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Asian Decorative Arts

Auction 20067
11 Dec 2012, starting at 10:00 PST.
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Auction highlights

Sold for US$ 74,500 inc. premium
A pair of famille rose enameled porcelain vases Qianlong marks, Late Qing/Republic Period
Sold for US$ 56,250 inc. premium
A good blue and white glazed porcelain vase, tianqiuping Late Qing dynasty
Sold for US$ 53,750 inc. premium
A polychrome lacquer circular covered box 18th century
Sold for US$ 37,500 inc. premium
A famille rose enameled porcelain bottle vase with figural decoration Qianlong mark, late 20th century

Lots

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8001 A small cobalt glazed porcelain jar with white slip decoration Wanli period US$ 1,250
£797
€932
8003 A blue and white porcelain globular jar Transitional period US$ 4,750
£3,032
€3,543
8006 Two blue and white porcelain ovoid jars Kangxi marks, 19th century US$ 1,875
£1,196
€1,398
8007 A blue and white jar with cracked ice and prunus decoration Chenghua mark, late Qing dynasty US$ 500
£319
€372
8008 A good blue and white glazed porcelain vase, tianqiuping Late Qing dynasty US$ 56,250
£35,908
€41,958
8012 A blue and white porcelain baluster vase Kangxi period US$ 2,500
£1,595
€1,864
8015 A pair of massive blue and white porcelain vases 19th century US$ 10,000
£6,383
€7,459
8016 A blue and white porcelain vase Chenghua mark, 19th century US$ 2,250
£1,436
€1,678
8017 A pair of blue and white porcelain vases with landscape decoration Late Qing dynasty US$ 1,062
£678
€792
8018 A blue and white porcelain faceted vase with landscape and calligraphy 19th century US$ 3,125
£1,994
€2,331
8019 A set of four miniature blue and white porcelain vases 19th century US$ 1,000
£638
€745
8020 A blue and white porcelain vase with figural decoration Late Qing/Republic period US$ 5,250
£3,351
€3,916
8021 A large blue and white porcelain baluster vase Jiajing mark, Republic period US$ 875
£558
€652
8022 A blue and white deep bowl Transitional to Kangxi period US$ 2,125
£1,356
€1,585
8024 An assembled grouping of blue and white soft paste porcelain vessels US$ 1,875
£1,196
€1,398
8025 A blue and white porcelain bulb bowl Late Qing dynasty US$ 1,250
£797
€932
8027 Two blue and white porcelain bowls 19th century US$ 2,375
£1,516
€1,771
8028 A massive Canton blue and white export porcelain tank 19th century US$ 3,125
£1,994
€2,331
8030 A blue and white porcelain rectangular censer Late Qing/Republic period US$ 1,750
£1,117
€1,305
8031 A blue and white porcelain bowl Yongzheng mark US$ 4,750
£3,032
€3,543
8032 A blue and white porcelain brushpot, bitong 19th century US$ 4,000
£2,553
€2,983
8033 A blue and white porcelain brushpot, bitong Yuncangmeiji mark, late Qing dynasty US$ 4,375
£2,792
€3,263
8037 A pair of blue and white export porcelain soup plates Chenghua marks, 18th century US$ 2,000
£1,276
€1,491
8038 A group of three blue and white export porcelain dishes Chenghua marks, 18th century US$ 625
£398
€466
8040 A large blue and white export porcelain deep dish 18th century US$ 2,125
£1,356
€1,585
8041 A pair of blue and white export porcelain chargers 18th century US$ 3,125
£1,994
€2,331
8047 A blue and white porcelain rectangular plaque mounted in a mixed wood table screen US$ 2,125
£1,356
€1,585
8048 A celadon glazed porcelain garden stool with underglaze blue decoration Late Qing/Republic period US$ 1,875
£1,196
€1,398
8049 A celadon glazed porcelain jar with peach bloom glaze splash Kangxi mark, 19th century US$ 1,250
£797
€932
8050 A Longquan celadon glazed porcelain baluster vase Ming dynasty US$ 8,750
£5,585
€6,526
8051 A Longquan celadon glazed porcelain garlic-head vase Yuan/Ming dynasty US$ 5,625
£3,590
€4,195
8052 A Zhejiang celadon glazed porcelain jar Qing dynasty, made for the Southeast Asian market US$ 875
£558
€652
8053 A celadon glazed porcelain vase with molded decoration 19th century US$ 5,000
£3,191
€3,729
8054 A celadon glazed porcelain triple spouted gourd shaped vessel Guangxu mark, Republic period US$ 2,750
£1,755
€2,051
8056 A large ovoid footed porcelain dish Yongzheng mark, 19th century US$ 3,750
£2,393
€2,797
8059 A celadon glazed porcelain covered square box US$ 1,062
£678
€792
8062 A Longquan celadon glazed porcelain stem cup Yuan/Ming dynasty US$ 2,000
£1,276
€1,491
8063 A Longquan celadon crackle glazed porcelain bowl Yuan/Ming dynasty US$ 750
£478
€559
8064 A celadon glazed archaistic porcelain vase, fang-hu Qianlong mark US$ 12,500
£7,979
€9,324
8067 A Junyao glazed stoneware bowl Yuan dynasty US$ 1,625
£1,037
€1,212
8069 A Jianyao stoneware tea bowl 11th/12th century US$ 4,375
£2,792
€3,263
8072 A pottery model of a camel Tang dynasty US$ 1,500
£957
€1,118
8073 A painted pottery model of a recumbent ox Tang dynasty US$ 2,000
£1,276
€1,491
8074 A painted pottery figure of a bull Northern Qi dynasty US$ 2,500
£1,595
€1,864
8076 A painted pottery cocoon jar Han dynasty US$ 525
£335
€391
8077 A Dehua porcelain cylindrical tripod censer 17th century US$ 1,750
£1,117
€1,305
8079 Two Dehua porcelain vessels 17th/18th Century US$ 2,250
£1,436
€1,678
8080 A white glazed porcelain dish with incised decoration 17th/18th century US$ 2,000
£1,276
€1,491
8082 Two Dehua porcelain tripod censers 18th century US$ 2,750
£1,755
€2,051
8084 A small soft paste porcelain water coupe 18th century US$ 2,250
£1,436
€1,678
8086 A small white glazed eggshell porcelain ovoid jar Qianlong mark, Republic period US$ 2,750
£1,755
€2,051
8087 A white biscuit porcelain brush pot with molded prunus design Wang Bingrong mark, Republic period US$ 10,625
£6,782
€7,925
8089 A pair of clair-de-lune glazed porcelain baluster vases Kangxi marks, 19th century US$ 3,750
£2,393
€2,797
8091 A gilt-decorated blue-glazed porcelain dragon dish Qianlong mark US$ 1,000
£638
€745
8092 A blue glazed porcelain plate Guangxu mark US$ 625
£398
€466
8093 A fahua style enameled stoneware vase Late Qing dynasty US$ 1,500
£957
€1,118
8095 A teadust glazed porcelain vase Guangxu mark, Republic period US$ 4,375
£2,792
€3,263
8097 A teadust glazed porcelain hu-form vase Guangxu mark, Late Qing/Republic period US$ 1,625
£1,037
€1,212
8098 A peach bloom glazed porcelain water coupe, taibozun Kangxi mark US$ 1,750
£1,117
€1,305
8099 A peach bloom glazed porcelain vase Kangxi mark US$ 1,250
£797
€932
8100 Two peach bloom glazed porcelain vases Kangxi marks US$ 6,250
£3,989
€4,662
8101 A peach bloom glazed porcelain ovoid vase Kangxi mark US$ 1,000
£638
€745
8102 A langyao glazed porcelain baluster vase Late Qing/Repubic period US$ 1,000
£638
€745
8104 A group of three transmutation glazed porcelain jars US$ 3,125
£1,994
€2,331
8105 A pair of coral red and gilt decorated porcelain vases Jiaqing mark, late 19th century US$ 3,750
£2,393
€2,797
8106 A transmutation red glazed porcelain covered jar Late Qing/Republic period US$ 1,125
£718
€839
8107 A pair of transmutation glazed porcelain vases Republic period US$ 3,500
£2,234
€2,610
8108 A transmutation glazed porcelain garlic-headed vase 18th/19th century US$ 5,000
£3,191
€3,729
8109 An aubergine glazed porcelain bowl with incised decoration Daoguang mark US$ 2,750
£1,755
€2,051
8114 A group of four miniature red glazed porcelain vessels US$ 437
£279
€326
8116 An assembled group of ceramic vessels US$ 1,875
£1,196
€1,398
8117 A group of three miniature porcelain vessels US$ 7,500
£4,787
€5,594
8120 A pair of 'Chinese Imari' export porcelain chargers 18th century US$ 625
£398
€466
8122 A lime green ground enameled porcelain plate with famille rose decoration Qianlong mark, late Qing/Republic period US$ 1,500
£957
€1,118
8123 A porcelain deep dish with famille rose enameled landscape and millefleur decoration Qianlong mark, Republic period US$ 1,375
£877
€1,025
8124 A pair of export porcelain chargers with underglaze blue and polychrome enamel decoration Qianlong period US$ 562
£359
€419
8125 A pair of iron red enameled porcelain deep dishes Guangxu marks US$ 1,625
£1,037
€1,212
8126 Two famille rose enameled porcelains US$ 1,375
£877
€1,025
8129 A polychrome enameled porcelain charger with magpie and prunus decoration US$ 875
£558
€652
8130 Two wucai glazed porcelains US$ 875
£558
€652
8131 Two wucai glazed porcelain vessels US$ 1,500
£957
€1,118
8135 A pair of underglaze blue and copper red Eight Immortals bowls Yongzheng marks, Republic period US$ 2,500
£1,595
€1,864
8136 A famille rose enameled porcelain oval bowl Xianfeng mark US$ 3,125
£1,994
€2,331
8137 A wucai decorated porcelain dragon bowl Guangxu mark and period US$ 2,500
£1,595
€1,864
8138 A yellow sgraffito ground porcelain bowl with famille rose and underglaze blue ram roundels Guangxu mark US$ 5,625
£3,590
€4,195
8139 A famille rose enameled porcelain fish bowl Late Qing/Republic period US$ 7,500
£4,787
€5,594
8140 A polychrome enameled porcelain bowl Republic period US$ 2,750
£1,755
€2,051
8141 A glazed biscuit libation cup US$ 1,125
£718
€839
8142 A group of six export porcelain teapots 18th/19th century US$ 3,750
£2,393
€2,797
8144 A powder blue ground porcelain covered jar with famille verte and gilt enamel decoration Late Qing/Republic period US$ 6,875
£4,388
€5,128
8145 A famille verte biscuit-enameled porcelain ovoid jar and cover Late Qing/Republic period US$ 1,000
£638
€745
8148 Two wucai glazed porcelain vessels Transitional period US$ 2,500
£1,595
€1,864
8149 Two small porcelain sleeve vases Transitional period US$ 9,375
£5,984
€6,993
8150 A famille rose enameled porcelain vase 18th century US$ 33,750
£21,545
€25,175
8150A A famille rose enameled porcelain bottle vase with figural decoration Qianlong mark, late 20th century US$ 37,500
£23,938
€27,972
8151 A pair of small famille rose enameled eggshell porcelain vases Qianlong marks, Republic Period US$ 25,000
£15,959
€18,648
8152 A pair of famille rose enameled porcelain vases Qianlong marks, Late Qing/Republic Period US$ 74,500
£47,558
€55,572
8153 A porcelain baluster vase with underglaze blue and copper red decoration 19th century US$ 4,750
£3,032
€3,543
8154 Two porcelain vases with underglaze red and blue decoration Late Qing dynasty US$ 4,750
£3,032
€3,543
8157 A tall famille verte enameled porcelain baluster vase with landscape reserves Late Qing/Republic period US$ 1,750
£1,117
€1,305
8158 A blue and white porcelain vase with famille rose enameled decoration Late Qing/Republic period US$ 5,250
£3,351
€3,916
8160 A famille rose enameled porcelain vase Late 19th century US$ 8,750
£5,585
€6,526
8161 A pair of polychrome enameled porcelain vases 19th century US$ 3,500
£2,234
€2,610
8162 A turquoise ground enameled porcelain vase Late Qing dynasty US$ 750
£478
€559
8163 A turquoise ground porcelain jar with famille rose enamel decoration Guangxu mark US$ 750
£478
€559
8164 A square-sectioned porcelain baluster vase with coral red and famille rose enamel decoration Republic period US$ 875
£558
€652
8165 A massive porcelain baluster vase with sgraffito yellow and famille rose enamel decoration Republic period US$ 10,000
£6,383
€7,459
8167 A pair of famille rose enameled porcelain garden stools Late 19th century US$ 5,000
£3,191
€3,729
8168 A famille verte porcelain pillow 19th century US$ 812
£518
€606
8170 Two enameled porcelain figures of Guanyin US$ 2,000
£1,276
€1,491
8171 A polychrome enameled porcelain figure of Lu 20th century US$ 1,875
£1,196
€1,398
8172 Three polychrome enameled porcelain figures of the Three Stars of Happiness 20th century US$ 2,250
£1,436
€1,678
8174 A small four-panel wood table screen mounted with enameled porcelain plaques 20th century US$ 6,250
£3,989
€4,662
8175 A four-panel screen with polychrome enameled porcelain plaques US$ 625
£398
€466
8176 A reticulated wood table screen with famille rose enameled porcelain plaque Republic period US$ 2,875
£1,835
€2,144
8177 A hardwood three-panel table screen with enameled porcelain plaques 20th century US$ 16,250
£10,373
€12,121
8178 A polychrome enameled porcelain figural plaque 20th century US$ 1,250
£797
€932
8179 A polychrome enameled porcelain plaque 20th century US$ 2,000
£1,276
€1,491
8180 Two polychrome enameled porcelain plaques US$ 4,375
£2,792
€3,263
8181 A famille rose enameled porcelain ovoid vase Hongxian mark, Republic period US$ 8,125
£5,186
€6,060
8182 A large porcelain vase with overglaze enamels Bi Botao (1885-1961) US$ 5,625
£3,590
€4,195
8183 A pair of black and famille rose enameled porcelain bowls Signed Xiong Xiaofeng (1914-1996) US$ 1,500
£957
€1,118
8184 A pair of polychrome enameled porcelain tiger vases Signed Bi Yuanming (1907 - 1990) US$ 5,000
£3,191
€3,729
8188 An eight panel wood screen with inset paintings Late Qing/Republic period US$ 2,500
£1,595
€1,864
8189 Attributed to Wen Jia (1501-1583) Autumn Moon over Tiger Hill US$ 875
£558
€652
8190 Attributed to Mao Xiang (1611-1693) Ink Landscape US$ 1,250
£797
€932
8191 Attributed to Zhang Hong (1577-c.1668) Landscape with Fisherman US$ 1,250
£797
€932
8192 After Qiu Ying (19th century) Scholar Inscribing a Rock US$ 2,750
£1,755
€2,051
8193 After Shitao (19th century) Landscape with Figures US$ 4,000
£2,553
€2,983
8194 After Wen Zhengming (19th/20th century) Spring Landscape US$ 4,375
£2,792
€3,263
8195 Attributed to Zhang Yin (1761-1829) Zhong Kui and Demons US$ 1,000
£638
€745
8196 Attributed to Wang Shishen (1634-1711) Ink Camellia and Orchid US$ 3,125
£1,994
€2,331
8197 Attributed to Deng Shiru (1743-1805) Couplet of Calligraphy in Seal Script US$ 1,625
£1,037
€1,212
8198 After Xiao Chen (19th century) Visiting the Harvesters US$ 1,125
£718
€839
8199 Hu Xigui (1839-1883) Album of Figures US$ 2,500
£1,595
€1,864
8200 Xie Guansheng (after 1760-after 1830) Autumn Landscape in the Style of Wang Shimin US$ 1,250
£797
€932
8202 Yang Nianbo (19th century) Landscape with Dwellings US$ 1,500
£957
€1,118
8203 After Dai Jin (19th century) Landscape US$ 750
£478
€559
8204 Shen Xinhai (1855-After 1941) Enjoying Wine in the Moonlight US$ 1,250
£797
€932
8206 After Wu Changshuo (1844-1927) Loquats and Peaches US$ 5,625
£3,590
€4,195
8208 Various Artists (Qing Dynasty) Five works of Calligraphy US$ 1,875
£1,196
€1,398
8209 Zhao Shigang (1874-1945) Horse Resting by the Shore US$ 1,875
£1,196
€1,398
8212 Unidentified Artist (20th century) Scholars in Landscape US$ 2,375
£1,516
€1,771
8213 Wu Zhongshan (20th century) Zhong Kui and Two Demons US$ 500
£319
€372
8214 Tang Yun (1910-1993) Seated Monk US$ 2,500
£1,595
€1,864
8217 Attributed to Huang Zhou (1925-1997) Birds, Water Buffalo US$ 625
£398
€466
8220 After Fu Baoshi (20th century) An Album of Landscapes US$ 1,250
£797
€932
8221 Zhao Puchu (1907-2000) Two works of Calligraphy in Running Script US$ 2,250
£1,436
€1,678
8223 Wang Jiqian (C.C. Wang, 1907-2003) Bamboo, 1998 US$ 1,125
£718
€839
8224 Li Huasheng (b. 1944) Forest Pavillion US$ 1,625
£1,037
€1,212
8225 Li Huasheng (b. 1944) Landscape US$ 1,375
£877
€1,025
8227 Du Yingqiang (b. 1939) Shades of the Banyan Tree US$ 6,250
£3,989
€4,662
8229 A carved stone head of a luohan Ming dynasty US$ 1,250
£797
€932
8232 A pair of carved stone recumbent mythical beasts US$ 1,250
£797
€932
8233 A scholars' rock with stand US$ 625
£398
€466
8236 A marble table screen US$ 4,375
£2,792
€3,263
8237 A group of five carved stone and jade seals US$ 15,000
£9,575
€11,189
8243 A group of two carved coral figures 20th century US$ 5,625
£3,590
€4,195
8244 A carved coral figural group US$ 12,500
£7,979
€9,324
8245 Three carved coral figures US$ 1,375
£877
€1,025
8246 A celadon jade bell US$ 16,250
£10,373
€12,121
8247 A group of three jade decorations US$ 1,875
£1,196
€1,398
8248 A Mughal style jade pomander 20th century US$ 1,625
£1,037
€1,212
8249 A jadeite ruyi scepter 19th/20th century US$ 7,500
£4,787
€5,594
8251 Two hardstone seals US$ 2,250
£1,436
€1,678
8253 A group of five small jade carvings US$ 1,125
£718
€839
8254 A group of three nephrite articles US$ 3,750
£2,393
€2,797
8255 A group of four nephrite decorations US$ 16,250
£10,373
€12,121
8257 A group of seven jade articles 19th/20th century US$ 4,375
£2,792
€3,263
8258 A group of four small jade carvings US$ 1,875
£1,196
€1,398
8259 A group of four jade belt hooks US$ 2,500
£1,595
€1,864
8260 A group of five jade hair pins in the form of ruyi scepter US$ 3,125
£1,994
€2,331
8261 A group of six jade hair pins US$ 1,187
£758
€885
8262 A group of four jade and jadeite belt hooks US$ 1,625
£1,037
€1,212
8263 One jade and one jadeite belt hook US$ 687
£438
€512
8264 A group of three jade belt hooks US$ 1,750
£1,117
€1,305
8265 A group of four jade belt hooks US$ 4,000
£2,553
€2,983
8266 A carved nephrite belt hook 20th century US$ 1,500
£957
€1,118
8267 A reticulated jade belt plaque Ming dynasty US$ 2,125
£1,356
€1,585
8268 A group of four carved jade pendants US$ 3,750
£2,393
€2,797
8269 A greenish-white jade archaistic pendant US$ 1,500
£957
€1,118
8270 A rectangular jade pendant 20th century US$ 2,000
£1,276
€1,491
8271 Two jade pendants 20th century US$ 2,250
£1,436
€1,678
8272 Two jade pendants US$ 1,125
£718
€839
8274 Two white jade pendants US$ 6,250
£3,989
€4,662
8275 Two reticulated nephrite toggles US$ 687
£438
€512
8276 A jade toggle of caltrop fruit 18th/19th century US$ 1,625
£1,037
€1,212
8278 A pair of jadeite archer's rings US$ 1,750
£1,117
€1,305
8279 A carved jade bangle US$ 6,000
£3,830
€4,475
8280 Two jade bangles US$ 5,625
£3,590
€4,195
8281 Two silver boxes with hardstone and enamel decoration 20th century US$ 2,750
£1,755
€2,051
8282 Two nephrite bangles US$ 1,250
£797
€932
8283 A white jade lock-form plaque 19th century US$ 2,750
£1,755
€2,051
8284 A mounted jade plaque with boxwood reticulated stand US$ 2,000
£1,276
€1,491
8286 A jade plaque mounted on a brass box 19th century US$ 1,000
£638
€745
8287 A white nephrite plaque 18th/19th century US$ 8,125
£5,186
€6,060
8289 A group of four nephrite plaques US$ 5,625
£3,590
€4,195
8294 A jade toggle, bi Ming dynasty US$ 1,250
£797
€932
8295 A carved jade landscape boulder 20th century US$ 2,750
£1,755
€2,051
8296 A carved jade pebble 20th century US$ 2,000
£1,276
€1,491
8298 A group of archaistic jade and hardstone carvings US$ 1,000
£638
€745
8301 A green jadeite eggplant group US$ 3,500
£2,234
€2,610
8303 A carved white jade figural group of two quail Qing dynasty US$ 5,625
£3,590
€4,195
8306 A jade model of a mythical beast US$ 1,250
£797
€932
8307 A carved jade carp group US$ 3,125
£1,994
€2,331
8309 A pieced jade figural group US$ 3,500
£2,234
€2,610
8310 A gray jade carving of Zhenwu 20th century US$ 3,750
£2,393
€2,797
8311 A mottled jade standing figure US$ 11,250
£7,181
€8,391
8312 A group of four nephrite figural carvings US$ 4,000
£2,553
€2,983
8315 A jade carving of Guanyin 20th century US$ 625
£398
€466
8316 A carved mottled green hardstone group of two maidens US$ 1,375
£877
€1,025
8318 A nephrite figure of Buddha US$ 1,500
£957
€1,118
8322 A pale green jade double covered vase Late Qing dynasty/Republic period US$ 8,125
£5,186
€6,060
8323 A jade vase with incised phoenix decoration Late Qing/Republic period US$ 4,000
£2,553
€2,983
8325 A large jade censer 20th century US$ 21,250
£13,565
€15,851
8326 A carved jade brushpot with pine and crane decoration US$ 2,500
£1,595
€1,864
8327 A spinach jade oblong bowl Late Qing/Republic period US$ 4,375
£2,792
€3,263
8329 A Mughal-style green jade chrysanthemum dish Qing dynasty US$ 2,500
£1,595
€1,864
8331 A yellow jade square-sectioned covered box US$ 3,500
£2,234
€2,610
8333 A pair of jadeite bowls with apple green highlights US$ 6,250
£3,989
€4,662
8334 A celadon jade libation cup US$ 1,750
£1,117
€1,305
8335 Two jade leaf-shaped libation cups US$ 8,125
£5,186
€6,060
8337 A grayish-white jade snuff bottle with russet skin US$ 3,125
£1,994
€2,331
8338 A nephrite snuff bottle US$ 500
£319
€372
8339 A grey and white jade double gourd snuff bottle 1750-1850 US$ 2,000
£1,276
€1,491
8340 A spinach jade snuff bottle US$ 687
£438
€512
8341 A mottled green jadeite snuff bottle 1840-1920 US$ 2,000
£1,276
€1,491
8344 Two jade carvings US$ 5,625
£3,590
€4,195
8348 Two jade snuff bottles US$ 3,125
£1,994
€2,331
8349 A greenish-white jade snuff bottle with inscription US$ 812
£518
€606
8351 A jade snuff bottle with woven basket design 1820-1880 US$ 1,375
£877
€1,025
8352 A nephrite snuff bottle 19th century US$ 3,125
£1,994
€2,331
8353 Two nephrite snuff bottles US$ 5,625
£3,590
€4,195
8354 A nephrite snuff bottle US$ 2,500
£1,595
€1,864
8355 A nephrite snuff bottle US$ 8,750
£5,585
€6,526
8356 A white nephrite snuff bottle US$ 4,750
£3,032
€3,543
8357 A nephrite snuff bottle US$ 1,000
£638
€745
8358 A white jade snuff bottle US$ 5,625
£3,590
€4,195
8361 A caramel agate snuff bottle 1920-1960 US$ 375
£239
€279
8366 A large Suzhou style carved agate snuff bottle US$ 400
£255
€298
8367 Two snuff bottles US$ 4,750
£3,032
€3,543
8368 A striated agate snuff bottle 1820-1880 US$ 1,187
£758
€885
8370 An amber snuff bottle US$ 4,375
£2,792
€3,263
8373 A soapstone double snuff bottle 1820-1800 US$ 2,000
£1,276
€1,491
8375 An enameled glass bottle US$ 5,250
£3,351
€3,916
8377 A yellow glass bottle US$ 812
£518
€606
8378 Three glass snuff bottles US$ 562
£359
€419
8382 A red overlay glass snuff bottle US$ 1,875
£1,196
€1,398
8390 A group of three hornbill snuff bottles 1950-1960 US$ 2,125
£1,356
€1,585
8393 Eight cloisonne enamel snuff bottles US$ 8,750
£5,585
€6,526
8394 A group of four Canton enameled metal snuff bottles Qianlong marks US$ 2,250
£1,436
€1,678
8396 A Canton enamel snuff bottle Qing dynasty US$ 500
£319
€372
8397 Two metal snuff bottles US$ 812
£518
€606
8398 An embroidered silk hanging panel depicting the Three Stars of Happiness
19th century
US$ 2,000
£1,276
€1,491
8403 A group of six silk clothing accessories 19th/20th century US$ 875
£558
€652
8404 Two vertical textile hangings US$ 1,750
£1,117
€1,305
8405 A group of four silk panels 18th century and later US$ 2,750
£1,755
€2,051
8408 An embroidered silk and hardwood table screen with mother-of-pearl inlay 19th century US$ 17,500
£11,171
€13,053
8412 A kesi-woven purple ground dragon robe Late Qing dynasty US$ 5,625
£3,590
€4,195
8413 An assembled group of kesi-woven silk textiles Late Qing/Republic period US$ 4,750
£3,032
€3,543
8415 A blue brocade gauze dragon robe with gilt thread decoration Late Qing/Republic period US$ 4,000
£2,553
€2,983
8419 A group of seven embroidered silk rank badges Late Qing/Republic period US$ 1,250
£797
€932
8420 A group of nine pieces of kingfisher-decorated jewelry 19th century US$ 2,000
£1,276
€1,491
8421 A group of thirteen brocade and embroidered rank badges Late Qing dynasty US$ 1,500
£957
€1,118
8424 A group of Chinese and Japanese export silver bowls Late 19th and early 20th century US$ 4,000
£2,553
€2,983
8425 A pair of reticulated export silver vases Late Qing/Republic period US$ 937
£598
€699
8426 An export silver rectangular footed tray Wang Hing mark, Late Qing/Republic period US$ 4,750
£3,032
€3,543
8427 A group of six export silver objects Late Qing/Republic period US$ 750
£478
€559
8428 An assembled export silver three-piece tea set Wang Hing marks, Late Qing/Republic period US$ 4,000
£2,553
€2,983
8429 An export silver three-piece tea set Wingon Company mark, Republic period US$ 2,750
£1,755
€2,051
8430 A Peking enameled silver box Qing dynasty US$ 1,250
£797
€932
8431 A baitong and copper incense clock 20th century US$ 2,500
£1,595
€1,864
8432 A reticulated copper hand warmer Late Qing dynasty US$ 2,250
£1,436
€1,678
8434 A small quatrelobed bronze censer and stand Xuande mark, 18th century US$ 2,500
£1,595
€1,864
8435 A cast bronze hinged censer in the form of a luduan US$ 312
£199
€233
8437 A cast bronze duck-form censer Late Qing dynasty US$ 1,375
£877
€1,025
8438 A large cast bronze peach-shaped censer US$ 4,750
£3,032
€3,543
8439 A large cast bronze tripod censer 19th century US$ 3,125
£1,994
€2,331
8440 A rare inlaid cast bronze tripod vessel Ming dynasty US$ 7,500
£4,787
€5,594
8441 A cast bronze libation cup, jue Shang dynasty US$ 15,000
£9,575
€11,189
8442 An archaic bronze wine vessel, he Han dynasty US$ 1,875
£1,196
€1,398
8443 An archaistic bronze tripod censer US$ 6,875
£4,388
€5,128
8444 A group of three archaistic bronze vessels US$ 6,250
£3,989
€4,662
8445 A cast bronze ding and a cover Warring States period US$ 3,500
£2,234
€2,610
8448 A group of four metal decorative articles US$ 2,000
£1,276
€1,491
8449 A parcel-gilt bronze belt hook Han dynasty US$ 7,500
£4,787
€5,594
8451 A group of bronze articles Han dynasty and later US$ 1,500
£957
€1,118
8452 A group of seven archaistic bronze mirrors US$ 1,000
£638
€745
8454 A gilt bronze two-part belt buckle 19th century US$ 1,500
£957
€1,118
8455 A cloisonné enameled and gilt copper hat stand 18th/19th century US$ 2,000
£1,276
€1,491
8457 A group of six canton enameled bowls Late Qing dynasty/Republic period US$ 875
£558
€652
8462 A cast bronze seated bodhisattva Ming dynasty US$ 4,000
£2,553
€2,983
8464 A gilt bronze seated bodhisattva Ming dynasty US$ 8,750
£5,585
€6,526
8465 A cast bronze seated figure of a Buddha Ming dynasty US$ 2,125
£1,356
€1,585
8466 A Tibetan gilt-lacquered bronze Medicine Buddha 17th/18th century US$ 2,750
£1,755
€2,051
8467 A group of three cast bronze decorations US$ 1,000
£638
€745
8468 An inlaid gilt metal devotional plaque Nepal, Newari, 19th/20th Century US$ 8,750
£5,585
€6,526
8469 A cast bronze Vajrayana deity with consort Nepal US$ 5,625
£3,590
€4,195
8470 A group of five gilt bronze Tibetan articles 18th/19th century US$ 8,750
£5,585
€6,526
8471 A gilt copper repoussé figure of seated Maitreya 18th century US$ 1,875
£1,196
€1,398
8472 A parcel-gilt bronze seated figure of the Buddha US$ 6,250
£3,989
€4,662
8473 A Tibetan gilt bronze model of Acala US$ 1,250
£797
€932
8475 A parcel gilt bronze figure of a Daoist deity 17th/18th century US$ 875
£558
€652
8478 A gilt-lacquered bronze seated Daoist female divinity 17th century US$ 2,750
£1,755
€2,051
8479 A cast bronze seated figure of a Daoist deity Ming dynasty US$ 937
£598
€699
8480 A massive gilt lacquered bronze seated figure of Budai Ming dynasty US$ 12,500
£7,979
€9,324
8483 A group polychrome painted wood Buddhist figures Ming dynasty US$ 875
£558
€652
8487 A cloisonné enameled metal inlaid hardwood ruyi scepter US$ 687
£438
€512
8488 A hardwood tray with mother of pearl inlay Qing dynasty US$ 1,500
£957
€1,118
8490 A huanghuali stand with chrysanthemum apron Contemporary US$ 1,500
£957
€1,118
8491 A marble-topped hardwood flower stand Late Qing/Republic period US$ 687
£438
€512
8493 An elaborately carved hongmu side table Late Qing/Republic period US$ 7,500
£4,787
€5,594
8495 A carved hongmu altar table Republic period US$ 21,250
£13,565
€15,851
8496 A mixed hardwood altar table US$ 1,875
£1,196
€1,398
8501 An export style gilt and polychrome lacquered wood low table 19th century US$ 2,000
£1,276
€1,491
8503 A pair of unusual lacquered wood horseshoe back armchairs 18th/19th century US$ 3,125
£1,994
€2,331
8504 A pair of hardwood chairs 20th century US$ 16,250
£10,373
€12,121
8508 A mixed wood compound cabinet, sijiangui Qing dynasty elements, 20th century US$ 6,875
£4,388
€5,128
8509 A jumu wood tapered two-door cabinet 17th/18th century US$ 3,750
£2,393
€2,797
8512 A zitan stacking food container US$ 1,375
£877
€1,025
8515 A twelve panel coromandel screen 19th century US$ 25,000
£15,959
€18,648
8516 A twelve panel coromandel screen 19th century US$ 31,250
£19,949
€23,310
8517 A four-panel coromandel screen 18th century elements US$ 1,500
£957
€1,118
8518 A six-panel painted marble and carved wood screen 19th century US$ 2,750
£1,755
€2,051
8519 A small mixed wood and painted marble table screen Late Qing/Republic period US$ 1,375
£877
€1,025
8520 An eight panel jade and hardstone inlay wood screen Republic period US$ 4,000
£2,553
€2,983
8521 A pair of floor screens with hardstone inlay Late Qing/Republic period US$ 1,500
£957
€1,118
8522 A wood-mounted circular glass table screen Republic period US$ 4,000
£2,553
€2,983
8524 A hardwood scroll pot US$ 18,750
£11,969
€13,986
8526 A burlwood brush pot 19th century US$ 937
£598
€699
8528 A hardwood brush pot, bitong US$ 1,125
£718
€839
8529 A rootwood brush pot, bitong 18th/19th century US$ 1,875
£1,196
€1,398
8530 Two huanghuali brush pots, bitong Late Qing dynasty US$ 2,750
£1,755
€2,051
8531 A zitan brush pot, bitong US$ 1,500
£957
€1,118
8532 A cinnabar lacquer foliate rim dish Qianlong mark, Republic period US$ 1,250
£797
€932
8534 A polychrome lacquer circular covered box 18th century US$ 53,750
£34,312
€40,093
8536 A cinnabar lacquer rectangular covered box Republic period US$ 2,125
£1,356
€1,585
8537 A cinnabar lacquer chair US$ 6,250
£3,989
€4,662
8538 A tinted and carved ivory erotic wrist rest Late Qing dynasty US$ 5,000
£3,191
€3,729
8539 Two ivory figural carvings Late Qing dynasty/Republic period US$ 2,750
£1,755
€2,051
8542 A selection of books on Chinese furniture US$ 625
£398
€466
8543 A group of books on Chinese Archaeology and Sculpture US$ 2,000
£1,276
€1,491
8544 A selection of books on Chinese ceramics US$ 812
£518
€606
8545 A group of five books on Chinese silver and export art US$ 1,000
£638
€745
8546 A selection of books and catalogues on Chinese jades US$ 875
£558
€652
8548 Thirteen volumes of Masterpieces in the National Palace Museum series US$ 937
£598
€699
8554 A Gandharan gray schist relief fragment Afghanistan/North Pakistan, 2nd/3rd century CE US$ 937
£598
€699
8557 A group of four red sandstone female attendants Rajasthan, 11th-13th century US$ 6,250
£3,989
€4,662
8562 A narrative scroll of Prabuji, par Rajasthan, possibly Shahpura, 20th century US$ 1,500
£957
€1,118
8564 A group of three buncheong ware bowls Joseon dynasty US$ 475
£303
€354
8565 A blue and white porcelain bottle Joseon dynasty, 18th century US$ 937
£598
€699
8566 Unidentified artist (Korea, 20th century) Gathering at a restaurant US$ 937
£598
€699
8567 Anonymous (Joseon dynasty, 19th century) Landscape with temples US$ 1,250
£797
€932
8571 A bamboo brush rest
Meiji/Taisho period
US$ 1,062
£678
€792
8575 A lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlaid box 19th century US$ 3,125
£1,994
€2,331
8579 A gilt and black lacquer suzuribako
19th century
US$ 625
£398
€466
8580 A set of four inlaid lacquered wood panels Meiji period US$ 5,625
£3,590
€4,195
8582 A set of three lacquer decorated boxes
20th century
US$ 750
£478
€559
8589 Two lacquer decorated sword cases
19th century
US$ 625
£398
€466
8591 A tanto US$ 500
£319
€372
8592 A patinated bronze figure of a samurai warrior Meiji Period US$ 875
£558
€652
8595 A patinated bronze duck-shaped censer
Meiji period
US$ 1,125
£718
€839
8596 A patinated bronze elephant
Sekiya Company, Meiji period
US$ 1,250
£797
€932
8597 A large patinated bronze elephant and tiger group
Meiji period
US$ 1,375
£877
€1,025
8599 Three ivory figures, okimono Taisho/Showa period US$ 1,000
£638
€745
8600 A patinated bronze elephant calf Meiji period US$ 500
£319
€372
8601 A set of five bronze elephants
Meiji period
US$ 625
£398
€466
8606 A group of three cloisonné enamel vases
Meiji/Taisho period
US$ 937
£598
€699
8608 A set of six Imari dishes
19th century
US$ 500
£319
€372
8610 Attributed to Hamada Shoji (1894-1978)
A large glazed stoneware bowl
US$ 2,250
£1,436
€1,678
8612 Anonymous (Edo period)
Rakan (Buddhist Holy Men)
US$ 937
£598
€699
8614 After Takuan Soho (1573-1645)
Calligraphy
US$ 1,875
£1,196
€1,398
8615 Anonymous (Muromachi/Edo period) Prunus and Narcissus US$ 600
£383
€447
8616 After Suigen (1608-1664)
Zen Aphorism
US$ 500
£319
€372
8617 Anonymous (16th/17th century)
Landscape
US$ 1,375
£877
€1,025
8618 After Ikkyu (1394-1481)
Landscape
US$ 1,000
£638
€745
8619 Hanabusa and Maruyama Schools US$ 312
£199
€233
8620 After Noami (1397-1471)
Haboku landscapes
US$ 375
£239
€279
8621 After Sesson (Satake Shukei, 1504-89?)
Landscapes
US$ 625
£398
€466
8622 Anonymous (Edo period) US$ 875
£558
€652
8623 After Suigan Somin (1608-64)
Calligraphy
US$ 375
£239
€279
8624 After Soami (1485?-1525), (Edo period)
Haboku landscapes
US$ 625
£398
€466
8625 Anonymous (16th century)
Birds on a Flowering Branch
US$ 750
£478
€559
8626 After Soga Jasoku (? – 1483), (16th century)
Landscape with Fisherman
US$ 1,125
£718
€839
8626A After Nakabayashi Chikuto (1776-1853)
Winter Perfume
US$ 750
£478
€559
8627 After Bunsei (fl. mid-15th century)
Rainy Landscape
16th/17th century
US$ 812
£518
€606
8628 After Yamamoto Baitsu (1783-1856) US$ 500
£319
€372
8629 Kano School (16th/17th century) Landscapes US$ 1,375
£877
€1,025
8630 Kano School (16th/17th century) Birds and Flowers US$ 1,250
£797
€932
8632 Kano School (18th/19th century) Winter Landscapes in the manner of Kano Sansetsu US$ 625
£398
€466
8633 Kano Yoshinobu (fl.c. 1751-1764) Carp in Waves US$ 1,375
£877
€1,025
8635 Anonymous (Edo period) Poet Portraits with Poems US$ 1,250
£797
€932
8637 Ooka Shumboku (1680-1763) Peacock and Peony US$ 2,250
£1,436
€1,678
8640 Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)
One woodblock print
US$ 2,125
£1,356
€1,585
8642 Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
Two woodblock prints
US$ 875
£558
€652
8644 Utagawa school
Eleven woodblock prints
US$ 937
£598
€699
8647 Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
Three woodblock prints
US$ 562
£359
€419
8648 Two woodblock print albums
19th century
US$ 1,000
£638
€745
8649 Yoshida Hiroshi (1876-1950)
Two woodblock prints
US$ 750
£478
€559
8650 Chiura Obata (1885-1975)
Eagle Peak Trail
US$ 3,125
£1,994
€2,331
8651 Chiura Obata (1885-1975)
Morning at Mono Lake
US$ 3,125
£1,994
€2,331
8652 Chiura Obata (1885-1975) Storm, Lick Observatory
Dawn, Knight's Ferry
US$ 625
£398
€466
8653 Chiura Obata (1885-1975)
Lake Mary, Inyo National Forest
US$ 2,500
£1,595
€1,864
8654 Chiura Obata (1885-1975)
Portrait
US$ 475
£303
€354
8655 Chiura Obata (1885-1975)
Three Floral Sketches
US$ 1,250
£797
€932
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