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Asian Art — Art+Object

Auction House:Art+ObjectNumber of lots recorded:209
Sale Title:Asian ArtLots with images:209
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:162
Date:29-Feb-2012
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A pale celadon jade bamboo carving, finely carved in openwork in the shape of a curled bamboo sprig with delicate sprouting leaves. Length 5.5 cm. Provenance: from the Leo Walker Tattersfield collection of Chinese Jades
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A celadon jade double-gourd and butterfly group pendant. Height 5.8 cm. Provenance: from the Leo Walker Tattersfield collection of Chinese Jades
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Three pale celadon jade bi discs, the first carved with raised dots, the second with raised dots and ruyi heads, the thirds with an s-shaped motif, two with wood stands, the largest, diameter 6 cm. Provenance: from the Leo Walker Tattersfield collection of Chinese Jades
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A Chinese white and russet jade archer ring. Height 2.8 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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A group of three jade archer rings, comprising a white and russet ring carved with two stylized dragons chasing a flaming pearl, a grey ring and a black one. The first, height 2.8 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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A group of four jade sword slides, two of celadon and russet colour decorated with raised dots, one of grey and black colour, similarly carved, and a smaller one of white and russet colour, carved with dragons in relief. The largest;. Length 8.5 cm long. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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Two similar small Chinese pale celadon jade bowls, together with a thinly carved leaf-shaped tray with a loose-ring handle (damaged). The tray, length 13 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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A white and opaque russet jade pendant of a phoenix amongst clouds, together with an agate carving of an eagle, the first, length 5 cm. Provenance: from the Leo Walker Tattersfield collection of Chinese Jades
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A pale celadon jade carving, depicting the two immortals boys He Erxian playing with a ruyi scepter. Length 5 cm. Provenance: from the Leo Walker Tattersfield collection of Chinese Jades
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A white and russet jade pendant, carved with a sinuous dragon on top of a bell. Height 5.8 cm. Provenance: from the Leo Walker Tattersfield collection of Chinese Jades
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A pale celadon jade pendant of rectangular form, carved to one side with a goat with a lingzhi spray in its mouth and staring at a bat, the reverse with a chrysanthemum spray, a pierced dragon to the top. Height 5.3 cm. Provenance: from the Leo Walker Tattersfield collection of Chinese Jades
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A pale celadon carving of a qilong dragon, coiled around a bi disc. Length 6 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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Two jade cat group pendants, one of white colour and the other of grey celadon colour. The first, length 3.5 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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A white and russet jade pendant, carved with a monkey embracing an oversized peach sitting on a spray with leaves and further smaller peaches. Height 3.3 cm. Provenance: from the Leo Walker Tattersfield collection of Chinese Jades
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A white jade pendant carved, with a qilong dragon on a peach, the back carved with a bat and a flaming pearl, with gilt metal fitting. Height 3.4 cm. Provenance: from the Leo Walker Tattersfield collection of Chinese Jades
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Four small pale celadon jade animal carvings, including a rabbit, a mouse, a dog and a cat group. The first, length 3.5 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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Three small celadon jade pendants, the first carved with a double-gourd and bat group, the second with a monkey and peach group, the third with a dragon on a heart-shaped ring. The first. Height 3.2 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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A collection of five celadon jade pendants, comprising a cat lying on a large leaf, two fish curled up together, a magnolia blossom, a fish and lotus flowers, and a lingzhi spray. The first. Height 6.4 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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Two Chinese celadon jade lotus flower pendants, both carved with leaves. Height 3 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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Two celadon jade pendants, carved with fruits issuing from a leafy spray, the largest. Height 7.5 cm. Provenance: from the Leo Walker Tattersfield collection of Chinese Jades
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A pale celadon jade pendant of two aubergines issuing from a leafy branch. Height 5.5 cm. Provenance: from the Leo Walker Tattersfield collection of Chinese Jades
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An opaque grey celadon and black jade carving of two peaches issuing from a leafy branch. Length 9 cm. Provenance: from the Leo Walker Tattersfield collection of Chinese Jades
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A pale celadon jade butterfly plaque, wood stand. Length 11 cm. Provenance: from the Leo Walker Tattersfield collection of Chinese Jades
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A finely carved Chinese jadeite bowl, wood stand. Diameter 12.5 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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A green jadeite censer, with pierced cover and domed base, decorated with loose-ring handles. Height 20 cm overall. Provenance: from the Leo Walker Tattersfield collection of Chinese Jades
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A jadeite pendant of rectangular form, carved as a stylized bell with dragon handle, hanging on wood stand. Height 5.5 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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Two similar green, blue and russet jadeite bangles, together with a green and partially altered jadeite bracelet carved as a coiled dragon. The largest, diameter 8.5 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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A celadon jade ruyi scepter, the handle carved in relief with lingzhi mushrooms. Length 30.5 cm. Provenance: from the Leo Walker Tattersfield collection of Chinese Jades
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Two celadon jade mountain group carvings, the largest. Height 4.5 cm. Provenance: from the Leo Walker Tattersfield collection of Chinese Jades
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A celadon and russet jade pendant of archaistic blade shape. Height 8.5 cm. Provenance: from the Leo Walker Tattersfield collection of Chinese Jades
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A pale celadon jade opium cup, in the shape of a hand and a spatula. The cup, length 4.5 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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A white jade cross-shaped pendant, formed by intertwined rings. Height 6.5 cm. Provenance: from the Leo Walker Tattersfield collection of Chinese Jades
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Two pale celadon jade hairpins, the first carved with a ruyi head, a second of bowtie form, and a white jade earring carved with a butterfly amongst flowers. The first, length 13.5 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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Two Chinese kingfisher, coral, jadeite and hardstone hairpins, similarly fashioned with a butterfly amongst flower blossoms (one missing metal pin). Length 17 cm max. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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A Chinese kingfisher, coral, jadeite and hardstone hairpin, the central blossom encircled by petals, leaves, a bird and a peach. Height 18 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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A set of eight jadeite buttons, carved with prunus blossoms and leaves, original packaging. together with a pair of jadeite leaf-shaped pendants with gilt mounts, and a further spinach jade fitting. The buttons, length 2.5 cm max. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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Four pierced circular jade pendants, comprising a white jade pendant carved with an Immortal riding a Buddhist lion, a spinach jade pendant carved with a cat and dragon, wood stand. and two celadon jade pendants, one carved with a vase and peony blossoms, the other with a butterfly, the first, diameter 5.5 cm. Provenance: from the Leo Walker Tattersfield collection of Chinese Jades
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Four various jade bi discs, the first of pale celadon colour, carved with dragon and phoenix ends, the second of celadon and grey colour, carved as a coiled dragon, the third of semi-opaque celadon and russet colour, carved with two dragons coiled around a bi disc, the fourth of brown celadon colour, carved in archaistic style with a pierced dragon, the largest, diameter 7.3 cm. Provenance: from the Leo Walker Tattersfield collection of Chinese Jades
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Two russet soapstone pierced circular pendants, one carved with a butterfly, the other with the character ‘Fu’ (happiness) amongst flower blossoms. Diameter 5.5 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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Three pale celadon jade carvings of lingzhi mushrooms, two carved with the stem curled behind the mushroom head, the third carved as open, all with loop holes. The largest, W. 4 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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A pale celadon jade pendant of peaches and leaves. Height 5 cm. Provenance: from the Leo Walker Tattersfield collection of Chinese Jades
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A Chinese pale celadon jade carving of a finger citron and leaves. Height 4.5 cm. Provenance: from the Leo Walker Tattersfield collection of Chinese Jades
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A Chinese pale celadon jade pendant, carved as two aubergines issuing from a leafy spray. Height 5 cm. Provenance: from the Leo Walker Tattersfield collection of Chinese Jades
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Two Chinese pale celadon pendants, the first shaped as a bell carved to the sides with landscapes, a dragon to the top; the second carved as a Vajra. The first. Height 3.5 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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A pale celadon jade dragon-head belt buckle, fitted as paper cut, together two similar jade belt buckles of celadon and grey colour. The first, length 8.5 cm (jade only). Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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A group of three pale celadon jade animal pendants, comprising a ram with a lingzhi spray, wood stand, a mandarin duck and a recumbent Buddhist lion, the largest, length 5 cm. Provenance: from the Leo Walker Tattersfield collection of Chinese Jades
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Two grey celadon and russet jade figural carvings, the first carved as an elder man with a hat, the second carved as a Flying Apsaras. The first. Height 5.5 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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A pale celadon jade handled vase and cover, carved with ruyi-head design, together with a white jade snuff bottle, a larger grey jade snuff bottle, and a grey jade miniature hu vase with wood stand. The first. Height 10.5 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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A large celadon jadeite tripod censer and cover, the body carved with dragon mask loose ring handles, the cover with a coiled dragon. Height 25 cm overall. Provenance: from the Leo Walker Tattersfield collection of Chinese Jades
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A small grey celadon jade Zun vessel, carved with archaistic decoration. Height 8.2 cm. Provenance: from the Leo Walker Tattersfield collection of Chinese Jades
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A grey jade censer and cover, carved with dragon mask handles to the body, a phoenix to the cover. Height 12 cm overall. Provenance: from the Leo Walker Tattersfield collection of Chinese Jades
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A large green jadeite handled vase and cover, the body carved with a qilong dragon chasing the flaming pearl, the cover with a Buddhistic lion, amethyst stand. The vase. Height 29 cm overall. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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A jade carving of a recumbent water buffalo, the jade of an opaque russet and grey celadon colour. Length 15 cm. Provenance: from the Leo Walker Tattersfield collection of Chinese Jades
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A spinach jade carving of a peach group, length 5 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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A celadon jade tray shaped as a double-gourd. Height 10 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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Four small pale celadon jade figural carvings, including one pendant of a man dancing, another pendant of a man seating on a rock, and two fittings, one carved as an old sage and the other as Budai. The first height 4.5 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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Three jade animal carvings, including a yellow celadon recumbent horse, a celadon and russet Buddhist lion and cub group, and a grey celadon pig. The largest, length 3.9 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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Two russet jade animal carvings, comprising a pendant carved as a tiger seated on its rear legs, and a belt buckle in the shape of a basset dog (partially altered jade), the first. Height 3 cm. Provenance: from the Leo Walker Tattersfield collection of Chinese Jades
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A pair of white jade Buddhist lions, together with a celadon jade pair. The largest. Height 5 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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A group of six pale celadon and white jade animal carvings and pendants, comprising a tree shrew and lotus group, a long-tail bird, a frog, a tiger, a cat and a tree shrew. The largest, length 3.5 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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A group of four celadon and russet archaistic jade bi discs, comprising three plain ones, a smaller one carved with a dragon, and a small jadeite disc. The largest, diameter 6 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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A collection of seven various jade and jadeite fish pendants, The largest, length 6.3 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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Three agate pendants, comprising a lingzhi mushroom group, a lotus leaf and sprig, and a ram. The largest, length 6 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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A celadon jade lotus fruit carving, together with a similar agate lotus pendant. The first, length 6 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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Three celadon jade pendants, including a monkey and peach group, a coiled dragon-carp and a fish group. The first, length 3.5 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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A group of five miniature pale celadon carvings, comprising an archaistic blade and Buddhist lion, a vase and blossoms, a peach group, a sword slide and an archaistic handled vase fitting. The largest. Height 4.5 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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A small white jade seal, carved with a man carrying a bag on its back, four-character mark to the base, together with two jadeite miniature seals, one with a monkey, the second with a cockerel, the first. Height 2.8 cm. Provenance: from the Leo Walker Tattersfield collection of Chinese Jades
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A jadeite pendant of hollowed columnar shape, and a white jade seal of similar shape, sealmark to the base. The first. Height 7 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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Three pale celadon jade cicada pendants, the first carved with two double-gourds underneath the open wings, the other two carved in typical fashion with closed wings. The largest, length 4 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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A Chinese soapstone Hu vase, carved with archaistic motifs. Height 145. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection of Chinese Jades
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A pale celadon jade carving of a monkey climbing an oversized double-gourd amongst leaves and further smaller gourds, wood stand. Height 5.5 cm
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A large and impressive polychrome wood figure of Guanyin, Chinese 17th/18th century. The Bodhisattva of infinite compassion seated in Dhyanasana wearing a Crown with a central image of a Buddha. Her hands in the dharmachakra mudra, the gesture which denotes the first teaching given by Buddha Shakayamuni. This mudra signifies the setting in motion of the Buddhist wheel of teachings. Traces of original paint remain. Height 98 cm. Provenance: This fine and early figure of Guanyin was collected by the current…
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A Chinese turned rhinocerous cup, 19th century. The slightly rounded sides issuing from a shallow circular solid base to a flat everted rim, two carved parallel lines just below the rim. Diameter 10.5 cm. Provenance: Originally acquired by Arthur Lennox Butler and been in the family since the early 1900s.
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A Chinese turned rhinocerous cup, 19th century. The slightly flaring sides issuing from a shallow circular solid base to a flat everted rim, two carved parallel lines just below the rim. Diameter 10.5 cm. Provenance: Originally acquired by Arthur Lennox Butler and been in the family since the early 1900s.
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A large Chinese pottery model of a seated dog, Han Dynasty (206BC - 220AD). seated on its haunches with its short tail curled tightly upwards, the neck encircled by a collar, the removable head with lop ears raised, the eyes set in a mournful expression accentuated by the overhanging jowls. Height 67.5 cm. The dating of this piece is consistent with Oxford Authentication thermoluminescence analysis report, sample no. C107x97
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A very large pottery cocoon jar, Warring States (475-221BC). incised with band of geometric design. Height 63 cm, W. 67 cm. The dating of this piece is consistent with Oxford Authentication thermoluminescence analysis report, sample no. C104s87
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A Chinese blue celadon glazed lotus-shaped cup, the sides moulded as overlapping lotus petals, the footrim as a curled sprig with leaves. Qianlong six-character sealmark to the base. Height 7.8 cm
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A Chinese doucai dragon saucer, painted to the centre with a dragon and a flaming pearl surrounded by flames and scrolling clouds, the exterior with waves and clouds. Yongzhen six-character mark to the base. Diameter 11.5 cm
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A Chinese famille rose bowl, the exterior finely enameled with four medallions of peony, peaches and pomegranate sprays, surrounded by scrolling lotus sprays and bats, the interior painted in blue and white with Guanyin and a sage riding an ox, daoguan six-character sealmark to the base. Diameter 14.5 cm
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A Chinese pink glazed bowl, early 20th Century. Yongzhen four-character sealmark to the base, Japanese wood box. Diameter 15 cm
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A Chinese doucai dish, early 20th century. The interior painted with ducks swimming amongst lotus plants and flowers, three bats to the exterior. four-character mark to the base, Japanese wood box. Diameter 15 cm
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A Chinese famille rose brushpot, early 20th Century. painted with an Immortal riding a Buddhist lion with two young servants. Height 11 cm
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A Chinese red and ink painted shallow bowl, painted all around with a mountainous landscape, four-character inscription near the top rim. ‘Juren Tangzhi’ (Hall of Where Benevolence Resides) mark to the base. Height 5.5 cm
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A Chinese celadon jade carving of a dragon, loop hole to reverse. Length 7.5 cm
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A Chinese jadeite pendant, with gilt fittings stamped 14K, carved with a mandarin duck and a dragonfly surrounded by a scrolling lotus plant, the jade. Height 6.5 cm
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A pair of Chinese finely carved spinach jade cups, wood stands. Diameter 5 cm
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A Chinese yellow ground dragon bowl, the sides painted with two dragons chasing the flaming pearl. Jingdezhen mark to the base. Diameter 11.3 cm
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A Chinese misfired bottle vase, moulded in relief with a dragon coiled around the bottle neck chasing the flaming pearl, covered in a misfired crackled Jun-type glazed. Height 23 cm
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A Chinese agate carving of Guanyin and child, the Immortal carved sitting at ease holding a peony blossom in her hand, the child standing next to her carrying more blossoms. Height 12.3 cm
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A Chinese Yixing teapot and cover, 19th/20th Century, stamped marks to the cover, metal handle. Height 110
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A Chinese painting of two tigers in a bamboo forest, signed and stamped, ink and colour on silk. framed and glazed. 1055 x 42 cm
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A Chinese marquetry panel, inlaid with different woods depicting a tiger in a bamboo forest. 830 x 52 cm
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A Chinese Longquan-style celadon mallet-shaped handled vase, covered with a thick bluish-celadon glaze, the handles moulded as dragons. Together with a large Longquan-type cong vase, the first: Height 245
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A Chinese lavender glazed shallow bowl, Qianlong six-character mark to the base. Diameter 14 cm
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A Chinese Longquan-style tripod censer, with Japanese bronze cover; together with a Ru-type bowl with foliate rim, the sides carved with lotus design, the bowl, diameter 19.5 cm
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A Chinese Longquan-type celadon bottle vase, together with an octagonal bottle vase covered with a thick crackled grey glaze, 'Guan' character to the base. and another celadon vessel, the first, 28 cm
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A Chinese Jun-style censer and a small jar, both misfired and attached to the kiln saggars. The largest. Height 14 cm
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Two Chinese Han-style pottery figures of attendants. Height 35 cm
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A Chinese Jun-style tripod censer and a bowl, both typical blue and purple plashes glaze. together with a Jun-style small hexagonal purple vase. The censer. Height 21 cm
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Two Chinese Jun-style bowls, one covered with a streaked dark blue glaze, the other with a blue green glaze, and a purple flower pot. The largest, diameter 25 cm
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