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ANTIQUE CHINESE SANG DE BOEUF HU FORM VASE Antique Chinese Sang de Boeuf Hu form vase with two applied handles marked to base with Chinese calligraphy to base. Measures 12"" (30.48cm) Height. Total weight 3.4 Kg.

CHINESE EROTIC PLAQUE AFTER WANG QI A Chinese hand painted Famille Rose enameled porcelain plaque depicting a man and woman. After the master painter Wang Qi, we are proud to offer this antique plaque which measures 14"" tall (35.56cm) x 9-1/2"" wide (24.13cm). Depicting lovers in the backyard under a tree. Calligraphy to upper left with two red seals. Framed in a wooden plaque with 1"" boarder. Total weight 1649 grams.

IMPERIAL LONGQUAN BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN LOW BOWL Chinese Imperial porcelain Longquan city blue and white porcelain low bowl depicting lotus blossoms and swimming ducks. Bottom holds blue six character calligraphy Yongzheng (1723-1735) reign mark, and is of the period. Measures 1 1/2"" height x 7"" diameter.

CHINESE BLACK & WHITE WINTER SCENE LANDSCAPE POT A Chinese hand painted black and white water pot depicting a winter landscape scene. Black and white enameled with some iron red. Bottom holds iron red calligraphy marks. Late 19th to Republic period. Measures 3"" height x 3"" diameter. Total weight of approx. 127 grams.

ANTIQUE CHINESE REVERSE PAINTED MIRROR SCREEN Antique Chinese reverse painted work on glass depicting a maiden in a palace courtyard scene. Facial features are eerily realistic with much detail throughout. Calligraphy poem to upper left with two red seals. Mounted in dark teakwood frame with base. Qing dynasty period, probably 19th century. Meaures 25 3/4"" height x 21 3/8"" width.

CHINESE WATERCOLOR ON PAPER OF LANDSCAPE SCENE Chinese hand painted watercolor work on paper depicting a landscape scene with traveling scholar`s and attendant. Has zhuanshu calligraphy in black to upper right with two red seals. Mounted in gold tone metal frame over black matting behind acrylic screen. Measures approx. 27"" height x 40"" width + 3 1/2"" mat & frame (68.5cm x 101.6cm + 8.9cm).

LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE JAPANESE BRONZE FIGURE A large and most impressive Japanese bronze sculpture depicting a western man in Samurai garb on horseback. Probably Showa period. Holds impressed calligraphy mark to bottom. Measures 27"" height x 38"" length.

20th C CHINESE PORCELAIN QUAN YIN SCULPTURE This lot was purchased by Silan (Nancy) Guo from Hong Kong. Beware this buyer does not pay her bills. Avoid this buyer. Therefore we are re-listing. 20th century Chinese export porcelain sculpture depicting a standing Guan Yin holding golden vase. She is standing on stylized lotus blossom base with flowing water. Bottom holds impressed calligraphy marks and `MADE IN CHINA`. Circa Republic period or later, 20th century. Measures 19 5/8"" height (49.8cm). Total weight of 2488 grams.

CHINESE MOP INLAY RECTANGULAR PLAQUE TRAY Chinese hand crafted inlaid teakwood rectangular plaque having a fine mother of pearl inlay design depicting an agricultural scene with ox drawn hoe. Children, trees and rock formations can also be seen. Calligraphy Daoguang (1821-1850) reign mark to upper right and is of the period. Measures 14 1/2"" height x 21"" width.

Pr OF HAND PAINTED OIL/PAPER PERSIAN MANUSCRIPTS A pair of genuine Persian hand painted oil manuscript works on paper depicting a courting maiden with attendant and suitor with calligraphy. The next depicting warrior on elephant back pursuing a spear-man. Circa 19th/20th century. Each mounted in gold and black painted frames with matting. Each measures approx. 12"" height x 7 1/4"" width + 2 1/2"" mat & frame.

ANTIQUE SATSUMA PORCELAIN 1000 FACES COMPOTE Antique Satsuma Japanese porcelain compote having a hand painted and enameled design throughout depicting the `1000 Faces` design. Exterior with double dragons design. Bottom holds iron red and gold calligraphy mark. Measures 4 3/4"" height x 8 5/8"" diameter.

Carta Particolare del` India Occidentale che Comincia con il Capo S: Romano nel` Mare del` Nort, e finisce con il` Rio Coquele… . This elegant sea chart is crisply engraved in the sparse Florentine style with superb calligraphy throughout. The map covers the coastlines of Panama, Colombia and western Venezuela, extending to Aruba. The coasts are filled with place names, soundings, rocks, and shoals, with short navigational notes included throughout. A large compass rose and a strapwork title cartouche embellish the chart. Engraved by A.F. Lucini. This is the first state. Printed on two sheets, joined as issued.Robert Dudley was the first Englishman to produce a sea atlas, Dell Arcano del Mare (Secrets of the Sea). A skilled mathematician and navigator, Dudley was exiled from England and settled in Florence where his atlas was published. He introduced a totally new style for sea charts in the atlas with only lines of latitude and longitude and no rhumb lines. The charts were meticulously compiled from original sources and were both scientific and accurate for the time. This important atlas was the first sea atlas of the whole world; the first to use Mercator`s projection throughout; the earliest to show the prevailing winds, currents and magnetic deviation; and the first to expound the advantages of Great Circle Sailing. In an introductory leaf found in one copy in the British Library, the engraver states that he worked on the plates in seclusion for twelve years in an obscure Tuscan village, using no less than 5,000 pounds of copper for the printing plates. It was only issued in two editions and the maps are rarely seen on the market. A nice impression on watermarked paper with wide original margins and a bit of printer`s ink residue. There are a few tiny worm holes only visible when held to light. 29.5"" W x 18.9"" H . Dudley, Robert (Sir) . 1647

Carta Particolare del` Mare Occeano dal` Isole d`Asores di Flores, e Corvo sin alla Terra Nuova in America ... This elegant sea chart is crisply engraved in the sparse Florentine style with superb calligraphy throughout. The map covers a portion of the North Atlantic Ocean, from the southeastern tip of Newfoundland to the Azores Islands. The coast of Newfoundland is filled with place names, rocks and an anchorage, with several large shoals offshore. Only the northwestern Azores Islands of Corvo and Flores are shown. Short navigational notes are indicated throughout the chart. A large compass rose and a strapwork title cartouche embellish the chart. Engraved by A.F. Lucini. This is the second state.Robert Dudley was the first Englishman to produce a sea atlas, Dell Arcano del Mare (Secrets of the Sea). A skilled mathematician and navigator, Dudley was exiled from England and settled in Florence where his atlas was published. He introduced a totally new style for sea charts in the atlas with only lines of latitude and longitude and no rhumb lines. The charts were meticulously compiled from original sources and were both scientific and accurate for the time. This important atlas was the first sea atlas of the whole world; the first to use Mercator`s projection throughout; the earliest to show the prevailing winds, currents and magnetic deviation; and the first to expound the advantages of Great Circle Sailing. In an introductory leaf found in one copy in the British Library, the engraver states that he worked on the plates in seclusion for twelve years in an obscure Tuscan village, using no less than 5,000 pounds of copper for the printing plates. It was only issued in two editions and the maps are rarely seen on the market. A fine, dark impression on watermarked paper with good margins and light printer`s ink residue. 14.9"" W x 18.9"" H . Dudley, Robert (Sir) . 1661

Nova Totius Graeciae Descriptio . Fine new map of Greece and her islands designed by Jansson for later editions of Mercator`s Atlas. Engraved in Mercator`s style with a moiré patterned sea and elegant calligraphy and embellished with a sailing ship and strapwork title cartouche. Latin text on verso. A nice impression with an archivally repaired tear that enters 3"" into map at top near centerfold, a printer`s crease adjacent to centerfold at bottom, and a tiny hole in border at right. 18.5"" W x 14.3"" H . Mercator/Jansson, 1638

A PAIR OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY REPUBLIC PERIOD FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN TEABOWLS WITH COVERS AND STANDS, the sides of the teabowls painted with a lady presenting peaches to a female deity with a deer in the background, each stand with calligraphy and tea objects, the bowls and covers each with an iron-red seal mark, the teabowls 3.6in diameter. (6)

A LARGE EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN VASE, the sides decorated in vivid enamelling with a scene of ladies in a garden setting beside a pavilion and terrace, the reverse with a spray of foliage, the waisted neck with columns of calligraphy, 22.6in high.

A CHINESE SILVER-METAL INGOT, weighing 439gm., the top surface incised with calligraphy, 3.5in long.

A 20TH CENTURY CHINESE YIXING CUP & COVER, the interior and underside of the cover applied with a crackled glaze, the sides incised with bamboo and calligraphy, 3.1in high overall, the cup 2.5in diameter at rim.

A CHINESE REPUBLIC-STYLE PORCELAIN VASE, the sides painted with a mountainous landscape scene and columns of calligraphy, the base with a seal mark, 12.8in high.

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN SAUCER DISH, painted to the interior with vegetables, seal marks and columns of calligraphy, the underside rim enamelled in yellow, the base with a four-character Yongzheng mark in blue enamel, 8.2in diameter.

A CHINESE RECTANGULAR INK BLOCK, decorated to one side in relief with a detailed scene of a pavilion embellished in gilding and green and red colouring, the reverse with calligraphy, 8.75in x 4.4in.

A SMALL CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN TABLET, of shaped quatrefoil form, each side centred by a panel of calligraphy enclosed by scroll-stemmed foliage reserved on a yellow ground, 2.5in x 2in at widest points.

AN UNUSUAL EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE YIXING POTTERY VASE, the pear-form body incised with a landscape scene and with calligraphy, the base with an impressed seal mark, 7.7in high.

A JADE AMULET with calligraphy.

FILLIOU Robert. [FILLLIOU (sic)]. Longs poèmes courts à terminer chez soi. Bruxelles, Hambourg, Lebeer-Haussmann, 1984. Pochette en carton contenant 16 cartes postales. Tirage 500 ex. Joint : - Seng Tsan : Hsin Hsin Ming. English by George Brecht. Deutsch von Albrecht Fabri. Français par Robert Filliou. Calligraphy : Takako Saito. Bruxelles, Hambourg, Lebeer-Haussmann (1980), 1984. In-12 obl. Second tirage à 500 ex. (après l’édition originale à 70 ex.)

A PAIR OF CHINESE TORTOISESHELL LACQUER AND EMBROIDERED AND PAINTED SILK HAND SCREENS the front embroidered with golden pheasant, cock, quail, egrets and other birds by rippling waters or in the branches of a venerable pine tree on ivory silk ground, the other side painted in brilliant gouache with fruit and flowers including pomegranates and peonies with moths, encircled by an intricate border of bats, flowers and knots, the pierced gilt handle and frame with calligraphy, birds and flowers, 43.5cm h, Qing dynasty, 19th c Provenance: An English private collection since at least the mid 20th century. ++One fan with some light brown staining but both in generally very good condition having long been preserved in fabric covered mounts in glazed frames, the frames removed for the purpose of the present sale. Exceptionally fine examples of the type

A selection of items including two war time presentation silver Trinket Trays, a set of five Chinese silver (with gilded bowls) Tea Spoons, the handles with calligraphy characters, a silver Napkin Ring, a small Necklace and Locket, a carved Japanese softwood Netsuke as a seated figure with a hare looking on and an early 20th Century octagonal Trinket Box on four legs (selection)

A set of six white metal napkin rings having Oriental landscape decoration and a cased set of six white metal teaspoons having oriental calligraphy decoration

Kaoru Kawano (1916-1965): Three Woodblocks Kaoru Kawano (1916-1965): Three Woodblocks a) My Pet Horse, oban, titled and signed to the lower margin with a seal to the lower right, framed and glazed;b) Night Perfume, double oban, titled and signed to the lower margin with a seal to the lower right, framed and glazed;c) Calligraphy painting, ogata-chuban, signed to the lower right with a seal, framed and glazed. Starting Price: $120

Deng Longguang (1896-1979): Calligraphy Deng Longguang (1896-1979): Calligraphy Hanging scroll, ink on paper, inscribed and signed `Deng Longguang,` with one seal. {26 1/2 x 13 inches (67 x 33 cm)} Provenance: Mr. and Mrs. (Josefine) Ernst Hermann Thunig, acquired in Shanghai during the 1930s and 1940s, and thence by descent within the family to the current owner. Starting Price: $200

A Silk Fan Painting of Guanyin A Silk Fan Painting of Guanyin Ink on silk, painting titled and signed `Shanggu Languang` with four seals; the reverse with calligraphy signed `Shanggu Languang` with two seals. {Diameter: 10 inches (25.4 cm)} [Tears] Starting Price: $200

A modern Japanese lacquered calligraphy box and cover with interior fitments, w. 26 cm CONDITION REPORT: Good, please see additional images PLEASE NOTE: this lot only contains a calligraphy box and contents, the other items shown in the image are lot 248

A Satsuma bowl, the interior decorated with female figures, d. 15 cm, together with a pair of Chinese painted shells and two other items CONDITION REPORT: Bowl with no chips or cracks, other items with wear commensurate with age, please see additional images of Satsuma bowl, shells with heavy losses to decoration and surface scratches, bowl with some losses to decoration and crackleure, PLEASE NOTE: this lot does not include the calligraphy box and contents, this is lot 242

Japanese bamboo cylindrical case/quiver having shallow carved decoration depicting birds amongst foliage and calligraphy, 66cm long Some minor nicks - ** General condition consistent with age

Japanese carved bamboo pipe case in the form of a man, 21cm long, a carved wooden pipe case having decoration in low relief depicting a man in a landscape and with some calligraphy, 19.5cm long and a pale bamboo pipe case, 22cm long (3) Some splitting (please see image) - ** General condition consistent with age

OSMIROID CALLIGRAPHY SET

A Chinese blue and white porcelain baluster vase with twin dog of fo handles, decorated with figural studies and calligraphy. H.24.5cm

A fine piece of calligraphy – Autograph – Prince Arthur^ Duke of Edinburgh - Calligraphy/Heraldry fine certificate on parchment dated July 29th 1913 issued by the Grand Priory of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in England^ appointing The Earl of Liverpool as a Knight of Grace. Document executed in fine calligraphy^ with gold leaf embellishments^ and with a fine floral motif linking Jerusalem and England. Signed by Prince Arthur as Grand Prior to base. With a mint example of the Grand Seal of the Priory suspended in metal skippet by white and black cords

A fine piece of calligraphy – Autograph – Prince Arthur^ Duke of Edinburgh – Calligraphy/Heraldry fine certificate on parchment dated December 20th 1918 issued by the Grand Priory of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem in England^ appointing The Earl of Liverpool as a Knight of Justice of the Priory. Document executed in fine calligraphy^ with gold leaf embellishments^ and with a superb coat of arms embellished in gold leaf. With a mint example of the Grand Seal of the Priory suspended in metal skippet by white and black cords

A 19th century Chinese porcelain vase The flared rim above twin pierced handles, the main body decorated with flowering urns and calligraphy, now mounted as a lamp base. 55 cms high overall. CONDITION REPORTS: Crack, chips, frits, rim repainted/restored, general wear.

A 19th century Chinese embroidered silk panel The red ground panel centred with two deities atop clouds, flanked by calligraphy and with a floral border interspersed with butterflies, framed and glazed. 69 cms wide. CONDITION REPORTS: Overall good, some general wear, some slight fading.

Folder of calligraphy and a folder of watercolours, mainly life studies, (36).

An unusual Japanese white metal travelling writing set, Meiji period, fitted with twin wells, one cover with six character mark, brush etc, engraved to one side with ladies, the other with calligraphy.

A Chinese Famille Verte vase with leaf shaped cartouche, depicting a cormorant fisherman and with peony boughs and a scroll with calligraphy, Kangxi mark to base but 19th Century, 19cms high.

A reproduction calligraphy brush

A Japanese earthenware vase decorated with calligraphy on blue ground with impressed character mark to base

After Yu Youren (1879-1964): Calligraphy Hanging scroll, ink on paper, signed `Yu Youren` with two seals. {52 x 12 3/4 inches (132 x 30 cm)} [Creasing] Starting price: $120

Chen Zihe (1910-1984): A Calligraphy Couplet Hanging scrolls, ink on paper, signed `Chen Zihe` with two seals. {52 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches (133 x 34 cm) each} [Staining] Starting price: $120

Attributed to Yu Youren (1879-1964): Six Calligraphy Hanging scroll, ink on paper, signed `Yu Youren` with one seal. {59 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches (151 x 27 cm) each} Starting price: $900

A Chinese silkwork panel together with a framed example of Chinese calligraphy. (2)

Chinese School ink calligraphy on paper, 31" x 14.5", framed.

A LARGE MIRROR PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN VASES, each vase decorated with figural scenes and columns of calligraphy, 18.4in high.

TWO SIMILAR 19TH CENTURY CHINESE BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN TEABOWLS, each painted with columns of calligraphy, one with a hallmark to its base, the other with a Qianlong mark, each 3in diameter; together with three further teabowls and three further saucers. (8)

An Islamic vase, 19th/early 20th century, of temple lantern form, with three ringed handles, painted with a band of calligraphy, between bands of floral decoration, restorations, 34cm high CONDITION REPORT: neck broken reglued, areas where damaged missing loose chips, rim chips

An oriental baluster vase, of inverted shaped form, decorated with mountain and river scenes and calligraphy to the reverse, 31cm high - see illustration

A Chinese pink glazed bowl, decorated with a central rose and calligraphy, (chips to border), 20cm dia.; a large 18th Century tin glazed blue and white charger, having allover floral decoration, (extensively restored), 37cm dia.; a celadon ground Chinese dish, with blue and white seal mark to base, 24.5cm dia.; a 19th Century English blue and white transfer decorated shallow bowl with floral decoration, AF; a 20th Century continental pottery bowl, (restored); and two hardwood stands, (7)

A green jadeite and bone mounted calligraphy brush. L.45cm

JAPANESE SUZURIBAKO made in Kamakura Bori lacquer (an old and complex process for lacquer working), the lid with a noh mask called Okina for noh theatre drama, with presentation inscription, containing two calligraphy brushes, stand and ink block, 24cm long, 16cm wide

FIVE CHINESE PAINTINGS ON SILK three depicting single figures, one depicting a calligraphy session and one depicting figures and cranes, each inscribed and seal stamped, 33cm x 29cm, four mounted on navy silk and one on brown silk backing

ISLAMIC CAIRO WARE BOX the hinged lid with stylised motifs and calligraphy, 14cm wide