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Asian Art — Bonhams

Auction House:BonhamsNumber of lots recorded:183
Sale Title:Asian ArtLots with images:183
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:137
Date:26-Oct-2016
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A group of three Chinese porcelain snuff bottles, the 'seven sages' bottle with Qianlong seven-character mark, 7.8 cm, 8.1 cm, 7.5 cm high (3). Provenance: Victoria private collection, the dragon bottle, acquired from Sotheby's Melbourne in 1989, the Qianlong mark bottle, acquired from Sotheby's Melbourne in 1989
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A Chinese soft-paste crackle-glaze blue-and-white snuff bottle, Yongzheng six-character mark, 7.3 cm high. Provenance: Victoria private collection
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A group of two Chinese blue-and-white snuff bottles, 18th/ 19th century. bases with concentric circles, 11 cm, 8.1 cm high (2). Provenance: Victoria private collection, one with 'The British Antique Dealers' Association' label
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A group of three Chinese porcelain snuff bottles, The green-glaze ceramic bottle with a Kangxi four-character mark, the yellow-glaze bottle with a Chenghua four-character mark, 7.6 cm, 6 cm, 5.5 cm high (3). Provenance: Victoria private collection, the white-glaze bottle, acquired from Sotheby's in Melbourne in July 1989, the green-glaze bottle, acquired from Leonard Joel's in July 1978, the yellow-glaze bottle, acquired from Y.F. Yang & Company in December 1974.
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A Chinese carved white jade snuff bottle, 5.9 cm high. Provenance: Victoria private collection, acquired from Leonard Joel's Auction in June 1978.
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A group of two Chinese carved jade snuff bottle, 4.3 cm high (2). Provenance: Victoria private collection, acquired from Sotheby's in Melbourne in December 1991
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A group of three Chinese snuff bottles, 5.8 cm, 5.2 cm, 5.3 cm high (3). Provenance: Victoria private collection, the smoky quartz bottle, acquired from Leonard Joel's in Melbourne in June 1978, the honey agate bottle acquired from Y.F. Yang & Company in December 1974, the shagreen bottle, acquired from McClelland Gallery in May 1975
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A group of three Chinese snuff bottles, 4.8 cm, 6 cm, 5.8 cm high (3). Provenance: Victoria private collection, the turquoise bottle, acquired from Y.F. Yang & Company in November 1978, the amber bottle, acquired from Y.F. Yang & Company in 1976, the aventurine glass bottle, acquired from Y.F. Yang & Company in October 1977.
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A group of two Chinese wooden snuff bottles, 6 cm, 6.8 cm high (2). Provenance: Victoria private collection, the goldfish bottle, acquired from McClelland Gallery in Melbourne in 1975, the floral bottle, acquired from Y.F. Yang & Company in December 1974
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A group of two Chinese lac-burgaute snuff bottles, 6.6 cm, 4.3 cm high (2). Provenance: Victoria private collection, the larger bottle, acquired from Y.F. Yang & Company in December 1974, the smaller bottle, acquired from Rutherford in Melbourne
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An inside-painted rock-crystal 'Liu Hai' snuff bottle, Ma Shaoxuan, cyclically dated dingyou year (AD 1897), 6.2 cm high. Provenance: Victoria private collection, acquired from Sotheby's in Melbourne in July 1989
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An inside-painted glass 'children at play' snuff bottle, Attributed Wang Xisan, cyclically dated yiyou year (AD 1969), 6.9 cm high. During the Cultural Revolution, accusations were made against Wang Xisan and bottles of this period are not always signed. Provenance: Victoria private collection, acquired from Sotheby's in Melbourne in April, 1990
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A Chinese inside-painted 'riding warriors' snuff bottle, Ye Zhongsan, or the Ye family, cyclically dated dingse year (AD 1917), 6.2 cm high. Provenance: Victoria private collection, acquired from Sotheby's in Melbourne in July 1989
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A Chinese inside-painted snuff bottle for The First International Snuff Bottle Society snuff bottle, Liu Shouben, 1979, 6.2 cm high. Provenance: Victoria private collection, acquired directly from the artist
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A group of three Chinese inside-painted snuff bottles, of Ji, Jing, and Yue schools, mid to late 20th century, 6.9 cm, 6.3 cm, 7 cm high (3). Provenance: Victoria private collection, the Ji School acquired from Myer in Melbourne in June 1987, the Jing School bottle acquired from Friendship Store in Hong Kong in 1983, the Yue School bottle acquired from Friendship Store in Hong Kong in November 1978
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A group of three Chinese inside-painted snuff bottles, Su Fengyi, signed Feng Yu, 20th century, 6.1 cm, 6.6 cm, 6.5 cm high (3). Provenance: Victoria private collection, acquired from Myer in Melbourne in 1987
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A group of two Chinese inside-painted snuff bottles, Wang Qian in 1982, Liu Ziyi in 1986, 6.3 cm, 6.7 cm high (2). Provenance: Victoria private collection, acquired from Myer in Melbourne in 1987
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A group of two Chinese painted porcelain and glass snuff bottles, one with Guangxu four-character mark. one by Yu Deyun, with a poem inscribed to the back, 7.2 cm, 7.6 cm high (2). Provenance: Victoria private collection, the porcelain bottle acquired from Y.F. Yang & Company.
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A Chinese flattened-shaped famille-rose 'festival celebration' snuff bottle, 19th century, Qianlong four-character mark, 5.8 cm high. Provenance: Victoria private collection, acquired in Sotheby's Melbourne in March 1990
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A group of three Chinese painted porcelain snuff bottles, one 'grasshopper' bottle with four-character Daoguang mark and of the period, the other with a Qianlong mark, 6.5 cm, 6.2 cm, 5.6 cm high (3). Provenance: Victoria private collection, the Wanshang bottle acquired from Sotheby's in Melbourne in December 1991, the Daoguang bottle acquired from Y.F. Yang & Company in December 1974 in Hong Kong
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A Chinese carved bamboo 'fruits' snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, 1830-1920, 5.9 cm high. Provenance: Victoria private collection, acquired from Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London in 1986. It is rare to find bamboo snuff bottles in the form of fruit pods. See a very similar example in the Paul Braga Collection of Snuff Bottles, Bonhams Hong Kong, Lot 158, Sale 20524
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A group of two Chinese glass overlay snuff bottles, 6 cm, 6.9 cm high (2). Provenance: Victoria private collection, the larger bottle, acquired from Y.F. Yang in December 1976, the smaller bottle, acquired from Leonard Joel's in July 1978
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A group of four Chinese cloisonne snuff bottles, the 'scrolling lotus' bottle with Qianlong four-character impressed mark, 5.7 cm, 6 cm, 7.8 cm, 5.9 cm high (4). Provenance: Victoria private collection, the 'floral' bottle, acquired from Myer in Melbourne in December 1986, the 'bogu' bottle, acquired from Y.F. Yang & Company in December 1974, the 'oxen' bottle, acquired from Kozminisky in Melbourne, the 'scrolling lotus' bottle, acquired from Y.F. Yang
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A group of three Chinese glass snuff bottles, 6.5 cm, 5.2 cm, 6.8 cm high (3). Provenance: Victoria private collection, the dark amber bottle, acquired from Robert Hall in London in February 1987
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A group of three Chinese glass snuff bottles, 6.3 cm, 6.7 cm, 6.2 cm high (3). Provenance: Victoria private collection, the blue bottle, acquired from Sotheby's in Melbourne in July 1989, the white bottle, acquired from D. Wang in Melbourne in May 1988
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Hugh Moss, BY IMPERIAL COMMAND: An Introduction to Ch'ing Imperial Painted Enamels, Signed by the author. Limited edition, #0747 of 1,000 copies, Hibiya Company Ltd., Hong Kong, 1976; two volumes, hard cover, each with original dust jacket, volume one signed by the author; in the original cardboard slip case
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A group of five Chinese catalogues, including: Hugh M. Moss, Victor Graham, Ka Bo Tsang, The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle: the J & J Collection, First Edition, New York 1993;. Robert W.L. Kleiner, Chinese Snuff Bottles from the Collection of Mary and George Bloch, New York 1987;, Masterpieces of Chinese Snuff Bottles in the National Palace Museum, Taipei 1974, Masterpieces of Chinese Enamel Ware in the National Palace Museum, Taipei 1973. J. H. Leung, A New Look of Chinese Inside Painted Snuff Bottles,…
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An enamelled and incised porcelain 'dragon' snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, 1820-1900. the recessed base decorated with stylized clouds, 6.5 cm high. Compare an identical bottle, see 'Chinese snuff bottles from two private American collection', lot 6004 Sale 23744, 14 March 2016, Bonhams New York. Provenance: Collection of Hepburn Myrtle. NSW private collection, acquire from Mr Myrtle as a gift in the 1980s or 1990s. Mr Hepburn Myrtle, an Englishman moved to Australia in 1941, was a learnt collector of Chinese…
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A Chinese carved agate 'Sage' snuff bottle, 5.9 cm high
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A group of six Chinese snuff bottles, fitted in a lacquered box, the bottles of varying sizes from 6 cm to 9 cm high, the box of 30 cm high (7). Provenance: Western Australia private collection
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A Chinese inside-painted 'four arts' snuff bottle, Ye Zhongsan or the Ye family, dated by inscription 1924, 6.5 cm high
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A Chinese inside-painted snuff bottle, Signed Zhou Leyuan, 6 cm high. Provenance: Ex Paul Braga collection. NSW private collection
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A Chinese inside painted 'scout' snuff bottle, Zhang Guangzhong (1945 - ), dated 1968, 6.40 cm. Provenance: Ex Paul Braga collection. NSW private collection
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A Chinese 'sandwich' glass snuff bottle with white and apple-green splashes, 19th century, 5.00 cm high. Provenance: Ex Paul Braga collection. NSW private collection
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A Chinese carved amber 'monkey' snuff bottle, Late Qing dynasty, 6.30 cm high. Provenance: Ex Paul Braga collection. NSW private collection
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A Chinese reticulated parcel-gilt bronze 'dragon' snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, 7.50 cm. Provenance: Ex Paul Braga collection. NSW private collection
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A Chinese cloisonne snuff bottle, Late Qing dynasty, 7.00 cm. Provenance: Ex Paul Braga collection. NSW private collection
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A black-lacquer 'chess players' snuff bottle with gold and silver inlays, and an associated pouch, 19th century, 6 cm high (2). Provenance: Ex Paul Braga collection. NSW private collection
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A gilt bronze figure of White Jambhala, 5.7 cm high. Provenance: Western Australia private collection, acquired in Beijing during the 1950s
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A Chinese gilt bronze figure of a seated Manjushri, 30 cm high. Provenance: Western Australia private collection, acquired in Japan in the 1960s
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A Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Amitayus, 18th century, 9.4 cm high
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A gilt bronze figure of a seated Lama, 19 cm high
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A Chinese blue-and-white sleeve vase, 22 cm high. Provenance: Western Australia private collection
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A group of Chinese export blue-and-white vessels, 16th to 17th century. including three sets of cups and saucers, and two small lidded jars, the cups of approx. 7.2 cm diam., the saucers of approx. 11 cm diam., the jars of approx. 9 cm diam., (6)
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A pair of Chinese painted ceramic 'bamboo' bowls, Daoguang six-character underglaze blue mark, 9.2 cm diam., (2). Provenance: Western Australia private collection
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A pair of Chinese famille rose ceramic bowls, Four-character studio mark, 12.5 cm diam., (2). Provenance: Western Australia private collection, acquired in Middelburg, Holland in the 1980s, hence by descent (by repute)
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A copy of Statues & Pictures of Gautama Buddha, and a copy of Chinese Pictorial Art by E. A. Strehlneek, Statues & Pictures of Gautama Buddha, Edited by the Chinese Buddhist Association and published by the Nationalities Publishing House, Peking 1956, Chinese Pictorial Art by E. A. Strehlneek printed by the Commercial Press Limited, Shanghai 1914,. together with Puppet Carving by Jiang Jiazou, in cork-covered wooden boards, with ties, published by Shanghai People's Fine Arts Publishing House, 1958, 38.60…
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A Chinese woodblock printed catalogue of Traditional Chinese Paintings, Zhongguo Hua Huibian, Complete 10 Volumes, Published by RongBao Zhai, Beijing 1957 and 1958, 29 cm x 41.30 cm x 4 cm. Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired locally about 10 years ago. A bounded version of the same publication published in 1961 by Rongbao Zhai was sold in Bonhams Sydney on 3 May 2016 for $12,200 including premium, see Fine Asian Art including The Collection of Snuff Bottles of Franca Arena A.M., lot 213 Sale 23533
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A copy of Ten Song-dynasty Paintings, and a copy of Song-dynasty Paintings in the Collection of Tianlai Ge, Ten Song-dynasty Paintings, The Palace Museum, Peking, circa 1957, Song-dynasty Paintings in the Collection of Tianlai Ge, Commercial Press of Shanghai, 1955, 47 cm x 35 cm x 3.5 cm (2). Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired locally about 10 years ago. Compare a very similar publication sold by Bonhams in Sydney on 30 Nov 15 for AU$12,200, see lot 137 sale 22858
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A group of Chinese woodblock printed catalogues, Printed by Rongbao Zhai in Beijing, 1950s. including 12 mounted loose leaves of Baishi Cao Chong Ce [Insects and Plants by Qi Baishi], Rongbao Zhai, June 1958,. 18 loose leaves of Xiandai Guohua [Modern Chinese Paintings], Rongbao Zhai, October 1956. Eight loose leaves of Qingdai Huahui Jijin, Rongbao Zhai, May 1957. 24 loose leaves of modern Chinese paintings, 37 cm x 48 cm x 9 cm (package). Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired locally about 10…
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An album of woodblock-printed letter papers of Ten-Bamboo Studio, Shizhuzhai Jianpu, Rongbaozhai, Beijing 1952. complete four volumes including nearly 30 categories of 300 prints of different objects, motifs, and subjects of traditional Chinese scholarly interests, this 1952 version printed by historian Zheng Zhenduo and writer Lu Xun, published by Rong Bao Zhai in Beijing, incorporating traditional printing technologies of the multi-colour block printing and the blind-stamping technique of gauffrage…
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An album of woodblock-printed letter paper, Beijing Rongbaozhai xin jishi jianpu, Rongbaozhai, Beijing 1953, 31.4 cm long, 22.5 cm wide, 4.4 cm deep (with case). Provenance: ACT private collection
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A woodblock-printed catalogue of paintings by Qi Baishi, Qi Baishi Huaji, Rongbaozhai, Beijing 1952, 32 cm long, 21.8 cm wide, 2.8 cm deep. Provenance: ACT private collection
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A woodblock-printed catalogue of paintings by Qi Baishi, 'Baishi Laoren Huace', Rongbaozhai, Beijing 1953. containing six loose-leaf prints, 43 cm x 31 cm (each print). Provenance: ACT private collection
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Three volumes of Paintings of the Sung Dynasty, Selected and reproduced by the Palace Museum, Peking,possibly 1957, each book with cover: 33.5 cm W, 37.3 cm L, 3.8 cm high (3). A complete set of the same publication was sold by Bonhams in Sydney on 30 Nov 15 for AU$12,200, see lot 137 sale 22858. Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired in the 1970s
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Two Japanese Albums of Woodblock Prints, Showa period. including. Insho Domoto (1891-1975), Eight Views of Kyoto, Kineya Art Shop, 1928. and an album of miniature woodblock prints from the Meiji period, 41 cm x 29 cm x 5.5 cm (package) (2). Provenance. NSW private collection since 1940s-1950s, acquired in Japan as a gift
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A Chinese bronze figure of a seated Buddha, 17th century, 38 cm high. Provenance: Western Australia private collection, acquired from Sotheby's on 21 May 1996 in Melbourne, lot 329, Sale AU601
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A Chinese gilt-bronze standing figure of a Maitreya, 86 cm high. Provenance: Western Australia private collection, acquired in Switzerland in the 1970s-1980s, hence by descent (by repute)
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A parcel-gilt silver figure of seated Padmasambhava, 15.3 cm high. Provenance: Western Australia private collection, acquired in Peking in the 1970s, hence by descent (by repute)
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A gilt-bronze figure of a seated Lama, 14.5 cm high. Provenance: Western Australia private collection, acquired in Shanxi, China in the 1950s (by repute)
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A pair of lacquered sutra covers, 15th century with later restoration, 72.5 cm x 26.5 cm (2)
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A large Chinese 'dragon'-handle cloisonne vase, Qianlong four-character mark, Republic period, 59 cm high. Provenance: Western Australia private collection, acquired locally in the 1990s, hence by descent (by repute)
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A Chinese cloisonne 'qilin' charger, 35.5 cm diam. Provenance: Western Australia private collection, acquired locally during the 1990s
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A Chinese 'dragon'-handle cloisonne vase, hu, Jingtai four-character incised mark, late Qing to Republic period, 18.3 cm high. Provenance: Western Australia private collection, acquired in Peking in the 1960s-70s, hence by descent (by repute)
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A Chinese cloisonne 'taotie' vase, Qianlong four-character impressed mark, 14.5 cm high. Provenance: Western Australia private collection, acquired in WA in the 1990s
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A Chinese cloisonne water vessel, Qianlong four-character impressed mark, 7 cm high. Provenance: Western Australia private collection, acquired in Britain in the 1990s, hence by descent (by repute)
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A Chinese yellow-glaze 'elephant'-footed tripod censer, Kangxi six-character underglaze blue mark. with a fitted box, 27 cm high. Provenance: Western Australia private collection, acquired in the 1960s-70s in Peking, hence by descent (by repute)
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A blue-and-white 'longevity' box with lid, attributed to the Zhengde period in the inscription, 12.5 cm wide, 12.5 cm deep, 10.5 cm high. Provenance: Western Australia private collection, acquired in Japan in the 1950s
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A carved celadon 'dragon and phoenix' charger, 44.5 cm diam. Provenance: NSW private collection. Ex Chin Hwa Gallery
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A Chinese carved longquan celadon charger, 15th to 16th century, 64.5 cm wide, 8.5 cm high. Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired during the 1950s or 1960s in Singapore and hence by descent
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A Chinese early yue-ware storage jar, hu, Han dynasty, 42.3 cm high. Provenance: NSW private collection. Exhibited: Asian Arts Institute of Australia, 2009, lot G1 3/09
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A Chinese tea-glaze jar, Tang dynasty, 18.5 cm high. Provenance: NSW private collection
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A Chinese brown-glaze jar, Tang dynasty, 19.5 cm high. Provenance: NSW private collection
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A Chinese cocoon jar and a vase, Han dynasty, 23 cm high, 22.5 cm high (2). Provenance: NSW private collection
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A Chinese carved ten-fold hongmu and embroidered screen, Qing dynasty, 183 cm high, 36.5 cm wide (each panel). Provenance: NSW private collection, in Australia since late 19th century
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A Chinese huanghuali and hardwood mirror set, 70 cm x 66 cm x 39 cm
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A Chinese huanghuali brush pot with inlays of hardstones and mother-of-pearl, 18th century. the embellishment probably later, 12 cm high. Provenance: Western Australia private collection, acquired in Japan in the 1960s, hence by descent (by repute)
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A Chinese huanghuali brush pot, 15.5 cm high, 13.7 cm diam
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A Chinese huanghuali hexagonal brush pot, 18 cm high
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A group of six scholar's objects, China, Japan, and Vietnam, 13th century to later. the brush pot possibly of 19th century and huang huali, of varying sizes from 3 cm to 10.4 cm high (6). Provenance: NSW private collection
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A group of eight Chinese wooden and bamboo pillows and headrests, mostly foldable for travellers, of varying sizes from 20 cm to 50 cm wide (8). Provenance: NSW private collection
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A group of 7 Chinese wooden and bamboo pillows and headrests, mostly foldable for travellers, of varying sizes from 20 cm to 50 cm wide (7). Provenance: NSW private collection
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A set of four Chinese scholars' objects, 19th century to later. including a blue-and-white porcelain mixer, an iron-red ground washer, a carved jade washer, and a bronze spoon, of varying sizes from 5.5 cm diam. to 9.3 cm long (4)
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A set of four Chinese archers ring, of pottery, jade, amber, and agate, with a fitted box, approx. 3.3 cm diam (4)
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A Chinese 'landscape' yixing teapot, Dated 1943 by inscription, attributed to Jiang Handing (1903-1963) and Gu Jingzhou (1915 - 1996), 19 cm spout to handle
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A Chinese hardwood ruyi, 38 cm long
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Two huanghuali scholar's document boxes, 28.2 cm x 14 cm x 6.3 cm each (2)
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A Chinese huali box, 12.3 cm x 30 cm x 17 cm
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A Chinese burl wood three-tier picnic box, 34 cm wide, 25 cm high, 19 cm depth. Provenance: ACT private collection since 1989. Hong Kong private collection for about three to four decade
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A carved Chinese jadeite 'fish and lotus leaf' pendant, Qing dynasty, 7.5 cm long, 35g. Provenance: ACT private collection since 1989. Hong Kong private collection for about three to four decades
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A group of five Chinese carved jade pieces of various animals, of various sizes from 3 cm to 4.6 cm (5). Provenance: ACT private collection since 1989. Hong Kong private collection for about three to four decades
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A group of eight Chinese carved jade and jadeite pendants, of various sizes from 3 cm to 6 cm, and 5.3 diam., (8). Provenance: ACT private collection since 1989. Hong Kong private collection for about three to four decades
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A group of twelve Chinese carved jade and hardstone pieces, of various sizes from 4.50 cm to 7.50 cm high, and 2.80 cm to 5.60 cm diam. (12). Provenance: ACT private collection since 1989. Hong Kong private collection for about three to four decades
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A group of nine Chinese carved jade and hardstone archers' ring, of various sizes from 3 cm to 5.5 cm diam., (9). Provenance: ACT private collection since 1989. Hong Kong private collection for about three to four decades
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A group of sixteen Chinese carved jade and hardstone pieces, of various sizes from 4.00 cm to 7.50 cm, and 4.00 cm to 5.80 cm diam. (16). Provenance: ACT private collection since 1989. Hong Kong private collection for about three to four decades
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A group of seven Chinese carved jade and hardstone pieces, of various sizes from 5.50 cm to 7.50 cm high, and 8 cm diam. (7). Provenance: ACT private collection since 1989. Hong Kong private collection for about three to four decades
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A group of four Chinese painted 'bird and flower' ceramic plaques, Dated by inscription 1976, the plaques 25.5 cm diam., the frames 38.5 cm wide and 58.5 cm wide, (4). Provenance: ACT private collection since 1989. Hong Kong private collection for about three to four decades1989
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A Chinese shiwan 'prunus trunk' teapot, He Dajun (1944 - ), 14 cm high. Provenance: ACT private collection since 1989. Hong Kong private collection for about three to four decade
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A group of six Chinese Yixing teapots, 20th century, of varying sizes from 7 cm to 10 cm high (6). Provenance: ACT private collection since 1989. Hong Kong private collection for about three to four decade:
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A group of seven Chinese Yixing teapots, 20th century, of varying sizes from 8 cm high (7). Provenance: ACT private collection since 1989. Hong Kong private collection for about three to four decade:
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