MAI TRUNG THU (VIETNAMESE-FRENCH 1906-1980)Grandmother with Two Children, 1954ink and gouache on silk laid on board 16 x 11.5 cm (6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.) signed, stamped with artist's seal and dated in Chinese lower rightWe are grateful to Mrs. Lan Mai (MAI-THU's daughter) for confirming that this work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné. PROVENANCE Cote Basque Encheres, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France, 8 November 2014, lot 111 Christie's, Hong Kong, 27 May 2017, lot 419 Acquired at the above by the present owner EXHIBITION J-F Apesteguy: Exposition, Paris France, 1961CONDITION Observed in frame, the work appears in good condition. With no apparent issues visible to the naked eye. Inspection under UV shows no apparent sign of restoration. framed dimensions: 23 x 19 cm (9 x 7 1/2 in.) N.B. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
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WEI JI (CHINESE 20TH CENTURY)Recumbent Nudeink and watercolor on paper 48 x 42 cm (18 7/8 x 16 1/2 in.)signed and marked with artist seal lower leftPROVENANCEPrivate South American Collection Originally acquired circa 1960 CONDITION Observed out of frame, the work appears in very good original condition. Scattered spotting to the upper right corner and edge, lower right corner and legs of reclining woman. No significant issues to report otherwise. framed dimensions: 71 x 74 cm (28 x 29 1/8 in.) N.B. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
A Chinese Silvered Bronze Two-Handled Censer and Cover, 19th/20th Century, the body cast with shishi, on three elephant-head patterned feet, square seal mark, 11.5ins (29.2cm) high, and a pair of Chinese bronze baluster-shaped vases, the panelled sides engraved with mythological creatures and figures, six figure character mark, 6.7ins (17.1cm) high
Chinese reference books, documenting and illustrating seals and marks, including National Palace Museum, Seals from the Museum Collection; The Art of Feng Kanghou Calligraphy, Paintings & Seal Carvings; Fung Hong-hou; Earth, Fire and Water: Chinese Ceramics Technology; etc中国参考书、档案图章、印章，包括故宫博物院、馆藏印章等
FIVE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON' ITEMS QING DYNASTY Comprising: a blue-ground bowl with a four character Kangxi mark and of the period, a dish with a six character Chenghua mark, a small dish with a six character Yongzheng mark and of the period, the base with a paper label for Artemesia, Alresford, a small circular seal paste box and cover, and a soft-paste porcelain circular box and cover with a six character Kangxi mark, all decorated with dragons in flight amidst stylised flames and clouds, 13.7cm max. (7) Provenance: from the collection of Mrs Elizabeth Walter, née Hall (d.2021).
A PAIR OF CHINESE WUCAI BALUSTER VASES AND COVERS TRANSITIONAL C.1640 Painted with beribboned precious objects and flowers amongst tall rocks and crashing waves, the covers similarly decorated, all reserved on a ground of iron-red swirls, with stylised geometric bands in underglaze blue to the shoulders, each with a green and black seal mark reading fu to the base, 40.5cm. (4)
A PAIR OF CHINESE ENAMELLED PORCELAIN RECTANGULAR 'LANDSCAPE' PLAQUES 20TH CENTURY Decorated with small figures in vast mountainous settings, with misty clouds beneath the peaks, inscribed, dated the renyin year corresponding to 1962, each signed Zou Guojun and with a seal mark, contained within wood frames, 74cm x 21cm excluding frames. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
AFTER QI BAISHI (20TH CENTURY) GRAPES A Chinese bamboo fan, ink on paper, inscribed, signed Baishi at 86 years old, with one artist's seal, 50cm across. Provenance: from the collection of Mary Colinet (née Skiotis), and thence by descent. Mary Colinet was born in Beijing on 20th August 1928. She married her husband Paul Colinet in Tianjin in September 1947 and later left Tianjin for France in 1953. Mary collected Chinese art and antiques, particularly during the period between 1964 and 1975 when she lived in Hong Kong. Mary spoke Greek as her first language and was also proficient in Mandarin, English and French. According to the family, during her time living in Tianjin, Mary visited Qi Baishi's studio and had scrolls painted by Qi Baishi for her in her presence. She also bought other pieces painted by students working for Qi Baishi.
CAO WENGENG (20TH CENTURY) BAMBOO AND GRAPE VINES Two Chinese bamboo fans, ink and colour on paper, the painting of bamboo dated autumn of the guisi year corresponding to 1953, the painting of grapes in the style of Qi Baishi, each inscribed and signed Wengeng, each with one artist's seal, 53cm and 51cm across. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Mary Colinet (née Skiotis), and thence by descent. Mary Colinet was born in Beijing on 20th August 1928. She married her husband Paul Colinet in Tianjin in September 1947 and later left Tianjin for France in 1953. Mary collected Chinese art and antiques, particularly during the period between 1964 and 1975 when she lived in Hong Kong. Mary spoke Greek as her first language and was also proficient in Mandarin, English and French. According to the family, during her time living in Tianjin, Mary visited Qi Baishi's studio and had scrolls painted by Qi Baishi for her in her presence. She also bought other pieces painted by students working for Qi Baishi.
AFTER QI BAISHI (20TH CENTURY) MORNING GLORY A Chinese painting, ink and colour on paper, inscribed with a signature, with one artist's seal, framed and glazed, 102cm x 33cm. Provenance: from the collection of Mary Colinet (née Skiotis), and thence by descent. Mary Colinet was born in Beijing on 20th August 1928. She married her husband Paul Colinet in Tianjin in September 1947 and later left Tianjin for France in 1953. Mary collected Chinese art and antiques, particularly during the period between 1964 and 1975 when she lived in Hong Kong. Mary spoke Greek as her first language and was also proficient in Mandarin, English and French. According to the family, during her time living in Tianjin, Mary visited Qi Baishi's studio and had scrolls painted by Qi Baishi for her in her presence. She also bought other pieces painted by students working for Qi Baishi.
AFTER QI BAISHI (20TH CENTURY) LOTUS A Chinese painting, ink and colour on paper, inscribed with a signature, with one artist's seal, framed and glazed, 130cm x 32cm. Provenance: from the collection of Mary Colinet (née Skiotis), and thence by descent. Mary Colinet was born in Beijing on 20th August 1928. She married her husband Paul Colinet in Tianjin in September 1947 and later left Tianjin for France in 1953. Mary collected Chinese art and antiques, particularly during the period between 1964 and 1975 when she lived in Hong Kong. Mary spoke Greek as her first language and was also proficient in Mandarin, English and French. According to the family, during her time living in Tianjin, Mary visited Qi Baishi's studio and had scrolls painted by Qi Baishi for her in her presence. She also bought other pieces painted by students working for Qi Baishi.
XIAO NONG (LATE QING DYNASTY) KINGFISHER AND LOTUS A Chinese scroll painting, ink and colour on silk, inscribed and signed, dated the Xianfeng xinyou year, with one artist's seal and three collectors' seals, together with a scroll painting of flowers by Su Duoyong, with three artist's seals, 104cm x 29cm max. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Mary Colinet (née Skiotis), and thence by descent. Mary Colinet was born in Beijing on 20th August 1928. She married her husband Paul Colinet in Tianjin in September 1947 and later left Tianjin for France in 1953. Mary collected Chinese art and antiques, particularly during the period between 1964 and 1975 when she lived in Hong Kong. Mary spoke Greek as her first language and was also proficient in Mandarin, English and French.
AN ALBUM OF CHINESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS 20TH CENTURY Containing twenty-two prints of works by Qi Baishi, depicting various flowers, birds, animals, fruits, vegetables and other designs, each with an inscription and seal mark, together with a woodblock print of prawns, 31.9cm x 46.5cm max. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Mary Colinet (née Skiotis), and thence by descent. Mary Colinet was born in Beijing on 20th August 1928. She married her husband Paul Colinet in Tianjin in September 1947 and later left Tianjin for France in 1953. Mary collected Chinese art and antiques, particularly during the period between 1964 and 1975 when she lived in Hong Kong. Mary spoke Greek as her first language and was also proficient in Mandarin, English and French. According to the family, during her time living in Tianjin, Mary visited Qi Baishi's studio and had scrolls painted by Qi Baishi for her in her presence. She also bought other pieces painted by students working for Qi Baishi.
A SMALL GROUP OF CHINESE ITEMS LATE QING DYNASTY/REPUBLIC PERIOD Comprising: a wood opium pipe with metal mounts inset with coloured jewels, two frames containing openwork carved wood panels, one depicting an Immortal with his attendants, the other with three panels of birds and flowers, and three enamelled teapots and covers, the bell-shaped teapots with four character marks to the bases reading guan yao nei zao, the hexagonal-section teapot with a removable liner and a matched cover, with an impressed seal mark to the base, 37cm max. (10) Provenance: from the collection of Colonel Timothy Van Rees.
A CHINESE WHITE JADE BELTHOOK AND A CELADON JADE SEAL PASTE BOX AND COVER QING DYNASTY The belthook terminating in the head of a fierce dragon, the shaft deeply carved with a sinuous chilong grasping lingzhi in its mouth, the stone of an even pale tone with some small russet inclusions, the seal paste box of circular form, carved in low relief to the cover with three flowers growing from leafy branches, the green stone with some inclusions, 10.3cm and 5.7cm. (3)
A CHINESE YELLOW-GROUND 'LANDSCAPE' PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE 20TH CENTURY The pear-shaped body rising to a tall neck terminating in a garlic-head mouth, finely painted with a continuous scene depicting figures in a mountainous river landscape, with two lines of calligraphy and three seal marks above, the base with a four character Daoguang mark in iron-red, 8cm. Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.
A LARGE CHINESE SOAPSTONE 'MOUNTAIN' SEAL LATE QING DYNASTY Naturalistically formed as a mountain, carved to one side with trees and dwellings dispersed around a rocky cliff, with inscriptions to both sides, inscribed with a date for winter of the first year of the Tongzhi Emperor's reign (1862) and with a signature reading Chen Yizeng, the underside carved with seal script characters, 12cm wide. Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.
A CHINESE WOOD SEAL CHEST, GUANPIXIANG QING DYNASTY Of rectangular form, with a metal clasp shaped as a ruyi-head to the hinged cover, the front with two doors which open to reveal four small drawers above a larger one, each of the shorter sides with a handle, all supported on a stepped base mounted with metal to the corners, 32cm x 32.5cm x 24.7cm. (6) Provenance: formerly an Irish private collection.
A CHINESE PEWTER-ENCASED YIXING HEXAGONAL-SECTION TEAPOT AND COVER QING DYNASTY Decorated with calligraphy to four sides, the upright spout and angular handle set with celadon jade, the flat cover surmounted by a jade knop, with an impressed seal mark to the interior, 14.5cm. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
A CHINESE YIXING 'BIRD AND FLOWER' VASE QING DYNASTY The baluster-shaped body surmounted by a waisted neck flaring at the rim, decorated with a pair of birds perching on a prunus branch amongst blossoms, the design contained between raised lappets and key fret, with an inscription to one side reading Shi Lin and a seal mark reading Lin, the base with a seal mark which reads Xiao Kunsheng, 26.7cm.
A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE CORAL-GROUND CYLINDRICAL BRUSHPOT, BITONG PROBABLY LATE QING DYNASTY Painted to the exterior with two large fruit-shaped panels enclosing sprays of blossoming chrysanthemum, with iron-red seal marks by the flowers, the designs reserved on a bold reddish-orange ground, 12.3cm.
A CHINESE PAINTED POTTERY MODEL OF A FIGURE RIDING A HORSE HAN DYNASTY The horse depicted standing tall with all four feet on the ground, the figure sits on the horse's back with his arms raised before him, the model decorated with red and black pigments, together with a rectangular wood stand raised on four scrolling feet, the top inset with a marble panel incised with two lines of calligraphy and a seal mark, 30cm high. (2) Provenance: from an English private collection, London.
A large 20th century Chinese figure of the laughing Buddhist monk, Budai, modelled seated at royal ease holding a string of rosary beads in his right hand, and a cloth sack in his left, wearing brick and floral pattern loose robes, all painted in polychrome enamels with gilt highlights, oval impressed seal mark to the base, post Qing dynasty, 26.5 cm high Approx. 2 cm firing crack to the front of the base bit otherwise good condition without damage, some light wear to enamels
A 19th century Chinese 'Butterfly' bowl, of moulded form and butterfly design painted in polychrome enamels on a yellow ground with turquoise interior, the base with iron red Tongzhi (1862-74) seal mark, late Qing dynasty, 17 cm wide x 5.5 cm high c/w hardwood stand Areas of heavy wear to enamels, mostly to the rim and extremities, the turquoise interior is worn. faded and deteriorated, please see images
An early 20th century Chinese Yixing teapot and cover painted in Canton palette polychrome enamels, incised calligraphic inscription to the base, 11 cm high to/w an Yixing double teapot, the two hexagonal chambers with ribbed sides and bamboo moulded spout and handle, signed under the cover and impressed seal mark to the base, 11 cm high and another Yixing teapot of compressed globular form with dragon spout and chimera finial, decorated with calligraphy and trigrams, impressed mark to base, 8.5 cm high (3) enamelled teapot with fine firing cracks though the base, some light wear to enamels, insert of cover with small chip, the double hexagonal teapot also has chips to the insert of cover
FIFTEEN CHINESE WOOD CARVINGS CONTAINED IN A PARCEL-GILT PEWTER BOX QING DYNASTY OR LATER Probably aloeswood, the carvings formed as lingzhi, fruits, vegetables, seeds and nuts, the circular box decorated to the cover with phoenix and other birds amongst blossoming peony branches, the birds depicted flying under clouds and the sun incised with the character ri, with an inscription on silk to the underside of the cover, 12cm max, the box 34.5cm, 4.2kg overall. (17) The inscription to the cover is a poem about the items and states that they are carved in chen xiang. The inscription is dated to the guihai year and the seal mark reads Jiaqing yu bi.清或更晚 木雕百果清供 一組十五件
A CHINESE INSCRIBED PEWTER-ENCASED YIXING SQUARE-SECTION 'PRUNUS' TEAPOT AND COVER QING DYNASTY Flaring towards the foot, one side incised with flowering prunus, the reverse with an inscription reading liang qi xiang ke ai, shuang feng pin you zhen, set with an upright tapering spout and a wood loop handle, with a jade knop to the cover, the interior with a four character seal mark reading Yang Pengnian zhi, 14cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Christopher Blair-Myers Esq.清 楊彭年款紫砂包錫梅花紋壺《楊彭年製》仿款。銘文：兩旗香可愛，雙鳳品尤珍。梧高。來源：Christopher Blair-Myers先生收藏。
A CHINESE INSCRIBED PEWTER-ENCASED YIXING HEXAGONAL-SECTION 'BAMBOO' TEAPOT AND COVER, SANXIANGHU QING DYNASTY Decorated to one side with leafy bamboo branches, the reverse with an inscription reading wei qing shi wei, lian quan ji er yin zhi yu hua sheng xian, set with celadon jade to the handle, spout and knop, the interior with a seal mark reading Shi De Tang, 15.5cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Christopher Blair-Myers Esq.清 紫砂包錫三鑲壺《世德堂》款。銘文：為清詩為，廉泉汲而飲之羽化升仙。芒庵。來源：Christopher Blair-Myers先生收藏。
A CHINESE INSCRIBED PEWTER-ENCASED YIXING HEXAGONAL-SECTION TEAPOT AND COVER, SANXIANGHU QING DYNASTY The bell-shaped body decorated to one side with a bird perching on leafy branches, incised with calligraphy to the reverse, the loop handle and tapering spout set with jade, the cover surmounted by a jade knop, with a seal mark reading Fan Luceng zhi, 15cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of Christopher Blair-Myers Esq.清 紫砂包錫三鑲壺《范祿曾製》款。來源：Christopher Blair-Myers先生收藏。
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