A RARE ARCHAIC BEIGE JADE SWORD GUARDWestern Han Dynasty Of lozenge section, carved on both sides with stylised taotie masks, a small section of the iron blade remaining, the stone of warm amber-honey tone. 5cm (2in) long.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價西漢 玉劍格Provenance: J.T. Tai & Co., New York, 1964Dr Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987), acc.no.J842, acquired from the above in 1964Christie's New York, 16 September 2010, lot 972 (part lot)Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2011, no.77.來源：紐約古董商戴潤齋亞瑟·M.賽克勒博士（1913-1987）舊藏，編號J842，於1964年購自上者紐約佳士得，2010年9月16日，拍品編號972（部分）展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2011年，編號77See a very similar jade sword guard, Han dynasty, illustrated by J.C.S.Lin, The Immortal Stone: Chinese Jades from the Neolithic period to the twentieth century, Cambridge, 2009, p.45, no.32.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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A RARE ARCHAIC JADE CARVING OF A BIRDWestern Zhou DynastyOf flattened stylised form, with an aperture drilled at the breast, 4cm (1 1/2in) long; together with a calcified jade carving of a cicada, Han dynasty, 6cm (3 3/8in) long; and a green and russet jade chape, Warring States period, 4.7cm (1 3/4in) wide.(3).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價西周 玉鳥 及 漢 雞骨白玉蟬、戰國 玉劍珌 一組三件Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2008, no.66. (cicada)展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2008年，編號66（玉蟬）See a similar jade cormorant pendant, Western Zhou dynasty, illustrated by J.Watt, Chinese Jades from the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum, 1989, p.36, no.12; another example of an arcaic jade bird is illustrated by J.Rawson and J.Ayers, Chinese Jade throughout the ages, OCS, 1975, no.68, from the collection of His late Majesty King Gustaf VI Adolf, and now in the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm; another example illustrated by S.Howard Hansford, Jade: Essence of hills and streams, The Von Oertzen Collection of Chinese and Indian Jades, London, 1969, A101; another example illustrated by J.F.So, Early Chinese Jades in the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge MA, 2019, no.21A; and another example of a jade bird, Western Zhou dynasty, illustrated in the The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Jadeware 1, Hong Kong, 1995, nos.89-90.See a similar jade carving of a bird, Western Zhou dynasty, which was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 November 2020, lot 2755.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A VERY RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, JUELate Shang DynastyThe vessel with a deep U-shaped body rising from three spreading triangular blade legs to a pointed rim opposite a guttered spout flanked by a pair of posts capped with conical 'fire-whorl' medallions, the exterior boldly cast with studs evenly spaced within a diamond pattern, one side set with a loop handle, a pictogram under the handle, Japanese wood box.17cm (6 3/4in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價商晚期 青銅乳釘紋爵Provenance: Mayuyama and Co., TokyoKochukyo Ltd., Japan.Christie's New York, 22 March 2007, lot 242Published and Illustrated: Sueji Umehara, Nihon shucho shina kodo seika, vol.3, Yamanaka shokai, 1961, no.299 (top).Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2007, no.1.來源：東京古董商繭山龍泉堂東京古董商壺中居紐約佳士得，2007年3月22日，拍品編號242出版著錄：梅原末治，《日本蒐儲支那古銅精華》，卷三，山中商會，1961年，編號299（最上）Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2002年，編號71The pictogram consists of an inverted arrowhead rendered in fine, raised lines.The diamond-and-boss decoration on the present lot is very rare on jue vessels, and is usually found on gui or yu. See for example, yu vessels with this decoration illustrated by R.Bagley, Shang Ritual Bronzes in the Arthur M.Sackler Collections, pp.504-509, nos.98 and 99, where it is noted that 'yu with diamond-and-boss decoration, probably an invention of Anyang foundries..., enjoyed an extraordinary vogue with predynastic Zhou casters and continued in fashion for a short time after the Zhou conquest.'See a similar bronze inscribed jue, late Shang dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams London, 5 November 2020, lot 3.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, GULate Shang DynastyThe waisted cylindrical vessel with a wide trumpet mouth, cast in low relief around the bulging mid-section with two taotie masks containing a pair of circular bosses divided by a shallow flange on a leiwen ground, above further leiwen and two taotie on the spreading foot, the middle section set off by raised ridges, the surface of dark patina with patches of malachite encrustation.25.5 (10in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價商晚期 青銅饕餮紋觚Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2005, no.4.展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2005年，編號4Bronze gu were among the most important vessels used in ceremonial and funerary rituals during the late Shang dynasty. Similar archaic gu vessels, Shang dynasty, are illustrated by R.W.Bagley, Shang Ritual Bronzes in the Arthur M.Sackler Collections, Cambridge MA, 1987, pp.216-227. See also Shang Ritual Bronzes in the National Palace Museum Collection, Taipei, 1998, nos.33-36. Compare with a related archaic bronze ritual wine vessel, gu, late Shang dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby's London, 9 November 2016, lot 106For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL BELL, BIANZHONGWestern Zhou DynastyThe body of elliptical cross-section with the two sides rising up in an arc, cast with a pictogram of a family sign, on the front, each side set with three rows of three bosses, evenly distributed and placed in the upper part on both sides, surmounted by a long tapering tubular shank, box.31.5cm (12 3/8in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價西周 青銅編鐘Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2011, no.5.展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2011年，編號5According to the Zhou Li (the Rites of Zhou) from the Eastern Zhou period, only Kings, Marquises and other selected aristocratic groups were entitled to possess such bronze bells, and the number of sets allowed varied according to different Royal titles.See a single bronze bell, Western Zhou period, illustrated in Collections of the Palace Museum: Bronzes, Taipei, 2007, p.136, no.90.See also a slightly larger archaic bronze bell, early Western Zhou dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 1 December 2020, lot 1.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE CHARIOT-AXLE TUBULAR CAP FITTINGWestern Zhou DynastyThe tapering hollow tube closed at the narrow end, the exterior cast in crisp shallow relief with a thin band of two striding archaic dragons confronted on a leiwen ground, the wider open end with two rectangular apertures for attachment to the axle shaft, the surface attractively patinated and glossy, wood stand.13.5cm (5 1/2in) long. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價西周 銅龍紋車軸飾Provenance: Dr Arthur M.Sackler (1913-1987), New York, no.V-3845Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2010, no.3.來源：紐約亞瑟·M.賽克勒博士（1913-1987）舊藏，編號V-3845展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2010年，編號3Compare with a pair of axle caps with a similar decorative band, Shang dynasty, in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, illustrated by A.Priest, Chinese bronzes, New York, 1938, no.21.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
TWO RARE BRONZE MASKSThe first, Chu Kingdom, with large round eyes flanking a long, large nose, stand, 21cm (8 1/4in) long; and the second, possibly Liao dynasty, with almond-shaped eyes and gently-smiling mouth, apertures drilled around the exterior, 15.5cm (6 1/8in) long.(3).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價楚 及或遼 銅面具 一組兩件For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A PAIR OF RARE BRONZE HORSE FRONTALSLate Western Zhou DynastyEach cast in relief at one end with a two-horned mythical-animal head, above a long plain domed shaft.25.5cm (10in) long. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價西周晚期 青銅獸面當盧一對See a similar bronze harness frontal, Western Zhou dynasty, illustrated by J.Rawson and E.Bunker, Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, London, 1990, no.67; see also another example illustrated by S.D.Owyoung, Ancient Chinese Bronzes in The Saint Louis Art Museum, Saint Louis, 1997, no.29; and another example illustrated in Ancient Chinese Arts in the Idemitsu Collection, Tokyo, 1989, no.96.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE TRIPOD RITUAL FOOD VESSEL AND COVER, DINGMiddle Western Zhou DynastyThe sides cast with a band of interlocking stylised dragons, a pair of upright loop handles set just below the rim, supported on three tall curling legs, the flat cover cast with a loop finial and surrounded by three evenly-spaced L-shaped finials, Japanese wood box.27.1cm (10 1/4in) high. (3).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價西周中期 青銅蓋鼎Provenance: a Japanese private collection, acquired before the 1960sThe Masaki Museum of Art, Tadaoka, JapanSotheby's New York, 11 September 2012, lot 94Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2013, no.3.來源：日本私人舊藏，於二十世紀六十年代前入藏日本正木美術館舊藏紐約蘇富比，2012年9月11日，拍品編號94展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2013年，編號3For a discussion about this type of covered ding and illustrations of related forms see J.Rawson, Western Zhou Ritual Bronzes from the Arthur M.Sackler Collections, vol. IIB, Washington D.C, 1990, pp.271-277, fig.15.5 and no.16.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
TWO RARE BONE COMBSComprising a carved bone comb, Eastern Zhou dynasty, with long teeth, pierced with five apertures and incised with geometric designs, 10.7cm (4 1/4in) long, box; and a pierced crescent-shaped bone comb, Tang dynasty, 10.3cm (4in) long, box.(4).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價東周及唐 骨梳 一組兩件Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2008, nos.100 and 101展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2008年，編號100與101A similar bone comb of crescent shape, Tang dynasty, is illustrated by W.C.White, Tombs of Old Lo-yang, Shanghai, 1934, no.147, pl.LX. See also a related jade comb, Tang dynasty, illustrated in Jadeware (II): The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 1995, p.18, no.16.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE PUDDINGSTONE 'TIGER' MAT WEIGHTHan DynastyThe recumbent feline beast boldly carved with its paws and legs neatly tucked underneath the body, its head slightly raised, detailed with small ears and bulging eyes set under curving brows, the stone cleverly used to represent the animal skin.10.2cm (4in) long.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價漢 抱子石刻瑞獸Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2008, no.103出版著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2008年，編號103For similar examples, see J.Li, Eternal China: Splendors from the First Dynasties, Dayton, 1998, pp.142-143, no.53, for a pair of weights, Western Han, unearthed in Xingping County and now in the Maoling Museum, Xi'an, where it is noted that this type of stone is called zhuyeyan (bamboo-leaf stone), and that objects carved from it are quite rare. This type of mat weight is more commonly found cast in gilt-bronze: see, for example, M.Wang, A Bronze Menagerie: Mat Weights of Early China, Boston, p.79, fig.c, for an example in the collection of the Shanghai Museum.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE GILT-BRONZE CIRCULAR 'CHILONG' TUNING KEYWarring States/Han DynastyGilt on top and well cast with two interlocking chilong biting each other's tail, their bodies elegantly interlaced to form an elaborate design.4.5cm (1 3/4in) diam.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價戰國/漢 銅鎏金螭龍飾匙Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2012, no.3.展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2012年，編號3See a similar gilt-bronze tuning key, Western Han dynasty, illustrated by J.Rawson and E.Bunker, Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1990, no.113; see another example illustrated by J.F.So and E.Bunker, Traders and Raiders on China's Northern Frontier, Hong Kong, 1995, no.72.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE BELT HOOKWarring States PeriodThe wide shaft cast in crisp relief with two dragons in an intricate coiling oval, much gold-leaf decoration remaining, beneath a bird-head forming the hook, 10.5cm (4 1/4in) long; together with and a gold-sheet-mounted domed bronze fitting with a long vertical pin, embossed as a symmetrical flower head, probably an accessory for an elaborate hairpiece or tiara, Song/Ming dynasty, stand, 8.5cm (3 3/8in) long. (3).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價戰國 銅鎏金龍紋帶扣 及 宋/明 貼金銅花形髮飾 各一Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2012, no.5 (the gold hairpin)Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2009, no.10 (belt hook)展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2012年，編號5（髮飾）Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2009年，編號10（帶扣）Compare with a related gold hairpin, 12th-14th century, illustrated in Radiant Legacy: Ancient Chinese Gold from the Mengdiexuan Collection, vol.III, Hong Kong, 2013, p.118, no.B.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare turquoise-inlaid gilt-bronze belt hookWarring States/Han DynastyCast with a central writhing chilong, terminating at each end with a mythical-beast head, the reverse with a round knob, finely inlaid with turquoise stones, box.21cm (8 1/4in) long. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價戰國/漢 銅鎏金嵌綠松石螭龍紋帶鉤See a related turquoise-inlaid gilt bronze belt hook, Eastern Zhou dynasty, J.Rawson and E.Bunker, Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1990, no.132.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
TWO RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE 'ZOOMORPHIC' BELT HOOKSThe first Warring States/Han Dynasty; the second Ordos, 4th/3rd century BCThe first unusually cast and pierced as a three-clawed chilong dragon biting a coil, possibly a small snake, issuing from the stomach of a horned beast forming the hook, the reverse with the characters Xin Lun, fitted box, 9.5cm (3 3/4in) long; the second Ordos, cast as a striding tiger with striped hide looking backwards to its coiled tail, 10cm (4in) long.(3).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價戰國/漢 銅螭龍形帶鉤 及公元前四至三世紀 虎形帶鉤 各一Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2008, no.3. (chilong)展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2008年，編號3（螭龍形帶鉤）See a related example illustrated by J.So and E.Bunker, Traders and Raiders on China's Northern Frontier, Washington, 1995, no.95; see another example illustrated by N.Palmgren, Selected Chinese Antiquities from the collection of Gustaf Adolf Crown Prince of Sweden, Stockholm, 1948, pl.26.10.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE PAIR OF BRONZE 'CROUCHING BEAR' MAT WEIGHTSHan DynastyEach cast standing on four short legs with claw feet, the wide-mouthed head upturned at the front, the body hollow, much of the surface with a light green patination, fitted box.5cm (2in) long. (3).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價漢 熊形銅席鎮一對Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2003, no.10.展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2003年，編號10For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE SMALL BRONZE MODEL OF A HORSEHan DynastyHeavily cast standing four-square in the style of well-modelled massive pottery Sichuan stallions, the head raised and the jaws agape, the bushy tail in a hollow loop, wood stand.7.5cm (3in) long. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價漢 銅馬See a related example in the Yale University Art Gallery, illustrated by E.Schloss, Art of the Han, New York, 1979, no.50; see also an example of a small bronze animal, Han/Tang dynasty illustrated in Chinesische Kunst, Berlin, 1929, no.89. One identified as Ordos style, is illustrated in Handbook of the Mr.and Mrs.John D.Rockefeller 3rd Collection, New York, 1981, p.51 (lower right).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare archaic bronze dragon-headed ladleHan DynastyThe shaft elegantly cast in an exaggerated curve and terminating with an open-mouthed crested dragon head at the top of the handle, another smaller beast-head relief cast at the junction of the shaft with the plain deep oval bowl, the surface with a consistent pale green patination, wood stand.21cm (8 1/2in) long. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價漢 銅龍紋杓See a related example in the collection of Dr Paul Singer, illustrated by E.Schloss, Art of the Han, New York, 1979, no.84; see another archaic bronze ladle, Han dynasty, illustrated in Chinesische Kunst, Berlin, 1929, no.78.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE SET OF ARCHAIC MINIATURE RITUAL BRONZE VESSELSHan DynastyComprising a stove, zao, the boat-shaped vessel on four small feet, incorporating a steamer, zeng, two bowls and two spoons; a warming bowl; a footed lamp, decorated with mountains on the spreading foot, with a long curved handle issuing from the shallow bowl; two pear-shaped vases, hu, and covers, one of which of square section; a pear-shaped vase; a footed 'mountain' incense burner and reticulated cover, boshanlu; and a circular tripod food vessel and cover, ding, the vessel with a pair of rectangular upright loop handles, the domed cover with three short handles doubling as feet in the shape of stylised dragons.The stove 22cm ( 8 5/8in) long. (18).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價漢 微型銅器 一組十一件Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2002, no.11. 展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2002年，編號11It is rare to find such a complete set of ritual vessels. See a bronze set from Tomb 42 at Jinyanggang (Luoyang, Henan Province), in the collection of the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, illustrated in Han Dynasty: New Light on Ancient China after 2000 Years, Osaka, 1999, p.70, no.51; and another example in the collection of Museé Cernuschi, Paris, published by C.Deydier, Chinese Bronzes, New York, 1980, p.131, no.100.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE LARGE ARCHAIC BRONZE TRIPOD BASINHan DynastyThe large basin rising to an everted rim, standing on three standing human supports, a raised band around the vessel cast with a pair of taotie mask handles suspending loose rings. 28cm (11in) diam.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價漢 青銅鋪首耳三人形足大盆See a related example illustrated by R-Y.Lefebvre d'Argencé, Bronze Vessels of Ancient China in The Avery Brundage Collection, San Francisco, 1977, pl.LVIII; See also another example in the collection of the Capital Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Duan Shu'an, Zhongguo Qingtongqi Quanji, Zhongguo Meishu Fenlei Quanji, vol.12, Beijing, 1997, no. 90.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE BRONZE 'TORTOISE' SEALWu shan taishou seal mark, Northern Wei DynastyThe seal heavily cast as a tortoise set on a square base, incised four-character seal mark, 3.2cm (1 1/4in) high; together with a rare bronze pendant, circa 6th century AD, cast as a toad perched on the back of a recumbent bixie, 4cm (1 1/2in) long. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價北魏 銅龜鈕印 及 約六世紀 銅辟邪 各一Published, Illustrated, and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2005, no.9 (tortoise seal)展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2005年，編號9（銅龜鈕印）The seal face reads Wu shan taishou or 'Governor of Wushan'. The term Taishou was used from the Qin to Sui dynasties to refer to a Governor, the head of a Commandery. For similar tortoise seals, Northern Wei, see Catalogue of the Special Exhibition of Bronze Seals Throughout the Dynasties in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1987, pp.294-295, no.215. See another example illustrated in the Shanghai Museum: Chinese Seal Gallery, Shanghai, p.11.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE ARCHAIC BRONZE AXE BLADE, GESpring and Autumn/Warring States PeriodThe blade issuing from a vertical hollow shaft, cast behind the blade with a snarling mythical animal above and gripping the back of a crouching bird with large beak and elaborate plumage, with a rounded cutting edge on the plain blade, wood stand.14.5cm (5 3/4in) long. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價春秋/戰國 獸紋青銅戈Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2012, no.2.展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2012年，編號2See a similar bronze axe blade, ge, illustrated by T.Lawton, The Art of the Warring States Period, Washington, 1982, no.113. Compare also with a related ceremonial axe blade, ge, Eastern Zhou dynasty, illustrated by J.Rawson and E.Bunker, Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1990, pl.83; and another example in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated by Yu Kuo-Ching, Rituals Cast in Brilliance: Chinese Bronzes Through the Ages, Taipei, 2014, p.125.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE GREEN-GLAZED 'MYTHICAL BEASTS' LAMPNorthern Qi DynastyThe cylindrical body rising from a spreading stepped base to an everted wide-flanged rim, the lower section of the body applied with three beasts seated above three cartouche apertures alternating with applied rosettes, the rim incised with leaf scrolls with a stepped border, covered overall with a thick green glaze.19.1cm (7 1/2in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價北齊 綠釉飾瑞獅燭台Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2008, no.31展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2008年，編號31The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no.C106n48 dated 30 May 2006, is consistent with the dating of this lot.Oxford Authentication Ltd公司熱釋光檢測結果（2006年5月30日，編號C106n48）顯示年代與本拍品年代一致。The closest comparison to this rare vessel is a lamp with green and brown glazes and sculptural felines in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, illustrated by S.G.Valenstein, A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics, New York, 1975, pp.54-55, no.48, and again by S.G.Valenstein, Cultural Convergence in the Northern Qi Period: A Flamboyant Chinese Ceramic Container, New York, 2007, p.116, fig.49.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE OLIVE-GREEN-GLAZED JARNorthern Qi DynastyThickly potted with a short neck and four lug handles resting on the shoulder of the globular body raised on a short foot with a flat base, the transparent straw glaze covering the interior and exterior except around the base revealing the buff body.17cm (6 3/4in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價北齊 青釉四系罐Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2006, no.26.展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2006年，編號26The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no.C106a90 dated 6 February 2006, is consistent with the dating of this lot.Oxford Authentication Ltd公司熱釋光檢測結果（2006年2月6日，編號C106a90）顯示年代與本拍品年代一致。See a related example with green and brown glazes, excavated in 1958 at Puyang, Henan Province, illustrated by W.Watson, The Genius of China, London, 1973, no.241. See also another example excavated in 1971 from Fan Cui's tomb dated 575 AD at Honghetun, Anyang County, and now in the collection of the Henan Museum, illustrated by Zhang Bai, Complete Collection of Ceramic Art Unearthed in China, vol.12, Leiden, 2008, no.22,For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE MARBLE HEAD OF BUDDHANorthern Qi DynastyCarved with a serene and meditative countenance expressed by a pair of downcast eyes, pursed lips and pendulous ears, framed by tight curls densely covering the head, stand.23cm (9in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價北齊 理石雕佛首像Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 1999, no.1.展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，1999年，編號1See a related example illustrated in China: Cultuur Vroeger en Nu, Ghent, 1979, no.292; see also D.Lion-Goldschmidt and J-C.Moreau-Gobard, Chinese Art: Bronze, Jade, Sculpture, Ceramics, Oxford, 1960, pl.118.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE RETICULATED 'FLYING GEESE' COMB TOPTang DynastyEmbossed in relief and pierced from a thin metal sheet as two geese flying away from a central upright double-lotus spray, a single bloom above each of them, on a ground of densely-coiling stems, within a beaded and shell-motif border.14cm (5 1/2in) wide.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價唐 局部鎏金銅花鳥紋梳背For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE PART-SET OF THREE REPOUSSÉ-BRONZE RETICULATED BELT PLAQUES14th/15th centuryThe largest rectangular, chased and repousse with a crouching qilin looking backwards at its bushy upright tail, within a beaded border, 6.5cm (2 3/4in) wide; and two kidney-shaped plaques, each with a similar qilin within a beaded border, 4cm (1 1/2in) wide, all with traces of gilding.(3).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十四/十五世紀 銅麒麟紋帶銙 一組三件Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2006, no.9.展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2006年，編號9Openwork plaques such as the present lot are rare in bronze, but are more commonly found in other materials such as jade or ivory. See a related pair of gilt-bronze openwork cape weights with dragons, 15th/16th century, illustrated by J.So, Radiant Legacy: Ancient Chinese Gold from the Mengdiexuan Collection, vol.3, Hong Kong, 2013, p.218, pl.B.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A SILVER STEM CUPTang DynastyOf circular form with deep walls, rising from a spreading stem foot to a flared rim, the body decorated with a single raised band below the rim, the surface with some malachite encrustation.7.8cm (2 7/8in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價唐 高足銀杯Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2009, no.6展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2009年，編號6Undecorated silver stem cups are comparatively rare, although the plain surfaces are particularly effective in emphasising the exquisite Tang shapes with their harmonious profiles and sharp edges. A copper alloy stem cup of the same shape in the Kuboso Memorial Museum of Art, Izumi, is published in Sekai bijutsu tai zenshu, vol.4, Tokyo, 1997, pl.161.Compare also with an undecorated Tang silver cup with a ring handle, with a similar plain raised rib below the rim, excavated at Shapo, Xi'an and now in the Shaanxi History Museum, included in the exhibition The Glory of the Silk Road. Art from Ancient China, Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio, 2003, no.106; and another cup of very similar form as the present lot, decorated with hunting scenes, from the same site but now in the National Museum of China, Beijing, ibid., no.105.A similar undecorated silver stem cup, Tang dynasty, 7th-8th century, formerly in the Carl Kempe collection, was sold at Sotheby's London, 14 May 2008, lot 58.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE SILVER-ALLOY LEAF-SHAPED HORSE-HARNESS FITTINGLiao DynastyComprising a lobed rectangular box linked by woven wire through suspension loops to a pendent leaf-shaped plaque cast in shallow relief with an undulating vine issuing tendrils below a cluster of five leaves on a ring-matted ground, light malachite encrustation on the back.Overall 12.7cm (5in) long.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價遼 銀合金杏葉馬飾Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2006, no.8.展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2006年，編號8A similar horse fitting, unearthed in 1954 from a Liao King's tomb at Dayingzi, Chifeng County, in Ju Ud Meng, is illustrated in Chugogku Naimoko: Hoppo Kiba Minzoku Bunbutsu Ten, Tokyo, 1983, no.88.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A rare chocolate-brown-glazed pillowJin DynastyCrisply potted and assembled as a model of a shrine, an arched door on the two main sides leading to a small central room, the exterior walls symmetrically pierced with lobed, square and circular open windows, all under a rich glossy glaze over the grey biscuit body, fitted box.20.5 (8in) wide. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價金 褐釉鏤空瓷枕Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2007, no.29.展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2007年，編號29The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no.P206g23 dated 10 January 2007, is consistent with the dating of this lot.Oxford Authentication Ltd公司熱釋光檢測結果（2007年1月10日，編號P206g23）顯示年代與本拍品年代一致。Pillows such as the present lot are rare and are more usually found in white porcelain or qingbai ware. See for example, a white porcelain pillow, Five dynasties/Northern Song dynasty, in the Shanghai Museum, and an elaborate qingbai example, Yuan dynasty, modelled after the Guanghan Palace in the Moon, in the Datong Municipal Museum, illustrated by Wang Qingzhen, A Dictionary of Chinese Ceramics, Singapore, 2002, p.70. Wang notes that this 'type of pillow, first appearing in the Five Dynasties, evolved from the box-shaped pillow, with a building as a stand for the head rest'.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
TWO RARE POTTERY 'SANSKRIT' JARS AND COVERSSong/Yuan DynastyThe taller baluster jar incised around the exterior with Sanskrit inscriptions, the base with a talismanic inscription, the domed cover with lotus-petal lappets and further Sanskrit letters surmounted by a pagoda-roof finial, the grey jar similarly inscribed with Sanskrit letters, the domed cover surmounted with a pointed finial.The taller, 31.5cm (12 3/8in) high. (4).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價宋/元 陶塔式蓋罐 一組兩件For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE BLACK-GLAZED 'DRAGON' CUPYuan Dynasty The shallow vessel finely potted with rounded sides raised on a gently-flared foot, rising to a slightly-flaring lipped mouth, the handle shaped as a dragon head, covered overall in black glaze. 8.5cm (3 2/8in) long. Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價元 黑釉龍首柄盃Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2010, no.26.展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2010年，編號26The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no.C109q36 dated 27 November 2009, is consistent with the dating of this lot.Oxford Authentication Ltd公司熱釋光檢測結果（2009年11月27日，編號C109q36）顯示年代與本拍品年代一致。The present lot is related to contemporaneous vessels in other materials. See for example, a gold cup, Song/Yuan dynasty, illustrated by B.Gyllensvard, Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl Kempe Collection, Stockholm, 1964, pp.110-111, no.53A. A jade example, Song/Yuan dynasty, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Jadeware (II), Hong Kong, 1995, p.137, no.113.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE OLIVE-GREEN STEATITE COSMETIC BOX AND COVERTang DynastyOf quatrefoil form, the slightly domed cover carved with a parrot, the box left plain. 5cm (2in) wide. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價唐 石雕鸚鵡紋蓋盒See a related steatite circular seal paste box and cover, Tang dynasty, which was sold at Christie's London, 17 March 2016, lot 1206.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE 'LOTUS AND FISH' OPENWORK PLAQUEJin/Yuan DynastyOf oblong form, exquisitely carved with openwork designs depicting a curling fish swimming in a lotus pond surrounded by entwined leafy stems and curling leaves, the stone of pale green tone highlighted with russet inclusions.9.3cm (3 2/8in) wide. Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價金/元 青白玉鏤雕蓮塘紋牌A related green and russet jade fish and lotus plaque, Ming dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, is illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, 6, Beijing, 2011, no.141.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE VESSEL, ZHIMing DynastyThe pear-shaped body supported on a tall and slightly spreading foot encircled by rope-work, rising to an elegantly flaring rim, carved with a relief band enclosing archaistic phoenixes in mutual pursuit of a roundel, one side with a loop handle, the stone of pale green tone with russet streaks. 13cm (5 1/8in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明 青白玉仿古夔鳳紋觶Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2003, no.70.展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2003年，編號70Compare with two similar jade vessels, zhi, Ming dynasty, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 7 Ming Dynasty, Beijing, 2011, nos.22-23. See also one in the collection of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, illustrated in Hai-wai Yi-chen: Chinese art in overseas collections, Jade II, Taipei, 1991, no.54 (right).A similar pale green jade pouring vessel, zhi, Ming dynasty, was sold at Bonhams London, 16 May 2019, lot 67.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE STONE HEAD OF AN OFFICIALYuan/Ming DynastyDeftly carved wearing an official's cap, the eyes narrowed beneath arched brows, with elegantly-carved nose above a gently-smiling mouth, full cheeks between long ears, stand. 29cm (11 3/8in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價元/明 石雕官員頭像For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE BRONZE HEXAGONAL BALUSTER VASEYuan/Ming Dynasty Of elegant baluster form with large spreading foot rising to a waisted neck and flaring mouth, applied with a pair of writhing chilong handles on the shoulders, with a dark-brown patina. 27cm (10 1/4in) high. Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價元/明 銅雙螭耳六方瓶For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE PAIR OF PAINTED STUCCO HEADS OF MALE AND FEMALE OFFICIALSMing DynastyEach naturalistically modelled with gently-arched brows above lively almond-shaped eyes, with straight noses above red lips, the skin ivory-white pigment, the male with an official cap, the female with coiled bun above parted hair, stands.The taller, 27.4cm (10 3/4in) high. (4).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明 彩塑頭像一對For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE AND LARGE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE VASE, HUMing DynastyOf compressed form, with flaring neck and foot, the sides set with two stylised-dragon-head loop handles, the body finely cast with a broad band of taotie masks above descending formal leaf lappets with archaistic motifs on leiwen grounds, the neck and foot with panels of confronted phoenix. 48cm (18 7/8in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明 銅仿古饕餮紋大壺Compare with a related bronze vase, but with tubular handles, and archaistic motifs, 12th-14th century, illustrated in The Second Bronze Age: Later Chinese Metalwork, London, 1991, no.72. See also an earlier bronze vase of similar shape, Song dynasty, illustrated by M.Goedhuis, Chinese and Japanese Bronzes, A.D. 1100-1900, London, 1989, no.41.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A GREEN AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A QILINYuan/Ming DynastyCarved from an oval pebble, the body recumbent with the head turning to the right and the forepaws tucked in front, the wide face set with round eyes, pointed ears, a tapering beard, and a long bifurcated horn extending down the neck and between the shoulders, the finely-incised tail wrapping around the right side, the stone of green tone with fine russet striations.6.8cm (2 5/8in) long. Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價元/明 玉雕麒麟See a related example of a jade carving of a mythical beast, illustrated by J.M.Hartman, Three Dynasties of Jade, Indianapolis, 1971, no.14.See also a rare pale green and russet jade carving of a mythical beast, Ming dynasty, from the Durwin Tang collection, which was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 27 November 2018, lot 131.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE PALE GREEN JADE 'STAG AND LINGZHI' PENDANTYuan/Ming DynastyThe recumbent stag well carved with slightly-raised head and long prominent antlers reaching the back incised with ribs, a spray of lingzhi fungus in its mouth, its legs neatly folded and tucked underneath, the stone of pale green tone with some inclusions.5.5cm (2 1/4in) long.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價元/明 玉雕靈鹿銜芝把件Compare with the carving of deer and lingzhi on a pale green jade openwork plaque, Song dynasty, and a pale green carving of a deer and lingzhi brushrest, Ming dynasty, both in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, Beijing, 2011, vol.5, no.191 and vol.6, no.64.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE WOOD FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHAMing Dynasty Carved seated in uttarabodhi mudra on a double-lotus pedestal within beaded borders, the face with a serene expression and downcast eyes flanked by elongated ears, the hair worn in tight curls in a top usnisha, the robe draped symmetrically across the body and open at the chest, the surface with some original gilt and red lacquer decoration remaining.34.5cm (13 5/8in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明 木雕釋迦牟尼坐像The result of NSF-Arizona AMS Facility, Tucson, Arizona, radiocarbon test, sample AA63896, 9 January 2006, notes 95.4% probability for date of 1431-1631 (comprising: 71.6% probability for 1431-1524; 23.8% probability for 1558-1631).據美國亞利桑那NSF-Arizona AMS Facility實驗室於2006年1月9日出具的放射性碳定年測量報告，樣本編號AA63896之檢測結果表明，本拍品有95.4%之可能性制於1431年至1631年間；其中71.6%之可能性制於1431年至1524年間，23.8%之可能性制於1558年至1631年間。Published, Illustrated, and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2005, no.115.展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2005年，編號115For a related lacquered wood figure of Buddha, early 15th century, see R.D.Jacobsen, Appreciating China: Gifts from Ruth and Bruce Dayton, Minneapolis, 2002, p.95, no.49. See also an example dated 1411, illustrated by A.Priest, Chinese Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1944, pl.CXXVI.See a related gilt-lacquered wood figure of Buddha, Ming dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby's London, 18 May 2018, lot 465.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A WOOD FIGURE OF TUDIGONG17th/18th centuryThe Earth God carved seated wearing a four-sided hat and long cascading robes falling in folds over the legs revealing two slippers, both hands resting on his lap, the face with serene expression flanked by a pair of long pendulous ears, on a velvet stand.32.4cm (12 3/4in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七/十八世紀 木雕土地公坐像Published, Illustrated, and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2002, no.109.展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2002年，編號109The present lot is a depiction of Tudigong (土地公 'Lord of the Soil and the Ground') or Tudishen (土地神 'God of the Soil and the Ground'), also known simply as Tudi (土地 'Soil-Ground'). Similar statues of Tudigong in wood are rare. However, similar examples are found in other materials such as porcelain; see for example, a similar blanc-de-Chine figure, also seated on a low throne and wearing a similar four-sided hat, illustrated by J.Ayers, Blanc de Chine, Divine Images in Porcelain, New York, 2002, p.97, no.48, where the figure is identified as Tudi Shen. Another similar figure in the Fujian Provincial Museum is illustrated in Dehua Wares, Fung Ping Shan Museum, Hong Kong, 1990, no.120.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE LARGE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL BEEHIVE-SHAPED WATERPOT, TAIBO ZUNJingtai incised seal mark, late Ming DynastySet on four semi-circular feet, the body decorated with undulating densely-meandering yellow, brick-red, white and dark green lotus sprays issuing from leafy stems, a lotus-leaf-lappet collar framing the aperture, incised apocryphal Jingtai two-character seal mark on the base.20.2cm (8in) diam.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明晚期 銅胎掐絲琺瑯纏枝蓮紋水盂「景泰」篆書刻款See a smaller cloisonné enamel beehive-shaped waterpot, late Ming dynasty, which was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 4 April 2017, lot 197.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL DISH16th centuryThe dish with shallow rounded sides rising from a flat base to an everted rim, brightly enamelled on a turquoise ground in the central medallion enclosing a blossoming flower head, encircled by an undulating leafy-lotus scroll at the well, surrounded by a band of scrolling florettes at the cavetto and clusters of ruyi clouds at the rim.15.5cm (6 1/8in) diam.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十六世紀 銅胎掐絲琺瑯纏枝蓮紋碟For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE BRONZE TRIPOD 'NINE SAGES' INCENSE BURNERLate Ming DynastyThe cylindrical exterior cast in high relief with nine bearded scholars engaged in various pursuits within a rocky garden beneath a large gnarled pine tree and billowing clouds above, all supported on three cabriole feet, wood cover and stand. 9cm (3 1/2in) high. (3).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明晚期 浮雕高士圖銅三足爐This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A VERY RARE PALE GREEN JADE SQUARE BOX AND COVERYong nian two-character mark, late Ming DynastyThe slightly convex cover deftly incised with flowering branches and a bird, the rim and box with a key-fret border, raised on a slightly spreading channelled foot, the recessed base with an incised Yong nian (perpetual years) mark, the stone of pale green tone with minor russet inclusions. 6.4cm (2 1/2in) square. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明晚期 青白玉雕花鳥圖方蓋盒「永年」刻款Compare three related pale green jade square boxes and covers, Ming dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, one with a Zi Gang mark and another with a Lu Zi Gang mark, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 7 Ming Dynasty, Beijing, 2011, nos.232, 233 and 235.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE ARCHAISTIC PALE GREEN JADE POURING VESSEL, YIMing Dynasty The rounded body of oval section on matching foot and rising to an everted rim, the rim extending at one end for pouring, the opposite end with an archaistic-dragon loop handle, the exterior incised with intricate designs of entwined phoenix and chilong amidst trialling clouds extending into the interior of the spout, the stone of pale green colour flecked with beige veins and dark inclusions.16cm (6 2/8in) long.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明 青白玉雕仿古紋匜Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2003, no.76.展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2003年，編號76Compare with a related jade pouring vessel, yi, Ming dynasty, illustrated in Studies of the Collections of the National Museum of China: Jade, Beijing, 2007, pl.210.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE LARGE BROWN LACQUER MALLOW-SHAPED BASINLate Ming DynastySupported on eight bracket feet, rising to the everted foliate rim with eight lobes and ribs running down the cavetto, covered overall with a reddish-brown lacquer, fitted box.44cm (17 1/4in) wide. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明晚期 褐漆葵口盆Provenance: Kaikodo Asian Art, New YorkPublished, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2007, no.121.來源：紐約古董商懷古堂展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2007年，編號121Monochrome lacquer eight-petalled mallow-shaped dishes are known during the Song and Yuan dynasties; see an eight-petalled brown lacquer dish, 1200-1400, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, illustrated by P.Carvalho, The World of Lacquer: 2000 Years of History, Lisbon, 2001, p.34, no.4. However, the overall form of this vessel has strong parallels to Wanli porcelain basins, see for example, In Pursuit of the Dragon: Traditions and Transitions in Ming Ceramics, Seattle, 1988, pp.128-129, nos.61 and 62.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE BLUE AND WHITE KO-SOMETSUKE 'LUDUAN' INCENSE BURNEREarly 17th centuryRobustly potted, the mythical beast standing four-square, with a bell at the chest and a curled upswept tail at the rear, the bulbous body painted in cobalt blue with large coin on each side on a scale-pattern ground, the chest decorated with prunus-flower heads on a speckled ground, standing on four scale-pattern legs, with a later metal cover, Japanese wood box.11cm (4 3/8in) long. (3).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七世紀早期 青花甪端式薰爐The present lot belongs to a select group of wares modelled in the form of luduan that were produced during the Wanli period. Luduan, an auspicious creature with the ability to traverse vast distances in a day and to master all languages, was said to appear only in areas where a virtuous leader was present. Compare with a related but larger blue and white incense burner and cover, in the form of a mythical beast, early 17th century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, which was acquired from Sotheby's New York, 20 March 2018, lot 451.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A BAMBOO 'PRUNUS' LIBATION CUP17th/18th centuryOf tapering naturalistic form, carved in relief with gnarled branches of densely-blossoming prunus.12.7cm (5in) wide.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七/十八世紀 竹雕梅紋盃See a related bamboo 'prunus' libation cup, Kangxi, illustrated by S.Kwan, Ming and Qing Bamboo, Hong Kong, 2000, no.60. The author notes that 'The most common designs on bamboo rhinoceros horn-shaped cups, were those of old pine trees. Plum and bamboo-leaf designs are rare.'For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL FLORIFORM PRICKET CANDLESTICKKangxiFormed as a small drip pan, cylindrical shaft, larger lobed drip pan, baluster stem and high domed base, all finely decorated in bright vibrant colours with archaistic coiling dragons and scrolling lotus. 18.3cm (7 2/8in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價清康熙 銅胎掐絲琺瑯螭龍紋瓣式燭台See a related cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze lobed pricket candlestick, second half 17th century, illustrated by Sir H.Garner, Chinese and Japanese Cloisonné Enamels, London, 1962, pl.62A.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL AND GILT-BRONZE VASE, FANGHU17th centuryOf square form, supported on a tapered foot rising to a waisted neck, set with a pair of taotie ring-handles on the shoulder, brightly and lavishly enamelled around the exterior with stylised taotie masks, horses around the foot, mythical beasts around the shoulder and neck, all reserved on a turquoise ground decorated with flowers.39cm (15 1/4in) high. Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七世紀 銅胎掐絲琺瑯饕餮紋鋪首耳方壺Compare with a related cloisonné enamel vase, early Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, with similar band of galloping horses on the foot, illustrated in the Compendium of Collection of the Palace Museum: Enamels 2, Beijing, 2011, no.19. For a related cloisonné enamel vase of square form, late 17th century, of slightly larger size (38.5cm. high), decorated with dragons, see H.Brinker and A.Lutz, Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry Collection, New York, 1989, no.157.Compare with a very similar cloisonné enamel vase, second half of the 17th century, with the same motif and design, which was sold at Christie's New York, 17 September 2010, lot 1033.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF CAI GUOJIUMing DynastyThe bearded Daoist Immortal standing slightly turning to the right, holding in front castanets, smiling and wearing a tall scholar's hat with its pair of ribbons resting on his shoulders, the long flowing robes adorned at the hems with lingzhi shaped scrolls, wood stand.27cm (10 5/8in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明 局部鎏金銅曹國舅像Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2013, no.8.展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2013年，編號8Cao Guojiu is one of the Eight Immortals and was supposedly a Song dynasty official who is usually depicted wearing official's dress and holding castanets. He is the patron of actors. See a related set of eight bronze Immortals, including Cai Guojiu, Ming dynasty, 17th century, illustrated in Bronzes de la Chine imperiale des Song aux Qing, Paris, 2013, no.106. See also a similar bronze figure of Cao Guojiu, Ming dynasty, illustrated in China's Renaissance in Bronze: The Robert H.Clague Collection of Later Chinese Bronzes 1100-1900, Phoenix, 1994, no.51.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE WOOD GROUP OF GUANYIN AND CHILD17th/18th centuryCarved in the round, the Bodhisattva seated in a pose of royal ease with a young boy holding a bowl cradled on the folded leg, her high chignon draped in the cowl of a long voluminous robe falling in heavy pleats and exposing the toes of her bare feet, all on a naturalistic lotus-pond base issuing blossoms, buds and leaves. 27.8cm (11in) high. Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七/十八世紀 木雕送子觀音坐像Compare with a similar sandalwood carving of Guanyin and child, 17th/18th century, illustrated by D.P.Leidy and D.Strahan, Wisdom Embodied: Chinese Buddhist and Daoist Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2010, p.185, no.A66.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'BUDDHIST LIONS' BASIN17th centuryThe well decorated with three playful colourful Buddhist lions amongst flame motifs encircling a central rosette, the cavetto and everted rim each with a meander of lotus blooms borne on undulating foliate stems, the exterior plain. 39.7cm (15 5/8in) diam.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七世紀 銅胎掐絲琺瑯瑞獅戲球紋折沿盆See closely-related decoration on a cloisonné enamel dish, late Ming dynasty, and a similarly-shaped and decorated cloisonné enamel basin, early Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Enamels, Beijing, 2011, vol.1, no.168 and vol.2, no.94; and also a related cloisonné enamel basin decorated with three Buddhist lions, 16th century, illustrated by H.Brinker and A.Lutz, Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry Collection, London, 1989, no.102.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE TWELVE-LEAF 'COROMANDEL' LACQUER DOUBLE-SIDED 'WEST LAKE' SCREENKangxi Lavishly decorated with an idyllic view of the West Lake in Hangzhou with courtly ladies and gentlemen gathered in pavilions engaged in elegant pursuits amidst bridges and boats, surrounded by panels containing further landscapes, flowers and mythical animals, the reverse with a palatial scene of the Eight Immortals descending from the top left corner to pavilions containing seated court ladies and dignitaries, surrounded by panels enclosing the Hundred Antiques. Each leaf 263cm (103 1/2in) high x 47cm (18 1/2in) wide. (12).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價清康熙 款彩西湖風景雙面十二開圍屏Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2002, no.133展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2002年，編號133Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province is famous for its historic and cultural scenic spots dotted around its famous West Lake. With distinguished scholar-poets such as Bai Juyi 白居易 (772-846) and Su Dongpo 蘇東坡 (1037-1101) as former governors, West Lake became a major attraction for the literati who travelled there to write and paint their own impressions. Dong Bangda (1699-1769) painted 'forty views' of Hangzhou, giving the names of the topographical elements characteristic of the town and West Lake.For related screens with depictions of the West Lake, see W.De Kesel and G.Dhont, Coromandel Lacquer Screens, Ghent, 2002, pp.71-75. See also another example illustrated in Kangxi Empereur de Chine 1662–1722: La Cité Interdite à Versailles, Paris, 2004, no.175; and another example illustrated in Exhibition of Mother-of-Pearl Inlay in Chinese Lacquer Art, Tokyo, 1979, no.81.See a related nine-leaf screen depicting the West Lake, 18th century, which was sold at Christie's London, 11 July 2006, lot 79.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE LARGE CARVED LACQUER 'BAMBOO' PANELEarly 18th centuryThe dark lacquered surface carved with a design of bamboo and rock surrounded by an archaistic border with lotus.87.5cm (34 1/2in) high x 53.5cm (21in) wide.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十八世紀早期 漆雕竹石紋掛屏For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE IMPERIAL MOTHER-OF-PEARL LACQUERED 'RUYI'-BACKED CHAIRKangxiSet with an arch-shaped seat framed by a back splat with a scroll terminal, flanked by open-frame ruyi armrests, all above a shaped apron on all four sides above straight terminating in hoof feet, decorated overall with painted and mother-of-pearl-inlaid designs of flowering shrubs.86.9cm (33 7/8in) high x 50cm (19 5/8in) wide x 38cm (15 2/8in) deep.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價清康熙 褐漆彩繪花卉紋嵌螺鈿如意形靠背椅Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2002, no.135.展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2002年，編號135Chairs such as the present lot are rare due to their delicate nature, and few have survived. M.Beurdeley illustrates a large example, Ming dynasty, Chinese Furniture, Tokyo, 1979, p.116, no.158. Compare also the similar design on a mother-of-pearl inlaid painted lacquered table, early Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in Classics of the Forbidden City: Imperial Furniture of the Ming & Qing Dynasties Beijing, 2007, pp.152-153, no.171.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE GILT-LACQUERED RECTANGULAR DOCUMENT BOX AND COVERYongzheng Exquisitely decorated around the exterior of the box and cover with gilt floral and butterfly roundels, the red lacquer visible underneath, applied with a pair of metal bracket handles and a large shaped lock-plate, fitted box. 39cm (15 1/4in) wide. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價清雍正 褐漆描金團花紋蓋盒The design of medallions is typical of designs on gilt-decorated black lacquer of the Yongzheng and mid Qing era; see for example a rectangular box with embossed lacquer designs of roundels and floral motifs, mid Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in Lacquer Wares of the Qing Dynasty: The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Shanghai, 2006, p.197, no.148. See also a red lacquer case with design of roundels in the Qing Court Collection, mid Qing dynasty, illustrated in ibid., p.76, no.52. The design of roundels on lacquer may have been influenced by Japanese lacquer and design.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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