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cover: 289 ; frontispiece: 210 ; interior back  cover: 380 ; back  cover: 185

 Auction Information

 Auction 2678B 

Saturday, October 12

11AM

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Table of Contents

1 Auction & Specialist Information

2 Web Site & Online Bidding

4 Glossary of Terms

5 Lots 1–541

87 Conditions of Sale

89 Absentee Bid Form

90 Company Directors & Specialty Departments

91 Administrative Staff & Client Services

92 Dining

93 Parking & Accommodations

94 Map & Driving Directions

95 Catalog Subscription Form

Please Note: All lots sold subject to our Conditions of Sale.

Please refer to page 87 of this catalog for the full terms and conditions governing your purchase.

Copyright © Skinner, Inc. 2013

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 All items in this catalogue are described according to the ollowing table o terminology.Please note that all statements in this catalogue as to Authorship, Period, and Origin,

are qualiied statements subject to the Conditions o Sale.

 Authorship will be described in the ollowing ways:

John Joseph Enneking

In our judgment, the work is by the artist.

 Attributed to John Joseph Enneking

In our judgment, the work may be ascribed to the artist on the basis o style, but leaves some

question as to actual authorship.

School o John Joseph EnnekingIn our judgment, a work o an unknown ollower executed in the style o the artist and

contemporary in period.

Manner o John Joseph Enneking

In our judgment, a work executed in the style o the artist by an unknown hand and probably rom

a later period.

 Ater John Joseph Enneking

In our judgment, an intended copy o the work o the artist.

 American School, 19th Century

In our judgment, the work o an unknown hand that can only be identiied as to period and

culture.

Other terms:

Bears Signature

In our judgment, the signature not o the artist. This term is generally used separately, or together

with a description o the work as “attributed to,” “school o,” “manner o,” or “ater” the artist.

Glossary of Terms

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1Roman Glass Quatreoil Balsamarium

 Vessel, probably 2nd century, conjoined,

tapered tube orm with ared mouth, palegreen with iridescence to surace, with thinraised bands o glass molded around themiddle and a meandering decorative handleabove, lg. 4 7/8 in.

 $600-800

2Three Coptic Processional Hand Crosses, possibly Egypt, silvered metal, cast withopenwork crosses incorporating miniaturecrosses and knot designs, lg. to 10 3/8 in.

 $400-600

3Iznik-style Tile Panel, Ottoman Turkey,comprising twelve square tiles, the whiteground decorated red, blue, and green,depicting tulips issuing rom an urn withina cartouche with a stylized ogee topdemarcated by scrolling oliage reservedagainst a pale blue ground, all enclosed bya cobalt blue border decorated with oliagescrolls and owerheads, 29 1/2 x 19 1/2 in.,ramed.

 $800-1,000

4Damascened Shield, Dhal , Indo-Persia,19th/20th century, domed, circular ormwith our bosses, densely worked with oraldecoration, reverse with leather straps on ourrings, dia. 11 3/4 in.

 $600-800

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5Three Bronze Daggers, probably northwestPersia, approximately 1st millennium BC,tapering blades, one with raised braid-patternmid-rib and crescentic guard, one with raisedmid-rib, the cylindrical grip molded with pairso encircling ribs between the crescenticpommel and guard, and one with double-crescent pommel and shaped grip, blade withbroad attened mid-rib, lg. to 19 3/4 in.

 $800-1,000

6Saavid-style Polychrome Lacquered

Papier-mâché Casket, Iran, Qajar period,18th century, spherical, possibly used orperumed powders, the cover painted withnightingales perched on rosebud brancheswithin concentric borders o geometric oliateddesign and lea-orm cartouches, embellishedwith gold-cuts appliqués, gilt knob fnial, therims with subtle indentation or locking, thelower hal o the casket decorated with similaroliate moti, with plain, lacquered milky whiteinterior and black base, dia. 7 in.

 $16,000-20,000

7Polychrome Lacquered Papier-mâché Pen

Case, Qalamdan, Iran, late Qajar period,dated AH 1320/1902 AD, signed “SaniHomayoun,” with rounded ends and slidingtray, decorated with a combination o Persianand Italian styles, the top painted with fveportrait medallions, owers, and birds againstblack ground with gilt oral decoration, thesides painted with vignettes o wildlie, orests,and lakes, the interior with black base and giltoral design on red walls, ftted with a silverinkwell, lg. 9 in.

 $2,500-3,000

8Lacquer Papier-mâché Pen Box,

Qalamdan, Iran, Qajar period, rectangularwith rounded ends and a silvered fligreeinkwell, decorated with battle scenes on thetop and sides, the base and the sides o thesliding tray painted with gold oliate scrollsagainst a red ground, lg. 9 in.

 $400-600

9Mirror Case with Miniature, Iran, Qajarperiod, 19th century, dated AH 1280/1863 AD, the varnished wooden covers carved withbutteries and a bird perched on a brancho ower buds, the miniature painted versodepicting the haloed Imam ‘Ali in a kneelingposition, holding the ceremonial Zu’lfqar anda masbaja, dated AH 1022 and signed “MirzaBagher Al-Isahani” l.l., ront cover with twohinges, 7 1/4 x 5 in.

 $3,500-4,500

10Polychrome and Lacquered Mirror Case

with Miniature Portrait, Iran, 18th/19thcentury, the ront cover decorated with ageometric, carpet-like pattern, the miniaturepainted verso depicting Imam ‘Ali holding theceremonial sword Zu’lfqar and a masbaja,anked by his two sons, Hassan andHussein, with a Qur’an with red binding inthe oreground, the back cover with gold-cutowers and oliage on a bright red ground, 47/8 x 3 in.

 $2,800-3,200

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11Sheet o Figural Studies, Iran, 20thcentury, signed “Hossein Behzad” and dated“7/25/1342,” ink on paper, double-sided,depicting several male fgures in various

positions, 16 1/4 x 12 1/8 in. $600-800

12Calligraphy Page, Iran, dated AH 1280/1863 AD, signed “Seyed Ali Akbar Golestaneh,” thecentral composition consisting three horizontalregisters o Persian verses in ree-owingShikasteh, with each text register reading in adierent direction, the middle decorated withower, all within a gilt oral-scroll border, 6 3/4x 10 1/2 in., matted.

 $2,000-3,000

13Miniature Painting, Persia, 17th century orlater, depicting a nobleman seated in a chair,with emale attendants kneeling on eitherside, mounted on a 19th century painting o intricate geometric and oral design, with anouter border eaturing fgures at leisure amidstrich auna and birds, 15 x 12 in.

 $2,000-3,000

14Illustrated Manuscript, Persia, 19th/20thcentury, ink, color, and gold on paper, withten lines o text to the page and interlineardecorations and illustrations along the exterior

border, all above a hunting scene, nine lines o black text verso, 11 1/4 x 8 in., ramed. $300-500

15Miniature Painting with Calligraphic Verses, Iran, 18th century or earlier, opaque watercolorand ink on paper, probably rom a book o epic poems, the Saavid-style miniaturedepicting three fgures at the top let viewingtwo horse riders below in a large mauve feld,the Persian verses “owers in bloom” writtenin Nasta’liq script, 6 1/4 x 3 in., with a wideborder o gold oral and vegetable motis,matted.

 $2,500-3,500

16Miniature Painting on Ivory, Iran, 19thcentury, rectangular, color on ivory, the centralreserve depicting a hunting scene, enclosedby a oral-ground cartouche, all against a blueground decorated with scrolling oliage, 3 1/2x 5 1/4 in., glazed and ramed.

 $300-500

17Miniature Portrait o Nadir-shah, MughalIndia, frst hal o 18th century, opaquewatercolor and gold on paper, the haloedemperor depicted dressed in a brilliant yellow

robe and seated against a cushion on a palerug, holding with a sheathed saber, the fgureidentifed by the Persian text in the lowerright margin, 9 1/2 x 5 3/4 in., with an outerblue border embellished with ghubara (fnegold sprinkling) using the shaaq (coarse goldapplication) technique, glazed and set in a19th century inlaid Persian rame.

 $7,000-9,000

18Miniature Painting Depicting a Princess

and Her Maid, Mughal India, 17th/18thcentury or later, dated AH 1022/1613 AD,signed “Manohar-Dakani,” opaque watercolor

on paper, depicting a seated Hindu princessand a standing emale attendant in anenclosed garden with a marble pavilion, thecornice with the date 1023 H. and a Persianinscription, the oreground decorated withIndo-Islamic architecture and bridge, all withinan orange band and an outer blue border withgilt decorations, 8 7/8 x 7 in., matted.

 $4,000-6,000

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19Three Miniature Paintings o Women, Mughal India, late 18th/19th century, colorand gold on paper, two portraits o a dancing

woman, 6 3/4 x 4 3/4, and a courtyard scenedepicting two women seated on a blanket bya pond, 8 1/4 x 5 3/4 in., glazed and ramed.

Provenance: Christ ie’s New York, East, Sale8275, Lot 387, September 1999.

 $500-700

20Three Portraits o Maharajas, Mughal India,late 18th/19th century, color and gold onpaper, each haloed fgure dressed in a pleatedtunic and an ornamented cap, standing beorea wall o plants, 9 3/4 x 6 1/4 in., glazed and

ramed.

Provenance: Christ ie’s New York, East, Sale8275, Lot 388, September 1999.

 $500-700

21Painting o a Courtyard Scene, India,possibly Jodhpur, 19th century, color andgold on paper, depicting a couple canoodlingbeneath a pergola set behind a ountain,surrounded by emale attendants andmusicians, oral border, 9 3/8 x 12 5/8 in.,glazed and ramed.

 $400-600

22Gandharan-style Gray Schist Frieze, carvedwith Buddha standing on the right ankedby attendants, with an ascetic seated inmeditation in a niche on the let surrounded byacolytes, 5 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 16 in.

 $1,000-1,800

23Gandharan-style Gray Schist Frieze, carved with a haloed fgure on the let andan animated couple on the right, with three

urther fgures in the background, mounted ona wood stand, 11 x 8 x 2 1/2 in.

 $400-600

24Gandharan-style Gray Schist Head o

Buddha, the serene ace carved with a sot,bow-shaped mouth, heavy-lidded eyes, withan incised urna, the hair in wavy locks over theushnisha, mounted on a wood base, ht. 10 in.

 $2,000-3,000

25Kashmir Jamawar-type Shawl, India, 19thcentury, rectangular, with a bright polychromewoven border composed o palmettes, oralmosaic boteh, and scrolling oliage, with eighttendrils o similar design extending into thequilted cream-colored center, 72 x 44 in.

 $1,000-1,200

26Silvered and Gilt Repoussé Hilt, India, inthe orm o a caparisoned horse’s head, themouth closed and ears laid back, the manedraped down on either side o the neck withraised oral and scrolling designs, the tieredbase decorated with beaded rings, on stand,ht. 5 3/8 in.

 $400-600

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27Inlaid Giltwood Medicine Buddha, Burma,19th century, depicted standing on a circularlotus base and holding a medicine jar at waistlevel with both hands, his monastic robes withcolorul inlay aring out to either side, on ablack-painted wood base, overall ht. 36 1/2 in.

 $2,000-3,000

28Inlaid Giltwood Kneeling Figure o an

 Adorant, Burma, 19th century, dressed in a

owing monastic robe, ht. 12 1/4 in.

Note See Christie’s New York, Sale 1455, Lot971, June 2004.

 $800-1,000

29Inlaid Giltwood Figure o Shakyamuni, Burma, 19th century, seated in dhyanasana with his right hand held in bhumisparsha mudra and his let in dhyana, with woodstand, ht. 16 in.

 $800-1,000

30Inlaid Lacquered Wood Figure o Buddha, Burma, 19th century, modeled seated indhyanasana on a pedestal, his right hand held

in bhumisparsha and his let hand on his lap in avakasha mudra, with traces o white, black,red, and gilt lacquer, ht. 23 in.

 $200-400

31Lacquered and Parcel-gilt Figure o

Sakyamuni, Burma, 19th century, the smilingBuddha seated on a plinth in dhyanasana withhis right hand held in bhumisparsa mudra andhis let in dhyana, his ushnisha surmounted bya lotus bud fnial, ht. 19 in.

 $800-1,000

32Bronze Figure o Shakyamuni, Burma,19th century or earlier, the Buddha seated indhyanasana on a lotus plinth, his right handheld in bhumisparsa mudra and his let indhyana, Burmese text on the back o theplinth, unsealed, ht. 11 1/8 in., with woodstand.

 $800-1,000

33Two Polychrome Wood Figures, Burma,

19th century, each depicting a man o theShan tribe, modeled standing on a lotusbase, wearing a cotton turban and a loinclothrevealing the traditional blue-black “pants”tattoo extending rom waist to knee, an insecttattooed on the back o each oot, and withred medical tattoos on chest and back, ht. to33 in.

 $1,000-1,500

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34Shrine, Tibet, 18th century, polychromepigments on wood, rectangular with a tri-lobed arch, with ten Buddhas and deities eachresiding in a niche, originally ftted with a pairo doors, 24 x 14 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.

 $5,000-7,000

35Pair o Brass Ritual Lamps, Nepal, 18th

century, cast in the orm o a king and queenin devotional poses on lotus bases, handsheld in anjali mudra, ht. to 12 3/4 in.

Note: See Christie’s New York, Sale 2112, Lot413, March 2008.

 $3,500-4,500

36Bronze Figure o a Bodhisattva, Nepal, 19thcentury or earlier, possibly Tara, seated in

 rajalilasana with her right palm resting on theground by her hip, her let hand holding a lotus

stalk to her shoulder, adorned with beaded jewelry, circular earrings, and a three-lea tiara,with her hair tied up in two topknots, ht. 71/4 in.

 $800-1,000

37Bronze Bust o Buddha, Thailand, possibly Ayutthaya period, the ace cast in a sereneexpression, with elongated ear lobes, thehair in tight curls and the ushnisha topped bya aming fnial, his robe draped over his letshoulder, mounted on a wood stand, overallht. 18 in.

 $800-1,000

38Bronze Buddha, Thailand, modeled standingon a lotus base with his hands clasped low,wearing loose robes draped over his letshoulder, with tight coils o hair and amingushnisha, inlaid eyes, ht. 44 in.

 $300-500

38A Lê Minh (Vietnamese, 20th Century)

Woman in Pink, depicting a woman seatedon a ledge with her legs crossed graceully,dressed in a bright pink  áo dài (silk tunic) andpink heels, with a nón lá (lea hat) afxed to herhead by a pink ribbon. Oil on canvas, 30 1/2x 22 5/8 in., ramed.

 $1,000-2,000

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39Two Jizo o the Six Paths o Existence,

Roku Jizo, Japan, early 18th century,both standing on a gilt double lotus thronesurmounting an elaborate relie dais whichholds the round halo, Hosho Jizo is standingwith palms joined in the mudra o prayer, JijiJizo is standing with his right palm upwardsin the mudra o protector o the earth, both

fgures have owing robes decorated withpolychrome low-relie brocade patternsembellished with gilt, glass urna on theorehead, and painted eyes, ht. 22 in.

 $8,000-10,000

40Ivory Carving o a Cow, Japan, 20th century,standing with the head slightly turned to let,creamy white ivory with a distinctive grain,signed “Hidemitsu” (Shuko) to base, ht. 1 5/8,wd. 3 in.

 $400-600

41Ivory Okimono o a Bird in a Nest, Japan,18th/19th century, carved rom one piece o ivory, the nest inlaid, incised, and stained,possibly made o bone, the bird with inciseddetails and stained eyes, signed “Gyokuseki”in an oval reserve, ht. 1 1/2 in.

 $1,000-1,200

42Ivory Okimono o a Sleeping Boy, Japan,20th century, lying on his side with hisbuttocks exposed, his head and crossed legsresting on pillows, a smile on his ace, creamywhite ivory with excellent grain, lg. 2 1/8 in.

 $400-600

43Ivory Okimono o a Man, Japan, 19thcentury, squatting to tie his shoe, with oneoot bare, creamy white ivory, the inciseddetails stained dark green and black, signed“Gyokumei” in a red cartouche to base, ht. 27/8 in.

 $400-600

44Ivory Okimono o a Woman, Japan,19th/20th century, standing dressed in akimono, her hair tied in shimada hairstyle,holding a an in her right hand, the inciseddetails stained brown, signed “Ichiyuki,” ht.4 in.

 $400-600

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45Ivory Okimono o an Elephant, Japan,19th/20th century, in walking pose with itstrunk curled and lited, its oppy ears closeto the body, with distinctive ivory grain and anotch in yellow-brown, ht. 4 1/4, wd. 10 in.

 $500-700

46Ivory Okimono o a Warrior, Japan, 19th

century, holding a spear and crushing a lionholding a book o ortune in his right orepaw,and carrying a Sennin with a boy on hishelmet, details incised and stained, possiblymade o ivory composite, signed “Bunich,” ht.9 1/4 in.

 $300-500

47Ivory Okimono o a Sennin, Japan,19th/20th century, riding on a horse holdinghalters in his right hand, with his head turnedto let to look something aar, the horsestanding with its head down, drawing a gentlecurve with its neck, the tail is tied up, carved

or incised details stained in brown, creamywhite ivory with fne grain, unsigned, ht. 8 3/8in.

 $500-700

48Ivory Okimono o a Farmer under a Peach

Tree, Japan, 19th/20th century, picking apeach with his right hand, with a boy beggingor a peach by his side, signed “Kogyoku” tobase, ht. 8 in.

 $800-1,200

49Ivory Okimono o a Female Immortal, Japan, 20th century, standing holding atrumpet beside a stand with a tripod censer,details incised and stained light brown andblack, ivory glazed without noticeable grain,signed “Meitou” to base, ht. 6 1/8 in.

 $300-500

50Ivory Okimono o a Fisherman, Japan, 20thcentury, standing on a rocky shore with a fshhanging rom a long fshing rod in his righthand, the ivory with a distinctive grain, signed“Mitsuaki” to base, ht. 14 1/4 in.

 $600-800

51Ivory Okimono o a Courtesan, Japan,19th/20th century, walking with a an in herlet hand and an umbrella in her right, detailsincised and stained red, brown, and black,yellowish-white ivory with a pronounced grain,signed to base, ht. 6 1/2 in.

 $400-600

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52Three Ivory Carvings o Figures, Japanand China, 20th century, a Japanese armerholding a hoe and a basket on his back,signed “Gyokuyuki,” ht. 9; a peddler carryingbaskets over his shoulder, signed “Miwa,” ht.9 1/4; and a Chinese luohan opening a bowlcontaining a dragon, accompanied by a pairo squirrels and a oo dog, the ivory with fnegrain and patina, on a wood stand decoratedwith metal inlay, unsigned, ht. 10 1/8 in.

 $600-800

52A Ivory Okimono o a Goose Seller, Japan,20th century, eeding fsh to a goose andholding a fsh in his let hand, the ivory stainedand colored, signed “Yoshiyama” (Hozan) in acartouche to base, ht. 11 in.

 $300-500

53Ivory Okimono o a Courtesan, Japan, 20thcentury, standing with a stemmed ower inher right hand and an umbrella in her let,dressed in ormal spring attire, wearing a pairo wooden sandals and a oral headdress, theace with gently smiling lips stained orange,the robe embellished with oral motis incisedand stained, the ivory with a distinctive grain,signed “Nishiharu,” ht. 16 3/4 in.

 $500-700

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54Ivory Carving o a Fisherman, Japan, 20thcentury, holding a fshing rod and wearing astraw hat, accompanied by a girl catching acrab, details incised and stained light brown,signed “Katayama” to base, ht. 22 1/2 in.

 $600-800

55Carved Ivory Ball, Japan, 19th/20th century,decorated in relie with three Daoist Sennin,including Koreijin with a tiger and Juronjin witha deer, in a natural scene with mountain, bird,waterall, bamboo, and rocks, stained brown,with a carved wood stand, ball dia. 2 1/4,stand ht. 2 1/4 in.

 $1,800-2,000

56Ivory Netsuke o a Rodent, Japan, 18th/19thcentury, sitting with its tail in its mouth, the

ivory with stained and incised details, signed“Okatori” to base, lg. 2 in.

 $1,000-1,200

57Ivory Netsuke o a Face, Japan, 19thcentury, carved in a attened oval shape, withloose eyes popping rom the eye sockets,incised, colored, and stained creamy whiteivory with distinctive grain, signed “Hiroyuki,”ht. 2 1/8 in.

 $400-600

58Ivory Netsuke o a Dog, Japan, 19th/20thcentury, sitting with its orelegs raised, the earsincised with fne lines and stained black, theace with big eyes and tongue out, our pawscarved in bas-relie on base, the ivory glazedand with a unique grain, signed “Tomoichi” tobase, ht. 1 1/2 in.

 $700-900

59Ivory Netsuke o a Basket, Japan, 19th/20thcentury, with fsh inside, the incised detailslightly stained, the fshes’ eyes black, patinaalong one side, signed “Gyokuseki” to side,ht. 1 1/8 in.

 $400-600

60Ivory Netsuke o a Pig, Japan, 19th century,lying on the ground with a piglet, the markings

incised and stained brown, the eyes inlaid withblack beads, signed “Senpo” to base, lg. 23/8 in.

 $1,000-1,200

61Ivory Netsuke with Three Faces, Japan,19th/20th century, including a bearded acewith bulging eyes on one side, a smilingace with dimples on the other side, andanother smiling ace on the underside, signed“Kogyoku,” ht. 1 1/4 in.

 $400-600

62Ivory Netsuke o an Oni  Monster, Japan,19th century, sitting on a giant shell with hislet leg raised and his right leg placed parallelto the ground, his let arm stretched back andhis right arm olded, expressive ace, inciseddetails stained brown with dierence in tonealong the edge o the shell, signed “Sanseki,”ht. 1 5/8 in.

 $1,000-1,200

63Ivory Netsuke o a Kabuki   Actor, Japan,20th century, wearing a mask with bulgingeyes, squatting with his right arm raisedholding a rod, his let hand on his lap with theindex and middle fngers pointing to the let,with incised details, partially stained in shadeso brown and green, signed “Kouhiro” to base,ht. 2 1/4 in.

 $700-900

64Two Ivory Netsuke o Birds, Japan,19th/20th century, a duck seated with its headturned towards the back, stained eathers,signed “Gyokuyuki” to base, lg. 1 5/8; and twoquails sitting in dierent directions in a bucket,incised, stained, and laminated, signed tobase, ht. 1 1/4 in.

 $700-900

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65Ivory Netsuke o a Boy, Japan, 20th century,sitting with one leg raised and the otherparallel to the ground, holding a ute with bothhands, incised and stained in green, brown,and black, signed “Gyokusho,” ht. 1 5/8 in.

 $700-900

66Ivory Netsuke o an Yokai  Monster, Japan,19th/20th century, carving o a Nure-onna, asnake-like creature with the head o a woman,intertwined with a monkey on her back, withstained and incised details, creamy white ivorywith fne patina, wd. 1 3/4 in.

 $400-600

67Ivory Netsuke o Juro, Japan, 20th century,holding a sta in his let hand and a kotobuki  character (longevity) in his right, stained inblack to brown tones, his beard and eyebrowsin white, incised “Taizan” to base, ht. 2 1/4 in.

 $400-600

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68Three Ivory Netsuke o Figures, Japan,19th/20th century, a seated man with a

mask, signed “Koushin,” ht. 1 5/8; a smilingman holding fsh on a string with both hands,unsigned, ht. 2; and an old man with a canecarrying a boy on his back, signed “Chutomo,”ht. 2 in.

 $500-700

69Two Ivory Netsuke o Creatures, Japan,19th/20th century, a snake and two rogshibernating underground, with incised andstained details, fne patina, signed “Tomoyuki”to base, ht. 1 7/8; the other an octopuscoming out o a jar, stained in red-brown

tones, signed “Tomomitsu” to base, ht. 1 7/8in., $700-900

70Ivory Ojime Bead o a Monkey, Japan, 19thcentury, seated, hugging an octopus, carved

and incised details, stained brown, its eyes inblack, ht. 5/8 in.

 $200-300

71Ivory Plaque in the Shape o a Peach, Japan, 19th/20th century, with slightly rollededges along the shape, the leaves expressedin bas-relie, distinctive ivory grain, fne patina,the interior with an incised vertical line runningrom top to bottom, signed “Uraguchi” to rontcenter, ht. 2 3/8 in.

 $400-600

72Five Shibayama Ivory Whist Counters, Japan, 19th/20th century, including two onwood blocks decorated with gilt bamboo andowers, one on an ivory plate and a woodblock, and two on ivory blocks, all with ivorypegs decorated with a variety o colorul shellragments and such, with incised details, each2 1/4 x 8 5/8 in.

 $1,200-1,800

73Ivory Shibayama Vase, Japan, 19th century,decorated with cranes, birds, butteries, and

insects in gold hiramaki-e and takamaki-e andabalone shell inlay with the ground in sprinkledgold and kirigane, mounted on a black lacquerstand decorated with scrolling tendrils in gold,ht. 11 3/8 in.

 $4,000-5,000

74Ivory Vase, Japan, 19th century, carved withtwo panels divided by pine trees, depictinga village scene with cratsmen, builders,samurai, and armers, ht. 7 3/4 in.

Provenance: Christie’s London, Sale 5097,

Lot 46, July 19th, 2007. $500-700

75Wood Carving o the Three Wise Monkeys, Japan, 19th century, Mizaru who sees no evil,Kikazaru who hears no evil, and Iwazaru whospeaks no evil, sitting with their backs to oneanother, the bodies stained dark brown withincised details, the aces burnished, and theeyes inlaid, ht. 2 3/8 in.

 $500-700

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76Boxwood Tea Scoop, Japan, 19th century,depicting a curled lotus lea surmounted withthree rogs with inlaid black coral eyes and aworm, lg. 6 in.

 $500-700

77Kodai-ji Lacquer Three-tier Box, Japan,17th century, the fne hiramaki-e andtakamaki-e in gold and silver oil on a sprinkledgold ground, three ans within diagonalssurrounded by plum blossoms, pine branches,and the Hideyoshi amily crest on the lid andthe sides, 4 1/2 x 4 3/8 x 5 in.

 $3,000-5,000

78Kodai-ji Lacquer Letter Box, Japan, late17th century, the lid and box decoratedwith gold and silver oil in hiramaki-e andtakamaki-e on a sprinkled gold grounddepicting owering paulownia branches on adiagonal ground o fne branches, the diagonaldesign extends onto the interior o lid and thebox, the lid interior with a courtier playing aute and seated on a horse, the silk tasselsmounted with shakudo metal baskets, lg. 8

1/2 in. $3,000-5,000

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79Lacquer Sweetmeat Covered Box, Japan,

19th/20th century, double-lozenge orm,depicting gilt landscape scenes with riversidepavilions nestled amongst willow trees androcks, the two-tiered interior ftted with twelvecovered boxes with similar decoration, 5 3/4 x16 x 10 3/4 in.

 $400-600

80Large Lacquer Tray, Japan, 19th century,square, depicting owering branches o thetwelve months in gold, maki-e and kirigane,on a black lacquer ground, sq. 23 1/2 in.,together with a glass-top stand with brass

base. $400-600

81Battledore, Hakoita, Japan, 18th century,depicting a gathering o courtiers, courtesans,and attendants surrounding New Yearoerings on one side, the other side with agroup o oreigners dancing around three riceoerings beneath a pine tree, the top andbottom with a tortoise moti in relie, lg. 321/2 in.

 $800-1,000

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82Kamakuraburi Kogo, Japan, 19th/20thcentury, round, the cover depicting a low relie buttery on fve open plum petals, the bottomwith a stemmed plum blossom with fve openpetals, dia. 2 1/2 in.

 $500-700

83Blue and White Brush Pot, Japan, late 19thcentury, cylindrical, depicting a courtesangathering, the women attending to a high-class Geisha standing in ront o a bullock cot,mark on base, dia. 7 5/8, ht. 7 1/8 in.

 $500-700

84Blue and White Jardinière, Japan, 20thcentury, depicting gourds with strings inunderglaze blue, the strings incised andglazed in brown and some details in pinkish-purple overglaze, borders o stylized lotusleaves along the top and bottom, a singlemeander moti near the base, ht. 12 3/8, dia.17 1/2 in.

 $200-300

85Satsuma Ribbed Bowl, Japan, 19th century,with lobed mouth rim, the exterior decoratedin two sections with twelve narrative scenesdepicting courtesans in the upper part andowers in the bottom, the interior decoratedwith a bed o owers issuing rom the rimdown the cavetto, the interior well with a

celestial woman fgure looking up amongclouds, the yellowish-cream glaze with fnecrazing, mark in overglaze red and gold (nowillegible), ht. 7 1/2, dia. 12 1/8 in.

 $1,000-1,200

86Satsuma Tea Container, Japan, 19th century,the large cartouche depicting an autumnpilgrimage to the Kiyomizu temple, surroundedby enameled autumnal owers and grasses,the shoulder and oot decorated withvarious brocade patterns, the lid decoratedwith chrysanthemums, signed at the base

“hankinzan do,” ht. 2 3/4 in. $600-800

87Royal Satsuma Covered Teapot and Tripod

Case, Japan, 19th/20th century, teapot withgeometric handle and curvy spout, restingon our bracket eet, decorated with nineImmortals and a dragon in black and goldenamel, the cover with a oral knob, mark to

base, ht. 3 1/4; the tubular tripod case withraised mouth rim or the matching cover,decorated with enameled peonies and mapleleaves outlined in gold, mark to base, ht. 11/2, dia. 2 1/2 in.

 $200-300

88Pair o Satsuma Vases, Japan, 19th/20thcentury, our-sided lozenge shape, resting onour bracket eet, the our sides decoratedin polychrome enamels and gold with elevenfgures and a dragon in a continuous scene,the neck and shoulder with geometricdesigns, mark to base, ht. 5 1/4 in.

 $300-500

89Satsuma Covered Vase, Japan, 19th/20thcentury, baluster-shape with a short straightneck and unglazed mouth rim, the bodydecorated with mythical fgures in two shapedreserves on a warm yellow ground with fnecrazing, in polychrome enamels and rich goldwith some thickly applied turquoise and greenoverglaze details, the rest decorated with oraland oliate scrolls and polychrome roundelswith arabesque designs, the oot with over-painted iron-red oral scrolls, the attened

dome-shape cover with a bud-shape knobwith gilt fnial, ht. 24 3/4 in.

 $600-800

90Tall Sumida Ware Vase, Japan, 20th century,long ovoid body decorated with raised irisesover an unglazed mottled ground o brownand black, decorated rom the mouth downthe body with thick mottled glazes o purple,cobalt, and turquoise blue, bears a our-character mark in underglaze cobalt blueimpressed onto a white-glazed gourd-shapecartouche, ht. 18 in.

 $3,000-5,000

91Sumida Ware Vase with a Dragon, Japan,20th century, deormed pear-shape with acarved dragon over daubed clay on a redground, olded reeorm mouth and neck thickly glazed in white with blue and whitemarbling that ends near the dragon whoseclaws and eyes are glazed in white, signed“Banni” in underglaze blue on a white-glazedgourd-shaped cartouche, ht. 11 1/2 in.

 $500-700

92Sumida Ware Pot, Japan, 20th century,decorated with splashed multicolored glazesover an unglazed black ground, depictingtwo monks competing or a smoking bowland a lotus jar, all details in a raised three-dimensional design, underglaze green interior,

signed “Banni” in underglaze blue on a white-glazed gourd-shaped cartouche, ht. 5 3/8 in.

 $300-500

93Sumida Ware Brush Pot, Japan, 20thcentury, in the shape o a crimped tube, theexterior decorated with thick mottled white,sky blue, and black glaze, the interior unglazedbut with spilled glaze marks, decorated withtwo raised three-dimensional scholar-reclusesseated on rocks and playing “go” beneathpine trees, unsigned, ht. 6 1/2 in.

 $300-500

94Sumida Ware Tulip Vase, Japan, 20thcentury, long stemmed orm surmountedby a bulbous shoulder with three openingsand a rolled mouth rim, decorated with thick mottled blue and white glaze with brownspots over an unglazed red ground undulatingwith coiled marks, decorted with two raisedthree-dimensional children, signed “Banni” inunderglaze blue on a white-glazed gourd-shaped cartouche, ht. 8 in.

 $300-500

95Five Imari Dishes, Japan, 19th century,rectangular, depicting scholars and attendantsin a landscape with a covered dais and a hutin the distance, all in underglaze blue with redenamel and gilt, the base with a aux reignmark, lg. 8 3/8 in.

 $500-700

96Pair o Imari Jardinières, Japan, 20thcentury, uted body decorated with panelsdepicting birds, owers, and butteries, baseunmarked, ht. 8 in.

 $400-600

97Imari Vase, Japan, 20th century, bottle-shape, the bulbous body painted with panelso birds and owers, the tall slender neck densely decorated with blossoms, baseunmarked, ht. 18 in.

 $300-500

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98Imari Bowl, Japan, 19th century, the interiorwell painted in blue with the “Three Friendso Winter,” the shallow cavetto decoratedwith lotus owers within ruyi cartouches andpeacocks with blossoms, the exterior with

oral and lantern design, base with doubleootrings, dia. 9 3/4 in.

 $300-500

99Five Imari Tableware Items, Japan/China,19th century, ribbed orms with scallopedrims, two large and two small bowls and aplate, three with oral decoration, a roundedtriangular bowl painted with phoenixes andowers, pictorial mark on base, and a shallowbowl with auspicious emblems in underglazeblue on the exterior, and cartouches depictingfgures and cranes along the cavetto, dia. to

12 in., with two wood stands. $300-500

100Seven Imari Tableware Items, Japan, early20th century, our octagonal plates withpaneled decoration o lotuses, pine trees,and birds, gilt rim, our-character Kanji mark “Fuki Choshun” on base, lg. 10, and threebowls o graduating sizes painted with birds,bamboo, and blossoms with leay stalks, baseunmarked, dia. to 9 1/2 in.

 $200-250

101Two Imari Ribbed Baluster Jars with

Covers, Japan, 19th/20th century, onewith a domed cover with hanging rim anda bud-shape fnial, ht. 24 1/4; and one withundulating mouth rim with a ring in the interior

to hold the cap-shaped cover, with a carved shishi with a ball as knob, ht. 21 3/4 in. $1,000-1,500

102Kutani Porcelain Vase, Japan, 20th century,baluster-shape with a waisted neck with rolledmouth rim and at base, lavishly decoratedwith a peacock in nature with owers and asamurai with a courtesan in a garden with apalanquin, applied in two shaped reservesand enameled mainly in bright orange and richgold, outside o the reserves decorated withdiverse motis o owers and scrolls, birds

and butteries, and arabesque designs, ht. 181/4 in. $500-700

103 Yoshida Ceramic Censer, Japan, 19thcentury, in the shape o a money bag, thegreen, purple, and mustard glazes depictingauspicious symbols, the cover surmounted bya rat, lg. 7 in.

 $800-1,000

104Two Pottery Vases, Japan, 20th century, anovoid bizen ware vase with ared mouth setabove the waisted shoulder and neck, incisedwith undulating lines and decorated witholive green natural-ash glaze, potter’s mark 

on base, ht. 5, and a small, rounded vasewith a at oot and waisted neck, possibly byKitaoji Rosanjin (1883-1959), decorated withrice-straw ash glaze, potter’s mark on base,ht. 3 1/4 in.

 $300-500

105Rare Seto Dish, Japan, 19th century, o round shallow orm, the center decorated iniron underglaze with two characters or “goodluck” and a storehouse key, dia. 10 7/8 in.

 $1,000-2,000

106Hirodo Bisque Puppy, Japan, 19th/20thcentury, sitting with orelegs raised, withincised details, white-glazed eyes, and a smallhole, signed in underglaze blue to base, ht. 31/2 in.

 $300-500

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107Champlevé Charger with Geese, Japan,19th/20th century, the birds strolling under abanana tree, bamboo, and owers, encircledby a band o bat-inspired designs and a bando key ret patterns, the back covered withdark brown enamel (now aking o), dia. 17

3/4 in. $200-300

108Pair o Sato Cloisonné Vases, Japan, 20thcentury, baluster shape with a short waistedneck and nickel silver rim, decorated withplum and chrysanthemum on a “pigeonblood” red ground ornamented with repoussébamboo and chased dots, “Sato” mark tobase, ht. 7 1/4 in.

 $500-700

109Cloisonné Vase, Japan, Gonda Hirosuke(1865-1937), tapered orm, depicting whiteegrets on a pink ground, impressed mark tobase, ht. 24 in.

 $3,000-4,000

110Mixed-metal Dish, Japan, late 19th century,o round shallow orm depicting in low relie a central design o a bird standing on theground among owering branches in variousmetals, the border with incised stylizedowers, dia. 11 3/4 in.

 $500-700

111Bronze Vase Jar with a Four-legged Stand, Japan, 19th/20th century, sot baluster-shapewith waisted neck and dish-shape mouth rim,decorated with two themes depicting fguresamidst waves and birds with iris and pine ona fnely reticulated ground, resting on a deeplywaisted bottom, the stand in the shape o ourstanding male statues all holding one big disk,ht. 23 3/4 in.

 $2,000-3,000

112Bronze Footed “Lotus” Dish, Japan, 20thcentury, in the orm o a urled-edge lotus lea supported by intertwining stems, the interiorwall cast with a tiny rog, dia. 10 1/2, ht. 35/8 in.

 $300-500

113Bronze Japanese Usubata Ikebana Vase, Japan, 19th/20th century, with a widedish-shape rim, resting on a stand cast inthe shape o a catfsh jumping out o rollingwaves, surmounted with a cup-shape holder,the vase rim inlaid with catfsh swimming

amongst water plants, the fsh with gills,scales, and tails in silver, and the holder withwaves with bubbles, all in silver inlay, ht. 103/8, the vase rim dia. 9 7/8 in.

 $1,500-2,500

114Bronze Tripod Urn, Japan, 19th/20th century,six-lobed trophy shape with shaped handlesand a dish-shape rim, resting on three dragon-head eet, elaborately decorated with overallincised and carved details, the cover with asmall Kannon statue with a dragon aroundher, the handles in the shape o a rising

dragon, the body with shishi lions, eagle, anda samurai fgure with a woman in nature withmaple leaves in deep relie, ht. 20 1/4 in.

 $1,000-1,500

115Bronze Statue o Kannon, Japan, 19th/20thcentury, standing on a downturned doublelotus pedestal, with her right hand raised toher chest and her let hand at her hip, her eyeshal-closed as i in deep meditation, her robedecorated with cast details, ht. 18 1/8 in.

 $800-1,000

116Bronze Statue o an Archer, Japan,19th/20th century, posed releasing an arrow,with his right leg on his knee and his letleg stretched outward, embellished withchased and gilt details, brown patina, signed“Houyama,” ht. 12 1/4 in.

 $2,000-4,000

117Modern Bronze Figure o a Standing

Woman, Japan, 20th century, with one armraised behind her head, in a owing robe,mounted on a square base, with overall green

bronze patina, signed “Shoko” on base, ht. 71/8 in.

 $500-700

118Letter Opener, Japan, 20th century, marked“Yamanaka Bronze,” the metal openermounted on a Chinese archaic-style bucklecarved with an openwork chilong and adragon-head terminal, lg. 9 1/2 in.

 $800-1,200

118A Export Silver Covered Sugar and Creamer 

Set, Japan, early 20th century, base marked“Bisansha Silver,” with bamboo-shapedhandles and dragon decorations in relie,each bearing a two-character signature andsupported by a circular wave-orm oot, sugar

dia. 4 1/4 in., 9.85 ozt., creamer dia. 3 1/2 in.,6.00 ozt.

 $800-1,000

119Hand-colored Buddhist Woodblock 

Print, Japan, 19th/20th century, depictingKsitigarbha, Avalokitesvara, and Vairocana,their robes embellished with intricate goldlines, possibly copied ater a bigger Buddhistpainting rom as early as the 14th century,ramed, 13 x 9 in.

 $200-300

120Six Woodblock Prints Depicting

Landscapes, Japan, Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950), including a seascape with a boat,ramed and glazed, 11 3/4 x 8 3/4 in.; twooban size landscapes, mounted on paperboard, including one depicting a armhousewith working women, tate-e, and onedepicting a bamboo orest with a hen andchicks, yoko-e; and three oban size prints, onedepicting a Japanese garden, one depicting anight scene with a woman standing at a houselit by lanterns, and one depicting an Arabianmarket with a “jishu” (sel study) mark, allprints dated rom 1931-35, signed with a seal.

 $1,500-2,000

121Woodblock Print Depicting Fish, Japan,1959, Sadao Watanabe (1913-1996), witha crab on a table with owers, rendered in

 mingei olk art style on a red momigami paper,untitled, 48/50, ramed and glazed, 24 1/2 x21 3/8 in.

 $800-1,000

122Woodblock Print, “Christmas,” Japan,

1964, Sadao Watanabe (1913-1996),depicting the holy birth o Jesus with the ThreeWise Men in presence, rendered in mingei  olk art style on red momigami paper, 84/210,ramed and glazed, 22 x 18 1/4 in.

 $800-1,000

123 Azechi Umetaro (1902-1999) Woodblock, Japan, “Mountain Man,” ramed, 8 x 11 3/4 in.

 $500-700

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124 Azechi Umetaro (1902-1999) Woodblock, Japan, “Mountain Man in Green Shirt,”ramed, 5 3/4 x 8 1/4 in.

 $500-700

125Munakata Shiko (1903-1975) Woodblock, Japan, “Woman with Hawk,” with hand-

applied color, dated “1956.9.25,” signed inpencil Munakata, sealed, nampo no in, 18 1/8x 14 1/8 in.

 $5,000-7,000

126Munakata Shiko (1903-1975) Woodblock, Japan, “Listening to the Wind,” dated“1956.10.3,” signed in pencil in JapaneseShiko and in Roman script Munakata, sealed,

 nampo no in, 20 1/4 x 16 1/8 in. $2,000-3,000

127Kawano Kaoru (1916-1965), Woodblock, Japan, “Sel-Portrait,” dated “1950,” 21/100,signed in pencil Kaoru Kawano, 23 1/2 x 177/8 in.

 $800-1,000

128Minoru Kawabata (1911-2001) Painting, Japan, “From Rectangle Red,” acrylic oncanvas, signed on verso M. Kawabata, dated“1979,” 60 x 66 in.

 $5,000-7,000

129Minoru Kawabata (1911-2001) Painting, Japan, abstract with blue, orange, andgreen, acrylic on canvas, signed on verso M.Kawabata, 39 x 52 in.

 $2,500-3,500

130Painting Depicting a Landscape, Japan,16th/17th century, Kano school painting, withtwo lords dressed in Heian-period costume ona boat watching waterowl in the distance asdirected by a boatman, signed with a seal, ink and color on silk, mounted as a hanging scrollin a glazed rame, 9 1/2 x 9 (painting), 36 3/4x 12 1/4 in. (on abric mount).

 $1,000-1,200

131Painting Depicting Three Butteries, Japan,19th century, on a blank background, datedand signed with a seal, ink and color on silk,hanging scroll, 14 1/8 x 18 3/8 in.

 $300-500

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132Four-panel Rimpa School Folding Screen,

Byobu, Japan, 19th century, decorated withowering chrysanthemum shrubs on goldpaper ground, each panel 67 1/4 x 25 in.,originally six panels.

 $400-600

133Six-panel Screen Depicting Poets, Japan,18th century, depicting in brushwork eightHeian-period poets and a poetess, Ono noKomachi, ollowing Tosa school Yamato-estyle, possibly a part o two pairs o screenseaturing the Thirty-six Immortals o Poetry asa whole, ink on silver lea, 67 1/8 x 24 5/8 in.

Note: From a private collection inWayland with a certifcate o antiquity issued in1981 by Yoshi Takishita, the president o TheHouse o Antiques, Japan.

 $1,000-1,500

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134Six-panel Folding Screen, Byobu, Japan,19th century, ink and color on gold lea,depicting egrets congregating at a pondbeneath a snow-covered willow tree andowers, each panel 67 1/8 x 25 in.

 $3,000-5,000

134A Export Wood Parquetry Cabinet, Japan,18th/19th century, rectangular, with twohinged doors with interior locking mechanismsopening to our various sized drawers, theexterior decorated with diamond shape andtriangular veneer, the interior o the doorsand drawers with marquetry work orming apattern suggestive o oral roundels, the metallock plate, hinges, and fttings with engraveddecoration, 31 x 29 3/4 x 16 1/4 in.

 $800-1,200

134BExport Armchair, Japan, early 20th century,the back carved with an eagle perched ona rock above rolling waves and beneathcloud-scrolls, the dragon-orm arms with inlaideyes, the shield-shape seat decorated with akey-ret border, all above an apron carved withcloud scrolls, supported on our legs, the ront

cabriole legs surmounted by winged dragons,45 1/2 x 36 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. $800-1,200

135Silk Embroidered Kosode, Japan, late 19thcentury, depicting owers o the our seasonson cream silk crepe, embroidered in satin andtwisted rope stiches and gold couched threadon a shibori ground, lg. 76 in.

 $900-1,000

136Celadon Sangam Bottle, Korea, 13thcentury, pear-shape body with a long neck slowly aring to rounded rim, slightly o-balance, resting on a short glazed ootringwith fve spur marks, inlaid with our sets o chrysanthemum in black and white, bands o stylized oral and cloud motis inlaid in white

around the waist, decorated with an openwork oliate scroll on the neck near the mouth, aband o incised lotus leaves to the bottom,allover craquelure, ht. 10 in.

 $800-1,000

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137Celadon Oil Bottle, Korea, 12th century,attened-down globular body with dish-shapemouth, decorated with incised oliate scrollson the shoulder, a single distinctive craquelurerunning rom the bottom to the rim, the entirebody glazed, the ootring with three large spurmarks, dia. 2 3/4 in.

 $800-1,000

138Celadon Bowl, Korea, 14th century or later,the interior decorated with our sets o inlaidruit designs, and a band o thunder patternnear the rim, the exterior with our sets o chrysanthemums in a double ring betweentwo two-line bands encircling the body, glazedoot with sandy underside, fne nets o shallowcracks over the entire body, dia. 7 5/8 in.

 $200-300

139Celadon Bowl with Raised Design, Korea,12th century, conical-shape with a rhythmicallywarped wall and rim possibly caused romfring, the interior decorated with a raised lotuson the well, oliate design on the sides, and anincised line near the rim, uneven grayish-greenglaze with bluish hue on thickly glazed areas,resting on a short oot, entirely glazed, withthree spur marks, ht. 2 1/2, dia. 7 1/4 in.

 $200-300

140Two Pear-shape Bottles with Flared

Mouths, Korea, 13th/14th century, one with

iron-black glaze decorated with incised rings,scrolls, and combed patterns, a hole on theshoulder and an unglazed area running romrim to bottom, ht. 12 1/2; the other withceladon glaze, decorated with inlaid lotusleaves around the neck and a chrysanthemummoti on the body, the mouth rim shaved, thebottom area unglazed, ht. 12 1/2 in.

 $200-300

141Small Buncheong Dish, Korea, 15th century,thinly potted to orm a sotly angled sidesalong with a low oot and a slightly ared rim,

decorated with a swirl design in the center,stamped dots on the well, and incised lineson the sides, grayish-green glaze, the oothollowed out and unglazed, ht. 1 1/4, dia. 43/8 in.

 $200-300

142Small Shallow Buncheong Dish, Korea,15th century, decorated with stampedchrysanthemums and inlaid ring patterns,resting on a short raised oot, glossy dark olivegreen glaze with allover crackling, some partso the bottom and the entire base unglazed,ht. 1, dia. 5 1/8 in.

 $300-400

143Small Buncheong Dish, Korea, 15th century,angled body line with a slightly ared rim, theinterior decorated with stamped designs,resting on a short oot with hollowed-out,unglazed underside, the body is mostly glazedwith some unglazed spots revealing clayturned red rom oxidization, dia. 4 1/2 in.

 $200-300

144White-glazed Stemmed Serving Dish, Korea, 19th/20th century, entirely glazedexcept the ootring, unevenly glazed both inthickness and color ranging rom bluish-whiteto gray, ht. 4 1/8, dia. 8 1/2 in.

 $200-300

145Plain White Porcelain Tea Bowl, Korea, 16thcentury or later, well-rounded body orming anupside-down bell-shape with round bottomand slightly ared rim, resting on a raisedstraight oot with hollowed out unglazedunderside, the well is slightly concave,imprinting a ring in the center, the exterior is

rhythmically undulating, transparent glaze witha tint o bluish-green, dia. 5 1/16, ht. 3 1/8 in.

 $600-800

146Plain White Porcelain Tea Bowl, Korea, 16thcentury or later, wide rounded body with aredrim, resting on a raised oot with hollowed-out underside, the interior with an incisedring around the slightly concave well andanother ring near the rim, the exterior slightlyundulating, the glaze is grayish-white, dia. 61/16, ht. 2 3/8 in.

 $600-800

147White-glazed Bowl, Korea, 19th century orlater, ully rounded body with rounded rim,resting on a high straight oot with hollowedunderside, bluish-white glaze, heavily pottedand glazed except or the ootring which iscrusted with coarse clay, spur marks on theinner well, dia. 5 3/8 in.

 $200-300

148Small White Porcelain Jar, Korea, 19th/20thcentury, bulbous shape narrowing to theslender neck topped with a short edged r im,resting on a short straight oot ully glazedexcept the sandy ootring, craquelure o various sizes and degree over the shoulder inparticular, patches o pinkish glazes around

some pockmarks, undulating surace probablyrom shaping, ht. 7 1/2 in.

 $500-700

149White Porcelain Rice Cake Stamp, Korea,19th century or later, the ace decorated withcarved arrow patterns, the underside slightlyconvex, resting on a splayed oot with a holeor a string to hang, the underside o theoot is hollowed out and glazed, the ootringcrusted with soil rom fring, dia. 2 5/8 in.

 $200-300

150Large Blue and White Porcelain Deep

Bowl, Korea, 19th century or later, well-rounded bottom and straight sides with aslightly ared rim, resting on a raised straightoot with hollow glazed underside, bumpysurace, decorated with our su characterroundels on the exterior and one in the wellcenter, two sets o double rings near the rimand the oot top, the glaze rom grayish tobluish-white, ht. 3 7/8, dia. 6 3/4 in.

 $300-400

151Blue and White Porcelain Miniature Jar, Korea, 19th century or later, decorated withtwo phoenixes and clouds, a band o cloudmotis encircling the shoulder, a band o twolines encircling the neck and the bottom,bluish-white glaze, ht. 5 in.

 $100-200

152Caramel-glazed Beveled Jar, Korea,19th/20th century, with a shaved rim, restingon a short oot, decorated with a single-strokestar shape on the shoulder, splashed andmottled glaze, ht. 7 3/4 in.

 $200-300

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153 Ash-glazed Funerary Vessel, Korea, possibly5th/6th century, wheel-thrown globular bodywith unnel-shape neck, resting on a pedestaloot with seven rectangular openings, the ash-glazed body decorated with incised lines andscratched comb patterns, ht. 11 1/4 in.

 $200-300

154Three Unglazed Pottery Items, Korea, abottle in the shape o a kundika, 13th/14thcentury, ht. 12; an ash-glazed ask, 13th/14thcentury, one side at, the other round,decorated with combed circles, the shoulderwith two hooks and a ared mouth withangled rim, ht. 9 7/8; a small unerary jar, 5thcentury or later, with two spire-like handles,resting on a short stemmed oot with sixrectangular openings, decorated with variouscombed designs, ht. 3 1/2 in.

 $600-900

155Two Metal Locks with Keys, Korea,19th/20th century, a cast iron lock, longrectangular orm with a tubular lock with thecenter curving outward like a belly or a navel-shaped keyhole, 5 x 6 7/8; and one yellowbrass in the shape o fsh with a tubular lock running across the top, the ront decoratedwith punched rings and scale design, with twostick-shape keys, 4 1/4 x 7 1/4 in.

 $1,000-1,500

156Gilt-bronze Buddha Statue, Korea,19th/20th century, sitting with both eet onlotus, his ace with downcast eyes and a aintsmile, the ushnisha is plain without curls, hisright hand in the gesture o “ear-not” and hislet in his lap, resting on a two-tier pedestal,ht. 9 3/4 in.

 $800-1,000

156A Series o Seven Paintings Depicting

Landscapes, Korea, 19th/20th century, inSouthern School style, each signed ”KimJinji” with two seals and a collector’s sealo “Un Hoe Jae” (except one), one with atitle, “Imitating Song People’s Close-viewLandscapes,” light ink on paper, mounted onabric, 17 1/8 x 11 3/4 in.

 $1,500-1,800

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Four Prints Depicting Royal Processions,Neunghaengdo, Korea, c. 1926, includingthree rom a set o fve prints and one romanother set o fve prints, most likely paintedby Kim Seoktae and published by Park Seungyeop, hand-painted over woodblock prints, ramed and glazed, 23 7/8 x 13 3/4 in.

Note: Almost identical to some o the fteencolor woodblock prints in the collectiono National Museum o Korea eatured inPaintings and Calligraphies, Vol. 20: Joseon

Paintings o Court Ceremonies, NationalMuseum o Korea, 2012.

 $800-1,000

158Small Bandaji  Chest, Korea, 19th/20thcentury, with a hinged ront ap, mixedelements o provincial styles o Jeollado,Chungcheongdo, and Jeju Island, decoratedwith cast iron swallowtail and oral moti ornaments, metal fttings, elmwood with warmreddish patina, with key, 19 1/4 x 27 3/8 x 11

1/4 in. $400-600

158A Bedside Bandaji  Chest, Meorijang, Korea,19th century, in two sections, the top with twodrawers in a row decorated with a ower-shaped knob with a lea-shaped pendanteach, the bottom with a bandaji compartmentwith hinged ront ap, the ront decoratedwith cast iron ornaments, the hanging top andsides with tongue and groove joinery, restingon a cabriole-style leg stands, reddish-brownpatina, 17 x 24 3/4 x 12 1/4 in.

 $400-600

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159Funerary Pottery Model o a Camel,

Mingqi , China, Tang Dynasty, unglazed,the large, double-humped animal depictedstanding upright and chewing with its hair-lined neck reared back, with a cavity on theunderside o the belly, ht. 22 1/4 in.

Note: Thermoluminescence tested on May 6,1991; with report.

 $5,000-7,000

160Funerary Red Pottery Figure o a Foreigner,

Mingqi , China, Tang Dynasty, depictedstanding on splayed eet and with clenchedfsts, ht. 15 in.

Note: Thermoluminescence tested onNovember 29, 1990; with report.

 $2,000-3,000

161Funerary Pottery Figure o Prostrating

Foreigner, Mingqi , China, Tang Dynasty,unglazed, the man depicted looking up and tothe let, his chin resting on his clasped palms,6 1/2 x 4 1/8 x 3 in.

Note: Thermoluminescence tested on March13, 1985; with report.

 $1,000-1,200

162Tang-style Pottery Figure o a Tomb

Guardian, Wushiyong, China, modeledstanding on a square base, with a orward-acing posture and legs pressed together, hishands clenched into fsts (weapon missingin right hand) and dressed in armor withbreastplate and monster-mask spaulders, ht.23 1/4 in.

Note: No technical examination perormed. $2,000-3,000

163Funerary Pottery Equestrian Figurine,

Mingqi , China, Tang Dynasty or later,decorated with sancai glaze, depicting a girlriding a horse whilst playing a small stringinstrument, with cavity on the underside, ht.12 1/2 in.

Note: No technical examination perormed. $1,500-2,500

164Pottery Figure o a Man, China, modeledstanding and dressed in magua, with a conicalcap, removable head, ht. 32 in.

 $3,000-5,000

165Pottery Figure o a Man, China, modeledstanding and dressed in an inormal robe

beneath a long vest, wearing a hat withupturned brim, removable head, ht. 31 in.

 $3,000-5,000

166Green-glazed Funerary Pottery Vessel, China, Han Dynasty or later, hu orm, withcupped mouth and compressed bulbousbody above a tall oot, the shoulder withrelie decoration depicting a battle scene witharchers on horseback, unglazed at base, ht.14 1/2 in.

Note: No technical examination perormed. $200-400

167Hardstone Scholar’s Rock, China, 20thcentury, the vertical orm carved overall withhigh relie naturalistic openwork, severalcarved low relie bats, pale celadon andyellowish stone with white inclusions, withstand, lg. 12 5/8 in.

 $2,000-3,000

168Hardstone Scholar’s Rock, China, 20thcentury, o vertical orm with overall openwork,translucent celadon stone with russetmarkings, with stand, ht. 10 1/2 in.

 $1,500-1,700

169Scholar’s Rock on Wood Stand, China,o irregular tapering orm, with a peroratedstructure consisting multiple irregular-shapedapertures, porous cream-colored stone withpale reddish inclusions and natural fssures, ht.12 1/2 in.

 $500-700

170Small Scholar’s Rock on Wood Stand, China, o coral-like irregular tapering orm,pierced with numerous openings, brownish-

red stone, ht. 7 3/4 in. $500-700

171Scholar’s Rock on Wood Stand, China,o tapering orm, with a spiraling, peroratedstructure with numerous openings o varyingsizes, gray stone with white veining, ht. 123/4 in.

 $800-1,000

172Scholar’s Rock on Wood Stand, China,the anvil-shape overhang supported by two

weathered, waisted columns on a triangularbase, gray stone with narrow horizontalstriations, ht. 9 1/2 in.

 $500-700

173Scholar’s Rock on Wood Stand, China,possibly made o Taihu stone, o perorated,arched orm with three low peaks, palecaramel stone with darker variations, ht. 111/2 in.

 $800-1,000

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174Lingbi Scholar’s Rock on Wood Stand, China, the large gray stone suggestive o aperched phoenix, inscribed with the title “jineng wang yue” (Moongazing Golden Phoenix)and “bai shi xuan cang” (Treasure o theHundred Rock Pavilion), balanced precariouslyon the wood stand, 13 1/2 x 17 x 5 1/2 in.

 $1,000-1,200

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Lingbi  Scholar’s Rock with Stand, China,20th century, in the shape o a large birdperched on a rock, the dark gray stonestreaked with fne white inclusions on theviewing side, the back o the stone with largegrayish-white inclusions, strongly resonant,with stand, ht. 39 3/4 in.

 $3,000-5,000

176Boxed Set o Five Inksticks, China, 20thcentury, comprising fve variously shapedinksticks o dierent colors, each decoratedwith a gilt dragon, some with landscapescenes on the reverse side, others withinscriptions, in a ftted box labeled “Wu Long Tu,” 9 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. $500-700

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Boxed Set o Eight Inksticks, China, 20thcentury, comprising eight variously shapedinksticks o dierent colors, each stick withraised gilt decoration and inscriptions, theftted box labeled “Ba Bao Qi Zhen Tao Mo,”11 3/8 x 9 in.

 $500-700

178Inkstick, China, 20th century, carved withthe eight Daoist Immortals, reverse with aour-character caption, one side with a s ix-character inscription, 7 x 2 1/2 x 3/4 in.

 $500-700

179Inkstone, China, 20th century, rectangular,with rounded corners and a raised edge,decorated with a carving o Budai extending

rom the grinding surace to orm a shapedwell, the back inscribed with the studio name“Zi Shi Fang” and possibly the cratsman’sname “Jiang Ai Wen,” greenish-gray stonewith an oval green “eye” at the center o thegrinding surace, 1 5/8 x 7 1/8 x 4 5/8 in.

 $800-1,000

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180Inkstone, China, 20th century, irregular shape,carved with a pair o bats ying amidst cloudsaround a small, shaped well at the back inscribed with the year “Guangxu san nian,”brown stone with lighter striations, 1 x 6 x 41/2 in.

 $700-900

181Soapstone Brush Pot, China, early 20thcentury, cylindrical, carved in relie withImmortals at leisure in a celestial landscapewith pine trees, pavilions, rivers, bridges,and distant mountains, inscribed “Lin QingQing zuo,” mottled pale greenish-yellow andcaramel stone with reddish inclusions, ht. 43/4 in.

Note: Lin Qing Qing (d. 1948) was well knownor his Shoushan stone cratsmanship.

 $800-1,000

182Hardwood Brush Pot, China, 20th century,cylindrical, carved in relie with one o theseven-character quatrains by Du Fu (712-770), base with plug, ht. 7 1/4, dia. 7 1/8 in.

 $800-1,000

183Ivory Brush Pot, China, 18th/19th century,cylindrical and gently waisted, ivory with warmpatina and age cracks throughout, baseattached by metal pins, ht. 5 5/8 in.

 $500-700

184Large Hardwood Brush Pot, China, 20thcentury, cylindrical and gently waisted, leveledbase, the wood with an attractive grain, ht. 10,dia. 8 3/4 in.

 $300-500

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185Important Rhinoceros Horn “Magnolia”

Cup, China, 17th/18th century, tapered ovoidorm, depicting a deeply hollowed magnolia,the exterior sides carved with branchingmagnolia blossoms intertwined with brancheso lychee, the branches orming the reticulatedhandle are tied at the base with a magnolia

branch, the horn o an even, rich caramelcolor deepening to a darker brown at thecenter o the cup and the ends o exteriorbound branches, with stand, ht. 7 in.

Provenance: A small New England museum.

Note: The combination o magnolia andlychee symbolizes wishes or a rich and noblehome with many sons.

 $30,000-50,000

186Reticulated Hardwood Censer, China,ovoid tripod orm with a pair o short, uprighthandles, entirely carved and pierced with alattice o naturalistic branches, ht. 4 1/2 in.

 $200-300

187Wood Ruyi  Scepter with Inlays, China,typical orm, carved and inlaid with bone dyedgreen to imitate jade and depicting Buddhistemblems, bats, fsh, and peaches, our-character Qianlong mark on the underside,lg. 17 in.

 $300-400

188Gourd Cricket Cage with Ivory Cover, China, 19th/20th century, the domed,reticulated ivory cover pierced with batsamidst clouds, the waisted body carved in lowrelie with a pair o mandarin ducks in a lotuspond with ourishing lotus plants, ftted with awide ivory rim, our-character Daoguang mark on base, lg. 8 1/2 in.

 $600-800

189Wooden Tea Brewing Tray, China,rectangular, the top comprising spindles, with

a removable water tray below, the rame withbamboo-orm supports, legs, and spandrels,5 1/2 x 12 x 16 in.

 $300-500

190Stone Brush Washer, China, oval, the exteriorcarved with the eight Daoist emblems, theinterior with a lingzhi mushroom with chilong-scroll decoration protruding out o the cavettoand into the center, with recessed base, ht. 21/2, lg. 6 in.

 $300-500

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191 Agate Brush Washer, China, oblong, restingon our shallow bracket eet with two highrelie carved chilong orming the handles, withstand, lg. 4 5/8 in.

 $500-700

192Hardstone Water Dropper, China, carved

rom a small boulder-shaped stone, the topwith perorated holes and two fsh, dia. 2 1/2in.

 $200-300

193Jade Brush Washer, China, sotly curvedshape with fnely carved high relie pinebranches surmounted by three squirrels,translucent pale celadon stone with palerusset pine needles and squirrels, with stand,lg. 5 1/4 in.

 $1,000-1,200

194Jade Brush Washer, China, lotus-shape withunurling petal rim and two ladybugs, carvedin relie, that sit on the edge o a petal, thebottom depicts incised lotus veins with a relie stem and lea, translucent white stone withpale green ladybugs, lea, and inclusions, withstand, lg. 6 5/8 in.

 $1,000-1,200

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195Jade Brush Washer with Cover and

Stand, China, 19th/20th century, our-lobedlozenge-shape, decorated with two carvedchilong at the rim, the exterior decoratedwith a horizontal bar o incised swirl design inthe center, white/green jade with white andrusset markings, the cover in the shape o a matching lobed lozenge, the domed topcarved with cloud motis, the stand elaboratelydecorated with openwork cloud and scrolldesigns, ht. 3 3/4 (jade 2 1/8), wd. 4 3/4 in.

 $800-1,000

196Wood Table Screen with Green Jade

Inset, China, 20th century, the screen mainlydecorated with carved openwork scrolls, theoval jade with openwork decoration o a craneand fsh on one side and birds and owers onthe other, in an oval reserve encircled with aband o carved oral motis, transparent applegreen stone with white markings, stand ht. 111/2, wd. 8 3/4, jade plaque ht. 3 3/8, wd. 21/2 in.

 $20,000-25,000

197Jade Carving, China, in the shape o a gourd,white jade stone with pale russet markings, lg.1 7/8 in.

 $500-700

198Jade Cabbage, China, naturalistically carvedwith overlapping leaves and a pair o locustson either side, white stone with green andrusset inclusions, lg. 4 in.

 $500-700

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199Jade “Buddha’s Hand,” China, the longcitrus fngers orming an elongated circle withscrolling high relie tendrils and blossoms, paleceladon stone with pale russet inclusions, lg.3 3/8 in.

 $800-1,000

200Jade Carving, China, depicting two lionswith peach branches and coins in relie, greenstone with inclusions, lg. 2 1/2 in.

Note: With AGL test report. $10,000-15,000

201Jade Pig, China, 20th century, standing withcharming eatures, white stone, lg. 2 3/8 in.

 $1,500-1,800

202Jade Carving o a Bixie, China, modeled

reclining and looking backwards, with a set o scrolls resting on the lingzhi sprig issuing romits mouth, grayish-green stone with russet anddark inclusions, lg. 4 3/8 in.

 $2,000-3,000

203Jade Reclining Bixie, China, reclining with itsront paws beneath its chin, white stone withrusset inclusions, lg. 3 7/8 in.

 $800-1,000

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204Jade Figure, China, 20th century, depicting astanding Luohan with a tiger, green stone withwhite inclusions, possibly treated, ht. 3 3/4 in.

 $300-500

205Jade Figure, China, 19th/20th century,standing fgure o Shoulou holding the peacho longevity in his right hand and a sta in hislet, white stone with russet markings, ht. 33/8 in.

 $800-1,200

206Jade Luohan, China, 18th/19th century,seated on a fnely carved bamboo chair andcarved with exceptional sensitivity to thecharacter o a disciple to the Buddha, hishead and acial eatures boldly carved andwith large round earrings, one in openwork,his right hand holds a teapot-like object andhis let holds a y-whisk and a Buddhistrosary, his right leg is placed on his let knee,translucent pale grayish-celadon stone with aslight russet inclusion, with stand, ht. 9 in.

 $10,000-20,000

207Jade Guanyin, China, 18th century, standingwith her hands held beneath her owing robeswhich extend to her eet, white stone withbright green inclusions, ht. 5 7/8 in.

 $800-1,000

208Hardstone Guanyin in Case, China, 20thcentury, the fnely carved standing fgurewith palms together in meditation, the well-articulated robes ow to her eet, the woodand glass case carved with lotus and tendrilopenwork, fgure ht. 7, case ht. 12 in.

 $800-1,000

209Soapstone Guanyin, China, standing with herright hand in the “wish ulflling” mudra, next toa vessel emitting clouds, with stand, ht. 3 in.

 $300-500

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210Jade Censer, China, 18th/19th century, thecompressed globular body o the censer iscarved in low relie with stylized taotie masksinterrupted by a pair o handles issuing romlarge dragon heads, all supported on threelion-mask eet, dark green stone with palegreen and white inclusions, dia. 6 5/8 in.

Provenance: Purportedly acquired by Baronvon Kettler, to current owner by descent.

Note: Baron von Kettler (1853-1900) joinedthe Imperial German diplomatic corps and wasappointed the Plenipotentiary o the GermanEmpire at Beijing in 1899. He was later killedduring the Boxer Rebellion.

 $3,000-5,000

211Jade Censer, China, 19th/20th century,the small globular shape incised in low relie with scrolling lotus and tendrils, the reverse-scroll handles rise rom the base o the bodywhich is supported by three lion-mask eet,the pierced lid depicting scrolling lotus andtendrils, the fnial in the orm o a ower, pale

celadon stone, dia. 6 in. $800-1,000

212Large Jade Disc, China, oblong, carved inhigh relie openwork, the ront depicting adragon and pearl and bats, the back depictingan overall cracked-ice pattern with a bird yingabove a rock ormation, pale grayish-whitestone with green inclusions, lg. 3 3/4 in.

 $700-900

213Segment o an Archaic Disk, China, possiblyNeolithic, arc-orm, opaque brownish-celadonstone with black inclusions and whitish clouds,two small holes at either end, lg. 4 5/8 in.

 $500-700

214Two Stone Blades, China, possibly Neolithic,both rectangular blades with holes, onebrown stone with mottled green and russet

inclusions, lg. 6 1/4; the other russet andceladon, lg. 5 in.

 $800-1,000

215Jade Dagger, China, the base o the daggerinscribed with archaic symbols, one side withinscription, pale celadon stone with russetinclusions, lg. 9 1/4 in.

 $2,000-3,000

216Slender Axe, China, the long rectangularshape with one hole, dark green stone with

brown, tan, and white inclusions, lg. 9 in. $500-700

217Hardstone Cong, China, 20th century,cylindrical, with vertical grooves at right anglesto each o the our corners, dark green stonewith pale green inclusions, ht. 7 1/2 in.

 $800-1,200

218Pair o Archaistic-style Jade Pendants, China, round, depicting a chilong, both sidesgilded with archaistic designs, pale celadonstone with russet inclusions, dia. 2 1/4 in.

 $300-500

219 Archaic Stone Carving, China, 20th century,orming a double-sided scrolling chilong between an arc o nipples in relie, lg. 7 in.

 $700-900

220Pair o Archaistic-style Pendants, China,round, depicting a chilong, both sides gildedwith archaistic designs, translucent white jadestone, dia. 2 1/4 in.

 $300-500

221 Archaic-style Jade Vase, China, 19th/20thcentury, elliptical shape, rising rom anopen taotie mask, the body o the vase is

surrounded by borders o  lei wen motis,scrolling clouds, and key-ret, pale and dark celadon stone, with stand, ht. 7 1/2 in.

 $8,000-10,000

222Jade Seal, China, round, the top depictingin high relie two chilong, translucent paleceladon stone, ht. 1 3/4, dia. 2 1/8 in.

 $400-600

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223Large Jade Belt Hook, China, 18th century,carved with a sinuous chilong holding a lingzhi  in his mouth, the terminal with a dragon head,translucent, even pale celadon stone, lg. 5 in.

 $4,000-6,000

224Large Jade Belt Hook, China, 18th century,carved with a sinuous chilong holding a lingzhi  stem in his mouth, the terminal with a dragonhead, translucent, even pale celadon stone,with stand, lg. 5 in.

Provenance: A small New England museum. $4,000-6,000

225Hardstone Belt Hook, China, 20th century,carved with two sinuous chilong acing eachother, terminating in a dragon head, celadonstone with dark brownish-red inclusions, lg. 6

5/8 in. $700-900

226Jade Cup with Stand, China, 19th/20thcentury, with two chilong-shaped handles,decorated with incised taotie interspersedwith roundels, translucent white/green stonewith streaks o white inclusions and spots o spinach green, ht. 1 3/8, dia. 4 5/8 in.

 $300-500

227Hardstone Bowl, China, 19th/20th century,possibly made o chloromelanite, the steepwalls rising rom a short oot to a ared rim,dark green stone with natural matrix and

inclusions, dia. 8 in. $500-700

228Pair o Jade Bowls, China, 19th/20thcentury, each with deep sides, everted rim,and a well-defned oot, translucent paleceladon stone with white inclusions, dia. 6 in.

 $800-1,000

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229Jade Dish, China, 19th/20th century, withshallow sides, everted rim, and a well-defnedoot, six-character Qianlong mark incised onthe base, translucent pale celadon stone,wood stand with carved shou character, dia.6 5/8 in.

 $1,000-1,500

230Jade Covered Vase, China, 20th century, thebody o the vase and the cover surroundedwith high relie, openwork chilong, paleceladon stone with light lavender inclusions,ht. 5 3/4 in.

 $300-500

231Jade Covered Box, China, 19th/20th century,lobed shape, the cover depicting open relie dragons and clouds intertwined with scrollinglotus and tendrils, wood stand with carved

 shou character, dia. 6 5/8 in. $3,000-5,000

232Openwork Amber Pendant, China, roundedrectangular orm, carved and pierced with apair o children amidst scrolling lotus stalks, 21/8 x 1 5/8 in.

 $1,000-1,500

233 Amber Pendant, China, with carved andpierced decoration depicting a dragonclimbing onto a giant peach, with urther

peach and lingzhi sprigs below, translucentyellowish-orange stone with solid inclusions,lg. 2 1/4 in.

 $500-700

234 Agate Pendant, China, 20th century, one sidewith two ofcials on horseback, one carryinga ag, the other side with an inscriptiondescribing the ofcial announcement, lg. 21/8 in.

 $300-500

235Stone Carving, China, 20th century, depictinga reclining mythical beast, translucent redstone, lg. 2 1/8 in.

 $300-500

236Lapis Lazuli Figure o Budai, China, 20thcentury, modeled smiling and standing witha sack thrown over his right shoulder and agourd bottle held behind his back in his righthand, his loose robe alling open at his chest,ht. 5 3/4 in.

 $700-900

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237Lapis Lazuli Figure o a Drunk, China, 20thcentury, depicted reclining on his right elbowwith his head resting on a wine jar, a wine cupin his let hand, and wearing loose scholar’srobes and cap, lg. 6 3/4 in., with wood stand.

 $700-900

238Tortoiseshell Covered Box, China, 19thcentury, circular, the cover with a reticulatedreserve depicting phoenixes soaring amidstclouds, the sides carved with blossoms andoliage, base unmarked, dia. 3 5/8 in.

 $800-1,000

239Ivory Avalokitesvara with Thousand Arms, China, 20th century, standing on a rectangulartwo-tier podium decorated with a dragon headon each o the our corners, with downcasteyes and hands olded in prayer, wearing a jeweled robe and headdress decorated witha miniature statue o Buddha, holding varioussymbolic objects such as a Pure Water bottle,medicine bowl, pagoda, Buddhist wheel, andvajra, carved characters indicating Sun andMoon bodhisattvas, and the mantra to invoke

 Avalokitesvara, Qianlong mark incised to base,ht. 18 in.

 $500-700

240Ivory Carving o Shoulao, China, 20thcentury, standing holding a sta in his lethand and a oral branch in his right, smilingace, incised details stained brown, the ivorylaminated, with patina, fxed onto a woodstand, ht. 14 3/8 in.

 $800-1,000

241Ivory Carvings o a Couple, China, 19th/20thcentury, dressed in royal attire, the man inan ofcial dragon robe with ofcial hat and asword, touching his long beard, ht. 9 1/2; thewoman dressed in an ofcial robe embellishedwith phoenix, the symbol o empress, wearinga hairpiece with a phoenix head, ht. 7 1/4 in.,all carved in bas-relie with incised fne details,both fxed on a wood stand, with a carvedwood display case.

 $1,200-1,800

242Ivory Carving o a Lady, China, 20th century,standing, a ruit basket with peaches in herright hand, a ower branch in her let, her robedecorated with incised and stained details, herhair stained black, the ivory a creamy whiteand laminated, signed to base, ht. 12 1/8 in.

 $500-700

243Ivory Doctor’s Model, China, 20th century,reclined on a wood stand, with one arm oldedunder her head and the other below her

bosom, her hair with incised details, the ivorya creamy white without any noticeable grain,lg. 6 in.

 $400-600

244Ivory Carving o a Woman, China/Japan,19th century, standing, a ower basket in herlet hand, a ower branch in her right, wearinga jeweled headdress decorated with a birdwith spread wings, her robe embellishedwith incised details, signed to base and withincised oral design, ht. 16 1/4 in.

 $500-700

245Ivory Carving o an Immortal, China, 20thcentury, holding a wooden sta, accompaniedby a boy playing the ute on the back o deer,with incised details stained light brown, hisrobe embellished with Chinese charactersmeaning longevity, wine, book, ortune, etc.,signed to base with an incised garland, ht. 165/8 in.

 $600-800

246Three Ivory Horses, China, 20th century, inthree dierent poses o standing and romping,the ivory with a pronounced grain, the manesand tails incised with stylized details stainedblack, ht. to 2 3/4 in.

 $700-900

247Ivory Tusk Carving, China, 19th century, withdragons amongst clouds in the upper hal anda variety o birds with owers and water plantsat the bottom, carved in relie, the roundedrim decorated with two dragons in relie, fxedonto a carved wood stand, ht. 11 5/8 in.

Provenance: A small New England museum.

 $4,000-6,000

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248Ivory Tusk Carving o a Woman, China,late 19th/early 20th century, standing behinda phoenix with a rose branch in its mouth,dressed in long, owing robes and adornedwith a phoenix-orm headdress, holding abasket o owers in her let hand and a sprigo roses in her right, on wood stand, ht. 35 in.

 $3,000-5,000

249Ivory Chess Set with Carved Pieces, China,20th century, including Qing Imperial coupleas king and queen, ofcials as bishops,horsemen with a sword as knights, stonepagodas as rooks, and the eight Immortalsas pawns, stained red or “black,” the ivoryglazed and has a prominent grain, ht. 2 1/8to 5 in.

 $2,000-3,000

250Ivory Chess Pieces, China, 20th century, acomplete set o thirty-two pieces o creamywhite and stained red (or “black”), each piececircular, the interior decorated with radiatingopenwork oral lattices and carved characters,each dia. 1 1/4 in.

 $500-700

251Ivory Puzzle Ball with Holder, China, 20thcentury, with multiple layers o openwork dragons and arabesque patterns, the holderwith a bowl-shaped top decorated withdragons to the bottom, and the center with acontinuous fgural landscape, ht. 9 in.

 $900-1,000

252Hanging Ivory Puzzle Ball, China, 19th/20thcentury, decorated with twelve holes and acontinuous fgural landscape on the outermostball, resting on a stand in the shape o twopeaches and surmounted by a seated emaleImmortal and two children, holding a lotusbranch with pods under a lotus lea, which isconnected to a chain with a hook in shape o fsh with dragon head, ht. 13 in.

 $800-1,000

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253Ivory Urn with a Cover, China, 19th/20thcentury, decorated with fgural landscape withpavilions, trees, and rocks in two roundedrectangular reserves carved in bas-relie, bothsides o the neck decorated with a carvedlion head with a loose ring, the oot and rimdecorated with incised key ret motis, thecover decorated with carved oral scrolls and

fgural landscape with pine trees and rocks,Shunzhi mark to base, ht. 12 in. (withoutstand).

 $1,000-1,500

254Cloisonné Rectangular Basin, China,19th/20th century, with openwork eet at thecorners and a protruded at rim decoratedwith oral and oliate scrolls, the exteriorcovered with ten panels, each decorated withfve bats surrounding a shou character, ht. 4,wd. 20 5/8, dp. 13 in.

 $5,000-7,000

255Cloisonné and Wood Stand, China, 20thcentury, the rectangular top set with acloisonné plaque, the central panel depictingvases o owers against a gold-speckledbronze ground, within a border decoratedwith cranes and other birds owing amidsta owering peony tree against a bright blueground, surrounded by an outer band o chrysanthemums and scrolling oliage on abronze ground, with metal rame, all above ashaped apron and supported on our straightlegs with shaped eet, 22 1/4 x 25 1/2 x 16 in.

 $250-350

256Cloisonné Censer with Two Handles, China,19th/20th century, bulbous-shape rounded tomake an waisted upper portion, resting on ahigh waisted oot, decorated in three sectionswith lotus scrolls combined with geometricpatterns, the handle embellished with ametalwork dragon head, square our-characterQianlong mark to base, ht. 6 3/4, wd. 12 3/4in.

 $1,500-2,000

257Lidded Cloisonné Rectangular Box, China,19th/20th century, in the shape o a low tableon a ared oot with our carved hinges on topto secure a plaque and a lid with high sides,the cover decorated with ten blue oral-shapereserves on a yellow-brown ground flled withlattice motis and a long rectangular metalband with our characters in the center, ht. 4

5/8, wd. 10 7/8, dp. 7 3/8 in. $2,000-2,500

258Pair o Cloisonné Covered Pots, China,20th century, in the shape o an waterowlwith webbed eet, the body decorated withhighly stylized wing with eathers along withother animals, the handle is decorated witha metalwork rabbit each side, the coverdecorated with oral motis and a lotus knobon top, ht. 8 3/8, wd. 12 1/2 in.

 $400-600

259Pair o Pavilion-inspired Cloisonné Covered

Censers, China, 19th century, three-tierhexagonal structure, lavishly decorated mainlywith dragon and lotus motis, the body withsix pillars decorated with a metalwork dragonswirling up, the central six-sided pillar orincense decorated with openwork dragons,clouds, and panels o lotus scrolls to the topand wave design to the bottom, the domed,hexagonal, two-tier roo with ovoid openwork metal fnial with dragon and clouds, ht. 451/4 in.

 $16,000-20,000

260Cloisonné Basin with Dragons, China, 19thcentury, with straight sides and a protrudedrim with a ridge embellished with meanderpatterns, the interior decorated with two setso two dragons acing each other on a lightblue ground flled with cloud motis, the wellwith a dragon with a aming pearl, dia. 171/4 in.

 $1,000-1,200

261Cloisonné Basin with Buddhist Treasures, China, 19th century, with straight sides and aprotruded rim with a ridge embellished with ameander pattern, the well and the exterior walldecorated with the eight Buddhist treasures,the interior wall with bats and cloudscombined with sui characters on a green/blueground, our-character Wanli mark to base,

dia. 17 in. $1,000-1,200

262Cloisonné Covered Jar, China, 19th century,baluster-shape with at base resting ona short ootring, decorated with variousscholar’s objects and auspicious emblemson a bright light blue ground, a band o lotusleaves encircling the bottom with decorativeunderside, the cover with a spire-shapedknob, ht. 14 1/4 in.

 $500-700

263Cloisonné Basin with Foo Dogs, China,19th century, bowl-shape with a ared mouthand rolled metal rim, decorated with oo dogsin various poses interspersed with the eightBuddhist treasures, resting on a short ootring,with a stand, ht. 12 (without stand), wd. 181/4 in.

 $800-1,000

264Cloisonné Jardinière, China, 19th century,decorated with dragons chasing amingpearls amongst clouds, a band o lotus leaves

encircles the top, a band o waves at thebottom, the brass rim and bottom, ht. 21, dia.22 1/2 in.

 $3,000-5,000

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265Pair o Cloisonné Tripod Censers, China,19th century, each well-rounded body withstraight neck and protruding rim, the neck withtwo acing openwork meander moti handles,the dome-shaped cover with at top with aoo lion fnial with his oreleg on a ball, ht. 24,wd. 18 3/8 in.

 $2,000-3,000

266Cloisonné Tripod Ding-style Vessel, China,19th century, well-rounded body with a

protruded rim embellished with a band o meander moti, the body decorated in threesections with animal head, oliate moti,and oral design, two acing loop handlesornamented with meander designs, ht. 21 7/8,wd. 19 3/4 in.

 $800-1,000

267Cloisonné Eared Vase, China, 20th century,baluster-shape with a long waisted neck,resting on a splayed oot, decorated withchrysanthemums on a lattice ground,the mouth is ared and the rim is slightlyprotruded and the interior is decorated witholiate scrolls, ht. 25 1/2 in.

 $500-700

268Cloisonné Bowl, China, 19th/20th century,depicting the eight Immortals standing onrolling waves with fsh and other creatures,our-character Jingtai mark to base, dia. 73/8 in.

 $800-1,000

269Pair o Cloisonné Candlesticks, China,19th/20th century, jar-shape with long bottleneck, resting on an upside-down bowl-shapepedestal, decorated with oral and oliatescrolls on a light blue ground with fve bluebands o oral scroll and meander motis, ht.9 3/8 in.

 $1,200-1,800

269A Bronze Ornamental Censer, China, ovoidbody with archaic decorations o taotie andanges, with pierced neck and lappet-ormrim, anked by pierced “S”-shape handles,supported by three waisted legs, the pierced,domed cover with cloud decoration and alarge oo lion fnial, ht. 19 in.

 $1,000-1,500

270Pair o Covered Cloisonné Censers, China,19th/20th century, our-tier square boxes,the bottom with our ornamented legs with abrass animal head and a protruded at rim ontop, two middle boxes decorated with metalopenwork o bats and scrolls, and the coverwith slightly rounded edges with a metalwork fnial in the shape o a multi-story tower, ht. 31,wd. 18 1/8 in.

 $20,000-25,000

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271Gilt-bronze Figure o a Monk, China, 19thcentury, molded standing on a lotus base,wearing long robes and raising a cup in withhis let hand, with elongated ears, smooth hair,and a serene expression, sealed, ht. 7 in.

 $500-700

272Gilt-bronze Figure o Mahakala and

Consort, Sino-Tibet, the deity cast withthirty-our radiating arms held in harina mudra,the primary arms embracing his consort and

holding a kartika and a skull cup, and stridingin alidhasana on demons atop a lotus base,sealed, ht. 9 1/2 in.

 $1,000-1,200

273Gilt-bronze Figure o Usnisavijaya, Sino- Tibet, the eight-armed, three-headed deitycast seated in dhyanasana on a double lotusbase, each hand held in a dierent mudra,adorned with jewelry and tiaras, sealed, ht. 63/4 in.

 $500-700

274Gilt-bronze Buddha, Sino-Tibet, thefgure modeled seated in dhyanasana on adouble lotus throne with his hands held indharmachakra mudra, sealed, ht. 6 1/8 in.

 $500-700

275Gilt-bronze Figure o Amitayus, Sino- Tibet, the blue-haired Buddha cast seated indhyanasana on a double lotus base, his handsheld in dhyana mudra, wearing dhoti andbeaded jewelry, sealed, ht. 4 1/4 in.

 $500-700

276Gilt-bronze Figure o Sadaksari Lokesvara, Sino-Tibet, the our-armed bodhisattva seatedin dhyanasana on a double lotus base, hisprincipal hands held in anjali mudra, theother pair in harina mudra, the blue hair tiedup in a top knot surmounted by the head o  Amitabha, adorned with jewelry and wearing agoat skin over his dhoti , sealed, ht. 6 1/2 in.

 $400-600

277Gilt-bronze Figure o Hayagriva, Sino-Tibet,the six-armed, three-headed deity depictedin alidhasana on serpents atop a lotus base,each hand held in a mudra or grasping a ritualimplement, each head adorned with a skullcrown, with three horse heads amidst hisaming hair, unsealed, ht. 7 in.

 $500-700

278Parcel-gilt Bronze Buddha, Sino-Tibet,20th century, the serene fgure cast seated in

dhyanasana on a double lotus base with hishands held in dharmachakra mudra, adornedwith monastic robes covering one shoulder,unsealed, ht. 9 1/2 in.

 $800-1,000

279Gilt-bronze Figure o Amitayus, China,the fgure modeled with his hands in dhyana mudra, seated in dhyanasana on a rectangularplinth cast with a pair o oo lions, adornedwith jewelry and with his hair pulled back ina topknot, backed by a aming mandorla,unsealed, ht. 7 3/8 in.

 $500-700

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280Polychrome Bronze Figure o a Guardian

Warrior, China, 17th century or later, modeledstanding on a circular base comprising thecarcass o a dragon, his right hand resting onthe hilt o his sword, the weapon piercing thedragon’s head, wearing elaborate armor withcelestial scarves oating around the body, ht.18 1/2 in.

 $800-1,000

281Pair o Miniature Gilt-bronze Foo Lions, China, 19th century or earlier, each depictedacing orward and seated on its haunches ona rectangular base, curly mane and tail, ht. 11/8 in., on wood stands.

 $800-1,200

282Silvered Bronze Mirror, China, 19th centuryor later, circular, cast with a central knob risingrom an octooil moti and a raised outer band,

dia. 4 3/4 in. $500-700

283Four Archaic-style Mirrors, China, circular,one cast with “squirrels-and-grapes” moti,one with blossom moti and the characters “ugui chang jia,” one with possible “TLV” design(indistinct due to encrustation), and one withstylized chilong, dia. to 6 1/8 in.

 $800-1,000

284Three Bronze Bells, China, dome-shape,cast with matrices o raised nipples aroundthe upper part, demarcated rom the dragon-and-cloud decoration below by a key-retband, with an integral chilong loop at the top,graduating sizes, ht. to 4 1/2, dia. to 7 1/4 in.

 $750-1,000

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285Pair o Lacquered Stone Foo Lions, China,18th/19th century or possibly earlier, eachseated on a rectangular plinth with a rieze o lotus petals, with a erocious expression onits ace and ears laid at against its mane, ht.9 in.

 $1,200-1,500

286Pair o Stone Foo Dogs, China, bothmodeled with open mouths, curly manes andtails, one standing over a brocade ball, theother over a small pup, sizes to 15 x 14 x 11in.

 $700-900

287Two Stone Foo Lions, China, Ming Dynastyor later, each modeled with curly mane andtail, resting on its haunches on a rectangularbase, with its ront paw resting on a ball, sizesto 7 x 6 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.

 $300-500

288Pair o Stone Garden Seats, China, 19thcentury or earlier, circular, each originally seton a base, the rounded sides carved with

 shou roundels and other auspicious emblems,dia. 14 in.

 $800-1,200

289Buddhist Textile Panel Depicting Western

Paradise, China, 18th/19th century, thevertical panel very fnely embroidered with Amitabha Buddha seated in dhyanasana ona cli, with his right hand in bhumisparsha mudra and his let held vertically in ront o hischest, surrounded by a ring o eleven seatedBodhisattvas, with nineteen seated below thecli in our rows and three attendants steppingin clouds above, the background and detailsall worked with couched gold and silverthreads, 61 x 16 in., with brocade border.

 $4,000-6,000

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290Set o Four Embroidered Panels, China,19th/early 20th century, Suzhou-style,depicting birds amidst bamboo and trees

bearing peonies, chrysanthemums, and plumblossoms, with inscriptions above, 46 x 12 in.,with brocade border added.

 $1,000-1,200

291Embroidered Yellow Silk Cushion Cover, China, 18th century, embroidered with acentral quatreoil cartouche depicting cranesying amidst ruyi -clouds above a ruitingpeach tree and rolling waves, surrounded byelaborate lotus and scrolling oliage design, 29x 43 in., glazed and ramed.

 $3,000-4,000

292Embroidered Panel Depicting Deer, China,late 18th/19th century, the our deer at rest ona grassy riverbank with narcissus, with a crane

perched on a rock nestled amongst bambooand pairs o magpies ying amidst a ruitingand owering peach tree, the inscription “luwei gao sheng” (may you soar through theranks) embroidered on the upper right, 48 x15 1/2 in., with later brocade border wovenwith lotus owers, glazed and ramed.

Note: See Christie’s London, King Street,Sale 6451, Lot 119, July 2012.

 $3,000-5,000

293Embroidered Panel Depicting Horses, China, late 18th/19th century, the eight horsesat rest on the grassy bank o a lake, with a

monkey perched on a rock surrounded bypeonies and pairs o magpies and parrotsying amidst a willow tree, the inscription “ba jun xiong eng” (may you have the ortitudeo eight horses) embroidered on the upperlet, 48 x 15 1/2 in., with later brocade borderwoven with lotus owers, glazed and ramed.

Note: See Christ ie’s London, King Street,Sale 6451, Lot 119, July 2012.

 $3,000-5,000

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294Unfnished Blue Dragon Robe, China,19th/20th century, with alterations, eight

gold couched dragons amidst clouds andauspicious emblems, with bats, dragon-fsh,and peonies oating in rolling waves above the

 lishui border at hem, ht. 48 1/2 in. $800-1,000

295Woman’s Inormal Robe, China, 18th/19thcentury, fnely embroidered with birds, prunus,

and vignettes depicting fgures in gardens,all against a couched gold ret ground withoral medallions on ivory silk, the ruyi -ormcollar, sleeves, and trim o blue silk with similardecoration, glazed and ramed, 46 1/2 x 63 in.

Provenance: Acquired rom Cora GinsburgLLC.

 $2,000-3,000

296Light Green-glazed Stoneware Dish, China,16th century or later, thickly potted, with a

protruded rim, partially glazed, the interiorwell and the bottom including oot unglazed,the transparent glaze showing clay impuritiesbeneath, brushed potter’s mark to hollowed-out base, dia. 5 1/2 in.

 $300-500

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297 Yellow/Green-glazed Stoneware Bowl, China, 16th century or later, slowly roundedbody with a slightly ared rim, resting on a

raised unglazed oot with hollowed underside,the interior decorated with an incised ring anda oral moti in the center well (now worn),fne craquelure over some area, the exteriorundulation probably rom the wheel, dia. 61/2 in.

 $200-300

298Olive Green-glazed Stoneware Bowl, China, 16th century or later, thick wall with aprotruded rim, fne craquelure on the exteriorand near the interior rim, the glaze endsaround the center well and uneven on theexterior, resting on a raised oot with unglazedunderside, brushed mark (illegible) to base,dia. 6 1/8 in.

 $200-300

299Plain Green-glazed Bowl, China, 16thcentury or later, with sotly rounded wall andunglazed oot, the interior is round withouta noticeable well, the glaze uneven aroundthe rim, partially unglazed along the bottom,a distinctive crazing running over one side o both the interior and exterior o the bowl, dia.6 1/8 in.

 $200-300

300Plain Green-glazed Tea Bowl, China, 16thcentury or later, warped shape with gentlyrounded wall, resting on a raised oot with

unglazed ootring and underside, glassyyellowish-green glaze with a distinctivecracked-ice crazing o various lengths andsizes, a brushed character mark meaning“sixteen” to base, dia. 5 1/2 in.

 $300-500

301Pair o Celadon Vases, China, 20th century,archaic cong orm, with rectangular bodybetween circular oot and neck, each sidemolded in relie with the Eight Trigrams in twovertical rows, all covered by glossy greenglaze, six-character Guangxu mark on base,ht. 10 3/4 in.

 $200-300

302Pair o Celadon Vases, China, 19th/20thcentury, each o bulbous body with aredoot and mouth, shoulder molded with threedecorative ram’s-head orm handles, overalldecorated with a pale celadon glaze, six-character Yongzheng mark on base, ht. 7 1/2in.

 $400-600

303Celadon Vase, China, 19th/20th century,pear shape body with cupped mouth andshort oot, the neck anked by elephant-orm

handles, the shoulder molded with a raisedband, overall decorated with a thick celadongreen glaze, base unmarked, ht. 6 1/2 in.

 $200-300

304Celadon Vase, China, quatreoil baluster orm,molded with chilong, bats, and clouds outlinedwith ruyi -scrolls, the sides with monster-mask ring handles, six-character Qianlong mark onbase, all with pale green glaze, ht. 14 1/2 in.

 $400-600

305Plain White-glazed Ding Bowl, China, 16thcentury or later, sotly rounded body, restingon a straight oot with wide unglazed ootring,the interior decorated with carved oral motiswith unglazed band around the center well,creamy white glaze with fne mesh o crazingall over the body, dia. 5 7/8 in.

 $300-500

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306Plain White-glazed Ding Bowl, China,16th century or later, a conical shape sotlycurving inward toward the rim, with distinctivecracked-ice crazing with color variationsranging rom bluish-white to creamy brown,the interior well is slightly sunken and encircledwith unglazed band, unglazed rim and ootwith hollowed-out underside, a brushedcharacter mark to base, dia. 6 1/4 in.

 $300-800

307Plain White-glazed Low Tea Bowl, China,16th century or later, widely rounded wall witha gradually ared rim, thick grayish-greenglaze with a distinctive craquelure o variouslengths and sizes, the inner well unglazed andthe exterior partially glazed, the short straightoot unglazed, with hollowed-out undersidewith a brushed character mark, dia. 5 5/8 in.

 $300-500

308White Porcelain Ribbed Bowl, China, 19thcentury, well-rounded shape with a ared rimorming an upside-down bell-shape, resting ona raised oot with unglazed underside, the wallis accordion ribbed, white clay, bluish-whiteglaze, dia. 5 3/8 in.

 $300-500

309Plain White-glazed Lobbed Bowl, China,16th century or later, with a ten-petaled rim,resting on a raised straight oot with unglazedunderside with a slightly sunken ring in thecenter, the at interior well with a small bulgein the center, yellowish-white glaze withvariations rom o-white to brown, dia. 4 3/4in.

 $300-500

310Plain White Porcelain Bowl, China, 17thcentury, thickly walled body with a fve-lobedrim, resting on a raised oot with unglazedunderside, the at well encircled with anincised ring, thick creamy to bluish-whiteglaze with cracked-ice crazing on some areas,unglazed oot with a brushed character mark to base probably indicating a kiln number(seven), dia. 4 7/8 in.

 $200-300

311Qingbai-glazed Small Bowl, China, 16thcentury or later, conical shape with unglazedinwardly rolled rim, a small incised ring onthe well, bluish-white exterior glaze, warmo-white interior, unglazed oot with a brushedcharacter mark to base probably indicating akiln number (six), dia. 4 3/4 in.

 $200-300

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312Plain White-glazed Dish, China, 16th centuryor later, gradually ared wall with a slightlyared rim, grayish-white glaze with blue tint,unglazed well and oot, white clay with someoxidized red reckles, brushed character mark 

 guo (state) to hollowed-out base, dia. 5 1/8 in. $200-300

313Plain White-glazed Bowl, China, 16thcentury or later, conical, with gently inward-curving rim, thickly potted, with bluish-whiteglaze, making a characteristic high pingsound, the round, concave interior well withincised ring around it, the rim partially glazed,the exterior glaze ending near the bottom, theoot unglazed, dia. 5 7/8 in.

 $200-300

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Plain White-glazed Ding Bowl, China, 16thcentury or later, sotly rounded, the unglazedrim ared and then shaved slightly inward,thick opaque glaze with a slight tint o bluearound the bottom, gray reckles under theglaze, crackling on some areas, the undersideo the oot unglazed and with radiating chattermarks, dia. 6 1/8 in.

 $200-300

315Plain White-glazed Ding Bowl, China,16th century or later, with sotly rounded wallwith an unglazed rim, resting on a short ootentirely glazed, the interior with a ring in the

center, greenish-white glaze with a blue tintnear the bottom, dia. 6 7/8 in.

 $300-500

316Blanc de Chine Vase, China, 17th century,tapering, cylindrical orm with a short, waistedneck, molded with dragon-head handles,body with anhua oral decoration on one side,recessed base unglazed and unmarked, ht.8 1/2 in.

 $800-1,000

317Black-glazed Miniature Jar, China, 19th/20thcentury, globular body with straight neck,unglazed straight oot, and ground mouth rim,the black glaze with brown speckles and fnecrazing, ht. 4, dia. 4 3/4 in.

 $200-300

318Black-glazed Miniature Jar, China, 19th/20thcentury, globular body with undulating walland shaved mouth, resting on an unglazedoot with hollowed-out underside, glazedinterior and partially glazed exterior, ht. 2 7/8,dia. 3 7/8 in.

 $100-200

319Black-glazed Miniature Jar, China, 19th/20thcentury, bulbous shape with sotly roundedshoulder, short neck, and aring mouth, theglaze ends near the bottom, the interior andat base unglazed, ht. 2, dia. 3 1/2 in.

 $100-200

320Black-glazed Miniature Jar, China, 19th/20thcentury, ovoid body with short neck, shavedrim, and high oot, with glazed interior, the

exterior glaze ends near the bottom, the ootis unglazed, ht. 3, dia. 2 5/8 in. $100-200

321Splashed Glaze Miniature Jar, China,globular with short neck and shaved mouthrim, the body with olive green over lightlysplashed black glaze resembling “tiger’s ur,”the interior and base glazed in olive green, ht.2 7/8, dia. 3 7/8 in.

 $100-200

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Brown-glazed Martaban Jar, China,19th/20th century, tapering ovoid bodywith rolled lip, with our loop handles onthe shoulder, the body molded with oraldecoration, unglazed base, ht. 13 in., withwood stand.

 $400-600

323Martaban Jar, China, 19th/20th century,tapering ovoid orm with rolled lip, with ourloop handles on the shoulder, the bodypartially covered with thick black glaze, ht. 15in., with wood stand.

 $500-700

324Ge Ware Green-glazed Bowl, China, 16thcentury or later, thickly potted body withprotruded rim, resting on a raised straight ootwith unglazed underside, the center part o the interior well unglazed and turned to purplerom oxidization o clay and glaze, craquelureo olive green over a grayish-green glaze, dia.6 1/4 in.

 $200-300

325Ge Ware Glaze Miniature Jar, China,globular body with grayish glaze with oneset o crackles, with brown mouth rim andhollowed-out base shaved and unglazed, ht. 23/8, dia. 2 1/4 in.

 $100-200

326Ge Ware Crackle-glazed Vase, China,20th century, rouleau shape, heavily potted,covered with pale gray glaze suused withcrackles, molded in relie with dragon chasinga aming pearl amidst clouds, above rollingwaves and beneath a band o  ruyi -headsalong the everted rim, oot decorated withkey-ret border, six-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 24 in.

 $1,200-1,500

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Contemporary Jun-ware-style Bowl, China,conical, the circular oot rising to a roundedbody with slightly inverted rim, covered in athick pale blue glaze with a purple splash atthe interior, partially unglazed, dia. 7 7/8 in.

 $200-300

328Ming-style Oxblood-glazed Stoneware

Stem Cup, China, supported by a bamboo-orm oot, the white-glazed interior decoratedwith a stylized chrysanthemum ower inunderglaze blue, the exterior entirely coveredin a dark red glaze, unglazed and unmarkedbase, ht. 3 3/8 in.

 $200-300

329Blue-glazed Tripod Covered Censer, China,20th century, compressed bulbous bodywith everted rim, the cover molded with threepierced ruyi -heads, fnial o convex “Y”-shapewith ruyi -head terminals, rich cobalt blue glazecovering the exterior, the recessed, unmarkedbase and interior decorated with pale celadonglaze, dia. 6 in.

 $400-600

330Robin’s-egg Glazed Vase, China, 19th/20thcentury, baluster orm, covered with aspeckled pale blue and turquoise glaze, baseunmarked, ht. 13 3/4 in.

 $2,000-3,000

331“Sky Blue”-glazed Vase, China, bottle shapewith ared mouth, decorated with a pale blueglaze, six-character Guangxu mark on base,ht. 13 1/8 in.

 $2,000-3,000

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332Wucai Baluster Vase, China, 17th centuryor later, heavily potted, the body paintedwith boys amidst dense scrolling oliage andpeony blossoms, the neck decorated withbamboo, lingzhi mushrooms, rocks, andchrysanthemums, base unmarked, ht. 11 1/2in., with wood stand.

 $400-600

333Wucai Covered Jar, China, 17th century orlater, baluster orm, heavily potted, depictingMing ofcials and attendants at an interiorsetting opening to a courtyard with pine trees,the neck painted with rocks and owers, witha cracked-ice border along the shoulder, baseunglazed and unmarked, the domed coverdecorated with boys playing in a garden, ht.14 1/2 in.

Note: See Bonhams, San Francisco, Sale19433, Lot 8322, December 2011.

 $500-700

334Wucai Covered Jar, China, 17th century orlater, guan orm, heavily potted, painted inbright enamels with phoenixes amidst densescrolling oliage and peony blossoms, thedomed cover with similar decorations, baseunglazed and unmarked, ht. 14 1/2 in.

Note: See Christie’s South Kensington, Sale5986, Lot 83, September 2010.

 $500-700

335Wucai Covered Jar, China, 17th centuryor later, baluster orm, painted with oo lionsprancing amidst dense scrolling oliage andpeony blossoms, the domed cover with similardecorations, base unglazed and unmarked,ht. 14 in.

Note: See Christie’s New York, Sale 2404, Lot2, January 2011.

 $500-700

336Doucai Covered Box, China, 19th century,rectangular, heavily potted, decorated inunderglaze blue and overglaze green and redenamels with dragons and phoenixes “playing”with aming pearls amidst clouds, base withsix-character Wanli mark in a double-rectanglecartouche, 3 1/2 x 9 x 6 1/2 in., on woodstand.

 $400-600

337Small Doucai Dish, China, the exteriordecorated with magpies amidst pine branchesgrowing out o cartouches depicting lotusowers, the interior well painted with a stylizedlotus blossom, base with six-character Kangximark in double ring, dia. 4 1/4 in.

 $500-700

338Lotus-shaped Imari Bowl, China, 20thcentury, the interior painted with alternatingpanels o dragon and geometric designs,the exterior with dragon and oliate reserves

against alternating cloud and geometricpanels, dia. 9 1/2 in. $200-400

339Five Imari Tableware Items, China,18th/19th century, three plates with centraloral decoration surrounded by a band o scattered goldfsh, Buddha’s hand citron,and pomegranate, gilt rim, dia. 11 1/4, andtwo deep dishes decorated with peonies androckery, dia. 7 3/4, 11 3/4 in.

 $400-500

340Three Imari Tableware Items, China, 19thcentury, a large bowl and a pair o plates, withoral decoration, dia. to 9 1/4 in.

 $200-300

341Imari Covered Ginger Jar, China, 17thcentury or later, painted in blue, red, andgilt with phoenixes and qilin amidst rocksand branches bearing peonies and plumblossoms, the cover with similar oral motis,base unmarked, ht. 9 3/4 in.

Note: See Christie’s New York, Sale 1793, Lot

60, January 2007. $200-400

342Blue and White Meiping Vase, China, 17thcentury or later, with rolled lip, painted with apair o deer and cranes in a landscape withgnarled pine trees and rocks, beneath a ullmoon and cloud scrolls, with a poem writtenalong the shoulder, the short neck decoratedwith cloud moti, unglazed base with asix-character Chenghua mark on glazed,recessed, circular cartouche, ht. 13 1/4 in.

 $2,000-3,000

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343Blue and White Covered Box, China,19th/20th century, spherical, decorated withpeonies, bamboo, prunus, birds, rockery, andbutteries, six-character Kangxi mark on base,dia. 8 in.

 $200-400

344Blue and White “Phoenix-tail” Vase, China,19th/20th century, baluster body with trumpetneck, depicting plum blossom sprigs against

a blue ground with cracked-ice design, withcrenellated bands along the mouth and oot,double ring on base, ht. 18 1/8 in.

 $300-500

345Blue and White Kraak-ware Vase, China,18th century or later, pear shape, decoratedwith vertical, alternating panels depictingowers and animals, the neck painted withpanels o stylized jewels, base unmarked, ht.11 in.

 $400-600

346Blue and White Bowl, China, 18th century orlater, depicting the eight Daoist Immortals with

another fgure beneath pine trees, the interiorwell decorated with a fgure in a landscape,rim capped with a bronze band, base withsix-character mingyao mark “Qi Shi Ding Yu Ya Zhi” in a double ring, dia. 7 1/2 in. $500-700

347Eight Blue and White Items, China,19th/early 20th century, a jar with prunusdecoration against a blue ground withcracked-ice design, double ring on base, ht.7 1/4, a bowl with exterior fgural decorationsand a landscape scene at the interior well,stained rim, six-character Jiajing mark indouble ring on base, dia. 5 1/2, a pair o plates with fgural decorations surrounded bytrellis border and oral cartouches, undersidewith stylized lotus blossoms, our-characterChenghua mark on base, dia. 8 1/4, a large

dish with fgural decorations and six-character Yongzheng mark in double ring on base,dia. 10 3/8, a dish depicting the Three StarGods with pine trees, bats, and owers,pictorial mark on base, dia. 7 3/4, a lotus bowlmolded with gadroons and gently barbed rim,decorated with lotus owers and vignettes o fgures against a trellis ground, six-characterChenghua mark on base, dia. 5 7/8, and atapered brush pot with ared base and fguraldecoration, six-character Jiajing mark onbase, ht. 5 in.

 $400-600

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348Blue and White Vase, China, 19th century,rouleau orm, decorated with scatteredscholar’s objects and auspicious emblems, theneck with a crenellated border and a scrollingband, double ring on base, ht. 7 3/4 in.

 $300-500

349Blue and White Vase, China, 18th centuryor later, baluster orm, heavily potted, denselypainted with owering prunus branches ona cracked ice ground between crenellatedbands, the neck decorated with ruyi heads,base marked with a double ring, ht. 13 1/4 in.

Note: See Christie’s Amsterdam, Sale 2859,Lot 55, March 2011.

 $500-700

350Two Blue and White Items, China, 19thcentury, a miniature ovoid vase with fguraldecoration, pictorial lea mark on base, ht. 31/2, and a deep bowl with slightly everted,barbed rim, with kraak-style decorations,possibly made or export to Japan, the exterior

with alternating vertical reserves o owers andauspicious emblems, the interior well paintedwith a bird perched on a rock, the cavetto withoral panels, unmarked base, ht. 3 1/4 in.

 $200-300

351Silver-mounted Blue and White Hot-milk 

Covered Jug, China, 18th century or later,pear-shape, the bottom hal decorated withgadrooned panels o women and owers, withstylized lotus owers on the neck and cloudsalong the handle, the hinged cover depictinga peony ower, connected to the loop handle

with a possibly Dutch silver mount with a silverdog-orm thumbpiece and two indistinct silvermarks, yu (jade) character mark on base, ht.6 3/4 in.

 $2,000-3,000

352Two Silver-mounted Blue and White Jugs, China/Netherlands, 18th century or later,made or export, one pear shape, paintedwith scholars nestled amidst pine treesand bamboo, with oliage on the neck andclouds along the handle, mounted with silverspout and a garlic-shaped silver cover with

a scallop-orm thumbpiece, ht. 11, the otherdecorated with bands depicting landscapes,owering tulip plants, and stylized oralroundels with “Chinaman-type” caricatures,the at silver lid connected to the oliage-ormmount on the handle by a fgural thumbpiece,ht. 10 in., bases unmarked.

 $1,000-1,500

353Blue and White Bowl, China, 17th/18thcentury, dish-shape with round well aring toorm a petaled rim, depicting in an extremelyschematic manner a natural scene with ducksnear a lotus pond contained in a double ring

on the well, the interior and rim decorated inmultiple sections o various oral and oliatescrolls and geometric patterns, the exteriorwith two single rings, dia. 11 7/8 in.

 $1,000-1,800

354Blue and White Jardinière, China, 19th/early20th century, slender orm, heavily potted,decorated with dragons amidst clouds, setbetween a wave border and a ring o  ruyi -heads, the everted rim painted with blossoms,base unmarked, ht. 14 1/2, dia. 12 1/4 in.

 $300-500

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355Blue and White Garden Seat, China,18th/19th century, drum-shape, heavilypotted, the midsection painted with a pairo conronting dragons, separated by twopairs o pierced cash motis, amidst owers,between rows o raised bosses and blossom

bands, with our o the eight Treasures alongthe top and stylized prunus along the bottom,the at top decorated with a multitude o owers surrounding a central pierced coinmoti, ht. 18 1/2 in.

 $400-600

356Blue and White Punch Bowl, China, 18thcentury or later, gently curved walls risingrom a short oot to rolled lip, the interiorwell painted with a owering peony tree withbutteries, with a border o blossoms against ablue ground along the interior wall, the exterior

decorated with a bird and butteries amidstbranches bearing peonies, base unmarked,dia. 14 1/2 in.

 $300-500

357Two Small Blue and White Ginger Jars, China, 18th century or later, one paintedwith a continuous landscape scene, woodcover, ht. 6, and one with scholar’s itemsand auspicious emblems, cover (not original)decorated with a an, ht. 5 in.

 $300-500

358Blue and White Shallow Vessel, China,19th/20th century, possibly a narcissusplanter, rectangular with lobed corners,the interior depicting fgures in a landscapescene with a walled city along the banks o ariver, with a poem written on the upper rightcorner, the interior walls with stylized lotusand peony blossoms, the exterior decoratedwith vignettes o plum blossom, bamboo,chrysanthemum, and iris plants against ageometric blossom ground, on our bracketeet, six-character Jiaqing mark on base, 2 x13 3/8 x 8 1/2 in.

 $500-700

359Three Blue and White Ming-style Tableware

Items, China, early 20th century or earlier,a deep bowl with phoenix decorations, withthe character xing (star) at the interior well,dia. 9 3/8, a conical dish with bands andabstract scroll moti and a central u character(blessing), dia. 10 1/2, and a large deep dishwith bands and oral decorations, dia. 12 3/4in.

 $200-300

360Eight Blue and White Tableware Items, China, 19th/early 20th century, fve plates withfgural decorations, two with our-characterKangxi mark, one with our-characterChenghua mark, one with six-characterChenghua mark, and one with Kangxi

 mingyao mark “Qing Yu Bao Ding Zhi Zhen,”two with dragon motis, one with gentlybarbed rims and pictorial mark on base, andone deep dish with everted rim, painted withscholar’s objects and owers, dia. to 10 in.

 $200-300

361Eleven Blue and White Tableware Items, China, mostly early 20th century, our plateswith oral decorations, one with yu (jade)character mark, one with pictorial ding mark,a small plate with a river landscape scene,base with wan yu character mark, two dishes

with fgural decoration, with Kangxi nian zhi/  zao written on base, two miniature saucerswith fgural decoration, one marked wan

 yu, a plate depicting a pair o roosters in agarden, and a bowl depicting Buddhist fguresalternating with longevity couplets, base withsix-character Wanli mark in double ring, dia.to 9 in.

 $200-300

362Blue and White “Double Happiness”

Covered Ginger Jar, China, early to mid-20th century, with three shuangxi (doublehappiness) characters amidst stylized owers

and dense scrolling oliage, the cover similarlydecorated, base unmarked, ht. 7 1/4 in.

 $200-300

363Blue and White Brush Pot, China, cylindrical,decorated with clusters o prunus andbamboo against a cracked-ice-style ground,base marked “Ji Qing Tang Zhi,” ht. 6 1/2, dia.7 1/2 in.

 $500-700

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Blue and White Vase, China, baluster ormwith compressed bulbous mouth, decoratedwith lotus owers and dense scrolling oliagebetween rings o  ruyi heads, the shoulderand oot decorated with bands o wave andblossom motis, the waisted neck with lappetsand the mouth with ruyi heads, six-characterQianlong mark on base, ht. 8 1/2 in., withwood stand.

 $200-400

365Blue and White Vase, China, 19th/20thcentury, bottle shape, with lotus owers anddense, scrolling oliage above lappets, theneck with similar decorations, the shoulderembellished with shou roundels against awan-ret border set above a band o rolling

waves, the slightly ared mouth decoratedwith rolling waves and ruyi , with scroll motisalong the oot, six-character Qianlong mark onbase, ht. 15 1/2 in.

 $1,000-1,200

366Blue and White Teacup and Saucer, China, 19th century, the gently lobed saucerwith barbed rim, the interior central reservedepicting butteries amidst owers and plantsgrowing rom rocks, surrounded by six panelso dense oliage, birds, and blossoms, theexterior with leay, oral sprigs, base withour-character Kangxi mark in double ring, dia.4 7/8, the teacup with similar decorations, thesmooth walls rising to a slightly paneled bodyand scalloped rim, with a wave-pattern borderalong the mouth, base with our-characterKangxi mark in double ring, dia. 3 in.

 $300-500

367Blue and White Covered Box, China, 19thcentury or earlier, rectangular, the coverpainted with a dragon chasing a aming pearlamidst clouds, with rolling waves along thesides, unglazed base with six-character Wanlimark on a recessed, glazed, rectangular

cartouche, 2 3/4 x 4 5/8 x 3 3/4 in. $200-400

368Blue and White Ming-style Punch Bowl, China, 19th/20th century, the steep sidespainted lotus blossoms and dense, scrollingoliage, with lotus petal lappets along thebase and ruyi -heads along the rim, the interiorwell decorated with a phoenix amidst dense,scrolling oliage, with a band o rolling wavesat the rim, base unmarked, dia. 20 3/8 in.

 $700-900

369Blue and White Cylindrical Vase, China,19th century, depicting a river landscapescene with pagodas and bridges nestledamidst willow trees and distant mountains,between straight lappets and a band o  ruyi  heads, the ared mouth painted with pairs o auspicious ruit and owers, unmarked base,ht. 14 1/8 in.

Note: Similar to one o the vases in lot 147 atChristie’s South Kensington, Sale 7087, July2011.

 $800-1,000

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370Blue and White Plate, China, 18th century orlater, possibly a charger plate made or export,

the center decorated with a basket o owers,surrounded by rocks with blooming peoniesand chrysanthemums, the underside paintedwith oral sprigs, base with Kangxi pictorialding mark in double ring, dia. 11 3/8 in.

 $2,000-3,000

371Blue and White Plate, China, 18th centuryor later, decorated with leay stalks bearingowers and ruit, with a trellis border along therim, the underside painted with oral sprigs,base unmarked, dia. 12 3/8 in.

 $2,000-3,000

372Five Blue and White Teacups with Saucers, China, early 20th century, the saucersdecorated with landscape vignettes and asolitary traveler in the central roundel, dia. 41/2, the teacups with similar decoration, baseunmarked, ht. 1 5/8 in.

 $500-700

373Blue and White Covered Ginger Jar, China, 19th/20th century, decorated with

a bird perched on a rock nestled amongsta owering peony tree, cover with oraldecorations, double ring on base, ht. 5 1/2 in.

 $800-1,000

374Pair o Blue and White Covered Ginger 

Jars, China, 19th century or later, eachdecorated with a bird perched on a oweringpeony tree above rockery and amidst prunus,with a crenellated band along the shoulder,covers (not original) with oral decorations,our-character Kangxi mark on base, ht. 6 in.,with wood stands.

Note: See Christie’s New York, Sale 2344, Lot436, October 2010.

 $2,000-3,000

375Blue and White Vase, China, rouleau orm,decorated with mythical fgures and demonsrom the underworld in a landscape, with akey-ret band along the cupped mouth, six-character Kangxi mark on base, ht. 17 3/4 in.

 $300-500

376Blue and White Brush Pot, China, 19thcentury or later, cylindrical, depicting vignettes

o fshermen utilizing three dierent methodsto catch fsh, six-character Kangxi mark onrecessed base well, ht. 5 3/4 in.

 $300-500

377Blue and White Bowl, China, the interiorwell and exterior decorated with iron-red batsamidst blue cloud-scrolls, with gilt details,six-character Xuantong mark on base, dia. 51/2 in.

 $300-500

378Blue and White “Rice Grain” Plate with

Polychrome Decoration, China, early 20thcentury, with a central dragon coiled arounda aming pearls, surrounded by a band o red cloud-scrolls within a bat-and-cloudborder, the everted rim decorated withcolorul scrolling leay stalks and blossoms,the underside painted with oliage along theoot rim and with oral sprigs above, our-character Kangxi mark on base, dia. 9 1/8 in.,together with a reerence book: Hartstone,Eleanor, Rice Grain Porcelain, a handbook 

to accompany the H. Nelson Hartstone

Collection (Boston: T.O. Metcal Co., 1978). $400-600

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379Blue and White Rolwagen Vase, China,19th/20th century, the cylindrical body

decorated with a continuous scene o militaryfgures in a mountain landscape, with incisedborders at the shoulder and oot, the waistedneck with a band o lappets, base unglazedand unmarked, ht. 16 in.

 $300-500

380Blue and White Composite Candlestick, China, late Ming Dynasty, molded in twoparts, with a ring-turned stem above a central,circular drip-pan, resting on a ring-turned,knobbed support and a domed, tiered circularbase, rims capped with bronze bands,decorated with dragons chasing amingpearls amidst clouds, unmarked, ht. 10 1/2 in.

 $2,000-3,000

381Two Blue and White Gu Vases, China, 18thcentury or later, painted with fgures in riverlandscapes with mountains and pine trees, thebulbous midsection decorated with scatteredoral sprigs, double ring on base, ht. to 171/2 in.

 $600-1,000

382Blue and White Meiping  Vase, China,19th/20th century, decorated with stylized

lotus blossoms and scrolling oliage above awide band depicting waves and rocks, theshoulder with Buddhist emblems within lotuslappets, ruyi moti along the mouth, six-character Qianlong mark on recessed base,ht. 13 in.

 $300-500

383Blue and White Vase, China, 19th/20thcentury, ovoid, decorated with phoenixroundels, with a chilong and a bat molded inrelie along the mouth, six-character Qianlongmark on base, ht. 6 3/4 in.

 $200-400

384Blue and White Crackled-glaze Covered

Jar, China, 19th/20th century, ovoid, depictinga women and two children at leisure ina enced garden, reverse with a pair o butteries, on a bu crackle-glazed ground,between molded bands resembling bronze,our-character apocryphal Chenghua mark on base, cover with similar decoration, ht. 111/2 in.

 $500-700

385Blue and White Celadon Covered Jar, China, 19th/20th century, ovoid, decorated

with Immortals and bats in a enced garden,base unmarked, wood cover, ht. 12 in.

 $500-700

386Blue and White Covered Jar, China, 18thcentury or later, ovoid, decorated with womenand children at leisure in a garden, with acrenellated border along the shoulder, thecover with similar fgural decoration, our-character Kangxi mark on base, ht. 11 1/2 in.

Provenance: Formerly the property o Countess von Limburg Stirum.

 $800-1,000

387Blue and White Bowl, China, 19th/early 20thcentury, the exterior painted with Ming-styleofcials and scholars at leisure in a gardenwith attendants, the interior rim decorated withpinecones, with a playul child at the interiorwell, pictorial mark on base, dia. 8 5/8 in.

 $200-300

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388Two Blue and White Ginger Jars, China,19th century or later, each depicting fguresat leisure in a enced garden, one with Kangxipictorial lea mark on base, the other with apierced wood cover, both with wood stands,ht. to 9 in.

 $200-300

389Pair o Blue and White Covered Ginger 

Jars, China, 20th century, each depicting the Three Friends o Winter, the cover decoratedwith a landscape scene, double ring on base,ht. 11 in., with wood stands.

 $200-300

390Double Gourd Vase, China, decoratedin iron-red enamels with chilong roundels,bats, ruyi , lappets, and stylized lotus motis,recessed, turquoise glazed base with six-character Qianlong mark, ht. 12 1/2 in.

 $800-1,000

391Blue and Red Porcelain Table Screen on

Wood Stand, China, 20th century or earlier,the rectangular panel decorated with a dragonwrithing amidst ruyi -clouds above rollingwaves and earth mountains, six-character Xuande mark on upper let, mounted in awood rame, the matching wood stand carvedand pierced with butteries, lotus owers, andscrolling oliage, 14 1/2 x 14 1/4 x 5 in.

 $2,000-3,000

392Famille Verte Vase, China, 18th century orlater, baluster orm, depicting women andplayul children at leisure in a enced garden,

between two geometric blossom bands, theneck decorated with auspicious oral sprigs,base unmarked, ht. 12 3/4 in.

 $3,000-4,000

393Famille Noire Vase, China, taperedrectangular body with ared, cylindrical neck,two sides decorated with auspicious owers,including lotus, prunus, chrysanthemum, andpeony, the other sides painted with scholar’sobjects, sanduo ruits, and some o the eight Treasures, the shoulder with blossoms andbutteries on turquoise ground, the neck birdsand owers, six-character Kangxi mark in arecessed square on base, ht. 19 1/8 in.

 $300-500

394Pair o Famille Rose Tea Bowls, China,decorated with the eight Buddhist emblems

grouped in pairs, between a key ret borderand a band o  ruyi -heads, six-character Tongzhi mark on base, dia. 4 1/8 in. $300-500

395Pair o Famille Rose Bowls, China, theexterior decorated with auspicious emblems,including our o the eight Treasures, lotusblossoms with leay stalks, and peach sprigs,gilt bands along the oot and mouth, six-character Daoguang mark on base, dia. 51/2 in.

 $400-600

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396Pair o Famille Rose Covered Tea Bowls, China, each with gently everted rim, depictingthe eight Buddhist emblems in pairs, the coverwith similar decoration, all with DaoguangImperial kiln mark “Shen De Tang Zhi” in iron-red, dia. 4 1/4 in.

 $300-500

397Famille Rose Tea Leaves Bowl, China,rowboat orm, decorated with bats and lotusowers bearing leay stalks, six-characterJiaqing mark on base, lg. 5 3/4 in.

 $200-300

398Famille Rose Moonask with European

Figures, China, 20th century or earlier, theshoulders applied with molded bamboo-orm handles with gilt decorations on uchsiaground, with bats against wan-ret groundbetween a ruyi -head border and a scrollinglotus band on the neck, each side with alarge roundel below a gilt shou character,one depicting two shepherds with their ock in a garden with owers and ruiting trees,with castles and villas in the background, theother painted with fve men and women alonga grassy riverbank with a playul dog, with achurch situated across the river, all reservedon a white ground decorated with scrollinglotuses, bats, and gilt shou characters, with a

oral band along the short oot, six-characterQianlong mark on turquoise base, ht. 6 1/4 in.

 $2,000-3,000

399Famille Rose Ginger Jar with Wood Cover, China, 19th/20th century, ovoid, decoratedwith women at leisure in a enced garden withplantain leaves and rocks, with a pair o redbats painted on the other side, ht. 8 in., withwood stand.

 $300-500

400Famille Rose Twin Covered Jar, China,baluster orm, with a gourd-shape cross-section, depicting playul children betweenpink-ground sections painted with scrollingvines and decorated with ruyi ornaments,bands o blue lotus moti along the oot andmouth, gilt lip, the cover with gilt knobbedfnials and oral decoration, turquoise-glazedbase and interior, six-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 8 1/2 in.

 $600-800

401Miniature Vase, China, globular, decoratedwith a continuous Republic-style landscape

scene, our-character Qianlong mark on base,ht. 2 5/8 in.

 $200-400

402Famille Rose Porcelain Lantern, China, early20th century, hexagonal, each side decoratedwith roundels depicting fgures, set ingeometric, cash-patterned, reticulated panelson a oral ground, ht. 11 1/4 in., together witha circular wood stand.

 $300-500

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403Famille Rose Vase, China, bottle shape,decorated with scattered butteries, theshoulder with a border depicting shou characters and lotus owers amidst scrollingoliage, with a band o  ruyi -heads along thegilt rim, six-character Guangxu mark on base,ht. 16 in.

 $400-600

404Famille Rose Vase, China, baluster orm, withRepublic-style decoration depicting the eight Taoist Immortals in a rocky landscape with agnarled pine tree, six-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 12 1/2 in.

 $600-800

405Famille Rose Vase, China, elongated bottleshape with rolled lip, body decorated with aRepublic-style landscape, the neck with poeticinscription commentating on the scene below,six-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 81/8 in.

 $300-500

406Famille Rose Yellow-ground Stem Cup, China, 18th century or later, rounded sidesrising to a slightly ared rim, supported by ahollow, splayed oot, the exterior and interiordepicting dragons chasing pearls amidstclouds, between bands o lotus blossoms andsurging waves, the oot with similar lotus andwave decoration, all against a bright yellowground, gilt lip, underglaze blue six-character Yongzheng mark inside the oot, ht. 3 3/4 in. $2,000-3,000

407Famille Rose Yellow-ground Covered Jar, China, 19th century, cylindrical, decoratedwith stylize lotus blossoms with dense,scrolling leay stalks, Buddha’s hand citrons,bats, and shou characters against a brightyellow ground, base unmarked, ht. 7 1/4 in.

 $500-700

408Pair o Yellow-ground Covered Vases, China, 20th century, baluster orm, paintedwith birds and fsh with owering branches,the waisted neck with scrolling peonies, thedome-shaped cover similarly decorated, bud-shaped fnial, double ring in underglaze blueon base, ht. 23 in.

 $2,000-3,000

409Large Famille Rose Yellow-ground Vase, China, bottle shape, with lotus owers withdense, scrolling oliage against a yellowground between lotus panels and a ruyi  border, the neck with similar decoration abovelotus lappets, gilt rim with ruyi moti, turquoise-glazed base and interior, six-characterQianlong mark on base, ht. 21 in.

 $700-900

410Pair o Famille Rose Blue-ground Bowls, China, 19th/20th century, with vignetteso owers and birds painted in amille roseenamels, against the blue ground embellishedwith gilt decorations, pictorial mark on base,dia. 7 3/8 in., (repaired).

 $400-600

411Famille Rose Blue-ground Covered Jar, China, 20th century, with reserves depictingscholar’s objects and fgures in a encedgarden, the deep blue ground with gilt oraldecorations and bands, the cover with avignette o owers, base unmarked, ht. 113/4 in.

 $300-500

412Famille Rose Lavender-ground Gu

 Vase, China, 20th century, with cartoucheso owers and birds against a lavender-blue ground, gilt details, base and interiordecorated with turquoise glaze, base withnine-character iron-red mark “Taowu JianduGuo Baochang Jin Zhi” (respectully made by

Guo Baochang, Superintendent o Ceramics),ht. 9 1/8 in.

Note: Guo Baochang (1879-1942) wasappointed Superintendent o Ceramics by Yuan Shikai, China’s President o the Republic. $800-1,000

413Famille Rose Vase, China, Republic Period,baluster orm with a compressed bulbousmouth, the body decorated with a continuousscene o children playing in a enced garden

with rocks, bamboo, and plantain leaves,the waisted neck and oot with stylizedlotuses, scrolling oliage, bats, and auspiciousemblems on a yellow ground, gilt lip,turquoise-glazed base and interior, base withapocryphal six-character Jiaqing mark in iron-red, ht. 9 1/2 in.

 $800-1,000

414Famille Rose Pink-ground Vase, China,20th century, bottle shape with ared mouth,decorated with scattered owers on leaystalks on a pink  sgrafto ground incised withscrolling tendrils, gilt lip, turquoise-glazed baseand interior, six-character Qianlong mark onbase, ht. 12 3/4 in.

 $500-700

415Famille Rose Pink-ground Vase, China,19th/20th century, bottle shape, decoratedwith bats interspersed with leay stalks bearinglotus, iris, peony owers, on a pink  sgrafto ground incised with scrolling tendrils, withturquoise enameled base and interior, six-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 11 1/4in.

 $500-700

416Famille Rose Pink-ground Double Gourd

 Vase, China, with a globular bulb above aattened ovoid body, anked by high-archedhandles, decorated with butteries, bats,and owers with leay stalks against a pink 

 sgrafto ground, blue key ret border alongthe oot, handles with blue lotus decoration,gilt lip, turquoise-glazed base and interior, six-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 7 1/8 in.

 $400-600

417Famille Rose Lime Green-ground Vase, China, early 20th century, bottle shape,decorated with butteries interspersed withlotus, chrysanthemum, iris, peony, and plum

blossom sprigs, on a l ime green ground, giltlip, base with our-character Qianlong mark inred and gilt, ht. 9 1/4 in.

 $800-1,000

418Lime Green-glazed Porcelain Teapot, China, 19th century, decorated with carvedlandscape with fgures on a boat, pines, rocks,a band o key ret encircling the mouth, thecover decorated with ower branches with apeach-shaped knob, the spout and handle arebamboo-inspired, our-character “Wang BingRong Zuo” (made by Wang Bingrong) mark tobase, the interior unglazed, wd. 6 3/4 in.

 $800-1,200

419Pair o Famille Rose Lime-ground Planters, China, lotus orm, with ribbed body andeverted, barbed rim, resting on fve ruyi eet,decorated with bats and lotus owers withleay stalks against a lime green ground,key-ret band along the rim, gilt lip, turquoise-glazed interior, with drainage hole on base,unmarked, ht. 2 3/4, dia. 8 3/4 in.

 $1,200-1,800

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420Famille Rose Milleeur Vase, China, balusterorm, the shoulder anked by a pair o pink elephant handles with decorative rings, giltrim, turquoise-glazed base and interior, six-character Daoguang mark on base, ht. 153/4 in.

 $500-700

421

Milleeur Double Gourd Vase, China,densely decorated in amille rose enamels witha multitude o blossoms, gilt lip, six-characterQianlong mark on base, ht. 10 1/2 in.

 $500-700

422Framed Famille Rose Painted Porcelain

Plaque, China, early 20th century, depictinga woman seated beneath a willow tree in aenced garden, surrounded by playul children,with inscription regarding motherhood on thelet side, 20 3/4 x 13, wood rame 28 1/2 x20 1/4 in.

 $300-500

423Pair o Famille Rose Figures, China, 20thcentury, each bearded old man elaboratelydressed and seated on a tree stump, thehollow interior molded with double mark: “u jian hui guan” and “ruan jing kai zao,” ht. to8 in.

 $200-300

424Blanc de Chine Figural Group, China,

molded with a man leaning against a pine treeand watching two men playing weiqi , ht. 33/4 in.

 $400-600

425Metal-mounted Blue and White Snu

Bottle, China, 19th/early 20th century,compressed ovoid shape, depicting a dragonchasing a red aming pearl, the metal stopperwith a monogram, possibly reads “JMB,”chained to a metal-mounted neck similarlyworked with the Chinese characters “Luo ShiMo,” possibly a transliteration o the originalowner’s name, ht. 2 3/4 in.

 $1,000-1,500

426Ivory Snu Bottle, China, 20th century,attened baluster-shape with a short raisedovoid oot, with one side with carved twofgures playing “go,” the other with incisedand stained landscape, both with inscriptions,dated and signed, the ivory has a prominentgrain, signed to base, ht. 3 1/8 in.

 $400-600

427Ivory Snu Bottle, China, 20th century, inthe shape o a man riding on a caparisonedelephant, the head o the fgure as covercarved into a scoop, the fgure is holding aower and his leg is raised toward his body, atrace o signature to one o the elephant legs,ht. 4 1/8 in.

 $400-600

428Ivory Snu Bottle, China, 20th century,rounded rectangular body with attened sides,decorated in low relie with carved Immortalswith a boy attendant in a room setting intwo panels divided by two sets o threelotus roundels in a vertical column, along theshoulder and the bottom embellished with aband o lotus motis, resting on a short straightoot, some incised details stained in black, ht.4 1/2 in.

 $500-700

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429Inlaid Art Glass Snu Bottle, China, 19thcentury, attened globular shape, each sidewith a central medallion depicting fguresengaged in scholarly pursuits, enclosed bylotus owers and scrolling oliage, the sideswith blossoms, elaborately inlaid with pearl,coral, agate, lapis lazuli, and hardstones,spinach green glass with russet and milkywhite inclusions, ht. 2 1/2 in.

 $700-900

430Blue Peking Glass Bowl, China, with deeprounded sides and slightly aring rim, dia. 61/4 in.

 $400-600

431Peking Glass Carving, China, depictingGuanyin standing with her hands clasped andwearing long, owing robes, opaque whiteglass with green patterns stimulating mottledgreen jade, ht. 9 3/4 in.

 $500-700

432Pair o Peking Glass Bowls, China, 19th/ 

early 20th century, square, with ared sides,red glass cut through to yellow ground, eachside depicting a fgural landscape scene, eachwith a dierent our-character Qianlong mark on recessed bases, 2 5/8 x 6 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.

 $1,500-2,500

433Peking Glass Bowl, China, c. 1900, deepyellow color, decorated in relie with a pair o goldfsh swimming amidst lotus stalks, baseunmarked, dia. 5 1/8 in.

 $800-1,200

434 Yellow Peking Glass Brush Pot, China, 20thcentury, cylindrical, plain decoration, baseunmarked, ht. 5 3/8 in.

 $500-700

435Calligraphy Album, China, ink on paper,twenty-our pages, each with a landscapebackground, bears signature, with two tothree seals, 12 1/2 x 9 in.

 $6,000-8,000

436Four Calligraphies, China, Liu Bingsen(1937-2005), in clerical script, including threeour-character works, signed with two seals,41 x 13, and one three-character work,meaning “Spring like the Sea,” dated andsigned with two seals, 13 x 41 in.

Provenance: From the ormer New EnglandCenter or Contemporary Art (NECCA) inBrooklyn, Connecticut. Sold to beneft the Temple Beth Israel and St. James CatholicChurch, both o Danielson, Connecticut.

 $250-350

437Two Calligraphies, China, one with twocharacters, signed “Yu Lau” with a seal, 261/2 x 13 1/4; the other with a character “u”meaning ortune, signed “Yang Qingxi” withthree seals, 35 1/4 x 17 3/4 in.

Provenance: From the ormer New EnglandCenter or Contemporary Art (NECCA) inBrooklyn, Connecticut. Sold to beneft the Temple Beth Israel and St. James CatholicChurch, both o Danielson, Connecticut.

 $100-150

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450Woodblock Print Album Depicting

Eighteen Luohans, China, bound in theorder as appeared in monk Guanxiu’s dream,in accordion old, each with a descriptiveinscription and the name o painter with a sealor two, ink print pasted onto a sheet o paper,print 5 7/8 x 3 3/8, album, 7 7/8 x 4 7/8 in.

 $300-500

451Woodblock Print Album Depicting One

Hundred Luohans, China, grouped in fveson twenty leaves, in accordion old, with theirrespective names inscribed, ink print pastedonto a sheet o paper, print 5 7/8 x 3 3/8,album, 7 7/8 x 4 7/8 in.

 $300-500

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452No lot.

453Painting Depicting Two Horses, China, 20thcentury, acing each other, one romping andthe other striding, with a calligraphy with threeseals occupying the upper hal, ink and color

on paper, hanging scroll, 60 x 32 in. $200-300

454Four Paintings Depicting Flowers, China,19th century, including peonies or Spring,with a seal; poppies or Summer, without seal;chrysanthemums and hydrangeas or Fall, witha seal; plum and bamboo or Winter, inscribedwith two seals, all color on silk, hanging scroll,each approx. 35 x 7 1/2 in.

 $2,000-3,000

455Painting Depicting Peonies, China, 20thcentury, with a woodpecker, signed with aseal, color on silk, ramed and glazed, 28 1/2x 13 3/4 in.

Provenance: From the ormer New EnglandCenter or Contemporary Art (NECCA) inBrooklyn, Connecticut. Sold to beneft the Temple Beth Israel and St. James CatholicChurch, both o Danielson, Connecticut.

 $300-500

456

Painting Depicting Plum Branches, China,20th century, dated and signed with a seal,ink and color on paper, ramed and glazed, 183/4 x 17 in.

Provenance: From the ormer New EnglandCenter or Contemporary Art (NECCA) inBrooklyn, Connecticut. Sold to beneft the Temple Beth Israel and St. James CatholicChurch, both o Danielson, Connecticut.

 $200-400

457Painting Depicting Flowers and a Cat, China, 20th century, a joint work by twoartists, in the manners o Wang Xuetao (1903-1982) or the owers with two seals and o Cao Kejia (1906-1979) or the cat with twoseals, ink and color on silk, hanging scroll, 531/2 x 13 3/4 in.

 $200-300

458Painting Depicting a Rolling Carp, China,among water plants, drawn in a olding anshape, light ink on paper, hanging scroll, 11x 16 in.

 $300-500

459Painting Depicting Plants and Insects, China, 19th/20th century, in boneless style,color on paper, hand scroll, 11 7/8 x 701/4, with two calligraphies at ront and end,including one our-character calligraphy,

signed with two seals, 11 7/8 x 42 1/8, anda poem written in twenty-two lines, signed“Zhang Huayun,” 11 7/8 x 53 1/2 in.

 $400-600

460Painting Depicting Birds, China, in themanner o Lin Liang (1424-1500), o variouskinds ying in and out o trees, depictedin boneless style, with numerous sealsincluding o Qianlong, Jiaqing, and Xuantong,accompanied by calligraphic works including aour-character calligraphy at the ront and ourat the end, all signed with two to three seals,

ink on paper, hand scroll, ht. 13 x wd. approx.500 in., with nine 49 3/4-in. wide papers joined together or painting and with a seal oneach joint.

 $800-1,000

461Painting Depicting a Landscape, China,20th century, with two scholar-recluses sittingunder a pine with cranes, inscribed with aseal, ink and color on cotton, ramed andglazed, 13 7/8 x 13 1/8 in.

Provenance: From the ormer New EnglandCenter or Contemporary Art (NECCA) in

Brooklyn, Connecticut. Sold to beneft the Temple Beth Israel and St. James CatholicChurch, both o Danielson, Connecticut.

 $400-600

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462Painting Depicting an Old Scholar, China,20th century, standing in profle with a sta in his hand in an open feld with bamboo,inscribed and signed with a seal, ink and light

color on paper, hanging scroll, 50 1/2 x 251/2 in. $300-500

463Painting Depicting a Scholar-Recluse, China, 20th century, in the manner o FuBaoshi (1904-1965), standing in profle in themidst o a orest looking backwards, inscribed,dated, and signed with two seals includingone to the bottom right, ink and light color onpaper, hanging scroll, 49 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.

 $300-500

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464Painting Depicting a Man and a Child, China, 20th century, carrying a sta with agourd bottle tied at the top over his shoulder,accompanied by a child riding on a goat,dated and signed with a seal, ink and color onpaper, hanging scroll, 52 1/4 x 24 3/4 in.

 $300-500

465Painting Depicting a Mystic Woman, China,20th century, with long black hair, in a jeweleddress, surrounded by a swan with spreadwings, signed (unread) with a seal, gouacheand watercolor on paper, hanging scroll, 361/4 x 35 1/4 in.

 $200-300

466Painting Depicting the Heavenly Peach

Banquet, China, 20th century, with an angrymonkey under peach trees with seven worriedairies watching, rom a Chinese opera:“Monkey: Journey to the West” based on anovel, Journey to the West , signed with a seal,color on cotton or ax, hanging scroll, 40 x 333/8 in.

 $400-600

467Four Paintings Depicting Landscapes, China, 20th century, in the manner o HuangJunbi (1898-1991), one with a fgure on ahorse, 12 1/2 x 10 3/8; a riverside, 13 1/4x 17 3/4; palm trees, 12 3/8 x 17 1/8; andwateralls, 13 1/2 x 17 7/8 in., all mounted ona decorative abric, signed with one or twoseals.

 $600-800

468Painting Album o Twelve Landscapes, China, in the manner o Lan Ying (1585-1664),with fgures, in Southern School style withsome mountains painted in malachite green,including one signed with two seals, fve witha seal on the right bottom corner, two withdierent signatures rom that o the rest, andour unsigned, ink and light color on paper, allmounted on abric (now worn and torn), 7 1/8x 6 3/4 in.

 $1,000-1,200

469Fan Painting Depicting a Landscape, China,in the manner o Dai Xi (1801-1860), with ascholar-recluse sitting on a rock looking at awaterall, titled and signed with two seals, lightink on paper, mounted on a paper, 9 5/8 x 203/8 in.

 $300-500

470Pair o Gouache Paintings, China, 19th/ early 20th century, gouache on pith paper,one depicting a man being taken away romhis wie and into custody by three guards, theother with a guard overseeing three chainedprisoners, 4 3/4 x 9 5/8 in., glazed andramed.

 $300-500

471Pair o Gouache Paintings, China, 19th/early20th century, gouache on pith paper, depictinga seated Mandarin and his wie dressed indragon robes and Mandarin hats, one holdinga book and the other a an, beside variousscholar’s objects on marble-top stands, 11 x 73/8 in., glazed and ramed.

 $300-500

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472Six Gouache Paintings, China, 19th/early20th century, gouache on pith paper, threedepicting fgures o dierent occupationsperorming their respective duties, and threepainted with fgures engaging in leisurelypursuits, varying sizes to 7 1/2 x 11 3/8 in.,glazed and ramed.

 $600-800

473Oil Painting Depicting a Port, China, 19thcentury, possibly o Canton, with buildingswith national ags, viewed rom the sea withtrade and passenger boats, oil on panel,mounted in a double rame, the outer ramewith carved oral design, 6 1/4 x 21 5/8 in.

 $800-1,000

474

Two Oil Paintings Depicting Landscapes, China, one with a covered bridge with peoplecrossing, signed, painted on canvas, ramedand mounted on decorative abric, 13 3/4 x17 3/8; the other with a riverbank with templesand fgures, signed “Mei Chienying,” paintedon canvas and mounted in a decorative rame,13 1/2 x 17 3/8 in.

Provenance: From the ormer New EnglandCenter or Contemporary Art (NECCA) inBrooklyn, Connecticut. Sold to beneft the Temple Beth Israel and St. James CatholicChurch, both o Danielson, Connecticut.

 $300-500

475Portrait Painting, China, Jin Shangyi (b.1934), depicting a Western man in three-quarter right side view, on a white ground,signed, oil on canvas, ramed, 17 x 14 3/4 in.

Provenance: From the ormer New EnglandCenter or Contemporary Art (NECCA) inBrooklyn, Connecticut. Sold to beneft the Temple Beth Israel and St. James CatholicChurch, both o Danielson, Connecticut.

 $300-500

476Portrait Painting, China, attributed to Zhao Youping (b. 1932), depicting a long-hairedman wearing a white shirt and a black cloak over his shoulder, unsigned, oil on canvas,ramed, 19 7/8 x 14 1/8 in.

Provenance: From the ormer New EnglandCenter or Contemporary Art (NECCA) inBrooklyn, Connecticut. Sold to beneft the Temple Beth Israel and St. James CatholicChurch, both o Danielson, Connecticut.

 $200-300

477Three Oil Portrait Paintings, China, Zhao Youping (b. 1932), including one depicting awoman dressed in a Tibetan costume, datedand signed, 20 3/4 x 14 3/4; one depicting awoman with braided hair on a blank unpaintedbackground, unsigned, 20 1/2 x 14 1/2; andone depicting a man with a ur jacket over hisshoulder, dated and signed, 14 1/2 x 20 1/2in., all on canvas, in rames.

Provenance: From the ormer New EnglandCenter or Contemporary Art (NECCA) inBrooklyn, Connecticut. Sold to beneft the Temple Beth Israel and St. James CatholicChurch, both o Danielson, Connecticut.

 $300-500

478Portrait Drawing, China, 20th century,depicting a man in three-quarter right side

view, inscribed with date, charcoal on paper,ramed and glazed, 15 1/4 x 10 3/4 in.

Provenance: From the ormer New EnglandCenter or Contemporary Art (NECCA) inBrooklyn, Connecticut. Sold to beneft the Temple Beth Israel and St. James CatholicChurch, both o Danielson, Connecticut.

 $300-500

479Portrait Drawing, China, 20th century,depicting a bearded man in three-quarterright side view, inscribed with date and a seal,charcoal on paper, ramed and glazed, 15 3/8x 11 5/8 in.

Provenance: From the ormer New EnglandCenter or Contemporary Art (NECCA) inBrooklyn, Connecticut. Sold to beneft the Temple Beth Israel and St. James CatholicChurch, both o Danielson, Connecticut.

 $300-500

480Two Portrait Drawings, China, 20th century,depicting two men including one with asweater hat in three-quarter let side view,inscribed with date, charcoal on paper,

ramed and glazed, 15 1/4 x 10 1/2; the otherin profle, inscribed with date and a seal,charcoal on paper, ramed and glazed, 16 x11 3/4 in.

Provenance: From the ormer New EnglandCenter or Contemporary Art (NECCA) inBrooklyn, Connecticut. Sold to beneft the Temple Beth Israel and St. James CatholicChurch, both o Danielson, Connecticut.

 $300-500

481Two Portrait Drawings, China, 20th century,both depicting men, one a three-quarter rightside view, inscribed with date and a seal,charcoal on paper, ramed and glazed, 13 5/8x 11; and the other with a hat, inscribed withdate and a seal, charcoal on paper, ramedand glazed, 14 5/8 x 10 1/4 in.

Provenance: From the ormer New EnglandCenter or Contemporary Art (NECCA) inBrooklyn, Connecticut. Sold to beneft the Temple Beth Israel and St. James CatholicChurch, both o Danielson, Connecticut.

 $300-500

482Pair o Export Art Nouveau Silver Tygs, China, early 20th century, by Wang Hing, basemarked “WH90” and with a character mark,each with three, slender handles, waisted

stem on splayed circular oot, ht. 4 1/2, dia. 5in., each 11.75 ozt.

 $1,000-1,500

483Set o Six Export Silver Cordials, China,early 20th century, by Wang Hing, basemarked “WH90” and with a character mark,each bears the monogram “LR,” with atapering stem supported by a plain round oot,ht. 2 5/8 in., each 1.10 ozt.

 $700-900

484Export Silver Tray, China, early 20th century,by Wang Hing, base marked “WH90” and witha two-character mark, shallow, rectangularorm supported by our ball eet, decoratedwith dragons chasing pearls, 10 3/8 x 7 1/4 x7/8 in., 11.75 ozt.

 $700-900

485Export Silver Rococo Revival Tray, China,early 20th century, by Wang Hing, basestamped “WH90” and with a two-charactermark, the rectangular, gadrooned dish withscroll moti and an everted scalloped rim with

oliated shell decoration, supported by ourbracket eet, 11 3/4 x 6 x 7/8 in., 13.95 ozt.

 $700-900

486Export Silver Tray, China, early 20th century,by Wang Hing, base marked “WH90” witha character mark, an-shape, the sides o openwork dragon design, the tray engravedwith egrets in a pond amidst lotus owers,with the monogram “LR,” on our bracket eet,7 1/2 x 4 x 7/8 in., 4.40 ozt.

 $400-600

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487Export Silver Rococo Revival Covered

Butter Dish, China, early 20th century, byWang Hing, base stamped “WH90” and with a

two-character mark, the oval, gadrooned dishwith scroll moti and an everted scalloped rimwith oliated shell decoration, supported byour ball eet, with a gadrooned cover, 6 1/2 x5 1/4 x 2 1/2 in., 8.55 ozt.

 $400-600

488Export Silver Art Nouveau Footed Dish, China, 20th century, shallow, circularorm with scalloped rim, incised with acentral shou character surrounded by twoconcentric bands o auspicious owers, onthree anthemion-orm supports with insectdecoration, with eet made o amber-coloredglass beads, indistinct mark on base, dia. 61/4 in.

 $400-600

489Silver Comb, China, early 20th century,the double-arched top engraved with birds,owers, and butteries against a diaperedground, unmarked, lg. 3 5/8 in.

 $1,200-1,500

490Three Export Silver Items, China, early 20thcentury, a snu bottle engraved with a tree onone side, reverse with an inscription, marks on

base, ht. 2 3/8, 1.00 ozt., a calling card holderwith a repoussé dragon on a hammeredground, 1 3/4 x 3 1/8, 1.15 ozt., and ahinged silver box with dragons in relie on thecover and our sides, all against a hammeredground, 2 1/4 x 6 3/4 x 4 1/8, 20.50 ozt.

 $200-300

491

No lot.

492Export Silver Teapot, China, Shanghai, late19th/early 20th century, by Zee Wo, marked“Zee Wo” and with a two-character mark,lobed, ovoid body with hinged cover andrepoussé dragon decorations, with bamboo-orm handle, spout, and fnial, handle withivory breakers, dia. 5 1/2 in., 18.85 ozt.

 $600-800

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496Pair o Wood Armchairs, possibly Malaysia,the back splat with three pierced reservesdepicting bats, lingzhi , and lotus scrolls, thearms with scroll terminals and “S”-shape rails,the seat above a ront apron pierced withchilong-scrolls, the sides with ruyi -scrolls,supported by our legs with bracket andshaped eet, 40 x 18 1/2 x 22 in.

 $400-600

497Cloisonné and Hardwood Armchair, China,the back and arms set with cloisonné plaquesdepicting fgures in landscapes with rivers,mountains, pine trees, and pavilions, the seatwith a cloisonné plaque eaturing fve vignetteso fgures in landscapes against a blossom-patterned ground with a lotus and ruyi border,the exterior o the arms and the apron carvedwith stylized lotus blossoms and ruyi -scrolls,supported on our legs set into the basestretcher, 40 x 42 x 27 in.

 $8,000-10,000

498Mother-o-pearl-inlaid Armchair, China, late19th/early 20th century, inlaid and piercedwith oliage, owers, and bamboo, the piercedback with arched back rail and a centralcircular marble panel o variegated gray color,38 x 19 x 24 1/2 in.

 $700-900

499Mother-o-pearl-inlaid Armchair, China, late19th/early 20th century, inlaid and piercedwith oliage, owers, and bamboo, the piercedback with arched back rail and a centralcircular marble panel o variegated gray color,38 x 19 x 24 1/2 in.

 $500-700

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500Horseshoe-back Armchair, China, the back splat decorated with a reserve carved witha writhing dragon above an inset burlwoodpanel, the outscrolled arms with dragon-ormspandrels at the terminals, the seat set abovea solid apron carved with pairs o chilong, theour legs surmounted by dragon-heads andclaw eet resting on the bracket, 37 x 22 x27 in.

 $1,000-1,200

501Folding Horseshoe-back Armchair, China,20th century, the back splat with an openwork reserve depicting a qilin amidst ruyi andgourds, the upper ruyi -shaped cartouchepierced with a chilong, the crest rail with out-swept terminals and metal hardware, aboveshaped spandrels carved with chilong, theootrest with metal mounts in the orm o acentral coin anked by lozenges, 41 x 22 x 271/2 in.

 $800-1,000

502Pair o Export Horseshoe-back Armchairs, China, the back splat carved with a chilong roundel beneath a pierced endless knot,the seat with everted sides and removableupholstered cushions, set above a solid aproncarved with chilong, supported on our legswith claw-and-ball eet, 30 x 21 1/4 x 25 in.

 $600-800

503Pair o Wood Storage Stools, China, barrel-shape, each with ribbed body anked by two

 ruyi -shape indented handles, the top insetwith a circular maple panel at the center andopens to a hollow cavity, supported on fveshort cabriole legs, ht. 16 1/2, dia. 9 1/2 in.

 $400-600

504Gilt and Painted Wood Panel, China, 20thcentury, rectangular, comprised o threereserves, the central openwork panel withdragons ying amidst clouds above a pavilionand rolling waves, anked by cartouches eachcarved with a phoenix and owers, 22 3/8 x65 3/4 in.

 $800-1,200

505Set o Four Gilt and Painted Wood Panels, China, 20th century, each with two reservescarved in relie with birds perched on oweringtrees and auspicious plants, including pine,bamboo, peony, and plum blossom, against ared-painted ground, all above a pierced riezedepicting stylized lotus blossoms and scrollingoliage, 62 x 17 3/4 in.

 $2,000-3,000

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506Export Hardwood Scroll Box on Stand, China, 19th century, the rectangular boxwith scalloped terminals supported on anelaborately carved stand with six legs, thehinged cover carved with dragons amidstclouds and ftted with our metal plaquesinscribed with the characters “Pu Tian TongQing” (Everyone in Jubilation), with a central

circular plaque (missing), the sides o thecover carved with birds and blossoms, thescroll box carved with riezes o Immortals ina celestial banquet scene, the ends depictingpine trees and mythical beasts, the standembellished with pierced aprons carved withdragons writhing amongst clouds, the endswith pierced decoration o prunus and lotusowers, supported by six legs surmountedby dragon-heads and claw-and-ball eet, theinterior ftted or a large scroll, 33 x 66 x 171/2 in.

 $8,000-12,000

507Rosewood Marble-top Console Table, China, the rectangular top set with a pink variegated marble panel, above a piercedapron with elaborate scrolling oliage, the rontcabriole legs each surmounted by the petalso a lotus ower and carved with tendrils, thestraight back legs carved with urther scrollingoliage, on large claw-and-ball eet, 31 1/2 x

50 x 26 1/2 in.

Provenance: Descent rom an English amilywho lived in Shanghai rom the late 1800sto 1911. This table was transported back toEngland in 1911 and then to New England.

Note: For a similar example, see Christie’sLondon, Sale 7997, Lot 292, November 8,2011,

 $2,000-3,000

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508Export Marble-top Stand, China, late 19th/ early 20th century, the circular top set abovean apron pierced and carved with lotus petals,owers, and scrolling oliage, supportedon our legs with similar decoration, withopenwork under-tier, ht. 20 1/4 in.

 $300-500

509Miniature Export Marble-top Stand, China,19th century, the circular top set abovepierced riezes depicting bats, supported byour dragon-orm cabriole legs, the openwork under-tier carved with blossoms surrounding acentral cash-coin design, ht. 8 3/4 in.

 $300-500

510Export Marble-top Stand, China, late 19th/ early 20th century, the circular top set abovea pierced rieze and our cabriole legs carvedwith gourd and oliage decoration, supportedby hoo eet and stretcher, ht. 32 1/4 in.

 $200-400

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511Export Marble-top Stand, China, late 19th/ early 20th century, the lobed top set abovea pierced apron with oral decoration andscrolling oliage, the our legs surmounted bymonster-masks and terminating with claw-and-ball eet, ht. 23 1/4 in.

 $500-700

512Export Marble-top Stand, China, late 19th/ early 20th century, the octagonal top setabove a pierced apron with gourds andoliage, the legs with similar decoration andsupported by hoo eet and stretcher, ht. 24in.

 $200-400

513Export Marble-top Stand, China, late 19th/ early 20th century, the lobed top set abovea pierced apron with gourds and oliage, thelegs with similar decoration and supported byhoo eet, with stretcher, ht. 19 in.

 $250-350

514Export Marble-top Stand, China, late 19thcentury/early 20th century, the square topcarved with a blossom border and set abovea rieze pierced and carved with owers andoliage, the our legs similarly decorated, withunder-tier, ht. 33 1/2 in.

 $500-700

515Export Marble-top Stand, China, late 19th/ early 20th century, the square top set abovea pierced apron and our cabriole legs with

gourd and oliage decoration, supported byhoo eet and stretcher, ht. 18 1/4 in.

 $300-500

516Export Marble-top Stand, China, late 19th/ early 20th century, the top in the orm o asquare with a protruding lobe on each side,set above a pierced rieze carved with bats,supported on our legs with lotus decoration,on claw-and-ball eet, with under-tier, ht. 311/2 in.

 $600-800

517Export Marble-top Stand, China, late 19th/ early 20th century, the circular top set abovea pierced rieze and our cabriole legs withbamboo decoration, ht. 36 in.

 $200-400

518Pair o Export Marble-top Stands, China,late 19th/early 20th century, each with acircular top set above a pierced apron withgourd and oliage decoration, supported onour cabriole legs surmounted by monster-masks and resting on claw-and-ball eet, ht.17 3/4 in.

 $400-600

519Two Export Marble-top Stands, China, late19th/early 20th century, each with a lobedtop set above a pierced rieze o gourd andoliage decoration, supported with our legssurmounted by monster-masks and resting onclaw-and-ball eet, with under-tier, ht. to 26 in.

 $400-600

520Export Teak Marble-top Stand, China,19th/20th century, the lobed top set abovea pierced rieze with oral and oliagedecoration, supported on dragon-orm legswith claw-and-ball eet and stretchers, ht. 231/4 in.

 $300-500

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521Four Nesting Tables, China, 19th/early 20thcentury, each square top set above openwork 

apron o  ruyi -scrolls, with humpback bracketsand cylindrical legs, ht. to 25 in.

Provenance: Purchased in Kent, UnitedKingdom, in 1989, with bill o sale.

 $300-500

522Hardwood Stand, China, late 19th century,the square top with one drawer set abovean apron carved with ruyi -scroll decoration,supported by our legs on shaped eet, withtwo under-tiers, one with openwork “cracked-ice” design, ht. 29 1/8 in.

 $200-400

523Three Wood Stands and a Low Table, China, 19th/early 20th century, tworectangular stands and one an-shape, all withhumpback side rails and shaped eet, ht. to 201/2, and a rectangular low table with an aprono blossoms joined to humpback rails, onshaped eet, 47 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 13 3/4 in.

 $300-500

524Gnarled Root Stand, China, with burled top,

ht. 14 1/2, approximate dia. 14 in. $200-250

525Two Wood Stands, China, 19th/20th century,square top with a single drawer, supported onhoo eet with two under-tiers, the larger standwith inscribed drawer ront, and the smallerstand with a pierced latticework bottom tier,ht. to 31 in.

 $200-300

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Small Wood Cabinet and a Stand, China,19th/20th century, the cabinet with square topand waisted apron over a drawer, with a pairo doors below opening to a shelved interior,on shaped eet, ht. 28 1/2, the rectangularstand with humpback rails and shaped eet,ht. 20 in.

 $200-400

527Export Display Cabinet, China, 20th century,surmounted by a shaped rieze carved with

 shou roundels, the two glazed upper sectionswith mirrored back, one with chilong spandrelsset above the larger shel, the two lowersections with relie carved doors, one paneldepicting birds and plum blossoms and theother eaturing birds amidst pine and lotus, thesmaller doors below similarly decorated, thesolid apron carved with bamboo, pine, andcloud scrolls, supported on our claw-and-balleet, 73 x 34 x 13 1/2 in.

 $1,800-2,500

528Hardwood Compound Cabinet, China,

20th century, surmounted by a shaped riezecarved with gourds, vases, and a central Taoist medallion, the top section with ashelved interior behind a pair o doors carvedin relie with inscribed censers, vases, andother vessels, the lower section with twodrawers above a pair o doors with similardecoration and opening to a shelved interior,the apron carved with blossoms, on claw-and-ball eet, 81 x 34 12 x 17 in.

 $1,500-2,500

529Hardwood Altar Table, China, 20th century,the at, rectangular top set above spandrels

and apron densely carved with owers andleay stalks, supported by a pair o rectangularlegs carved with openwork panels carved withlotus owers and scrolling oliage, 36 1/4 x 191/2 x 96 1/2 in.

 $1,500-1,800

530Ebonized Side Table, China, 19th century,the rectangular top with sides carved withreserves each depicting a ower or a mythicalbeast, set above a scalloped apron with oraldesign and supported on stylized cabriolelegs, on ball eet, 33 1/4 x 18 x 37 in.

 $700-900

531Inlaid Gilt and Painted Lacquer Low Table, China, 19th century, the rectangular top setabove sides with openwork reserves carvedwith owers and birds, the domed apron withopenwork lotus owers and scrolling leaystalks, decorated with mother-o-pearl inlaydepicting vases and owers, supported byour cabriole legs with oliage terminals andhoo eet, 23 1/4 x 39 x 18 in.

 $500-700

532Side Table, China, the rectangular top setabove an apron carved with cloud scrolls and

embellished with key-ret spandrels, on ourlegs with lotus terminals and shaped eet, 32 x37 x 18 3/4 in.

 $300-500

533Hardwood Side Table, China, 20th century,the rectangular top with beaded sides joinedto the humpback rails by vertical struts,supported by round-section legs, 29 1/2 x 18x 37 in.

 $800-1,000

534Hardwood Side Table, China, 20th century,the rectangular top set above plain apron andspandrels, supported by gently splayed round-section legs and double side stretchers, 31 x19 1/4 x 39 1/4 in.

 $800-1,000

535Hardwood Kang Table, China, 20th century,the rectangular top set above a recessedwaist and domed apron, supported bycurvilinear legs, 9 1/4 x 28 1/2 x 18 3/4 in.

 $800-1,000

536Hardwood Bed, Luohanchuang, China, 20thcentury, rectangular, with three humpback planks orming the back and side rails, aboveplain apron and supported by thick, curvilinearlegs with hoo eet, 19 x 82 x 43 in.

 $12,000-14,000

537Ming-style Hardwood Daybed, China,20th century, the sot mat seat set within arectangular rame with rounded edges, aboveplain apron and spandrels, supported on

round-sectioned legs and side stretchers, 201/2 x 82 3/4 x 34 3/4 in. $3,000-5,000

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538Nine-panel Porcelain Inlaid Lacquered

Wood Screen, China, 19th century, eachpanel with our reserves, the main ramesinlaid with polychrome enameled porcelaindepicting the eight Daoist Immortals andShoulao, the God o Longevity, set betweenporcelain plaques decorated with scrollinglotuses in underglaze blue, with gilt andpolychrome vignettes o vases and auspiciousowers below, 56 1/2 x 117 in.

Provenance: Purportedly acquired by CyrusLeroy Baldridge (1889-1977) in the frstquarter o the 20th century and inherited bythe current owner’s amily upon his death.

 $20,000-30,000

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539Six-panel Wood and Black Lacquer Inlaid

Folding Screen, China, c. 1900, painted,gilded, and inlaid with hardstones and coral,the central reserves depicting a continuous,walled courtyard scene with birds amidstowering plants and rockery, ramed bydistant mountains rising in the background,the reverse painted with birds and owers,the upper and lower wood panels carved withauspicious emblems, each panel 8 t. 8 in. x24 in.

 $18,000-20,000

540Six-panel Brown Lacquer and Polychrome

Wood Coromandel Screen, China, 20thcentury, one side carved and tinted in colorwith a landscape with mountains and a river,between reserves depicting archaic vesselsabove and mythical beasts below, the reversedecorated with children playing in a encedgarden with pavilions and trees, with scholar’sobjects and vases above and oral spraysbelow, each panel 84 1/2 x 18 in.

 $2,000-3,000

541Nine-panel Inlaid Gilt and Red-painted

Screen, China, late 19th century, set in a laterrame, each panel with ten reserves alternatingbetween depictions o fgures and owers,each panel 96 x 14 in.

 $1,500-2,500

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Conditions of Sale

1. Some of the lots in this sale are offered subject to a reserve. The reserve is a confidential minimum price agreed upon by the consignor and Skinner, Inc. below

which the lot will not be sold. In most cases, the reserve will be set below the estimated range, but in no case will it exceed the estimates listed. A representative of

Skinner, Inc. will execute such reserves by bidding for the consignor. In any event and whether or not a lot is subject to a reserve, the auctioneer may reject any bid or

raise not commensurate with the value of such lot.

2. All property is sold “as is,” and neither the auctioneer nor any consignor makes any warranties or representation of any kind or nature with respect to the property,

and in no event shall they be responsible for the correctness, nor deemed to have made any representation or warranty, of description, genuineness, authorship,

attribution, provenance, period, culture, source, origin, or condition of the property and no statement made at the sale, or in the bill of sale, or invoice or elsewhere shall

be deemed such a warranty of representation or an assumption of liability.

3. Except as provided in paragraph 1 above, the highest bidder as determined by the auctioneer shall be the purchaser. In the case of a disputed bid, the auctioneer

shall have sole discretion in determining the purchaser and may also, at his or her election, withdraw the lot or reoffer the lot for sale. The auctioneer shall have

sole discretion to refuse any bid, or refuse to acknowledge any bidder. Any bidder that plans on spending in excess of $100,000 should make arrangements with the

accounting department at least five (5) days in advance of the sale, as a deposit may be required to participate.

4. All merchandise purchased must be paid for and removed from the premises the day of the auction. Skinner Inc. may impose, and the purchaser agrees to pay, a

monthly interest charge of 1.5% of the purchase price of any lot or item lot not paid for within thirty-five (35) days of the date of sale.

Skinner, Inc. shall have no liability for any damage or loss to property left on its premises for more than three (3) days from the date of sale. If any property has not been

removed within three (3) days from the date of sale, at the option of Skinner, Inc. (a) Skinner Inc., may impose, and the purchaser agrees to pay, a monthly storage

charge of 1.5% of the purchase price of any lot or portion of a lot not removed within the three days, and/or (b) Skinner Inc. may place the merchandise in a subsequent

auction, without Reserve, to be sold to the highest bidder, and after deducting the standard commission and any additional charges that may apply, remit the proceeds

to the purchaser.

5. Skinner accepts cash or check for payment. Personal checks will be acceptable only if credit has been established with Skinner, Inc. or if a bank authorization has

been received guaranteeing a personal check. Skinner, Inc. reserves the right to hold merchandise purchased by personal check until the check has cleared the bank.

The purchaser agrees to pay Skinner, Inc. a handling charge of $25.00 for any check dishonored by the drawee. Please contact Accounting for additional payment

methods. Skinner does not accept payment by credit card for merchandise purchases.

6. If the purchaser breaches any of its obligations under these Conditions of Sale, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price of all items for which it was

the highest successful bidder, Skinner Inc. may exercise all of its rights and remedies under the law including, without limitation, (a) canceling the sale and applying any

payments made by the purchaser to the damages caused by the purchaser’s breach, and/or (b) offering at public auction, without reserve, any lot or item for which the

purchaser has breached any of its obligations, including its obligation to pay in full the purchase price, holding the purchaser liable for any deficiency plus all costs of

sale.

7. In no event will the liability of Skinner, Inc. to any purchaser with respect to any item exceed the purchase price actually paid by such purchaser for such item.

8. Shipping is the responsibility of the purchaser. Upon request, our staff will provide the list of shippers who deliver to destinations within the United States and

overseas. Some property that is sold at auction can be subject to laws governing export from the U.S., such as items that include material from some endangered

species. Import restrictions from foreign countries are subject to these same governing laws. Granting of licensing for import or export of goods from local authorities

is the sole responsibility of the buyer. Denial or delay of licensing will not constitute cancellation or delay in payment for the total purchase price of these lots.

9. All purchases are subject to the Massachusetts 6.25% sales tax unless the purchaser possesses a Massachusetts sales tax exemption number. Exemption numbers

from other states are accepted in Massachusetts if presented with a business card or letterhead. Dealers, museums, and other qualifying parties can apply for a

Massachusetts exemption number prior to the auction by contacting the Massachusetts Department of Corporations and Taxation at 100 Cambridge Street in Boston.

10. Except for property purchased via On-line Auctions, a premium equal to 20% of the final bid price up to and including $500,000, plus 12% of the final bid over

$500,000, will be applied to each lot sold, to be paid by the Buyer as part of the purchase price. The buyer’s premium on property purchased via On-line Auctions will

be in an amount up to 23% of the final bid price.

11. Bidding on any item indicates your acceptance of these terms and all other terms printed within, posted, and announced at the time of sale whether bidding inperson, through a representative, by phone, by Internet, or other absentee bid.

12. Skinner, Inc. and its consignors make no warranty or representation, express or implied, that the purchaser will acquire any copyright or reproduction rights to any

lot sold. Skinner, Inc. expressly reserves the right to reproduce any image of the lots sold in this catalog. The copyright in all images, illustrations and written material

produced by or for Skinner, Inc. relating to a lot, including the contents of this catalog, is, and shall remain at all times, the property of Skinner, Inc. and shall not be

used by the purchaser, nor by anyone else, without our prior written consent.

13. These conditions of sale shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (excluding the laws applicable to conflicts or choice of law).

The buyer/bidder agrees that any suit for the enforcement of this agreement may be brought, and any action against Skinner in connection with the transactions

contemplated by this agreement shall be brought, in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any federal court sitting therein. The bidder/buyer consents

to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of such courts and waives objections that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such suit.

Revised December 17, 2012

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Name (Please Print) Business Name

 Address check i change in address

City State Zip Code

Phone # Alternate # email

Sale Title Sale Date

I wish to place the following bids in the sale listed above. I understand that Skinner, Inc. will execute bids as a convenience, and

will not be held responsible for any errors or failure to execute bids. I understand that my bids are executed and accepted as per

Conditions of Sale as printed in the catalog of this sale.

 Absentee Bid Form

Marlborough Boston Phone Fax Mail Person Employee:

FOR OFFICE USE

Lot # Description Bid Price

Signature (Required) Date

63 Park Plaza

Boston, MA 

02116617.350.5400

Fax 617.350.5429

274 Cedar Hill Street

Marlborough, MA 

01752508.970.3000

Fax 508.970.3100 www.skinnerinc.com

First Time Bidder? YES NO Customer #

Bid conirmation via email? YES NO

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63 Park Plaza

Boston, MA 02116617.350.5400

Fax 617.350.5429

274 Cedar Hill Street

Marlborough, MA 01752

508.970.3000

Fax 508.970.3100

www.skinnerinc.com

Board of Directors

 Administration

ExpertDepartments

Chairman of the Board - Nancy R. Skinner

Richard Albright

John Deighton

Barnet Fain

Stephen L. Fletcher

Karen M. Keane

 Andrew Payne

President/Chief Executive Officer - Karen M. Keane 

Chief Financial Officer - Don Kelly 

Executive Vice President - Stephen L. Fletcher 

 Vice Presidents - Eric Jones, Marie Keep, Gloria Lieberman, Carol McCaffrey,

Kerry Shrives, Stuart G. Slavid, Robin S.R. Starr 

20th Century Design - Jane D. Prentiss 

 Assistant: Shannon M. Ames 

 American & European Paintings & Prints - Robin S.R. Starr 

 Assistants: Kathy Wong, Elizabeth C. Haff 

 American Furniture & Decorative Arts - Stephen L. Fletcher Deputy Director: Chris Barber; Assistants: Karen Langberg, Kelli Lucas Stewart 

 American Indian & Ethnographic Art - Douglas Deihl 

 Antique Motor Vehicles - Jane D. Prentiss 

 Asian Works of Art - Judith Dowling 

 Assistants: Karen Mak, Suhyung Kim 

Books & Manuscripts - Devon Gray 

Bottles, Flasks & Early Glass - Stephen L. Fletcher 

Ceramics - Stuart G. Slavid 

Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - Robert C. Cheney 

 Assistant: Jonathan Dowling 

Couture - Anne Fallon 

Discovery Auctions - Anne Fallon 

 Assistants: Melissa Riebe, Kyle Johnson 

European Furniture & Decorative Arts - Stuart G. Slavid 

 Assistants: Leah Kingman, Stephanie Opolski 

Fine Wines - Marie Keep 

 Assistant: Michael J. Moser 

Historic Arms & Militaria - Joel Bohy 

Jewelry - Victoria Bratberg 

 Assistant: John Colasacco 

Judaica - Kerry Shrives 

Musical Instruments - Director Pro Tem: Jill Arbetter 

Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Director Pro Tem: Erika Jorjorian 

Silver - Stuart G. Slavid 

Toys & Dolls - Anne Fallon 

 Auctioneers - LaGina Austin, Chris Barber, Robert C. Cheney,

 John Colasacco, Stephen L. Fletcher, Karen M. Keane, Marie C. Keep,

Gloria Lieberman, Jessica R. Lincoln, Kerry Shrives, Stuart G. Slavid,

Robin S.R. Starr, Laura V. Sweeney 

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Marlborough: Warehouse Manager - Fred Trottier , 508.970.3261

Auction Coordinator - Melanie Trottier-Mitcheson , 508.970.3103 

Boston: Property Distribution Manager - Jessica R. Lincoln, 617.874.4308 

Auction Coordinator - Benjamin Evans, 617.874.4329 

Marlborough: Accounts Receivable - Denise Johnson, 508.970.3269 

Accounts Payable, Consignment - Kathleen Hayes, 508.970.3268 

Accounts Payable, Trade - Kevin Rota, 508.970.3283 

Marlborough:  Jessica Turner, 508.970.3240 

 Appraisal & Auction Services - LaGina Austin, Christine E. Finn, Rachel Kingsley,

 Ava Pandiani 

 Advertising Production - Pamela Van de Houten 

Boston Gallery Director - Laura V. Sweeney 

 Assistant Gallery Director: Paige Lewellyn 

Catalog Production - Pamela Van de Houten, Kristina Harrison 

Consignment Services - Patricia Walker King, Carol Zeigler, Kealyn Garner 

Customer Relations - Carol McCaffrey 

Institutional Relations - L. Emerson Tuttle 

Human Resources - Carol McCaffrey 

Information Technology & Internet Auctions - Kerry Shrives 

 Assistants : Timothy Shaughnessey, Melissa Riebe 

Managing Director - Marie C. Keep 

Marketing & Public Relations - Kate de Bethune, Kathryn Gargolinski,

 Jessica Turner 

Photographers - Stanley P. Bystrowski, Jeffrey R. Antkowiak, John Cornelius 

Receptionists - Marlborough: Katie Fitzgerald Boston: Sarah L. Collins 

Staff Portraits - Cheryl Richards Photography 

Transportation - Eric Jones 

Service Departments

Exhibitions &  Property  Distribution

Finance Department

Subscriptions

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Restaurants

Fine Dining

DanteRoyal Sonesta Hotel

5 Cambridge Parkway617-806-4200Mediterranean restaurant with great views o the Charles River and Boston skyline.

Davio’s75 Arlington St.617-357-4810Northern Italian steak house.

Grill 23 & Bar 161 Berkley Street (Stuart Street)617-542-2255

Great steak, seaood, wine list, and service.

L’Espalier 774 Boylston St.617-262-3023Fine French dining and wines with awonderul pre-ixe menu.

No. 9 Park 9 Park St.617-742-9991Barbara Lynch’s bistro showcases inspiredFrench and Italian inluenced ood and wineon Beacon Hill.

Radius85 High St.617-426-1234Features a modern French menu ocusingon seasonal ingredients accompanied by athoughtul wine list.

Scampo The Liberty Hotel215 Charles St.617-536-2100Lydia Shire’s latest restaurant, eaturing Italian

are produced in an open kitchen upstairs atthe Liberty Hotel.

Troquet 140 Boylston St.617-695-9463French restaurant and wine bar perched atthe edge o the Boston Common and the

theatre district.

 Via Matta79 Park Plaza617-422-0008Elegant Italian are and beautiul wines ina vibrant dining room - the best o Italy inBoston’s Back Bay creates an unorgettableexperience.

Moderate

 Aquitaine569 Tremont Street617-424-8577Parisian bistro style are.

The Bristol Lounge at Four SeasonsHotel200 Boylston St.617-338-4400Breakast, lunch, and dinner served in anelegant yet comortable lounge setting withviews o the Boston Public Garden.

East Ocean City25-29 Beach St.617-542-2504Outstanding Chinese ood restauranthighlighting seaood dishes with a ull-servicebar.

Lala Rokh on Beacon Hill97 Mt. Vernon Street617-720-5511

 Authentic regional Persian cuisine, hand-selected wine list, knowledgeable waitsta.

McCormick and Schmick’s SeaoodRestaurant36 Columbus Ave617-482-3999Fresh seaood oerings that change daily.

Summer Shack 50 Dalton St.617-867-9955Jasper White serves well-executed seasideavorites in a casual Back Bay setting.

Inexpensive

 Au Bon Pain26 Park Plaza (across the street rom Skinner)or 431 Boylston Street (at Berkeley Street)617-338-8948Casual caé oers quick service.

Davio’s To Go10 St. James Galleria Atrium617-357-4810

Casual Italian take-out lunch spot with dailyspecial pastas, soups, and salads.

Flash’s310 Stuart St.617-574-8888

 American comort ood served with classiccocktails in a casual setting.

Parish Caé361 Boylston St.617-247-4777

 American restaurant with seasonal outdoor

seating eatures sandwiches created byrenowned local ches.

Piattini226 Newbury Street617-536-2020Italian wine bar with an eclectic menu;specializes in Italian-style tapas.

The Upper Crust20 Charles Street617-723-9600Gourmet thin crust pizza.

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Indoor Parking

City Place Parking Garage

8 Park Plaza (access on Charles Street)

Mon.-Fri.: up to 1 hr.-$8, $4 each additional

hr., to max $20

Evenings (5pm-2:30am): $20 lat rate

Sat & Sun (6am-5pm): $5 per 1/2 hr.

MCCA Boston Common Garage

Zero Charles Street (between the Boston

Common & Public Garden)

Mon.-Fri.: up to 1 hr.-$10, $4 each

additional hr., up to 10m hrs. $23, to max

$28

Evenings & Weekends: $12 lat rate

The Four Seaons Hotel

Parking Garage

200 Boylston Street

$26 up to 2 hrs., $30 up to 3 hrs.,$35 up to 6 hrs., $49 all day

The Taj Hotel Parking Garage

15 Arlington Street

Up to 24 hrs.-$44

LAZ Parking Back Bay Garage

500 Boylston Street (222 Berkeley Street)

617.266.7006

Night & Day rates: 1/2 hr.- $8, 1 hr.- $10, 1

1/2 hr.- $18, 2 hrs.- $20, 2 1/2 hrs.- $26,

3-24 hrs.- $37Weekend Rates: 1/2 hr.- $8, $2 each

additional 1/2 hr., to max $22

Motor Mart Garage

201 Stuart Street

Up to 1 hr.-$8, 1 to 2 hrs.-$12,

2-3 hrs-$16/3-12 hrs.-$20/12-24 hr.-$31

weekends up to 3 hrs/$8

200 Stuart Street Garage

 At Revere Hotel Boston Common

200 Stuart Street

3-12 hrs.-$2212-24 hrs.-$40

Outdoor Parking

(recommended or trucks)

LAZ Parking

130 Arlington Street

617.426.0604

$7 per 1/2 hr.$20 all day (weekdays only)

$15 nights (starting at 4pm) and weekends

Billy’s Parking

222 Stuart Street

617.632.2881

Mon-Fri 7:30am-5pm-$6 each 1/2 hr., $20

max

$30 vans or trucks

$25 during events in area

Sat., Sun. & evenings $20 lat ee

Boston Hotels with SkinnerCorporate Rates

Parking

Boston Hotels

Beacon Hill Hotel & Bistro

25 Charles StreetBoston, MA 02114617.723.7575

The Colonnade

120 Huntington AvenueBoston, MA 02116617.424.7000

Eliot Hotel

370 Commonwealth Ave.Boston, MA 02215617.267.1607

Loews Boston

Back Bay Hotel

350 Stuart StreetBoston, MA 021161.855.495.6397

The Park Plaza

64 Arlington StreetBoston, MA 02116617.426.2000

The Revere Hotel BostonCommon

200 Stuart StreetBoston, MA 02116

 Tel: 617.482.1800Fax: 617.451.2750

Boston Harbor Hotel

70 Rowe’s Whar Boston, MA 02110

 Tel: 1.800.654.2000Fax: 617.345.6799

Fairmont Copley Plaza

138 St. James AvenueBoston, MA 02116

 Tel: 617.267.5300Fax: 617.375.9648

Four Seasons

200 Boylston StreetBoston, MA 02116617.351.2036

The Liberty Hotel

215 Charles St.Boston, MA 02114617.224.4000

Marriott Copley Place

110 Huntington AvenueBoston, MA 02116

 Tel: 1.800.228.9290Fax: 617.236.5885

Nine Zero Hotel

90 Tremont St.Boston, MA 02108617.772.5800

The Ritz-Carlton

Boston Common10 Avery StreetBoston, MA 02111

 Tel: 617.912.3315Fax: 617.912.3375

Taj Boston

15 Arlington St.Boston, MA 02116617.536.5700

Westin-Copley Plaza

10 Huntington AvenueBoston, MA 02116

 Tel: 1.800.228.3000Fax: 617.424.7483

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Directions to Skinner’s Boston Gallery/63 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116

617.350.5400 

From the West:

 Take the Massachusetts Turnpike to the Prudential/Copley exit located in the Prudential tunnel. Once on the exit ramp, stay in the right hand

lane and ollow the signs or Copley. The ramp exits onto Stuart Street. Drive straight through ive sets o lights and take a let onto Charles

Street South. Take your irst let o o Charles St. South onto Park Plaza. Skinner is at 63 Park Plaza, one block up on the right.

From the South:

 Take 93-N to Exit 20 or I-90 W toward Worcester. Follow signs or Chinatown/South Station. Bear let at the ork to continue towards Kneeland

Street. Turn let onto Kneeland Street. Kneeland Street becomes Stuart Street. Turn right onto Charles Street South. Turn let onto Park Plaza.

Skinner is at 63 Park Plaza, one block up on the right.

From Logan Airport:

 Take the Ted Williams Tunnel. Take Exit 25 toward South Boston and bear let at the ork in the ramp. Bear right onto B St. Turn let onto

Northern Ave which becomes Seaport Blvd. Turn let onto Surace Rd. Turn right onto Kneeland Street which becomes Stuart Street. Turn right

onto Charles Street South. Turn let onto Park Plaza. Skinner is at 63 Park Plaza, one block up on the right.

From the North:

 Take I-93 South towards Boston. Take exit 26 towards Storrow Drive. Merge onto MA-28 South via the ramp on the let. Turn let onto

Beacon Street. Turn right onto Arlington Street. Turn let onto Boylston Street. Turn right onto Hadassah Way. Skinner is on the right at 63

Park Plaza.

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 Asian Works of Art $60 $73

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