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International Decorative Arts — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:587
Sale Title:International Decorative ArtsLots with images:562
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:344
Date:8-May-2017
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A Chinese blue and white box, Qing dynasty (1644-1912), nicely depicting a dragon chasing a flaming pearl, 9.6 cm diameter. Provenance: An old Melbourne private collection
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A Chinese blue and white dish, Qing Dynasty, 18th century, painted with flaming qilin in a garden on the interior, 28.8 cm diameter. Provenance: Private New Zealand collection
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A Chinese blue and white bowl, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1644-1911), with a flared mouth rim, the interior centre with a flaming pearl circled by double rings. A band of wave pattern on the mouth rim, exterior with four dragons separated with four lotus. A under glazed flower mark within double ring to the base, 19 cm diameter, fitted old Japanese wood box with inscription of sixth year of Meiji (1887). Provenance: An old private Japanese collection. A private Victorian collection
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A Chinese 'fencai' enamel quatrefoil brush pot, 20th century, two sides painted with a mountainous river landscape, the other two with poems related to landscapes, inscribed Zhang Zitang, dated to the Bing Zi year (1936), Red three character seal mark to base, 20.5 x 15.8 x 15.6 cm. Provenance: acquired in the Us
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A small pair of Chinese blue and white 'Gu' shaped vases, Qing Dynasty, Shunzhi period (1638-1661), finely painted with scholar seating in a natural landscape, 9.6 cm high. Provenance: Melbourne private collection
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A Chinese blue and white jar, late Qing Dynasty, 19th century, decorated with prunus patterns, 19.2 cm high. Provenance: An old Victorian private collection
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A Chinese armorial porcelain tea set, Qing dynasty, 18th century, including a cup, bowl and saucer, with under glazed blue, over glazed blue enamel and gilt decoration, 14.2 cm diameter (dish), 9 cm diameter (bowl), and 6.4 cm high (cup). Provenance: Old NSW private collection
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A Chinese famille-rose vase, Daoguang mark, 20th century, of a baluster form with two stylised handles, the exterior painted with six scholars and an attendant in a bamboo grove. A poem and two red seals on the neck, six-character Daoguang seal mark to the base, 29.7 cm high, wood stand
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A Chinese export porcelain bowl, Kangxi period (1644-1722), interior decorated with flowers, exterior painted with flowers and birds over incised lotus patterns, 14.5 cm diameter. Provenance: An old Melbourne private collection
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A pair of Chinese blue and white cups, late Qing, late 19th-early 20th century, decorated with peony branches on the exterior, 6 x 9.5 cm. Provenance: An old private Sydney collection
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A Chinese famille rose vase, Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark, 19th century, with cylindrical neck, the body painted with children playing in a garden, 20 cm high, fitted hardwood stand. Provenance: Private Melbourne collection
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A Chinese blue and white bowl, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period (1644-1912), with foliated rim, painted with chrysanthemums, with endless knot under glazed blue mark within double ring to the base, 15 cm diameter. Provenance: Private Melbourne collection
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A large Chinese blue and white censer, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1644-1722), exterior finely depicting four artistic behaviours of scholar which are playing 'Qin' and chess, writing calligraphy and painting, the brown mouth rim with old metal mount, 21.3 cm diameter, 14 cm high. Provenance: A private Victorian collection
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A pair of Chinese blue and white vases, late Qing Dynasty, Guangxu period (1875-1908), 30 cm high
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A Chinese famille-rose 'Jiangjun' jar, Qing dynasty, 19th century, in a baluster form, freely painted with two phoenixes on a rock in front of peonies and chrysanthemums on a turquoise ground, 35.6 cm high, 13 cm diameter, hardwood cover and base. Provenance: Mossgreen, The Autumn Auction Series, 8/6/2010, lot 1011
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A Chinese Langyao red glaze jar, 19th-ealry 20th century, 27.3 cm high, wooden lid. Provenance: An old NSW private collection
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A Chinese creamy glaze vase, Qing Dynasty, 18th century, with brown mouth rim, body covered with ivory-white glaze with nice small ice crackles, 20 cm high. Provenance: Private New Zealand collection
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A Chinese famille-rose vase, Qianlong mark, 20th century, hollow-out works on neck, body decorated with ladies, four character 'Qian Long Nian Zhi' blue pigment seal mark to the base, 14.5 cm high. Provenance: Private Auckland collection
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A Chinese Wucai jar, Transitional period, 17th century, decorated with two pheasants, rocks and branches of peonies, 27.3 cm high, 12.6 cm wide. Provenance: An old Victorian private collection
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A Chinese blue and white jar with cover, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722), finely painted with scholars in a natural landscape, under glazed double ring mark to the base, 30.9 cm high. Provenance: Old Geelong private collection
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A large Chinese Wucai jar, Republic period, early 20th century, 39.5 cm high, fitted hard wood stand and lid
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A group of Chinese blue and white cups and saucers, Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722), largest cup: 8.5 cm diameter, largest saucer: 11 cm diameter. Provenance: An old private Melbourne collection
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A pair of Chinese blue and white ogee bowls, 18th -19th century, both decorated to the interior with floral panels on the cavetto, 7.4 x 18.6 cm. Provenance: An old private Sydney collection
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A Chinese large 'fencai' enamel quatrefoil brush pot, 20th century, decorated on all four sides with various scenes, each side inscribed, two sides signed Wang Yeting (1884-1942), two signed Wang Xin, dated Geng Wu year (1930), 27 x 19 x 19 cm. Provenance: acquired in the Us
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A Chinese 'Sancai' tripod censer, Qing dynasty, 19th century, in an archaic 'Ding' form, the global body supported on three legs in the form of animal foot issuing from mysteries animal masks, two elephant head shaped handles issuing from the mouth rim, the body covered with fine yellow, green, white and purple glaze., 13.3 cm diameter, 9.5 cm high, fitted hard wood stand. Provenance: A private Queensland collection
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A Chinese baluster vase, Republic period, early 20th century, decorated in eight-shaped cartouche with genre scenes and birds and insects and precious objects on the neck all in enamels and gilt, reserved against an iron-red background covered with delicate floral scrolls in gilt, with stylised dragon handles, turquoise glaze on the base and inside the mouth, 'Ju Ren Tang Zhi' seal mark, 34.3 cm high, fitted box. Provenance: Mossgreen, 17 November 2014, lot 77
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A Chinese Ding ware Meiping vase by Chen Wenzeng (1954-2016), early 1980, finely potted, exterior freely carved with lotus, covered in an even ivory white glaze, base inscribed Chen Wenzeng, Ren Xu, this present Meiping was commissioned by the Chinese University of Hong Kong Art Museum in late 1970s from the Quyang Research Institute. The vase is an example of the co-operative efforts of archeological research institutes in China after the Culture Revolution to copy or reproduce wares of the past, the…
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A pair of Chinese 'doucai' bowl, Chenghua mark, 17th-18th century, with conical shape, exterior decorated with three boys playing in the garden, interior with a pine tree within double circle, six-character Chenghua mark within double circle to the base, 11 cm diameter, similar pair please see Sotheby's Hong Kong, 'The Edward T. Chow Collection Part Three', 19/5/1981, lot 558, fitted box. Provenance: Estate of Betty and Donald Currie
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An unusual Chinese 'Fenqing' celadon glaze 'Gu' shaped alter vase, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century, in an archaic 'Gu' shaped form with wide trumpet shaped mouth, the whole body covered with a nice light green glaze, the upper section with trace of painted figures and a band of key fret patterns, the middle section with trace of lotus motifs, three character under-glazed blue 'An Yun Guan' mark within double square around the centre section, 23.5 cm high. Provenance: An old Melbourne private collection
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A Chinese famille-rose vase, Daoguang mark and period(1821-1850), in a pear shape, painted with three generals separated by framed lotus, bamboo and orchids, 32.1 cm high, wood stand. Provenance: NSW private collection
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A Chinese red glazed brush washer, late 19th -early 20th century, 11.5 cm wide. Provenance: An old private Melbourne collection
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A Cambodian bronze bell (Rattle), Dongsong period, 2nd-4th century, well cast with head of a water buffalo, original patina, 11.4 cm high, metal stand, please see Bunker, E.C. & Latchford, D., 'Khmer Bronzes: New Interpretations of the Past', 2011, fig.313, p.35 for a similar example. Provenance: Old NSW private collection
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A Chinese bronze 'Hu' shaped vase, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), in an archaistic form, with two animal headed handles and a band of inter-locked dragon pattern on the neck. A band of wave pattern decoration on the lower part of the body, two-character mark to the base, covered with red patina, 36.1 cm high. Provenance: A private Melbourne collection
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Two Chinese bronze mirrors, Jin dynasty (265-420), one cast with four phoenix and clouds, both with green patina, 11.4 cm and 11.2 cm diameter. Provenance: Private New Zealand collection
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A Chinese ancient jade necklace, 56 cm long
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A Chinese ivory incense holder, late 19th-early 20th century, 21 cm long. Provenance: A private Queensland collection
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A Chinese cloisonne lidded fan shaped box, late Qing-early Republic period, early 20th century, 11.7 cm long, 4 cm high
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A Chinese burl wood carved immortal, early 20th century, 41.5 cm long, 27.6 cm high, fitted wood stand
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A Chinese ivory archer's ring, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), signature of Ren Yi, the exterior incised with a figure of Cao Cao, and inscribed 'Cao Cao Art of War', and The eight year of Guangxu (1882), hardwood liner, 3.6 cm diameter, 2.9m high. Provenance: A private St. Kilda collection
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A white Chinese Hetian jade pendent of a parrot, late Qing to Republic period, early 20th century, finely carved in a form of a parrot, also known as 'Ying Wu, 6.7 cm long. Provenance: A Melbourne private collection
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A coloured ivory lotus, 19th century, with wood stand, 18 cm wide, 7.3 cm high. Provenance: An old Sydney private collection, Melbourne private collection
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A Chinese white jade double gourd shaped lidded vase, 20th century, the exterior finely carved in relief with two squirrels climbing a branch of calabashes, 14.9 cm high. Provenance: A private Queensland collection
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A Chinese cloisonne cover box, Qianlong mark, 19th century, 4.8 cm high, 8.7 cm diameter
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A group of Chinese miniature musical string and woodwind instruments, 20th century, very finely made from agate, ivory, jadeite and jade, 7.5 cm long (largest), fitted box and stands. Provenance: An old private Sydney collection
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Two Chinese jade scholar objects, 20th century, including one white jade brush washer with two bats handles and a poem inscribed on the exterior, and a celadon jade censer, washer: 12.5 cm long, censer: 5.5 cm diameter. Provenance: A NSW private collection
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A Chinese white jade round pendent, Qing Dynasty 18th-19th century, 6.4 cm diameter
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A large Chinese celadon jade boulder, 20th century, finely worked with two figures in a grotto, the stone of good even celadon colour, the back with a large area of russet skin, 12.2 x 14.5 cm. Provenance: Mossgreen, 14-15 June 2011, lot 471 (sold for: $7,320)
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A Chinese ivory carved round cover box, Qing dynasty (1664-1912), carved in relief, the lid depicting two cranes, one flying on top of a pine tree, one standing on the wave, and two bats flying amongst clouds, the centre of the base with a 'Shou' character circulated with five bats, surrounded by a band of eight 'Shou' character shaped clouds., 5 cm diameter. Provenance: A St. Kilda private collection
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A Chinese Dehua vase, 20th century, moulded with a court lady standing beside a pine tree, covered with white glaze, 18.5 cm high. Provenance: Private Auckland collection
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A pale-greenish white jade mountain, Qing dynasty, 19th century, carved in relief, one side with a boy on a water buffalo playing a flute below a scholar holding an umbrella standing beside a pavilion on a path, the reverse with a pine tree with russet-brown highlights, grows from the rocks above the lower path that continues from the other side, 14 cm wide and 11.9 cm high, fitted hardwood stand. Provenance: Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman (labelled), * Alan Hartman is an influential and respected…
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A Chinese celadon jade libation cup, Qing Dynasty,18th-19th century, finely carved with a fisherman on a boat in a river landscape, 9.1 cm long, 8.5 cm high. Provenance: A private Queensland collection
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A Chinese celadon white jade hexagonal vessel and cover, late Qing, 19th century, supported on four legs with loose ring dragon handles on the cover and base, each panel with archaistic motifs, 20.5 x 16 cm. Provenance: Mossgreen, The Ray Mitchell and Julian Sterling Collections, 26-27 February 2007, lot 98
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A Chinese silk child's robe, 19th century, with embroidery border and collar, perplex frame, the robe 92 cm high, the frame 165 x 103 cm
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A Chinese blue silk robe with gilt thread, Qing dynasty, 19th century, decorated scrolling dragons above waves, and gilt edging, the robe 135 cm high, the frame 145 x 141 cm
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A Chinese boxwood scholar object of a grotto, 19th century, finely carved in a form of a twisted branch, very nicely patinated, 17.5 x 11.4 cm, fitted hardwood stand and fitted box. Provenance: A private NSW collection
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A Chinese cinnabar lacquer box and cover, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century, in the form of a Ruyi head, the cover finely carved in relief with Tieguai Li standing in front of a bridge in a river landscape, 14 cm long, 11.5 cm wide and 5.5 cm high. Provenance: Private New Zealand collection
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A large natural amber, 11 cm long, 6.4 cm wide, 110 gram weight. Provenance: A private Queensland collection
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A Chinese silver bracelet with ivory inlaid and a silver-ivory ring, late 19th century-early 20th century, ivories have signatures of Yu Shuo, 'Silver', 'China', 'Bee' marks to the silver bracelet, bracelet: 6 cm diameter, fitted box (ring)
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A Chinese 'Qingbai' vase, Southern Song to Yuan dynasty, 13th century, with foliated rim and lobed body, the exterior of the spreading foot moulded with a band of overlapping upright lotus leaves, body covered with an even bluish green glaze., 14.3 cm high, fitted box. Provenance: Ky Fine Art, Hong Kong, Private NSW collection
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A Chinese Longquan vase, Ming Dynasty, 15th century, heavily potted with incised decoration to the exterior, covered with thick crackle glaze, the wood lid with an celadon jade finial in the form of a carp, 28.2 cm high (with the lid), 22 cm high (vase), fitted wood stand. Provenance: An old NSW private collection
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Two Chinese fabric-impressed small stoneware bowls, Warring States (475-221BC), with applied 's' shaped motif, 6.5 x 8.7 cm, and 6.6 x 8 cm, similar example please see Suzanne G. Valenstein. A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics: Revised and Enlarged Edition, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2012, pl.32
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A Chinese fine drum shaped Longquan tripod censer, Southern Song-Yuan dynasty, 13th-14th century, covered in a good pale green celadon glaze, 16 cm diameter, 5.6 cm high. Provenance: Mossgreen, 16 November 2015, lot 79
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A Chinese Longquan celadon brush washer, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1298), with fine crackle glaze, 11.5 cm diameter, similar example please see Chinese Antiquities From the Brian S. McElney Collection, p.93, pl.53. Provenance: An old Melbourne private collection
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A Cizhou persimmon glaze tea bowl, Jin dynasty (1115-1234), finely potted with a narrow band of lustrous black glaze encircling a groove band below the mouth rim, overall covered with a fine persimmon glaze with small black stripes, 11 cm diameter. Provenance: A private Victorian collection
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A Chinese Lonquan celadon dish, 14-15th century, with foliate rim, the interior freely incised with a lotus flower, covered with a fine bluish green ice-crackle glaze, the foot rim unglazed with orange iron oxide, 20.4 cm diameter. Provenance: Jane Carnegie Melbourne, Estate of Betty and Donald Currie, ·, ·
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A small Chinese Jun ware tea bowl, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368), the deep round body covered with a thick milky blue glaze, 8.4 cm diameter, 4.6 cm high, See Christie's New York, 20/9/2002, lot 294 for a similar bowl with cover. A slightly larger example please see Christie's Hong Kong, 2/12/2005, lot 2809, also see 'Yuzhou Official Junyao kiln Site Museum Exhibition Catalogue' Vol.1, p.200 && 206, and Li Zhiyan & Simon Kwan, 'Song Ceramics: The Muwen Tang Collection Series', Vol.11, p.440, pl.185 with a…
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A small Chinese Jun ware censer Qin Lu, Jin-Yuan dynasty, 13th-14th century. A compressed globular body raised on three short cabriole legs to a cylindrical neck that rises to the everted, dished rim, covered with a blue glaze, 4.9 cm high, 4.5 cm diameter, For similar example see Sotheby's New York, 13 September 2016, lot 142, Sotheby's London, 11 May 2016, lot 167, Sotheby's London, 17/11/1999, lot 722, also see 'Yunzhou Official Junyao Kiln Site Museum Exhibition Catalogue', Vol. 1, p.119 & p. 236.…
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A Chinese Longquan celadon censor, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368), supported on three short legs, the exterior decorated with three impressed dragons, covered in an olive green ice-crackle glaze inside and outside, 13.2 cm diameter, 8 cm high. Provenance: A NSW private collection
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A Chinese Longquan celadon ribbed jar, Southern Song Dynasty, 13th century, 10.5 cm high, 10 cm wide. Provenance: Christie's Melbourne, The Brake- Lau- Eckerman Collection, 3/9/1990, lot 7, Old Melbourne private collection
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A Jizhou ware paper-cut resist decorated tea bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279), the interior is decorated in resist technique with paper-cut decoration of three quatrelobed flower heads reserved in dark brown against the variegated, brown with bluish stripped ground, 11.3 cm diameter, Jizhou bowl with similar technique please see Chrisite's Hong Kong, 30 November 2016, lot 3165, also see Sotheby's New York, 13 September 2016, lot 121. Provenance: Private Melbourne Collection
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A Chinese black glaze jar with russet splashes decoration, Jin dynasty (115-1234), the global body covered with a glossy streaked russet pattern on thick bluish-black glaze, the inside black glaze with a russet hares' fur effect, 9.4 cm high, 8.4 cm diameter (cross mouth rim). A cizhou vase with similar glaze please see Christie's New York, 16 September 2016, lot 1306, and Christie's New York, 20 September 2002, lot 288, For a bowl with similar glaze effect see Wamg Ye Museum ed., 'San Jing Yao Huo', p.155…
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A Chinese Ding ware bowl, late Tang dynasty, 10th century, with nice even white glaze, 16.3 cm diameter. Provenance: A private NSW collection
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A Longquan celadon tripod censer, Yuan dynasty, 14th century, in an archaic 'Ding' shape, covered with a thick even green crackle glaze, 12.5 cm high, 13.2 cm diameter, Similar example see Sotheby's London, 17/11/1999, lot 739. Provenance: An old NSW private collection
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A Chinese Longquan celadon dish, early Ming dynasty, 14th century, interior centre carved with a lotus, covered in a green glaze, 34.3 cm diameter
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A Chinese famille rose basin, Qing dynasty, Daoguang period (1821-1850), interior decorated with generals and boys, 29.8 cm diameter, 9.8 cm high
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A Chinese 'Qingbai' boys bowl, Southern Song dynasty, 12th century, the interior finely incised with four flying boys holding four lotus branches in between, covered with a fine even bluish green glaze, 14.1 cm diameter. A larger Qinba i bowl with two boys please see Sotheby's Hong Kong, 5/4/2017, lot 3207. A bowl with similar design excavated from a tomb in Yihuang county, Jiangxi province, dated in accordance with 1201 AD, and now preserved in the Jiangxi Provincial Museum, is illustrated in Peng Shifan,…
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A Chinese stucco seated Buddha, Dali style, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), seated in a double lotus position, with two hands place together in front of the chest, 104 cm high. Provenance: An old private Queensland collection
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A Chinese wooden carved seated Guanyin, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), seated in dhyanasana, covered with red lacuqer, 23 cm high. Provenance: A private Melbourne collection
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A Khmer stone Buddha head, Bayon period, late 12-early 13th century, 20 cm high. Provenance: An old Victorian private collection
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A Khmer stone figure of a seated Buddha, Bayon period, late 12th-early 13th century, 40 cm high. Provenance: Old VIC private collection
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A Thai bronze seated figure of a Buddha, early 20th century, seated on a tiered throne, 32 cm high. Provenance: Private NSW collection
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A Chinese rose quartz figure of a seated Guanyin, early 20th century, beside a rock and a vase, the figure holding a branch, hardwood fitted stand and box, 11.8 cm high. Provenance: An old private Sydney collection
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An Indian bronze Nandi, 18th century, 15.3 cm high, 13.4 cm wide. Provenance: An old private Melbourne collection
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A Chinese gilt bronze repousse seated figure of Amitayus, Qianlong period, 18th century, 19 cm high. Provenance: Private NSW collection
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A Thai/Lao bronze Buddha head, 11th-14th century, 12 cm high. Provenance: David Jones Gallery, Sydney, July 1968, An old Melbourne private collection, / 19687·
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A Tibetan/Mustang district seated copper alloy figure of an Amitabha, 16th century, the Buddha is cast seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus throne, with calm facial expression and his hands held in dhyana mudra, eyes and lips inlaid with copper, robe nicely traced, the base with a lengthy inscription in Tibetan, sealed with a Visvajra, 18.4 cm high. Provenance: Mossgreen, 2 June 2008, lot 41, An old NSW private collection
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A Tibetan gilt-bronze figure of four armed Shadakshari Avalokiteshvara, 18th century, seated in a full lotus posture with finely chased dhoti on a double lotus throne, base sealed with visvajra, 15.8 cm high. Provenance: An old NSW collection
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A Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze seated green tara, 18th century, wearing an elaborate crown, sitting in lalitasana on a double-lotus base issuing a lotus flower that supports her right foot, her right hand lowered in varada mudra, her left raised in vitarka mudra and each holding a lotus stem flanking her shoulders, 12.5 cm high. Provenance: An old NSW private collection
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A Sino-Tibetan bronze figure of Boddhisava Avalokieshvara, 18th century, the bronze figure cast in a royal ease posture on a double lotus throne with a goat skin on the left shoulder. A small shakyamuni seated on his head, his right hand resting on the raised right knee holding a vase, left hand with a sutra supporting the body on the edge of the base, 17.3 cm high. Provenance: An old NSW private collection
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A Chinese silver cocktail shaker and eight beakers, circa 1920, embossed with farmers toiling fields with oxen by pavilions, the shaker, 15.5 cm high, the beakers 6.5 cm high, 690 grams
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A pair of Chinese silver pieced bamboo trumpet vases, late Qing dynasty, late 19th/early 20th century, marked 'Sk/ Zhao Ji, 20 cm high, 325 grams
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A Chinese silver three piece tea set and two tea cups and saucers, late Qing dynasty, late 19th /early 20th century, the tea set comprising a tea pot, lidded sugar bowl. A milk jug and two tea cups and saucers, all embossed with scrolling chrysanthemums on a textured matt ground, marked 'Kk/Jian X /90', the tea pot 12 cm high, 1,065 grams total weight
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A Chinese blue glazed brush pot, 20th Century, 19.6 cm diameter, 15.4 cm high
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A Chinese blue glaze 'hu' shaped vase, Yongzheng mark, 20th century, 30 cm high
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A Chinese silver oblong tea pot by Kwong Man Shing, 63 Queen's Road, Hong Kong, late Qing dynasty, late 19th/early 20th century, embossed with panels of figures. A vacant shield cartouche, tree branch loop handle and melon finial, marked 'Xinyuan/Kms/90', 19 cm long, 405 grams
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A Chinese silver three piece tea set by Sing Fat, Silver Street, Canton, late Qing dynasty, late 19th/early 20th century, comprising an ovoid tea pot with engraved inscription, lidded sugar bowl and a milk jug, all embossed with a scrolling dragon, marked 'Sf/Xiao, the tea pot 23 cm long, 825 grams
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A rare Nepalese silver Kundika, 19th century, body finely decorated with a pair of confronting dragons, above a band of eight Buddhist symbols, the hinged cover with peacock finial, 28.6 cm high. Provenance: Private NSW collection
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A Chinese blue and white bowl, 18th century, interior painted with five fish amongst seaweed, exterior covered with brown glaze, two character 'Wan Yu' mark to the base, hardwood stand and fitted box, 15.7 cm diameter. Provenance: An old private Sydney collection
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Two Chinese inside painted snuff bottles, early 20th century, one painted with mountain landscapes the other one painted with scholars and attendants, both inscribed and signed, 7.4 cm and 7.5 cm high. Provenance: A private Queensland collection
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A Chinese inside painted snuff bottles by Li kechang, 20th century, painted with Xi Shi and an attendant on one side and poem on the other, inscribed and signed, 7.5 cm high. Provenance: An old private Western Australian collection
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