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Oriental — Bonhams
Auction House:
| Bonhams | |
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| Number of lots recorded: | 96 |
| Lots with images: | 96 |
| Prices available: | 96 |
Category:
Oriental
- Art (117)
- Bronze (211)
- Brush Pot (45)
- Ceramics - Chinese (678)
- Ceramics - Japanese (46)
- Ceramics - Zother (7)
- Cloisonne (42)
- Furniture (73)
- Inro (3)
- Ivory (109)
- Jade (210)
- Netsuke (4)
- Okimono (26)
- Snuff Bottles (283)
- Textiles & Costume (41)
- Zother (413)
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | A Japanese ivory okimono of a basket maker, late Meiji, in tinted robe kneeling amongst cane baskets, seal mark. Height 10 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese ivory okimono of a fisherman, late Meiji period in decorated robe holding a large fish in a cane basket over his shoulder, seal mark. Height 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A gilt copper alloy miniature figure of Buddha Amitabha, with its travelling shrine, Buddha: 2.2 cm high, shrine: 4.2 cm high (excluding beads) (2). | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese soapstone carved 'chi-dragon' seal, attributed to Zhang Boying (1871 - 1949), 4.5 cm x 2.2 cm x 1.9 cm, 35g | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese rosewood brush pot, the straight sided body with defined graining, 15 cm high, 15 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A bronze silver inlaid tripod incense burner, Qing Dynasty, after Shi Sou, the compressed globular body supported by three legs with cloud motif, two large lion-mask loose-ring handles to the sides, the upper rim decorated with a band of hui pattern, the… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of wucai 'qilin' vases Kangxi 23.4 cm high (2). | *** |  |
| *** | A blue and white ink stone Yongzheng six-character mark, Qing dynasty 12.9 cm diam. Provenance: Hsiao Chung Lung (1947-2008), Melbourne. Bonhams, 7 Dec 2022, Sydney, lot 100. | *** |  |
| *** | A wucai 'Dragon and Phoenix' bowl, Guangxu six-character mark, but later, stand and box, 14.5 cm diam. | *** |  |
| *** | An aloeswood archer's ring with gold inlays, with a fitted pewter box, 3 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | 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 | *** |  |
| *** | A blue crackle glaze four-lobed washer Late Qing dynasty to Republic period with stand and box, 17.1 cm wide, 3.8 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection | *** |  |
| *** | An enamelled 'crane' ceramic plaque Signed Wang Heting, dated according to inscription 1985 plaque: 56 x 32 cm, frame: 75 x 51 cm. Provenance: From the collection of Dr TF Yeung (1932-2019) | *** |  |
| *** | A transitional blue-and-white brush pot, late Ming or early Qing dynasty, mid 17th century, of cylindrical form, painted around the body with a portrait of Zhong Kui and a ghost between two carved decorative borders. 8.6 cm diameter, 14.8 cm high.… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese moulded and enamelled iron-red glaze 'Dragon and phoenix' snuff bottle, Qing dynasty, 1796 - 1820, 7.2 cm high, Compare a turquoise-glazed example of almost identical decoration, see Lot 39, the Paul Braga collection of snuff bottles, Bonhams… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of eight Chinese snuff bottles, late 19th century to 20th century, varying sizes from 4.8 cm to 7.8 cm high (8) | *** |  |
| *** | Two underglaze-red painted 'Lotus' bowls, Six-character Kangxi mark, China, 20th century, each profusely painted with lotus design, 40.5 and 42 cm diam. (2). | *** |  |
| *** | A gilt bronze Buddhist lion, Qing dynasty on stand, 14.3 cm high, 2.9kg. Provenance: Collection of Ross Gordon, Brisbane, until 2002. Sotheby's, Melbourne, 2002 (by repute) | *** |  |
| *** | A famille-rose 'cherry blossom' plate, Shengdetang mark, Daoguang period, 26.9 cm diam. Provenance: Collection of Professor and Judge Arthur Rogerson, Adelaide, Small & Whitfield, Adelaide, 24 April 2007 (receipt), Private collection, Adelaide, Authur… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese blue-ground and green-enamelled 'dragon' plate, Qianlong six-character underglaze-blue mark 25.1 cm diam. | *** |  |
| *** | A 'dream stone' table screen, 51.4 cm high, 56.3 cm wide, 27.4 cm D. Provenance: Private collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese huanghuali brush pot with inlays of hardstones and mother-of-pearl, 18th century. the embellishment probably later, 12 cm high. Provenance: Western Australia private collection, acquired in Japan in the 1960s, hence by descent (by repute) | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese celadon-glaze jar, Qianlong six-character underglaze-blue mark 23 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese coral-red ground yellow-glaze brush handle, Wanli six-character mark, 17.5 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese dehua white-glaze figure group, of Guanyin and two child-attendant, 15.3 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese inside painted and carved agate snuff bottle, Xiaoxuan, Late Qing 7 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong. Y.F. Yang & Company | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese inside painted glass snuff bottles, Liu Ziyi, Guangqiang, dated 1990 10 cm, 9.3 cm (2). Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s in Hong Kong . Y.F. Yang & Company | *** |  |
| *** | A red-glazed vase, Qing Dynasty, 13.3 cm high. Provenance: Collection of Fu Hua (b. 1926), acquired in London in the 1980s, thence by descent | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese inside painted 'insects' glass snuff bottle, Suo Zhenhai (1944-2006), dated 1996 8 cm. Provenance: Purchased at. Y.F. Yang & Company in the late 1980s and early 1990s Compare another bottle by Suo painted with similar artistic motif and… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese rectangular marble scholar's plate, Kangxi, the stone of beige, grey and black tones, forming a silhouette reminiscent of a landscape painting, supported on wooden frame. 34 cm x 34 cm x 3.7 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese celadon-glaze vase with tubular handles, Label: Bonhams and Butterfields 7286/3, 18 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A famille-rose snuff bottle, Qianlong four-character iron-red mark, 7.3 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese silk 'Cats and Butterflies' embroidered hanging, Tongzhi to Guangxu period, the full extent of the embroidery folded and visible to the reserve, revealing a border of 'shou' characters, framed: 133.3 cm x 223.5 cm. Provenance: Acquired by… | *** |  |
| *** | A Sino-Tibetan yab-yum icon of a seated Yi dam Hevajra with his consort, the Hevajra and his consort, both three-faced and six-armed, embracing each other, hands in various mudra, hair with blue pigment, both seated on a double lotus base, the torso of… | *** |  |
| *** | A millefleur and gilt decorated 'peony and chrysanthemum' vase, Guanxu six-character iron-red mark, Republic period stand and box, 24.4 cm high. Provenance: Private collection, E. G. E. Bundy (1911-1981), Brisbane Meldrum & George, Brisbane, 25 November… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese quadrilobed famille-verte baluster vase, Late Qing dynasty the vase of flattened form, painted in reserves possibly scenes of Chinese opera, against a pale-green ground with Indian lotus, all within decorative borders, 44.4 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese gilded bronze Shakyamuni, seated on a lotus base, wearing flowing robes, his hands in dhyana mudra, 15 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Attributed to Lu Yifei (1908-1998), and Wu Hufan (1894 - 1968), peony ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll the painting inscribed and signed Wu Hufan, dated 1957, and later inscribed Lu Yifei the calligraphy inscribed and signed Lu Yifei, dated 1990… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese reception elbow chair, Republic period the chair with high back, profusely pierced and carved with dragon-and-cloud decoration on the back, the arms, and the front legs, 91.4 cm (H) x 61 cm (W) x 48 cm (D) | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese silver mounted shibayama dish Meiji period, the centre panel decorated with storks by a stream and in flight, inlaid with shell, mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell and coral on a kinji lacquer ground, surrounded by a rim of twelve lobed silver… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Chinese carved ivory figures, 19th century, one of the poet Tao Yuanmin with long beard, wearing a grass hat, his right hand holding a branch of chrysanthemum, his left hand holding a stick with a dragon head suspended with a scrolled book, one… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese blackwood and mother of pearl inlaid table and four stools, late 19th century, the circular top with a central figural scene within a floral border above a carved pierced frieze of flowers and birds, raised on four shaped legs with masks atop,… | *** |  |
| *** | A south East Asian finely carved ivory kris handle, 19th century in the form of a figure of Hanaman, the monkey god, complete with original 22ct yellow gold beaded mount, 12 cm high (weight of gold 40gms) | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese ivory figure of a basket seller, Meiji period late 19th century, he standing smiling, dressed in a patterned short kimono with patterned leggings and sandals, holding a hand drum in his right hand and supporting a bamboo rod from which hand a… | *** |  |
| *** | An Imperial Japanese bronze jardiniere, Meiji period, the rectangular jardiniers inlaid with scrolling flowers and leaves in silver and gold within dragon- panelled borders, with inscription (Kaga and Kanazawa, Ishikawa Province, the Empire of Japan;… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese naturalistically carved ivory figure of a pealed apple, with applied colour to the skin together with three small naturalistic carved ivory apples with tinted skin. Height 5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large Chinese flambe baluster vase, on a spreading circular foot,early 20th century. Height 40 cm (Rushtons fine arts Auction 26/07/1997 Lot 64.). | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese marble stele, carved with a central panel of Buddha seated in varada mudra on a lotus throne flanked by two attendants within a border of ten carved panel s of Buddha Amitabha in flowing robes, late 17th century. Height 57 cm x. Width 41 cm.… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese bronze twin handled tripod censer, with mon and diaper decoration in silver and gold inlay to the side and triangular panel s of waved scrolls to the cylindrical legs, 17th/18th century. 15 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A small Japanese ivory model of two men fighting, by Shugyoku, late 19th century, carved as two drunken men in the middle of an argument, one tossing the bench on which they were sitting, causing the other to tumble over backwards, the sake pot and cups… | *** |  |
| *** | A modern Japanese porcelain polychrome flowerpot and cover, Imari style, 20th century. Height 40 cm. Width 50 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese reverse glass painting of a maiden 19th century. Height 50 cm x. Width 35 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese doucai plate, Kangxi period, apocryphal Chenghua six-character mark bearing possible museum accession number, '5 51728' to the base, 16 cm diam., 3.8 cm high. Provenance: Private collection, Hong Kong, possibly acquired during the 1970s or… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese doucai plate, Kangxi period, apocryphal Jiajing six-character mark bearing possible museum accession number, '5 51730' to the base, 16.2 cm diam., 3.8 cm high. Provenance: Private collection, Hong Kong, possibly acquired during the 1970s or… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of four openwork and repousse gold sheet applique, Qing dynasty or earlier the openwork gold appliques 13.5 cm wide, 15.6g, 22ct; 14.5 cm wide, 15.6g, 18ct; the other two 9.5 cm and 5.7g, and 6.4 cm wide and 1.8g (4). | *** |  |
| *** | A green jade ram, Qing dynasty, 10 cm wide, 563g. Provenance: R&V Tregaskis Oriental Art, Sydney, no. 1912, dated 21 July 2001 (receipt and label). Private collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | A Jian black-glaze 'hare's-fur' conical bowl 12th/13th century 15.8 cm diam., 6.2 cm high. Provenance: The Reid family collection | *** |  |
| *** | A qingbai carved 'two boys' bowl 12th century 21 cm diam., 7.2 cm high. Provenance: The Reid family collection | *** |  |
| *** | A huanghuali brush pot 18th/19th century 15 cm diam., 16 cm high. Provenance: The Reid family collection | *** |  |
| *** | A small blue and white brush holder, pictorial mark of a leaf to the base, Kangxi, of flaring mouth rim supported on short foot rim, painted around the body with figures amongst a landscape of rocks and various trees, all between two borders. 14 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A painted famille-rose plaque, By Wei Qingquan, mid 20th century 20.2 x 12.8 x 5 cm (plaque), 29.1 x 21.5 cm (frame) | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese white-jade 'chi dragon' censer top, 5.8 cm high, 90g | *** |  |
| *** | A famille rose 'Flower' octagonal vase, four-character Yongzheng mark, Republic, the globular body and tall neck supported on a foot rim, the body painted in enamel with various flower branches between two decorative borders, the neck with symbols of… | *** |  |
| *** | A smokey rock crystal washer, Qing dyansty 17.5 cm long, 3 cm high, 193g | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese black-glazed ewer with 'rooster' spout, Possibly Eastern Jin period, with a curved handle on the opposite side to the spout, connecting the mouth and shoulders, the body flanked by a pair of bridge-shaped handle, 17 cm high. Provenance: Private… | *** |  |
| *** | 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… | *** |  |
| *** | An elm painting table, Ming dynasty 202 cm wide, 85 cm high, 67 cm D. Provenance: R&V Tregaskis Oriental Art, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved pale celadon jade figure group, carved with two recumbent horses in mutual pursuit, their delicately incised tails brushing against each other. 7.1 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese three-tiered huanghuali picnic box, tihe, Qing dynasty of rectangular form, comprising a narrow cover and three trays, set on a base frame flanked by standing spandrels, joined at the top by a humpback handle, 35.8 cm wide, 25.7 cm high, 20 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | A large Chinese grey jade group, the humped, reticulated form revealing a scene of geese swimming amongst lotus stems, the stone of grayish hue with some pure white inclusions. 11.5 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese vase with painted enamel decoration of carp, Attributed to Deng Bishan (1874 - 1930), height 28 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large Chinese amber glass circular box and cover, simulating a carved lacquer box, the cover with garden pavilions across a lake and amongst mountain landscape with pine trees, the side of the lid and the body each carved with a band of ruyi against a… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese twin-handled vase of glaze imitating stone, Qianlong four-character mark, 15.5 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A 'dragon' ruyi scepter, Qianlong six-character incised mark, 48 cm long, 1776 | *** |  |
| *** | A Tibetan gilded bronze Stupa, 18th - 19th century, raised on a stepped square base with pairs of different animals cast on each side of the waist, the domed mid-section with a flaming halo, below a rising spire of stylised parasols surmounted by a… | *** |  |
| *** | A black and celadon jade carving of a water buffalo, 11 cm long, 370g | *** |  |
| *** | A gilt-bronze figure of Shakyamuni, 23.5 cm high. Provenance: Western Australia private collection, acquired in Shanxi during the 1960s | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze censer with gold patches, four-character Studio mark embossed to the base, Qing Dynasty, of compressed globular form with upturned rim, with two arched and upturned handles, supported on three feet. 11.1 cm diameter, 8.3 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese agarwood-bead bracelet with gold inlays of shou characters, with a fitted pewter fitted box, 37 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | Wang Lanruo (1911-2015), Roosters, Ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, signed and inscribed, with three seals of the artist, dated 1983, 82.8 cm x 51.2 cm. Provenance: Malaysia private collection, acquired directly from the artistVictoria private… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese bronze 'chi-dragon' incense burner with 'dragon' handles, Xuande four-character embossed seal mark, Late Qing dynasty, with its original stand, 17 cm high, 4060g | *** |  |
| *** | Guo Lanxiang (1885 - 1938) and Wei Xiong (19th to 20th century), Summer landscape (1931) and figures among plum trees (1905), ink and colour on paper, signed and inscribed by the artists, with two seals of the artists, 31 cm long. Provenance: NSW private… | *** |  |
| *** | A portrait thangka of a lama, 92 x 58 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese silk-embroidered 'apron' skirts, Late Qing dynasty to Early Republic period, 85 cm long (yellow), 72 cm long (apple green( (2) | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese jun-glaze yixing teapot, Four-character studio embossed mark to the base 22 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | After Qiu Ying (ca. 1494 - 1552), figures and Architecture, ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll (probably a fragment from a multi-scroll composition), two seals of the artists, 134 cm x 38.5 cm. Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired as one of 13… | *** |  |
| *** | Dai Kui (Qing dynasty), Chrysanthemums and ducks, ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll, inscribed and signed by the artist, with two seals of the artist, 149 cm x 52 cm. Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired as one of 13 scrolls from (Joseph)… | *** |  |
| *** | Wang Yun (1652 - circa 1735), attributed to Summer Retreat, ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll, signed and inscribed by the artist, with one seal of the artist, dated 1725, 64 cm x 75 cm. Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired as one of 13… | *** |  |
| *** | A Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze figure of a seated Manjushri, 34 cm high. Provenance: Western Australia private collection, acquired in Japan | *** |  |
| *** | A celadon jade figure of a ram, 5.7 cm high, 95g | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese clay 'prunus blossom' teapot and two associated tea cups, attributed to Gu Jingzhou, tea pot: 21 cm spout to handle, cups: 5.2 cm high (3) | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved white jade 'figure and landscape' circular plaque, Qing dynasty, 13 cm wide, 2 cm high, 160g. Provenance: Victoria Private Collection, inherited from current owner's mother who purchased the piece in London | *** |  |
| *** | Qi Liangyi (1923 - 1988), Morning Glory, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, Signed and inscribed by the artist, with one seal of the artist, Dated 1973, 34.5 cm x 102 cm. Provenance: East & West Art Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria Private Collection | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese official summer hat with insignia, with box, 33 cm diameter. Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired in Hong Kong in the late 1980s and early 1990s | *** |  |
| *** | Wang Lanruo (Chinese, 1911 - '), Prunus Blossoms, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, Signed and inscribed by the artist, with one seal of the artist, Dated 1945, 51.4 cm x 101.8 cm. Provenance: Victoria Private Collection, gifted from the artist in… | *** |  |
| *** | A carved Chinese celadon 'mythical beasts' bangle, Qing dynasty, carved with four mythical beasts running in the same direction, one amongst clouds, 8 cm diam | *** |  |