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Chinese and Asian Arts and European Antiques — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:838
Sale Title:Chinese and Asian Arts and European AntiquesLots with images:807
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:492
Date:22-Nov-2012
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A fine and important Australian specimen wood box by August Schramm (act. 1881-1924), Melbourne, circa 1900. Together with the original three original design plans in pencil by the cabinet-maker, one signed A. Schramm Melbourne. with four removable glazed trays with twenty-seven named specimens from Australia and New Zealand and one from Fiji. The base with a secret drawer, stamped A. Schramm, the upper removable tray with a pen rest and three lidded compartments. 28 cm high, 40 cm wide, 26 cm deep. August…
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A very fine and rare Tibetan gilt-bronze silver inlaid and jewelled figure of Amogahasidi, 15th century, seated on a double-lotus throne, his hair in a high chignon surmounted by a Crown inlaid in turquoise, lapis lazuli, rock crystal and malachite, silver inlay in the necklace, crown and folds of therobe detached base plate incised with a visvajra, 21.2 cm high, 14.3 cm wide
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Six Chinese photo frames, one intricately worked in silver with dragons and bamboo, bearing hallmarks, various sizes
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A collection of Chinese silver ornaments, comprising a silver engraved pedestal bowl, a coin ashtray (with an image of Yuan Shi Kai), a small cylindrical carved box, a silver carved jewellery box and four miniature silver ornaments with stands, various sizes
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Three objects; A gold and blue glass hat finial; a bronze incense burner decorated with the eight Buddhist emblems, two character mark to base: together with a carved bamboo brush pot, finial 12.5 cm long, incense burner 8.5 cm high, 10.5 cm diameter, brush pot 13 cm high
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A Chinese bronze arrow vase, probably late Ming Dynasty, key-fret decoration to the neck and around the foot rim, 15.8 cm high
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Two Chinese rank badges in metallic thread, overall size 48 x 79 cm
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Two Chinese carved bone figures of elegant ladies, bearing baskets of ruyi, 20 cm high each
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A set of six green Peking glass wares, including four bowls and two plates
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Five Chinese snuff bottles, three in overlay glass; one hard stone double-gourd bottle and one mother-of-pearl bottle, various sizes
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Two small Chinese jade carvings, Qing Dynasty or later, one of a figure with a monkey and the other of a Buddha's hand citron with leafy branch, figure with a monkey 4.5 cm high. Buddha's hand 6 cm long
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Two silver coins, one inscribed '34th year of Kuang Hsu'; the other, Republic of China and a date, possibly 1934. 3.9 cm diameter
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A fine quality Chinese scroll painting, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), ink and colour on silk, featuring immortals in a mountainous landscape with waterfall, framed and glazed, image size 157 x 46.7 cm
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A fine quality Chinese scroll painting, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), ink and colour on silk depicting ladies in a landscape, four character red seal, framed and glazed, 150 x 45.5 cm
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Two Chinese scrolls, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), ink and colour on silk, each finely painted with an image of Daoist immortals in a landscape, seal mark, framed and glazed with original scroll mount still intact, 170 x 60 cm each
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A Japanese painting, Meiji/Taisho period, early 20th century, ink and colour on silk, depicting a sparrow under a peony, signed and sealed, framed and glazed, 130 x 50 cm
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A pair of Chinese civil rank badges, stork motif in gold thread on dark silk background, framed and glazed, each one 29 x 29.5 cm
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A fine and pair of Chinese Huanghuali armchairs in original condition, late Ming Dynasty, 16th/17th century, each rectangular armchair with an openwork carved dragon-form splat to the back and sides, relief-carved dragons to underside framework, 88 cm high, 57.7 cm wide, 44.7 cm deep. Provenance: Purchased in Melbourne, circa 1999. See Wang Shixiang 'Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture, Ming and Early Qing Dynasties, Vol 11', 1990, p 41, A66 for a virtually identical chair, dated late Ming dynasty
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A Chinese pale green celadon glazed small dish, Qianlong, late 18th century, finely moulded in the centre with auspicious symbols (bats, clouds, precious objects), four character mark 'Qing Yi Tang Zhi' ('Hall of Blessings and Correctness'), 11 cm diameter. Provenance: Sydney collection; ex R & V Tregaskis
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A monumental Nepalese parcel-gilt black patinated bronze sculpture of the goddess Vajrayogini (Dakini Narokbadchoma, female sky-walker), 19th/20th century, silver-inlay with gilt highlights and semi precious stones, cast in several sections, holding a ritual skull cup (kepala) in her left hand and a ritual blade (kritikha) in the right hand, standing on Hindu deities above a lotus base, 98 cm high, 67.5 cm wide, 23.5 cm deep. Provenance: An old Melbourne collection. Exhibited: National Gallery of Victoria,…
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A very rare Imperial Chinese Blue and White Saucer-dish, Chenghua six character mark & of the period (1466-1487). Finely painted in the centre with three clouds, two striding dragons on the outside Restored, 19.7 cm diameter. Provenance: NSW Collection, ex R & V Tregaskis, 1995. Other Notes: There is only one published example of this pattern known from the Chenghua reign. See 'The Emperors Broken China, Reconstructing Chenghua Porcelain', no B60, pp 121. There are however other examples of this same…
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A fine and large Chinese straw-glazed pottery model of a Bactrian camel, Tang Dynasty (618-906 AD), standing with its head raised, amber highlights, 52 cm high. Provenance: Sydney L. Moss Ltd, London
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A Chinese straw-glazed and painted pottery model of a Bactrian camel, early Tang Dynasty 618-906 AD, with remnant red and black pigment, 38 cm high, 31 cm wide. Provenance: Sydney L. Moss, London
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A Chinese pottery model of a horse, Sui Dynasty 581-618 AD, with a straw glaze, 32 cm high, 31 cm long. Provenance: Sydney L. Moss, London
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A Chinese hard-stone contemporary bangle surmounted by three ram's heads, 11 cm diameter
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A fine and large Chinese Sancai-glazed pottery model of a horse, Tang Dynasty, 618-906 AD. The painted saddle with traces of orange pigment; tail detachable, 54 cm high, 46.5 cm long (excluding tail). Provenance: Sydney L Moss Ltd, London
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A large Japanese Kutani lidded jar, late 19th/early 20th century, with a landscape scene, with Fuku symbol to base, 44 cm high. Provenance: One of a pair, purchased by the brother of the then archbishop of Canterbury, George A Chismon, from Sotheby's London, circa 1936
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A contemporary Japanese tapering vase with an iron-rust glaze, two seal marks to base, 21.8 cm high, 9.5 cm diameter at base
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A contemporary Japanese sake bottle in olive green with leaf decoration, two seal marks above the base, 22 cm high
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A contemporary Japanese white-glazed sake bottle with iron brown decoration, together with another contemporary sake bottle in double gourd form with a rich iron-brown glaze, white glaze 11 cm high, double gourd 20 cm high
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A large Japanese tea bowl, 20th century, with pine in iron-brown, 8.8 cm high, 13.3 cm diameter
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A rare and unusual Japanese Oribe candle-holder, 19th century, in the form of a European, 28.3 cm high, 10.5 cm wide at base. See Soame Jenyns, 'Japanese Pottery', 1971, cat no 65A & 65B for two similar examples, dated 1596-1614.
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A contemporary Japanese stoneware figure of Daruma, his robe in a russet brown glaze, a square seal mark to base, 19 cm high
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A Chinese green-glazed pottery model of a well head, Western Han Dynasty 206 BC-220 AD, T/L test report from the University of Wollongong #W2209 dated 10 December '96. Provenance: Peter Lane Gallery, Sydney
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A Chinese painted grey pottery cocoon vessel, Western Han Dynasty 206 BC-220 AD, 25 cm high, 37 cm wide
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A Chinese painted grey pottery cocoon vessel, Western Han Dynasty 206 BC-220 AD, 22.2 cm high, 24 cm wide
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Three Japanese vessels, 14.8 cm, 12 cm and 8 cm diameter
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A Chinese pottery horse head, Han Dynasty 206 BC-220 AD, covered in red pigment, 15.5 cm high, 15 cm wide
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A Japanese squat jar with an iron black glaze, 9 cm diameter, together with a Japanese miniature tea jar with iron-brown glaze, ivory lid, 7.5 cm high
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A Japanese bowl glazed red on the interior with a tea dust glaze on the exterior and glazed red foot rim, seal mark to the base, 15.7 cm diameter
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A large Japanese Imari plate, Meiji/Taisho period, decorated in underglaze blue and polychrome enamels on an-iron red background, with seven immortals, the scrolling floral design in underglaze blue, four character mark to the base, 66 cm diameter. Provenance: The Collection of the late William Bowmore OBE, Mossgreen MA101 lot 928, 24/11/08
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An imposing Japanese Imari lidded jar, 19th century, well decorated in underglaze blue, iron-red enamels and gilt, with dragons and ho-ho birds, flowers and blossom trees, the cover surmounted by a large seated Buddhist lion, eight character over glaze red mark to base, 76 cm high
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A small Japanese teabowl, 20th century, straw coloured glaze overall, splashed inside and out with a brown glaze, no mark, 7 cm high, 8.5 cm diameter
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A Japanese Oribe flat oil dish, Edo period, 18th/19th century, decorated with a flower over rockwork design in iron brown on a green glaze, 22 cm diameter
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A large and attractive Seto ware tea bowl, 20th century, with a cream glaze and russet decoration, 6.7 cm high, 13.7 cm diameter (irregular)
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A Japanese green glazed Oribe bowl decorated with iron-brown on a straw-coloured ground, 6 cm high, 15.8 cm diameter
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A contemporary Japanese celadon 'Kanuta' vase, circular mark to base, 26 cm high
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Two Japanese blue and white tea bowls, both with impressed seals to the underside, 12.5 cm and 13.5 cm diameter
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A contemporary Japanese bottle-vase, with an unctuous white glaze and iron brown decoration of bamboo, 23 cm high, 9.3 cm wide
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A Japanese cylindrical teabowl decorated in under glaze blue with calligraphy and a geisha, 7.5 cm high, 7 cm diameter
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A contemporary Japanese teabowl with a tea dust glaze, gilt rim, impressed seal to base, 7.7 cm high, 12 cm diameter
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A Japanese Satsuma tea jar and cover, Meiji period (1869-1912) with a mille fleur design with original interior lid, a black and gold band above the foot rim, four character gilt mark of Yabu Meizan within a double square to the base, 11.5 cm high
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A fine Japanese bronze sculpture, Meiji Period (1869-1912), of a Samurai holding a Naginata and wearing a Kabuto helmet, richly gilded, seal mark of 'Gyoko', supported on a carved wooden stand, total height 35 cm; figure 25 cm high and 30 cm wide, stand 11 cm high, 26 cm wide and 20 cm deep
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A Japanese scroll painting of Daruma, ink and colour on paper, signed and sealed, framed and glazed, image size: 94.5 x 62.5 cm. Provenance: The Collection of the late William Bowmore OBE, Mossgreen MA101 lot 900, 24/11/08
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A large Japanese dish, Qing Dynasty circa 19th century, decorated in under glaze iron brown with blue and white design to the top rim, two character mark painted on base, 34 cm diameter
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An amusing Japanese scroll painting of Daruma and a toy, ink and colour on silk, framed and glazed, image size 113 x 36 cm
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A Japanese scroll painting of Daruma, ink and colour on silk, framed and glazed, image size 117 x 40.5 cm
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A framed Japanese scroll painting of a sage, ink and colour on paper, with calligraphy and five seals, brocade mount, framed and glazed, 56 x 106 cm long
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A Chinese scroll painting, 20th century, ink on paper, depicting a crane amongst grasses, calligraphy and one red seal, framed and glazed, 94 x 39.4 cm
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A Japanese painting of Daruma, ink on paper, signed and sealed, image size 126 x 63 cm, well framed and glazed
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A small Chinese painting, signed 'Ding Yanyong' (1902-1978), ink and colour on paper, of a theatrical scene, framed and glazed, image size 33.8 x 33 cm. Provenance: East & West Art, Melbourne
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A small Japanese lobed bowl, 20th century, with an iron red glaze, 7.5 cm diameter
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A Chinese cloisonne snuff bottle with matching lid and ivory spoon, 6.8 cm high
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A large Japanese Imari bottle-vase, Meiji period (1868-1912), decorated with an all over floral design in underglaze blue and iron-red enamels, four-character iron red mark to base, 76 cm high
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A contemporary Japanese wall vase with thick white glaze and iron-brown decoration, a metal loop attached to the reverse for hanging, together with a contemporary Japanese tea bowl with thick white glaze and iron-brown decoration, wall vase 14 cm high, 10 cm diameter, tea bowl 7 cm high, 12.2 cm diameter
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A contemporary Japanese crackle glaze teapot decorated with a blossom branch, matching lid, 18 cm high, 22.5 cm wide over the handle
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A contemporary Japanese white glazed ceramic double gourd bottle vase, with a crimson crackle glaze design, 38 cm high
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A Chinese porcelain figure, mid 20th century, of Shou Lao and child in famille-rose enamels and on a wooden base, 20.2 cm high, 11 cm wide
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Two Chinese trays, early 20th century, with a hardwood key fret design along the sides, the base in marble, painted with elephants, small 24 x 16 cm, large 31 x 22 cm
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Three Chinese brass Daoist figures, 20th century, representing wealth, longevity and prosperity, 36 cm high, 15 cm wide each
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A Japanese wireless cloisonne koro, Meiji period (1869-1912), featuring swimming carp, wooden cover, 12 cm high, 14.5 cm diameter
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A Chinese hardstone snuff bottle, early 20th century, inlaid with opal, turquoise, jade, other precious stones and a figure in ivory under a gilt branch, hardstone stopper and ivory spoon, 6 cm high
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A Chinese bronze sculpture of Guandi, late Ming Dynasty, 16th/17th century, with traces of gilding, 21.2 cm high
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A Japanese cloisonne plate, Meiji Period (1868-1912), decorated with flowers on a turquoise ground, together with a Japanese cloisonne vase, decorated with pigeons on a flowering branch, Meiji Period (1868-1912), plate 30.4 cm diameter, vase 24 cm high
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Two Chinese celadon dishes, song/Yuan dynasty, 13th/14th century, one a small twin fish dish; the second a lotus bowl, 12 cm diameter each. Provenance: ex Joshua McClelland Antiques gallery and ex David Jones
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A small Korean celadon cup, circa 13th/14th century, inlaid design at the rim and four opposing floral sprays on the exterior, 8.5 cm diameter
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A large Chinese scroll painting, Republic period, of sunflowers and day lillies, ink and colour on paper, with three seals and calligraphy, signed Wang Sukui (1910-1963), image size 87 x 167 cm. Provenance: Jiangsu Antique store, 1980s
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A Chinese scroll painting, late Qing Dynasty, of birds and flowers, ink and colour on paper, four character mark, Unnamed painter, Cai Xin Studio, 143 x 37.5 cm. Provenance: Jiangsu Antique store, 1980s
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A Chinese scroll painting, Republic period, ink and colour on paper, depicting a scholar and pupil in a boat, signed Shen Xinhai, Haishang School (1855-1944), dated circa 1912, calligraphy and two seals, 33 x 39 cm. Provenance: Jiangsu Antique store, 1980s
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A set of eight Chinese album leaves, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), ink on paper, depicting various landscapes, signed 'Zhang Zongcang', each one 22 x 30 cm. Provenance: Jiangsu Antique store, 1980s
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Two Chinese fan paintings, late Qing Dynasty, ink and colour on paper, one depicting a scholar and acolytes, the other with a spotted deer and gnarled pine, artist seals and inscription, 52 cm wide and 48 cm wide
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A Chinese seated bronze figure of Buddha, late Ming Dynasty, 17th century or earlier, with traces of old red lacquer and gilt, 20 cm high
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A Chinese Canton ware vase, Qing Dynasty (mid-19th century), decorated in famille-rose enamels, depicting a court scene on one side and ladies in a garden on the other, 31 cm high
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A Japanese black and gold lacquer shrine, Meiji period (1868-1911), housing a fine wooden Japanese seated Buddha, early Edo period, 17th century, holding a lotus flower and wearing an elaborate metal filigree Crown, crystal Ushnisha, the flowing robes covered in gilt lacquer, the inlaid eyes downcast, the lips lacquered red, the hair piled in a high chignon, shrine 133 cm high, 52 cm wide, 50.5 cm deep. Buddha 26.5 cm high, 19.5 cm wide
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A fine small Chinese mirror, Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD), 11.4 cm diameter
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A framed Imperial Chinese Kesi 'lantern' badge, Qing Dynasty, mid-19th century, framed and glazed, 30.5 cm diameter. Literature: Imperial Silk Vol. 1 Minnesota Museum of Art, 2000 p106 for an almost identical example on an imperial robe
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Three Chinese hat finials, one red, one blue and one rock crystal, together with a silver chattelain decorated with three dragons and flowers, late Qing Dynasty, red finial 6 cm high, blue finial 6 cm high, clear finial 5.3 cm high, chattelain 6 cm wide (open)
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A Chinese shallow celadon bowl, Song/Yuan Dynasty, 13/14th century, freely incised with lotus design around a double circle, unglazed foot rim, 15.5 cm diameter
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A bronze crowned figure of Manjusri seated on a Buddhist lion above a lotus base, possibly Korean, base sealed, traces of gilt, 10 cm high, 9.5 cm wide. Provenance: Jane Carnegie, Melbourne, circa 1980's
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A pair of Chinese mirror-image eggshell bowls, 20th century, decorated in famille-rose enamels with a scene of birds amongst flowers, the back inscribed with a poem, over-glaze blue apocryphal mark of Qianlong to base, 6.5 cm high, 12.5 cm diameter
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A Japanese Ukiyo-e Woodblock print by Kitagawa Kikumaro (1795-1805), pupil of Utamaro, 'Shin Yoshiwara Ni Sha Naka', framed and glazed, 37.8 x 25 cm. Provenance: Jane Carnegie, Melbourne. See 'The Walter Amstutz Collection of Japanese and Chinese Prints', Jack Hillier, Sotheby's 1991, cat no 153 & 154 for two other prints of courtesans by this artist.
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A Japanese bronze Usabata on a wave-form base, late Meiji period (1868-1912), 28.8 cm high, 26.8 cm wide, together with a Japanese bronze incense burner, Shoulau riding an animated buffalo, Meiji/Taisho period, early 20th century, wood stand, 32 cm high, 25.5 cm wide
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A Chinese iron belt-hook inlaid with gold and silver, Warring States period (475-221 BC), approximately 17 cm long. Provenance: An old Melbourne collection
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A Chinese bronze belt-hook inlaid with gold, Warring States period (475-221 BC), 18 cm long. Provenance: An old Melbourne collection
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A large Chinese bronze belt hook inlaid with turquoise and gold, Warring States period (475-221 BC), 22 cm long. Provenance: An old Melbourne collection
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A good Chinese hardwood and feather painting brush with inlaid ivory tip, overall length 37 cm. Provenance: An old Melbourne collection
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A pair of Chinese hardwood implements inlaid with hardstone and ivory, 33.2 cm long. Provenance: An old Melbourne collection
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A very fine Chinese single-hair brush in gilt-wood, in an inlaid hardwood case with ivory mounts, overall length 30 cm. Provenance: An old Melbourne collection
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A Chinese carved hardwood brush-holder decorated with flowers and leaves, ivory brush missing its hair, ivory mounts to the ends, possibly Zitan, fitted box, brush 21 cm long, case 30 cm long. Provenance: An old Melbourne collection
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A Chinese gilt-bronze figure of a standing Boddhisatva, probably Tang dynasty (618-907), in a relaxed position on a tall open lotus pedestal base, holding a bottle in his left hand and wearing a long jewelled necklace, gilded overall in rose gold, stand and fitted box, 17.5 cm high. Provenance: An old Melbourne collection
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