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A metal bracelet inserted with rectangular jade stones and square links with Chinese calligraphy.

FINE CLOISONNE SQUARE-FORM BOX AND COVER, REPUBLIC PERIOD, decorated throughout in coloured enamels, the cover a roundel enclosing a scholar, flanked by two five clawed dragons, over setting a shou symbol and above a flowering jardiniere, the sides with four panels depicting scholars and attendants, each divided at the corners by further panels of calligraphy, the stepped shaped stand raised on four scroll feet, 20cm wide

A FINE CHINESE PAINTING GROUP, 19th century, one of a camel with calligraphy , signed Mao Weng Wei 1871 and two others mounted later in hardwood frame, 108cm x 67cm.

A FINE CHINESE PAINTING GROUP, 19th century, comprising of two fans with calligraphy, one signed Lue Tsue 1901, and a bronze script oval fan, circa 1862, in later hardwood frame, 108cm x 67cm.

Chinese Republic cylindrical teapot painted in polychrome enamels with calligraphy & figures with bamboo swing handle, H45.5cm Condition Report Click here for further images, condition, auction times & delivery costs

Ca.1200 AD. Interesting, Seljuk oil lamp stand with elaborate decoration and calligraphy. Size: 235 x 140mm; 675 grams. Provenance: Private London collection, formed in the 1990s on the UK and European art market. All Items sold by Pax Romana Auctions come with a professional Certificate of Authenticity and FREE domestic and international shipping.

A Persian watercolour of women with calligraphy plus an Indian watercolour

A Chinese hanging scroll, of a poem in calligraphy with the signature of Wang Erlie (1727-1801) , ink on silk, 160 x 82.5cm 王尔烈款 书法 绢本 立轴

A Chinese calligraphy, reads 'Song Ling He Shou', with the signature of Qigong , ink on paper, 50 x 99cm, unframed

A Chinese embroidered hanging scroll , of 'Feng Tian Cheng Yun' (By the Grace of God) between two dragons amongst flames against a bright yellow ground, 80.2 x 49.2cm, overall 160 x 58cm, a hanging scroll with ducks and an inscription, 35.5 x 29.8cm, overall 182 x 45cm, and a calligraphy, 27.5 x 17.7cm each, overall 52 x 36.5cm (3)

A collection of three Yixing teapots, 20th century, one in the form of a pomegranate, the cover with finger citron knop, seals to base and cover, 16cm long, one with incised bamboo and calligraphy, 19cm long, and another with an incised landscape, 15.5cm high (6)

An Islamic copper vase, decorated with panels of calligraphy and stylised ornaments in overlaid silver, 15.5cm high

A collection of Asian ceramics including a baluster shaped blue and white vase, Kangxi (restorations); 19th Century sauce decorated with lovers; a 20th Century coffee can; a Famille Rose jar and associated wooden cover, the body decorated with dragons and foliage; Japanese Imari tea pot and insert; a tapering blue and white weight with calligraphy and foliate decoration (5.5 cms high approx); Japanese tea bowl and saucer brown ground and a set of three 18th Century export Chinese Famille Verte graduating platters (damages and restoration) (1 box)

Palace Size Chinese Watercolor Scroll Painting, Two Seal Stamp Marks with Calligraphy. Depicts water lilies. Sight measures 36-1/2" x 73", overall measures 46-1/4" x 97". Condition: Stains, light creasing and spotting Estimate: $100.00 - $300.00 Domestic Shipping: Third party

Palace Size Chinese Watercolor Scroll Painting, Seal Stamp Marks with Calligraphy. Depicts birds and branches. Sight measures 73" x 37-5/8, overall measures 81-1/4" x 45-1/8" Condition: stains, creasing, one section of the lining on the frame needs to be attached Estimate: $100.00 - $300.00 Domestic Shipping: Third party

FOUR IVORY NETSUKEMEIJI PERIODcomprising: a man catching a giant carp, signed Kyoyama; a boy holding a brush, possibly to practise calligraphy; a man scaling a fish, signed Yoshitomo; a figure possibly of an actor, signed Yoshiaki (4) largest 5cm wideProvenance:From a private Glasgow collection.

Grumble (Angus) . Love & Death, art in the age of Queen Victoria, 2002, Australia, numerous colour illustrations, original boards, large 4to, together with, Haboldt (Bob) , Singular Vision, Haboldt & Co's old master paintings and drawings since 1983, 2012, France, numerous colour illustrations, original cloth with illustration in slipcase, large 4to, and, Long Museum [publisher] , Collection of Ancient Paintings & Calligraphy, 2014, China, numerous colour illustrations, original cloth slipcase with carved wooden front label, as new in original plastic wrap, folio, plus other old master, pre 20th century and Chinese art reference, including The Paintings of Jacob Ochtervelt (1634-1682), by Susan Donahue Kuretsky, 1979, many original cloth in dust jackets, some paperbacks, some as new in shrinkwrap (Qty: 6 shelves)

A set of four Chinese famille rose porcelain cups, covers and stands, Guangxu (1875-1908) each of reeded form and decorated with auspicious flowers, fruit and insects, red chop seal marks, Chinese government wax antiquities seal, 10.5cm diameter, five matched famille rose porcelain spoons, with calligraphy , auspicious fruit and flowers, 13.4cm long, a Chinese famille rose tea kettle and cover, with replaced white metal braided handle, cracked, 13cm diameter, and a Japanese Kutani ogee shape tea bowl and saucer decorated with cherry blossom, Taisho, (12)

A large Chinese 19th Century hand painted hanging scroll, depicting a family of monkey's in various positions; and a flying insect, calligraphy and seal mark

An unusual Chinese porcelain vase, pinched lozenge form with eight sides, painted to one aspect with a rural landscape scene with farmers and fishermen, the reverse panels painted with calligraphy script, 39.5cm high.

LONG CHINESE PRINT & CALLIGRAPHY ON SCROLLSIZE: 5.6m LONG / 32cm WIDTH

A Chinese porcelain vase, 20th century, of slender pear form, enamelled with two birds in a flowering branch and on a rock, the reverse with lines of calligraphy, 39cm. high.

A Palestine glazed pottery calligraphic tile, Jerusalem, early 20th century, painted with calligraphy surrounded by a stylised floral border, 19.5cm.square, framed; and a Kashan style `lustre' star tile, early 20th century, painted with a bird inside a border of calligraphy, 20cm. diameter, (2).

Two Kashan lustre bowls, 12th/13th century, the larger with raised foot and painted with a figurative central roundel surrounded by two bands of calligraphy, the other with radiating arabesque designs,(a.f), 20cm. and 15.5cm. diameter, (2)

Three folios of Islamic calligraphy, Persia and India, 19th century, comprising; a page of shekasteh script on cloth in black on gold ground, image 17cm. by 10.5cm; and two pages of nast'aliq script, each mounted, framed and glazed, (3).

Original vintage propaganda poster - Fateh Solidarity featuring red stylised lettering Vietnam, Palestine, Rhodesia, South Africa, Latin America. Kamal Boullata is a Palestinian artist and art historian. His works are primarily done in acrylic and abstract in style focusing on the ideas of division in Palestinian identity, separation from homeland through utilization geometric forms as well as integration of Arabic words and calligraphy. Kamal Boullata was born in Jerusalem in 1942. Boullata recalls sitting for hours on end as a small boy in front of the Dome of the Rock, engrossed in sketching its innumerable and unfathomable geometric patterns and calligraphic engravings. Those patterns he saw as a child still echo endlessly throughout his adult work. In an interview he recalled "I keep reminding my self that Jerusalem is not behind me, it is constantly ahead of me." He studied at the Fine Arts Academy in Rome and at the Corcoran Gallery School of Art in Washington, D.C. In 1993 and 1994 Kamal was awarded Fulbright Senior Scholarships to conduct research on Islamic art in Morocco. Kamal, whose work has been exhibited throughout Europe, the United States and the Middle East, lived and worked in Menton in Southern France, and now in Berlin, Germany. Kamal Boullata was a fellow resident at The Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin (Institute for Advanced Study, Berlin). Excellent condition, light creasing. County: Lebanon, year of printing:1969, designer: Kamal Boullata, size (cm): 60x45

Original vintage propaganda poster - Fateh Solidarity featuring red stylised lettering Vietnam, Palestine, Rhodesia, South Africa, Latin America. Kamal Boullata is a Palestinian artist and art historian. His works are primarily done in acrylic and abstract in style focusing on the ideas of division in Palestinian identity, separation from homeland through utilization geometric forms as well as integration of Arabic words and calligraphy. Kamal Boullata was born in Jerusalem in 1942. Boullata recalls sitting for hours on end as a small boy in front of the Dome of the Rock, engrossed in sketching its innumerable and unfathomable geometric patterns and calligraphic engravings. Those patterns he saw as a child still echo endlessly throughout his adult work. In an interview he recalled "I keep reminding my self that Jerusalem is not behind me, it is constantly ahead of me." He studied at the Fine Arts Academy in Rome and at the Corcoran Gallery School of Art in Washington, D.C. In 1993 and 1994 Kamal was awarded Fulbright Senior Scholarships to conduct research on Islamic art in Morocco. Kamal, whose work has been exhibited throughout Europe, the United States and the Middle East, lived and worked in Menton in Southern France, and now in Berlin, Germany. Kamal Boullata was a fellow resident at The Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin (Institute for Advanced Study, Berlin). Excellent condition, light creasing, small tear. County: Lebanon, year of printing:1969, designer: Kamal Boullata, size (cm): 60x46

Original vintage advertising poster for an art exhibition of work by the Korean-born French artist who specialised in Eastern art, calligraphy and printmaking Ung-No Lee (Yi Eungro; 1904-1989) held at the Friedrich Dahlem Gallery in Munich from 22 November 22 to 24 December 1963. Typographic text design featuring large red letters on brown recycled paper. Horizontal. Printed in Germany by Wurm Munich. Very good condition, folded as issued. Country:Germany. Year:1963. Designer:. Size (cm):42.5x61

Chinese marble panel decorated with horses and calligraphy Condition:

A 19th Century large copper Islamic Middle Eastern Persian copper copper / log bin or jardiniere having extensive calligraphy and lettering to sides.  Measures 45 cm high x 45 cm diameter.

A 20th century Chinese checkers board game having stone counters gaming pieces having calligraphy lettering contained within a marble board. Board measures 37cm x 37cm. Together with a set of thirty two Chinese jade gaming counters / draught pieces complete in fitted case. Box measures 18 cm high and 18 cm wide.

A 19th Century Chinese bronze incense censer ding burner raised on three legs with grotesque masks. Relief decoration to the body depicting Buddhas and calligraphy, The lid having pierced decoration with Buddha finial. Four character marks to base. Measures 16 cm high.

Qing dynasty calligraphy water dripper and brush pot

A Chinese folding book of calligraphy and paintings, size 27 x 39cm.

Japanese Art Pottery Dishes five bowls in a fitted wooden box with Japanese calligraphy to lid, impressed marks to the dishes.

Yixing teapot Chinese, 20th Century with engraved calligraphy, seal reads as Jin Ding Shangbiao,16cm and a pair of small Chinese Republic period vases, decorated with peacocks, 17cm, a small bowl, 9cm and a Chinese glazed mug, inscribed . (5)

Conical bowl Chinese, Republic period (1912-1949) enamelled with a river scene depicting fishermen on the river, with Chinese calligraphy to the other side, iron red mark to base 20cm wide x 8cm high

Blue and white bitong Chinese depicting two dragons in the sky meeting in the middle with Chinese calligraphy in the centre 19.5cm high x 23cm across Provenance: The Desmond Morris collection

Large blue and white provincial vase and cover Chinese, 19th Century with trailing foliage around four calligraphy symbols on hardwood stand vase 45cm high

Pair of calligraphy scrolls Chinese ink on paper, one with red seal mark length, 164cm

Calligraphy scroll Chinese, mid 20th Century the poem set on a red ground, cased

Five 'Medallion' dishes Chinese, 19th Century each decorated with four roundels with Chinese calligraphy, reserved on a yellow back ground, with Guangxu mark to base, Wan Shou Wu Longlife without bounds, centre medallion mark Shou for Longevity24cm across (5)

Group of bamboo pieces Chinese to include a seal with calligraphy to the base, a crouching figure, a box and cover and a figure lying down (4)

Group of ceramics Chinese comprising of a small blue and white vase, depicting in two panels figures under a pagoda with Kangxi mark to the base 15cm high two blue and white scroll weights decorated with bat, a pair of blue and white tea bowls, two further tea bowls and a beaker cup depicting in orange a dog of fo with calligraphy to one side (8)

Group of ivory and other pieces Japanese to include an ivory cribbage board, ivory figure, ivory fumier, gold splash fan with calligraphy and an ivory fan with lacquer case (5)

An early 20 th century red stained pine locking display case, with glazed lid containing a quantity of Victorian and later writing and calligraphy accessories to include a silver and other propelling pencils and pens, pen nibs, etc

A Chinese famille rose porcelain cover, late 19th century, painted with figures in a garden, the underside painted with further figures around a central panel enclosing lines of calligraphy, indistinct blue painted Qianlong seal mark, 10.5cm diameter.

2 Rolls of Japanese Calligraphy Paper

ƟA Decoupé book of Shi'ite Du'a, in Arabic, illuminated manuscript on paper [probably Northern India, dated Rajab 1293 AH (1876 AD)] 27 leaves (plus 2 flyleaves), complete, single column, 6 lines gold decoupé nasta'liq, text-blocks painted black, illuminated polychrome heading opening the text, leaves ruled in red, black and gold, a few small scuffs and some occasional fading to edges of gold text, otherwise excellent condition, 245 by 160 mm.; contemporary buckhram boards, ruled in gilt, rebacked, lightly scuffed A very striking example of decoupé calligraphy, where each letter is painstakingly cut-out and pasted on the page individually, probably from the northern regions of India and executed in the typical oblong format often seen in Shia prayerbooks of the period. Ɵ Indicates that the lot is subject to buyer’s premium of 25% exclusive of VAT (0% VAT).  

ƟKitab al-Ilam ba Ilam Beit Allah Al-Haram … (A History of Mecca and the History of the construction of the Haram al-Sharif), in Arabic, illuminated manuscript on polished paper [Mecca, dated 27 Shawwal 1003 AH (1595 AD)] apparently complete, 53 leaves (plus 2 fly-leaves), single column, 21 lines black naskh, headings and some overlining in red, title in stylised calligraphy, illuminated heading opening the text in Safavid style with blue and gold decorations (rather rubbed), one contemporary illuminated miniature depicting the Holy Ka'aba pasted onto text, recto of this leaf darkened (possibly from early censorship of text), leaves ruled in green, yellow and red, catch-words throughout, index included in the preliminary section of the work, numerous ink ownership inscriptions to margins listing previous owners of the volume, a few small stains, overall excellent condition, 210 by 150 mm.; contemporary paste-boards, a little soiled and worn, rebacked in nineteenth-century leather During the mid-sixteenth century the Ottoman Empire was at its strongest during the reign of Suleiman I when the Ottomans had control over all the main capitals of the Islamic world including Baghdad, Cairo, Tunis, Damascus, Jerusalem, Medina and Mecca. This manuscript includes a general history of Mecca as well as providing a detailed account of the construction of the Haram al-Sharif, during that period of Ottoman rule. The colophon states that the volume was copied at the Madrisah Suleimaniya (The Suleiman School, established by Suleiman I, which is still active today) and inscriptions to the margins name important figures who funded the construction and restoration of buildings in and around Mecca, including the royal patrons Sultan Selim and Sultan Suleiman among others. Ɵ Indicates that the lot is subject to buyer’s premium of 25% exclusive of VAT (0% VAT).  

ƟA fragment from a medical treatise including sections on the pulse and urine, in Farsi, decorated manuscript on thick paper [Ilkhanid Persia, early fourteenth century] 38 leaves, single column, 17 lines black naskh, chapter numbers and divisions (bab) written in elongated and bold black script influenced by muhaqqaq with titles in red, wide margins, Ilkhanid or early Timurid seal impression in margin of folio 8r, some light waterstaining to outer margins (rarely affecting text), some light scuffing, disbound with some leaves loose, 180 by 150mm.; in modern half-morocco drop-box This manuscript was most probably copied in Tabriz, one of the main capitals of Ilkhanid Persia, which was a central location for learning and pursuit of the natural sciences, history and astronomy at the time. The fine execution of the calligraphy in the present manuscript and the distinctive divisions in its texts firmly place it in this region and period. A close comparable is the Dhakhirat-i Khwarazmshahi of al-Jurjani, made in Persia, c. 1300, formerly in the Hagop Kevorkian collection (Sotheby’s, 18 April 1983, lot 143). Ɵ Indicates that the lot is subject to buyer’s premium of 25% exclusive of VAT (0% VAT).  

ƟAn Impressive Persian Bookbinding, once used for a Qur'an [Safavid Persia, (probably Tabriz or Shiraz), early sixteenth century] a complete leather binding with spine and flap, covers in identical design with block-stamped central panels of cartouches and corner-pieces with spiralling floral vines in the space between, smaller border panels in the outer edges with thuluth calligraphy, separated out by small floral devices, all stamps and tooling coloured in gold, inner covers with doublures of brown leather, each with centrally scalloped medallions, inlaid with gold filigree work on multi-coloured backgrounds of red blue and black, the same details applied to the corners, 4 flyleaves remaining and attached, covers rebacked in eighteenth-century morocco, doublures a little worn with chips and loss to some of the gold filigree, overall very good and presentable condition, total 770 by 325 mm. (each cover c. 325 by 250 mm.) An exceptionally early Safavid binding, probably commissioned for use as a Qur'anic binding as mentioned in the text adorning the outer covers. Executed in the typical Safavid style with the horizontal split across the centre of the panels, comparable to Haldane's example 90 (Islamic Bookbindings, 1982, p. 92), also from early sixteenth-century Tabriz or Shiraz. Ɵ Indicates that the lot is subject to buyer’s premium of 25% exclusive of VAT (0% VAT).   

Nur ad-Din Abd'ul Rahman Jami, Yusuf wa Zulaikha, three bifolia with miniatures from a dispersed codex, in Farsi, illuminated manuscript leaves on polished paper [Safavid Persia, probably mid-seventeenth century] 3 bifolia, each with text in 4 columns, 19 lines elegant black nasta'liq, headings in red, 3 fine full-page miniatures, each depicting a scene from Yusuf wa Zukhalia, heightened in gold and executed in an exceptional hand, tooling detail to gold, some oxidisation causing some pigments to darken, a few chips to paint in miniatures with slight loss, miniature and text-blocks ruled in green, blue and gold, margins illuminated with subtle gilt scenes of people enjoying food and drink in natural settings full of mythical and wild animals, including birds, gazelles, phoenix, and lions among others, bifolia split along creases with slight loss to inner edges of some leaves, some slight finger-soiling, overall very attractive, 310 by 233 mm. (each leaf c. 155 by 233 mm.); pasted to boards and tipped-into modern mounts Three exceptionally executed Persian miniature paintings from a fine Safavid Haft Awrang, boasting all the best qualities of manuscript production from the period of fine nasta'liq calligraphy, decorative gilt illumination to the borders and miniature drawings with skillful attention to detail using blocks of brocade prints to create striking and colourful scenes.

Antique Chinese carved wooden figure of a Buddha Vista, in the lotus position, with Chinese calligraphy carved to the back, original polychrome highlights, 33cm high

An unusual Chinese porcelain vase, pinched lozenge form with eight sides, painted to one aspect with a rural landscape scene with farmers and fishermen, the reverse panels painted with calligraphy script, 39.5cm high.

Important Chinese Military Calligraphy Book, Signed by Youren Yu (1879-1964). Ink on Paper. Signed and with artist seal. Describing a detailed log of Kernels, Generals and other infantrymen in the Chinese Republic War. Provenance: Private California Collection. In 1912, he served as Ministry of Communications of Nanjing Provisional Government. He has committed oppose Monarchy ambitions. In 1918, he returned to Shannxi and he became the supreme of Nation-Pacifying Army at Shaanxi. Then he served as Shanghai University Presidents and the president of the Control Yuan Republic of the National Government. In 1964, he died in Taiwan. His works are collected in Taipei Fine Art Museum, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Art, National Museum of History and Yu Yujen's Calligraphy Museum. Book Size: 11.5 x 8.2 in. Number of pages: 23

Important Chinese Military Calligraphy Book, Signed by Youren Yu (1879-1964). Ink on Paper. Describing a detailed log of Kernels, Generals and other infantrymen in the Chinese Republic War. Provenance: Private California Collection. In 1912, he served as Ministry of Communications of Nanjing Provisional Government. He has committed oppose Monarchy ambitions. In 1918, he returned to Shannxi and he became the supreme of Nation-Pacifying Army at Shaanxi. Then he served as Shanghai University Presidents and the president of the Control Yuan Republic of the National Government. In 1964, he died in Taiwan. His works are collected in Taipei Fine Art Museum, Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Art, National Museum of History and Yu Yujen's Calligraphy Museum. Book Size: 11.5 x 8.2 in.

James Yeh-Jau Liu (B.1910). Inscribed upper right and stamped lower left. Chinese Watercolor painting of a mountainous landscape. Calligraphy signed upper right. Sight Size: 5 x 12.5 in. Overall Size: 11.75 x 21.75 in. Framed behind glass.

Guang Zhao (China, 1797 - 1865) Mixed Media Painting and Calligraphy Ink/Silk. Bearing three red artist seals. Provenance: Private California collection.Diameter of painting: 9.75 in. Diameter of calligraphy (right image): 10 in. Unframed.

Guang Zhao (China, 1797 - 1865) Mixed Media Painting and Calligraphy Ink/Silk. Bearing four red artist seals. Provenance: Private California collection.Diameter of painting: 9.75 in. Diameter of calligraphy (right image): 10 in. Unframed.