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A CHINESE GILDED & SILVERED METAL RECTANGULAR PLAQUE OF GUANYIN, of archaic design, the Goddess standing on a lotus plinth amidst cloud scrolls, a line of archaic calligraphy above her head, 24.8in x 14.5in.

AN EXTREMELY WIDE JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING ON PAPER, painted with calligraphy and various scenes of animals, birds, cloud scrolls etc., signed Hisasada & dated Tenmei 2 (1782), approx. 39ft wide & 10.7in high.

A LARGE EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE REPUBLIC PERIOD FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN VASE, painted with a line of calligraphy above a figural scene centred by a boy on a water buffalo, 22.6in high.

A CHINESE STONE SEAL, of boulder form, together with a fabric covered fitted box, the sides of the seal with columns of calligraphy, 1.75in wide at base & 2.3in high.

A CHINESE JADE BI DISC, decorated with calligraphy, 1.9in diameter; together with a jade bangle, 2.8in diameter, the inner rim 2.1in diameter. (2)

AN ORIENTAL HANGING SCROLL PAINTING ON PAPER IN THE MANNER OF QI BAISHI, painted with calligraphy, an artist's seal and crows perched on a blossoming branch, the painting itself 31.25in x 15in.

A FRAMED ORIENTAL PAINTING ON PAPER IN THE MANNER OF MEI LING, painted with calligraphy, an artist's seal and a carp, the frame 23in x 17in, the painting itself 16.75in x 12in.

A VERY LARGE ORIENTAL HANGING SCROLL PAINTING ON PAPER IN THE MANNER OF RONG CHUAN, together with an original wood scroll box, painted with calligraphy, an artist's seal and two stylised horses in a landscape, the scroll with ivory end pieces, 64.2in wide, the painting itself 54in wide x 31.5in high.

A Persian calligraphy page or qit'as, worked with Nata'liq lines of script on a gold leaf ground, profusely decorated with polychrome florets and scrolling foliage within a border of sixteen reserves of script, possibly Uzbekistan/Bukhara, 24.5 x 16.5cm approx.

A small leather bound volume of calligraphy pages, probably the Koran, the black and red script illuminated in gold with florets with gold line borders, blue/brown speckled end papers, 18 x 12cm

A Persian or Arabic calligraphy page or qit'as, the lines of script in black within a marbled border of apricot and turquoise blue, 25 x 16.5cm

A Persian calligraphy page or qi'tas, black script, laid on card, 19 x 12.5cm

A Persian calligraphy page or qi'tas, worked with scattered scripted interspersed with random wavy edged reserves with 'jewelling' laid on blue card within margins of cherry red, green and gold, 34 x 22cm

A quantity of Parker Superquick permanent red, blue and black ink, calligraphy pens and fountain pens

A carved reproduction horn cup decorated with Chinese calligraphy.

A Chinese celadon jardinière and stand, painted with calligraphy, 20cm high Condition Report: Pot - imperfections to glaze in places, shallow triangular chip to white band, wear near bottom due to contact with stand. Stand - shallow chip to rim, wear from contact with pot.

CARVED WHITE JADE & WOOD FAN TABLESCREENChinese hardwood tablescreen in the form of a hand fan; set with two white jade panels depicting the He-he twins, each holding up a precious vessel; the verso with stylized archaistic calligraphy; mounted in ornately reticulated, and bamboo motif edged framing; H: 24" (overall)

CHINESE JADE OR HARDSTONE BOOKChinese Qianlong-style jade or hardstone "book"; comprised of eight stone panels of spinach green coloration, with gilt incised calligraphy and seal marks; enclosed by incised dragon design wood covers

CHINESE BRONZE MANTLE CLOCKChinese electrified bronze mantle clock; in the shape of an oval drum, with gilt calligraphy numbers and metal dragon-motif hour hands, surmounted with a small male child with a fox mask hanging on his back; opening to back; upon a squared pedestal base with hooked feet; H: 17"; Provenance: Private Collection of Harry Lawrence (Warren Imports)

FINE CHINESE INK ON PAPER PAINTING: LohanChinese ink on paper painting, attributed to Zhang Daqian (1899-1983): with scene of a Lohan contemplating beneath pine tree; signed and dated June, wuyin year (corresponding to 1938); flanked all around by calligraphy of ink on silk, attributed to Pu Ru (1895-1963), with total of five seals; 35 1/4" x 17 3/4", framed; Provenance: property of a private Taiwanese collector

CHINESE SILK HANDSCROLL: HorsesLong Chinese ink and color on silk handscroll; depicting five finely detailed horses after a classical example, with two panels of calligraphy, inscribed Jin Ting Bian;

A GROUP OF CHINESE SMALL PORCELAIN CUPS including two pairs of famille rose yellow-ground cups, Qing, the larger pair 2.25" (5.7cm) dia.; a pair of blanc-de-chine libation cups, 2.5" (6.4cm) long; and a famille rose cup with calligraphy, 2" (5cm) dia. (7)

SOKUHI NYOITSU (CHI-FEI JU-I 1616-1671) Poetic calligraphy describing bamboo and recollecting dreams by the window in moonlight, signed 'Sokuhi-sho', sealed 'Nyoitsu no in', 'Sokhui' and 'Rinzai sanju-san-sei', ink on paper, circa 52.5" (132cm) x 10.5" (26.7cm), within a silk border, mounted as a hanging scroll and framed Provenance: The collection of the late Major Michael Pitt-Rivers, acquired in the 1950s or 1960s. The collection of the late William Gronow Davis MFH. Sokuhi Nyoitsu (Chi-fei Ju-i) was and Obaku Zen Buddhist monk-priest who originated in China but migrated to Japan and became abbot of the Sofukuji Temple. He was an accomplished poet and calligrapher. His teachers Ingen Ryuki, Mokuan Shoto and Sokuhi were known as the "Three Brushes of Obaku".

CHINESE ARTIST, late Qing Seven-character calligraphy in running script with pomegranates, ink and colour on paper, 50.25" (127.5cm) x 12" (30.5cm)

BY OR AFTER CHEN LIN (ca. 1260-1320) A myna standing on a withered tree with red leaves and white chrysanthemum flowers, signed Chen Lin, dated 1300, with one seal of the artist, and two inscriptions by Dianxian and Xu Fong, and two collector's seals, hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper, 37" (94cm) x 14" (35.6cm) (not including calligraphy band printed at the top). Provenance: A single-owner collection of Chinese paintings inherited from Colonel B.K. Blount CB (Special Operations Executive in China in World War II). Blount inherited some of the older pictures in the group from Sir Arthur Kennedy GCMG CB, Governor of Hong Kong between 1872 and 1877.

A Brass spirit kettle and an Islamic Copper bowl with calligraphy

A pair of Chinese watercolours on silk, one depicting court scene with a noble and attendants bringing him peaches as gifts, the other depicting fisherman at the shore, both with verses of calligraphy to upper right corner with character seal mark, 37 x27cm, both framed, one glazed (2).

A pair of Eastern brass baluster vases, overall incised with various decorated bands and Arabic calligraphy, height 29cm, and a further similarly decorated footed bottle vase with flared rim, height 47cm (3).

A large Eastern brass vase/jardiniere of squat baluster form with flared pierced rim, overall incised decorated with ornamental and calligraphy motifs, diameter of aperture 27cm.

A large Eastern brass circular tray/coffee table with various decorative bands of calligraphy and ornamental motifs, diameter 79cm, with a folding wooden stand, height 43cm.

Two post 1946 Egyptian silver circular dishes, one of plain form with engraved decoration to the rim, diameter 20cm, the other overall engraved with foliate and geometrical motifs and with Arabic calligraphy, diameter 23.5cm, approx 20.4ozt (2).

Two 19/20th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Footed Serving Dishes. One with mother and child with Chinese calligraphy, signed. The other blue and white unsigned. Good condition measures 10-1/2" x 8". Shipping $55.00

Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Jardinière with Calligraphy. Red Seal Marks to Calligraphy Otherwise Unsigned. Good Condition or Better. Measures 8-3/4 Inches Tall and 10-1/2 Inches Wide. Domestic Shipping $54.00

Hereke silk and metal thread prayer rug, signed, south west Anatolia, second half 20th century, 2ft. 7in. x 1ft. 11in. 0.79m. x 0.57m. Crude repairs in upper left corner. Note the signature in the lower corner right outer guard and the calligraphy in the main border.

GOOD MIDDLE EASTERN COFFEE TABLE, the large circular brass tray top finely chased with copper overlay and silver overlaid calligraphy on an intricate six legged wooden folding stand, 27 1/2" diameter

NINE SMALL CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE ITEMS, 18TH/19TH CENTURY Comprising: a pair of loose ring appliqués, three conjoined faceted rings, a plain circular ring, and five plaques variously depicting a butterfly, a flowerhead, figures and calligraphy, together with a red coral carving surmounted by a dragon’s head, and a rock crystal finial, 11cm max. (11)

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BITONG, KANGXI 1662-1722 Painted with Kui Xing, standing on the head of a giant turtle amidst waves, holding a calligraphy brush in his right hand, with flowering prunus and rockwork to one side, 13cm. Provenance: a private collection, Holland Park, London. 清康熙 青花魁星點斗筆筒 來源：倫敦Holland Park私人收藏

FIFTEEN CHINESE FANS, 19TH/20TH CENTURY Variously depicting landscapes, figures, flowers and calligraphy, mounted on fourteen panels, 54cm. (14) 十九/二十世紀 扇面十四幀（十四選三）

A CHINESE PAINTING ON PAPER BY FENG NING, LATE 18TH CENTURY Painted with two small figures in a landscape with distant mountains, inscribed with calligraphy and an artist’s seal mark, 25.5cm x 33cm. 馮寧 《楓逕停車》 設色紙本 題識：山青云白幾人家，楓葉含丹決勝花。為詠牧之詩句好，西風殘日一停車、 鈐印：馮寧 （白）

A CHINESE SCROLL PAINTING ON SILK, 18TH/19TH CENTURY After Ni Zan, depicting an extensive landscape with mountains and trees beneath calligraphy and with eight collectors’ and artists’ seals, 120cm x 57cm. 倪瓚（傳） 《幽居》 水墨絹本 立軸 題識：遙山近山青欲滴，大木小木夜已踈。斜日丛篁无鳥雀，一灣溪水遠幽居。 張雨次韵奉題 峰巒疊，翠欲落，谿葉重重綠末踈。我愛長安洪谷子，澹將顏色着幽居。 至正癸卯春三月，偶得荊浩設色小幀，閑窗無事，回以素縑，漫興摹此，聊寄遐心，正不必有合也。倪瓚 鈐印：雲林（白）、見元鎮氏（白）、張雨（朱）、季彤秘玩（白）、潘氏听帆楼藏（白）

A KOREAN SIX-FOLD PAPER SCREEN, 18TH/19TH CENTURY Painted in ink on a buff ground with six poems written in calligraphy, 109cm x 259cm.

ELEVEN CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY PANELS, MODERN One a scroll painting by Wang Jia Nan, depicting figures in a hut beneath trees, two pairs of couplet panels by Cui Da Di (1903-1974), two calligraphy panels by Wu Shi Chang (1908-1986), and four paintings by Zeng Xian Qi, depicting bamboo, wisteria and small birds, all signed, 133cm x 35cm max. (11)

A CHINESE YIXING TEAPOT AND COVER, REPUBLIC PERIOD The rectangular body inscribed to one side with a flowering branch, to the other with calligraphy, with two character marks which read yao ting, 19cm. (2)

A CHINESE SCROLL PAINTING ON SILK, EARLY 20TH CENTURY Attributed to Wang Hui, depicting pine trees and a distant village beneath mountains, inscribed with calligraphy and with four seal marks, 126cm x 59cm. 王翚（傳） 《倣趙歐波秋山積翠圖》 水墨設色絹本 立軸 題識：倣趙歐波秋山積翠圖，庚寅春正月望後畫于嘉禾客舍，石谷王翚 鈐印：王翚之印（朱）、石谷子（白）

TWO CHINESE FANS, 20TH CENTURY One attributed to Pan Tianshou, depicting an aquatic bird perched above a colourful flower, the other attributed to Xu Bei Hong, with a figure on a small boat in a watery landscape, each with calligraphy and seals, 50cm. (2) 徐悲鴻（傳） 《山水》及潘天寿 《花鸟》 設色紙本 扇面兩幀

A CHINESE LANDSCAPE FAN, QING DYNASTY Painted with small huts in a rocky landscape, and with three columns of calligraphy and a red seal mark, 42cm across.

† A JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO, MEIJI 1868-1912 Carved as a sarumawashi carrying a small monkey on his shoulder, the simian wearing a Shinto priest’s hat and with a small mask for the lion dance, the base inscribed with calligraphy, 24.8cm.

A CHINESE SCROLL PAINTING BY MA YUANYU (1669-1722), QING DYNASTY Depicting small huts beneath trees in a mountain landscape, inscribed with calligraphy and with four red seal marks, 112cm x 39cm. 馬元馭 《山水》 水墨紙本 立軸

A CHINESE PAINTING ON PAPER BY WANG TAO, 20TH CENTURY Depicting a large peony bloom with three bees in flight above, with calligraphy and two red seals, 31cm x 31cm.

Chinese folding fan, Horse and Pine, signed and sealed, Lang Shining mark, calligraphy on the reverse, Qianlong mark, tortoiseshell frame, 16cm long PROVENANCE: Lots 108 - 116, from a private lady collector.

Four Chinese folding fans, the first painted with two apes, the second with red prunus, the third with calligraphy, and the fourth is in plain gold ground. (4)

Chinese hanging scroll, Calligraphy, 306 x 67cm.

An antique Islamic tinned copper bowl with Mamluk style decoration of two bands of calligraphy and four roundels , two of which show the blazon of the cup. Height 11cm, diameter 18cm

5 x Chinese Ivory napkin rings ornately carved one with miniature calligraphy

A Mughal gouache miniature painting with illuminated calligraphy and inscription to verso, possibly Shah Jahan hunting gazelles

An interesting pair of Chinese scroll mounted ink and gilt calligraphy paintings in the style of Zhou Li He, W. 44cm.

An interesting Hand Scroll,19th century or later, in four parts, depicting the Buddha and the three Deva Kings of Hell attacked by numerous demonic figures, some mounted on kylin, Buddhist lions, dragons or a three-headed monster, and a curious construction of a boy in a glass bowl weighed against five impish figures, together with four inscriptions, each in a different form of calligraphy, red seals,28cm high448cm overall清十九世纪或更晚 揭钵图 设色纸本 手卷

A large mixed media Panel,20th century, the centre with a cloisonné vase issuing jade and soapstone lotus and flowers with mother-of-pearl leaves, on a hardwood table beside mother-of-pearl calligraphy, above a cloisonné elephant and display table with hanging pendant in soapstone and aventurine within a fretwork border against a red lacquer ground, the frame inset with cloisonné panels,117cm high including suspension100.5cm wide二十世纪 嵌百宝珐琅博古图诗文大挂屏

Eight Chinese hanging scrolls, various dates, of landscapes, flowers, figures, and calligraphy, ink and colour on paper or silk, various sizes (8)

Wushuangpu Boxes and Covers,mid 19th century, each of cylindrical form with flat cover, the largest with infitting infuser, painted with Wu Zetian, Li Bai and panels of calligraphy, the other two similarly decorated, 6-11.5cm (7)清十九世纪中期 粉彩无双谱盖盒 一组三件