Asian Art I

A CHINESE CELADON-GLAZED VASEThe pear-shaped body resting atop a straight foot, rising to a cylindrical neck with a gently-everted rim, covered in...

A GROUP OF FOUR CHINESE PAKTONG INK BOXESLate Qing DynastyComprising four rectangular boxes decorated to the cover with calligraphy and one fan-sh...

A CHINESE GREEN-GLAZED CENSER AND THREE POLISHED BRONZE BOWLSHan Dynasty and laterThe censer with a cylindrical body raised on three feet, the ext...

A CHINESE CANTON ENAMEL 'BOYS' TRAYRepublic PeriodPainted to the interior with a scene depicting boys at play in a garden, with one boy attempting...

A CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE CANTON ENAMEL TRAYRepublic PeriodOf shallow rectangular form with an undulating rim, the interior painted with a pair of pi...

A CHINESE PAINTED ENAMEL QUADRILOBED DISHQing Dynasty, Qianlong mark and of the periodOf shallow quadrilobed form, the interior painted with flowe...

A CHINESE CLOISONNÉ 'LANCA' DISHQing DynastyDecorated with a bold black calligraphic inscription reserved on a bright turquoise ground of scrolls,...

A LARGE CHINESE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL CIRCULAR BOX AND COVERThe cover decorated with a large shou character to the centre surrounded with scrolling vin...

SIXTEEN CHINESE MOTHER-OF-PEARL COUNTERS AND PLAQUESQing Dynasty, 19th CenturyVariously shaped and carved with figures in landscapes,7cm long. (16...

A CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE VASEOf baluster form with flared neck and a pair of dragon handles, the exterior moulded and painted with butterflies hover...

A CHINESE FAMILLE-VERTE 'LOTUS POND' FISHBOWLWith a rounded body painted with a flock of white egrets wading among lotus blossoms and leaves emerg...

A CHINESE WUCAI SLEEVE VASEOf gently tapering form with flared rim, painted to the exterior with an official and attendants standing in a garden p...

A CHINESE CRACKLE-GLAZED FAMILLE-ROSE VASEThe ovoid body flanked by a pair of moulded beast mask handles and decorated with battle scenes, the wai...

A CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE 'SCHOLARS' VASERepublic PeriodOf slender baluster form, painted to the exterior with a group of scholars crowded around a t...

A CHINESE DOUCAI VASE, GUThe central raised section decorated with a reclining scholar and attendants in a garden scene, the upper section with a ...

A CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE 'PEONIES' BALUSTER VASEThe ovoid body painted with insects crawling besides large flowering peonies issuing from behind roc...

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'BIRDS AND BLOSSOMS' DISHPainted with a pair of magpies, one perched atop a gnarled branch blossoming with prunus flowers...

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'LANDSCAPE' BOWLOf conical form atop a cylindrical foot, painted to each side with a continuous mountainous landscape sce...

A CHINESE FAMILLE-VERTE 'BOYS' DISHPainted with a figural scene depicting a group of boys at play as adults gather round to watch, all within a bo...

A CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE FIGURATIVE DISHWith steep sides and a lobed rim, painted with a scene of two equestrian officials and their assistant ridin...

TWO CHINESE VASESOne of cylindrical form atop a flared foot rising to a straight neck, painted to the exterior with a girl carrying a basket of bl...

TWO CHINESE VASES20th CenturyThe first of slender pear-shaped form with flared neck, painted to the exterior with a monkey perched atop a pine bra...

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'LADY AND BOY' VASE, MEIPINGPainted with a young lady holding a fan beneath a weeping willow, a small child clinging to h...

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'LOTUS SCROLL' VASEThe cylindrical body painted with scrolling leafy stems issuing stylised lotus flowerheads, all above ...

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'LINGZHI' BOWL TOGETHER WITH TWO 'FISH' CUPSThe bowl with rounded sides atop a slightly tapered foot, painted to the exte...

A CHINESE BLUE-ENAMELLED 'BIRD' CUPThe rounded sides resting on a short foot, painted with a bird perched atop a rocky outcrop besides flowering c...

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'FIGURAL' DOUBLE GOURD VASETransitional Period, circa 1644Painted to the exterior with a scene depicting an official rece...

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE JAR AND COVERPainted to the exterior with a continuous figural scene depicting a warrior on horseback approaching a lady ...

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'THREE GRADES' EWER17th Century, Transitional PeriodThe pear-shaped body rising from a splayed foot to a flared rim, the ...

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE JAROf slender baluster form, painted to the exterior with a boy sat on the banks of a river as a scholar watches from the...

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOMBÉ INCENSE BURNERThe compressed circular body with a waisted neck painted with figures in sampans and on the shore of ...

A CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE 'PEACH' BOWLQing Dynasty, four-character Guangxu mark but probably laterThe rounded sides decorated with fruiting peach tre...

A CHINESE 'PEONIES' BOWL TOGETHER WITH A 'NARCISSUS' CUPThe bowl with rounded sides rising from a cylindrical foot to an everted rim, painted with...

A CHINESE FAMILLE-ROSE 'IMMORTALS' CONG-SHAPED VASEThe square-section body painted to one side with Shoulao stood beside a deer, another with Zhon...

A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE-VERTE 'LION DOGS' DISHDecorated with a blue lion dog and her green cub in a rocky landscape overgrown with low vegetation ...

TWO CHINESE VASESThe blue and white vase depicting two birds on tree branches surrounded by plants of various kind, all between floral and ruyi ba...

A CHINESE PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A GIRL20th CenturyModelled seated with arms outstretched, wearing a gilt-painted necklace over a white shirt and blu...

A CHINESE 'CALLIGRAPHY' VASE, HUWith a typical pear-shaped body resting on a gently-tapering foot, moulded with a raised band around the shoulder ...

A CHINESE EN-GRISAILLE 'LANDSCAPE' VASEThe elongated ovoid body resting atop a splayed foot, painted to the exterior with a fisherman guiding his ...

A PAIR OF CHINESE CABRIOLE-LEG WOOD STANDS19th / 20th CenturyThe square top raised on elegant, beaded cabriole legs terminating in splayed feet, c...

A PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL EGRETSEach standing on tall gilt legs, looking forward, with S-shaped necks and long beaks, the detachable wing...

A PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL VASESQing Dynasty, 19th CenturyThe tapering ovoid body rising from a splayed foot to a cylindrical neck, decora...

TWO CHINESE MONOCHROME VASESOne of meiping form, covered in a thick cherry-red glaze streaked with splashes of lavender around the bulbous shoulde...

A CHINESE JUN-TYPE BOWLWith rounded sides, covered in a thick light-blue glaze that thins to a mushroom tone around the rim, together with a Japan...

A CHINESE BRONZE PEAR-SHAPED VASE, HUQing Dynasty, 17th/18th CenturyThe globular body supported by a tall, stepped foot, rising to a gently flarin...

A CHINESE BRONZE 'BOY' CUPSong DynastyWith conical body and a flat base, the handle formed as a child leaning over the rim and holding a branch of...

A CHINESE BRONZE 'BAMBOO' INCENSE BURNERQing DynastyThe ribbed cylindrical body cast with two large bamboo-form handles, the main handles with sma...

A CHINESE BRONZE ARCHAISTIC INCENSE BURNERQing DynastyWith a bombé-shaped body cast with taotie masks on a leiwen ground and set with two C-shaped...

A PAIR OF CHINESE GILT-BRONZE 'BEAST MASK' FITTINGSZhou DynastyEach with a hook-like nose, stylised eyes and leaf-shaped ears, the surface with tr...

A CHINESE BRONZE ARCHAISTIC INCENSE BURNER, FANGDINGQing Dynasty, 19th CenturyThe rectangular body cast to each side of the exterior with a taotie...

A CHINESE BRONZE BUDDHIST VOTIVE PLAQUEOf rectangular shape with a rounded top, cast in low relief with a meditating Buddhist figure seated on a l...

A CHINESE BRONZE INCENSE BURNER AND A TRAYQing Dynasty, 19th CenturyThe tripod censer of globular form set at the rim with two loop handles, the e...

A CHINESE BRONZE DOUBLE-GOURD 'DRAGON' VASEThe bulbous lower section repoussed and finely chased with confronting pair of dragons reaching out for...

A CHINESE WHITE-METAL VASEThe pear-shaped body decorated with four panels containing deer and birds in a landscape, the neck with two bands of ruy...

A CHINESE BRONZE FIGURE OF A BUDDHASeated in dhyanasana on a lotus pedestal, loosely dressed in monk's robe draping in folds, with a fylfot mark o...

A CHINESE SPINACH-GREEN JADE ARCHAISTIC VASE AND COVERWith a flattened, gently tapered body carved with stylised kui dragons rising from a flared ...

A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE SPITTOON, ZHADOUThe compressed circular body resting on a flared foot between two angular bands, rising to a flared ri...

A CHINESE CELADON JADE TWIN-HANDLED CUPWith a rounded body resting on a gently flared foot, carved with a band of studs and two shou roundels, a p...

A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE 'LEAF' WASHERWorked in a pale translucent stone as an upturned leaf with a handle and stand formed of a bundle of stal...

A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A DOGLate Ming / early Qing DynastyCrouching, exposing his fangs with a fierce expression, his ears flat ag...