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An 18th century Chinese porcelain charger, decorated with deer and jardinière before formal gardens, traditional scroll border, with Buddhist emblems and flowers, diameter 13.75ins - hair crack

 A CHINESE HARDWOOD LOW TABLE, THE RECTANGULAR TOP ABOVE AND SCROLL CARVED APRON AND LEGS ON BALL AND C;LAW FEET. W 76.5 x D 41 x H 27cms.FROM THE ESTATE OF PHILIP ASTLEY-JONES

A RARE AND EARLY TWO-TIERED LACQUER JUBAKO AND COVERJapan,17th- early 18th century, Momoyama (1573-1615) to early Edo period (1615-1868)Of lobed rectangular form, the roiro ground decorated in brown, silver, and gold hiramaki-e, gold takamaki-e, and kinpun with a dense scrolling floral design. The interiors and underside with nashiji, the interiors further with gold fundame edges, the cover also with a gold fundame border to the rim.SIZE 11.8 x 9 x 8.8 cmCondition: Good condition with old wear, minor chips to edges, few small natural age cracks.Provenance: Ex-collection Claudio Perino, a collector with a keen interest in Japanese, Chinese and Far Eastern cultures. His collection consists of over 2000 works of art, partly loaned to the Museum of Oriental Arts (MAO) in Turin, Italy and to the Museo delle Culture (MUSEC) in Lugano, Switzerland. An exhibition of Kakemono scroll paintings was on view in the MUSEC until end of April 2021.

'GUAN YU READING THE SPRING AND AUTUMN ANNALS', MING DYNASTYChina, 1368-1644. Ink and watercolors on paper. Signed upper left. Two seals. The famous general seated on an elaborately carved chair and wearing a long coat over a dragon robe as he reads from the Spring and Autumn annals. With a silk brocade frame and mounted as a hanging scroll.Provenance: Sigurd Reininghaus (1933-1981). From the collection of Dr. Ferdinand and Dr. Gudrun Thaler-Szulyovsky, acquired from the above and thence by descent in the same family. The couple, who had both been practicing law, met in 1967 through their mutual passion for art. Together they built a substantial and diverse art collection over many decades. The present lot was one of their first works of Asian art, received as payment for legal services, from the prominent Styrian brewer Sigurd Reininghaus.Condition: Extensive wear, creases, small losses, minor tears, soiling, staining.Dimensions: Size incl. mounting 128 x 42 cm, Image size 55 x 31.5 cmThe present lot depicts the military hero and God of War Guan Yu (died 219), who became glorified in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, attributed to Luo Guanzhong. The subject represents an episode from Guan Yu's life when he memorized in only a few nights the Confucian Classics of The Spring and Autumn Annals and The Commentary of Zuo. His feat of memory made him an admirable model for the literati and, as well as becoming a God of War in 1615 with state backing, he also became a God of Literature.Auction result comparison: Compare with a considerably larger hanging scroll by Ding Yunpeng of the same subject and from roughly the same period, at Christie's Hong Kong in Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy on 25 November 2019, lot 966, sold for HKD 2,500,000.明代《關羽夜讀春秋》中國，1368-1644年。紙本設色，挂軸。左側上端落款，兩枚鈴印。著名的大將關羽坐在椅子上，著長袍，挑燈夜讀《春秋》。來源：Sigurd Reininghaus (1933-1981)。Ferdinand Thaler-Szulyovsky博士與Gudrun Thaler-Szulyovsky博士收藏，自此在同一個家庭世代相傳。這對夫妻一直從事法律工作，1967年因爲對藝術的共同熱情而相識。 數十年來，他們共同建立了豐富且龐大的藝術收藏。 圖片：Ferdinand 與 Gudrun Thaler-Szulyovszky 品相：廣泛磨損，摺痕，小缺損失，輕微的水漬，污跡。 尺寸：縂128 x 42 厘米, 畫面55 x 31.5 厘米 拍賣結果：一幅大型丁雲鵬《關於夜讀春秋》挂軸見香港佳士得Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy 拍場2019年11月25日lot 966, 售價HKD 2,500,000.

A FINE GROUP OF SIX CAST IRON SEALSTibet, 19th century. Five of cylindrical tapering shape surmounted by a stupa finial, one engraved with floral scroll. The sixth with a seal face to either side. All pierced for suspension.Condition: Good condition commensurate with age.Provenance: Dr. Ernst Eichler, Vienna, Austria. Thence by descent in the same family. Ernst Eichler (1932-2018) was a judge and poet, writing under the pseudonym of Ernst David. His works have been published worldwide and translated into many languages, including Japanese. Beginning in the late 1960s, he built an important collection of writing instruments, seals and other antique desktop objects, among them a small number of Chinese and Tibetan seals.Weight: 230 g (total) Dimensions: Height 4.4 - 6.5 cm

A LACQUER BOX AND COVER WITH MONSJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of rectangular form, the roiro ground finely decorated with gold takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and e-nashiji with leafy scrolling vines interspersed with various mons. The interior and underside with roiro and the interior further with gold fundame edges. The long sides of the box with circular metal fittings suspending loose rings and with the original cord.SIZE 15.4 x 14.3 x 8 cmCondition: Very good condition with minor wear, few small nicks, and some minor crackling to edges.Provenance: Ex-collection Claudio Perino, a collector with a keen interest in Japanese, Chinese and Far Eastern cultures. His collection consists of over 2000 works of art, partly loaned to the Museum of Oriental Arts (MAO) in Turin, Italy and to the Museo delle Culture (MUSEC) in Lugano, Switzerland. An exhibition of Kakemono scroll paintings was on view in the MUSEC until end of April 2021.

A STRAW-GLAZED AND INCISED 'TEA LEAVES' EWER, SONG DYNASTYChina, 960-1279. The pear-shaped body rising from a short straight foot, the sides decorated with incised tea leaves, the shoulder with two scroll-shaped appliques, covered overall with a straw glaze with a fine crackle just short of the foot revealing the buff ware.Condition: Minor wear, firing flaws, intentional crackling. Tiny losses around mouth of the spout and a small chip around the foot rim.Provenance: Fai Kei Ferros Velhos, Macao. Dr. Koos de Jong, acquired from the above in 1998 (invoice not available). Dr. de Jong is a Dutch art historian and has been privately collecting Chinese art over decades. He has authored hundreds of articles and several books on Dutch fine and decorative arts spanning from the Middle Ages to the modern era. In 2013, he published an extensive study of Chinese riding gear in "Dragon & Horse, Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond". Between 1976 and 2009 he worked for numerous museums across the Netherlands and was the director of the European Ceramic Work Center in Den Bosch.Weight: 646.7 gDimensions: Height 14.5 cm草葉紋水注，宋代中國，960-1279。梨形器皿，圈足，外壁茶葉紋，肩部上有兩個渦旋形的貼花，水注覆蓋著稻草色釉，足部附近有細小的裂紋，露出了淺黃色的胎體。品相：輕微磨損，燒製瑕疵，刻意開片。壺嘴部周圍有材料缺失，足部周圍有小磕損。來源：澳門Fai Kei Ferros Velhos古玩。Drs. Koos de Jong 1998年購於上述收藏(發票已遺失)。. Koos de Jong是一位荷蘭藝術史學家，幾十年來他一直私人收藏中國藝術品。他撰寫了數百篇文章和幾本書，內容涉及從中世紀到現代的荷蘭美術和裝飾藝術。2013年，他在《Dragon & Horse：Saddle Rugs and Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond》中發表了有關中國騎馬裝備的詳盡研究。1976年至2009年間，他曾在荷蘭的許多博物館工作，並曾擔任登博世歐洲陶瓷工作中心的主任。重量：646.7 克尺寸：高14.5 厘米

'LUOHAN TRYPTICH', JIN NONG (1687-1763)Ink on paper. The three scrolls finely painted with various depictions of luohan, including one riding a dragon, another seated on a gnarled withering tree trunk and exhaling qi as two demons push him forward, and a third riding a tiger and accompanied by two attendants. Each with a silk brocade frame and mounted as a hanging scroll. (3)Inscriptions: One scroll lower left, signed 'Jin Nong jinghui', one artist seal, 'Jin Nong'.Provenance: Collection of Hana and Jan Líbal, acquired between 1956 and 1959 during their stay in Beijing while working on the Czech-Chinese dictionary, and thence by descent in the same family.Condition: Good condition with minor wear, creases, small losses with associated touchups, foxing, staining, larger stains to mountings.Dimensions: Image size ca. 120 x 30 cm (each)Expert's note: The extremely fine manner of the painting as well as the signature on one of the scrolls clearly indicate the present lot is a sketch from the artist's own hand.Auction result comparison: Compare with an album of sixteen leaves of the Sixteen Luohan, painted in ink and color on silk, by the same artist, at Christie's Hong Kong in Fine Classical Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy on 25 April 2004, lot 425, sold for HKD 1,631,750.金農 (1687-1763)《羅漢》三聯畫紙本水墨，挂軸。三位羅漢，其中一位騎龍，一位坐在枯樹幹上，兩個惡魔將他向前推，第三幅羅漢騎虎，兩名侍者陪伴。 款識：金農敬繪；一枚鈴印"金農" 來源：Hana 與Jan Líbal，1956 至1959年他們因爲《漢捷字典》編譯而在北京工作，購於那時，在同一家族保存至今。圖片：Hana 與 Jan Líbal 在北京，上世紀五十年代末 品相：狀況良好，有輕微磨損，摺痕，缺損，起皺，染色，裝裱処污漬較大 尺寸：畫面分別約 120 x 30 厘米 拍賣結果：金農的一個絹本設色《十六羅漢》冊頁見香港佳士得Fine Classical Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy 拍場2004年4月25日 lot 425, 售價HKD 1,631,750.

AN EMBROIDERED SILK BUDDHIST ALTAR FRONTAL, QIANLONG PERIOD China, 1736-1795. Finely worked in multicolored satin stitch, Peking knot, and couched gold thread to depict a central scroll-bordered roundel enclosing a Buddhist lion surmounted by a vase and surrounded by bats as well as the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism (bajixiang), all above lishui. The roundel further surrounded by legendary animals, elephants, tigers, bats, and insects.Provenance: Old Dutch private collection. Condition: Overall in fine condition and presenting very well. The second section missing. Laid down with losses to silk in the background. Significant traces of use and wear, minor soiling, minimal fading, some loose thread. The thin green border surrounding the frontal is of European origin. With a European frame, matted and glazed.Dimensions: Image size 101 x 45.5 cm, Size incl. frame 135 x 85 cmAuction result comparison: Compare a related but larger (78.8 x 165.1 cm) Buddhist altar frontal, also dated to the Qianlong period and with the bajixiang, but in better condition than the present lot, at Christie's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 23 March 2012, lot 1626, sold for USD 40,000. 乾隆緞綉祭壇挂屏 中國，1736-1795年。挂屏五彩北京結紋，金線精心綉成。挂屏中央開光可見佛獅與寳瓶紋，麗水江崖紋上蝙蝠環繞，八吉祥，衆多祥瑞神獸以及大象、老虎、蝙蝠等。 來源：荷蘭私人老收藏。 品相：總體狀況良好。 缺少第二部分。背景中的絲綢局部缺損。明顯的使用和磨損痕跡，輕微污跡和褪色，一些鬆散的線。綠色細邊框源自歐洲。 歐式框架，啞光。 尺寸：挂屏101 x 45.5 厘米, 含框135 x 85 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件乾隆年代的相近但更大 (78.8 x 165.1 厘米) 的祭壇挂屏，品相更好，見紐約佳士得 Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art，2012年3月23日，lot 1626，售價USD 40,000。

A LARGE PORCELAIN FAMILLE ROSE 'BAJIXIANG' TRIPOD INCENSE BURNERChina, late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) to Republic Period (1912-1949). Apocryphal Jiaqing seal mark in a horizontal line in iron red. The globular body with pierced upright curved handles on each side and three stoutly rounded cabriole legs. The censer is sturdily potted and enameled on the body with the Eight Buddhist Emblems, Bajixiang, amidst lotus flowers and tendrils extending onto the legs, all reserved against a lime-green ground. Pink bats are flanking the handles, the waisted neck is encircled by floral scroll below a key-fret band on the galleried rim. With matching base and cover both beautifully carved from dark wood, the lid is flanked with a whitish jade handle with dark streaks.This incense burner is likely to have been part of a five-piece altar garniture set, known as the 'Five Offerings' (wugong 五供), which were widely used in Buddhist rituals to seek protection from the deities. In shape and decoration, the vessels included in these sets, which also comprised a pair of candlesticks and wine containers, recall those employed to perform ancestral sacrifices during the Shang and Zhou periods. Restoring the ancient Chinese ways through the reinterpretation of archaic forms was viewed by the Qing rulers as one way to reinstate the importance of performing filial acts, the core value of Confucian thought that legitimized the emperors' right to rule.Condition: Very good condition with some minor, age-related wear, some minor flakes and glaze chips. Provenance: American private collection. Weight: 11.9 kg (including the base and the cover) Dimensions: Height 37.5 cm (without the case and cover), 56.5 cm (with the base and cover)5% or 13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer's premium - only for buyers within the EU.

'PAIR OF DOVES' BY ZHANG CHONG (c. 1628-1652)Ink and watercolors on silk. Finely painted in the court style of the Song dynasty with two doves on the ground in front of a craggy rock with flowers and leaves. The Chinese association of dove pairs is with fidelity, as this bird pairs for life. Doves are also revered for taking great care of their young.Inscriptions: Upper left, signed 'Zhang Chong', dated to a spring month in the Year of Xinchou, painted in Chuixiang studio. Three seals, 'Zhang Chong' and 'Chong', the third illegible.Provenance: A private collector in New York, USA, and thence by descent within the same family. Old paper label to backside with inscription in ink: "No 25. Period: Ming 1368-1644. Subject: A pair of pigeons. Artist: Zhang Choung."Condition: Good original condition with some wear, faded stains, soiling, foxing, minimal creases, possibly slightly trimmed.Dimensions: Size incl. frame 32.4 x 35.4 cm, Image size 26.8 x 30.2 cm. Framed and matted behind glass.Auction result comparison: Compare with a hanging scroll painted by the same artist, though of much larger size, at Christie's Hong Kong in Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy on 28 May 2012, lot 2747, sold for HKD 250,000, and another at Christie's Hong Kong in Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy on 30 November 2015, lot 877, sold for HKD 475,000.張翀(約1628-1652)《白鴿》絹本設色。宋代宮廷畫院風格，岩石邊一對白鴿，後面可見小草和野花。按照中國説法，鴿子是是忠實的象徵，因為鴿子終生都會配對，而且會照顧幼鴿。 款識：左上角"辛丑春月 寫於吹香舘 張翀"；鈴印：張翀，翀 來源：紐約私人收藏，自此保存於同一家族。背面有舊紙標簽，用水墨書寫 "No 25. Period: Ming 1368-1644. Subject: A pair of pigeons. Artist: Zhang Choung." 品相：良好的原始狀態，帶有一些磨損，褪色，污漬，起皺，極少摺痕，可能會略微修剪。 尺寸：縂32.4 x 35.4 厘米, 畫面26.8 x 30.2 厘米。玻璃裝框。 拍賣結果比較：一件同一畫家的立軸，尺寸更大，見香港佳士得 Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy 拍場2012年5月28日 lot 2747, 售價HKD 250,000, ；另一幅見香港佳士得Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy 拍場2015年11月30日lot 877, 售價HKD 475,000.

A RARE LACQUER SUZURIBAKO DEPICTING KOSHOHEIJapan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of rectangular form with rounded corners and gold fundame edges, the nashiji ground finely decorated in gold and iro-e takamaki-e and kirigane with Koshohei wielding a cane, which he uses to turn a stone into a goat, the lower area densely sprinkled with gold, the immortal wearing loose-fitting robes and a black cap, standing under a gnarled pine tree. The interior of the cover with gold takamaki-e, iro-e kirigane, gold hiramaki-e, and silver dew drops to depict chrysanthemums and other flowers behind a fence against a nashiji ground. The interior of the box with a nashiji ground sparsely decorated in gold takamaki-e and hiramaki-e with maple leaves and fitted with an inkstone (suzuri), a partly gilt copper water-dropper (suiteki) of rounded lozenge form, and a tray for brushes and other utensils.SIZE 21.4 x 19.4 x 3.8 cmCondition: Good condition with old wear, minor flaking here and there, a small loss to one corner of the cover, some minor natural age cracks to corners, the underside with light scratches.Provenance: Ex-collection Claudio Perino, a collector with a keen interest in Japanese, Chinese and Far Eastern cultures. His collection consists of over 2000 works of art, partly loaned to the Museum of Oriental Arts (MAO) in Turin, Italy and to the Museo delle Culture (MUSEC) in Lugano, Switzerland. An exhibition of Kakemono scroll paintings was on view in the MUSEC until end of April 2021.Koshohei is a sennin based on the Chinese Daoist immortal Wong Tai Sin, known also as the Red Pine Immortal, who had the power to turn rocks into goats and who was found wandering by a nomadic priest. He is the divine form of Huang Chuping (c. 328-386), a Daoist hermit from Jinhua during the Eastern Jin dynasty.

A LACQUERED NATSUME (TEA CADDY)Japan, 19th century, Edo Period (1615-1868)The fine natsume with a nashiji lacquered ground decorated in gold hiramaki-e with neatly incised chrysanthemums, bamboo, and pine leaves.DIAMETER 5.5 cmHEIGHT 7.2 cmCondition: Worn condition. The lid is missing. Some cracks, wear, and minor touchups. Provenance: Ex-collection Claudio Perino, a collector with a keen interest in Japanese, Chinese and Far Eastern cultures. His collection consists of over 2000 works of art, partly loaned to the Museum of Oriental Arts (MAO) in Turin, Italy and to the Museo delle Culture (MUSEC) in Lugano, Switzerland. An exhibition of Kakemono scroll paintings was on view in the MUSEC until end of April 2021.

A HAND-COLORED WOODBLOCK PRINT DEPICTING XUANZANGJapan, 19th centuryPainted with ink and watercolors on paper, laid down on fabric-coated cardboard. Depicting the famous 7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk Xuanzang (Genjo) on his pilgrimage to India, carrying a large bamboo oi (traveling monk's backpack) filled with sutra scrolls, holding another sutra scroll in one hand and a hossu (flywhisk) in the other, wearing colorful, long flowing robes.SIZE 35.8 x 15.5 cm (image) and 46 x 26.8 cm (incl. mounting)Condition: Good condition with old wear, minor losses, some soiling.Provenance: From an English private collection, acquired in Australia about 10 years ago.Literature comparison: The original painting of Xuanzang, dated to the Kamakura period, 14th century, is in the collection of the Tokyo National Museum.

AN IRON-RED AND GILT-DECORATED 'BAJIXIANG' BOWL, DAOGUANG MARK AND PERIODChina, 1821-1850. The deep rounded sides rising from a slightly tapered ring foot to a gently everted and gilt rim, decorated to the exterior in iron-red and gilt with the Eight Buddhist Symbols (bajixiang) above a band of conjoined lotus scroll. Covered overall in a transparent glaze with a light turquoise tint. The base with an underglaze-blue six-character seal mark da Qing Daoguang nianzhi and of the period.Provenance: From an old French private estate.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, particularly to gilt, minimal firing irregularities, and some scratches.Weight: 110.6 gDimensions: Diameter 10.2 cmAuction result comparison: Compare a related iron-red decorated 'five bats' bowl, also with an underglaze-blue six-character Daoguang seal mark and of the period, at Christie's Hong Kong, in The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, on 6 April 2015, lot 233, sold for HKD 68,750. Also compare a pair of iron-red and blue and white decorated bowls, of related size and motif, also with underglaze-blue six-character Daoguang seal marks and of the period, at Christie's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 26 March 2010, lot 1382, sold for USD 50,000. 道光款及年代礬紅釉描金八吉祥碗中國，1821-1850年。碗敞口，深弧腹，圈足。碗沿描金，外壁白地礬紅色釉繪法輪、法螺、法幢、寶瓶、蓮花、雙魚、盤結、寶蓋等八吉祥圖案與纏枝蓮紋。圈足内青花"大清道光年製"三行六字篆書款。全器釉色秀麗，描金精絕，青花一色淡雅，極為清雅。來源：法國私人老收藏。 品相：狀況極好，輕微磨損，尤其是描金部分，一些劃痕。 重量：110.6 克 尺寸：直徑 10.2 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件相近礬紅釉五福碗，青花六字道光款及年代，見香港佳士得The Pavilion Sale - Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art，2015年4月6日，lot 233，售價HKD 68,750。一對礬紅青花釉碗，相近尺寸和圖案，同樣青花六字道光款及年代，見紐約佳士得 Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art，2010年3月 26日，lot 1382，售價USD 50,000。

A 'BUTTERFLIES AND LOTUS' LADY'S ROBEChina, 1900 - 1920. Finely worked in Beijing stitch and satin stitch with numerous fluttering butterflies and lotus sprays picked out in vibrant shades of blue against the blue ground. The collar, and sleeve bands with similar decoration, the side border with multi-colored floral scroll.Since the word for "butterfly" in Chinese (die) is a homonym for "octogenarian," the butterfly is a symbol of longevity. It is also usually an auspicious image associated with joy and weddings, and this robe might have been worn for such an occasion.Condition: Good condition with wear, little soiling and traces of use, few loose threads, minor tears, and repairs. Provenance: Austrian private collection.Dimensions: Length ca. 101 cm, Width ca. 157 cm (across sleeves)

A RARE BAMBOO NETSUKE OF KANZAN AND JITTOKU WITH DRUNKEN MINOGAMEUnsignedJapan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Depicting the two famous immortals Kanzan (Hanshan) to the right and Jittoku to the left (Shide), the latter with one large tuft of hair on the forehead and the former with two tufts of hair on each side. Both are laughing mischievously as they lure a minogame with a filled sake saucer (sakazuki), the thousand-year-old tortoise lapping up the liquid, and Jittoku readying his gourd-shaped sake flask for a re-fill. The bamboo showing characteristic dotted markings throughout and bearing a stunning patina. Good, asymmetrical himotoshi underneath the minogame.LENGTH 5.2 cmCondition: Very good condition with old minuscule nicks to edges.Provenance: French private collection.A very unusual representation of this pair, who are usually depicted with a scroll and broom. This representation is very much in the Chinese and old Japanese style.

A GOLD AND SILVER INLAID BRONZE CENSER OF WANG XIZHI RIDING A GOOSEChina, late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) to Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). The charming bronze censer depicting a large goose standing on its two webbed feet, with finely incised and silver inlaid fur, surmounted on a base, decorated with leaves and wavey patterns. The removable figure of the famous Chinese calligrapher Wang Xizhi, riding on the goose's back, wearing an elaborated gold and silver inlaid robe, holding a scroll in his right hand.Condition: Very good condition with minor surface wear, scratches, and casting flaws. The (removable) baton in his right hand is a replacement. Provenance: German private collection.Weight: 2.06 kg Dimensions: Height 26.2 cm

A BLACK LACQUER SQUARE TRAYJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of square form, supported on four bracket feet, the everted rim with indented corners. The roiro ground finely decorated in gold and iro-e hiramaki-e, togidashi-e, and kirigane with bamboo, leaves, thread, and tanzaku papers on a bamboo fence - alluding to the Tanabata Festival. The underside with a leafy branch with two flowerheads and the rim with a continuous band of scroll.LENGTH 21.5 cmCondition: Good condition, some minor wear and soiling to lacquer. Provenance: Ex-collection Edward A. 'Ted' Wrangham (1928-2009), who formed one of the most important collections of Japanese Art in modern times. His reference book 'The Index of Inro Artists' (1995) is considered one of the most important English-language studies on Japanese lacquer ever published.Tanabata (meaning 'Evening of the seventh'), also known as the Star Festival, is a Japanese festival originating from the Chinese Qixi Festival. It celebrates the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair respectively). According to legend, the Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunisolar calendar.

A 'CRAB AND CABBAGE' SCROLL PAINTING BY IMPORTANT ARTISTSChina, 1935. Ink and watercolor on paper. Depicting a basket on the upper side with two crabs attracted by its contents, three abalones on the left of the basket. The lower part depicting two carrots and a cabbage. Mounted to a scroll with a fabric coated passepartout and wooden handle. Calligraphy and four seal marks on the top left, a seal mark on the bottom right corner. Calligraphy on the exterior.Inscriptions: Text on the painting 'A collaboration of Wang Caibai, Zheng Wuchang, Fang Jiekan and Zheng Yue who met in Moling An theme park during winter of the year of Yihai (1935), calligraphy written by Zheng Yue'. Four seals on the left 'Wang Caibai' 'Wuchang', 'Fang Zhiyi' and '(translated) Lotus'. Seal on the bottom right 'Moling'. Text on the exterior 'Wang Caibai and Zheng Wuchang painted in the old style'.Condition: Overall good condition with some moldy spots, creases, soiling, the lower and upper end of the passepartout with material loss and tears.Provenance: Spanish private collection. Dimensions: 234 x 48 cm (incl. frame), 132 x 33.1 cm(image) Wang Caibai (1887-1940) was a student of Huang Bihong. He worked as professor at the Beiping Art College and later became the director of the art department at the College of Education of the National Central University.Zheng Wuchang (1894-1952) was a painter, teacher, art historian and prolific author. His most well-known treatise is Zhongguo Huaxue quanshi (A Complete History of Chinese Paintings), an extensive overview of Chinese artists and their practice. Fang Jiekan (1901-1987) was painter, calligrapher, and seal engraver. He worked as the editor for the magazine of the National Palace Museum and was also the professor at Shanghai Meizhuan and the China Art School.Zheng Yue (1902-1975), also known as Zhen Manqing, was a notable Chinese calligrapher, painter, poet, and had expertise in taiqi and Chinese medicine. Due to his skills, he was often referred to as the 'Master of Five Excellences'.

A Chinese blue and white porcelain saucer dish with foliate scroll and floral decoration, six-character Tongzhi mark.

A Chinese hardwood and bone inlay table cabinet, c.1900, panelled top with shaped apron above a pair of rectangular doors enclosing an arrangement of two drawers and ten pigeon holes with elaborate pierced boxwood frieze, the front doors and apron with inlaid bone decoration, depicting dragons amidst clouds, phoenix, bats, figures amongst pavilions and pagodas in garden landscapes, figures on horseback, fisherman, scrolling tendrils etc., the side panels with inlaid wooden scenes depicting storks and plants, raised on four shaped scroll feet, 16 1/8 x 8¼in. (41 x 21cm.), 23 5/8in. (60cm.) high.

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAIN DISH, the centre painted with an urn of flowers and scroll as well as other objects, 23cm diameter.

A GOOD CHINESE SCROLL PAINTING OF A MOUNTAINOUS LANDSCAPE, with a bridge over a river, trees and buildings beyond, the top right with calligraphy and red seal, image 69cm x 40cm, overall height when opened 182cm.

A CHINESE SCROLL PAINTING of a mountainous landscape with boats, with script top left and red seal, image 40cm x 33cm.

A 19TH CENTURY CHINESE SINO ISLAMIC CALLIGRPAHIC SCROLL, black ink on paper, Sino-Arabic script with praise to Allah, Mohammad and the Muslim believers, the Chinese translation to the right, artist's seal in red to the lower left, image 174cm x 45cm.

A CHINESE SCROLL PAINTING OF A MOUNTAINOUS LANDSCAPE, with script to top left, seal mark to top right, overall size 203cm x 80cm.

A CHINESE SCROLL PAINTING OF A MALE FIGURE standing in a field, overall 192cm x 78cm.

A CHINESE PIERCED AND CARVED WOODEN CHAIR, with shaped top rail and carved back section with a bat above fruit and leaves, supported on four scroll feet, the legs united by stretchers, 91cm high, 53cm wide, 40cm deep.

A 1960's Chinese watercolour scroll painting of a duck with blossom mounted with silk border, scroll size 54 x 146cm.

A Chinese silk mounted scroll of the goddess Guanyin, 50 x 145cm.

A Chinese silk mounted scroll of a multi arm goddess, 50 x 145cm.

A fine Chinese print on a silk mounted scroll of the goddess Guanyin, scroll size 67 x 189cm.

An old Chinese painting on fine linen mounted on a silk scroll depicting cats trying to catch butterflies, scroll size 40 x 193cm.

A Chinese ink calligraphy on a silk mounted scroll, 58 x 176cm.

A pair of Chinese cinnabar on paper mounted scroll paintings of the eighteen Arhat. Attributed to Hong Yi: understood to be from the collection of Xu Pingyu; Xu Pingyu (1909-1986) former chief of Nan Jing Bureau of Education, former chief of Shanghai Bureau of Culture. Specialised in calligraphy, 53 x 218cm.

A hand painted Chinese watercolour on paper scroll mounted with silk border of a pagoda in a winter landscape, scroll size 77 x 180cm.

A good quality Chinese silk mounted scroll printed on silk of two Deity's, scroll size 48 x 19cm.

A Chinese watercolour painting of a rack beneath a tree branch, scroll size 45 x 176cm.

A Chinese silk mounted scroll of ink calligraphy, scroll size 77 x 210cm.

AN IMPRESSIVE PAIR OF CHINESE HARDWOOD STANDSLate Qing DynastyCarved with scrolls and raised on five scroll feet, 29cm diameter; together with twelve other stands.(14).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

THREE CHINESE CARVED HARDWOOD STANDSEach with a circular top inset with rouge marble, with scroll legs terminating in scroll feet.The largest 58cm high, 56cm wide (3).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A CHINESE BRONZE CENSER19th centuryOf compressed form and standing on three zoomorphic legs and with twin scroll handles, the pierced cover surmounted by a lion dog, the base engraved with script detailing the donation of the censer by a lady to a local temple.29.5cm high.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

TWO CHINESE BRONZE CENSERSThe first of compressed baluster form and with lion mask handles, six character xuande mark but later, 16.5cm across the handles, 8.2cm high, 852 grams; the second of compressed form and with twin loop handles and standing on elongated scroll legs, with cast archaistic seal mark, 16.5cm diameter.(2).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Chinese pale green Jade scroll reader with carved holder, approx 11.5cm x 1.5cm. BOOK A VIEWING TIME SLOT ON OUR WEBSITE FOR THIS LOT. IMPORTANT: Online bidding only. Collection by appointment via our website or arrange with Mailboxes Etc couriers ONLY. Restrictions apply to ensure social distancing.

A pair of Edwardian silver Lily pattern asparagus tongs, by Elkington and Co., Birmingham 1905, the blades with pierced scroll decoration, plus a pair of Chinese silver sugar tongs, retailed by Wang Hing, simulated bamboo handles, the bowls pierced with Chinese characters and bamboo leaves, plus a pair of silver sugar tongs and pair of electroplated sugar tongs, approx. weighable 8oz. (4)

A Chinese porcelain slender ovoid vase of blue ground with all-over sgraffito scroll decoration, & scattered roundels painted in famille rose enamels, the turquoise base with iron-red qianlong seal mark; 10.25” high, on carved hardwood stand. (neck broken through & re-stuck, hairline crack to body).

Large Chinese porcelain blue and white oviform vase and cover, late 19th/20th century, painted with dragons chasing flaming pearls and scrolls, within trellis pattern and scroll borders (cover restored), 48cm high

20th century Chinese porcelain dinner and tea service, iron-red and blue flowering branch decoration with diaperwork, pomegranate and floral scroll borders, marked decorated in Hong Kong, 68 pieces viz:- six each dinner plates, side plates, cups, saucers, bowls, smaller bowls, lotus-shaped bowls, soup spoons, teacups, chopstick rests, five soya dishes, one teapot, cylindrical, one two-handled sugar bowl and one cream jug

A Chinese carved wood low alter table the rectangular top above scroll supports. Height 50cm width 116cm

A Chinese scroll painting

A FRAMED 20TH CHINESE PORCELAIN POLYCHROME RECTANGULAR PLAQUE, painted with figures in a landscape, bearing script and seals to the upper right corner, mounted in a wooden frame, size 25cm x 17cm, together with a Masons Patent Ironstone 'Chinese Scroll' pattern plate, with impressed and printed backstamps to base, diameter 24cm and two rectangular platters in same pattern, backstamps to both, length 25.5cm (4) (Condition report: no apparent damage or signs of restoration to plaque, Masons plates have very worn patterns and scratches)

A set of six Chinese famille rose graduated bowls and a scroll picture

A Chinese gilt copper figure, a Chinese Dog of Fo, a bell, a censer, six Indian bronze figures and a scroll box

A vintage Chinese calligraphic silk scroll - sold with a Japanese celluloid clamshell ornamental garden

A printed Chinese scroll of a landscape with horses. L.264 W.34cm

LARGE CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE FIGURE probably 19thc, an unsually large blanc de chine figure standing on a scroll base. Some damages, 55cms high

LARGE CHINESE BRONZE - GUANYIN a large bronze figure of Guanyin, the figure holding a scroll in it's hands. 54cms high

A 19TH CENTURY CHINESE CARVED HARDWOOD JARDINIERE STANDWith marble inset top on four scroll supports, 50cm wide; 45cm highCondition Report: See bellmans.co.uk for additional images. In good, solid condition. Marble with no chips or cracks. Base needs a light polish. Overall good. 

A FAMILLE ROSE ‘EIGHT IMMORTALS’ PORCELAIN PLAQUE BY HU TAIMAO 胡泰茂China, 20th centuryPainted in the famille rose palette with the eight Daoist immortals below a pine tree in an outdoor landscape, bears a calligraphy completed by a red seal to the upper left. That inscriptions signs this piece Hu Taimao (胡泰茂) and also dates it cyclically to a jǐ chou year (己丑) corresponding to 1949. Wooden frame.Dimensions (the sole plaque as visible within the frame): 33 x 37 cm粉彩“八仙盘”中国，20世纪[INTERNET KEYWORDS] CHINA, CHINESE, QING, ANTIQUE, CERAMIC, PORCELAIN, PAINTING, SCROLL, JADE, DYNASTIE, JAPANESE, VIETNAMESECondition Report: Condition report: - UV / black light checked;- framed (we did not remove the frame, so we can not guarantee what may be to the back);- imperfection in the glaze / enamels in the tree to the upper right part.