Full details of each lot are displayed, except the lot number, estimate and price. You must be a subscriber to view lot numbers, estimates and prices.

Click here to view registration and subscription levels

Auction House:Webb'sNumber of lots recorded:303
Sale Title:Asian ArtLots with images:303
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:80
Date:12-Dec-2019
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
A Chinese field-yellow stone seal with carved auspicious beast knob, field-yellow stone referred to as 'Tian Huang'. It was excavated under the rice field of Shoushan river in Shoushan, Fuzhou city, known as the 'King of the Stones'. Its colour is warm and lovely, and its texture is beautiful. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it has been regarding as the 'King stone of the Seal'. For hundreds of years, Field-yellow stone has significantly been admired by Collectors. As the saying goes: 'Gold is easy to…
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
A Chinese Qing Dynasty silk shawl with embroidery dragon pattern, the shawl is also known as a fan-shoulder. It was an accessory to the formal dress of literary and military officials, noblewomen, emperors and empresses. It was tied around the neck to cover the shoulder, shaped like a water chestnut, embroidered with crepe pattern. It is the customization of the Qing Dynasty. There are two different varieties of the shawl, regarding seasons. In wintertime, the shawl made with sable fur while in the…
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
Three small pieces of Chinese embroidery, height 50 cm, width 102 cm, height 90 cm, width 94 cm, height 87 cm, width 90 cm
***
***
***
Three long Chinese embroidery pieces for a 4-poster wedding bed, height 70 cm, width 414 cm, height 75 cm, width 366 cm, 2 pieces
***
***
***
***
***
***
A Chinese red lacquer box carved with figures and landscape scene (Qing Dynasty Qianlong period), the wood box has an oblate body with a flat top and bottom, vertical sides, a round base, and a tightly fitting lid. The design on the cover is the mountains standing in the distance, the clouds are lingering, a pavilion can be seen hidden among the mountains, rocks and pine trees. An older man stood on the edge of the fence overlooking the river, as if he was admiring the beautiful scenery in front of him,…
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
A Chinese hexagonal shape rosewood brush pot. The rosewood grows very slowly. It takes hundreds of years to become useful material. It is therefore difficult to find a relatively whole piece of material for crafting in the rosewood. As the saying goes, 'Only one in ten pieces of rosewood could be used. This hexagonal shaped rosewood carved brush holder is made of a whole piece of rosewood. The texture of the cow-hair-wave on the wood is perceptible. It feels good to touch. The entire pot is in the…
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
A set of Japanese wooden painting blocks, 7 pieces, diameter 22 cm, height 13.5 cm, diameter 6.5 cm, height 19.5 cm, diameter 18 cm, height 12 cm, diameter 14.5 cm, height 11 cm, diameter 7 cm, height 10 cm
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
A Chinese old box wood ruyi with carved Lingzhi, carved in the shape of Lingzhi, Chinese old boxwood ruyi is an auspicious symbol of Chinese national tradition. Before people go travelling, their family and friends would they send ruyi to express their best wishes. Nowadays, ruyi collection often is expected as value maintaining and adding as well as recruiting of happiness. Boxwood is flexible and delicate, with a light yellow colour and flawless texture, can be subdivided with ivory. This boxwood is not…
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
A Chinese landscapes painting (Huang Binhong signature), in the history of modern Chinese painting, there is the saying 'Southern Huang and Northern Qi' - refers to Huang Binhong and Qi Baishi. 'Travel on Xunjiang River' is a typical work of Binhong's old age and one of his favourite themes. His late landscape paintings have distinct artistic styles and linguistic features, which that reflected his free brushwork and disintegration of traditional panoramic landscape structures. In the picture, the scene of…
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
Suruga-cho, No.8 in one hundred famous views of Edo (Utagawa Hiroshige), wood print on paper, height 21 cm, depth 31 cm
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***
***