CHINESE ARTIST (CIRCA 1810)A set of Eleven Silk Production ScenesGouache on paper, glazed and framed . Each, 33.5cm (13 1/4in) high x 45cm (17 3/4in) wide. (11).Footnotes:中國藝術家（約1810年） 絲綢生產加工圖 一組十一幅 紙本水粉 鏡框Provenance: Martyn Gregory, LondonPrivate collectionMartyn Gregory, London來源： 倫敦古董商Martyn Gregory私人收藏倫敦古董商Martyn GregoryPublished, Illustrated and Exibited: Martyn Gregory, Jubilee Exhibition 1977-2002: Catalogue 78, London, 2002, pp.58-59, no.82Martyn Gregory, Catalogue 100: Two Centuries of 'China Trade' paintings 1770-1970, London, 2019-2020, pp.52-53, no.71.展覽著錄： Martyn Gregory，《Jubilee Exhibition 1977-2002: Catalogue 78》，倫敦，2002年，第58-59頁，編號82Martyn Gregory，《Catalogue 100: Two Centuries of 'China Trade' paintings 1770-1970》，倫敦，2019-2020年，第52-53頁，編號71The following scenes illustrate the traditional process of silk cultivation:1) Picking the mulberry leaves 2) Bringing in the leaves3) Feeding the young silkworms on mulberry sprigs4) Spreading out the silkworms on rectangular trays5) Bringing fresh leaves to feed the silkworms6) Sorting the silkworms in circular trays7) Transferring the silkworms to straw frames 8) Warming the developing cocoons on their frames 9) Heating the cocoons in pans of water and reeling off the threads10) Dyeing the thread and weaving it on a loom11) Cutting the finished cloth In China, scenes illustrating the cultivation of silk have been produced in various media for centuries. One notable work, the Gengzhi tu (Pictures of Tilling and Weaving), originated during the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). This work included a series of scenes depicting the stages of silkworm rearing and silk production, accompanied by poems. The depiction of agricultural and sericulture scenes was seen both as a reference to practical farming and as a metaphor for a well-ordered Confucian society. In the Qing dynasty, this was further developed into an important subject to glorify the golden age under the justified governance of the Manchus and later editions were commissioned for the Kangxi and Qianlong Emperors, incorporating Western influences. These Imperial versions became popular in the West, as they offered key-hole glimpses into what life was like in the distant Celestial Empire. The present set bears a closer resemblance to the Qianlong series of 1765 in both format and composition. A Qianlong album of Imperially Commissioned Illustrations of Tilling and Weaving with Poems, is recorded amongst the collections of the Dalian Library in Liaoning. Compare also a book of woodblock prints of the 1696 Kangxi edition, with added colours by brush, in the British Museum, London (acc.no.1949,0709,0.1).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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TWO VERY RARE IMPERIAL-TRIBUTE PAINTED ENAMEL TURQUOISE-GROUND TRIPOD INCENSE BURNERS, DINGQianlong red enamel four-character marks and of the periodThe two globular vessels each raised on three bulbous feet, colourfully enamelled with similar designs of gourd or melon and butterfly within four gilded scrollwork-edged cartouches, against a turquoise ground interspersed with scrolling lotus, the gilded shoulder raising to a cylindrical neck with alternating gilded and painted flowers, below the wide rim repeating the similar design of painted and gilded cartouches, flanked by a pair of similarly enamelled S-shaped handles set with openwork gilt-copper cash-motif tubes. 21.5cm (8 7/16in) high, and 22.8cm (9in) high. (2).Footnotes:清乾隆 御供銅胎畫琺瑯瓜蝶紋雙耳三足香爐兩件礬紅「乾隆年製」楷書款Provenance: Sir Michael Oppenheimer (3rd Baronet, 1924-2020) and Lady Helen Oppenheimer DD (1926-2022)來源：Michael Oppenheimer 爵士（三代從男爵，1924-2020年）與Helen Oppenheimer爵士夫人（1926-2022年）舊藏The vessels belonged to Sir Michael and Lady Oppenheimer DD (3rd Baronet, 1924-2020). Sir Michael's maternal grandparents were Sir Robert Grenville Harvey, 2nd Baronet (1856-1931) and Lady Emily Blanche Harvey (1872-1935) of Langley Park, Buckinghamshire. The Chinese art collection can be, at least in part, traced back to Langley Park, Buckinghamshire, home to the Harvey Baronets from 1788 until 1945.Sir Michael Oppenheimer's paternal family was the well-known South African mining family. The baronetcy was created in 1921 for Bernard Oppenheimer, Chairman of the South African Diamond Corporation for setting up diamond sorting factories to employ wounded ex-servicemen after the First World War. The family has been involved with De Beers over many decades. Lady Oppenheimer DD (1926-2022) was a distinguished moral and philosophical theologian, with a particular interest in the ethics pertaining to personal relationships.These opulently decorated covered incense burners, modelled in the form of archaic bronze ding vessels, would have likely been commissioned by the Imperial Court from workshops in Guangzhou. Since the technique of enamelling on metal was introduced by Jesuit missionaries residing in Guangzhou around 1684, the craftsmen of Guangzhou proved so proficient in the new craft that by 1716 the Kangxi Emperor was known to have summoned two artisans from there to work in the enamel workshop of the Imperial Household Department in the Palace. By the Qianlong Emperor's reign, the art of enamelling on metal had reached exceptionally high standards, as the present examples illustrate, and this art form continued to receive the emperor's foremost interest and patronage.Compare with a similar incense burner, from a painted enamel alter set with interlocking lotus design, Qianlong mark and of the period, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Enamels 5, Painted Enamel in the Qing Dynasty, Beijing, 2011, pp.232-233, no.176. The incense burner is similarly painted with a turquoise ground and reserves painted with gourds amongst vines within gilded cartouches. See also the related design of gourds on a painted enamel cup and cover, Yongzheng mark and period, illustrated by Shi Jingfei, Radiant Luminance: The Painted Enamelware of the Qing Imperial Court, Taipei, 2012, p.100, no.63.Compare with a related 'Imperial-Tribute' yellow-ground Canton enamel tripod incense burner and cover, Qianlong mark and of the period, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 2 June 2015, lot 669.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE EMBROIDERED SILK CIVIL OFFICIAL'S 'PEACOCK' RANK BADGE, BUZIKangxiMade for a third rank official, finely embroidered in satin stitch with a peacock, standing at the centre with one leg raised and the other standing on a pitted stone, its head turned towards the sun amidst cruciform ruyi clouds, all on a ground of couched gold thread, above rolling waves, bordered by a narrow band of classic scrolls. 34cm (13 2/8in) square.Footnotes:清康熙 金地繡文官三品孔雀補子Provenance: Christie's New York, 22 September 1995, lot 535Christie's London, 12 May 2009, lot 72A European private collection來源： 紐約佳士得，1995年9月22日，拍品編號535倫敦佳士得，2009年5月12日，拍品編號72歐洲私人收藏Boldly crafted from vibrant silk, embellished with scrolling patterns in luxurious couched-gold thread, this badge is a rare example likely dating to the early or mid-Kangxi reign. It would have been made for a civil official of the third rank. Badges featuring different bird species were reserved for civil officials, with the birds representing real rather than mythical creatures. These animals often symbolized literary refinement, making them appropriate insignia for officials who achieved their rank through rigorous examinations grounded in the Confucian classics; see G.Dickinson & L.Wrigglesworth, Imperial Wardrobe, London, 1990, pp.121-122.The use of circular motifs for bird designs and the opulent application of gold are hallmarks of the early Kangxi period; see B.Jackson and D.Hugus, Ladder to the Clouds: Intrigue and Tradition in Chinese Rank, Berkeley, CA, 1999, pp. 224-226.Compare with a nearly-identical silk embroidered 'peacock' badge, Kangxi, in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc.no.36.65.5). A related silk embroidered 'peacock' badge, Kangxi, was sold at Christie's New York, 23 September 2022, lot 851.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE FAMILLE JAUNE GLAZED BISCUIT INCENSE BURNERKangxiOf rectangular form, the top pierced with interlocking cash-coin pattern, the sides pierced with variously shaped rectangles, rising from a stepped foot, covered in a yellow glaze with dark brown outlines. 13.2cm (5 1/4) wide.Footnotes:清康熙 黃釉素胎鏤空花熏Provenance: the Honourable Mrs Nellie Ionides (1883-1962), and thence by descent來源： 尊敬的 Nellie Ionides 夫人 (1883-1962)，並由後人保存迄今Nellie Ionides (1883-1962) was the daughter of Sir Marcus Samuel (1853-1927), one of the founders of Shell Oil, and Lord Mayor of London, 1902-1903. She was a legendary collector with a particular interest in Kangxi porcelain, with parts of her collection published in R.L Hobson's The Later Ceramic Wares of China, 1924, under the name of her first husband, 'The Hon. Mrs Walter Levy'. Much of her collection passed to the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, with some pieces being retained by the family. Alongside Chinese ceramics she collected landscapes, enamels, musical instruments, clocks, brass jelly moulds and Victorian genre scenes of dogs. Her own poodle was known as Clicquot, short for Vulcan Champagne Clicquot.A related sancai incense burner, Kangxi, in the Shanghai Museum is illustrated in the catalogue Parfums de Chine: la culture de L'encens au temps des empereurs, Paris, 2018, no.76. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds a related pierced lantern of similar rectangular form (acc.no.AK-RBK-15868).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE GOLD-ENAMELLED 'SHOU' CUPDaoguang seal mark and of the periodFinely potted with deep rounded sides rising from a short foot, the exterior moulded with four Shou character medallions enclosed by stylised chilong in blue against a gold enamelled ground, the interior glazed white. 6.3cm (2 1/2in) diam.Footnotes:清道光 金地藍彩螭龍捧壽杯青花「大清道光年製」篆書款Provenance: Dr Carl Kempe (1884-1967) collection (label)The Li Fan Thompson collection, London來源： Carl Kempe博士(1884-1967)收藏（據標籤）範麗收藏，倫敦Published and Illustrated: B.Gyllensvard, Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, p.255, no.874.著錄： B.Gyllensvard，《Chinese Ceramics in the Carl Kempe Collection》，斯德哥爾摩，1964年，第255頁，編號874The present lot is modelled after a design from the Kangxi period. See a similar gold-ground wine cup with blue roundels, Kangxi, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in Miscellaneous Enamelled Porcelains Plain tricoloured Porcelains: The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Shenzhen, 2009, p.306, no.256. Gold, considered one of the most auspicious metals, symbolised opulence and was associated with the Daoist concept of the golden elixir of immortality (jindan). This is underscored by the shou character on the sides of the cup, a symbol of longevity. See also an unmarked pair of gold enamelled bowls, 18th/19th century, illustrated by R.Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol.2, London, 1994, pl.949.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE WHITE-GLAZED 'CHRYSANTHEMUM' DISHYongzheng six-character mark and of the periodFinely potted with lobed sides and foliate rim, rising from a short, slightly inward-tapering foot, covered overall in a creamy-white glaze, the base with underglaze-blue reign mark within a double circle. 16.3cm (6 1/2in) diam.Footnotes:清雍正 白釉葵花式盤 青花「大清雍正年製」楷書款Provenance: Vanderven Oriental Art, s-Hertogenbosch (label)來源： Vanderven Oriental Art，荷蘭斯海托亨博斯（據標籤）Chrysanthemum dishes of this form were made in a wide range of colours during Yongzheng's reign. See a yellow-glazed dish of similar shape, Yongzheng six-character mark and of the period, illustrated in A Millennium of Monochromes from the Great Tang to the High Qing: The Baur and Zhuyuetang Collections, Geneva, 2019, pp.342-343. See also twelve Yongzheng dishes of this form, in twelve colours of glazes, illustrated in Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong: Qing Porcelain from the Palace Museum Collection, Hong Kong, 1989, pl.145.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
AN YIXING STONEWARE 'LOTUS POD' BRUSHRESTImpressed Chen Mingyuan seal mark, Qing DynastyOf elegant curved form and raised on bracket feet, the flattened surface applied with a naturalistically modelled lychee, peanut, lotus pod with articulated lotus seeds, and lotus shoot, picked out in varying tones from creamy-beige to dark brown. 9.5cm (3 3/4in) long. Footnotes:清 段泥乾果蓮藕筆架「鳴遠」篆書印Provenance: Sydney L. Moss Ltd., LondonMr & Mrs Gerard Hawthorn, LondonBonhams Hong Kong, 28 November 2011, lot 272A Princely collection來源： 倫敦古董商Sydney L.Moss Ltd.倫敦Gerard Hawthorn伉儷香港邦瀚斯，2011年11月28日，拍品編號272王子藏品Published and Illustrated: P.Moss, 'I-Hsing-Tea-Taste', in Journal of the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society, vol.10, no.3, September 1978, p.9, fig.9.著錄： P.Moss，《I-Hsing Tea-Taste》，《Journal of the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society》，第10卷，編號3，1978年9月，第9頁，插圖9For an Yixing stoneware lotus pod brushwasher in the Shanghai Museum, signed Chen Mingyuan and with similar naturalistic treatment and closely related style, see Themes and Variations: The Zisha Pottery of Chen Mingyuan, Hong Kong, 1997, p.110, pl.26.See an Yixing brushrest, Kangxi, which was sold at Sotheby's London, 3 November 2021, lot 35.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A PAIR OF SANG-DE-BOEUF WATERPOTS18th centuryEach finely potted of domed beehive form, the exterior covered with deep oxblood glaze, the interior and base applied with bluish-tinted white glaze, with wood stands. 5.9cm (2 1/4in) diam. (4).Footnotes:十八世紀 郎紅釉水盂一對Provenance: Dr Carl Kempe (1884-1967), Sweden (label)The Li Fan Thompson collection, London Published and Illustrated: Bo Gyllensvärd, Chinese Ceramics: In the Carl Kempe Collection, Goteborg, 1964, p.241, no.819來源： Carl Kempe博士(1884-1967)，瑞典（據標籤）範麗收藏，倫敦著錄： Bo Gyllensvärd，《Chinese Ceramics: In the Carl Kempe Collection》，哥德堡，1964年，第241頁，編號819Dr. Carl Kempe (1884-1967) was a prominent Swedish industrialist who served as the CEO of Mo och Domsjö AB, a leading company in the Swedish pulp and paper industry. Dr. Kempe resided at Ekolsund, a historic former Swedish royal palace, where he also maintained his distinguished art collection. As an early and active member of the Oriental Ceramic Society, he amassed one of the finest European collections of Chinese ceramics created in the mid-twentieth century.The sang-de-boeuf glaze first appeared in Chinese porcelain during the Kangxi period, also known as 'Lang yao red' after the name of Lang Tingji (1663-1715) who was the director of the official kilns in Jingdezhen between 1705-1712. See a related sang-de-boeuf waterpot, Qing dynasty, illustrated in Catalogue of the Special Exhibition of K'ang-hsi, Yung-cheng and Ch'ien-lung porcelain ware from the Ch'ing Dynasty in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1986, p.51, pl.9. See a similar sang-de-boeuf waterpot, Qianlong mark and of the period, which was sold at Sotheby's London, 15 May 2007, lot 583.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A GILT-DECORATED FAMILLE ROSE CORAL-GROUND 'BOYS' VASEQianlong/JiaqingFinely potted rising from a curved foot to swelling shoulders, surmounted by a cylindrical flaring neck, meticulously decorated around the exterior with four shaped panels containing scenes of boys engaged in various pursuits, all against a coral red ground and decorated in gilt with formal lotus and acanthus leaves, four butterflies on the shoulder, the neck with upright plantain leaves, the interior and base glaze turquoise. 20.5cm (8in) high. Footnotes:清乾隆/嘉慶 珊瑚紅地粉彩描金開光嬰戲圖瓶Provenance: the Honourable Mrs Nellie Ionides (1883-1962), and thence by descent來源： 尊敬的 Nellie Ionides 夫人 (1883-1962)，並由後人保存迄今Nellie Ionides (1883-1962) was the daughter of Sir Marcus Samuel (1853-1927), one of the founders of Shell Oil, and Lord Mayor of London, 1902-1903. She was a legendary collector with a particular interest in Kangxi porcelain, with parts of her collection published in R.L Hobson's The Later Ceramic Wares of China, 1924, under the name of her first husband, 'The Hon. Mrs Walter Levy'. Much of her collection passed to the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, with some pieces being retained by the family. Alongside Chinese ceramics she collected landscapes, enamels, musical instruments, clocks, brass jelly moulds and Victorian genre scenes of dogs. Her own poodle was known as Clicquot, short for Vulcan Champagne Clicquot.This charming vase is painted with the motif of boys at play in a fenced garden, which represents the wish for many sons. The decoration is typical of the Qianlong and Jiaqing periods. See a related gourd-shaped vase with a similar design of children at play within reserved panels over dark reddish-brown ground with gilt decoration, Qianlong, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of the Treasures of the Palace Museum: Porcelains with Cloisonné Enamel Decoration and Famille Rose Decoration, Shenzhen, 2009, p.156, no.138. Compare with a very similar coral-ground famille rose 'boys' vase, Qianlong, which was sold at Christie's London, 15 May 2018, lot 261.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE WHITE-GLAZED CARVED 'LANDSCAPE' BRUSHPOT, BITONGJiajing six-character mark, KangxiOf cylindrical shape, the exterior carved with a continuous scene of a mountainous riverscape, further detailed with clouds drifting among distant peaks, craggy rockwork, pine trees, cottages, a fisherman sailing across the river in a boat and a scholar seated by the river, the base inscribed with a six-character apocryphal Jiajing mark in underglaze blue, wood stand. 16.5cm (6 1/2in) high.Footnotes:清康熙 白釉淺浮雕山水人物圖筆筒青花「大明嘉靖年製」楷書款Provenance: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 4 October 2011, lot 2012The Li Fan Thompson collection, London來源： 香港蘇富比，2011年10月4日，拍品編號2012範麗收藏，倫敦 This piece exemplifies the Chinese literati painting tradition beautifully rendered in porcelain. While brushpots of the Kangxi period are commonly decorated with blue and white designs, those featuring white glaze and shallow relief, as seen in the present lot, are rare. See a similar white-glazed brushpot, but with a Shang Feng Bo Zhi mark, illustrated in Kangxi Porcelain Wares from the Shanghai Museum Collection, Hong Kong, 1998, p.348, pl.233. See also a similar white-glazed carved brushpot, Kangxi, in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing (acc. no.新00083267).See a related carved blue and white, copper-red and celadon brushpot, Kangxi, which was sold at Christie's New York, 39 March 2006, lot 105.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
AN EXTREMELY RARE AND MASSIVE GILT-DECORATED GRISAILLE AND IRON-RED 'DRAGON' ROULEAU VASE Kangxi The cylindrical body and neck boldly painted in gilt, grisaille and iron-red with a continuous scene of two large five-clawed dragons flying in and out of clouds above carp fish jumping between frothing and bubbling waves lapping against sharply angled rocks. 78.5cm (30 7/8in) high For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A CHINESE FAMILLE-VERTE 'PEACOCK' DISH, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD the rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to an everted rim, brightly enamelled to the interior with a medallion enclosing a peacock perched on rockwork amidst peony sprays, all encircled in the well by bands of lotus and the 'Three Friends of Winter', 33cm., diameter清康熙 绿地素三彩孔雀纹盘
A RARE CHINESE RED, BLUE AND ANHUA DECORATED BOTTLE VASE, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722) the globular body rising from a short tapering foot to a tall knopped trumpet neck, finely painted in underglaze-blue around the exterior with four medallions enclosing Immortals in landscapes, the knop with a leafy lotus scroll, all reserved against anhua scrolling lotus on a copper-red ground, 35cm high清康熙（1662-1722年）青花釉里红暗刻长颈瓶
A CHINESE FAMILLE-VERTE BRUSHPOT, BITONG, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD the slightly waisted cylindrical body rising from a flat base, brightly enamelled with a scholar and two attendants, one bringing him a basket, the other watering his plants, all within a continuous rocky landscape, 12.5cm high清康熙 绿地素三彩笔筒
Blue and white porcelain rouleau vase and a prunus decorated vaseChinese, 19th Centurythe rouleau vase painted with a river landscape and temples, and a Kangxi blue painted four character mark, 36.3cm high and a baluster 'prunus' vase with a similar Kangxi mark, 30.5cm high Chips to the rim of the rouleau vase. Wear to the base of both vases.
A Chinese famille verte on biscuit figure of ZhenwuQing dynasty, Kangxi periodSeated on a high-backed throne wearing a long flowing belted robe in aubergine enamel, with a tortoise at his feet, 25.5cm high.清康熙 素燒三彩真武大帝像Zhenwu, also known as Xuanwu, is one of the highest ranking Daoist deities. Generally associated with a snake and a tortoise, he is often flanked by his generals Wan Gong and Wan Ma, and depicted holding a sword and a seal in his hands. He is often identified with Heidi, the Guardian of the direction of the North. The cult of Zhenwu became extremely widespread in China upon the rise to power of Emperor Yongle, who usurped the throne from his nephew and, in need of legitimisation for his power, claimed to have received the help of Zhenwu in the final battle with his nephew. He then proceeded to establish a large number of temples to the deity, especially around the summits of the mount Wudang.
A Chinese famille verte square box and coverQing dynasty, Kangxi periodPainted to the cover with Li Tieguai and an attendant, the sides painted with floral sprays, 10cm wide. Provenance: Berwald London paper label to base.清康熙 五彩繪李鐵拐紋四方蓋盒來源：Berwald London標籤。Condition Report: The cover with two shallow chips to the underside of one rim. The box with chips to the mouth rim. Firing imperfections through out, expected of the type. General surface ware commensurate with age.
A Chinese blue and white soft-paste brushpotQing dynasty, Kangxi periodThe finely potted brush pot with an everted rim, painted to one side with a mountainous landscape, the reverse with a two line inscription above men in rafts, four character maker's mark to base, 11.5cm high, with a letter from Rose Kerr of the Victoria and Albert Museum, explaining the inscription and with a personal greeting. Provenance: European private collection, J. M. Kater (1907-1986), no.329&17. (labels)清康熙 青花浆胎题诗山水圖紋筆筒來源: 歐洲私人收藏，J. M. Kater （1907-1986），第329及17號（標籤）。Condition Report: The vessel is covered in craquelure as typical of the type, so it is very difficult to discern any hairline.There are three fine rim lines visible to the interior, of which only one is also visible to the exterior and appears to go through the body, approx. 15mm long to the interior, and 20mm long to the exterior.
A pair of Chinese famille verte on biscuit Buddhistic lion incense holdersQing dynasty, Kangxi periodEach modelled with one front paw raised, 15cm high (2). 清康熙 素燒三彩佛獅式香插一對Condition Report: Female lion:Restorations to the eyeballs, socket of the eyes, the lotus branch for holding the candle, the right side of the neck where the candle stick is attacked, rare leg and paw to the front side. Male lion:Restoration to the top section of the head and eyes, lotus branch for holding the candle, the left side of the neck and mid back where the candle stick is attacked. A chip of approx. 1cm to the rim of upper lip.
A Chinese rhinoceros horn 'lotus' libation cupQing dynasty, Kangxi periodFinely carved and pierced as an oversized lotus leaf flanked by smaller leaves and blossoms carved in shallow relief, a sheaf of tendrils forming the handle, the horn of a rich, honey-brown hue, 11.8cm long.清康熙 犀角雕蓮紋貢盃Note: Please note that an export licence will only be granted for rhinoceros horn pieces, should the hammer price meet or exceed the value of 100 USD per gram of the item’s weight.Condition Report: A couple of tiny nibbles to edges and a few, very fine age cracks. one possibly polished off nibble to the front edge. One small loss to a fine tendril on the shallow design. (please see photos). The weight: 111g. The height: 7cm.
A Chinese gilt lacquer wood figure of MazuQing dynasty, Kangxi periodCarved seated on a horseshoe back chair wearing a flowing robe, 25cm high.Provenance: Bluett paper label to base.Woolley and Wallis, 24th November 2021, Part of lot 2337. 清康熙 木雕描金媽祖像來源：Bluett標籤。威立士2021年11月24日拍賣第2337號（部分）。Collection of Mr Charles Sydney Cheston (d.1960). Charles Cheston purchased the figure from Bluett & Sons for £6, according to his 1946 catalogue.
A Chinese famille verte on biscuit square trayQing dynasty, Kangxi periodPainted with a phoenix amidst rockwork and floral sprays, inscribed in black enamel within a double square Yu Hai Tang Zhi ('made for the hall of the jade sea') to base, 13cm wide. 清康熙 素燒繪山石孔雀紋四方盤，墨彩楷書「玉海棠製」款cf. Two similar trays painted with insects and rockwork are illustrated by John Ayers in Chinese Ceramics in the Baur Collection, Vol.2, nos. 153 and 154, collection no. (A549, 550), p.29. Two further similar dishes, one with fish in a lotus pond, were included by Marchant in their catalogue of Important Chinese Porcelain from Private Collections, 2012, no.19, pp. 46-47.Condition Report: A chip to one corner to rim, and a small shallow chip to one rim. Firing imperfections through out, expected of the type. General surface wear commensurate with age.
A Chinese famille verte on biscuit figure of WenchangQing dynasty, Kangxi periodThe god of literature finely modelled seated on a later fitted wood stand modelled as a chair, wearing a flowing green- and yellow-glazed robe incised with a dragon and cloud motifs, 22cm high.清康熙 素燒三彩文昌帝像Wenchang Wang is a Taoist deity in Chinese mythology, known as the god of culture and literature. He is also at times referred to simply as Wen Qu, or Wen.
A Chinese famille verte on biscuit figure group of the Hehe ErxianQing dynasty, Kangxi periodThe twins modelled wearing flowing robes, one holding a box, the other holding a flowering lotus stem, 16.5cm high.清康熙 素燒三彩和合二仙立像Hehe Erxian, translated as the immortals of harmony and union, are two Daoist immortals. They are popularly associated with happy marriage.
A Chinese famille verte on biscuit 'piggyback' groupQing dynasty, Kangxi periodThe older brother wearing a robe decorated with flowering peonies on a yellow ground, the younger on his back wearing a floral decorated robe on a green ground, 22cm high.清康熙 素燒五彩童子cf. For a similar figure group see The Copeland Collection (The Peabody Museum of Salem, 1991, p.103).Condition Report: Small areas of restoration to extremities - hair, button and toes of the big figure. Possibly also the head of the smaller boy. Expected light wear and firing imperfections consistent with age and type.
A large Chinese famille verte on biscuit 'Laozi' incense burnerQing dynasty, Kangxi periodModelled as Laozi wearing a brightly enamelled robe and holding a ruyi sceptre in his right hand, seated on the back of a buffalo, 27cm high.Provenance: Christie’s, 6th April 1998 Richard Bennett, Esq., D.L. Dr. Herbert von KlempererA.C.J. Wall, no.18. Christie’s, 26th April 1939, lot 107 (120gns.).清康熙 素燒三彩老子騎牛來源：佳士得，1998年4月6日，Richard Bennett, Esq.，D.L. Dr. Herbert von Klemperer A.C.J. Wall，第18號。佳士得，1939年4月26日，拍賣品號 107 (120)。展覽：柏林，Museum fr Ostasiatische Kunst，Chinesische Kunst，1929，編號944。倫敦，皇家藝術學院，《中國藝術國際展》，1935-6，編號1858。cf. Edgar Gorer and J.F. Blacker, Chinese Porcelain and Hard Stones, London, 1911, vol.I, pl.96.Exhibited: Berlin, Museum fr Ostasiatische Kunst, Chinesische Kunst, 1929, no.944. London, Royal Academy of Arts, The International Exhibition of Chinese Art, 1935-6, no.1858.Note: Depictions of Laozi riding a buffalo are numerous, as according to legend he was riding buffalo on his way to the West when he was asked by the keeper of the Hangu Mountain pass to write down his teachings.Condition Report: A few spots of sympathetic restoration, only visible under UV inspection, specifically, around the ruyi and hand of the figure, and then around its visible foot as well as the opposite edge of the robe. The ox has also undergone sympathetic restoration which has fixed an old area of repair and riveting running through the middle of the body and around the neck, with at least two associated hairlines running along the underside of the belly towards the rear legs. This is barely visible under naked eye but mostly noticeable through UV inspection. The right ear and horn have come detached and were re-attached.Please refer to additional images.
A Chinese famille verte on biscuit 'laughing boy' figureQing dynasty, Kangxi periodModelled as a young boy seated wearing a jacket painted with floral sprays, exposing his genitalia, 16cm high.清康熙 素燒五彩童子Boy figures were popular in Chinese tradition to bestow upon the owner wishes of bearing male offspring. Similar figures are displayed in important collections like the J.P. Morgan and Goldschmidt collections and the Taft Museum.Footnotes: Both hands have been restored with spraying. Firing imperfections including slight crack to body in various paces including front and back of the neck, thighs and around his ears; pitting, and iron spots. Slight surface wear to the glaze and enamel commensurate with age.
A Chinese sancai on biscuit 'Buddhistic lion' incense burnerQing dynasty, Kangxi periodModelled standing with head raised and mouth open, 15.5cm high, fitted wood stand.Provenance: Berwald London paper label to base. 清康熙 素燒三彩佛獅香爐連木座來源：Berwald London 標籤。Condition Report: Restorations to the inside of the front legs in areas joining the body, a small chip to the the lower rim of the left eye, firing imperfections though out. Light surface wear commensurate with age.
A Chinese blue and white 'hundred antiques' brush potQing dynasty, Kangxi period with apocryphal Jiajing markThe elegantly waisted body finely painted with antique objects in vibrant cobalt blue, one side with a calligraphy inscription, six-character apocryphal Jiajing mark within a double-circle to base, 13cm high.清康熙 青花博古圖紋筆筒，青花楷書「大明嘉靖年製」寄托款Condition Report: Generally good, apart from expected light wear and firing imperfections consistent with age and type.
A massive Chinese famille verte octagonal-section baluster vaseQing dynasty, Kangxi periodFinely enamelled overall in bright enamels on the pure white ground with panels of floral arrangements alternating with panels of animals, 55cm high, wood stand.清康熙 五彩花卉圖紋八方大瓶連木座Condition Report: A section to the foot and base has been restored with overpainting and spraying across 3 panels, probably exacerbated from a star crack to the centre of the base. Frits and chips to mouth rim and foot rim. Firing imperfection including fritting, pitting, iron spots and crazing in enamel. Expected surface wear commensurate with age.
A Chinese famille verte on biscuit 'lotus and crab' brushwasherQing dynasty, Kangxi periodFormed as a finely detailed lotus leaf with aubergine glazed stem to the underside and moulded with a crab to the interior, 13.5cm wide. 清康熙 素燒荷葉螃蟹式筆洗Condition Report: Two areas of rim restoration (see images). Expected light wear and firing imperfections consistent with type. Few tiny nibbles to underside of stem shaped support. https://roseberysauctioneers-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/rassennato_roseberys_co_uk/Epd4gzM7I5RNsgMwPxcKIGcBBmDVh2KbMVA-H7rlnq7pxA?e=7DoUFX
A large Chinese famille verte on biscuit figure of GuandiQing dynasty, Kangxi periodThe god of war modelled seated on a tiger skin covered throne, 33cm high. Provenance: London Private Collection. Berwald London paper label to base.清康熙 素燒三彩關帝像來源：倫敦私人收藏。Berwald London標籤。Condition Report: Restorations and touch-ups to areas including: under the arms, the tail of the dragon to the right side on top of the hat, back of the hat, both sleeves that flared up to the shoulders, handle and rail to the left side of the chair, tiger skin to the back of the chair, right hand, and a strand of beard to the left side. Firing imperfections through out, expected of the type.
AN EXTREMELY LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'LADIES AND BOYS' BOWLKangxiDecorated around the exterior with scenes of ladies and boys at play in gardens before scholar's objects and antiques, with a gentleman overlooking from a pavilion balcony, the interior with a central river landscape scene within borders of floral lappets.41.5cm (16 3/8in) diam.Footnotes:清康熙 青花繪仕女戲嬰圖大盌For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A BLUE AND WHITE 'LADIES' VASE AND A BLUE AND WHITE BOTTLE VASEKangxiThe first of slender ovoid form decorated with elegant ladies amongst flowering planters and ornamental rockwork; the second decorated with panels of figures in pavilion gardens alternating with archaistic vessels, the neck with floral lappets. The tallest 25.5cm (10in) high. (2).Footnotes:清康熙 青花繪仕女圖瓶及青花繪長頸瓶For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A FAMILLE VERTE 'LADY AND CAT' DISHKangxiEnamelled with a central roundel enclosing a seated lady in an interior playing with a cat, all within a wide border decorated with butterflies and flowers. 27.5cm (10 7/8in) diam.Footnotes:清康熙 五彩繪仕女與貓盤Provenance: The Honourable Mrs Nellie Ionides (1883-1962), and thence by descentFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A BLUE AND WHITE 'LANDSCAPE' JARKangxiDecorated with a continuous scene of pavilions nestled amongst pine and rockwork in a mountainous river landscape, with two figures seated on a riverbank. 21cm (8 1/4in) high.Footnotes:清康熙 青花繪山水圖紋罐For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A BLUE AND WHITE SQUARE BOWLXuande six-character mark, KangxiWith canted barbed-rim corners, decorated with garden scenes with wisteria, pine, bamboo and blossoming prunus, the interior with a central floral panel within a border of further pine and blossoming trees. 19cm (7 1/2in) wide.Footnotes:清康熙 青花繪花鳥紋方盌 「大明宣德年製」款For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A LARGE FAMILLE VERTE 'ANTIQUITIES' BOWLKangxiPotted with deep gently rounded sides rising to a flaring rim, decorated to the interior and exterior with a multitude of archaistic vessels containing fruit and flower sprays and scholars' objects.33.7cm (13 1/4in) wide.Footnotes:清康熙 五彩博古圖大盌For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A FAMILLE VERTE EXPORT WALL CISTERN, COVER AND A BASINKangxiThe fluted cistern and basin decorated with exotic birds amongst blossoming trees and flowering plants, the cistern surmounted by twin fish-dragons flanking a scallop shell and with a moulded projecting mask to the lower body with a later metal tap.The cistern 41.5cm (16 3/8in) high; the basin 43.7cm (17 1/4in) wide. (3).Footnotes:清康熙 五彩花鳥紋儲水罐及盆For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A NEAR PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE CANDLESTICKSKangxiEach with a lightly ribbed globular body supported on a spreading foot and rising to a reverse bell-shaped neck, decorated overall with scrolling foliage and flowers.16cm (6 1/4in) high. (2).Footnotes:清康熙 青花繪花卉紋燭臺兩件Provenance: the Li Fan Thompson collection.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A FAMILLE VERTE 'SQUIRREL AND GRAPEVINE' WATERDROPPERKangxiThe thick leaf-shaped washer applied with a small squirrel and grapes on a vine stem, with a short spout just below the creature's tail, covered in a thick green and aubergine glaze. 8cm (3 1/8in) longFootnotes:清康熙 素三彩葉形水滴Provenance: The Honourable Mrs Nellie Ionides (1883-1962), and thence by descentFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
AN AUBERGINE AND GREEN GLAZED BISCUIT HORSE AND UNDERGLAZE BLUE HORSEKangxiThe biscuit horse recumbent on a green-glazed base, with head turned to the right nibbling the right hind leg, the finely modelled mane and forelock falling between the pricked ears, the left foreleg bend as if about to stand, the right tucked in, the body covered in an aubergine glaze; the other horse standing foursquare with the head turned back, the saddle in underglaze blue; and a Diana Cargo green and aubergine glazed pottery model of a boy on a buffalo. The larger horse 12.7cm (5in) long (3).Footnotes:清康熙 茄皮紫釉馬、綠釉馬及藍釉馬 一組三件Provenance: The blue and white horse: John Sparks Ltd, London (label)The Honourable Mrs Nellie Ionides (1883-1962), and thence by descentThe boy on a buffalo: The Diana Cargo, Christie's Amsterdam, 6-7 March 1995, lot 909 (part)Exhibited: the aubergine-glazed horse: Chinese Ceramic Figures, Oriental Ceramic Society, 1947, no. 127 (by repute).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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