Asian Works of Art | Skinner Auction 2885B

Asian Works of Art

Sale 2885B

March 19, 2016

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Asian Works of Art

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American & European Works of Art Auction 2704B 02/07/2014 4:00 PM EST Lot 632 Of 689 - Alexander Calder (American, 1898-1976) Red Circus Horse

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Provenance The Estate of Diane Sibley The Estate of Marion E. James The Estate of Peter L. Rosenberg The Estate of Peter K. Warren The Estate of Lillian Von Sabo The Estate of Dorothy Braude Edinburg A Private Maine Estate A Private Palm Beach, Florida, Estate The Family of Ames Nowell of Massachusetts The Family of Mrs. Hope Goddard Iselin of New York and Newport The Collection of an American Military Official, stationed in Singapore in the mid-20th century The Collection of Arthur L. and Genevieve S. Funk The Collection of AndrĂŠ Carlhian The Collection of Dr. Timothy Weber A Private Massachusetts Family Collection The Family of John Way [Wei Letang] The Collection of a Canadian Gentleman The Collection of a Canadian Major The Pewter Collection of Ruth Raymond, Beacon Hill A Private New England Collection Property Sold to Benefit the Preservation of the Collections of the Danvers Historical Society

Lots 57, 88, 120, 154, and 194–217 are offered by the descendants of Dudley L. Pickman (1779-1846) and Charles G. Loring (1828-1902), both from prominent Massachusetts families. The Pickman family, who established a shipping business in Salem in the 18th century, traded extensively in the Far East and throughout the world and purchased many of the Chinese ceramics in this sale. Charles G. Loring was a general in the Civil War and a student of Egyptology and the first director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, from its opening in 1876 until his resignation in 1902. Both families donated many works of art to the museum.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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1 Illustrated Folio Manuscript, Persia, 19th/20th century, opaque color and gold on paper, possibly illustrating a poem by Nizami Ganjavi, four columns of Nastaliq calligraphy in reserves above and below a miniature painting depicting a fierce battle between camel riders, with a group of trumpeters in the background, framed and glazed, sight size 8 1/8 x 6 1/8 in. $600-800

2 Illustrated Folio Manuscript, Persia, 19th century, opaque color and gold on paper, with four columns of Nastaliq calligraphy in reserves above and below a painting depicting a battle scene, with men riding horses and camels and carrying banners on two sides of a battlefield, with parts of the painting overlapping the gilt and flower vine patterned borders, the reverse with four columns of Nastaliq script, and a cartouche containing two lines in red, signed lower left, framed and glazed, sight size 9 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. $1,200-1,500

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3 Illuminated Folio Manuscript, Persia, 16th/17th century, opaque watercolor and gold on paper, composed of three reserves with diagonal and horizontal Nastaliq calligraphy, each verse surrounded by densely scrolling floral patterns with a gilt ground, the upper and lower reserves separated by a band of intricate floral and geometric patterns, framed and glazed, sight size 10 3/4 x 6 1/8 in. $1,500-2,500

4 Miniature Folio Painting, Persia, 20th century, opaque color and gold on paper, depicting a group of courtiers assembled in a palace garden around a duck pond, bordered by scrolling floral patterns over a blue ground, framed and glazed, sight size 8 x 6 1/2 in. $300-500

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5 Illuminated Folio Manuscript, Persia or India, 19th/20th century, ink and opaque color and gold on paper, divided into two columns of calligraphy surrounded by a further column of calligraphy that wraps around them, all in Nastaliq script, with triangular reserves containing blue, pink, and orange flowers over a gilt ground, framed and glazed, sight size 10 3/8 x 5 1/4 in. $300-500

6 Illuminated Firman Manuscript, Persia, 19th century, opaque color and gold on paper, seven lines of Nastaliq script within cloud bands and surrounded by gilt, bordered by panels of scrolling florals and quatrefoil cartouches filled with blue, a seal stamp within a boteh-form cartouche, framed and glazed, sight size 23 1/4 x 15 in. $3,000-5,000

7 Two Arabic Calligraphy Manuscripts, North Africa or Near East, 12th to 14th century, ink, color, and gold on paper, one composed of seven lines written in bold Maghrebi script, divisions marked with gold florets and circles, the word “Allah” illuminated in gold, 10 x 7 1/2; and a five-line calligraphy written in stylized Kufic script, with red diacritic marks, 8 1/4 x 6 in.

Note: Similar to a larger calligraphy sold at the Stuart Cary Welch Collection Part I, Sotheby’s, London, April 6, 2011, Lot 9. $2,000-3,000

8 Large Middle Eastern Polychrome Bowl, 19th/20th century, high rounded sides and a stemmed foot, the interior and exterior decorated with floral and geometric patterns in blue and purple, ht. 6 3/4, dia. 13 1/4 in. $300-500

9 Large Polychrome Pottery Jar, Persia or northern India, 19th century, the sides rising to broad shoulders and narrowing at the neck, with an everted mouth rim, decorated with boteh and stylized floral roundels in cobalt blue, green, dark brown and pink glazes, over a crackled cream glazed ground, ht. 14 in. $600-800

9A Iznik Dish, Turkey, 17th/18th century, shallow rounded form with everted rim, decorated with alternating blue and red flower and green leaf vines, bordered by a blue and green leaf pattern at the rim, the underside of the rim decorated with stylized leaves and flower stems, dia. 10 1/4 in.

Provenance: The estate of Marion E. James. $1,200-1,500

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9B Polychrome Pottery Garrus Bowl with Figural Decorations, Persia, 12th or 13th century, conical, on a slightly flared short foot, the interior decorated with a princely figure seated with his heels together, his hands reaching out to a simurgh on one side and an attendant on the other, the red earthenware decorated with brown, light brown, and green glazes, ht. 2 5/8, dia. 6 1/2 in.

Provenance: The estate of Marion E. James. $3,000-5,000

9C Sari Ware Bowl Depicting a Bird, Persia, 10th or 11th century, conical, on a short flat foot, the interior with slip decoration of a bird with spotted body and elongated tail, surrounded by flowers, undecorated exterior, ht. 3 3/8, dia. 7 in.

Provenance: The estate of Marion E. James. $800-1,000

10 Silvered Copper Moroccan Table Tray, Middle East, round with a raised and ribbed edge and lobed rim, separately made and attached, the exterior engraved with a floral arabesque and Arabic knot designs in the center, encircled with various plain and patterned bands including a broad band depicting a dense hunting scene with horseback riders chasing various animals in the field and a band of Arabic inscriptions in oblong cartouches, a metal band with a ring hook for hanging to reverse, dia. 39 in. $1,000-1,500 11 Bronze Minaret-shaped Post, Middle East, archaic style, multi-tiered, the rectangular top with a shaped tenon to one side, the rest with three stemmed jar-shaped balusters alternating with two hexagonal columns, decorated with various arabesque designs with figures, calligraphic works, and various symbols, ht. 13 1/2 in. $700-900

Provenance: The estate of Marion E. James. $2,000-2,500

12 Brass Medicine Bowl with Calligraphy, Persia, 18th/19th century, low bowl shape with upturned bell-shape sides and a slightly flaring mouth with flat rim band, resting on a short raised foot, the interior with a convex area in the center, decorated all over with inscriptions in variously shaped cartouches both to the interior with twelve leaf-shape lappets and the exterior with a raised band of calligraphy, the flat base plain with a concave area, ht. 3, dia. 10 1/4 in. $600-800

9E Kubachi Polychrome Plate, Persia, 16th/17th century, the interior decorated with four cypress trees in blue, surrounded by tree branches and foliate scrolls in brown, bordered by alternating brown and blue leaves, with geometric patterns on the underside, dia. 11 3/4 in.

13 Miniature Portrait, India, possibly Mughal, pencil, color, and gold on paper, depicting Jesus seated in a landscape, handing a scroll to one of eleven winged angels gathered around him, two in the clouds looking down, bordered by a gilt floral patterned border and a larger colored grapevine, painting 10 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. $2,000-3,000

9D Turquoise and Black Kashan Plate, Persia, 13th/14th century, shallow rounded dish on a straight tall foot, the interior decorated with a pair of lovers holding apples, all surrounded by scrolling florals and a border of Nastaliq calligraphy, with a border of onagers, dia. 10 3/4 in.

Provenance: The estate of Marion E. James. $2,000-2,500

14 Bronze Statuette of Vishnu with Lakshmi, India, Vishnu seated on a round pedestal with his right leg down, his right hand in abhaya mudra, embracing his consort Lakshmi seated on his left knee, ht. 3 7/8 in. $300-500

16 Bronze Figure of a Female Deity, Possibly Maya Devi, India or Tibet, depicted as a woman dancing, with one hand raised above her head, the other held at chest height and pointing inward, her back leg extended and resting on the tips of her toes, her face and eyes cast downward, standing on an elongated round lotus base, ht. 16 in.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Dr. Timothy Weber, acquired while he was working in Wutai Shan in 1968. $500-700

17 Bronze Figural Krishna Shrine, Southeast Asia, the deity depicted playing a flute with two hands and holding a conch and a dharmachakra in the other two, with one leg crossed in front of the other, a cow at his feet, standing on a lotus base, attached to a brass pedestal stand with an architectural aureole, with lotus blooms, lions and a five-headed serpent framing the figure’s head, ht. 10 7/8 in. $700-900 18 Stone Foundation Peg, Middle East, granite carved in the shape of a votive deity standing with her hands together at her chest, her face with wide eyes, nose, and lips, and a bindi on her forehead, ht. 18 in. $1,500-2,500 19 Carved Stone Sculpture of Ganesh and a Buddhist Stele Base, Southeast Asia, Ganesh depicted in seated pose holding his trunk in one hand and his tusk in the other, wearing a banded cone-shaped headdress, on a semicircular base, ht. 18 3/4; and a carved stone stele base, the front with a carving of Buddha seated in lotus pose under a recessed archway, flanked by four smaller carvings of attendants in square recesses, the sides similarly decorated, the reverse with eleven relief carvings of figures in Buddhist poses and the top with a raised lotus pedestal and four recessed round holes, 7 x 17 x 8 5/8 in.

Provenance: The estate of Dorothy Braude Edinburg. $800-1,000

15 Bronze Figural Door Handle, India, in the form of a mythical beast with an arched back and with its front paws raised, lg. 10 1/2 in.

Provenance: The estate of Dorothy Braude Edinburg. $300-500

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20 Large Shiva Lingam Stone Sculpture, India or Nepal, the large gray rounded oval stone with a red and brown striped horizontal inclusion on one side and a red ring at one end, with overall lighter and darker striations and inclusions, on a carved wood stand, overall ht. 10 1/2 in. $800-1,000

21 Two Carved Wood Lintel Friezes, India, one depicting a deity seated beneath a canopy in the center, flanked by two elephants and a row of other deities, bordered with bands of geometric and natural motifs, traces of paint, 13 1/2 x 45; and the other depicting three triads of deities with the central deity seated on a horse, with other deities in a row, bordered with variously patterned bands, 11 x 30 1/2 in.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Arthur L. and Genevieve S. Funk. $500-700

22 Two Carved Wood Lintel Friezes, southern India, a large frieze carved with three roundels with petals, with two stylized birds facing the central roundel, surrounded by carved volutes and leaf-forms, and bordered by geometric carvings, 56 x 17 1/2; and a smaller frieze carved with a central figure of a deity, framed by two elephants and their mahouts and a bird at either side, over openwork carvings of scrolling leaves and flowers, 37 x 8 3/4 in.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Arthur L. and Genevieve S. Funk. $300-500 23 Two Carved Wood Lintel Friezes, southern India, one with a central depiction of Shiva with a snake under his right foot, flanked by seven attendant deities on either side including Ganesh, all carved in high relief, with a flowerhead border in low relief above and below, 31 x 10; and one with a central depiction of Lakshmi, flanked by two elephants and four female attendants at either side carved in high relief, all surrounded by a balustrade and petal border, 28 x 9 3/4 in.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Arthur L. and Genevieve S. Funk. $400-600

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24 Canaanite Copper Figure of a Deity, SyriaLevant, c. 2nd millennium BC, the figure with arms bent and extended, the hands with holes for holding implements or attributes, with a long beard, deep eye sockets and large nose, wearing a garment gathered at the waist and a cylindrical crown or headdress, with a tenon below the feet, ht. 5 3/4 in.

Provenance: Purchased by a Canadian Major prior to the 1960s. $1,200-1,500

25 Canaanite Copper Figure of a Deity, SyriaLevant, c. 2nd millennium BC, the figure standing leaning slightly back, with one leg in front of the other, wearing a wide-hemmed garment gathered at the waist and a conical crown, the face with deep eye sockets and a large nose, with tangs on the bottom of each foot, ht. 7 in.

Provenance: Purchased by a Canadian Major prior to the 1960s. $1,200-1,500

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26 Pottery Figure of a Foreign Groom, China, Tang dynasty, figure modeled standing on a square base with arms raised as if to hold reins, the face with Central Asian features, flaring nostrils, humorous eyes, and high cheekbones, mouth open showing his teeth, hair gathered into two topknots, wearing a knee-length coat painted red with numerous flower emblems, and boots, ht. 24 in. $5,000-7,000

28 Pottery Figure of a Camel, China, possibly Sui dynasty, modeled standing on a rectangular base, the long curving neck raised with thick tufts of fur on the head and neck, the back heavily laden with bulging saddle bags, blanket, and utensils, remnants of original pigment, ht. 9 3/4 in. $700-900

27 Earthenware Figure of an Entertainer, China, Han dynasty, smiling figure posed seated, her right hand resting on her right leg, her elaborate headpiece and flowing robes surrounding her body, ht. 7 3/4 in.

29 Large Painted Pottery Figure of a Foreign Groom, China, Tang dynasty, figure modeled standing on a square base with arms raised and fists curled, his scowling face with open mouth, his hair braid circles the nape of his neck, wearing a green and yellow robe with a sash and pants, ht. 25 1/2 in.

Note: TL test consistent with dating. $700-900

Note: TL test consistent with dating. $3,000-5,000

30 Pottery Figure of a Female Rider, China, possibly Tang dynasty, she rides with one hand on the reins, the other at her side, her horse standing with its head bowed and all four legs on the ground, the horse, robe and head decorated with traces of finely crackled cream glaze and traces of red and black pigment, on a flat slab base, ht. 10 1/2 in. $800-1,200 31 Pair of Glazed Pottery Ducks, China, possibly Ming dynasty or later, each standing with one leg resting on a brown-glazed rock formation with heads turned in a naturalistic pose, the detailed feathered body in a turquoise-green glaze with brown accents, with well-modeled brown-glazed eyes and beaks, ht. 10 1/2 in.

Provenance: The collection of Andre Carlhian (1883-1968). $800-1,000

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32 Pottery Figure of a Musician, China, Sui dynasty, the standing female figure holding a lute-like instrument, glazed terra-cotta, ht. 10 1/2 in.

Provenance: The collection of Andre Carlhian (1883-1968), purchased from Frank Caro. $300-500 33 Pottery Figure of a Mourner, China, Sui dynasty, the standing female figure holding both arms across her chest, ht. 9 1/2 in.

Provenance: The collection of Andre Carlhian (1883-1968), purchased from Frank Caro. $300-500 34 Painted Pottery Cocoon Jar, China, Han dynasty style, with a short flared neck, faceted everted rim, and recessed flared foot, the ovoid body painted with red and cream scrolls within bands, ht. 11 in. $1,000-1,200

35 Pair of Earthenware Caparisoned Horses, China, possibly Tang dynasty, each in a rising pose from a seated position with its forelegs stretching forward and its hind legs folded, painted details (now faded), traces of repaint, mounted on a rectangular wood panel, ht. 7, wd. 12 1/4, dp. 7 in.

37 Pottery Cocoon Jar, China, Western Han dynasty, late 3rd/2nd century BC, the oblong body with a circular neck and everted rim, decoration painted in red, white, and black vertical bands, on pedestal foot, lg. 10 1/2 in. $800-1,000

Provenance: Parke-Benet Galleries, New York, Sale 2088, Lot 173, February 22, 1962, the payment receipt available. $3,000-5,000

38 Pair of Archaic Stoneware Bottle Vases, China, possibly Song dynasty, each bulbous body with elongated flared neck and everted mouth rim, decorated in a dark brown marbled effect covered with traces of turquoise glaze, ht. to 8 in.

36 Five Pottery Figures and a Roof Tile, China, a biscuit, purple, and turquoise glazed roof tile, possibly Ming dynasty, depicting Xi Wangmu riding a fenghuang, mounted on a carved wood stand; a brown and turquoise glazed standing figure of an official holding a rabbit, possibly Ming dynasty; a pair of brown and green glazed dogs, possibly Tang dynasty; a pottery figure with white and red pigments; and a green lead-glazed figure of a boar, ht. to 10 in.

Provenance: Roof tile purchased at Sotheby’s New York, June 18, 1983, Lot 0403, other figures purchased from E & J Frankel, New York, and Luen Chai, Hong Kong. $600-800

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Provenance: The collection of Andre Carlhian (1883-1968). $700-900

39 Pottery Granary, China, Eastern Han dynasty, cylindrical earthenware form with a mottled brown glaze, resting on three feet depicting bears, ht. 14 in.

Provenance: The collection of Andre Carlhian (1883-1968), purchased from Frank Caro. $700-900

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40 Bronze Double-edged Dagger, China, with lozenge-shape cross-guard, tubular grip, and ring pommel, the blade beveled and tapering toward the tip, lg. 17 in.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of an American military official stationed in Singapore in the mid 20th century. $1,200-1,800

41 Eight Assorted Archaic Bronze Tools, China, comprising seven blades of scythes, knives, and choppers and a rivet head, one decorated with impressed patterns, mounted in a frame, lg. to 7 1/2 in. $800-1,000 42 Bronze Figure with a Bear, China, Han dynasty style, standing in a dancing pose with his right knee bent backwards and his left arm forwards, in his right hand he holds a pole with a bear cub on top, he carries a dagger in the back of his belt, mounted on a square wood stand, figure ht. 6 1/4 in. $800-1,000

43 Cast Gilt-bronze Mat Weight, China, Han dynasty style, depicting a tiger and bear fighting, the bear on its back with its legs in the air and mouth open, the tiger pinning it down from above and biting its stomach, chased details and hollow base, ht. 1 5/8, wd.

2 5/8 in. $300-500 44 Bronze Mirror, China, Tang dynasty style, with six-barbed outline surrounding a raised ring in the center with a raised dragon-and-cloud design, plain back, dia. 6 in. $300-500 45 Four Glass Sleeves with Cut Gold Animals and Flowers, possibly Egyptian or Persian, two sleeves containing eight gold foil animals and birds including an ostrich and a camel, and two sleeves containing eight gold foil sixpetaled flowers, dia. to 7/8 in.

Note: Arthur M. Sackler Collections stickers and inventory numbers, Christie’s sticker on box. $500-700

46 Silvered Bronze Archaic Shan Mirror, China, possibly Warring States period, round with a fluted semicircle loop in the center, decorated with five shan (T) shapes, against a patterned ground with meshes of scrolls, swirls, and dots, below a raised plain band rim, patches of dark green patinas and iron brown encrustations to some areas, with a wood case with glass top and sliding tray, dia.

7 5/8 in. $8,000-10,000 47 Silvered Bronze “Lion & Grape� Mirror, China, possibly Tang dynasty, circular, decorated in relief with four reclined lions around a crouching lion-shaped loop knob in the center, the ground with a raised ring covered with intermingled grapevines and birds, encircled with a patterned band around rim, plain reverse with encrusted patina, dia.

4 1/4 in.

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of an American military official stationed in Singapore in the mid-20th century. $3,000-5,000

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48 Two Bronze Incense Burners, China, Ming dynasty style, both compressed globular shape with waisted neck, resting on a splayed stem foot, one with two lion-head ears on shoulder, six-character Xuande mark, the other with two ring handles, four-character mark reading “Jiacang zhenbao” on base, ht. to 3 1/4, rim dia. to 6 3/4 in. $500-700

49 Bronze Covered Censer, China, 19th/20th century, with two molded mask handles and a border below the rim depicting scrolling kuei dragons chasing a pearl, four-character Xuande mark to the base, carved and pierced cover with an amethyst finial, ht. 4 3/4 in.

Provenance: A private Palm Beach, Florida, estate. $800-1,000

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50 Bronze Censer, China, bowl-form with two lion mask handles, on straight raised foot, with coiled dragons in relief inside a roundel on the base, with six-character Xuande mark in the center, dia. including handles 7 5/8, ht.

3 1/7 in.

Note: Jacob’s Antiques New York sticker on side. $300-500

51 Carved Bronze Seal, Tibet, square lotus throne form, the four sides decorated with bands of carved floral design, chased foliate pattern, and beads, surmounted with two intertwined mythical animals with scaly skin, carved and chased details, topped with a lotus bud finial with a hole to its bottom, the seal face with two carved characters in a shaped cartouche, ht. 3 3/4, wd. 2 5/8, dp.

2 5/8 in. $700-900

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52 Bronze Seal, China, square form with a columnar handle, inscribed on three sides of the seal, the inscriptions translate to “made by the Board of Rites in February, the 15th of Qianlong reign (1750/51), reg. no. 3248,” the top inscribed in Manchurian, the seal face with Chinese and Manchurian characters in six lines, ht. 3 5/8, seal wd. 2 1/4 in.

Note: For a similar example see Sotheby’s New York, Asian Art, Lot 944, September 19, 2015. $7,000-9,000 53 Two Metal Locks with Keys, Korea, 19th/20th century, a long, rectangular cast iron lock, with a tubular lock with the center curving outward like a belly for a navel-shaped keyhole, 5 x 6 7/8; and one yellow brass in the shape of fish with a tubular lock running across the top, the front decorated with punched rings and scale design, with two stick-shape keys, 4 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. $500-700

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54 Two-eared Bronze Censer and Tripod Stand, Japan, 20th century, the censer, pear-shape with flattened bottom and wide neck, resting on a straight circular foot, two angular loop handles to sides, decorated with children in playing in relief, mark on base, the ring stand with three curved feet, separately cast and nailed to the underside, overall ht. 6, censer ht. 4 1/4 in. $300-500 55 Pair of Cast Bronze Vases, Japan, 19th/20th century, bulbous with waisted neck and wide mouth, near straight sides, resting on a foot ring, one depicting pairs of goldfish and frogs with lotuses, the other three carp with water plants and lotuses, two patterned bands each around the shoulder and foot rim, gilt details, three-character mark to base, ht. 11 3/4 in.

Provenance: Sold to benefit the preservation of the collections of the Danvers Historical Society. $700-900 56 Cast Bronze Qilin-shape Holder, China, 20th century, depicted seated with one of its forelegs raised and its head turned to the back, a crescent moon-shaped holder on its back, possibly designed to hold a bi disc, applied and incised details, with a carved conforming wood stand, ht. 5 1/8, wd. 7 1/4 in. $300-500 57

57 Pair of Bronze Duck-shaped Covered Censors, China, possibly Ming dynasty, each duck standing on a stylized rockwork stand with one leg raised and mouth open, an openwork coin design to tail, incised details to feathers, white metal casting material in base, ht. 7 1/2 in.

Provenance: From the descendants of Dudley L. Pickman (1779-1846) and Charles G. Loring (1828-1902) of Massachusetts. $1,000-1,200 59

58 Bronze Sculpture, Japan, 19th/20th century, depicting a sake maker standing on a straw mat, holding a winnowing basket next to a tall bucket, signed “Sano Takachika� on the base, ht. 25, wd. 16, dp. 14 in.

Note: Sano Takachika works are found in the Imperial Collections and the Nasser D. Khalili collection. $4,000-6,000

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59 Pair of Bronze Elephant Candlesticks, India, 19th century, depicted kneeling on all four legs with their heads bowed, holding a candle holder above their heads with their trunks, an incised blanket detail on their backs and heads with flowerheads and geometric patterns, their legs with flower vines in relief, lg. 16 in. $300-500 60 Katsusaki Kumagaya (c. 1880-after 1970) Bronze Holder, Japan, early 20th century, cylindrical, on a raised base with rounded sides, decorated with a bird-and-flower design in mixed metal including gold, silver, and red bronze, signed “Kyoto Kumagaya jo” on base, ht. 3 3/4 in. $400-600

61 Pair of Bronze Altar Vases, China, Ming dynasty style, each flattened hu-shape with oval dish-shaped mouth, resting on an oval splayed foot, waisted neck with a pair of dragon-head loop handles with a loose ring, broad bands of meander pattern encircling the tapering shoulder and of abstract design around the foot separately cast and soldered, a raised plain band around mouth and foot rims, trace of an illegible mark to the base of one, ht. 10 1/2 in.

62 Canton Enamel Vase, China, 20th century, pear-shape, with flaring neck and mouth, resting on a straight foot decorated with a meander motif in blue, the body decorated in polychrome enamels with a bird-and-flower design in two lobed panels against a light blue ground with lotus flowers and foliate scrolls, a yellow band around the rim, shoulder, and bottom, white interior and base, ht. 18 in. $300-500 63 Pair of Canton Enamel Covered Jars Mounted as Lamps, China, 18th/19th century, for export, baluster-form, the body decorated with continuous scenes of the female generals from the Yang family training, riding horses, and practicing with bamboo swords, bordered above and below by lappets and cartouches containing landscape scenes, a band of scrolling florals at the neck and stylized lotus flowers, a blue meander over a lotus petal motif at the rim of the covers, with vignettes of bamboo and rockery, and a lotus finial, mounted as lamps and on carved wooden stands, overall ht. 28, jar ht. 17 1/2 in.

Provenance: The estate of Dorothy Braude Edinburg. $300-500

Provenance: The collection of Andre Carlhian (1883-1968). $1,200-1,800

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64 Canton Enamel Brush Washer, China, 18th century-style, rectangular with rounded top, resting on four bracket feet, decorated with auspicious plants and fruit, many of which contained in old vessels below a lappet band around the mouth, gilt details, copper rimmed mouth and foot, the interior enameled in brown, four-character Qianlong mark in a double ring square on base, ht. 1 5/8, wd. 3 3/8, dp. 1 1/2 in. $300-500 65 Silver Cloisonné Lidded Bowl, China, 19th/20th century, pumpkin-inspired in shape, with the stem and three leaves on the cover, decorated with the “Eight Buddhist Treasures” and bats in repoussé and enameled in blue, turquoise blue, and aubergine against a ground densely filled with punched dots, the interiors enameled in turquoise blue, ht. 4 1/2, dia. 6 in. $400-600

66 Pair of Large Cloisonné Vases, Japan, 19th/20th century, possibly Ando workshop, baluster-form with slender neck and waisted bottom, copper clad rim and base, each depicting a pair of hens and roosters under a floral tree with a bird perched on a branch against a turquoise blue ground, a white dragon against a gold-speckled dark green band around the neck, a band of patterned band around the mouth rim and foot rim, not mirror images, ht. 24 in. $2,000-3,000

67 Small Cloisonné Vase, China, 19th/20th century, square with long tapering sides, the flat shoulder slightly rising toward the center forming a waisted neck and a small round mouth above, each side decorated with a lotus scroll design above a band of lotus lappet, floral and foliated scrolls on the slightly convex shoulder, ht. 6 1/8 in. $300-500 68 Pair of Cloisonné Vases, China, 19th/20th century, each elongated pear-shape with wide trumpet-shaped mouth, resting on a stem foot, decorated with bands of geometric patterns from the shoulders up and various auspicious animal designs and patterns in variously shaped panels around the body, two-character “daming” mark on the base (drilled), ht. to 18 1/4 in. $500-700

69 Cloisonné Ice Chest, China, possibly Qianlong period, square with tapering sides, decorated all over with a variety of auspicious flora and fauna against a sky blue ground in three sections divided by two metal bands of engraved lotus scrolls, the banded metal rims of both cover and chest decorated with trellis designs, a pair of upturned ruyi-head handles on each of the midsections of two sides, the two-part hinged cover with two openwork coin designs to one side designed to release cool air, the pewter-lined interior with a twopart hinged cover and a wooden insert on the bottom, ht. 19 3/4, wd. and dp. 28 1/2 in.

Provenance: A private Palm Beach, Florida, estate.

Note: For a similar example see Christie’s New York, Sale 1459, The Ruxton and Audrey B. Love Collection, Lot 601, October 20, 2004. $40,000-60,000 70 Two Cloisonné Chargers, Japan, 19th/20th century, slightly concave dish-shape on a raised straight foot, one decorated with a pair of geese against a black ground; and one with chrysanthemums and morning glories and a butterfly and dragonfly against a turquoise blue ground, each with a patterned band around the rim, the exterior filled with swirl patterns, dia. to 12 in. $300-500 71 Cloisonné Duck-shaped Ewer, China, 19th/20th century, its beak as the spout, decorated with archaic-style scrolls, masks, creatures, and patterns, gilt details, the gilt bar handle decorated with carved birds, the cover with a metalwork knob, with a conforming wood stand, duck ht. 7 1/8, wd. 8 1/4 in. $400-600

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72 Champlevé Temple Lantern, Japan, 19th/20th century, three-part pagoda-shape, with a domed hexagonal roof-shaped shade with a flaming lotus finial on top, six bells hanging from the roofline ends, decorated with Tokugawa family crests with three hollyhock leaves, a baluster-shape stand, decorated with various lotus scrolls bands and lappets in tiers, and the lamp holder with a latched door, decorated with openwork scrolls, electrified with a single socket, ht. 36 in. $500-700 73 Three Pewter Teapots and an Inlaid Pewter Container, China, 19th/20th century, two six-lobed floral shape with tubular neck and domed cover; and one with rectangular body and neck with flat cover, all with S-shaped spouts, footed, the handles wrapped with bamboo strips (now partially loosened, cut, or lost), decorated with bird-and-flower designs inlaid in brass, all covers with carved wood knob, ht. to 6 5/8; and an octagonal bucket-shape container with a shaped bar handle over the top, decorated with a floral design in brass and copper inlays, each side divided into two sections with a raised band, decorated with variously shaped panels of auspicious flowers, plants, animals, symbols, objects, and figures, all inlaid in brass and copper, ht. 8 in.

Provenance: The pewter collection of Ruth Raymond, Beacon Hill, who began collecting in the 1940s. $600-900

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74 Five Pewter Tea Caddies and a Sweetmeat Box, China, 19th/20th century, three cylindrical, two with an inner cover with a knob, incised with a fisherman under a pine to one, a seated figure under a banana tree and calligraphy on the other, both with a Huikee Swatow mark to the underside of cover and to the base of box, and one with a dragon lightly incised to body, a bird-and-flower design on top of the slightly domed cover, ht. to 7 1/8; and a pair of rectangular caddies with lobed edges, resting on four bracket feet, decorated in brass with auspicious animals and plants on the sides, the covers with a red bead knob, both with wood stands; the three-tier round box with cover, resting on a raised stem foot, decorated in brass with a floral and foliate scroll band to each tier, slightly off balance, two-character mark on base, ht. to 6 3/8 in.

Provenance: The pewter collection of Ruth Raymond, Beacon Hill, who began collecting in the 1940s. $600-900 75 Tall Square Pewter Vase, China, 20th century, with tapering sides and rounded shoulder, flaring mouth with straight rim, resting on a soldered two-tiered stem foot, decorated in applied brass with auspicious plants on four sides and a band of banana leaf lappet around the neck, “made in Hong Kong” mark to base, with a square wood stand, ht.

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Provenance: The pewter collection of Ruth Raymond, Beacon Hill, who began collecting in the 1940s. $400-600

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76 Pair of Pewter Candlesticks and a Covered Jar, China, 20th century, the candlesticks, three-part square baluster-shape, one broken into two, decorated with inlaid floral designs in brass to the upper part; and the covered jar, globular baluster-shape with hat-shape cover with an undulating floral rim and a dome with a wood knob in the center, all three decorated with brass clad bands and rims, ht. to 14 3/4 in.

Provenance: The pewter collection of Ruth Raymond, Beacon Hill, who began collecting in the 1940s.. $300-500 77 Pewter Tripod Covered Censer with Stand, China, 19th/20th century, round with two animal-head handles with loose rings, with an inner cover decorated with an openwork shou character, the domed cover with an openwork floral scroll on top with a seated carved shishi finial, with calligraphy works incised both on censer and cover, the round stand decorated with an openwork coin design, some edges clad with brass bands, ht. 6 3/4 in.

Provenance: The pewter collection of Ruth Raymond, Beacon Hill, who began collecting in the 1940s. $300-500

78 Pair of Mongolian-style Silver Ewers, China, 19th/20th century, flattened gourd-shape flask with rectangular mouth and foot, each decorated in repoussé with various floral and foliate scrolls and bird-and-flower designs and inlaid with two openwork hardstone plaques and semiprecious stone and glass fragments, the rectangular cover chained to the handle, topped with a hardstone carving of a bird, ht.

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79 Chinese Export Silver Trophy Cup, Canton, mid-19th century, Cutshing, maker, the bell-shaped, double-walled bowl chased and embossed with a continuous scene of a battle and a hunt, two scrolled handles, and a central roundel engraved for the “14th Meeting Canton Regatta Club Trial Race” and dated “1851,” on tapered stem with everted leaftip emerging from base of bowl, on domed leaftip foot, ht. 9 1/4 in., approx. 32.0 troy oz.

Provenance: The estate of Dorothy Braude Edinburg. $2,500-3,500 80 Four Export Sterling Silver Goblets, China, 20th century, each goblet with an applied dragon chasing an incised flaming pearl, marked with a Chinese hallmark and “silver” to the base rims, ht. 3 3/4 in. $600-800 81 Silver Repoussé Trinket Box, China, 19th/20th century, in the form of a moth and a flowering gourd, decorated with fine embossed patterns and floral motifs, with three Chinese hallmarks in oval reserves on the base, dia. 3 1/2 in. $600-800 82 Export Sterling Silver and Wood Box, China, early 20th century, the hinged box decorated with a repoussé dragon coiled around a raised oval, with dragons in relief on all four sides, the base marked “Zee Sung,” lg. 6 5/8 in. $600-800

83 Four Sterling Silver Stem Dishes, China, 19th/20th century, each shallow dish with foliate rims incised with a different narrative scene depicting warriors, the sides of the foliate bases incised with sprigs of bamboo, prunus, and orchids alternating with longevity and happiness characters, each with impressed hallmark to underside, ht. 3 3/4, dia. 5 5/8 in.

Note: Bases inscribed with a nine-digit collection mark, 111-32-1420. $700-900 84 Two Silverwork Boxes, China and Thailand, 20th century, both rectangular with hinged covers, a silver box decorated with floral and foliate filigree openwork, wood interior, three two-character mark on base partially translated as “Chengdu pure silver”; and a sterling silver box decorated with religious figures and foliate scrolls, on four bracket feet, lacquered burlwood interior with two compartments, marked “Thai nakorn sterling Thailand” on base, to 1 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. $500-700 85 Two Pairs of Pewter Lamp Vases and Wall Vases, China, 20th century, the lamp vases, hexagonal baluster-shape with waisted neck and splayed foot, on openwork stands, electrified, mounted with a brass single-socket lamppost, each sides decorated in brass with figural designs to body, floral motifs to the neck and foot, lamp ht. 13; and the wall vases, baluster flask-shape with trumpetshape mouth and waisted foot, inlaid in brass with figures to body and a floral motif to neck, “China” mark on base, ht. 8 1/4 in.

Provenance: The pewter collection of Ruth Raymond, Beacon Hill, who began collecting in the 1940s. $500-700 86 Pewter Basin, China, 20th century, with flanged rim, raised and barbed toward the edge, decorated with bird-and-flower designs inlaid in brass and copper in the well, cavetto, and rim, ht. 3 3/4, dia. 14 7/8 in.

Provenance: The pewter collection of Ruth Raymond, Beacon Hill, who began collecting in the 1940s. $400-600

87 Eight Pewter Items, China, 20th century, a rectangular box with a cover topped with two moving candle holders and a pole, a mark both on the underside of cover and the interior base, ht. 8 1/4; a lobed leaf-shape stemmed holder with a short handle with jade detail, decorated with incised lotus design, brassclad rim, mark on base, dia. 5 3/4; a globular ewer-shaped oil container with a candleholder spout and U-shape handle, ht. to handle 4 1/8; and a pair of stem dishes decorated with floral designs with shou and fu characters, brass clad rims, marks on bases, dia. 4; and a pair of two peach-shaped covered cases, both decorated with floral motifs and shou characters, brass-clad edges, marks on bases, dia. to 2; and a round platter decorated with auspicious symbols in brass and copper, brass-clad rim, brass holder to the back, dia.

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Provenance: The pewter collection of Ruth Raymond, Beacon Hill, who began collecting in the 1940s. $300-500 88 Pewter Ewer with Jade and Hardstone Insets, China, 19th/20th century, bulbous floral shape with a gate-shaped handle and waisted stem foot, the handle top and finial of cover decorated with stone insets, ht. 10 3/4 in.

Provenance: The descendants of Dudley L. Pickman (1779-1846) and Charles G. Loring (1828-1902) of Massachusetts. $300-500 89 Two Wood Netsuke, Japan, 19th century, one depicting a man beating the shimedaiko drum and wearing a lion mask, his face visible inside the lion’s mouth, signed “Shuraku” on base, ht. 1 3/8, wd. 1 1/2; and a slit drum with a handle in the shape of two facing lion heads, finely carved and incised details, inlaid eyes, decorated with a raised swastika symbol on both sides, an inlaid spot on one side with a red inscription (now illegible), ht. 1 5/8, wd. 1 5/8 in. $1,800-2,000 90 Wood Carving of a Monkey, Japan, 20th century, in a crouching pose with his back forward, dressed as a priest, a shaman’s handbell in his right hand and his left placed on his left knee, signed “Gusen Unpo koku” on the back, carved base, with a wood stand, ht. 8 3/8 in. $700-900

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91 Lacquer Cosmetic Set, Japan, late 19th century, comprised of a covered bowl, a wash basin, a covered mizutsugi ewer, a folding tray, and two brushes, each exterior with the Tokugawa family crest surrounded by scattered crests in hexagonal cartouches on a black lacquer ground, the interior with a togidashi maki-e ground, dia. to 15, tray 9 5/8 x 6 5/8 in. $500-700 92 Set of Six Lacquered Covered Bowls, Japan, 19th century, each decorated with gilt young bamboo leaves rising from silver waves on a togidashi maki-e ground, the top of the cover with the Tokugawa family crest in red, green, and gold maki-e, the interior of the bowl and cover in red lacquer, dia. 3 3/4 in. $300-500

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93 Shell Game Kai-awase Lacquer Box and Shells, Japan, mid-Edo period, the hexagonally shaped maki-e lacquer box and tray decorated with family crests, pine, plum, bamboo, iris and chrysanthemums, the fifty-four double shells and thirteen single shells decorated with various bird and flower compositions with gold moriage borders, with orange silk cord and white silk lining, ht. 12 3/4, wd. 13, dp. 13 in. $2,000-2,500

95 Red-lacquered Togidashi Maki-e Box, Japan, Izuka Toyo II (1766-1844), two-tiered rectangular form with an inner tray and cover, the box decorated with dragonflies in iro-e taka maki-e including mother-of-pearl pieces against a red ground with gold and silver flecks, the interiors and the bottom lacquered in black flecked with gold, the inner tray, resting on four bracket feet, gold-lacquered, depicting various insects in iro-e taka maki-e, signed “Kanshosai” to the bottom left corner with kao mark, 6 7/8 x 7 1/2 x 8 3/8 in.

94 Pair of Shell Game Boxes, Kaioke, Japan, 18th/19th century, each octagonal box set within an octagonal tray, depicting scenes from the “Tale of Genji” and Tokugawa and other family crests, the overall nashiji ground with various lacquer techniques and silver and gold cut particles, the box and tray supported on eight legs, two with holes, ht. 18 1/2, dia.

14 1/4 in. $800-1,000

Provenance: Descended in the family of Mrs. Hope Goddard Iselin of New York and Newport. $5,000-7,000

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96 Set of Four Brown-lacquered Bowls, China, 18th/19th century, deep bowl-shape with flanged rim, resting on a raised foot with straight sides, the exterior mottled as in stone marbling, ht. 3 5/8, dia. 8 1/4 in. $300-500 97 Ten Assorted Hardstone Accessory Items, China, three bangles, inner dia. from 2 to 2 1/2; six small bi-shape pendants, dia. to 1 5/8; and a beaded necklace with four rings, a carved pendant with a dragon, and fifty-three beads on a silicone cord, lg. 13 3/4 in., gray to celadon stones, variously mottled with dark green, apple green, orange, and russet brown. $200-300 98 Amber Plaque, China, 18th/19th century, oval, depicting on the top a lion-and-scroll design, plain underside, ht. 1 1/2 in. $400-600 99 Amber Pendant and Two Necklaces, Baltic, 20th century, the pendant of natural, organic shape with metal filigree work to one edge and a chain; the necklaces of natural, organic beads, one strung on metal, all the amber of a butterscotch color, lg. to 16 1/4 in. $500-700 100 Five Archaic-style Jade and Hardstone Carvings, China, a mottled green and brown stone bi disc, dia. 13 1/8; a white stone bi disc with raised bead design, encircled with an openwork border with engraved whorls, dia.

3 7/8; a rock crystal Hongshan-style dragon head, a hole to the neck, ht. 8 1/8; a celadon green jade hand knife with chilong-shaped handle, ht. 3 7/8, wd. 6 3/8; and a mottled white stone seated animal with curled horns, a beak, and a bushy tail, ht. 1 7/8, wd. 4 1/4 in. $300-500

101 Archaic Hardstone Axe Head, China, with two holes in the top center, the creamy white stone with yellow to russet markings, ht. 6 1/2, wd. to 3 3/8 in. $1,500-2,000 102 Eight Small Archaic Stone Carvings, China, a polygonal mottled brown pendant; a long rectangular brown bead; a tubular mottled brown bead; a white cicada-shaped pendant bead; an elliptical mottled gray spearhead with a hole; an axe head-shaped brown pendant decorated with a chilong; a semidomed mottled brown ring, decorated with ruyi scrolls; and a white stone pendant bead flanked with two facing shishi to left and right, decorated with archaic ruyi scrolls, all in a conforming box except the second bead and the last pendant bead, ht. from 7/8 to 2 1/2 in. $800-1,000 103 Four Small Archaic Hardstone Carvings, China, an openwork oval ring with archaic scrolls, opaque white stone with translucent white inclusions; a flattened cylindrical bead with raised design, stone of gray mottled with white and black; an openwork beast-shape ornament with incised designs; and an animal head pendant, mottled gray stone with russet matrix, wd. to 2 3/8 in. $500-700 104 Jade Pendant, China, rectangular with notches on sides, decorated in bas-relief with a scholar seated outdoors with two ducks on one side and calligraphy on the other, both in rectangular panels adorned with archaic-style bands on top, pale celadon stone, 2 3/8 x 1 5/8 in. $700-900

105 Four Necklaces and a Jadeite Bead Bracelet, China, two strands of forty-five round beads; one with forty-three beads; and one with forty beads; the bracelet with fifteen beads, the beads mostly mottled grayish white with various inclusions of white, gray, lavender, and apple green, varied in size and shape, bead dia. from 3/8 to 5/8, lg. from 4 to 11 3/4 in. $300-500 106 Jade Pendant and Agate Pebble, China, 20th century, a shadow agate carved pebble depicting a horse, a trainer, a hut, and a pine tree; and a jade carving depicting a court lady and attendant standing before scrolling peaches and lingzhi, lg. to 2 1/4 in. $900-1,000 107 Jade Archer’s Ring and a Figural Bead, China, the ring with slightly rounded rim, celadon stone with a russet band and white inclusions; the bead in the shape of a standing official, white stone mottled with russet markings, ht. 1, dia. 1 1/4 in. $300-500 108 Two Pendants, China, one nephrite jade, carved in the shape of an archaic hand chopper, decorated with an openwork chilong to sides and raised archaic scrolls to blade, with a string with coral and white glass beads; and one smoky quartz, depicting an openwork fruit branch with a bird, with a woven string, lg. to 3 1/8 in. $300-500

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109 18kt Gold Chain Pendant with Jade Plaque, China, the openwork plaque, decorated with a bat, double coin, lingzhi, and orchid mounted in a 14kt goldwork frame decorated with a shou character and cabochon emerald beads, numbered “585” on the back frame, the gold chain in the shape of a bow tie, marked “750 18K,” pendant ht. 4, chain lg. 10 5/8 in. $800-1,000 110 Jadeite Pendant, China, in the form of a petaled flowerhead with a rotating inner ring and openwork center, with a 14kt gold finding, 2 1/8 in. $700-900 111 Jadeite Cup on Silverwork Stand, Japan, early 20th century, the plain cup in an upturned bell-shape, the floral stand with lobed rim, decorated with openwork foliate scrolls around the side, inscribed “Yamanaka & Co. Made in Japan” on base, ht. 3 1/8, cup ht. 2 1/4, dia. 2 1/2 in. $1,800-2,000

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112 Hardstone Bowl, China, with slightly slanted sides and everted rolled rim, resting on a raised foot ring, spinach green with russet, gray, and darker green matrix, ht. 3 1/2, dia.

7 1/4 in. $200-300

113 Hardstone Plaque on Cloisonné Covered Box, China, 20th century, oval with hinged cover, decorated with bands of floral motifs, the plaque with three treasure symbols in relief, ht. 1 7/8, dia. to 4 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500 114 Jade Figure of an Ox, China, seated, its head turned to the side, the celadon stone with spotty gray/russet markings and white inclusions, ht. 1, wd. 2 1/4 in. $400-500 115 Seven Jade Openwork Belt Plaques, China, a pair of rectangular plaques with rounded sides, 2 5/8 x 5 1/4; a rectangular plaque, 2 1/4 x 3 5/8; a pair of near square plaques, 2 1/2 x 2 5/8; and a pair of rectangular plaques, 1 3/8 x 2 5/8 in., all decorated with bird and dragon scroll designs, incised details on the tops, pale celadon stones with russet to black markings, highly polished, with a wood box. $1,500-2,000

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116 Jade Lion with Cub, China, reclined with its face turned to a cub on its back, the mutton fat white stone with russet streaks, ht. 1 1/2, wd. 2 1/2 in. $1,800-2,000 117 Four Stone Carvings, China, one partially carved with eleven luohan figures with animals including a dragon and cranes, the stone with multicolored markings of white to gray, yellow, and red, with a wood stand, carving ht. 6 1/8; one partially carved with a figure and a dragon, mounted on a wood stand; one of yellow agate, depicting a reclined horse with a monkey on its back, mounted on a wood stand; and a small two-part belt hook with auspicious symbols, agate with russet markings and white inclusions, the last three ht. to 3 7/8, wd. to 3 in.

Provenance: A private Maine estate. $800-1,200 118 Pair of Jade Belt Buckles on Two Wood Candleholders, China, the elliptical buckle with a dragon-head hook decorated with an openwork chilong scroll, the wooden holder, elliptical decorated with carved ruyi-cloud design, the domed base with flanged rim decorated with two carved crawling chilongs, resting on five round feet, stand ht. to 9, jade buckle ht. to 3 5/8 in. $1,200-1,500

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119 White Jade Archer’s Ring, China, tubular with the top side angled to form a fat rim, the stone of pale celadon with white translucent inclusions and brown spots around bottom, ht. 1, dia. 1 1/16 in. $500-700 120 Four Assorted Items, China, a jadeite carving of a bird seated with a peach branch in its mouth, with a conforming wood openwork stand, wd. 2; an amber composite carving of a rolled lotus leaf (chipped to one side) with a crab and catfish on top, dia. to 2 5/8; a carved wood stand with two holes on top, ht. 1 3/8; and a miniature pottery figure (with broken head) standing on a podium with his both hands raised to chest, ht. to 4 3/8 in.

Provenance: The descendants of Dudley L. Pickman (1779-1846) and Charles G. Loring (1828-1902) of Massachusetts. $200-250

121 Jade Carving of a Horse, China, late Ming dynasty, reclining with its head turned to the back, incised details, the stone of celadon green with russet markings and natural fissures of gray to dark brown, ht. 1 5/8, lg.

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Provenance: Purchased at Ashkenazie & Co., June 24, 1988. $8,000-10,000

122 Jade Carving of an Ibex, China, Tang dynasty or later, reclining with its long, thin legs and full bushy tail tucked beneath its rounded, oval-shaped body, well polished, the translucent gray green stone with russet markings and white inclusions, ht. 1 1/4, lg.

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123 Jade Cicada Pendant, China, with molded and incised details, the translucent mutton fat white stone with pale celadon tint, with a metal hook and ring, 2 x 1 1/8 in. $800-1,000

124 Jade Water Buffalo Pendant, China, reclined with its head turned to the side, the translucent mutton fat white stone with wisps of russet and opaque white inclusions, with a loop and ring attached, 7/8 x 2 in. $800-1,000

Provenance: Purchased at Ashkenazie & Co., August 28, 1991. $9,000-12,000

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125 Jadeite Covered Censer, China, possibly Qianlong period, rectangular with slanted sides, resting on four bracket feet, probably modeled after a bronze prototype, plain body, each of the two narrower sides with a shelflike flange with a qilin seated on top and a loose ring below, the angular cover decorated with openwork floral scrolls on four sides and a qilin seated on the flat top, a mark reading “Yugong� on base, pale translucent green stone with russet and apple green streaks, with an openwork wood stand, ht. 4 3/4, wd.

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Provenance: Purchased at Ashkenazie & Co., receipt dated October 15, 1986. $10,000-12,000

126 Jadeite Covered Vase, China, 19th century, baluster-shape with waisted neck and flanged rim, the body decorated with two goat-shaped ears alternating with two stylized chilong ears, each with a loose ring, the cover in the shape of a two-tiered dome with a recumbent lamb finial, white stone with apple green and russet inclusions, with a round openwork wood stand, ht. 10 1/4 in.

Provenance: Purchased at S. Bernstein & Co., receipt dated May 15, 1997. $8,000-10,000

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127 Jadeite Carving of Buddha, China, 20th century, seated on a lotus throne before a bell-shaped aureole with flame, enshrined in a roundel placed on a rectangular pedestal decorated with a carved floral scroll, mounted on a rectangular wood stand, carving ht. 4 in. $2,000-3,000

130 Jadeite Carving of Guanyin, China, seated on a rock holding a flower and prayer bead, with a boy at her right and a dragon emerging from the sea to her left, white stone with a streak of dark green, mounted on a wood stand, carving ht. 6 3/4, wd. 10 3/4 in. $1,200-1,500

128 Lavender Jadeite Plaque, China, 20th century, oval, decorated in relief with a dragon and fish design on one side, the other with a four-character inscription reading “yulong biancheng,” lavender stone with green and white matrix, with a conforming wood stand, carving ht. 2 7/8 in. $2,000-3,000

131 Four Jadeite Accessories, China, a silk cord necklace with a butterfly-shape plaque and two double happiness plaques; a rounded square pendant; a teardrop pendant; and an openwork roundel with figures against a lotus scroll design, all greenish white stones with apple green streaks and spots, pendant dia. to 2 1/4 in. $300-500

129 Jadeite Plaque, China, 20th century, a ruyi-shaped lock, both sides incised with two stylized chilong scrolls and a two-character inscription reading “shoubi nanshan” (wish for longevity), pale celadon stone with apple green markings and white inclusions, mounted on a openwork wood stand, carving ht. 2 in. $700-900

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132 White Jade Carving of Daoist Mountains, China, with pavilions and pine trees near wavy water with a boat, stone of white with pale celadon tone and mottled with white opaque inclusions, with a conforming wood stand with carved details, highly polished except base, jade ht. 2 7/8, wd. 4 3/4, dp. 2 1/2 in. $6,000-8,000

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133 Two Nephrite Jade Belt Buckles, China, a plain chilong-head buckle with an oval chape on the underside, lg. 4 3/8; and a two-part buckle with a chilong-head hook and a rectangular loop, the square faces decorated with tied knot openwork designs with two round chapes underside, both carved from pale celadon stone with white inclusions, lg.

5 1/8 in. $1,000-1,500

134 Jade Carving of Guanyin, China, standing dressed in a flowing robe and veil, holding a wish-fulfilling jewel in her left hand and an upside-down bottle in her right, celadon stone with russet and gray markings, ht. 6 5/8 in. $500-600 135 Hardstone Carving of a Water Buffalo, China, in a recumbent position with its legs folded beneath itself, its head turned to the side with ears and ridged horns backward, and tail swirled to the side, carved and incised details including a whorl of hair on both buttocks, mottled celadon stone with widespread white opaque inclusions, brown spots, and natural fissures and cracks, highly polished, ht. 2 7/8, wd. 6 1/4, dp. 5 in. $1,000-1,200

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136 Jade Double-face Seal, China, the rectangular face with “Xu” and “Gu” each, surmounted with a carved shishi standing in profile with its head turned to back, semitranslucent celadon stone, ht. 1 7/8 in. $400-600

137 Jadeite Carving of a Dancing Woman, China, standing with her right arm raised overhead, gray-green stone with apple green markings and white inclusions, mounted on a stand, ht. 6 5/8 in. $800-1,200 138 Nephrite Jade Plaque, China, rectangular with lobed notches to edges, decorated with a Daoist landscape on one side and a calligraphy work on the other, both in a rectangular cartouche bordered with archaic scroll bands, all details in bas-relief, pale celadon stone with translucent white inclusions, 2 5/8 x 1 3/4 in. $600-800

139 Jade Lock-shaped Plaque, China, rectangular, with openwork chilong heads and archaic scrolls surrounding a rectangular panel decorated with a landscape on one side and four characters on the other, pale celadon stone with white inclusions, 2 x 3 1/4 in. $300-500

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140 Three Small Hardstone Carvings, China, a toad holding two coins, translucent pale celadon jade with wisps of gray; a bird holding a branch in its mouth, celadon jade with gray spots; and two rolling fish on a lotus leaf, pale celadon hardstone with white inclusions, dia. to 1 3/4 in. $300-500 141 Hardstone Water Buffalo China, the animal depicted seated with its legs tucked underneath, incised details, celadon stone mottled with russet and opaque white markings and gray spots, drilled through, ht.

1, wd. 2 in. $300-500 142 Hardstone Camel, China, the animal depicted seated with its head turned to one side, incised details, drilled through to back, brown stone mottled with white, gray, and dark brown streaks and spots, ht. 1 3/8, wd.

2 1/2 in. $300-500 143 Hardstone Carving of a Water Buffalo, China, seated with its hind legs twisted to one side, forelegs tucked underneath, and its head turned to the side, its tail curled to the back, mottled gray stone with wisps of russet and gray and white inclusions, ht. 1 1/4, wd.

2 1/4 in. $300-500

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144 Jade Carving of a Female Bear, China, possibly Song/Ming dynasty, seated on her hind legs with her right arm raised as if scratching her ears, the mouth slightly open showing her teeth, incised archaic scrolls as her hair, the stone of olive green with russet and darker green matrix, highly polished, with a lockable wood case with glass top, ht. 3 in. $1,500-1,800

145 Nine Assorted Hardstone Items, China, comprising five jadeite and jade stone ornamental beads and fragments, a chert spear head, and three obsidian points, mounted in a frame, lg. from 3/8 to 7 1/2 in. $800-1,000 146 Soapstone Carving of a Monk, China, seated as if in meditation, his right leg raised and his left parallel to the ground, his head leaning on his left palm and his right hand placed on his right knee, dressed in a flowing robe decorated with beads and embroidery, with a shishi to his left, ht. 2, wd. 2 1/4 in. $1,500-2,000

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147 Agate Carving of Guanyin with an Attendant, China, both standing dressed in flowing robes with ribbons, Guanyin holding a floral branch overhead, the girl holding a basket to her right side, stone with grayish brown matrix and russet to yellow markings, some with fissures, ht. 6 3/4, wd. 4 1/2 in. $800-1,200

148 Three Coral Figural Carvings, China, 19th century, one depicting Guanyin holding a floral branch, mounted on a wood stand; one an Immortal seated on a rock holding a scroll with a shou character; and one depicting monkeys stealing peaches, the last two with conforming stands, figure ht. to 4 1/4 in. $1,800-2,500 149 Soapstone Seal, China, 20th century, square, with incised inscriptions on two sides, surmounted with a carved design of a turtle dragon with a chilong on its back, green stone with russet tint and white spotty inclusions, ht.

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150 Pair of Hardstone Trees in CloisonnĂŠ Planters, China, 20th century, with flowers and buds in pale pink, white, and orange stones, the rectangular planters, on four bracket feet, decorated with flowers, the lobed corners with meander bands, gilt rims and feet, ht. to 11 5/8, wd. to 9 1/2 in. $500-700 151 Carved Agate Ewer, China, late 19th/early 20th century, the bulbous round body on tripod feet, with a C-shaped handle, a thick spout narrowing at the tip carved as the head of a mythical creature, and a three-legged toad finial, the body decorated with stylized dragons and lotus lappets, translucent gray stone with brown and black inclusions, ht. 4 in. $800-1,000

152 Rock Crystal Carving of an Elderly Fisherman, China, standing barefoot, holding fish in his right hand and a jar in his left, a wood staff with a hat on his back, transparent stone with numerous small internal fractures and fissures, slight yellow tint, with carved wood stand, ht. 8 5/8 in. $700-900

153 Rock Crystal Covered Phoenix Box, China, 20th century, with incised feather details and curled wings, tail, and crest, ht. 4 1/2 in. $600-800 154 Hardstone Sculpture of a Blooming Plant, China, with multi-petaled flowers in a rectangular pot, using various stones including agate, pink quartz, and other hardstones, ht.

10 1/8 in.

Provenance: The descendants of Dudley L. Pickman (1779-1846) and Charles G. Loring (1828-1902) of Massachusetts. $500-700 155 Two Carved Stone Seals and a Blue and White Porcelain Seal Paste Box, China, 20th century, each seal carved with a seated mythical lion, the seal paste box decorated with a coiled dragon, two-character mark on base, in a wood presentation box, seal ht. to 1 3/8 in.

Provenance: A private Massachusetts family collection. $200-400

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156 Nephrite Jade Miniature Gu Vase, China, three tiers, each with eight flanges along the four edges and sides, decorated with taotie masks on the handle, pale celadon stone with russet markings and white and gray inclusions, with a wood stand, ht. 4 7/8 in. $1,000-1,500 157 Hardstone Teapot, China, bamboo-inspired in shape, the body ribbed with bamboo stalks, bamboo stalk C-shape handle and spout, and a bamboo knob on the slightly domed cover, apple green/gray stone, ht. 2 1/4, wd. 6 1/8 in. $500-700

158 Tall Lidded Serpentine Stone Censer, China, the baluster-shape stand with floral base, decorated with four carved elephant heads surmounted with a deep bowl-shaped burner with two carved dragon-head handles, the domed cover decorated with a broad band of openwork chilong scrolls encircling near rim, a dragon-inspired openwork with four loose rings as finial on top, stone of spinach green mottled with darker streaks and lighter inclusions, ht. 25 1/4 in. $2,000-3,000

159 Jade-inset Ruyi Scepter, China, of possibly zitan wood, the oval head separately made and attached to the handle with a connector neck, decorated with a jade plaque inset depicting two carved peaches and bats, the handle with a long rounded rectangular jade inset with an openwork phoenix in the middle and an oval jade one with an openwork chilong at the end, the scepter decorated with a Daoist landscape with various flowers and trees as well as lingzhi, all in deep relief, the head and end encircled with a band of floral and foliate scrolls in bas-relief, the underside with an engraved and gilt inscription written by Wang Jihua (1717-1776), a Qianlong-period official, ht. 18 in.

Provenance: A private Palm Beach, Florida, estate. $5,000-7,000

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160 Jade Lotus-inspired Brush Washer, China, with a curled lotus leaf as washer, lotus pod as inkwell, and lotus stems and buds designed to function as the foot, a frog seated at the tip of the stems, celadon stone with russet streaks and white spots, natural fissures on the underside, ht. 2, wd. 6, dp. 3 3/4 in. $2,000-3,000

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161 Jade Lotus Leaf Tray with Stand, China, near square, the six-lobed lotus leaf with edges slightly rolled upward, each of the four corners accentuated with a curled peach-leaf designed to function as foot, incised details to the center and leaf veins, stone of spinach green mottled with darker spots, the wood stand decorated with openwork foliate scrolls, lotus 7 x 6 5/8 in. $5,000-6,000

162 Hardstone Covered Box, China, flattened rectangular flask-shape with slightly arched cover, the box with two lobed corners along the bottom and top, well-hollowed interior, one side decorated in relief with peaches and bats and a qilin and lingzhi on the other, the cover with lobed sides and hinged rim, decorated with bat-and-cloud designs on both sides, stone of spinach green mottled with darker striae, spots, and fissures, with a wood stand, ht. 6 3/4, wd. 9 1/2, dp. 1 in. $1,500-2,000

163 Jade Snuff Bottle, China, lotus-bud-inspired oval form, well-hollowed, the pale celadon stone decorated with foliate scrolls and a butterfly in relief, with a tubular coral stopper with bone spoon, ht. 2 7/8 in. $800-1,000 164 Jade Snuff Bottle, China, flattened globular form with a straight neck, resting on a rectangular foot, well hollowed, the opaque pale celadon stone decorated with raised lotuses and a bird on one side, the metalwork stopper with domed yellow aventurine, with a metal spoon, ht. 2 1/4 in. $700-900 165 Jade Snuff Bottle, China, in the shape of a blooming lotus bud with foliate and floral scrolls, incised details, the domed green stone stopper on a gilt collar, celadon stone with russet and white markings, ht. 3 1/4 in. $1,000-2,000

166 Two Snuff Bottles, China, one cloisonnÊ, flattened baluster-shape, the front and back decorated with lobed panels of scholar’s accoutrements against a turquoise blue ground, sides and neck with gilt cloud motifs against a dark blue ground, the domed cover with brass spoon, four-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 2 5/8; and an interiorpainted snuff, flattened rounded rectangular form with a straight round neck and raised oval foot, depicting a horse beneath a tree to front and back, dated on one side, signed on the other, pale celadon stone cover, both well rounded, ht. 3 1/4 in. $500-700 167 Reticulated Rotating Ceramic Snuff Bottle, China, double gourd-form with a round recessed foot, the exterior with openwork carvings of four shou symbols and alternating bats and star-shaped flowerheads, the upper register with groups of peaches all decorated with polychrome enamels, the interior decorated with scrolling florals in underglaze blue, four-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 3 1/8 in.

Provenance: A private Massachusetts family collection. $800-1,000

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168 Encre-de-Chine Snuff Bottle, China, 19th/20th century, flattened hu-form with animal mask and ring handles, carved in relief with a figure in seated in a house, a figure on a bridge in a landscape on the other, with a white porcelain stopper, incised four-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 2 3/4 in.

Provenance: A private Massachusetts family collection. $500-700

169 Two Enameled Metal Snuff Bottles, China, 19th/20th century, one flattened oval form with a concave oval foot, decorated with polychrome enamels to depict mountain and river landscapes, with figures on a bridge and on a boat, with a metalwork stopper, the other flattened mallet form with similar decoration and a metalwork stopper, both with fourcharacter Qianlong mark on base, ht. to 2 7/8 in.

Provenance: A private Massachusetts family collection. $600-800

170 Two Export Enameled Metal Snuff Bottles, China, 19th/20th century, one purse-form with a concave oval foot, decorated on one side with a European-style painting of Venus and Cupid, the other with a reclining nude, gilt-metal stopper and foot ring, four-character Qianlong mark on base; the other flattened square form with rounded shoulders and a raised oval foot, with raised metal framed panels on each side, the two large panels containing European-style portraits of women, the two smaller containing landscape vignettes, all surrounded by scrolling florals over a yellow ground, metalwork stopper and foot rim, four-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. to 2 7/8 in.

Provenance: A private Massachusetts family collection. $600-800

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171 Three Overlaid Peking Glass Snuff Bottles, China, late 19th/early 20th century, all flattened oval form with raised oval feet, one pink snowflake glass with green glass overlay carved with mandarin ducks and lotus plants, with a turquoise Peking glass stopper and brass finial, collar, and spoon; one clear glass with blue glass overlay, carved with a hawk perched on a rock on one side and one diving on the reverse, with a four-character Qianlong mark, blue Peking glass stopper and brass collar and spoon; and one clear glass with red overlay carved with songbirds and gingko trees, with a red Peking glass stopper and brass finial and spoon, ht. to 3 1/8 in.

174 Two Jade Snuff Bottles, China, both flattened round form, one with a flat oval foot, one side carved in relief with a fisherman in a fishing boat, with an orange Peking glass stopper and a brass collar and spoon; the other with a concave oval foot, one side carved in relief with a figure and a bird in a mountain landscape, with a dark pink Peking glass stopper and brass finial and spoon, ht. to 2 3/8 in.

Provenance: A private Massachusetts family collection. $300-500

175 Two Painted Peking Glass Snuff Bottles, China, one in the form of a gourd with molded leaves, smaller gourds, and vines, and an insect highlighted in gilt, the body painted with flowering gourd vines and butterflies over a yellow ground, with a red Peking glass stopper and small carved wood stand; the other in the form of a small snuff bottle supported by a gilt mythical lion, the milky glass bottle painted with boys at play on both sides, ht. to 2 5/8 in.

172 Reconstituted Amber Dragon Snuff Bottle, China, flattened baluster-form with a raised oval foot carved with a coiled dragon on either side amidst swirling clouds, with a stopper carved from the same material with a shou symbol carved on the top, ht. 2 3/8 in.

Provenance: A private Massachusetts family collection. $300-500

173 Two Interior-painted Rutilated Crystal Snuff Bottles, China, 19th/20th century, flattened cylindrical with raised oval feet, each painted with a scene of a scholar and a pupil, the reverse with a farming and a fishing scene, both with red Peking glass stoppers, dated upper right, one with a brass finial, ht. to 2 7/8 in.

Provenance: A private Massachusetts family collection. $600-800

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Provenance: A private Massachusetts family collection. $800-1,000

Provenance: A private Massachusetts family collection. $300-500 176 Mother-of-pearl Snuff Bottle, China, flattened baluster flask-shape, with a round straight neck and mouth, resting on a rectangular foot, decorated with inlaid carved designs, some enameled in red and green, of a flower-and-butterfly on one and a figure of Guanyin holding a flower on the other, in shaped cartouches below a patterned band near the shoulder, incised details, the domed stopper with a lotus knob and flange rim, four-character Qianlong mark incised on base, ht. 3 in. $700-900

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177 Monochrome Yellow Peking Glass Vase, China, 20th century, baluster-shape, with a bird on floral branches, peaches, and pomegranates above a raised band around the foot, ht. 12 in. $400-600

178 Two Purple-red Peking Glass Bowls, China, 18th century, both with slightly flared rim resting on a straight foot, one with the exterior decorated with a carved bird-and-flower design; and one with floral and foliate scrolls between a band of ruyi clouds around rim and of lotus lappet around base, both with allover crazing to the interior and some areas of the exterior, four-character Qianlong marks on each base, with carved woodwork floral stands, ht. to 2 3/4, dia. to 6 1/4 in. $800-1,000

179 Peking Glass Vase and Wine Cups, China, 19th century, the small meiping shape vase with everted and banded rim, the two cups with wide mouth and everted rim, ht. to 4 1/4; dia. 3 3/4 in. $300-500 180 Large Amber Peking Glass Covered Vase, China, 19th century, baluster shape, the cover with a ball finial, semi-transparent glass, on a carved foliate wood stand, overall ht. 9 3/4, jar 7 3/4 in. $400-500

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181 Yellow Peking Glass Alms Bowl, China, 19th century, ball form with a round opening, decorated with a curling dragon and a bat on either side facing each other across the opening, on a carved wood stand, overall ht. 6 3/4, bowl 4 1/2 in. $400-500

182 Peking Glass Vase, China, 18th/19th century, baluster shape, with a narrow neck and everted rim, the glass color a deep saturated raspberry pink, ht. 7 1/4 in. $400-500

183 Two Small Peking Glass Vases, China, 19th century, one trumpet-form, with a flared and banded rim, ht. 4 1/2; the other meiping-form with banded and everted rim, ht. 4 in. $300-500 184-185 No lots.

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186 Carved Wood Brush Pot, China, possibly zitan, in the shape of a bamboo stalk with two nodes, the center plug and the interior of base unburnished, ht. 5 1/4, dia. 4 7/8 in. $800-1,000

187 Bamboo Perfume Holder, China, 19th/20th century, cylindrical, decorated with a continuous openwork landscape with figures at various pursuits, trees, rocks, and a pavilion, between two bands of meander designs, ht. 8 1/4 in. $2,000-3,000

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188 Carved Wood Plaque, China, 20th century, possibly zitan, rectangular, with lobed corners, bordered with a raised band, depicting in basrelief the Shoulao with two children attendants and longevity symbols including peaches, deer, crane, clouds, rocks, and pine trees, plain back, 9 3/8 x 14 1/2 in. $700-900

189 Bamboo Brush Pot, China, 19th/20th century, irregular form carved in high relief with figures in a rocky landscape, depicting scenes of scholars viewing a scroll and conversing amidst natural and augmented rock formations and trees, with a cloud border at the mouth rim, ht. 4 1/4 in. $700-900

190 Large Bamboo Brush Pot, China, 19th/20th century, cylindrical form, carved in relief to depict a man pouring water into a trough for two horses, signed “Xe Gu” on the reverse, ht.

6 7/8 in. $1,200-1,500 191 Four-panel Table Screen with Export Reverse Glass Paintings, China, 19th century, comprising two three-part panels flanked with two five-part panels, illustrated in three tiers with four legendary Immortals and figures at the top, a noble couple seated with attendants and auspicious animals in the center, and four landscapes at the bottom, each panel ht. 23 1/2, wd. 5 1/2 in.

Provenance: Purchased from Shreve, Crump & Low, Boston. $2,000-3,000

192 Carved Spinach Green Jade Table Screen, China, 19th/20th century, depicting three scholars seated in a mountain pavilion situated on top of a rocky promontory surrounded by the “Three Friends of Winter”: plum, bamboo, and pine, the spinach green stone with black flecks and inclusions, mounted in an openwork carved wood stand depicting scrolling tendrils and stylized flowers with the bottom spandrel depicting the character for longevity shou, overall ht. 37 1/4 x 23 in. $5,000-7,000

194 Set of Thirteen Export Blue and White Porcelain Soup Plates, China, 18th/19th century, decorated with floral and geometric patterns in panels encircling a bird-and-flower scene with bees in the well, the exterior with two brushed foliate scrolls, a double ring on base, dia. 8 7/8 in.

193 Porcelain and Hardwood Table Screen, China, 19th/20th century, the framed porcelain plaque depicting a pavilion in the mountains overlooking a river, with figures conversing and enjoying the view as a boat travels by, signed and sealed at upper left, sealed at lower right, on a carved hardwood stand with stylized floral openwork scrolls, plaque sight size 18 1/4 x 12, overall ht. 29 in. $800-1,200

195 Six Export Blue and White Plates, China, 18th/19th century, lobed octagonal, two decorated with a landscape in the well below a band of flower and butterfly around the rim; two with a woman and a boy in a garden scene below a floral band around the rim; and two with a boy with a floral vase encircled with a band of scholarly objects and auspicious symbols below a double coin band around the brown-glazed rim, dia. to 9 in.

Provenance: The descendants of Dudley L. Pickman (1779-1846) and Charles G. Loring (1828-1902) of Massachusetts. $700-900

Provenance: The descendants of Dudley L. Pickman (1779-1846) and Charles G. Loring (1828-1902) of Massachusetts. $800-1,000

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198 Blue and White Reticulated Vase, China, possibly 17th/18th century, hexagonal form, decorated with rectangular, fan-shaped, and round cartouches containing roosters, flowers, and landscape scenes, surrounded by hexagonal patterned reticulation, with an auspicious object mark on the base, ht. 5 1/8 in.

Provenance: The descendants of Dudley L. Pickman (1779-1846) and Charles G. Loring (1828-1902) of Massachusetts. $800-1,000 199 Two Blue and White Bowls, China, one, possibly Qianlong period, upturned bell-shape with slightly flared rim, resting on a raised foot, decorated with two dragons between a band of waves around the foot and a double ring around the rim, “Zhiyuantang zhi� mark in a square cartouche on base; and one, possibly 18th century, upturned bell-shape with angled rim, resting on a raised foot, decorated with three bands of meander, archaic chilong scroll, and lotus lappet against a cream-glazed body with allover crackling, six-character Chenghua mark in a double ring on base, ht. to 2 3/8, dia. to 5 5/8 in.

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196 Blue and White Porcelain Wine Bottle, Korea or Japan, 19th century, rectangular with a flat square shoulder and a waisted neck, decorated with a continuous landscape, two sets of small landscapes to the shoulder, the mouth clad with silver work decorated with chased scrolls and dots, the glazed base with four spur marks, ht. 7 in.

Provenance: The descendants of Dudley L. Pickman (1779-1846) and Charles G. Loring (1828-1902) of Massachusetts. $700-900

197 Powder Blue-glazed Porcelain Jar, China, 19th century, oviform with rounded shoulder and a raised bisque neck and mouth, resting on a bisque foot ring, white-glazed base, the carved openwork wood cover inlaid with a hardstone bi disk, with a round wood stand, jar ht. 8 1/4 in.

Provenance: The descendants of Dudley L. Pickman (1779-1846) and Charles G. Loring (1828-1902) of Massachusetts. $800-1,200

200 Junyao Tea Bowl, China, Song dynasty style, high bowl with well-rounded sides and slightly incurved mouth rim, resting on a raised foot, the pale blue glaze thinning to light blue at the rim, mottled purple splashes and allover crackling both on the interior and exterior, with a round carved wood stand, ht. 3 1/2, dia. 5 7/8 in.

Provenance: The descendants of Dudley L. Pickman (1779-1846) and Charles G. Loring (1828-1902) of Massachusetts. $700-900

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201 Sky Blue-glazed Bottle Vase, China, possibly 18th century, compressed globular body with an elongated flared neck resting on a flared foot with unglazed brown-dressed rim, six-character Qianlong mark in underglaze blue on base, ht. 15 in.

Provenance: The descendants of Dudley L. Pickman (1779-1846) and Charles G. Loring (1828-1902) of Massachusetts.

Note: Another Qianlong-marked vase of this same glaze sold at Christie’s New York, Sale 2580, Lot 1541, September, 2012. $15,000-20,000

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202 Powder Blue-glazed Bottle Vase, China, 18th/19th century, globular body with tall slender neck, white-glazed mouth rim and base, decorated in gilt with phoenix-and-cloud design below bands of floral design around shoulder, a banana leaf band to neck, and a floral band around rim, Morgan Collection sticker to base, with a carved wood stand, ht.

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Provenance: The descendants of Dudley L. Pickman (1779-1846) and Charles G. Loring (1828-1902) of Massachusetts. $3,000-5,000

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203 Clair-de-lune Double Gourd Vase, China, 19th/20th century, monochrome with subtle sky blue hues, ht. 5 7/8 in.

Provenance: The descendants of Dudley L. Pickman (1779-1846) and Charles G. Loring (1828-1902) of Massachusetts. $1,000-1,200

204 Clair-de-lune Water Coupe, China, pinguo zun form with tapering sides and a short straight neck rim surrounded by a recessed reserve, six-character Kangxi mark on base, on a carved wood lotus-form stand, coupe ht.

2 3/8 in.

Provenance: The descendants of Dudley L. Pickman (1779-1846) and Charles G. Loring (1828-1902) of Massachusetts. $1,800-2,000

205 Clair-de-lune Amphora Bottle, China, 17th/18th century, with cylindrical neck rising to flaring silver-clad rim, resting on an unglazed foot ring, six-character Kangxi mark in underglaze blue on white-glazed base, ht.

6 in.

Provenance: The descendants of Dudley L. Pickman (1779-1846) and Charles G. Loring (1828-1902) of Massachusetts.

Note: For a similar example, see Christie’s, New York, Sale 2689, Lot 1502, 2013. $3,000-5,000

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206 Two Small Blue and White Porcelain Covered Teapots, China, both possibly 18th century, one, bulbous rectangular form with raised rectangular mouth, resting on a raised rectangular foot, right angle handle and short S-shape spout, decorated with floral and foliate motifs, some in shaped panels; and one globular form with raised neck and foot, C-shape handle and L-shape spout, decorated with scholar’s accoutrements and auspicious symbols, the domed cover with three patterned bands and a lotus knob on top, six-character Jiajing mark on base, ht. to 4 1/2, wd. to 6 1/8 in.

Provenance: The descendants of Dudley L. Pickman (1779-1846) and Charles G. Loring (1828-1902) of Massachusetts. $500-700

207 Famille Verte Powder Blue-glazed Charger, China, possibly Kangxi period (1661-1722), with rounded sides and slightly slanted rim, resting on a raised foot, the well decorated with a garden scene with three figures, mostly in blue and green enamels in a barbed roundel, the cavetto of underglazed powderblue decorated with gilt floral designs, the powder-blue rim with flower-and-bee designs in polychrome enamel alternating with ones in gold, all painted in sixteen lobed lozengeshape cartouches, the exterior with three floral sprays in enamels, the painting symbol of the “Eight Treasures” in a double ring in underglaze blue on base, ht. 2 1/2, dia. 16 in.

Provenance: The descendants of Dudley L. Pickman (1779-1846) and Charles G. Loring (1828-1902) of Massachusetts. $2,000-3,000

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208 Famille Rose Charger, China, 19th century, low upturned bell-shape with slightly flaring rim, decorated with two roosters in a gated garden with peony and cockscomb flowers, a pink band of trellis pattern with stylized chilong scrolls in five oval cartouches, brown-glazed rim edge, ht. 2 1/8, dia. 14 1/8 in.

Provenance: The descendants of Dudley L. Pickman (1779-1846) and Charles G. Loring (1828-1902) of Massachusetts. $800-1,000 209 Famille Rose Plate, China, 18th/19th century, with fluted sides and a scalloped rim, the cavetto decorated with eight reserves containing boys and lotus plants, around a central lotus flowerhead medallion, all bordered by a scrolling floral border, dia. 8 1/8 in.

Provenance: The descendants of Dudley L. Pickman (1779-1846) and Charles G. Loring (1828-1902) of Massachusetts. $700-900 210 Twelve Famille Rose Export Plates, China, 18th/19th century, each decorated with peonies in pink and yellow, surrounded by gilded borders and with three sprigs of peonies at the rim, two with an alternate design incorporating rockwork, dia. 9 in.

Provenance: The descendants of Dudley L. Pickman (1779-1846) and Charles G. Loring (1828-1902) of Massachusetts. $800-1,000

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211 FlambĂŠ-glazed Bottle Vase, China, 19th/20th century, compressed globular form with cylindrical neck and slightly flared mouth, resting on a waisted stem foot, unglazed base and foot ring, the glaze mottled greenish yellow with numerous pockmarks on the crushed raspberry flambĂŠ-glazed areas, and overall fine crackling to the yellow, ht. 14 in.

Provenance: The descendants of Dudley L. Pickman (1779-1846) and Charles G. Loring (1828-1902) of Massachusetts. $2,000-3,000

212 Sang de Boeuf Bowl, China, conical with rounded bottom, resting on a raised foot, the mottled glaze thinning to white toward mouth rim and foot rim, plain interior, six-character Yongzheng mark on white-glazed base, with a wood stand, ht. 2 5/8, dia. 6 in.

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213 Peachbloom-glazed Jarlet, China, 18th/19th century, with rolled rim and unglazed foot ring, China, white-glazed interior and base, the glaze with purple tint and thickening toward the bottom, with a round carved openwork stand, ht. 3, dia. to 5 in.

Provenance: The descendants of Dudley L. Pickman (1779-1846) and Charles G. Loring (1828-1902) of Massachusetts. $800-1,000

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214 Sang de Boeuf Beehive Water Coupe, China, 19th century, with domed shoulder, short waisted neck, and rolled mouth rim, resting on a wide flat base, decorated with three roundels of chilong scrolls in anhua, glazed interior, six-character Kangxi mark on white-glazed base, ht. 3 1/4, wd. 5 in.

216 Peachbloom Water Coupe, China, 18th/19th century, beehive form, decorated with three archaic stylized dragon roundels in underglaze, overall reddish gray glaze thinning at the neck and pooling at the base rim, whiteglazed interior and base, six-character Kangxi mark on base, ht. 3 1/2 in.

Provenance: The descendants of Dudley L. Pickman (1779-1846) and Charles G. Loring (1828-1902) of Massachusetts. $2,000-3,000

Provenance: The descendants of Dudley L. Pickman (1779-1846) and Charles G. Loring (1828-1902) of Massachusetts. $1,800-2,000

215 Green-glazed Pottery Jar with Tin-clad Cover, China, 19th/20th century, hexagonal, with straight neck and circular mouth, resting on a flat round base, each side decorated with a figural scene in a lobed panel bordered with a raised band, the cover clad with tin rim and flange, jewel knob finial, ht. 11 in.

217 Blue and White Bowl, China, possibly 18th/19th century, the high sloping sides decorated with alternating stylized dragon and phoenix roundels, six-character Kangxi mark inside double ring on base, dia. 5 3/4 in.

Provenance: The descendants of Dudley L. Pickman (1779-1846) and Charles G. Loring (1828-1902) of Massachusetts. $800-1,200

Provenance: The descendants of Dudley L. Pickman (1779-1846) and Charles G. Loring (1828-1902) of Massachusetts. $700-900 218 Pink-glazed Monochrome Bottle Vase, China, 20th century, pear-shape with bulbous body and cylindrical neck slightly flaring toward mouth rim, resting on a raised foot, turquoise blue-glazed interior and base, a sixcharacter Qianlong mark on base, ht. 12 in. $400-600

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219 Robin’s Egg Blue-glazed Vase, China, 20th century, hu-shape with globular body, waisted neck, and flared rim, resting on a splayed stem foot, the opaque blue glaze mottled with dark purple, six-character Qianlong mark embossed on base, ht. 12 1/2 in. $1,200-1,500 220 Two Glazed Porcelain Bottles, China, 20th century, a teadust-glazed bottle vase, globular body with long neck and dish-shape mouth, resting on a slightly splayed foot, decorated with raised rings to neck and belly; and an oxblood-glazed bottle, pear-shape with waisted neck and trumpet mouth, resting on a short waisted stem foot, white-glazed interior and base, both with six-character Qianlong marks, ht. to 11 3/4 in. $500-700 221 Sancai Roof Tile of a Warrior, China, Ming dynasty style, the warrior in a fighting stance with fists clenched, standing astride a cloudlike form on top of the semicircular tile, ht. 16 1/2 in. $300-500

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222 Polychrome Ceramic Figures of an Emperor and Empress, China, 20th century, seated on a dragon and phoenix throne, both wearing formal court attire and with gilt highlights, large prosperity characters on the reverse of each figure, six-character stamped Qianlong mark on base, ht. to 18 in. $300-500

225 Junyao Bottle Vase, China, pear-shape with cylindrical neck and flared mouth, slightly off balance, decorated with splashed flambĂŠ glaze over a sky blue ground, uneven glaze with a vitreous streak running from mouth to foot, the bisque base with a splash of blue glaze in the center, ht. 8 in. $300-500

223 Celadon Baluster Vase, China, decorated with crackled celadon glaze and incised with peonies and leaves on the body and neck, with horizontal bands at the neck and shoulders, and vertical leaf forms at the base rim, with a copper mouth rim attachment, attached to a carved wood stand, overall ht.

19 1/2 in. $200-400

226 Doucai Enameled Bottle Vase, China, early 20th century, globular with a long neck, encircled with a flanged bangle below the flared rim, resting on a raised foot, the body decorated with a garden scene with figures in two lobed panels and the neck with bird-andflower designs, against a underglaze blue and iron red ground with geometric patterns, gilt details, ht. 9 3/8 in. $500-700

224 Two Famille Rose Wall Pocket Vases, China, late 19th/early 20th century, one flattened baluster form, decorated with four Immortals standing in a garden under a large fan, with gilt handles at the neck and a reticulated orange-glazed stand, ht. 7 1/2; the other tapering rounded pocket form decorated with two ribbon-tailed birds perched on rockery beside a peony branch, framed by stylized ruyi-head and lappet borders, ht. 9 1/8 in. $300-500

227 Celadon Crackle-glazed Vase, China, early 20th century, pear-shape with long neck and slightly flared mouth, resting on a straight foot with brown-stained foot ring, the body raised around the shoulder as a ring, the celadon glaze with a network of dark gray crackles and clear finer crackles to some areas, iron-glazed around the mouth rim, glazed interior, ht. 10 1/2 in. $300-500

228 Pair of Export Porcelain Chrysanthemum Dishes, China, possibly early 19th century, on a raised foot decorated with kakiemon-style floral sprays in enamels on the cavetto and two figures of male and female in the well, gilt rim and details, dia. 5 1/2 in. $300-400

229 Small Imari Dish, China, 18th/19th century, decorated with chrysanthemums and peonies in iron red and orange, around a central stylized flowerhead, with a floral swag border at the rim, dia. 4 5/8 in.

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231 Three Ceramic Items, China, 20th century, a meiping porcelain vase with waisted neck and everted rim, decorated with a dragonand-cloud design in underglaze copper red, white-glazed interior and base, six-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 12 1/2; a bulbous octagonal ribbed jar with straight neck and rolled rim, resting on a bisque foot ring, decorated with four landscapes in four shaped panels between a band of stylized ruyi scroll around shoulder and a lappet band near foot rim, six-character Jiajing mark on base, ht.

9; and a teadust cong vase, decorated with bagua design on each side, six-character Qianlong mark embossed on base, ht. 10 1/4 in. $500-700 232 Blanc-de-Chine Figure of Shoulao, China, 20th century, the longevity deity depicted holding a peach in one hand and a rootwood staff in the other with an attached gourd bottle and scroll, with a large domed head and long beard, standing on a swirling cloud base, ht.

11 in. $300-500 233 Export Enameled Porcelain Cup with Saucer, China, possibly early 19th century, decorated with a kakiemon-style bird-andflower design in the interior, the cup on the exterior with the same design, decorated with brown enamel, gilt details, cup ht. 1 1/2, saucer dia. 4 3/4 in. $300-500 234 Famille Noir Prunus Vase, China, 20th century, baluster-shape with flared mouth, resting on a bisque foot ring, decorated with blooming white plum branches against a black enameled ground, glazed interior and base, artemisia leaf mark in green on base, ht. 12 7/8 in. $300-500 235 Blue and White Pot, China, 19th/20th century, high bowl shape with a molded band rim and flat bisque base decorated with a poem “Qian Chibifu” written by Su Shi (1037-1101), calligraphed by Yunlin Zhuren on one side and on the other a boat scene as described in the calligraphy in a shaped panel, between a double ring near mouth and foot, the rim with a patterned band, ht. 7 1/4, dia.

9 1/4 in. $500-700

236 Two Blue and White Porcelain Items, China, 20th century, a square covered box with angled sides, decorated in sections with floral and foliate scrolls, the cover with a pair of phoenixes on top, bisque rim and foot ring; and an upturned bell-shape bowl, resting on a straight raised foot, decorated with lotus scrolls and patterned bands, the well with Manchurian characters, both with six-character Xuande mark, ht. to 4 1/4, wd.

6 1/2 in. $500-700 237 Blue and White Bitong Brush Pot, China, 20th century, tubular form with waisted middle, decorated with two landscapes with scholars in two rectangular panels bordered with a double-line band, the slightly concaved base with four-character inscription reading “wen zhang shan dou” in underglaze blue on a recessed white-glazed circle in the center, ht.

5 7/8, dia. 7 3/8 in. $500-700 238 Blue and White Covered Jar, China, 19th/20th century, baluster-form, decorated with prunus blossoms over a blue washed ground, with a double ring mark on the base, ht. 11 1/2 in. $300-500 239 Yellow-glazed Dragon Bowl and Vase, China, 20th century, the upturned bell-shape bowl with flared and rolled rim, resting on a short straight foot, decorated with four dragon roundels on the exterior, six-character Kangxi mark in black underglaze; the bottle-shape vase with globular body and rolled rim, decorated with a dragon-and-cloud design above a band of wave pattern around foot rim and a ruyi cloud band around rim, sixcharacter Qianlong mark in black underglaze on base, ht. to 9 1/2, dia. to 5 7/8 in. $500-700 240 Two Porcelain Bottle Vases, China, 20th century, a bulbous monochrome sky blueglazed amphora vase, with cylindrical neck and flared mouth, resting on a bisque foot ring, white-glazed interior and base; and a mallet-shape white porcelain bottle, with a slightly flaring cylindrical neck and rolled rim, decorated about the shoulder with two stylized cloud designs in mauve and iron red glaze, both with six-character Kangxi mark on base, ht. to 8 in. $500-700

241 Ge Ware Bottle Vase, China, 20th century, Ming dynasty style, compressed globular with a cylindrical neck and flanged mouth, decorated with six raised rings: three around the neck and three around the shoulder, with a double network crackles of brown and light brown against a celadon ground, the porcelain-like foot ring with trace of applied iron oxide, ht. 8 in. $500-700 242 Green-glazed Ceramic Pillow, China, Ming dynasty style, in the form of a boy resting on his elbows and knees and facing forwards, lg.

14 1/2 in. $300-500

243 Blue and White Gu Vase, China, 17th/18th century, export possibly to Vietnamese market, decorated with stylized landscapes alternating with floral designs, all depicted in lotus lappet panels divided in three sections with bands of geometric patterns, the interior rim with a band of geometric pattern, artemisia leaf mark in a double ring on base, ht. 13 3/8 in. $2,000-3,000

244 Blue and White Porcelain Hu-shape Vase, China, 19th/20th century, with waisted neck, near square mouth, and square foot ring, a molded animal head with a ring on two sides, the body decorated with a butterfly and floral scroll design between bands of ruyi above and of lappets below, the neck with three bands including a band of banana leaves, drilled to base, ht. 15 3/8 in.

Note: For a similar example, see Sotheby’s New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, Lot 82, September 11, 2012. $2,000-3,000

245 Blue and White Charger, China, with slightly flared mouth rim, on a short raised foot, slightly warped, both interior and exterior decorated with lotus flowers and foliate scrolls below a two-ring band around the rim, an artemisia leaf mark in a double ring in blue underglaze on recessed base, ht. 2 1/2, dia.

14 3/4 in. $1,000-1,200

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246 Pair of Export Blue and White Dishes, China, 18th century, each with molded upper body and barbed rim, resting on a raised foot, decorated with a bird-and-flower design with rocks and insects, brown-glazed rim, sixcharacter Chenghua mark on base, ht. 1 3/8, dia. to 5 1/4 in. $1,500-2,500 247 Three Small Blue and White Asian Porcelain Items, China, 18th/19th century, a round covered box, decorated with a floret on the cover top and a lappet band around the cover; a trapezoidal covered box with square mouth, the body decorated with the Eight Immortals and a calligraphy work, sixcharacter Jiajing mark on base; and a bulbous covered jar, possibly Japan, decorated with cranes and stylized foliate designs, the domed cover with a lotus knob, ht. to 2 1/4, dia. to 2 5/8 in.

Provenance: Sold to benefit the preservation of the collections of the Danvers Historical Society. $500-700

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248 Kraak Blue and White Porcelain Charger, China, Ming dynasty style, the interior decorated with auspicious symbols, floral motifs, and geometric patterns in a diaper panels encircling a landscape scene with flowers and insects in the well, the exterior with floral scrolls, five spur marks on base, mounted in a metal hanger, with a wood stand, dia. 17 3/4 in.

Provenance: A private Maine estate. $1,200-1,800

249 Blue and White Stem Bowl, China, 20th century, upturned bell-shape resting on a slightly waisted stem foot, the exterior decorated with the Three Friends below a double ring around rim, lotus scrolls around the foot between two double rings, the interior with six-character Xuande mark in the well below a double ring around the interior rim, ht.

4 1/8, dia. 6 3/8 in. $800-1,000

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250 Ge-ware Vase with Blue and White Design, China, 20th century, baluster-shape with waisted neck, resting on a straight foot, the glaze with a network of brown crackles, decorated in blue and white shishi lions to the body, two carved lion heads in brown on the shoulder, shaved mouth rim, four-character Chenghua mark on base, ht. 17 in. $300-500 251 Blue and White Meiping Vase, China, 20th century, in the manner of Wang Bu, decorated with a pair of songbirds perched on a tree branch that twists upwards towards the mouth rim, six-character “yuan wen wu guo zhi zhai� mark, ht. 6 7/8 in. $400-600 252 Blue and White Bottle Vase, China, 20th century, the bulbous body decorated with four roundels containing landscape scenes, over a white ground decorated with incised scrolling vines and flowerheads, six-character Kangxi mark on base, ht. 7 1/2 in. $600-800

253 Blue and White Double Gourd Vase, China, 20th century, the body decorated with a stylized lotus flowerheads and scrolling floral vines, with meander, banana leaf, ruyi, and lappet borders above and below, with stylized jeweled pendant decorations at the mouth rim and a recessed foot ring, six-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 10 1/8 in. $1,200-1,500

257 Blue and White Bowls, China, Ming dynasty export style, wide low bowl-shape resting on a raised foot, the exterior with sprays of peach, pomegranate, and Buddha’s citron between two patterned bands around mouth and foot, the interior with a flowerhead in the well and a band of meander motif around rim, ht. 3 1/8, dia. 8 1/4 in. $500-700

254 Pair of Blue and White Covered Ginger Jars with Stands, China, 18th century, bulbous with unglazed mouth and foot ring, decorated with scholar’s objects and auspicious symbols in two lobed panels against a cracked iced ground with white plums, the openwork wood covers with round openwork white jade plaques on top, a double ring on base, ht. 9 1/2, stand ht. 4 in.

258 Blue and White Bowl, China, possibly a Ming dynasty export, deep bowl-shape, resting on a raised foot, the exterior decorated with four legendary figures below a double ring encircling the mouth rim, the interior with a double ring near rim, the well with an official in a double ring, six-character Xuande mark to base, ht. 2 1/2, dia. 5 in. $500-700

Provenance: The estate of Lillian von Sabo. $3,000-5,000

255 Blue and White Alms Bowl, Bo, China, 19th/20th century, the rounded form decorated with five five-clawed dragons in the clouds, the interior with a roundel containing a dragon chasing a flaming pearl in the clouds inside a ringed border, with an unglazed rim, dia. 6 1/4 in. $2,000-3,000 256 Two Blue and White Porcelain Items, China, 19th/20th century, a brush pot, tubular with a slightly concave middle, decorated with a continuous scene of male figures in underglaze blue between a band of incised floral designs to rim and a band of incised wave designs around the foot rim, bisque base and rim, ht. 8 1/2; and a Yen-yen vase with trumpet mouth and meiping-shape body, decorated with a continuous scene with figures to body and neck, ht. 18 1/4 in. $500-700

259 Blue and White Teardrop Dish, China, 19th century, shallow teardrop-form, the interior well decorated with an official and two boys, bordered by a leafy vine incorporating auspicious and scholarly objects, lg. 7 in. $300-500 260 Blue and Flambé-glazed White Porcelain Bottle, China, 19th century, cylindrical, with flaring mouth and everted rim, with metalwork stopper topped with a cabochon green glass, the bottle depicting the twelve zodiac animals above a ring around the foot, a dragon chasing a flaming pearl around the shoulder, artemisia leaf mark on the base, ht. 4 7/8 in. $300-500 261 Large Blue and White Covered Jar, China, 20th century, the tapering bulbous form decorated with eight reserves, alternating between depictions of officials and scholars engaged in academic and artistic pursuits, and vignettes of antiques and the “Eight Precious Objects,” a band of ruyi-heads above, the cover decorated with a band of ruyi-heads incorporating floral patterns above and below, and the “Eight Buddhist Treasures,” four-character “Fu Shou Kang Ning” mark in a glazed reserve on the base, ht. 17 in. $300-500

262 Large Blue and White Fishbowl, China, 19th/20th century, with slightly rounded sides and an everted mouth rim, decorated with an allover design of stylized lotus flowers and scrolling leaves, with a lappet border at the foot rim, and a border of ruyi-heads below the mouth rim, ht. 22, dia. 24 1/4 in. $1,500-2,500 263 Blue and White Porcelain Garden Seat, China, possibly 19th century, barrel-form and flat top with an openwork coin design, the body decorated in three sections, the center with a painterly depiction of lotuses and peonies alternating with two openwork double coin designs in between, two bands of raised nipple designs with the top depicting auspicious emblems and the bottom bamboo, ht. 18, seat dia. 11 3/4 in. $1,000-1,500 264 Two Blue and White Garden Seats, China, 19th/20th century, one hexagonal, decorated with bird-and-flower designs, two sides with an openwork double coin; and the other barrel-shape, decorated with flowers and double coin openwork between bands of auspicious symbols and floral sprays around the top and bottom, respectively, both depicted in white against a blue ground, floral motifs and an openwork coin design on tops, two bands of raised nipple designs near top and base, ht. to 18 5/8 in. $700-900

265 White Porcelain Jar, Korea, 19th/20th century, oviform, with a short mouth with slightly tapering sides, resting on a raised foot with slightly flaring sides, the white glaze with blue tint, the bisque foot ring with sandy clay, ht. 14, mouth rim 5 3/8 in. $1,200-1,500

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266 White Porcelain Dish, Korea, early 19th century, shallow dish-shape resting on a short straight foot, sixteen-character inscription in Korean near the foot, translates to “[one of the] thirty-six vessels of small, medium, and large to be housed in Sunhwagung Palace for use in the wedding [of Queen Gyeongbin to King Heonjong] in Jeongmi year [1847],” the white glaze with slight hint of blue, bisque foot ring with sand, ht. 2, dia. 8 1/8 in. $400-600

267 White Porcelain Vase, Korea, 20th century, pear-shape with flared rim, resting on a short raised foot, decorated on one side with a floral spray in underglaze blue and copper red, craquelure and meshes of hairline cracks, slightly off balance from neck to mouth, ht. 12 1/4 in. $500-700

268 Blue and White Dragon Jar, Korea, 19th/20th century, slender maebyeongshape with high slightly flaring neck, resting on a raised foot ring, the soft S-curved body decorated with a four-clawed dragon and clouds between a stylized ruyi band around the neck and an angled lappet band around the bottom, the neck with reversed lotus lappet band, glazed base, ht. 17 in. $400-600

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269 Blue and White Porcelain Wine Bottle, Korea, 19th/20th century, rectangular with four-sided neck, square bowl-shaped mouth, flat shoulder, and flat bisque base, each side painted with two landscapes alternating with two bamboo stalks in underglaze blue in a lined rectangular cartouche, ht. 8 3/4 in. $600-800 270 Blue and White Porcelain Bottle, Korea, 19th/20th century, rectangular with flat square shoulder and slightly flanged square mouth, recessed and glazed base, unglazed foot ring, decorated with the “Four Gentlemen” in underglaze blue, the shoulder with two su characters alternating with two bok characters, ht. 6 7/8 in. $500-700 271 Celadon Four-eared Saiho Jar, Korea, Goryeo dynasty style, with bulbous shoulder and waisted bottom, inlaid with a band of crane scrolls around mouth, four floral sprays to the upper body, and a high lotus lappet band around the lower, dripped and uneven inlays and glazes, allover crackling, spur marks around the foot ring, ht. 8 7/8 in. $700-900

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272 Stoneware Celadon-glazed Vase, Korea, 20th century, pear-shape with flared rim, resting on a raised foot, decorated with buncheong-style inlaid fish and willow designs in white and black slip inlays, ht. 10 1/2 in. $300-500 273 Contemporary Buncheong Bottle, Korea, compressed globular form, with waisted neck and flanged dish-shape mouth, on a raised foot, flat bisque base, the body decorated with fish, birds, and lotuses in iron brown underglaze, a floral band around neck and a wavy band around bottom, a ring around the foot, ht. 4 1/4 in. $200-300 274 Blue and White Porcelain Bottle Vase, Korea or Japan, 20th century, four-sided pearshape bottle with a long neck, resting on four bracket feet, decorated with a double-coin design on neck, a floral band around shoulder, tortoiseshell design to the body, and a lappet band around bottom, ht. 9 in. $200-400

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275 Large Famille Verte Vase, China, 20th century, bottle-form with a slightly flared neck, the neck and body decorated with the “One Hundred Monkeys” depicted hiding, playing, and climbing in a mountain landscape amidst pine and peach trees, ht. 22 in. $500-700 276 Wucai Famille Verte Jar, China, pear-shape with a long waisted neck, the mouth, of bulbous jar shape with a raised straight rim with six-character Jiajing mark, resting on a raised foot, the body decorated with two dragons in underglaze blue amid clouds and floral and foliate scrolls in green and iron red enamels, the bisque base drilled, ht. 13 3/4 in. $800-1,000

277 Pair of Famille Verte Figures of Immortals, China, 19th century, one depicting Shoulao, the deity of immortality, holding a wooden staff in one hand, the other possibly depicting Lan Caihe, holding a flower arrangement in one hand, both standing on table stand-form bases decorated with a “cracked ice” pattern and covered with a hanging, ht. 13 in.

Provenance: Descended through the family of Ames Nowell of Massachusetts. $3,000-5,000 278 Famille Verte Porcelain Figure of a Hawk, China, 19th century, depicted standing alert on rockwork and holding a songbird in one talon, the features and feathers detailed in polychrome enamels, ht. 11 3/4 in. $300-500

279 Pair of Famille Verte Bowls, China, 18th/19th century, upturned bell-shape with slightly everted rim, resting on a raised straight foot, both the interior and exterior depicting romping horses against a green ground decorated with swirls and white prunus flowers, a band of meander design around the interior rim and the foot, six-character Jiajing mark in a double ring on base, with carved openwork wood stands, ht. 3 5/8, dia. 7 5/8 in. $4,000-5,000

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280 Famille Verte Jar, China, late 19th/early 20th century, the bulbous form decorated with scholarly objects and vases of various forms and decoration filled with floral arrangements, over a cream ground with a fine crackle, with bands of incised brown resembling bronze, ht.

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Provenance: Descended in the family of Mrs. Hope Goddard Iselin of New York and Newport. $500-700

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281 Two Famille Rose Censers, China, 19th century, rectangular, with a round opening at one end, with pierced openwork top and sides covered in turquoise glaze, one side of each box depicting erotic scenes in interiors and a garden, one bordered with gilt over blue scrolling patterns, the other with gilt geometric and floral patterns over orange and one side depicting a reticulated gilt dragon amongst orange clouds, lg. to 8 in. $700-900

282 Pair of Famille Rose Covered Jars, China, 18th/19th century, ovoid, depicting boys carrying banners and canopies and riding a qilin, two bats on the reverse, with carved hardwood covers inlaid with pale celadon jade carvings on carved wood stands, jar ht.

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Provenance: Descended through the family of Ames Nowell of Massachusetts. $2,000-3,000

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283 Two Famille Rose Teapots, China, 19th/20th century, one with straight sides, decorated with a butterfly-and-flower design; the other compressed globular shape, decorated with dragon-and-phoenix design, both with S-shaped spout and angled handle, the slightly domed covers with a lotus knob, sixcharacter mark in iron red on bases, ht. to 3 1/2, wd. to 5 3/4 in. $400-600 284 Famille Rose Charger, China, 19th century, with two phoenixes and peonies in the well, the rim with symbols of the Buddhist Treasures in four shaped cartouches against a trellis pattern pink ground with stylized lotus and peony flower heads, gilt details, ht. 3 1/4, dia. 22 1/4 in. $800-1,000 285 Pair of Porcelain Figures of Cranes, China, 20th century, both birds depicted perched on a branch with one leg tucked up, the branches with sprigs of lingzhi mushrooms growing, ht.

15 1/2 in. $200-400

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286 Famille Rose Rouleau Vase, China, 20th century, the body decorated with three monkeys climbing in a pine tree, with a border of auspicious symbols above the foot rim, a border of scrolling florals at the shoulders, and geometric and meander patterns at the mouth and foot rims, calligraphy on the reverse side and two red seals, and a two-character red seal on the base, ht. 13 1/8 in. $300-500

287 Famille Rose Vase, China, 20th century, cylindrical baluster-form with a narrow neck and flared everted rim, the exterior depicting an emperor riding a horse with attendants, with calligraphy and seals, four-character Qianlong mark on base and six-character oval seal, ht. 9 3/4 in. $300-500

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288 Two Famille Rose Cabinet Vases, China, 20th century, one baluster form with an elongated neck and flared mouth, decorated with a bird perched on a branch with chrysanthemums in the foreground, fourcharacter Qianlong mark on base, ht. 4 3/4; the other rouleau form decorated with a mountain landscape scene, with a figure on a riverbank beneath a blossoming tree, with calligraphy and a red seal, four-character “shen de tang zhi” mark on base, ht. 4 1/2 in. $200-400

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289 Pair of Famille Rose Cabinet Vases, China, 20th century, baluster form, depicting Zhuangzi and Huizi by a river, calligraphy on the reverse with red Qianlong seal marks, a meander in blue enamel at the foot rim and the mouth rim with a ruyi-head border, fourcharacter “jing wei tang zhi” mark on base, ht.

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290 Pair of Famille Rose Porcelain Vases, China, 20th century, baluster-shape, with trumpet mouth and elephant head-inspired ears to the waisted neck, polychrome enamel decoration of a gated garden scene with noble family members, a dancing actor, and Shoulao holding a peach, all between a band of ruyihead design around the rim and lappet bands around the bottom, turquoise blue-glazed interior rims, ht. 23 in. $5,000-7,000

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291 Pair of Famille Rose Bowls, China, 19th century, high rounded sides with an everted rim, the exterior and interior decorated with roundels illustrating the traditional story of The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd, two depicting scenes of figures in gardens viewing the two constellations that they represent, Vega and Altair, and two depicting the weaver girl and the cowherd riding an ox amidst magpies and lingzhi-form clouds, the interior depicting their meeting in the heavens on a bridge formed by magpies, with a six-character Daoguang mark on base, with two carved foliate five-legged wood stands, overall ht. 4 5/8 in, dia. 6 in.

Provenance: The estate of Lillian von Sabo. $2,000-3,000 292 Famille Rose Jardinière, China, 19th/20th century, the steep sides decorated with four roundels containing stylized peonies, amidst sprigs of flowers including chrysanthemums, dahlias, and dogwood, ht. 12 1/4 in. $400-600 293 Famille Rose “Hundred Bats” Vase, China, 20th century, pear-shape with slightly tapering neck, resting on a raised foot with straight sides, decorated with bats in overglaze iron red and white enamel amid clouds between a ruyi cloud band around the mouth rim and a patterned lappet band near foot, six-character Guangxu mark in iron red on base, ht. 13 5/8 in. $800-1,200

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294 Large Famille Rose and Turquoise Planter, China, 19th/20th century, the high straight sides decorated allover with butterflies and double happiness characters over a turquoise ground, the thick foliate rim decorated with alternating butterflies and gourds, a meander pattern on the rim and ruyi-heads beneath, four-character “ti he dian zhi” hallmark on base, ht. 13 3/4 in. $3,000-5,000

295 Famille Rose Wall Vase, China, 19th/20th century, baluster-form with a flat back, with chilong shaped ears at the neck, and a cut out base, decorated with tree peonies and a branch inside a cartouche, surrounded by scrolling florals over a pink ground, a gilt shou character at the neck, six-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 8 3/8 in. $800-1,200

296 Famille Rose Porcelain Vase, China, 19th/20th century, baluster-shape with a long slender neck and flared rim, small ruyi-shaped openwork ears to neck, decorated with flowers on the belly above a floral scroll band around foot rim, lotus scrolls with bats and shou characters against a lime ground from the shoulder to the neck between a band of ruyi clouds around the mouth rim and of the shoulder, turquoise blue interior and base with six-character Daoguang mark in overglazed iron red, gilt rim, bisque foot rim, ht. 12 1/4 in. $600-800

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297 Small Enameled Porcelain Bowl, China, early 20th century, globular shape with a short waisted neck and rolled rim, resting on a bisque foot ring, decorated with flowers in underglaze iron red, the leaves and branches in green enamel, six-character Kangxi mark in underglaze blue on base, ht. 3 1/2 in. $300-500 298 Famille Rose Bottle Vase, China, the rounded body decorated with stylized lotus flowers and scrolling vines, six-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 5 1/2 in. $800-1,000

299 Famille Rose Double Gourd Wufu Vase, China, 20th century, flattened waisted doublegourd form tapering at the mouth, resting on a short splayed foot, with two curved handles, the upper and lower sections decorated with a gilt and red shou symbol surrounded by petals and scrolls, the lower medallion surrounded by five bats with ruyi shaped bodies, all surrounded by scrolling and intertwined leaves and stems, all over a yellow ground, the foot rim with a band of blue ruyi-heads over pink, with light turquoise glaze decorating the interior, the underside of the handles and the base, with a six-character Qianlong mark in underglaze blue on the base over a white square reserve, ht. 8 1/4 in. $300-500

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300 Pair of Famille Rose Porcelain Jars with Wood Covers, China, 18th/19th century, bulbous with a short bisque neck and foot ring, each decorated in polychrome enamels with two sets of floral designs between a floral band around shoulder and a line band around foot, white-glazed interior and base, the cover inlaid with a jade disk with openwork floral design, chatter marks on bases, jar ht. 8 1/8 in. $1,000-1,500

302 Four Famille Rose Export Figural Items, China, 19th century, a pair of candleholders in the form of recumbent lions, glazed in orange and with gilt ears and tails, decorated with a lattice and flower motif, with a flared candleholder on the back decorated in scrolling floral vines; and a pair of caparisoned elephants, decorated allover with flowers and butterflies, with details in gilt, lions 2 7/8 x 4; elephants 2 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. $2,000-3,000

301 Fencai Enameled Export Teapot, China, late 18th century, bulbous, with C-shape handle and straight spout, resting on a raised foot, the body decorated with two interior scenes with figures alternating with two bird-andflower designs in shaped panels, gilt details, the domed cover with flanged rim and lotus knob, ht. 5 1/4 in. $500-700

303 Export Famille Rose Porcelain Charger, China, 17th/18th century, depicting a woman standing under a white plum tree, holding a lingzhi mushroom in her right hand, a boy holding a staff over his right shoulder, and a deer with a peach in its mouth, floral sprays around the rim, dia. 15 3/8 in.

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Note: Inscribed Johanneum mark on underside partially hidden under sticker residue indicating that the dish is formerly from the Dresden collection formed by August the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland. For a similar example, see Christie’s Amsterdam, March 26 and 27, 2013, Lot 299. $2,000-3,000

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304 Three Export Enameled Teapots, China, late 18th century, a cylindrical pot with slanted shoulder, double-band handle, and straight spout, decorated with two garden scenes in famille verte, gilt details, the flat cover with lotus-pod-shaped knob, ht. 5 3/4; a doublegourd shape pot decorated with a floral design in doucai enamels and a carved design, gilt details, the domed cover with gilt floral knob, ht. 6 1/2; and a bulbous-shape with flat base, decorated with a continuous garden scene with figures, the domed cover with a gilt jewel knob, ht. 4 1/2 in. $800-1,000 305 Enameled Export Porcelain Vase, China, possibly for the Russian market, balustershape, decorated with two Russian coats of arms with double-eagle and equestrian, a patterned band around rim, shoulder, and base, gilt lines and details, ht. 17 in. $1,200-1,800

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306 Thirty-six-piece Partial Rose Mandarin Dinner Service, China, late 19th/early 20th century, including a large oval platter, a covered tureen, shaped serving dishes, dinner plates, and teacups and saucers, oval platter lg. 18 1/2, plate dia. 9 3/4 in. $800-1,200 307 Iron Red and Blue Meiping Vase, China, 20th century, Ming dynasty style, decorated with a central band containing peacocks standing on rockery, flying cranes, and songbirds, surrounded by tree branches and peonies, a reserve with Buddhist Treasures, floral vines, and a lappet border below, the shoulders with cartouches over interlocking patterns and banana leaves at the narrow neck, six-character Wanli mark on base, ht.

16 in. $300-500

308 Wucai Covered Dragon Box, China, Ming dynasty style, rounded double lozenge form, the top of the cover decorated with a green and a blue dragon facing each other over a floral vine ground, the sides with red and blue dragons alternating with phoenixes, with a quatrefoil border at the rim, six-character Jiajing mark on base, 3 x 11 in. $800-1,000

309 Transitional Wucai “Laughing Boy” Figure, China, 17th century, standing and holding a jar with a lotus blossom, flat bisque base, ht.

10 3/4 in. $800-1,000

310 Transitional Wucai Vase, China, 17th century, quatrefoil form, with straight mouth and waisted bottom, resting on a flat bisque base, each side decorated with a bird-and-flower design between two patterned bands around the neck and bottom, in overglaze enamels including blue, ht. 8 1/4 in. $1,500-2,000

311 Tall Wucai Gu Vase, China, 18th/19th century, beaker-form, the upper register depicting horsemen bringing tributes to an official and bordered at the top by a “cracked ice” motif, the middle band depicting a scholar’s rock amongst peonies, and the bottom section depicting groups of pomegranates, peaches, and finger citron, ht.

17 in.

Provenance: The estate of Peter L. Rosenberg.

Note: For similar example see Christie’s New York, January 27, 2014, Lot 307. $2,000-3,000 312 Small Famille Verte Bowl, China, Transitional period, low bowl-shape with flanged rim, decorated with a boy holding a lotus stalk in the well, three floral sprays around the cavetto, and an enameled red line encircling the exterior, a crane mark in underglaze blue on the base, ht. 1 3/4, dia. 5 5/8 in. $400-600

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313 Pair of Blue and Green Dragon Jars, China, 19th century, ovoid, the sides decorated with two dragons and pearls amidst clouds, a band of the “Eight Buddhist Emblems” at the shoulders and a lappet border at the foot rim, six-character Daoguang mark on base, with carved openwork wood stands, ht. 7 3/4 in.

Provenance: Descended through the family of Ames Nowell of Massachusetts.

Note: A similar pair sold at Christie’s London, July 15, 2005, Lot 28. $8,000-10,000 314 Pair of Doucai Enameled Bowls, China, 20th century, well-rounded deep bowl with slightly everted rim, each resting on a raised straight foot, decorated with six floral bouquets against a ground filled with floral and foliate scrolls, a yellow enameled patterned band around the rim, the interior with a floral bouquet in the well encircled with stylized floral bands, a double ring bands around rim and foot, the white glaze with blue tint, six-character Qianlong mark to base, ht. 2 3/8, dia. 5 7/8 in. $300-500

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315 Doucai Enameled Porcelain Figure of a Boy, China, 19th/20th century, standing with one foot raised on a stool, holding a lotus scroll in his right hand, details in green, iron red, and black, white glaze with bluish tint, with a hole in the bisque base, ht. 9 1/2 in. $2,000-3,000

316 Pair of Sancai Foo Lions, China, 20th century, each neck surrounded by three bells, the male with its paw on a ball and the female with a cub at her right paw, each seated on a plinth decorated in low relief with two ruyi heads and two cartouche panels, the bases with scrolling flowers and tendrils, ht. 40 1/2, wd. 9 1/2, dp. 12 in. $1,000-1,200 317 Three Glazed Porcelain Cups, China, 20th century, a pair of spinach and egg-glazed cups, ribbed hexagonal forms resting on a short foot, decorated with six stylized lotus scrolls in underglaze black, six-character Kangxi mark; and a yellow-glazed cup, well rounded bowl shape, white-glazed interior and bisque foot ring, six-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. to 2, dia. to 3 1/4 in. $300-500

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318 Near Pair of Sancai-glazed Rhyton Cups, China, 18th/19th century, in the shape of a water buffalo’s head in yellow, green, and aubergine underglaze, the horns and eyes in dark brown underglaze, white-glazed interior, bisque rim, slight difference in size, (surface wear), ht. 4 7/8 in. $1,200-1,500 319 Pair of Dragon Wine Cups, China, 19th/20th century, each exterior decorated with two fiveclawed dragons in the clouds, chasing flaming pearls of wisdom, with a border of waves at base, six-character Guangxu mark on base in underglaze blue, ht. 2 in. $600-800 320 Large Polychrome Ceramic Vase, China, 20th century, baluster-shape with a wide mouth, depicting in polychrome enamels birds and flowers of the four seasons in two cartouche with scrolling flowers and tendrils surrounding the vase, various lappet and floral bands on the base, shoulder, and rim, ht. 49 in. $700-900

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321 Small Underglazed Copper-red Teacup, China, 18th/19th century, conical, resting on a raised foot, both the interior and exterior decorated with Tibetan script in underglaze copper red between a double ring above and below, six-character Xuande mark in underglaze blue on base, slightly warped, ht. 1 5/8, dia. to 3 5/8 in. $2,000-3,000 322 Coral-ground Gilt-decorated Hu Vase, China, 20th century, pear-shape body with a slightly waisted neck and a rolled mouth rim, resting on a splayed stem foot, two chilong head-inspired handles to shoulders, gilt with blooming lotuses and gourds amid meshes of foliate scrolls, bands of meander pattern and ruyi cloud design around the gilt mouth rim, a band of lappet design near foot, turquoise blue-glazed interior and base, six-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 7 5/8 in. $600-800 323 Polychrome Glazed Dragon Jar, China, 20th century, rounded form decorated with dragons, lotus and other aquatic plants, in green, brown, and dark brown with turquoise accents over a yellow ground, six-character Jiajing mark in a glazed reserve on the base, ht. 10 1/2 in. $300-500

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324 Large Famille Jaune Dish, China, late 19th century, shallow dish-shape, resting on a short straight foot, the interior decorated with auspicious symbols, flowers, and scholar’s accoutrements both in roundels and on a yellow ground filled with foliate motifs in anhua, a roundel design with two characters shou and fu in the well, the rim with a meander band, the exterior with three fencai-enameled lotus floral sprays, gilt details, six-character Tongzhi mark on base, dia. 11 in. $3,000-5,000

325 Famille Rose and Gilt Sculpture, China, 19th/20th century, depicting two persimmons on a leafy branch with a molded ruyi scepter and ribbon decorated in gilt, the persimmons decorated with gilt insects, on a carved openwork wood stand in the form of branches, sculpture lg. 2 3/4, overall ht. 2 3/4 in.

Provenance: The estate of Peter K. Warren, previously purchased at Neiman Marcus, with sales tag. $300-500

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326 Famille Rose Porcelain Brush Pot, China, 19th century, rectangular with a square mouth, each side depicting a figural scene in polychrome enamels, gilt details, brownglazed rim, fine crackling to some areas, white-glazed interior and base, six-character Xianfeng mark on base, ht. 4 3/4 in. $800-1,200

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327 Small Enameled White Porcelain Bowl, China, 19th/20th century, low bowl with well-rounded sides, resting on a stem foot with rings in underglaze blue, the exterior depicting The Hundred Boys at various pursuits, with a title reading “baizi tu� with three seals, the interior with five boys in the well, four-character Qianlong mark in a square cartouche on base, ht. 1 7/8, dia. 4 3/4 in. $700-900 328 Enameled Lidded Jar, China, 19th/20th century, with bulbous shoulder, decorated with auspicious flowers, fruit, and butterflies against a green enameled ground, the cover with a lotus knob, the rims of the mouth, the cover rim, and the base in brown, the recessed white-glazed base with six-character Jiaqing mark, ht. 12 1/2 in. $300-500

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329 Famille Rose Porcelain and Bisque Figure of a Reclining Putai, China, late 19th/early 20th century, depicted reclining on a sack, holding a fan in one hand, with a painted bisque face, torso, hands, and feet, his robes and sack decorated with polychrome enamels, ht. 5 1/2; and a silk wall hanging revamped into a shoulder cape, embroidered with a bird-and-flower design and calligraphy, lg. 105 in.

Provenance: Photographed as part of an exhibition held at the Jersey City Library in the 1930s, then to a private New England collection. $500-700

330 Five Multicolored Enameled Porcelain Figures, China, 19th/20th century, a pair of seated figures, each with one leg bent, holding a ruyi scepter in his right hand, with three holes; a man in robe standing on a rectangular podium, a hole on base, with a wood stand; and a male and female pair standing on a rectangular podium with pierced decorations, holding a flute and a basket, respectively, ht. 7 to 12 1/4 in. $700-900

331 Framed Famille Rose Plaque of a Landscape, China, 20th century, depicting mountains leading down to a river, with two figures on the riverbank walking towards a dwelling and blossoming plum trees, calligraphy and red seal at upper right, in a hardwood frame, sight size 21 3/8 in. $400-600 332 Enameled Porcelain Plaque, China, possibly 19th century, rectangular, depicting Hukou port in Jiangxi with steamships and walled fortresses with red flags, framed, plaque 9 7/8 x 15 in. $400-600 333 Famille Rose Porcelain Plaque, China, 20th century, depicting a pair of songbirds, one in flight, the other perched on a branch of a blossoming prunus tree, in a burlwood and hardwood frame, sight size 27 1/4 x 65 3/8, overall 34 3/8 x 11 5/8 in. $300-500

334 Pair of Enameled Plaques, China, 20th century, both depicting a sage with an attendant, inscribed in cursive script with two seals, mounted in a double frame, plaque 8 x 5 1/8 in. $2,000-2,800

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335 Enameled Plaque, China, 20th century, depicting a noble looking at a horse under a tree, accompanied by two men, inscribed with title and two seals, 15 x 9 3/4 in. $1,500-2,000

336 Famille Rose Plaque, China, 19th/20th century, depicting flowers with a pair of birds perched on a floral branch and a pair of butterflies in the sky, in fencai enamels, bordered with a patterned band of floral and foliate scrolls and bats, 13 x 8 3/4 in. $500-700 337 Framed Famille Rose Figural Plaque, China, 20th century, depicting two men and a woman conversing by a rocky mountainside, with calligraphy and two red artist’s seals at upper right, in a hardwood frame, sight size 21 x 10 1/4 in. $400-600 338 Porcelain Plaque Depicting a Snowy Landscape, China, 20th century, in the manner or He Xuren, a palace complex and surrounding trees and mountains covered in snow, with figures going about their daily activities indoors and out, calligraphy and seal at upper left, 15 5/8 x 11 in. $3,000-4,000

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339 Famille Rose Landscape Plaque, China, 20th century, in the manner of Wang Yeting, depicting a river scene viewed from a high vantage point, with figures farming in the foreground, calligraphy at upper left, in a painted frame, sight size 7 5/8 x 4 7/8 in. $2,000-3,000 340 Famille Rose Landscape Plaque, China, 20th century, in the manner of Wang Yeting, depicting a river scene viewed from a high vantage point, a boat with two figures on the river below, calligraphy at upper right, in a painted frame, sight size 7 1/8 x 4 7/8 in. $2,000-3,000 341 Pair of Famille Rose Fish Plaques, China, 20th century, in the manner of Deng Bishan, each panel decorated with three fish swimming around an aquatic plant, with calligraphy at upper right, in a painted wood frame, sight size 7 5/8 x 4 7/8 in. $3,000-4,000

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342 Four Famille Rose Landscape Plaques, China, 20th century, each depicting a different mountain and river scene with trees, boats, and houses, signed “Wang Yeting,� framed, overall 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. $1,500-2,000

343 Celadon Charger, China, possibly Ming dynasty, flared fluted cavetto with foliate rim, the interior decorated with an incised lotus flower motif, glazed raised foot ring and partially glazed base, dia. 14 1/2 in. $1,000-1,200 344 Celadon-glazed Bottle Vase, China, bulbous with slightly flaring cylindrical neck, decorated with a molded dragon around the shoulder, sixcharacter Qianlong mark on base, ht. 12 1/2 in. $800-1,000

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346 Two Small Ceramic Bowls, China, a blackglazed tea bowl, Jizhou ware style, the glaze ending near the foot, with splashes of blue on the interior; and a ribbed floral bowl with pale celadon glaze, ht. to 2 1/2, dia. to 4 5/8 in. $500-700

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349 Mottled FlambĂŠ-glazed Floral Vase, China, 20th century, five-ribbed, baluster-shape with flared floral mouth and rim, resting on a splayed stem foot, the purple glaze mottled with turquoise blue and white striations, sixcharacter Qianlong mark embossed on base, ht. 7 3/4 in. $600-800

350 Cobalt Blue-glazed Plate, China, possibly Ming dynasty, with concaved well with rounded cavetto and barbed rim, resting on a raised foot, four-character Chenghua mark on white-glazed base, unglazed foot ring with three spur marks, dia. 10 1/2 in. $800-1,000

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351 Yellow-glazed Lidded Box, China, late 19th/early 20th century, rectangular with tapering sides, resting on four bracket feet, decorated with raised geometric designs between two patterned bands, two animalhead handles on two shorter sides, the cover, rectangular with flaring sides, decorated with raised dragon scroll design on one side and incised five-character calligraphy on the other, a rectangular box-shaped knob on the top, six-character Guangxu mark in blue in a rectangular white porcelain cartouche on base, ht. 4 3/4, wd. 8 7/8 in.

Note: For a similar example, see the exhibition Ceramics from Official Kilns from Qing Dynasty, held in 2010 at the Changshu Museum, China. $700-900

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347 Partridge Feather Covered Bowl, China, Northern Song dynasty, 12th century, widemouthed, Cizhou-type light gray stoneware with a dark brown glaze and russet markings in overglaze iron oxide, ht. 6 1/2, dia. 6 1/2 in.

Provenance: The collection of Andre Carlhian (1883-1968). $500-700

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348 Peachbloom-glazed Water Coupe, China, possibly 18th century, hemispherical form with domed shoulder, a short waisted neck, and rolled rim, resting on a wide flat base, decorated in underglaze with three roundels of archaic chilong scrolls, the glaze mixed with spotty greenish gray particularly near the bottom, six-character Kangxi mark on whiteglazed base, ht. 3 3/8, dia. 4 7/8 in. $400-600

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352 Pair of Yellow-glazed Bowls, China, 19th century, upturned bell-shape with everted rolled rim, resting on a raised foot, the exterior lightly incised with two dragons amongst clouds above waves, six-character Xianfeng mark on recessed base, (damage to one bowl), ht. 2 1/2, rim dia. to 6 in. $2,000-3,000 353 Yellow-glazed Jue Ritual Cup, China, 19th/20th century, tripod with a C-shape handle on a side and two protuberances to top, six-character Jiajing mark in underglaze blue on base, ht. 4 7/8 in. $500-700

354 Blue-ground Gilt-decorated Bottle Vase, China, 20th century, compressed pear-shape with long neck and slightly flared mouth, resting on a raised stem foot, decorated with blooming lotuses amidst foliate scrolls in two sections divided by patterned bands of geometric meander around shoulder and foot, ruyi clouds around the mouth, and lappets near the foot, turquoise blue-glazed interior and base, six-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 6 in. $300-500

355 Blanc-de-chine Figure of Guanyin, China, 19th/20th century, depicting the goddess standing on a lotus and wave base holding a child in her arms, wearing flowing robes and a veil on her head, an impressed two-character mark in the form of a gourd and a four-character mark on the reverse, ht. 18 3/4 in. $700-900 356 Small Monochrome Blue-glazed Meiping, China, Ming dynasty style, with shaved mouth rim, with gilt decoration of dragon-and-phoenix design between a patterned band around rim and a lappet band of lines, (hairline crack running from mouth rim), ht. 7 1/4 in. $200-400 355

357 Cobalt Blue-glazed Porcelain Jar, China, 19th century, baluster-shape with straight neck and bisque mouth rim, a double ring in underglaze blue on white-glazed base, the domed openwork wood cover decorated with two shou characters, foliate scrolls, and a floral finial, with a round wood stand with carved floral design, jar ht. 9 in. $800-1,000 358 Oxblood-glazed Bottle Vase, China, mallet-shape, the cylindrical neck slightly flaring near the rolled rim, decorated with two bat scroll designs in anhua around the lower neck and rounded shoulder, the red glaze mottled with underglazed green spots, glazed interior, six-character Kangxi mark on white-glazed base, ht. 7 7/8 in. $700-900 359 Peachbloom Seal Paste Box and Cover, China, 19th/20th century, round low bowl-shape, resting on a raised foot, six-character Qianlong mark in underglaze blue, the domed cover with bisque rim, ht.

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360 Qingbai Figure of Liu Hai, China, the deity depicted holding his three-legged toad in one hand and a coin in the other, his loose robe tied around his waist with a thick knot, and pooling around his feet, with fully modeled hair and a hat on his back, standing on a rock base, ht. 13 in. $2,000-3,000

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361 Blanc de Chine Porcelain Teapot, China, 18th century, angled pear-shape with S-curved hexagonal spout and C-curved chilong-inspired handle, resting on bisque foot ring, decorated with a band of meander design in anhua around the slightly waisted upper body, the spout decorated with a carved gargoyle-like beast head, the domed cover with long bisque flange and a lotus knob on top, ht. 6 in. $700-900

362 White-glazed Stem Bowl with Two Handles, China, Ming dynasty style, compressed globular form with straight neck resting on a slightly slanted foot with flange rim, the handles in the shape of an archaic animal with molded details, the neck and foot decorated with molded bands of double coin motifs and meander design, respectively, silver-clad mouth and foot rims, ht. 3 3/4, mouth dia. 4 3/4 in. $1,500-1,800

363 Two Qingbai Burial Jars and Covers, China, Song dynasty style, elongated pear-shape with long slender neck and bowl-shaped mouth, resting on a short splayed bisque foot, both encircled with a line of applied figures placed on a flange with undulating rim, each with a swirling dragon applied to neck, the cover in the shape of a truncated cone-shape hat topped with a duck with its head up on one and down on the other, the white glazes end near the foot, with olive green tint to one and celadon green to the other, ht. to 18 in.

Provenance: A private Maine estate. $800-1,200

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364 Tamura Kinsei (b. 1887) Mouhitsu Hosoji Kutani Censer, Japan, 19th/20th century, near square, depicting birds and flowers on one side, another depicting a landscape with a fisherman crossing a bridge, all four sides with Saiji micro-calligraphy with signatures and seals, the cover with a lion-form finial, “Kinsei” mark on base, ht. 5 3/4 in. $500-700 365 Two Ken Mihara (b. 1958) Izumo Ware Ceramics, Japan, 1994, one with a rectangular body with straight sides, two sides slightly flaring towards the mouth rim, resting on a rectangular bottom with two opposing stepped sides alternating with two flat sides, stoneware with natural ash glaze, unglazed bottom of “clay favor,” “Ken” mark on base, titled and signed box with a seal on the cover, ht. 8; the other multifaceted, with rectangular mouth and flat base, convex rectangular cover, unglazed multi-fired stoneware with gradual wave designs, “Ken” mark on base, with a box titled “wind and wave decorated burner” and signed with a seal on the cover interior, ht. 6 1/2 in. $1,200-1,500 366 Ito Tadashi (b. 1952) Stoneware Pot, Japan, 2008, abstract shape, with a curved fissure line opening in the middle, unglazed gray stoneware with glazed glassy drops and combed surface, with a box titled and signed “Ito Tadashi” with a seal on the cover, ht. 9 1/4, wd. 12 in. $800-1,000 367 Shiho Kanzaki (b. 1942) Iga Floral Vase with Two Handles, Japan, six-petaled balustershape with flaring neck resting on a flat floral foot, high-fired Iga-glazed stoneware with brown gray ash glaze, titled and signed box with a seal on one side, ht. 9 1/4 in. $800-1,000 368 Two Michio Koinuma (b. 1936) Stoneware Ceramics, Japan, one an oval tower shape with four horizontal disc flanges, a hole on top, resting on a stemmed foot with two openings, stoneware with natural ash glaze, titled and signed box with a seal on the cover, ht. 7 3/4; the other an abstract figural shape, with a hole as its mouth on top, resting on two stretcher feet, stoneware with ash glazes mottled in a rough scroll design, titled box with a seal on the cover interior, ht. 8 in. $1,200-1,500

369 Michio Koinuma (b. 1936) Stoneware Flower Vase, Japan, 1995, rounded triangular form with two flat sides and a long square neck and mouth, decorated with two straight notches around shoulders, the concave base with two rounded feet, stoneware with natural ash glaze with stony texture, inscribed and signed box with a seal on the cover interior, ht.

13 1/4, wd. 8 in. $700-900

370 Yixing Teapot with Three Spouts and Handles, China, 20th century, tubular with undulating body, with three C-shape handles alternating with three spouts, purple-brown clay, plain, the domed cover with a round knob with steam hole, a mark in a round cartouche impressed on base, ht. 4, wd. 4 1/2 in. $300-500

371 Yixing Teapot with Mao Zedong, China, 20th century, compressed globular with slanted sides and rounded bottom, C-shape handle and short S-shape spout, purplebrown clay, decorated with a molded portrait of Mao Zedong with his motto impressed, marked “Gu Jingzhou” (1915-1996) on base, and “Jingzhou” on the cover interior, ht. 2 3/8, wd. 6 5/8 in. $300-500

372 Covered Yixing Teapot, China, 20th century, cylindrical bamboo-molded form with a natural bamboo-form handle and spout, the sides and top decorated with an abstract blossom motif, impressed marks on underside of lid and base, ht. 2 1/2 in. $300-500

373 Yixing Teapot with Phoenix Design, China, 19th/20th century, rounded rectangular with carved phoenix spout and handle, oval mouth and raised round foot, purple-brown clay, decorated with a bird perched on a tree on one side and calligraphy on the other in lobed rectangular panels, in bas-relief, the domed cover with carved shishi figure surrounded with raised cloud scrolls, four-character mark reading “Chen Guangming zhi” and twocharacter mark “Guangming” on the cover interior, ht. 4 1/2, wd. 7 5/8 in. $400-600

374 Yixing Teapot with Portrait of Mao Zedong, China, 20th century, octagonal form with round mouth and foot, shaped band handle and S-curved spout, light brown clay, decorated in bas-relief depiction of Mao Zedong in profile against a roundel on one side, the character “zhong” (loyalty) on the other, both designs flanked by two calligraphies, the domed cover with shaped band knob with a steam hole below, marked “Gu Jingzhou” (1915-1996) on base, and “Jingzhou” on the cover interior, ht. 2 3/8, wd.

6 5/8 in. $300-500

375 Covered Yixing Teapot, China, 19th/20th century, compressed round form, decorated with modeled nuts and seeds, the spout, handle, and tripod feet all in the form of different nuts and seeds, including walnuts, almonds, peanuts, and water caltrop, with a mushroom cap cover, two impressed marks to inside of lid, and impressed mark on base, ht. 4 in. $300-500

376 Yixing Covered Teapot, China, 19th/20th century, squared bell-shape with C-shape handle and S-shaped spout, the cover with a squared loop handle, decorated with stylized archaic characters and pictograms, impressed mark on base, ht. 4 in. $300-500

377 Yixing Teapot with Calligraphy, China, 20th century, compressed globular with bambooinspired handle and spout, dark brown clay, decorated with bamboo stalks on a side and a calligraphy work on the other, the slightly domed cover with a floral bud-shaped finial, a four-character mark on the base and a single character mark on the cover interior, ht. 2 5/8, wd. 5 1/8 in. $300-500

378 Yixing Teapot with Carved Budai Finial, China, 20th century, modeled after the Budai’s cloth bag, decorated with a stamped ring marks and a molded ribbon around spout, the cover surmounted with a carved Budai with his navel as steam hole, four-character mark on base, ht. 3 5/8, wd. 5 1/8 in. $300-500

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379 Yixing Teapot with Dragon Design, China, 20th century, oval, with slightly concave base, carved dragon-head spout, and twisted dragon handle, dark brown clay, decorated on one side with calligraphy and the character for “dragon,” the slightly domed cover with a dragon-body knob, four-character mark on base, two-character mark on the cover interior, ht. 5, wd. 5 1/4 in. $300-500

380 Yixing Covered Teapot, China, 19th/20th century, rounded square with C-shape handle and L-shape spout, carved with mythical beasts, the sides decorated in slip with a motif of ibises under a tree on one side and calligraphy on the other, impressed mark to underside of lid and base, ht. 4 1/2 in. $400-600

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381 Yixing Covered Teapot, China, 20th century, round with a C-shaped branch handle, the body decorated with flowering branches, the cover with a molded seed pod decorated in enamels and gilt, with impressed threecharacter mark on base, ht. 4 1/2 in. $400-600

382 Yixing Teapot with Carved Sage Figure, China, tubular, with rounded shoulder, branchinspired C-shape handle, and straight spout, dark brown clay, the carved figure situated in an openwork niche with molded peaches and leaves, the slightly domed cover with peach-shaped knob and leaves, a raised mark reading “Shi Dabin zhi” (1573-1648) in a square cartouche on base, impressed mark on the cover interior, ht. 3 7/8, wd. 6 1/4 in. $300-500

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383 Yixing Teapot with Raised Lion Design, China, 20th century, tubular, with C-shape handle and short S-shaped spout, decorated with two pairs of shishi between two bands of ruyi clouds in bas-relief, the spout and handle with incised notches, the cover with a raised flower on the knob, four-character mark on base, two marks on the cover interior including six-character Kulong kiln mark, ht. 4, wd. 6 7/8 in. $400-600

384 Yixing Teapot, China, 18th/19th century, in the shape of a grapevine trunk, with a grapevine-inspired C-shape handle and a L-shape spout, decorated with a group of carved squirrels around two grapevine stems with one stretching to the body and the other to the cover, a squirrel-shaped knob to the cover, dark purple clay, ht. 4 1/2 in. $300-500

385 Imari Bowl, Japan, 19th/20th century, octagonal, with flaring sides from the middle to rim, resting on a short raised round foot, the interior decorated with two sets of four mythical animal-and-flower designs in polychrome enamels and gold, the well with a floral design in underglaze blue, the exterior a continuous landscape in underglaze blue with overglazed gold and green details, a double ring around the foot, gilt rim, ht. 4 1/4, dia. 8 in. $400-600 386 Pair of Japanese Imari Porcelain Covered Jars, Japan, 19th century, each with faceted body and lid, decorated with continuous lappet border cartouche depicting birds and flowers in iron red enamel and gilt with underglaze blue, and red foo dog finial, ht. 17 1/4 in. $600-800 387 Satsuma Palace Vase, Japan, 19th/20th century, baluster-form, the body decorated with the “Thousand Faces” motif in polychrome and gilt, with two molded dragon and ring handles at the shoulders and molded and gilt tied knots with tassels, the flared mouth rim flared and bunched as if it were cloth, ht. 37 3/4 in. $800-1,000 388 Set of Eggshell Enameled Porcelain Tea Service with Tray, Japan, early 20th century, comprising a bulbous lidded teapot with C-shape handle and S-shape spout, a bulbous lidded sugar pot with two C-shape handles, a rounded tea bowl, a C-shape handled floral-rimmed teacup and saucer, and a square tray with lobed corners, all decorated with a variety of chrysanthemum flowerheads hand painted in pastel-tone enamels, gilt details to all rims, two-character “Nikko” mark in iron red to all bases except the tea bowl, teacup, and the tray with eight-character Nikko mark on the bisque base, tray 14 1/4 x 14 1/4, vessels ht. to 7, dia. to 5 5/8 in. $400-600

389 Export Enameled and Gilt Dragon-andPhoenix Jar, Japan, 19th century, hu-shape with two S-shape ears to the waisted neck, resting on a splayed stem foot, the body decorated with a dragon on one side and a phoenix on the other in underglaze blue against a red ground of overglaze enamel, two bands of archaic-style pattern and meander design near rim and foot, respectively, a floralpatterned band in turquoise blue around the interior rim, elaborate gilt details, Fukagawa mark in underglaze blue base (drilled), ht. 16 in. $6,000-8,000 390 Large Satsuma Vase, Japan, 19th/20th century, the sides decorated with carts holding baskets of floral arrangements, with chrysanthemums, peonies, cherry blossom branches, wisteria, and many other varieties of flowers and trees, over a cream glaze with fine crackling overall, with a gilt four-character mark on base and crossed circle mark, ht. 24 1/2 in. $700-900 391 Stoneware and Lacquer Bottle Vase, Japan, 19th century, the bulbous body rising to a slightly flared neck and everted mouth rim, decorated with cranes and lotus flowers, buds, and plants in gilt lacquer with painted and incised details, over a rough stoneware ground that transitions to a celadon crackle glaze at the shoulders and neck, with both dark and light brown matrices, ht. 13 1/2 in. $300-500 392 Kyoyaki Tea Bowl, Japan, 18th century, stoneware in overglaze enamels and gold leaf, the exterior depicting blue and white flowers and green leaves with three cartouches depicting a bullock cart, a Shinto fire emblem, and a basket of ferns, interior with conforming background decoration with three different cartouches depicting autumnal scenes, dia.

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Provenance: Sold to benefit the preservation of the collections of the Danvers Historical Society. $300-500

393 Kinkozan Vase, Japan, 19th century, bulbous, decorated with scrolling fans and tendrils on a royal blue ground with two cartouches, one with a street market with figures and animals, the other autumnal flowers and birds on a rush fence, impressed Kinkozan mark to the base, ht. 8 in. $800-1,200 394 Black Silk Kimono, Japan, 20th century, the reverse decorated with three dragons embroidered in couched gold and red threads, surrounded by stylized clouds, with a similarly decorated sash, lg. 51 in. $300-500 395 Lady’s Black Kesi Gauze Surcoat, China, 19th/20th century, for a first-rank civil official, decorated with twelve kesi embroidered roundels of cranes, butterflies, and chrysanthemums, three in front and in back, two over the shoulders, and two smaller roundels on each sleeve, both coat and sleeves finished with lishui border with auspicious treasure symbols including dragons above, lg. 54, wd. 56 in. $700-900 396 Couched Silk Daoist Priest’s Robe, China, 19th century, rectangular with opening at the front and at the sides for the arms, embroidered in colored and gold threads with large dragons coiled around flaming pearls, the center of the back embroidered with a tiered tower representing the home of the gods, surrounded by twenty-eight dots symbolizing the lunar mansions, surrounded by couched gold scrolling clouds interspersed with cranes, lingzhi mushrooms, and other auspicious objects incorporating the “Eight Buddhist Treasures,” bordered by bands of dragons and a lishui wave border at the bottom, the sleeves with characters and meander, lg. 53 in.

Provenance: Purchased in Beijing at the turn of the century when the current owner’s grandmother was stationed at the Princeton University Alumni organized YMCA outpost, as reported in The Princeton Alumni Weekly, Vol. XIV, No. 18, February 11, 1914. $2,000-3,000

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397 Kesi Formal Dragon Robe, China, 18th/19th century, woven with eight dragons chasing flaming pearls in gold thread, amidst ruyiform clouds, bats, and the “Eight Buddhist Treasures,” on a blue ground woven with interlocking quatrefoil ruyi motifs containing wan symbols and lotus flowers, all above a lishui border with crashing waves and precious objects, modified to open along the front with a partial collar trimmed with smaller dragons, lg. 53 in. $3,000-4,000

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398 Woman’s Blue Embroidered Robe, China, 19th/20th century, teal blue silk embroidered with pink, purple, and blue peonies in satin stitch, amidst butterflies and lingzhi mushrooms, the sleeves, collar, and side opening trimmed with black silk embroidered with butterflies and sprigs of peonies and other blossoming flowers, lg. 53 3/4 in. $1,800-2,000

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399 Woman’s Silk Embroidered Informal Robe, China, 19th/20th century, red silk embroidered with butterflies and sprigs of prunus blossoms in satin stitch, trimmed at the collar, sleeves and sides with black silk embroidered with crane roundels and prunus blossoms, lg. 56 in. $700-900

400 Fragment of Kesi Dragon Embroidery, China, 18th/19th century, possibly from a robe, woven with gold thread to depict dragons reaching for flaming pearls, with ruyi-head clouds and the “Eight Buddhist Treasures” over an interlocking wan pattern, a border of crashing waves at the bottom, framed and glazed, 47 1/2 x 21 in. $2,000-3,000

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401 Framed Kesi Panel of Xi Wangmu, China, 19th century, the goddess depicted holding a tray with peaches and a jue vessel, her robes ornamented with flowers and ruyi clouds, in shades of pink with gold highlights, on a pale blue ground, framed and glazed, sight size 41 1/2 x 24 in.

Provenance: A private Palm Beach, Florida, estate. $600-800

402 Embroidered Altar Hanging, China, possibly 17th/18th century, depicting a five-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl, amongst ruyi-shaped cloud formations and above a border of crashing waves and earth, with five gold peonies over the waves below and surrounded by the “Eight Daoist Emblems” and a bat holding two coins in its mouth, the dragon embroidered in couched gold threads with satin stitch details over floral silk brocade, in a silk covered frame, 34 x 55 in. $1,200-1,500

403 Large Kesi Panel, China, 19th century, woven to depict scenes from Journey to the West, showing Sun Wukong’s rebellion against the gods, with several battle scenes and a central vignette showing him seated presiding over a competitive battle, wearing his characteristic phoenix feather headdress, all surrounded by borders containing floral sprigs, bats and peaches, and ritual objects, framed and glazed, sight size 85 x 61 in. $4,000-6,000

404 Embroidered Panel Depicting Deer, China, late 18th/19th century, the four deer at rest on a grassy riverbank with narcissus, with a crane perched on a rock nestled amongst bamboo and pairs of magpie flying amidst a fruiting and flowering peach tree, the inscription “lu wei gao sheng” (may you soar through the ranks) embroidered on the upper right, 48 x 15 1/2 in., with later brocade border woven with lotus flowers, glazed and framed.

Note: See Christie’s London, King Street, Sale 6451, Lot 119, July 2012. $10,000-12,000

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405 Embroidered Silk Panel, Japan, 19th/20th century, satin stitch depiction of an egret standing in water with clumps of iris on a black silk ground, framed, 30 1/2 x 30 1/2 in. $300-500

406 Embroidered Formal Dragon Robe, China, 19th/20th century, front opening, with dragons chasing flaming pearls embroidered in couched gold threads at the chest, two front and back panels and the reverse of the sleeves, surrounded by lingzhi form clouds and the “Eight Buddhist Treasures” in gold on navy blue silk above a crashing wave, peony, and lishui border, with contrasting embroidered cream silk sleeve bands, lg. 43 in. $1,200-1,500

407 Blue Silk Formal Dragon Robe, China, 19th/20th century, embroidered with nine dragons chasing flaming pearls on the front and back, sleeves and on the underflap, all amidst stylized clouds interspersed with shou symbols and the “Eight Buddhist Treasures,” above cresting waves, clouds and a lishui border, trimmed with smaller dragons chasing pearls at the neck and sides, all couched in gold, silver, and copper thread, the straight sleeves with dragons, phoenixes, and shou characters, lg. 44 1/2 in.

Provenance: Purchased in China in the 1910s. $3,000-5,000

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408 Han-style Pleated Apron Skirt, Baizhequn, China, 19th/20th century, the front and back panels embroidered with a front-facing dragon and a pearl, and a phoenix amidst stylized clouds and above waves and a lishui border in couched gold, silver, and copper threads over blue silk, with purple silk trimmings embroidered with birds, fruits, and flowers, the pleats similarly decorated, lg. 40 in.

Provenance: Purchased in China in the 1910s. $900-1,200

409 Chestnut Embroidered Silk Formal Court Dragon Robe, Chifu, China, 19th century, embroidered with nine dragons chasing flaming pearls in satin stitch and gold couching, on the front and back, sleeves, and on the underflap, amidst ruyi-form clouds interspersed with bats and the “Eight Buddhist Treasures,” above a hem of cresting waves with precious objects and a lishui border, the horseshoe sleeve cuffs and collar trimmed with similar motifs on navy blue silk, lg. 50 in. $2,000-3,000 410 Two Embroidered Silk Robe and Trousers Sets, China, 19th/20th century, a leaf green silk robe all embroidered with peonies in pink, blue, and orange tones in satin stitch, robe lg.

43; and a black silk short jacket embroidered with floral sprigs in shades of pink, purple, and teal, jacket lg. 29 3/4 in. $300-500 411 Four Embroidered Silk Children’s Hats, China, 20th century, with back flaps, three in the shape of a dragon head with ribbon ties, cotton linings; and one in the shape of a lotus flower, decorated with small fabric dolls of fish, cranes, and a lotus pod; all four decorated with applique fabric details, with a wood display stand, ht. to 16, wd. to 10 in. $700-900

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412 Four Silk Textile Fragments and Two Purses, China, 19th century, fragment of a yellow kesi robe, woven with dragons in gilt thread inside wave and cloud roundels; a fragment of a lady’s robe embroidered with butterflies and peonies in the “forbidden stitch”; two fragments of a blue silk formal court robe, woven with similar four-clawed dragons amidst clouds; and two pleated ovoid lady’s purses, one woven with a shou symbol and flowers with a lishui border, the other embroidered with the “Eight Buddhist Treasures” and a lishui border, largest fragment 30 1/2 x 24 1/2 in.

Provenance: Purchased in Beijing at the turn of the century when the current owner’s grandmother was stationed at the Princeton University Alumni organized YMCA outpost, as reported in The Princeton Alumni Weekly, Vol. XIV, No. 18, February 11, 1914. $700-900 413 Floral Silk Kesi Roundel, China, 18th/19th century, probably from a lady’s robe, woven with a large central pink peony and surrounded by various flowers including chrysanthemums, lotus blossoms, and orchids on a dark blue ground, dia. 12 1/2 in. $700-900 414 Two Pairs of Embroidered Silk Shoes and a Western-style Jacket, China, 19th/20th century, a pair of black silk shoes with embroidered flowers and butterflies with a 1 1/2 heel; a pair of teal silk shoes with embroidered dragons and clouds, lg. to 10; and a short green woven silk jacket, embroidered with peonies, butterflies and gourds in satin stitch, trimmed with black silk, with a round button fastening, lg. 29 1/2 in. $300-500 415 Two Qing Court Official’s Summer Hats, China, 18th/19th century, a silk hat lined with red damask silk, with bound silk rolled edges and with red silk fringe and gilt hat buttons, and a woven straw hat with red fringe, giltmetal hat button, and woven inner ring, ht. to 7 1/2 in. $400-600

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416 Palm Frond Stem Hat Stand, China, 19th century, tubular, surmounted with a flat ring rim, resting on a round base with three bracket feet, ht. 11 1/2 in. $600-800 417 Three Figural Bronzes, Japan, one depicting Buddha seated in lotus pose with hands in abhaya mudra; a standing Guanyin depicted wearing flowing robes; and a quail standing on a grain stem with a hollow interior and removable back piece, with incised feather details, ht. to 7 3/4 in.

Provenance: Sold to benefit the preservation of the collections of the Danvers Historical Society. $300-400 418 Polychrome Figure of Kannon, Japan, 20th century, in seated pose on a woven mat, holding a scroll, wearing a flowing robe and veil over her head, with stylized leaves and geometric designs, her face slightly downcast, all decorated with green, blue, yellow, orange, and brown glaze, ht. 15 1/4 in. $700-900

419 Cast Bronze Figure of a Luohan, China, possibly Ming dynasty, seated with his right leg raised and his left in parallel to the ground, both of his hands folded on his right knee, his head looking down, his bearded chin touching his left hand, downcast eyes, closed mouth with slight hint of smile, curled hair, eyebrows, mustache, and beard, ht. 8 3/4 in.

421 Gilt-bronze Repoussé Figure of Kurukulla, Tibet, 19th century, depicted as a woman dancing, three of her four arms holding a bow and arrow, the other pointed towards the sky, her legs in a dancing pose with one raised and bent at the knee, her flaming hair framing her face with traces of red pigment, ht. 10 3/4 in. $1,000-1,500

422 Cast Bronze Buddha Muchalinda, Southeast Asia, probably Khmer, 11th/12th century-style, seated in dhyana pose on a coiled cobra throne of Naga (the Cobra), with seven-cobra aureole behind, the back with a symbol of the Wheel of Dharma, resting on a square stand, evenly applied verdigris, ht. 6 1/8 in. $800-1,000 423 Inlaid and Giltwood Buddha, Thailand, 20th century, seated cross-legged in dhyanasana with his hands in bhumisparsa mudra, with a serene expression, downcast eyes, and elongated earlobes, dressed in a robe with bands of floral details and a banded crown, both inlaid with glass insets, the red-painted base decorated with a key pattern and inlaid with glass, ht. 17 3/4 in. $800-1,000

Provenance: Photographed as part of a collection exhibited at the Jersey City Library in the 1930s. $700-900

424 Inlaid Polychrome Buddha, Thailand, 20th century, in standing pose with one hand by his side, the other holding a corner of his robe, with a serene expression and elongated earlobes, wearing a robe trimmed with a decorative border and a banded crown with a flower-form urna, inlaid with clear and green glass insets, all covered with gilt and red pigment, on a square wood stand, ht. 36 1/4 in. $700-900

420 Bronze Bodhisattva, China, Yuan/early Ming dynasty style, with Nepalese elements, seated on a double lotus throne, with a lotus branch in her right hand and a cup in her left, square face, long braids, slender waist, lacquered and gilt, six-character inscription carved on verso, a vishva vajra-style mark on base, ht. 14 3/8, wd. 10 1/2 in. $4,000-6,000

425 Gilt-bronze Figure of Kurukulla, Tibetan China, possibly late 18th/early 19th century, six-headed and four-armed, standing on a round lotus stand in a dancing pose with bent legs, the left raised knee high, two hands in front holding vajras, dressed in a jeweled robe with chased details on the hems, inscribed in Tibetan on the back flap of the robe, ht. 5 in. $5,000-7,000

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426 Gilt-bronze Figure of Tara, Tibetan China, 16th century style, seated on an oval stand, in a loosely cross-legged position with her left elbow lightly touching her left leg, her crowned head slightly leaned toward the left, her back upright, dressed in a jeweled robe with chased details on the hems, her left hand raised with palm up and her right with palm down, her hair painted blue, ht. 7 in. $7,000-9,000

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427 Bronze Figure of Guanyin, China, standing on a round pedestal, dressed in a robe with ribbons, her body slim with slender waist and long face, holding a bottle in her left hand, a plain lotus bud-shaped halo around her head, ht. 4 7/8 in. $300-500

428 Polychrome Decorated Gilt Stucco Head of Guanyin, China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) or earlier, the polychrome, gilt stucco head of fine proportion with small pursed lips painted red, straight nose and elegantly-shaped inlaid glass eyes holds a triple-gilt phoenix crown resting on finely modeled hair knot and curls that circle long pendulous earlobes, (the urna missing), with stand, head ht. 19, stand ht.

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Provenance: The collection of Andre Carlhian (1883-1968). $10,000-12,000

429 Bronze Figure of a Female Attendant, China, Ming dynasty style, standing on a square base, both of her hands raised to her chin and hidden under the sleeves of her robe with flowing ribbons, her hair pulled back and tied, the toes of her shoes showing under her robe, traces of gilt (now mostly lost), ht. 5 7/8 in.

Provenance: The collection of Andre Carlhian (1883-1968). $800-1,000

430 Bronze Figure of Buddha, Southeast Asia, probably Khmer, 12th/13th century style, standing barefoot with both hands in abhaya mudra, mounted on a modern wood block, bronze ht. 6 3/4 in.

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431 Bronze Buddha Hand, Thailand, Rattanakosin kingdom style, depicting his right hand with fingers in jnana mudra, his forearm in a sleeve with an elaborate floral design and bands of rings, mounted on a modern wood stand, hand ht. 8 1/2, wd. 9 1/4 in.

Provenance: The collection of Andre Carlhian (1883-1968). $700-900 432 Polychrome Giltwood Figure of a Seated Guanyin, China, possibly Song dynasty, 11th/12th century, seated on a lion above rockery that holds a carpet, her face carved with a contemplative expression with painted eyes and mouth, her well-modeled and folded drapery with flowing ribbons at each side complementing the delicately carved jeweled necklace and leg bracelets, ht. 12 1/2 in.

Provenance: The collection of Andre Carlhian (1883-1968). $5,000-7,000

433 Polychrome Wood Figure of a Luohan, China, possibly Ming dynasty (1368-1644), depicted seated in a stately upright posture with an elongated cast down head with painted eyes and mouth, both hands folded beneath his red and green robe which cascades over rectangular rockery with a band of green pointed foliage, the robe decorated with raised lotus clusters, with stand, figure ht. 18 in.

Provenance: The collection of Andre Carlhian (1883-1968). $3,000-5,000 434 Thangka Depicting the Green Tara, Tibetan China, late 17th/early 18th century style, sitting in royal ease on a round lotus cushion with her right hands in varada mudra and her left in abhaya, against a round nimbus and halo in the back, surrounded with other deities, each seated on a lotus throne against a heavenly landscape setting in green with mountain peaks and clouds, gilt details, distemper on cotton, backed with paper, 16 x 11 3/8 in.

Provenance: The estate of Dorothy Braude Edinburg. $500-700

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435 Thangka Depicting Guan Yu, Tibetan China, 18th century style, sitting in a tiger-skin chair, touching his beard with his right hand, flanked by a warrior with a sword to his right and an official to his left, three lama figures seated on clouds above, offerings of food on a table in front, gilt details, distemper on cotton, backed with paper, 15 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.

Provenance: The estate of Dorothy Braude Edinburg.

Note: Guan Yu is a historical figure who supported Liu Bei along with Zhang Fei during the early 3rd century in China. The general had become a religious figure of worship during the Ming dynasty and frequently portrayed in various art forms. Here the general is depicted along with Tibetan Dalai Lama deities, reflecting the good relationship between Tibet and China during the Qianlong reign. For a similar Chinese thangka with Guan Yu, see Sotheby’s Paris, Arts d’Asie, Lot 28, December 18, 2012. $700-900

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436 Thangka Depicting Green Tara, Tibetan China, late 17th/early 18th century style, sitting on a lotus cushion seat above the water, against a round halo and nimbus in the background further adorned with floral branches and leaves, surrounded with deities standing or sitting on oval pedestals in rows with discrete halos, including multi-armed bodhisattvas and Vajrapani deities, against a dark green ground with a heavenly landscape, gilt details, distemper on cotton, backed with paper, 18 3/4 x 14 1/4 in.

Provenance: The estate of Dorothy Braude Edinburg. $800-1,000

437 Thangka Depicting a Warrior God in Armor, Tibetan China, 18th/19th century style, with a spear in his right hand, riding on a white horse, against a flamed nimbus in the back, accompanied with other warrior deities riding on horses, tigers, an elephant, and a qilin, populated with other animals including a hog, shishi lions, a tiger, a leopard, and other mythical animals, with musical instruments and an offering of food in front, each figure with inscription in Sanskrit in gold (mostly erased now), distemper on cotton, gilt and mineral pigment details, backed with paper, 23 3/4 x 17 1/8 in.

Provenance: The estate of Dorothy Braude Edinburg.

Note: For a similar work, see Sotheby’s New York, Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Works of Art, Lot 1005, March 17, 2015. $1,200-1,500 437

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438 Thangka Depicting Akshobhya Buddha in Abhirati, Tibetan China, 18th/19th century style, sitting cross-legged on an upturned lotus pedestal with the Wheel of the Law, with a medicine bowl on his left palm and his right hand in bhumisparsha mudra, against a double halo and nimbus encircled with floral branches, along with numerous lama figures grouped in rows, five deities in a flamed nimbus in front, distemper on cotton, gilt and metallic silver pigment details, backed with paper, 26 3/8 x 19 1/8 in.

Provenance: The estate of Dorothy Braude Edinburg. $1,000-1,200

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439 Two Thangkas of Tsong Khapa, Tibetan China, 18th and 19th/20th century style, each depicted sitting cross-legged on an upturned lotus pedestal behind an offering table with his hands in dharmachakra mudra, against a circular halo and nimbus encircled with floral branches, distemper on cotton, backed with papers, the larger one surrounded with Buddhist deities of arhats and lamas (some with Sanskrit inscription in gold), including Manjusri above and the buffalo-headed Yama Dharmaraja in a flame below, gilt and metallic silver details, 26 3/4 x 19 1/4; and the smaller with Manjusri above and seven lama figures in three rows, gilt details, 16 3/4 x 13 7/8 in.

Provenance: The estate of Dorothy Braude Edinburg. $600-800

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440 Thangka with a Mandala, Sino-Tibet, 20th century, the mandala with multi-headed Kalachakra with his consort in the core center, encircled by myriad of seated Buddha figures in circles and squares, the outer circle with various celestial figures and animals, against a landscape with groups of celestial deities, guardians, lamas, and animals, distemper and gold on cloth, framed and glazed, painting 21 1/2 x 16 7/8 in. $3,000-5,000 441 Thangka with Human Body, Tibet, 19th/20th century, with both arms down showing palms and toes outward, with Buddhist figures, shapes, and mythic creatures illustrated in various body parts, distemper on cotton, bordered and framed with fabric, painting 22 5/8 x 8 3/4 in. $700-900

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442 Thangka of Vishvarupa Mandala, Tibet, 20th century, in a star of Satkona, encircled with multi-layered bands, between two horizontal bands of six seated deities above and below, distemper on fabric, bordered with fabric mat and frame, painting 17 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. $700-900 443 Thangka Depicting Vajrasattva, Tibet, 20th century, seated on a lotus throne, holding a vajra in his right hand and a bell in his left, surrounded with other Buddhist figures depicted in sections of various natural surroundings, distemper and gold on fabric, bordered with silk mat and frame, painting 20 7/8 x 14 7/8 in. $400-600

444 Thangka of Mahakala, Tibet, 20th century, depicted multi-headed and eight-armed, standing on a lotus pedestal, with his consort, also eight-armed, before a mandala and an aureole bordered with floral and foliate scroll bands, along with other seated deities and his manifestations in a natural setting with trees, mountains, and clouds, distemper on cloth, gilt details, bordered, framed, and covered with fabric, painting 34 x 23 1/4 in. $700-900

445 Chang Uc-Chin (1917-1990), Untitled Landscape, Korea, 1982, depicting a tree on a hill with a bird perched on the tree top, with a house, a dog, and a boy, all against a creamy background with a red sun, signed in Chinese characters reading “uc” and “1982,” oil on canvas, framed, painting 7 1/8 x 5 1/2 in.

Provenance: Given in the 1980s by the artist to his niece, the present owner’s late wife, who worked as an associate professor at a university in California. $10,000-20,000

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446 Oil Landscape Painting Mt. Dobongsan, Korea, Cheon Chilbong (b. 1921), in early fall with a hut near a brook, dated “1978” and signed by the artist in Chinese characters, oil on canvas, framed, painting 43 1/8 x 56 1/4 in.

Note: This painting was shown in his fourth solo exhibition (listed as #2 in the brochure) held in 1973 at Sinmunhoegwan, Seoul, Korea. $800-1,200

447 Oil Painting White Magnolia, Korea, Cheon Chilbong (b. 1921), the branch against a blank background, signed “Cheon Chil. 72” in Chinese and numbers, oil on canvas, framed, painting 14 1/4 x 17 1/8 in.

448 Painting Album, China, in the manner of Leng Mei (1669-1742), ten pages of paintings each with a page of calligraphy opposite, each painting depicting either one woman or multiple women, the carved wood cover with a vase with flowers and a qilin, all but one with a seal, 8 x 12 in. $100-200 449 Two-leaf Album Page Depicting a Moonlit Landscape, China, after Pu Ru (1896-1963), with a gated house and figures near a riverside with two bridges, inscribed with a poem, signed “Xinyu” with two seals, ink and light color on paper, framed and glazed, painting 12 1/4 x 14 5/8 in. $800-1,000

Note: This painting was shown in his fourth solo exhibition (listed as #47 in the brochure) held in 1973 at Sinmunhoegwan, Seoul, Korea. $1,000-2,000

450 Album of Historic Photographs of China and A Collection of Shop Signs of China, the album with photographs mostly of daily life, families, and locations in Beijing, dated between 1914 and 1935, many with descriptions underneath or on the reverse, presumably from the collection of an English teacher in Beijing during that time, featuring photographs of students from many educational institutions including Peking University, Peking High Primary School, and also some tourist photographs of the Great Wall of China, the Forbidden City, the Winter Palace, and the Old Summer Palace; and H.F. Chiang A Collection of Shop Signs of China (Beijing, 1948), forty-five pages with illustrations. $500-700 451 Silk Handscroll of an Imperial Document, China, written in ink in Chinese followed by Manchurian, on multicolored brocade kesi silk patterned with ruyi cloud design and dragons, titled “Feng Da Gaoming” (Imperial Ratification), with two square seals, dated “Kangxi 20” (1681), 11 3/4 x 82 1/2 in.

Note: For a similar example, see Sotheby’s Hong Kong, Important Chinese Ceramics and Crafts, Lot 3661, October 8, 2014. $7,000-9,000

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452 Handscroll Depicting a Panoramic Riverscape, China, a later copy after Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), with scholars, preceded by a five-character calligraphy, signed with two seals, followed by two postscripts variously sealed, the landscape titled “Jiangnanchun” at upper right, dated “Jiajing gengyin” (corresponding to 1530) and signed “Zhengming” with two seals reading “zheng” and “ming” at the end, with a conforming wood box, titled “Wen Daizhao Jiangnanchun tu,” ink and light color on paper, painting 7 x 32 3/4 in. $1,200-1,500 453 Yoshu Chikanobu (1838-1912), Woodblock Print, Japan, 19th/20th century, color woodblock, depicting a courtesan with a young samurai in a room setting, framed and glazed, oban tate-e, sight size 13 5/8 x 9 1/4 in. $400-600

454 Kawase Hasui (1883-1957), Morning At Tsuchiura, Japan, September 1931, color woodblock print, published by Watanabe, signed with a seal on the print, publisher’s C-seal (1929-1942) in the right margin, titled and dated in the left, oban tate-e, 15 3/8 x 10 3/8 in. $400-600

457 Two Portrait Paintings of Daimyo, Japan, Momoyama period-style, seated in an almost blank background with wisps of grass suggestive of a natural setting, both sealed, ink and color on paper, framed and glazed, painting 12 1/8 x 8 1/2 in. $400-600

455 Kawase Hasui (1883-1957), Benkei Bridge, Akasaka, Japan, April 1931, color woodblock print, published by Watanabe, signed with a seal on the print, publisher’s C-seal (19291942) in the right margin, titled and dated in the left, oban tate-e, 15 1/4 x 10 18 in. $400-600

458 Kiyoshi Saito (1907-1997), Winter in Aizu 70’s, Japan, 1970, 52/80, depicting a snow scene with houses, trees, and a man, color woodblock print, signed in ink with a seal on print, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil in the bottom margin, framed and glazed, print 15 7/8 x 21 1/4 in. $800-1,200

456 Gelatin Silver Print, Taiwan, Lang Jingshan [Long Chinsan] (1892-1995), depicting two deer standing beneath barren branches, signed “Jingshan” and dated “jiachen” (1964), framed and glazed, photo 14 1/4 x 11 1/4 in.

Provenance: From the photographer to the current owner’s father. This work was shown in a solo exhibition held in 1965 at the Exhibition Hall, Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Singapore, and is featured in the brochure, titled Wherever You Go, I Go (#12). $1,000-2,000

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459 Vertical Woodblock Diptych, Japan, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), one of sixteen vertical diptychs published in the 1880s, depicting a legendary scene with a priest saved by two deities from a waterfall, signed “Oju Yoshitoshi ga” with a seal, color on paper, framed and glazed, oban tate-e, print 28 3/4 x 10 3/8 in. $300-500

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460 Hanging Scroll, China, 20th century, in the manner of Tian Shiguang (1916-1999), depicting a bird on a branch and lotus, with three seals, ink on paper, 38 x 13 1/2 in. $300-400

462 Siew Hock Meng (b. 1942), Far Away, portrait of a woman in profile with boats in the background, pastel on paper, signed “Meng,” and dated “1989” l.l., framed and glazed, sight size 19 1/2 x 25 3/4 in.

461 Hanging Scroll, China, in the manner of Pu Ru (1896-1963), depicting Zhong Kui, inscribed and bears signature, with four seals, ink and color on paper, painting 39 x 17 in. $400-600

Provenance: The William C. Rives collection, purchased at Christie’s Singapore, March 31, 1996, Lot 145, exhibited in Taiwan at the Apollo Gallery in Taipei, 1989, the G. Zen Art Gallery, Kaoshiung, 1990, and APT Point, Kaoshiung, 1995. $2,000-4,000

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463 Buddhist Painting Depicting Avalokitesvara with Eight Arms and Eyes, Tibetan China, 20th century, sitting cross-legged on a lotus pedestal, flanked to the left by a female offering a ball with an eye, a male in prayer to the right, gilt and sketched details, inscribed in Sanskrit on the reverse, ink and color on fabric, backed with paper, 27 3/4 x 15 1/2 in.

Provenance: The estate of Dorothy Braude Edinburg. $300-500 464 Pair of Landscapes, China, in the manner of Huang Junbi (1898-1991), both depicting misty mountain ranges with high peaks, one with a hermit scholar riding on a donkey; the other with huts on a high mountain plateau, each inscribed with two artist’s seals with one reading “Junweng” and a collector’s seal, ink and light color on paper, framed and glazed, painting 69 3/8 x 17 1/2 in. $700-900 465 Painting Depicting a Pair of Peacocks, China, in the manner of Giuseppe Castiglione (1688-1766) in honor of Jiang Tingxi (16691732), the birds nestled on a blooming plum against a blank ground, signed “Lang Shining” with two seals, ink and color on silk, framed and glazed, painting 61 3/4 x 18 1/4 in. $1,200-1,500 466 Painting Depicting Two Women, China, in the manner of Yao Xie (1805-1864), standing dressed in flowing robes decorated with auspicious designs including phoenix and dragon, lotus, and peony, and geometric patterns, woman on the right holding a fan, dated “wuyin” and signed “Yaozie” with two seals reading “Yao Xie zhi yin” and “Meibo,” ink and color on silk, framed and glazed, painting 39 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. $800-1,200 467 Painting Depicting a Garden Scene, China, after Tang Yin (1470-1524), with ladies at leisure in a gated garden with a pavilion, a plum tree, bamboo, and rocks, inscribed and signed with a seal, Qianlong imperial seal in the upper center, ink and light color on paper, framed and glazed, painting 11 1/2 x 12 3/8 in. $400-600

468 Painting Depicting a Lady, China, Cui Jingzhe (b. 1980), the woman seated on a blooming white plum tree, seen in profile, signed with two seals, ink and color on paper, framed and glazed (Plexiglas), painting 45 x 29 3/4 in. $2,000-3,000

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469 Painting Depicting a Lady with Lotus, China, Cui Jingzhe (b. 1980), in the Chinese gongbi-style, signed “Jingzhe Cui Wei” with two seals including one reading “Cui Jingzhe” and a collector’s seal, ink and color on paper, framed and glazed, painting 43 x 28 in. $2,000-3,000 470 Painting Depicting a Lady with Peonies, China, Cui Jingzhe (b. 1980), dressed in a traditional costume, standing with a round fan in her hands, signed with two seals, ink and color on paper, framed and glazed (Plexiglas), painting 45 1/4 x 29 3/4 in. $2,000-3,000

471 Painting Depicting a Lady Reading, China, Cui Jingzhe (b. 1980), standing next to fall maple leaves and scholar’s rocks, ink and color on paper, framed and glazed (Plexiglas), painting 29 7/8 x 42 in. $2,000-3,000 472 Painting Depicting a Lady, China, Cui Jingzhe (b. 1980), dressed in a traditional costume with a fan in her right hand, sitting on a rock near a pond with lotus stalks, flowers, and pods and fish, signed with two seals, ink and color on paper, framed and glazed (Plexiglas), painting 29 3/4 x 42 1/4 in. $2,000-3,000

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473 Painting of Jataka Buddhist Tales, Thailand, early 20th century, with noble figures, hermits, and mythical creatures, ink, color, and gold on fabric, framed and glazed, painting 71 x 35 in. $2,000-3,000 474 Narrative Painting, China, depicting a man caught on fire running away from a house, two bystanders fleeing, and two heavenly figures standing on clouds above the rooftop, possibly a cutout of a larger painting, ink and color on silk, framed and glazed, painting 18 x 16 5/8 in. $800-1,000 475 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Woman, China, 19th/20th century, reclined on a zither wrapped in a cloth bag under lush banana trees, other trees, and rocks, titled Mianqin Luyin (zither sleeping under shade of trees), dated and signed with a seal, ink and color on paper, painting 50 x 12 3/8 in. $1,200-1,500 476 Framed Calligraphy, China, in the manner of Qi Gong (1912-2005), describing the nature and beauty of Jiangnan, in running script, signed “Qigong,” with two seals of the artist including “Yuanbai” and a leisure seal, ink on paper, framed and glazed, calligraphy 27 x 19 in. $1,000-2,000

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477 Landscape Depicting the Li River, China, Zhang Jieyu (b. 1947), in a panoramic view with high peaks and boats in calm waters, ink and light color on paper, inscribed with a seal, framed and glazed (Plexiglas), 47 1/4 x 95 1/4 in. $800-1,000 478 Handscroll Depicting a Panoramic Landscape, China, in the manner of Zhang Zongcang (1686-1756), with peach trees and farmers in the field, inscribed with a title and date, signed with two seals, ink and color on silk, painting 8 7/8 x 66 1/4 in. $700-900 479 Handscroll Depicting Four Hunting Scenes, China, possibly a later compilation, in the manner of Jin Tingbiao (d. 1767), the scroll preceded by a title “Shoulietu” (Hunting Scenes) calligraphed and signed “Dai Quting” on a decorative paper followed by four postscripts written in various script styles, all on paper and by persons probably of later generations, the four hunting scenes depicting equestrians in Qing costumes chasing animals in natural surroundings, each of which is divided by a painted fabric mat, with an inscription in Chinese and Manchurian with date and artist’s name at the beginning and a signature at the end with a seal, ink and color on silk, painting 10 1/4 x 67 3/8 in. $1,000-1,200

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480 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Landscape, China, a later copy of a painting in the collection of He Liangjun (1506-1573), depicting a river with a boat and a scholar sitting in a pavilion under a tall pine, in the Zhe School painting style, signed “Liangjun” over a seal reading “He Shi Yuanlang,” a square collector’s seal in the upper right, ink on silk, painting 12 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. $800-1,000 481 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Landscape, China, in the manner of Pu Ru (1896-1963), with a pavilion, pine, and rocks, in a diagonal composition with an inscription at upper left, singed “Xishan Yishi Pu Ru” with three seals including “Yuedaoren” and “Xin Yu,” ink and light color on silk, painting 25 1/4 x 15 1/2 in. $800-1,000 482 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Waterfall Landscape, China, after Fu Baoshi (19041965), with a scholar sitting in a pavilion under pines and peaks, in dry brush work, inscribed with date “1960,” signed “Fu Baoshi bingji” with three seals, ink and light color on paper, painting 36 x 12 1/2 in. $1,200-1,500 483 Hanging Scroll Depicting Cockscomb Flowers, China, in the manner of Wang Xuetao (1903-1982), with insects, signed “Xuetao” with two seals including a collector’s seal in the bottom right corner, ink and color on paper, painting 25 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. $800-1,000

484 Hanging Scroll Depicting Blooming Peonies and Butterflies, China, after Ignatius Sickeltart (1708-1780), signed with a seal reading “Chen Al Qimeng,” color on silk, painting 10 1/4 x 12 in. $700-900 485 Hanging Scroll Depicting Two Men, China, in the manner of Pu Ru (1896-1963), standing with their horses, against a blank background, one dressed in Mongolian costume, the other in a robe, signed “Xishan Yishi Puru Mogu” (copied by Puru) with a seal reading “Puru zhiyin,” ink and light color on paper, painting 26 x 12 3/8 in. $800-1,000

486 Handscroll Depicting a Buddhist Ritual Scene, China, after Ding Guanpeng (act.

1708-1771), with figures divided in two groups with a censer on stand in the center, signed with three seals including a collector’s seal at upper right, ink and color on silk, fabric mat, painting 11 5/8 x 39 5/8 in. $800-1,000 487 Calligraphy on Gilt Paper, China, in the manner of Liu Runxiang (1841-1935), in twenty-one lines in cursive script style, the paper decorated with auspicious symbols, signed “Runxiang” with a seal reading “Liu Run Xiang yin,” framed and glazed, calligraphy 11 7/8 x 31 1/8 in. $600-800

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488 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Landscape, China, after Huang Binhong (1864-1955), with a pavilion in a lush forest and distant peaks, inscribed and signed “Binhong” with a date and a seal, ink and light color on paper, painting 52 x 13 in. $600-800

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489 Hanging Scroll Depicting a White Heron, Japan, 19th/20th century, standing beneath tall flowers and grain grasses against a blank background, signed with a seal, ink and color on silk, painting 51 x 14 in.

Provenance: The estate of Dorothy Braude Edinburg. $400-600 490 Painting Depicting a Flying Duck, Japan, Toshio Aoki (1853-1912), with grasses, inscribed “Dai Nihon Aoki Toshio ga” and signed “T. Aoki,” water color and gauche on paper, framed and glazed, the wood frame inscribed in Chinese characters, “WM Alberton & Co.” sticker on the back, painting 22 x 13 3/4 in.

Note: Toshio Aoki is a Japanese nihonga artist who emigrated to San Francisco in the 1880s.

His works are held by museums including the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. $800-1,200 491 Contemporary Work on Canvas, China, in the manner of Lu Zuogeng, depicting an assemblage imagery with fragmentary photo images of Empress Dowager Cixi and the Last Emperor Puyi mixed with calligraphic works, brush strokes, and color drippings, acrylic, ink, gold on canvas, unsigned, framed, painting 47 1/2 x 47 1/2 in. $700-900 492 Contemporary Abstract Painting, Taiwan, 1967, Li Chien-chung (b. 1923), the abstract image wax-dyed in olive green on cotton, signed and numbered “1023-67” with a seal reading the artist inscribed on the work, framed, painting 28 1/2 x 35 3/4 in. $500-700

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493 Fan Painting Illustrating a Story, China, with a scholar playing the zither in a room with a girl attendant standing and an old man at the front gate, overlooking the arrival of seven armed figures, three on horseback, with a seal on the top left corner, ink, light color, and gold on paper, framed and glazed, fan ht. 10 5/8, wd. 21 5/8 in. $700-900

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494 Painting Depicting a Waterfall, China, 20th century, ink and color on paper, signed and sealed, framed and glazed, 23 3/4 x 17 3/4 in. $500-700 495 Painting Depicting an Eagle Attacking a Badger, China, 19th/20th century, in a mountain range with old pine, sweetbriar roses, bamboo, and rocks, ink and color on silk, framed and glazed, painting 66 7/8 x 34 3/8 in. $400-600 496 Loose Painting Depicting an Eagle, China, John Way (1921-2012) [Wei Letang], perched on a pine, inscribed in the upper right corner, signed and dated in the upper left with a seal, all in cursive script, ink and light color on paper, 22 5/8 x 15 5/8 in.

Provenance: The family of the artist. Way was a student of C.C. Wang who described Way’s brushwork as “powerful, direct, free and spontaneous, like the dynamic movements of a dragon” in 2000. $800-1,000 497 Loose Painting Depicting Pines, China, John Way (1921-2012) [Wei Letang], against a rocky mountain amidst misty clouds, in dry and wet brush strokes, color on paper, signed in cursive script with a seal, 14 7/8 x 22 3/4 in.

Provenance: The family of the artist. Way was a student of C.C. Wang who described Way’s brushwork as “powerful, direct, free and spontaneous, like the dynamic movements of a dragon” in 2000. $800-1,000

498 Calligraphy Couplet, China, John Way (1921-2012) [Wei Letang], two five-character calligraphy works written in regular script, together meaning “Fragrance of the orchids fills the greenhouse, bright moonlight lights the study,” signed in oracle script with two seals along the left edge, each calligraphy 52 1/4 x 13 in.

502 Hanging Scroll Rubbing of the Nestorian Monument, China, before 1906, titled Daqin Jingjiao Liujing Zhongguo Bei (Memorial of the Propagation in China of the Luminous Religion from Daqin) with texts about the Nestorian beliefs in the Tang period, some texts in Syriac scripts, ink on paper, rubbing ht. 90 3/4, wd.

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Provenance: The family of the artist. Way was a student of C.C. Wang who described Way’s brushwork as “powerful, direct, free and spontaneous, like the dynamic movements of a dragon” in 2000. $2,000-3,000

Note: The stele was carved in 781 and buried in 845, and not unearthed until between 1623 and 1625. Since 1907, it has been housed in the Beilin Museum at Xian. $600-800

499 Handscroll Depicting an Autumn Landscape, China, after Wang Hui (16321717), with a river, houses, figures, trees, rocks, and mountains, titled, dated, and signed with two seals, followed by two signed postscripts with two seals, ink and light color on silk, painting 8 x 50 3/4 in. $800-1,000

500 Handscroll Depicting Auspicious Plants, China, after Qian Xuan (1235-1305), including a peapod, peach, eggplant, cucumber, grape, daikon, gourd, and garlic, in a row across to the rolled ends, two seals in the bottom left corner, framed and glazed, ink and color on silk, painting 10 1/2 x 70 1/2 in. $800-1,000 501 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Winter Landscape, China, after Chen Jizhong (fl. early 12th century), with a man sitting in a boat drawing a fishing pole into a river, against a blank background with a tree branch issuing from the left side in a diagonal direction, signed “Chen Jizhong zhi” with five seals including two in the upper left and two in the bottom right, titled on the silk mount, ink and color on paper, 22 x 12 in. $400-600

503 Hanging Scroll Depicting Flowers, China, in the manner of Yun Shouping (1633-1690), with a bird perched on a plum branch, lingzhi mushrooms, and rocks, inscribed, dated “1648,” and signed “Nantian Laoren Shouping” with two seals, ink, color, and mineral white on silk, painting 45 x 16 7/8 in. $800-1,000 504 Hanging Scroll Depicting Lotus Flowers on Water, China, in the manner of Liu Zhi (1496-1576), with a bird and an insect, in the boneless method, inscribed, dated “1532,” and signed “Seshangji Liu Zhi” with four seals reading “Baoshanji” and “Shuping,” two collectors’ seals in the bottom right corner, color on paper, painting 33 1/8 x 14 3/8 in. $800-1,000 505 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Landscape, China, in the manner of Chen Hongshu (17681822), with female figures at leisure near the shore, inscribed and signed with a seal, ink and light color on paper, mounted on a new paper support, painting 44 1/4 x 21 3/8 in. $300-500

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506 Hanging Scroll Depicting Liu Hai, China, in the manner of Wang Zhen (1867-1938), standing holding a toad in his hands, poem in cursive script with signature and three seals including a collector’s seal in the bottom right corner, dated “yichou” (1925), ink and light color on paper, painting 51 3/4 x 21 1/4 in. $700-900 507 Hanging Scroll Depicting Chrysanthemums and Bamboo in a Vase, China, 20th century, in the manner of Lu Xiaoman (1903-1965), calligraphy poem at upper right, signed with a seal, the painting dated “1946” and signed with a seal at bottom right, ink and color on paper, painting 35 x 12 in. $600-800 508 Hanging Scroll Depicting a Floral Arrangement, China, after Yun Bing (fl. late 17th-early 18th century), with chrysanthemums, signed “Nanran nushi Yun Bing” with two seals, with two postscripts including one signed “Li Yishan” to upper right and one to bottom right, signed with two seals with three collectors’ seals to bottom corners, ink and light color on silk, painting 30 x 13 3/4 in. $600-800 509 Hanging Scroll Depicting Wisteria, China, after Qi Baishi (1864-1957), with two bees, signed by the artist with a seal, ink and color on paper, painting 25 1/4 x 13 1/8 in. $700-900 510 Hanging Scroll Depicting an Eagle, China, in the manner of Pan Tianshou (1897-1971), perched on the top branch of a high pine, ink and light color on paper, titled, dated “xinchou” (1961), and signed along the left edge, with three seals, painting 53 x 13 5/8 in. $400-600 511 Painting Depicting Lotus with Frogs, China, in boneless brush strokes, signed with a seal, ink and color on paper, framed and glazed, painting 15 7/8 x 5 1/2 in. $300-500

512 Long Horizontal Landscape Painting, China, in the manner of Zhang Daqian (18991983), depicting a blue mountain landscape of Jiangnan obscured by clouds with small dwellings, inscribed, signed with two seals reading “zhang yuan” and “daqian jushi,” and dated “1980,” ink and color on paper, framed and glazed, painting 19 7/8 x 93 in. $1,200-1,500 513 Painting Depicting Palatial Pavilions, China, possibly late 19th century, above a lotus pond, against a misty mountain range with strange rocks, inscribed with a poem and signed with four seals including a collector’s seal in the bottom left corner, ink and light color on silk, backed on new support, 20 5/8 x 37 in. $400-600 514 Nine “Tilling and Weaving” Paintings, China, 19th century, ink and color on silk, depicting scenes of rural daily life after the famous 17th century series Gengzhi Tu, unsigned, four framed and glazed, three framed and two matted, sight size 13 1/4 x 8 in.

Provenance: Descended in the family of Mrs. Hope Goddard Iselin of New York and Newport. $500-700 515 Lacquer Painting Depicting a Man on a Boat, Vietnam, Thanh Le (b. 1919), using eggshell pieces inlaid on a black-lacquered ground, signed “Thanhle” in gold in the bottom right corner, eggshell and gold on lacquered panel, 23 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. $800-1,200 516 Large Ancestral Portrait Painting, China, depicting an official and two women, all seated on chairs, dressed in official robes with embroidered rank badges, composed in a two-tier structure with the man on top, against a multi-panel screen with ink landscapes and calligraphy, ink and color on paper, framed (metal) and glazed (Plexiglas), painting 46 1/2 x 87 1/4 in. $1,000-1,200 517 Two-panel Screen, Japan, 20th century, depicting the Zen patriarch Daruma seated, painted with large, bold brush strokes, ink on paper, each panel 66 x 30 1/2 in. $400-600

518 Pair of Six-panel Calligraphy Screens, Japan, 19th/20th century, each panel with a poem in kaisho-style calligraphy, ink on paper, each panel 66 x 24 in. $500-700

519 Two-panel Japanese Fusuma-e Screen, Japan, 18th century, depicting a scholar seated with three of his attendants, one holding a scroll which the scholar is evaluating, both panels with bamboo, pine, rocks, and a stream in the foreground, ink, color, and gold leaf on paper, each panel 35 1/4 x 71 3/4 in. $3,000-5,000

520 Two-panel Folding Screen Depicting Tigers, Japan, 19th century, in the Kano school-style, with bamboo, the left panel depicting the cats walking out of a bamboo grove against the wind, on the right a tigress sitting with her forelegs raised beside her sleeping cub, ink on brown paper, matted on silver-leaf panels (mostly tarnished and retouched), each painting 51 1/8 x 23 1/8 in.

Provenance: A private Maine estate. $2,000-4,000 521 Six-panel Screen, Japan, early 19th century, the foreground depicting a shore line with rocks, low shrubs, and a boat floating with a large, carved dragon bow, warriors, and officials surrounding a seated high official, the background depicting mountains and pagoda, all against scrolling gold clouds, ink, color, and gold leaf on paper, each panel ht. 54, wd. 25 in. $3,000-5,000 522 Eight-panel Coromandel Lacquer Screen, China, 19th century, depicting a continuous scene of a palace compound with many figures performing daily activities, framed by square panels at the bottom depicting various vases and floral arrangements, and top depicting mountain landscapes, the reverse with pairs of birds including peacocks, phoenixes, and songbirds, surrounded by rockeries and flowering trees, the top and bottom panels each with flowering plants, each panel 95 x 16 1/4 in. $5,000-7,000

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523 Double-sided Twelve-panel Coromandel Screen, China, Kangxi period (1662-1722), both sides carved, colored, and lacquered in kuancai technique, one side illustrating the Peach Festival, a legendary banquet with Xi Wangmu in the upper center, the Jade Emperor in the upper right, along with various legendary figures and immortals including Shoulao sitting in the center, the other side depicting a myriad of birds and flowers in a continuous scene, both scenes surrounded with a broad band of the “Hundred Antiques,” floral sprays and arrangements, and mythical animals, a C.T. Loo sticker on the leftmost panel of the bird-and-flower side, each panel ht. 101 1/2, wd. 21 1/4 in.

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Provenance: The collection of André Carlhian (1883-1968), purchased at C.T. Loo, New York, with receipt dated November 9th, 1931.

The screen was shipped to Paris and shown here in André’s Paris apartment on the Quai d’Orsay and was later given to André’s son Jean Paul Carlhian (1919-2012), father of the current owners.

By 1914, André and his brother Paul developed their father’s import/export business into a major interior decorating firm with offices in Paris, London, New York, and Buenos Aires. Specializing in antiques, panoramic wallpapers, antique casework and paneling, the firm designed interiors for a huge roster of international clients, including the Philadelphia Museum of Fine Arts and the Bosch Palace, the United States ambassadorial residence in Buenos Aires.

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The Carlhian Records (1867-1980) are archived at the Getty Research Institute.

Jean Paul emigrated to the United States in 1947. After receiving a degree from the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and teaching at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, he left Harvard in 1955 and joined the firm of Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott, where he designed many institutional buildings including the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the National Museum of African Art, the S. Dillon Ripley Center, and the Enid Haupt Garden at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. Literature: Exhibition of Chinese-Indian and Cambodian Art, formed by C.T. Loo, Wildenstein Gallery, 647 Fifth Avenue, New York, November 9–21, 1931, p. 29. $20,000-30,000

523 in situ at André Carlhian’s Paris apartment on the Quai d’Orsay

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524 Small Wood Stand with Marble Top, China, 19th/20th century, square, the carved low-relief apron depicting scrolling lotus and tendrils above a lower openwork carving of scrolling leaves, each leg depicting a lion head and claw feet, the pink marble with inclusions, 13 1/2 x 10 x 10 in. $200-300 525 Three Export Marble-top Stands, China, 19th/20th century, each square top set above a pierced fretwork frieze on all four sides supported on four, straight, tapered legs on hoof feet with two solid square stretchers, ht.

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526 Export Marble-top Stand, China, 19th/20th century, the hexagonal top set above a pierced frieze depicting scrolling plum blossoms and foliage, with six cabriole legs carved in low relief depicting plum blossoms falling from a stylized mask, supported with hoof feet and openwork under-tier, ht. 31 1/2 in. $300-500

527 Export Marble-top Stand, China, 19th/20th century, the hexagonal top set atop six carved floral panels resting on a floral- and coinpierced frieze, on four cabriole legs with floral decoration and hoof feet, with a carved undertier, ht. 23 in. $200-250

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528 Two Export Marble-top Stands, China, 19th/20th century, each circular top set above an apron pierced and carved with scrolling flowers and tendrils, supported on four legs with similar decoration, with carved under-tier, ht. to 19, dia. to 16 in. $400-600

529 Export Marble-top Low Side Table, China, 19th/20th century, the rectangular top set above a pierced apron depicting chilong and plum blossoms, the four cabriole legs with floral decoration, supported by hoof feet and stretcher, ht. 19 1/2, wd. 21 1/2, dp. 16 1/2 in. $400-600

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530 Pair of Elmwood Yoke-back Chairs, China, late 19th/20th century, round posts with curved back splat and yoke-shaped crest rail, with a framed woven seat panel, ht. 42 3/8, wd. 19 1/2, dp. 16 in.

Provenance: The estate of Dorothy Braude Edinburg. $800-1,000 531 Pair of Rosewood Chairs, China, 20th century, square armchairs with carved backsplat depicting a bat, a book, and a quiver intertwined with scrolling swags, the carved arm panels depicting two gourds and leaves, ht. 38, wd. 25 1/2, dp. 19 3/4 in. $800-1,200

532 Three Sets of Tall Hinged Door Panels, China, two sets with four hinged doors and another with five, all with openwork lattice panels above carved panels depicting figures, scholarly objects, and auspicious motifs, individual panel sizes to 97 x 24 in. $1,200-1,500 533 Elmwood Console Table, China, 20th century, altar table-form with two drawers, the top with everted scroll ends, and spandrels carved with scrolling forms, with brass hardware, ht. 37 7/8, wd. 41, dp. 18 5/8 in.

Provenance: The estate of Dorothy Braude Edinburg. $700-900

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534 Side Table, China, 20th century, altar tableform with one drawer, carved spandrels, curved apron, brass drawer pull, and glass top, overall ht. 28 5/8, wd. 28 1/4, dp. 13 1/2 in.

Provenance: The estate of Dorothy Braude Edinburg. $800-1,000 535 Carved Side Table, China, 20th century, square tapering form with one drawer, and two shelves with glass tops, the legs, top and side rails, apron, spandrels, and drawer front all carved with plum branches and blossoms, ht. 21 1/4, wd. 27, dp. 14 3/4 in.

Provenance: The estate of Dorothy Braude Edinburg. $200-400 536 Carved Hardwood Panel Mounted as a Table, China, 19th/20th century, carved in relief as a scholar’s arrangement with a floral arrangement of dahlias and chrysanthemums in a vase on a carved stand, flanked by a teapot and cups, surrounded by scrolling meanders, panel 45 5/8 x 25 1/2, table ht.

15 in.

Provenance: The estate of Dorothy Braude Edinburg. $800-1,000 537 Altar Table, China, 20th century, the carved front and back aprons depicting bats, the straight legs ending in scroll feet, ht. 33 1/4, wd. 39 1/4, dp. 15 1/2 in. $400-600 538 Large Two-door Painted Cabinet, China, 19th/20th century, the interior with three shelves and two drawers in the middle section, all painted black and decorated with cream floral sprigs, the exterior with four glazed panes at the top front and sides, the doors and sides decorated with cartouches containing floral arrangements, bordered by stylized scrolling florals, with brass hardware and door pulls, ht. 68 1/2, wd. 37, dp. 17 1/2 in.

539 Altar Table, China, 20th century, the carved openwork apron depicting scrolling grape clusters and bamboo leaves, bordered with low-relief carved bamboo, the top with a circular end depicting bamboo, supported on an openwork carving of bamboo and two stretchers, ht. 40, wd. 57, dp. 17 1/4 in. $800-1,200 540 Six Carved Wood Architectural Panels, China, 19th/20th century, the center with a deeply carved depiction of figures in a garden (perhaps drawn from classical stories or operas), in each corner a stylized flower, all bordered with a geometric meander, the chamfered panel set in a modern frame, scattered remnants of black lacquer on front, some remaining lacquer and occasional “ghosts” of painted designs on the reverse, each framed, ht. 26 3/4, wd. 25 1/2, dp. 1 1/2 in. $1,000-1,500 541 Export Hardwood Oval Console Table, China, 19th/20th century, with a plain oval top, the trim and apron carved with gourds and vines, the tops of the legs with stylized lion heads, the legs ending in claw-and-ball feet, with X-form stretchers surmounted with a coiled dragon finial, 31 5/8 x 38 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. $800-1,000 542 Long, Narrow Wood Table, China, 20th century, Ming dynasty style, with recessed legs, plain apron-head spandrels with short, square cut corners, the inserted panel split in two, ht. 30 1/2, lg. 73 1/2, wd. 17 in.

Provenance: The estate of Dorothy Braude Edinburg. $800-1,200

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Provenance: The estate of Dorothy Braude Edinburg. $1,800-2,000

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