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A Chinese famille rose 'birds and flowers' plaqueRepublic periodPainted with two birds perched on blossoming peony branches, inscribed to the top left with a seal of the artist, Perspex frame.35.5 x 23cm民國 粉彩繪花鳥圖紋瓷板

A Chinese famille rose ‘boys in landscape’ plaqueRepublic period, Hengchang markEnamelled with two boys sitting at the edge of the cliff below tall trees near a fisherman sailing on the river, signed Hengchang to the top with a seal, framed.36.5 x 24cm民國 粉彩繪童子山水圖紋瓷板，恒昌款

A Chinese famille rose landscape plaqueRepublic period, signed XianchaiEnamelled with figures within pavilions besides a tall rocky mountain covered with trees along a sinuous river, inscribed to the top left corner, signed Xianchai with a seal, framed.37.5 x 25cm民國 粉彩繪樓台山水圖紋，仙槎款

A collection of six Chinese Yi Xing tea pots various with various seal marks together with a Yi Xing coffee can with salamander style handle and seal mark

A Japanese bronze figure of a rat seated upon his haunches, arms held aloft, presumably previously holding a bowl or fruit, bearing three character seal mark to belly, 15 cm high, together with a Chinese bronze oval bowl, decorated with kylin and phoenix, raised on four lotus leaf feet, 14.5 cm wide x 10.5 cm deep x 9 cm high

A Japanese Meji period satsuma ware part tea set comprising tea pot and sucriere with bamboo handles and spout and a pair of cups and saucers all decorated with mandarin ducks and other birds amongst blossoming foliage together with a Chinese polychrome decorated ginger jar and cover, the cover painted with two figures, the main body decorated with four figures in a garden setting 14 cm high together with a 19th Century Chinese polychrome decorated bowl, the exterior decorated with figures seated at a table in a garden setting raised on a circular foot 16.8 cm diameter together with a Cultural Revolution Chinese sunflower pattern rice border plate circa 1966/7 bears seal mark to base 15.5 cm diameter and a blue and white willow pattern tea cup and saucer

Polychrome vase with raised figures Chinese, late 19th Centuryand with stylised clouds on a crackle glazed base, with a seal mark, 24cm high Chipped and some crazing and staining mainly under the base. Hairline cracks in places.

Chiang Yee (Chinese, 1903-1977)'Untitled: Willow Tree', watercolour, signed with a seal to the lower right, unframed, 44.5cm x 32cmProvenance: From the collection of Henry and Violet Keene (28 Southmoor Road, Oxford) who took Chiang Yee in after his flat was bombed in London during the Blitz in September 1940, thence by descent. Further details can be found here: https://www.oxonblueplaques.org.uk/plaques/chiang.html With foxing. Cockled paper. Secured to the mount with sellotape. Mount with extensive wear consistent with age and use. Further tape attached to the mount. Losses to the mount.

Chiang Yee (Chinese, 1903-1977)'Untitled: Panic as Monkey falls from wall', ink study, signed with seal to the lower right, unframed, 23.5cm x 15.5cmProvenance: From the collection of Henry and Violet Keene (28 Southmoor Road, Oxford) who took Chiang Yee in after his flat was bombed in London during the Blitz in September 1940, thence by descent. Further details can be found here: https://www.oxonblueplaques.org.uk/plaques/chiang.html With foxing. Cockled paper. With potential discolouration/time/UV fade. The mount with signs of wear consistent with age and use. The mount with creases. Picture secured to the mount with tape. Written on in pencil to the verso.

Chiang Yee (Chinese, 1903-1977)'Untitled: Sheep in Front of Rolling Hills', ink and wash study, signed with seal to the lower right, unframed, 14cm x 22cmProvenance: From the collection of Henry and Violet Keene (28 Southmoor Road, Oxford) who took Chiang Yee in after his flat was bombed in London during the Blitz in September 1940, thence by descent. Further details can be found here: https://www.oxonblueplaques.org.uk/plaques/chiang.html With foxing to the mount and the back of the picture. The mount with signs of wear consistent with age and use. The mount with discolouration or time/UV fade. The back of the mount and picture written on in pencil.

Chiang Yee (Chinese, 1903-1977)'Untitled: Flowers growing amongst Rocks', ink and wash study, signed with a seal to the lower right, presented on a cream coloured fabric mount, unframed, 28.5cm x 23.5cmProvenance: From the collection of Henry and Violet Keene (28 Southmoor Road, Oxford) who took Chiang Yee in after his flat was bombed in London during the Blitz in September 1940, thence by descent. Further details can be found here: https://www.oxonblueplaques.org.uk/plaques/chiang.html With light foxing. Some discoloration/staining to the edges of the mount.

Chiang Yee (Chinese, 1903-1977)'Untitled: Elephant and a Male Figure carrying a Spear', watercolour, signed with a seal to the lower left, presented on a chestnut brown fabric mount, unframed, 31cm x 24cmProvenance: From the collection of Henry and Violet Keene (28 Southmoor Road, Oxford) who took Chiang Yee in after his flat was bombed in London during the Blitz in September 1940, thence by descent. Further details can be found here: https://www.oxonblueplaques.org.uk/plaques/chiang.html With signs of wear consistent with age and use. With foxing. Marks to the back of the mount.

Chiang Yee (Chinese, 1903-1977)'Untitled: Bulls in a Mountanious Landscape', watercolour, signed with a seal to the lower left corner, unframed, 39cm x 29.5cmProvenance: From the collection of Henry and Violet Keene (28 Southmoor Road, Oxford) who took Chiang Yee in after his flat was bombed in London during the Blitz in September 1940, thence by descent. Further details can be found here: https://www.oxonblueplaques.org.uk/plaques/chiang.html With signs of wear consistent with age and use. With foxing. The mount with rips. Picture is sealed to the mount with tape.

Chiang Yee (Chinese, 1903-1977)'Untitled: Ginger Cat watching a flock of Sparrows amongst daffodils', watercolour, signed with a seal to the lower left, unframed, 37cm x 38.5cmProvenance: From the collection of Henry and Violet Keene (28 Southmoor Road, Oxford) who took Chiang Yee in after his flat was bombed in London during the Blitz in September 1940, thence by descent. Further details can be found here: https://www.oxonblueplaques.org.uk/plaques/chiang.html With signs of wear consistent with age and use. With foxing. With creases. With minor losses. With tape to the back of the mount.

Chiang Yee (Chinese, 1903-1977)'Untitled: White Cat watching a Pigeon amongst Roses', watercolour, signed lower right with a seal, unframed, 38cm x 42cmProvenance: From the collection of Henry and Violet Keene (28 Southmoor Road, Oxford) who took Chiang Yee in after his flat was bombed in London during the Blitz in September 1940, thence by descent. Further details can be found here: https://www.oxonblueplaques.org.uk/plaques/chiang.html With signs of wear consistent with age and use. Losses to some corners of the painting and mount. With foxing. Marks to the mount and painting.

Chiang Yee (Chinese, 1903-1977)'Untitled: Large Crowd at the foot of a Temple', the Temple bears two Republic of China Flags, ink and wash study, signed with a seal to the lower left, unframed, 37.5cm x 33cmProvenance: From the collection of Henry and Violet Keene (28 Southmoor Road, Oxford) who took Chiang Yee in after his flat was bombed in London during the Blitz in September 1940, thence by descent. Further details can be found here: https://www.oxonblueplaques.org.uk/plaques/chiang.html With tears, folds and creases. With foxing. Has been written on in pencil on the verso. With evidence of some form of selloptape or labels to the verso.

A CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BOWL lobed circular form with an over-turned rim, each panel painted with a floral spray and precious object, beneath a ruyi-border, bears iron-red seal-type mark. 12cm high, 18cm diameterIn very good condition without chips, cracks or restoration.

A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PEAR-SHAPED VASE, YUHUCHUNPING painted with lotus scrolls, six-character Qianlong seal mark to base. 36.5cm high

A CHINESE CARVED WOOD HORN-SHAPED BOAT of cornucopia form modelled as a hewn raft carved with a bearded recumbent portulent figure by a pine tree to the neck and reticulated mouth, the centre with hollowed-out aperture, the tail modelled with Jin Chan the three-legged money toad, the vessel riding on a bed of waves with carved fish and lotus leaf, the base with a carved four-character seal mark, the polished horn of honey brown colour deepening in areas to rich reddish amber tones, probably Qing dynasty. 31cm longThe Jin Chan is a legendary animal of the Han people. The money toad is associated with the Daoist monk, Liu Haichan, as the xianren's animal companion.In good condition without damage.

AN UNUSUAL CHINESE HORN SEAL, 19TH CENTURY the matrix of the boulder carved with a qilin and characters. 7.8cm highNatural cracks due to dryness and shrinkage. Lovely rich patina and dryness.

AFTER QI BAISHI (20TH CENTURY), CRAB APPLE FLOWERS a Chinese woodblock, ink and colour on paper, inscribed with a signature, with one artist’s seal, scroll mounted. 80cm by 27cm

A LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE VASE of globe and shaft form, enamel painted with figures on a turquoise ground, bears an iron-red seal-type mark. 37cm highIn very good condition without chips, cracks or restoration.

A CHINESE PUCE-DECORATED VASE barrel-shaped, painted with three qilins playing with balls, bears an iron-red seal-type mark. 17.5cm high

Chinese reverse painted snuff bottle, flattened form, one aspect painted with a portrait of Emperor Wu of Jin, the reverse with an inscription, hardstone stopper, 9.2cm, 1928, family of Ma Shaoxuan (Ma Shaoxuan's signature, unknown artist's seal mark).

Six Chinese paintings by Huo Yiqun and a painting attributed to Li Fenggong20th century, circa 1960s and laterComprising five paintings depicting birds and flowers, each inscribed and signed Yiqun or Huo Yiqun with seals of the artist; a watery landscape inscribed with the title River and Mountain in the Early Summer, with a seal of the artist all framed and glazed, the tallest 80cm high, widest 99cm width; the figurative painting painted with a lady in flowing robes in front of rocks and flowering tree, signed Li Fenggong and with seals of the artist, with wood frame 30 x 44.5cm; and an additional embroidery of bird and flowers in multi-coloured threads, framed and glazed, 101 x 27cm. (8)二十世紀約六十年代 設色絹本 霍軼群花鳥及山水繪畫六副及李鳳公（傳）人物繪畫一幅、繡品一幅

Chinese school, Republic period'Flowers'Ink and colour on silk, set of four, each respectively depicting peonies, narcissus, camellia, and magnolia respectively accompanied by bird or butterfly, each signed Wushan, Xiaoyu, Xifen, with a seal of the artists, framed and glazed.21.5cm x 19cm. (4)民國 花鳥繪畫四幅，「吴珊」、「小玉」、「熹芬」款

A pair of Chinese silk embroideriesLate Qing/Republic periodComprising of an embroidery depicting a boy sitting on a cow and another one depicting a scholar with acolyte, each with embroidered inscription and seal mark, with silk mount, framed and glazed.45cm x 34.5cm excluding mount (2).晚清/民國 人物刺繡兩幅，玻璃鏡框

A Chinese red overlay glass bowl and a carved boxwood stand20th century, apocryphal Qianlong seal markThe bowl decorated in relief with ducks in a lotus pond, 9cm diameter, the stand formed as a miniature table with pierced foliate frieze, 8.5cm high (2).二十世紀 套料蓮池野鴨紋盌連木座，篆書「乾隆年製」寄託款

A Chinese carved 'liu qing' bamboo wrist restLate Qing dynasty, 19th century, 'Zhang' seal markCarved in shallow relief using the 'liu qing' technique, with scholars in lakeside pagodas within a grove of pine and bamboo, with sealmark 'Zhang'.18cm long.Provenance: Acquired by captain André Le Gac (1895-1960) in China in the 1920s, thence by descent.十九世紀晚期 竹刻留青士大夫山水圖紋臂擱，「張」款來源：André Le Gac (1895-1960)船長於1920年代購於中國，後傳承至現藏家。Condition Report: 品相報告Some very minor surface wear, otherwise generally good. 

A Chinese hardstone-inlaid hardwood 'scholars' brush potLate Qing dynasty/Republic periodInlaid in mother-of-pearl, soapstone, turquoise, lapis lazuli, and malachite with a scene of scholars sipping wine and playing the qin in a pine grove, with inlaid seal mark.11.2cm high.清晚期/民國 嵌硬石雕士大夫圖紋筆筒Condition Report: Light wear, generally good.

A Chinese bronze 'Li Tieguai' bottleQing dynasty, 19th century, apocryphal Xuande markShaped as a warped double gourd flask standing on a splayed foot, decorated with a lappet band in relief at the mid-section, with an applied figure of Li Tieguai seated at the edge of the lower section holding a double-gourd flask, above some low-relief waves, the sky dotted with clouds and a pair of bats alighting above in the top section, the base with incised two-character seal mark.33cm high.清十九世紀 銅李鐵拐葫蘆瓶，「宣德」寄托款Condition Report: Surface has been polished. Some areas of rough casting including pitting and a fine hairline to the reverse of the mouth. Li Tieguai has lost his implement. Nibbling to the edge of Li Tieguai's flask.

A Chinese doucai 'marriage' bowl Qing dynasty, Jiaqing mark and period Delicately painted and outlined in underglaze blue and enamelled in translucent green, aubergine, yellow, and finely-shaded iron red, with a border of lanca characters to the interior of the rim and a central circular medallion of a pair of mandarin ducks in a lotus pond, the exterior with a border of dragons chasing pearls beneath the rim, above a continuous scene of pairs of mandarin ducks in a pond of large-headed, leafy lotuses, the base with underglaze blue six-character seal mark.16.5cm diameter.清嘉慶 鬥彩繪蓮池鴛鴦圖紋書梵文盌，青花篆書「大清嘉慶年製」款The highly auspicious motif of mandarin ducks in a lotus pond appears as early as the Tang dynasty. As the word for lotus has several homophones which relate to connection and peace, the lotus flower represents a harmonious union. Ducks signify loyalty due to the belief that they mate for life with a single partner. Symbolic of marital harmony, the depiction is popular on items presented as marriage gifts.Cf. See an almost identical bowl, sold by Roseberys, Tuesday 28 July 2020, lot 86. The present bowl appears to be a direct copy of Chenghua examples. It is rare to see this kind of bowl with a Jiaqing mark. For an example of a Daoguang-period bowl, see Sotheby’s Hong Kong, Important Chinese Art, 5th April 2017, lot 3704. Similar examples can also be found at the National Palace Museum, Taiwan, Special Exhibition of Cheng-hua Porcelain, 1976, no. 87, together with enamelled Qianlong and Jiaqing bowls of the same pattern, nos. 84 and 86, and an enamelled bowl with a Chenghua mark, no. 85. An earlier Jiajing-period doucai dish with a similar pattern can be found in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, and is illustrated in Enamelled Ware of the Ming Dynasty, Book II, Hong Kong, 1966, pl.18.Condition Report: Four shallow flakes to the edge of the foot, the largest approx. 25x3mm, probably corresponding to firing imperfections. A few areas of firing imperfections, which are also highlighted under UV inspection, include a few further minute firing cracks to the edge of the foot, and some inconsistency in texture of the glaze and dark dust in the glaze around the edge of the rim and a few spots to the interior. There is also a fine firing line to the interior highlighted under UV, which does not go through the body.

A Chinese archaistic bronze incense burner, guiQing dynasty, 17th/18th centuryTypically cast with taotie masks on leiwen ground and stylised scrolling dragons to the foot, the interior inscribed in seal script 'Bo zhi yi' (Bo made this vessel).16cm wide.清十七/十八世紀 銅饕餮紋簋式爐帶底款Condition Report: Approx. weight 872g.Nibbling to edges. Small scattered patches of verdigris and expected surface wear.

A Chinese bronze square sealMing dynastyCast as a square plaque with upright rectangular handle, the seal face with a four-character seal, the reverse with the character 'Shang' 上 to the handle and back to indicate the way up of the seal.8.5cm square.The Property of a Lady. Purchased in Hong Kong throughout the 1980s and 1990s. (Lots 355 - 474)Provenance: Galaxie Art & Gift Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, 12 Jan 1985. (receipt)明 銅方鈕女士藏品。二十世紀八十至九十年代間購置於香港。（拍品 355 - 474）來源：Galaxie Art & Gift Co.（賬單），1985年1月12日Condition Report: A few scattered pits, scratches and nicks to edges. A small infill to one of the corner edges by the seal face. An area of poor casting around the base of the handle.

A Chinese doucai and famille rose 'sanduo' dishQing dynasty, 19th centuryThe interior outlined in underglaze blue and enamelled in the famille rose palette and iron-red with medallions of fruiting peaches, finger citron and pomegranate, with a bat alighting over the central medallion, the exterior with lingzhi sprays and a later-added iron-red six-character Jiaqing seal mark to the base.26.3cm diameter.清十九世紀 鬥彩、粉彩繪三多圖紋碟，礬紅篆書「大清嘉慶年製」後加款Known as a group as ‘the three abundances’ (sanduo三多), the finger citron, or Buddha’s Hand, peach and pomegranate, when represented together bring a blessing for a prosperous, long life, with many generations to follow.As the fruit taking three thousand years to grow and as much to ripen in the garden of the Queen Mother of the West, the peach is a symbol of longevity. It is also the fruit associated with the God of Long Life Shoulao, who is often depicted holding a ripe fruit. According to legend, whoever eats one of the peaches from the garden of the Queen Mother of the West will acquire immortality.The finger citron, in Chinese foshou 佛手, or Buddha’s hand, is a homophone and visual pun to the phrase, good fortune/wealth and longevity, fu shou 福壽.Lastly, with its myriad seeds, the pomegranate is a clear symbol not only for a numerous family, but one populated by male heirs, zi 子.In addition to the highly auspicious meaning, the group of three also poses technical challenges in their representation, from the richly shaded texture of ripe peaches, to the multitude of seeds of the pomegranate, and the corrugated texture of the finger citron, making it a highly desirable subject matter in carving of wood, lacquer, enamels and porcelain when well-executed.A symbol of great health and longevity, Lingzhi, or ganoderma sichuanense, is a bracket fungus native of East Asia. Known in Chinese culture from time immemorial, its first mention in the combination of the two characters靈芝 together into a single word is found in the poetry of Bangu in the first century CE, in an ode to Lingzhi.The fungus is thought to have been used in Daoist settings for several centuries, where the use of a concentrated decoction was thought to give practitioners the ability to see spirits, or to become spirits, or immortals, themselves. To this date, lingzhi is used in Chinese traditional medicine to treat a number of ailments. Traditionally, it was seen as a symbol of health and longevity, and a talisman for good luck. Because of these associations, it was often grown in imperial gardens, as well as being a popular subject in painting, porcelain and carving.Condition Report: The mark most likely later added, as it is highlighted under UV inspection. Expected light surface wear and a few firing imperfections consistent with type, including a few pits and iron spots.

An associated pair of Chinese famille rose square wine cupsLate Qing dynasty, one with apocryphal Qianlong seal markEach with gilded paired handles and turquoise interior, one cup enamelled to one side with the three Star Gods, the other with the Hehe Erxian, the other with Shoulao with attendants to one side, and two kings on the other, the base with a four-character mark in iron red, box.Each 7.8cm wide across the handles. (2)The Property of a Lady. Purchased in Hong Kong throughout the 1980s and 1990s. (Lots 355 - 474)Provenance: Chinese Arts & Crafts (HK) Ltd, Hong Kong, 7 May 1983清晚期 粉彩繪‘三星報喜’及士大夫像四方耳盃兩件，其中一件礬紅篆書「乾隆年製」寄托款，連盒女士藏品。二十世紀八十至九十年代間購置於香港。（拍品 355 - 474）來源：中藝（香港）有限公司，1983年5月7日Condition Report: Rims and top of one handle slightly polished and then re-gilded. Some pits, iron spots and a few firing cracks, and other expected firing imperfections. Some expected surface wear.

A large Chinese famille rose 'magpie and prunus' bottle vase, tianqiupingRepublic period, apocryphal Qianlong seal markEnamelled around the pear-shaped body with a pair of magpies alighting over blossoming branches of cherry and peach trees, the base with six-character seal mark in iron-red.56.5cm high.Provenance: from the collection of one of the first diplomats to the People's Republic of China in the early 1950s, and thence by descent.民國 粉彩繪‘喜鵲登梅’圖紋天球瓶，礬紅篆書「大清乾隆年製」寄託款來源：1950年代駐中國大使私人收藏，後傳承至現藏家。Blooming through ice to herald the spring, the plum blossom is one of the most beloved flowers in Chinese art, symbolising the winter, but also inner beauty and humble display in adverse condition. Growing on gnarled old branches, looking fresh and pure, plum blossoms can also symbolise vigour in old age. Prunus is often depicted on its own, or part of other important groups of flowers or rebuses, such as ‘the four gentlemen’, ‘the three friends of winter’, or ‘prunus on ice crackle’.In China, magpies are seen as messengers of joy, in the form of married bliss, and are often shown in pairs. Prunus on the other hand, is homophone for the word ‘eyebrows’, and the two together form the rebus ‘joy up to the tip of the eyebrows’.This is a subject matter that became popular within ‘birds and flowers’ paintings during the Song dynasty, and was first translated to porcelain in the early 15th century. In the Qing dynasty, this subject matter was then revived during the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor, both in underglaze blue and enamelled porcelain, and has remained a much beloved decorative motif ever since.Condition Report: general expected firing imperfections including pitting to the surface and some iron spots, firing imperfection to the mouth rim roughly 3cm. 

A Chinese semi-eggshell enamelled 'scholar in landscape' water potRepublic period, signed Sun ZitingDelicately enamelled with a solitary scholar gazing over a tranquil river, the reverse inscribed with a poem and signature and red seal of the artist, hardwood stand and fitted box.8.3cm wide.民國 孫孜亭款題詩粉彩繪士大夫山水圖紋水盂連木座及盒The Property of a Lady. Purchased in Hong Kong throughout the 1980s and 1990s. (Lots 355 - 474)女士藏品。二十世紀八十至九十年代間購置於香港。（拍品 355 - 474）Condition Report: Light surface wear. A few pits nd minor firing imperfections, otherwise generally good.

A Chinese famille rose and blue and white 'ladies' bottleRepublic period, apocryphal Qianlong seal markThe slender neck finely painted in cobalt blue with a profusion of fruit and flowers, including the sanduo and chrysanthemums and flanked with a pair of applied 'peaches' handles, all above a globular mid-section enamelled with a lady fishing, accompanied by three female attendants, the foot with further underglaze blue floral scrolls, the gently-rounded base with six-character seal mark in underglaze blue.15cm high.The Property of a Lady. Purchased in Hong Kong throughout the 1980s and 1990s. (Lots 355 - 474)民國 青花加彩繪侍女圖紋長頸瓶，「大清乾隆年製」寄託款女士藏品。二十世紀八十至九十年代間購置於香港。（拍品 355 - 474）Condition Report: Expected firing imperfections and light surface wear.

A Chinese blue and white 'landscape' incense burnerRepublic period, apocryphal Qianlong markRising from a low foot to bulging sides, waisted neck and flaring rim, painted to the exterior with a continuous landscape, the six-character seal mark in underglaze blue to the base.9cm wide across the body.The Property of a Lady. Purchased in Hong Kong throughout the 1980s and 1990s. (Lots 355 - 474)Provenance:Chou Su San Co., Ltd., Hong Kong, 10 Sep 1992 (receipt)民國 青花繪山水紋圖紋爐，青花篆書「大清乾隆年製」寄託款女士藏品。二十世紀八十至九十年代間購置於香港。（拍品 355 - 474）來源：香港周瑞珊有限公司（賬單），1992年9月10日Condition Report: Good condition in general with expected surface wear. 

A Chinese blue and white 'lotus' dishQing dynasty, Qianlong minyao mark and of the periodRising from a short foot to a rounded side, the central roundel with lotus design, beneath a keyfret band to the rim, the exterior painted with lotus petals in the Ming style, the base with an underglaze blue six-character seal mark.11.3cm diameter.The Property of a Lady. Purchased in Hong Kong throughout the 1980s and 1990s. (Lots 355 - 474)清乾隆  青花繪寶相花紋盤，青花篆書「大清乾隆年製」款女士藏品。二十世紀八十至九十年代間購置於香港。（拍品 355 - 474）Condition Report: Four hairlines beneath the rim ranging from 0.8cm to 1.5cm. Expected wear and small firing flaws including iron spots and underglaze hairlines. 

A Chinese copper-red-glazed dishQing dynasty, Qianlong seal mark and of the periodThe thinly-potted shallow vessel standing on a short, tapered foot, the exterior covered in a crushed-strawberry red copper glaze, the interior and base covered in a transparent, bluish glaze, the base with a six-character seal mark in underglaze blue, box.15cm diameter.The Property of a Lady. Purchased in Hong Kong throughout the 1980s and 1990s. (Lots 355 - 474)Provenance: Christies, lot 834 (receipt & label).清乾隆 紅釉碟連盒，青花篆書「大清乾隆年製」款女士藏品。二十世紀八十至九十年代間購置於香港。（拍品 355 - 474）來源：香港佳士得，1989年1月17日賬單，拍品號834。Condition Report: Expected surface wear and light scratching to interior.

Chinese school, Republic period'Magpie and prunus'Ink and colour on paper, inscribed to the bottom right corner with a seal, framed and glazed.36.5 x 29.5cm.民國 設色紙本喜鵲登梅圖，玻璃鏡框Condition Report: Light foxing and surface dirt throughout.

A pair of Chinese paintings of birds on silk. Signed and with seal marks, framed and glazed, 25cm x 52cm

Two Chinese Oriental metal & composite artefacts. The lot to include a cast metal dragon plaque with Fortune & Long Life ideograms, together with a marquis official name seal. Both raised on later plinths. Dragon plaque measuring approx. 5cm x 10cm. All lots in this auction are part of a private collection of antiquities and later effects, mainly collecting Roman, Viking, Egyptian and Asian antiques. The collection having been amassed over a 30-40 year period. The items in the auction has been purchased at various auction, private collections and museums over the years.

An assortment of seven Thai & Chinese Oriental hand carved stone charms amulets. The lot to include Phra Pidta charms with Buddha covering face, together with hand carved florally decorated miniature printing seal blocks. Largest measuring approx. 3.5 x 2cm x 1.5cm. All lots in this auction are part of a private collection of antiquities and later effects, mainly collecting Roman, Viking, Egyptian and Asian antiques. The collection having been amassed over a 30-40 year period. The items in the auction has been purchased at various auction, private collections and museums over the years.

A Chinese tea pot with dragon decoration in coloured enamels, seal mark to base

A GROUP OF 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE AND FAMILLE ROSE PORCELAIN, ETC, comprising a circular plate decorated with panels of figures and flowers, painted marks, diameter 22.9cm, smaller footed plate, diameter 16.5cm, a meiping shaped vase decorated with two panels of figures, blue character marks to the underside, height 18cm, a small rouleau vase, decorated with a landscape scene, height 14.5cm, a footed bowl decorated with two iron red five clawed dragons, six character mark to base, diameter 17cm, a bowl decorated with flowers, seal mark to underside, diameter 11.5cm and a famille rose bowl and cover decorated with scenes of figures, seal marks to top of cover and underside of bowl, height 12cm x diameter 11cm (7) (Condition Report: larger plate has stained crack to rim, smaller plate has wear to the decoration, five stained cracks and two chips to the rim, meiping vase has restoration to rim, small chip to the rim / underside of rim, several spots of loss to green enamel, footed bowl, footed bowl has a v shape missing from rim and stained crack extending from it, small bowl has wear to the gilt rim and dirty interior but appears to be free of damage and the famille rose bowl and cover has a fault repair to the rim of the handle, the bowl has three chips to the inner rim, one of which has an extensive crack and later gilding to the inner rim)

A COLLECTION OF LATE 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN, comprising a tankard with dragon handle, painted with a scene of figures, height 13cm, a similar tankard with metal handle, remnants of wicker covering, height 13.5cm, two tea bowls and saucers, one with figures the other with a shallow wrythen design and enamelled with flowers, another tea bowl decorated with ducks and plants, two saucers with frilled rims decorated with butterflies, with seal marks, a small cup with floral decoration, small bottom half of a jar, floral decoration, and three various plates (14) (Condition Report: dragon handle tankard has rim chip with repair, tankard with metal handle has a vertical crack running from rim to base with a riveted repairs to the exterior, chips to the interior around the drilled handle holes, both tea bowl and saucer sets in good condition, single tea bowl has crack and rim chips, two butterfly saucers are in good condition, small cup has nibbles to the rim, bottom half of jar has a fine crack running through it, green and blue plate has hand painted mark, good condition, octagonal plate has chip to underside of rim, floral plate is badly cracked)

A COLLECTION OF TEN 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE PORCELAIN PLATES, COMPRISING FIVE FAMILLE ROSE ON CELADON GROUND, varying designs of exotic birds, flora and fauna, all with blue underglaze pseudo seal marks, diameter approximately 18cm -19cm, a pair of frilled rim famille rose plates with exotic bird decoration, bear lozenge marks to underside with character marks, diameter 22cm and three floral enamelled plates (10) (Condition Report: one celadon ground plate with heavily chipped rim, others appear to be ok, the pair of plates have distorted their shape in firing process, one floral plate has an extensive crack and rim chips, pink, green and yellow plate has a crack and the blue rimmed plate has a small amount of glaze loss but ok)

A Chinese famille rose jardinière, 20th century, of tapering form, painted in the Dayazhai style, with a magpie perched in a blossoming prunus tree amongst peony against a purple ground, incised below the rim with a three-character Dayazhai mark (Studio of the Greater Odes), beside an iron-red seal mark reading 'Tian Di Yi Jia Chun' framed by confronting dragons pursuing a flaming pearl, the unglazed base with a four-character 'Yong Qing Chang Chun' mark,32.5cm diameterProvenance: The Collection of Dr Anne F Sutton (1942-2022).二十世纪 紫地粉彩喜上眉梢图花盆Condition Report28.5cm high.Glaze with losses and cracks.

A Chinese folding fan, Republic period (1912-1949), painted with literati playing go in a pavilion by a river in a landscape, inscribed, dated year of Wuzi (1948), signed by Chen Da (1892-1975) with an artist's seal, the reverse with a calligraphy by Ma Gongyu (1890-1969), signed with three artist's seals, open 46cm longguards 32.5cm long陈达/马公愚 高士图/书法 设色/水墨纸本 成扇 一九四八年作铃印：陈达、書畫傳家三百年、公愚書畫、冷翁Condition ReportFan with creasing marks, small tears and pin holes to edges. Bamboo warped.

A Chinese hanging scroll,19th century, painted with the life of fishermen and their families on boats on a river, inscribed with the signature and artist's seal of Feng Ji, ink and colour on paper,33 x 58cmProvenance: Purchased from the Beijing Antique Store in the early 1980s.冯箕款 渔乐图 设色纸本 立轴铃印：栖霞Condition ReportTears with old repairs. Some staining and foxing marks in various locations.

Two Chinese gouache paintings,Guangxu (1875-1908), by Liang Yuwei, one with a landscape, the other with a blossoming tree, both signed with an artist's seal and inscribed, ink and colour on silk, 27.5 x 24cm, framed and glazed (2)梁于渭 山水花卉图 设色绢本 镜框 一组两件题识：杭雪梁于渭写意钤印：杭雪Condition ReportBoth with staining and cockling, tears and creasing in various locations with signs of repair. The mounting board of the landscape with holes.Did not examine outside of the frames. Frames tired.

A pair of Chinese hanging scrolls,19th-20th century, each painted with a lady, one standing on a boat in the spring, the other seated by a window in a garden in the autumn, inscribed with the signature and an artist's seal of Pan Yasheng (1852-1921), ink and colour on paper,34 x 6cm (2)Provenance: Purchased in Beijing in the early 1980s.潘雅声款 仕女图 设色纸本 立轴 一对Condition ReportBoth mountings tired and cockled with small tears to edges.Foxing and staining marks in various locations. The Autumn painting with a pin hole to the upper left corner.

A Chinese calligraphy couplet, 20th century, in seal script, with a dedication and signature of Huang Binghong (1865-1955) with three artist's seals, ink on paper, each 169 x 29.5cm (2)Condition ReportPaper with creasing and cockling, small tears to edges, foxing, staining and dirt marks in various locations.

A Chinese calligraphy, 20th century, of a quotation from Chairman Mao in running script, with the signature of Guo Moruo (1892-1978) and an artist's seal, ink on paper, 47.5 x 79.5cmCondition ReportPaper with creasing and cockling, small tears to edges, foxing and staining marks in various locations.

AN IVORY SEAL-TYPE (INGYO) NETSUKE OF A SHISHI, ATTRIBUTED TO ANRAKUAttributed to Shukosai Anraku, unsignedJapan, Osaka, second half of the 19th centuryFinely carved, the seal-type netsuke with a male lion posed on the top of a waisted Chinese alter table with a key-fret (rinzu) border and tapering legs. The lion posed dynamically with its head turned back over his shoulder, placing one hand on a ball, with an elaborately incised mane and tail. Natural himotoshi between the table legs. The ivory finely stained in the manner characteristic of the artist Anraku.HEIGHT 4.6 cmCondition: Good condition with minor wear and a small loss to the apron of the alter table.Provenance: Duval Gallery, Brussels, 30 May 1945. Collection of Robert and Isabelle de Strycker, acquired from the above, and thence by descent within the same family. Robert de Strycker (1903-1968) was a French engineer who specialized in metallurgy. He was a Stanford graduate, a professor at the University of Leuven, a director of the Institute of Metallurgy at the Université Catholique de Louvain, and one of the most influential members of the faculty of applied sciences. After World War II, he made large contributions to France's post-war recovery. Robert and his wife Isabelle (1915-2010) first encountered Asian art at the British Museum during a stay in London in the 1930s. Enamored with the style and beauty, they both decided to study and collect Japanese and Chinese works of art. In 1938, they eventually began to build their collection, buying from Belgian, Parisian, and English dealers. They kept close contact with the famous English collector Sir Harry Garner (1891-1977) and noted Czech collector and expert Fritz Low-Beer (1906-1976).Auction comparison:Compare a closely related netsuke of a shishi with a ball on a table, signed Anraku, sold at Sotheby's, A Collection of Netsuke, Inro and Lacquer Wares, 16 November 1983, London, lot 1 (sold for GBP 495).Trade Certificate: The trade certificate for the sale of this lot within the EU has been grantedThis item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.

HOSAI MASAHIRO: A FINE ANABORI IVORY NETSUKE REFERENCING THE LEGEND OF CHORYO AND KOSEKIKOBy Hosai Masahiro, signed Masahiro 正廣 with seal Hosai 芳齋Japan, Tokyo, c. 1860A remarkable and intricately carved ivory netsuke, the manju-type netsuke fitted with a 'faux lid' carved in relief with a ferocious sinuous dragon forming a circle, one side pierce-carved in anabori with a design of Choryo handing back the shoe to Kosekiko after having defeated the water dragon. Two himotoshi and signed MASAHIRO with red seal HOSAI underneath. The artist was known for his meticulous anabori carvings and was a pupil of Adachi Masanobu.DIAMETER 3.7 cmCondition: Very good condition with few natural age cracks.Provenance: Sold at Sotheby's, 13 March 1987, London, lot 39. German private collection, acquired from the above.Zhang Liang (known as Choryo in Japanese) was a Chinese military strategist and politician who lived in the early Western Han dynasty. The present netsuke depicts the legend of when Choryo met the old man Kosekiko (Huang Shigong) on a bridge. The old man began to teach the art of war to Choryo and one day Kosekiko wanted to test Choryo and threw a shoe into the river where a powerful water dragon lived. The dragon seized the shoe and Choryo defeated it and gave the shoe back to Kosekiko. The present netsuke shows exactly this scene – the proud Choryo, with one foot on the dragon's head, is presenting the shoe to Kosekiko who is mounted on a horse atop a bridge. According to legend, Choryo used the teachings of Kosekiko as a military adviser to Liu Bang, the founder of the Han dynasty.Trade Certificate: The trade certificate for the sale of this lot within the EU has been granted (permit number DE-K-230523-303). This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.

OZAKI KOKUSAI: A RARE ANTLER KISERUZUTSU WITH COINSBy Ozaki Kokusai (1835-1892), sealed Koku 谷Japan, Shiba, Tokyo, c. 1860-1880The wari-zutsu pipe case carved with three old coins pierced through the center. The uppermost coin finely carved with the relief seal script characters Daquan wushi ['large coin, fifty'], the script of one coin of the Wang Man interregnum, and the second bears the characters Buquan ['spade coin'], an auspicious coin which was believed to grant women a son in childbirth if they wore it on their sash. The cord attachment is a playful rendition on an old Chinese coin carved in sunken relief within rounded-corner borders with a central aperture. The lowest square coin bears the artists signature KOKU. The unusually dark antler is of a deep red color with fine natural spongiform inclusions.LENGTH 20.1 cmCondition: Good condition with minor wear, natural flaws, and a chip to the upper rim.A wari-zutsu pipe case is slit at the sides, leaving two flexible leaves. Bamboo and wood are the usual materials, because of the need for flexibility, although occasionally antler is utilized. See Stratos, Milton (Spring 2016) Kiseruzutsu, the Other Sagemono. A Modest Appreciation, International Netsuke Society Journal, Vol. 36, No. 1, p. 19.Literature comparison:Compare two related antler otoshizutsu pipe cases with closely related antique coins, signed Kokusai, illustrated in in Moss, Sydney L. (2016) Kokusai The Genius: and Stag-antler Carving in Japan, vol. II, p. 352-353.