Chinese Art: Day Two

A Chinese green and russet hardstone carving of a phoenixRepublic periodThe long tailed bird standing and holding a large-headed peony, wood stand...

A small group of Chinese jade, hardstone and amber carvingsLate Qing dynasty, 19th/20th centuryComprising: a celadon and grey jade carving of cats...

A Chinese jade bangle, a turquoise, coral and silver necklace, and various hardstone carvingsLate Qing dynasty and laterComprising: a flat green a...

A Chinese jadeite figure of a celestial ladyLate Qing Dynasty, 19th/early 20th centuryWearing flowing robes and billowing scarves, set on double h...

A pair of Chinese hardstone rabbits with standsRepublic period6cm high and overall height with fitted and carved wood stands, 8cm.Provenance: From...

Three Chinese spinach jade carvingsEarly 20th centuryComprising: a spinach jade cup with short splayed foot rising to deep sides, 7cm high, a bang...

A Chinese russet and celadon jade carving of dogs20th centuryCarved with a recumbent dog with its head turned back looking towards the cub resting...

A Chinese pale celadon jade carving of Liu HaiQing dynasty, 19th centuryCarved with the standing figure in long robe with a toad resting on his ri...

A Chinese celadon jade 'dog and turtle' groupQing dynasty, late 19th/early 20th centuryCarved in a circular form with a dog and turtle at play, bi...

A Chinese agate belt hookRepublic period/20th centuryCarved and pierced as two interlocking oval rings, set on a pair of reverse bosses to either ...

A Chinese pale celadon jade 'lion and cub' groupLate Qing dynasty/Republic periodCarved from a pale celadon stone with cloudy white and russet inc...

Three jades, one hardstone washer and an enamelled silver brooch Late Qing dynasty and later, late 19th - 20th centuryComprising: a jadeite bangle...

A Chinese white and russet jade plume holderLate Qing dynasty/Republic periodCarved from a very pale even stone with traces of the original russet...

A Chinese reticulated pale and mushroom jade plaque mounted on a gilt-bronze standThe jade plaque, Ming dynastyCarved and pierced with ducks in a ...

A group of three Chinese jadesLate Qing dynastyComprising: a pale celadon Han-style handled cup, 8.5cm wide; a yellow and russet Song-style carvin...

A Chinese 'chicken bone' calcified jade archaistic carving of a mythical beastLate Qing dynastyThe recumbent beast with the features of a tiger an...

A Chinese celadon and mushroom jade lionQing Dynasty, 19th centuryThe semi-translucent stone with a dark mushroom inclusion, carved as a recumbent...

A Chinese miniature jade congMing Dynasty, 17th centurythe thick-walled cong of cylindrical square section, carved to each corner with three regis...

A Chinese jade archaistic sword slideLate Qing dynastyCarved to the curved top surface with archaic scroll motifs, the stone of pale grey tones, 6...

A Chinese pale green jadeite pendant and pair of jadeite earringsRepublic periodThe pendant with silver mount, carved as a bitter melon, 8cm long;...

A Chinese 'butterfly' jade plaqueLate 19th/early 20th centuryThe circular plaque pierced and carved with a butterfly in the centre, further encirc...

A Chinese 'bird' jade plaqueQing dynasty, 19th centuryThe circular plaque pierced and carved with a bird admits scrolling foliage, 5.3cm diameter....

A group of Chinese jades20th centuryComprising: a Ming-style square 'fishes' plaque, 8cm wide; a further Ming-style plaque, carved from white jade...

A Chinese pale and russet jade 'sanyang' groupRepublic periodCarved as three rams perched on craggy rocks, the pale stone with cloudy-white and mo...

A Chinese white and russet jade finial 20th centuryCarved in the shape of a seated immortal holding a small lion dog, the even white stone with sp...

A Chinese pale celadon jade ‘rhyton’Late Qing dynasty/Republic period Carved as an archaistic rhyton with dragon head finial, qilin clambering to ...

A Chinese pale celadon jade carving of a water buffaloLate Qing dynastyThe recumbent beast holding a sprig of grain in its mouth, 9cm long.Provena...

A Chinese pale green jade 'lingzhi' brushwasherQing dynasty, 19th centuryCarved as a ruyi-form lingzhi fungus with a leafy branch and bat to the s...

A Chinese white jade 'lion head' belt hookRepublic periodThe plain S-shaped shaft with reverse boss, 11.4cm long.民國 玉雕獅首紋帶鉤

A Chinese pale green carving of two cats,Qing dynasty, 18th centuryThe recumbent cats carved with heads turned towards each other, 3.7cm long.清十八世...

A Chinese pale green jade 'eggplant' pendantQing dynasty, 19th centuryCarved as a flowering leafy branch issuing two vegetables, 6cm long.清十九世紀 青玉...

A Chinese spinach jade 'lotus leaf' washer, bixiLate Qing dynastyCarved from a single piece of jade in open work of two lotus leaves borne on leaf...

A Chinese Jadeite ‘pine’ washer, bixiLate Qing dynastyOf oval shape with a flat base, carved to the sides with branches of pines in relief issuing...

A Chinese Mughal-style celadon and mushroom jade brush washerQing dynasty, 17th/18th centuryThinly carved from a semi-translucent stone with stria...

A Chinese white jade shallow bowlQing dynasty, 18th/19th centuryThinly carved from a pale, translucent stone with cloudy-white and some speckled b...

A Chinese reticulated jade brush restLate Qing dynasty/Republic periodCarved and pierced in the Ming style from a celadon and mushroom stone as a ...

An unusual Chinese amethyst 'squirrel and grapevine' vase, cover and standQing dynasty, 19th centuryDeeply carved with paired handles in the form ...

A Chinese cloisonné-enamel and gilt bronze circular box and coverQing dynasty, 19th centuryDecorated to the cover with butterflies and floral spra...

A pair of Chinese cloisonné-enamel ‘melon’ boxes and coversLate Qing dynasty/Republic period, 19th/early 20th centuryEach shaped as a melon and de...

A Chinese cloisonné enamel 'peony and prunus' vase, meipingQing dynasty, 19th centuryRising from a stepped foot to broad shoulders and thin waiste...

A Chinese cloisonné-enamel 'floral' box and coverQing dynasty, Jiaqing periodThe turquoise ground decorated with a profusion of flowerheads to the...

A pair of Chinese gilt metal and cloisonné-enamel vasesQing dynasty, Qianlong periodDecorated with bats, clouds, and floral sprays on a white grou...

A Chinese painted enamel hexagonal jardinièreQing dynasty, 19th century Standing on bracket feet, the thin metal body enameled to each side with a...

A Chinese painted enamel bowlQing dynasty, 18th/19th centuryDelicately painted to the exterior with butterflies among flowering peonies and magnol...

A Chinese hardstone tree in a cloisonné-enamel jardinièreEarly 20th centuryFormed as a gnarled flowering prunus issuing from a ground of crushed h...

A large Chinese bronze 'elephant' scroll weightEarly 20th centuryThe recumbent beast well-modelled, patinated to a dark, rich hue, 10cm long.二十世紀早...

A Chinese bronze 'bixie' scroll weightQing dynasty, 18th/19th centuryThe recumbent beast well modelled, with a single curved horn issuing from its...

A Chinese bronze 'chilong and scholar' brush restEarly Qing dynastyCast as a pair of sinuous, confronting dragons, with a scholar seated on their ...

A Chinese 'mythical beast' scroll weightQing dynasty, 18th/19th centuryThe short legged beast with exaggerated jowls, 11cm long.Provenance: Brombe...

A Chinese bronze Buddhist lion and a gilt Buddhist emblemQing dynasty, 19th centuryThe lion dog seated on a waisted rectangular double lotus base ...

A Chinese gilt bronze 'mythical beasts' sealRepublic periodOf square form, with a bixie carrying on its back an archaistic vessel with a recumbent...

A Chinese and a Scythian animal bronze plaque6th - 2nd BC and Ming dynastyThe Ming bronze plaque cast in form of a stag, 4.5cm long, the Scythian ...

A Chinese bronze tripod censerRepublic period, early 20th century, apocryphal Xuande markEngraved to the exterior with six immortals in a continuo...

A Chinese polished bronze censerQing dynasty, 19th century, apocryphal Xuande mark Of compressed circular form with archaistic 'ear' handles, 18cm...

A Chinese patinated bronze incense burnerQing dynasty, 17th/18th centuryThe bulbous body cast with Buddhist lion mask handles raised on spreading ...

A Chinese bronze 'dragon' incense burnerQing dynasty, 17th century, apocryphal Xuande six-character markOf barrel form, set on three ruyi feet, fl...

A Chinese parcel gilt bronze 'Buddhist Lion' incense burnerLate Qing dynasty/Republic period, early 20th centuryModelled as two Buddhist lions, th...

A Chinese bronze tripod censer and standQing dynasty, 18th century, apocryphal Xuande mark With a pair of squirrel handles, the stand with beaded ...

A Chinese bronze incense burner and standQing dynasty, 18th/19th century, apocryphal Xuande seal markThe compressed globular body flanked with pai...

A Chinese quatrefoil incense burnerQing dynasty, 17th centuryOf lobed form raised on four bracket feet, with a two character seal-mark to base, 11...