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Lot 7025
Monumental Carved Chinese White Jade Censer, Qing. Important and Monumental White Jade Censer, Qing 1644-1911) Description: Tripod censer of unusually large proportions. Finial a lion, ribbon and ball motif in elaborate openwork carving. Lid and body decorated with an archaic motif, handles carved with animal heads and hanging rings. Each handle as a lion with curled tufts of hair extending broadly towards the body, giving the handles a broad presence. The stone of white or pale celadon color. Large spinach green jade stand, carved with a ribbed design. Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Censer 12" across handles, on stand 11 1/2" H. Provenance: -Private Collector (letter of Provenance included) -Personal Collection of Mr Simon Kriger. Compare: Related censer from the National Museum of History, Taiwan, exhibition Jade: Ching Dynasty Treasures, Taipei, 1997, no. 80; Another related censer: The Splendor of Jade. Four Thousand Years of the Art of Chinese Jade Carving, New York, 1974, pl. 36; another Stanley Charles Nott, A Catalogue of Rare Chinese Jade Carvings, Palm Beach, 1940, no. 125. Notes: Simon Kriger b. 1900 in the Russian ÈmigrÈ community in Harbin, China and lived as an investment banker in the French Concession of Shanghai until political events lead him to move to America with his family. Residing in Washington D.C. from 1938 onwards he founded ìThe Asian Cultural Exchange Foundationî an organization who`s focus was to promote cultural exchange between Asia and the United States. He was known to the Freer and Smithsonian Collections having donated objects and is also noted for owning and lending for exhibition an 83 foot scroll painting by artist ìLang Shi Ningî (Giuseppe Castiglione). Kriger exhibited items from his personal collection at various Universities. Simon Kriger had a distinguished shop specializing in Asian art only steps from the White House in Washington D.C. A special few were invited to the second floor to see his ìJade Vaultî where he kept his most prized jades. The present censer remained in Mr. Kriger`s possession until it was acquired by Mr. S. A. in 1970s (letter of provenance included with lot) Although other jade censers such as this are known, this appears to be the largest in size to come to market for sale publicly. Starting Price: $10,000
Lot 7039
Chinese Ming Blue and White Plate Blue and white plate, China, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), with a lotus flower motif, Painted to the centre of the interior with a bouquet of lotus flowers, leaves, a seed-pod, sagittaria and aquatic plants tied with a bowed ribbon, encircled by three concentric rings below a composite floral scroll of thirteen flowerheads including pairs of chrysanthemum, lotus, peony, rose, hibiscus, camellia, and a single pomegranate flower beneath classic scroll at the rim 13î dia. Starting Price: $1,000
Lot 7043
Chinese Scroll Paintings Four scroll paintings, China, late 19th/early 20th century, depicting battle scenes, watercolor on silk, 48" l x 13" w. Provenance: From the family of Lawrence Mead, co-director of the International Student Association of Greater Boston was born in 1888. He joined the International YMCA in 1912, after graduating from Princeton University. In 1913 he was sent to China to teach English, and subsequently spent much of his life living in Beijing, returning from time to time to the U.S. He joined the faculty of Yenching University, where he taught English and acted as a photographer for the University. During their years in China, Meadís wife Eleanor worked for an outlet for womenís handiwork called Gung-Chang, and sent their products to the U.S. for sale. Starting Price: $300
Lot 7046
Chinese Scroll Painting Scroll painting, China, of a pair of birds perched on a branch, watercolor on paper, 38" l x 15" w. Provenance: From the family of Lawrence Mead, co-director of the International Student Association of Greater Boston was born in 1888. He joined the International YMCA in 1912, after graduating from Princeton University. In 1913 he was sent to China to teach English, and subsequently spent much of his life living in Beijing, returning from time to time to the U.S. He joined the faculty of Yenching University, where he taught English and acted as a photographer for the University. During their years in China, Meadís wife Eleanor worked for an outlet for womenís handiwork called Gung-Chang, and sent their products to the U.S. for sale. Starting Price: $250
Lot 7047
Chinese Scroll Painting Scroll painting, China, watercolor on paper. Provenance: From the family of Lawrence Mead, co-director of the International Student Association of Greater Boston was born in 1888. He joined the International YMCA in 1912, after graduating from Princeton University. In 1913 he was sent to China to teach English, and subsequently spent much of his life living in Beijing, returning from time to time to the U.S. He joined the faculty of Yenching University, where he taught English and acted as a photographer for the University. During their years in China, Meadís wife Eleanor worked for an outlet for womenís handiwork called Gung-Chang, and sent their products to the U.S. for sale. Starting Price: $200
Lot 7093
Chinese Warring States Period Bronze Censer Bronze censer, China, Warring States Period (475-221 BCE), The censer is watermelon shaped and raised on three cabriole supports and is flat-cast on the sides with two bands of different width of a repeated interlocking scroll pattern filled with leiwen, and separated by a rope-twist band. There are three carved tiger on the cover, The patina is of mottled grey color and there is some milky blue-green encrustation. 11î x 12 1/2î. Starting Price: $1,500
Lot 7112A
Chinese Scroll Painting Scroll painting, China, of an eagle atop a pine tree, watercolor on paper, signed Li Kuchan, 46" x 20". Provenance: From the collection of Zhang Guohe, born January 1922. A former Colonel of Chiang Kai-shekís army, he attended the Japanese surrender in Hunan Zhejiang, in August 1945. After completing a law degree at the University of Chicago, he joined the United Nations in 1949, where he rose to the position of Chief of Examinations and Training in the Personnel Office. Throughout the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, Mr. Zhang would regularly return to visit China. While on one of his trips he met with Soong Qing Ling, the wife of Sun Yat Sen, on July 29th of 1979. Mr. Zhang passed away in early 2013 surrounded by his family in Boston, Massachusetts. Starting Price: $1,500
Lot 7113
Chinese Scroll Painting Scroll painting, China, of a deer by a pine tree, watercolor on paper, signed Liu Kuiling, 45" x 20".Provenance: From the collection of Zhang Guohe, born January 1922. A former Colonel of Chiang Kai-shekís army, he attended the Japanese surrender in Hunan Zhejiang, in August 1945. After completing a law degree at the University of Chicago, he joined the United Nations in 1949, where he rose to the position of Chief of Examinations and Training in the Personnel Office. Throughout the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, Mr. Zhang would regularly return to visit China. While on one of his trips he met with Soong Qing Ling, the wife of Sun Yat Sen, on July 29th of 1979. Mr. Zhang passed away in early 2013 surrounded by his family in Boston, Massachusetts. Starting Price: $500
Lot 7113A
Chinese Scroll Painting Scroll painting, China, of a mountain landscape, watercolor on paper, signed Wu Hufan, 39" x 13 1/2".Provenance: From the collection of Zhang Guohe, born January 1922. A former Colonel of Chiang Kai-shekís army, he attended the Japanese surrender in Hunan Zhejiang, in August 1945. After completing a law degree at the University of Chicago, he joined the United Nations in 1949, where he rose to the position of Chief of Examinations and Training in the Personnel Office. Throughout the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, Mr. Zhang would regularly return to visit China. While on one of his trips he met with Soong Qing Ling, the wife of Sun Yat Sen, on July 29th of 1979. Mr. Zhang passed away in early 2013 surrounded by his family in Boston, Massachusetts. Starting Price: $1,000
Lot 7114
Chinese Scroll Painting Scroll painting, China, watercolor on paper, signed Feng Chourou, 42" x 21".Provenance: From the collection of Zhang Guohe, born January 1922. A former Colonel of Chiang Kai-shekís army, he attended the Japanese surrender in Hunan Zhejiang, in August 1945. After completing a law degree at the University of Chicago, he joined the United Nations in 1949, where he rose to the position of Chief of Examinations and Training in the Personnel Office. Throughout the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, Mr. Zhang would regularly return to visit China. While on one of his trips he met with Soong Qing Ling, the wife of Sun Yat Sen, on July 29th of 1979. Mr. Zhang passed away in early 2013 surrounded by his family in Boston, Massachusetts. Starting Price: $400
Lot 7132
Chinese Scroll Painting Scroll painting, China, late 19th/early 20th century, depicting a battle scene, watercolor on silk, 48" l x 13" w. Provenance: From the family of Lawrence Mead, co-director of the International Student Association of Greater Boston was born in 1888. He joined the International YMCA in 1912, after graduating from Princeton University. In 1913 he was sent to China to teach English, and subsequently spent much of his life living in Beijing, returning from time to time to the U.S. He joined the faculty of Yenching University, where he taught English and acted as a photographer for the University. During their years in China, Meadís wife Eleanor worked for an outlet for womenís handiwork called Gung-Chang, and sent their products to the U.S. for sale. Starting Price: $100
Lot 7135
Chinese Scroll Painting Scroll painting, China, of a mountain landscape scene with a figure on a bridge, watercolor on paper, 37" l x 15 1/2" w. Provenance: From the family of Lawrence Mead, co-director of the International Student Association of Greater Boston was born in 1888. He joined the International YMCA in 1912, after graduating from Princeton University. In 1913 he was sent to China to teach English, and subsequently spent much of his life living in Beijing, returning from time to time to the U.S. He joined the faculty of Yenching University, where he taught English and acted as a photographer for the University. During their years in China, Meadís wife Eleanor worked for an outlet for womenís handiwork called Gung-Chang, and sent their products to the U.S. for sale. Starting Price: $200
Lot 7360
Chinese Carved Wood Stands Three carved wood stands, China, two flat rectangular double height stands with scroll form feet, one small rectangular stand with three sections, one wood drawer, 6" h x 11 3/8" l x 7 3/4" w. Provenance: From a private New England collection, purchased in the 1950s from Frank Caro, C.T. Loo`s successor. Starting Price: $150
Lot 7369
Chinese Hardwood Stand Five carved hardwood stands, China, three flat rectangular form with curled scroll feet, two flat rectangular, largest 3" h x 14 1/2" l. Provenance: From a private New England collection, purchased in the 1950s from Frank Caro, C.T. Loo`s successor. Starting Price: $150
Lot 11
An early 19th Century Chinese famille rose footed baluster vase and white metal cover, the body decorated with enamelled figures in conversation and to an interior setting flanked by roundel panels with landscape scenes with gilded foliage, the foot rim with reticulated scroll work, unmarked, height 13cm
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