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A Chinese doucai chicken cup, Yongzheng mark, 19th century the form of the bowl looosely imitating the Chenghua prototype with the walls incurving towards the foot and a faintly everted rim at the top, the decoration in doucai enamels with two groups of cockerels parading in front of hens and chickens, the two separate scenes divided by finely painted blue rock groupings with bamboo and lotus, the base with a six character seal mark of the Yongzheng period (1723-1735) within two squares. For an example of the Ming prototype, Chenghua Mark and Period, see The Edward T. Chow Collection, Part One, Sotheby s Hong Kong, 25 November 1980 Lot 31. Diam 8.3cm; Ht 4cm Two long cracks extending from the rim almost to the foot. View on auctionatrium.com
A Chinese Teadust glaze Pilgrim Vase, 20th century of archaistic eighteenth century style form with a discoid body with a central raised lotus form panel and flattened sides with a pronounced ridge in the middle, possibly a luting line, a short spreading foot and a concave neck flaring out at the top, the shoulders with rounded angular handles with ruyi shape detailing at the top and bottom, all covered in an even olive green minutely mottled teadust glaze, the foot rim dressed in dark brown and the base with an impressed six charcter seal mark of the Qianlong period (1736-1795). Ht 26.8cm Excellent condition with no restoration. View on auctionatrium.com
A Fine Chinese Soapstone Seal, Qianlong (1736-1795), with original Spink receipt the square shaped seal carved from grey to reddish brown soapstone and surmounted by a kylin, the base inscribed The seal of your subject Ching Jung and the front with finely incised calligraphy reading I wish I could bequeath to posterity some exquisite works of art and to my descendants the memory of a noble life by Shou Shih [an eighteenth century dramatist]. Provenance: purchased from Spink and Son in 1948 for £10 and to be sold with the original receipt dated 21 July 1948." Ht 7.4cm Good condition. Very tiny chips to the edges and corners. View on auctionatrium.com
A Chinese Blue and White Bowl with Iron red Decoration, Qianlong six character seal mark to the base and probably of the period of deep rounded form with a short foot, finely decorated with stylised scrolling lotus in a chain of eight blooms with the eight Buddhistic symbols in iron red above, the base with six character Qianlong seal mark." Diam 10.2cm; Ht 6cm A clean break to the body with an additional crack (see illustration); a small amount of glaze staining to the interior of the base View on auctionatrium.com
A Chinese turquoise ground five-lobed famille rose bowl, Tongzhi mark and period with deep sides on a short spreading foot and a with slightly flaring rim, decorated in Famille Rose enamels on a turquoise ground with scrolling lotus below and bats above with endless knot hanging tassels and floral sprays between shou medallions, the blue enamel base with a simple scroll design, the interior glazed turquoise and the base similarly glazed with a six character Tongzhi seal mark in iron red on a white square to the centre, the paste of the foot and style of decoration indicating a circa date of the period." Diam 15cm (max); Ht 7.5cm Excellent condition with no restoration View on auctionatrium.com
A Chinese Grisaille Decorated Brushwasher signed Wang Shao-ting together with a Chinese Famille Rose Wrist Rest signed Wang Ye-ting, both twentieth century The brushwasher of shallow flattened conical profile decorated in grisaille enamels with a riverside landscape with a scholar fishing in contemplation of a stupa in the distance, inscribed and signed in grisaille Sitting and Fishing (or possibly Sitting and watch a fisherman casting ) Wang Shao-ting and with a seal in iron red Seal , the wrist rest of rectangular arched form decorated in Famille Rose enamels with a lakeside scene of an elderly gentleman contemplating boats in the distance, inscribed in grisaille Trees in red in the autumn landscape, painted by Wang ye-ting, Mount Zhu, at the guest accommodation in Mount Zhu. Mount Zhu is the location of the government kilns. Wang Ye-Ting was one of the eight friends of Mount Zhu (a group of porcelain painters formed after the closure of the imperial kilns in the early twentieth century) and specialized in landscape painting on ceramics. One of his contemporaries was Deng Bishan whose brushwasher is being offered as Lot 16532 in this auction. Wang Shao-ting is the second son of Wang Ye-ting." Brushwasher Diam 10.5cm; Wrist Rest 17.3cm x 6cm Excellent condition with no restoration View on auctionatrium.com
A Chinese Famille Rose pedestal dish, Xiangfeng iron red seal mark, 19th century of typical tazza form, the shallow lobed octafoil dish with indented corners, the spreading foot with a similar profile, decorated in pastel Famille Rose enamels with dignitaries on a rocky lakeside outcrop, one fishing while the other two gaze at mountains in the distance, the underside with peony sprays and a rocky outcrop with a cat contemplating butterflies, the foot with plum blossom and lotus on a turquoise ground, the base with a six character iron red seal mark which can be read as of the Xianfeng period (1851-1861)" Diam (max) 21cm; Ht 6cm Excellent condition with no restoration View on auctionatrium.com
A Chinese 250 liang paper banknote, Ming dynasty, of rectangular form, printed in black with characters and floriate scrolling borders and with twin red government seal marks, the rear with a further red and and a black seal Paper bank notes or Jiaozi first appeared in the Song dynasty when China s economy volume reached new heights due to increased overseas trading and the fact the traditional copper or iron coins could not satisfy the demand of money circulation. However due to the problems with counterfeit money, a crime which was punishable by the death penalty, the Song government found a specialised government department to issue, print and authorise, cash and identify counterfeit banknotes. The department therefore made a particular type of special governmental seal to stamp on every paper money, usually in the center of a money piece, so that people could easily identify real and counterfeit money. Bogus money usually lacked such stamped seals which were normally red or occasionally black or purple, or if they were stamped were of poor quality. The bona fide government seals were thus used as measures of authenticity on paper bank notes which were in general circulation throughout the Ming and Qing dynasties." 35cm x 22cm In good condition commensurate with age and with uneven edges from use. View on auctionatrium.com
A Chinese wine cup decorated in iron red with dragons, Qianlong seal mark and of the period (1736-1795) of typical form with deep sides a short foot and a very faintly everted rim, finely decorated in iron red with two five claw dragons in pursuit of the flaming pearl amidst flames with clashing waves below, two concentric circles in underglaze blu above and below, the base with a well drawn six character seal Qianlong seal mark, the paste of the foot and the quality of the decoration indicating a circa date of the period. Iron red dragon decorated wine cups were produced at various times during the nineteenth century. Qianlong examples seem to be more unusual but compare Sotheby s New York 23 March 2010 Lot 20 and Sotheby s New York 15 September 2010 Lot 249. " Diam 6cm; Ht 4.7cm Three hairline cracks to the rim; a small rim chip restored. View on auctionatrium.com
A Chinese doucai bowl decorated with flowers, Yongzheng mark, 19th century of typical form with shallow incurving sides and a short foot, decorated in soft doucai enamels with six floral sprays of chrysanthemum and narcissus between iron red filled ru-yi form pods hanging and rising from stylized floral sprays, the top with a small band of repeating fleur de lys, the interior with a similar floral spray roundel with a chrysanthemum head border with a further iron red edged border of yellow enamel filled ru-yi and blade form segments, the base with a six character seal mark of the Yongzheng period." Diam 14.5cm; Ht 6cm A hairline crack to the rim c4cm View on auctionatrium.com
An unusual Chinese bronze censer and stand, Qing dynasty, of small canted rectangular form with square handles with splashed gold and dark brown patination, on matching rectangular stand, the underside of the censer with a three seal scripted character mark Qin Shu Lii - With the company of zithe and book " 14cm x 80cm x 9cm In good condition commensurate with age. View on auctionatrium.com
A Chinese Famille Rose Saucer Dish decorated with a bird, fruiting vine and peony, the Tzu Hsi Style , Guangxu six character mark in underglaze blue and of the period of typical deep form with incurving sides, a short foot and a faintly everted rim, decorated in Famille Rose enamels with a bird astride a branch of fruiting vine amidst peony and an iron red oval roundel with a six character mark, the Tzu Hsi style , the base with a six character mark of the Guangxu period (1875-1908). For the Tzu Hsi style , see Straits Chinese Porcelain, Ho Wing Meng, Times Books International pp 44-46. The design was favoured by the Empress Dowager Tzu Hsi who commanded a set of porcelain wares decorated in the style to be produced for for her sixtieth birthday. Some examples bear the Empress Dowager s seal, as here. " Diam 21cm A slight crack (c1.5cm) and a tiny chip to the rim; small areas of wear to the enamels. View on auctionatrium.com
A fine pair Chinese dragon bowls, Jiaqing seal mark, 19th century The finely potted bowls each with two gilt and iron red fire claw dragons chasing the flaming pearl, with a famille rose fleur de lys border, and iron red Jiaqing marks to the base." 10.5cms diameter, 6cms high in good condition View on auctionatrium.com
A scroll painting of a horse, by Xu Bei-hong (1895-1953) the horse freely depicted in grey and black wash prancing with its front hooves raised. Signed to the bottom right Bei -Hong painted with free mind (referring to the extempore style of painting) with a red seal Jiang-nan bu-yi [ the Buyei people of Jiang-nan ]. Xu Bei-hong was in important artist in Chinese modern art movement who excelled in both Chinese ink painting and Western oil painting. Educated in China during his youth, he then studied painting and drawing in London and Paris followed by years of travelling in Western Europe. Xu was greatly influenced by Western Art and tried to advocate the learrning of its techniques by contempoary Chinese artists. His hallmark was the use of expressive Chinese brushwork combined with a Western perspective and the present painting is a good example of this. " Good condition overall with slight creasing; mounted on paper. View on auctionatrium.com
A Chinese Dark Green Jade Seal with calligraphy, nineteenth/twentieth century of near square section with a boldly carved recumbent kylin on the top, the seal itself reading Ban Ta Qin Shu ( Half bed of my zither and books ), two of the sides with archaistic calligraphy including part of the scripts from the Madhyamagama in Buddhism. The seal mark on the front face reads Made in the Qianlong period ." Width 12cm; Depth 11.8cm; Ht (max) 13.2cm Good condition. One or two minute chips to the edges and corners. View on auctionatrium.com
An unusual Chinese inscribed soapstone make-up box and cover, Daoguang, mark and period (1820-1850), the rectangular shaped box carved from a toffee coloured soapstone with green, brown and black markings, the top inscribed with a poem* with two red seal marks for the court painter Chen Mei in 1783, the underside with inscribed six character Daoguang mark *The poem reads In early April of the Qing-Ming period, apricot blossom are all blossomed and willows are hanging down alongside the bank. On such a beautiful spring day, the ladies are all going out and playing on swings in their gorgeous clothes " 12cm x 8.2cm x 3cm In good condition commensurate with age. View on auctionatrium.com
A Chinese iron red archaistic dragon saucer dish Qianlong mark and probably of the period Delicately potted with rounded sides. The exterior finely painted with a pair of iron red archaistic dragons with undulating bodies transforming into Lingzhi separated by further Lingzhi sprigs. The interior similarly painted with a pair of Lingzhi forms. Underglaze blue Qianlong seal mark to the base. For a similar Yongzheng mark and period dish see Sotheby s Fine Chinese Ceramics Auction, November 2009 - Lot 125." 12.4cm diameter Good condition View on auctionatrium.com
A fine Chinese bronze censer with Jia Cang Zhen Bao mark, 17th/18th century the heavy and well cast censer of compressed globular form with high shoulders rising to a flat inverted rim with a pair of loop handles on a short splayed foot, with very fine cast seal to base translating "the treasure of a family collection", with a contemorary wood cover with jade finial" Approximately 22cm diameter View on auctionatrium.com
A fine Chinese crystal glass engraved snuff bottle, Qianlong mark and probably of the period the ovoid shaped crystal bottle engraved with poem sentences from Lanting Xu "preface to the poems composed at the orchid pavillion", the base with Qianlong seal mark with turquoise and silver gilt stopper" View on auctionatrium.com
A Chinese blue and white Brushpot inscribed with the poem `Rhapsody on the Sounds of Autumn` by Ouyang Xiu, with the seal mark for Ouyang Xiu in underglaze copper red, 18th century of typical form with near upright, very slightly convex sides, the base unglazed with an area of glaze to the outer rim and the countersunk inner centre, the exterior inscribed in fine calligraphy with the poem `Rhapsody on the Sounds of Autumn` by Ouyang Xiu with the seal mark for Ouyang Xiu in underglaze copper red. The paste and finish of the foot and the quality of the calligraphic inscription indicate a circa date firmly in the eighteenth century and probably to the Kangxi period (1662 - 1722). Ouyang Xiu (1007-1072) was one of the eight most prominent of the Chinese literati from the Tang and Song periods." Ht 15.5cm; Diam 20cm Excellent condition with no restoration View on auctionatrium.com
A Chinese celadon glaze vase, Yongzheng mark, 19th century of archaistic form with a compressed globular body, a deep cylinrical foot slightly flaring at the base, the neck slightly convex and flaring out gently to the garlic neck top, each main section of the vase divided by a ridged band, the whole covered in an even celadon glaze, neatly stopping at the foot, the base with a well drawn six character seal mark of the Yongzheng period (1723-1795)." Ht 34.8cm Excellent condition with no restoration View on auctionatrium.com
A Chinese porcelain four lobed Famille Rose bowl mark, Jiaqing mark and period (1795-1820) with deep sides and an everted rim on a short straight foot, the lobed body with four convex segments, very finely enamelled with a continuous scene of warriors in procession in a rocky exterior setting with pine trees and grass, the base with a well drawn six character underglaze blue Jiaqing seal mark, the paste of the foot and the style and quality of the decoration indicating a circa date of the period." Diam (max) 17cm; Ht 8.3cm Good condition with no restoration. One faint crack (circa 1cm) to the top rim. View on auctionatrium.com
A Chinese beehive form brushwasher with a calligraphic inscription to the reverse, early twentieth century, signed underneath Bi Shan of typical form with an opening at the top, the white glaze with a faint orange peel effect and decorated with fish and pine with the moon reflected in water in the background, the reverse with freely inscribed calligraphy and a seal mark in iron red for Deng, the glazed base with an iron red mark for Bi Shan. The inscription reads In the water full of algae, fish are gulping alongside fine sand, they are shuttling and swimming [leisurely] and is followed by the colphon Zhu Deng Bishan Tie Jian-zi (Painted at Zhu-shan Deng Bi-Shan, the iron shoulder ) and the seal Deng . (Tie Jian-zi is the courtesy title of Deng and means iron shoulder .) The sentences are from the poem The Mandarin Fish by Li Dong-yang, a minister, calligrapher and poet of the middle Ming period. This brushwasher was made by Deng Bi-shan, a famous porcelain painter at Jing de-zhen, Jiangxi province. Deng belonged to a group called the eight friends of Zhu-shan which was established after the closing of the government kilns at the end of the Qing dynasty. (Zu-shan, the mountain of pearl at Jingdezhen, was worshipped as an auspicious location since antiquity.) Deng was famous for his paintings of fish and was influenced by the Japanese realistic style. " Diam (max) 11.5cm; ht 7.5cm Perfect condition with no restoration View on auctionatrium.com
A Chinese Yi Hsing ware teapot signed Pei Shi-min, mid 20th century Naturalistically modelled with the handle, spout and lid knob in the form of bamboo, the body and lid with a bamboo spray, the base, handle and lid with impressed potter’s seal marks, the bottom marked Pei Sh-min and the handle and cover interior marked Shi-min. Pei Shi-min (1892-1976) was a well known Yixing potter. He started learning pottery aged 14 and by the time he was 22 worked for the Li-yong pottery company. His skills attracted the attentions of many dealers and collectors and he made reproduction antique teapots for them. At 34, he was invited to move to Shanghai and consequently established his reputation in the Zhejiang and Jiang-su provinces. Collectors comment on the finely carved bamboo leaves on Pei s teapots which are said to look like the eyebrows of a beauty . His works are now eagerly sought by modern collectors. " Ht 11.5cm; width (max) 17cm Perfect condition with no restoration View on auctionatrium.com
A Chinese famille rose turquoise ground Pilgrim Vase, Jiaqing mark, nineteenth century of typical eighteenth century style with a fully rounded body narrowing to the top with a short cylindrical slightly flaring neck and a short spreading foot to the base, the shoulders with applied handles in the form of stylized dragons, decorated in famille rose enamels in imitation of cloisonne enamel wares with bats, butterflies, scrolling lotus and symbols, all the details outlined in gold, the top rim with a band of repeating fleur de lys style motifs and the base with alternating pink and blue enamel plantain leaves, the dragon handles decorated in iron red and gilt, the top interior enamelled in turquoise and the base similarly decorated with a well drawn six character iron red Jiaqing period (1796-1820) seal mark within a white square. For a Double Gourd Vase, Jiaqing Mark and Period, decorated in this style see The Edward T. Chow Collection, Part One, Sotheby s Hong Kong, 25 November 1980 Lot 173 and for a similar pair with gilt Jiaqing marks and of the period see An Important Exhibition of Chinese Ceramics from the Robert Chang Collection, Christie s London, June 1993 No 103. For a Daoguang Mark and Period Ingot shape dish in this design see S.Marchant & Son, Exhibition of Nineteenth Century Mark and Period Porcelain, 1991 no 42. " Ht 28cm Excellent condition with no restoration; a small amount of glaze staining to the top interior and the base. View on auctionatrium.com
A Chinese famille rose square porcelain bowl, Daoguang mark, 19th century with faintly concave sides and a short spreading foot, decorated in Famille Rose enamels, the exterior with Buddhistic symbols, peony and lotus on a lime green enamel ground below a border of ju i form lappets and with a stylised floral scrolls to the base, the interior with floral sprays on a turquoise ground and the base glazed in turquoise with a six character iron red seal mark of the Daguang period (1821-1850). Many of the characteristics of the decoration on this piece resemble those found on Straits Chinese Porcelain pieces." Diam 16cm (approx) Excellent condition with no restoration View on auctionatrium.com
A Chinese Lang Yao glaze vase, 18th/19th century of squat pear shape form with a wide neck and a short spreading foot pierced to each side, covered in a faintly variegated deep red Lang Yao glaze with minute glaze bubbles which rises to the top of the piece and pools slightly at the base, the foot with an elaborate poem in gilt calligraphy composed by the Emperor Qianlong. The poem on the base of this vase reads "The red glaze on the vase is varied-the light red looks like red glow after rain, and dark red seems like a fire in roast. This colour is unmatchable. It is impossible to compare the colour with vermilion the most beautiful colour in red or the gem in West. If you put a flower in the vase, even the flower will feel shameful about her plain colour; if you want to make a painting of the vase it will be just a vain try. Many people think the origin of the red glaze ware was from Xuande reign" [Ming Dynasty] " but actually in Song Ren-zong reign" [Northern Song Dynasty] " the red porcelain was already being produced in Ding ware. Composed by Qianlong in the cyclical year Yimo" [AD 1775] " and inscribed by imperial order" The first seal reads Yu (by imperial order) and the second Qian - long A similar piece to this vase can be seen in the Beijing Palace Museum " Ht 22cm Excellent condition with no restoration View on auctionatrium.com
A pair of Chinese blue and white bowls with iron red decoration, Daoguang marks, 19th century of deep rounded form with a short foot, finely decorated with stylised scrolling lotus in a chain of eight blooms with the eight Buddhistic symbols in iron red above, the base with six character Daoguang period (1821-1850) seal marks" Diam 10.5cm (max); ht 6.1cm & 6.2cm Excellent condition with no restoration View on auctionatrium.com
A Chinese Famille Rose Beehive Form Brush Pot, Jiaqing Mark and Period (1796-1820) of typical form, the incurving sides with a wide opening at the top, decorated with stylised scrolling lotus below a band of ju i form lappets, the top rim with a narrow gilt border edged in iron red, the base with a well drawn iron red six character Jiaqing seal mark. Compare with a similar example sold by Sotheby s London - Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Lot 130, 10 November 2010, which was once the property of E. T. Chow." Diam (base) 6.9cm, (top) 4.4cm; Ht 4cm Excellent condition with no restoration View on auctionatrium.com
A Pair of Chinese Iron Red Ground Bowls decorated with lotus, Daoguang mark and period (1821-1850) of typical form with deep curving sides and a short foot, the top rim slightly everted, the iron red ground with a design of stylized scrolling lotus with three forms of lotus blooms amidst scrolling foliage, the base with a well drawn underglaze blue six character Daoguang seal mark. For a similar pair see S.Marchant & Son, Exhibition of Nineteenth Century Mark and Period Porcelain, June 1991 No 33." Diam 11.5cm; Ht 6cm Good condition with no restoration. Each bowl with slight glaze staining to the top interior (see illustration). View on auctionatrium.com
A Chinese Famille Rose small bowl decorated with the three friends , Daoguang six character seal mark and possibly of the period of typical form with incurving sides and a short foot, delicately enamelled in Famille Rose with pine, prunus and bamboo, the three friends of winter , the base with a six character iron red seal mark of the Daoguang period (1821-1850)." Diam 6.7cm; Ht 3.5cm A small flaking chip to the rear of the foot (see illustration). The potting slightly uneven. View on auctionatrium.com
A small Chinese lemon yellow glazed wine cup, Jiaqing mark and probably of the period (1796-1820) delicately potted with tapering sides flaring outwards towards the rim, glazed in a delicate lemon yellow with a very faint speckling effect, the base with a well drawn six character seal mark of the Jiaqing period (1796-1820), the paste of the foot and the quality of the decoration suggesting a date of manufacture during the period." Diam 4.8cm; Ht 2.6cm Excellent condition with no restoration. View on auctionatrium.com
A Chinese Bowl and Cover decorated with Lotus, Daoguang mark and period the bowl with deep rounded sides and a short foot, the shallow domed cover with a ball finial and flush fitting with an overlap at the edge, the body finely decorated in Famille Rose enamels with overlapping lotus leaves with a small blue dot band at the foot, the cover similarly decorated and with the finial gilt, the rims of both the bowl and the cover edged in gold in imitation of canton enamel decoration, the base with a six character underglaze blue Daoguang seal mark (1821-1850) and of the period." Ht 10cm; Width (max) 11.5cm Excellent condition with no restoration. View on auctionatrium.com
A Chinese enamel basin, 20th century, painted in pastel tones with chrysanthemum and a pair of quail within yellow ground, blue dragon borders spaced by floral vignettes, everted turquoise ground spear head rim, the underside with blue enamel bamboo flowers and rockwork against a duck egg blue ground, apocryphal Qianlong blue enamel seal mark, 42.5cm diameter
A very fine pair of Chinese famille jaune bottle vases, late Qing Dynasty, each tightly decorated with scrolling peony, chrysanthemum, honeysuckle and karakusa type scrolls against a yellow ground and below a blue enamel neck with conforming floral decoration banded by ruyi head plantain leaf and thunder scroll bands, the bases with blue enamel overglaze apocryphal seal marks for Qianlong, one vase damaged and repaired to the neck, 29cm high (2)
C19th Early C20th Chinese Carved Travelling Desk with rectangular top carved with Chinese seal marks & high relief 4 clawed dragons to each corner, central flat plateau, lift-up hinged lid enclosing divided compartments, exterior frieze decorated with seal marks & dragons, pierced fold-down supports with coiled dragons, top with bamboo carved borders & human headed dragons approx. 26" x 19" x 7" closed, approx. 22.5" H open
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