Fine Chinese Art

A famille rose yellow-ground jardinière19th centurySturdily potted, the tapered cylindrical body decorated in vivid enamels to the exterior with f...

A pair of rare Delft-style famille verte silver-shaped candlesticksKangxiEach of square section with a stepped base rising to a ribbed, flared bas...

A large famille verte 'dragon boat' rouleau vase19th centuryThe cylindrical body beneath a straight neck and everted rim, finely decorated around ...

A large famille rose 'Peter the Great' plate18th century Finely enamelled with a depiction of the Russian Tsar, Peter the Great, wearing a crown a...

A pair of famille rose 'ladies' platesQianlongEach finely enamelled with a scene of two elegant ladies, one seated by a table gazing into a mirror...

A polychrome lacquer table17th centuryThe top rectangular panel supported by giant's-arm braces, decorated with two magpies resting on blossoming ...

A kesi 'shou' panelWanliThe panel colourfully woven with a large shou character flanked by a pair of cranes in flight amidst scrolling clouds and ...

A rare silk kesi 'dragon' panelWanliThe rectangular panel finely decorated with a large front-facing dragon coiling around a flaming pearl and eme...

A rare polychrome and carved lacquer table, Pingtou'anMing DynastyThe top rectangular panel elaborately decorated in red and green with birds and ...

A rare huanghuali throne-shaped mirror-stand, jingtai17th/18th centuryThe back in three sections, high in the centre flanked by two lower curving ...

A huanghuali document box, xiang18th century The rectangular case composed of well-figured panels with a hinged cover, the fitted top panel with a...

A huanghuali seal chest, guanpixiang18th century The chest of rectangular shape with a flat top opening to a shallow single tray, above a pair of ...

A rare huanghuali two-tiered stand, xiangji17th centuryThe elegant stand of 'four-corners flush', consisting of a single rectangular panelled top ...

A large scholar's rock on a rootwood standQing DynastyThe stone with an irregular structure and punctuated with a large opening, of brownish-grey ...

A gnarled fruitwood brushpot, bitong18th centuryExpertly hollowed, the irregular bumpy surface imitating a tree-trunk with numerous knots and 'eye...

Manner of Bian Wenyu (1576-1655)Wild Geese Descending on the Sandbank, cyclically dated to Yimao year corresponding to 1639Hanging scroll, Ink and...

Manner of Yun Shouping (1633-1690)Pheasant and FlowersInk and pigment on silk, inscribed and signed, with two apocryphal seals of the artist, fram...

Attributed to Tang Yin (1470-1524)Scholar in the MountainsInk and pigment on silk, with calligraphic inscription, signature and two seals of the a...

A dreamstone huanghuali-framed screenQing DynastyThe stone smoothly polished and naturally coloured with tones of beige, grey and orange, speckled...

A huanghuali brushpot, bitongMid Qing DynastySmoothly carved of cylindrical form with straight sides, the finely-grained wood of a reddish-brown t...

Attributed to Wan Shouqi (1603-1652)A Set of Six Paintings of Eighteen LuohansSix paintings depicting the Eighteen Luohans, gilt, ink and pigment ...

A fresco panel with Female DeitiesMing Dynasty Pigments on plaster, depicting a group of celestial ladies, one seated with legs crossed, holding a...

A 'chicken-bone' jade 'chilong' cupMing DynastyThe deep rounded cup smoothly carved, a large chilong with bifurcated tail biting the rim and formi...

A very rare huanghuali and hongmu scholar's table17th/18th century The rectangular top with a mitred frame and moulded edge above a recessed waist...

A blue and white wine cupXuande six-character mark, late Ming Dynasty Finely painted around the exterior with three floral sprays interspersed wit...

A pale green and russet jade 'bamboo' vaseMid Qing DynastyCrisply carved as a hollow bamboo trunk with naturalistically-grooved nodes and issuing ...

An Imperial gilt-lacquered wood figure of Buddha17th/18th centuryThe serene figure seated cross-legged in dhyanasana on a separate double-lotus pe...

An exceptionally rare huanghuali low-back armchair, meiguiyi17th century The chair with a rectangular top rail mortised and tenoned to the stiles,...

A very fine huanghuali brushpot, bitong17th centuryOf smooth cylindrical form, the finely grained wood with several 'ghost eyes' and peaks, with a...

A rare huanghuali low-back armchair, meiguiyi17th century The armchair formed by members fitted together with characteristic pipe joints, the back...

A rare set of four huanghuali armchairs, meiguiyi18th/19th centuryEach with a rectangular top rail mortised and tenoned to the stiles, set with a ...

A huanghuali and hongmu wine table, jiuzhuo17th centuryThe two-panel top set within a rectangular frame with moulded edge above plain aprons and s...

A pair of hongmu stools, fangdeng18th centuryEach with the wood seat formed by two rectangular panels enclosed within a square mitre, mortise and ...

A huanghuali 'magnolia' brushpot, bitongMid Qing DynastyThe large naturalistic vessel deftly carved with tall curved walls carved as overlapping m...

A huanghuali document box and cover18th centuryOf rectangular form, the corners applied with metal ruyi-shaped mounts, the interior with long hing...

A rare eight-leaf double-sided 'coromandel' 'boys at play' lacquer screenKangxiExquisitely decorated on the front with a detailed scene of fifty b...

A carved bamboo 'Qiao Sisters' brushpot, bitong17th/18th centuryThe tall cylindrical vessel crisply carved around the exterior with a continuous s...

A fine buffalo-horn carving of a qilin18th/19th centuryWell carved standing on its long hoofed feet above crashing waves, with its head turned bac...

A rare small bamboo-veneered 'double lozenge' box and cover18th centuryExquisitely decorated in tiehuang technique, the top with interlinked squar...

A very fine and rare coconut reticulated pomander and cover18th centuryThe domed cover and pomander each deftly carved and pierced with a writhing...

A very rare large court painting of ladies playing chessYongzheng/QianlongInk and pigment on silk depicting two Court ladies playing weiqi within ...

A very rare pair of carved cinnabar-lacquer 'weiqi' boxes and coversLate 16th/early 17th centuryEach gently curving sides exquisitely carved with ...

A pair of very rare imperial gilt-lacquer and mother-of-pearl-inlaid display cabinetsYongzheng/Qianlong One cabinet with nine variously proportion...

A rare large gold and black red-ground lacquered box and coverYongzheng/Qianlong The circular domed cover decorated with a central black square wi...

A pair of gilt-lacquered 'dragon' cabinets18th/19th centuryEach of upright rectangular shape, set with a pair of doors fitted with a large round l...

A pair of rare large cinnabar lacquer double-gourd 'Daji' vasesQianlongBoth vases with slightly flattened sides and narrow waist, rising from rect...

A magnificent gilt-lacquered zitan-veneered display cabinetQing DynastyThe cabinet of elegant proportions with the top section divided into open c...

A rare five-colour-cloud blue-ground silk robe, jifuFirst half 19th centuryThe blue silk finely worked in couched colour gold and silver thread an...

A chestnut silk gauze child's 'nine-dragon' robe, jifuLate Qing DynastyThe robe finely woven and embroidered in counted-stitch and couched gold th...

A rare pair of jichimu small tapered two-door side cabinets, gui19th/early 20th centuryEach of tapering rectangular form, with two doors opening t...

A rare tielimu altar table, Tiao'an18th centuryThe dense rectangular panel top set above an elaborately carved apron of meandering lotus scrolls, ...

A blue-ground couched 'nine-dragons' gold robe, jifuCirca 1850The robe worked in couched gold threads with nine writhing five-clawed dragons confr...

A large huanghuali altar table, qiaotouanThe top of a single-board floating panel tongue-and-grooved to the frame with shaped everted flanges, abo...

A fine huanghuali folding stool, JiaowuQing DynastyConstructed with beaded-edged curvilinear shaped seat rails carved with floral scrolls, with a ...

A rare Imperial embroidered yellow-ground Twelve-Symbol dragon robe, jifu19th centuryThe robe worked in satin stitch in shades of blue, green, red...

A rare large silk 'wedding' embroidery19th centuryThe panel finely embroidered with a multitude of colourful double gourds issuing from entwined v...

A pair of hongmu and huali armchairs19th centuryEach with stepped toprails above upright backs with central splats carved and pierced with design ...

A pair of huanghuali horseshoe-back chairsQing Dynasty Each with a rectangular seat supporting a slightly curved splat carved in low relief with a...

A large zitan brushpot, bitongQing DynastyOf broad cylindrical form with three raised bands at its foot, rim and upper section of the body, the de...

A tortoiseshell-veneered zitan hexagonal brushpot, bitongGuangxu four-character mark, late Qing Dynasty/Republic PeriodOf hexagonal form, the base...