3/4, and twelve photos of the artist at work, mounted on a single board, 24 x 18 in. Provenance: From the former New England Center for Contemporary Art (NECCA) in Brooklyn, Connecticut. Sold to benefit the Temple Beth Israel and St. James Catholic Church, both of Danielson, Connecticut. $400-600 163 Calligraphic Painting, China, color on paper, of a single character “long” (dragon), signed and with a seal, 31 x 14 1/8 in. $200-300 164 Calligraphy, China, ink on paper, attributed to Wang Chengxi (b. 1940), signed and with three artist’s seals, mounted, 35 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. Provenance: From the former New England Center for Contemporary Art (NECCA) in Brooklyn, Connecticut. Sold to benefit the Temple Beth Israel and St. James Catholic Church, both of Danielson, Connecticut. $200-300 165 Calligraphy, China, ink on paper, attributed to Wang Chengxi (b. 1940), inscribed and signed, with three artist’s seals, mounted, 35 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. Provenance: From the former New England Center for Contemporary Art (NECCA) in Brooklyn, Connecticut. Sold to benefit the Temple Beth Israel and St. James Catholic Church, both of Danielson, Connecticut. $200-300
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166 Two Pieces of Calligraphy, China, ink on paper, attributed to Liu Bingsen (19372005), each signed and with one artist’s seal, mounted, 13 5/8 x 26 5/8 in. Provenance: From the former New England Center for Contemporary Art (NECCA) in Brooklyn, Connecticut. Sold to benefit the Temple Beth Israel and St. James Catholic Church, both of Danielson, Connecticut. $250-350 167 Fan Calligraphy, China, in the manner of Wu Hufan (1894-1968), ink on paper, with one seal, mounted 14 1/4 x 25 1/2 in. $300-500 168 Calligraphy, China, 20th century, in the manner of Wu Changshuo (1844-1927), ink on paper, bears signature and three seals, 8 3/4 x 29 1/4 in. $300-500 169 Five Paintings, four gouache paintings: China, 19th century, on rice paper, a pair depicting a seated Mandarin official and his wife, with an attendant standing at attention, 11 x 8 1/4, and a pair depicting birds and flowers, 8 1/4 x 12 1/4; and a painting of a leopard with a hare, Asia, ink and color on paper, framed, 24 1/4 x 15 1/8 in. $250-350 170 Three Gouache Portraits, China, 19th century, on rice paper, a pair depicting a Mandarin official and a lady, 9 x 6, and a painting of a woman seated facing a cosmetics box, 3 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. $200-250 171 Framed Plaque of a Snowy Scene, China, with pavilions and figures near waterside, inscribed, dated, and signed with three seals, 15 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. $200-300 172 Painted Porcelain Plaque, China, depicting five carp swimming in the water with plants, inscribed with two seals, 24 1/4 x 13 1/8 in. with frame. $200-300
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173 Painting with Calligraphy, China, 20th century, in the manner of Pu Xinru (18961963), ink and color on paper, depicting a man attempting to tame a horse, 27 1/2 x 14 in. $300-400 174 Pair of Bamboo Brush Pots, China, 20th century, cylindrical, carved in relief with scholars in a bamboo grove flanked by pine trees, ht. 6 1/4 in. $300-500 175 Two Bamboo Wrist Rests, China, rectangular, one carved with flowers and the other incised with calligraphy, both signed, ht. to 12 1/4 in. $300-500 176 Bamboo Carving of a Buddha’s Hand Citron, China, 19th/20th century, ht. 14 in. $800-1,200 177 Bamboo Carving, China, boat form, with pierced decoration depicting figures seated beneath pine trees, lg. 10 in. $200-400 178 Bamboo Incense Holder, China, cylindrical, carved and pierced with Immortals at leisure amidst pine trees, fitted with wood base and cover, ht. 8 in. $200-300 179 Miniature Bamboo Brush Pot, China, cylindrical, carved in relief with a luohan seated beside a basket of lingzhi, with a goose flying overhead, wood base and lip, dia. 2 1/2 in. $200-300 180 Bamboo Birdcage, China, typical form, mounted with a blue and white water bowl, jade ring-perches, and ivory finial, overall ht. 16 in. $600-800 181 Wood Table-top Display Case, China, with stepped shelves and drawers, carved with blossoms and decorated with pierced ruyi friezes, 16 x 6 x 17 1/2 in. $300-500
182 Twenty Carved and Pierced Wood Stands, stained red, green, and black, dia. to 6 3/4 in. $200-300 183 Two Wood Stands, China, a square stand with pierced apron and claw feet, 3 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 5 1/4, and a stepped stand with two square platforms on rectangular supports with shaped box stretchers, ht. 3, 4 3/8 x 8 x 4 1/2 in. $50-100 184 Mother-of-pearl-inlaid Wood Cosmetics Box, China, 20th century, rectangular, the top opens upwards to support a mirror, with two front corners inset with stone panels, and opens outwards to reveal four drawers and two compartments, with metal hardware, handles, and clasps, 7 1/2 x 9 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. $300-500 185 Export Lacquerware Sewing Box with Ivory Implements, China, 19th/20th century, rectangular with cut corners, the box decorated with bats, flowers, and cartouches of figures at leisure in garden scenes, the hinged cover opens to inner trays containing various sewing tools, with a drawer below, metal hardware and handles, 5 1/2 x 14 x 10 in. $100-150 186 Wood Table Screen with Eglomise Painting, China, depicting three male figures dressed in official attire, the stand with carved and openwork design, 15 3/4 x 10 1/8, the painting 8 3/8 x 5 1/8 in. $300-400 187 Four-panel Carved Wood Table Screen, China, 20th century, each panel carved with elaborate pierced scrolling foliate and lotus decoration framing a silk painting of a woman engaging in a musical or scholarly pursuit, each 15 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. $700-900 188 Carved Wood Figures of the Four Heavenly Kings, China, known collectively as fei yu tiao shun, each depicted standing on a plinth carved with pine motifs, wearing full armor, and holding his attribute, ht. 12 in. $500-700
189 Wood Carving of an Official, China, possibly Song Period (960-1279), standing with his hands clasped together under the long sleeves of his official attire, lightly carved with minimum details, wearing a hat, on modern wood stand, ht. 19 in. $800-1,200 190 Two Gilt-decorated Lacquer Wood Buddhist Figures, China, 19th/20th century, a Buddha seated in dhyanasana, ht. 8 1/4, and a Guanyin seated in rajalitasana, ht. 10 1/2 in. $300-400 191 Two Polychrome Carved Wood Standing Figures, China, depicted in scholar’s and military dress, respectively, on metal base, ht. to 9 7/8 in. $200-300 192 Wood Figure of Guanyin, China, 20th century, the bodhisattva depicted standing with her right hand clasping her left wrist, dressed in long, flowing robes, and with a peaceful expression on her round face, hollow, ht. 21 1/4 in. Provenance: Lots 192, 262, 311, 337, 339, 340, 347–349, and 378 from a private collection in the Midwest. $150-200 193 Carved Wood Guandi, China, depicted seated and dressed in scholar’s garb, ht. 10 1/4 in. $200-400 194 Group of Five Miscellaneous Asian Items, a pair of opaque green glass cups on wood stands, ht. 2 1/2, a miniature cloisonné teapot with floral decoration on yellow ground, ht. 3, a red lacquered leather box with a hinged cover decorated with phoenix and sanduo motifs, 3 1/2 x 12 1/4 x 7 5/8, and a large lacquered leather box with a dragon-and-phoenix hinged cover, 5 x 21 x 17 1/2 in. $200-250 195 Faux Cinnabar Vase, China, 20th century, bottle shape with flared mouth, decorated with reserves depicting figures at leisure in garden scenes, against a densely carved floral ground, plaque with six-character Qianlong mark impressed on base, ht. 14 in. $300-500
196 Two Carved Wood Seated Figures of Buddha, Asia, one seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base, with hands in dhyana mudra, ht. 13, and one with lacquered surface and depicted with a cup in one hand, ht. 18 1/2 in. $300-400 197 Three Snuff Bottles, China, a porcelain twin snuff bottle with flowers on black ground, marked with iron red “Qianlong” on bases, an opal bottle carved in relief with squirrels on a pine tree, and a green quartz bottle carved with a Buddha and a peach branch, ht. to 3 in. $300-500 198 Four Snuff Bottles, China, one ovoid with overlay flower and bird, ht. 3 1/8, one oblong with peaches on a dark green ground, ht. 3 1/4, one baluster shape with mottled stone texture, ht. 2 7/8, and a rectangular brown pottery bottle with cut corners decorated with landscapes, ht. 2 3/8 in. $500-700 199 Enameled Snuff Bottle, China, 20th century, depicting birds on flowering branches, fourcharacter Qianlong mark on base, ht. 3 1/4 in. $75-100 200 Red Peking Glass Snuff Bottle, China, flattened globular shape, decorated with carved lotuses in a shaped panel, vermilion stopper, metal collar and spoon, ht. 2 7/8 in. $200-300 201 Two Snuff Bottles, China, a pear-shape interior-painted bottle depicting scholars strolling by a lake, ht. 2 1/4, and an ovoid porcelain bottle decorated with officials on horseback in famille rose enamels against a bright blue ground, four-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 2 5/8 in. $125-150 202 Glass Snuff Bottle, China, pebble shape, the swirled cream and brown glass imitating banded agate, ht. 2 1/2 in. $500-700 203 Miniature Agate Snuff Bottle, China, rounded rectangular form, stone of semitranslucent gray with caramel tones, ht. 2 1/4 in. $500-700
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204 Bone Snuff Bottle, China, elliptic cylindrical, incised with women at leisure in a garden scene, base and top possibly made of horn, ht. 3 in. $200-250 205 Two Agate Snuff Bottles, China, a caramel colored bottle carved with figures, with tiger’s-eye stopper, ht. 3 1/2, and a milk white bottle with russet inclusions highlighting relief decoration, ht. 2 3/4 in. $300-500 206 Enameled Glass Snuff Bottle, China, 20th century, double gourd shape, depicting a continuous garden scene with bamboo, rocks, orchids, and a pair of birds perched on a flowering peony tree on a milky-white ground, the neck decorated with a lappet and ruyi band, four-character Qianlong mark on recessed base, ht. 2 3/4 in. $200-300 207 Two Glass Snuff Bottles, China, a baluster bottle of amber glass carved with dragons, Qianlong mark on base, ht. 2 3/8, and a pebble shape bottle of white glass cut through to maroon on snowflake ground, depicting figures on oxen, ht. 2 1/2 in. $200-300 208 Four Snuff Bottles, China, two Peking glass bottles overlaid with carved yellow bats and blue chilong, and two pear-shape metal bottles decorated with figural scenes and floral scroll design in polychrome enamels, fourcharacter Qianlong mark to one and Kangxi mark to the other, ht. 2 1/2 to 3 1/4 in. $250-350 209 “Longevity” Cloisonné Basin, China, 20th century, decorated with variations of the shou character in blue enamels against a white ground, gilt rim, dia. 15 1/4 in. $200-300 210 Three Cloisonné Items, China, 20th century, a pair of vases and an alms bowl, all decorated with dense floral designs against brown ground, gilt rims, with wood stands, vase ht. 6, bowl dia. 9 in. $200-300
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211 Seven Canton Enamel Items, China, a hexagonal lime green baluster vase with registers depicting landscape scenes alternating with bird-and-flower decoration, ht. 11, a quatrefoil covered box with floral decorations on dark green ground, lg. 3 5/8, a hexagonal covered box with reserves of dragon-and-phoenix decoration on lime green ground, ht. 3 1/8, a miniature lime green lotus dish, lg. 4 1/2, an oval lime green platter with scalloped rim and bird-and-flower decoration, lg. 5 3/4, a bowl painted with shrimp and bats, mark on base, dia. 4, and a bowl painted with cicadas and bats, mark on base, dia. 4 1/8 in. $200-300 211A Three Enameled Items, China, a lotus petal ladle with hardstone handle, a tray, and a small cloisonné planter with a pomegranate tree, lg. to 7 in. $100-150 212 Cloisonné Ewer, China, 20th century, typical form, enameled with shou characters, bats, and lotus flowers on turquoise ground, both sides inset with a circular jade plaque, with gilt dragon decorations on the handle and spout, cover similarly decorated, with a double gourd jade finial, ht. 11 1/2 in. $100-200 213 Miniature Cloisonné Vase, China, bottle form with garlic-shape mouth, decorated with blossom sprigs and ruyi bands on blue ground with silver-tone scrolling design, with silvered band, base, and rim, ht. 5 1/4 in. $200-300 214 Large Cloisonné Alms Bowl, China, with dragon decorations on black ground, apocryphal Ming mark on base, dia. 12 in. $200-250 215 Pair of Covered Cloisonné Boxes, China, 20th century, scallop-rimmed ruyi shape, the cover decorated with a lingzhi sprig amidst lotus flowers and scrolling foliage against a bright blue ground, with gilt-metal rim, fourcharacter Qianlong mark on base, lg. 4 3/4 in. $500-700 216 Small Cloisonné Drum-shaped Vessel, China, 20th century, supported by four ruyishaped gilt feet, decorated with lotus flowers against a blue ground, with a pair of gilt ring handles each suspending from a monstermask, four-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 5 in. $400-600
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217 Cloisonné Bowl with Everted Scalloped Rim, China, 20th century, decorated with archaic “C”-scrolls, scrolling lotus flowers, and ji roundels against a blue ground, with gilt rims, four-character Qianlong mark on base, dia. 5 1/2 in. $300-500 218 Fan-shaped Cloisonné Covered Box, China, 20th century, decorated with shou characters, bats, lotus flowers, and scrolling foliage against a bright blue ground, with gilt-metal rims, four-character Qianlong mark cast on base, lg. 8 1/8 in. $400-600 219 Three Cloisonné Items, China, an alms bowl with dragon decorations, apocryphal Ming mark on base, dia. 8, a jar with floral motifs, ht. 3 1/2, and a rectangular covered box with dragons on yellow ground, 2 3/8 x 5 x 3 in. $200-300 220 Bronze Vase with Champlevé Decoration, China, decorated with taotie and archaic designs with ruyi motifs, blossoms, and scrolling foliage against an aqua blue ground, ht. 13 1/4 in. $300-500 221 Champlevé Gilt-metal Vase Mounted as a Lamp, China, 20th century, the vase with archaic decorations of taotie and chilong against a fan-patterned ground, ht. 11 1/2 in. $250-300 222 Champlevé Bronze Censer with Phoenix Handles, China, the ovoid body decorated with lotus flowers and scrolling foliage on turquoise ground, four-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 4 1/4 in. $400-600 223 Nine Cloisonné and Champlevé Items, China and Japan, a cylindrical vase and two covered vessels with blossom-and-butterfly decoration, a pair of trumpet-mouth vases with birds and floral decoration, an archaic-style covered vessel with taotie motifs, a baluster vase with blossom roundels against a celadon ground, and a baluster vase decorated with scattered scholar’s objects and gilt handles, ht. to 17 3/4 in. $500-700
224 Bronze Gu Vase, China, cast with taotie motifs, lappets, flanges, and other archaic designs against a leiwen ground, ht. 13 in. $400-600 225 Archaic-style Bronze Covered Vessel, China, with animal head-shaped cover with an opening to mouth, decorated with animalinspired motifs and geometric patterns, 7 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. $200-300 226 Bronze Tripod Censer, China, compressed ovoid body flanked by loop handles, fourcharacter Zhengde mark cast on base, dia. 4 1/4, together with a pair of machineembroidered cream silk panels depicting a multitude of birds, lg. 42 in. $300-550 227 Bronze Tripod Incense Burner, China, cylindrical body decorated with raised Daoist emblems, ht. 3 3/8 in. $200-300 228 Bronze Censer, China, ovoid, cast with a pair of lion-head handles, six-character Xuande mark on base, dia. 5 1/4 in. $200-400 229 Bronze Seated Buddha, China, depicted in rajalitasana holding a sarira in his right hand, unsealed, ht. 10 in. $400-600 230 Polychrome Bronze Seated Buddha, China, the figure depicted in rajalitasana with a dharma wheel in his left hand, sealed, ht. 13 3/4 in. $800-1,000 231 Bronze Buddha, Asia, standing on a lotus pedestal, with a staff in his right hand and a stick over his left shoulder, ht. 10 in. $50-100 232 Bronze Buddha, China, the figure seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base, with a dharmachakra resting on his right palm, and his left hand facing downward on his lap, seven-character Qianlong mark cast on the front of the base, sealed, ht. 12 3/4 in. $500-700
233 Cast Iron Figure of Guanyin, China, 19th/20th century, depicted seated on a pedestal with a serene expression on her face, wearing loose robes, with a small child in her left hand and resting her right hand on her bent right knee, unsealed, ht. 9 1/4 in. $800-1,000 234 Gilt-bronze Statuette of an Official, China, sitting on a stool, dressed in official attire, his hands placed on the lap, colored and gilt, ht. 8 3/4 in. $200-300 235 Han-style Funerary “Money Tree,” China, made of bronze and green glazed earthenware, the central figural shaft with offshoots in the form of farm animals and a pair of coins, lg. 7 in. $1,200-1,500 236 Mixed-metal Vessel, Asia, lamp form, decorated with blossom roundels, the top with an opening mechanism and upright loops possibly for attachment to belt, lg. 5 3/4 in. $200-300 237 Stylized Bronze Warrior on Horseback, Asia, the figure depicted armed with multiple weapons, including a bow and a sword, riding a caparisoned horse embellished with bells, ht. 5 3/4 in. $200-400 238 Bronze Animal-shape Vessel, China, with spout in the shape of an animal head, a handle cast separately, the body decorated with various motifs, ht. 4, wd. 8 in. $200-300 239 Soapstone Censer with Handles, China, rectangular incense container decorated with incised and openwork designs, raised on four short claw-shaped legs, the cover in the form of a roof with a stylized foo dog standing on the top, the handles in the shape of a lion head with a loose ring in the mouth, lg. 15 1/2. $1,000-1,500 240 Baitong Covered Ink Box, China, rectangular, the cover incised with two famous archaic ding, marks stamped on base, 1 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. $200-400
241 Baitong Covered Ink Box, China, square, the cover incised with a depiction of Cao Zhen Bei, 1 5/8 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. $200-400 242 Repoussé Gilt-metal Covered Lobed Box, China, with a central qilin together with pairs of birds and butterflies on diapered ground, “Da Tang Zhen Guan” on base, dia. 5 in. $100-200 243 Two Metal Vessels, China, a bronze archaicstyle tripod vessel decorated with dense chilong-scrolls and upright handles, on wood stand with ruyi design, dia. 13, and a brass drum-shape tripod vessel with ruyi-form handles, dia. 10 3/4 in. $200-400 244 Two Framed Repoussé Metal Ornaments, China, 20th century, rectangular with lobed corners, possibly made of silver, each depicting a figure seated astride a qilin and surrounded by auspicious emblems or flowers, respectively, 4 x 5 1/4, glazed and framed, 17 x 17 in. $200-300 245 Two Bronze Figures of Tara, Sino-Tibet, each seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base, the right hand in varada mudra and the left in vitarka mudra, flanked by lotus stem blossoming at the shoulder, unsealed, ht. to 6 in. $100-200 246 Gilt-bronze Figure of Avalokiteshvara, Sino-Tibet, the bodhisattva depicted seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base, unsealed, ht. 6 3/4 in. $500-900 247 Gilt-bronze Figure of Mahakala, SinoTibet, the six-armed figure standing in pratyalidhasana atop Ganesha on a lotus base, holding a chopper and a skull cup in his primary hands, with a bracelet of skulls in the upper right hand, unsealed, ht. 6 1/2 in. $300-500 248 Pair of Flat Ivory Vases, China, decorated with landscapes and lotus scrolls on both sides in low relief, details incised and stained in black, standing on carved openwork wood stands, the matching rectangular covers with lion-shaped finials, ht. 7 5/8 in. $800-1,000
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249 Ivory Carving of a Woman, China, the figure depicted seated on a rock garden seat and carrying her hat in both hands, ht. 3 1/2 in. $200-400 250 Two Carved Ivory Standing Figures, China, 20th century, a Ming Dynasty literati, ht. 6 1/4, and a flattened figure of a bearded old man tying his hair into a topknot, with wood stand, ht. 6 in. $300-500
257 Two Figural Carvings of Women, China, one holding a lute, ht. 7; one holding a flower and a basket, ht. 7 1/4 in., possibly made of ivory composite, both standing on a short two-tier wooden stand. $200-400 258 Ivory Carving of a Fisherman, China, 20th century, holding a fish and a smoke pipe, sitting on the ground with exposed belly, 5 1/2 in. without carved wood stand. $300-400
251 Ivory Carving of a Standign Woman, China, holding a flowerpot in her right hand and a fan in her left hand hidden behind her back, with black stained hair, on a carved double lotus wood stand, ht. 13 1/4 in. $2,000-3,000
259 Ivory Carving of a Dancing Woman, China, dressed in a robe with flowing ribbons, hair stained black, on a carved wood stand with metal inlay, ht. 8 in. $500-700
252 Two Ivory Buddhist Plaques, China, each depicting the Buddha seated on a double lotus throne backed by a halo, mounted on wooden panels, the ivory stained red-brown, ht. 4 7/8 in. $400-600
260 Mahjong Set with Manual, China, contained in five drawers in a small cabinet with a dropfront door, carved handle on top, all five sides with figural decorations in relief, 6 3/4 x 9 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. $250-350
253 Ivory Carving of a Standing Woman, China, dressed in a robe with flowing ribbons, holding a tree branch with plum blossoms, with black stained hair, on a carved wood stand, ht. 9 1/2 in. $500-700
261 Ivory Carving of a Banana, China, showing some flesh with the rind partially peeled, the rind stained in light yellow, made of ivory composite, with carved wood stand, lg. 5 1/2 in. $300-500
254 Carved Ivory Boat on Wood Stand, China, depicting figures rowing, fishing, and engaging in other activities aboard the long boat, the stand carved to imitate rolling waves, lg. 13 in. $500-700 255 Ivory Carving of a Boat, China, 20th century, depicting a multitude of figures engaging in various activities on a double-deck boat decorated with lanterns and a pair of flags, on wood stand, lg. 11 1/2 in. $300-500 256 Pair of Ivory Carvings of Foo Lions, China, with incised details, the mane and eyes stained black, seated on a rectangular pedestal with elaborate openwork designs, one with paw placed on a ball, one on a cub, ht. 4 1/8 in. $200-400
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262 Five Ivory Figural Carvings, China and Japan, a Chinese Immortal with a duck and a staff, ht. 12 1/4, an old Japanese woman with a basket on her back, ht. 12, three Japanese fishermen: one with fish and seagulls, ht. 11 1/2, one with a child puppet and a mask, ht. 8 1/2, and one with a fishing hook and waterfowl, ht. 9 in., all with incised and stained details and signed to base. $500-700 263 Ivory Buddhist Figure, Asia, possibly of Guanyin, depicted standing and holding a cintamani jewel between her right forefinger and thumb, adorned with beaded ruyi ornaments and with a head full of individual, tightly curled coils of hair, ht. 11 5/8 in. $300-500
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264 Two Faux Horn Items, China, a cup carved in relief with figures at leisure beneath pine trees, the tree trunk forming the handle, ht. 6 1/4; and a wine vessel in archaic jue form, incised with ruyi and leiwen motifs, with a pair of chilong coiled along and over the rim, ht. 3 3/8 in. $200-300 265 Two Faux Horn Cups, China, an archaic wine vessel form carved with chilong in relief, ht. 3 1/2, and a cylindrical shape with oval section, decorated with figures at leisure beneath bamboo and pine trees, four-character Qianlong mark incised on base, ht. 4 1/2 in. $200-300 266 Carved Horn Walking Stick Handle, China, made for export, carved as the head of a bird holding a pearl with its long beak, the back incised “1898,” mounted on a short metal and wood shaft, lg. 5 in. $300-500 266A Soapstone Covered Box, China, square, the cover carved with distant rock and trees, with a figure seated on the bank of the river in the foreground, supported by four bracket feet with archaic-scroll design, stone of reddish brown color with green tones, 2 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. $800-1,000 267 Six Small Carvings, Asia, a red hardstone bird perched on a tree, ht. 7 1/2, two ivory Japanese fishermen with nets, signed and with owner’s sticker to base, ht. 5 5/8, a Japanese farmer with a pumpkin, ht. 4 3/4, a small ivory composite Chinese figure on wood stand, ht. 3 1/2, a Mughal figure, ht. 2 3/8, and an oval pendant, lg. 2 in. $300-500 268 Beaded Necklace, China, comprising faux coral, turquoise, and art glass beads, lg. 12 1/2 in. $200-400 269 Eleven Beaded Necklaces, China, contemporary, five turquoise and amethyst necklaces, a turquoise necklace with pendant, a carnelian necklace with a frog-shaped agate pendant, a carnelian necklace with two hardstone bi, a turquoise and silvered bead necklace with a rectangular jade plaque carved with fruiting floral sprigs, and two woven necklaces each with a carved jade pendant, lg. to 18 in. $500-700
270 Opal Carving, China, of the Daoist Immortal He Xiangu depicted seated with a basket of lotus flowers, ht. 3 7/8 in. $400-600
279 Carved Stone Frog, China, possibly made of jasper, stone of variegated brown color, lg. 3 3/4 in. $200-300
271 Two Stone Carvings, China, one carved as a recumbent qilin with its mouth open, the stone of semi-translucent gray-celadon with russet streaking, ht. 2 1/4, lg. 2 3/4; the other carved as a peach borne on leafy sprigs, the stone of gray-white with russet markings, lg. 1 7/8 in. $100-200
280 Stone Carving of a Three-legged Toad, China, depicted grasping a garland of coins in its mouth, cream-colored stone with dark inclusions, ht. 3 3/4, lg. 4 3/4 in. $400-600
272 Jade Recumbent Cat, China, stone of pale celadon color, ht. 2 in., (untested). $200-400 273 Six Hardstone Carvings, China, four animals, a figure, and a pendant, stones of various colors with markings, approx. lg. 1 1/2 to 2 in. $200-300 274 Ivory and Bone Composite Covered Box, Asia, cylindrical, carved and pierced in high relief with a continuous farm scene, the cover similarly decorated, ht. 4 1/4 in. $200-300 275 Four Archaic-style Stone Items, China, a cong on wood stand, ht. 4, a ruyi scepter carved with a fu character, on wood stand, lg. 6 3/4, a bi disc carved with a chilong and the characters ji xiang, dia. 6, and a standing ornament with stylized archaic motifs on wood stand, ht. 12 3/4 in., spinach green stones. $700-900 276 Pair of Hardstone Carvings, China, each depicting a pheasant perched on a branch above a small songbird, cream-colored stone with russet and dark inclusions, ht. to 10 1/4 in. $400-600 277 Stone Carving of a Horse, China, stone of pale celadon color, ht. 6 1/4 in. $300-500 278 Two Spinach Green Stone Items, China, an abacus, lg. 7 1/2, and a standing Shoulao, ht. 7 1/2 in. $500-700
281 Jade Ornament, China, the butterfly-form openwork plaque, lg. 2 in., with suspending coral beads and miniature jade carvings of auspicious objects, (untested). $300-500 282 Stone Head of Yan Luo Wang (Ruler of the Afterlife), China, Ming-style, depicted with bulging eyes and a scowling face, wearing a judge’s cap bearing the character wang (king), on wood stand, ht. 11 1/4 in. $1,000-1,500
288 Three Soapstone Vases, China, each flat baluster form resting on a rockwork base with flowers, two variegated red-orange color, the third a yellow-brown hue, ht. to 8 1/2 in. $200-400 289 Spinach Green Stone Shoehorn, China, typical form, with metal mount, lg. 6 1/4 in. $200-300 290 Six Carved Stone Seals, China, five rectangular and one oval, four seals surmounted by a seated Buddhist figure, and two carved with a figure in relief on one side, all with uncarved seal face, five stones of creamy beige color with reddish inclusions, one of dark russet color, ht. to 2 3/4 in. $100-200 291 Stone Dragon Seal, China, square, surmounted by a pair of dragons, seal face carved with four characters, dark green stone, 3 3/4 x 4 x 4 in. $300-500
283 Thirteen Carved Stone Seals, China, mostly rectangular, with inscriptions and carved seal faces, stones of various colors, in wood box, ht. to 3 3/8 in. $200-300
291A Three Stone Carvings, China, a green stone seated child with a dog, a soapstone standing Guanyin, and a malachite owl, ht. to 8 1/4 in. $100-200
284 Pair of Stone Seals, China, rectangular, carved on each side with a landscape of mountains with pine trees and pavilions, uncarved seal face, stone of orange hue with deep red inclusions, ht. 3 1/2 in. $300-500
292 Three Hardstone Carvings, China, a russet stone with two chilong, wd. 2 1/2; an apple jade stone ring with two chilong-inspired animals, dia. 3 1/8; and a brown stone fish with carved and incised details, lg. 3 3/8 in. $200-300
285 Carved Hardstone Horse, China, spinach green stone, mounted on a wood stand, lg. 6 3/4 in. $300-500
293 Stone Figure of a Cat, China, depicted curled up with its tail tucked beneath its forelimbs, cream-colored stone with russet tones, lg. 2 in. $200-400
286 Jade Recumbent Foo Lion, China, stone of celadon color, lg. 3 in., (untested). $200-400 287 Stone Mountain with Wood Stand, China, pyramid form, carved with figures at leisure by a dock beneath pine trees, stone of celadon color with russet skin, wood stand carved with lingzhi, lg. 7 in. $200-300
294 Jade Qilin, China, the mythical beast carved as crouched, stone of celadon color, lg. 3 1/2 in., (untested). $200-400 295 Calcite Figure of a Winged Beast, China, stone of pale celadon color, lg. 2 1/8 in. $200-400
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296 Semi-opaque White Glass Bangle, China, inner dia. 2 1/2 in. $200-400 297 Stone Covered Censer, China, flattened hu shape, carved with chilong decorations and flanked by phoenix-form handles with suspending rings, supported by four dragonform feet with rings, the domed cover with stylized dragon lugs with rings, stone of celadon color with brown tones, ht. 14 x 8 1/2 in. $400-600 298 Group of Miscellaneous Accessories, China, an archaic-style stone buckle, a green glass bangle, four pierced faux ivory plaques, and two faux walnut carvings, lg. to 3, bangle interior dia. 1 7/8 in. $200-300 299 Soapstone Carving of Monkeys, China, forming a pyramid, light yellowish green stone with russet markings, on stand, ht. 4 3/8 in. $200-400 300 Pair of Soapstone Seals with Lions, China, rectangular, each incised with birds and flowers and surmounted by a foo lion, ht. 7 1/2 in. $300-500 301 Pair of Glass Plaques, China, rectangular, with scalloped top, incised with ruyi motifs, uncarved, semi-opaque white glass, lg. 2 3/4 in. $300-500 302 Jade Camel, China, the animal depicted recumbent with all four legs tucked under its body, stone of celadon color, lg. 2 1/2 in., (untested). $200-400
305 Two Small Green Jade Pieces, China, in the form of a gourd and an elongated oval, lg. to 1 1/8 in., (untested). $200-300 306 Faux Tortoiseshell Brush Pot, China, cylindrical, with reticulated decorations of squirrels and scrolling foliage, ht. 4 1/4 in. $500-700 307 Fluorite Carving, China, depicting a pair of fish with a turtle in a pond amidst lotus plants, lg. 5 3/4 in. $200-300 308 Fluorite Carving Mounted as Lamp, China, 20th century, depicting a phoenix perched on a rock with a peony sprig in its beak, mounted on a wood and metal base, ht. 15 in. $600-800 309 Miniature Glass Vase, China, baluster form, decorated with dragons writhing amidst lotus flowers and scrolling foliage against a bright yellow ground, four-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 3 1/2 in. $200-300 310 Peking Glass Double Gourd Vase, China, red glass cut through to opaque white ground, decorated with fruiting and flowering branches, ht. 8 3/4 in. $300-500 311 Archaic-style Tripod Covered Glass Vessel on Wood Stand, China, ovoid, the body carved with a horse tethered to a willow tree, the other side depicting two fighting figures, flanked by dragon-head handles with suspending rings, the cover with a foo lion finial, semi-translucent green glass with dark inclusions, dia. 5 in. $400-600
303 Seven Archaic-style Stone Pendants, China, two staff figures, two birds, and three fish, ht. to 3 3/4 in. $100-200 304 Eight Small Green Jade Pieces, China, three oval, four circular, and one in the form of a gourd, lg. to 1 1/4 in., (untested). $200-400
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312 Fourteen Assorted Items, China, a cloisonné and glass ashtray, dia. 3 3/4, a miniature hardstone and silver censer with cover, dia. 2, a miniature glass and silver censer with cover, dia. 1 3/4, a cylindrical silver covered box with dragon decoration, ht. 2 5/8, an enameled fish, lg. 3 1/4, a glass snuff bottle painted with pandas, ht. 3, a fish-and-lotus form snuff bottle, ht. 3 5/8, an elliptic cylindrical covered silver box with auspicious emblems, ht. 2 7/8, an oval celadon-color stone plaque carved with dragons, lg. 1 3/4, a white stone Budai holding a lingzhi, lg. 3, a miniature gilt-metal and inlaid snuff bottle, lg. 1 1/2, a silvermounted circular green glass plaque with butterfly motifs, dia. 2 1/8, a silvered-metal rectangular covered box with a foo dog finial, ht. 4 5/8, and an oval green stone carving of Budai with lingzhi, lg. 3 1/2 in., all silver pieces with mark on base. $600-800 313 Red Peking Glass Bowl, China, 20th century, square bowl decorated with carved flowers and birds on all four sides flaring toward the rim, straight foot with recessed base, with carved wood stand, wd. 6 5/8, ht. 4 1/2 in. $400-600 314 Framed Mandarin Fan, China, 19th century, the multi-colored lacquer guardsticks with gilt figural and foliate decoration, the paper leaf painted with men and women in a courtyard scene, with appliqued ivory faces and silk robes, 12 1/4 x 22 3/4 in. $200-300 315 Approximately Twenty Fans, Asia, made of various materials including bamboo, paper, and bone, lg. to 13 in. $200-250 316 Group of Asian Items, a sandalwood brise fan, lg. 8 3/4, a paper fan with calligraphy and painting verso, lg. 9, a white lacquer covered rectangular box carved with figures beneath a tree, 1 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 2 1/2, and a group of three bone figures on wood stand, ht. 3 1/4 in. $200-400 317 Export Ivory Brise Fan, China, with a central pierced cartouche carved with a name, possibly “Amilia,” lg. 9 5/8 in. $200-300
318 Two Pieces of Silver and Stone Jewelry, China, 20th century, a gilt-silver filigree pin with enamel blossom decorations and set with a green stone plaque in the form of a lotus, lg. 1 1/8, and an adjustable silver filigree ring set with an openwork figural white stone plaque, lg. 1 in. $200-250 319 Small Silver Tripod Dish, China, circular, with bat handles and lotus decoration, “Shu De Tang” stamped on base, dia. 3 3/8 in. $200-300 320 Singapore., View of a part of CampongClam, The Court-House, and Government Hill (taken from Princess Hill.), reproduction of a lithograph, original published by Ackermann and Co., London: October 1840, framed and glazed, 16 x 21 1/2 in. $100-150 321 Kesi Panel, China, depicting Kuixing, the God of Examinations, standing on one foot atop a dragon-fish and holding an inkstone and a calligraphy brush in his hands, beneath the Big Dipper constellation, woven with inscriptions and seals: “Chen Jiang Sheng Jing” and “Qianlong Nian Zhi,” all on a brown ground, 64 x 22 in. $2,000-4,000 322 Framed Embroidery, China, 20th century, ruyi shape, gold threads couched on dark red silk, depicting a central phoenix surrounded by stylized flowers and ruyi designs, 12 x 16 in., framed. $200-400 323 Unlined Short-sleeved Surcoat, China, 20th century, embroidered with peony sprigs and baskets on black damask silk with floral decoration, ht. 39 in. $300-500 324 Group of Embroidered Silk Fragments, China, 19th/20th century, including sleevebands, robe trimmings, and borders of various colors and sizes. $400-600 325 Embroidered Green Silk Bed Cover, China, 20th century, the central roundel comprising a vase of Buddha’s hand citrons, peonies, bats, and butterflies, surrounded by borders formed by similar decorations, 64 1/2 x 57 in. $300-500
326 Embroidered Surcoat, China, 20th century, Peking knot embroidery on black silk, the flower-and-butterfly roundels interspersed with floral and fruiting sprigs, the cream silk sleevebands decorated with flowers, ht. 43 in. $400-600
334 Framed Ming-style Kesi Panel, China, 19th century or earlier, woven with a front-facing dragon encircling a longevity pearl amidst ruyishaped clouds and bats above rolling waves, all against a brown ground, 23 x 38 in. $400-600
327 Kesi Tapestry, China, 19th century, woven with a garden landscape beneath a dark red sky and Immortals engaging in various activities, with a later border and appliqued decorations, panel 67 x 34 1/2, overall 112 x 48 in. $2,000-3,000
335 Rosewood Chest, China, 20th century, rectangular, with hinged cover and handles, metal hardware, 7 1/4 x 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. $300-500
328 Three Textile Fragments, China, a red silk sash, a black silk sash woven with a wan fret design in gold, and a double ruyi peachcolored silk embroidery depicting peonies, birds, and rocks, various sizes. $200-300 329 Two Framed Textile Fragments, China, 19th century, a cream-colored crane roundel with lingzhi, 13 x 13 1/2, and a gray silk panel embroidered with a lotus flower at each corner and a central roundel comprising a vase of flowers with bats and blossoms, 13 x 16 in. $200-400 330 Framed Front Panel of a Skirt, China, 19th century, the gold silk densely decorated with butterflies amidst flowers embroidered in shades of blue, the navy trim similarly embellished with blue blossoms, 17 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. $200-300 331 Framed Rank Badge, Buzi, China, embroidered with a quail, the insignia of the Eighth-Rank Civil Official, perched on a rock above rolling waves amidst clouds, bats, peonies, double-peaches, and lingzhi against a dark blue ground, 10 x 11 1/2 in. $200-400 332 Pair of Bound-foot Shoes, China, early 20th century, made of bright purple silk with black trim, embroidered with a butterfly, with leather heel and toe, lg. 5 1/2 in. $150-200
336 Two Nesting Tables, China, possibly made of rosewood, with rectangular paneled top above a pierced and shaped apron, supported on four legs with shaped feet, size to 18 x 14 x 10 1/2 in. $300-500 337 Export Marble-top Stand, China, 20th century, the square top set above a pierced apron of gourd decorations and four legs with claw feet, ht. 18 1/4 in. $200-400 338 Two-panel Folding Wood Screen, China, 20th century, with shaped latticework throughout, each with a central cartouche carved and painted with a pair of pheasants perched a pine tree, surmounted by a pierced vignette of chrysanthemums and blossoms, the base of the panel similarly worked with bamboo and iris flowers, on casters, each panel 67 3/4 x 28 1/2 in. $800-1,000 339 Export Marble-top Stand, China, 20th century, the octagonal top set above a pierced frieze of gourds and foliate designs, supported on four cabriole legs carved with similar decorations, with cross-brace and hoof feet, ht. 35 1/2 in. $200-400 340 Export Mother-of-pearl Inlaid Armchair, China, 20th century, embellished with inlay forming floral sprigs, the back splat with pierced decorations of blossoms and a central roundel depicting a pair of deer and a peacock beneath pine trees, with pierced side panels and apron, 38 1/2 x 24 x 15 in. $500-700
333 Group of Embroidered Textile Fragments, China, 20th century, including faux rank badges, trimmings, and dragon panels of various colors and sizes. $200-300
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341 Two Wood Stands, China, 20th century, one in the form of a double-lozenge, with a pierced foliate apron and six short cabriole feet, 2 3/4 x 15 x 8, the other Y-shaped, the beaded top set above a curved apron elaborately carved with scrolling foliate design, on six ruyi-shaped bat feet, 3 1/4 x 13 x 13 in. $100-200 342 Export Marble-top Stand, China, 20th century, the square top set above an apron carved with lotuses above openwork scroll design, supported by four legs with claw feet, two undertiers, ht. 31 1/2 in. $200-300 343 Export Marble-top Stand, China, the square top set above a pierced frieze and four cabriole legs carved with acanthus leaves, ht. 23 1/2 in. $200-300 344 Pair of Side Chairs, China, the back splat carved with a shou character, with humpback top rail, and supported by four square-section legs with box stretcher, 41 1/2 x 16 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. $300-500 345 Two Spindle-back Side Chairs, China, each with a humpback top rail above vertical spindles, with four cylindrical legs and rails, 30 3/4 x 14 x 17 1/4 in. $200-300 346 Horseshoe-back Chair, China, with shaped back splat carved with a dragon amidst clouds, with woven seat, the rounded legs joined by “H”-shaped stretcher, 36 x 23 x 20 in. $100-200 347 Palace Cloisonné Vase, Japan, 20th century, baluster form, decorated with chrysanthemums on blue ground, ht. 35 1/2 in. $500-700 348 Two Cloisonné Vases, Japan, decorated with cartouches depicting lotus flowers, dragons, and phoenix against a blue or green ground, ht. to 12 in. $400-700
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349 Cloisonné Vase, Japan, 20th century, urn-form, with fluted sides, flared lip, and spreading round foot, decorated with stylized birds, dragons, and flowers, in shades of blue, green, red, and mauve enamel, ht. 22 in. $300-500 350 Bronze Lotus Leaf Vase, Japan, 20th century, the interior well cast in relief with a crane flying over a pine tree, signature on base, ht. 7 1/4 in. $100-200 351 Bronze Jar Mounted as a Lamp, Japan, 20th century, ovoid, cast with several carp in relief, with shade, drilled, ht. 8 in. $300-500 352 Iron Tsuba, Japan, 20th century, typical form, with gilt decoration of plum blossom branches and birds, lg. 2 5/8 in. $200-400 353 Iron Hibachi Brazier, Japan, 20th century, ovoid, paired with a covered vessel, both flanked by suspended ring handles, overall ht. 13 1/2 in. $200-400 354 Nine Assorted Asian Items, two Japanese cloisonné vases, ht. to 6, a Japanese gilt lacquer covered box painted with cranes and pine trees, signed, 1 3/8 x 3 1/2 x 2 3/8, a cizhou-style miniature bowl, dia. 5 1/4, an ivory plaque incised on both sides with figures at leisure in garden landscapes, 7 3/4 x 3 7/8, a textile fragment of red silk embroidered with crane roundels and Buddha’s hand citrons, 7 1/2 x 7 1/2, a seated Buddhist figure, ht. 5 3/4, a mallet-shape ivory carving incised with figures in a landscape beneath an inscribed caption, ht. 5 1/4 in., and a black silk robe densely embroidered with garden scenes. $300-500 355 Mixed-metal Tripod Covered Censer with Stand, Japan, Meiji Period, ovoid body resting on three long, cylindrical legs, with upright monster-mask loop handles, decorated on one side with a woman standing against a pine tree with a fan in her hand, the other side with a bird perched on a rock amidst peony and peach trees, the cover surmounted by a kirin finial, overall ht. 13 in. $200-400
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356 Blue and White Jardinière, Japan, 20th century, painted with egrets and pine trees in fan-shape reserves, against a wave-pattern ground, dia. 18 in. $300-400 357 Blue and White Vase, Japan, globular body with long slender neck and rolled rim, depicting figures at leisure in nature with trees, ht. 9 3/4 in. $200-300 358 Blue and White Imari Pottery Bowl, Japan, 20th century, the interior well decorated with a pair of butterflies, the sides with panels depicting each of the “Three Friends of Winter” alternating with roundels of birds and turtles, the exterior painted with cranes in fan-shaped cartouches, signed on unglazed base, (faded), dia. 7 1/4 in. $100-150 359 Imari Charger, Japan, 20th century, depicting cranes with plums and pines alternating with floral motifs in four compartments, seal to base, dia. 18 1/8 in. $300-500 360 Eight Imari Items, Japan, four floral-shape dishes, dia. 8 1/8, a star-shaped plate, dia. 11 1/8, a ribbed bowl, dia. 7 3/8, a bulbous jar with short neck, dia. 7 3/8, and a miniature vase, ht. 4 1/2 in., all decorated with floral and foliate scrolls in underglaze blue and overglaze red and green. $300-500 361 Imari Umbrella Stand, Japan, 20th century, cylindrical, painted with reserves depicting samurais and other figures, against flowers and foliage, ht. 24 1/4 in. $250-350 362 Imari Charger, Japan, 19th/20th century, octagonal, with barbed rim, decorated with floral reserves surrounding a central bamboo roundel, lg. 18 in. $400-600 363 Miniature Porcelain Vase, Japan, baluster form, with blossoms on gray ground, mark on base, ht. 5 3/4 in. $200-400
364 Porcelain Figurine of a Cat, Japan, 20th century, the black and white animal sleeping with its tail curled around its hunches and its head resting its front right paw, molded as wearing a decorative necktie with bells, lg. 12 in. $300-500 365 Satsuma Bottle Vase, Japan, baluster-shape body with a long neck with flared mouth, decorated with flowers and birds in gold and enamel, mark to base, ht. 11 3/4 in. $300-500 366 Six Satsuma Miniature Vases, Japan, 20th century, a pair of baluster vases painted with arhats against a gold ground, mark on base, ht. 3 3/4, a bottle-shape vase decorated with reserves of women and flowers, mark on base, ht. 3 7/8, a tapered cylindrical vase densely painted with butterflies, mark on base, ht. 3 1/8, a covered vase decorated with figures in a garden scene, with a figural finial, mark on base, ht. 3 3/8, and a tripod gourd-shape vase painted with figures, grasshoppers, dragonflies, and butterflies, mark on base, ht. 3 3/4 in. $200-300 367 Tall Satsuma Vase, Japan, ovoid, with flared mouth, decorated with peonies on one side, the other with women and children by the waterside with irises, mark to base, ht. 12 1/2 in. $300-500 368 Jiki-shippo “Tree-bark” Cloisonné Porcelain Vase, Japan, 20th century, bulbous bottle form with elongated neck, decorated with birds and flowers on a rough lacquered brown ground imitating tree bark, ht. 12 1/4 in. $200-300 369 Green Glazed Covered Coffepot, Japan, 20th century, tapered form with angled handle, molded with plum blossoms against a brilliant green ground, ht. 9 1/2 in. $300-500 370 Two Oribe-ware Dishes, Japan, 20th century, lotus leaf form, decorated with green glaze, one incised with leaf veins, mark on base, dia. 7, the other decorated with bands of geometric designs, mark on base, dia. 7 1/4 in. $200-300
371 Ten Black Lacquer Trays, Japan, contained in a wood box with two shelves, the trays decorated with gold flowers, 10 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. $200-300 372 Set of Ten Black Lacquer Rice Bowls with Covers, Japan, the cover decorated with a gilt chrysanthemum and a bird, the interior with leaves, bowl dia. 5 in. $150-200 373 Lacquered Bamboo Picnic Basket with Cover, Asia, three tiers, held in place by the handle, metalwork decoration, 18 x 12 5/8 x 8 1/4 in. $100-125 374 Lacquer Inro with Netsuke, Japan, 19th/20th century, five tiers, decorated with inlaid amber dragons amidst clouds, with gilt decoration, together with an elephant form ojime bead and a wood netsuke carved in the form of a seated old man, inro lg. 3 1/4 in. $500-700 375 Wood Carving of Kannon Bosatsu, Japan, 20th century, dressed in a flowing robe, holding a lotus, the headdress with a central Buddha, mark on base, ht. 11 in. $800-1,000 376 Ivory Netsuke, Japan, Meiji Period, carved as a man carrying a yoke, signed Gyokushi, ht. 2 in. $200-300 377 Ivory Netsuke, Japan, 20th century, in the form of a man carrying a staff, with a bird perched on the stacks of firewood on his back, mark on base, ht. 1 3/4 in. $300-500 378 Group of Five Ivory Polychrome Okimonos and Netsukes, Japan, 19th/20th century, each in the form of an Immortal, netsukes signed on base, ht. 2 to 6 1/2 in. $400-600
379 Two Carvings of Women, Japan, 20th century, a doctor’s model, possibly made of ivory composite, lg. 4 1/8, and one ivory, reclining with her right arm supporting her head, her robe open, exposing her bosom, signed, lg. 4 3/4 in. $200-400 380 Ivory Carving of a Fisherman, Japan, seated on a bench with a fishing rod in his right hand, accompanied by a standing boy holding a flowering branch, ht. 5 1/4 in. $200-300 381 Carved Ivory Figural Group, Japan, 19th/20th century, depicting three men fishing by a watermill, signed on base, lg. 7 1/2 in. $300-500 382 Ivory Carving of a Craftsman, Japan, 20th century, signed on base, ht. 3; sold with a covered box of spinach green stone with metal base and mounts, 2 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. $300-500 383 Ivory Netsuke and Snuff Bottle, Japan and China, 20th century, the netsuke in the form of an octopus holding two men in its tentacles, lg. 3, and a decorative snuff bottle carved with a continuous landscape scene of figures at leisure amidst pine trees, pavilions, and distant mountains, ht. 3 3/4 in. $300-500 384 Set of Twelve Books, Kyoto, Japan: Geisodo Publishing, 1932, illustrated source books for dances and poses, each with multiple color photographs and decorative binding, all in a protective five-fold cover, 10 3/8 x 7 in. $300-500 385 Nine Woodblock Prints, Japan, including six oban size prints and three small prints in various sizes, two matted with fabric, subjects vary. $150-250 386 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), The Entrance gate at Enoshima in Sagami Province, (Soshu enoshima iriguchi), from his series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fuji Sanjurokkei), ink and color on paper, oban tateban, framed, 15 x 10 1/4 in. $250-350
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387 Woodblock Print of an Old Tree, Japan, 20th century, within a protective fence, with two figures and two chickens, titled and signed with a seal, 13 7/8 x 9 1/4 in. $100-150 388 Two Woodblock Prints of Nightscapes, Japan, 20th century, Tomikichiro (1902-2000), depicting a river with glowing fireflies, and a moonlit pond in spring, titled and signed with a seal, paper mats, 10 5/8 x 9 3/8 in. $250-350 389 Four Landscape Woodblock Prints, Japan, 20th century, including two tate-e and two yoko-e, depicting Mount Fuji, a bridge, a temple, and a tori, all oban size, matted with paper, and signed with a seal. $700-900 390 Woodblock Print of a Tale, Japan, with five figures in a garden setting, including two lords, a samurai, and two courtesans, titled and signed, framed and glazed, 9 x 13 3/4 in. $200-300 391 Kiyoshi Saito (1907-1997), WomanBunraku 1, Japan, woodblock print, signature l.l., glazed and framed, 14 x 9 in. $400-600 392 Woodblock Night Scene Triptych, Japan, depicting Shitenno, the four legendary retainers fighting against a demon figure to protect their lord, Minamoto no Yorimitsu on horseback, all mounted in a frame with each print 13 1/2 x 9 in. $300-500 393 Two Books of Woodblock Prints, Japan, a book of ten bird-and-flower paintings in a natural landscape, 9 1/2 x 7; and a book of twelve illustrations showing women’s etiquette for various occasions, 6 7/8 x 4 3/4 in. $100-200 394 Two Woodblock Prints, Japan, monochrome, one depicting a samurai seated near a kitchen furnace; the other with a teacher and a student in a study, framed and glazed, 8 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. $200-300
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395 Framed Woodblock Print, Japan, Torii Kiyonaga (1752-1815), from the series Precious Children’s Games of the Five Festivals (Kodakara gosetsu asobi), ink and color on paper, vertical oban size, 15 3/8 x 10 3/16 in. $400-600 396 Woodblock Print of a Raven, Japan, 20th century, depicted hanging upside down on a flowering branch, with a seal, framed and glazed, 13 3/8 x 7 1/4 in. $200-250 397 Three-fold Woodblock Print, Japan, Yoshu Chikanobu (1838-1912), depicting an imperial appearance with attendants on a ship at a river front, with toshidama seal, 14 x 28 in. $100-200 398 Group of Woodblock Prints, Japan, 19th/20th century, a triptych, two sets of triptych prints, two prints out of a triptych by Toyokuni (1786-1865), and two contemporary prints including one by Takeji Asano (19001999), all oban size. $500-700 399 Gihachiro Okuyama (1907-1981), Children in Snow Country, Japan, 20th century, depicting a line of children walking on a snowy street, bears a hexagonal seal l.r., caption written in pencil on matting, 5 3/8 x 7 3/4 in. $200-300 400 Gihachiro Okuyama (1907-1981), Harvest Festival, Japan, 20th century, depicting four figures each wearing a straw hat and playing a taiko, bears a hexagonal seal l.r., caption written in pencil on mat, 4 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. $200-300 401 Four Woodblock Prints, Japan, one by Hiroshige (1797-1858), framed and glazed, 5 x 8 1/4; two depicting geisha, mounted on hardboard, 4 1/4 x 6 1/2; and one depicting a brush maker with an apprentice in a room, framed and glazed, 8 3/4 x 13 1/4 in. $100-150 402 Junichiro Sekino (1914-1988), Yoshida, 1966, Japan, woodblock print, ink and color on paper, from his series Tokaido Gojusantsugi, bears seal and signature in pencil, framed, sight 14 1/2 x 19 in. $150-200
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403 Woodblock Print of Boats, Japan, 19th/20th century, Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950), depicted anchored at sea in the night with a crescent moon, signed with a seal, framed and glazed, 9 1/2 x 14 3/8 in. $200-300 404 Framed Woodblock Print, Japan, contemporary, depicting a hillside landscape, signed indistinctly “T...Tabuchi” in pencil l.r., with one seal, 22 x 15 1/2 in. $150-200 405 Umetaro Azechi (1902-1999), Snow Child, Japan, woodblock print, ink and color on paper, with his signature “U. Azechi” and “No. 5” written in pencil on margin, 17 x 11 1/2 in. $100-200 406 Album with Interior Views, Japan, 20th century, dated to Meiji 36 (1902), 14 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. $300-500 407 Four Paintings in One Frame, Japan, 20th century, depicting scenes of daily life during each of the four seasons, each signed “H. Watanabe,” overall 16 1/4 x 27 1/4 in. $125-175 408 Buddhist Hanging Scroll with Box, Japan, ink, color, and gold on paper, depicting Shaka Nyorai standing on a lotus base with his right hand in abhaya mudra and his left held in varada mudra, backed by a flaming nimbus within which other Buddhas are seated amidst scrolling lotus foliage, 50 x 20 1/2 in. $600-800 409 Framed Scroll Depicting Monkeys, Japan, ink and light color on silk, in the manner of Mori Sosen (1747-1821), signed Sosen with a seal, framed and glazed, not examined out of glass, 35 1/8 x 14 1/8 in. $200-300 410 Buddhist Calligraphy Scroll with Box, Japan, ink on silk, written with the nianfo “Namu Amida Butsu,” densely surrounded by the seals and inscriptions of various Japanese temples, 46 x 17 in. $300-500
411 Hanging Scroll Depicting Two Daoist Figures in Conversation, Japan, ink on silk, figures holding a scroll and a broom, signed with two seals, 45 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. $200-300 412 Parasol with a Mixed-metal Handle, Japan, early 20th century, the black parasol topped by a bamboo and mixed-metal handle depicting a cicada and maple leaves, signed, handle lg. 7, overall lg. 36 in. $400-600 413 Embroidered Panel with Roosters, Japan, 20th century, depicting a cockfight in a field, against the black silk ground, frame 28 x 28 in. $250-350 414 Six-panel Folding Screen, Byobu, Japan, 20th century, ink, color, silver, and gold on paper, depicting scenes from the Tale of Genji, each panel 47 1/2 x 18 in. $1,500-2,500 415 Silk Kimono, Japan, 20th century, the yellow silk entirely decorated with diamond-blossom pattern in purple done in nu shibori dying technique. $300-500 416 Two-section Tansu, Japan, 20th century, the upper section with two doors set above a row of small drawers, with two doors to the lower section, 66 1/2 x 42 x 18 in. $800-1,200 417 Blue and White Teapot, Korea, 20th century, globular with an “S”-shape spout and a bamboo-form handle, decorated with a flying dragon amongst clouds, the cover decorated with three ruyi clouds and an animal-head finial, ht. 7 5/8 in. $200-300 418 Bronze Small Buddhist Statue, probably Korea, seated on top of stylized foliate scrolls before a flaming mandorla, an inscription on the back of the mandorla with production date and purpose, on stand, ht. 7 in. $200-300 419 Water Dropper, Korea, in the form of a peach, decorated with blue and brown glazes, ht. 3 3/4 in. $300-500
420 Himalayan “Singing” Bowl, contemporary, typical form, with wood mallet, dia. 7 1/4 in. $100-150 421 Folding Table, Tibet, early 20th century, hardwood and mineral pigments, carved in high relief with a flaming jewel flanked by two dragons, below the top board are carved and painted flowers, 22 x 19 x 9 in. $300-500 422 Small Trunk, Tibet, early 20th century, hardwood and mineral pigments, the lidded top and the front decorated with the Buddhist jewel surrounded with scrolling lotus and tendrils, both sides depicting a tiger skin, lg. 14 3/4 x 9 x 9 in. $300-500 423 Storage Box, Tibet, 20th century, hardwood and mineral pigments, the sliding lid and all four sides decorated with stylized vajra, lg. 18 x 9 x 5 in. $200-300 424 Pair of Metal Lion Lamps, Tibet, 20th century, each standing lion holds on its back a round oil receptacle rising from a double pierced floral design, lg. 11, ht. 9 1/2 in. $200-300 425 Pair of Metal Covered Boxes, Tibet, 20th century, circular, incised with scrolling floral borders and Buddhist symbols, dia. 5 1/8 in. $200-300 426 Mixed-metal Ceremonial Trumpet, Dung Chen, Tibet, 20th century, telescopic, with four collapsible sections, with inlay and repoussé decoration, overall lg. 36 1/2 in. $200-300 427 Copper and Silver Powder Horn, Tibet, 20th century, decorated with beading and seven bevel-set coral beads, lg. 6 1/2 in. $200-300 428 Skull Bowl, Kapala, Tibet, the hollowed skull with a silvered metal nose and silver eyes set with green marbles, the silvered base, cheeks, and cover decorated with repoussé Buddhist emblems, the cranium and jaw inlaid with silvered skulls, mounted with a hinged stand, ht. 3 1/8 in. $200-300
429 Two Pairs of Manuscript Book Covers, Tibet, 20th century, hardwood and mineral pigment, divided into five panels each depicting gilt scrolling stylized flowers and tendrils, lg. 25 3/4 in. $300-500 430 Framed Thangka of Padmasambhava, possibly Nepal, ink and color on cloth, the Buddha depicted standing on a lotus base, surmounted by his seven other manifestations and surrounded by various deities and bodhisattvas each in his own nimbus, against a landscape background with lotus flowers, 29 x 19 3/4 in. $200-300 431 Mandala Thangka, Sino-Tibet, with a central mandala and additional mandalas in each corner, surrounded by additional Buddhist deities, donor figures, and auspicious animals amidst a mountainous landscape, mounted on silk scroll with dust cover, 22 1/4 x 16 3/4 in. $300-500 432 Pichhwai of Krishna, India, distemper on cloth, depicting the Gopashtami (Festival of Cows), with Krishna surrounded by a herd of cows, bordered by a lotus pond, 70 x 89 in. $500-700 433 Four Caparisoned Elephants, Southeast Asia, an inlaid carved wood elephant, ht. 4 3/4, an ivory elephant carrying a stupa in a palanquin, with gilt-metal caparisons and colored glass inlay, ht. 5 1/4, a polychrome and gilt-decorated plastic elephant carrying figures in a palanquin, ht. 4, and an ivory/bone composite elephant-form vessel with stone and mother-of-pearl inlay, ht. 3 1/2 in. $300-500 434 Ivory Handle, Southeast Asia, 19th century, cylindrical, the midsection carved in relief with dancing figures amidst scrolling foliage, with wood stand, lg. 7 3/4 in. $300-400 435 Bronze Figure, eastern India, 20th century, depicting a naga seated on a lotus throne atop a stepped base, unsealed, ht. 12 3/4 in. $500-700
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436 Figure of a Hindu Goddess, Asia, 20th century, three-headed, sixteen-armed deity with a second female deity attached to her waist, with polychrome and gilt decoration, ht. 18 1/2 in. $400-600 437 Pair of Wood Temple Door Fragments, southern India, each depicting a guardian figure, ht. 25 in. $700-900 438 Woven Basket with Cover, Philippines, rectangular, the cover decorated with horse motifs, the four sides with geometric designs, 6 x 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. $100-200
444 Miniature Painting, Persia, 19th century, gilt and colors on paper, depictions of winged figures with calligraphic inscriptions, framed and glazed, 8 x 6 1/2 in. $600-800 445 Architectural Model, Spain, possibly depicting the facade of the Alhambra, gilded and painted, set in an inlaid hardwood frame decorated with geometric patterns and Arabic script, 14 x 11 in. $300-500
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439 Persian-style Copper Vase, Middle East, ovoid body with flared mouth, decorated with stylized lotus flowers cast in relief, ht. 8 1/2 in. $600-800 440 Qajar Lacquered Wood Mirror Case, Persia, 19th century, the exterior of the hinged doors finely painted with birds amidst floral and foliate sprays, the interior with a young woman and her suitor on either panel, enclosing a mirror with reverse-painted glass borders, 23 x 17 in. $300-500 441 Five Pieces of Iranian Turquoise and Gold Jewelry, contemporary, two rings and two pins, marked “Made in Iran,” and a tripartite pendant stamped “18k,” lg. to 2 in. $300-500 442 Framed Miniature Painting, Middle East, 20th century, depicting three women in a hamam (public bath house), against a gold background, text written in black above, 6 3/4 x 4 1/8 in. $200-300 443 Two Manuscript Pages with Miniature Paintings, India, one depicting devotees paying homage to a holy man, with five figures painted in different poses on the margins, twenty-one lines of text verso, 11 1/4 x 7 1/8, the other depicting a nobleman holding an audience with his vassals, the margins painted with a floral chain, 10 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. $100-200
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