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Lot 139
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'PEONY' BOWL SIX CHARACTER KANGXI MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1662-1722 The U-shaped body rising from a gently tapering foot to an everted rim, the exterior painted with interlocking sprays of stylised flowers, with further blossoms set against swirling designs encircling the foot, the base with a paper label, 17.2cm. Provenance: from an English private collection, West Sussex, purchased as one of a pair from Sotheby's London on 10th December 1985, lot 234. Cf. The National Palace Museum, Porcelain of the National Palace Museum, Blue-and-White Ware of the Ch'ing Dynasty, Book 1, p.54, pl.11 for a very similar bowl.清康熙 青花折枝牡丹紋撇口碗《大清康熙年製》青花楷書款來源：英國西薩塞克郡私人收藏，倫敦蘇富比1985年12月10日·編號234.
Lot 149
A CHINESE IMPERIAL IRON-RED ALTAR VESSEL QIANLONG 1736-95 The ovoid body painted with four lotus sprays between lappets and leaves, with a raised band to the tall cylindrical neck, all raised on a wide domed foot, the base concave, 22cm. Provenance: from an English private collection, London. Cf. A similar altar vase can be seen in a painting by Giuseppe Castiglione in The National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrating the Qianlong Emperor beneath trees and beside a table with a number of other treasures; see Palastmuseum Peking Schδtze aus der Verbotenen Stadt, Berlin, 1985, no.41, pl.24. For another example presented to Cheltenham College, England, by Yuan Shikai in 1914, and now in the Weishaupt Collection, see G Avitabile, From The Dragon's Treasure, London, 1987, no.176, p.127. See also P Lam, Qing Imperial Porcelain, Hong Kong, 1995, no.83. Another example can be found in the British Museum, London.清乾隆 御製礬紅寶相花紋甘露瓶
Lot 150
A CHINESE IMPERIAL GUAN-TYPE FANGHU-SHAPED VASE SIX CHARACTER QIANLONG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1736-95 Of rectangular section, the pear-shaped body moulded with large peaches to the two larger facets, all covered in a pale grey-green glaze with dark crackles, the base with the reign mark in underglaze blue, together with a wood stand carved with ruyi-shaped feet, 31cm. (2) Provenance: from an English private collection, probably acquired in the 19th or early 20th century, and thence by descent. Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Monochrome Porcelain, p.227, no.205 for a related fanghu from the Yongzheng period; see also Christie's Paris, 12th December 2018, lot 157 for a similar Qianlong vase; see also Sotheby's New York, 11th September 2012, lot 54 for a smaller example.清乾隆 仿官釉貫耳瓶《大清乾隆年製》青花篆書款來源：英國私人收藏，可能購於十九或二十世紀，之後由家人繼承。
Lot 153
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' BOTTLE VASE SIX CHARACTER JIAQING MARK BUT PROBABLY LATER The ovoid body rising to a tall neck and flared rim, painted to the exterior with three five-clawed dragons contesting a sacred pearl of wisdom amidst swirling clouds and flames, the design contained between a band of ruyi-heads and crashing waves, the gently flaring foot decorated with key fret, 31cm. Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Blue and White Porcelain with Underglazed Red, vol.3, p.157, no.143 for a similar Jiaqing mark and period vase in the Qing Court Collection; see also Sotheby's New York, 13th September 2017, lot 22 for another related Jiaqing mark and period vase; see also Bonhams San Francisco, 16th December 2014, lot 8331 for another comparable vase.清嘉慶（可能） 青花趕珠龍紋瓶《大清嘉慶年製》青花篆書款
Lot 156
A CHINESE IMPERIAL BLUE AND WHITE 'PALACE' BOWL SIX CHARACTER KANGXI MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1662-1722 The U-shaped bowl rising from a gently tapering foot to an everted rim, painted to the exterior with six lotus flowerheads on a continuous scrolling branch, with a band of lappets encircling the foot, the well decorated with a medallion enclosing a single lotus bloom amidst stylised leaves, 16.2cm. Provenance: sold at Sotheby's New York on 22nd March 1995, lot 283. Cf. Porcelain of the National Palace Museum, Blue and White Ware of the Ch'ing Dynasty, book 1, p.56, pl.12 for a similar bowl; see also W Qian, Tianwuguan Cang Ci, vol.1, pp.138-139 for another example; see also P Y K Lam and X Cheng, Qing Imperial Porcelain, no.19 for another related piece.清康熙 青花纏枝蓮紋宮碗《大清康熙年製》青花楷書款來源：紐約蘇富比1995年3月22日·編號283。
Lot 160
A CHINESE UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND RED 'FISH' JARDINIERE KANGXI 1662-1722 The ovoid body tapering towards the foot and with a flat everted rim, painted with a mackerel, whitefish, carp and freshwater perch swimming amidst flowers and aquatic plants, with areas of detail in copper-red, 23.5cm dia. Provenance: from a deceased estate, Dorset. The Chinese names of these four fish form the rebus qingbai lianjie, which may be translated as 'pure and incorruptible'. This expresses the wish for scholars to maintain high ethical standards and meet great success. Cf. R Chen, Qing Shunzhi Kangxi Chao Qinghua Ci (Qing Dynasty Shunzhi and Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain), p.391, no.251 for a blue and white jardiniθre with a similar design in the collection of the Palace Museum.清康熙 青花釉裡紅青白廉潔紋花盆來源：多塞特郡遺產。
Lot 40
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'PING SHENG SAN JI' BRUSHPOT, BITONG TRANSITIONAL C.1640 The waisted body flaring at the foot and towards the rim, the exterior painted with a man presenting three halberds in a vase to an official, the scene divided by swirling clouds and rocky cliffs, all contained within incised borders encircling the rim and foot, 18.7cm. Provenance: from a British private collection, purchased from Bluett Oriental Arts Ltd on 6th September 1990. A copy of the invoice is available. The image of a vase containing three halberds forms the rebus ping sheng san ji meaning 'may you rise three ranks in quick succession' and thus expresses the wish for an imminent promotion. Cf. R Chen, Qing Shunzhi Kangxi Chao Qinghua Ci (Qing Dynasty Shunzhi and Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain), pp.92-93, no.49 for a transitional vase decorated with a similar scene also including the ping sheng san ji motif.明末清初 青花平升三級筆筒來源：英國私人收藏，1990年9月6日購於Bluett Oriental Arts Ltd（附發票複印件）。
Lot 42
A RARE LARGE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE DISH SIX CHARACTER KANGXI MARK AND EARLY IN THE PERIOD 1662-1722 Painted with a lady standing in a garden wearing flowing robes, she holds a fan in one hand and a sprig of osmanthus held up towards the sun in the other, she presents the flower to a young boy, the reverse with a paper label for Marchant, 35.8cm. Provenance: from a British private collection, purchased from Marchant, London, on 4th December 2002. A copy of the invoice is available. The Chinese word for osmanthus is guihua which is homophonous with guizi meaning 'your honourable son'. The image of a lady pointing osmanthus towards the sun therefore expresses the wish for a son to be a scholar-official holding a high position in court. The bamboo in the background is emblematic of the scholar's upright character because it is a tough plant which bends in the storm but never breaks. The plum blossom is also symbolic of the moral strength required to be an official, as they are hardy plants which survive through the winter. Cf. S Marchant & Son, Exhibition of Seventeenth-Century Blue and White and Copper-red and their Predecessors, p.50, no.48 for a similar dish with this design; see also R Chen, Qing Shunzhi Kangxi Chao Qinghua Ci (Qing Dynasty Shunzhi and Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain), p.123, no.61 for a similarly painted Kangxi dish in the collection of the Palace Museum; see also M Butler and Q Wang, Seventeenth Century Jingdezhen Porcelain from the Shanghai Museum and the Butler Collections, pp.132-133, no.32 for another related example.清康熙 青花庭院教子圖盤《大清康熙年製》青花楷書款來源：英國私人收藏，2002年12月4日購於倫敦Marchant（附標籤及發票複印件）。盤撇口，口沿施一周醬釉，弧腹，雙圈足，內圈較外圈稍矮，底有青花雙圈《大清康熙年製》六字楷書款。
Lot 47
A RARE CHINESE IMPERIAL CINNABAR LACQUER 'WAN SHOU WU JIANG' TEA BOWL FOUR CHARACTER QIANLONG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1736-95 The U-shaped body carved with the four characters wan shou wu jiang, each contained within a roundel enclosed by a band of ruyi-heads, the medallions set amidst scrolling lotus on a ground of floral diaper, with further bands of ruyi-heads bordering the foot and mouthrim, the short foot incised with key fret, with a gilt-metal liner to the interior, 12cm. Provenance: from a British private collection, purchased from Adrian Joseph of Allen Management in 1994. Cf. H Garner, Chinese Lacquer, p.147, pl.92 for a bowl of the same design with a cover from the collection of The Victoria and Albert Museum, museum no.FE.60-1974. Bowls with this design are believed to have been made for the Qianong Emperor's 70th birthday. The phrase wan shou wu jiang is used as a birthday greeting and can be translated as 'may you enjoy infinite longevity'. Similar patterns with these characters in medallions are also found on porcelain and cloisonné pieces.清乾隆 御製剔紅萬壽無疆碗《乾隆年製》篆書款來源：英國私人收藏，1994年購於Adrian Joseph of Allen Management。碗撇口，銅鎏金胎。通體雕朱漆雕折枝蓮花紋，由開光如意雲紋組成圈隔開，內刻篆書字，分別為萬、壽、無、疆。口沿雕雲頭紋一圈，圈足飾迴紋，底刻《乾隆年製》隸書款。此類碗乃為乾隆七十大壽時製，英國維多利亞及阿爾伯特博物館有一件相似紋飾的蓋碗，編號FE. 60-1074。
Lot 57
A CHINESE IMPERIAL BLUE AND WHITE 'SANXING' BOWL SIX CHARACTER QIANLONG MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1736-95 Decorated to the exterior with the Eight Immortals holding their attributes, they stand on pedestals formed from swirling clouds which float over wisps of mist, the design contained between simple double bands, with a medallion enclosing the Fu Lu Shou standing under a pine tree to the well, 15cm. Provenance: from a British private collection, purchased from Adrian Joseph of Allen Management in 1984. Cf. The Oriental Ceramic Society, Loan Exhibition of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain: 14th to 19th Centuries, 16th December 1953-23rd January 1954, no.309 for another bowl with this design from the Riesco Collection which was sold at Sotheby's London on 23rd June 1970, lot 106; see also Christie's Hong Kong, 30th November 2016, lot 3328 for two similar bowls.清乾隆 青花福祿壽紋撇口碗《大清乾隆年製》青花篆書款來源：英國私人收藏，1984年購於Adrian Joseph of Allen Management。
Lot 60
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'QILIN' DISH SHUNZHI 1644-61 Painted with the scaly mythical beast with its front right leg raised and its head turned towards the sky, it sits in a landscape with a plantain tree and rocks in the background, the underside decorated with three precious objects, the base with a four character mark reading Zhi Lan Zhai zhi, with a paper label for Robert McPherson, London, 28.5cm. Provenance: from a British private collection, purchased from Stockspring Antiques, London, on 18th November 1998. A copy of the invoice is available. Cf. R Chen, Qing Shunzhi Kangxi Chao Qinghua Ci (Qing Dynasty Shunzhi and Kangxi Blue and White Porcelain), pp.44-45, no.20 for another Shunzhi dish with this design in the collection of the Palace Museum; see also Sotheby's New York, 19th March 2019, lot 312 for another comparable piece.清順治 青花麒麟紋碟《芝蘭齋製》青花楷書款來源：英國私人收藏，1998年11月18日購於Stockspring Antiques（附發票複印件）。
Lot 61
A PAIR OF RARE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE EROTIC SUBJECT SQUARE-SECTION VASES, FANGGU KANGXI 1662-1722 Each vase painted with scenes from The Romance of the Western Chamber to the central section, the tall flaring necks and feet decorated with flowers, rocks and butterflies, with geometric bands of fylfots encircling the mouths and footrims, each painted with a couple engaged in amorous pursuits to the base, 26cm. (2) Provenance: from a British private collection, purchased from D & M Freedman on 16th May 2012. A copy of the invoice is available. Cf. M Beurdeley and G Raindre, Qing Porcelain, p.67, nos.69 and 70 for a pair of related vases also with couples in coitus to the bases; see also S Marchant & Son, Exhibition of Two Hundred Years of Chinese Porcelain 1522-1722, 1998, p.82, no.65 for another similar pair. 清康熙 青花春宮圖方觚 一對來源：英國私人收藏，2012年5月16日購於D & M Freedman（附發票複印件）。
Lot 7
YUAN HUANZHI (MING/QING DYNASTY) ACCOMPANYING A WATER BUFFALO A Chinese painting, ink and colour on silk, with two artist's seals and one collector's seal, 33cm x 26cm. Provenance: formerly the Del Drago Collection; and then the John Pullan Chinese Collection, purchased from Marchant & Son on 11th September 1963. A copy of the invoice is available. The blue and white porcelain from the Pullan Chinese Collection was sold at a Spink & Son exhibition held from 16th to 30th November 1998.沅浣之（明/清） 牧童放牛 設色絹本 冊頁鈐印：沅、浣之、范楠仲珍藏書畫印。來源：John Pullan收藏，1963年9月11日購於Marchant & Son (附發票複印件)。John Pullan是著名中國藝術品收藏家，他的青花瓷器收藏曾由倫敦Spink and Son於1998年11月展覽並出售。
Lot 92
A RARE CHINESE BAMBOO GILT AND LACQUERED SCHOLAR'S TEAPOT AND COVER YONGZHENG/QIANLONG The compressed circular body with a loop handle and spout, with gilt ruyi-heads centred by red lacquer encircling the rim, the cover decorated with two flowers set amidst stylised leafy tendrils and delicate scrollwork, the recessed base incised Jiezhai zao which can be translated as 'made in the studio of restraint', 12.1cm. (2) Cf. Christie's Hong Kong, 2nd December 2015, lot 3139 for another bamboo root teapot and cover with this mark; see also Bonhams Hong Kong, 28th November 2011, lot 250 for a Yongzheng Yixing inkstone and lacquer box decorated with comparable gilt scrolls. The lacquer decoration on this unusual bamboo teapot is comparable to that on Japanese lacquer pieces, particularly the delicate scrollwork to the cover and band of foliage resembling karakusa scrolls. The Yongzheng Emperor is known to have greatly admired Japanese works of art and aesthetics, and he was especially fond of Japanese maki-e lacquer with gold decoration. There were a large number of Japanese maki-e pieces in the collection of the Qing court. However, the Yongzheng Emperor's appreciation for Japanese lacquer led him not only to collect pieces made in Japan, but also to order imitation works from domestic Imperial workshops. Yongzheng is believed to have been the first Qing emperor to commission such imitation pieces, and this was to be continued by his son the Qianlong Emperor. These imitation pieces appear to have been valued as equal to rather than inferior to authentic Japanese examples. Aside from pure imitations, Yongzheng also encouraged the application of Japanese lacquerware designs on other media, including porcelain and enamel. An enamelled gilt-copper inro-style case produced in the Qing court workshops and now in the National Palace Museum collection is one example of these kind of pieces produced under the Yongzheng Emperor's reign. For a more in-depth discussion on Japanese lacquer in 18th century China, see K Kleutghen, Imports and Imitations: The Taste for Japanese Lacquer in Eighteenth-Century China and France, Journal for Early Modern Cultural Studies, vol.17, no.2, Spring 2017, pp.175-206. 清雍正/乾隆 竹雕鎏金加彩茶壺《節齋造》款
Lot 93
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE TABLE SCREEN REPUBLIC PERIOD Painted with a scene of two ladies gazing at swallows in flight from a lakeside pavilion, with pine and mountains in the background, the porcelain plaque mounted in a wood frame and raised on a stand carved with a bat, 40.6cm x 26.5cm overall. (2) Provenance: from an English private collection, Hampshire.民國 粉彩春意圖插屏來源：英國漢普郡私人收藏。
Lot 157
Various oriental porcelain etc., a pair of 19thC Japanese porcelain coffee cans and saucers, 11cm diameter, decorated with panels of figures in an interior setting, an early Chinese blue and white tea bowl decorated with panels of figures with an upper banding of flowers, double circle mark beneath, probably Kangxi period (profusely damaged) and various other items. (a quantity AF)
Lot 368
Two Lladró porcelain figures depicting girls with flowers, two Continental Parian figures, Napoleon and a lady holding a sword possibly Joan of Arc, height of tallest 24cm, a Shelley drip glaze lidded jar, small Chinese bowl, a Foley Faience three-handled vase, a pair of hand-painted brass and porcelain urns and a pair of hand-painted vases (some af) (11).
Lot 410
A mixed group of Oriental ceramics and metalware comprising small cloisonné vases decorated with fans, flowers and symbols, two 19th century porcelain bowls, one decorated with a central double-ringed panel depicting bird resting in blossoming tree with flowers and foliage, the exterior decoration depicts two dragons chasing Flaming Pearl of Wisdom, four-character mark to base, the other depicts fishermen by river with buildings, trees and mountains etc, unmarked, a Chinese plate decorated with garden and fence scene and a small teacup with six panels depicting scholar and child. CONDITION REPORT Both bowls and plate have obvious repairs, one bowl riveted, rim chips and small cracks.
Lot 411
Five pieces of Meiji period and earlier Chinese and Japanese porcelain to include ginger jar with theatrical fight scenes in underglaze blue, four-character mark to the base,a dish depicting figures in garden, the other a musician on an ox, two Imari plates and a Japanese plate with children playing and central floral circular panel, impressed and printed square seal to the reverse (5). CONDITION REPORT Minor chips to rim and firing imperfections throughout the plates commensurate with age. The ginger jar has firing imperfections, otherwise OK. The shallow bowl has small chip to rim and firing imperfections, otherwise OK. The plate with man riding ox has small rim chip and firing imperfections. The blue and white plate is heavily chipped and has imperfections. The Imari plates are slightly rubbed and scratched.
Lot 419
Oriental items to include porcelain figure of a man resting with water bottle (repaired) , globular vase, box containing child's Chinese hat, copper square small tray with central brass panel depicting deity embellished with six small turquoise beads, a selection of hand painted rice paintings, brass Buddha etc.
Lot 433
Two 19th century Chinese blue and white porcelain vases of baluster form, the tallest decorated with birds, insects and butterflies within chrysanthemums and garden flowers, height 26cm, the smallest has a pattern depicting two figures hiding behind a large vase observing birds amongst berries, height 23cm, both bear a four-character Kangxi mark to base, also a large double happiness blue on white ginger jar, lacking lid, height 19cm (3). CONDITION REPORT The first vase has a repair to the neck.
Lot 49
Chinese famille rose armorial porcelain bowl, circa 1728, with the arms of Tower, of Huntsmore Park, Buckinghamshire, and Weald Hall, Essex, the crest inscribed 'LOVE AND DREAD', 23cm diameter - see p.229 of Chinese Armorial Porcelain by David HowardCondition report: Good original condition with small rim chip and hairline to body with an old single rivet repair. The enamels and gilding are in very good order and have not been re-touched.
Lot 1236
Tek Sing Cargo - four pieces of Chinese blue and white porcelain, early 19th century, comprising two bowls painted with garden scenes, 5½in. (14cm.) diameter; and two saucer dishes, with combed painted decoration of lion fish, 7in. (17.75cm.) diameter, each piece with Nagel Auctions 'Tek Sing Treasures' label to base. (4) * Condition: Bowls: One good but with discolouration and crazing to glaze. The other with small rim chip. Dishes: Both with deterioration to glaze due to immersion. One with two small rim chips. The other with five hairline cracks to rim.
Lot 1245
A pair of Chinese porcelain vases, 20th century, of baluster form, painted in a famille rose palette with reserves of nobleman and attendants on fenced verandes and small reserves with butterflies and flowers, on a gilt ground with butterflies amidst profuse floral decoration, 14in. (35.6cm.) high. * Condition: Good, nothing to note.
Lot 1247
A Chinese Canton famille rose porcelain garden seat, 19th century, of hexagonal barrel form with pieced sides and seat, enamelled with scenes of figures including warriors, scholars and noblewomen on verandas and in landscapes, between borders with birds amidst flowers and moulded rivet decoration, 19in. (48.25cm.) high, restoration. * Condition: Gilt wear and some losses from enamels. Well restored break to upper half of the seat with some retouching.
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