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Chinese wood carving of sages and attendants beneath a pine tree, extensive calligraphy on the upper part, 20th century 26½ x 23in. (66 x 58cm)Two tree off but we do have them Overall condition good, some natural splits in the wood Text all in good order, some small chips to exposed edges very minor possible some loss of colour

Chinese scroll depicting insects on foliage, with calligraphy and stamped, 54" x 13",

Chinese scroll depicting figures and a small house at the bottom of a valley, with calligraphy and stamp, image size 52" x 13",

Chinese scroll painting depicting a butterfly amongst Iris with calligraphy and red stamp, image size 24" x 8", and two rolls of Japanese hand printed wall paper depicting geisha,Scroll painting with various smudge like marks. Wallpaper - one roll with large tear. Edges tatty.

Chinese scroll painting depicting three figures under a tree, with calligraphy and two red stamped marks, image size 32" x 14.5", partial red wax seal and label,No damage found.

Chinese scroll painting depicting a figure on a chariot pulled by a beast and another figure standing with a deer at his side, calligraphy, three red stamped marks, image size 24" x 15", partial red wax seal and label,Fading, spotting, damage to edges of paper, creases and some small holes.

20th century Chinese bronze bell on dragon stand with moulded figural decoration and calligraphy, 12in. (30cm)Light wear and tear.

20th century Chinese porcelain plaque painted with a duck drinking and calligraphy, typed label verso reading `Duck 1943, purchased in Beijing April 1996`, 14½ x 9in. (36 x 23cm)No damage found.

20th century Chinese porcelain plaque painted with a squirrel on a branch and calligraphy, typed label verso reading `Squirrel 1933, purchased in Beijing April 1996`, 15 x 9in. (38 x 23cm)No damage found.

20th century Chinese porcelain plaque depicting eight figures, calligraphy, and red seal mark, typed label verso reading `Purchased in Yangdi village on the Li river, near Gullin May 1986`, 12½ x 10in. (30 x 25cm)No damage found.

20th century Chinese porcelain plaque painted with a cottage with a figure inside in a winter landscape, calligraphy and red stamp marks, label verso reading `Winter landscape Peking. Unknown artist. Purchased in Nanking May 1986.` in pierced hardwood frame, 15 x 9½in. (38 x 23cm)Surface pitted and scratched but no obvious signs of any other damage.

Chinese white jade small brush pot carved with a cartouche on each side, one with a flowering narcissus, the second with five rows of gilt highlighted calligraphy of royal poetry and gilt highlighted mark for Qing Long, 4in. (10cm)gilt highlights worn in places mnior wear/rubbing to raised decoration in places drill hole through the centre of the mark small area of brown coloured inclusion to the base of the vase 4" high 2" diameter

Set of eight Japanese flower paintings on silk, with calligraphy and stamped, image size 7.5" x 8.5"Three with no glass and some minor staining/spotting

Late 19th/ early 20th century Japanese woodblock print depicting four warriors and a horse with attendant amongst trees, four small calligraphy panels, stamped marks, 14 x 10in. (36 x 25cm)Edges worn. One large horizontal centre crease. Water damage in top right hand corner.

19th century Japanese woodblock print depicting a Samurai, small calligraphy panel, printed marks, 14½ x 10in. (36 x 25cm)Edges worn. Tears, losses, creases, faded.

19th century Japanese woodblock print depicting a man and woman coming out of a building, three other figures and a cat, with five small calligraphy panels, stamped marks, 9½ x 14in. (23 x 36cm)Edges worn. Heavy vertical centre crease, other creases. Some staining. Faded.

Chinese scroll painting depicting an eagle on a branch, with calligraphy and red stamp mark, 28 x 14in. (71 x 36cm)

A Chinese painted lacquered six fold screen Depicting figures in boats on water, the reverse with calligraphy. 183 cms high. CONDITION REPORTS: Folds all separated, some chipping and losses, crazing, general wear.

An unusual Middle Eastern bronze bowl, 19th century or earlier Of squat form, decorated with animals, figures and calligraphy within cartouches. 24 cms diameter. CONDITION REPORTS: Some patination wear, some verdigris, some denting and misshaping, general wear.

Four 19th century Canton enamel dishes Each of quatrefoil form, decorated with various figures and calligraphy. Each 9.5 cms wide. (4) CONDITION REPORTS: Some minor cracking and crazing and fritting, general wear.

Three Middle Eastern hardstone inset seal rings Together with a silver framed hardstone brooch with finely carved calligraphy. The latter 4 cms wide. (4) CONDITION REPORTS: Some general wear, fritting, the larger ring with crack, general wear.

A 13th/14th century Islamic pottery plaque Of arched star form centrally decorated with blue and gilt scrollwork and bordered by calligraphy, housed in a later ebonised frame with a brass suspension loop. 23.5 cms wide overall. CONDITION REPORTS: Some surface wear and crazing, crack, general wear.

A Chinese fine porcelain blue and white stem cup Decorated with flowering bamboo and calligraphy, the underside with blue painted six character mark. 10.5 cms high. CONDITION REPORTS: Overall good, some general wear.

A 19th century Chinese blue and white porcelain seal Decorated with warriors and calligraphy (possibly of military significance). 7.5 cms high. CONDITION REPORTS: Surface wear, minor fritting, the top with an erroneous piece of porcelain attached, two drill holes to sides, general wear.

An unusual Middle Eastern bronze bowl, 19th century or earlier Of squat form, decorated with animals, figures and calligraphy within cartouches. 24 cms diameter. CONDITION REPORTS: Some patination wear, some verdigris, some denting and misshaping, general wear.

Three Middle Eastern hardstone inset seal rings Together with a silver framed hardstone brooch with finely carved calligraphy. The latter 4 cms wide. (4) CONDITION REPORTS: Some general wear, fritting, the larger ring with crack, general wear.

A Japanese lacquer calligraphy box by Harima Masao, Showa period, circa 1965 together with original signed pine box 5cm high, 24.3cm wide, 20cm deep

A Japanese white ground cloisonne vase, Showa period, 20th century silver foil calligraphy signature to the base 19cm high

The Econasign calligraphy/sign writing set

A large calligraphy brush with hardstone handle, length 42cm

Two calligraphy brushes, length 30cm

A calligraphy brush set with coloured stones, length 30cm

A calligraphy brush with coloured glass beads, length 28cm

A calligraphy brush

Five calligraphy brushes

Two calligraphy brushes, length 33cm

Two calligraphy brushes with stone set handles, length 28cm

A calligraphy brush with bone and hardstone handle, length 42cm

Two calligraphy brushes, one with stone set handle, one with hardstone handle, length 32cm

Two calligraphy brushes, with hardstone handles, length 32cm

A calligraphy brush with bone and hardstone handle, length 42cm

Two calligraphy brushes, with hardstone handles, length 34cm

A CHINESE YIXING TEAPOT of rounded square form, one side carved with a bird beside foliage, the other with calligraphy, signed Yungen, late Qing/Republic, 7"" long. Provenance: Private collection, Cumbria.

A CHINESE ENAMELLED BALUSTER VASE decorated with a mythical warrior figure, probably a ghost catcher, one side with calligraphy, the base with a Jurentang mark, Republic period, 9"" high.

A PAIR OF CHINESE LARGE ENAMELLED MIRROR-IMAGE VASES of rouleau form, showing elegant ladies and child attendants in a garden landscape, one side of each with calligraphy, Republic period, 15.75"" high (2)

A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE LANDSCAPE PANELS, one painted with a scholar crossing a bridge in the foreground, with pavilions and trees amongst rocky outcrops beside the river beyond and with steep mountains rising above, the other panel similarly decorated with figures crossing bridges in a dramatic mountain landscape, each with calligraphy upper left and signed Zhang Zhitang, and with a cyclical date probably relating to 1946, each in a carved wood frame with top handle, 47"" x 15.5"" including frame (2) PLEASE NOTE THERE IS NO INTERNET BIDDING PERMITTED ON THIS LOT

BY OR AFTER YUANJI SHITAO (1642-1707) A scholar standing on a lakeside promontory looking into the distance, with another figure in a retreat beside trees, within an extensive mountain and lake landscape with further figures and buildings, with a calligraphy poem upper left and sealed Yuan Ji, further seals lower left, ink and colour on paper, 12"" x 63"", mounted as a scroll. Provenance: The Collection of His Excellency, Edward Gervase Willan CMG (1917-2006).

AFTER SU DONGPO (1037-1101) A nineteen-page album of calligraphy, with a commentary page signed Liu Yong, ink on silk (the commentary on paper), each page measuring 9.25"" x 5.75"", within silk borders. Provenance: Acquired by the vendor`s great-grandmother in Shanghai in the 1930s/40s, and thence by descent within the family. PLEASE NOTE THERE IS NO INTERNET BIDDING PERMITTED ON THIS LOT

BY OR AFTER HUANG TINGJIAN (1045-1105) A fourteen-page album of calligraphy reproducing two poems by the Tang Dynasty Poet Meng Jiao (751-814), also with a two-page poem/commentary by the artist with a cyclical date relating to 1101, and with a further two-page commentary about the album apparently by the Kangxi collector Song Luo (1634-1713), ink on paper with foliate watermarks, each page c.11"" x 8"", within patterned silk borders. Provenance: Acquired by the vendor`s great-grandmother in Shanghai in the 1930s/40s, and thence by descent within the family. PLEASE NOTE THERE IS NO INTERNET BIDDING PERMITTED ON THIS LOT

A CHINESE IVORY CYLINDRICAL SMALL BOX, one side decorated with scholars amongst trees and rocks, the other side and the cover with seal marks and poetry, Qing, 2.5"" high; and a smaller ivory box decorated with calligraphy and foliage, Qing, 2"" dia. (2). Provenance: The Collection of the late John Walden (1925-2013).

TWO SAFAVID SILVER BAZUBAND AMULET CASES of octagonal form, the larger example decorated on the top and sides with gilt stylised calligraphy, within geometric borders, and with pierced articulated handles, 2"" wide; the smaller example engraved with a central stylised bird amongst foliage within a foliate scroll border, 1.5"" wide, 18th/19th century (2)

A CHINESE RUBBING of the Tang Dynasty monk Tang Xuan Zang (Tang Sanzang), the figure standing beneath a bamboo canopy and holding a fly whisk and a scroll, with calligraphy above, and further calligraphy and seal marks lower right, 46.5"" x 19.5"", mounted as a hanging scroll. Provenance: Charlotte Horstmann and Gerald Godfrey Ltd. The Collection of the late John Walden (1925-2013).

ZHANG ZUYI (1849-1917) A calligraphy hanging scroll with one column of larger characters and two columns of smaller characters, signed and sealed, ink on paper, circa 54"" x 15.5""; and two further calligraphy hanging scrolls, possibly by the same artist, each showing two columns of large characters (3). Provenance: The Collection of the late John Walden (1925-2013).

ZHAO YUXIU (1905-1974) and SU WENZHUO A hanging scroll showing chrysanthemums, with calligraphy and seal marks upper left, ink and colour on paper, 36"" x 19.5"". Provenance: The Collection of the late John Walden (1925-2013).

CHINESE ARTIST, 20th century A study of an insect on a branch, with stylised calligraphy and seal marks, ink and colour on paper, 14.5"" x 11.5"", mounted as a hand scroll. Provenance: The Collection of the late John Walden (1925-2013).

A 19th century Chinese charger with figure decoration and calligraphy (Hairline crack and two chips) Diameter 16"

A 19th century Chinese charger with figure decoration and calligraphy (Hairline crack and two chips) Diameter 16"

A Chinese porcelain jar painted with a flower filled urn and calligraphy, with turned wooden cover

A framed panel of Chinese calligraphy 74x 45cm

Chinese Republic Period Jardiniere Chinese Republic Period Jardiniere decorated with birds and trees and calligraphy on two sides; measures 8"" (20"") dia. 7"" (18cm) h.