A large Chinese carved porcelain ‘thousand flower’ bottle vase, 20th century, intricately carved and applied with white glazed flowers to the exterior, the base with impressed four character seal mark, 43cm high, grubby Grubbiness to the intricate layers beneath in places, no obvious losses but there might be some very tiny occasional losses to the tips of petals or leaves, otherwise in good condition PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
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A Chinese blue and white meiping, Qianlong mark, early 20th century, painted with the eight Buddhist emblems to the shoulder, above lotus flowers and scrolling tendrils and leaves, the lower register with rocks and waves, apocryphal Qianlong seal mark to base, 34.3cm high Faint hairline crack to body.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
A RARE AND FINE CHINESE IMPERIAL FLAMBE-GLAZED BOTTLE VASESIX-CHARACTER QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1736-95The globular body rising to a flared neck, covered in a rich mottled glaze of purple, crimson, blue and lavender tones, thinning at the mouth to a creamy beige, raised on a high foot, the base with a seal mark incised beneath a mottled glaze, 39.3cm.Provenance: from the Mark and Elizabeth Harding Collection, South Africa, purchased from Marchant, London, 1st November 1969, together with a copy of a letter from Marchant confirming payment received which is available.A similar Qianlong vase is illustrated by R Krahl in Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol. 4 (II), no.1812, pp.366-367. Another related flambé vase from the Salting Bequest at the Victoria and Albert Museum is illustrated by R Kerr in Chinese Ceramics, Porcelain of the Qing Dynasty 1644-1911, col. pl.3, pp.20-21. See also Bonhams, London, 6th November 2014, lot 17 for a similar vase from the Roy Davids Collection also purchased from Marchant.The flambé glaze of the present lot is inspired by the Jun glazes of the Song dynasty, using attractively irregular bluish splashes where the copper red colour has drained away.清乾隆 窰變釉賞瓶《大清乾隆年製》篆書款來源：南非Mark及Elizabeth Harding 收藏，1969年 11月1日購自馬錢特古董店 (附發票複印件)。
SONG XINGQIAO (QING DYNASTY)LANDSCAPES, FIGURES AND A STILL LIFEA Chinese album of twelve leaves, with embroidered silk covers, ink and colour on silk, two dated and signed by Song Xingqiao, each with an artist's seal; seven anonymous; three with an artist's seal which reads Jingdu Qian Feng He, with an antique shop inventory paper label, 27.3cm x 25.3cm. (12)宋星樵 (清) 山水 設色絹本 十二開冊附文物商店標籤並備註編號。
ANONYMOUS (LATE YUAN/EARLY MING DYNASTY)ROCK AND BAMBOO A Chinese hanging scroll painting, ink on paper, with one artist's seal which reads Ling Shuang An and an illegible seal mark, 133cm x 67cm.Provenance: from an English private collection, acquired in a New York auction c.1985.佚名（元/明） 墨竹坡石圖 水墨紙本 立軸鈐印：凌霜盦，一印漫漶不清來源：英國私人收藏，1985年購於紐約一拍賣行。
A RARE CHINESE IMPERIAL CLOISONNE AND CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL 'BIRTHDAY' BOWLQIANLONG 1736-95The heavily-cast body with rounded sides rising to a gently everted rim above a short straight foot, decorated with four blue-ground medallions each enclosing the characters wan shou wu jiang (long life without end) in gilt seal script, reserved against a turquoise ground with trailing formal lotus between a band of lappets above the foot and a kui-dragon border below the rim, the interior and the foot gilt, the base with a four-character zi sun yong bao (treasured forever by sons and grandsons) mark within a square double-line border, 1kg, 16.8cm.Provenance: Hinton Daniell Stewart (1835-1926) of Strathgarry, Perthshire, founder of the firm of Stewart Thompson and Sons (Manchester Cotton Merchants), and thence by descent.A series of bowls with this decorative scheme, centred on the characters wan shou wu jiang in zuanshu script, were commissioned in the 45th year of the Qianlong reign (1780) to celebrate the 70th birthday of the Emperor, according to Qing court records. The decoration is rich in auspicious features appropriate for an Imperial birthday service that go beyond the characters themselves. The scrolling lotus branches, for instance, reference the wish for a long continuation of the Imperial lineage. The mark on the base, an archaistic reference to those found on early Western Zhou bronzes, is also imbued with the notion of longevity. The character bao (treasure) is particularly rich semantically, incorporating pictorial references to the Imperial throne as well as the notion of wealth, with its up-turned arc at the base of the character recalling the shape of old Chinese gold currency. It is understood that the Qianlong Emperor was personally involved in the design of this service, and would have directly overseen the decoration and inscriptions chosen for these objects. Examples can be seen today in the Staatliche Museum, Berlin, accession no.OAS1959-226, in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, accession nos.41.53.1A-F, in the Clague collection, illustrated in C Brown, Chinese Cloisonné: The Clague Collection, pp.122-23, pl.56, and in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Classics of the Forbidden City: Enamels in the Collection of the Palace Museum, p.197, no.181. An example of a contemporary carved lacquer storage box complete with pieces from this service is also held in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Classics of the Forbidden City: The Imperial Packing Art of the Qing Dynasty, p.156-157.清乾隆 御製銅胎掐絲琺瑯鏨刻萬壽無彊纏枝蓮紋盤《大清乾隆年製》楷書刻款來源：英國蘇格蘭佩斯郡斯特拉斯加里， Hinton Daniell Stewart（1835-1926）收藏，Hinton是曼徹斯特棉業公司Stewart Thompson的創始人，之後由其後人繼承。
A large vintage Chinese hand-painted paper fan and a vintage framed Chinese silk painting, both depicting exotic birds among flowering branches, each signed and bearing a seal. Fan size: high 76cm (folded), wide 132cm (extended). Painting size: 43x33.5cm. In good condition, no signs of damage.
Associated with power and respect, the tiger is beautifully crafted in Silver Shade crystal with Moroda Sahara crystal eyes. The tiger is on a clear crystal base that features the zodiac name in English and Chinese seal script. Swarovski swan marked. This item has its original box: 7.75"L x 7.75"W x 5.25"H. Artist: W Qian and Z Shao FeiIssued: 2009-2017Dimensions: 3.25"L x 2.75"W x 3"HManufacturer: SwarovskiCountry of Origin: AustriaCondition: Age related wear.
A Rare Black Glazed Tripod Censer, liding, incised seal mark Xiyin Shuwu zhencang, Jiaqing period, imitating an archaic bronze vessel, the rounded sides well carved in low relief with scrollwork containing taotie mask and bird head motifs, below a key fret band just under the rim, the vessel standing on cabriole legs springing from ruyi motifs, and with double upright loop handles springing from the flat rim, the incised seal mark on the flat underside lies within a neat ring of 'sesame seed' kiln support marks, the shiny black glaze thinning to an olive tone in some places, the body in good condition, but both loop handles restuck to rim. W:17.5cm., Ming Wilson illustrates a comparable censer with the same mark from the Percival David Collection (PDF 563), in 'Rare Marks on Chinese Ceramics', London 1998, a joint exhibition of Chinese Porcelains from the collections of the Percival David and the Victoria and Albert Museum, in whuch the author remarks: 'Xiyin Shiwu (Cherished Time Library) was the studio name of Wu Gengmei (1758-1825), alias Dengyu...He...was later appointed Investigating Censor of the Shandong and Jiangxi Circuits. Like many of his predecessors Wu probably had a number of porcelains made during his stay in Jiangxi.' Purchased in the Portobello Road from Arthur Harris.
A mixed group of Chinese and Japanese ceramics comprising a pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain dishes each decorated with typical pagoda scene to centre (w- 26cm), a Japanese Imari scalloped bowl with kiku mon to centre as well as ho-o birds and triple paulownia kiri motifs, and a modern blue and white porcelain dish with Transitional period style decoration and cafe au lait rim, seal mark verso
A good late Qing/early Republic period Chinese blue and white porcelain Kangxi-revival or Canton export dish decorated to centre with eastern architecture and various panels to border with man on a bridge pattern (chip to edge, w- 22cm), together with a modern blue and white Chinese porcelain stem cup with dragon decoration and mark to base, and a miniature monochrome crackle glazed vase with Jian Ding wax seal (3)
A Chinese blanc de Chine figure, Republic period (1912-1949), of guanyin seated with his right hand resting on a pile of books and a vase in his left hand, wearing long flowing robes and a jewelled necklace, the back with an impressed 'He Chaozong' seal mark within a double gourd outline, 10.5cm high民国 德化窑白釉观音坐像Condition ReportChipped to hairpin, finger tips and edge of robe.
A Chinese calligraphy, 20th century, of a poem, in the style of Yu Youren (1879-1964), inscribed with the signature and an artist's seal of Yu Youren, ink on paper,241 x 129cmCondition ReportTears and holes in various locations, some with signs of old repair. Staining, foxing and dirt marks throughout. Creasing and cockling badly. In poor condition, a/f.
A Chinese hanging scroll, 20th century, in the style of Huang Binhong (1865-1955), painted with a literatus walking across a bridge in a mountainous landscape, inscribed with the signature and an artist's seal of Huang Binhong, ink and colour on paper,105.5 x 38cmCondition ReportMounting cut to edges with losses. Creasing and cockling, foxing, staining and dirt marks throughout.
A Chinese famille verte month cup, Kangxi (1662-1722), for the twelfth month, delicately potted in the shape of a bell, painted with narcissus and a red rose by a rock, inscribed with a shang (appreciation) seal mark, with a six-character Kangxi mark to base, the poem reads:'The spring breeze plays with these gems when daylight arrives,When the moon traverses at night, it sends ripples up the long dyke',6.4cm diameter, wood stand (2)清康熙 五彩十二月水仙图花神杯 《大清康熙年制》青花楷书款 连木底座诗题：春风弄玉来清昼，夜月凌波上大堤Condition ReportNo obvious faults.
A collection of three Chinese fan-shaped paintings, 20th century, comprising: one painted with magpies perched on a rock by flowers, with the signature of Deng Xiaochi (1826-1916), inscribed with a dedication, ink and colour on paper,45.5cm long, one with a dragonfly by a lotus pond, inscribed with a dedication and year of gengwu, ink and colour on paper,56.5cm long, another, with butterflies, inscribed and signed, ink and colour on paper,50.5cm long, and a gouache painting, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), of a frog in a lotus pond, with the signature of Zheng Pei and artist's seal 'Shanru', ink and colour on silk,23 x 24cm (4)Condition ReportBirds and flowers - small holes to the upper centre, losses and repairs to the edges, staining and foxing marks. Dragonfly - losses to the left and along edges. Butterflies - creasing marks throughout to the mounting paper. Frog - Silk stretched with losses, glued to the cardboard. Staining in various locations. All tired, a/f.
A Chinese famille verte bowl, Kangxi (1662-1722), of conical form, painted with peony and chrysanthemum in two fan-shaped panels, with Zhuju (Bamboo retreat) seal marks in red,21.3cm diameterFor an item with a similar seal mark, see British Museum, museum no. PDF.825.清康熙 五彩开光花卉纹大碗 《竹居》矾红楷书款Condition ReportSurface scratches. Minute chips to foot rim.
A Chinese hanging scroll, 20th century, in the style of Qi Baishi (1864-1957), painted with grapes and a leafy branch, inscribed with the signature and an artist's seal of Qi Baishi, ink and colour on paper,137 x 34cmCondition ReportReceipt not included with the lot.Mounting tired with tears and losses, foxing and staining marks, fragile. Creasing and cockling throughout. Minor foxing and dirt marks to painting.
CHINESE INSCRIBED LIME-GREEN-GROUND FAMILLE ROSE TEA TRAY JIAQING MARK AND POSSIBLY OF THE PERIOD 嘉慶款或到代 洋彩綠地御製詩文海棠式茶盤with shallow lobed sides, supported on four short bracket feet, the interior inscribed with an imperial poem of the preparation of tea and dated to the Dingsi year of the Jiaqing reign (corresponding to 1797), surrounded by a band of scrolling lotus and florets repeated on the interior and exterior walls with a variation on the central bloom, the base inscribed with a six-character Jiaqing seal mark in iron-red 15.7cm wide Private Scottish collection, Aberdeen; Acquired in Forfar about 10 years ago.蘇格蘭私人收藏，亞伯丁；十數年前購自蘇格蘭佛爾法爾鎮。 The poem on this tea tray, composed by the Jiaqing Emperor, praises the pleasure of drinking tea and appears on tea trays and teapots of different palettes. S.W. Bushell translates the poem in Oriental Ceramic Art, London, 1981, p. 239, as:'Finest tribute tea of the first picking.And a bright full moon prompts a line of verse.A lively fire glows in the bamboo stove,The water is boiling in the stone griddle,Small bubbles rise like ears of fish or crab.Of rare Chi'i-ch'iang tea, rolled into tiny balls,One cup is enough to lighten the heart,And dissipate the early winter chill.'A comparable begonia-shaped tea tray decorated with imperial poem on green ground in yangcai-painted enamels, Jiaqing mark and of the period, is in the Palace Museum, Taipei, museum number Gu Ci 故瓷012502N.
CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE RECTANGULAR SEAL LATE QING DYNASTY-REPUBLIC PERIOD, 19TH-20TH CENTURY 清末民初 青花山水紋題李白、張繼詩長方印印文: 藏書寳印two longer sides each painted with a shanshui landscape, one side inscribed with a poem by Li Bai, the opposite a poem by Zhang Ji, the seal read ‘Cang Shu Bao Yin’ (book collection treasure seal) 13.1cm high Private Scottish collection, North Berwick, has been collecting Asian ceramics for over 25 years. Several collections of early and Ming ceramics, early jades, and Asian Art reference books were sold in these rooms, 16 May 2023, lots 116-122; 3 November 2023, lots 230-242. Acquired from Capital Gallery （長安美術）, Hong Kong, 5 Feb 1996, with an original receipt. 蘇格蘭私人收藏，北伯立克鎮；收藏中國瓷器已近廿五載。一批高、中古及明代瓷器、古代玉器及亞洲藝術參考書籍售於本拍行，見2023年5月16日，拍品116-122及2023年11月3日，拍品230-242。購自香港長安美術，1996年2月5日，含收據原件。
CHINESE BRONZE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' SEAL QING DYNASTY, GUANGXU MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 清光緒款及年代 銅獅鈕「洪聖」章款識: 光緒壬寅年、闔鄉敬送印文: 南海廣利洪聖寶璽the seal panel of square-section tile form, set with a cylindrical handle topped with seal lion as finial, the upper side of the seal carved with a nine-character mark containing the date Ren Yin year during the Guangxu period, corresponding to 1902AD, the seal side with an eight-character mark ‘Nanhai Guangli Hong Sheng Baoxi’, meaning the Saint King Hung the Widely Beneficial of South Sea 19.6cm high; 1627g Private Scottish collection, Renfrewshire蘇格蘭私人收藏，連夫魯郡
GROUP OF FIVE CHINESE JADE AND SOAPSTONE SEALS 各式玉雕及壽山石雕印章（共五件）comprising: one pale celadon circular jade seal in the form of a lotus pod; one white jade conjoined seal with rectangular and oval seal front, topped with a chi-dragon; one black and white jade with oval seal front topped with a mythical animal luduan; one white and red soapstone cubical seal with natural stone top; and one yellow soapstone of rectangular seal front with a double-horned animal finial (5) heights: 2.6cm to 4.7cm
18TH CENTURY CHINESE SPARROW BEAK JUG, ALONG WITH THREE CHINESE PORCELAIN BOWLS Qianlong period (1736 - 1795), decorated in the mandarin palette, along with a famille verte bowl, decorated with reserves of exotic birds and flowers, bearing seal mark in red to base, as well as a pair of famille jaune bowls, with seal marks to basethe larger bowl 18cm diameter Qty: 4
CHINESE LIDDED BOWL AND SAUCER, LATE 19TH CENTURY the bowl and saucer decorated with figures surrounded by trees and foliage, each with Daoguang red seal mark though later, the lid decorated with Chinese poems and bamboo trees, bearing faded markthe saucer 13cm diameterIn overall fair condition. Some wear to the gilding and air bubbles present. Surface scratches. Bowl with chip to rim and small flea bites. Some wear to the gilding. Bowl with mark/stain to inside. Additional images now available.
CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASE, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY decorated overal with designs in blue on white, painted seal mark to base29cm high In overall fair condition. Surface scratches, minor firing imperfections. Yellow stain to foot. Would benefit form a clean. Additional images now available. Small brown stains to areas of body. Additional images now available.
CHINESE LIDDED BOWL AND SAUCER, LATE 19TH CENTURY each decorated with dragons chasing the flaming pearl, the saucer bearing Daoguang red seal mark to base, though latersaucer 13.5cm wideThe saucer has a small chip to foot rim, the bowl has a chip and hairline crack extending from it. The lid has two small rim chips and a foot chip.
CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE LIDDED GINGER JAR, ALONG WITH FURTHER CHINESE CERAMICS decorated with cockerels, early/mid 20th century with seal mark to base, along with a Chinese Kangxi style teapot, bearing six character mark to base, as well as a Chinese figure modelled as a child beating a drumginger jar 21cm highQty: 3
A SATSUMA KORO (INCENSE BURNER) AND EN-SUITE COVERMeiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryDecorated in polychrome enamels and gilt on a crackled, cream glaze ground, raised on three tall oni (demon) head feet, the body decorated with two large lobed panels containing different seasonal flowers separated by a sparrow in flight among karakusa ('Chinese grasses') enclosed in tama-shaped panels, the pierced cover surmounted by a shishi (Chinese Mythical Lion) finial; signed on the base Satsuma yaki Setsuzan with a seal Setsuzan. 52cm (20½in) high. (2).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
MIYAO EISUKE COMPANY OF YOKOHAMAA Pair of Gilt-Bronze Samurai Warriors Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryEach standing in a belligerent stance and dressed in richly brocaded clothes and full armour, one clutching a detachable halberd in one hand and a saihai (tasselled battle-signalling baton) in the other, a kabuto (helmet) tied around his neck and resting on his back, his companion clutching a polearm in one arm and a wakizashi (short sword) in the other, a katana (long sword) tucked into his waistband, each affixed to typical Miyao-style wood stand decorated in gold takamaki-e with ho-o birds amid karakusa ('Chinese grasses'); each signed in a gilt rectangular reserve Miyao with seal Ei. Each figure approx., 27cm (10 5/8in) high including the stand. (6).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Two Chinese tea dust-glazed snuff bottlesQing dynasty, one Qianlong mark and periodComprising an olive stone-shaped bottle, the base with impressed Qianlong four-character seal mark, 7cm high, hardwood stand; and a cylindrical bottle, 19th century, 8cm high (2).清及清乾隆 茶葉末釉鼻煙壺兩件，「乾隆年製」款Condition Report: Light wear and insignificant firing imperfections otherwise good. Qianlong bottle with a couple of insignificant surface flakes to edge of foot.
A Chinese famille rose porcelain 'imperial poem' snuff bottleQing dynasty, Qianlong mark and of the periodFinely painted within circular panel to the front with watery landscape, the reverse inscribed with imperial poem, base flat with iron red four-character seal mark, 5.7cm high.Provenance: European private collection清乾隆 粉彩御題詩鼻煙壺，礬紅篆書「乾隆年製」款來源：歐洲私人收藏
A Chinese moulded reticulated 'Buddhist Lions' snuff bottleLate Qing dynasty, apocryphal Jiaqing markMoulded and pierced with nine Buddhist lions cajoling on a reticulate white cloudy ground, a turquoise-glazed core visible underneath, the mouth gilded, the base with iron-red seal mark, associated white metal and hardstone stopper, 6.5cm high (without stopper). 清晚期 模印鏤雕九獅子戲珠圖紋鼻煙壺，釉下紅彩「嘉慶年製」寄托款Condition Report: Restored section of mouth. Rubbing to gilt.
A Chinese huanghuali seal chest Late Qing dynasty/Republic periodWith pair of ruyi form handles, the hinged cover mounted with cloud shaped clasp enclosing a tray above two pairs of drawers and one long drawer, raised on a plinth base, 35cm high x 29cm deep x 33cm wide.清晚期/民國 黃花梨官皮箱Provenance: Private Collection, London, acquired from Pao & Moltke, Toronto, circa 2007.來源：倫敦私人收藏，購自Pao & Moltke, 多倫多, circa 2007.
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