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Fine Asian Art and Decorative Arts — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:752
Sale Title:Fine Asian Art and Decorative ArtsLots with images:747
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:524
Date:16-Nov-2009
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A large Chinese bronze double-handled censer 18th century. 18.2 x 14 cm, with matching tripod base heavily cast, with traces of gilt, four-character archaic seal Yu Tang Qing Wan (Noble Article of the jade hall)
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A good Tibetan Thanka 18th/19th century. 5 x 41 cm. Finely painted with a large central figure of a medicine Buddha, two Bodhisattvas standing below, brocade mounts
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A Tibetan Thanka 18th/19th century. 34.5 x 47.5 cm. Well painted with a central image of Avaloketesvara surrounded by various lamas and other deities, brocade mount
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A large dark green jade archaistic cong vase. Fitted wood stand and box 18.8 cm. Length
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A small bronze mirror Eastern Han, (25-220AD),. crisply cast, good patina 10 cm, fitted box
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A silver-inlaid bronze tripod censor Circa 17th Century. 11 cm high
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A Chinese teabowl, with rose pink exterior, endless knot mark to base, hardwood stand, fitted box 10.8 cm diameter
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A yellow-glazed Chinese water pot 20th century. Fitted stand and box 5.5 cm high
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A Chinese turquoise-glazed double handled baluster vase 18th century, with fitted stand and box 22.5 cm high Provenance: Albert Chang, Hong Kong, 1963
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A Chinese semi-formal court robe (Jifu) 19th century. Finely embroidered in silk and metal thread, with dragons, cranes and auspicious symbols Reference: See Dressed to Rule:Imperial Robes of China, Victorian National Gallery, 17 April-6 September 09, for an almost identical robe with a different background colour.
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Hanging scroll 1970's. 151.5 x 82 cm. Calligraphy, signed 'Ding Yangyong' ink on paper. Provenance: East West Art, Melbourne, 1978
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Hanging scroll 1970's. 69 x 45 cm. Frogs, Orchids and Grasshopper, signed 'Ding Yangyong' ink on paper. Provenance: East West Art, Melbourne, 1976
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A Chinese crackle glazed celadon jarlet song-Yuan Dynasty, (13th-14th century). 7 x 6 cm
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A Chinese blue and white small dragon seal box and cover Ming Dynasty, circa 1600. 5.6 cm
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Three porcelain snuff bottles
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A turquoise-glazed bottle vase Circa 1900. Fitted box and stand 24 cm high
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Three Chinese silk embroidered purses late Qing Dynasty. One very finely worked
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A pair of Chinese silk embroidered ladies bound feet shoes late Qing Dynasty
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Two Chinese hair ornaments late Qing Dynasty. Each one inlaid with kingfisher feathers
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A Burmese gilt, red and black lacquer sutre book together with a Tibetan carved wood printing block, circa 19th century
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A large Nepalese wooden mask of Mahakala, circa 19th century
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An erotic Indian carved wood architectural panel la
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Hanging scroll Qing Dynasty, (1705-1885). 164 x 93 cm. Autumn landscape, ink and colour on silk, signed Wang Hui, cyclical dated, 1705 or later. Provenance: Albert Chang, Hong Kong, mid 1980's
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A Chinese copper-red glazed brush pot. 10.5 cm high with stand
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Hanging scroll late Qing Dynasty, 19th century. 221 x 90 cm. White eagle above waves, inscribed with a song dynasty poem ink and colour on silk. Provenance: Albert Chang, Hong Kong, 1967
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A Japanese painting of a tiger 19th century. 54 x 123 cm. Ink and colour on paper, gilt-wood frame. Provenance: Ex Kazari, Melbourne
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Hanging scroll 1970's. 68.5 x 45.5 cm. Wheat Sheaf and Grasshopper ink and slight colour on paper signed Ding Yangyong. Provenance: East West Art, Melbourne, 1978
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Hanging scroll late Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th Century. 84 x 58 cm. The Jade Emperor, ink and slight colour on silk Provenance: Albert Chang, Hong Kong, 1968
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Hanging scroll Mandarin ducks,late Qing Dynasty. 07 x 57.5 cm. Ink and colour on silk, inscribed, numerous spurious collectors seals Provenance: Albert Chang, Hong Kong, 1968
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A good Japanese six-panel folding screen Edo period, Circa 18th Century. 170 x 62 cm. Each panel 170 x 62 cm. Painted in ink on paper, With a bird of prey on a perch, red seal on all panels Provenance: Ex Kazari, Melbourne
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A large Chinese flambe-glazed baluster vase . 54.5 cm high
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A collection of Chinese silver jewellery
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A Tibetan Thanka 19th century. 66 x 46 cm. Colour on fabric, Tsongkapa surrounded by various monks and deities, silk brocade mount, silk curtain
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A Tibetan Thanka 19th century. 45.5 x 64 cm. With a central medicine Buddha surrounded by thirty-three seated Buddhas, silk mount
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A lidded celadon-glazed jar and cover 19th century. 7.5 cm
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A copper-red glazed teapot, metal handles. 14 cm high
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A graduated set of three Chinese boxes. 14.5 cm diameter
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A Chinese folding fan 19th century, painted in colour on gold paper, the reverse with calligraphy, signed: Rui Chen (auspicious title) yu tong
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A graduated set of Burmese lacquer boxes 19th century. 14.5 cm diameter
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A Chinese crackle-glazed vase. 26 cm
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A small Chinese hardwood cabinet 20th century. 28 x 18.5 cm. Inlaid with green stone
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A Chinese hardwood rail-back chair Qing Dynasty
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A Hongmu rectangular top table Qing Dynasty, 19th century. 111 x 65 cm
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Two Nepalese wooden life size masks
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Hanging scroll dated 1983. 45 x 68 cm. Calligraphy in archaic characters ink on paper, signed 'Wen Ding' Provenance: Canton, 1987
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Two small blue ground Tibetan rugs
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A Chinese ivory doctors model with stand
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A Japanese Shinto wood figure Early Edo period, Circa 17th Century. Carved in two sections on a high lotus throne Provenance: Kazari, Melbourne 135 cm high
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Hanging scroll Early Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th Century. 70 x 38 cm. Immortals arriving at the Isle of the Blessed, signed 'Zheng Chong, Bing zi year' (12th), 1696 or 1756 Ink and colour on silk Provenance: Joseph Neumann, Sydney, 1967
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A mottled jade carving of a mythical beast. With wooden stand
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A pierced green jade dragon and phoenix pendant. Mounted on a wooden stand with fitted box 16 cm
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A naturalistic soapstone seal Qing Dynasty. 6.8 x 2.3 cm. Base uncut
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An archaistic carved quatrefoil brown jade cong. 7 x 3 cm, with fitted box
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Two jadeite bangles. 7 x 7.8 cm. One silver-gilt mounted
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A jadeite pendant of Budai. 5.5 cm high
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A green jade bat-form pendant
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Two jade-handled painting brushes and one other item. lengths, 21 cm and 18 cm
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A large dragon-form thumb ring
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A large white jade belt buckle Qing Dynasty.5 cm length
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Three white jade hair-pins Qing Dynasty. 10 cm and 12 cm
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A large archaistic mottled white jade dragon pendant, with inscription. 13.8 x 6 cm. with box
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An archaistic green jade blade or axe-head. 12.8 x 8.8 cm, with fitted box
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An archaistic dragon-form jade dagger, well carved. with fitted box
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A large pair of enamelled ceramic storks 20th Century. seal mark
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An archaistic jade bi disc, carved in low relief . 8.6 cm width
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A pierced hard-stone plaque, carved with cranes. 10.4 cm
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A black and chicken bone jade bat group. Fitted box 8.8 cm
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A spinach jade tea cup, with stand and box 5.8 cm
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A calcified jade carving of a bird . With box 9 cm
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A good agate bangle in fitted silk box Qing Dynasty. 8 cm
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A Korean porcelain blue and white bottle Yi Dynasty, 18th/19th century. 19.8 cm high
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A pottery model of a seated cat. With stand length 12.5 cm
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A Chinese red glazed ovoid vase, with enamel decoration
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Qi Baishi, attributed: Titled 'Ju Jiu', signed 'Jiping laoren' (a signature used by the artist) One artist seal . 41.7 x 30 cm. Provenance: Walter Exner Collection, Bad Wildungen, Germany
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Zhu Qizhan (1892-1996) attributed: Ink and colour on paper, inscription and two red seals, one larger seal bottom left corner . 68.7 x 137 cm. Provenance: Ex Melbourne private collection
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Xu Beihong, attributed: Ink and colour on paper, depicting an eagle in flight, 37 x 67 cm. With frame. Provenance: Ex Melbourne private collection
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A Chinese scroll painting 19th century. 35 x 51 cm. Ink on silk, depicting a mountainous landscape, inscription, signed Provenance: Littleton-Taylor collection, Grays auctions, Sydney, circa 1984
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Chen Banding (1877-1970) attributed: Ink and colour on paper, one red seal 19th century. 25.5 x 34 cm. Dedication to Dong xin laoren (one of the Yangzhou excentrics) Chen Banding sometimes collaborated with Qi Baishi Provenance: Walter Exner Collection, Bad Wildungen, Germany
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A white jade group Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), depicting the Hehexian, very finely worked, with the twins seated on a rockwork platform above waves. Provenance: Japanese collection
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A fine white jade pebble 18th century. Carved as a pair of ducks on a lotus leaf
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A large white jade buckle 18th century, each section finely carved with a chilong dragon. Provenance: Braemar Anderson collection, Auckland, New Zealand
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A blue-ground ladies robe late Qing Dynasty. embroidered with flowers
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A Chinese embroidered silk wall hanging 19th century
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A Japanese silk embroidered kimono
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A pair of silk embroidered scabbard covers Qing Dynasty
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A Chinese silk embroidered panel
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A Chinese wedding skirt Early 20th Century. Silk embroidered with children
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A pair of Chinese silk-embroidered pants
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A pair of Chinese rank badges late Qing Dynasty, each one couched in silver and gold thread
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Two blue and white jars Kangxi/Yongzheng (1700-1735), each one decorated with phoenix, fitted hardwood covers and stands
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A fine pair of blue and white plates Kangxi/Yongzheng (1710-1735). Well painted with figures on a terrace 21 cm
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A Chinese Paktong Buddhist Lion Circa 19th century
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A Japanese bronze frog vase, a bronze monkey group and a bronze bird Meiji period, (1868-1912)
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A bronze seated figure of Damo late Ming Dynasty, 16th/17th century. Provenance: Ex Stuart-Robertson collection. Height 15 cm
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A Japanese bronze pierced upright lantern. 31 cm high
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A Japanese censor Century in the form of two quails standing on grains of millet 19th century. 18 cm
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A heavy Burmese bronze opium weight . 13 cm high
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A pair of small bronze figures late Ming Dynasty. 3.5 cm
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A bronze brush holder late Ming Dynasty, circa 16th century, decorated in relief with dragons amongst clouds. Provenance: Ex Stuart-Robertson collection. Height 12 cm
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A bronze cylindrical censer 17th century, with animal-mask handles, four character archaic. Provenance: Ex Stuart-Robertson collection 10.4 cm diameter
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