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A gold-lacquered and Shibayama inlaid tanto koshira-e (mounting for a short sword)Attributed to Shibayama Yasumasa (Ekisei), Meiji era (1868–1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryThe scabbard and hilt of kinji lacquer with details in gold and aokin (mixed gold and silver) takamaki-e, elaborately encrusted in typical Shibayama style with Chinese auspicious motifs, on one side with Shoshi seated astride a dragon and reading a scroll, on the other side his wife holding a sprig of peony and riding a ho-o bird, the silver kabutogane (pommel) in the form of another ho-o bird in silver, the aikuchi (fittings where the hilt and scabbard meet), kurikata (cord runner) and kojiri (decorative ornament at the base of the scabbard) also of silver, delicately engraved with paulownia and foliate designs, the en-suite gold-lacquer kozuka (knife handle) similarly inlaid in Shibayama style with two karako (Chinese boys) brandishing a banner, the blade of plain hirazukuri form; signed with a red-lacquer seal Yasu. Total length: 40cm (15¾in) long; the blade: 24cm (9 7/8in) long.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

AN IMPORTANT AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE HUANGHUALI RECTANGULAR DAY-BED, TACirca 1550-1600The well-proportioned bed with a moulded frame of standard miter, mortise and tenon construction enclosing a soft-mat platform with five bowed stretchers underneath, above square-section corner legs ending in inward-turning hoof feet and joined by humpback stretchers. 213cm (83 7/8in) long x 63cm (24 7/8in) deep x 54cm high (21 2/in).Footnotes:約1550-1600年 黃花梨榻Provenance: Ming Furniture Ltd., New York, 1991David S. Utterberg (1947-2020) and Nayda Utterberg, Seattle Sotheby's New York, 16 March 2016, lot 227An important European private collectionPublished and Illustrated: S.Handler, 'Outstanding Pieces in Private Rooms: Chinese Classical Furniture in New American Collections', Orientations, January 1993, fig.4.S.Handler, Ming Furniture in the Light of Chinese Architecture, Berkeley, 2005, p.101.來源：1991年，前藏家購自紐約古董商明代家具有限公司美國西雅圖David S. Utterberg（1947-2020）及Nayda Utterberg伉儷舊藏紐約蘇富比，2016年3月16日，拍品編號227歐洲重要私人收藏出版著錄：S.Handler，〈Outstanding Pieces in Private Rooms: Chinese Classical Furniture in New American Collections〉，《Orientations》，1993年1月刊，香港，編號4S.Handler，《Ming Furniture in the Light of Chinese Architecture》，美國伯克利，2005年，頁101Classical and elegant in its linearity and simplicity, the present daybed is an exceptionally early and rare example fashioned from a single huanghuali plank of unusually large size. Due to its simple design and light weight, the raised platform was used since the earliest historical phases of Chinese history. It was a highly versatile piece of furniture, elevated above the draughts and dampness of the floor, and thus easily suited for both indoor and outdoor purposes. Platforms could be large enough to accommodate a group of people of just the right size for one, such as the present example. Unencumbered by railings, canopies and having to stay in one place, platforms (unlike couchbeds, canopy beds or even kang tables) are probably the very best and most classical examples of the elemental form of Chinese furniture. The oldest platforms in China appear to date to the Anyang period of the Shang dynasty (13th-11th BC). They were made in marble and bronze and supported precious bronze ritual vessels. By the Han dynasty, platforms indicated social status and served as seats for dignitaries. Numerous depictions of banquet scenes, in burials dating to around this period, show the most significant figures seated on raised platforms; see for example Wang Zengxin, 'Liaoyangshi Bangtaizi er hao bihua mu (Wall painting in tomb no.2, Bangtaizi, Liaoyang)', Kaogu, 1, 1960, p.22.By the Ming dynasty, platforms supported on four legs (as opposed to the more typical box-like construction of earlier periods) became highly popular and were constructed in various sizes. Platforms supported on four legs could be larger and heavier structures which were no longer easily moved. At this time, platforms were often referred to as 'Single-Sleeps' Dushui, which the Ming connoisseur Wen Zhenheng mentioned in his 'Treatise on Superflous Things' Zhang Wu Zhi. See Wen Zhenheng, Treatise on Superfluous Things, Nanjing, 1984, p.241. Although Chinese beds such as the present example have been referred to as 'day-beds' in the West, they were used for both daytime sitting and night-time sleeping. Paintings and woodblock prints dating to the Ming dynasty often depict scholars or court ladies sitting on their daybeds in garden settings or along riverbanks. See for example, 'Reclining on An Incense Fumigator' by Chen Hongshou (1599-1652), in the Shanghai Museum. Here, a lovesick court lady is depicted sitting on a platform with slender horse-hoof feet, appearing to converse with a parrot looking down from his elegant metal pedestal. In addition, a woodblock illustration by Ding Yunpeng (1547-c.1621) depicts a scholar joyfully ensconced with his book and scroll on a large platform. Leaning on a semi-circular armrest, he appears to be waiting for the refreshments being carried by his attendant. Finally, 'Waves on the Bank', a handscroll by Shen Zhou (1427-1509) shows a contemplative scholar seated on a platform in front of a large single-panel screen before the open door of his country retreat overlooking a small stream; see S.Handler, Austere Luminosity of Chinese Classical Furniture, Berkeley, 2001, p.117, fig.8.15, p.118, fig.8.18 and p.121, fig.8.22. The patrons of Ming furniture makers preferred simple lines and structural simplicity to elaborate carving and sumptuous decoration. In addition, at the time, the strength rather than the grain of the wood, was considered the most important feature of platforms, so they were often constructed with the wood obtained from the centre of the tree, which was less prone to warping if it had been aged and cured for a long time. See a related huanghuali single-bed, Ming dynasty, late 16th/early 17th century, displaying a waisted frame and lacking the side stretchers, illustrated by G.Ecke, Chinese Domestic Furniture, London, 1962, pl.19.15. Two other examples are illustrated by S.Handler, Austere Luminosity of Chinese Classical Furniture, Berkeley and Los Angeles, 2001, p.116 and by R.H.Ellsworth, Chinese Furniture: Hardwood Examples of the Ming and Early Ch'ing Dynasties, New York, 1971, no.38, p.146. Finally, a pottery miniature figure of a platform exhibiting a similar frame to the present example, in the Shanghai Museum, Shanghai, was unearthed from the Ming dynasty tomb of Pan Yuan Zheng (1589), illustrated by Wang Shixiang, Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture, Hong Kong, 1990, vol.1, pl.1.3a.Furniture made of exceptionally large single-planks of huanghuali wood would have been extremely rare and expensive to make at the time, and is still highly expensive today. See, for example, a magnificent and very rare massive huanghuali plank-top pedestal table, 17th/18th century, which was sold at Christie's New York, 22 March 2013, lot 1323.榻為四面平式，羅鍋棖，有馬蹄，榻面鑲籐編軟屜，以五根硬木穿帶支承，結構簡練，工藝精巧。明式的榻，現存者多為有束腰式，如本例無束腰且以方材製作者，殊為罕有。床無圍曰「榻」。由於... This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP YTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A PAIR OF RARE HUANGHUALI, BURLWOOD AND FRUITWOOD ROUND-CORNER CABINETS, YUANJIAOGUI17th/18th centuryEach sloping-stile cabinet with a protruding round-cornered top supported on slightly-tapered corner posts, enclosing a well-figured pair of burlwood door leaves separated by a removable stile, the side panels composed of two-board floating panels, the interior fitted with two shelves, all above a plain narrow apron and spandrels on legs of square section, the reddish colour of the huanghuali frame contrasting with the variegated burlwood panels set with baitong fittings. 113cm (44 1/2in) high x 85cm (33 1/2in) wide x 50cm (19 6/8in) deep. (2).Footnotes:十七/十八世紀 黃花梨癭木圓角櫃成對Provenance: an important European private collection來源：歐洲重要私人收藏Notable for their elegant and tapering lines and the powerful swirls and hues of the wood, the present cabinets are among the most successful forms of classical Chinese furniture. The very subtle taper in their design lends a sense of stability and balance to the form while retaining a very graceful and pleasing profile, and the gently tapering sides convey the illusion of height and lightness.Round-corner cabinets are one of the four types of cabinets with shelves created by Chinese furniture makers, along with open-shelf stands jiage, cabinets with open shelves liangegui and square-corner cabinets fangjiaogui. See Wang Shixiang, Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture: Ming and Early Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 1990, vol.1, pp.82 and 85.According to Sarah Handler, the form of tapering cabinets originated from large chests with panelled doors which, by the Song period, were kept on large tables and used to store silk cloths. See an example of these large chests depicted in a handscroll painting, attributed to the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279), illustrated by S.Handler, Austere Luminosity of Chinese Classical Furniture, Berkeley, 2001, p.244, pl.15.5. In later times, medium-sized cabinets such as the present examples were often kept in scholars' studios and used to store books, scrolls or writing instruments. A hanging scroll from the set of 'Eighteen Scholars of the Tang Dynasty', dating to the Ming dynasty and in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, depicts a scholar beside a small cabinet about to select a work from the books and scrolls stacked on the shelves; see L.Lin, Catalogue to the Special Exhibition of Furniture in Paintings, Taipei, 1996, pl.9.Compare with a similar huanghuali, burlwood and nanmu round-corner cabinet, late 16th-early 18th century, in the Haven Collection, University Museum, Hong Kong, illustrated by Chu Pak Lau, Classical Chinese Huanghuali Furniture, Hong Kong, 2016, p.227, no.54. See also a related pair of similar huanghuali and burlwood cabinets, 17th century, illustrated by R.H.Ellsworth, Chinese Furniture, New York, 1970, pl.122. A very similar but slightly smaller huanghuali and burlwood round-corner cabinet, 18th century, was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 6 October 2015, lot 263.圓角櫃上窄下寬，線條優雅，裝飾簡潔，且凸顯出木料與色澤的天然美感，乃古典中式家具之典範。此對圓角櫃各高三尺有餘，櫃帽噴出，作臼窩以納門軸，兩門之間立閂桿，安白銅銅活，櫃內分三層，黃花梨框架與癭木門板相得益彰，櫃體造型挺拔輕盈。圓角櫃是中式櫃架類家具四大門類之一；除圓角櫃外，另有架格、亮格櫃和方角櫃三種。見王世襄著，《明式家具研究》，香港，1990年，卷一，頁82與85。Sarah Handler認為，此種角度傾斜的櫃體之雛型為帶門大箱，宋時多置於案上，用以存放綢緞。現藏於黑龍江省博物館的南宋手捲《蠶織圖》中可見一例，見 S.Handler著，《Austere Luminosity of Chinese Classical Furniture》，柏克萊，2001年，頁244，圖版15.5。隨後，如本例尺寸適中的櫃體多在書房陳設，以存放書籍手捲及文房用具；台北國立故宮博物院所藏明人畫《十八學士圖軸》中就有放滿書卷的小櫃之陳設。見林莉娜著，《畫中家具特展》，台北，國立故宮博物院，1996年，圖版9。香港大學博物館展出晏如居藏品之一件十六世紀晚期至十八世紀早期黃花梨癭木楠木圓角櫃，可資參考，見劉柱柏著，《晏如居藏明式黃花梨家具》，香港，2016年，頁227，編號54。另可比較一對十七世紀黃花梨癭木圓角櫃，收錄於安思遠著，《Chinese Furniture》，紐約，1970年，圖版122。一件十八世紀黃花梨嵌癭木圓角櫃，與本例相似惟尺寸稍小，2015年10月6日售... This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP YTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A RARE LARGE HUANGHUALI FLAT-TOP RECESSED-LEG TABLE, PINGTOU'AN17th/18th centuryThe table top of standard miter, mortise and tenon construction, enclosing a two-board round-cornered floating panel supported underneath by dovetailed transverse stretchers, the cylindrical legs double tenoned into the top and cut to house the plain spandrelled apron, with two oval-sectioned stretchers joining each pair of legs. 221.5cm (87 2/8in) wide x 90cm (35 1/2in) high x 50.5cm (19 7/8in) deep. Footnotes:十七/十八世紀 黃花梨夾頭榫大平頭案Provenance: an important European private collection來源：歐洲重要私人收藏Made from prized huanghuali wood of attractively warm brown and amber tones, and set with a lively-grained two-board top, the present table is a remarkable example of one of the most versatile and popular designs in Chinese furniture. The popularity of this linear form is evident in its continuous popularity without any major evolution in the design. The elegant wood grain and the smoothly-finished joinery of the present example indicate that this table would have belonged to a high-ranking member of the court or a scholar. Recessed-leg tables were historically referred to as 'character one' tables yi zi zhuo shi, as the single horizontal stroke of the Chinese character for the numeral 'one' resembles this linear form. This design appears to have derived from standard wood building construction employed from as early as the Han dynasty. This particular design with side stretchers is known from as early as the Song dynasty (960-1279), when tables with bridle and tenon joints, a continuous apron with small spandrels, and double stretchers at the sides were produced. See two recessed-leg tables depicted in a painting entitled 'Country Boys Playing in Class', attributed to the Song period and illustrated by Wang Shixiang, 'Development of Furniture Design and Construction from the Song to the Ming', Chinese Furniture: Selected Articles from Orientations 1984-1999, Hong Kong, 1999, p.55, pl.35.Because of their light and simple form, these tables could be easily moved from one location to another. They were usually placed against the wall in the main hall of the family compound where important visitors were received and family ceremonies took place; hence these tables became representative of their owner's status and level of refinement and functioned as surfaces on which to display cherished antiquities, artefacts, scroll paintings, to practice calligraphy and painting, and even play the qin; see S.Handler, Austere Luminosity of Chinese Classical Furniture, Berkeley, 2001, pp.224-238. Compare with a huanghuali recessed-leg table, 17th century, illustrated by R.D.Jacobsen and N.Grindley, Classical Chinese Furniture in the Minneapolis Museum of Arts, Minneapolis, 1999, pp.122-123, no.40. A similar huanghuali recessed-leg table, 17th century, was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 10 November 2015, lot 380. See also a rare huanghuali recessed-leg altar table, 18th century, which was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 28 November 2012, lot 2028.黃花梨製，頂面標準榫卯攢邊框，鑲兩拼面心板，牙頭光素，腿子截面圓形，以兩根橫棖連接。結構清雅，渾厚圓實，木紋緻密，亮澤如蜜，盡現傳統中國家具之經典，細節間無不透露了原主人的顯赫身世。此類桌案歷史上被稱為「一字桌式」，蓋因平直的案形與漢字「一」相似。該造形似從漢代木造建築演化而來，宋代已可見此樣式，榫卯結構，沿邊嵌牙條，雙橫棖，並屢見於宋畫。參考明代仇英臨宋人畫冊之《村童鬧學圖》中所繪二條案，見王世襄著，〈Development of Furniture Design and Construction from the Song to the Ming〉，收錄於《Chinese Furniture: Selected Articles from Orientations 1984-1999》，香港，1999年，頁55，圖版35。平頭案由於質樸簡練，曲直合度，宜作多方用途，常於一戶正廳之中靠牆擺放，用以展示古玩字畫，從而成為主人身份地位的象徵。見S.Handler著，《Austere Luminosity of Chinese Classical Furniture》，伯克利，2001年，頁224-238。參考一件十七世紀黃花梨平頭案，見R.D.Jacobsen與N.Grindley著，《明尼阿波利斯藝術館藏中國古典家具》，明尼阿波利斯，1999年，頁122-123，編號40 。另有一件十七世紀黃花梨平頭案，與本例相似，售於香港佳士得，2015年11月10日，拍品編號380；及一件十八世紀黃花梨平頭案，售於香港佳士得，2012年11月28日，拍品編號2028，可資比對。This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP YTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A RARE PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE 'MYTHICAL BIRD' SCROLL WEIGHTTianji Wenbao incised four-character mark, 18th centuryThe domed weight finely carved as a mythical bird with a single crest and pointed beak, on a circular base with its wings outstretched as if ready for flight, the slightly-flared wings flanking a bulbous body, the long tail feathers elegantly curled in various directions, all meticulously incised with well-defined feathers suggesting vivid movement, the base incised with a four-character 'Tianji Wenbao' mark within a dense ground of C-scrolls, the smoothly-polished stone of pale-green tone with beige and russet inclusions. 6.1cm (2 3/8in) diam. Footnotes:十八世紀 朱雀玉鎮「天雞文寶」刻款Provenance: an important European private collection來源：歐洲重要私人收藏The present lot is an outstanding example inspired by an earlier design dating to the Han dynasty. This rhythmically-carved bird is remarkable for its intricate relief decoration in various depths, displaying exceptional technique in carving the naturalistic and three-dimensional rendering of the jade bird. During the Han dynasty, weights of similar shape to the present example were made of precious materials such as jade or gilt-bronze and likely made for use by high-ranking members of society. In this context, these weights were usually produced in sets of four, each in the shape of a human figure or a mythical animal or bird representing one of the four Directions of the Universe. The Red Bird depicted on the present lot represented South and would have been used in conjunction with the White Tiger symbolising West, the Green Dragon of the East and the Black Tortoise of the North. Sitting at the centre of a cosmic diagram signified being the pivot and recipient of all the forces of the universe, symbolic of the Chinese emperors. The present lot is closely related to a line drawing of a bronze weight in the shape of a mythical bird, Han dynasty, published in the 'Catalogue of Ancient Ritual Bronzes' Xiqing Gujian Xiqing gujian, vol.38, p.46. This collection of drawings served as a source of inspiration for the production of contemporary objects, underscoring the emperor's wish to reinstate what he believed to be the intrinsic qualities of simplicity, sincerity and happy exuberance found in the ancient past; see Chang Li-Tuan, The Refined Taste of the Emperor: Special Exhibition of Archaic and Pictorial Jades of the Ch'ing Court, Taipei, 1997, pp.49-50. The inscription incised on the underside of the present lot, Tianji Wenbao, reflects the 18th century trend of paying homage to the historical past, as it literally translates as 'Mythical Bird Cultural Treasure'. A gilt-bronze weight similarly shaped as a mythical bird curling above a circular base is in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, acc.no. 000333N. Compare with a related exceptionally rare jade mythical-bird scroll weight, Han dynasty, illustrated by T.Fok, The Splendour of Jade: The Songzhutang Collection of Jade, Hong Kong, 2011, pl.74, which was later sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 30 May 2017, lot 54.青玉圓雕一朱雀鳥呈振翅待飛姿勢，留皮巧雕出雀鳥頭部及羽翼。雀鳥眼眶以陰刻方式表現，鳥喙短銳而渾圓有力，頭上有一撮羽冠向後垂在頸上。羽翼微張，以陰線勾勒出波摺層次。兩側浮雕腿足，憨態可掬。底部陰刻流動雲紋，中央刻「天雞文寶」篆書款。本例形制源於漢朝席鎮。桌椅普遍使用之前，人們席地而坐，室內所設床榻也需鋪席。席鎮遂用於席的四隅以避免起身落座時折卷席角。皇室貴冑常用材料貴重的銅鎮、玉鎮，且造型豐富，以人物和動物形最為多見，通常以一組四件使用。此朱雀玉鎮應為一組四件中的一件。朱雀是中國傳統文化中的「四靈」之一，和青龍、白虎、玄武共同表示四方，即左青龍（東）、右白虎（西）、前朱雀（南）、後玄武（北）。能以四像神獸形的席鎮置於四隅，寓意著席鎮主人位於東南西北四方的中央，暗示著使用者舉足輕重的地位。宋代以後，席鎮原始的功能逐漸消失，文人常取獸形鎮以為鎮紙之用。此玉鎮之造型與乾隆時期《西清古鑑》卷三十八「書鎮」中一漢鳩鎮的線描圖相似。《西清古鑑》是乾隆十四年下旨編制收錄清代宮廷所藏古代青銅器的大型譜錄。乾隆皇帝好古敏求，崇尚慕古之風，認為古物樸素、精純、高雅、有意涵，曾交《考古圖》、《西清古鑑》等予玉工作為製作新製玉器時造型、紋飾的藍本。詳見張麗端著，《宮廷之雅：清代仿古及畫意玉器特展圖錄》，台北，1997年，頁49-50。本玉鎮之原型有兩例可資參考，台北國立故宮博物ƀ... For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Small Chinese circular hardwood low two tier table, the circular top with marble inset and with beaded edge over four dragon scroll supports united by a circular carved and pierced undertier, height 22cm x diameter 30cm.

A pair of Chinese cloisonné ovoid ginger jars and covers, foliate scroll decorated upon a black ground and on turned wood stands, height overall 30cm (AF).

A Chinese silk embroidered panel with central figures in a landscape surrounded by urn, scroll and tablet motifs in a black Chinoiserie lacquered frame. H.26xW.14cm

[CHINESE]. [FORE-EDGE PAINTING]. LI FANG, Compiler.Wen Yuan Ying Hua. [Finest Blossoms in the Garden of Literature]. [China, ca 16th century].2 volumes bound in one, comprising volumes 278-286 (of ca 1,000), 8vo (278 x 180 mm). (Light toning to margins.) 20th-century Chinese gilt-speckled blue wrappers and FORE-EDGE PAINTING of Madonna and Child in Chinese Sung style (outer fold of each sheet opened); contemporary folding brocade case, a cloth pattern of iridescent pink, green, orange and brown flowers on a blue background, the inner flaps of interlocking scroll form with gilt edges, bone toggles.16th Century reprint, likely from the Ming Dynasty during the reign of Emperor Longqing, originally compiled during the reign of Emperor Taizong of Northern Song Dynasty, from 982 to 986. The first edition of this Tang Poetry collection was printed in 1195.For condition inquiries please contact Gretchen Hause at gretchenhause@hindmanauctions.com

A group of Chinese Famille Rose plates, Qianlong, comprising a pair bamboo and peony, 22.5cm diameter; another pair with peonies within a scroll cartouche, 22.5cm diam; another pair painted with scattered flowers, 23cm diam; four others, approximately 22.5cm diam; a larger dish, painted with Mandarin figures, 31.5cm diam; a soup bowl, 22.7cm diam and two bowls, the largest 20cm diameter (14)Provenance: Berwick House, ShropshireCondition Report: some enamel wear throughoutthe first pair both with hair cracks the second pair with one good and one with hair crackthe third pair both damaged and gluedof the four other plates three with hair cracks and one ok but with enamel wear and the soup bowl cracked The mandarin dish crackedthe larger bowl with firing crack and worn enamel to interior Condition Report Disclaimer

A large Chinese scroll painting on paper, laid on silk, depicting blooming red flowers and foliage on a gilt ground, with calligraphy to the left, with four red seal stamps, held on a hardwood roll, the work 86.5 cm long x 45.5 cm wide

A 19TH / 20TH CENTURY CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN FIGURE OF AN IMMORTAL, stood upon a wood style base holding a scroll, 22cm.

A CHINESE PAINTING OF FLORAL DECORATION - HUANG ZHOU - the scroll section painted with inkwork / painted flowers on paper, with signature and seal for Huang Zhou ( possibly later ) with upper red seals, 150cm wide x 77cm high.

A NICE CHINESE SCROLL PAINTING OF TWO FEMALE FIGURES, the two female figures in a landscpae holding a basket and tool, with calligraphy to the right section and seal, with hardwood carved handles, 205cm high x 84cm wide.

A CHINESE SCROLL PAINTING OF MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE - SIGNED RINMEI? - the painting on silk or textile depicting a mountainous landscape scene, with upper calligraphy and signature, with carved bone handles,

A GOOD CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY ROUNDEL PAINTING, the double roundel panel with two painted silk scroll cutouts, mounted, one of fine calligraphy work, signed and sealed, the other depicting a native landscape, overall mounted, 65cm x 35cm.

A CHINESE RELIEF CINNABAR LACQUER STYLE TABLE SCREEN & STAND, with scenes of immortal figures in native landscapes with a lion and dragon, the verso of the panel with gilded calligraphy work and a painted peach fruit border, with bats and symbols, the slotted base carved with native flora and scroll, overall 58cm high x 42cm wide.

A Chinese blanc de Chine Dehua-type figure of a deer with gourd around its neck and with urn of flowers upon its back, height 33cm (af).Additional InformationThere are losses to the flowers and leaves in the basket. There is something rattling inside the figure, a couple of small chips around the scroll near the foot, general surface pitting marks throughout.

A Chinese carved stone shishi on scroll decorated base, height 18.5cm.Additional InformationSome rubbing and tiny chips to the raised parts and also around the base with chips noticeable to one corner, which has been repaired, and also around the edges throughout.

A 20th century Chinese scroll print depicting a cat beside a blossoming branch, with seal mark, approx 70 x 43cm, rolled.Additional InformationAs the piece is rolled, there are some crease marks throughout and light surface wear.

A LARGE MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID LACQUER LOW TABLE, KANGMid/Late Ming DynastyThe rectangular table with a flat top and a recessed galleried section with a lobed apron below, supported on four short curling legs ending in curled feet with painted spheres and circular pad feet, inlaid all over with mother-of-pearl designs, the top with a garden scene depicting a group of sages admiring a scroll painting besides a pavilion surrounded by pine trees, bamboo and jagged rocks, all below a constricted and reticulated waist set above a sloping apron inlaid with six shaped cartouches depicting scholars admiring gardens.94cm (37in) wide x 45cm (17 5/8in) deep x 24.5cm (9 1/2in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明中後期 漆面嵌螺鈿庭園高士圖炕桌Compare with a related lacquer kang table, Ming dynasty, illustrated by S.Kwan, Chinese Mother-of-Pearl: The Muwen Tang Collection Series, Hong Kong, 2009, p.155, no.50.See a very similar mother-of-pearl-inlaid brown lacquer low table, 17th century, which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 12 September 2018, lot 263.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER BOX AND COVERLate Ming DynastyThe rectangular box with straight sides and flat cover carved with three scholars examining a scroll beside a deer, a fourth standing nearby accompanied by an attendant carrying a wrapped guqin, all beneath wutong trees, banana plants, rocks and clouds reserved on a diaper band, the sides with camellia, the interior lacquered black, fitted box.14cm (5 1/2in) wide. (3).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明晚期 剔紅人物故事長方蓋盒Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: R.Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, 2012, no.101.展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2012年，編號101Compare with a related cinnabar box and cover, 17th century, illustrated in Chinese Art in the Cincinnati Art Museum, Washington, 1997, no.99, p.191. A carved cinnabar lacquer circular box and cover, decorated with a similar scene to the present lot is illustrated in Carving The Subtle Radiance of Colors: Treasured Lacquerware in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2008, p.84, no.72.See also a similar carved cinnabar lacquer rectangular box and cover, 16th century, which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 11 September 2019, lot 825.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A FINE BLUE AND WHITE RECTANGULAR BOX AND DOMED COVERWanli six-character mark and of the periodThe rectangular box with indented corners and supported on a short straight foot, the domed cover painted in vivid blue with a hermit accompanied by two young attendants gathering herbs on a pine terrace below misty clouds, the rounded sides of the cover and box with shaped cartouches containing lingzhi fungus and peach branches, all against an S-scroll ground, chevron bands at the rims, Japanese brocade stand, wood box.15.5cm (6in) wide. (4).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明萬曆 青花松下採藥圖倭角長方蓋盒　青花「大明萬曆年製」楷書款 Provenance: Mayuyama & Co., Ltd, TokyoUmezawa Gallery, TokyoPublished, Illustrated and Exhibited: Mayuyama, Seventy Years, vol.1, Tokyo, 1976, p.324, no.969. 來源：日本東京古董商繭山龍泉堂日本東京古董商Umezawa Gallery出版著錄：《龍泉集芳》卷一，東京，1976年，頁324，編號969It has been suggested that the function of boxes, such as the present example, was as a container for a gift of sweetmeats; see J.Harrison-Hall, Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, London, 2001, p.324, no.11.129, where a slightly smaller box with similar indented corners and painted with a single full-frontal dragon is illustrated. See another related example illustrated by R.L.Hobson, B.Rackham and W.King, Chinese Ceramics in Private Collections, London, 1931, pl.25; see another example illustrated by A.du Boulay, The Duberly Collection of Chinese Art at Winchester College, Winchester, 2019, p.34, no.CH43.Compare with a related blue and white box and cover of similar form, but painted with dragons, Wanli mark and of the period, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 30 November 2017, lot 316.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A RARE BRONZE 'PRUNUS' BOTTLE VASEYong bao yong incised three-character mark, 17th/18th centuryOf compressed pear-shaped form rising to the tall neck with an everted flared rim, decorated in relief with a blossoming and budding prunus tree issuing from an undulating ground, raised on a spreading foot decorated with a continuous foliate scroll, the base incised with a three-character mark yong bao yong, which may be translated as 'Treasure and use forever'.24.2cm (9 1/2in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七/十八世紀 銅梅紋長頸瓶「永寶用」篆書刻款Provenance: Christie's London, 13 May 2008, lot 162Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2008, no.20來源：倫敦佳士得，2008年5月13日，拍品編號162展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2008年，編號20A similar but smaller example, 18th century, is illustrated by R.Mowry, China's Renaissance in Bronze: The Robert H.Clague Collection of Later Bronzes 1100-1900, pp.164-166, no.33. The motif of plum blossoms is typical of contemporaneous Kangxi ceramics; see for example, G.Neil, The Communion of Scholars: Chinese Art at Yale, New York, 1982, pp.84-85, no.36.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

AN UNUSUAL BRONZE 'QIAO SISTERS' GROUP17th centuryGracefully cast with the sisters turning towards each other, wearing elegant flowing robes and scarves draped about their sleeves, 10.5cm (4.1/8in); together with a bronze figure of Guanyin, 17th century, modelled seated holding a scroll in the right hand, the hair in an elaborate high chignon emerging from a cowl, the robes falling in elaborate pleats, 11cm (4.3/8in) high.(2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七世紀 銅雙喬像 及 銅觀音像 各一Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2009, no.15 (Qiao sisters).展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2009年，編號15（銅雙喬像）The Qiao sisters became legendary in Chinese history for their beauty and for marrying two famous war heroes. They were the daughters of the official Qiao Xuan (109-83) of the late Han dynasty, with one marrying the warlord Sun Ce, and the other marrying Sun's close friend, General Zhou Yu.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A RARE LARGE BRONZE 'LUOHAN AND ELEPHANT' INCENSE BURNER17th centuryThe luohan seated with a smiling expression, wearing voluminous robes open at the chest decorated with crane and cloud scroll motifs and pierced to the reverse as a smoke outlet, a scroll held in the crook of his left arm; the elephant with the head turned towards the back, wearing a saddle cloth with archaistic characters within sinuous dragon borders and elaborate beaded trappings to the body.44cm (17 1/4in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七世紀 騎象羅漢香薰The Luohan riding the elephant can be identified as Kalika, one of the Eighteen Arhats also known as the 'Elephant Riding Luohan' 騎象羅漢. Compare with a related bronze figure of Guanyin seated on an elephant, late Ming to Qing dynasty, illustrated in The Second Bronze Age: Later Chinese Metalwork, Hong Kong, 1991, no.7.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A LARGE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' BASIN17th century The shallow circular vessel rising from a spreading foot to a flat, everted rim decorated with a double dogtooth band, the well with a lotus scroll encircling the central medallion of a phoenix standing on a blue rock below a four-clawed dragon emerging from clouds, the exterior and foot with further lotus scrolls, repeated to the base around the double-vajra and yin yang symbol to the centre.35cm (13 6/8in) diam.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七世紀 銅胎掐絲琺瑯龍鳳紋大盆A very similar cloisonné enamel 'dragon and phoenix' basin, early Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, is illustrated in the Compendium of Collections of the Palace Museum: Enamels 2, Beijing, 2011, no. 93.For a related cloisonné enamel dragon and phoenix dish, 16th century, see H.Brinker and A.Lutz, Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry Collection, 1989, no.121; another large phoenix and dragon dish, 16th century, is illustrated by C.Brown, Chinese Cloisonné: The Clague Collection, 1980, pl.19. A related cloisonné basin, 16th century, decorated with similar designs was sold at Christie's New York, 20 October 2004, lot 602.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

附出版物，台湾中华书画出版社Dimensions: 99 cm x 44 cmHanging scroll with strong ink painting of a Chinese landscape showing a small paviloin with people sitting underneath it. Also a building in the far underneath trees.A publication is attached.

《漱石捧砚图》Scholar holding an ink stone黄慎，"扬州八怪"之一Dimensions: Height 97 cm Width 48,5 cmHanging scroll with ink painting of a Chinese scholar in large robes holding an ink stone. Calligraphic writing on the left side.

A Chinese vase plant stand of large proportions on scroll legs joined by a pierced under-tier, 52cms (20.5ins) diameter.

Full title: A Chinese blue and white 'lotus scroll' jar with wooden cover, QianlongDescription: H 25 cmCondition:Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested report for you.Once complete, it will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.coronariauctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@coronariauctions.com

Full title: A Chinese lingzhi decorated celadon glazed scroll weight, 19th/20th C.Description: 17,5 x 12 x 5,8 cmCondition:Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested report for you.Once complete, it will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.coronariauctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@coronariauctions.com

Full title: A Chinese blue and white scroll pot with landscape design, 19th C.Description: H 22,2 cm - Dia.: 20,6 cmCondition:Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested report for you.Once complete, it will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.coronariauctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@coronariauctions.com

Chinese hexagonal ink stone decorated with Phoenix among scroll work in blue and white and with blue six character mark to base W15cmClick here to view further images, condition reports, sale times & delivery costs for this lot.

A late 19th century Chinese square baluster vase, blue ground with various shaped cartouches, enamelled with figures, landscapes and birds, converted to a lamp, on a hardwood stand, approx 50cm high; together with a Chinese Imari palette tapered square lamp, on a shaped square spelter base with scroll feet, approx 40cm high (2)

A long Chinese hand painted ink calligraphy scroll, paper laid on silk, with three red seal marks, held on a hardwood roll, the painted work 137 cm high x 32.5 cm wide

Three Chinese rice paper paintings, to include one depicting a court scene with an imperial member dictating a scholar painting calligraphy on a scroll, another maritime scene with a ship, and another figural scene, two within glazed frames, each roughly 19 cm x 31 cm

A Chinese style sideboard with scroll top, raised above four drawers with moulded cup handles and quadruple cupboards beneath, on square stiles, heavily carved with dragons to the front, 85cm high, 185cm wide, 43cm deep.

A 20thC Chinese hardwood corner cabinet, the upper section with glazed front and side panels, the polished top raised above two doors heavily carved with Oriental scroll roundels, on shaped feet, 183cm high, 78cm wide, 55cm deep.

An early 20thC Chinese side table, with scroll top above a frieze drawer with heavily carved cup handle, above panelled cupboards beneath set with circular roundels, with shelved interior on square stiles, 81cm high, 75cm wide, 31cm deep.

A small group of Chinoiserie ceramics, to include a Chinese export plate with café au lait glaze rim and a design of garden plant life enclosed in a scroll shaped cartouche, diameter 22cm, a Masons Ironstone jug with serpent's head handle, height 18cm, two transfer printed vessels and a polychrome tea bowl (5)

Chinese Ming style porcelain ewer, the neck with spout and scroll decorated handle above a bulbous foliate decorated body, 35cm high

CHINESE SCHOOL 'Birds in a Tree', watercolour on paper glued on paper scroll, 170cm x 60cm.

A CHINESE SHIWAN STYLE MUD MEN FIGURE OF A WARRIOR HOLDING A SCROLL, 34CM HIGH

A Chinese blue & white tea bowl & saucer, painted with the eight horses of Mu Wang, an onion shape vase with simulated bamboo neck, with apple green glaze ground, 15.8cm, a blue & white bead box and cover, painted with lotus flower, peony and chrysanthemums beneath a scroll and key fret bands, 10cn dia; and a Japanese blue & white box and cover, with applied chrysanthemum flowers against a swirling river ground, 9cm high,Condition report: The green vase has a broken and glued neck. The Japanese pot and cover has numerous chips the cover and flowers. The bead box is in good condition.Also, see extra images for natural light taken examples

A Chinese porcelain meiping graduation vase, a scroll band to the shoulder above a scholar holding a floral sprig and standing on the head of a dragon emerging from spuming waves, pseudo four character Kangxi mark,Condition report: No obvious faults visible.

A pair of Chinese famille rose 'Cong' vases, Republic period or later, the neck with a band of ruyi with red bats to each corner, painted with panels of a lady seated by a scholars table and young boys, on a circular foot with scroll decoration, painted Yongzheng seal mark & China, 23cm, on wood standsCondition report: No obvious faults.

A Chinese hongmu official tea table, 19th century, the rectangular top above a pierced and carved stylised foliate frieze, on four square form legs with scroll feet united by a shelf under tier, 80cm high, 41cm wide, 30.5cm deepCondition report: Somer water mark stains to the top. Joints need a little tightening up.

A Chinese Ming style scroll painting on silk, Qing dynasty, painted with four horses with two attendants, four red chop marks, 63.5cm x 152cmCondition report: Some damage to both ends. See images including examples taken in natural light

A selection of stoneware storage jars, a metal lampshade, boxed Chinese silk scroll, an eastern brass tray, blue glazed studio pottery bowl signed "Rossa Pashel Tipperary to base", oriental trinket dishes, gilt photo frame, painted wooden horse etc Condition Report: Not available for this lot

Chinese lacquered tray-old 1812 etchings of Chinese tradesman-scroll of an immortal-Folk art woodblock print and signed Lithograph by contemporary artist Weimen He dated 1997Location: 5:2

A Chinese porcelain scroll weight, 23.5 x 7.5 x 3cm.

Four Chinese ink on paper scrolls of plum, blossoms, orchid and chrysanthemum attributed to Yu Xining, scroll size 43 x 211cm.

A couple of Chinese calligraphy ink on paper attributed to Qi Gong, scroll size 43 x 162cm

Three Chinese ink and watercolour on paper, attributed to Wu Zoran, scroll size 73 x 46cm.

A Chinese paper scroll mounted on floral silk, 193cm long Provenance: Property of Sir Roy Strong CH, FRSL

λA Chinese export silver coffee pot, by Ju Long, retailed by Tuck Chang, circa 1900, baluster form, chased with dragons and foliate decoration on a matted background, simulated bamboo finial, scroll handle, and spout, the handle with ivory insulators, with vacant pearl cartouche, height 20.5cm, approx. weight 21oz.

A Victorian silver two-handled bowl, by George Fox, London 1878, in the Chinese manner, circular form, chased foliate decoration, with scroll handles modelled as dragons, on a circular foot, the cartouche is patched and filled, length handle to handle 19cm, approx. weight 13oz.

Chinese Art A Qi Bai Shi style scroll painted with miceChina, 20th century . . Cm 34,00 x 104,00. Frame present

A LATE 20TH CENTURY CHINESE SCROLL PRINTafter Qu-Bashi, depicting shrimp, 67cm x 39cm together with a 19th century reverse printed picture after a painting by Anthony Van Dyck, 23cm x 34cm Condition: scroll picture in good condition; reverse picture with discolouration, some damage to the corner lower left, frame with chips and marks (2)