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Fine Asian Works of ArtTuesday, December 11, 2012

Michaan’s Auctions2751 Todd Street Alameda, CA 94501(800) 380-9822 or (510) [email protected]

Fine Asian Works of Art AuctionDecember 11, 2012, 10am

Chinese Works of Art Jade & Hardstone Carvings: Lots 9001-9049 Snuff Bottles: Lots 9051-9066 Coral & Horn Carvings: Lots 9071-9077 Religious Art, Featuring Property from a Private East Bay Collector: Lots 9081-9098 Selections of Tibetan Buddhist Art from the Phineas Schwartz Collection: Lots 9099-9118 Works of Art: Lots 9121-9168 Textiles: Lots 9171-9205 Furniture: Lots 9211-9236 Chinese Ceramics: Lots 9241-9315 Fine Porcelains and Fan Paintings from the Reynold Tom Collection: Lots 9321-9341 Paintings, Calligraphy and Books: Lots 9346-9391Japanese Works of Art: Lots 9396-9427Other Asian Works of Art: Lots 9431-9433

Preview dates: Friday, November 30, 12pm - 5pmSaturday, December 1, 10am - 5pmSunday, December 2, 9am - 5pmFriday, December 7, 10am - 5pmSaturday, December 8, 10am - 5pmSunday, December 9, 10am - 5pmDay of sale at 9 am to the end of the Auction or by appointment

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Front Cover Lot: 9356Back Cover Lot: 9129

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9001Fourteen Neolithic Jade and Stone CarvingsNeolithic PeriodIncluding five small cong, four ring-shape pendants, a bi disc, a square pendant, a small seal, a circular disc pendant with incised decoration, and a tapering cylindrical pendant.Diameter of Bi: 3 1/16 inches (9.1 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

Provenance: Sotheby’s Parke Bernet, New York, March 12 & 13, 1975. San Francisco private estate collection.

9002Fifteen Neolithic Jade and Stone CarvingsNeolithic PeriodIncluding a compressed circular form cong, a stone bi disc, a blade, a belt ornament, two huang plaques, a pair of cicadas, and seven pendants of various sizes and shapes.Diameter of Disc: 5 7/8 inches (15 cm)

Estimate: $4,000 / 6,000


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9003Seven Neolithic Jade Blades and PendantsNeolithic PeriodConsisting of three blades and four pendants, all of various shapes and sizes.Longest: 5 3/8 inches (13.7 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000


9004Two Neolithic Jade CarvingsNeolithic PeriodThe first a polished blade with a sharp, straight knife edge, gently curved along the top and flaring slightly at the sides, the top and the notched side drilled with four fastening holes, an inscription in oracle script to the curing side of the blade; the second a slender tablet with rounded edges, a hole drilled to one end; each with a fitted wood box.Longest: 16 inches (40.6 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000


9005A Group of Three Jade CarvingsThe first of two lotus pods cradled within a folding lotus leaf; the second a pair of leafy melons; the third a circular bamboo wreath; each stone exhibit-ing an evenly textured icy matrix.Longest: 2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

Provenance: Jade Stone Gallery, Portland, Oregon.

9006A Russet Jade Toggle19th CenturyCarved to depict a leafy double gourd group, the stylized russet toned leaves with incised veins enclosing the rounded shapes beneath, additional curling vines incised upon the body of the central gourd, matching wood stand.Height: 2 3/8 inches (6 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

Chinese Works of ArtJade & Hardstone Carvings

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9007A Carved Jade Lingzhi GroupCarved in the round to depict two lingzhi fungus branches, with each displaying three fungus heads, the stone of a even white tone.Length: 2 1/2 inches (6.3 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9008Two Jade PendantsQing DynastyThe first a rectangular pendant carved in high relief with a chilong dragon and a tiger, reversed by the inscription ‘Feng Yun Hui Ji’, the stone of an even grayish tone with black inclusions; the second carved as a boy riding a large fish, the grayish stone with an icy matrix and russet inclusions.Longest: 2 1/4 inches (5.7 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

Provenance: Acquired in the 1950s.

9009A Reticulated Jade PendantMing DynastyThe rectangular pendant carved with two confront-ing dragons amidst clouds against a reticulated back-ground, the stone of an even white tone.Length: 2 1/2 inches (6.4 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,000

Provenance: San Francisco private estate collection. This superb collection was primarily acquired from Sotheby’s Hong Kong and New York during the 1970s and 80s.

9010A Carved Jade PendantDepicting a double gourd with vines issuing nine smaller gourds, the stone of pale celadon hue with icy inclusions.Length: 2 11/16 inches (6.8 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9011A Small Carved Jade PlaqueIncised on both sides to depict a stylized archaistic-phoenix, the semi-translucent stone of an even milky white tone.Length: 2 3/8 inches (6 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9012Two Jade Figural Groups18th/19th CenturyThe carved black and white stone depicting Liu Hai, cleverly using the dark skin to depict the three-legged money toad; the second carved in high relief with a female figure holding a lotus pod in a garden setting with rocks and plants.Tallest: 3 5/8 inches (9.2 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,000


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9013Three Jade CarvingsThe first a standing female figure holding a floral branch; the second a section of a bamboo stalk with a bat; the third a bamboo wreath.Longest: 3 5/8 inches (9.2 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

9014A White Jade FigureCarved as a standing child holding a branch featuring a lotus flower, the semi-translucent stone of an even white color with icy inclusions.Height: 2 7/8 inches (7.3 cm)

Estimate: $3,000 / 5,000

9015A Carved Jade Boulder19th CenturyThe even pale celadon stone carved in high relief depicting four gentlemen seated in a grotto by pine trees.Length: 5 7/8 inches (14.9 cm)

Estimate: $6,000 / 8,000

Provenance: Purchased in New York during the 1960s.

9016An Inscribed Spinach-Green Jade Brush PotOf cylindrical form raised on three ruyi-head feet, incised throughout with a lengthy poetic inscription in clerical script, the green stone with black inclu-sions.Height: 5 inches (12.7 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9017A Carved Jade Landscape BoulderCarved to one side in high relief in the form of a mountain, further detailed with a male figure, water buffalo and three deer, all on a tiered tree-lined mountainous landscape with a torrential river, below a pavilion and pine trees, the reverse with additional pine trees.Height: 6 5/8 inches (16.7 cm)

Estimate: $4,000 / 6,000

9018Two Jade Brush WashersMing DynastyThe first carved in the form of a kneeling phoenix with a small chilong dragon clambering on its left side, the stone of celadon hue with caramel russet inclusions; the second carved as a lotus group with a deep well, the celadon hued stone with white and russet inclusions.Longest: 4 3/8 inches (11.1 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,500


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9019A Jade Wrist RestThe celadon hue stone carved in low relief in the form of a hand scroll, the rest surface depicting an orchid and a garden rock, an inscription and seal to the top left.Length: 5 7/8 inches (14.9 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

9020A Silver-Mounted Mirror with Carved Jade Handle19th CenturyWith a celadon jade dragon belt-hook forming the handle, the mirror back mounted with a pale cela-don oval plaque carved with a chilong dragon, all encircled by prunus blossoms alternating with inlaid semiprecious stones including jadeite and sapphire.Length: 8 1/2 inches (21.6 cm)

Estimate: $1,200 / 1,800

9021Two Jade Belt HooksQing DynastyThe first an S-shape hook with a dragon head; the second with a chilong dragon grasping a lingzhi fun-gus branch.Longest: 3 5/16 inches (8.5 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

9022A Gilt Metal Buckle with Jade InsetThe metal buckle cast with a scrolling leafy motif to the back, the front inset with a rectangular jade carved with flowers and rocks, the stone of an even grayish tone.Length: 2 5/8 inches (6.7 cm)

Estimate: $700 / 900

9023A Small Mughal-Style Jade DishCarved to both sides with bands of petals, the rim flanked by three reticulated demi-lune form floral handles, the translucent pale celadon stone with black inclusions.Diameter: 5 5/8 inches (14.2 cm) excluding handles

Estimate: $7,000 / 9,000

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9024A White Jade Covered ‘Dragon’ VaseThe pale greenish-white stone carved to depict a flattened baluster form vase, each side finely carved with a circular reserve enclosing a front-facing, five-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl amidst swirling clouds, the neck flanked by reticulated dragon han-dles, one side displaying an incised four-character mark heightened by gilt pigment, with a fitted wood stand.Height: 9 3/8 inches (24 cm)

Estimate: $10,000 / 15,000

9025A Jade Covered Baluster VaseLate Qing DynastyBoth sides well carved with an archaistic taotie mask reserved on a diaper ground between borders of detached whorl motifs, the waisted neck flanked by a pair of monster mask handles suspending loose rings, the lid topped by an oval finial, the semi-trans-lucent stone of greenish celadon tone and russet inclusions.Height: 8 7/8 inches (22.5 cm)

Estimate: $7,000 / 9,000

9027A Jadeite Beaded NecklaceComprising forty round beads carved with auspi-cious symbols, the translucent icy stones of light apple green color.Length: 19 1/2 inches (49.5 cm)

Estimate: $4,000 / 6,000

9026A Jadeite Model of TaraSeated in dhyanasana, her left hand lowered touch-ing her knee in varada mudra, her right hand raised in vitarka mudra while holding a lotus stem rising to her shoulder, wearing elaborate jewelry and a dhoti with foliate borders, fitted wood stand.Height: 4 1/4 inches (10.7 cm)



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9030An Agate Brush WasherCarved to depict a lotus seed pod with a single petal forming the well, the stem acting as the handle and foot, with two additional feet, one in the form a snail and the other as a partial lotus root.Length: 4 1/2 inches (11.4 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

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9028A Jadeite Hanging Vase and Cover20th CenturyThe vase of flattened archaistic phoenix form and carved with a dragon form flange, the circular han-dles with two loose ring chains suspended from an archaistic chime form pendant, with an elaborately carved and fitted wood stand.Height: 6 5/8 inches (16.8 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,000

9029An Agate and Quartz Figural GroupEarly 20th CenturyCarved with two standing maidens wearing flowing robes and accompanied by a phoenix, on a carved quartz base and brass stand.Height: 8 1/4 inches (21 cm) overall

Estimate: $700 / 1,000

9031An Agate Carving of an Animal GroupDepicting a crouching monkey riding on the back of a recumbent horse with its head turned towards the monkey.Length: 3 1/2 inches (8.9 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

9032An Agate Carving of an Animal GroupDepicting a female goose with her two goslings, all grasping lingzhi fungus branches.Length: 2 7/8 inches (7.3 cm)


9033A Carved Rock Crystal Covered Double VaseThe exterior decorated with two baluster form vases, the larger one with a pair of mask handles with loose rings and raised on a platform featuring lingzhi fungus, with a smaller vase in front, each with a cover.Height: 8 1/4 inches (21 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

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9034Two Stone Figural CarvingsEarly 20th CenturyThe first a turquoise carving of a standing female with a young boy by her side, both holding a flower; the second an agate carving of Guanyin holding prayer beads; each attached to a wood stand.Tallest: 5 1/2 inches (14 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

Provenance: Acquired in New York in the 1930s. Virginia private estate collection, and thence by descent within the family to the present owner.

9035A Carved Soapstone Figural BoulderQing DynastyCarved in relief with a scholar holding a rectangular black tablet and dressed in long flowing robes, shown standing in front of a large rock.Height: 5 3/8 inches (13.6 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

Provenance: Formerly in the Ashkenazie & Co. collection, no. S 0024.

9036A Soapstone Model of GuanyinLate Qing DynastyCarved wearing long flowing robes and a headdress, holding a lotus flower in both hands to the front, the robe further embellished with colored stones.Height: 7 1/8 inches (20 cm)

Estimate: $2,500 / 3,500

9037An Amber CarvingQing DynastyDepicting a recumbent mythical beast.Length: 1 7/8 inches (4.7 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

9038A Large Rose Quartz Censer 19th/20th CenturyOf compressed globular shape, flanked by pierced dragon-head handles, surmounted by a domed cover with a lion group, supported on three mythical-beast-mask feet, with a fitted wood stand and box.Height: 9 3/8 inches (23.8 cm) excluding stand

Estimate: $1,200 / 1,800

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9039A Large Jade Model of a Water BuffaloThe recumbent animal finely carved with its legs tucked beneath the body, head facing forward with bulging eyes, the stone of even pale celadon tone and patches of russet inclusions, with a fitted wood stand.Length: 12 1/4 inches (31.1 cm)

Estimate: $8,000 / 12,000

Provenance: Acquired in Los Angeles in the 1980s.

Sold to benefit HIP Housing in San Mateo, California. HIP Housing provides creative affordable housing solu-tions to over 1,800 people and resource referrals to 3,000 persons each year in San Mateo County. For 40 years, HIP Housing has helped those in need find a sta-ble place to call home through its Home Sharing, Property Development and Self-Sufficiency programs (www.HIPHousing.org).

9040A Jade Model of a CamelThe recumbent dromedary camel finely carved with its legs tucked beneath the body, the head turned backwards between the hump, with a fitted wood stand.Length: 6 1/2 inches (16 cm)

Estimate: $6,000 / 8,000

Provenance: Acquired in Los Angeles in the 1980s.

Sold to benefit HIP Housing in San Mateo, California. For additional information please refer to lot 9039.

9041A Jade Model of an ElephantNaturalistically carved in the round with the beast standing four-square, its trunk slightly curled, the stone of an even celadon tone with patches of rus-set inclusions.Length: 6 1/8 inches (15.5 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

Provenance: Ashkenazie & Co., San Francisco, early 1980s.


9042A Small Jade Model of a BuffaloThe recumbent beast with its head turned to one side and with its tail curled, the stone of pale cela-don tone with russet inclusions.Length: 6 inches (15.2 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,000



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9043A Jade Model of a QilinThe fabulous creature modeled recumbent with its head turned to one side, with bulging eyes and bushy eyebrows, the head with a single horn, incised bushy tail, stone of even pale gray tone with black inclusions, fitted wood stand.Length: 4 1/2 inches (11.4 cm)

Estimate: $2,500 / 3,500



9044Two ‘Chicken Bone’ Jade Figural GroupsThe first a seated Luohan wearing long flowing robes with his right hand positioned next to his head; the second a figural group depicting two boys, the smaller one holding a hand drum and the larger one holding a bunch of millet.Tallest: 3 1/4 inches (8.2 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000



9045A Group of Four Jade CarvingsThe first a human-form dragon with deep russet inclusions; the second a small recumbent elephant with its legs tucked under its body, fitted wood stand; the third a small dog with a rabbit on its back; the fourth a small qilin standing upright.Longest: 3 1/4 inches (8.2 cm)

Estimate: $4,000 / 6,000



9046A Small Jade Model of an Archaistic BellQing DynastyDesigned as an archaistic bell, the sides carved in relief with geometric designs and taotie masks.Height: 2 5/8 inches (6.7 cm)

Estimate: $1,200 / 1,800



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9047Three White Jade Carvings18th CenturyThe first a smiling boy holding a large branch featur-ing a lotus flower and leaf; the second a section of a bamboo with foliage; the third a reticulated rounded rectangular pendant depicting an eagle surrounded by scrolling designs.Longest: 2 3/8 inches (6 cm)

Estimate: $4,500 / 6,000

Provenance: Samuel Brownlee Fisher of St. Louis, Missouri, circa 1900, and thence by descent within the family to the present owner.

9048Three White Jade Animal Carvings18th CenturyThe first a mandarin duck resting on a lotus leaf and grasping a lotus flower branch; the second a recum-bent badger grasping a lingzhi fungus branch; the third a double-badger group also with a branch of lingzhi fungus.Longest: 2 1/8 inches (5.4 cm)

Estimate: $5,000 / 7,000


The motif of combining two badgers in Chinese art has the meaning of a rejoicing couple. This is because the Chinese character for badger ‘huan’ is a pun for conjugal joy, thus the two badgers theme signifies the a couple rejoicing together.

9049Three White Jade Fruit Carvings18th CenturyThe first featuring a branch with two peaches and a bat, the reverse carved as a single peach with a rus-set skin surface; the second a single water caltrop with leaves; the third a double-water caltrop group resting on a slice of lotus root.Longest: 1 15/16 inches (4.9 cm)

Estimate: $5,000 / 7,000


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9051A White Jade Snuff BottleOf rounded rectangular form raised upon a tall foot surrounding the recessed base, well-polished walls flanked by carved lion mask and ring handles to either side, the stone exhibiting a fine icy white matrix.Height: 3 inches (7.6 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,000

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9052A White Jade Snuff BottleOf rounded rectangular form raised upon a tall foot surrounding the recessed base, well-polished walls flanked by carved lion mask and ring handles to either side, the stone exhibiting a fine icy white matrix.Height: 3 inches (7.6 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,000

9053A Jade Pebble Snuff BottleThe well-hollowed elongated form of mottled gray stone, exhibiting a darker gray striation encircling the body further heightened by an incised cloth form decoration tied in a loose knot to the front.Height: 3 3/8 (8.6 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

Snuff Bottles

9054A White Jade Snuff Bottle18th/19th CenturyOf flattened pear shape and with a recessed ovoid base, the milky white stone with icy inclusions, a jadeite and tourmaline stopper, with wood stand.Height: 2 3/4 inches (7 cm)

Estimate: $2,500 / 3,500

9055A Jadeite Snuff BottleThe well-hollowed, flattened circular form carved to one side with a russet toned chilong encircling itself, the stone of a mottled deep celadon hue overall.Height: 2 1/4 inches (5.7 cm)

Estimate: $700 / 1,000

9056A Quartz Snuff BottleLate Qing DynastyThe tapering bottle carved in relief to depict Magu with a deer and crane in a forest dominated by pine trees, the stopper carved with a small bird, the stone of a light green color.Height: 2 3/4 inches (7 cm)


9057An Agate Snuff Bottle*Late Qing DynastyThe flattened bottle carved with a pair of faux beast-head handles, with a coral stopper carved as a recumbent beast.Height: 2 7/8 inches (7.3 cm)


9058Two Hardstone Snuff BottlesBoth well-hollowed; the first a small spherical agate bottle, exhibiting dark brownish-black inclusions throughout; the second a hard stone bottle of dark green, caramel and milky white hues, carved to one side with mythical beast.Tallest: 2 1/2 inches (6.3 cm)

Estimate: $750 / 1,000

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9060Two Overlay-Decorated Glass Snuff BottlesLate Qing DynastyThe first of flattened oval form carved with a pair of chilong dragons and two stylized auspicious charac-ters, all on a wave pattern ground between geomet-ric bands; the second of globular form carved with two bats above archaic bronze motifs, both of aubergine color.Tallest: 2 7/8 inches (7.3 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

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9059Two Rock Crystal Snuff BottlesLate Qing/Republic PeriodBoth of ovoid form with well-hollowed cavities and matching glass stoppers.Tallest: 2 3/4 inches (7 cm)


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9061Three Inside-Painted Glass Snuff BottlesSigned Chen Zongsan, dated to Dingsi year correspond-ing to 1917, Early 20th Century (for all bottles)

The first of flattened form with a slightly concave lip and recessed, convex oval foot surrounded by a foot rim, painted with ink and watercolors with a scene of insects and flowers on one side and a landscape on the other, inscribed in draft script, ‘Made on the month of June in the dingsi year (1917) by Chen Zhongsan’, with one illegible seal; the second painted with ink and watercolors with a continuous land-scape scene, inscribed in draft script and dated to ‘renxu year (1922)’, with one illegible signature; the third painted with a landscape scene on both sides, inscribed and dated to ‘yiwei year (1895) by Zhou Leyuan’, with two illegible seals.Tallest: 3 inches (7.6 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

Chen Zhongsan appears to have been one of the many artists who began by copying the works of Zhou Leyuan. While he did not sign his works until 1907, his style is instantly recognizable as his own, with contrasting com-position and effective choice of colors, even though most of his subjects were derivative and his style more decora-tive than that of Zhou Leyuan.

For another example of this artist’s work, see Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, The Art of the Chinese Snuff Bottle, The J & J Collection, Hong Kong, 1993, p. 730, no. 448.

9062A Coral Snuff Bottle*Carved as a slender ovoid urn encircled by flower-ing plants and a stylized pine tree forming the sup-port for a small child, shown standing next to the stopper finial carved in the form of a female deity bearing a sword, with a fitted wood stand.Height of Bottle: 3 3/8 inches (8.5 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,000

9063Two Snuff BottlesThe first carved from wood into a flattened baluster form bottle, with wire-inlaid floral decorations to both sides; the second an amber bottle incised with a pair of elephants reversed by flowers, flanked by faux mask and ring handles, a mark to the base.Height: 3 inches (7.6 cm)

Estimate: $750 / 1,000

9064Two Snuff BottlesThe first a rounded lac-burgaute decorated bottle, displaying floral reserves to each side against an intricate diamond patterned ground; the second a flattened pear shaped bottle inlaid with a mother-of-pearl fish scale design throughout.Tallest: 2 3/4 inches (6.9 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

9065A Fine Cinnabar Lacquer Snuff Bottle18th CenturyThe flattened bottle carved in high relief to depict a fu dog group, featuring a female and cub to one side reversed by a male playing with a textile ball, all on a concentric diamond diaper ground, inlaid stopper.Height: 2 3/4 inches (7 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

Provenance: A.B. Levy, Palm Beach, Florida.

9066Three Famille Rose-Enameled Snuff BottlesLate Qing DynastyThe first of conjoined leaf form with a pair of fish on both sides; the second of flattened bottle form painted with a male figure to one side and a female figure to the other; the third of cylindrical form painted with a prunus and pine theme.Tallest: 3 1/2 inches (8.8 cm)


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9072A Carved Hornbill Casque*20th CenturyThe front of the casque carved with a deeply under-cut design depicting a court lady accompanied by her attendants, each side of the skull carved with a differ-ent four-stanza verse, with an apocryphal Qianlong seal and inscription approximating a reign mark towards the edge of the beak.Length: 7 3/4 inches (19.7 cm)

Estimate: $3,500 / 5,000

9071A Rhinoceros Horn Magnolia-Form Libation Cup*17th/18th CenturyWell-carved as an open magnolia blossom with two chilong dragons clambering up towards the rim and near the fruiting lychee branches around the exteri-or, all borne on a branch forming the openwork base and the handle at one end, with overlapping flower petals carved in high relief to the interior, the horn of rich dark coffee-brown tone.Width: 5 1/2 inches (14 cm); Weight: 10 ounces (284 g)

Estimate: $20,000 / 30,000

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Provenance: San Anselmo private estate collection.

A cup of the same form and decoration, excluding the chilong dragons, is in the Durham University Oriental Museum collection and is illustrated by Jan Chapman, The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, London, p. 172, no. 223. Another similar magnolia cup - but without the lychee fruits and chilong dragons - is in the Beijing Palace Museum collection and is illustrated in The Complete Collection of the Palace Museum - 44 - Bamboo, Wood, Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Carvings, Hong Kong, 2002, p. 121, no. 110. Also compare a simi-lar flower form cup sold at Christie’s New York, September 15-16, 2011, lot 1228.

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9073A White Coral Carving of a Maiden*20th CenturyThe standing figure shown wearing loose robes, with a fan in her right hand, and a long ribbon wrapping around her body in her left hand, with a fitted wood stand.Height of Coral: 8 inches (20.3 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

9074A Carved Pink Coral Vase Group*First Half of the 20th CenturyThe vase carved in relief with vertical panels of bamboo and peony, flanked by a pair of faux loose ring handles, the cover carved with a flaming pearl finial, which is being pursued by a fierce looking five-clawed dragon, all upon scrolling clouds at the base.Height: 6 1/4 inches (15.8 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

9075A Small Coral Model of Guanyin*The graceful figure shown wearing loose flowing robes and standing on a lotus base, with wood stand.Height: 3 7/8 inches (9.8 cm)

Estimate: $3,500 / 5,500

9076A Carved Coral Figural Group*Early 20th CenturyDepicting two female deities dressed in loose robes on top of a phoenix with its wings outstretched, one figure holding a flute with the other holding a branch bearing peaches, with a fitted wood stand.Height of Coral: 7 1/2 inches (19 cm)

Estimate: $4,000 / 6,000

9077A Coral Figural Group*Late Qing DynastyCarved with Guanyin holding a bottle, flanked by a crane to her right and a boy attendant standing on a dragon to her left, with a wood stand.Height of Coral: 8 3/4 inches (22.2 cm)

Estimate: $15,000 / 20,000

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Property of Various Owners9081A Gilt-Bronze Figure of Avalokiteshvara Sadaksari17th/18th CenturyThe four-armed bodhisattva seated in dhyanasana on a lotus-petal base, the principal hands in anjali mudra, with the two other arms raised upon the shoulder, adorned in long flowing robes and elabo-rate jewelry inlaid with semiprecious stones.Height: 6 5/8 inches (16.8 cm)

Estimate: $5,000 / 7,000

Religious Art, Featuring Property from a Private East Bay Collector

9082A Gilt-Bronze Seated Figure of the Buddha SakyamuniQing Dynasty, 18th/19th CenturyThe figure finely cast seated in vajrasana on a round-ed double lotus base, with his right hand in bhu-misparsamudra, his left hand in dhyana mudra, wear-ing a simple softly pleated robe draped over the left shoulder and falling in rounded folds on the base, his face with a benign expression and downcast eyes, the long pendulous ears cut with vertical slits, hair arranged in regular rows of tight ‘snail curl’ whorls surmounted by a domed usnisa.Height: 8 3/8 inches (21.3 cm)

Estimate: $5,000 / 7,000

9083A Parcel Gilt-Bronze Model of MahakalaSino-Tibetan, 18th/19th CenturyThe six-armed figure shown standing atop a prone elephant-headed deity on an oval lotus base, holding a chopper and a skull cup in the primary hands, the two upper hands holding a flayed elephant over his shoulders, further adorned with jewelry, a severed-head garland, a tiger skin belt, and a crown of skulls framed by his red-painted flame-like hair.Overall Height: 9 inches (22.8 cm) approximately

Estimate: $5,000 / 7,000

9084A Gilt-Bronze Model of ManjushriFinely cast seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base, brandishing a sword in his raised right hand and holding in his left hand the stem of a lotus flower supporting the book of knowledge, wearing a waist-tied dhoti, beaded necklaces, armlets, and anklets, the hair worn in long trailing tresses and pulled into a tall double topknot behind a five-point crown, the face with serene expression flanked by pendent ear-rings.Height: 5 3/8 inches (13.7 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

Provenance: From a Napa Valley private estate.

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9085A Gilt-Painted and Lacquered Wood Carving of MaitreyaQing DynastySeated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base with beaded rim, his hands in dharmacakra mudra and holding ta vajra, wearing a long dhoti, beaded belt and collar with tear-shaped pendants, his face with a benign expression flanked by rosette earrings and surmounted by an elaborate tiara with tresses of hair falling alongside his shoulders, on a separate stepped throne with two small lions and attached with a back plate finely carved with scrolling flames, richly gilt overall.Overall Height: 15 3/4 inches (40 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9087A Partial Set of Four Enameled Buddhist EmblemsLate Qing/Republic PeriodAll supported on a tiered enameled double-lotus bases and flanked by curling leaves, each emblem executed in cloisonné enamels, including two Buddhist figures and two with flaming jewels.Height of Each: 12 7/8 inches (32.7 cm) approximately

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

9086A Fine Embroidered Tibetan Thangka19th CenturyWith a central seated lama before an altar table, flanked by acolytes and demons amongst clouds and flames, embroidered silk mount, framed and glazed47 x 25 inches (114.3 x 63.5 cm)

Estimate: $3,000 / 5,000

9088A Thai Bronze Hand FragmentFinely cast as the Buddha’s right hand in abhaya mudra, with a fitted wood stand.Height: 12 1/4 inches (31.1 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

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9089A Thai Gilt-Bronze Figure of the Buddha19th CenturyStanding in jeweled shoes and wearing delicate robes secured by an ornate girdle, both hands held to the front in a double abhaya mudra, with a multitiered finial, all on a wood pedestal.Overall Height: 32 3/4 inches (83.2 cm) approximately

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

Property from a Private East Bay Collector9090A Bronze Figure of a Panchen LamaSeated in dhyanasana atop a blanketed double-cushion base, his right hand raised in vitarka mudra and his left resting in his lap, wearing long flowing robes incised with florets on the borders and a broad miter headdress, his face finely modeled with a serene expression, base sealed.Height: 10 1/4 inches (26 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,500

9091A Bronze Figure of Milarepa Seated in ‘royal ease’ atop a lotus base wearing voluminous robes overlaid with foliate scrolls and large hoop-shaped ear-rings in silver, base sealed.Height: 12 inches (30.5 cm)

Estimate: $4,000 / 6,000

9092A Tibetan Silver and Gilt-Bronze Ceremonial CrownWith five repousse skulls set against a silver headband encased in a multicolored textile, each skull with red eyes and bared teeth, a flaming headdress issuing from the grinning jaws and centered by hardstones, the headband repeating the five skulls in a similar fashion reserved on a vegetation spray ground.Diameter: 8 3/4 inches (22.2 cm)

Estimate: $2,500 / 3,500

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9093A Pair of Tibetan Bronze Prayer BellsEach of flattened hat form, incised with the eight Buddhist symbols to the exterior and two dragons to the interior, both bells attached together by metal chains.Diameter of Bell: 3 3/8 inches (8.5 cm)

Estimate: $1,200 / 1,800

9094A Tibetan Mixed Metal and Crystal TrisulaQing Dynasty The ritual ceremonial implement with a stylized gilt-bronze trident above a stylized crystal model of a skull, the silver handle terminating with a gilt-bronze vajra.Length: 16 1/8 inches (40.8 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

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9095A Small Tibetan Silver-Mounted Bone TrumpetQing DynastyMounted to one end of the femur bone with two dragons amidst vegetation divided by a patterned border and above a band of lotus leaves, the other end with a band of lotus leaves, embellished with a piece of coral and turquoise, accompanied by a fit-ted stand.Length: 8 1/4 inches (21 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9096A Tibetan Skull Double Kapala DrumWith a textile banner attached to the drum.Width of Drum: 4 3/4 inches (12 cm) of drum

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9097A Tibetan Ceremonial Sword18th CenturyThe sword with a single-edged blade affixed to a white metal sword guard and chain-wrapped handle, the scabbard wrapped in painted leather and silver around the tip; together with a small dagger (purh-ba).Longest: 32 1/2 inches (82.5 cm)

Estimate: $2000 / 3000

9098Two Bronze Models of a Stupa18th/19th CenturyEach of a bell-shaped body supported by a lotus petal border with a square-shaped ornament above, supporting a conical-shaped top, surmounted by a lotus bud finial, base sealed.Tallest: 15 1/8 inches (38.4 cm)

Estimate: $3000 / 5000

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Selections of Tibetan Buddhist Art from the Phineas Schwartz CollectionLots 9099-9118

About the Collection

Mr. Phineas Schwartz has been an avid art collector for over twenty-five years, specializing in Asian works of art for the past ten years. As a certified art historian, his interest in art lead him to studies at the American Society for Appraisers as well as the College for Appraisers. Professionally, he has held senior executive positions at the University of Califor-nia, Charles Schwab & Co. and at a nationally recognized health care organization in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Throughout the years, Mr. Schwartz has personally sought Dr. Mark Levy’s mentorship during his path of art acquisi-tion. Dr. Levy’s expertise was called upon to authenticate the religious pieces from his collection in this sale. He has also graciously provided authentication letters to accom-pany each religious piece that is sold. Dr. Levy has served as an art critic and is currently the Senior Art Historian at California State University.

The religious pieces in the sale consist of sixteen Tibetan Buddhist bronze figures and four related ritual implements spanning a period of over five hundred years. The choice selection of gilt-bronze figures and ritual implements represent some of the finest works in the art of Tibetan Buddhism. Outstanding pieces are seen in lot 9099, a large bronze figure of Vajrasattva dated to the 15th/16th century, as well as lot 9101, a large gilt-bronze figure of a Bodhisat-tva from the Ming dynasty. Another desirable piece from the collection lies in lot 9107, an exceptional 18th century repousse gilt-bronze figure of Amitayus. Tibetan Buddhism art collectors should find great interest in lot 9116, a rare bronze ‘lotus’ mandala. The floriform mandala features closed articulated petals in the form of a lotus bud. These types of mandalas were originally made in northeastern India during the Pala period (9th-13th centuries) and today very few examples remain.

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9099A Large Bronze Figure of Vajrasattva 15th/16th CenturySeated in vajrasana, his right hand positioned in front of the abdomen while holding a vajra, the left bearing a ghanta, shown wearing a dhoti incised with scroll designs and a billowing scarf draped over his shoulders, embellished with jeweled neck-laces and a tiara in front of a high chignon, the eyes with delicate silver inlay.Height: 12 1/2 inches (31.7 cm)

Estimate: $20,000 / 30,000

Accompanied by a letter of authentication provided by Dr. Mark Levy, Senior Art Historian, California State University.

In Tibetan Buddhism the Vajrasattva root tantra is Dorje Gyan, or “Vajra Ornament”. Vajrasattva practices are common to all of the four schools of Tibetan Buddhism and are used both to purify obstructions so that the Vajrayana student can progress beyond Ngondro practices to the various yoga and also to purify any broken samaya vows after initiation. As such, Vajrasattva practice is an essential element of Tibetan Buddhist practice. In addition to personal prac-tice, the Vajrasattva mantra is regarded as having the ability to purify karma, bring peace, and cause enlight-ened activity in general.

Vajrasattva holds his definitive vajra in his right hand, which is raised up to his chest, and the bell in his left hand, held just above his thigh. The two attributes repre-sent a duality that the deity resolves within himself. The vajra or thunderbolt, the Tibetan dorje (Lord of Stones), represents the active, male principle, which is the com-passionate means to enlightenment. The bell is the Perfection of Wisdom symbolized in the void (shunyata) of its empty yet productive form. The shapes of the vajra and bell also found analogies in the male and female sexual organs, the union of which creates the supreme bliss Vajrasattva himself embodies.

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9100A Gilt-Bronze Figure of MaitreyaTibet, 16th/17th CenturySeated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base with hands in vitarka mudra, wearing a delicately stippled floral dhoti with incised foliate hems, his hands hold-ing the stems of lotuses flanking his shoulders, his face in a placid expression with lidded eyes and sloping brows centered by an urna, flanked by foliate gem-set earrings and surmounted by a five-leaf dia-dem, his hair arranged in a chignon topped by a stupa.Height: 8 inches (20.3 cm)

Estimate: $6,000 / 8,000


9101A Large Gilt-Bronze Figure of a BodhisattvaMing DynastySeated in ardhaparyankasana with his right hand in varada and the left in karana, adorned with foliate beaded jewelry and elaborate ornaments, wearing a pleated garment and a celestial scarf, the ornately designed headdress depicting a central Buddha fig-ure.Height: 12 1/2 inches (31.7 cm)

Estimate: $20,000 / 30,000


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9102A Gilt-Bronze Figure of ShakyamuniTibeto-Chinese, 16th/17th CenturySeated in dhyanasana on a double lotus pedestal with his hands held in bhumisparsa mudra, wearing modestly incised patchwork robes of a monk, his tranquil facial features and golden skin heightened by polychrome pigments, framed by pendulous earlobes and tightly curled hair rising to a high ushnisa, base sealed.Height: 4 1/4 inches (10.8 cm)

Estimate: $4,000 / 6,000


9104A Small Gilt-Bronze Figure of AmitayusMing DynastySeated in dhyanasana on a double-tiered lotus ped-estal with beaded rim, shown holding an elixir vessel and wearing a waist-tied dhoti, jeweled necklaces, armlets and bracelets, the face with a serene expres-sion surmounted by an elaborate tiara and high top knot.Height: 5 1/4 inches (13.3 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200


9103A Small Gilt-Bronze Figure of Maitreya17th CenturyStanding in tribhanga on a lotus base, his right hand in vitarkamudra while holding a lotus stem with the left arm outstretched downwards, wearing a plain dhoti with sashes falling between his legs, his face exhibiting a serene expression below a crown set with turquoise beads, further framed by elongated earlobes and beaded adornments set with turquoise stones, carved wood lotus base.Height: 3 5/8 inches (9.2 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000


9105A Gilt-Bronze Figure of Shakyamuni17th CenturySeated in dhyanasana on a lotus base, his right hand in bhumisparsa mudra, the left resting on his lap, wearing a plain cloak over one shoulder, his face with meditative expression, downcast eyes and elon-gated earlobes, base sealed.Height: 4 3/4 inches (12 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500


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9106A Gilt-Bronze Figure of ShakyamuniTibet, 17th CenturySeated in dhyanasana on a lotus base, his right hand in bhumisparsa mudra, the left resting on his lap, shown wearing a simplistic cloak draped over one shoulder, his face with a meditative expression framed by elongated earlobes, textured hair and ushnisa heightened by blue pigment, base sealed.Height: 5 1/4 inches (13.3 cm)

Estimate: $4,000 / 6,000


9107A Repousse Gilt-Bronze Figure of Amitayus18th CenturySeated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base with his hands folded in his lap, wearing layers of beaded jewelry and a long flowing dhoti elegantly pleated around his legs and incised with floral scroll borders, a sash gracefully draped around his shoulders and arms, his face with finely modeled features and a benign expression with lips painted red, all below a tiered crown, base sealed.Height: 6 1/2 inches (16.5 cm)

Estimate: $15,000 / 20,000


9108A Gilt-Bronze Figure of Yama Dharmaraja18th CenturyStriding in alidhasana on a buffalo and prone human figure, all supported upon an ovoid lotus base, his hands extended out to his sides, adorned with elabo-rate beaded jewelry and a garland of severed heads, the ferocious beast-form face with a curling tongue issuing from a gaping mouth below a skull tiara, his hair in flames with the remains of red pigment behind a pair of curving horns, with elaborate applied silver overlay inset with turquoise and coral in the form of necklaces and Buddhist Mala, base sealed.Height: 6 3/4 inches (17.1 cm)

Estimate: $6,000 / 8,000


9109A Gilt-Bronze Figure of Vajrasattva17th/18th CenturySeated in dhyanasana on a lotus base while holding a vajra in his right hand to his heart and a bell in his left, adorned with an ornate tiered crown, beaded jewelry and large roundel earrings, wearing a long floral incised dhoti with a billowing celestial scarf, face and hair heightened by polychrome pigments, base sealed.Height: 8 3/4 inches (22.2 cm)

Estimate: $6,000 / 8,000


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9111A Gilt-Bronze Figure of TsongkhapaTibeto-Chinese, 18th/19th CenturySeated in dhyanasana on a raised lotus base with his hands held in dharmachakra mudra, wearing volumi-nous layered robes and an pointed headdress, his face with a benign expression and richly gilt overall, base sealed.Height: 7 1/8 inches (18.1 cm)

Estimate: $6,000 / 8,000


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9110A Bronze Figure of Guanyin18th CenturySeated in dhyanasana on a double lotus throne, his right hand in karanamudra and the left resting on his lap, wearing a pleated cloak engraved with faint scrollwork, his face with a meditative expression below an elaborate figural headdress.Height: 8 1/8 inches (20.6 cm)

Estimate: $3,000 / 5,000


9112A Gilt-Bronze Figure of a Panchen LamaTibeto-Chinese, 18th Century Seated in dhyanasana atop a lotus base, his right hand raised in vitarka mudra and his left resting in his lap, wearing long flowing robes incised with scrolling bor-ders and a broad mitre headdress, his face finely modeled with a serene expression, base sealed.Height: 7 inches (17.7 cm)

Estimate: $6,000 / 8,000


9113A Gilt-Bronze Figure of Manjushri19th CenturySeated in dhyanasana on a lotus base while embraced by his consort, brandishing a sword in his raised right hand, his left hand holding the stem of a lotus flower supporting the book of knowledge, wearing a waist-tied dhoti, beaded necklaces, arm-lets, and anklets, hair carefully arranged in long trail-ing tresses and pulled into a tall double topknot behind a five-point crown, the face with serene expression flanked by pendent earrings.Height: 4 inches (10.2 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,000


9114A Gilt-Bronze Figure of Milarepa19th CenturySeated in rajalilasana on a double lotus base, wearing voluminous robes incised with foliate scrolls and large hoop-shaped earrings, base sealed.Height: 4 1/2 inches (11.4 cm)

Estimate: $2,500 / 3,500


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9115A Parcel-Gilt Metal TrisulaQing or EarlierThe ritual ceremonial implement with a stylized tri-dent above a model of a skull, the handle with a symmetrical band of ruyi-heads.Length: 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm)

Estimate: $3,000 / 4,000


9116A Rare Bronze ‘Lotus’ Mandala15th/16th CenturyWith eight movable petals, each displaying one deity and a variety of emblems including various animals and Buddhist symbols to the interior, the exterior of the petals with a hinged cover that pins to the opposite petal when closed, all supported by an openwork stalk on a square lotus base.Height: 6 1/4 inches (15.9 cm) approximately

Estimate: $4,000 / 6,000


This floriform mandala has articulated petals that close to form a lotus bud. First conceived in northeastern India during the Pala period (9th-13th centuries), very few examples remain. A revival was sparked in China during the early 15th century inspiring splendid gilt bronze examples during the Yongle period.9117

A Tibetan Silver Mounted Bone TrumpetQing DynastyMounted to one end of the femur bone with two dragons amidst vegetation divided by a pattern bor-der above a band of lotus leaves, the other end with a band of lotus leaves, the two ends connected with chain links featuring stylized longevity characters.Length: 13 inches (33 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500


9118A Silver Mounted Ritual Skull CupQing DynastyThe silver mounted cup with four human skull motifs, the interior well mounted with a coral embellished silver leaf pattern symbol, with a trian-gular bronze stand.Length: 6 1/2 inches (16.5 cm) of cup

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,000


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9121Two Bronze SwordsWarring States PeriodEach blade with a median ridge on each side and beveled edges that taper to a point, one sword with two rings encircling the handle below the circular pommel.Longest: 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000


Works of Art

9122A Bronze CrossbowWei Kingdom, Three Kingdoms PeriodWith four working parts, including the frame, hook, trigger and trigger rest, and two passive axles, sup-ported within a bronze casing sunk completely into a hollowed section of the wooden stock, with an inscription dating it to the first year of Jiaping which corresponds to the year 249.Length: 5 1/8 inches (13 cm)

Estimate: $5,000 / 7,000


Crossbows were in use in China by the fifth century BCE and quickly became an important element in the war-fare of the Warring States period. Where other bows rely on the strength of the archer, the crossbow has a mechanical trigger, so that many releases could be made without tiring the crossbowman. The Chinese develop-ment of the crossbow depended on bronze technology advanced enough to allow the manufacture of accurately machined trigger-mechanisms. Early crossbows were por-table and mostly operated by one archer. They became popular for the defense of royal entourages and for hunting; the later multiple-firing crossbows were intended for military campaigns.

9123A Gilt-Bronze Bell HookPossibly Yuan DynastyCast as a figural group depicting a warrior slaying a tiger with a sword, the tiger’s strips and the warrior highlighted with turquoise inlay.Length: 2 7/8 inches (7.3 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

9124A Bronze Paper WeightMing DynastyCast as a recumbent chilong dragon, the body inlaid with gilt-bronze in the archaistic manner, with a fit-ted wood stand.Width: 3 3/4 inches (9.5 cm); Weight: 20 7/8 ounces (593 g)

Estimate: $2,500 / 3,500

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9125An Archaistic Bronze Ritual Wine VesselProbably Qing DynastyRaised on three blade-form supports, the sides cast with a band of two taotie masks reserved on a leiwen ground and separated by nar-row notched flanges, one mask centered on a third flange, the other centered on the C-scroll handle issuing from a bovine mask, below a band of small blades filled with cicadas and larger blades below the spout and opposite end, with a pair of capped posts rising from the rim.Height: 11 1/8 inches (28.2 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

Provenance: Tiburon private estate collection, 1960s.

9126A Gilt Bronze Archaistic Wine Vessel18th CenturyCast in the form of a jue, decorated with two bands of lions and a dragon tongue handle, the underside with an incised mark reading ‘Diangong Qinci’.Height: 3 inches (7.6 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

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9127A Gilt-Splashed Bronze CenserOf compressed globular form supported on three cabriole legs with a pair of upright S-shaped strap handles to each side, the base dis-playing a mark.Width: 9 3/4 inches (24.8 cm); Weight: 72 3/4 ounces (2062 g)

Estimate: $2,500 / 3,500

9128A Bronze Model of GuanyinThe Guanyin of the ‘South China Sea’ shown standing with right hand holding a basket containing a carp, wearing long flowing robes and a cowl, hair drawn up into a top knot behind a crown.Height: 18 1/2 inches (47 cm)

Estimate: $2,500 / 3,500

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9129A Rare Cloisonné-Enameled BellQianlong Mark and PeriodOf lenticular form, decorated with archaistic motifs including large taotie masks at the bottom above the arched rim, a trapezoidal panel with eighteen bosses arranged in three rows alternating with bands of angular scrolls, the flat top with further taotie masks repeated at the central bulb of the columnar shank and flanked by a pair of gilt-bronze phoenix-form flanges, with an applied rectangular panel inscribed with the Qianlong six-character reign mark.Height: 13 1/8 inches (33.5 cm)

Estimate: $50,000 / 70,000

Only two closely related examples appear to be known, with one very similar bell sold at Christie’s New York, March 19, 2008, lot 366. The other bell of the exact same size is in the Beijing Palace Museum collection, and is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 43 - Metal-bodied Enamel Ware, Beijing, 2002, p. 156, no. 148.

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9130A Rare and Important Cloisonné-Enameled Tripod Censer and CoverQianlong Mark and PeriodOf archaistic ding form, the finely cast body of com-pressed globular form supported on three tubular legs issuing from taotie masks and decorated with archaistic bronze motifs, the gilt-bronze rim sur-mounted by a pair of upright ring handles with further taotie masks, the body and underside brilliantly enam-eled with geometric patterns in rich green and yellow, below a decorative band, the cover enameled with two bands of archaistic bronze motifs, surmounted by a reticulated finial with a coiling five-clawed dragon, the underside with a Qianlong four-character mark.Height: 15 1/4 inches (38.7 cm) approximately

Estimate: $20,000 / 30,000

This censer served as a centerpiece for a five-piece altar set, usually flanked by a pair of candlesticks and two vases, or possibly one of four censers flanking a throne in the palace. The Qing dynasty Emperors commissioned the imperial cloisonné workshops under the supervision of the Palace Workshops (Zaoban chu) to manufacture cloisonné enamel pieces because of its glamorous and striking nature. It is well documented that cloisonné enamel ware was a favorite with the Qianlong Emperor. This censer not only served as a decorative palace furnishing, but in the case of this piece, was used in daily rituals, banquets and imperial ceremonies.

Compare a related censer and cover, but of a smaller size with archaistic motifs in the National Palace Museum, Taiwan, illustrated in Masterpieces of Chinese Enamel Ware in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1971, pl. 20. Also compare an almost identical censer - but significantly larger - was sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, October 8, 2006, lot 1077.

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9131A Cloisonné-Enameled Mythical Beast CenserKangxi Mark, Qing DynastyCast seated on all four, with a round body enameled with finely shaded red and white scales, the separate head modeled with bulging eyes and a snout-like nose, displaying a gilt tongue between sets of sharp teeth below pricked ears and single horn, the cham-pleve enamel curling and flaring the mane in spreads, with a curly tail, the base with a Kangxi four-charac-ter mark.Length: 6 1/4 inches (15.9 cm)

Estimate: $10,000 / 15,000

9132A Cloisonné-Enameled Bronze CenserThe compressed bulbous body with a leafy lotus scroll bearing flower heads picked out in red, yellow and green, below a scrolling floral border, with two loop handles rising from the gilt-bronze rim, the base bearing a Xuande two-character mark.Width: 4 1/4 inches (10.8 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

9133A Circular Cloisonné-Enameled Box and CoverQianlong MarkOf circular flattened form supported on a low foot, decorated on the cover with a shou medallion, lotus scrolls, bats and peaches to a turquoise-blue ground, the box of similar decoration, the interior of the cover and box depicting numerous bats amongst scrolling clouds, the base with a gilt-painted four-character Qianlong mark within a square.Diameter: 9 7/8 inches (25.1 cm)

Estimate: $3,000 / 5,000

9134A Cloisonné-Enameled Circular Covered BoxQianlong Mark and PeriodThe flat top decorated with a garden scene featuring flowers, garden rocks and an inscription, with lotus sprays on the sides, the blossoms in red, blue, white and yellow, all on a turquoise ground, the base with a four-character Qianlong mark.Diameter: 4 inches (10.1 cm)

Estimate: $12,000 / 16,000

9135A Cloisonné-Enameled Lidded Stem Cup18th CenturyThe cup decorated with a band of ruyi heads by the rim and lotus flowers on scrolling foliate stems to the body, the lid with a gilt-painted finial and a band of pendant ruyi heads encircling the rim below fur-ther scrolling lotus blooms.Height: 8 1/4 inches (21 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,000

Provenance: Phineas Schwartz Collection.

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9136A Cloisonné-Enameled TrayLate Qing DynastyOf rectangular form, the interior with six scrolling lotus sprays and a foliate pattern at the border, the base with a interlocking pattern, all against a tur-quoise-blue ground.Length: 13 7/8 inches (35.4 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000


9137A Group of Six Cloisonné-Enameled Scholar’s ImplementsConsisting of a pair of slender rectangular paper-weights, a brush rest, a seal box, a water pot and an ink stone case, all enameled with flowers and deco-rated with applied dragon figures.Length of Paperweights: 7 7/8 inches (20 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000


9138A Rare Cloisonné-Enameled Figure of VairocanaQing DynastySeated in dhyanasana with hands raised and clasped in abhisekha mudra, wearing loose robes falling in pleats and folds and left open at the chest to expose a wan emblem above the sash-tied dhoti, the hems of the robes well-enameled with a dense floral scroll, the finely and delicately cast face with serene expression flanked by pendulous ears, hair arranged in curls surrounding the ushnisa obscured by a tall five-point crown cast in openwork with small Buddhas seated on lotus bases, the crown tied in back with two long tabs finely enameled with fur-ther floral scrolls terminating in three ‘jewels’ and falling onto the shoulders, base sealed.Height: 13 1/8 inches (33.3 cm)

Estimate: $12,000 / 18,000

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9140A Pair of Parcel Enamel-Painted Bronze Vase Lamps18th/19th CenturyEach delicately painted on the tall bell-shaped foot and the flaring trumpet mouth with colorful floral sprays to a blue ground, divided on the bulbous cen-tral section incised with taotie masks and flanked by three flanges.Overall Height: 22 inches (55.9 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9141A Pair of Enamel-Painted Trumpet VasesQianlong Marks and PeriodEach delicately painted on the tall, bell-shaped foot and the flaring trumpet mouth with colorful blos-soms and a plantain leaf band, divided on the bul-bous central section by further floral blossoms, all on a soft yellow ground, the interior enameled in a pale turquoise tone, the base with a Qianlong four-character mark.Height: 10 inches (25.4 cm)

Estimate: $2,500 / 3,500

9139A Cloisonné-Enameled Figure of GuanyinQing Dynasty, 18th/19th Century

Modeled seated in lalitasana, her voluminous robes enameled with lotus sprays falling around her, her open chest displaying a beaded necklace, holding a scroll in her delicate hands, her hair tied in a high chignon, knotted tendrils falling over her shoulders.Height: 18 1/4 inches (46.3 cm)

Estimate: $50,000 / 70,000

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9142A Gilt-Silver Filigree VaseLate Qing/Republic Of globular shape on a spreading foot, decorated with a filigree dragon wrapped around the neck of the vase in pursuit of a flaming pearl, with further fil-igree flowers and butterflies, displaying four car-touches containing bamboo, orchids, prunus and chrysanthemums.Height: 6 inches (15.2 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

9143A Repoussé Silver Belt Ornament19th CenturyOf foliated oval shape, the center with a medallion depicting Shoulao and his deer, surrounded by a band featuring the eight Daoist immortals, further wrapped by a key fret band, the outer most band with a pair of phoenixes, a pair of Qilin, two deer, a figure, and various water creatures, the reverse with a belt attachment apparatus and a two-character marker’s mark.Width: 6 inches (15.2 cm); Weight: 4.21 troy oz (131 g)



9144A Silver Tripod ContainerEarly 20th CenturyThe oval form vessel with a shallow well, flanked by a pair of fish handles, raised on three short legs, with a four-character collector’s mark.Width: 9 1/4 inches (23.5 cm); Weight: 12.50 troy oz (389 g)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

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9145A Chinese Export Silver Teapot and StandEarly 20th CenturyThe teapot with bamboo-form handle, spout and lid, the body applied with prunus branches, resting upon a matching bamboo-form stand, marked ‘Luen Wo’ and ‘Xi Xing’ to the teapot base.Overall Height: 11 7/8 inches (30.3 cm); Weight: 36.87 troy oz (1147 g)

Estimate: $2,500 / 3,500

9146A Chinese Silver Five-Piece Tea ServiceLate 19th/Early 20th CenturyComprising a teapot, cream jug, covered sugar jar, waste container, and a tray, each side chased with dragons, further decorated with dragon handles and covers, the tray bordered with additional dragons.Length: 15 1/4 inches (38.7 cm); Weight: 135.5 troy oz (4212 g)

Estimate: $5,000 / 7,000

9147A Set of Three Silver Star GodsEach hollow figure of sheet silver affixed to a carved wood base, the largest depicting the God of Prosperity holding a ruyi scepter inscribed on the base ‘Huan Liu Yuanji zao (‘made by Liu Yuanji of Huan’), wearing a chased dragon robe and a detach-able gilt headdress; the second depicting the God of Longevity holding a dragon staff and peach, his robe chased with crane medallions and floral diaper pat-terns; the third the God of Happiness, holding a child who waves the banner of the Three Gods, the sage’s robe chased with floral roundels and leafy tendrils, the child and detachable headdress gilt; the latter two inscribed ‘Liu Yuanji”, the first two figures stamped ‘pure silver’.Height: 13 inches (33.1 cm)

Estimate: $5,000 / 7,000

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9148An Export Black and Gilt-Lacquered Tea Caddy Box19th CenturyThe oblong octagonal form container set on mythical bat feet, decorat-ed with panels of figures before pavilions or trees, the interior fitted with an original engraved pewter canister.Width: 6 7/8 inches (17.4 cm)


9149A Carved Mother-of-Pearl Shell 19th CenturyWith a wide band carved with officials, attendants and horses in a village setting by a lotus pond, all bordered by a geometric band, the top of the shell incised with the maker’s mark ‘Xie Shu Ji Zao’, the reverse incised with two flowering branches, with a fitted wood stand displaying the trunk section of a prunus tree.Width: 9 1/4 inches (23.5 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9150Two Large Black and Cinnabar Lacquer BowlsQing DynastyEach with a thick black lacquer layer carved in high relief with scholars and attendants in a landscape on a cinnabar lacquer ground, the interior and recessed base covered in red lacquer.Diameter of Each: 7 3/4 inches (19.7 cm)

Estimate: $2,500 / 3,500

9151A Small Cinnabar Lacquer BoxQing DynastyOf hexagonal section, the lid carved with four pomegranates amongst leafy branches, all reserved on a square-form diaper ground, the base carved with a continuous swastika ground, the interiors covered in a layer of black lacquer, with a wood box and carrying cloth.Width: 3 1/8 inches (7.9 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9152A Cinnabar Lacquer ‘Garlic Head’ VaseQianlong Mark, Late Qing DynastyCarved around the ovoid body depicting scholars in gardens, terraces and within pavilions interspersed by rocks beneath pine trees, within floral borders divided by flower-heads, the neck carved with addi-tional flowers divided by a key fret band, bearing a Qianlong six-character mark.Height: 7 1/2 inches (19 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

9153A Cinnabar Lacquer Box19th CenturyThe rectangular form container with scholars and attendants in a garden of rocks and trees carved across the top of the cover, a diamond diaper pat-tern extending around the upright walls, the sides with flower and leaf scrolls, the interior and the raised base covered in black lacquer.Length: 12 1/2 inches (31.8 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

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9154A Carved Bamboo Brush PotOf cylindrical section with a recessed base, the sides carved with two seated male figures in a conversa-tion, to the left of them are two boys each riding a water buffalo, all beside rock work and pine trees.Diameter: 5 inches (12.7 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

9155A Huanghuali Brush PotQing DynastyOf cylindrical form with an attractive grain and trac-es of lacquer.Height: 5 1/8 inches (13 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

9156A Rosewood Brush Pot20th CenturyOf slightly waisted cylindrical form with a dense dark grain, with a base plug.Height: 6 1/8 inches (15.5 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

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9157A Zitan Brush PotOf subtly waisted cylindrical form, the elegant body highlighted with natural golden brown grains and knots, circular plug to the base.Height: 5 1/2 inches (14 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

9158A Huanghuali Storage ChestThe rectangular flat hinged top concealing a shallow tray underneath, with two front burl wood panel doors opening to reveal the interior with five draw-ers, mounted with ruyi-shaped brass fittings, a cloud-shaped lock plate, flanked by a pair of U-shaped han-dles.12 1/2 x 13 x 9 1/2 inches (31.7 x 33 x 24.1 cm)

Estimate: $3,000 / 5,000

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9159Two Huanghuali Root Wood SculpturesEach carved with a cavernous center to resemble a gnarled rotted out tree stump, the wood of dark brown color displaying wavy grains and ‘ghost faces’.Tallest: 21 inches (53.3 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,000

9160An Archaic Jade Bi-Inset Huanghuali Table Screen Qing DynastyThe mottled green and brown bi carved on both sides with a hexagonal pattern between plain bor-ders, set within the fitted huanghuali screen, both panels carved with archaistic motifs and stylized dragons above a panel well-carved with similar carv-ings.Height: 19 7/8 inches (50.5 cm)

Estimate: $7,000 / 9,000

9161A Zitan Ruyi ScepterLate Qing DynastyNaturalistically carved in the round as a large gnarled tree branch, with numerous small lingzhi fungus protruding from it and a large fungus as the head of the scepter.Length: 16 1/2 inches (42 cm)

Estimate: $8,000 / 12,000

9162An Openwork Aloeswood Ruyi ScepterQing DynastyNaturalistically carved in high relief and openwork to depict an intricate network of gnarled trailing branches, concealing song birds and prunus blos-soms, the underside of the shaft with crevices in imitation of a tree trunk.Length: 16 inches (40.6 cm)

Estimate: $5,000 / 7,000

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9163A Boxwood Ruyi ScepterCarved as a section of gnarled wood with the upper terminal ending in conjoined lingzhi sprays, with fur-ther small sprays issuing from the sides of the cen-tral woody stem.Length: 12 3/4 inches (32.4 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9164A Carved Boxwood Set of the Eight Immortals20th CenturyAll naturalistically carved with long flowing robes, depicted bearing their particular attributes and rid-ing on various animals and beasts, with wood stand.Tallest: 6 1/4 inches (15.8 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

9165A Turquoise Scholar’s RockThe top-heavy stone of creamy turquoise-blue hue with black and brown veining, with a fitted wood stand.Height: 7 1/4 inches (18.4 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

9166A Pair of Yellow Peking Glass VasesLate Qing/Republic PeriodEach of baluster form with an everted neck, the exterior carved with a pond scene of lotus plants, ducks and cranes in raised relief, the glass of vibrant egg yolk color.Height: 10 1/4 inches ((26 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

9167A Milky White Glass Brush Pot with Enamel DecorationOf simple cylindrical form, painted around the exte-rior walls in enamels with an auspicious theme of ripe peaches and blooming flowers borne upon leafy branches.Height: 5 1/2 inches (14 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

Provenance: From the Ina and Sandford Gadient Collection.

9168A Large Opaque Turquoise-Blue Glass BowlEarly 20th CenturyWith foliated sides and flaring rim, the body tapering towards the thick foot enclosing the recessed base, the glass of rich turquoise-blue tone with some transparent swirls.Diameter: 12 inches (30.5 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

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9166 9171A Metallic Thread-Embroidered Civil Rank BadgeQing DynastyDepicting a fourth Civil Rank wild goose embroi-dered in silver and gold metallic-wrapped threads, shown facing right beneath a red-beaded sun, sur-rounded by cloud florets and auspicious symbols above crashing waves, all heightened by gilt-thread tracery, reversed by a red silk lining.11 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches (30 x 30 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

Provenance: Acquired in Beijing in the early 20th century, and thence by descent within the family to the present owner.

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9172A Pair of Civil Rank Badges Set within a Tray18th/19th CenturyBoth badges embroidered with the third Civil Rank peacock in brilliant metallic-wrapped threads, against a patterned ground of blue cloud florets and auspi-cious symbols, each enclosed within a border of ‘shou’ medallions alternating with bats; the badges set side-by-side under glass within a wood tray flanked by gilt-metal handles.Length of Tray: 25 inches (63.5 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

9173Two Embroidered Civil Rank BadgesQing DynastyThe first embroidered in couched metallic threads with an appliquéd golden pheasant of the second rank, displayed against blue clouds and auspicious emblems; the second embroidered on gauze with an appliquéd silver pheasant of the fifth rank in metallic and vibrantly colored threads, against a ground of flowers and blue swastika meanders; both framed.First: 10 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches (26.6 x 28.6 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

9174A Needlepoint Civil Rank BadgeDesigned to depict a fifth Civil Rank silver pheasant amidst continuous cloud meanders with crashing waves below, surrounded by a border of green scrolls entwining with yellow geometric scrolls.11 x 11 1/2 inches (27.9 x 29.2 cm)


9175A Kesi-Woven Hanging PanelLate Qing DynastyComprising two sections, the larger lower panel depicting various outdoor scenes of ‘children at play,’ topped by a blue section featuring a dragon and phoenix chasing flaming pearls amidst clouds, enclosed by a border of flower blossoms.69 x 30 1/2 inches (175 x 77.5 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

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9176A Kesi-Woven Panel19th CenturyOf square format, woven in pale threads to depict a lobed panel enclosing a phoenix standing on cavern-ous garden rocks, with a blooming magnolia tree above and lush peony branches issuing from below, heightened by gold metallic threads, all reserved against an orange ground with geometric scroll meanders to each corner, framed and glazed.20 1/2 x 20 inches (52 x 51 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9177An Embroidered Panel of a Fisherman19th CenturyOf vertical format depicting a standing bearded fish-erman, shown holding a large scaly fish, fishing pole and basket while wearing a two-piece garment and grass hat, with two bats flying above, framed and glazed.57 1/2 x 29 1/4 inches (146 x 74.3 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9178A Large Embroidered Silk Figural Panel19th CenturyOf vertical format, embroidered in silk and metallic-wrapped threads to a deep red ground with a busy garden compound scene filled with figures and bats in flight, depicting the god of longevity surrounded by various figures welcoming the Mother of the West with attendants while riding a phoenix above, a large leafy peach tree with a ram and cavernous garden rock below, the eight Daoist immortals embroidered to the bottom section of the panel, framed and glazed.81 x 39 inches (78.5 x 99 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9179A Large Horizontal Embroidered Hanging BannerQing DynastyComposed of two elaborately embroidered panels, with the top panel folded over the larger bottom panel, both worked in colorful silk and metallic-wrapped threads to a bright red ground; the first displaying a celebratory scene with various figures including officials, warriors on horse back and per-formers surrounding a central reception hall; the second panel filled with an intricately designed lotus pond scene containing a phoenix, peacocks, parrots,

cranes, rams, pheasants, dogs, geese, a rooster, but-terflies, quails, peach groups, peonies, lingzhi fungus and water lilies all flanked by garden rocks.33 3/4 x 76 1/2 inches (85.7 x 194.3 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

Provenance: San Mateo private estate collection.

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9180An Embroidered Commemorative Red-Ground PanelLate 19th CenturyEmbroidered in satin stitch with pale silk threads to depict a large group of over thirty leafy peaches arranged to form the longevity character, with an embroidered inscription to both sides celebrating the birthday of a high ranking lady, framed and glazed.62 x 29 inches (157.5 x 73.6 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

9183 Photograph represents a pieced version of the panel. The original is one single panel in horizontal format

9182A Canton Embroidered ‘One Hundred Bird’ Silk Panel19th CenturyThe creamy silk ground worked in vibrantly colored threads to depict an intricate scene filled with elab-orate birds, flowers and trees above a lotus pond.93 1/2 x 88 inches (237.5 x 223.5 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,0009181A Large Embroidered Red-Ground Wall PanelFirst Half of the 20th CenturyEmbroidered with a pair of deer beneath a fruitful peach tree, two cranes flying and resting above the lush grassy ground and animals below, large colorful peony blossoms and lingzhi fungus borne from jag-ged garden rocks.110 1/4 x 54 1/2 inches (280 x 138.4 cm)

Estimate: $1,200 / 1,800

9183A Massive Imperial Workshop Woven Dragon PanelLate Qing DynastyOf long horizontal format, executed in a jacquard weave to depict seven sinuous blue dragons in pur-suit of flaming pearls amidst impressive cloud mean-ders, all against a lustrous egg-yolk yellow silk ground, with an inscription reading ‘Jiangnan Zhizao Chen Qishisi’ to one end.30 inches x 30 3/4 feet (76.2 x 937.3 cm) approxi-mately

Estimate: $5,000 / 7,000

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9184An Embroidered Silk ‘Dragon’ PanelOf horizontal format embroidered in gilt-wrapped threads showing four sinuous dragons in opposition and interspersed by flaming pearls, surrounded by black panels woven with large dark brown clouds, further bordered by embroidered blue flowers, framed and glazed.18 1/2 x 53 (46.9 x 134.6 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200


9185A Pair of Kesi-Woven ‘Dragon’ Panels19th CenturyBoth of vertical format, depicting a writhing five-clawed golden dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl, flying amidst swirling clouds, bats and auspicious symbols to a blue ground, all above curling waves, clouds and lishui border.Each: 32 1/2 x 14 inches (82.5 x 35.6 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200


9187Two Sets of Embroidered Covers18th CenturyEach set comprising three woven imperial yellow ground silk covers, including one of square form flanked by two rectangular forms, displaying continu-ous lotus designs with ruyi head details in blue and pale orange threads; each set framed and glazed.Overall: 23 1/4 x 13 1/2 inches (59 x 34.3 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

9186A Large Embroidered Imperial-Yellow-Ground Silk PanelEarly 20th CenturyFinely worked in vibrantly colored silk threads with stylized lotus scrolls, bats and swastikas to a lumi-nous golden-yellow ground, the central circular medallion composed of a lush garden scene depict-ing rounded garden rocks, peony flowers and lingzhi issuing from crashing waves below, enclosed by a cloud meander border, further framed by a rectan-gular gilt-thread border.56 x 83 inches (142.2 x 210.8 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,000

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9188An Embroidered Hanging PanelLate Qing DynastyComposed of two red-ground sections with embroi-dered and couched metallic-thread designs, the top section depicting the eight immortals standing in a row, the bottom section of two elaborate phoenixes surrounded by leafy peonies, both scenes further bordered by scrolling flowers, auspicious emblems and adorned with small mirror ornaments through-out, framed and glazed.Overall: 40 x 38 3/4 inches (101.6 x 98.4 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9189Two Horizontal Textile PanelsThe first embroidered in vibrant silk and gilt-wrapped threads displaying four golden dragons entwined with swirling clouds while chasing a flam-ing pearl, all against a dark navy blue ground; the second a woven panel depicting a pattern consisting of several qilin figures to a yellowish-green ground, heightened by gilt threads.Larger: 21 1/2 x 56 inches (54.6 x 142.2 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

Provenance: Acquired in Beijing in the early 20th century, and thence by descent within the family to the present owner.9190

A Group of Three TextilesQing DynastyThe first a large woven and pieced panel, the yellow-ish-brown ground displaying a continuous pattern depicting scrolling flowers and dragons in pale hues; the second a panel woven with a pair of opposing pale yellow dragons, against a blue ground of cloud meanders and rolling waves to each end; the third an embroidered gauze panel depicting two crane medallions encircled by butterflies and flowers.The First: 77 x 43 1/2 inches (195.6 x 110.5 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200


9191A Large Woven Green-Ground PanelRepublic PeriodComprising two panels sewn together as one, woven with a continuous pattern of rows displaying dragon roundels alternating with emblems in col-ored threads, against a dark green ground.61 1/2 x 79 1/2 inches (156.2 x 202 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9192An Embroidered Women’s JacketLate Qing DynastyDisplaying lush floral sprigs embroidered in satin stitch with colorful silk threads, further surrounded by counted stitched butterflies against a navy blue ground woven with additional peony flowers, the borders and cuffs designed en suite.Length: 43 inches (109.2 cm)


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9193An Embroidered Cobalt-Blue-Ground JacketCirca 1900With eight ornately designed lobed panels embroidered in couched metallic-wrapped threads to a vibrant blue ground, depicting figures within lush knot stitched garden settings against a gold ground, with cream colored borders further embroidered with satin stitched figural garden scenes.Length: 44 inches (111.7 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

9194A Women’s Embroidered Silk Jacket19th CenturyThe plain black fabric designed with ornate decorative borders along the collar, sleeves, skirt and to either side of the central front opening, the bor-ders comprising layers of colorful woven ribbons and embroidered sections depicting figures, floral medallions and geometric designs in colorful silk threads and couched metallic-wrapped threads.Length: 40 inches (101.6 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500


9195Two Embroidered Silk JacketsEarly 20th CenturyThe first embroidered to a black ground with couched gilt-wrapped threads depicting peach medallions above flowers, waves and rocks; the second displaying colorful flower and fruit sprays surrounding seasonal cut flowers and antiques to a dark blue ground, finished by a embroi-dered floral border and woven ribbon.Longest: 54 inches (137.2 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

9196An Embroidered Silk Informal JacketEarly 20th CenturyThe lush black ground decorated with large knot-stitched medallions depicting flowers, butterflies and fruit in blue and white and metallic-wrapped threads, finished with borders of embroidered and woven bands designed en suite.Length: 43 inches (109.2 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

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9197A Women’s Red-Ground Silk JacketLate 19th CenturyEmbroidered in vibrant hues with elaborate sprays of flowers and fruit dis-played within stylized tasseled vessels, all against a coral-red ground woven with chrysanthemums, further bordered by embroidered black bands and woven ribbons, the cuffs decorated in peking knots with a floral band.Length: 40 inches (101.6 cm)


9198An Embroidered Silk Children’s Robe18th/19th CenturyDisplaying eight golden dragons in metallic-wrapped threads amidst swirling blue clouds to a luminous taupe colored ground, further surrounded by knot stitched auspicious symbols and embroidered flaming pearls, all pic-tured above crashing waves and a lishui border to the skirt, blue lining.Length: 38 1/2 inches (97.8 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000


9199A Blue-Ground Brocade Dragon RobeLate Qing DynastyDisplaying nine golden dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls, shown flying amidst cloud florets, floral sprigs, ‘shou’ characters and swastikas in poly-chrome threads against a blue ground, the collar and cuffs finished by bor-ders depicting additional dragons, all above a golden lishui border to the skirt.Length: 53 1/2 inches (135.8 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000


9200A Kesi-Woven Dragon Robe19th CenturyDepicting nine five-clawed dragons all chasing flaming pearls, against a blue ground filled with cloud meanders and various auspicious emblems, small areas heightened with painted and embroidered details, all above rolling waves and a lishui border to the skirt, the cuffs and collar designed en suite.Length: 37 inches (94 cm)

Estimate: $3,000 / 5,000

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9201An Embroidered Dark-Blue-Ground JacketQing ElementsRedesigned and altered to create a cropped jacket, the deep blue silk fabric embroidered with figures, floral sprigs, leafy gourds and swastika symbols, thickly bordered by woven ribbons and embroi-dered decorations to each edge, collar and cuffs.Length: 26 inches (66 cm)


9202An Embroidered Blue-Ground Dragon Robe19th CenturyDecorated in metallic-wrapped threads with eight sinuous dragons flying amidst cloud meanders while chasing flaming pearls, further surrounded by pairs of golden lions and knot-stitched auspicious symbols, flowers and fish, all above crashing waves and a lishui border at the skirt, the cuffs and collar designed en suite.Length: 60 1/4 inches (153 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,000

9205A Mandarin Autumn Hat and Peacock Feather Hat Plume19th CenturyThe black fur autumn hat with stiff brim and fine twisted red silk tassel, surmounted by a clear glass spherical finial signifying an official of the fifth rank, along with an ‘one eyed’ Mandarin peacock feather court hat plume and a white glass plume holder.Length of Hat Plume: 13 1/2 inches (34.3 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

9203An Informal Brocade ‘Dragon’ RobeEarly 20th CenturyDesigned with a thick tapering collar, folded cuffs and a matching belt, depicting several golden drag-ons amidst swirling clouds and auspicious symbols in polychrome threads, all against a brick-red ground, heightened by by black borders decorated en suite.Length: 53 inches (134.6 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9204An Embroidered Purple-Ground Dragon RobeThe lush silk ground displaying a scene of nine five-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls in gilt and polychrome threads, surrounded by swirling clouds interspersed with cranes and auspicious symbols, all above rolling waves, jagged rocks and a thick lishui border to the skirt, the collar and cuffs decorated en suite.Length: 54 1/2 inches (138.4 cm)

Estimate: $2,500 / 3,500

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9211A Pair of Lacquered Jumu Chairs 17th CenturyEach with an arched crest continuing to curved rear stiles and back splat, set upon the seat frame enclos-ing a soft cane seat, the circular-section legs accom-panied by straight aprons and long flanges, all atop stretchers, the wood painted with a dark red lac-quer.46 1/2 x 22 1/8 x 17 inches (118.1 x 51.1 x 43.2 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

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9212A Pair of Huanghuali Southern Official’s Hat ArmchairsModeled after a Ming dynasty design, the curved top rail with a pair of small spandrels, the large rectan-gular splat carved in relief with a medallion featuring a phoenix motif in archaistic bronze style, the gooseneck front posts with further spandrels, the straight legs with simple beaded aprons and con-nected by stepped stretchers, with a hard cane seat.30 3/4 x 27 1/2 x 22 3/4 inches (78 x 70 x 58 cm) approximately

Estimate: $6,000 / 9,000

9213A Huanghuali and Mixed Wood Armchair19th CenturyThe back splat carved in the form of a suspended ancient jade bi above a boarded seat, between down swept scroll-filled open arms, above scroll-carved aprons, raised on four square-section supports ter-minating in scroll feet and united by stretchers.36 x 23 1/2 x 19 inches (91.5 x 59.5 x 48.5 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

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9214A Hardwood Armchair19th CenturyThe back splat carved to depict a reticulated roun-del containing a qilin amongst leafy plants and an inscribed scroll, surrounded by a bat, birds and prunus blossoms above a boarded seat, between ‘happy’ character-filled open arms, above a front apron featuring prunus blossoms and birds, raised on four square-section supports terminating in scroll feet and united by stretchers.38 1/2 x 24 1/4 x 18 5/8 inches (97.8 x 61.5 x 39.7 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

9215A Pair of Hardwood Open ArmchairsLate 19th CenturyEach with shaped open backs inset with marble pan-els and flanked by open arms, a solid seat above shaped aprons and cabriole legs connected by stretchers, together with a small circular hardwood stand carved with prunus and set with a marble top.40 x 23 x 20 inches (111.6 x 58.4 x 50.8 cm) approxi-mately

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

9216A Pair of Hardwood Armchairs and Stand with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay19th CenturyThe chairs with a shaped top rail carved with bat embellishments suspending a circular backrest fea-turing antiques, framed by inlaid mother-of-pearl auspicious characters and panels of foliage, the arm rests supported by prunus blossoms all set on a hardwood seat with foliage and bird aprons, raised upon scroll-form feet joined by stretchers, along with a tall square-form stand of the same style.Each Chair: 38 3/4 x 24 1/2 x 19 inches (98.5 x 62.2 x 48.2)

Estimate: $3,000 / 5,000

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9217A Hardwood Southern Official’s Hat Armchair19th CenturyWith a stepped crest rail supporting the wide bead-ed back splat, carved in relief with a stylized bat dangling a archaistic chime and tassel, the hard top seat supported on round-section members framed by long archaistic scrolling dragons, beaded aprons, and a double indented footrest to the front.43 x 23 3/4 x 18 inches (109 x 60 x 45.5 cm)

Estimate: $1,200 / 1,800

9218A Hardwood Armchair 19th CenturyOf horseshoe design, the vertical splat carved with a bat dangling an ancient chime.40 3/8 x 26 7/8 x 17 3/4 inches (102.5 x 68.3 x 45.1 cm) approximately

Estimate: $1,200 / 1,800

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9219A Hardwood ‘Dragon’ ArmchairEarly 20th CenturyCarved and reticulated throughout, the arched top rail with a pair of confronting dragons in pursuit of a flaming pearl amongst scrolling clouds, the arched rectangular back splat with three fig-ures under trees, each arm carved in the form of a dragon, the hard top seat set within a lotus border frame, legs with lion head and claw design, all connected with reticulated aprons fea-turing birds and prunus blossoms.41 1/2 x 23 x 24 1/4 inches (105.4 x 58.4 x 61.6 cm) approximately

Estimate: $2,500 / 3,500


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9220Four Hardwood StoolsLate Qing DynastyEach with a rectangular top panel set within a frame with convex edge, supported on four legs ending in scroll-form feet, all connected by stepped stretchers.Each: 20 x 16 1/4 x 12 inches (50.8 x 41.2 x 30.5 cm) approximately

Estimate: $800 / 1,200


9221A Huanghuali and Mixed Wood Side TableLate Qing DynastyOf rectangular form with aprons and spandrels reticu-lated as leaf scrolls.20 1/2 x 30 1/2 x 18 inches (52 x 77.5 x 45.7 cm) approximately

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

9222A Huanghuali and Mixed Wood Square Low TableQing DynastyThe floating panel constructed of three boards set within wide framing members, finished edges above the narrow waist and plain beaded aprons, all support-ed on beaded legs of square section joined by hump-back stretchers and terminating in hoof feet.13 1/4 x 35 1/2 x 35 1/2 inches (33.6 x 90.2 x 90.2 cm)

Estimate: $5,000 / 7,000

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9223A Hardwood Table with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay19th CenturyThe rectangular top with a beaded border over a mother-of-pearl foliate frieze, the mask and tongue carved supports ending in ball and claw feet, united by pierced and carved apron of prunus blossoms and birds.34 1/4 x 38 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches (87 x 97.8 x 52 cm) approximately

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

9224A Zitan Painting TableThe two-panel top set within a wide rectangular frame, with beaded edge above scrolling aprons and spandrels, the whole supported on beaded legs of rectangular section further joined by pairs of beaded stretchers.32 1/2 x 58 3/4 x 20 3/4 inches (82.5 x 149.2 x 52.7 cm) approximately

Estimate: $20,000 / 30,000

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9225A Large Ming Style Rosewood Altar CofferCirca 1900The single-panel top within a rectangular frame with everted ends and set on thick legs of square section, above three drawers deeply carved with dragons confronting a pearl carved to the central panel, two doors similarly carved with dragons chasing pearls fitted flush around the removable center stile, framed by the shaped apron and spandrels further carved with dragons in pursuit of pearls, brass hard-ware incised with lotus scrolls, with lock and key.35 x 76 x 19 inches (89 x 193 x 48 cm)

Estimate: $20,000 / 30,000

Provenance: Acquired in Beijing in 1921, and thence by descent within the family to the present owner. A very similar, but shorter (65 7/8 inches), altar coffer was sold at Christie’s New York, March 19, 2009, lot 647.

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9226A Large Hardwood Altar Coffer20th CenturyThe two-panel top within a rectangular frame with everted ends and set on thick legs of square section, above three drawers and two doors fitted flush around the removable center stile, framed by the simple apron and spandrels, with brass hardware.34 3/4 x 68 x 19 3/4 inches (88.5 x 173 x 50 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000


9227A Hardwood Altar Coffer20th CenturyThe framed single-panel top with everted flanges above two drawers with brass fittings, spandrels of foliated scroll shape, all on cylindrical legs joined by a pair of stretchers.33 x 49 x 18 1/4 inches (83.8 x 124.5 x 46.5 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500


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9228A Huanghuali and Mixed Wood Roll Top Desk20th CenturyDesigned in the 19th century style, the tambour shutter enclosing a fitted interior with pullout writ-ing slab, two drawers under flanking the tambour shutter cupboard with three additional drawers above, the legs with archaistic scrolling flanges and ending in scroll-form feet.44 x 35 1/2 x 19 inches (111.7 x 90.1 x 48.2 xm) approximately

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000


9229A Hardwood Desk20th CenturyThe two-panel top set within a frame above five drawers with brass fittings, all on square sectioned legs.30 1/4 x 60 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches (76.8 x 193 x 48 cm) approximately

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,000

9230A Huanghuali Day Bed20th CenturyThe soft cane seat within a thick rectangular frame with a convex edge, supported on round legs joined by low base stretchers, the back railing with prunus carvings and beaded cartouche-shaped openings, the side railings with conforming panels.77 1/2 x 32 x 41 inches (196.8 x 81.2 x 104.1 cm) approximately

Estimate: $12,000 / 18,000

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9231A Four-Panel Kesi-Woven and Huanghuali Screen19th CenturyThe silk ground woven with landscape scenes depicting warriors on horseback, the wood frame carved with panels and aprons featuring flowers below the silk screens, all within a scrolling foliage border.67 1/4 x 56 inches (170.8 x 142.2) approximately

Estimate: $12,000 / 18,000

9232An Embroidered and Hardwood Table ScreenLate Qing DynastyThe rectangular panel with embroidered silk decora-tions of birds and flowers, with mother-of-pearl inlay to the hardwood frame and stand.29 X 19 1/2 inches (73.7 X 49.5 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

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9233A Huanghuali and Mixed Wood Table ScreenLate Qing DynastyThe huanghuali-framed rectangular chased brass plate displaying allegorical figures, removable from a mixed wood stand with scroll spandrels to the side posts, two reticulated aprons set between two scroll-form shoe feet.Height: 28 3/4 inches (73 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

9234A Hardwood Mirror and StandRepublic PeriodThe dresser mirror frame carved with a pair of con-fronting lions playing with a textile ball, the stand with tiered double-sided drawers, with hardwood panels to one end and bamboo panels to the other.Overall Height: 54 inches (137.1 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

9235An Unusual Gilt and Lacquer Painted FootstoolQing DynastyThe stepped scroll form stool gilt and lacquer-paint-ed with archaistic designs, part of the surface in imi-tation of sting ray leather, the two short sides with cartouches containing flowers painted in gilt, the underside covered in a black lacquer.Length: 31 3/4 inches (81 cm) approximately

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

9236A Huanghuali Ice Chest20th CenturyThe tapering square section chest with brass han-dles and fittings.15 x 17 1/4 x 17 1/4 inches (38 x 43.8 x 43.8 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,000

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9241A Painted Pottery Figure of a HorseTang DynastyStanding foursquare on a rectangular base, with mouth open, wearing a saddle and saddle pad.Height: 19 1/2 inches (49.5 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermolumines-cence test sample no: C205h9 is consistent with the dat-ing of this lot as belonging to the Tang dynasty. A copy of the paperwork is available upon request.

9242An Incised-Decorated Qingbai Meiping VaseSouthern Song/Yuan DynastiesPotted with high shoulders rising to a short neck, the body incised with scrolling lotuses and covered in an crackle glaze.Height: 12 1/4 inches (31.1 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

9243Two Small Longquan Celadon VesselsMing DynastyThe first a lidded jarlet; the second a small deep dish with molded decoration and covered in a crackle glaze.Diameter of Dish: 4 3/4 inches (12 cm)



9244A Qingbai Seated Figure of GuanyinSeated with legs crossed and arms folded under a voluminous robe, the garment worn over the head partially exposing a floral diadem, rounded face carved with a serene expression, the torso adorned with a network of beaded jewelry chains, suspended above the multi-folds of the inner garment, the outer robe covered with a pale blue glaze, pooling in recesses, the base unglazed.Height: 10 1/4 inches (26 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

9245A Blanc-de-Chine Figure of Guanyin Seated on a tall rocky outcrop with her right leg crossed under her left leg beneath her long, flowing robes, a jeweled lotus-form necklace spanning the chest, the back impressed with the gourd-shaped mark of He Chaozong, covered in a glaze of ivory tone.Height: 11 1/8 inches (28.2 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

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9246A Large Blanc-de-Chine Figure of BuddhaFinely modeled standing on a short lotus pedestal, wearing long flowing robes tied at the waist leaving the chest bare and elegantly draped over his arm, holding in his left hand a round jewel and with his right arm outstretched to the side in bhumisparsa mudra, the face with a serene expression beneath the tightly curled hair and framed by long pendulous ears.Height: 18 7/8 inches (48 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9247A Blanc-de-Chine Figure of BodhidharmaSeated with his hands resting atop the right leg hid-den within the graceful folds of his loose robes, his face finely modeled with a curly beard, mustache and brows, the back impressed with a four-character mark.Height: 9 5/8 inches (24.5 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9248A Blanc-de-Chine Censer17th/18th CenturyOf simple bombé form with a pair of lion head han-dles applied to the waisted neck and shoulder, the ivory colored glaze covering most surfaces except for the recessed base, with a fitted wood lid and stand.Width: 6 inches (15.2 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500


The most likely inspiration for the shape and design of this censer comes from cast bronze examples commonly dated to the Ming dynasty. A similar censer was sold at Christie’s London, July 15, 2005, lot 74.

9249A Celadon-Glazed InkwellQing DynastyThe circular container with a foliated rim, the well divided into six compartments, including a central circular well surrounded by five flower petal-form wells, all covered in a light celadon glaze, the base with the ‘Jinweitang’ hall mark.Diameter: 5 3/8 inches (13.6 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,000

Provenance: According to labels: Peninsula Hong Kong, lot 90. San Francisco private estate collection.

9250A Langyao Type Baluster VaseLate Qing DynastyOf pear-shaped body and a wide flaring mouth, standing on a short spreading foot ring, covered to the exterior in a rich raspberry-colored glaze thin-ning to white at the rim.Height: 12 inches (30.5 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

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9251A Peachbloom-Glazed Water Pot18th/19th CenturyThe beehive form vessel on a short foot covered to the exterior in a rich oxblood-red glaze thinning to white at the rim, the interior also covered in red glaze.Diameter: 4 3/8 inches (11.1 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

9252A Sang-de-Boeuf Bottle VaseLate 19th/Early 20th CenturyThe bottle-shaped form covered in a thick deep-red glaze thinning to a grayish tone at the slightly flaring rim.Height: 13 inches (33 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200


9253A Blue-Glazed Molded Archaistic Ritual Vessel and CoverGuangxu Mark and PeriodThe shallow rounded body molded around the sides with archaistic motifs above a wave border, flanked by a pair of loop handles emerging from animal masks, the dome-shaped foot with further archaistic patterns, the matching domed cover similarly deco-rated and surmounted by four triangular flanges, all under a deep-blue glaze.Height: 9 1/4 inches (23.5 cm)

Estimate: $7,000 / 9,000

9254A Blue-Glazed Bottle VaseQianlong Mark, Late Qing DynastyOf globular body and a thin long neck, covered overall with an even shining blue glaze, the base bearing a Qianlong six-character mark.Height: 15 1/2 inches (39.3 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9255A Cafe-au-Lait-Glazed and Molded Two-Tiered BoxLate Qing DynastyThe cover with two opposing five-clawed dragons in pursuit of a flaming pearl amidst scrolling clouds, the sides with molded rectangular panels featuring aus-picious objects such as the pomegranate, lychee, Buddha’s hand citron, peach, prunus, chrysanthemum, lotus, peony, bamboo, orchid, millet and quail, the base with a confronting five-clawed dragon in cobalt blue.Height: 4 7/8 inches (12.4 cm)

Estimate: $1,200 / 1,800

Provenance: Acquired in China in the 1950s and 1960s, and thence by descent within the family to the present owner.

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9256A Mirror-Black-Glazed Globular Vase19th CenturyRaised on a spreading foot, the exterior covered in a lustrous black glaze in contrast to the crackle-glazed rim and interior.Height: 14 1/8 inches (35.9 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,000

9257A Pair of Mirror-Black-Glazed Vases19th CenturyEach of elegant baluster form rising from a spreading foot, the exterior covered in a lustrous black glaze in contrast to the white rim and interior.Height of Each: 11 7/8 inches (30.3 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9258A Yellow-Glazed Meiping VaseQianlong Mark, 20th CenturyThe globular body carved with a confronting dragon and phoenix amongst peony blossoms, all below a ruyi-head band and above a decorative floral band, covered in a creamy yellow glaze, the base bearing an impressed Qianlong six-character mark.Height: 13 3/8 inches (34 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,000

9259Two Small Blue and White PorcelainsMing DynastyThe first a jarlet painted with lotus flowers between patterned borders; the second a small dish painted with a fish and water weeds to the interior well, the exterior with a band of lotus flowers.Diameter of Dish: 5 inches (12.7 cm)



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9260Two Blue and White Porcelain Kendi 17th CenturyThe bulbous body painted with four landscape pan-els, the shoulder and spout decorated with scrolling lotus sprays, the neck decorated with three car-touches containing fruits; along with a smaller kendi.Tallest: 8 inches (20.3 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

‘Kendi’ is a Malay word derived from the Sanskrit name ‘kunda,’ which came from ‘kundika’. It is a particular form of Indian vessel used as a container for liquids in both Hindu and Buddhist ceremonies.

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9261A Rare Blue and White Beaker VaseTransitional Period, Shunzhi Period, Circa 1644-1655The barrel form body decorated with a continuos scene of four figures and a horse traveling along the countryside, all below a band of incised scroll and a downward pointing leaf border by the mouth, with a fitted reticulated wood cover and stand.Height: 7 1/4 inches (18.4 cm)

Estimate: $4,000 / 6,000

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9262A Small Ming Style Blue and White JarXuande Mark, 18th/19th CenturyThe well-potted and skillfully painted jar with a straight neck, rounded sloping shoulders narrowing towards the foot in a beautifully balanced profile, decorated in jewel-like cobalt-blue at the foot with a dense lappet band, the main decorative area with continuous sprays of melons and leaves, around the shoulder a further band of lappets, the base bearing a Xuande six-character mark.Height: 4 1/4 inches (10.8 cm)

Estimate: $6,000 / 9,000

9263A Large Blue and White VaseLate Qing DynastyThe baluster form square-sectioned vase with a flar-ing rim, each side panel painted with various birds upon rockwork amidst pine and prunus trees with blooming peonies below, the neck decorated en suite, all between several ruyi head and lappet bands, a horizontal six-character mark painted in blue just below the rim.Height: 37 3/4 inches (95.8 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,000

9264An Underglaze Cobalt-Blue and Copper-Red-Decorated Vase19th CenturyThe rectangular section baluster vase with a pair of elephant-head handles, the body with panels each featuring birds and flowers, all reserved on a copper-red patterned ground, the rim with bands of diaper, key fret and ruyi-head patterns above upturned plantain leaves, the foot with two bands of geomet-ric patterns, the base bearing a cobalt-blue Kangxi six-character mark.Height: 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

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9265A Pair of Iron-Red-Decorated Dishes19th CenturyWith flaring rims, decorated to the interior with auspicious characters enclosed in various car-touches, scattered auspicious bats to the exterior, the base bearing an iron-red Xuande six-character mark.Diameter of Each: 9 1/16 inches (23 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500


9266A Pair of Iron-Red-Decorated Dishes Late Qing DynastyEach painted with bats, peaches, pomegranates and Buddha’s hand citrons to the interior, the exterior with four bats, the recessed base bearing a iron-red Jiaqing six-character mark.Diameter: 9 inches (22.8 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200


9267A Set of Eight Iron-Red-Decorated Dishes Jiaqing Marks, Late Qing DynastyThe interior delicately painted in iron-red with numerous bats, their wings outstretched and arranged in a circle, the reverse similarly decorated with three bats, the base with a iron-red Jiaqing six-character mark.Diameter: 9 1/16 inches (23 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000


9268An Iron-Red-Decorated Square PlatterJiaqing Mark, Late Qing DynastyPainted to the interior with three red dragons and two red phoenixes amidst scrolling clouds, the exte-rior painted in a similar fashion with two pairs of faux elephant-head handles painted in blue enamel, an iron-red Jiaqing four-character mark within a double-square to the recessed base.Width: 8 1/26 inches (20.5 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500


9269A Pair of Iron-Red-Decorated Dishes Guangxu Marks and PeriodEach interior painted with two red dragons in pur-suit of a flaming pearl amidst scrolling clouds, the exterior painted in a similar fashion with an addi-tional flaming pearl, an iron-red Guangxu six-charac-ter mark to the base.Diameter of Each: 8 5/8 inches (21.9 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500


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9270An Iron-Red-Decorated ChargerXuantong Marks, Early 20th CenturyThe interior painted with two red dragons in pur-suit of a flaming pearl amidst scrolling clouds, the exterior painted in a similar fashion with an addi-tional flaming pearl, with an iron-red Xuantong six-character mark to the base.Diameter: 13 1/4 inches (33.6 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000


9271An Iron-Red-Decorated ‘Dragon’ VaseQianlong Mark, 20th CenturyThe compressed globular vase enameled throughout with a pair of confronting five-clawed dragons chas-ing a flaming pearl amidst scrolling clouds and flames, all above stylized waves, an iron-red Qianlong six-character mark to the base.Height: 8 7/8 inches (22.5 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

9272A Reverse-Decorated Coral-Ground BowlGuangxu Mark, 20th CenturyThe rounded sides rising to a slightly flaring rim, the exterior reverse-decorated in white with leafy bam-boo sprays reserved on a rich coral-red ground, a six-character Guangxu mark displayed on the base.Diameter: 6 7/16 inches (16.4 cm)

Estimate: $1,200 / 1,800

9273A Wucai Enameled JarJiajing Mark and PeriodOf tapering square-section, decorated with floral tassels between a ruyi-head border on the shoulder and neck, lotus petal panels above the foot, the base with an underglaze blue six-character Jiajing mark.Height: 4 3/4 inches (12 cm)

Estimate: $1,200 / 1,800

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9274Two Miniature PorcelainsIncluding a miniature doucai meiping vase painted-with two small birds amidst flowers and garden rocks, a Yongzheng six-character mark to the base; and a square form wucai seal paste box with drag-ons and phoenixes, a Wanli six-character mark to the base.Height of Vase: 3 3/4 inches (9.5 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000


9275A Circular Famille Verte Porcelain Plaque19th CenturyPainted in a vibrant famille verte palette to depict a battle between Yue Fei and Yang Zaixing, with match-ing carved stand displaying Liu Hai riding his three-legged money toad.Overall Height: 20 3/4 inches (52.6 cm); Diameter of Plaque: 13 1/2 inches (34.2 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,500


9276A Large Famille Verte Hexagonal Vase19th CenturyThe baluster form vase with two molded fruiting pomegranate handles, decorated with panels depict-ing birds, insects and flowers, the foot decorated with additional flowers.Height: 22 5/8 inches (57.5 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,000

9277A Large Famille Verte VaseLate Qing DynastyThe globular body painted in vibrant enamels with a continuous scene of various types of birds, flowers and insects on the body and the neck, all within dec-orative borders.Height: 23 1/4 inches (59 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

9278A Large Famille Verte Bowl Kangxi Mark, 19th CenturyWith steep sides flaring towards the rim, painted around the exterior with the gathering of the seven-teen arhats and the monk Xuanzang, the interior well with another arhat, the recessed base with a Kangxi iron-red six-character mark.Diameter: 8 5/16 inches (21.1 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

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9279A Pair of Fine Famille Rose VasesQianlong Marks, Republic PeriodEach of pear-shaped body supporting a slightly flar-ing neck flanked by a pair of applied chilong dragon handles, both sides with a shaped panel depicting a boy riding a water buffalo by a river with vegetation, both panels reserved on a finely enameled scrolling foliage ground, the shoulder and neck with elaborate bands of similar foliage and upright plantain leaves, an iron-red Qianlong six-character mark to the base, with matching wood stands and fitted box.Height of Each: 8 1/4 inches (21 cm)

Estimate: $7,000 / 9,000

9280A Famille Rose Coral-Red-Ground PlateJiaqing MarkThe interior well painted with five boys playing in a fenced garden, the coral-red ground cavetto featur-ing various types of flowers, three red bats painted to the exterior, the base bearing an iron-red six-character Jiaqing mark.Diameter: 9 1/2 inches (24.1 cm)

Estimate: $750 / 1,000

9281A Pair of Famille Rose JarsJiaqing Marks, Republic PeriodEach of barrel-form, enameled with various boys at play within a fenced garden, all between bands of ruyi heads, the base with an apocryphal iron-red six-character Jiaqing mark, with wood stands.Height of Each: 6 1/2 inches (16.5 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,000

9282A Famille Rose Lidded JarShunde Tang Mark, Republic Period

With three elephant-head handles, the body painted with a continuos scene of a garden featuring a pair of doves on a garden rock, with chrysanthemum, peony and bamboo, all within decorative borders painted in black and red, the lid with a lotus-form finial decorated in a similar manner.Height: 11 1/2 inches (29.2 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

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9286An Eight-Panel Porcelain and Hardwood Screen19th CenturyEach panel containing enamel-painted porcelain plaques with figures and inscriptions, further plaques featuring the eight Daoist immortals, interspersed with blue and white painted decorative plaques, each set within a hardwood frame.Overall: 31 x 12 1/2 inches (78.7 x 31.7 cm)

Estimate: $2,500 / 3,500

9287An Eight-Panel Porcelain and Hardwood Screen19th CenturyEach panel containing enamel-painted porcelain plaques with figures and inscriptions, further plaques featuring the eight Daoist immortals, interspersed with blue and white painted decorative plaques, each set within a hardwood frame.Overall: 31 1/2 x 50 inches (80 x 127 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

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Estimate: $1,500 / 2,000

9284A Famille Rose Yellow-Ground BowlPainted to the exterior with four circular medallions each containing Chinese antiquities and auspicious objects, all surrounded by scrolling lotus flowers against a yellow ground, the recessed base bearing the Shunde studio mark.Diameter: 5 5/8 inches (14.2 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,500

9285A Doucai Lidded Tureen19th CenturyWith stylized elephant-head handles, painted and gilt with antiquities and auspicious objects, rim decorat-ed with a band of scrolling tendrils, the lid designed en suite with a flat circular finial.Diameter: 11 1/8 inches (28.2 cm)


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9289A Famille Rose Hexagonal Vase19th CenturyThe exterior painted with characters from a novel to one side, the other with flowering plants, the neck displaying a lotus group and an inscription, both divided by a pair of pomegranate handles.Height of Vase: 22 1/4 inches (56.5 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

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9290Two Famille Rose Yellow-Ground PorcelainsGuangxu Marks and PeriodConsisting of a dish and a bowl, each painted with four medallions enclosing a character, reserved on a yellow ground embellished with various scrolls, the base with a Guangxu six-character mark.Diameter of Dish: 11 1/8 inches (28.4 cm)

Estimate: $2,500 / 3,500

9291A Famille Rose ChargerGuangxu Mark and PeriodPainted and gilt with a central roundel of a peony flower amongst leafy peony foliage, within a broad band of the eight Buddhist emblems, amongst sprays of peonies, chrysanthemums, and lotus blossoms, the border with a band of key frets, the exterior with further lotus sprays and scrolling foliage, a Guangxu six-character mark to the base.Diameter: 13 3/8 inches (24 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

9292A Canton Famille Rose Baluster VaseLate 19th Century

The trumpet neck with tiger handles and applied chilong dragons in between, the vase painted with figures in a courtly setting to one side, reversed by figures in a battle scene to the other.Height: 17 1/2 inches (44.5 cm)


9293A Pair of Famille Rose Wall VasesPan Zhinan Marks, Circa 1898Each of demilune section featuring a young couple seated on a bench within a fenced garden, an inscription to the upper left, signed ‘Pan Zhinan’ with a seal and cyclical date corresponding to 1898, all between bands of ruyi-heads and scrolling lotus.Height of Each: 7 7/8 inches (20 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

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9294A Pair of Famille Rose ‘Butterfly’ VasesGuangxu MarksEach finely enameled with butterflies within decora-tive borders, a band of lotus and shou characters to the shoulder, the apocryphal six-character mark dis-played on each base.Height of Each: 15 1/8 inches (38.4 cm)

Estimate: $2,500 / 3,500

9295A Pair of Famille Verte Fu DogsEarly 20th CenturyEach seated on a pedestal with one lion’s paw raised on a ball, and the other’s paw with a cub next to it, both with a fitted wood stand.Height of Each: 18 inches (45.7 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500


9296A Famille Rose Porcelain PlaqueRepublic PeriodPainted with numerous boys role-paying with musi-cal instruments and auspicious objects within a gar-den compound, all within a scrolling lotus border featuring a bat at each corner of the plaque.14 3/8 x 9 7/8 inches (36.5 x 25 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000


9297A Famille Rose Porcelain PlaqueRepublic Period, Circa 1932Painted depicting Magu and Shoulao with their respective animal companions, including a stag and a redheaded crane with two bats above them, a dedi-catory inscription celebrating the fortieth birthday of Hu Peiheng (1892-1965) to the upper right cor-ner of the plaque.15 1/4 x 10 inches (38.7 x 25.4 cm)

Estimate: $3,000 / 5,000


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9298A Famille Rose Porcelain PlaqueRepublic PeriodThe horizontal format plaque painted in vibrant enamels to depict figures in a village setting along a body of water.15 3/8 x 9 3/4 inches (39 x 24.8 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000


9299A Famille Rose ‘Hundred ‘Bat’ VaseGuangxu Mark, 20th CenturyEnameled throughout with numerous iron-red bats in flight amidst colorful ruyi-clouds, the gilt mouth encircled by a ruyi collar, the base with upright lap-pets above the foot, a cobalt-blue Guangxu six-char-acter mark to the base.Height: 8 1/2 inches (21.6 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9300A Grisaille-Decorated Turquoise-Ground Vase20th CenturyOf compressed globular form with a garlic-head mouth, painted throughout with three magpies amidst a flowering prunus tree, inscribed in iron-red below the neck with the characters ‘Daya Zhai’ beside the ‘Tiandi Yijia Chun’ seal, all reserved on a turquoise-ground, the base bearing the ‘Yongqing Changchun’ mark in iron-red.Height: 10 inches (25.4 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,000

9301A Pair of Enameled and Gilt-Decorated Coral-Ground DishesGuangxu Marks and PeriodEach interior with a central circular reserve painted in enamel to depict a lotus pond, all surrounded by a coral ground decorated in gilt with scrolling floral sprays and an outer band of ruyi-heads, the exterior with four bats in iron-red, the recessed base with a Guangxu six-character mark.Diameter: 4 7/8 inches (12.4 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

9302An Enamel-Painted Pear-Shaped VaseLate Qing DynastyThe globular body painted in vivid blue tones and enamels with plantain and bamboo growing beside rocks upon grassy mounds, below a band of foliate scrolls between upright leaves and a pendent ruyi collar at the waisted neck, the base with a band of lotus lappets encircling the splayed foot.Height: 11 3/16 inches (28.4 cm)

Estimate: $3,000 / 5,000


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9303An Enamel-Decorated VaseQianlong Mark, Republic PeriodThe globular body painted with vivid enamels depicting a bearded male warrior quelling a serpent within a fenced area of garden rocks, the recessed base bearing an apocryphal iron-red six-character Qianlong mark.Height: 7 1/8 inches (18.1 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

9304An Enamel-Painted VaseQianlong Mark, Republic PeriodThe slender baluster form body painted in vivid enamel to depict a bearded male figure with a horse next to garden rocks, the base bearing an iron-red Qianlong six-character mark.Height: 10 5/8 inches (27 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

9305Two Grisaille-Decorated Porcelain PlaquesRepublic PeriodBoth plaques painted with a monochromatic enamel to depict idyllic landscapes, featuring dwellings by a river in front of rolling hills, inscribed and signed.15 1/8 x 9 3/4 inches (38.4 x 24.8 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

9306Two Fine Miniature Enameled VasesSigned Wang Xiliang, Dated 1944Each delicately painted to depict a scholar with his attendant in a garden with willows, bamboo and rocks, the rim with a band of ruyi-heads and stylized tassels, the foot with a key fret band, both with an inscription and signature.Height: 5 1/8 inches (13 cm)

Estimate: $6,000 / 8,000

These two vases are a part of a six-piece set, of which four vases were previously offered and sold in these rooms on June 8, 2009, lot 2073 for $26,325.

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9307An Enamel-Painted Porcelain PlaqueSigned Wang Qi (1884-1937), 20th CenturyThe vertical format plaque depicting the Daoist immortal Zhongli Quan with a boy attendant who is holding a flower basket, amidst scrolling clouds, with a lengthy inscription, signed ‘Wang Qi’ and with one seal of the artist.Plaque: 16 x 5 3/4 inches (40.6 x 14.6 cm) approximately

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,000

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9308An Enamel-Painted Porcelain PlaqueEarly 20th CenturyThe circular form plaque painted with a landscape scene featuring two figures on a shore next to a dwelling complex, another figure seated in a raft in a lake, inscribed, signed, two seals, set in a carved wood frame.Diameter of Plaque: 11 inches (28 cm) approximately

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9309An Enamel-Decorated ‘Garlic-Mouth’ VaseYongzheng Mark, 20th CenturyThe body decorated with leafy branches bearing large shaded yellow and purple lotus blooms reserved on a sky-blue ground, below a ruyi band on the shoulder and bats amongst scrolling clouds on the waisted neck, all beneath further lotus blos-soms encircling the small upper bulb, with a pair of S-form handles painted in gilt, a four-character Yongzheng mark to the base.Height: 7 inches (17.8 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,000

9310An Enamel-Painted Vase20th CenturyThe baluster form vessel painted in vibrant enamels with a continuos landscape scene featuring a gentle-man paying his friend a visit, with the signature ‘Wang Xiaoting’ and dated to the ‘yi you’ year which is equivalent to 1945.Height: 16 1/8 inches (40.7 cm)

Estimate: $5,000 / 7,000

9311An Enamel-Painted Porcelain Plaque20th CenturyDepicting a mountainous landscape with a river run-ning through a village, with an inscription and a seal.15 1/8 x 9 3/4 inches (38.5 x 24.9 cm)

Estimate: $1,200 / 1,800

Zhongli Quan is also called ‘Master of the Cloud-Chamber’ in accounts describing his encounter with Lu Dongbin before achieving immortality. Zhongli Quan was one of Wang Qi’s favorite subjects. Similar examples are illustrated in Simon Kwan, Brush and Clay, Chinese Porcelain of the early 20th century, Hong Kong, 1990, p. 182-185, no. 22 and 23.

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9312An Enamel-Painted Porcelain Wall Plate20th Century, Dated to 1956Executed in delicate enamel to depict two monkeys climbing a massive pine tree, with an inscription dated to 1956 and two seals, the base with another seal.Diameter: 8 3/4 inches (22.2 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9313An Enamel-Decorated VaseSecond Half of the 20th CenturyThe heavily potted vessel depicting two birds in a lotus pond, the reverse with lines of calligraphy, a seal and a signature ‘Liu Yucen’ and dated to the ‘xin mao’ year which is equivalent to 1951.Height: 16 1/8 inches (40.7 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9314An Enameled Porcelain PlaqueDepicting an intimate mountain scene with figures walking toward a thatch work cottage nestled within thickly blooming trees, the surrounding mountains with a waterfall cascading down the left side, bearing the signature ‘Zhang Zhitang’ and inscribed with one red seal, framed.Dimensions: 15 3/4 x 24 1/2 inches (40 x 62 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

9315A Set of Four Enamel-Painted Porcelain PlaquesLate 20th CenturyOf slender vertical format, depicting the eighteen Luohan with their respective attributes, all in a mountainous landscape, inscribed and dated to ‘ding mao’ year, which corresponds to 1987, each plaque with two seals.Each: 29 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches (75 x 21.5 cm) approxi-mately

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

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About the Collection

The private estate collection of Mr. Reynold Tom personifies a lifelong love affairwith Asian culture and artistry. A gentleman of Chinese lineage, Mr. Tom acquiredpieces from auction houses throughout the 1970s. In addition, his import and wholesalebusiness often found him in China, aiding in his hobby leading to a truly personal andunique collection. The Asian Department has been honored to present selections fromthe collection in numerous auctions to phenomenal sales results. Mr. Tom’s passionand keen eye for the exquisite is apparent in the diversified group of Chinese arts he leftbehind, amassing a collection worthy of genuine appreciation.

Headlining the Tom Collection are two superb lots of Qing dynasty imperialporcelains. The first is lot 9329, a fine blue and white vase depicting figures in acourtyard from the Kangxi period. This magnificent baluster vase is the epitome of theKangxi period blue and white porcelains. A related and published example is in theBeijing Palace Museum collection. The second is lot 9336, a pair of blue glazed disheswith the Guangxu marks and of the period. The dishes are delicately covered in a richnavy-blue glaze, and were commissioned by the late Qing imperial household foreveryday use.

Also included in this offering of the Tom Collection are five lots of fine Chinesesilk fan paintings dated to the late Qing dynasty and Republic period. An exceptionalexample is offered as lot 9341. Consisting of seven circular fans, with four depictingflowers and birds, two with landscapes, and one calligraphy piece, each fan is furtherinscribed and signed by various recorded 19th century artists.

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Fine Porcelains and Fan Paintings from the Reynold Tom CollectionLots 9321-9341

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9324Three Famille Rose-Enameled Brush PotsRepublic PeriodEach of cylindrical form; the first painted with a grasshopper on top of a chrysanthemum plant, inscribed with the cyclical date corresponding to 1930, the base with the ‘Li Ming Liang Hui’ mark; the

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9321A Fine Wucai EwerWanli MarkThe pear shaped body with tall flaring neck, slender S-scroll spout and C-scroll handle, painted with a dragon and phoenix in opposition amidst scrolling clouds and above crashing waves to both sides of the vessel, the spout and handle painted with scroll-ing floral tendrils.Height: 9 1/2 inches (24.1 cm)

Estimate: $3,000 / 5,000

9322Two Famille Rose-Enameled Lidded ‘Peach’ JarsEarly 20th CenturyEach brightly enameled with leafy sprays of peaches, flowering shrubs and two bats, the lid featuring vari-ous branches bearing either flowers or fruits, the bases bearing a four-character Qianlong mark.Each: 10 3/4 inches (27.3 cm) approximately

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

9323Two Famille Rose-Enameled ‘Peach’ VasesLate Qing DynastyEach enameled to the baluster form body with leafy sprays of colorful peaches and flowering shrubs.Tallest: 14 1/2 inches (36.2 cm)

Estimate: $1,200 / 1,800

second painted with a large blossoming prunus branch, the base bearing a ‘Hongxian’ mark; the third painted with various types of flowers.Tallest: 4 3/4 inches (12.1 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,000

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9325A Group of Six Famille Rose-Enameled Bowls20th CenturyEach exterior painted with chrysanthemums reversed by an inscription, the base with the ‘Jiujiang Xinhua Company’ mark.Diameter of Each: 4 1/2 inches (11.5 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

9326Three Famille Rose-Enameled TeapotsRepublic PeriodEach of hexagonal section with an S-form spout, short feet and metal wire handles; the first painted with alternating panels of calligraphy and figural scenes, the lid with a peach-form finial and inscrip-tion; the second painted with butterflies and a mark to the base; the third painted with birds, flowers, decorative medallions and the eight Buddhist sym-bols.Tallest: 5 1/4 inches (13.3 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,500

9327A Famille Rose-Enameled Rectangular JardiniereLate Qing DynastyThe rectangular vessel with four short feet, the exterior enameled in qianjiang technique on all four sides, the two wider sides, one with the god of lon-gevity Shoulao, and his boy attendant who is carry-ing a large peach, the other with a landscape scene featuring a figure in a hut alongside a body of water, the two narrower sides each featuring birds and flowers, with an inscription and a seal, the interior covered in a turquoise-blue glaze, the base with two circular drainage holes.6 1/2 x 7 1/2 x3 3/4 inches (16.5 x 19 x 9.5 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

9328An Enamel-Painted Porcelain Plaque20th CenturyPainted in delicate enamels to depict a pair of pheasants alongside garden rocks and peonies.15 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches (38.6 x 26 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

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9329A Fine Blue and White Baluster VaseChenghua Mark, Kangxi PeriodPainted around the body with two officials flanked by attendants on a tiled platform, two guards on horseback in front, reversed by three additional fig-ures, all beside rock work in a riverside landscape, scattered with bamboo branches under the rim.Height: 19 3/8 inches (49.2 cm)

Estimate: $5,000 / 7,000

A vase of the same shape, mark and with related deco-ration of figures and landscape, is illustrated by Chen Run Ming, et al., Shunzhi Kangxi Blue and White: the National Palace Museum in the Qing Dynasty porcelain triage, Beijing, 2004, p. 444-445, no. 288.

9330A Blue and White Square-Sectioned Vase19th CenturyPainted with alternating reserves of figures and antiquities, all surrounded by scrolling floral sprays between pattern borders, with faux mask and ring handles.Height: 22 inches (55.9 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,000

9331A Group of Four Blue and White ‘Dragon’ BowlsDaoguang PeriodEach painted with five-clawed dragons in iron-red amidst blue clouds and flaming pearls, the base with a ‘Jingjin’ studio mark.Diameter of Each: 5 5/8 inches (14.3 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

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9332A Blue and White Rouleau VaseLate Qing DynastyPainted throughout with birds and butterflies amongst flowering branches, the cylindrical neck and mouth rim decorated with bands of various pat-terns.Height: 17 3/8 inches (44.1 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

9333A Group of Four Blue and White Bowls Guangxu Marks and PeriodEach with a slightly everted rim, the exterior painted with flowers, the base with a Guangxu six-character mark in cobalt blue.Largest Diameter: 4 1/4 inches (10.9 cm)


9334A Pair of Blue and White ‘Hu’ Form VasesRepublic PeriodEach finely painted with orchids and lingzhi fungus issuing from garden rocks to one side, the reverse featuring the ‘three friends of winter’: pine, prunus and bamboo, applied to each side with realistically modeled deer-head handles, the rim with a key-fret band, the base with a six-character Yongzheng mark in cobalt blue.Height of Each: 13 1/2 inches (34.2 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,5009335A White-Glazed ‘Narcissus’ BowlQing DynastyThe lotus flower petal-form vessel ascending to a foliated rim, raised on four shaped monster mask feet, all covered in a white glaze.Diameter: 8 1/4 inches (21 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9336A Pair of Blue-Glazed DishesGuangxu Marks and PeriodOf shallow form with slightly flaring sides and raised on a short foot, covered in a rich powder-blue glaze, the recessed base with a cobalt blue six-character Guangxu mark.Diameter of Each: 8 inches (20.3 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

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9337Anonymous: Nine Fan PaintingsOf circular shape featuring flowers and goldfish, each painted in ink and color on silk, the verso kept blank.Diameter of Each: 9 1/2 inches (24 cm) approximately

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

Two of the fan paintings with attached yellow paper tags marked ‘Ma Wenlin’ and ‘Liu Baojun’ respectively.

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9339Anonymous: Eleven Figural Fan PaintingsEach painted in ink and color on silk, depicting immortals and Dunhuang religious painting repro-ductions, signed ‘Shanggu Languang,’ multiple seals; some inscribed verso with different sutras or poems.Longest: 10 1/4 inches (26 cm)

Estimate: $1,200 / 1,800

9338Anonymous: Seven Figural Fan PaintingsEach depicting beauties and historical figures, ink and color on silk, signed ‘Shanggu Languang,’ multiple seals; some inscribed with different poems or sutras verso.Largest Diameter: 10 1/4 inches (26 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9340Anonymous: Seven Fan Paintings of Buddhist FiguresOf various shapes, mounted, each signed ‘Shanggu Languang,’ multiple seals; the verso inscribed with different sutras.Longest: 10 inches (25.5 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9341Various Artists: Seven Fan Paintings and CalligraphySix in circular form and one in rounded tapered square form, each featuring either landscapes, birds and flowers, or calligraphy by various artists includ-ing Wu Xu, and Wu Mingxun, ink and color on silk, all signed, multiple seals.Diameter of Each: 10 1/4 inches (26 cm) approximately

Estimate: $1,200 / 1,800

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Paintings, Calligraphy and Books

9346After Qian Xuan (c.1235-1300): LandscapeInk and color on silk, framed. the upper right inscribed, with a signature ‘Yutan Qian Shunju,’ one seal.41 1/4 x 14 1/2 inches (105 x 37 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

9347Lin Liang (Circa 1416-1487): Eagles on Pine Tree15th CenturyHanging scroll, ink on silk, the upper right signed ‘Lin Liang,’ one seal reading ‘Yi Shan Tu Shu.’74 x 36 inches (188 x 91.5 cm)

Estimate: $10,000 / 15,000

9348After Tang Yin (1470-1524): Mountainous LandscapeInk and color on silk, framed, the upper right inscribed, with a signature ‘Sutai Tang Yin,’ one seal.48 x 26 inches (122 x 66 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

9349In the Style of Wen Zhenming (1470-1559): RetreatHanging scroll, ink and color on paper, the upper left dated 1536, with a signature ‘Wen Zhengming,’ two seals.43 1/2 x 12 inches (110.5 x 30.5 cm)

Estimate: $5,000 / 7,000

9350In the Style of Wen Zhengming (1470-1550): ImmortalsInk and color on silk, framed, the upper left inscribed, with a signature ‘Zhengming,’ one seal.63 x 16 inches (160 x 40.5 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

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9351In the Style of Wen Zhengming (1470-1559): One Thousand Character EssayHand scroll, ink on paper, the left side with a signa-ture ‘Zhengming,’ two seals; titled to the right side, with a signature ‘Deng Wenyuan,’ dated 1923; one seal to the left side of mounting by Lu Hui.Essay: 159 1/2 x 10 inches (405 x 25.5 cm)

Estimate: $8,000 / 12,000

Deng Wenyuan is an aide of Chen Yi, an important politi-cal figure based in Sichuan province during the Republic Period. Deng is also famous for his calligraphy; Lu Hui (1851-1920) is a painter who is friends with Wu Dacheng, the noted 19th century scholar and collector of Chinese art.

9352After Qiu Ying (1494-1552): Departing OfficialInk and color on silk, framed, the lower right with a signature ‘Shifu Qiu Ying Zhi,’ one seal; the upper left with a colophon, dated 1803, signed ‘Wu Yangqi,’ one seal.49 x 16 inches (124.5 x 40.5 cm)

Estimate: $3,000 / 5,000

9353In the Style of Lu Zhi (1496-1576): ChrysanthemumHanging scroll, ink and color on silk, the upper left with a signature ‘Lu Baoshan Xie,’ one seal.19 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches (50 x 30 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9354In the Style of Dong Qichang (1555-1636): CalligraphyPossibly Qing DynastyHanging scroll, ink on silk, the lower left with a sig-nature ‘Qichang,’ three seals reading ‘XuanShang Zhai,’ ‘Taishi Shi,’ and ‘Dong Xuan Zai.’51 x 20 inches (129.5 x 51 cm)

Estimate: $4,000 / 6,000

9355After Jiao Bingzhen (1606-c.1687): Figures on BoatLate Qing DynastyInk and color on paper, mounted, the lower left with a signature ‘Jiao Bingzhen,’ two seals.23 1/4 x 44 1/2 (59 x 113 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

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9359After Hua Yan (1682-1756): Lady in WaitingInk and color on silk, framed, the upper right with a signature ‘Xinluo Shanren,’ three seals.33 3/4 x 15 1/2 inches (85.5 x 39.5 cm)

Estimate: $1,200 / 1,800

9358A Handscroll: Along the River During QingmingInk and color on paper, the painting bearing a signa-ture ‘Shifu Qiu Ying Zhi,’ one seal, another seal by collector; the colophon dated 1822, signed Zeng Xingren, six seals.Painting: 12 1/4 x 270 inches (31 x 686 cm)

Estimate: $4,000 / 6,000

9356Attributed to Tong Kai (17th Century): Doves and FlowersHanging scroll, ink and color on silk, the lower right with a signature ‘Tong Kai,’ two seals.90 x 38 3/4 inches (228.5 x 98.5 cm)

Estimate: $8,000 / 12,000

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9357In the Style of Wang Hui (1632-1720): Three Landscape PaintingsEach painted in ink and color on silk, framed and glazed, one painting with a signature ‘Wang Hui,’ two seals; others with cropped seal marks.Largest: 12 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches (31 x 26.5 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,000


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9362Attributed to Zuo Xihui (Late Qing Dynasty): Figures in Magnolia GardenHanging scroll now mounted in a shadow box frame, ink and color on silk, unsigned, the lower left with one seal marked ‘Zuo Xihui Zhi Wanxiang.’Painting Approximately: 28 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches (72.5 x 18.5 cm); Dimension of Shadow Box: 66 x 16 1/4 x 2 3/4 inches (167.5 x 41.5 x 7 cm)

Estimate: $1,200 / 1,800

9361In the Style of Jiang Lian (Circa 1818-1850): Two Paintings of ScholarsEach painted in ink and color on silk, framed and glazed, dated ‘Jichou,’ with a signature ‘Xianghu Jushi Jiang Lian,’ two seals.Each: 47 3/4 x 18 1/2 inches (121 x 47 cm)

Estimate: $7,000 / 9,0009362

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9360Attributed to Yuan Ying (Active: 1765-1785): A Six-Panel Folding ScreenDepicting a continuous landscape, ink and color on silk, the lower left wih a signature ‘Erfeng Yuan Ying,’ two seals.Each Panel: 68 x 26 3/4 (173 x 68 cm)

Estimate: $30,000 / 40,000

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9363After Shen Zhenlin (Late Qing Dynasty): Two Beauties in a BoatInk and color on silk, framed, with a signature ‘Shen Zhenlin,’ one seal.32 1/2 x 17 3/4 inches (82.5 x 45 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9364A Panel of Rubbings and Miniature PaintingsLate Qing DynastyInk and color on silk, framed and glazed, of four sec-tions, each featuring rubbings of an archaic vessel and various panels, the second and fourth row with miniature paintings of different subjects, with signa-tures including, but not limited to ‘Ren Bonian,’ and ‘Shitian,’ painted seal marks.32 x 30 1/2 inches (81.5 x 77.5 cm)

Estimate: $3,000 / 5,000


9365Anonymous: Star Gods and AttendantsInk and color on paper, framed.63 x 34 inches (160 x 86.5 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

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9367Chinese School: Ladies Playing CardsEarly 19th CenturyOil on canvas, framed.19 x 25 inches (48.3 x 63.5 cm)

Estimate: $12,000 / 18,000

Provenance: Ellsworth & Goldie, Ltd. New York, 1967, inventory number P-155. Collection of Mr. Robert Temliak. Private New York collection, 2004.

Please see previous lot for additional information.

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9366Chinese School: Domestic SceneEarly 19th CenturyOil on canvas, framed.19 x 25 inches (48.3 x 63.5 cm)

Estimate: $12,000 / 18,000

Provenance: Ellsworth & Goldie, Ltd. New York, 1967, inventory number P-155. Collection of Mr. Robert Temliak. Private New York collection, 2004.

Ellsworth & Goldie Ltd. was a premier New York gallery for Asian works of art during the 1960s and 70s. Pieces purchased from Ellsworth & Goldie have since been fea-tured in esteemed museum collections including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, and the Kimball Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX.

By the late 18th century, westerners had developed a fascination for the ‘exotic’ lifestyle of the Chinese. Thus, oil paintings depicting various Chinese social and domes-tic scenes were widely produced for export during the 19th century. Typically painted by skillful anonymous art-ists, these works offer excellent studies of Chinese archi-tecture, furniture and leisure activities during this time period.

A similar example of this lot is illustrated in The Decorative Arts of The China Trade by Carl L. Crossman, Suffolk, 1991, p. 159, pl. 75. Another example, depicting ladies within an interior setting, was sold in these rooms on December 18, 2011, lot 6402 for $12,870.

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9368After Zhang Binglin (1869-1936): Calligraphic CoupletHanging scrolls, ink on paper, with a signature ‘Zhang Binglin,’ one seal.Each: 53 3/4 x 12 1/4 inches (136.5 x 31 cm) approxi-mately

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

9369Xie Yousheng (Active: Republic Period): The Great WallSet of four paintings depicting the four seasons, each painted in ink and color on paper, mounted, each with a title, dated 1981, signed ‘Xie Yousheng,’ two seals.Each: 10 x 12 1/2 inches (25.5 x 32 cm) approximately

Estimate: $3,000 / 4,000

9370In the Style of Yu Youren (1879-1964): Calligraphic CoupletHanging scrolls, ink on paper, with a signature ‘Youren,’ one seal.Each: 50 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches (128.5 x 32.5 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

9371After Yu Youren (1878-1964): CalligraphyHanging scroll, ink on paper, the lower left inscribed ‘Weizhi laodi zheng,’ with a signature ‘Youren,’ one artist’s seal marked ‘Youren.’54 x 11 1/4 inches (137 x 29 cm)

Estimate: $2,500 / 3,500

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9372Pu Ru (1896-1963): Scholar by the CliffInk on paper, framed and glazed, the upper right inscribed, signed ‘Xinyu,’ three seals.21 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches (54.5 x 29 cm)

Estimate: $6,000 / 8,000


9373Attributed to Pu Ru (1896-1963): Scholar by Pine TreeHanging scroll, ink and color on paper, the upper left inscribed, with a signature ‘Pu Ru,’ three seals.51 3/4 x 13 inches (131.5 x 33 cm)

Estimate: $10,000 / 15,000

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Wang Lingwen, who was a student of Pu Ru.

9374After Zhu Jizhan (1892-1996): Fruits and FlowersHanging scroll, ink and color on paper, the upper right dated, with a signature ‘Zhu Jizhan, one seal.52 1/4 x 18 1/2 inches (132.5 x 47 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

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9375In the Style of Zhang Daqian (1899-1983): BeautyInk and color on paper, framed and glazed, the left side inscribed, dated 1950, with a signature ‘Zhang Daqian,’ two seals.31 x 16 inches (78 x 40.5 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

9376Attributed to Xie Zhiliu (1910-1997): Flower and ButterflyHanging scroll, ink and color on paper, topped with a colophon, signed ‘Zhiliu,’ one seal; the lower right signed ‘Zhiliu,’ three seals.Painting: 14 3/4 x 15 inches (37.5 x 38 cm)

Estimate: $6,000 / 8,000

Published: Modern Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy from Important Private Collection Overseas (I), Hall of Treasure, No. 35.

9377Liu Haisu (1896-1994): Yellow MountainInk and color on paper, mounted, the upper right titled and dated 1988, signed ‘Liu Haisu,’ three seals.27 x 54 inches (68.5 x 137 cm)

Estimate: $10,000 / 15,000

Published: Chinese Painting by Liu Haisu, edited by Mei Ling, p. 87.

9378Wang Tianci (1914-1986): ShrimpsHanging scroll, ink on paper, the upper right titled and inscribed, signed ‘Huangshan Laoren,’ three seals.26 x 17 1/2 inches (66 x 44.5 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist in 1983.

9379After Sun Yunsheng (1918-2000): A Winding RiverHanging scroll, ink and color on paper, the upper left inscribed, with a signature ‘Yunsheng Sun Jiarui,’ two seals.26 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches (67.5 x 34.5 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

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9384A Complete Set of Three Sotheby’s Catalogues on the Edward Chow CollectionPart One: Ming and Qing Porcelain, November 25th 1980; Part Two: Early Chinese Ceramics and Ancient Bronzes, December 16th 1980; Part Three: Ming and Qing Porcelains and Works of Art, May 19th 1981.

Estimate: $1,200 / 1,800

9381Wu Hao (b. 1930): LandscapeHanging scroll, ink and color on paper, the upper left titled, dated ‘Wuwu (1978),’ inscribed ‘in the manner of Zhu Derun (1294-1365),’ signed with two seals reading ‘Wu Hao’ and ‘Ciyuan.’37 1/2 x 17 inches (95 x 43 cm)

Estimate: $1,200 / 1,800

This painting is an attribution to a Yuan Dynasty master, Zhu Derun’s famous landscape painting ‘Linxia Minqing Tu.’ The Palace Museum in Taipei has the 14th Century original.

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9380After Sun Yunsheng (1918-2000): LandscapeInk and color on gold paper, framed and glazed, the lower left dated 1982, with a signature ‘Sun Yunsheng Jiarui,’ two seals.34 1/4 x 19 inches (87 x 47.5 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9382A Set of Hardcover Books on the Chinese Art Collection from the National Palace Museum in TaiwanTwenty-five books in total, with text written in both English and Chinese, each with multiple color plates, published by the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan, 1969-1974.

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

9383A Group of Ten Books on Jade, Ivory Carvings and Furniture

A full listing is available upon request.

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,500

9385Three Books on Modern Chinese Paintings

1) Chang Dai-chien: A Retrospective Exhibition, by Renen-Yvon Lefebvre d’Argence, Center of Asian Art and Culture - The Avery Brundage Collection, San Francisco, 1972; 2) Wu Chang-shuo: Selected Masterpieces, by Hu K’ai-fan, Taipei, First Edition: 1982; 3) The Paintings of Chang Dai-chien, by National Museum of History, Taipei, Fourth Edition: 1986.

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

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9386A Rare Hardcover Book on Chinese CeramicsTitled ‘Chinese Ceramics in the West: A Compendium of Chinese Ceramic Masterpieces in European and American Collection,’ edited by Junkichi Mayuyama, published by Mayuyama & Co., 1960.


9387A Group of Forty-Six of Auction Catalogues on Chinese Works of ArtA full listing is available upon request.

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

9388A Complete Set of Three Sotheby’s Catalogues on the Edward Chow CollectionPart One: Ming and Qing Porcelain, November 25th 1980; Part Two: Early Chinese Ceramics and Ancient Bronzes, December 16th 1980; Part Three: Ming and Qing Porcelains and Works of Art, May 19th 1981.

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,500

9389A Group of Twenty-Three Christie’s CataloguesA full listing is available upon request.


9390A Group of Twenty-One Sotheby’s CataloguesA full listing is available upon request.


9391A Complete Set of Woodblock Prints ‘Beijing Jianpu’Six volumes in total, featuring various painting genres of old and contemporary master painters, all in a foldable hardcover box, edited by Lu Xun and Zheng Zhenduo, published by Rongbaozhai Xinji, 1958.Each Book: 12 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches (31.5 x 21.5 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

‘Beijing Jianpu,’ originally named ‘Beiping Jianpu,’ was first edited and published by Lu Xun and Zheng Zhenduo in 1933. This 1958 version was lIimited to 300 copies only. ‘Jianpu’ is a collection of ‘shijian,’ the decorated paper for poem writing. Another two famous examples of ‘Jianpu’ would be ‘Shizhuzhai Jianpu’ and ‘Luoxuan Biangu Jianpu,’ both published in the late Ming dynasty.

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94019401An Imari ChargerMeiji PeriodThe interior featuring a coastal setting with a moun-tainous background, with a bearded male figure rid-ing on a mythical tortoise in the middle of the ocean, the exterior with a continuous leafy scroll, the recessed base with a single-character mark.Diameter: 15 3/8 inches (39 cm)


9396Two Japanese SwordsThe first a katana with bronze tsuba, two gilt-bronze hilt ornaments, stingray leather binding, bronze pom-mel, and a black lacquered scabbard; the second a wakisashi with cast iron tsuba, stingray leather bind-ing, bronze pommel, and a lacquer-painted scabbard, with a wood display stand.Longest: 38 inches (96.5 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

9397A Mixed Metal Seated FigureSigned Sehayasei, Meiji PeriodDepicting a seated male figure wearing a loose-fit-ting robe while preparing a tobacco pipe.Height: 7 inches (17.8 cm)

Estimate: $1,800 / 2,400

9398A Set of Three Japanese Carved Wood Figures19th CenturyEach finely carved in relief to depict Confucius, Laozi (Lao-Tsu) and Shakyamuni Buddha, all shown wear-ing intricately detailed flowing robes and with a serene facial expression, the wood covered in a dark brown stain.Tallest: 26 inches (66 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200


9399A Bronze VaseMeiji PeriodDecorated with metal inlay, including gilt, silver and bronze, to depict two dueling roosters, the base with an incised two-character mark reading ‘kanae ue’.Height: 8 3/8 inches (21.2 cm)


9400An Imari ChargerMeiji PeriodPainted to the interior with two overlapping fan-shape panels, the front panel depicting Jurojin, the god of longevity, accompanied by his tortoise, the back panel depicting a crane flying in the vicinity of Mount Fuji and above pine trees and figures, the rim with a band of alternating maple leaves and stylized waves, the exterior featuring auspicious symbols, with an impressed mark reading Arita-yaki and an unintelligible single character mark.Diameter: 18 1/2 inches (47 cm)


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9402

9402A Pair of Square-Form Satsuma VasesSigned Ryokuzan, Meiji PeriodEach delicately painted in enamel and gilt to the body with alternating scenes of figures and flowers, the shoulder portion decorated with a fine brocade pattern.Height: 7 inches (17.8 cm) each

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9403A Satsuma Punch BowlMeiji PeriodWithout foliate rims, painted to the interior with a roundel featuring a pheasant amongst chrysanthe-mums and bamboo, below four gilt-painted medal-lions with various plants, all surrounded by a deco-rative ‘one hundred crane’ motif, the exterior exe-cuted in a similar style, the base with a gilt-painted Satsuma mark.Diameter: 16 1/4 inches (41.2 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

9404A Pair of Satsuma VasesMeiji PeriodEach of baluster form with S-shape handles and painted with historical figures, the entire vase with bands of various patterns and heightened by gilt-painted details.Each Height: 18 3/4 inches (47.6 cm) approximately

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

9405A Satsuma VaseMeiji PeriodPainted throughout with a pair of pheasants perched on a maple tree and surrounded by several types of flowers, with geometric bands by the mouth and foot, the base with the mark ‘Satsuma’ in gilt.Height: 10 inches (25.4 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

9406A Pair of Satsuma VasesSigned Meiyamasei, Meiji PeriodEach of ovoid form with slightly flaring rims, deco-rated with two panels, one depicting figures, the other antiquities and flower arrangements, all sur-rounded with a ‘hundred deer’ theme decoration reserved on a brocade ground, with wood stands.Height: 7 inches (17.7 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9407A Rare Blue-Ground Satsuma Lidded JarSigned Shuuyama, Meiji PeriodThe baluster form vessel with chrysanthemum blos-soms in between geometric bands painted in gilt, the lid of similar design, all reserved on a sky-blue ground.Height: 10 1/8 inches (25.7 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

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9410Anonymous: Mountains and FiguresMeiji PeriodHanging scroll, ink and color on silk, the upper left inscribed with a poem, dated ‘jinshin (1872)’, signed ‘Takeda Norio,’ three seals.60 1/2 x 22 inches (153.5 x 56 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9408Kano Kuninobu (1787-1840): Moonlit LakesideHanging scroll, ink and color on silk, the lower left signed ‘Hogen Sukekiyo,’ one seal reading ‘Kuninobu.’35 x 12 1/2 inches (89 x 31.5 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

Provenance: Purchased from Gumps c. 1961.

‘Hogen’ is a title given to established painters, of which Kano Kuninobu was awarded in 1831.

9409Anonymous: A Hand Scroll of Paintings and CalligraphyInk and color on paper, the scroll featuring multiple myths about the stone statue of Amida’nyolai in Gokoku-ji, titled to the far right.14 3/4 inches x 64 feet 4 inches (37.5 cm x 19 m 30.5 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

Gokoku-ji, located in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, was built under the order of Keishoin, mother of Tsunayoshi Tokugawa.

9411Hoshuku Sakai (1878-?): Cranes and PineHanging scroll, ink and color on silk, the lower right signed ‘Hoshuku,’ two seals.55 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches (141 x 52 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

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9412 9413

9412Choshu Isoda (1880-1947): Visiting SamuraiHanging scroll, ink and color on silk, the lower right signed ‘Choshu,’ one seal.56 x 19 3/4 inches (142 x 50 cm)


9413Hakuin Tanaka (1866-1934): LandscapeHanging scroll, ink and color on silk, the upper right inscribed, signed ‘Hakuin Shujin,’ four seals.52 1/2 x 15 inches (133.5 x 38 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

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9414Chiura Obata (1885-1975): Thirteen Ink StudiesEach painted in ink and color on paper.Largest: 7 1/2 x 23 inches (19 x 58.4 cm) approximately

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

Provenance: Inherited from one of Chiura Obata’s students. These paintings were reputedly given to the student as a gift from the artist.

9415Kobori Takugan Osho (b. 1931): Enso Ink on paper, the left side accompanied with inscrip-tion ‘Kore nan zo? (What is this?),’ signed, three seals.12 x 20 3/4 inches (30.5 x 53 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

‘Enso’ is the circle symbol meaning ‘enlightenment’ in Zen Buddhism. Kobori Takugan Osho is the 18th abbot and consultant of Koho-an in Daitoku-ji, Kyoto. Osho is an honorific term for senior priest who is in charge of a temple.

9416Chikanobu Yoshu (1838-1932) and Nobukazu Yosai (1872-1944): Four Woodblock Print TriptychsMeiji PeriodEach mounted to a folding portfolio; the first depict-ing a ceremonial procession, the lower right signed ‘Yoshu Chikanobu,’ dated, publisher mark ‘Fukuda Hatsujiro’; the second featuring beauties, the lower left signed ‘Yoshu Chikanobu,’ dated, publisher mark ‘Takekawa Unokichi’; the third titled ‘Musical Competition of Beauties,’ the lower left signed ‘Yosai Nobukazu,’ sealed, dated, publisher mark ‘Nagamatsu Sakuguro’; the last showing beauties in play, titled, signed ‘Yosai Nobukazu,’ and sealed to the lower right, the lower left dated, publisher mark ‘Higuchi Gintaro.’Portfolio: 15 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches (39.5 x 27 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,500

9417Chikanobu Yoshu (1838-1932): Three Woodblock Print Triptychs The first depicting beauties at a banquet, framed and glazed, the lower right signed ‘Yoshu Chikanobu,’ dated, publisher mark ‘Yokoyama Ryphachi’ to the left; the second featuring a line of men, pieced together, the lower right signed ‘Yoshu Chikanobu,’ one seal, dated, publisher mark ‘Fukuda Hatsujiro’; the last portraying beauties on a boat, the lower left signed ‘Yoshu Chikanobu.’Framed: 13 1/2 x 28 inches (34.5 x 71 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

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9422Kawase Hasui (1883-1957): Lake TowadaPublished 1953, Watanabe StudioWoodblock print, with the artist’s name and title in English to the bottom margin, signed and sealed at the lower right of scene.10 1/8 x 15 inches (25.7 x 38.1 cm)


Lots 9422 - 9425 are seven of twelve prints originally compiled together in a hanging calendar format.

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9418Yoshitoshi Tsukioka (1839-1892) and Toshiaki Yusai (1864-1921): Three Woodblock Print TriptychsMeiji PeriodEach mounted to a foldable portfolio; the first two titled ‘Eight Views from Fine Tales of Warriors,’ one signed ‘Ikkasai Yoshitoshi,’ one seal; the other signed ‘Tsukioka Yoshitoshi,’ one seal; the third depicting two warriors, signed ‘Toshiaki’ to the lower right, dated, publisher mark ‘Higuchi Gintaro’ to the lower left.Portfolio: 15 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches (39.5 x 27 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9419Helen Hyde (1868-1919): Two Woodblock PrintsThe first depicting a canal scene with figures, mount-ed, signed and dated 1908, one seal; the second depicting a mother and child in an interior setting, framed and glazed, signed and dated 1905.Larger: 17 x 11 (43.2 x 27.9 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

9420Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950): Two Woodblock PrintsBoth depicting buildings in the wood, framed and glazed, signed and sealed at the lower corner of scene.Each: 14 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (37 x 24 cm) approximately



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9421Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950): Four Woodblock PrintsEach framed and glazed, with the artist’s name and title in English to the bottom margin, the first titled ‘Farm House,’ dated 1946; the second ‘Waiting for the Tide,’ dated 1930; the third ‘Chikugo River,’ dated 1927; the last ‘Jami Mashid, Delhi,’ dated 1931.Last: 14 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (37 x 24 cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

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9427Various Artists: Four Woodblock Printsa) Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950): Yashaka Shrine, the left margin titled and dated 1935, bottom margin titled and signed in English. b) Hiroshi Yoshida (1876-1950): Gion Shrine Gate, the left margin titled and dated 1935, bottom margin titled and signed in English. c) Kawase Hasui (1883-1957): Chionin Temple, the bottom margin titled and dated 1933. d) Tomikichiro Tokuriki (1902-2000): Ukai in Nagaragawa, Gifu, No. 2, the right margin titled and dated 1953, publisher mark ‘Kyoto Hanga’in (Kyoto Woodblock Print Institute).’First Three Prints: 14 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches (37 x 24 cm); Fourth Print: 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches (39.5 x 26.5 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1500


9424Kawase Hasui (1883-1957): Two Woodblock PrintsPublished 1953, Watanabe StudioThe first print titled ‘Skirt of Mt. Fuji’; the second print titled ‘Nara’; with the artist’s name and title printed in English to the bottom margins, both signed and sealed at the lower corner of scene.Each: 10 1/8 x 15 inches (25.7 x 38.1 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500


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9423Kawase Hasui (1883-1957): Two Woodblock PrintsPublished 1953, Watanabe Studio

The first print titled ‘Enoshima Island’; the second print titled ‘Ueno Park, Tokyo’; with the artist’s name and title printed in English to the bottom margins, both signed and sealed at the lower corner of scene.Each: 10 1/8 x 15 inches (25.7 x 38.1 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200


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9425Kawase Hasui (1883-1957): Two Woodblock PrintsPublished 1953, Watanabe StudioThe first print titled ‘Himeji Castle’; the second print titled ‘Chusonji Temple’; with the artist’s name and title printed in English to the bottom margins, both signed and sealed at the lower corner of scene.Each: 10 1/8 x 15 inches (25.7 x 38.1 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500


9426A Set of Japanese Woodcut Reference Books

Comprising eleven volumes in four foldable hardcov-er boxes titled Ukiyo-Fuzoku Yamato Nishikie (Japanese Color print in Ukiyo Style) by Goyo Hashiguchi, published by Japanese Fuzoku-Zue Publication Society, 1917.Each Book: 14 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches (37 x 26 cm)

Estimate: $1,200 / 1,800

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9433A Thai Silver-Mounted Animal Skull

The lower jaw mounted with two silver repousse plates depicting a dancer amidst scrolling clouds, the center of the lower jaw with a silver mount, the eye and nose sockets with fitted silver inserts.Length: 12 1/2 inches (31.7 cm)

Estimate: $1,000 / 1,500

9431A Massive Indian Painting

Painted with polychrome pigments depicting an ornately dressed figures flanked by additional figures within a garden courtyard, framed by rectangular fig-ural reserves, the bottom lined with a row of sheep, framed and glazed.91 1/2 x 85 1/2 inches (232.4 x 217.2 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,000

9432Four Persian Miniature Manuscript Leaves

Each painted in gilt and gouache on paper, three with calligraphy in black ink framing the image; all reversed by calligraphy.Largest: 10 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches (26 x 16 cm)

Estimate: $800 / 1,200

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of the sums in default, or we may re-offer the Property for sale, at auction or privately, without reserve. Buyer shall be liable to us and the Consignor for the additional fees, commissions and costs on both sales (including handling, storage and court costs and attorney’s fees) resulting from the cancellation or resale of the Property and in the event of resale, any deficiency which may result.RESCISSIONThe sole and exclusive remedy, available only to the original buyer, is the limited right of rescission set forth herein. MA will cancel the sale of Property if the original buyer establishes to our satisfaction that there has been a breach of the Consignor’s warran-ty of title, or that the identification of Authorship* of the Property as set forth in Bold Type Heading is not substantially correct, based on a fair reading of the Catalogue (as may be amended by posted or announced changes.) IN ALL INSTANCES, YOU MUST GIVE WRITTEN NOTICE TO US WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY, SETTING FORTH THE BASIS FOR YOUR CLAIM AND, AT YOUR SOLE EXPENSE AND RISK, RETURN THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION TO MA WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS AFTER NOTICE IS GIVEN AND IN THE SAME CONDITION AS WHEN SOLD. Upon review of the claim and the property, if we are satisfied with the bases for your claim and the property is in the same condition it was in when sold, MA will rescind the sale and return to you the Purchase price, unless we have already remitted funds to the Consignor. In that event, and at MA’s sole discretion, MA shall either pay you as provided above, or shall pay you only that portion of the Purchase price retained by us (the Seller’s commission, the buyer’s premium and any sales taxes collected) and on your behalf make demand on the Consignor for the balance and upon receipt of the funds remit same to you. Should the Consignor refuse to return the funds to you or to MA, we shall disclose the Consignor’s identity and assign to you any and all rights MA may have against the Consignor. Any and all liability MA may have as agent for the Consignor shall thereupon terminate.BUYER EXPRESSLY UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT MA SHALL HAVE NO OTHER LIABILITY TO THE BUYER EXCEPT FOR THE RETURN OF THE PURCHASE PRICE AND THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL MA BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR COMPENSATORY DAMAGES OR LOSS OF PROFIT OR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY. *Authorship refers to the maker or creator of the Property, and the period, social culture, and origin of the Property as stated in the Bold Type Heading for a given lot in our catalogue. It does not refer to the descriptions which may be contained in the information below the Bold Type Heading. MISCELLANEOUS a. Modification: No modification or amendment of the Conditions of Sale shall bind MA unless con-tained in a writing signed by MA, except as may be posted or published as noted above or verbally announced at time of sale.b. Severability: If, for any reason, any part of the Conditions of Sale is held to be invalid or unen-forceable, the remaining portion shall be valid and enforceable.c. Successors and Assigns: The Conditions of Sale shall be binding on all the heirs and assigns of the Buyers and bidders and inure to the benefit of MA’s succes-sors and assigns.

d. Jurisdiction, Venue, Choice of Law: Dispute resolution shall occur in Alameda County, California, USA. The provisions of the Conditions of Sale will be con-strued and disputes determined by application of California Law, without regard to conflicts of law.e. Notice, Service of Process: Buyers agree to accept all notices and service of process relating to dispute resolution at the address provided by Buyer on any registration forms required to be executed as a con-dition of bidding in our auction.f. Dispute Resolution: All disputes and claims arising out of or relating to events and actions covered herein, brought by or against us, shall be resolved by mediation or binding arbitration in accord with the procedures set forth below. This provision does not apply to claims brought by the Buyer directly against the Consignor, including, but not limited to any action brought pursuant to the rescission provisions noted aboveOPTIONAL PROVISIONS Shipping, insurance packaging and handling of pur-chased lots is at the risk and expense of the pur-chaser. As a service to the purchaser, MA may ship appropriate items solely via United Parcel Service, (UPS) Ground. MA will not ship by any other meth-od including USPS, and property requiring freight shipment. MA will, in no event insure the property whether or not packaged and shipped by MA. MA shall not, under any circumstances, be liable for the loss, theft or damage to property, including, but not limited to selection of shipper, the acts or omissions of any shipper or the acts or omissions occurring in packing for shipment. It is the purchaser’s responsi-bility to obtain a shipping quote for any lot being offered, from an outside shipper, prior to the auc-tion date. (As a courtesy, MA may provide quotes for items to be shipped via UPS). Post sale determi-nation of shipping costs does not constitute grounds for cancellation of any purchase made at auction. Purchasers are advised that large and fragile items can be expensive and that MA will ship no property without first obtaining consent from the purchaser and only after packing and shipping costs have been disclosed by MA. When MA is to pack and ship, MA will provide to the bidder with a quote for cost of packing and handling and the UPS fee. The Purchaser is responsible for any insurance of the shipment. Shipment will not be made until both all sums due MA including the shipping and handling fees as quot-ed, and written confirmation is received that insur-ance has been waived or has been obtained by pur-chaser. Shipment may take up to 21 days after pay-ment is received.MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION PROCEDURES (a) Within 30 days of written notice that there is a dispute, the parties or their representatives may meet at a time and place mutually agreed upon, to mediate their differences. If the parties agree, a mediator acceptable to the parties shall be selected. The mediator shall be an attorney, trained in media-tion techniques and familiar with commercial law and the California Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). The mediator’s fees shall be shared equally and paid by all parties. At the mediation, all parties shall have actual authority to settle the dispute. Any statements made during, and all aspects of, the mediation process shall be kept confidential and shall not be admissible in any subsequent arbitration or judicial proceeding. Any resolution shall be confi-dential. (b) If the parties cannot agree to mediation, or if mediation does not resolve the dispute, or in any event no longer than 60 days after receipt of

written notice referred to above, the parties shall submit the dispute for binding arbitration before a single neutral arbitrator jointly selected, or absent agreement, selected from the panel of Arbitrators provided by the American Arbitration Association (AAA). If, within 15 days, the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator, then AAA shall select one (1) per-son as arbitrator in accord with AAA rules. The arbitrator shall be an attorney, experienced in com-mercial law and with the UCC. The arbitrator shall be required to follow the law in making his award, and the award shall be in writing and shall set forth findings of fact and legal conclusions.(c) The arbitra-tion shall occur within 60 days of the selection of the arbitrator, in either Oakland or San Francisco, California, unless the parties agree to another loca-tion. Discovery and the procedure for the Arbitration shall, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, follow the procedures and policies of AAA governing commercial arbitration, subject however to the following modifications:1. All arbitration proceedings shall be confidential. None of the parties nor the arbitrator, may disclose the existence, content or results of the arbitration without the written consent of all parties.2. The parties shall attempt to agree on the issues to be arbitrated, or identify the disputed issues in writ-ing no later than 45 days prior to arbitration. 3. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, discovery, if any, shall be limited as follows: (a) Requests for no more than 10 clearly identified categories of docu-ments, to be provided to the requesting party within 14 days of written request therefore; (b) Depositions: No more than two (2) per party, pro-vided however, the deposition(s) are to be complet-ed within one (1) day; (c) Compliance with the above shall be enforced by the arbitrator in accord with California law.4. Each party shall have no longer than eight (8) hours to present its position. The entire hearing before the arbitrator shall not take longer than three (3) consecutive days, unless all parties agree otherwise in writing.The award shall be made in writing no more than 30 days following the end of the proceeding. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof. Each party shall bear its own attorney’s fees and costs in connection with the proceedings and shall share equally the fees and expenses of the arbitra-tor.This auction is being conducted in compliance with section 2328 of the Commercial Code, section 535 of the Penal Code, and provisions of the California Civil Code.Bonded pursuant to California Civil Code sec 1812.600 et seq. Bond # 70044066

ASIAN ARTS DISCLAIMER:We are aware of the many types of treatments and/or enhancements used today on jade. The purpose is to improve their appearance, i.e. color and/or clarity. Techniques like bleaching, dying and impregnation are just a few techniques known today. These treat-ments are not detectable using standard gemological procedures. Not all are permanent. Prospective buy-ers are therefore reminded that unless otherwise noted in the description(s),1 it must be assumed that some form of enhancement may have been used.

1 Accompanied by a laboratory report stating natu-ral, no evidence of treatment.

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ENDANGERED OR PROTECTED SPECIESProperty that contains any percentage of material made or potentially made from endangered and/or other protected species of wildlife are, as a courtesy, marked in the catalogue with the symbol “ * ”. Michaan’s Auctions does not accept any responsibili-ty or liability for failing to mark such lots. Such material includes, but is not limited to, ivory, tortoise shell, crocodile skin, whalebone, rhinoceros horn, some species of coral and certain woods.

Prospective buyers are advised that several coun-tries completely prohibit importation of property made, all or in part, of proscribed materials. Some countries require special permits, such as a CITES permit, from the relevant regulating authority in the countries of exportation and importation as well. Potential buyers intending to import the property into another country should be familiar with the relevant customs laws and regulations prior to bid-ding on property containing wildlife material. Regulations may vary as the U.S. prohibits importa-tion of articles containing material(s) from species it has designated endangered or threatened if the arti-cles are less than 100 years old.

It shall be the potential buyer’s sole responsibili-ty to research and satisfy the requirements of any laws and regulations that apply to the import and export of property as described in the aforementioned paragraphs. Prospective buy-ers must also note that the inability or delay in obtaining permits, licenses or other permissions to import or export property containing poten-tially regulated wildlife material will not consti-tute a basis for rescission or cancellation of the sale of said property or the delay in payment of purchased items in accordance with the Conditions of Sale.

NO GUARANTEE OF AUTHENTICITY FOR CHINESE PAINTINGSCurrently, scholarship in the field of Chinese paint-ings precludes the ability to provide unqualified statements or opinions as to Authorship or date of execution. The terms for RESCISSION in the Conditions of Sale, (as set out on our internet site and in our catalogues) does not apply to Chinese paintings. However, if within twenty (20) days of thesale of any such lot, the original purchaser provides Michaan’s with both written notice that the lot is a forgery, and within seven (7) days after written notice, said purchaser returns the lot to us in the same condition as when sold and demonstrates to our satisfaction that the lot is a forgery, Michaan’s will rescind the sale and refund the purchase price received to the original purchaser. “Forgery” for the

purposes of this provision, is defined as a work cre-ated with the intent to deceive.

Definitions of Authorship:This is to qualify the relationship between the object and the named person in the catalogue. The following conventions for attribution are used by Michaan’s Auctions:

Giovanni Bellini: In our opinion a work by the artist. When the artist’s forename(s) is not known, a series of asterisks, followed by the surname of the artist, whether preceded by an initial or not, indi-cates that in our opinion the work is by the artists named.

Attributed to Giovanni Bellini: In our opinion probably a work by the artist but less certainty as to authorship is expressed than in the preceding category.

Studio of Giovanni Bellini: In our opinion a work by an unknown hand in the studio of the art-ist, which may or may not have been executed under the artist’s direction.

Circle of Giovanni Bellini: In our opinion a work by an as yet unidentified by distinct hand, closely associated with the named artist but not necessarily his pupil.

Style of ......; follower of Giovanni Bellini: In our opinion a work by a painter working in the artist’s style, contemporary or near contemporary, but not necessarily his pupil.

Manner of Giovanni Bellini: In our opinion a work in the style of the artist and of a later date.

after Giovanni Bellini: In our opinion a copy of a known work of the artist.

The term signed and/or dated and/or inscribed means that in our opinion the signature and/or date and/or inscription are from the hand of the artist.

The term bears a signature and/or date and/or inscription means that in our opinion the signa-ture and/or date and/or inscription have been added by another hand.“bearing signature...”/”bearing date...”/”bearing inscription...” In our opin-ion the signature/date/inscription is by a hand other than that of the artist.

Typical Headings:

FURNITURE George III Mahogany Chest of DrawersThird Quarter 18th Century

This heading, with date included, means that the

piece is, in our opinion, of the period indicated with no major alterations or restorations.

George III Mahogany Chest of DrawersThis heading, without the inclusion of the date, indicates that, in our opinion, the piece, while basically of the period, has undergone significant restoration and alteration.

George III Style Mahogany Chest of Drawers

The inclusion of the word “style” in the heading indicates that, in our opinion, the piece was made as an intentional reproduction of an earlier style.

BRONZESAntoine-Louis Barye

This heading indicates that the casting and patina-tion were done by the artist or with his direct authorization or supervsion.

Cast After a Model by Antoine-Louis Barye

This heading indicates that the casting and patina-tion of a known Barye model were done by another, i.e., artisans at the F. Barbedienne or other foundry.

CERAMICSMeissen Porcelain Cup and SaucerLate 19th Century

This states that the cup and saucer were made at the Meissen factory in the last quarter of the 19th Century.

Meissen Porcelain Cup and a SaucerLate 19th Century

Again, this states that the cup and saucer were made at the Meissen factory in the last quarter of the 19th Century, but it also indicates that the cup and saucer may not have been “born” together.

Meissen Porcelain Cup and SaucerCirca 1900

This states that the cup and saucer are of Meissen style, and although of the date specified, not necessar-ily made at the Meissen factory.

‘Meissen’ Porcelain Cup and a Saucer19th Century

This states that the cup and saucer are of Meissen style, and although of the date specified, not necessarily made at the Meissen factory.

Meissen Porcelain Cup and SaucerThe title without a specific date simply states that the pieces were made at the Meissen factory but does not specify when, implying that their age is questionable.

Minimum Value from US $ 0 from US $ 50 from US $ 200 from US $ 500 from US $ 1,000 from US $ 2,000 from US $ 5,000 from US $ 10,000 from US $ 20,000 from US $ 50,000 from US $ 100,000 from US $ 200,000

Maximum Value to US $ 49 to US $ 199 to US $ 499 to US $ 999 to US $ 1,999 to US $ 4,999 to US $ 9,999 to US $ 199,99 to US $ 49,999 to US $ 100,000 to US $ 199,999 to US $ 499,999

Expected Bid Increment US $ 5 US $ 10 US $ 25 US $ 50 US $ 100 US $ 250 US $ 500 US $ 1,000 US $ 2,500 US $ 5,000 US $ 10,000 US $ 25,000

Bid Increments

All increments may vary at auctioneer’s discretion.

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