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A Chinese underglaze copper red ‘herder and goats’ vase, Kangxi six character mark but Republic period and a Chinese blue and white lotus stem dish, six character Guangxu mark and period, both damaged Vase large repair to neckrim, as shown; long horizontal crack across body, also shown; firing imperfections around foot.  Stem dish chipped and with old restoration, with repainting, both shown.

Three Chinese blue and white dishes, Kangxi/Yongzheng period, largest 22cm Smallest dish has had a large ‘W’ shaped break that has been poorly reglued. It also has a chip to the rim. One of the larger dishes also has a large ‘W’ shaped area of damage that has been reglued. The other has two hairline cracks from the rim. Both have small chips at the rim.

Three Chinese blue and white dishes or plates, Kangxi to Qianlong period and two later covers, largest plate 32cm diameter

A BLUE AND WHITE MYTHICAL BEAST PORCELAIN BOTTLE VASE Of Kangxi style, the globular body tapering to a slender neck, decorated with three foo foo lions in various playful poses, slim raised foot rim, glazed unmarked base 19cm height Provenance: Property of a lady Condition: Condition Report The upper neck and rim have two chips and some minor fritting. This is an auction of preowned and antique items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. We strongly advise you to examine items before you bid. Condition reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are our general assessment of damage and restoration. Whilst care is taken in their drafting, they are for guidance only. We will not be held responsible for oversights concerning damage or restoration.

A GROUP OF BOOKS ON CHINESE DECORATIVE ARTS & ANTIQUES COMPRISING: Splendours of the National Palace Museum Souvenir from Canton: Chinese Export Paintings from Victorian and Albert Museum The Canton Famille Rose Porcelains The Emperor Kangxi and the Sun King Louis XIV, National Palace Museum Forbidden City: Imperial Treasures From The Palace Museum Beijing A Dealer's Hand: The Chinese Art World Through The Eyes of Giuseppe Eskenazi Legend of Hong Kong Ware: Yuet Yung China Works Imperial Armaments of The Qing Dynasty, from Classics of The Forbidden City Here Comes The Breeze: Qing Court Fans in the Palace Museum Collection Women and Femininity in Ancient China Concubines and Courtesans, by F.M. Bertholet, Prestel Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art Emperor Ch'ien-lung's Grand Cultural Enterprise, National Palace Museum (13 in total) Condition: For a condition report or further images please email hello@hotlotz.com at least 48 hours prior to the closing date of the auction. This is an auction of preowned and antique items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. We strongly advise you to examine items before you bid. Condition reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are our general assessment of damage and restoration. Whilst care is taken in their drafting, they are for guidance only. We will not be held responsible for oversights concerning damage or restoration.

AN IRON RED PORCELAIN BOTTLE VASE Decorated in iron red and gilt with a dragon chasing a pearl, apocryphal Kangxi mark to base, likely 20th C. 29cm high Condition: Appears in fine condition with no visible signs of cracks, chips, or damage. This is an auction of preowned and antique items. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and you should expect general wear and tear commensurate with age and use. We strongly advise you to examine items before you bid. Condition reports are provided as a goodwill gesture and are our general assessment of damage and restoration. Whilst care is taken in their drafting, they are for guidance only. We will not be held responsible for oversights concerning damage or restoration.

Chinesischer Porzellanteller vertiefte Form mit glattem Rand, im Spiegel Glückssymbol umrahmt von Fledermäusen, Mäander- und Floralornamentbordüren in Blau-Weiß-Malerei, brauner Rand, korrespondierender Dekor auf der Außenwandung, am Boden im Doppelkreis 6-Zeichen-Marke der Kangxi-Periode (1662-1722) sowie 2 rote Export(?)-Marken, D 26,5cm

Chinesisches Porzellancachepot der Qing-Dynastie leicht konische Form, godronierter Korpus mit seitlichen Handhaben, Wandung mit heller Seladonglasur und polychromem Blumendekor in ¨famille rose¨-Malerei, Goldränder, ungemarkt, wohl Kangxi-Periode (1662-1722), H 20cm, berieben, Glasurbestoßungen, Boden mit Bohrloch, Bestoßungen

Chinese Kangxi style blue and white dish, with fluted edge, decorated with landscape and figural scenes, D10cm

A polychrome enamelled Kangxi style squared lamp base, depicting flowers and butterflies, together with a shade. H70cm. 

A pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain Kangxi-revival covered vases of baluster form, with panel decoration of birds and flowers against a cobalt blue prunus blossom ground, the covers with Qilin/Kylin knops (late Qing Dynasty/early Republic period) (h- 27cm, w- 19cm)

A LARGE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, KANGXI TO YONGZHENG PERIOD 康熙至雍正時期銅鎏金釋迦牟尼像Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 1662-1735. Superbly cast, seated in dhyanasana atop a double-lotus base finely detailed with scrolls to the petals and beaded edges. His right hand is lowered in bhumisparsha mudra and his left held above his lap in dhyana mudra. He is wearing a monastic robe neatly incised with foliate hems over an undergarment secured above the waist. His serene face with heavy-lidded eyes above gently arched brows centered by a raised circular urna, above bow-shaped lips forming a calm smile, flanked by pendulous slitted earlobes. His hair is arranged in tight curls over the high ushnisha topped by a jewel. Note the extremely fine beading to the edges, typical for Imperial Buddhist bronzes from the period.Provenance: Dutch trade. By repute from a private estate in Amsterdam.Condition: Good condition with expected old wear and minor casting irregularities, light surface scratches, and tiny nicks. The hollow interior with distinct red pigment. The hair with remnants of blue pigment. The seal plate and contents lost. The cavities with remnants of ancient varnish overall. Fine, naturally grown patina.Weight: 8,390 g Dimensions: Height 34.3 cm Displaying tremendous power and presence, this impressive figure of Buddha Shakyamuni is notable for the crisp casting and the meticulous attention to detail which is echoed in the gentle folds of the elegant monastic robes, finely embellished with foliate scroll.The figure of Shakyamuni is one of the most widely represented subjects in Buddhist art. Modeled in the earth-touching gesture or bhumisparsha mudra, the Buddha recalls the moment of his Enlightenment, in which he called upon the earth as his witness of his battle against the temptations and attacks of Mara and his demons. The serene countenance conveyed by the gentle facial features, with the eyes depicted half closed in meditation and the elongated earlobes symbolizing long life, follows the standard rules for the depiction of Buddha to ensure the deity was shown embodying maximum power.Literature comparison: Compare a related gilt-bronze figure of Bhaisajyaguru Buddha dated by inscription to the 21st year of Kangxi (1682), but with more elaborately decorated robes, illustrated in Gems of Beijing Cultural Relics Series, Buddhist Statues I, Beijing, 2001, pp. 212-13, no. 180 and 181. A related gilt-bronze figure of Buddha Shakyamuni, wearing similar robes, of smaller size (20.2 cm), dated to the 18th century, is illustrated in Buddhist Images in Gilt Metal, Chang Foundation, Taipei, 1993, p. 45, no. 15.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s New York, 17 March 2017, lot 1030 Price: USD 211,500 or approx. EUR 243,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A gilt-bronze figure of Buddha, Kangxi-Yongzheng period Expert remark: Compare the closely related manner of casting, modeling with remarkably similar base, and near-identical gilding. Also note the identical size (34.3 cm). Note the somewhat different face, with slightly wider features and a gentle widow’s peak, and that the robe is draped over only one shoulder.

A MASSIVE SANCAI-GLAZED FIGURE OF A MONK, LATE MING DYNASTY TO KANGXI PERIOD 明末至康熙朝三彩僧人像Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 17th to early 18th century. Well modeled standing on a rectangular base with canted corners decorated to the sides with a band of key-fret. The monk is holding prayer beads in his lowered right and a ghanta bell in his raised left hand, and wearing a long flowing robe tied with a sash over his left shoulder, further detailed with finely carved folds. The face with almond-shaped eyes, thick brows, and full lips forming a calm smile showing teeth, flanked by thick pendulous earlobes. The figure is covered in splashed glazes of aubergine, emerald green, amber, and cream.Provenance: From an old Belgian estate.Condition: Good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities including firing cracks, dark spots, glaze crackles and recesses. A few minor nicks, the base and the handle of the bell with minor losses. Displaying magnificently.Weight: 16.5 kgDimensions: Height 75.3 cm Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s New York, 20 September 2005, lot 307 Price: USD 36,000 or approx. EUR 50,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: Three unusual glazed figures of luohan, Kangxi period Expert remark: Compare the related glazes. Note that the lot comprises three figures of smaller size (41.2 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s Paris, 12 June 2019, lot 181 Price: EUR 30,000 or approx. EUR 33,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A large Sancai-glazed stoneware figure of a bodhisattva, China, late Ming dynasty Expert remark: Compare the related glazes and size (72 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s New York, 15 September 2011, lot 1655Price: USD 30,000 or approx. EUR 37,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A large turquoise and aubergine-glazed figure of Bodhidharma, 18th/19th century Expert remark: Compare the related Buddhist subject and modeling with similar robes. Note the different glaze and the size (55.2 cm). 明末至康熙朝三彩僧人像中國，十七至十八世紀初。僧人立於矩形雷紋底座上。僧人右手低垂持念珠，左手舉起甘塔鈴，身著袈裟，衣紋流暢。濃眉、大眼微垂，唇微張，露出牙齒，平靜微笑，兩側是厚實下垂的耳垂。通體施紫紅色、翠綠色、琥珀色和白色釉料。來源：比利時舊藏。 品相：狀況良好，有輕微磨損和燒製不規則現象，包括燒製裂紋、黑點、釉面裂紋和凹陷。 一些輕微的刻痕，鐘的底座和手柄有輕微的損失。 重量：16.5 公斤 尺寸：高 75.3厘米拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2005年9月20日，lot 307 價格：USD 36,000（相當於今日EUR 50,000） 描述：康熙時期三件三彩羅漢像 專家評論：比較相近的釉面。請注意尺寸較小 (41.2 釐米)。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：巴黎佳士得，2019年6月12日，lot 181 價格：EUR 30,000（相當於今日EUR 33,500） 描述：明末三彩菩薩坐像 專家評論：比較相近的釉面和尺寸 (72 釐米)。拍賣結果比較：形制：相近拍賣：紐約佳士得，2011年9月15日，lot 1655價格：USD 30,000（相當於今日EUR 37,500 ）描述：清十八/十九世紀孔雀綠紫彩達摩立像專家評論：比較相近的達摩主題，相似的長袍。請注意不同的釉面和尺寸 (55.2 釐米)。

A LARGE POWDER BLUE FAMILLE-VERTE ‘QILIN AND PHOENIX’ CHARGER, KANGXI PERIOD 康熙粉藍釉地硬彩開光麒麟鳳凰盤Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 1622-1722. The central bracket-lobed cartouche decorated in iron-red as well as green, yellow, and blue enamels with a ferocious qilin below a flying phoenix in a fenced garden with plantain leaves and wutong trees, the rim with shaped panels enclosing similarly painted alternating floral sprays and antique treasures, all against a deep powder-blue ground. The base with a lozenge mark within a double circle in underglaze blue.Provenance: Bernheimer Collection, Munich, Germany. Tove and Karl Emil Strømstad, Norway, acquired from the above. The base with two collector’s labels, ‘Strømstad 215’ and ‘Bernheimer Collection L/238B.’ The rim with a collector’s label, ‘227.’ The Bernheimer business was started by Lehmann Bernheimer (1841-1918) in 1864 with a tiny market stall in Munich, Germany, and swiftly grew into the most illustrious antique and interior decoration emporium in the world. Lehmann’s son Otto (1877-1960) took over after his father’s death in 1918. With his two brothers, Max and Ernst, Otto traveled to many European countries in search of fine art. Bernheimer's customers were European aristocrats, financiers, diplomats, and artists. They included the Krupp family and William Randolph Hearst. During the Nazi regime, the Bernheimer family emigrated across the whole world. In 1945, Otto Bernheimer returned to Munich, rebuilt his company and fought for the restitution of the family property. Konrad Bernheimer took over in 1977, aged 26, and has moved the business to Old Master Paintings. The Bernheimer Collection counts among the finest art collections in the world, reflecting the erudite quest of four generations to discover the very best of ancient art.Condition: Very good condition with some firing flaws including kiln grit, burst bubbles, and fritting to the rim. The interior of the foot with minor chips. Weight: 1,900 gDimensions: Height 40.5 cm Expert’s note: These type of dishes with a powder blue ground and white reserves in a famille verte palette were in vogue from about 1715 and 1725 and were considered as expensive pieces for display.Literature comparison:Compare a closely related famille verte-decorated powder-blue-ground charger, dated 1700-1710, 41 cm diameter, from the Salting Bequest, in the Victoria & Albert Museum, accession number C.1340-1910. Compare a related charger in Christiaan J. A. Jörg, Chinese Ceramics in the Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Ming and Qing dynasties, London 1997, p. 146. Compare a related charger in Robert Schmidt, Chinesische Keramik von der Han-Zeit bis zum 19. Jahrhundert, Frankfurt 1924, pl. 120 b. Compare two related chargers illustrated by Regina Krahl & John Ayers, Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Saray Museum, Istanbul, A complete catalogue, part III: Qing Dynasty Porcelains, London 1986, pl. 3247 and 3249.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s Amsterdam, 8 May 2001, lot 316 Price: NLG 21,150 or approx. EUR 15,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A famille verte powder blue dish, Kangxi Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, decoration, motif, and size (40.9 cm).

A DOUCAI 'DRAGON' BOWL AND COVER, YONGZHENG MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD 雍正款及年代斗彩龍紋蓋碗Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價Expert’s note: This bowl belongs to a group of porcelain wares discussed by Peter Y.K. Lam in ‘Lang Tinji (1663-1715) and the Porcelain of the Late Kangxi Period’, Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, volume 68, 2002-2003, page 44-45, which he attributes to the early years of the Yongzheng reign on account of their rather unusual marks.China, 1723-1735. The bowl of conical form with flared sides rising from an elongated straight foot to three notches around the rim, brightly enameled in the doucai palette and enhanced in underglaze-blue around the exterior with a yellow and a green five-clawed dragon chasing flaming pearls, leaping amid multi-colored clouds and flames, above a band of foam-specked swirling waves. The domed cover similarly decorated. The bowl and cover each with an underglaze-blue six-character mark da Qing Yongzheng nianzhi and of the period. (2)Provenance: From the collection of George Hathaway Taber, Jr., and thence by descent in the same family. George Hathaway Taber, Jr. (1859-1940) was a prolific collector of Chinese ceramics and jades with a discerning eye. He was the son of Captain George H. Taber (1808-1901), who rose from a humble background to serve as the President of the Fairhaven Bank. The younger Taber made his mark as a board member of the Gulf Oil Company. He built up an extraordinary collection of Chinese porcelain, which was loaned and partially gifted to a number of museums, including the Philbrook Museum, to form the core of their Chinese collection. Upon his death in 1940, the collection was split up between his descendants, and part of it was sold at Park Bernet Galleries, New York, 7-8 March 1946.Condition: Overall good condition, commensurate with age. Minor frits to rims, some with microscopic touch-ups. The bowl with a single hairline. The cover with a minuscule chip (approx. 3 x 5 mm) and an associated fill. Some wear, as expected. Displaying remarkably well.Weight: 416 g and 295.8 gDimensions: Diameter 20.2 cm Literature comparison:Compare a closely related doucai bowl and cover in the Palace Museum collection, with a Yongzheng mark (to the bowl only) and of the period, 19.3 cm diameter, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures in the Palace Museum, Porcelain in Polychrome in Contrasting Colors, vol. 38, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 251, no. 230.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely relatedAuction: Sotheby’s London, 9 November 2016, lot 176Price: GBP 106,250 or approx. EUR 175,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A doucai ‘dragon’ bowl and cover Yongzheng mark and periodExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, doucai decoration with similar dragons, and Yongzheng reign mark. Note the 9 cm wide area of restoration to the rim of the cover and a circa 1 cm hairline crack next to this. Additionally, overpaint is visible to both the interior and exterior.

A RARE PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE MINIATURE TEAPOTS AND COVERS, KANGXI PERIOD 康熙時期一對青花小茶壺Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 1662-1722. Each delicately potted, of rectangular section, the bulbous body with a curved spout and a tall U-shaped handle over the domed cover surmounted by a knop finial. Each finely decorated in well graduated shades of cobalt blue to the body with foliate-shaped panels enclosing floral sprays and rockwork, surrounded by floral scroll, the rim and cover with scroll bands, the spout and handle with swirling clouds. (2)Provenance: From the collection of Frances L. Dickson, and thence by decent within the family. One teapot with an old collector’s label, ‘John S. Lindisay’, the other with two old collector’s labels, ‘John S. Lindisay’ and ‘25I2’, to the base. Frances Louisa Dickson (1876-1967, née Maunsell) was an avid collector of both European and Chinese porcelain. She lived with her husband, Colonel William Dickson, and their four daughters at Kildimo House, county Limerick, Ireland, and in Bournemouth, England, in 1910. While little is known about her life, Frances Dickson’s substantial contribution to The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge University, has been noted for a great variety of porcelain figures and vessels from various ancient periods.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, including dark spots and some minor surface level scratches. One teapot with a shallow chip to the mouth, and a small chip to the cover with an old repair.Weight: 163.4 cm and 177.4 cmDimensions: Height 10.6 cm (each), Width 9.8 cm (each) Expert’s note: In the late 17th and early 18th centuries, miniature versions of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain forms were highly prized among collectors. Some of these miniatures would even be placed in ornate ‘porcelain cabinets’, alongside larger ceramics. An example of such a display can be viewed at the Kunstmuseum Den Haag (formerly the Gemeentemuseum, The Hague) where an elaborate 18th-century dollhouse contains its own miniature ‘porcelain room’.Literature comparison: Compare a related group of three miniature blue and white teapots similarly decorated with ‘Long Elizas’ and with a ‘yu’ mark on the base, dated to the Kangxi period, from the Robert Lehman Collection, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1975.1.1712.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie’s London, 12 November 2002, lot 103Price: GBP 5,019 or approx. EUR 12,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A rare small blue and white ‘lotus’ teapot and cover, KangxiExpert remark: Note that with a width of only 5.3 cm this is also a miniature teapot from the Kangxi period. 康熙時期一對青花小茶壺中國，1662-1722 年。小方壺，鼓腹，流彎曲，高高的 U 形手柄，壺蓋有凸鈕。壺身青花開光描繪卷葉花卉紋。壺嘴和手柄上飾有雲紋。(2) 來源：Frances L. Dickson收藏，並在家族傳承。 一個茶壺的底部有一個收藏家的標籤 “John S. Lindisay”，另一個茶壺的底部有兩個收藏家的標籤 “John S. Lindisay”和“25I2”。Frances Louisa Dickson（1876-1967 年，née Maunsell）是歐洲和中國瓷器收藏家。1910 年，她與丈夫Colonel William Dickson上校以及四個女兒居住在愛爾蘭利默里克郡基爾迪莫莊園和英國伯恩茅斯。雖然人們對她的生活知之甚少，但Frances Louisa Dickson對劍橋菲茨威廉博物館的重大貢獻眾人皆知。品相：狀況非常好，有輕微磨損和燒製不規則現象，包括黑點和一些輕微的表面劃痕。一隻茶壺，壺嘴處有一個淺缺口，蓋子上有一個小缺口，經過小修。 重量：分別163.4 厘米與177.4 厘米 尺寸：各高 10.6 厘米, 寬 9.8 厘米文獻比較： 比較一組三件相近的康熙青花，底部有「玉」款識，來自Robert Lehman收藏，收藏於大都會藝術博物館，館藏編號1975.1.1712。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2002年11月12日，lot 103 價格：GBP 5,019（相當於今日EUR 12,500） 描述：康熙青花蓮紋茶壺 專家評論：請注意寬5.3厘米，以及為康熙時期。

A BLUE AND WHITE ‘OFFICIAL SCENE’ JAR AND COVER, CHINA, 19th CENTURY 十九世紀青花人物場景將軍罐 Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價The baluster body supported on a short foot and rising to a gently tapered neck, surmounted by a domed cover with a broad rim and topped by a bud finial. Finely painted in shades of cobalt blue with a continuous scene of figures in a formal setting surrounded by a walled garden, an official seated at a table flanked by two attendants before an audience of kneeling and standing civil servants, framed by swirling clouds and surrounded by rocks and trees. The base with an underglaze-blue double-circle. Provenance: The Maurice Fry Collection, Illinois, USA. Maurice Fry (1931-2019) was an American entrepreneur and businessman. He discovered Asian art during his time in the US Army, when he served in the Korean War. In 1956, Maurice found his life partner in Elizabeth C. Fry (1934-2022), and together they embarked on a decades-long and captivating journey of collecting. Condition: Good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities. The top of the finial with a tiny loss, probably inherent to the manufacture. The rim with a minor hairline. The foot with minor chips, nicks, and hairlines.Weight: 4,798 gDimensions: Height 43 cm The neck is encircled by ribboned auspicious objects and a flaming pearl. The cover is similarly painted with a monk seated on a rock by a cliff, watching smoke rise from a flaming vessel, encircled by a band of sawtooth to the rim. During the Qing dynasty, the depiction of official scenes on Chinese porcelain, as seen in the current lot, served multiple purposes. Primarily, it conveyed the imperial authority of the ruling dynasty. These scenes were to present an image of benevolent governance and reinforcing the perception of a harmonious empire under Qing rule, governed by just and impartial laws. Particularly during the Kangxi period, the portrayal of official scenes legitimized the Manchu-led dynasty and its connection to China's rich cultural heritage. Porcelain wares adorned with such depictions were utilized in diplomatic exchanges to assert the Qing court's power and communicate political messages. Moreover, these scenes served as educational tools and historical records, ensuring the preservation of important events and notable figures from Qing history for the benefit of future generations. Eventually, there was a major revival of these wares in the 19th century, owned in parts to the dwindling power of the Qing empire. The present lot is a fine example from this period.Expert’s note: Judging by the imagery of the formal dress shown on the figures, the present scene depicts a hearing administered over by a third-rank civil servant. These officials would have presided over issues involving nobility, as well as institution-sanctioned events. It is possible also that they would have presided over military affairs, as there appears to be a general standing to the right of the primary scene.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby’s London, 22 February 2022, lot 24 Price: GBP 25.200 or approx. EUR 29,000 converted at the time of writing Description: A blue & white 'landscape' baluster jar and domed cover Qing dynasty, 19th centuryExpert remark: Compare the closely related form and style painting, typical for the 19th century. Note the similar size (42 cm).

A BLUE AND WHITE ‘BAMBOO’ BEAKER VASE, KANGXI PERIOD 康熙青花卷葉花卉紋花觚Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 1662-1722. Naturalistically modeled as a bamboo stalk with four segments divided by raised ridges, each segment finely decorated to the exterior in shades of cobalt blue with blossoms including lotus, peony, and chrysanthemum surrounded by leafy scroll, framed by triple line borders, the interior of the rim decorated with a hatched band. The recessed base with an artemisia mark.Provenance: Dutch trade.Condition: A chip to the mouth with associated old repair, a hairline to the rim, the glaze with intentional crackling, some of which has developed into short glaze lines. Minor fritting and tiny chips to the foot.Weight: 220.1 g Dimensions: Height 15 cm, Diameter 6.1 cm Expert’s note: During the early Qing dynasty, up until the early 1680s, conditions were unsettled in China and the making of Imperial wares as well as the use of reign marks on porcelain was restricted in various ways. During this period, different types of marks came into use, including artemisia leaf marks.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie’s New York, 21 September 2016, lot 1891Price: USD 12,500 or approx. EUR 14,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: Three small blue and white vases, Kangxi periodExpert remark: Compare the closely related form, decoration, and size (14 cm). Note that this lot comprises two additional blue and white items. Also note that this vase was deaccessioned from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, originally accessioned to the museum in 1879. 康熙青花卷葉花卉紋花觚中國，1662-1722 年。 花觚上下分爲四層，分別用三道弦紋隔開。通體青花描繪卷葉花卉紋，如蓮花，牡丹和菊花。圈足内有卷葉款。 來源：丹麥古玩交易。 品相：壺口有缺口，有小修，邊緣有冲線，釉面有開片，其中一些已發展成短釉線。足部有輕微磨損和微小缺口。 重量：220.1 克 尺寸：高 15 厘米, 直徑6.1 厘米拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2016年9月21日，lot 1891 價格：USD 12,500（相當於今日EUR 14,500） 描述：清康熙青花小瓶三件 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形，裝飾和尺寸(14厘米)。請注意此有兩件不同的青花瓶。請注意此瓶於1879年收藏於大都會藝術博物館。

A PAIR OF LOTUS-SHAPED WATER POTS, CHINA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY 十九世紀初一對蓮花形水丞 Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價Of globular form with three rows of petals issuing from a coiled stem at the base, the upper rim with small green petal tips, the exterior finely enameled in delicately graduated shades of pink, the interior covered in a turquoise glaze, one waterpot with a turquoise base, the other with a bright green base. (2)Provenance: Alistair Sampson Antiques Ltd., London, 1997. Richard and Maxine Markell, acquired from the above. A copy of the original invoice from Alistair Sampson Antiques Ltd., London, dated 24 February 1997, describing the lot as a pair of lotus-shaped waterpots, dated to the early 19th century, accompanies this lot. Alistair Sampson (1929-2006) was a lawyer, noted antiques dealer, and humorist. After completing military service in the Royal Navy, he practiced law, specialized in criminal and family law, and was appointed a judge’s marshal. By his own account, Sampson was a collector almost all his life, specializing in Leeds creamware. In 1969, he made the long-pondered change to become a dealer, focusing on seventeenth and eighteenth-century English pottery and opened a shop on Brompton Road where he sold antiques from all over the world, ranging from paintings to metalwork to Western and Chinese ceramics. Richard Markell (1932-2021) was the son of chiropractor Maurice J. Markell, who established the family business Markell Shoes focusing on orthopedic footwear and orthotic devices. Richard and his wife Maxine (1935-2019) were avid collectors of Asian art, specializing in Chinese porcelain. Over the years, the couple amassed an extraordinary selection of extremely well-enameled pieces. They bought from some of the best dealers of their generation, and their purchases spanned 250 years of Chinese porcelain production. Their earliest works date from the beginning of the Qing dynasty and generally reflect the Western taste for the famille verte and famille rose wares of the Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong reigns. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear to the enamels, and manufacturing flaws including few glaze recesses, and little pitting.Weight: 69.3 g and 73.8 g Dimensions: Height 4.7 cm and 4.6 cmAuction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie’s New York, 23 January 2012, lot 373Price: USD 3,500 or approx. EUR 4,400 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A pair of Chinese export lotus-form waterpots, 19th centuryExpert remark: Compare the related form and color. Note the sizes (11 cm).十九世紀初一對蓮花形水丞成球形花苞狀，三層蓮瓣，邊緣有綠色花瓣尖，精美細膩的漸變的粉色釉，內部覆蓋著綠色釉，一個圈足内淺綠色，另一個為亮綠色。 來源：倫敦Alistair Sampson Antiques Ltd.藝廊，1997年；Richard 與Maxine Markell購於上述藝廊。隨附一份1997年2月24日Alistair Sampson Antiques Ltd.藝廊出具的原始發票複印本，認爲這對水丞為十九世紀初。Alistair Sampson (1929-2006年) 是一名律師、著名的古董商和幽默家。在皇家海軍服完兵役後，他從事法律工作，專攻刑法和家庭法，並被任命為法官元帥。根據他自己的說法，他幾乎一生都是一名收藏家，專攻利茲白釉器皿。1969 年，他做出了深思熟慮的轉變，成為一名專注於十七和 十八 世紀英國瓷器的經銷商，並在 Brompton Road 開了一家商店，出售來自世界各地的古董，從繪畫到金屬製品，再到西方和中國的陶瓷。Richard Markell (1932-2021年) 是脊椎按摩師 Maurice J. Markell 的兒子，他建立了專注於矯形鞋類和矯形器具的家族企業 Markell Shoes。Richard 和他的妻子 Maxine（1935-2019年）是亞洲藝術的忠實收藏家，尤其在中國瓷器方面。 多年來，這對夫婦收藏了一系列精美絕倫的陶瓷。 他們從那時最好的經銷商那裡購買，跨越了 250 年的中國瓷器生產，最早的藏品可追溯至清初，大致反映了康雍乾隆三個時期粉彩硬彩的發展和西方對它們的欣賞。 品相：狀況極好，琺瑯有輕微磨損，製造缺陷如少量釉面凹陷和點蝕。 重量：分別69.3 克與73.8 克 尺寸：高 4.7 厘米與4.6 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2012年1月23日，lot 373 價格：USD 3,500（相當於今日EUR 4,400） 描述：十九世紀一對中國出口蓮花形水丞 專家評論：比較相近的外形和顏色。請注意尺寸 (11 厘米)。

A BLUE AND WHITE ‘HUNDRED ANTIQUES’ U-SHAPED BOWL AND COVER, KANGXI PERIOD 康熙青花博古紋蓋罐Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 1662-1722. Standing on a short stem and rounded foot, the cylindrical bowl and cover are each painted with two ‘100 antiques’ panels. Between both panels are handles painted blue in the form of two dragon heads gripping a flaming pearl in their mouths. (2)Provenance: From a Swedish private collection. The cover with an excerpt of an old catalog entry for the present lot written in Swedish and confirming the dating above. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, occasional light scratches, minor frits, few minor chips to the rims, the interior of the cover with fine glaze lines.Weight: 731.7 g Dimensions: Height 16.3 cm Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s, 2 May 2007, lot 96 Price: EUR 4,200 or approx. EUR 6,400 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A blue and white U-shaped bowl and cover and a jarlet, Kangxi period Expert remark: Compare the related form and motif. Note the lack of any handles and that this lot also comprises a blue and white jarlet. Also note the smaller size (12.3 cm). 康熙青花博古紋蓋碗中國，1662-1722年。圓筒形罐，罐身飾博古紋；高足外撇；兩側各有一青花龍紋啣珠執柄；蓋上同樣青花描繪暗八仙與博古紋，寶珠鈕。 (2) 來源：瑞典私人收藏，封面摘錄了本拍品的目錄内容，用瑞典語書寫，並確認了上述日期。 品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損和燒製不規則，輕微劃痕，邊緣有少量碎裂，蓋子內部有細冲線。 重量：731.7 克 尺寸：高16.3 厘米拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：佳士得，2007年5月2日，lot 96 價格：EUR 4,200（相當於今日EUR 6,400） 描述：康熙青花蓋碗和花盤 專家評論：比較相近的外形和主題。請注意沒有把手，還包括一個青花盤。請注意尺寸較小(12.3 厘米)。

A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE ‘LIONS AND PEONY’ PORCELAIN BOWLS, SHUNZHI TO KANGXI PERIOD 順治至康熙時期一對青花《獅子牡丹》碗Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 17th century. Each of deep conical form, supported on a short straight foot and rising to an everted brown-dressed rim, the flared sides painted in shades of cobalt blue to the exterior with three Buddhist lions alternating with peony sprays. The interior with a central medallion enclosing a peony spray and a scroll border below the rim. The recessed base with an apocryphal six-character mark da Ming Jiajing nianzhi painted in underglaze blue within a double circle. (2)Provenance: From the private estate of Yip Hon. Nicknamed Kwai Wong (‘Ghost King’) and also known as the ‘God of Gambling’, Yip Hon (1904-1997) was a successful gambling tycoon active in Macau and Shanghai for over half a century, co-founding the well-known Grand Lisboa in the early 1960s.Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, including glaze recesses, minimal pitting, and few dark spots.Weight: 189 g and 194.6 g Dimensions: Diameter 15 cm and 15.3 cm Expert’s note: The present lot is a rare example of a well-documented type of Shunzhi and Kangxi-period blue and white bowls, more commonly painted with the eight horses of Mu Wang, and also bearing six-character Jiajing reign marks.Literature comparison: For a related bowl, see The Palace Museum’s Collection of Blue and White Porcelains from Kangxi Period of Qing Dynasty I, The Forbidden City Publishing House, 2016, p. 226-227, pl. 101. A transitional-period bowl of this design and also with a Jiajing mark is illustrated in Ben Janssens Oriental Art, Seventeenth Century Chinese Blue and White Porcelain From The Private Collection of Eileen Lesouef, p. 30, pl. 29.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s New York, 22 March 2013, lot 1465 Price: USD 6,250 or approx. EUR 7,600 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A blue and white conical bowl, Shunzhi/Kangxi period, 17th century Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and decoration. Note that this lot comprises a single bowl (as opposed to a pair like the present lot). Note the size (17.6 cm). 順治至康熙時期一對青花《獅子牡丹》碗中國，十七世紀。碗敞口淺腹，圈足。口外翻，棕色釉邊緣。碗外壁青花描繪三隻獅子，與牡丹花圖案交替。碗內中央開光，描繪牡丹紋。圈足內青花雙圈六字款“大明嘉靖年製”款。 來源：葉漢私人舊藏。葉漢人稱“鬼王葉”或“賭聖”。葉漢 (1904-1997) 曾是一位港澳著名企業家，成功的博彩大亨，活躍於澳門和上海超過半個世紀，於 二十 世紀六十年代初與他人共同創立了著名的新葡京酒店。 品相：品相極佳，有輕微磨損和燒製不規則現象，包括釉面凹陷、極少的凹坑和少量黑點。 重量：分別爲189克與194.6 克 尺寸：直徑分別為15 釐米與15.3釐米 專家注釋：本拍品為順治、康熙青花碗中罕見的有據可查的器型。此類器外多繪《穆王八駿圖》，亦有嘉靖六字款。 文獻比較： 一件相近的碗，見《故宮博物院藏清康熙青花瓷器（上）》，紫禁城出版社，2016年，頁226-227，圖101。一件明嘉靖款過渡時期碗，見Ben Janssens Oriental Art，《Seventeenth Century Chinese Blue and White Porcelain From The Private Collection of Eileen Lesouef》，頁30，圖29。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2013年3月22日，lot 1465 價格：USD 6,250（相當於今日EUR 7,600） 描述：十七世紀順治至康熙時期青花圓錐形碗 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形和裝飾。請注意此為一個碗，以及尺寸(17.6 厘米)。

A FAMILLE VERTE ‘DRAGON’ SWEETMEAT SET, KANGXI PERIOD 康熙素三彩龍紋攢盤 Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 1662-1722. The central dish of six-lobed form enameled in green, yellow, aubergine, black, and white with three fierce sinuous dragons chasing flaming pearls amid wispy flames, the rim with a diapered pattern interrupted by plum blossoms, the exterior with stylized bamboo sprays. The six surrounding fan-shaped dishes with foliate upper rims similarly decorated with a single dragon each. (7)Expert’s note: It is extremely rare to find a complete seven-piece set from the Kangxi period with both the biscuit porcelain and the enamels in such pristine condition.Provenance: Stefanos Lagonico, Alexandria, and thence by descent over several generations in the same family. Each dish with an old printed and handwritten label ‘No. 4603’ to base. Stefanos Lagonico was a member of the wealthy Greek community of Alexandria whose family settled in Egypt in the late 19th century. His collection of important Iznik ceramics was formed after the First World War, comprising mostly plates and jugs from the classic period (post 1570). At least six pieces from this collection were included in the important 1925 Exposition d'Art Musulman in Alexandria. Lagonico eventually left Egypt for Switzerland, just before the rise of nationalism and the abolition of the Capitulations in May 1937. His son Jean, an importer of dried fruits and nuts from the Levant, inherited most of the collection, and kept it in obscurity at his house in southern France until its dispersal at auction beginning in 1991.Condition: Superb condition with only minor old wear, some expected firing flaws, and light surface scratches.Weight: 389.6 g (the central dish) and 1,252 g (the six surrounding dishes in total) Dimensions: Diameter 39.5 cm (total) and 19 cm (the central dish), length 19 cm (each of the six surrounding dishes)Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Aguttes, Paris, 31 May 2022, lot 66 Price: EUR 20,150Description: Ensemble de sept raviers en biscuit et émaux de la famille verte, XVIIIe Siècle, période Kangxi Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, diapered band with plum blossoms, and famille verte decoration on the biscuit porcelain. Note the similar size (40 cm).康熙素三彩龍紋攢盤中國，1662-1722年。此攢盤是由一個內盤和六個外盤共同組成葵花式，造型優美，設色雅緻明麗，構圖疏朗有致；綠地龍紋，線條挺拔，畫工精良。如此完好的康熙龍紋攢盤，實屬難得。 來源：亞歷山大港Stefanos Lagonico，在同一家族保存了幾代。每一個盤底都有一個打印並手寫的標籤No. 4603。 Stefanos Lagonico是富有的亞歷山大希臘社區的成員，他的家人在十九世紀後期定居在埃及。他的重要伊茲尼克陶瓷收藏是在第一次世界大戰後建立的，主要包括古典時期（1570 年後）的盤子和水壺。該系列中至少有六件作品曾在 1925 年亞歷山大港藝術博覽會中展覽。後來，Lagonico 離開埃及前往瑞士，就在 1937 年 5 月民族主義興起和投降條約廢除之前。他的兒子 Jean 是黎凡特干果和堅果的進口商，他繼承了大部分藏品，並一直默默無聞地保存在他法國南部的房子裏，直到 1991 年開始被拍賣。 品相：狀況極佳，只有輕微的磨損、一些燒製缺陷和輕微的表面劃痕。 重量：内盤389.6克，六個外盤1,252 克 尺寸：直徑 39.5 厘米(總)，内盤19 厘米，外盤分別19 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：巴黎Agutte，2022年5月31日，lot 66 價格：EUR 20,150 描述：康熙素三彩攢盤 專家評論：比較非常相近的外型、梅花邊裝飾、素三彩。請注意相似的尺寸(40厘米)。

A PEACHBLOOM-GLAZED ‘CHRYSANTHEMUM’ VASE, JUBAN PING, 19TH CENTURY 十九世紀豇豆紅釉菊瓣瓶Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China. Of ovoid form, molded with a band of chrysanthemum petals above the flaring foot, surmounted by a tall trumpet neck, covered to the exterior in a glaze of raspberry suffused with speckles of mushroom and green copper oxide, running thinner on the rim and molded petals, the inner rim partly covered in raspberry thinning into white towards the interior. Provenance: From a noted private collection in Geneva, Switzerland, assembled since the 1960s, and thence by descent. An important part of this collection was on permanent loan and exhibited over several decades at the Asia-Africa Museum in Geneva. Two labels, ‘4239’ and ‘Asia-Africa Museum Geneve AMA 4239’ to the base. A label ‘4239 AMA’ to the base. A copy of a handwritten entry in the inventory of the collection, describing the present vase, accompanies this lot. Condition: Good condition with minor wear, a small repair to the rim with touchups, and manufacturing flaws including minor firing cracks. The wood stand with minor wear.Weight: 321.7 g (excl. stand), 368 g (incl. stand) Dimensions: Height 17.3 cm (excl. stand), 20.4 cm (incl. stand)The recessed base with an apocryphal underglaze-blue six-character mark da Qing Kangxi nianzhi.With a carved and reticulated wood stand. (2)The peachbloom glaze has been the focus of scientific research since the mid-20th century. Both the overall soft pinkish red of the glaze, and the areas of clear green which appear to a greater or lesser extent within it owe their hue to copper. Firing in a reducing atmosphere creates the red color, while re-oxidation creates the green. This was therefore a glaze that had to be applied very precisely and fired with great care. Research suggests that a copper-lime pigment was applied between two layers of colorless glaze. The copper-lime pigment was applied by blowing through a bamboo tube with fine silk gauze over the end, to achieve an effect similar to modern spraying techniques. This allowed the thickness of the copper-lime layer to be adjusted so that some areas would be thicker than others. In those thicker areas, there was additional flux, which thinned the upper glaze layer and allowed the copper to re-oxidize and produce clear green. In the other areas, some of the pigment was undissolved making it appear slightly opaque and yet smooth on the surface, while the majority of the copper did dissolve and produced a rich pinkish red and creating one of the most highly esteemed glazes from the Qing imperial kilns. Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie’s New York, 23 August 2017, lot 189Price: USD 4,000 or approx. EUR 4,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A Chinese peachbloom-glazed 'chrysanthemum' vase, juban ping, late Qing dynastyExpert remark: Compare the related form, glaze, and apocryphal Kangxi mark. Note the slightly smaller size (15.9 cm).

A LARGE FAMILLE-VERTE ‘KUI XING’ BRUSHPOT, BITONG 硬彩魁星筆筒Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價Expert’s note: The figures depicted in this brushpot are both scholarly and immortal in their appearance. The standing scholar holding a scroll represents Wenchang Wang, the God of Literature. The elderly man riding the mule depicts Zhang Guolao, whose epithet ‘Lao’ added at the end of his name means ‘old’, and who is often shown riding a donkey or mule. The two attendants holding a lotus flower (‘he’) and box (‘he’) are the Hehe Erxian, typically depicted as boys. The true star in this scene, however, is Kui Xing standing in characteristic pose within a cloud emanating from Zhang Guolao’s head, perhaps mentioned by the elderly scholar in conversation to his colleague, thereby revealing the significance and meaning that this brush pot once had for its original owner.China, Qing dynasty or later. Well potted with gently waisted sides, the exterior painted in bright enamels with gilt highlights to depict two scholars engaged in conversation, one standing and holding a large scroll, his attendant carrying a sack filled with scrolls, the other riding a mule and holding a ruyi scepter, a cloud emanating from his head enclosing Kui Xing, all within a verdant mountainous landscape with gnarled trees, craggy rockwork, and wispy clouds.Provenance: Dutch trade. Condition: Good condition with expected old wear and firing irregularities, including pitting, glaze recesses, firing cracks, and dark spots. Few shallow chips and fritting to the rim.Weight: 2,081 g Dimensions: Diameter 18.9 cm Identified by the writing brush held in his right hand and his iconic 'back-kick' posture, Kui Xing (‘Chief Star’) is a Daoist deity worshipped to obtain academic success. It therefore was auspicious for a scholar to have an item decorated with this figure on his desk, to inspire him in his writing and achievement of examination success.The Chinese character ‘Kui’ is composed of the ideographs for ‘demon’ and ‘ladle’ (or ‘dipper’, as Kui Xing is also associated with the North Star). Kui Xing is often portrayed with a demonic appearance, a hideous face, a horn-like protuberance on his head, and a sinewy body. According to legend, he was once a mortal scholar with outstanding literary skills but was repeatedly failed in the civil service examinations due to his repulsive appearance. Out of frustration and humiliation, Kui Xing threw himself into a river, where he was saved by a mythical beast called ao. He then ascended to the Big Dipper and became the stellar patron of the literati and the God of Literature.Dreaming of Kui Xing the night before the exams was considered an auspicious sign. The candidate who obtained the highest results, known as the First Scholar (zhangyuan), would walk first on a staircase decorated with the ao. Representations of Kui Xing are thus a symbol of literary success and highest achievement at the Imperial examinations. Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s New York, 30 March 2005, lot 399 Price: USD 10,200 or approx. EUR 15,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A famille verte brushpot, bitong, 18th/19th century Expert remark: Compare the closely decoration and manner of painting with similar sparse surroundings and blue enamel as well as the related size (17.7 cm). Note that considering recent findings, this brush pot more likely dates to the 19th than the 18th century.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 17 March 2009, lot 108 Price: USD 20,000 or approx. EUR 26,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A large ‘famille-verte’ brushpot, Kangxi period Expert remark: Compare the related decoration and manner of painting with similar gilt highlights. Note that this bitong dates from an earlier period than the present lot.

A YIXING RED STONEWARE VASE, BY CHEN ZIWEN, FIRST HALF OF 18TH CENTURY 十八世紀上半葉宜興紫砂瓶，陳子文款 Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China. The baluster body supported on a short spreading foot and rising to a cylindrical neck. The lobed body finely decorated in relief with sprays of bamboo, peony, magnolia, chrysanthemum, pine, and prunus above a bowstring, between bands of sawtooth with neatly incised archaistic designs above the foot and to the shoulder, the neck with bands of S-scroll and ruyi heads.Inscriptions: To the recessed base, six-character mark ‘Jingxi Gushi Chen Ziwen zhi' (made by Chen Ziwen in the ancient style of Yixing).Provenance: French trade.Condition: The rim with one chip. The foot rim with minor chips, the shoulder with two fine hairlines, one with an associated shallow loss as well as a few minor touchups.Weight: 522.6 gDimensions: Height 17.5 cm Literature comparison:Compare three closely related vases as part of a garniture, also marked Jingxi Gushi Chen Ziwen zhi, in the collection of the Groninger Museum, Groningen, accession number MB211, illustrated by Michel Beurdeley and Guy Raindre, Qing Porcelain Famille Verte, Famille Rose, New York, 1987, p. 257, fig. 355.Auction result comparison: Type: RelatedAuction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 1 December 2016, lot 703Price: HKD 118,750 or approx. EUR 15,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A Yixing ‘floral’ vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi periodExpert remark: Compare the related baluster form (albeit of octagonal section) and floral motifs. 十八世紀上半葉宜興紫砂瓶，陳子文款中國。圓柱形頸部，丰肩，腹下内斂，圈足。肩部與足部飾蟬紋，瓶身淺浮雕竹、牡丹、玉蘭、菊花、松樹、梅花等紋飾。 款識：荊西古式陳子文製 來源：法國古玩交易。 品相：邊緣有一個缺口。腳緣有輕微缺口，肩部有兩條細冲線，其中一條有淺層缺損，以及一些輕微的小修。 重量：522.6 克 尺寸：高 17.5 厘米文獻比較： 比較三件非常相近的荊溪古式陳子文製瓶，收藏於格羅寧根博物館，格羅寧根，館藏編號MB211，見Michel Beurdeley和Guy Raindre，《Qing Porcelain Famille Verte，Famille Rose》，紐約，1987年，頁257，圖355. 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：香港蘇富比，2016年12月1日，lot 703 價格：HKD 118,750（相當於今日EUR 15,500） 描述：清康熙宜興紫砂花卉紋八方瓶 專家評論：比較相近的外形 (但此瓶為八角形) 和花卉主題。

A SILK EMBROIDERED ‘MECHANICAL CLOCK TRIBUTE’ FRAGMENT, CHINA, 1680-1720 1680-1720年刺繡《外朝人物進貢鐘錶》殘片Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價Of rectangular form, finely embroidered in satin stitch with silk and gold-wrapped threads to depict two foreign emissaries of Persian and Mongolian origin, respectively, amid rockwork, bamboo, lotus blossoms, and a tree.The emissaries dressed in elaborate robes decorated with roundels and lotus blossoms, carrying tributes in form of a large coral branch and a table clock, the latter finely decorated with gold-stitched lotus blossoms, ruyi head designs, two gold hands and a bud finial.Provenance: English trade. Acquired from a private estate where is has been since c. 1920, by family repute. Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age, showing old wear, loose threads, light staining, fading, small tears, and obvious losses. Despite its fragmentary nature, this piece is displaying extraordinary well.Dimensions: Image size 58.5 x 43.7 cm, Size incl. frame 66 x 51 cm Framed behind glass. (2)The interest in collecting European clocks at the Chinese court began in the late Ming dynasty when the Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), in an effort to reach the capital, presented the Wanli emperor in 1601 with a watch, and a chiming clock that sounded the half- and quarter-hours. Ricci used this clock as a means of gaining access to the highest reaches of Chinese society.Mechanical clocks were among the most prized tributary gifts given to Chinese courtiers and ultimately to emperors of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. The interest in Western clocks reached its peak under the rule of Kangxi who was fascinated with Western science, technology, and elaborate clockwork. Jesuit missionaries like Matteo Rippa (1682-1746) were impressed with the vastness of Kangxi’s collection, which reached more than 4,000 clocks.The notoriety of clocks as foreign tribute slowly declined after the establishment of the first imperial clockmaking factory in 1732 by the Yongzheng emperor. There is a notable absence of clocks as tribute in the monumental painting ‘Ten Thousand Nations Coming to Pay Tribute’, created during the Qianlong’s reign in 1761. The emperor Qianlong, however, continued to amass what came to be the largest collection of watches and clocks during his reign; he commissioned many of these clocks from the imperial palace workshops in Guangzhou. According to a conservator at the Palace Museum, Beijing, there are “Nearly 1,600 timepieces in the collection of The Palace Museum – all hailing from the Qing dynasty." 1680-1720年刺繡《外朝人物進貢鐘錶》殘片呈長方形，用絲線和金線刺繡，分別描繪了兩位來自波斯和蒙古的外國使者，周圍有假山、竹子、蓮花和一棵樹。使者身著外朝長袍，手持大珊瑚枝和座鐘，鐘上飾有精美的纏枝蓮花、如意等紋飾。細節精美。來源：英國古玩交易，購自據説建立於1920年的私人收藏。 品相：品相良好，有磨損、線頭鬆動、輕微污漬、褪色、小撕裂和明顯缺損。 尺寸：畫面58.5 x 43.7 厘米，總66 x 51 厘米 玻璃面裝框。(2)

A BLUE AND WHITE SEAL PASTE BOX AND COVER, EARLY QING DYNASTY 清初青花印泥盒Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, late 17th - 18th century. The cylindrical body supported on a short foot, finely decorated in shades of cobalt blue to the top of the cover and the recessed base with chrysanthemum blooms borne on leafy scrolling vines, the sides left plain, covered overall with a transparent glaze. Note that the decoration on the cover being repeated on the base is rather unusual.Provenance: Collection of Alfred Julius Forkel, acquired in China before 1910, and thence by descent in the same family. The base with two old labels, 'IV’ and ‘71/51’. Mentioned in the inventory of the collection, p. 71, no. 51, described as ‘Kien Lung blau und weiß Farbnäpfchen’. Alfred Julius Forkel (1873-1934) was born in Bavaria to Johann Wilhelm Forkel and Anna Dorothea Forkel. During his life, Forkel worked as a merchant and later as an officer with the Imperial German Navy. His travels as a merchant and as a naval officer took him across the globe. During his time in China, he assembled a large collection of Chinese porcelain and ceramics.Condition: Very good condition with expected old wear, a minor chip to the rim of the cover. Remnants of red seal paste to the interior of the box and cover along with traces of use.Weight: 149.5 gDimensions: Diameter 7 cm Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby’s London, 10 November 2010, lot 92 Price: GBP 6,250 or approx. EUR 12,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A blue and white seal paste box and cover, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period Expert remark: Compare the closely related cylindrical form and related cobalt-blue decoration, albeit with a different motif. Note the related size (7.8 cm) and that the lot comprises two additional porcelains. 清初青花印泥盒中國，十七世紀末至十八世紀。印泥盒圓筒形，短圈足。蓋頂青花描繪纏枝菊花紋，側面素面無紋，通體施透明釉。 請注意，蓋子上的裝飾在底座上重複是相當不尋常的。 來源：Alfred Julius Forkel 收藏，1910年前購於中國，在同一家族傳承至今。底座有兩個標籤 “IV”與“71/51”。在藏品清單中提到，第71頁，51號，描述為 “Kien Lung blau und weiß Farbnäpfchen”。Alfred Julius Forkel（1873-1934 年）出生於巴伐利亞，父親是Johann Wilhelm Forkel，母親是Anna Dorothea Forkel。Forkel曾是一名商人，後來成為德意志帝國海軍的一名軍官。因爲工作遠古他走遍了全球。在中國期間，他收藏了大量中國瓷器和陶瓷。 品相：狀況非常好，有磨損，蓋子邊緣有輕微缺口。盒子內部和蓋子上殘留有印泥顔色以及使用痕跡。 重量：149.5 克 尺寸：直徑 7 厘米 拍賣結果比較：形制：相近 拍賣：倫敦蘇富比，2010年11月10日，lot 92 價格：GBP 6,250（相當於今日EUR 12,000） 描述：康熙青花印泥盒 專家評論：比較非常相近的橢圓外形，相近的青花，但不同的主題。請注意相近的尺寸 (7.8 厘米) ，以及此印泥盒和兩件青花瓷器為一組。

HONG WU (1743-1811): ‘LANDSCAPE AFTER JURAN', DATED 1804Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China. Ink on paper. Mounted as a hanging scroll, with a silk brocade coated paper frame detailed with stylized shou characters and wooden handles. Finely painted depicting an imposing mountain top with a few pavilions nestled within the valley, the high treetops now withered in the frosty winter.Inscriptions: At the upper part inscribed with poems as well as dedications such as the attribution to Juran, a famous Northern Song dynasty painter. Artist seal ‘Hong Wu’ as well as other seals, dated ‘6th month of the Year Jiawu' (corresponding to 1804).Provenance: From a private collection in California, by repute acquired in Tokyo in the 1940s, and thence by descent.Condition: Good condition with wear, creasing, slight material loss with associated touch-ups. The mounting with usual traces of wear and age.Dimensions: Image size 108 x 38 cm, Size incl. mounting 222 x 55 cmWith a wood tomobako storage box (2).Hong Wu (1743-1811), a grandson of the Kangxi emperor and cousin of the Qianlong emperor, was an accomplished poet, calligrapher, and painter. His fluid and sensitive brushwork distinguishes his best work from that of contemporary court painters. He modeled his flower studies after those of Chen Chun (1483-1544) and his poetry after the verse of Tao Yuanming (365-427).Auction result comparison: Type: Closely relatedAuction: Sotheby’s New York, 22 March 2019, lot 1105Price: USD 12,500 or approx. EUR 14,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: Hongwu (1743-1811), Landscape after Huang GongwangExpert remark: Note the size (120 x 58.7 cm).

A BLUE AND WHITE RECTANGULAR FLASK AND COVER, KANGXI PERIOD 康熙青花人物方罐Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價Expert’s note: The present lot is in pristine condition and still retains its original cover, which is rather small in size and therefore can be lost easily. It must therefore be considered as exceedingly rare.China, 1662-1722. Each side finely painted in nicely graduated shades of deep cobalt blue to depict two court ladies standing on a terrace flanking a jardinière of chrysanthemums, with branches of prunus blossoms in the background. The flat shoulder with a different flower sprig at each corner, depicting peony, lotus, aster, and prunus, all within quadrilobed panels with scroll designs at the corners. The base with an underglaze-blue monogram mark ‘HA’.Provenance: The Property of a Gentleman. Christie’s New York, 30 May 1991, lot 321. A private collection in New York, USA, acquired from the above, and thence by descent within the family.Condition: Very good condition with only minor wear and expected firing irregularities, minute glaze flakes, and minuscule nicks to edges. Overall exceptionally well preserved and displaying magnificently.Weight: 1,750 g Dimensions: Height 30.2 cm The molded cover is original to the flask and depicts flower sprigs encircling the knop finial. The neck is decorated with a band of prunus on an ice-cracked ground below a key-fret band, the lipped mouth with a geometric band. (2)Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s London, 17 May 2013, lot 1359 Price: GBP 17,500 or approx. EUR 30,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A Chinese blue and white square-sectioned vase and cover, Kangxi period Expert remark: Note the similar form and cobalt blue decorations. Note the near-identical size (31.7 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby’s London, 8 December 2022, lot 288 Price: GBP 13,860 or approx. EUR 16,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A pair of blue and white square-form bottles and covers, Kangxi period Expert remark: Note the similar form and floral decorations on the top and neck of the vase. Note the size (26.1 cm). 康熙青花人物方罐中國, 1662-1722年。四方蓋罐，開光内青花描繪了兩位貴婦站在露台上，身旁鮮花環繞，有菊花、桃花枝、牡丹、荷花、紫菀和李花。底座有青花花押“HA”。蓋子是方瓶原配，旋鈕頂端可見花卉紋。頸部有花卉紋。專家注釋：本拍品保存完好，仍保留原來的蓋子，但尺寸較小，極易丟失。 因此，更顯珍貴。 來源：紳士收藏；紐約佳士得1991年5月3日，lot 321；美國紐約私人收藏，購於上述拍賣，保存在同一家族。品相：狀況非常好，只有輕微磨損、微小的釉面開片和邊緣的微小刻痕。重量：1,750 克 尺寸：高 30.2 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2013年5月17日，lot 1359 價格：GBP 17,500（相當於今日EUR 30,500） 描述：康熙青花人物方冠蓋 專家評論：請注意相似的外形和青花紋裝飾。請注意幾乎相同的尺寸 (31.7 釐米)。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：倫敦蘇富比，2022年12月8日，lot 288 價格：GBP 13,860（相當於今日EUR 16,500） 描述：清康熙青花山水人物圖方瓶一對 專家評論：請注意相似的外形、頸部和蓋有花紋。請注意尺寸 (26.1 釐米)。

A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE ‘PHEASANT’ BEAKER VASE, SHUNZHI TO KANGXI PERIOD 順治至康熙朝大型青花花鳥筒花觚Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, mid-17th to early 18th century. Heavily potted, of waisted form, the exterior finely painted in shades of cobalt blue with a long-tailed pheasant perched on a rocky outpost standing tall amid thick shrubbery, peonies, prunus, and pine needles, all below a further pheasant flying above, framed by hatched bands above the foot and below the mouth.Provenance: From a private collection in Cotswold, United Kingdom, acquired in the 1920s or earlier, and thence by descent in the same family to the last owner. A copy of an inventory of the family collection, compiled in 1948 by local auctioneer and appraiser Alfred Bower, listing the present lot as no. 312, accompanies this lot. A copy of a private photo taken c. 1982 and showing a part of the collection on display in the family home, including the present vase, accompanies this lot.Condition: Magnificent condition with minor old wear and manufacturing irregularities, occasional light scratches, the rim with minute fritting, the foot with a shallow chip. No hidden damages, all visible on the images provided.Weight: 3,338 gDimensions: Height 43.5 cm Auction comparison: Type: Closely relatedAuction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 27 November 2020, lot 432Price: HKD 119,700 or approx. EUR 19,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A blue and white beaker vase, Qing dynasty, Shunzhi periodExpert remark: Compare the closely related waisted form and cobalt blue decoration, as well as the related bird motif. Note the size (45.7 cm).Auction comparison: Type: RelatedAuction: Christie’s Amsterdam, 5 October 2011, lot 477Price: EUR 32,200 or approx. EUR 43,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A pair of Chinese blue and white large beaker vases, Kangxi (1662-1722)Expert remark: Compare the closely related waisted form and cobalt blue decoration. Note the different motif, the size (44.9 and 55.3 cm), and that this lot comprises a pair. 順治至康熙朝大型青花花鳥筒花觚中國，十七世紀中期至十八世紀初。撇口、圓腹、腹下漸外撇。白釉地，青花描繪。上下邊緣分別飾簡介線條紋，外壁在構圖上，底有奇石，上立一隻冠鳥，兩旁花團景簇，鳥周圍花團錦簇，中間可見牡丹、假山、樹等，空中飛舞著第二只鳥。 來源：來自英國科茨沃爾德的私人收藏，購於 1920 年代或更早，並由同一家族傳承至最後一位擁有者。隨附一份家庭收藏清單的副本。清單由當地拍賣師兼估價師 Alfred Bower 於 1948 年編制，將本拍品列為第 312 號。隨附一份拍攝於1982年的可見家庭住宅中展出的部分藏品也包括這件花瓶的私人照片的副本。 品相：狀況極佳，有輕微磨損和製造不規則，局部有輕微劃痕，邊緣有微小的磨損，足部有淺缺口。沒有隱藏的損壞，所有損壞都在照片上可見。 重量：3,338 克 尺寸：高 43.5 厘米 拍賣比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：香港蘇富比，2020年11月27日，lot 432 價錢：HKD 119,700（相當今日EUR 19,000） 描述：清順治青花花鳥圖筒花觚 專家註釋：比較非常相近的腰部外形和青花紋，以及相近的鳥紋。請注意尺寸 (45.7 厘米)。 拍賣比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：阿姆斯特丹佳士得，2011年10月5日，lot 477 價錢：EUR 32,200（相當今日EUR 43,500） 描述：康熙一對青花花觚 專家註釋：比較非常相近的腰部外形和青花紋。請注意不同的主題 、尺寸 (44.9 and 55.3 厘米)，以及此為一對。

A FAMILLE VERTE ‘ELEGANT BEAUTIES’ DISH, KANGXI MARK AND PERIOD 康熙款及年代硬彩“美人圖”盤Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 1662-1722. The shallow rounded sides supported on a short tapered foot. Finely painted in enamels of green, red, blue, pale yellow, and black tones as well as iron-red showing a court scene with dancers swaying to the music played by modestly dressed musicians on the side, as a dignitary looks on, flanked by his two attendants. The exterior with three evenly spaced floral sprays. The recessed base with a six-character mark da Qing Kangxi nianzhi and of the period.Provenance: Danish trade. Acquired from a local estate.Condition: Good condition with some old wear and firing irregularities, including small glaze recesses, pitting, and dark spots, as well as expected fritting to rim and foot. Two short hairlines extending from the rim.Weight: 850 gDimensions: Diameter 27.5 cm Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 19 March 2019, lot 350 Price: USD 32,500 or approx. EUR 36,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A famille-verte ‘elegant beauty’ dish, Kangxi mark and period Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and decoration, as well as the related subject. Note the much smaller size (15.2 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christies New York, 17 Sept 2010, lot 1376 Price: USD 80,500 or approx. EUR 101,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A Rare Famille Verte 'Birthday' Dish, Kangxi Six-Character Mark and of the Period (1662-1722) Expert remark: Compare the related form, mark and subject. Note the similar size (28.6 cm) and the generally more elaborated painting. 康熙款及年代硬彩“美人圖”盤中國，1662-1722年。淺盤敞口，弧腹，淺圈足。以綠、紅、藍、淡黃與黑色等多色琺瑯彩繪製宮廷美人輕歌曼舞圖，旁邊有一位官員在觀看，一側兩個侍從。外壁有三個均勻分佈的纏枝花卉紋。圈足內有“大清康熙年製”六字款。 來源：丹麥古玩交易，購於當地。 品相：狀況良好，有磨損和燒製缺陷，包括釉面凹陷和黑點，以及邊緣和足部磨損。兩條小冲線。重量：850 克 尺寸：直徑27.5 釐米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2019年3月19日，lot 350 價格：USD 32,500（相當於今日EUR 36,500） 描述：清康熙五彩美人圖盤 《大清康熙年製》款 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形和裝飾，以及相近的主題。請注意尺寸較小 (15.2 釐米)。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2010年9月17日，lot 1376 價格：USD 80,500（相當於今日EUR 101,500） 描述：康熙款及年代慶生硬彩盤 專家評論：比較相近的外形、款識和主題。請注意相似的尺寸 (28.6 釐米)，以及更精緻的描繪。

A LARGE AND BARBED FAMILLE VERTE ‘WARRIOR’ DISH, KANGXI PERIOD 康熙大型花口硬彩刀馬人物盤Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 1662-1722. The shallow rounded sides rising from a tapered foot to an everted foliate rim. Finely painted in bright enamels, including a magnificent sapphire-blue, with gilt highlights to depict a dynamic scene of equestrian warriors, foot soldiers, and bannermen engaged in a battle, in a verdant mountain landscape with rockwork, trees, shrubbery, flowers, and swirling clouds. Encircled at the rim by shaped cartouches enclosing landscapes with rockwork and trees against a brocade-patterned ground. The recessed base with an underglaze-blue artemisia leaf mark within a double circle.Provenance: Collection of Madame de Rothschild. Sotheby’s Monaco, 21-22 May 1978, lot 78. A noted private collection in Geneva, Switzerland, acquired from the above, and thence by descent. An important part of this collection was on permanent loan and exhibited over several decades at the Asia-Africa Museum in Geneva. The base with two old collector’s labels, ‘O5.SSS’ and ‘A1’. The base with an old collector’s number inscribed, ‘AMA-3537’. A copy of the previous owner’s handwritten notes from 1978, confirming the provenance above, and detailing information regarding the present lot (numbered ‘3537/78’) accompanies this lot.Condition: Very good condition with some old wear and expected manufacturing irregularities. The rim with some fritting and few shallow chips. Occasional minor scratches. Minute flaking to enamels.Weight: 1,620 gDimensions: Diameter 37 cm Note the central general’s smiling expression, who is probably being ambushed by some of the fiercer-looking warriors surrounding him.Expert’s Note: During the early Qing dynasty, up until the early 1680s, conditions were unsettled in China and the making of Imperial wares as well as the use of reign marks on porcelain was restricted in various ways. During this period, different types of other marks came into use, including artemisia leaf marks.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s New York, 18 January 2018, lot 16 Price: USD 43,750 or approx. EUR 49,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A large famille verte dish, Kangxi period Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject with a similar battle scene, decoration with similarly vibrant sapphire blue, use of gilt, brocade pattern to the rim, and underglaze blue artemisia leaf mark within a double circle. Note the near-identical size (38.7 cm) as well as the straight everted rim (as opposed to the foliate rim on the present lot). 康熙大型花口硬彩刀馬人物盤中國，1662-1722 年。 花口，折沿，淺圓腹，圈足。精美琺瑯彩繪刀馬人物戰鬥場景。折沿錦地開光描繪山水風景。圈足雙圈內青花樹葉款。 來源：de Rothschild夫人收藏；摩納哥蘇富比，1978 年 5 月 21 日至 22 日，拍品 78；瑞士日內瓦著名私人收藏，購自上述人士，並由其後裔獲得。該藏品的重要部分被永久借出，並在日內瓦亞非博物館展出了數十年。 底座上有兩個舊收藏標籤，“O5.SSS”和“A1”。 底座上刻有舊收藏編號“AMA-3537”。 該拍品附有前主人 1978 年手寫筆記的副本，確認了上述出處，並詳細介紹了當前拍品（編號為“3537/78”）的詳細信息。 品相：狀況極好，有一些磨損，邊緣有一些熔塊和一些淺缺口，局部有輕微劃痕，局部釉面剝落。 重量：1,620 克 尺寸：直徑 37 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2018年1月18日，lot 16 價格：USD 43,750（相當於今日EUR 49,000） 描述：康熙粉彩盤 專家評論：比較非常相近的主題和刀馬場景，裝飾同樣充滿活力的寶藍色，邊緣使用鎏金、錦緞圖案，雙圈內有釉下藍色蒿葉標記。請注意幾乎相同 尺寸 (38.7 釐米) ，以及沒有外翻的邊緣（與當前批次的葉狀邊緣相反）。

A MASSIVE FAMILLE VERTE ‘DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL’ DEEP BOWL, MID-QING DYNASTY 清代中期硬彩《江山千古秀》碗Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 18th to early 19th century. Finely and heavily potted with deep rounded sides supported on a short foot and rising to a gently everted rim. Intricately painted in bright enamels and iron red, the exterior with a continuous scene depicting four noblemen and court ladies in a wheeled dragon boat pulled by six female attendants followed by heralds, soldiers on horseback, and bannermen leading the procession, watched with interest by a general and courtiers from a palace terrace, all framed by a key-fret band to the foot and a lozenge band between two ruyi-head bands.Provenance: English trade. Condition: Very good condition with some old wear and expected firing irregularities, small glaze recesses, minor dark spots, and a shallow chip to the rim. Slightly warped overall.Weight: 13.6 kg Dimensions: Diameter 60.3 cm The interior similarly decorated with a central medallion enclosing two soldiers on horseback fighting amid a hilly landscape with two fleeing soldiers on foot and two bannermen with a large pavilion in the background surrounded by scrolling red clouds. The medallion is encircled by a band of foliate scroll, surrounded by four panels enclosed by alternating frames with bats and linked-cash as well as angular scroll with mythical animals, all depicting further battle scenes, all below a wide band with shaped cartouches enclosing auspicious objects reserved against a brocade-patterned ground.The Dragon Boat festival rarely appears as a subject on enameled porcelain vases and dishes. The festival is held on the fifth day of the fifth month and is celebrated with eating rice dumplings, drinking wine, and — as can be seen in the painting on this bowl — a large dragon boat procession followed by a boat race. This festival is said to commemorate the death of the poet Qu Yuan (ca. 340–278 BC) who, on the day in question, committed suicide in his despair over political corruption.Literature comparison: Compare a related famille-verte rouleau vase decorated with scenes from the dragon boat festival, 22.9 cm in diameter, dated to the Kangxi period, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 14.40.85.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 19 April 2023, lot 23 Price: USD 35,560 or approx. EUR 32,500 converted at the time of writing Description: A large Chinese green-ground famille-verte charger, Kangxi period Expert remark: Compare the present lot on the left, seen from the top, with the famille-verte charger on the right. Compare the similar arrangement of the central medallion and floral patterns. Note the different form and slightly smaller size (55.5 cm). 清代中期硬彩《江山千古秀》碗中國，十八世紀至十九世紀初。碗敞口，深弧腹，圈足。大碗通景描繪皇帝和朝臣出席端午節龍舟節場景。四名貴族和宮女乘坐龍舟，由六名女侍者拉著，後面是傳令官、騎馬的士兵和領導遊行的侍者。周圍人們饒有興趣地觀看。 來源：英國古玩交易。 品相：狀況極好，有一些磨損和小釉面凹陷、輕微黑點和邊緣淺缺口。 整體略有變形。 重量：13.6 公斤 尺寸：直徑 60.3 厘米碗內同樣裝飾開光内人物刀馬場景，山水景觀。細節生動，設色華麗。文獻比較: 比較一件相近的康熙粉彩龍舟圖瓶，直徑22.9 厘米，收藏於大都會藝術博物館，館藏編號14.40.85。 拍賣比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2023年4月19日，lot 23 價格：USD 35,560（相當今日EUR 32,500） 描述：清康熙綠地五彩開光瑞獸花鳥山水圖大盤 專家註釋：比較相似的中央圖紋和花卉圖案的佈置。請注意不同的外形和尺寸較小 (55.5 厘米)。

A YIXING ‘BUDDHA HAND’ CADOGAN TEAPOT, CHINA, DATED 1929 1929年宜興佛手卡多根茶壺Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價Naturalistically modeled in the form of a finger citron with incised and impressed dots imitating the natural texture of the fruit. The fingers of the Buddha’s hand accumulate elegantly at the top of the pot. The gnarled and splitting branch handle has a sprig with two leaves sprouting forth and is stamped with a potter’s seal. The base is inscribed with the cyclical date, and the base of the handle with an partially illegible signature.Inscriptions: To the base, dated ‘From the 18th year of the Republic period’ (corresponding to 1929). To the base of the handle, ‘Made by […].’Provenance: This lot comes from an antique shop owner from the north of England. His store sells all kinds of antiques. He gets people coming in with unusual objects all the time, and has been collecting Chinese works of art that he particularly likes for a long time. Condition: Excellent condition with some old wear and firing flaws, both as expected.Weight: 664.1 g Dimensions: Length, 19.3 cm, Height 18.3 cm The name ‘Cadogan’ was given to this curious group of usually peach-shaped vessels, which had no lids and were filled from the underside, by the Earl of Cadogan who in the early 19th century promoted their use as teapots, and persuaded the Rockingham factory in England to copy the form. See David S. Howard, The Choice of the Private Trader, London, 1994, no. 150 for a discussion on ‘Cadogan’ wine pots and for a blue and white example dating to c. 1640 from the Hatcher Cargo, and no. 156 for a famille verte example of the late Kangxi period. Howard suggests that vessels of this form may well have been purchased for display as curiosities rather than for use once they arrived in Europe.The finger citron is also known as 'Buddha's hand' because of the long tendrils that look like fingers. Although inedible, the fruit has a strong citrus fragrance which is often used for scenting rooms, and for offering at the Buddhist altar. Its auspicious symbolism derives from the play on the Chinese word for finger citron, foshou, homophonous with the words for blessings, fu, and longevity, shou.Literature comparison: Compare a related teapot in the form of Buddha’s-hand citron, described as “possibly glazed Yixing ware”, 8.3 cm high, dated to the 19th century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 91.1.371. Compare a related ‘finger-citron’ teapot by the Republic period potter Fan Jinfu, in the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, illustrated in Yixing Pottery, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1981, pp. 150, pl. 90.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Bonhams Hong Kong, 28 November 2011, lot 279 Price: HKD 50,000 or approx. EUR 8,100 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A Yixing stoneware ‘finger-citron’ teapot and cover, Republic period, signed Fan Jinfu Expert remark: Compare the related naturalistic handle in the form of a branch. Note the different style of spout. Note the size (19.2 cm long).

A CORAL-GLAZED BOWL, DAOGUANG MARK AND PERIOD 道光款及年代珊瑚紅釉碗Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 1821-1850. With deep rounded sides rising from a short tapered foot to a gently everted rim, neatly applied around the exterior with a coral-red glaze thinning to white along the rim, the interior and the base with a transparent glaze. The recessed base with an iron-red six-character seal mark da Qing Daoguang nianzhi and of the period.Provenance: French trade.Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing regularities, occasional light scratches.Weight: 174.2 g Dimensions: Diameter 13.4 cm Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s New York, 27 September 2017, lot 79 Price: USD 3,750 or approx. EUR 4,200 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A pair of coral-glazed bowls, 18th century Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and coral glaze. Note the different mark, the size (19 cm), and that the lot comprises a pair.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s New York, 23 September 2022, lot 991 Price: USD 35,280 or approx. EUR 33,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A pair of blue and white and coral-glazed bowls, Kangxi six-character marks in underglaze blue within double circles and of the period Expert remark: Compare the closely related coral glaze similarly thinning at the rim. Note the underglaze-blue decoration to the interior, straight rim, and that the lot comprises a pair. Note the size (11.4 cm). 道光款及年代珊瑚紅釉碗中國，1821-1850年。敞口略外撇，深弧腹，圈足。壁施珊瑚紅釉，沿邊緣逐漸變白，內部和底部施白釉。圈足内礬紅釉六字篆書“大清道光年製”。 來源：法國古玩交易。 品相：狀況良好，有輕微磨損，局部有輕微劃痕。 重量：174.2 克 尺寸：直徑 13.4 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2017年9月27日，lot 79 價格：USD 3,750（相當於今日EUR 4,200） 描述：清十八世紀珊瑚紅釉盌一對 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形和珊瑚紅釉。請注意不同的款識和尺寸(19 厘米)，以及此為一對。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2022年9月23日，lot 991 價格：USD 35,280（相當於今日EUR 33,000） 描述：清康熙外珊瑚紅內青花蓮塘紋盌一對 專家評論：比較非常相近的珊瑚紅釉至邊緣漸漸變薄。請注意內部露胎、直壁，以及此為一對。請注意尺寸(11.4 厘米)。

A FINE WHITE GLAZED BEEHIVE WATER POT, TAIBAIZUN, LATE QING DYNASTY 清末白釉太白尊Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 19th century. Well potted with rounded sides rising to a short flaring rim, molded with three archaistic dragon roundels on the body, and covered with a translucent white glaze.Provenance: From the collection of the late Michael Sherrard CBE, QC, acquired before 2000 and thence by descent. Michael Sherrard (1928-2012) was an English barrister in fraud and company law who was considered one of the great recent influences on the legal profession. He was involved in numerous high-profile cases in both English and East Asian courts, particularly Hong Kong and Singapore. Together with Linda Goldman, he wrote a memoir titled “Wigs and Wherefores: A Biography of Michael Sherrard QC”. Sherrard was an enthusiastic collector of Chinese art, especially jade carvings.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities.Weight: 412.2 g Dimensions: Height 9.4 cm, Diameter 12.6 cmThe recessed base with an apocryphal six-character mark da Qing Kangxi nianzhi.Literature comparison:Compare a related waterpot illustrated by J. Ayers, Chinese Ceramics: The Koger Collection, p. 167, pl. 139, where the glaze is described as “moon-white” and the medallions are of “a dragon biting another creature, and a bat”.清末白釉太白尊中國，十九世紀。太白尊小口微撇，短頸，圓肩，豐底內凹。通體施白釉。外壁三組團螭紋。 來源：已故Michael Sherrard CBE，QC 收藏，於 2000 年之前購買，保存至今。Michael Sherrard (1928-2012年) 是一名英國大律師，被認為是近期對法律界產生重大影響的人物之一。 他在英國和東亞法院，尤其是香港和新加坡，參與了多起著名案件。他與Linda Goldman一起寫了一本回憶錄，題為《Wigs and Wherefores: A Biography of Michael Sherrard QC》。Sherrard 是一位熱心的中國藝術品收藏家，尤其喜愛玉雕。 品相：品相極好，有輕微磨損和燒製不規則。 重量：412.2 克 尺寸：高 9.4 厘米，直徑 12.6 厘米 圈足内有“大清康熙年製”款。 文獻比較： 比較一件相近的太白尊，見J. Ayers，《Chinese Ceramics: The Koger Collection》，頁167，圖139。此件太白尊得釉色被描述為「月白色」，飾有「龍和蝙蝠紋」。

A MING-STYLE COPPER-RED ‘THREE FISH’ STEM BOWL, QING DYNASTY OR LATER 清代明式釉裏紅三魚紋高足杯Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 1644-1912 or later. Delicately potted with deep rounded sides supported on a tall hollow stem and rising to an everted rim, finely decorated to the exterior in copper-red with the silhouettes of three evenly spaced fish.Provenance: Portuguese trade. Condition: Minor wear, small firing irregularities, microscopic dark spots, and fitted with six silvered metal brackets. The bowl has not been inspected underneath these brackets, which cannot be removed. The foot smoothened and shortened with an associated bruise to the foot’s rim.Weight: 454.8 g Dimensions: Height 12.4 cm, Diameter 16.4 cm The base with an apocryphal underglaze-blue six-character mark da Ming Xuande nianzhi.Literature comparison: For the Ming prototype of this stem bowl, compare the Xuande-marked example included in the Exhibition of Imperial Porcelain of the Yongle and Xuande Periods Excavated from the Site of the Ming Imperial Factory at Jingdezhen, Hong Kong, 1989, cat. no. 77. Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 11 September 2012, lot 15 Price: USD 37,500 or approx. EUR 47,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A pair of Ming-style copper-red ‘three fish’ stem cups, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period. Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, motif, and apocryphal Xuande mark. Note the size (9.2 cm), that the feet of these stem cups have not been shortened, and that the lot comprises a pair. Also note that these cups are most likely of an earlier date than the present lot. 清代明式釉裏紅三魚紋高足杯中國，1644-1912年。撇口，弧壁，高足外侈，底中空。通體施白釉，外壁主紋以釉裏紅三魚紋，頭小尾大，飾三鰭於底部。來源：葡萄牙古玩交易。 品相：輕微磨損，燒製不規則，配有六個鍍銀金屬支架。支架下方的碗尚未經過檢查，無法拆除。 重量：454.8 克 尺寸：高 12.4 厘米，直徑 16.4 厘米杯足内有青花書“大明宣德年製”。 文獻比較： 比較一件宣德款明式高足碗，展覽於《Imperial Porcelain of the Yongle and Xuande Periods Excavated from the Site of the Ming Imperial Factory at Jingdezhen》，香港，1989年，圖錄編號77。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2012年9月11日，lot 15 價格：USD 37,500（相當於今日EUR 47,000） 描述：清康熙釉裏紅三魚紋高足盃一對 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形，主題和宣德仿款。請注意尺寸 (9.2 厘米)，這些高足杯的足沒有被縮短，以及此為一對。請注意此杯年代較早。

A BLUE AND WHITE MING-STYLE FLOWER-HOLDER, QIANLONG MARK AND PERIOD 乾隆款及年代仿明代風格青花花插Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價Expert's note: In an article discussing an exhibition by S. Marchant & Son by D. S. Freedman, "Qing Mark and Period Monochrome and Two-coloured Wares", Arts of Asia, May-June 1992, p. 147, related examples of similar form are referred to as “lotus pod bulb pots,” an understandable but quite unique description. The author further explains that blue and white designs may fall under the category of monochromes as they feature a one-color design on a white ground. These differing taxonomies from the 1992 article to today are quite notable, leaving ample room for undiscovered pieces that may still be hidden in private and public collections.China, 1736-1795. Superbly potted, the compressed pear-shaped body supported on a short foot and rising to a waisted neck surmounted by a slightly domed top in the form of a lotus pod pierced with three circular apertures. The exterior is exquisitely decorated in shades of cobalt blue with lotus blossoms and auspicious blooms borne on leafy scrolling vines, above a lappet band encircling the foot and below a band of floral sprays below the top, which is similarly decorated with lotus scroll, all framed by neatly applied double-line borders.The recessed base with an underglaze-blue six-character seal mark da Qing Qianlong nianzhi and of the period. Provenance: From a private family collection in Cheltenham, United Kingdom. Condition: Superb condition with only minor wear and minimal firing irregularities, the interior with some traces of use.Weight: 252.9 g Dimensions: Diameter 8.4 cm, Height 6.5 cmVessels of this form, variously described as ‘flower holders’ or ‘incense holders’, have been recorded from both the Yongzheng and Qianlong periods. The shape was likely inspired by a type of jarlet, made in bronze and pottery, which was popular during the Tang dynasty (see a sancai-glazed pottery jar from the Erwin Harris collection at Christie’s New York, 16 March 2017, lot 877). The Qing potters took this design to new heights with variations in glazes from simple, crackled monochromes to brilliant turquoise examples with slip-molded decoration. While the size of the Qing form tended to remain small, usually under 9 cm, this should not allow them to be overshadowed by larger porcelain works of the period. The compact size would have allowed for easier handling and transport, making them suitable for personal devotion, private altars, and carrying during travel, creating a sense of intimacy and personal connection when using incense to cultivate a relationship with the divine realm. There are few other porcelain works that one could take on a pilgrimage so easily.Literature comparison:For two related examples of similar form, see Robert Jacobsen, Ye Peilan, and Julian Thompson, Imperial Perfection: The Palace Porcelain of Three Chinese Emperors, Kangxi - Yongzheng - Qianlong, Hong Kong, 2004, pp. 240, nos. 74 & 95. Celadon-glazed examples of similar form are illustrated in Monochrome Porcelain, The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, vol. 37, Hong Kong, 1999, no. 187, and Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, London, 1994, vol. 2, no. 869.Auction result comparison: Type: Near identical Auction: Sotheby’s Paris, 16 June 2022, lot 204 Price: EUR 30,240 or approx. EUR 31,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A small blue and white 'floral' vase, Seal mark and period of Qianlong Expert remark: Compare the near identical form, decoration, and size (8.3 cm). Note that the present lot boasts an even more accomplished decoration as well as a stronger mark. Also note that this lot has a faint 1.5 cm hairline in the glaze between two of the holes on top of the vase, whereas the present lot is in perfect condition.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie’s, Hong Kong, 30 May 2022, lot 2715Price: HKD 2,016,000 or approx. EUR 239,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A carved celadon-glazed flower-holder, Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the periodExpert remark: Both this example and the current lot have an extremely compressed form, and while the overall decoration is noticeably different, the molded decoration of the celadon example closely follows the underglaze blue decoration of the current lot. Note the size (7.8 cm).

AN IRON-RED DECORATED SQUARE ‘LANDSCAPE’ BRUSHPOT, BITONG, QIANLONG MARK AND PERIOD 乾隆款及年代礬紅釉山水方筆筒Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 1736-1795. Well potted, the exterior decorated with four rectangular panels, each enclosed by a gilt border, depicting incredibly fine mountainous river landscapes with towering trees, bridges, and thatched-roof huts. The rim is gilt, while the base and interior are glazed in bright turquoise. The base with an iron-red four-character mark Qianlong nianzhi and of the period.Provenance: Collection of Milton Drexel Rutherford (1894-1976), and thence by descent within the family. Milton Drexel (Rex) Rutherford was a US veteran and engineer. He lived and worked in the city of Chicago, excavating the tunnels for the city’s subway. His proliferate collection began when a client gifted him an artifact from eastern Asia igniting a passion for collecting Asian art, including Kangxi ceramics as well as Japanese metalwork and lacquers.Condition: Very good condition with expected old wear and minor manufacturing irregularities. Rubbing and minor losses to iron-red and gilt.Weight: 186 g Dimensions: Height 8.2 cm Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s New York, 18 September 2003, lot 375 Price: USD 19,120 or approx. EUR 29,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: An unusual small iron-red-decorated café-au-lait-ground brushpot, bitong, Qianlong iron-red seal mark and of the period Expert remark: Compare the closely related iron-red decoration, landscape painting, style, and reign mark, as well as the almost identical size (8.1 cm). Note the cylindrical form and café-au-lait ground. 乾隆款及年代礬紅釉山水方筆筒中國, 1736-1795年。瓷胎緊致，外壁四面鎏金邊框，描繪了精美山水景觀，其中亦有山林高聳、河邊小屋。 邊緣描金，底座和內部塗有明亮的綠松石色釉。底座有鐵紅色“乾隆年製”四字款。 來源：Milton Drexel Rutherford (1894-1976) 收藏，在中國購於1930至1940年間，在同一家族保存至今。盒子填充了當時俄羅斯和中國的剪報。Milton Drexel (Rex) Rutherford是一位美國退伍軍人和工程師。 他在芝加哥生活和工作，為該市的地鐵挖掘隧道。一位客戶送給他一件來自東亞的文物，激發了他對亞洲藝術品收藏的熱情，他的收藏中包括康熙陶瓷以及日本金屬製品和漆器。 品相：狀況極好，有磨損和輕微的製造缺陷，礬紅釉和鎏金處輕微缺損。 重量：186 克 尺寸：高 8.2 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2003年9月18日，lot 375 價格：USD 19,120（相當於今日EUR 29,000） 描述：乾隆款及年代咖啡色地礬紅釉筆筒 專家評論：比較非常相近的礬紅釉、山水圖、風格和年代款，幾乎相同的尺寸 (8.1 釐米)。請注意橢圓外形和咖啡色地。

A GILT-DECORATED POWDER-BLUE-GROUND ‘THREE STAR GODS’ ROULEAU VASE, KANGXI PERIOD 康熙霽藍釉描金《福祿壽三星》棒槌瓶Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 1662-1722. Masterfully painted in fine gilt depicting the Three Star Gods (sanxing) surrounded by smiling boys in a fenced garden with pine trees and rockwork as the moon shines in the sky above the pine branches where a single bat flies through the night sky. Shoulao is holding a long cane, suspending a double-gourd in one hand and a peach in the other, standing near two graceful deer and a crane, while Fu (Jupiter) stands beside him wearing a scholar-official’s garb and holding a scroll. The entourage of boys carry offerings toward the gods including a ruyi scepter and incense.Provenance: Collection of Milton Drexel Rutherford (1894-1976), and thence by descent within the family. Two old labels, ’59’ and ‘231,’ below the shoulder. Milton Drexel (Rex) Rutherford was a US veteran and engineer. He lived and worked in the city of Chicago, excavating the tunnels for the city’s subway. His proliferate collection began when a client gifted him an artifact from eastern Asia igniting a passion for collecting Asian art, including Kangxi ceramics as well as Japanese metalwork and lacquers.Condition: Superb condition with only minor old wear and neglectable firing irregularities. Extremely rare in such a magnificent state of preservation. Especially the gold shows only little rubbing, and over the centuries it has acquired its typical patina, that is so highly desired among discerning collectors.Weight: 4,184 gDimensions: Height 47.6 cm The shoulder with a key-fret band below a band of ruyi heads, followed by two bands of geometric designs to the base of the neck, and a cash-coin band along the galleried rim. The neck of the vase painted with panels enclosing fish and birds as well as Shou characters against foliate grounds above lotus blooms.Literature comparison:Compare a related vase decorated with flowers, birds, and a poem, dated 1709 by inscription, 44.5 cm tall, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accension number 79.2.153, illustrated in Oriental Ceramics, The World's Great Collections, Tokyo, 1977, Vol. 12, fig. 141. Compare a related powder-blue vase in Hugo Munsterberg’s The Art of China, Vermont, 1972, fig. 100.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie’s New York, 19 March 2015, lot 457Price: USD 125,000 or approx. EUR 150,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A gilt-decorated powder-blue-ground rouleau vase, Qing dynasty, Kangxi periodExpert remark: Note the near-identical size (46.5 cm). 康熙霽藍釉描金《福祿壽三星》棒槌瓶中國，1662-1722年。盤口，短直頸，圓折肩，圓筒狀長腹，圈足。通體施霽藍釉，描金錦地。腹部開光，描金繪製了福祿壽三星，四周富貴花卉、假山、樹與仙鹿，童子戲耍，空中蝙蝠飛翔，侍從手端吉果。頸部描金可見“壽”字，開光處描繪花鳥圖。壺口修飾錢幣紋，肩部飾如意紋與雷紋。畫面富貴華麗，細節生動。來源：Milton Drexel Rutherford (1894-1976) 收藏，在同一家族保存至今。瓶肩下貼著兩標籤個’59’ 與 ‘231’。 Milton Drexel (Rex) Rutherford是一位美國退伍軍人和工程師。 他在芝加哥生活和工作，為該市的地鐵挖掘隧道。一位客戶送給他一件來自東亞的文物，激發了他對亞洲藝術品收藏的熱情，他的收藏中包括康熙陶瓷以及日本金屬製品和漆器。 品相：狀況極佳，只有輕微的磨損和可忽略不計的燒製不規則現象。描金幾乎沒有磨損。外部有包漿。 重量：4,184 克 尺寸：高 47.6 釐米 文獻比較： 比較一件相近的1709年霽藍釉描金花鳥詩文棒槌瓶，高44.5 釐米，收藏於大都會藝術博物館，館藏編號79.2.153，見Oriental Ceramics，《The World's Great Collections》，東京，1977年，卷十二，圖141。比較一件相近的藍地瓶，見《Hugo Munsterberg’s The Art of China》，佛蒙特，1972年，圖100。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：紐約佳士得，2015年3月19日，lot 457 價格：USD 125,000（相當於今日EUR 150,000） 描述：清康熙灑藍地描金開光山水圖棒槌瓶 專家評論：請注意幾乎相同的尺寸(46.5 厘米)。

A FAMILLE NOIRE ‘MAGPIE AND PRUNUS’ BRUSHPOT, BITONG, QING DYNASTY 清代墨地喜上眉梢筆筒Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 18th - 19th century. Exquisitely painted in delicate tones of violet-blue, coral, and emerald green on a black ground, depicting an Oriental magpie perched on a flowering prunus tree, surrounded by peony blossoms, and with small butterflies fluttering about the composition.Provenance: From a private collection in Paris, France, Rue des Petites Écuries. Condition: Very good condition with some old wear and firing irregularities, rubbing to enamels, traces of use to the interior.Weight: 736.5 gDimensions: Diameter 10.4 cm, Height 12.8 cm Expert’s note:The present lot was certainly not created for export, as the concept of the Bitong was not common in the west during the later 19th century. It is one of the interesting study examples, where it is rather difficult to say if it was made during the Kangxi reign or later in the Qing period. Either way, the quality of the artwork is superb, and the enameling palette corresponds to the patterns described by Sullivan (see literature comparison below).The 19th century witnessed a ‘Famille Noire frenzy’ prompted by a surge of interest amongst the newly minted millionaires in England and America who vied with one another to acquire the best art to fill the enormous rooms of their grand estates. Famille Noire wares comprised many of the most expensive porcelains sold at the time, with some examples selling for tens of thousands of pounds. Clients and dealers, from John D. Rockefeller to J.P. Morgan, competed vigorously for fine examples, the intensity resulting in ruptured friendships and even legal battles.The issue of supply became paramount. Two elements facilitated the production in China in the 19th century. The first resulted from the political and social turmoil that defined China in the last years of the Qing dynasty. Commissions were disappearing for the potters of Jingdezhen and they certainly would have welcomed requests for Kangxi-style wares, including large-scale Famille Noire pieces. Secondly, black was the natal color of Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908), and it is reputed that the palace eunuchs added black grounds to some wares to please her (see Gerald Reihinger, Economics of Taste, volume 2, London, 1970, page 212).Both genuine Kangxi pieces, with bodies scraped and re-enameled, and entirely new wares were sold to the West as Kangxi period during that time, an attribution that was not seriously questioned until 1974 with John Alexander Pope’s catalog of the Frick Collections porcelains. Pope put forth a convincing argument about the Famille Noire wares, observing that most large-scale objects in the collection were late 19th century (see John Alexander Pope, The Frick Collection: An Illustrated Catalogue. Volume 7, Porcelains, Oriental and French, Washington, 1974, pp. 87-90).The pairing of prunus with magpie in Chinese culture sounds similar to the phrase ‘mei xi que’, which can be interpreted as ‘may happiness and joy arrive’. This association is often used in artistic imagery to symbolize the welcoming of spring and the renewal of the landscape. Tradition also holds that if a magpie lands near your house, it is a sign of good luck and positive opportunities approaching.Literature comparison: For a description of Kangxi-period famille noire wares that match the current lot, see Michael Sullivan, The Arts of China, 1977, p. 248. Sullivan discusses the “violet-blue” and “jewel-like green” hues of the Kangxi period famille noire enamels, and further talks about how the “black background” should be “almost iridescent” like “being washed over with a transparent green glaze”. Compare a related famille noire vase with a closely related violet-blue enamel, dated to the Kangxi period, in the Victoria & Albert Museum, accession number C.1310-1910.

A BLUE AND WHITE DOUBLE-GOURD ‘WATER TOWN’ VASE, CHINA, 19TH CENTURY 十九世紀青花水鄉人物葫蘆瓶Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價Painted in sophisticatedly graduated shades of cobalt blue, the pear-shaped upper bulb with two figures crossing a bridge, opposite further figures resting in a courtyard below drooping willow branches, all set in a mountainous landscape below a floral band, the lower apple-shaped bulb similarly decorated with an oxherd driving an ox over a bridge, two women crossing, and a small child playing with the water amongst the reeds.Provenance: From the collection of David C. Lindeman, and thence by descent in the same family. David C. Lindeman (1944-2022) was an American economist, serving as a senior pension specialist at the World Bank in the US between 1995 and 2001. He was an avid collector with a special fondness for Chinese pottery and works of art.Condition: The rim of the neck with a small old repair. Otherwise in good condition with minor old wear and expected firing irregularities.Weight: 1083.8 gDimensions: Height 28.9 cm The recessed base with an apocryphal underglaze-blue four-character mark Kangxi nianzhi.Water towns (shuixiang) are settlements built along rivers, lakes, and canals. Such towns exist in many regions in China, although those in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces are often the most renowned. They are of great cultural and historical significance, with some even dating back to the Warring States period, such as Xitang (lit. ‘oblique pond’). The water towns of Suzhou and Hangzhou near Shanghai are known as the ‘Venice of the East’, because the towns are composed of an interconnecting network of canals navigated by boat. 鄉人物景觀。瓶子上部可見有兩個人物過橋，還有一些人在柳樹下的庭院裡休息；瓶子下半部可見牧童趕著牛過橋，還有一個小童在水中的蘆葦之間戲水。 來源：David C. Lindeman私人收藏，在同一家族保存至今。David C. Lindeman (1944-2022年) 是一位美國經濟學家，1995年至2001年擔任美國世界銀行高級養老金專家。他是一位收藏家，對中國陶器和藝術品情有獨鍾。品相：頸部邊緣有小修，其他方面狀況良好，有輕微磨損和燒製不規則現象。 重量：1083.8 克 尺寸：高 28.9 厘米 圈足內寄託款“康熙年製“四字款。

A MIRROR BLACK-GLAZED AND GILT-DECORATED ‘DRAGON’ VASE, GU, KANGXI PERIODPlease note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 1622-1722. The exterior is covered with a rich, lustrous glaze with gilt decoration depicting sinuous dragons between stylized plantain leaf bands, all below a ruyi band, the interior and base glazed white.Provenance: The J. M. Hu, Zande Lou Collection. A padded silk box fitted to the vase is accompanying this lot, and an old label on the box’s exterior reads: ‘124.’ Condition: Good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities including pitting and firing cracks. Some rubbing to gilt, shallow glaze recesses above the foot, a few small polished areas to the foot.Weight: 566.9 g Dimensions: Height 19.9 cm With a fitted padded silk storage box. (2) Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 30 November 2021, lot 411 Price: HKD 302,400 or approx. EUR 36,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A fine and rare gilt-decorated black-ground ‘dragon’ vase, Kangxi period Expert remark: Compare the closely related mirror-black glaze, gilt decoration, and dragon motif. Note the different form and slightly larger size (27.2 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie’s, South Kensington, 14 May 2014, lot 612 Price: GBP 4,375 or approx. EUR 7,600 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A mirror-black glazed and gilt-decorated ‘phoenix tail’ vaseExpert remark: Compare the closely related mirror-black glaze and gilt decoration. Note the different form and larger size (44.8 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Bonhams Hong Kong, 29 May 2023, lot 895 Price: HKD 192,000 or approx. EUR 22,500 converted at the time of writing Description: A gilt-decorated mirror-black glazed ‘dragon’ baluster vase, guanyin zun, Kangxi period Expert remark: Compare the closely related mirror-black glaze, gilt decoration, and dragon motif. Note the different form and larger size (43.2 cm).Due to length restriction on Drouot this entry is shortened. For full description please visit www.zacke.at.由于Drouot平台拍品叙述的长度限制，我们移除了中文叙述，完整中文叙述请至www.zacke.at查看

A RARE BLUE-GROUND POLYCHROME-DECORATED ‘DRAGON’ BOWL, QIANLONG MARK AND PERIOD 乾隆款及年代罕見青花藍地紅綠彩龍紋碗Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 1736-1795. Superbly potted with deep rounded sides rising from a straight foot to a gently flared rim, the exterior vividly enameled with two ferocious dragons, one in green enamel, the other iron-red, racing through green, yellow and iron-red flames in pursuit of flaming pearls positioned above cruciform clouds, resting on a band of overlapping petals, all reserved on a washed underglaze-blue ground, the interior with a central medallion enclosing a similar green dragon. The recessed base with an underglaze-blue six-character seal mark da Qing Qianlong nianzhi and of the period.Provenance: From a private collection in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Condition: Very good condition with expected wear and shallow surface scratches, minimal firing irregularities. The well with a near-invisible starcrack, ca. 5 cm long. Weight: 227.8 g Dimensions: Diameter 14 cmLiterature comparison: A Kangxi-marked bowl of this same design was included in the exhibition Joined Colors, Decoration and Meaning in Chinese Porcelain, Ceramics from Collectors in the Min Chiu Society, Hong Kong, illustrated by L.A. Cort and J. Stuart, Catalogue, Hong Kong, 1993, p. 84, pl. 13. Qianlong-marked bowls of this type are relatively rare, examples include one sold at Christie's New York, 28 March 1996, lot 363, and another at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 1 December 1977, lot 648.Auction result comparison: Type: Near identical Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 May 2013, lot 1924 Price: HKD 870,000 or approx. EUR 132,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A rare blue-ground polychrome-decorated ‘dragon’ bowl, Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the periodExpert remark: Note the near identical form, decoration, reign mark, and size (14 cm). Also note that this lot is in excellent condition. Auction result comparison: Type: Near identical Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 28 May 2014, lot 3456 Price: HKD 475,000 or approx. EUR 72,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A Rare Blue-Ground Polychrome-Decorated 'Dragon' Bowl, Qianlong Six-Character Seal Mark and of the Period (1736-1795)Expert remark: Note the near identical form, decoration, reign mark, and size (14 cm). Also note that this lot is in restored condition.乾隆款及年代罕見青花藍地紅綠彩龍紋碗中國，1736-1795年。胎體緊緻，碗口略外撇，深弧腹。碗外壁青花藍地，分別用紅彩與綠彩描繪兩條矯健雲龍戲珠，被綠色、黃色和鐵紅色火焰環繞。腹底飾一圈重疊花瓣紋。碗內開光内藍地綠彩雲龍。足底青花“大清乾隆年製”款。 來源：英國北約克郡私人收藏。 品相：品相極好，有磨損和表面劃痕，製造瑕疵，少量不明顯的釉面裂紋。 重量：227.8 克 尺寸：直徑14 厘米 文獻比較： 一件相同設計康熙款碗，見Joined Colors，《Decoration and Meaning in Chinese Porcelain，Ceramics from Collectors in the Min Chiu Society》，香港，見L.A. Cort和J. Stuart，圖錄，香港，1993年，頁84，編號13。一件乾隆款碗，售於Christie's New York，1996年3月28日，lot 363，以及售於香港蘇富比，1977年12月1日，lot 648。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：幾乎相同 拍賣：香港佳士得，2013年5月29日，lot 1924 價格：HKD 870,000（相當於今日EUR 132,000） 描述：清乾隆藍地紅綠彩龍紋盌，六字篆書款 專家評論：請注意幾乎相同的外形、裝飾、款識和尺寸 (14 厘米)。請注意此碗品相極佳。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：幾乎相同 拍賣：香港佳士得，2014年5月28日，lot 3456 價格：HKD 475,000（相當於今日EUR 72,000） 描述：清乾隆藍地紅綠彩龍紋盌，六字篆書款 專家評論：請注意幾乎相同的外形、裝飾、款識和尺寸 (14 厘米)。請注意此碗曾修復過。

AN ABSOLUTELY PERFECT PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE ‘THREE FRIENDS OF WINTER’ KLAPMUTS BOWLS, KANGXI PERIOD 康熙一對青花歲寒三友克拉普穆瓷碗Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 1662-1722. Delicately potted, each with gently rounded sides rising from a straight foot to a broad everted rim, finely painted in shades of cobalt blue to the exterior with leafy bamboo, gnarled pine, and blossoming prunus, below a band of ruyi heads and stylized flowerheads to the rim, the interior with a central flowering prunus tree growing from rockwork, the rim repeating the ‘Three Friends of Winter’ motif.Provenance: From the collection of Frances L. Dickson, and thence by descent within the family. Frances Louisa Dickson (1876-1967, née Maunsell) was an avid collector of both European and Chinese porcelain. She lived with her husband, Colonel William Dickson, and their four daughters at Kildimo House, county Limerick, Ireland, and in Bournemouth, England, in 1910. While little is known about her life, Frances Dickson’s substantial contribution to The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge University, has been noted for a great variety of porcelain figures and vessels from various ancient periods. Condition: Superb condition with only minor wear and firing irregularities. It is extremely rare to find authentic klapmuts bowls from the Kangxi period in such a pristine condition as these, let alone a pair!Weight: 272.1 g and 270.8 g Dimensions: Diameter 16 cm and 15.9 cm The bases each with an apocryphal six-character mark da Ming Chenghua nianzhi.The 'Three Friends of Winter' motif is frequently used across all mediums in Chinese art. Comprised of pine, bamboo and prunus, this motif is emblematic of the Confucian virtues of fortitude and resilience. As the pine and bamboo are evergreen plants and the prunus, a plant that has lived for a long time, the three together are also an auspicious symbol of longevity.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s Amsterdam, 27 September 2005, lot 238 Price: EUR 6,600 or approx. EUR 10,000 adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A blue and white ‘klapmuts’ bowl, Chenghua six-character mark, Kangxi period Expert remark: Compare the identical form, similar style and technique of painting, and apocryphal six-character Chenghua mark. Note this lot comprises only a single bowl. Note the slightly larger size (20.1 cm). 康熙一對青花歲寒三友克拉普穆瓷碗中國，1662-1722 年。 碗口折沿，深弧腹。外壁青花描繪《歲寒三友》圖。碗内開光描繪桃花。來源：Frances L. Dickson收藏，在同一家族保存。Frances Louisa Dickson (1876-1967，née Maunsell) 是歐洲和中國瓷器收藏家。1910 年，她與丈夫Colonel William Dickson上校以及四個女兒居住在愛爾蘭利默里克郡基爾迪莫莊園和英國伯恩茅斯。雖然人們對她的生活知之甚少，但Frances Louisa Dickson對劍橋大學菲茨威廉博物館古代瓷器的重大貢獻卻衆所周知。 品相：狀況極佳，輕微磨損和燒製不規則。 重量：分別272.1克與270.8克 尺寸：直徑各爲 16 厘米與15.9 厘米圈足内刻有六字“大明成化年製“款寄托款。 拍賣比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：阿姆斯特丹佳士得，2005年9月27日，lot 238 價格：EUR 6,600（相當今日EUR 10,000） 描述：康熙成化年製款克拉普穆青花碗 專家註釋：比較相同的外形，相似的風格和彩繪技巧、成化款。請注意此為一碗和尺寸較大 (20.1 厘米)。

AN IRON-RED 'FIVE CARP' SAUCER DISH, KANGXI PERIOD 康熙礬紅釉魚藻紋小碟，若深珍藏款Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價Expert’s note: The mark Ruo shen zhen cang may be translated as 'In the collection of Ruoshen' a mark usually associated with the reign period of the Kangxi Emperor.China, 1662-1722. Brightly painted to the interior with a medallion enclosing a large iron-red carp swimming amid green enameled water weeds, the exterior similarly decorated with four evenly spaced fish in weeds. The recessed base with the neatly painted iron-red four-character mark within a double circle, which is repeated around the foot rim. Further iron-red double circles are found around the rim to both the in- and outside, as well as around the cavetto. A total of five (!) double circles is rather unusual, let alone when they are painted in such fine quality.Inscriptions: To the base, ‘Ruo shen zhen cang’ (in the collection of Ruoshen).Provenance: Scottish tradeCondition: Excellent condition with only minor wear and firing irregularities.Weight: 184.3 gDimensions: Diameter 15.5 cm Auction result comparison: Type: Near-identicalAuction: Sotheby’s London, 15 May 2007, lot 596Price: GBP 5,400 or approx. EUR 11,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: An iron-red ‘carp’ saucer dish, Qing dynasty, Kangxi periodExpert remark: Compare the closely related form and the similar rendition of the carps in weeds. Also note that the dish bears the same mark as the present lot. 康熙礬紅釉魚藻紋小碟，若深珍藏款中國，1662-1722年。盤敞口，弧腹，圈足。盤內外以綠彩描繪水藻紋，紅彩表現魚紋。筆觸細膩。紋飾精美，色彩明麗，題材經典。 款識：若深珍藏 來源：蘇格蘭古玩交易 品相：狀況良好，輕微磨損和燒製不規則。 重量：184.3 克 尺寸：直徑 15.5 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：幾乎相同 拍賣：倫敦蘇富比，2007年5月15日，lot 596 價格：GBP 5,400（相當於今日EUR 11,500） 描述：康熙鐵紅鯉魚紋醬碟 專家評論：比較非常相近的外形，以及鯉魚在雜草中的優游的情景。請注意也有若深珍藏款。

Paar Emaille sur biscuit Figuren „Papageien auf Felsensockel“ mit blau-grün-violetter Glasur im Kangxi Stil, China, H. 22cm

Schlanker Cachepot mit flachem Boden und Famille Verte Malerei "Neun Hofdamen" im Kangxi Stil, H. 27cm, Ø 28,3cm

Große Platte mit Famille Verte Malerei im Kangxi Stil "Zwei Phönixe", Qing Zeit, H. 7,5cm, Ø 47cm

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Deckeldose mit Famille Verte Malerei "Höfische Szenen" aus dem Roman "Das Westzimmer", am Rand Glückssymbole und Blütenzweige, am Boden Kangxi 6-Zeichen Marke in Doppelring, H. 9cm, Ø 26,5cm, Glasurrisse

Deckeldose mit Famille Verte Malerei "Audienzszene", am Rand Glückssymbole und Blütenzweige, am Boden Kangxi 6-Zeichen Marke in Doppelring, H. 11cm, Ø 28cm, Glasurrisse

Große Platte mit Famille Verte Malerei "Hofdamen im Palast", Kangxi/Yongzhen Stil, H. 6,5cm, Ø 43cm

Großer Blaumalerei Teller mit Wappen der Familie Coelho mit breiter und fast waagerechter Fahne sowie flachem, unglasiertem Boden, im Spiegel Wappen mit sieben Hasen (coelho) und einem Löwen in dichten Rankenbordüren, Kangxi-Periode um 1710/1720, Rand restauriert, Mushikui, Ø 43cm (Der in Brasilien geborene António de Albuquerque Coelho (1682-1745), der als Mestize verschiedene Verwaltungsposten im portugiesischen Kolonialreich innehatte, gab mit hoher Wahrscheinlichkeit diesen Teller zur Zeit seines Aufenthalts in Macao für seinen Vater António de Albuquerque Coelho de Carvalho (1655-1725) in Auftrag. Dieser war von 1709-1713 Generalgouverneur von Rio de Janeiro, Gouverneur von São Paulo und ab 1722 Gouverneur von Angola. Die insgesamt drei existierenden Service für Mitglieder der Familie Coelho unterscheiden sich durch die Zahl der Hasen im Wappen. Im vorliegenden Teller sind sieben Hasen im Wappen zu sehen, was den Teller aus dem Besitz des Vaters zuzuordnen ist, während das Wappen des jungen António sechs Hasen und das des Bruders vier Hasen trug), Provenienz: Privatsammlung Hamburg, Vgl. Daniel Suebsman, Porzellanschätze der Kangxi-Zeit, Hetjens, Düsseldorf 2016, Nr. 76 und Nuno de Castro, A Porcelana Chinesa ao tempo do Império, Portugal/Brasil, 2007, S. 47; Metropolitan Museum, New York, Nr. 62.83, Lempertz, Köln, 10./11.12.2010, Lot 255

Große Emaille sur Bisquit Fo-Löwin mit Wang Zeichen (König) auf dem Kopf im Kangxi Stil, auf Sockel, Qing Zeit, 55x27x16cm, Vgl. Beardeley/Raindre, Qing Porcelain 1987, S. 74, Abb. 105.

Große Kumme mit Blaumalerei Medaillons auf Anhua Fond, am Boden Kangxi 6-Zeichenmarke, H. 10,3cm, Ø 21cm

Große Kumme mit feiner Blaumalerei "Wolkendrachen" im Kangxi Stil, am Boden Doppelring Marke, H. 9,5cm, Ø 20,5cm

PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE VASES, 19TH CENTURY each of tapered form, decorated with flowers, foliage and butterflies, in the Kangxi style though 19th century, unmarked15.2cm highEach in overall good condition. Very small loss to the enamel on one vase and the other vase with a small firing imperfection. Old labels to bases. Rims with slight age related ware. Additional images now available.

CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE VASE, 19TH CENTURY in the Kangxi style, decorated with butterflies amongst blossoming branches, double ring mark to base30cm highChip to upper rim. Otherwise in good condition.

PAIR OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASES, 19TH CENTURY each decorated with a scene of flowers and planters, surrounded by prunus flowers, each with Kangxi four character mark to base though 19th century, the lids with moulded Foo Dogs31cm high (including lid)Both in overall good condition. Hairline crack to neck of one vase. Flea bites to each body. Both lids with firing imperfections and flea bites. Additional images now available.