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Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design — Sotheby's

Auction House:Sotheby'sNumber of lots recorded:307
Sale Title:Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & DesignLots with images:306
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:176
Date:18-Jul-2018
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Two small celadon jade pendants, comprising an openwork sinuous dragon, and a finial with dragon head and taotie mask in low relief. -2. 4 cm long and 4.5 cm long.
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A white jade figure of Pudai, 20th century, the jovial figure seated holding in his left hand the stem of a large flower extending onto the reverse, and a bat resting on the upper edge, the white stone with areas of faint brown suffusions, wood stand. -2. 8 cm high.
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A carved celadon jade 'mythical animal' water pot, Qing dynasty, 19th century, the animal striding forward with head turned back towards the removable stopper with pierced chilong knop, the haunches with stylised scrolls in low relief, the pale stone with some russet suffusions and a small area of opaque white mottling, wood stand. -3. 11 cm long. Provenance: Zorich Collection, Adelaide
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Two carved jade animal groups, 19th/20th century, comprising one of a recumbent Buddhist lion with cub, carved from a pale stone with russet striations, wood stand, the other of a recumbent cat and kitten, the whitish stone with slight russet suffusions. -3. 7 cm long, 6.5 cm long.
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A celadon jade rectangular table screen, 19th/20th century, one side carved in relief with sages conversing on a rocky pathway beside a walled pavilion with pine trees growing from crevices, another sage and attendant walking on a small footbridge over a stream, the reverse inscribed with a long poem followed by an inscription reading Qianlong er shi si nian yu ti, the stone of pale tone with some opaque mottling and russet suffusions, wood stand. -2. 20 cm high.
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A white jade pendant, 20th century, retaining the shape of the original pebble, carved in relief with a mythical beast climbing over the top, its long coiled tail extending over the sides, carved from a white stone with some russet markings, a small red seal reading Tang Weiqi to one side. 6.5 cm long.
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Two rootwood brushpots, each with irregularly shaped body, the walls of unequal thickness and conforming with the natural form of a tree trunk, the exterior with naturalistic knots and rippled surface, one with a darker area to one side of the otherwise pale wood. -2. 14 cm high, 12.5 cm high.
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A large zitan brush pot Bitong, Qing dynasty, of plain cylindrical form. 20.5 cm high.
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An unusual carved wood moon flask, Qing dynasty, resembling aloeswood, the overall surface with naturalistic swirls and gnarled indentations, with slender branch like handles joining the garlic mouth to the sloping shoulders, supported on a short splayed foot, the base inlaid in silver wire with an apocryphal four-character seal mark Qianlong Yu Jian, fitted wood stand. -2. 36.5 cm high. Compare with a similar wood moon flask illustrated in The Collection of Stands in the Palace Museum, Part V, Catalogue p…
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A carved hardwood brushpot Bitong, 19th/20th century, the wood probably huanghuali, naturalistically modelled in the form of a prunus tree trunk, the exterior carved with knots and protrusions with blossoming branches extending up the sides, and pine trees growing from the base and from the mouth rim in high relief. 20.5 cm wide.
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A bamboo 'lingzhi' washer, late Qing dynasty/20th century, of shallow form, the incurved sides carved in high and pierced relief with meandering branches bearing lingzhi fungus heads extending over the mouth rim, a two-character mark in a rectangular panel on one side. 14 cm wide.
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A carved bamboo brushpot Bitong, Qing dynasty, 19th century, the cylindrical sides carved in relief with sages and attendants travelling along rocky paths towards pavilions set among pine, willow and other trees in a continuous mountain landscape, incised on one side with the two-character mark Gu Jue and seal Zong Yu. 15 cm high.
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A carved wood cup Qing dynasty, 19th century, possibly aloeswood, with steeply flared sides carved on the exterior with legendary figures including the Eight Immortals and Liu Hai with his toad, beside two pine trees, the trunks forming the openwork handle, with branches extending in relief over the rocky cliffs to either side and onto the interior, fitted wood stand. -2. 13 cm high.
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An unusual carved Chinese softwood cabinet, 19th/20th century, of rounded rectangular form, the top carved in relief with the wu fu in flight around a shou medallion flanked by foliate scrolls within a wave pattern border, either side similarly carved and set with metal loop handles, the front with a pair of doors carved with bat and shou medallions on a leiwen ground opening to reveal three drawers above a long drawer, metal mounts and pulls. 28 cm high, 42 cm wide, 20 cm deep.
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A hardstone-inlaid Ming style hardwood table cabinet, of rectangular form with hinged lid opening to reveal a tray like compartment, above two pairs of short drawers and a long drawer, each door inlaid with boys at play, between a frieze of bats on the cover and the 'Three Abundances' at the base, the top with a bird perched on a fruiting pomegranate tree beside lingzhi fungus, and set with two inscribed plaques one with an apocryphal four-character seal mark of Jiaqing, baitong mounts. 32 cm high, 31 cm…
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A Ming-style hardwood desk tray, 20th century, of square form with open galleried sides, the corner supports extending to form the short legs, one side inset with two secret drawers, the wood with attractive grain and colour. 10.5 cm high, 34.5 cm wide, 34.5 cm deep. Compare with a jichi wood desk tray dated to the Ming dynasty, illustrated by Wang Shixiang Chinese Classic Furniture p. 238 pl. 161, from the author's collection.
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A Ming-style hardwood portable table cabinet, of rectangular form, the hinged cover lifting to reveal a shallow compartment over a pair of flush panelled doors, the mitred frame set with metal mounts and hinges, the front with a circular metal lock plate set with ruyi -shaped clasp, the interior with two pairs of short drawers over a single long drawer, each with metal pulls, the sides with angular loop metal handles, the wood of attractive colour and grain resembling huanghuali. 26.5 cm high, 28 cm wide,…
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A carved hardwood 'dragon and phoenix' table cabinet, 19th/20th century, of rectangular form, the two doors carved with stylised archaistic dragon and phoenix panels opening to reveal two short drawers between two long drawers, the top set with an arched handle and the base with a shaped apron, fitted with metal pulls, hinges. handle and corner mounts. 26 cm high, 31 cm wide, 22 cm deep.
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A huanghuali and hardwood writing table, circa 1900, the panelled top flush within a mitred frame with moulded edge, above a row of three panelled drawers set with brass swing handles on circular back plates, within a raised convex framework extending around the sides and back, supported on corner round section legs joined by moulded side stretchers, 81 cm high, 102.5 cm wide, 48 cm deep. Provenance: Tomlinson Antique House, Singapore. Private Collection, Perth, acquired from the above. This lot is sold…
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An unusual mixed hardwood display stand, 19th/20th century, constructed with one square and one rectangular display surface on two levels, all resting on corner legs some terminating in angular scrolls, the four outer corner legs joined by side stretchers and ending in pad feet, the shaped aprons carved with friezes of linked angular scrolls and archaistic kui dragons and bat motifs, the wood of attractive colour and grain, 40 cm high, 76.5 cm wide, 51.5 cm deep. Provenance: Geway Trading Co. Ltd., Hong…
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A pair of hardwood yokeback armchairs Sichutouguanmaoyi, 20th century, each with a gently curving crestrail with extended truncated ends, the S-shaped back splat carved with a lappet-shaped cartouche of foliate scrolls, the two rear posts extending to form the back legs, the outscrolled arms with tapering S-form centre stiles and front supports, the flush panelled rectangular seat within a mitred frame, the curved front apron with beaded edge extending to long flange brackets, the legs joined by four…
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An unusual pair of octagonal huanghuali and hongmu side cabinets, 20th century, each with flush panelled top within a mitred frame with moulded and beaded edge above a narrow waist, the panelled sides within moulded borders with beaded edges, the front with a single drawer above a pair of removable panelled doors, all set with metal lock receptacles and pulls, supported on short waisted corner feet, -2, 59 cm high, 62.5 cm wide, 49.5 cm deep. Provenance: Tomlinson Antique House, Singapore. Private…
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A mixed hardwood three-drawer coffer Liansanchu, early 20th century, the flush panelled top set into a mitred frame with separate everted ends, over scroll-shaped spandrels with beaded edge flanking three drawers above a double door with removable central stile bordered by two outer panels, set with baitong mounts, hinges and handles, all above a short plain apron, 84 cm high, 157 cm wide, 48 cm deep, Compare with a huanghuali coffer dated to the Qing dynasty, sold Sotheby's, New York, 20 March 2013, lot…
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A huanghuali and hardwood Ming-style open shelf cabinet with spindles and lattice-work Touling Jiage, 19th/20th century, of rectangular form, divided by four horizontal shelves each slightly recessed within the rounded frame, the central shelves enclosed with vertical spindles on the sides, back and along the central divide, and with two pairs of removable open work latticed doors in a pattern of rectangles enclosed within rectangles, bubujian at the front, each fitted with a baitong plate and pull, the…
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A huanghuali and hardwood round-corner openwork cabinet, 20th century, of rectangular form, the rounded protruding top set on corner posts housing a pair of removable lattice work doors within a moulded frame, fitted at the centre with metal plates and lock receptacles and shaped pulls, opening to reveal the interior fitted with one removable shelf over two rectangular drawers with metal plates and pulls, all above a plain apron with rounded spandrels, 169 cm high, 920 cm wide, 46 cm deep. Provenance:…
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A hardwood square-corner cabinet, 20th century, of rectangular form, the mitred frame enclosing an upper cabinet set with a pair of flush panel doors opening and retracting on recessed grooves to either side, the interior with a single shelf and the back with vertical slats, all above three drawers and a lower storage area with a pair of flush panel doors flanked by side panels, the doors with metal hinges and circular central plates with openings for lock receptacles and shaped pulls, 164.5 cm high, 110…
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A huanghuali and hardwood Qing-style horseshoe-back armchair Quanyi, 19th/20th century, with a rounded crestrail set on straight front and back posts, flanked by shaped beaded edge spandrels and tapering side posts, the out-scrolled terminals carved with openwork foliate scrolls, the rectangular back splat enclosing a pierced foliate panel and dragon cartouche and flanked with similarly pierced spandrels, the rectangular mat seat within a mitred frame supported on four slightly curved square section legs…
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A pair of hardwood 'dreamstone' marble-inset incense stands, 19th/20th century, each of tall circular section, the top with a marble panel set within a frame with moulded and beaded edge above a recessed waist with oval apertures, all supported on five slender pierced arched legs and joined at the base by a conforming arched and pierced stretcher reinforced with prunus petal-form latticework, all raised on pierced splayed feet, -2, 109.5 cm high, 35.5 cm diameter, Compare with a similar pair of zitan…
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A set of four hongmu 'dreamstone' marble-inset armchairs and a pair of side tables, 19th/20th century, each chair with ruyi -shaped crestrail and straight back posts, joined by carved openwork fruiting branches, enclosing a circular 'dreamstone' marble plaque, two with an inscription in black and a red seal, the arms with similar fruiting branches, the hardwood seat above a short waist and shaped beaded apron extending to the angular cabriole legs terminating in animal mask scroll feet, the square tables…
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An unusual root wood table, composed of interlaced branches forming an openwork network of gnarled roots and branches, some bearing pods and flowers and a monkey clutching a fruit, separate glass top. -2. 48 cm high, 115 cm wide, 72 cm deep.
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A hardwood Ming-style folding armchair Jiaoyi, 20th century, the rounded crestrail ending in outswept handrests supported by the curved extensions of the front legs and slightly curved back splat carved with a lappet-shaped dragon cartouche above a pierced panel of a qilin among clouds, the seat frame with a shaped beaded edge apron carved with chilong and foliate scrolls, the whiplash curve of the front legs securing metal struts to the crest rail and metal strapwork on the structural joins and footrest.…
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A carved wood wall display stand, the stepped shelves with scroll ends, carved with pierced crestings of birds and tree shrews, the back pierced with bamboo and fruiting vine. 68 cm high, 110 cm wide, 16 cm deep.
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A set of four panels of paintings, 19th/20th century, each framed panel enclosing three painted roundels in ink and colours on silk depicting 'The Twelve Months of Flowers and Birds', with ducks, cranes, pheasants, song birds, cockerel, geese, kingfishers and peacocks in flight or perched beside rockwork among different plants and trees, including pine, prunus, bamboo, banana palms, willow, lotus and chrysanthemums, each painting with an inscription in black and a red seal. -4. each panel 125 x 33.5 cm.
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An album of seventy portraits, 19th/20th century, each lobed oval portrait painted in ink and colours on silk, laid down on gold flecked paper, comprising sixty-nine depicting Lohan and one of Buddha, each wearing loosely draped robes, their features and other details well defined, some seated on mats, others on rocks or piles of leaves, some holding a scroll, others a fly whisk or a begging bowl, and others an ambrosial vase, Buddhist lion or sceptre, the figure of Buddha seated on a lotus base holding a…
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A gilt bronze figure of Ushnishavijaya, 18th/19th century, the deity with eight arms and three faces, seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, one hand in varadamudra, the other in karanamudra, the remaining hands posed to hold various attributes now missing, dressed in a dhoti, celestial scarf and adorned with jewellery, and jewelled tiaras surrounding the tall chignon. 23.5 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, New Zealand, reputedly acquired during the 1970's in Japan or New Zealand.,…
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A bronze figure of Durga, Nepal, circa 15th century, the multi armed deity seated in lalitasana on the back of a recumbent lion, the principle hands in bhumisparsa and abhayamudra, the remaining hands extended holding attributes. 11.5 cm high.
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A gilt bronze figure of Padmasambhava, Tibet, circa 16th century, cast seated in vajraparyankasana on a double lotus pedestal, the left hand supporting a kapala, his right arm raised wielding a vajra, wearing a cloak incised with lotus scrolls, the face with a stern expression flanked by pendulous earrings, all surmounted by a monk's cap. 17.5 cm high. This figure depicts the legendary Indian pandita Padmasambhava, known as Guru Rinpoche to Tibetans. Padmasambhava is recognisable by the iconic peaked…
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A gilt bronze figure of Vajrasattva, seated in dhyanasana holding a vajra and bell, wearing a dhoti and adorned with jewellery and a diadem around the high chignon. 24 cm high. Provenance: The Estate of Colin Lanceley, Leonard Joel, Sydney, 16 November 2015, lot 212.
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A gilt bronze figure of Amitayus Qing dynasty, 18th century, seated on a double lotus base in dhyanasana with hands in dhyanamudra, wearing a dhoti and trailing scarf around the shoulders, with an elaborate jewelled necklace adorning the bare chest and large earrings, the face with serene expression and downcast gaze, and the hair drawn up behind a five-leaf diadem into a high tiered topknot surmounted by a gilt jewel, the flesh areas painted matt gold, the hair with traces of pigments. 22.5 cm high.
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A gilt bronze figure of Mahakala, Mongolia or China, 18th/19th century or later, the six-armed deity standing over an elephant-headed prostrate figure on the oval lotus base, holding a chopper and skull cup in the primary hands, and a skull rosary in the upper right hand with a trailing ribbon extending to the upper left hand, wearing jewellery, tiger-skin skirt and elephant-skin cape. 16 cm high.
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A gilt bronze figure of Buddha, Mongolia, probably Dolonnor, Qahar region, Inner Mongolia, 18th century, seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base, the right hand lowered in bhumisparsamudra and the left in dhyanamudra, wearing a shawl draped over the left shoulder falling over an undergarment gathered at the chest, and with a broad tasselled ruyi -shaped collar, the face with serene expression surmounted by a repousse five-pointed diadem with trailing ribbons. 35 cm high. Compare the style of gilt…
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A gilt bronze figure of Amitayus, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, cast seated in dhyanasana on a rectangular plinth, the hands held in dhyanamudra, wearing a long robe draped over the left shoulder exposing the right shoulder and jewelled necklace, the face with meditative expression and the hair drawn into a high coiffure behind a five-leafed tiara, backed by a separately cast flaming mandorla, four characters inscribed on the interior of the lower base. 20.5 cm high. Compare with similar figures sold…
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A parcel-gilt bronze figure of Vishnu, Nepal, circa 16th century, the figure standing barefoot on a double lotus base, wearing a short tight-fitting dhoti incised with scrolls and with long sashes falling from the waist, and adorned with jewellery, holding attributes in his four hands, the face surmounted by a five-leaf crown. 18.5 cm high.
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A famille-rose 'hundred butterflies' bottle vase, mark and period of Guangxu, the compressed globular body rising from a short foot to a tall waisted neck, painted on the exterior with the 'hundred butterflies' design divided by a band of lotus scrolls and stylised shou characters around the shoulders, the rim and foot with ruyi and lappet bands, inscribed to the base in iron-red with a six-character reign mark. 39 cm high. Provenance: Hong Kong Auctioneers and Estate Agency Ltd, Hong Kong, 18 November…
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A wucai 'dragon and phoenix' bowl mark of Kangxi, with steeply rounded sides and flared rim, the exterior brightly enamelled with a green and a red dragon chasing flaming pearls interspersed with two descending phoenix in flight, on a ground of floral sprays, all below a narrow band of bajixiang alternating with ruyi heads, the interior with a central dragon medallion, the base inscribed with a six-character mark in underglaze blue. 14.7 cm diameter.
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A pair of famille-rose vases, 20th century, each of ovoid form rising to a tall slender neck with gilt edged rim, the sides delicately painted with a continuous scene of flowering plants and lingzhi fungus sprigs growing beside rockwork, the base with an apocryphal six-character mark of Yongzheng in underglaze blue. -2. 14.7 cm high.
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A large pair of famille rose vases, Qing dynasty, 19th century, each of hexagonal section, the tall slightly waisted neck set with double ruyi sceptre handles, either side painted with figure scene panels within flower head borders reserved on a ground of precious objects and fruiting and flowering sprays. -2. 59 cm high.
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A pair of famille rose bowls, 19th/early 20th century, each painted on the exterior with ribboned wan symbols above a continuous band of rocks and waves, the interior glazed in turquoise, the base inscribed in iron-red with a six-character mark of Guangxu, box. -2. 11 cm diameter.
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A pair of famille-rose 'Balsam pear' teabowls and covers, seal marks of Daoguang, each bowl with steeply rounded sides flaring to the lipped rim, finely enamelled to the exterior with a fruiting and flowering Balsam pear entwined around a spray of bamboo and with a hovering butterfly above, the stems extending over the rim onto the interior, the matching shallow domed cover with raised circular knop doubling as a foot when inverted, similarly painted on the exterior and interior with fruiting vine, bamboo…
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A large famille-rose pink-ground vase, 19th/20th century, decorated on the sides with two panels of the Eight Immortals on a log raft and Hsi Wang Mu borne on a peacock, reserved on the floral scroll ground, the neck with double Buddhist lion handles, the base inscribed in iron-red with an apocryphal six-character mark of Qianlong. 61 cm high.
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Two yixing teapots and covers, 20th century, comprising one of arched form, one side incised with a poem Yi Hu Tian Di Xiao Shu Lou, the reverse with stylised characters, the base with an impressed seal Bo Zhang, the other with vertically fluted sides, the base impressed with a seal Gao Jian Fang. -4. 17.5 cm long, 16 cm long.
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Two Yixing teapots and covers, 20th century, comprising one carved with a four-character inscription and blossoming prunus boughs, low domed cover, the base with an impressed mark Wu Yungen zhi, the other with indented sides and low domed cover with overall scaly surface, simulated branch handle, spout and knop, the base with an impressed mark Wang Nian Lin. -4. 19.5 cm long, 21 cm long.
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A famille-rose vase, 20th century, the tapering shouldered body painted with two maidens conversing, one carrying a qin over her shoulder, and with a bat and a crane in flight, the base inscribed in iron-red with an apocryphal six-character seal mark of Qianlong, fitted box. 16 cm high.
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A set of four porcelain panels, 20th century, each painted in famille-rose enamels with pairs of birds on rockwork beside flowering lotus and bamboo, an inscription in black with a red seal reading Cheng Yiting to one side, framed. -4. each panel 21 x 12.5 cm overall 25.5 x 17 cm.
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A small coral-ground famille-rose bowl, 20th century, painted on the exterior in bright enamels with different flowering plants, including peonies, lilies and asters, reserved on the rich coral-red ground, the interior glazed in white, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with an apocryphal four-character seal mark of Qianlong, wood box. 6.5 cm diameter. Compare with a ruby-ground bowl dated to the early 20th century with an apocryphal Yongzheng mark from the T.Y. Chao Family Collection, sold Sotheby's,…
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An unusual simulated rockwork archer's ring, 20th century, the exterior decorated with swirls of chestnut, black and grisaille to imitate natural stonework, the interior rim inscribed in iron-red with an apocryphal four-character seal mark of Qianlong. 3 cm diameter.
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A pair of jue-form famille-rose pouring vessels, late Qing dynasty/20th century, each supported on three tall legs, the steep sides decorated with gilt dragons above phoenix medallions among flowering scrolls reserved on a pink ground, the broad everted mouth surmounted by two upright gilt finials, the underside inscribed in iron-red with a six-character seal mark of Xianfeng. -2. 14.5 cm wide.
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A blue and white vase, 20th century, of square section, painted on the exterior with pairs of birds among different flowering plants and rockwork, with an inscription to one side, the base with a glazed square recess inscribed in underglaze blue with a seal mark reading Wang Bu. 25 cm high.
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A famille-rose 'hundred deer' vase, 20th century, of archaistic hu form, the sides painted with a continuous scene of deer on the banks of a lake in a landscape of trees and rockwork, set with two iron-red dragon-form handles on the tapering shoulders, the base inscribed in underglaze blue with an apocryphal six-character seal mark of Qianlong. 45 cm high. Compare with a hundred deer vase dated to the Republic period, sold Sotheby's, New York, 17 September 2016, lot 944.
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Two yellow glass 'dragon' vases, one of double gourd form, the other of ovoid form, each decorated on the exterior in relief with dragons and flaming pearls among trailing clouds. -2. 15 cm high, 12 cm high.
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A pair of yellow glass 'flower and butterfly' vases, 19th/20th century, each of ovoid form surmounted by a slender waisted neck with lipped rim, the sides decorated in relief with butterflies hovering above sprays of flowering chrysanthemum. -2. 17.5 cm high. Provenance: Metropolitan Fine Arts and Antiques Inc., New York, 24 January 2010.
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A yellow glass bowl, 19th/20th century, with steeply rounded sides and lipped rim, the exterior carved in relief with two pairs of archaic-style confronted dragons their angular scroll bodies extending around the sides, the glass of even egg-yolk colour. 10.5 cm diameter. Provenance: The Charles Lloyd Jones Collection, Sotheby's Australia, Sydney, 21 November 1995, lot 384
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A yellow glass 'scholars' vase, 20th century, the sides decorated with a gathering of five scholars on a rocky ledge beside a tall pine tree inspecting a scroll, the carving using the paler tones in the opaque egg-yolk yellow glass, the base incised with a four-character mark yi yuan jian zhi. 26 cm high.
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An unusual scholar's rock, with characteristic hollows and perforations, the whitish stone of waxy appearance, fitted wood stand. -2. 24 cm high.
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A bronze censer and cover, the lobed body supported on tripod feet and set with double upright scroll handles, the low pierced domed cover with dragon knop, a four-character mark in a line around the mouth rim. -2. 14 cm wide.
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A bronze handwarmer Qing dynasty, with squat rounded sides set with a swing handle, the domed cover pierced with different diaper patterns, the base with impressed maker's mark Zhang Mingchi zhi (made by Zhang Mingchi). -2. 13.5 cm wide.
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An archaistic bronze censer Qing dynasty, the squat sides encircled with a frieze of taotie in relief on a leiwen ground, supported on corner ruyi head splayed feet and set on either side with a dragon loop handle, the base inscribed Qianlong seventeenth year Huang Guang shi zhao. 23 cm long.
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A gilt decorated agarwood bead bracelet, comprising 18 beads and one larger bead suspending pendants, fitted box. bracelet extended 34 cm long. Compare with a bracelet Jewelry of the Empress and Imperial Concubines in the Collection of the Palace Museum, p. 208.
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Two bronze standing figures, late Ming dynasty, 17th century, one wearing a wide-sleeved robe and court hat, the other wearing a cloth cap with long trailing ribbons and holding a fly whisk, wood stands. -4. 23 cm high. Provenance: Charlotte Horstmann and Gerald Godfrey Ltd., Hong Kong, 27 February 1986, Mr. Daniel F. Murphy, Melbourne, acquired from the above, Private collection, Perth, Charlotte Horstmann and Gerald Godfrey Certificate of Antiquity dating these figures to the 17th century, circa 1620
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A bronze 'elephant' censer, Qing dynasty, the sides supported on tripod feet cast in the form of three elephants, their trunks lowered, the base with an apocryphal six-character Xuande mark in a recessed rectangle. 14 cm diameter.
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A gold 'phoenix' hairpin, the bird standing on a cloud scroll base, its head raised and facing forward with beak open, the wings raised to either side and with long tail plumage, supported on cloud scrolls issuing from the end of the long flat double pins, incised detailing. 19 cm long overall. Compare with a gold hairpin dated to the Song dynasty exhibited in Adornment for Eternity Chinese Jewelry Through the Ages, Denver Art Museum, Colorado, 15 October 1994-3 September 1995.
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An unusual silver pendant, 19th/20th century, of shaped rectangular form, either side with a central cartouche enclosing Chinese and Tibetan characters reading zhaijie (fasting) within a pair of confronted archaistic chilong in relief. 5.8 cm long.
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A Chinese silver mug, 20th century, the sides repousse with a continuous lakeside scene of figures variously occupied in pavilion terraces and gardens, fishing and sailing in boats and sampans, simulated bamboo handle, the footrim with character mark and stamped possibly Lw for Luen Wo. 12.2 cm high.
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A set of six watercolour paintings on rice paper, Qing dynasty, late 19th century, depicting court dignitaries, maidens and young men all with attendants in interior domestic settings, framed. -6. each 30.5 cm x 19.5 cm, overall 46.5 cm x 36 cm. Provenance: Christie's, London, 26 October 2004, lot 143 label attached. Melda Petersen Collection, Queensland. Private Collection, Queensland. Compare with a set of eleven similar rice paper paintings sold Sotheby's, New York, 1 October 2010, lot 261.
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A noblewoman's coral-ground embroidered dragon robe, Jifu late Qing dynasty, the silk ground embroidered with nine golden dragons pursuing flaming pearls among scrolling clouds, ribboned bajixiang emblems, bats and flying cranes, a basket of fruits and flowers above lotus sprigs rising from the band of rocks and waves and a lishui border. 140 cm long, 195 cm wide. A turquoise-ground robe with similar wide horseshoe cuffs is illustrated by Linda Wrigglesworth and Gary Dickinson, Imperial Wardrobe pl. 178.…
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A pair of Kakiemon dishes, early 18th century, each of petal-lobed form with a bracketed, brown-edged rim, delicately painted in iron-red, blue, turquoise and yellow enamels within black outlines, with scattered small groups of floral sprigs. -2. 18 cm diameter.
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A Satsuma earthenware vase by Kinkozan, Meiji period, of double gourd form, the sides painted in colours and gilding with processions of figures variously occupied in celebrations, the base with impressed mark Kinkozan. 21.5 cm high. Provenance: Zorich Collection, Adelaide
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A Satsuma earthenware vase by Kinkozan, Meiji period, the ovoid body decorated on the upper part with a profusion of flowers and foliage in bright colours with gilt detailing, below a gilt brocade and key-fret border around the short waisted neck, the base impressed and signed Kinkozan. 22 cm high.
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A Satsuma earthenware bowl by Kinkozan, Meiji period, with shallow rounded sides, painted on the interior in colours and gilding with a flowering peony tree bearing large blooms, buds and foliage, and with two butterflies in flight, all within the narrow shaped diaper border around the gilt-edged rim, the base signed in black Kinkozan. 31.5 cm diameter.
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A Satsuma earthenware vase by Yabu Meizan, Meiji period, the elegant tapering body with narrow gilt-edged mouth, decorated on the sides with clumps of flowering white and purple iris beside small red flowering plants, a dragon fly hovering above, the decoration highlighted in gilding, the base signed Yabu Meizan. 15 cm high.
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A Satsuma earthenware censer and cover by Fujisan, Meiji period, on tripod feet, painted in colours and gilding with medallions of figures reserved on a ground of flowering plants, the pierced cover of radiating gilt petals encircled on the narrow shoulders with a frieze of boys among a foliate meander, the base signed Fujisan sei. -2. 9.2 cm diameter.
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A gilt bronze and cloisonne enamel 'Bixie' water dropper, 20th century, the mythical beast crouched, facing forward and holding a small bowl in its jaws, an aperture on its back fitted with a stopper decorated with a yinyang symbol, inscribed on the underside with an apocryphal four-character mark of Qianlong. 10.5 cm long. Compare with a similar cloisonne enamel water dropper, sold Christie's, Paris, 10 June 2017, lot 9.
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An unusual cloisonne cong-form vase, the cylindrical sides with pairs of raised horizontal bands at the corners, below four pairs of lug handles, decorated on the turquoise ground with kui dragons and flaming pearls, the underside incised with an apocryphal five-character mark of Qianlong. 10.5 cm high.
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Three gilt bronze wares Qing dynasty, comprising a censer and cover, the squat body on slender tripod legs with openwork cover surmounted by a Buddhist lion knop, wood stand, a square section vase, the tapering upright body surmounted by an everted quatrefoil mouth, wood stand, and a shaped oval shallow box with hinged lid. -6. 14 cm high, 14 cm high, 11.5 cm long.
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A celadon jade 'phoenix' carving, 19th/20th century, the crested bird with legs tucked beneath its body and head facing forward, the plumage and details well defined in the pale stone with areas of russet suffusions, together with a small oval disc carved with two chilong in relief. -2. 6.5 cm long, 4.2 cm long.
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A celadon jade and paste-inset gilt-metal ruyi sceptre, 19th/20th century, the arched sceptre inlaid with three celadon jade plaques carved in relief with shou characters and ribonned emblems, all set in the gilt metal frame repousse with boys carrying further ribonned emblems and holding a large vase of precious objects, the head plaque encircled with green and red paste insets around the edge, the sides with key-fret borders. 49 cm long. Compare with a white jade and paste-inset gilt-copper sceptre dated…
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A white jade 'chilong' belthook Qing dynasty, 19th century, the curved shaft surmounted in pierced relief with a chilong climbing towards the dragon's head hook, the underside with a circular button, the stone of pale even tone. 12.7 cm long.
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A pair of celadon jade reticulated cylindrical perfumers, Qing dynasty, 19th century, each carved and pierced with slightly differing continuous scenes of four cranes in flight and perched on jagged rocks beside gnarled pine trees, and with further trees growing from fissures in the high rocky cliffs, one crane carrying a lingzhi stem in its beak, all between bands of incised key-fret at the base and around the rim, the stones of pale greenish tint with some opaque white mottling around the bases, wood…
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A celadon jade carving of a phoenix in flight, 19th/20th century, its wings and tail outstretched and supporting three smaller birds, the green stone with some dark brown markings, 10.5 cm long
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Two oval white jade pendants, comprising one carved with a bird and lotus flower, the reverse showing the textured skin, the other with a fish and lotus on one side, using the russet markings in the pale stone, -2, 6.5 cm, 6.7 cm long
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A white jade rectangular pendant, Qing dynasty, 19th century, carved in low relief with figures, the reverse with an inscription, the stone with russet markings, together with an archaistic circular jade carving, lightly carved with a flowerhed within a grain pattern border, -2, 6 cm long, 5.3 cm diameter
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A celadon jade figure of a bear, 19th/20th century, striding forward with head raised and jaws in snarling expression, the greenish stone with brown areas, 9 cm long
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Three celadon jade carvings, comprising one of a recumbent Buddhist lion, another of water birds and lotus, and a third of a boy holding up a fish, -3, 4.5 cm, 7.5 cm, 5.8 cm high
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Two celadon jade figures, each in archaic style kneeling facing forward, wearing long robes and caps, the pale stones somewhat calcified, -2, 7 cm high, 6 cm high
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A celadon jade carving of lotus, 19th /20th century, carved with a fish beside two large pods and a frog climbing over a large leaf, a flower and further leaves extending over the sides, the pale green stone with some russet suffusions, 9.5 cm long
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A celadon and russet jade 'lingzhi' washer, Xi Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century, of deeply flared form, carved as a hollowed ruyi head with gnarled lingzhi fungus stems rising in deep relief around the sides from branches forming the foot, a bat resting below the rim, the stone of pale greenish tone with areas of russet suffusions, wood stand. -2. 7.5 cm high. Provenance: Christie's, South Kensington, 12 May 2017, lot 252. Private Collection, Western Australia.
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A carved jade 'chilong' bowl Qing dynasty, 19th century, the shallow rounded sides, carved with two sinuous chilong in high and pierced relief forming the handle to either side, the pale stone with russet suffusions. 11.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Zorich Collection, Adelaide
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A celadon jade Mughal-style 'chrysanthemum' covered bowl, late Qing dynasty, the steeply rounded sides with lipped rim supported on a short splayed foot, the domed cover with flared knop enclosing a flowerhead, carved overall on the exterior with slender radiating petals extending to the scalloped rims, the stone of even tone, wood stand. -3. 10.3 cm diameter. Compare with a bowl and cover dated to the Qianlong period, sold Christie's, Hong Kong, 30 November 2016, lot 3453.
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A pair of huanghuali Qing-style armchairs, Quanyi, and a side table, 20th century, each chair with a rounded crestrail set on straight front and back posts, flanked by shaped beaded edge spandrels and tapering side posts, the out-scrolled terminals carved with openwork foliate scrolls, the rectangular back splat enclosing a pierced ruyi -shaped foliate panel and flanked with similarly pierced spandrels, the rectangular panelled seat within a mitred frame supported on four slightly curved square section…
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An elm wood tapered cabinet, Yuanjiaogui, Qing dynasty, 19th century, the rounded protruding top, set on slightly splayed corner posts housing well figured single panel doors, within a raised double half round frame, the doors opening to reveal the interior with a shelf and two rectangular drawers with metal plates and pulls, a plain apron below the doors at the front, and with similar side aprons, the door frames fitted with two metal plates with square section lock receptacles and shaped door pulls, 182…
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