*** | Chen Wen-hsi (Chinese 1906-1991) Untitled school of fish watercolour and ink with white heightening, black ink painted and red ink impressed marks, diameter 42.5 cm. Provenance: From the collection of Dr David (Auckland) & M Stephens based in Singapore c… | *** | |
*** | Charles Frederick Goldie, manuscript inscribed, signed and dated print, the portrait of Pani of the Ngatiawa Tribe. The sitter's head held in her hands and downcast eyes evoke a sense of sadness and contemplation. Goldie's portrayal of what he believed… | *** | |
*** | A pair of Chinese huanghuali small cabinets, rectangular tapered form, each with two panelled doors, classically carved in relief with exotic birds amongst various plant forms, opening to reveal a plain interior, the sides carved with florals and scrolls,… | *** | |
*** | A pair of 18th century Chinese polychrome watercolour drawings of exotic birds, some distress. Each 40 x 30 cm. | *** | |
*** | A large Chinese ink and watercolour on slik, of a woman with children at an alter table, finely worked with some faults. 77 x 43 cm. Gilt framed under glass. Provenance: Ex. the estate collection of Dr David (Auckland) & M Stephens. Based in Singapore… | *** | |
*** | A Chinese scroll painting, in ink and watercolour on silk, later framed and glazed; depicting Buddhist mendicants and acolytes along with a calligraphic poem. Provenance: From the estate collection of the late Mr Charles Cox (passed away 1992), an… | *** | |
*** | A rare collection of over 100 19th century Japanese woodblock prints in one single long scroll, each woodblock print in colour, includes many war scenes, triptychs etc. | *** | |
*** | A pair of early 20th century exceptionally fine Chinese watercolour paintings, one of various buildings and formal gardens including figures seated at a gaming table, green and white trellis highlights to one building, a waterway features through the… | *** | |
*** | Unknown Chinese Artist, Two Horses, lithograph, with Guy Ngan Stokes Valley studio seal stamp lower left. 55 x 70 cm. | *** | |
*** | Three old Chinese rice paper paintings, fish and prawn. Minor foxing. 17 x 27 cm. | *** | |
*** | A Chinese hand painted ancestor painting, the older couple seated and in formal dress with embroidered robes, character marks between. In ebonised frame under glass. 108 x 88.5 cm. | *** | |
*** | A large old finely carved Chinese yew wood figure of Kuan Yin, the serene goddess in traditional pose emptying her sacred vessel held to her right hand, draped in a robe with fine adzed detail and natural wood graining and fine knotting evident, raised on… | *** | |
*** | Painted calligraphic scroll, laid on brocade backing and framed. Inscribed by Ngan: 'Peking October 1977' and with studio seal stamp. 30 x 153 cm. | *** | |
*** | A Chinese hand painted scroll depicting a horse beside a rocky outcrop with gnarled trees, various calligraphic verses and red seal marks. 126 cm x 65 cm on gold printed heavy paper backing, turned wooden ends to the central support | *** | |
*** | A set of six finely painted Indian miniatures on ivory, two depicting a Prince and princess giving a wedding toast, two depicting an interior scene with an amorous couple and two of a woman with a sitar and animals under a tree. Various sizes from 16 x 90… | *** | |
*** | A Chinese scroll, in watercolours on silk, depicting eight horses on either side of the banks of a river beneath an ancient pine tree, signed lower left.120.5 x 49 cm | *** | |
*** | A fine Rajasthani miniature painting on ivory panel, depicting a Maharajah at repose in a pavilion attended by a concubine, servants and musicians. 15 x 9.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A triptych ukiyo-e woodblock by Utagawa Kunichika, depicting four samurai. Mounted unframed, each 36.5 x 25 cm | *** | |
*** | Eight Chinese scroll painting prints, by various artists including Qi Baishi | *** | |
*** | Three Indian Mughal miniature paintings depicting princes and harem, one with the Red Fort in the background. Various sizes, largest 19 x 12 cm. Slight loss to surface of one. | *** | |
*** | An impressive large Chinese enamel censer with Qianlong mark, all over decoration of phoenix, dragons, bats, scrolls and clouds on a bright mid/dark blue ground with classical borders, pierced spherical finial and open handles, raised on three feet, early… | *** | |
*** | A set of six 19th century Chinese fine watercolours of women, on pith paper. The women performing various tasks: embroidery, kite flying, working an abacus etc. Finely painted in colours. 16 x 10.5 cm ea. | *** | |
*** | Kiyoshi Sait' (1907-1997), 'Saga Kyoto', woodblock 55/75, signed, titled and dated 1966. 60 cm x 45 cm | *** | |
*** | Kiyoshi Saito (Jap 1907-1997), 'Maiko Kyoto' series, woodblock signed, circa 1960s. 39 cm x 25 cm. | *** | |
*** | A large late 19th/early 20th century Chinese ancestral painting, depicting three seated couples in formal attire, watercolour on paper, faded signature appears to be between figures. In ebonised frame under glass. Some water damage. 120 x 81.5 cm. | *** | |
*** | Two Japanese watercolours, one depicting figures caught in a rain shower, the other various pursuits. Each 44 cm x 56.5 cm. | *** | |
*** | A Chinese watercolour and ink by fan Seng, scene of a grandfather with pipe and grandson with three chicks. 32.5 x 33 cm. | *** | |
*** | A Chinese fan painting by Xu Liangbiao, depicting figures beneath a willow; signature, date (1821) and calligraphic inscription to the upper left. Ink and watercolour on woven silk. Framed and with translation and artist's details verso. 23.5 cm x 24 cm | *** | |
*** | A Japanese sumi-e traditional ink painting/screen of four cedar framed panels, decorated with a pair of ducks and a jumping carp depicted under an ancient overhanging plum branch with flowers emerging in early spring. Early 1900's. Signed. Height 1770, W… | *** | |
*** | A triptych ukiyo-e woodblock by Utagawa Kunichika, depicting samurai. Mounted unframed, each 36.5 x 25 cm | *** | |
*** | A triptych ukiyo-e woodblock by Utagawa Kunichika, depicting samurai and courtiers. Mounted unframed, each 36.5 x 25 cm | *** | |
*** | An old Tibetan Thangka Painting of the Buddha Parnashavari, classically represented with three heads and six arms, draped in a jewelled necklace and surrounded by numerous further buddhas and florals, finely painted in colours and with gilt enrichments,… | *** | |
*** | A Japanese triptych ukiyo-e by Kobayashi Kiyochika, (1847-1915), 'The Heroic Commander Hiroshi', a scene from the Russo-Japanese War, c.1904. 34 x 69 cm | *** | |
*** | A vintage album of a Chinese stamp collection, the album 25.5 cm x 21 cm. | *** | |
*** | Four Indian allegorical watercolour paintings, Hindu figures and ceremonies, sizes approx. 17 cm x 22 cm | *** | |
*** | Two Indian miniature paintings of princes, both wearing jama robes and turbans, one admiring a rose bloom, the other bearing a shield, his hands in a position of supplication. Each 22 x 15 cm (paper size) | *** | |
*** | An ukiyo-e woodblock print by Kunichika, of a samurai. 32 cm x 22 cm | *** | |
*** | A Chinese Mandarin portrait watercolour, painted in polychrome on buff paper, he sits upon a 'throne' chair wearing an ermine trimmed coat over his embroidered robe. 102 x 51 cm | *** | |
*** | A woodblock triptych print (ukiyo-e) by Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), An act from the Kozaru Shichinosuke. publisher: Daikokuya Heikichi, circa 1857. Each image 36 x 24 cm | *** | |
*** | A framed Chinese scroll painting on silk, depicting an aged hermit sage reading a manuscript seated beneath an ancient blossom tree. 109 cm x 40.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A late 19th century Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock, of kabuki actors, signed Kochoro Hosai hitsu (with seal Baido). 35 cm x 69.5 cm. | *** | |
*** | A Chinese scroll painting, in ink highlighted with colours, depicting a man struggling with an obstinate horse, the dark silk ground with some natural slubbing (imperfections). Small losses and repairs.100 x 50 cm | *** | |
*** | Three antique Indian paintings on board, polychrome painted with rich gilt and jewelled highlights; one as a seated female musician playing a stringed instrument with peacock in attendance, another with three figures in traditional highly gilded and… | *** | |
*** | A pair of 19th century Chinese watercolour portraits of female court musicians, each wearing finely patterned robes. 36.5 x 26 cm. | *** | |
*** | A 19th century Indian miniature of a Mughal prince, standing wearing mustard jama and holding a large, sheathed sword. Oval 13 x 7.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A pair of Japanese woodblock Ukiyo-e prints by Kunechika, each depicts characters in a Noh drama, printed in bright colours, 19th century. 35.5 x 240 ea | *** | |
*** | A 19th century Japanese watercolour of seven equestrian samurai archers, painted on silk laid on board. Unframed 57 x 91 cm. Some old restoration. | *** | |
*** | A 19th century Chinese mandarin painting, watercolour on paper scroll with brocade border, some distress and damage, approx. 128 x 80 cm image size. Provenance: By family descent from the estate of a Baroness, Hertfordshire, England. | *** | |
*** | Two 18th/19th century Indian miniature paintings, depicting a Maharaja smoking a pipe with attendant in the background, the other with four small scenes featuring men in various activities. | *** | |
*** | Two Indian miniature paintings, one of women praying, the other a court scene, plain wood frames. 19 x 12 cm. | *** | |
*** | A portrait of a Korean nobleman or scholar, hand painted in inks and watercolour on paper, framed and glazed. The vendor bought it in the early 80's from David Wangs Emporium, Collins St, Melbourne. Overall 105 x 74 cm | *** | |
*** | An Indian miniature painting, a portrait of Pratap Singh depicted standing holding a tulwar. In inks, watercolours and gilding, the frame indistinctly inscribed. 23.5 cm x 16.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A 19th century Indian miniature painting, depicting Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal, the emperor and consort on horseback caught in a thunderstorm returning from a hunt. In inks, watercolours and gilding. The framed work glazed verso displaying a biographical… | *** | |
*** | Toyokuni Kunisada, Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock, woman throwing a shoe, dated 1852. 35 cm x 24 cm. | *** | |
*** | Kiyoshi Saito (Japan 1907-1997) 'Sumiya Kyoto (1967)', coloured woodblock print, signed. 74 x 43 cm. | *** | |
*** | Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) Japanese ukiyo-e triptych woodblock print two actors in scene with a woman. 35 x 73 cm. Provenance: Purchased by our vendor from O'Reilly's Plaza Art Galleries, New York. Auction 'Japanese Art Sale'. April 1975. | *** | |
*** | Three Japanese hashira-e woodblock pillar prints, by Utagawa Yoshitora (active 1850-1880) and others. 70 cm x 24 cm | *** | |
*** | A fine Indian painting on ivory, the large rectangular panel with a King kneeling on the detailed rug framed by courtesans in formal attire, rolling hill landscape to the background, unsigned. 20.5 cm x 11 cm | *** | |
*** | A portrait of the Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui of the Qing Dynasty, painted in polychrome on silk. In contemporary gilt washed frame. Overall 100 cm x 66 cm | *** | |
*** | An 18th/ 19th century Indian miniature painting depicting the worship of Krishna manifest as Shrinathji, in gouache, watercolour and gilding; against a white spotted cobalt background two priests bearing devotional objects flank a shrine of the child… | *** | |
*** | A pair of Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints, in the manner of Kunichika. Each 30 cm x 22.5 cm. | *** | |
*** | An Indian painting on ivory panel, fan shape and painted with a Maharaja and his courtiers and musicians. 14 x 31 cm. | *** | |
*** | Two Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints, one of a sumo wrestler, the other of a samurai reading a scroll. 36 x 23 cm and 34.5 x 23 cm | *** | |
*** | A Mughal miniature painting on ivory panel, depicting a couple on a raised dais attended by servants and musicians in micro-mosaic frame. 12 x 8 cm | *** | |
*** | A Chinese tondo watercolour painting, attributed to Li Jian Zhung, of carp and lily leaves. Diameter 61 cm. | *** | |
*** | Four Chinese blanc-de-chine figures, includes three of Kuanyin, each raised on a base including lotus and cloud scrolls. The tallest 36.5 cm, some losses. | *** | |
*** | A 20th century Japanese woodblock print by Toshi Yoshida, 'Benkei Bridge', signed and entitled. 24 x 17 cm | *** | |
*** | Tony de Lautour, ‘Text Message 2’, woodblock print, signed, dated 2008, entitled and numbered 9/20, 30 x 42 cm. Unframed. | *** | |
*** | An old Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print, depicting a samurai and geisha. 33.5 x 24 cm | *** | |
*** | Japanese diptych ukiyo-e woodblock by Migita Toshihide, 'Onna Kusunoki' from the series 'Meiyo Juhachi Ban' (Eighteen Acts of Glory). 36.5 x 50 cm | *** | |
*** | A Japanese woodblock print by Keisai Eisen (1790-1848), vertical diptych portrait of a standing bijin wearing a bat patterned kimono. 70 cm x 23.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A set of four Indian Mughul paintings, depicting various flowers and butterflies, each leaf with Hindi surtitle and subtitles. Random glazed. Each 21 cm x 12 cm | *** | |
*** | A Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print by Kunichika, circa 1880, depicting a samurai with a scroll inscribed with calligraphy in his hands. 35 x 23 cm | *** | |
*** | Two Japanese woodblock prints (ukiyo-e) Utagawa Yoshifuji (1828-1887), Views of women working with silk cocoons, mulberry leaves and drawing off silk filaments. Unknown publisher. 32.5 x 22 cm | *** | |
*** | An old Indian painted watercolour panorama, scene of a procession with camel, elephant, figures, framed with twin mounts. Some distress. 24 cm x 80 cm | *** | |
*** | A Japanese shin-hunga woodblock print edition 40/100, of a fishing boat and fish baskets. 30 x 48 cm. | *** | |
*** | A 19th century Indian miniature painting, depicting Shah Jahan and a courtier, in coloured pigment and gold on wasi paper. 17.5 x 18.5 cm. | *** | |
*** | An Indian Mughal miniature painting, an equestrian hunt scene, with Urdu script to the borders. Framed, overall, 25.5 cm x 18 cm. | *** | |
*** | Two antique Indian paintings on board, both polychrome and with gilt enrichments; one as a group of three musicians beneath a tree, animals at their feet, the other as a religious figure seated on a throne upon the back of an ox, a green figure held… | *** | |
*** | A Japanese Kunichika Ukiyo-e coloured woodblock print of a samurai warrior. 33 cm x 23 cm | *** | |
*** | A Japanese Ukiyo-e woodblock print depicting a samurai warrior in torso armour. 354.5 x 24 cm | *** | |
*** | A Japanese Kunichika Ukiyo-e coloured woodblock print, of a single figure. 33 cm x 23 cm | *** | |
*** | A Japanese woodblock print by Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900), of a kabuki theatre actor, oban size 36 cm x 23 cm. | *** | |
*** | A Japanese woodblock print by Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900), of two kabuki theatre actors, oban size 36 cm x 23 cm. | *** | |
*** | A Japanese woodblock print by Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900), of a dramatic kabuki actor, oban size 36 cm x 23 cm. | *** | |
*** | A Japanese woodblock print by Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900), of a two kabuki actors, oban size 36 cm x 23 cm. | *** | |
*** | A Japanese woodblock print by Kawase Hasui, Full Moon at Magome, Tokyo', c.1930. 36 x 23.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Two contemporary Japanese woodblock prints, bought from Liberty's, London. Each 32 cm x 46 cm | *** | |
*** | 19th century Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock, women in moonlight playing musical instruments. Diptych. 36 x 49 cm | *** | |
*** | A Japanese Ukiyo-e woodblock print, depicting a samurai and a geisha in a landscape with cherry blossom trees. 35.5 x 24 cm | *** | |
*** | A Japanese ukiyo-e coloured woodblock print by Kunichika. Two figures, one a Samurai warrior. 33 cm x 23 cm | *** | |
*** | A pair of 19th century Indian miniatures on ivory depicting a Prince smelling a fragrant perfume and a woman smelling a flower, each 6 x 5 cm in single oak frame. | *** | |
*** | An early 20th century Chinese painting on pith paper, depicting two Chinese junks and one smaller boat with figure. 30.5 x 16.5 cm. | *** | |
*** | An 18th/ 19th century Indian miniature painting depicting the worship of Krishna manifest as Shrinathji, in gouache, watercolour and gilding; against a white spotted cobalt background two priests bearing devotional objects flank a shrine of the child… | *** | |
*** | A 19th century ukiyo-e woodblock print by Kunichika, a Samurai standing in front of a lantern. 43 x 23 cm. | *** | |
*** | A Japanese woodblock print (nishiki-e) by Utagawa Yoshitora, 'An Act from the Ch'shingura', publisher: Izumiya Ichibei, circa 1850. 20.5 x 31.5 cm. | *** | |