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AN EXCEPTIONAL CHINESE 'OIL-SPOT' (YOUDIYOU) GLAZED WAN BOWL, of gently rounded form, the rich dark brown glaze suffused with numerous small silvery markings, pooling more thickly in places, the lower body and foot unglazed, Northern Song - Jin Dynasty, 11.5cm diameter. Provenance: The James Baird Collection. Bluett and Sons London 1926. George de Menasce Collection. Spink and Son Ltd London 1975. An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art. Exhibited: Oriental Ceramic Society Exhibition 1952. Mostra d'Arte Cinese Venezia 1954. This bowl is a rare and superb example of the 'oil-spot' technique developed by Northern Song potters, where tiny metallic particles added to the glaze settle near the surface during firing to produce a variety of stunning yet subtle effects reminiscent of the iridescent patches found on the surface of oil. The term 'oil-spot' actually derives from Japanese connoisseurship, where such glazes have been highly prized since at least the first half of the 15th century, being referred to as yuteki temmoku (oil-spot temmoku). Northern Song potters probably first experimented with the technique to imitate and compete with their Southern Song counterparts. Within the oil-spot group there exists a variety of effects, which can be classified according to the arrangement, shape and size of the spots. The present lot has numerous small spots which might be best described as resembling snowflakes because of their shape and individuality. This revelation of great beauty upon close inspection summarises so much that is noble in connoisseurship of Song Dynasty ceramics. The provenance of this bowl is also of great interest. It was sold by Bluetts in 1926 as part of the James Baird Collection (see illustration) to Baron George de Menasce for £200. A commentary about the exhibition from The Morning Post on May 25th 1926 mentions the bowl and shows how highly regarded it was at the time: "... a small tea bowl of greyish stoneware, with a black "oil spot" glaze of high quality, probably from Honan, is an outstanding piece of this type of ware." Examples of Northern Song oil-spot bowls can be found in major collections. For a comparable pair of slightly deeper bowls with larger spots from the Arthur M Sackler Museum see 'Hare's Fur, Tortoiseshell, and Partridge Feathers' by Robert Mowry et al, 1996, no. 44, pp. 150-152. A slightly smaller example appeared at Sotheby's Hong Kong on 5th April 2015, lot 2888.

A CHINESE CELADON DEEP BOWL, probably Longquan, the interior with a mould-pressed band of figures, the rounded body above a pronounced foot, Ming Dynasty, 17.5cm diameter. Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON DISH, the centre with a carved flower design within a scroll cavetto and broad rim, the body gently rounded, Ming Dynasty, 26.5cm diameter. Provenance: John Sparks Ltd London (label). An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON OVOID VASE with a spreading lip, rounded body and unglazed foot, Yuan - Ming Dynasty, 12cm diameter. An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

TWO SIMILAR CHINESE LONGUAN CELADON JARLETS of baluster form with covers, Yuan - Ming Dynasty, 6.8cm and 8cm diameter (2). An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON OCTAGONAL DISH, the centre with a moulded flower and two-character mark, within an ogee cavetto and foliate scroll border, the underside carved to simulate petals, Ming Dynasty, 21.5cm diameter. Provenance: Dunt King Hong Kong 1950's. Bluett & Sons Ltd London 1958. An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A LARGE CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON BOWL of gently rounded form, the central well moulded with a lotus flower within a border of flowerheads and foliage, the exterior with conforming decoration, Ming Dynasty, 38cm diameter. An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON BOWL, the centre with a moulded chrysanthemum flower within a stylised foliate border, the exterior with conforming decoration, Ming Dynasty, 28cm diameter. Provenance: John Sparks Ltd London 1955. An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A CHINESE POTTERY FEMALE FIGURE, wearing a long dress tied below the waist with a belt, Tang Dynasty, 30cm high. Provenance: Spink and Son Ltd London 1970. An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art

A LARGE CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON JAR of baluster form, the exterior decorated with a band of chrysanthemum flowers and scrolling foliage above a lappet band, Ming Dynasty, 32cm diameter; with a modern hardwood stand and cover. Provenance: The Collection of Mrs JG Bennett. Bluett & Sons Ltd London 1976. An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON TRIPOD CENSER with a waisted neck above the rounded body with cross-hatched decoration, beneath a greyish-green glaze with crackles, the lower body and foot unglazed, Ming Dynasty, 30cm diameter. Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON TRIPOD CENSER with a waisted neck above the rounded body with cross-hatched decoration, beneath a glassy glaze pooling darker near the unglazed foot, Ming Dynasty, 32cm diameter Provenance: John Sparks Ltd. London (label). An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A LARGE CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON DISH, with a broad rim and gently rounded body, the centre decorated with a phoenix within a cavetto of two dragons chasing flaming pearls beneath a glassy glaze, Ming Dynasty, 39.5cm diameter. Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A LARGE CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON DISH, the broad rim above the gently rounded body, the centre and cavetto decorated with dragons beneath a glassy glaze, Ming Dynasty, 42.5cm diameter. Provenance: John Sparks Ltd London 1955. An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A JAPANESE KAKIEMON SAUCER DISH of foliate form, decorated with flowers in a landscape, Edo period, late 17th century, 11cm diameter. Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

TWO CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE SAUCERS, one of octagonal form decorated with precious objects on a table within a foliate border, the other of circular form decorated with flowers, Kangxi, 13cm and 13.4cm diameter (2). Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A CHINESE WHITE-GLAZED MINIATURE EWER of segmented form, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century, 10cm long; and a similar Dehua leaf dish, 9.5cm long (2). Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A CHINESE DEHUA OCTAGONAL CUP of tapering form with four short feet, Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th century, 9.7cm long. Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

TWO CHINESE DEHUA GUANYIN FIGURES, the larger example with a child attendant, Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th century, 19cm and 22cm high. Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A SET OF FIVE CHINESE PAINTED POTTERY FEMALE FIGURES, each kneeling and wearing long robes, three holding musical instruments, one a fish, Northern Wei Dynasty, 12cm high. Provenance: Spink and Son Ltd London 1957. Exhibited: Manchester City Art Gallery 1936. An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art. The dating of this lot is consistent with thermoluminescence testing by Oxford Authentication.

TWO CHINESE DEHUA CUPS, one of libation form with relief prunus decoration, the other decorated with foliage above a lotus petal band, the base with a Fu mark, Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th century, 6.5 and 7cm high (2). Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A JAPANESE ARITA UNDERGLAZED BLUE AND IRON RED OVOID VASE, the body decorated with three panels of flowers in garden landscapes, late 17th century, 24.5cm high Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd London 1978. An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BARBED-RIM DISH, the centre decorated with a peacock in a rocky garden within a flower and scroll cavetto and broad rim, Ming Dynasty, 15th/16th century, 32cm diameter. Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER VASE decorated with a butterfly, blossoming foliage and rocks, Chongzen period, 20cm high. Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A LARGE CHINESE BLUE-GLAZED OVOID VASE with moulded decoration, one side showing flowers amongst rocks, the other with a bat and butterfly flying towards lingzhi, late Ming - Qing Dynasty, 33cm high. Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A SMALL CHINESE 'TEA-DUST' GLAZED WATER POT, Yongzheng period, 7.5cm diameter. Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A CHINESE MINIATURE GE WARE MEIPING, the translucent glaze with strong and subtle crackles, Qing Dynasty, 7.5cm high. Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd London 1979. Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A CHINESE YIXING TEAPOT AND SIX CUPS of lotus form, signed Zhong-zuo meizhi, late Qing-Republic, the teapot 14.5cm long (7). Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A CHINESE YIXING OCTAGONAL TEAPOT, the cover with a faceted finial surrounded by relief cloud scrolls, the body decorated in relief with two flower meanders, the base with two impressed seal marks, Qing Dynasty, 17th / 18th century, 12cm long. Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A CHINESE SANCAI MINATURE CUP, of gently rounded form with an everted lip, Tang Dynasty, 6cm diameter. Provenance: Sydney L. Moss Ltd London 1963. An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art

A CHINESE YIXING GLOBULAR TEAPOT with a light 'tea-dust' surface, signed Zhou-zhi Sun Yi, late Qing-Republic, 12.5cm long. Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A CHINESE YIXING LOTUS-FORM EWER naturalistically formed with the handle as the stem and the leaves forming the vessel's body, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century, 10.5cm long. Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A JAPANESE RAKU TEA BOWL inscribed on the body Kenzan (probably Tominosuke Miyazaki fl. 1770-1830), of irregular form and covered all over in a mottled and crackled glaze, Edo period, 11cm diameter. Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A JAPANESE CERAMIC INRO by Kenya (Miura Totaro, 1825-1889), the inro decorated on each side with landscape scenes and inscribed with place names from the Tokaido Highway, signed Kenya, the manju signed Tenrokudo, the inro 9cm long. Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A JAPANESE CALLIGRAPHIC SETO WARE DISH by Shunzan (Kato Kagenori) of waisted rectangular form with three feet, signed underneath Shunzan and dated 1806, the sides and interior with poetic inscriptions by Shiro, Shingetsu and others, Edo period, 21cm long. Shunzan was a noted potter of the late Edo period. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York holds three examples of his work (93.1.46 / 93.1.62 / 36.120.650). Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A CHINESE SILVERED BRONZE FOLIATE-FORM MIRROR decorated in relief with Immortals riding cranes and horses, the eight-lobed border with insects and flowers, Tang Dynasty, 12.4cm diameter. Provenance: Roger Keverne Ltd London 2000. An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A CHINESE BRONZE MINIATURE CENSER, the rounded body with mask handles, the base with a Xuande mark, late Ming Dynasty, 6.5cm long. Provenance: Gerard Hawthorn Ltd London 2003. An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A SMALL CHINESE BRONZE TRIPOD WATER POT, of rounded form, with relief dragon decoration, late Ming Dynasty, 7cm diameter. Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A CHINESE GLAZED POTTERY DUCK, with moulded details, Han Dynasty, 10.5cm high. Provenance: Spink and Son Ltd London 1970. An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art

A SMALL CHINESE BRONZE VASE, in the form of a tree trunk with peaches and lingzhi, late Ming - early Qing Dynasty, 8cm long. Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A CHINESE BRONZE 'SHOU' SEAL, of stepped square form with a writhing chilong dragon on top, late Ming Dynasty, 4.7cm x 4.7cm. Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A CHINESE BRONZE PARCEL-GILT SCROLL WEIGHT, modelled as a scholar reclining beside a seal box, late Ming - early Qing Dynasty, 4.3cm high. Provenance: Gerard Hawthorn Ltd London 2000. An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A CHINESE BRONZE 'LION' SCROLL WEIGHT, the creature crouching and ready to pounce with its rear raised and tail curled back, late Ming - early Qing Dynasty, 6.8cm long. Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

AN EARLY CHINESE BRONZE SEAL, with a trefid finial, probably Song Dynasty or earlier, 3cm x 3cm. Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

TWO CHINESE BRONZE SCROLL WEIGHTS, one of a hound, the other a lion with a frog on its back, Ming -Qing Dynasty, 4cm and 5cm long (2). Provenance: The lion Spink and Son Ltd London 1977; the hound Gerard Hawthorn Ltd 2002. Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A CHINESE BRONZE 'RAM' SCROLL WEIGHT, the recumbent animal with its head turned to the rear, Ming Dynasty, 6cm long. Provenance: Gerard Hawthorn Ltd London 2006. An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A CHINESE BRONZE 'HOUND' SCROLL WEIGHT, the recumbent animal with its head raised and turned to the right, Ming Dynasty, 6cm long. Provenance: Gerard Hawthorn Ltd London 2002. An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A JAPANESE BRONZE 'SHISHI' SCROLL WEIGHT, the creature lying down with its head touching the ground and turned slightly to the left, Muromachi - early Edo period, 10cm long; with an inscribed softwood box. Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A CHINESE BRONZE FIGURAL SCROLL WEIGHT, modelled as a seated man holding a fish, late Ming - early Qing Dynasty, 7cm long. Provenance: Spink and Son Ltd London 1981. An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A CHINESE 'HARE'S FUR' GLAZED BOWL, of conical form with a metal-bound everted rim, the rich glaze with subtle 'hare's fur' vertical markings, the lower body and footrim unglazed, Northern Song - Jin Dynasty, 13.5cm diameter. Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art

A CHINESE BRONZE FIGURAL WATER COUPE, modelled as a boy holding a fish bowl, late Ming Dynasty, 7.5cm high. Provenance: Gerard Hawthorn Ltd London 2004. An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

THREE JAPANESE BRONZE SEALS, one modelled as a scholar riding an ox, another of a Buddhistic lion, and a dragon-form example, Edo period, the largest 7cm high (3). Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A PARCEL-GILT SAWASA WARE TOBACCO BOX, of rounded form, the cover and underside decorated with figures and pagodas in landscapes within ogee borders, the sides with foliate panels, late 18th/early 19th century, the interior of the cover monogrammed and dated 1823, 9.5cm long. Provenance: Gerard Hawthorn Ltd London 2003. An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art. Several boxes of this type are illustrated in 'Sawasa: Japanese Export Art in Black and Gold, 1650-1810', Rijksmuseum 1998, pp.57-62.

A SMALL JAPANESE BRONZE COVERED BOX, in the form of a stylised duck, signed Houn, Edo - Meiji period, 8cm long. Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A CHINESE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE 'DOUBLE-PHOENIX' SCROLL WEIGHT, the two reclining winged creatures facing each other and seated on a scroll base, late Ming-early Qing Dynasty, 7.7cm long; on a hardwood stand. Provenance: Spink and Son Ltd London 1977. An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A CHINESE BRONZE 'CHIMERA' SCROLL WEIGHT, the creature turning backwards to look at the cub on its' back, probably Qing, 6.5cm long. Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A CHINESE BRONZE 'RAM' SCROLL WEIGHT, the recumbent creature turning to one side and holding a lingzhi spray, probably Qing, 6cm long. Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A CHINESE BRONZE 'HORSE' SCROLL WEIGHT, the recumbent creature with its' head turned to the rear, probably Qing, 5.5cm long. Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A CHINESE BRONZE SCROLL WEIGHT in the form of a mythical creature, a rounded body seated on all fours, probably Qing, 5cm long. Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.

A PAIR OF CHINESE CANTON ENAMEL SQUARE DISHES with canted corners, decorated with butterflies above baskets of flowers, the bases seal marks Zhuju (Bamboo House), Yongzheng - Qianlong, 12cm from corner to corner (2). Provenance: An Important Private Collection of Chinese and other East Asian Art.