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Asian Art, Including Paintings from the Wong Family Collection — Bonhams

Auction House:BonhamsNumber of lots recorded:55
Sale Title:Asian Art, Including Paintings from the Wong Family CollectionLots with images:55
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:41
Date:9-Aug-2023
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A wucai 'flying horse' warming bowl, Wanli period, with an associated box inscribed by Mr Wong Peng Cheong, 15.3 cm diam. Exhibited: Min Chiu Society, Hong Kong, Ex. Cat. No. 67 (label)
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A pair of famille-verte 'peach' saucers, Kangxi, with a fitted box, 9.7 cm diam. each (2). Exhibited and Published: Min Chiu Society, Catalogue of the 7th Annual Exhibition of Porcelain of Ch'ing Dynasty. K'ang-hsi, Yung-cheng and Ch'ien-lung Periods (From 1662 to 1795AD), Hong Kong, 1968, no. 28 and also illustrated. This pair of saucers is closely associated with a group of saucers and dishes of similar design but with added gilt 'shou' characters on the peach and also marked. Similar pieces of this…
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A pair of copper-red glazed stem bowls, Yongzheng six-character mark, late Qing dynasty or Republic period, 13.2 cm high, 18 cm diam.
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A pair of blue and white 'lotus' candle stands, Jiaying Tang hall mark, late Qing dynasty, 12.5 cm high (2).
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A Ru-type lobed arrow vase, Yongzheng six-character mark, Republic period, 33.3 cm high
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A pair of Jun-ware celadon-glazed cup stands, 15th/ 16th century, with a fitted box, 9.3 cm diam. each (2).
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A Shiwan-ware celadon-glazed tripod, 19th century, with a stand and a fitted box, 9.8 cm high
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A peach-bloom glazed opium pipe bowl, Kangxi six-character mark, 19th century, with a fitted box, 3.7 cm high
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Four green-glazed 'dragon' bowls, Kangxi six-character mark, early to mid 20th century, 10.4 cm diam. each (4).
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A famille-rose 'floral' bowl, and a pink-glazed bowl, Yawan Zhencang and Yongzheng marks, Republic period, with stands and a box, 15.1 cm diam. and 12.5 cm diam. (2).
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A famille-rose 'floral' cup, Jiangxi Porcelain factory mark, Republic period to mid 20th century, with a stand, 6 cm high, 7.3 cm diam.
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An iron-red 'butterfly' gourd shaped vase and an iron red 'gold fish' snuff bottle, the bottle with Daoguang six-character iron red mark, late Qing to Republic period, 11.8 cm high, 4.8 cm high (2).
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A famille-rose 'peacock' pillow, 19th century, 38.5 x 16 x 10 cm
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A woodblock printed album of painting by Qi Baishi (1864-1957), Rongbaozhai Studio, mid 20th century, 32.5 x 21.5 x 2.8 cm
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A group of nine works on paper, 20th century, works on paper by Yazi and attributed to Zhou Changgu (1929-1985), six framed reproduction of works by Qi Baishi (1864-1957), and a scroll of reproduction of work by Xu Beihong (1895-1953), Yazi: 30.5 x 95 cm, Zhou Changgu: 62 x 37, The framed prints 9 x 11 cm each, The scrolled print: 105 x 56.5 cm (9).
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A celadon-glazed vase, cong, Guangxu six-character mark and of the period, with a stand, 27.8 cm high. Provenance: Private collection, the Netherlands, acquired in Shanghai prior to 1951, possibly during the 1930s or after 1947 (by repute), Private collection, Sydney, by descent
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A celadon-glazed vase, cong, Guangxu six-character mark, Republic period, with a stand, 27.5 cm high. Provenance: Private collection, the Netherlands, acquired in Shanghai prior to 1951, possibly during the 1930s or after 1947 (by repute), Private collection, Sydney, by descent
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A pair of enamelled 'snowy landscapes' plates, Qianlong four-character mark, Republic period, with two stands, 27 cm diam. each (2). Provenance: Private collection, the Netherlands, acquired in Shanghai prior to 1951, possibly during the 1930s or after 1947 (by repute), Private collection, Sydney, by descent
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A famille-rose 'bird and flower' beaker vase, Hongxian four-character iron-red mark, Republic period, with a fitted box, 29.5 cm high
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A famille rose sgraffiato blue-ground 'floral' vase, Qianlong six-character iron seal mark, 20th century, 21.8 cm high
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A turquoise-ground famille-rose vase, Qianlonog six-character mark, 20th century, 31.5 cm high
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A white-glazed 'dragon' vase, Kangxi six-character mark, 20th century, 25.2 cm high
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A famille-rose 'scholars' table screen, 20th century, fitted on a stand, The plaque 14.5 cm x 9.5 cm, the screen 20.8 cm high
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A famille-verte 'landscape' bowl, 20th century, base inscribed, 12.7 cm high
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A famille-rose 'peach' plate, Yongzheng six-character mark, but modern, with a fitted and inscribed box, 23.8 cm diam.
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A famille-rose 'melon and butterfly' bowl, Guangxu six-character mark, 20th century, with a fitted and inscribed box, 9.1 cm diam.
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A blue and white 'Buddhist Emblem' cup, Qianlong four-character mark, but modern, lined with silver to the interior and base, with a fitted box, 8.1 cm diam.
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A famille-rose 'floral' cup, Yongzheng six-character mark, 20th century, 4.2 cm high
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A famille-rose 'orchid' wine cup, Jiangxi Porcelain factory mark, 20th century, 6.2 cm high
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Two oracle bone fragments, Late Shang dynasty, one of a 'divination' bone, and the other a fragment of a calendar, with a tomobako, inscribed, 6.3 cm long, 5 cm long (2).
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Six rubbings of archaic bronzes, and two reproduced rubbings of bronze inscriptions, Early to mid 20th century, fitted with three tomobako, The two reproductions 93 x 65.5 cm, and 131 x 50.5 cm, Three larger rubbings 101 x 50.5 cm, Three smaller rubbings 65.5 x 33.5 cm (8). Provenance: (Two reproductions:) Zou Shouqi (1864-1940), (Two reproductions:) Takata Chikuzan (1861-1946), Dr Noel Barnard (1922-2016), Private collection, Canberra
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Four handwritten or woodblock printed books, including: Buding Li Pian hand copied by Takata Chikuzan (1861-1946), and three woodblock printed volumes from the Chinese Buddhist Canon, Calligraphy: 27.5 x 20 x 3.3 cm, Sutra: approx. 30 x 11 x 2.5 cm each (4).
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A soapstone 'lion' seal, 20th century, with a fitted box, 5 x 6.4 x 4.7 cm
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A mother-of-pearl inlaid lacquer box, Qing dynasty, with an inscribed tomobako, 6.5 cm diam.
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A flambe-glazed washer, 19th/20th century, 12 cm diam.
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A dehua-ware white-glazed figure of Li Tieguai, 20th century, 33 cm high
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A celadon jade vase, Qing dynasty, with an associated 'lotus leave' stand, 23.5 cm high, 1754g. Provenance: Eliot Grant Fitch (1895-1983), Wisconsin, possibly acquired during the 1960s, thence by descent
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A lapis lazuli 'magnolia' washer, Late Qing to Republic period, with a matching stand, 17.5 cm long
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Two amber 'beans' and 'peaches' carvings, Qing dynasty, with a fitted box, 6.1 cm long, 6.5 cm long (2).
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An aloeswood archer's ring with gold inlays, with a fitted pewter box, 3 cm high
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A set of aloeswood and rose quartz praying beads, with a fitted pewter box, the beads fully extended 32 cm long, each bead approx. 1.6 cm diam.
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An agate 'duck and lotus' pendant, Qing dynasty, with a fitted box, 3.5 cm high, 37g. Provenance: Melbourne private collection, acquired in Berlin on 13 Jul 2016
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An agate 'buddha's hand' carving, Qing dynasty, with a fitted box, 6.5 cm long, 46g
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A celadon jade tubular bead, 5 cm long. Compare with jade bead with the same 'grain' design, Warring States, see Bonhams, Hong Kong, 26 Nov 2019, lot 8, and Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum. Jade 3. Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period, Beijing, 2011, nos.215 and 218.
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A set of four archaistic jade sword fittings, comprising a sword pommel, a slide, a guard, and a chape, with a fitted box, varying width from 3.9 cm to 8.6 cm (4).
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A group of archaistic jade carvings, 19th/20th century, with a fitted box, varying length from 7.4 cm to 9.5 cm (4).
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A celadon jade plaque, and a mottled jade pendant, the pendant 19th/20th century, the pendant of Ming dynasty, 4.5 cm long, 20g, and 1.9 cm long, 7g (2).
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A group of four jade 'children' carvings, 19th/ 20h century, with two fitted boxes, the smaller pieces 3.5 cm to 4.5 cm long, the largest piece 6.7 cm high (12g, 17g, 17g, 34g).
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Five jade carvings, 19th/20th century, of a 'dragon' bangle, two 'beans' and 'mandarin ducks' carvings, a snuff bottle, three reticulated circular plaques, and an archaistic 'cicada' pendant, and varying length from 4.5 cm to 8.2 cm, 48g, 23g, 43g, 31g, 24g, 27g, 28g, and 33g (8). Provenance: Gora Singh Mann Collection, Wollongong, no. 1581-1583, 1596 - 1600 (label)
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A carved cinnabar lacquer box and cover, 13.5 cm diam. Provenance: Gora Singh Mann Collection, Wollongong, no. 1615 (label)
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A bronze tripod censer, ding, Qing dynasty, 24 cm high, 35.5 cm wide. Provenance: Gora Singh Mann Collection, Wollongong, no. 1649 (label)
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A bronze 'dragon' censer, Xuande six-character mark, Qing dynasty, 14.8 cm high. Provenance: Sotheby's (label), Private collection, Sydney, acquired from above during the 1970s
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A gilt-bronze figure of bodhisattva, 17th century, with a stand, 20.2 cm high. Provenance: Sotheby's (label), Private collection, Sydney, acquired from above during the 1970s
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Five bronze figures, China, South India, Java, and Thai/ Khmer, of Ayutthaya, China, with incised mark of Parvati and Krishna, South Indian, 17th/18th century, a Bodhisattva and Buddha under Muchalinda, 18.5 cm high, 10.2 cm, 10.9 cm, 11 cm, and 15.3 cm high (5).
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A gilt-bronze Makahala pendant, 20th century, 4 cm high
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