A Chinese porcelain mug, with painted and gilt decoration, 14.5 cm high, a pair of cloisonné vases, a cinnabar lacquer vase, and other ceramics (7) Condition report Report by NGChinese mug: Crack from rim running into body near handle, approx. 3.5 cm long. Large firing crack in dip of handle. Pock marks and pitting. Some rubbing to gilt and painted decoration.Cloisonne vases, approx. 16 cm high. One dented and with losses, other with losses and dent to foot-ring, other pitting and bubbling in enamel. Cinnabar Tobacco Vase, approx. 16 cm high. Damage to interior around neck of rim. Again, slight damage to enamel on base. Some losses to lacquer around foot. Other small nibbles/chips to decoration.Blue and white saucer, approx. 16 cm wide. Hairline crack from rim towards foot, approx. 3 cm long. Pitting and pock marks from production. Some surface scratches to bottom of plate.Other plate, approx. 14.5 cm diameter. Again crack to rim and rubbing to decoration.Cup and cover, approx. 11.5 cm high. Pitting and pock marks, firing crack to handle and production faults but there does not appear to be any later damage.
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A Chinese cinnabar lacquer circular dish, probably 19th Century, carved with a central kylin panel within borders of archaistic scrolls, key fret and ruyi heads, diameter approx 34cm, together with a cinnabar lacquer jar and cover, 19th Century, the ovoid body carved in relief with three panels of birds and flowers, height approx 17.5cm (both with faults).
A CHINESE CARVED IVORY FONDLING PIECE, Qing Dynasty, probably 18th century, accurately carved as a small section of flowering prunus, bark and branches, 3.7cm high; a Chinese jade tubular toggle in archaistic Han style, fashioned as a pig, 4.1cm long; and a Chinese cinnabar lacquer lidded box, early 20th century, carved with peonies in high relief, 7.4cm dia.(3) Condition report: Fine old patina and old drying cracks. Toggle: good condition throughout. Cinnabar box: good condition throughout.
A PAIR OF CHINESE CINNABAR RED AND BLACK LACQUER VASES, LATE QING DYNASTY Each decorated with four panels depicting figures in mountainous landscapes and with smaller panels containing flowers on a ground of lotus scrolls, the rims with ruyi heads and the shoulders with bands of plantain leaves, key fret and stylized flowers, 33cm. (2)
A CHINESE GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE, 1750-1820 The ovoid body carved in shallow relief with a cinnabar-red overlay, depicting a vase containing peony, incense burners, a bitong, tea wares and other scholarly objects to represent the Hundred Antiques, all reserved on a milky-white ground, 7.3cm. Provenance: Clare Lawrence Ltd. The Monimar Collection. Christie’s, 12th October 1987, lot 30. The Dwyer Collection. The Bentley Collection. Exhibited: LACMA, Los Angeles, USA, 1984. Illustrated: C Lawrence, Miniature Masterpieces from the Middle Kingdom, The Monimar Collection of Chinese Snuff Bottles, pp.252-253, no.120.104. 清 涅白地套紅料博古圖紋鼻煙壺 來源：Bentley收藏 展覽：1984年美國洛杉磯LACMA展
An exceptional Chinese cinnabar lacquer 'Wang Xizhi and Geese' brush pot, bitong, Qianlong/Jiaqing, of cylindrical form and finely carved with a continuous scene of Wang Xizhi contemplating geese in a pond from his veranda beside a village in a rocky landscape with figures crossing a bridge, the inside and base painted dark brown, 12.4cm high. Footnote: Wang Xizhi (AD303-361) was considered one of China's greatest calligraphers, later admired by the emperor Qianlong, and took much inspiration from nature in his work, particularly the graceful curves in the necks of geese. The same subject as the present lot has been repeated in other brush pots and works of art including Jade examples and an identical lacquer bitong which can be found in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Huixia Chen 'Carving the Subtle Radiance of Colors', 2008, p.144, fig.149.and another in the Palace Museum, Beijing illustrated in Derek Clifford 'Chinese Carved Lacquer', 1992, p.137, fig.112. For further comparison see Sotheby's Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 8 April 2014, lot 3122 IMPORTANT BIDDER NOTICE: This lot is not available for live online bidding. Please contact the department to arrange commission or telephone bidding.
A Chinese cinnabar lacquer tray, Qing Dynasty, of rectangular form with lobed corners, carved with a scene of three boys on a rocky island stopping for food beside a bridge amid rocks and trees, a pavilion nestles on the opposite bank, the outside walls with continuous flowers and foliage in high relief, 32cm across.
A Chinese cinnabar lacquer dish, late Qing Dynasty, of shallow section, the interior well carved to depict scholars in a detailed rocky natural setting, the interior and exterior rim covered in a repeating vine and lotus ground, the unmarked recessed base and foot rim covered in plain black lacquer, 26cm dia.
A Chinese two-colour cinnabar lacquer dish, late Qing/early Republic period, of mallow form in red and yellow lacquer, the centre carved to depict scholars and attendants in a detailed rocky village setting, the interior and exterior rim with trailing flowers and foliage, the unmarked flat base covered in plain black lacquer, 25cm dia.
A cinnabar lacquer Box and Cover,probably first half of the 19th century, of bun form, the lid carved with seven figures, literati and attendants, in a garden with rocks, a pavilion and trees on a cell diaper ground, the sides and base with panels of peony separated by lotus scroll,27cm (2)清十九世纪前半期(可能) 剔红雕漆庭院人物故事图圆盖盒
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