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Oriental — Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
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| Number of lots recorded: | 96 |
| Lots with images: | 96 |
| Prices available: | 96 |
Category:
Oriental
- Art (236)
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- Ceramics - Japanese (266)
- Ceramics - Zother (75)
- Cloisonne (93)
- Furniture (330)
- Inro (7)
- Ivory (93)
- Jade (194)
- Netsuke (66)
- Okimono (2)
- Snuff Bottles (182)
- Textiles & Costume (61)
- Zother (822)
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | A Chinese blackwood & porcelain table screen, Qianlong seal mark, a carved frame with glazed porcelain spandrels, applied & inlaid with ceramic chrysanthemums issuing from rocks on a stepped foot, height 78 cm, width 46.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze and gilt footed brushpot decorated with roosters, stamp to base, with stand. 7 cm high. 11 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese blue & white vase expertly painted with mountainous scene | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese gilt bronze figure of Amitabha Tathagata seated in meditative posture, 26 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Wu Changshuo (1844 - 1927) watercolour scroll with silk brocade depicting flowers. Provenance: From the private collection of Ning Zhi Chao, author of many Chinese Art reference books. Wu Changshuo was a prominent painter, calligrapher and seal artist of… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese zitan rectangular cabinet with hidden hinges on the single panelled doors, Ming style, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, the elegant proportions with a rich hue and fine feather graining, constructed with a central removable stile opening to reveal… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese zitan painting table, the two-panel top is set within a rectangular frame, after the Ming, Qing Dynasty, 19th/20th century, recessed legs with cloud spandrels joined by a shaped high and low stretchers. Provenance: acquired from a Hong Kong… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine bronze of Shiva as Nataraja, a very fine representation of the Lord of dance, Shiva in a classic posture of dancing above the dwarf Apasmara. The statue captures the strength and grace of the deity in sinuous movements, with beautifully articulated… | *** |  |
| *** | A life size, bronze Ganesha, dancing on a lotus base, south India, possibly late Chola period, the face flanked by wide ears & his hair in a high conical shaped chignon held back by a jewelled crown, with four arms, each of the hands in a gesture of hasta… | *** |  |
| *** | A monumental bronze seated Buddha, wearing an unadorned robe with the shoulder flap falling to the waist, Sukhothai, 14th/16th century, almond shaped eyes & long sweeping earlobes on the smooth oval face, a tall flame finial rising from the tight curls,… | *** |  |
| *** | A late Qing dynasty huanghuali portable chest with hardstone inlay. Provenance: From a private collection, Sydney 31 cm long, 22 cm wide, 31 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A large proportioned rosewood Chinese altar table, 109. Height 245 long, 43 D | *** |  |
| *** | A large Tibetan bronze of Avalokiteshvara the standing multi-armed and multi headed deity holding various attributes, the rear arms fanning out at the flanks, 104 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese silk embroidered Summer robe, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), well mounted in a perspex case, this gauze robe is beautifully decorated with dragons traditional to the Imperial style of the Qing dynasty, some visible repairs to fabric. Length 143 cm.… | *** |  |
| *** | A large Chinese seated figure of a Luohan, finely carved, Ming/Qing dynasty, crossed legs with folds of the robe draping beyond, traces of linen under the worn lacquer, condition: Hands possibly replaced. Height 166 cm. Width 74 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese porcelain lidded jar, of great historic interest and excellent provenance, late Ming Dynasty, the baluster shaped jar painted in wucai palette, underglaze blue & overglaze enamels. Provenance: Vaucluse house, Wentworth Family and thence by… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese famille rose hundred-butterflies bottle vase, Guangxu mark and period. Provenance: Hong Kong Auctioneers and Estate Agency Ltd., Hong Kong, 18 November 1988, lot 197, Iain Clark collection, Sydney, acquired from the above, fine Asian, Australian… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese porcelain bottle shaped vase, the base incised with a six character mark of Chenghua, made in the Kangxi period, 1662-1723, a yellow ground, with famille verte palette, painted in aubergine & hues of green, golden pheasant balancing on the… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of Chinese cloth bound books some hand illustrated, largest, 28 cm x 20 cm (8) | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of yellow ground saucer dishes, six character Guangxu mark and of the period, 1875-1908, painted in green and aubergine enamels with two dragons chasing a flaming pearl in clouds and flames to the centre, stylized grape and leaf decoration to the… | *** |  |
| *** | Five Chinese painted porcelain panels, four framed, depicting insects on trees and one unframed depicting a riverside home 36.5 cm x 25 cm each | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese calligraphy scroll with jade ends | *** |  |
| *** | A large Chinese transitional Wucai jar of baluster form profusely decorated with large peony heads against a ground of scrolling green foliage, 17th century. Has a 15 cm crack from base. | *** |  |
| *** | A carved cinnabar lacquer fived-lobed box and cover, six character Qianlong mark and of the period, the flat surface of the cover is crisply carved through layers of lacquer, a raised circle with a bronze and porcelain vessel, each set with dense foliage,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese hand scroll in black ink on paper, by a recognised artist, the narrative of this painting is the fish swimming against the tide, there is an inscription preceding the painting and at the end, there are numerous, personal seals in red of varying… | *** |  |
| *** | A large Sino-Tibetan Bodhisattva, bronze alloy with Remnants of gilt, the head crowned with a five segment diadem, 18th/19th century the hair secured with a high topknot, the curvaceous body seated upright and adorned with beads, a celestial scarf… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese full suit of Samurai armour, the central bronze breast plate with a dragon, Showa period, early 20th century, silk and chain male arms, silk braid and leg guards, complete with lacquer over metal face mask, original storage box with display… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese rosewood spindle back bench, Qing Dynasty, the grain & colour very similar to huang huali. Provenance: From a collection assembled in the 1980s, condition: some fading in parts, height 81 cm, length 106 cm, width 46 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A rectangular porcelain tile, a Mandarin dressed in Ming attire keeping cool in the garden with an attendant and children, Qing Dynasty 25 x 41 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Hetian jade carving with three goats resting under a shelter, height 5 cm, length 5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An impressive 19/20th century Chinese famille rose floor vase painted with warriors and courtiers amongst gilt highlighted borders of blossom 91 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A large, gilt bronze seated Buddha, the Spiritual Serenity is merged with a youthful form, 18th/19th century, cojoined eyebrows arched above half closed eyes, inlaid with glass, the face framed by long pendulous ears, the ushnisha with a tall flame finial… | *** |  |
| *** | A Jain Tantric cloth, Vastrapata, painted in Hidden Codes, India, late 19th century, cosmic man with rectangular panel and squares in red and yellow pigment. Provenance: A former Australian Ambassador. 80 x 60 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large Chinese-Tibetan gilt bronze Buddha, 18-19th century, a serene young full face framed with long ears, eyes downcast and his urna visible between the arched brows, the hair in small whorls, off the shoulder robe with generous folds, seated with the… | *** |  |
| *** | A rare pair of bronze boy monks, Rising on a lotus branch, Burma, 18th century, the solid young rounded form in a posture of adoration in a respectful manner, the legs folded over each other, they would have sat either side of a large Buddha, a smooth… | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Burmese marble Buddha, Shan period/state, 17th/18th century, the robe with gentle folds & without adornment, the eyes with total concentration, carved from one large boulder with a natural patina, raised on a bronze & timber presentation base.… | *** |  |
| *** | A large Jain Tantric cloth, Vastrapata, painted in Hidden Codes, India 19th/20th century, cosmological diagrams & pilgrimage maps, complex geometric shapes, saints wheels, majic numbers & an ulterior universe.... Provenance: A former Australian Ambassador… | *** |  |
| *** | An important copper-bronze seated Buddha, wearing a fine engraved robe, Sri Lanka 19th century, the hands in the gesture of meditation, the face with a benevolent expression with lips pursed & downcast eyes below the monobrow, flanked by long narrow… | *** |  |
| *** | A Straits Chinese porcelain vase with Auspicious Symbols, Qing Dynasty, 19th century a hexagon-shaped vase with flared mouth, the polychrome enamel decoration on a white ground in relief, the blossoming sprays issuing from vases, planters and baskets some… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine white jade covered vase, with a swing handle & carved with two Qilin & a lotus knop, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, a rust splash on one side with a fine crack. Height 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Chinese scroll painting with artists signature of 'Qi Bai Shi' | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Chinese zitan rose chairs (Meiguiyi), the low backed chair panels are elaborately carved in a most dazzling fashion, in open work depicting coiled Quiongs flanking a central stylised Shou character in a medallion with the beaded edge,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze censer with double handles, with Xing You Heng studio mark to the base, dated 1848, note: a studio in Daoguang period. Height 7 cm, width 20 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese porcelain painted tile, Zhushan Artist Wang Qi [1884-1937], inscribed date 1932, signature & two red seals, painted in overglaze enamels with East Han Hermit Yan Guang & a young boy holding a Guqin, the plaque frame has two panels top & bottom… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze censer with double lion mask handles on bronze stand, with Ming Xuande mark and probably of the period, the rounded shape with gentle curve toward the flat mouth, a smooth patina with a red tinge, diameter 21 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Chinese bronze figure of Guanyin, Yuan - Ming Dynasty the Bodhisattva seated in dhyanasana, the hands in vitarka mudra, the body supporting a tassel-hung beaded necklace, the Crown pierced, 14th / 15th century, 23 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese blue and white bowl with round sides. Painted in the round with an important person with his servants, going down to bath in lake. 19th century 13 cm high, 15.5 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Tibetan gilt bronze alloy figure of Achala, kneeling on one knee, and encrusted with turquoise and coral, 17th/18th century, the head surmounted with a five leaf tiara in front of a crown, a neck collar inlaid with cabochon stones, brandishing a… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese porcelain vase painted in underglaze blue, with peonies & opposing phoenix, Qing Dynasty 18th/19th century, a tall, elegant shape with a straight neck above the rounded shoulder, the low waist rising from a widely splayed foot, the decoration of… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Ming style Chinese zitan horseshoe-back armchairs and a centre table, late Qing, on each chair the sweeping crest rail terminates in outswept hooks above a shaped spandrels, the curved back splat decorated with an openwork cartouche. The rear… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese huanghuali rectangular Qin low table with solid board top and sides each carved with an elaborate panel of Qilong among scrolled coulds motifs. Length 120 cm. Width 40 cm. Height 52 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A white jade covered vase, carved with an elephant knop & double handles, 19th century. Height 19.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A finely carved ivory Kris handle, a 24ct gold stand, Java, Indonesia, 19th century, height 12 cm, gold weight 41 grams | *** |  |
| *** | A jade mountain depicting God of Longevity and other long life symbols with fitted wooden stand. Purchased Taylor's Chin Hua Galleries, Sydney, 57 cm x 38 cm x 22 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Dehua porcelain censer, 18th/19th century, rope handles applied to the compressed globular body raised on three low feet, good even cream glaze, impressed mark to base Provenance: Private Collection of a gentleman. Height 5 cm. Diameter 9 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large archaic style nephrite green- brown jade bi disc, carved with scrolling leaves and characters, diameter 30 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large Chinese monochrome vase, the copper red oxide glaze, probably Qing Dynasty, the glaze falling from the wide mouth to the shoulder of the pear shape, on carved wood fitted stand, height 32 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese huanghuali straight form narrow rectangular sided painting table, with flushed corner legs supported by arm braces, top with everted flanges and conceled drawer. Height 83 cm. Width 147 cm. Depth 46 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A carved Tibetan ritual mask with a Curling Tongue and Tiara of Skulls, on fitted stand, 19th century, the deity Mahakala with deeply carved eyebrows and central third eye, fine patina and traces of lacquer, height 40 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Yixing teapot, on three feet, decorated with poetry and ships in harbour scenes, the handle in a stylised dragon with it's mouth joining to the body, chop to inner lid, stamp to base with calligraphy to either side of stamp. Height 12 cm. Length 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A fine late Qing ceremonial sword, in elaborate silver scabbard with jade panels inlaid with turquoise and coral. Length 90 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Huanghuali folding horseshoe back armchair, Jiao Yi 105 x 67 x 65 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A finely carved white jade with russet Inclusion of two young boys collecting lotus in a pond, 19th century. Height 7.5 cm, width 7 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze Jambhala, seated in Royal Ease pose, holding a mongoose in his right hand, wearing an ornate crown with blue pigment and elaborate jewellery, height 21 cm, length 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A boxwood netsuke of a chestnut, finely carved & signed by Masanao, Edo period, mid 19th century, Japan, note: the line originated with Masanao I (1815-90), although there were four Masanao generations. The Masanao craftsmen worked almost exclusively in… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese porcelain drum stool, painted in vibrant famille rose enamels, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, with a continuous scene of figures, sitting & standing, dressed in flowing robes & wearing grand hats, a band of flowers & butterflys top & bottom, height… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Chinese porcelain egg vases decorated in underglaze blue decorated with stylised phoenix in three separate cartouche, the rim supporting an applied dragon and bat, apocryphal Yongzheng mark to base but later. | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese eight panel gilt & black lacquer screen well painted and carved. Qing dynasty 19th century. The front painted and carved with a fruiting pomegranate tree with birds & other flowering branches, above a lake with mandarin ducks on gilt lacquer… | *** |  |
| *** | A monumental buff sandstone Buddha head, Thailand, Ayutthaya period, 14th/15th century, with remnants of stucco on the surface, a beatific smile, the heavy eyelids with eyes looking down beneath an arched brow & a raised domed chignon, mounted on black… | *** |  |
| *** | A Khmer red-pink sandstone bas-relief, deeply carved with a part torso of a deity, Cambodia 12/13th century, elaborate acanthus leaves, a cornice frame from a temple, 59 x 48 cm. Provenance: The Barry Smith collection | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese yellow hardwood 'Drunken Lord's Chair' 'Zuiwengyi' with metal fittings. The upper section with three pierced cloud shaped panels topped with lotus shaped head rest, curved arms interlocking with the top of the back legs, grains resembling… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese marble Bodhisattva, carved and incised, a full face below a crown, probably Ming Dynasty 14-17th century, a scarf draped over each arm, wearing a long necklace over the pleated robes falling above his feet, standing straight on a circular lotus… | *** |  |
| *** | Japanese cast iron teapot with applied flower and butterfly decorations, signed inside of lid | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century Chinese blue and white lidded ovoid glazed jar with figured scenes panels marked in underglaze blue to the base. Height 27 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large Chinese Ming style bronze Buddha, seated on a lotus petal stand, the hands clasped with raised index fingers, a full face centred with a small urna, eyes downcast below his domed usnisa, wearing flowing robes that fall around the upturned feet,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved wood Bodhisattva seated on a Sacred lion, Traces of pigment, Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644, with a beautiful full face sits aloft the lion in the Royal ease posture, the crown centred above the eye of higher consciousness, the hands in the… | *** |  |
| *** | A large bronze alloy seated Shakyamuni Buddha, the hands elegantly cast following the Dharma, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century the hair arranged in rows of tight whorls surmounted by a domed ushnisha, the loosely draped robe covering the shoulders and… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese porcelain bowl with flared rim on fitted stand, Chenghua mark, painted with a green dragon flying in flames. Provenance: original certificate Hong Kong gallery, dated 1986, height 10, diameter 20 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese porcelain dragon and phoenix bowl with Wucai glaze, Guangxu mark and period. Provenance: Acquired from Singapore gallery in 1989, original receipt, diameter 16 cm, height 8 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A jade carving of Guanyin. 46 cm height | *** |  |
| *** | A large pair of powder blue porcelain vases, six character Kangxi mark, the rouleau shape with a cupped mouth and slopping shoulders, the reserves painted in famille verte enamel with elaborate court scenes, furniture and figures seated and standing,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese porcelain vase with Garlic dome top, Qianlong mark to base, height 35 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An exceptionally tall and elegant Japanese vase with the Imari palette, with good proportions. Meiji period, 19th century. Underglaze blue and coloured enamels highlighted with gilt. The front and reverse cartouche with court ladies, the overall design… | *** |  |
| *** | A white marble deity, head & torso, 14th-18th century, the fine feature with a high tiered top knot, the squared shoulders & hands clasped at the chest in salutation, the long sleeves sliding into the ruched skirt of the shaped bodice, on fitted stand,… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Chinese huanghuali horseback armchairs, each with back splat carved with a stylised Qilong cartouche, together with matching tea table (3) | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese yellow huanghuali side table with recessed legs and elongated bridle joints. The two book matched floating panels with attractive 'Guilian' (Devil faces) grains, the spandrels elaborately carved with stylised Qilongs confronting a central 'Shou'… | *** |  |
| *** | A Tibetan gilt bronze standing Buddha with eleven heads & eight arms, 18th-20th century, the Avalokitsavara heads in three tiers & topped with two single heads, two hands held in prayer the other hands in different mudras, elaborately dressed & adorned… | *** |  |
| *** | A Burmese alabaster seated Buddha, 16th/19th century. Painted in red lacquer & gilt, the downcast eyes with heavy lids & tall arched eyebrows & a serene countenance, carved from one large boulder with a natural patina. Provenance: The private collection,… | *** |  |
| *** | A large seated bronze Ganesha with splashes of gilt, India, 19th century or earlier, large wrinkled ears framing a benevolent face below an elaborate headdress, jewels adorn his body & a cobra belt around his ample tummy, holding his broken tusk in his… | *** |  |
| *** | A white jade figurine in the form of a goldfish with octopus, 7.75 cm high, with stand, together with a jade figurine of a woman, 7.5 cm high (neck broken and glued) | *** |  |
| *** | A carved jade pendant with peacock & floral detail, 8.5 x 9 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Chinese overglaze enamel snuff bottle on translucent glass, four character mark to base, neatly painted on the front with a fruiting grape vine, a dragonfly & grasshopper, the reverse with red berries & grasshoppers, well hollowed with a gilt… | *** |  |
| *** | Eighteen Lohan soap stone figures on stand. Stand width 78 cm, figures height 9-15 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A finely cast bronze of Padmasambhava, 19th century seated in meditative pose on a lotus platform displaying his various attributes, left hand in vitarka mudra, face with serene expression below a crown with projecting apex, Western Tibet or Kashmir. the… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Chinese table screen in rosewood with a figured moutain landscape marble panel, the stand with delicate pierced oval panels, scalloped apron on four splayed feet. Height 56 cm. Width 59 cm. Depth 23 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A finely carved Mongolian wood & polychrome painted figure of Vajrakiliya, terminating into a Vajra & piecing a recumbent human figure laying on a lotus shaped base. Vajrakilaya is a wrathful form of Vajrasattva, the pure vajra nature of Enlightenment. In… | *** |  |