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The Spring Auction Series, Part I — Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers

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Auction House:Gibson's Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:556
Sale Title:The Spring Auction Series, Part ILots with images:556
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:365
Date:27-Nov-2022
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A Japanese bronze group of turtles, Meiji period, realistically modelled with eight young climbing over the larger turtle's back, their heads raised, signed in a rectangular panel Seimin chu (cast by Seimin), 22 cm long. Provenance: The private collection of the late Stanley J. Seeger. Sotheby's London, 5 March 2014, lot 30
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Japanese Maples, by Padma, the two silvered silk ground panels painted in colours with pendant branches of autumn maple leaves, signed and with one seal, framed, 145 cm x 98 cm overall. Provenance: Qdos Arts, Lorne Victoria, 3 March 2004
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Reiko Kanzaki, Sunset, ink and colour on paper, inscribed and with one seal, framed, 44 cm x 49.5 cm. Provenance: Westpac gallery, Melbourne, 4 June 1994
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Imao Keinen (1845-1924), Bird on an oak Branch, shin-hanga coloured woodblock print, two character signature; together with two other prints, one of a fruiting branch and one of a maiden, framed, 34 cm x 24 cm; 21 cm x 18 cm, Note, noted for his lively depictions of birds and plants, Keinen produced a four volume bird and, Flower picture album, one for each season. This is probably an image from that series.
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A bronze garden statue of a crane, Japanese, realistically modelled with natural verdigris, 158 cm high. Provenance: John Dunn Antiques circa 2000
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A mother of pearl and hardstone inlaid wood box and cover, 19th/20th century, of hexagonal form, the cover applied with a long tailed bird among flowering plants and the sides with panels of flowering branches, 19 cm diameter
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A yellow-ground painted enamel dish, Qing dynasty, of shallow saucer shape, the interior painted in famille rose palette with floral sprays; together with a turquouise overlay white glass leys jar, the dish 15 cm diameter
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A hardstone magnolia tree, 20th century, the branches bearing numerous white blooms among green foliage, growing from a blue ground cloisonne enamel floral decorated jardiniere, 50 cm high
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A hardstone finger citron tree, 20th century, bearing different coloured hard stone fruit and foliage, growing from a floral decorated cloisonne enamel jardiniere; together with a cloisonne enamel ewer and cover of cylindrical form, Qianlong mark, 35 cm and 21 cm high
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A gilt bronze figure of Sadaksari, seated on a double lotus base, with four arms, the forward pair of hands joined in anjali mudra, the other pair raised to either side, wearing a dhoti, trailing shawl and jewellery, the face with benevolent smile and surmounted by a tiara, the face and hair with traces of coloured pigments, 16.5 cm high
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A carved wood figure of Guanyin, standing on a high rockwork base, with right arm raised holding a foliate spray, the left lowered, and wearing long flowing robes, 90 cm high
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A carved polychrome wood figure of Guanyin, seated with left arm raised resting on a book on her lap, wearing loose robes and elaborate floral diadem, 80 cm high
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A gilt bronze figure of Vajradhara, seated on a double lotus throne in dhyanasana, holding a vajra in each crossed hand, wearing loosely draped robes and celestial scarf, the head encircled with a five-leaf diadem, the face and hair with traces of coloured pigments, 18.5 cm high
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An unusual inkstone, the sides and upper rim with textured surface around the smooth recessed center, the base with an incised inscription, 21.5 cm long
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A Duan 'Dragon' ink stone, of rectangular form, decorated in low relief with a dragon among clouds, fitted wood box, 25.5 cm long
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A cast iron figure of a temple guardian, standing on a rockwork base, the muscular body clad in a dhoti and trailing scarf, the face with ferocious expression, traces of coloured pigments, 53 cm high
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An unusual painted enamel archer's ring, 19th/20th century, decorated with a maiden attending two young boys, one playing a flute, in a continuous lakeside scene, two-character Qianlong mark, wood stand with jade inset cover, 2.6 cm high
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A pair of inscribed wood panels, each carved on the convex surface with characters picked out in gilding on the black ground, metal hanging loops, each 181 cm long
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An unusual jade inset ivory snuff bottle, 19th/20th century, the sides inlaid with jade plaques of the ho ho Erh Hsien, one boy holding lotus stems, the other releasing bats from a box, either side with a tiger, all finely carved in relief on the incised diaper grounds, stopper, 6 cm high
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An unusual jade inset ivory snuff bottle, 19th/20th century, the upright body well carved with a pair of sinuous dragons in relief on the incised diaper ground inlaid with a jade bird on either side, stopper, 5.5 cm high
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An ivory double snuff bottle, 19th/20th century, the cylindrical sides finely carved in relief on an incised diaper ground with maidens relaxing in a garden, the reverse with a raised inscription, between flower and bamboo borders, stoppers, 6 cm high
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A red pottery figure of a horse, Tang dynasty or later, standing foursquare on a rectangular base with head held slightly to one side, with ears pricked and hogged mane, the saddle over a saddle cloth, covered overall with a white slip, fitted box, 30 cm high. Provenance: Moorabool antique Galleries, Geelong, Victoria, 30 August 1998. sold with their certificate of authenticity
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A Tang-style pottery figure of a lady, wearing a long wide sleeved robe falling in folds to the base, her thick hair drawn into a high chignon, traces of white slip and coloured pigments, 60 cm high
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A Ming style blue and white bowl, the rounded sides tapering to the waisted lipped mouth, painted with a continuous composite floral scroll above a band of upright petals, Xuande mark, 20.5 cm wide
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A Ming style blue and white double gourd vase, the sides painted with dragons and cloud scrolls, Jiajing mark, pierced wood cover, 12.5 cm high
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A Ming style polychrome jar, the steeply rounded sides painted with Buddhist lions in a continuous landscape between floral and diaper borders, Wanli mark, 13 cm wide
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A Song-style celadon glazed bowl, the exterior carved with upright petals beneath the overall sea green glaze of attractive tone, 15 cm diameter
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A Yueh-type jar, the squat body applied with three animal head handles, covered with an olive green glaze, 15 cm diameter
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A powder blue ground brushpot, 19th/20th century, the cylindrical sides with an inscription in white reserve on the bright blue ground, Kangxi mark, 19 cm diameter
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A blue and white brushpot, 20th century, the cylindrical sides painted with a dignitary and attendants in a continuous landscape, 19 cm diameter
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An unusual blue and white bowl, 20th century, the exterior painted with four legendary figures beside plants and rockwork, Chong Zheng mark, 17 cm diameter
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A blue and white double gourd vase, 20th century, painted on the lower section with a continuous landscape below a long inscription on the upper part, four-character Qianlong mark, 24 cm high
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A Ming style blue and white covered jar, 20th century, painted with fish among water weeds, floral scroll borders, 55 cm high
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A large underglaze blue and copper-red hu form vase, late Qing dynasty, 19th century, painted with figures besides pavilions and stilted dwellings set among trees and rocks in a continuous lakeside scene with distant mountains, 35.5 cm high
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A blue and white baluster vase, 20th century, painted with a scene of Shou Lao seated on a terrace receiving gifts from attendants and legendary characters in a landscape of rocks and trees, 16.7 cm high
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A flambe-glazed vase, 20th century, covered with a rich crimson glaze streaked in lavender blue thinning to buff over the mouth rim, Qianlong seal mark, 38 cm high
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A flambe-glazed meiping, 20th century, covered with an attractive lavender-blue streaked glaze, 16.5 cm high
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A flambe-glazed vase, 19th/20th century, covered with a lavender-blue streaked glaze thinning towards the mouth, 15.5 cm high
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A copper-red vase, 20th century, set on the shoulders with three animal head handles, covered with a rich crimson glaze thinning over the handles and below the pale buff rim, Qianlong seal mark, 28 cm high
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A yellow glazed bowl, 20th century, with steeply rounded sides, covered overall with a lemon yellow glaze, Guangxu mark, 10.2 cm diameter
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A 'Ge'-type quatrefoil jardiniere, with fluted sides and barbed everted rim supported on four bracket feet, covered overall with a faintly crackled grey-blue glaze, thinning to brown around the rim edge, 24.5 cm long
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A liver-red glazed vase, 20th century, the pear shaped body tapering to a waisted neck and flared mouth, covered with a rich crimson glaze of even tone, the rim and interior in white, Qianlong seal mark, 30 cm high
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A green glazed bottle vase, 20th century, covered on the exterior with a finely streaked rich green glaze, the rim and interior in white, Kangxi mark, 37 cm high
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A crackle glazed vase, fanghu, subtly moulded with a raised panel on each side and set on the neck with a pair of rectangular handles, applied overall with a brown crackled pale glaze falling evenly around the brown washed footrim, Daoguang seal mark, 32.5 cm high
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A celadon jade rectangular plaque, Qing dynasty, carved in relief with two boys fighting a duel watched by others beneath a maple tree, the stone of pale tone, 11 cm wide
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A celadon jade figure of a recumbent horse, 19th/20th century, with head raised and ears pricked in alert attitude, the pale stone with some fine russet striations and dark suffusions, 15 cm long
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A carved jade belt hook, 19th/20th century, the slightly curved shaft surmounted by a sinuous chilong and dragon's head hook, the stone of pale tone, 12.7 cm long
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A celadon jade reticulated plaque, carved with a boy and Buddhist lion, 6.5 cm wide
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A celadon jade buckle, 19th/20th century, the two sections of double gourd form, each carved on the upper surface with a bat hovering above a fruiting peach branch, the underside with a flat button, 14 cm long
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A celadon jade reticulated plaque, 19th/20th century, of oval form, carved with a fisherman and two boy attendants carrying their catch with a crane and Buddhist lion among the foliate scrolls, the pale stone with areas of russet suffusions, 11.5 cm long
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A jade 'Lingzhi' washer, 19th/20th century, the ruyi shaped bowl enclosed within branches of lingzhi fungus carved in high and pierced relief, the pale stone with areas of brown suffusions, 9 cm wide
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A small jade figure of a mythical beast, Qing dynasty, carved from a white and russet coloured stone, 5 cm long
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A jade 'Mountain' brushrest, in the form of a range of mountain peaks, the pale whitish stone with russet striations, wood stand, 14.3 cm long
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A reticulated jade finial, Qing dynasty, carved with two deer and a crane among dense foliage, 6 cm high
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A jadeite archer's ring, the pale green stone with areas of bright green suffusions, fitted pewter container, 3.4 cm diameter
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Two pale celadon jade carvings, Qing dynasty, comprising one of a boy resting on a large lotus leaf clutching a lotus pod in his hands; and a square section pendant encircled around the sides with a chilong in relief, 5 cm long and 4.2 cm long
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A Chinese ancestor portrait, late Qing Dynasty, ink and colour on paper, depicting an official in formal court attire, image 160 x 77 cm, frame 200 x 102 cm
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Chinese School, Seated Nude, charcoal on paper, bearing the inscription Beihong and one seal lower right, framed, 52 x 35 cm
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Chinese School, Mountain view in Autumn, ink and colour on paper, framed, bearing the signature Zhouming, inscribed and dated 1993 with one seal, 98 cm x 53 cm, 130 cm x 76 cm overall
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Chinese School, Mountains and Sampan, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, inscribed with a poem and bearing the signature song Shi dated 1948 and with one seal, together with, Landscape with Figures, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, bearing an inscription and one seal, 67 x 42 cm and 92 x 48.5 cm
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A collection of Japanese gilt lacquered wood figures of Buddha and stands, comprising twelve figures in various sizes, together with six rectangular lacquered wood stands, 23 cm to 39 cm high
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A Japanese black and gold lacquered shrine, Butsudan, late Meiji period, of rectangular form, the upper section with two hinged bi-fold panel doors opening to reveal two inner bi-fold doors, the inner shrine with a series of shelves and plinths, all above three small drawers, the upper section with vertical cylindrical pillars below intricately carved decorative elements, housing a gilt figure of Buddha within a carved gilt wood gallery with bell pendants to either side, the lower section with three small…
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A reticulated hardwood four panel screen, each panel containing a pierced hexagonal diaper panel within the outer frame and enclosing a frieze of foliate scroll panels above and relief carved panels of twin fish and bat pendants below, each panel 215 x 61 cm
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A carved and lacquered hard wood cabinet, the front with a pair of central doors and two side doors, decorated with black lacquer panels carved with plants and trees and a central frieze of carved figural panels, the doors opening to reveal four drawers below an upper shelf, all above three further drawers at the base, set with metal lock plates and basket-shaped pull handles, 188 cm high, 140 cm wide, 65.5 cm deep
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An impressive profusely carved hardwood cabinet, possibly zitan and hardwood, the upright rectangular frame containing three large upper compartments each fronted with a pull down panel door above two drawers at the base, the three panels and two drawer fronts profusely carved in relief with pairs of dragons confronted on flaming pearls on an overall ground of dense cloud scrolls, all within borders of similarly carved dragons pursuing pearls among clouds, supported on short square section legs joined by…
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A coromandel black lacquer six fold screen, Qing dynasty, late 19th/20th century, decorated with a continuous scene of cranes and ducks beside peonies and rockwork, an inscription to one side, the reverse with birds and bamboo, each panel 183 cm x 40 cm
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A red lacquered hard wood cabinet, the front decorated with relief carved friezes highlighted in gilding above the two doors set with a large circular chased metal lock plate above two shaped metal plates with basket-form pull handles, 165 cm high, 105 cm wide, 65 cm deep
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A bone inlaid mahogany centre table, early 20th century, the waisted surface inlaid with figural narratives within garden and pavilion settings and enclosed by a wide border decorated with clouds, bats and shou medallions, the pedestal with three profusely carved wings above a round base and petite feet, 75 cm high, 84 cm diameter
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An Asian hardwood low chest, the top hinged to open to either side and set with metal mounts and lock plates, the sides with loop handles, 49.5 cm high, 101 cm wide, 49.5 cm deep
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A pair of Chinese red lacquer studded metal doors, late Qing Dynasty, reputedly from a from a demolished Beijing Hutong, with bat form iron ring handles, 210 x 60 cm (each)
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A set of four famille rose porcelain panels of flowers and insects, 20th century, each rectangular plaque painted with different flowering and fruiting plants, including chrysanthemum and pomegranate, and bearing the signature Li Mingliang with one seal and dated 1948, framed, each panel 73 cm x 20.5 cm
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A yellow-ground blue dragon bowl, painted on the exterior with two scaly dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls above bands of petals, the interior with a similar medallion, Kangxi mark, 13.2 cm diameter
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A yellow ground bowl, 20th century, the sides painted in famille rose enamels with birds on flowering prunus branches, Tongzhi mark, 9 cm diameter
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A pair of yellow-ground bowls, 19th/20th century, each decorated in famille rose enamels with bats, peach sprigs and shou medallions, Tongzhi marks, 7.5 cm diameter
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A blue-ground famille rose vase, 20th century, painted with panels of birds among blossoming trees and plants, reserved on the blue sgraffiato ground decorated with scattered flower sprays, iron-red Qianlong seal mark, 35.5 cm high
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A coral-ground famille rose bowl, 20th century, the sides painted with yellow-ground floral vignettes reserved on the coral ground, Guangxu mark, 11 cm diameter
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A gilt-ground famille rose teapot and cover, 20th century, decorated with scattered floral blooms reserved on the overall gilt ground, four-character Yongzheng mark, 17 cm wide
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A famille rose 'Flower and Insect' bowl, 20th century, Daoguang mark, 11 cm diameter
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A famille rose saucer dish, 20th century, painted with a central basket of flowers and frieze of bats on the reverse, Daoguang seal mark, 15 cm diameter
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An ormolu mounted Canton famille rose bowl, Qing dynasty, 19th century, the bowl with French ormolu mounts encircling the rim and set with double foliate loop handles joined to the high pedestal base, 35 cm diameter
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A pair of Canton enamel vases, Qing dynasty, 19th century, each decorated with figure scenes and birds among flowers in panels reserved on the floral strewn gilt ground, 35 cm high
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A ruby-ground famille rose wall vase, 20th century, the central medallion painted with chrysanthemum reserved on the floral decorated ruby ground, gilt Qianlong seal mark, 20 cm high
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A famille rose saucer dish, 20th century, the interior painted with flowering plants growing beside rockwork below an inscription, cloud collar border, blue enamel four-character Yongzheng mark, 21 cm diameter
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A yellow-ground famille rose ritual vessel, Dou, 20th century, of characteristic form, decorated with nine dragons pursuing flaming pearls among cloud scrolls above a band of waves, all reserved on the lemon-yellow ground, the domed cover with matching decoration, Daoguang seal mark, 29 cm high
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A grisaille and sepia decorated brush pot, 20th century, the cylindrical sides finely decorated with sages and an attendant relaxing among precious objects in a continuous garden setting of pine and bamboo, 19.3 cm diameter
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Two cylindrical brush pots, 20th century, one decorated in gilding on an iron-red ground the other with a long inscription in black, Qianlong and Jiaqing seal marks, 12 cm and 10.5 cm high
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A famille verte vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, painted with a long tailed bird perched on rockwork among flowering peonies, wood stand, 28.5 cm high
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A pair of turquoise ground garden seats, 20th century, each of hexagonal form, painted with famille verte figure scene panels reserved on the pale turquoise seeded ground decorated with butterflies and flowers, between formal borders and raised bosses, and pierced with cash motifs, four character marks, 48 cm high
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A grisaille and sepia decorated porcelain plaque, 20th century, painted with a scene of lakeside pavilions set among craggy cliffs with distant mountains, within a faux bois border, framed, 36 cm x 28 cm overall
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A famille rose porcelain table screen, 20th century, the rectangular plaque painted with three sages offering gifts, standing beneath a pine tree, a kylin supported on clouds nearby below, an inscription in black with two red seals, wood frame and stand, the plaque 45 cm x 64 cm, overall 78 cm x 79 cm
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A lime-green ground famille rose waterpot, 20th century, of beehive form, the sides painted with pairs of phoenix among lotus scrolls and ribboned emblems between formal borders, the base and interior in turquoise, Qianlong seal mark, fitted box, 9.6 cm diameter
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A turquoise ground famille rose dish, 19th/20th century, with shallow lobed sides, decorated on the interior with flower and peach sprigs and two pink bats, Daoguang seal mark, fitted box, 15 cm wide
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A turquoise ground Dayazhai-style 'Dragons' bowl, late 19th/20th century, the incurved sides decorated in famille rose enamels with iron-red dragons and flowering peonies between lappet and cloud collar borders, the base with a four-character Yong Qing Chang Chun mark, 25 cm diameter
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A pair of pink-ground famille rose bowls, 20th century, each painted with flower sprays reserved on the pink sgraffiato ground, four-character Yongzheng marks, 12.3 cm diameter
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An iron-red decorated 'Dragon' vase, 20th century, the sides painted with nine writhing dragons among flames above a green enamel band of crested waves, Qianlong seal mark, 18 cm high
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A pair of iron-red decorated wine cups, each with steep sides painted with dragons chasing flaming pearls above a band of waves, Guangxu marks, 6 cm diameter
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A collection of thirty-seven Sotheby's international auction catalogues, of Japanese ceramics, works of Art, netsuke, prints and books
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Three Sotheby's international hard back auction catalogues of the Edward T. Chow Collection, comprising part I, Ming and Qing porcelain, Hong Kong, 25 November 1980, part II, early Chinese ceramics and ancient Bronzes, London, 16 December 1980, and part III, Ming and Qing porcelain and works of Art, Hong Kong, 19 May 1981
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Sotheby's Hong Kong catalogues of the T.Y. Chao private and family Trust Collections and the British rail Pension Fund, comprising three Sotheby's Hong Kong hard back auction catalogues of Chinese porcelain, enamels and jade carvings from the works of Art collection of the British rail Pension Fund, 16 May 1989; and the T.Y. Chao private and family Trust Collections of Imperial Chinese ceramics and jade carvings part I, 18 November 1986, and part II, 19 May 1987
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A collection of thirty-three Asian arts magazines, comprising twelve Oriental Art, one Arts of Asia and twenty Orientations
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