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Chinese, Japanese & Asian Works of Art — Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers

Auction House:Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:489
Sale Title:Chinese, Japanese & Asian Works of ArtLots with images:488
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:234
Date:20-Aug-2017
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A Japanese bronze writhing dragon sculpture, Meiji period, on Plexiglass stand, height 21 cm
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A large Chinese Ming style bronze Buddha, seated on a lotus petal stand, the hands clasped with raised index fingers, a full face centred with a small urna, eyes downcast below his domed usnisa, wearing flowing robes that fall around the upturned feet, the separate stand with double dorje on the base, height 66 cm, length, 42 cm
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A Japanese full suit of Samurai armour, the central bronze breast plate with a dragon, Showa period, early 20th century, silk and chain male arms, silk braid and leg guards, complete with lacquer over metal face mask, original storage box with display stand, note: The Emperor revived the ateliers so the skills of making would not be lost..., height 185 cm, width 62 cm, depth 44 cm
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Six Chinese porcelain enamel bowl with Tongzhi mark, diameter 9 cm
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A Chinese porcelain bowl with flared rim on fitted stand, Chenghua mark, painted with a green dragon flying in flames. Provenance: original certificate Hong Kong gallery, dated 1986, height 10, diameter 20 cm
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A Chinese porcelain dragon and phoenix bowl with Wucai glaze, Guangxu mark and period. Provenance: Acquired from Singapore gallery in 1989, original receipt, diameter 16 cm, height 8 cm
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A glazed stoneware spotted owl and a crackle glazed dog, possibly 12-16th century, the miniature owl with iron-brown and the dog has splashes of blue, height 8 cm
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A Chinese bronze censer with double lion mask handles on bronze stand, with Ming Xuande mark and probably of the period, the rounded shape with gentle curve toward the flat mouth, a smooth patina with a red tinge, diameter 21 cm
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A Chinese ceramic brown glazed censer, with double lion mask handles and raised on three low legs, diameter 15 cm
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Five hundred Lohan, an exceptionally long hand scroll, printed and hand coloured, Cyclical date 1937 or 1997, after Ming Artist Wu bin, seated and standing figures participating in different pursuits, small groups under foliage, real and mythical animals including lion, an elephant, tiger and birds, probably all on a mountain with clouds, length 900 cm, height 34 cm
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A fine gilt bronze deity, standing in ankle length robes wearing elaborate jewellery, 17-19th century, holding a bowl in the left hand the right hand raised, height 18 cm
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A pair of Chinese emerald green Peking glass plates, 19th century, diameter 20 cm
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A Chinese jade Happy Buddha, carved from a solid boulderin relief, seated in the position of Royal ease, the large pale blue-green jade well deliniated on a wooden stand, height 25 cm
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A hand scroll of Foliage in a Rocky Forest, after Wu Changshuo [1844 – 1927] in his 76th year, condition: oil stain, 180 x 75 cm
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A white sea eagle Perched on a Rocky Outcrop, hanging scroll, signed Jin Kun with red seal mark, dated 1987, porcelain scroll ends, mounted on silk, 178 x 70 cm
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A gilt bronze domed shaped Stupa, on a tiered round base, Nepal/Tibet, height 18 cm
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A tall bronze Buddha seated on a lion dog, the Ming style deity wearing elegant Attire, one hand raised, the soles of the feet turned upward with the robe pooling around the knees, traces of gilt and lacquer, height 47 cm
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A large Chinese porcelain Buddha, seated on a high lotus throne, Dehua, 20th century, very fine pleats in robe, a He Chaozong mark to the bottom of the back, height 52 cm
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A large Chinese porcelain lidded jar, painted with fish swimming in a Flowering Lake, 20th century, height 45 cm
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A large ceramic lidded jar with brown glaze, probably Ming Dynasty, the ribbed vessel with lug handles on the shoulder, height 36, diameter 30 cm
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A large Chinese porcelain deep dish in underglaze blue, a phoenix painted in the centre, Ming Dynasty. Provenance: from Binh Thuan shipwreck that went down 1608 off the coast of south Vietnam, diameter 36 cm, height 8 cm
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Three Chinese porcelain bowls in underglaze blue, a lion dog painted in the centre, Ming Dynasty. Provenance: from Binh Thuan shipwreck that went down 1608 off the coast of south Vietnam, diameter 20 cm, height 8.5 cm
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A Chinese porcelain deep dish in underglaze blue, two phoenix painted in the centre, Ming Dynasty. Provenance: from Binh Thuan shipwreck that went down 1608 off the coast of south Vietnam, diameter 27 cm
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Two Chinese porcelain dishes in underglaze blue, two phoenix painted in the centre, Ming Dynasty. Provenance: from Binh Thuan shipwreck that went down 1608 off the coast of south Vietnam, diameter 27 cm
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Two Chinese porcelain dishes in underglaze blue, two phoenix painted in the centre of each dish, Ming Dynasty. Provenance: from Binh Thuan shipwreck that went down 1608 off the coast of south Vietnam, diameter 27 cm
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A Chinese porcelain dish in underglaze blue, two phoenix painted in the centre, Ming Dynasty. Provenance: from Binh Thuan shipwreck that went down 1608 off the coast of south Vietnam, diameter 27 cm
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A Chinese porcelain bowl with overglaze enamel, Guangxu six character mark, condition: Hairline crack, diameter 11 cm
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A porcelain Garlic Mouth bottle vase, in underglaze blue, probably 17th/18th century, a Yuan mark, the pear shaped body painted in a bright cobalt blue on a crisp white body, flying pheonix amongst flowering branches above a band of upright lappets. Provenance: from a shipwreck off the coast of Fujian Province, condition: small barnicles both inside and some still remaining on the body, overall good condition, height 41 cm
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A fine blue-white glazed jar in the song style from the Dehua Kilns, Fujian Province, Qing Dynasty, the elegant shape moulded with peony and cranes. Provenance: from a shipwreck off the coast of Fujian Province, height 19 cm, depth cm
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A rare large Sacred Mushroom, Qing Dynasty, the mushroom enhanced forming a mask with leather nose added. Provenance: Acquired in Paris, height 15 cm, length, 29 cm
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A two Stringed Chinese violin, Erhu, with snake skin Soundboard and original bow. Provenance: Acquired in Burma, length 72 cm
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Two Chinese porcelain enamel bowls, Republic period, one with cabbage and butterfly design the other with dragons, diameter 23 and 25 cm
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A porcelain Meiping shaped peach vase, height 20.5
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Five Chinese porcelain peach bowls, Republic period, iron red mark reads Yuet Tung china works, Hong Kong, diameter 10 cm
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Four Chinese porcelain enamel bowl with Guangxu mark, diameter 11 cm
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A Chinese porcelain box with Daoguang mark and a hexagonal porcelain lidded tea caddy, each with iron red designs the lid of the box painted in overglaze enamel, condition: chip to lid of tea caddy, length 16 cm
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A Chinese porcelain butterfly lidded jar, with Tongzhi mark, condition: a stress crack to the body. Provenance: Acquired in Beijing in 1980s, by Airline Executive, height 21, diameter 19 cm
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Two Chinese porcelain tea caddies, height 15 cm, width 11.5 cm
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A pair of Chinese porcelain Pillows with peony and golden pheasants, with poems on each narrow side, a cyclical date thirteen years of Yongzheng period, 1735, length 33 cm
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A Chinese porcelain jar in the Wucai palette with Wanli mark, condition: crack on neck and shoulder, height 17 cm, diameter 15 cm
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A Chinese bowl with floral design, yellow background, blue and white interior, with Daoguang mark, the box from the the Palace Museum in Republic period, the label on the surface inscribed accessed in 7th March, 1937 and delivered from Chongqing to Nanjing, diameter 15 cm
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A Chinese bulb-shaped vase with traditional Chinese scene, with Kangxi mark, height 27 cm
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A boxed bowl floral decoration with burgundy background, with Yongzheng mark, PLEASE DISPLAY WITH BOX, the box from the the Palace Museum in Republic period, the label on the surface inscribed accessed in 7th March, 1937 and delivered from Chongqing to Nanjing, diameter 14.5 cm
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A Chinese polychrome vase triangular shape, Tongzhi mark 19th/20th century, polychrome enamel, condition: Restoration to Mouth, height 37 cm
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A blue and white porcelain pot, without the lid, with Ming Zhengde mark, height 25 cm
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A blue and white cushion-shaped lidded bowl, diameter 23 cm
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Chinese blue and white brush pot, decorated in the Kangxi manner with underglaze blue and white moutain landscape., height 18 cm, diameter 22 cm
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A large Chinese porcelain moon flask, in Vivid tones of Colbalt blue, probably Republic period, a flat globular body rising from an oval foot, condition: break to applied chilong handles, 39 cm
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Chinese porcelain water pot, Taibai Zun, in underglaze blue, Artemisia leaf on base, Qing Dynasty, from the scholar's Studio, diameter 8 cm
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A Chinese porcelain dragon dish painted in underglaze blue, Guangxu mark, the sinewy dragon on the exterior moving between clouds and flames, diameter 21 cm
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A Chinese porcelain vase with blue Calligraphic characters on a white ground, Shou', Longevity, in seal script, a Yongzheng mark to base, height 50 cm
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A Meiping-shape porcelain vase with red and blue dragon, height 35 cm
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A fine Chinese porcelain dish with hunting scene, Qing Dynasty, 18/19th century, men on horseback with bows and arrows, diameter 23 cm
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A fine Chinese blue and white dish painted in a pencil design, Qing Dynasty, 18/19th century, diameter 25 cm
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Blue and white melon-shaped water Dropper with Kangxi mark and of period, height 9 cm
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A porcelain vase painted with dragons in underglaze blue, Xuande mark, on the pale celadon ground, the round foot unglazed, applied double ring handles from animal mask heads, height 31 cm
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A shallow porcelain dish with a flat rim, painted with double Phoenix, Xuande mark, diameter 25 cm
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A Chinese porcelain blue and white vase, with Qianlong mark to the base, height 45 cm
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A blue and white stem vessel with Qianlong mark, height 11 cm, diameter 19 cm
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A Chinese celadon bowl with incised decoration, diameter 18 cm
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A Chinese celadon bottle shaped vase, height 27 cm
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A celadon Waved rim with two raised fish in centre, 20th century, mark to base, Longquan Qing Ci, diameter 13 cm
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Chinese Dingyao style shallow bowl with Transparent glaze and metal rim, a moulded decoration of a winged dragon, condition: surface scratch, diameter 21 cm
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A Chinese Junyao style and glazed shaped bowl, crackle blue/grey glaze with purple Splash to interior, diameter 17.5 cm
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A Ding Ware style amphora with double dragon handled, body incised with floral motifs, height 30 cm
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A Chinese celadon glazed with a central dragon, in the style of the Yuan Dynasty, diameter 18 cm
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A celadon green lidded pot, condition: crack inside, 31 cm
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Two pottery Junyao glazed, a Narcissus bowl and candlestick, diameter 24 cm, height 14 cm
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A group of three Junyao glazed vessels, comprising incense burner, conical shaped bowl and water pot, height 6 cm [burner], diameter 18 cm [bowl], height 9 cm [pot]
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A massive gilt bronze Guanyin with Traces of gilt, 19th/20th century, poised in meditation with a serene face, hands resting in her lap, base cast separately, height 60 cm
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A soapstone figure of Guanyin, seated in the Royal Ease Posture, height 15 cm
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A fine gilt bronze Buddha, seated with Robed Falling in Pleates Covering the legs, Yongle mark on the lotus throne, height 23 cm
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A Chinese metal Buddha, seated with legs crossed revealing Soles of the feet, possibly iron, holding a bowl in the left hand and the right hand open, height 33 cm
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A Chinese gilt bronze Buddha, wearing a very finely detailed robe, the young serene face with eyes Downcast, a Yongle mark, height 46 cm
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A gilt bronze Tibetan Healing Buddha, wearing an off the shoulder robe finely Pleated, 19th/20th century, condition: good patina with some verdigris, height 24 cm
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A gilt bronze Tibetan Buddha, height 30 cm
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A bone and resin carved dragon boat, length 80 cm, height 50 cm
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A young bronze monk, standing with hands Clasped, hollow cast, Tibet, height 18.5 cm
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A boy monk standing with the left hand Pointing Upwards the right Down, wearing a loin cloth and standing with feet together on a lotus throne, height 15 cm
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A green jade censer on fitted stand, 19th/20th century, height 21 cm
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A Chinese white jade cabbage with green Striation, on fitted stand, length 18 cm
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Two green jade dragons chasing the flaming pearl in Rust coloured jade, on fitted stand, height 21 cm, length, 19 cm
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A jade elephant with inlaid metal blanket and a Mahout sitting in a lotus seat, height 15 cm
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A round jadeite bangle, with apple green Striation, and hardstone bangle with Rust Inclusion, opaque and Translucent, diameter 7.8 and 8.5 cm
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A carved nephrite jade crane standing on a tortoise, height 21 cm
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A carved pale grey jadeite toggle pendant, unctuous patina with a lively shape, length 5 cm
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A white jade ovoid shaped carving, a figure in the amber contrasting stone, zoomorphic creatures metamorphosing from the egg shape, length 7 cm, diameter 4 cm
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A large Chinese greenstone carving of a Happy Buddha, seated with a laughing expression, on a wooden stand, height 25 cm
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Six jade carved Toggles, a pendant, large [6], diameter 6 cm
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A Laotian Buddha, height 52 cm
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Laotian carved wooden and gilt Buddha, 20th century, depicted seated on a three tiered throne, height 23 cm
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Two Javanese painted dance masks, early 20th century, height 18 cm and 17 cm
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A carved and lacquered Kris handle, Java Indonesia, height 10 cm
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A gilt bronze and lacquer Thai Buddha, seated on a high tiered throne, 19th/20th century, a young serene face with downcast eyes and elongated curved earlobes, with a tall finial from the tight curls of the usnisa, wearing an off the shoulder robe, height 37 cm, width 26 cm
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A bronze Sukhothai standing Buddha, height 39 cm
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A bronze Sukhothai standing Buddha, height 39 cm
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Thai school, Worshipping the Buddha, gouache on fabric, condition: glass broken in lower left corner, 60 x 47.5 cm
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A Persian iron and silver dish, diameter 17 cm
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An Anglo-Indian sewing box, the thread barrel lid is inlaid with sadeli mosaic, 19th century, diameter 5.5 cm
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Ink and colour on paper, folk dancer from Bhavi, Rajasthan, signature on verso, mid 20th century, Picassoesque design with abstract geometric forms, the distinct culture of Bhavi in the district of Jodhpur, is well known for the striking colours and the graceful movements and deft swirls of the dancers, 71 x 57 cm. Provenance: The collection of a former Australian Diplomat
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