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Asian Art — Bonhams

Auction House:BonhamsNumber of lots recorded:88
Sale Title:Asian ArtLots with images:87
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:66
Date:4-Nov-2020
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A celadon jade snuff bottle and a spinach jade snuff bottle, Late Qing dynasty and Republic period 5.2 cm high, 70g; 5 cm high, 51g (2).
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An inside painted glass snuff bottle and a rock crystal snuff bottle, Late Qing dynasty the inside painted snuff bottle attributed to Sun Xingwu (active 1894-1900), and dated winter of xinchou year (1901), 7.1 cm high, 6 cm high (2).
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An amber inside painted snuff bottle, Attributed to Ye Zhongsan (1869-1945), dated according to inscription 1900 jadeite stopper, 6.4 cm high
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An enamel painted porcelain 'rose' snuff bottle, Four-character Qianlong mark, 20th century jadeite stopper, 7.1 cm high
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A group of four jadeite jewellery and an amber snuff bottle, Late Qing dynasty and later necklace: 39 cm long; bangle: 7.7 cm diam.; pandans: 4.9 cm and 3.5 cm long; snuff bottle: 8.2 cm high (5).
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A group of jadeite jewellery, early to mid 20th century including a bangle, a beaded necklace, and two studs, box, the bangle: 8.3 cm diam., necklace: 50 cm long (4). Provenance: Private collection, Sydney, since the 1960s or 1970s
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A reticulated celadon jade 'longevity' plaque, Qing dynasty 5.5 cm diam., 0.9 cm thick, 31g
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A group of five reticulated celadon jade plaques, Qing dynasty From left to right as illustrated: 8 cm diam., 57g; 5.3 cm diam., 19g; 5.9 cm wide, 17g; 6.6 cm wide, 26g; 6.6 cm long, 46g (5).
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Two celadon jade belt buckles, Qing dynasty 8.5 cm and 6.5 cm long (2).
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A group of four celadon jade pebbles, Qing dynasty From left to right as illustrated: 6.2 cm long, 25g; 6.8 cm long, 56g; 6 cm long, 33g; 5.5 cm long, 53g (4).
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Two white jade carvings, 4.2 cm wide, 40g; 7.3 cm long, 127g; (2).
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A celadon jade carving, Qing dynasty of a child riding a branch of lingzhi fungus, 11.7 cm long, 61g
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A celadon jade carving of a mythical beast, Qing dynasty 5.9 cm wide, 143g
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A pale celadon jade pendant, Qing dynasty of a monkey climbing over two lotus heads, 8.5 cm wide, 183g
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A white jade figure group, of a sage on horseback, 8.9 cm high, 148g
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Two celadon jade 'horse' carvings, Qing dynasty 6.7 cm wide, and 72g; 7.1 cm wide, and 33g (2).
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Two celadon jade carvings, Qing dynasty one of a reclining women wearing an animal mask, the other of a stylised tiger, 6.5 cm wide, 54g; 7.1 cm wide, 55g (2).
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Two celadon jade carvings, Qing dynasty one of a chi-dragon climbing over a branch of lingzhi fungus, and one of a monkey riding a horse, 4.3 cm wide, 29g; 4.1 cm wide, 16g (2).
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A pale-celadon jade 'tiger' belt buckle, Qing dynasty 6.8 cm and 6.9 cm long, 159g (2).
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A blue-and-white 'Taoist' plate, 19th century 25.7 cm diam.
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A blue-and-white 'chrysanthemum' stemmed bowl, Qing dynasty box, 12.6 cm high. Provenance: Phillip Caine, acquired in Beijing on 27 June 1985 (receipt) Accompanied by an Antique Certificate and an Export Permit, issued by the National Committee of Cultural Relics of China on 27 June 1985
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A blue-and-white 'squirrel and grapevine' bowl, Underglaze double-ring mark, Qing dynasty 20.2 cm diam., 9.5 cm high
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A blue-and-white 'landscape' yenyen vase, 49.7 cm high. Provenance: (bearing a label of) Frank Partridge, 26 King Street, St James' Square, S.W. Bonhams, Sydney, Asian Art Collection of Mr Tan Hui Seng, 3 May 2017, sale 24133, lot 130. Private collection, Sydney
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A famille-verte reserve-decorated 'bird and flower' vase, Late Qing dynasty 29.3 cm high. This lot was featured in Huayu zhi Men on 18 Oct 2018, a Chinese national TV program on antique appraisals.
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A famille-rose 'pomegranate' vase, Daoguang six-character mark stand, 32.6 cm high
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A pair of famille-verte laughing boys, hehe erxian, Qing dynasty boxes, 41.5 cm and 42 cm high (2).
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A group of three jade plaques, 19th century 6.8 cm diam., 5.7 cm diam., 5.6 cm diam. (3). Provenance: Gora Singh Mann Collection, Wollongong
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A white jade 'dragon and cloud' hairpin, incised three-character seal script to the side, 22.7 cm long, 55g
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A celadon glazed bowl, Daoguang six-character seal mark 11.5 cm diam., 5.4 cm high. Provenance: (bearing a label of) Peter Kemp Antiques Collection, London Gora Singh Mann Collection, Wollongang, No. 1069
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A famille-rose 'bogu' brush pot, Daoguang six-character seal mark box, 14.9 cm diam., 15 cm high. Provenance: (bearing a label of) George Eumonopoulos Gora Singh Mann Collection, Wollongong, No. 1173
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A soapstone arhat, signed Wei Rufen to the base 11.2 cm high (including base). Provenance: (bearing a label of) Bluett London, Gora Singh Mann Collection, Wollongong, No. 1026
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A soapstone 'lion' seal, 3.9 cm high, 40g
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A green jade boar, 3.2 cm wide, 12g
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A spinach-jade bowl, Qing dynasty 15.6 cm diam., 4.6 cm high, 280g
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A pale-celadon jade 'chrysanthemum' bowl, Qing dynasty 11.3 cm diam., 3.6 cm high, 135g
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A celadon jade scholar's boulder, Ming dynasty 9.9 cm high, 219g
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A celadon jade 'landscape' boulder, 13.2 cm high, 521g
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A celadon jade 'landscape' boulder, Qing dynasty stand, 11.7 cm high, 732g, 15.9 cm high (with stand). Provenance: (bearing a label of) A&S Hartman Collection, New York, 'J257 Chien Lung'
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An archaistic celadon jade square censer, 18th/ 19th century fitted with reticulated cover and stand, box, 7.5 cm high, 370g, 16.7 cm high (overall). Provenance: R&V Tregaskis Oriental Art, Sydney. Private collection, Sydney. Bonhams, Fine Furniture, Decorative Arts & Asian Arts, Sydney, 27 May 2012, Sale 20234, Lot 90. Private collection, Sydney
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A pale-celadon jade 'dragon and cloud' brush pot, Qianlong four-character mark 16.1 cm high, 10.5 cm diam., 1320g
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A pair of famille-rose 'lotus pond' cylindrical vases, Inscribed Cheng Yiting, Dated according to inscription bingzi year (1936) 28.6 cm high, 12.5 cm diam., (2).
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A wucai 'dragon and phoenix' bowl, Guangxu six-character underglaze blue mark 14.2 cm diam., 6.3 cm high
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A doucai 'dragon' plate, Yongzheng six-character mark, Republic period to mid 20th century box, 19.9 cm diam., 4.4 cm high
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A famille-rose 'plum, cherry and bamboo' dish, Yongzheng six-character mark, mid 20th century 21 cm diam., 4.5 cm high
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A grisaille painted 'bamboo' bowl, Yongzheng four-character mark, 20th century 11.2 cm diam., 5.5 cm high
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A famille-rose 'dragon' water pot, Guangxu six-character iron red mark 14 cm diam, 9.5 cm high
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A bronze mirror, Han Dynasty 18.3 cm
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A bronze mirror, Tang dynasty 9.1 cm diam.
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A copper alloy repousse figure of Hayagriva, Mongolia, 18th/ 19th century 39.1 cm high. Considered to be the terrific form of Amitabha or Avalokiteshvara, Hayagriva is one of the main archetype deities (yidam) of Tibetan Buddhism. Hayagriva, or the Horse-Necked One, derives his name from the small horses' heads that surmount the deity's head. He was created originally to conquer a demon named Matong Rudra, and is said to possess ability to cure disease. Especially favoured by the Nyingma Order from its…
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A gilt copper alloy figure of Prajnaparamita, Nepal, dated by inscription 1753 inscription along the lotus base: on the first of the bright half of Sravana, NS 873 (July-August 1753) Lachamavati (Laksmavati) made (this image of ) S'ri- 3 Prajnaparamita in her own name (for her own merit), 16.4 cm high. Prajnaparamita, or yum chen mo (Great Mother), is the female personification of perfect wisdom and insight into the true nature of reality. She is sometimes considered 'the mother of all buddhas and…
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A gilt-bronze figure of Shakyamuni Buddha, Kangxi period 16.5 cm high
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A gilt copper alloy figure of Amitabha, Kangxi period 15.2 cm high. Provenance: Private collection Sydney, acquired from the United States in 2015
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A gilt copper repousse dharma chakara symbolic offering, Tibet or Bhutan, 18th/ 19th century the back with a lotus symbol, 16.5 cm high. Provenance: Au Lion Des Neiges, Sydney, circa 2015. Private collection, Sydney
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A gilt copper alloy 'makara' vajra, Tibet 14.4 cm long
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A gilt-bronze and cloisonne enamel 'lotus' censer, Qianlong incised six-character mark reign mark in a vertical line, above a single character, guo, box, 9.8 cm high. Provenance: Tony Omura, 'See an Old Friend' Gallery, Hong Kong. Private collection, Sydney Cloisonne in the form of earlier bronze prototypes were used profusely during the Qianlong period (1735-1796) as trios of incense burner, container, and related tool caddy, known as luping sanshi in Beijing. Besides the typical reign marks, they often…
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A smokey rock crystal washer, Qing dyansty 17.5 cm long, 3 cm high, 193g
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A yixing tea pot, Attributed to Yang Pengnian (1796-1850) 17.9 cm wide, 8.3 cm high
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An 'peony' cast iron kettle, Four character impressed studio mark 21.5 cm high
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A bronze 'iris' sculpture, Meiji period, incised Issei, above seal mark of Hidemitsu Kansei 37.5 cm high
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A soapstone 'chi-dragon' seal, Attributed to Hu Jue (1840-1910) 3.9 cm high, 54g
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An aloeswood 'lion' seal, 7.1 cm high, 69g
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An aloeswood 'gourd and bat' pendant, 6.2 cm long
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An aloeswood beaded bracelet, fitted pewter box, 28 cm long (fully extended)
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A huanghuali scholar's tray, 20th century with two hidden drawers, 34 cm wide, 34 cm deep, 10.5 cm high. Provenance: Private collection, Sydney, acquired in Hong Kong during the 1990s Compare a protocol of such scholar's tray from the Ming dynasty, see Wang Shixiang, Classic Chinese Furniture: Ming and Early Qing Dynasties, Han-Shan Tang Books, London, 1986, pl. 161
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A huanghuali brush pot, 18th/ 19th century 18.7 cm high, 20.7 cm diam.
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A huozhou white-glaze cup, Jin or Yuan dynasty with a 'cloud' handle, 9.9 cm wide, 3.5 cm high. Provenance: R&V Tregaskis Oriental Art, Sydney, 15 January 2002, No. 1353
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A black-glaze handled pot, Jin or Yuan dynasty 18.2 cm wide, 17.2 cm high
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A black-glazed 'chrysanthemum' jar, Jin or Yuan dynasty 13.9 cm diam., 8.2 cm high. Provenance: R&V Tregaskis Oriental Art, Sydney
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A jizhou black-glazed paper-cut resist-decorated 'prunus spray' tea bowl, 12th/ 13th century 12.8 cm diam., 6.5 cm high. Provenance: R&V Tregaskis Oriental Art, Sydney, no. 2184
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A shanxi black-glaze vase with splashed design, Tang dynasty 16.5 cm high. Provenance: R&V Tregaskis Oriental Art, Sydney, 10 October 2010
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A jian black-glaze 'hare's fur' bowl, 12th/ 13th century box, 9.2 cm diam., 4.6 cm high
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A jizhou black-glaze 'moon and blossoming plum' bowl, 12th/ 13th century 11.1 cm diam., 4.5 cm high. Compare a similarly decorated bowl, see Li Zongyang and Qiu Donglian eds., Zhongguo Songyuan Ciqi Mulu, Nanfang Publishing, Haikou, 2000, p. 82
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A jian 'hare's fur' tea bowl, 12th/ 13th century restored with silver with 'gourd and vine leaves' motif, box, 6.9 cm high, 12.4 cm diam.
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A Longquan celadon-glazed mallet-shaped vase, 13th/ 14th century stand and box, 19.2 cm high. Provenance: Bonhams, Fine Chinese Art, 6 Nov 2014, London, Sale 21355, Lot 172 The result of thermoluminescence test report no. P105y66, dated 31 August 2005, from Oxford Authentication Ltd. is consistent with the dating of this lot.
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A longquan-style celadon glazed tripod censer, with a reticulated metal top and stand, cushioned pouch and box, 11.1 cm high
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A set of two Tang-style circular boxes, box, 6.1 cm diam., and 5.7cn diam. (2).
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A celadon jade brush rest, Qing dynasty stand, 15.5 cm wide, 379g
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A grey pottery jar, Warring State 48.5 cm high, 52 cm diam.,. Provenance: R&V Tregaskis Oriental Art, Sydney The result of thermoluminescence test report no. W2923, dated 20 November 2000, from the University of Wollongong is consistent with the dating of this lot.
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A painted pottery figure, Han Dynasty 47 cm high. Provenance: Art Treasure Gallery, Hong Kong, March 1997
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A pair of turquoise and aubergine glazed pottery chiwen roof fragments, Ming dynasty 55.5 cm high (2). Chiwen, said to be one of the dragon's nine sons, has a dragon head and fish tail. It is often installed as a pair on both ends of the main ridge on the roof, facing each other as if to swallow the ridge. In some Buddhist sutras chiwen is said to attend to the God of Rain, hence incorporating it in architecture borrows its fortuitous meaning of avoiding fire. In practical term, ironically, it is used to…
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T. Misugi, Chinese Porcelain Collections in the Near East: Topkapi and Ardebil, Hong Kong University Press 1981 Three volume set, hard cover in slip case, 31.5 x 24.5 x 13.5 (overall)
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A grey sandstone torso of a deity, Khmer, Angkor Period, 12th/ 13th century together with two installation shots by Max Dupain for the exhibition at the David Jones' Art Gallery, 57.5 cm high. Provenance: (of the Torso) David Jones' Art Gallery, Indian, Thai, and Khmer Sculpture, Sydney, 4 to 23 November, 1968, No. 49 (illustrated). Sotheby's, The Connoisseur's Autumn Collection, Melbourne, 27 May 2008, Lot 28. R&V Tregaskis Oriental Art, Sydney (of the installation shots) David Jones' Art Gallery, Indian,…
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An elm painting table, Ming dynasty 202 cm wide, 85 cm high, 67 cm D. Provenance: R&V Tregaskis Oriental Art, Sydney
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A pottery model of a pavilion, Han Dynasty moulded in three parts, 81 cm high, 50 cm wide, 20 cm D (assembled). Provenance: Private collection, Canberra, acquired in Sydney in 2017
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A huanghuali stool, First half, 20th century 45 cm wide, 45 cm deep, 50 cm high. Provenance: Private collection, Sydney, acquired locally about 10 years ago
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A pair of tanmu incense stands, Republic period to mid 20th century 35 cm wide, 35 cm deep, 84 cm high (2). Provenance: Private collection, Sydney, acquired in Hong Kong during the 1990s
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A rosewood writing desk, Republic period 120 cm wide, 62.5 cm deep, 82 cm high. Provenance: Dr T. F. Yeung (1932-2019), Sydney Private collection, Sydney
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A Chinese suite of two rosewood chairs and a tea stand, 20th century The chairs: 74 cm wide, 87.5 cm deep, 101 cm high each The stand: 40.5 cm wide, 50.5 cm deep, 74 cm high (3). Provenance: Private collection, Sydney, acquired in Hong Kong during the 1990s
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