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Fine Chinese Art

Introducing Beauty and Beyond: Women in Chinese Art

27 May 2021 | starting at 14:30 HKT

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Hong Kong, Admiralty

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Auction highlights

A VERY RARE AND LARGE SILVER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN 16th/17th century. Sold for HK$4,377,500 inc. premium

AN IMPORTANT AND VERY RARE LARGE GILT-BRONZE 'DRAGON' TERMINAL Han Dynasty (2). Sold for HK$3,502,500 inc. premium

AN EXTREMELY RARE PALE GREEN JADE 'ROMANCE OF THE WESTERN CHAMBER' OPENWORK BOULDER Qianlong (2). Sold for HK$3,502,500 inc. premium

A VERY RARE JADEITE, PEARL AND GEMSTONE-INSET HEADDRESS AND NECKLACE SET 19th century (4). Sold for HK$940,000 inc. premium

A RARE BAMBOO 'TEN LADIES' BRUSHPOT, BITONG 18th century (2). Sold for HK$477,500 inc. premium

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87 lots available

5 —
A SMALL PALE GREEN JADE CIRCULAR RETICULATED TWO-PART 'FLOWERS' POMANDER
18th century

Sold for HK$48,450 inc. premium

6 —
A GOLD FILIGREE GEMSTONE-MOUNTED DOUBLE-GOURD HAIRPIN
18th/19th century

Sold for HK$63,750 inc. premium

7 —
A STRING OF AMBER AND LAPIS LAZULI ROSARY BEADS, SHOUCHUAN
Qing Dynasty

Sold for HK$63,750 inc. premium

8^Y —
AN ALOESWOOD RETICULATED 'ORCHID AND LINGZHI' PLAQUE
18th/19th century

Sold for HK$53,550 inc. premium

9 —
A PAINTED ENAMEL 'ROMANCE OF THE WESTERN CHAMBER' TEAPOT AND COVER
Qianlong

Amended

Sold for HK$190,000 inc. premium

10 —
A PAIR OF RED OVERLAY GLASS 'BATS AND PEACHES' BANGLES
19th century

HK$100,000 - HK$120,000

11 —
A GILT-BRONZE GEMSTONE-INLAID SNUFF BOX AND COVER
19th century

HK$80,000 - HK$120,000

12 —
A PAINTED ENAMEL 'EUROPEAN LADY AND CHILD' SNUFF BOTTLE
Qianlong four-character mark and of the period

Sold for HK$102,000 inc. premium

13 —
A RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'PHOENIXES AND EIGHT TRIGRAMS' BOWL
Jiajing six-character mark and of the period

HK$1,200,000 - HK$1,500,000

14 —
A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE 'LADY AND BOYS' SAUCER-DISHES
Guangxu six-character marks and of the period

Sold for HK$215,000 inc. premium

15 —
GAI QI (1774-1829)
Beauties

HK$400,000 - HK$500,000

16 —
A SMALL SOAPSTONE SEATED FIGURE OF GUANYIN
17th century

HK$80,000 - HK$120,000

17 —
A BRONZE 'FEMALE IMMORTAL ON LEAF' PAPERWEIGHT
18th century

Sold for HK$12,750 inc. premium

18 —
A LARGE BRONZE STANDING FIGURE OF XIWANGMU
Ming Dynasty

Sold for HK$165,000 inc. premium

19 —
A RARE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE 'LADY' INCENSE BOX AND COVER
17th century

HK$120,000 - HK$150,000

20 —
A FINE AND RARE GILT-BRONZE RELIEF-DECORATED SILVER-MOUNTED 'EUROPEAN LADY' SNUFF BOX AND COVER
18th century

HK$200,000 - HK$300,000

21 —
A WHITE JADE 'MAGU AND RAFT' GROUP
19th century

Sold for HK$127,500 inc. premium

22 —
A YELLOW JADE AND RUSSET 'POMEGRANATE AND CICADA' RUYI SCEPTRE
18th century

Sold for HK$114,750 inc. premium

23 —
A RARE WHITE AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
Song/Yuan Dynasty

HK$200,000 - HK$300,000

24 —
AN INSCRIBED WHITE JADE RECTANGULAR 'LADY' PLAQUE
Mid Qing Dynasty

Sold for HK$152,500 inc. premium

25 —
A PAIR OF VERY PALE GREEN JADE 'WEDDING FIGURES' CIRCULAR SCREENS
19th century

Sold for HK$265,000 inc. premium

26 —
A RARE GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF GUANYIN
Song/Yuan Dynasty

HK$300,000 - HK$400,000

27 —
A VERY RARE AND LARGE SILVER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
16th/17th century

Sold for HK$4,377,500 inc. premium

28 —
A BLANC-DE-CHINE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
18th century

HK$200,000 - HK$300,000

29 —
A FINE GILT-BRONZE INSCRIBED FIGURE OF PADMAPANI LOKESHVARA
18th century

Sold for HK$652,500 inc. premium

30^Y —
A KINGFISHER FEATHER 'JEWEL'-ENCRUSTED HEADDRESS, DIANZI
19th century

Sold for HK$877,500 inc. premium

31 —
A VERY FINE AND RARE WHITE JADE 'PHOENIX' WASHER
18th century

Sold for HK$565,000 inc. premium

32 —
A KINGFISHER, PEARL AND RUBY-INSET HEADDRESS
19th century

Sold for HK$202,500 inc. premium

33 —
A JADEITE RETICULATED 'LOTUS LEAVES AND CATFISH' PENDANT
18th/19th century

HK$60,000 - HK$80,000

34 —
A SMALL JADEITE 'CRANE AND PINE' CARVING
18th/19th century

Sold for HK$190,000 inc. premium

35 —
A JADEITE 'LOTUS LEAVES' PENDANT
18th/19th century

HK$120,000 - HK$150,000

36 —
A FINE SMALL JADEITE 'LINGZHI AND BAT' RECTANGULAR PENDANT
18th/19th century

Sold for HK$277,500 inc. premium

37 —
ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
The Reading Lady, 1945, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll

HK$5,000,000 - HK$6,000,000

38 —
SHAO FANG (1918-2013)
Guanyin

HK$60,000 - HK$80,000

39 —
FENG ZHONGLIAN (1919-2001)
Zhong Kui, 1984

Sold for HK$10,200 inc. premium

40 —
TANG SHIXIA (1904-1993)
Red Cliff, 1951

Sold for HK$35,700 inc. premium

41 —
MA SHOUZHEN (1548-1604)
Orchid and Rock

HK$50,000 - HK$80,000

42 —
A FAMILLE ROSE 'MAGPIES AND PRUNUS' PLAQUE
Republic period

Sold for HK$227,500 inc. premium

43 —
OLGA MARIE POLUNIN (B. 1963)
Lady with puppies

Sold for HK$51,000 inc. premium

44 —
A VERY PALE GREEN JADE 'PHOENIX' WASHER
18th century

Sold for HK$108,375 inc. premium

45 —
A PALE GREEN JADE 'PHOENIX' RUYI SCEPTRE
Jiaqing

Sold for HK$565,000 inc. premium

46 —
AN EXTREMELY RARE PALE GREEN JADE 'ROMANCE OF THE WESTERN CHAMBER' OPENWORK BOULDER
Qianlong

Sold for HK$3,502,500 inc. premium

47 —
AN AMBER 'GUANYIN AND CHILD' GROUP
Mid-Qing Dynasty

HK$80,000 - HK$120,000

48 —
A PAIR OF JADEITE 'EARPICK' HAIRPINS
19th century

Sold for HK$340,000 inc. premium

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Fine Chinese Art

Auction highlights

Lot gallery

1 — A RARE GOLD REPOUSSÉ 'PHOENIX' PANEL Liao Dynasty

2▲ — A PAIR OF GOLD PHOENIX HAIRPINS, FENGCHAI Liao Dynasty

3 — A PAIR OF WHITE JADE NAIL GUARDS 18th century

4 — TWO PALE GREEN JADE RETICULATED NAIL GUARDS 19th century

5 — A SMALL PALE GREEN JADE CIRCULAR RETICULATED TWO-PART 'FLOWERS' POMANDER 18th century

6 — A GOLD FILIGREE GEMSTONE-MOUNTED DOUBLE-GOURD HAIRPIN 18th/19th century

7 — A STRING OF AMBER AND LAPIS LAZULI ROSARY BEADS, SHOUCHUAN Qing Dynasty

8Y — AN ALOESWOOD RETICULATED 'ORCHID AND LINGZHI' PLAQUE 18th/19th century

9 — A PAINTED ENAMEL 'ROMANCE OF THE WESTERN CHAMBER' TEAPOT AND COVER Qianlong

10 — A PAIR OF RED OVERLAY GLASS 'BATS AND PEACHES' BANGLES 19th century

11 — A GILT-BRONZE GEMSTONE-INLAID SNUFF BOX AND COVER 19th century

12 — A PAINTED ENAMEL 'EUROPEAN LADY AND CHILD' SNUFF BOTTLE Qianlong four-character mark and of the period

13 — A RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'PHOENIXES AND EIGHT TRIGRAMS' BOWL Jiajing six-character mark and of the period

14 — A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE 'LADY AND BOYS' SAUCER-DISHES Guangxu six-character marks and of the period

15 — GAI QI (1774-1829) Beauties

16 — A SMALL SOAPSTONE SEATED FIGURE OF GUANYIN 17th century

17 — A BRONZE 'FEMALE IMMORTAL ON LEAF' PAPERWEIGHT 18th century

18 — A LARGE BRONZE STANDING FIGURE OF XIWANGMU Ming Dynasty

19 — A RARE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE 'LADY' INCENSE BOX AND COVER 17th century

20 — A FINE AND RARE GILT-BRONZE RELIEF-DECORATED SILVER-MOUNTED 'EUROPEAN LADY' SNUFF BOX AND COVER 18th century

21 — A WHITE JADE 'MAGU AND RAFT' GROUP 19th century

22 — A YELLOW JADE AND RUSSET 'POMEGRANATE AND CICADA' RUYI SCEPTRE 18th century

23 — A RARE WHITE AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF GUANYIN Song/Yuan Dynasty

24 — AN INSCRIBED WHITE JADE RECTANGULAR 'LADY' PLAQUE Mid Qing Dynasty

25 — A PAIR OF VERY PALE GREEN JADE 'WEDDING FIGURES' CIRCULAR SCREENS 19th century

26 — A RARE GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF GUANYIN Song/Yuan Dynasty

27 — A VERY RARE AND LARGE SILVER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN 16th/17th century

28 — A BLANC-DE-CHINE FIGURE OF GUANYIN 18th century

29 — A FINE GILT-BRONZE INSCRIBED FIGURE OF PADMAPANI LOKESHVARA 18th century

30Y — A KINGFISHER FEATHER 'JEWEL'-ENCRUSTED HEADDRESS, DIANZI 19th century

31 — A VERY FINE AND RARE WHITE JADE 'PHOENIX' WASHER 18th century

32 — A KINGFISHER, PEARL AND RUBY-INSET HEADDRESS 19th century

33 — A JADEITE RETICULATED 'LOTUS LEAVES AND CATFISH' PENDANT 18th/19th century

34 — A SMALL JADEITE 'CRANE AND PINE' CARVING 18th/19th century

35 — A JADEITE 'LOTUS LEAVES' PENDANT 18th/19th century

36 — A FINE SMALL JADEITE 'LINGZHI AND BAT' RECTANGULAR PENDANT 18th/19th century

37 — ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983) The Reading Lady, 1945, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll

38 — SHAO FANG (1918-2013) Guanyin

39 — FENG ZHONGLIAN (1919-2001) Zhong Kui, 1984

40 — TANG SHIXIA (1904-1993) Red Cliff, 1951

41 — MA SHOUZHEN (1548-1604) Orchid and Rock

42 — A FAMILLE ROSE 'MAGPIES AND PRUNUS' PLAQUE Republic period

43 — OLGA MARIE POLUNIN (B. 1963) Lady with puppies

44 — A VERY PALE GREEN JADE 'PHOENIX' WASHER 18th century

45 — A PALE GREEN JADE 'PHOENIX' RUYI SCEPTRE Jiaqing

46 — AN EXTREMELY RARE PALE GREEN JADE 'ROMANCE OF THE WESTERN CHAMBER' OPENWORK BOULDER Qianlong

47 — AN AMBER 'GUANYIN AND CHILD' GROUP Mid-Qing Dynasty

48 — A PAIR OF JADEITE 'EARPICK' HAIRPINS 19th century

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1 —
A RARE GOLD REPOUSSÉ 'PHOENIX' PANEL
Liao Dynasty

2^▲ —
A PAIR OF GOLD PHOENIX HAIRPINS, FENGCHAI
Liao Dynasty

3 —
A PAIR OF WHITE JADE NAIL GUARDS
18th century

4 —
TWO PALE GREEN JADE RETICULATED NAIL GUARDS
19th century

5 —
A SMALL PALE GREEN JADE CIRCULAR RETICULATED TWO-PART 'FLOWERS' POMANDER
18th century

6 —
A GOLD FILIGREE GEMSTONE-MOUNTED DOUBLE-GOURD HAIRPIN
18th/19th century

7 —
A STRING OF AMBER AND LAPIS LAZULI ROSARY BEADS, SHOUCHUAN
Qing Dynasty

8^Y —
AN ALOESWOOD RETICULATED 'ORCHID AND LINGZHI' PLAQUE
18th/19th century

9 —
A PAINTED ENAMEL 'ROMANCE OF THE WESTERN CHAMBER' TEAPOT AND COVER
Qianlong

10 —
A PAIR OF RED OVERLAY GLASS 'BATS AND PEACHES' BANGLES
19th century

11 —
A GILT-BRONZE GEMSTONE-INLAID SNUFF BOX AND COVER
19th century

12 —
A PAINTED ENAMEL 'EUROPEAN LADY AND CHILD' SNUFF BOTTLE
Qianlong four-character mark and of the period

13 —
A RARE BLUE AND WHITE 'PHOENIXES AND EIGHT TRIGRAMS' BOWL
Jiajing six-character mark and of the period

14 —
A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE 'LADY AND BOYS' SAUCER-DISHES
Guangxu six-character marks and of the period

15 —
GAI QI (1774-1829)
Beauties

16 —
A SMALL SOAPSTONE SEATED FIGURE OF GUANYIN
17th century

17 —
A BRONZE 'FEMALE IMMORTAL ON LEAF' PAPERWEIGHT
18th century

18 —
A LARGE BRONZE STANDING FIGURE OF XIWANGMU
Ming Dynasty

19 —
A RARE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE 'LADY' INCENSE BOX AND COVER
17th century

20 —
A FINE AND RARE GILT-BRONZE RELIEF-DECORATED SILVER-MOUNTED 'EUROPEAN LADY' SNUFF BOX AND COVER
18th century

21 —
A WHITE JADE 'MAGU AND RAFT' GROUP
19th century

22 —
A YELLOW JADE AND RUSSET 'POMEGRANATE AND CICADA' RUYI SCEPTRE
18th century

23 —
A RARE WHITE AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
Song/Yuan Dynasty

24 —
AN INSCRIBED WHITE JADE RECTANGULAR 'LADY' PLAQUE
Mid Qing Dynasty

25 —
A PAIR OF VERY PALE GREEN JADE 'WEDDING FIGURES' CIRCULAR SCREENS
19th century

26 —
A RARE GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF GUANYIN
Song/Yuan Dynasty

27 —
A VERY RARE AND LARGE SILVER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
16th/17th century

28 —
A BLANC-DE-CHINE FIGURE OF GUANYIN
18th century

29 —
A FINE GILT-BRONZE INSCRIBED FIGURE OF PADMAPANI LOKESHVARA
18th century

30^Y —
A KINGFISHER FEATHER 'JEWEL'-ENCRUSTED HEADDRESS, DIANZI
19th century

31 —
A VERY FINE AND RARE WHITE JADE 'PHOENIX' WASHER
18th century

32 —
A KINGFISHER, PEARL AND RUBY-INSET HEADDRESS
19th century

33 —
A JADEITE RETICULATED 'LOTUS LEAVES AND CATFISH' PENDANT
18th/19th century

34 —
A SMALL JADEITE 'CRANE AND PINE' CARVING
18th/19th century

35 —
A JADEITE 'LOTUS LEAVES' PENDANT
18th/19th century

36 —
A FINE SMALL JADEITE 'LINGZHI AND BAT' RECTANGULAR PENDANT
18th/19th century

37 —
ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
The Reading Lady, 1945, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll

38 —
SHAO FANG (1918-2013)
Guanyin

39 —
FENG ZHONGLIAN (1919-2001)
Zhong Kui, 1984

40 —
TANG SHIXIA (1904-1993)
Red Cliff, 1951

41 —
MA SHOUZHEN (1548-1604)
Orchid and Rock

42 —
A FAMILLE ROSE 'MAGPIES AND PRUNUS' PLAQUE
Republic period

43 —
OLGA MARIE POLUNIN (B. 1963)
Lady with puppies

44 —
A VERY PALE GREEN JADE 'PHOENIX' WASHER
18th century

45 —
A PALE GREEN JADE 'PHOENIX' RUYI SCEPTRE
Jiaqing

46 —
AN EXTREMELY RARE PALE GREEN JADE 'ROMANCE OF THE WESTERN CHAMBER' OPENWORK BOULDER
Qianlong

47 —
AN AMBER 'GUANYIN AND CHILD' GROUP
Mid-Qing Dynasty

48 —
A PAIR OF JADEITE 'EARPICK' HAIRPINS
19th century