Asian Art, including Chinese Paintings

LIU DELIU (1806 – 1875). Butterflies and Melons, Chinese album leaf painting, framed, ink and colour on paper, 26.5 x 38.5cm. Provenance: an Engli...

ZHAO (follower of); LI DONG (follower of). Landscapes , two Chinese circular fan leaf paintings mounted as hanging scrolls, ink on silk, 26 x 26cm...

ZHU YIZUN (attributed to, 1629 – 1709); CUI ZHAOZHI; CHENG ZANQING; QI ZHAOLIN; XIANG WENQIAO; LU GUANQING; SHEN WENYA, and others. Various subjec...

A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE 'TAOTIE MASK' SNUFF BOTTLE. Qing Dynasty. The rectangular-section body carved with a thick band of archaistic dragon m...

A CHINESE AGATE 'PRUNUS AND PINE' SNUFF BOTTLE. Qing Dynasty. The flattened ovoid body carved with a tree to each side in shallow relief, the pine...

A CHINESE GLASS INSIDE-PAINTED 'LANDSCAPE' SNUFF BOTTLE, BY ZHOU LEYUAN. Qing Dynasty, dated Wuzi in accordance with 1888. The ovoid body painted ...

TWO CHINESE AMBER SNUFF BOTTLES. Qing Dynasty. The first with a tapered body carved with a phoenix amongst large flower heads, the second with a p...

A CHINESE PURPLE GLASS 'HAND' SNUFF BOTTLE. Qing Dynasty. The ovoid body carved with five fingers to the lower part, the glass of deep purple colo...

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'LANDSCAPE' SNUFF BOTTLE. Qing Dynasty. The rectangular rounded body with two lion head handles and a seal moulded to each ...

A PAIR OF CHINESE CORAL AND HARDSTONE -INSET WHITE METAL 'QUAIL' SNUFF BOTTLES. Qing Dynasty. Each formed as a bird looking up, the eyes and wings...

TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE MINIATURE ‘DRAGON’ VASES. Qing Dynasty, 19th Century. The bottle painted with a dragon lurking among peony blossoms and...

A CHINESE RUSSET AGATE 'BUDDHIST LION DOG' SNUFF BOTTLE. Qing Dynasty. The ovoid body carved with a lion dog and his pup playing with a brocade ba...

TWO CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE AND ONE UNDERGLAZE RED 'DRAGON' SNUFF BOTTLE. Qing Dynasty. Each of cylindrical form, the blue and white bottles painte...

THREE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE MINIATURE 'DRAGON' VASES. Late Qing Dynasty. One of cylindrical shape with a Tongzhi mark, the two other meiping , ea...

THREE CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES. Qing Dynasty. Comprising a robin's egg-glazed snuff bottle of flattened ovoid body with a short cylindrical neck, two...

THREE CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES. Qing Dynasty. Comprising: two ovoid glass bottles, one with overlay red decoration, the other imitating agate, and a ...

THREE CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES. Qing Dynasty. Comprising: a red overlay glass bottle, a rectangular agate 'prunus' bottle and a apple-green jadeite b...

A CHINESE WOOD SNUFF BOTTLE DISPLAY CABINET. With a full back and glass door opening to an arrangement of shelves, the cresting rail and the front...

A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE 'IMMORTALS' EWER. Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period. The pear-shaped body terminating in hexagonal foot and rim moulded with a r...

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE ENAMELLED VASE AND COVER. Late Ming Dynasty. The tapered ovoid body painted with blossoms, the foot with a mythical horse...

A CHINESE ROCK CRYSTAL 'LANDSCAPE' VASE. Qing Dynasty. The rectangular-section body carved with a hut beneath a tree on a lakeshore, with other dw...

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'EQUESTRIAN OFFICIAL' BOWL. Qing Dynasty, Daoguang period. With a flared body painted with a dignitary on a horse fanned by...

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE COVER. Qing Dynasty. Painted in colourful enamels with large flower heads and stylised foliage, the flared finial with a si...

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'IMMORTALS' BOWL. Qing Dynasty, Jiaqing period. The rounded body with a lobed rim finely painted with a group of female mus...

A CHINESE MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF A MANDARIN DIGNITARY. Qing Dynasty, 19th Century. The oval painting depicting a man wearing an official dark blue ...

FOUR CHINESE KINGFISHER FEATHER BROOCHES. Qing Dynasty. Comprising two brooches formed as butterflies, one as a square rosette and one almond-shap...

A CHINESE GILT-BRONZE SQUARE SEAL. Ming Dynasty, or later. The face case with four characters in seal script, the sides with stylised flowerheads ...

A CHINESE BLUE STONE SEAL. Of conical shape, the face carved with six characters in seal script, the stone with white and black striations, 7.5cm ...

A CHINESE CORAL CARVING OF MAGU. Early 20th Century. Standing, wearing flowing robes with long sleeves, her hair arranged in an elaborate style, a...

A SMALL CHINESE STAINED SOAPSTONE FIGURE TOGETHER WITH A DEER BONE ARCHER’S RING. Qing Dynasty. The figure standing, wearing long robes, with righ...

A CHINESE JADE CONG. The low body carved with rounded edges and a circular aperture, the stone of russet colour with brown inclusions, 6.5cm acros...

A CHINESE MALACHITE 'LYCHEE' INKSTONE. Early 20th Century. Carved as a large fruit with a flattened top issuing from a knotty stem with leaves and...

A CHINESE RUBY-GLAZED DISH. Qing Dynasty, six character Jiaqing mark and of the period. Decorated with an even rich dark ruby glaze, the reverse w...

A CHINESE COPPER RED- GLAZED DISH . Qing Dynasty, six character Daoguang mark and of the period. Coated with an even dark red glaze, the reverse s...

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'PRUNUS' BOTTLE VASE. Qing Dynasty, six character Daoguang mark and of the period. The ovoid body painted with sprays of ...

A SMALL CHINESE BLUE-GROUND 'PRUNUS AND BAMBOO' CUP. Qing Dynasty, Daoguang period . The rounded body painted with white prunus blossoms and spray...

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE 'HUNDRED BOYS' JAR AND COVER. Qing Dynasty, six character Jiaqing mark and of the period. The ovoid body painted with a con...

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE ‘ HIDDEN LOVER' VASE. Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng period. The tall ovoid body painted with a scene in an interior with a husban...

A PAIR OF CHINESE EN GRISAILLE 'LANDSCAPE' PLAQUES. Qing Dynasty. Each painted in grey enamels with dwellings and figures in sampans and on the sh...

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' DISH. The dish with shallow rounded sides, a central roundel enclosing a confronting five-clawed dragon amidst f...

YAO YUAN (1971 –). Flowers , Chinese fan leaf, ink and colour on gold paper, 21.5cm diameter. Provenance: a European private collection. Exhibitio...

YAO YUAN (1971 –). Mountains , Chinese fan leaf, ink and colour on gold paper, 21.5cm diameter. Provenance: a European private collection. Exhibit...

YAO YUAN (1971 –). Rocks , Chinese fan leaf, ink and colour on gold paper, 21.5cm diameter. Provenance: a European private collection. Exhibition:...

YAO YUAN (1971 –). Flowers , Chinese fan leaf, ink and colour on gold paper, 21.5cm diameter. Provenance: a European private collection. Exhibitio...

A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE 'THREE BOYS' GROUP. Qing Dynasty. Carved as three children during an acrobatic performance, one holding a fan, the oth...

A CHINESE WHITE JADE 'LONGEVITY' BOLDER. Qing Dynasty. Carved with deer climbing a porous rock with shrubs and lingzhi sprays, a crane to the reve...

A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF BUDAI HESHANG. The laughing Immortal carved in a relaxed pose, holding a large sack in his left hand, the s...

A CHINESE YELLOW JADE 'CAT' GRO U P. Qing Dynasty. Carved as a mother with a lingzhi fungus in her mouth turning her head towards two small kitten...

A CHINESE WHITE JADE 'DRAGON' BELT HOOK. Qing Dynasty. Carved with a stylised dragon head forming a hook, the body with a smaller chilong in high ...

A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE 'CATS AND BUTTERFLY' CARVING. Qing Dynasty. Formed as two felines hunting for a large butterfly entwined in scrolling ...

A CHINESE APPLE-GREEN JADEITE 'CHILONG' PLAQUE. Carved with a sinuous chi dragon gnawing on a stem of a lingzhi , the stone with minor russet incl...

A CHINESE WHITE JADE 'CHILONG' CUP. Ming Dynasty. Carved with three beasts clambering over the rim of a plain cup, the stone with russet mottling,...

A CHINESE WHITE JADE DOUBLE 'QILIN' SEAL. Qing Dynasty. Carved as two separate blocks with vacant faces, joined by the mythical beast finial resti...

A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE RETICULATED 'BAT' PLAQUE. Qing Dynasty. The oval body carved with a bat in flight above lingzhi and foliage, all surro...

THREE CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE SEALS. Comprising: one circular-section and one rectangular, each with an animal finial, and one circular-section ...

A CHINESE WHITE JADE 'MOUNTAIN' BRUSH REST. Qing Dynasty. Carved as a triangular rocky outcrop with a small spray of lingzhi to the side, the ston...

A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF ZHOU TANZI. Qing Dynasty. The boy carved wearing a deer hide over his shoulders and carrying a tall bucket,...

A CHINESE WHITE JADE 'BOY AND RAM' CARVING. Qing Dynasty. Formed as a large recumbent animal turning his head towards a small child seated on his ...

A CHINESE WHITE JADE CUP. The plain flared body raised on a splayed foot, the stone with minor russet inclusions and veins, together with a wood s...

A CHINESE WHITE JADE-INSET WOOD RUYI SCEPTRE. The panels Ming Dynasty. The head with a rectangular plaque carved with a dragon on a pierced diaper...