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Lot 14
A Royal Crown Derby "Derby Posies" miniature jug; a Devon Fielding's lustre ware bowl; two Maling lustre pin dishes; a Royal Doulton figurine "Valerie"; a KPM porcelain figure; various other figurines; a Royal Crown Derby blue and white vase AF; a Sileda scent bottle and other decorative china
Lot 236
A COPPER RED GLAZED BALUSTER VASE, MEIPING18th centuryThe thick copper red glaze running over the foot rim and thinning to paler hues about the body.21cm (8 1/4in) high.Footnotes:Provenance: English private collection, acquired in Hong Kong in the 1980s.十八世紀 紅釉梅瓶For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 314
A FINE AND RARE HARDSTONE EMBELLISHED 'ELEPHANT AND TRIBUTE BEARERS' DOUBLE SIDED TABLE SCREENMid-Qing DynastyOne side attractively inlaid with shaped plaques of mother-of-pearl, variegated shell, red lacquer and hardstones, the reverse with an inlaid mother-of-pearl fourteen-character poem by Du Fu and three auspicious seals, all on lustrous dark brown lacquer grounds and mounted as a zitan four-legged rectangular table screen.44.5cm (17 7/8in) high x 38.5cm (15 1/8in) wideFootnotes:Provenance: from the collection of Edward Gordon Lowder (1862-1942) and Catherine Lucretia Dunster (1865-1940), thence by descent.Edward Gordon Lowder, served with the Imperial Maritime Customs, later known as the Chinese Maritime Customs. The archives of his first son Hugh Gordon Lowder are held at SOAS library.清中期 嵌百寶白象進寶圖硯屏《香稻啄餘鸚鵡粒，碧梧棲老鳳凰枝》《仙蠡》《怡情》《山水怡情》款This screen is a fine and exceptionally large example of a group of related table screens and boxes from the Qing court collection, currently retained in the collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing. A closely related box decorated with an elephant bearing a vase but surrounded by just two foreigners was included in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (II), Hong Kong, 2002, no.232 rather than five in the present work. Elephants have long been a popular theme at the Qing court and the white elephant has strong Buddhist associations. The Buddha's mother, Queen Maya is said to have been visited by a white elephant following years of not being able to bear a child and Buddha is said to have taken the form of a white elephant for his final incarnation. The presence of the vase (ping 瓶) on the elephant's (xiang 象) head forms a rebus for the phrase taiping youxiang (太平有象), meaning 'Where there is peace, there is an omen (or elephant)'.The inscription on the reverse of the screen is a section of the poem by Du Fu, Stirred By Autumn, no. 8 and may be translated:Even the leftover rice husk on the parrot's beak smells as fragrantThe branch of the jade green Wutong tree provides home to the PhoenixSee a related inlaid brown lacquer table screen, Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (II) , Hong Kong, 2002, p.200, no.174.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 56
A BLUE AND WHITE 'PHOENIX' VASE19th centuryThe waisted body and rounded shoulders painted with two facing phoenix resting on rockwork surrounded by flower sprays, below a double lined and dented band below the flaring mouth. 30.8cm (12 1/8in) highFootnotes:Provenance: From the collection of Barry C Tattenhall (1907-1989), thence by descent to the present owners.Barry Tattenhall was a well-regarded collector of Chinese porcelain and member of the Oriental Ceramic Society and lent porcelain to their 1950 Polychrome Exhibition and 1964 Qing Exhibition.David and Jellinek (2011, Provenance. Collectors, Dealers and Scholars: Chinese Ceramics in Britain and America) describe him as 'ahead of his time with his interest in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Imperial porcelain'. A number of pieces from his collection were sold at Sotheby's on 12 December 1989.十九世紀 青花鳳紋瓶For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 584
A COLLECTION OF HONGMU STANDS AND FRAMESEarly 20th CenturyComprising: four marble inset stands each with elaborately carved aprons with feet connected by stretchers, three large vase stands, two of which form a pair, a small rectangular stand carved in the form of double lotus base with a cloth laid across, and a pair of rectangular frames carved in the form of kui dragons.The largest 66cm (26in) high (10).Footnotes:二十世紀早期 紅木櫈及框 一組This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP YTP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots 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.Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 47
A FAMILLE ROSE 'HUNDRED TREASURES' LANTERN VASERepublic, signed Xu PinhengThe ovoid body painted with the hundred treasures motif to one side and inscription to the reverse, the recessed base bearing an iron-red seal mark.23cm (9in) highFootnotes:民國 博古圖燈籠瓶《不在西園種疏成，卻縱筆底吐奇英。乙酉秋寫於昌江。品衡氏》《玩古》款For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 305
A COPPER RED DECORATED 'DRAGON' BOTTLE VASEYongzheng mark, 20th CenturyThe globular body and neck decorated with three dragons separated by chimes suspended on ornamental knots among clouds and bats, above a band of upright ruyi heads on the splayed foot, the underglaze red with patches of green, the base with a six character mark in underglaze blue.35cm (13 3/4in) highFootnotes:二十世紀 釉裏紅龍紋長頸瓶《大清雍正年製》款For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 232
A BLUE-GLAZED VASE, CONGTongzhi six-character mark and of the periodModelled after an archaic jade prototype, the square section rising from a short circular foot to a short tapering neck, the side flanked by a pair of moulded elephant-head handles suspending fixed rings, covered overall in a thick and rich purplish-blue glaze.29.5cm (11 5/8in) highFootnotes:清同治 藍釉象耳銜環琮式瓶 《大清同治年製》款For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 554
A SATSUMA TALL NECKED BOTTLE VASEBy Taizan, Taisho era (early 20th century)Painted and gilt with quail amongst polychrome, flowering hibiscus stems, on a graduated teal green ground, the neck with a geometric and floral pattern collar, signed Dai Nippon Taizan sei.76cm (30in) high.Footnotes:二十世紀早期 薩摩燒長頸瓶For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 72
A RARE AND EXTREMELY LARGE PAIR OF MOULDED FAMILLE ROSE 'WU SHUANG PU' VASESLate Qing DynastyEach vase of baluster form and decorated in mirror image, the body of each finely moulded and painted with the four historical figures Liu Chen, An Min, Dong Fangshou and Yue Fei, the shoulders moulded with the Hehe twins on one side, and the Star Gods Cai and Zi, all against a yellow sgraffito ground set with flowering stems, the shoulders set with elephant head handles suspending a fixed ring, stylised lappets around the foot, the rim with a key-scroll band above a pendent ruyi head border.124cm (48 3/4in) high (2).Footnotes:清晚期 粉彩模印無雙譜人物圖瓶 一對Vases of this massive scale were first produced in the late 17th and 18th Centuries for export to the West where they graced the doorways of European palaces and stately homes. At the time they were typically referred to as 'soldier' or 'dragoon' vases, a name thought to derive from a historical incident in 1717 when Augustus the Strong of Saxony is said to have traded 600 cavalrymen, known as dragoons, for a collection of 150 Chinese porcelain vases in negotiations with Frederick the Great of Prussia. It is therefore fitting that the famous general Yue Fei (1103-1142) has been selected for inclusion on the body of these 'soldier' vases, along with Liu Chen (220-265), prince of Beidi also depicted in military garb. The other two figures are the official and courier of Emperor Wu Dong Fangshuo (154-93 BC) and stone mason An Min (1050-1125).The figures are taken from the Wu shuang pu compiled by Jin Guliang during the mid-17th century. The manual describes forty peerless heroes from the Han to Song dynasties. The descriptive texts reproduced over the body of the vase are also taken from the woodblock printed manual. The text became a popular source of inspiration for famille rose porcelain of the late Qing period. Vases of the subject on this scale are known, for example, a pair of vases 131cm high depicting scenes from Wu Shuang pu was sold Bonhams Knightsbridge, Asian Art, 9 May 2022, lot 152. However, the moulded detail and craftsmanship of the present vase ranks high above other known examples of the subject.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 113
A BLUE AND WHITE 'CHILONG' SLEEVE VASEKangxiOf cylindrical form, variously decorated with registers of flower sprays, scrolling foliage, chilong and lotus panels below a band of formal leaves at the neck.27.5cm (10 7/8in) highFootnotes:清康熙 青花螭龍紋筒瓶For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 96
A BLUE AND WHITE 'LOTUS SCROLL' ROULEAU VASEKangxiThe body brightly decorated with a dense Indian lotus scroll pattern, the shoulder with a band of triangular panels enclosing demi-florets, repeated at the neck below a band of upright petal lappets. 20.5cm (8.2in) highFootnotes:清康熙 青花纏枝蓮紋棒槌瓶For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 57
A BLUE AND WHITE 'SHOULAO AND LIU HAI' ROULEAU VASE19th centuryOutlined with decorative bands at the rim, neck and shoulder, the body depicting a gathering in a garden setting between Shoulao and Liu Hai, each with their distinctive attributes of peaches, three-legged toad and coin chains, next to a flying bat. 35cm (13 3/4in) highFootnotes:Provenance: From the collection of Barry C Tattenhall (1907-1989), thence by descent to the present owners.Barry Tattenhall was a well-regarded collector of Chinese porcelain and member of the Oriental Ceramic Society and lent porcelain to their 1950 Polychrome Exhibition and 1964 Qing Exhibition.David and Jellinek (2011, Provenance. Collectors, Dealers and Scholars: Chinese Ceramics in Britain and America) describe him as 'ahead of his time with his interest in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Imperial porcelain'. A number of pieces from his collection were sold at Sotheby's on 12 December 1989.十九世紀 青花壽老劉海圖瓶For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 9
TWO FAMILLE VERTE BOWLSKangxiThe first decorated to the interior with a central flower vase below a band with four Buddhist Emblems at the rim, the exterior with different flower spray reserves; the second of fluted form, decorated with a central lingzhi, the exterior with alternating landscape and floral panels. The largest: 18.5cm (7 1/4in) diam. (2).Footnotes:清康熙 五彩盌 兩件For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 343
AN EXPORT SILVER 'BIRDS' VASEEarly 20th Century, mark of Bao HengxianOf elegant baluster form trumpet neck and slightly incurved rim, the body decorated with two birds among flowering branches, the birds' plumage heightened in gilt, the base marked Beijing Bao Hengxian yinqi xing zu wen, carved wood fitted stand.29.5cm (11 1/2in) highFootnotes:二十世紀早期 外銷銀鳥紋瓶《北京寶恒祥銀器行足紋》款A gilt-decorated silver teapot and cover with the same mark is in the collection of the National Palace Museum, access number Gufa 000970N000000000.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 456
THREE 'FOOCHOW' LACQUER VASES20th centuryComprising: two pear-shaped vases depicting figures and pagodas within a landscape, the tallest with Ling Ching An Wares mark, integral stands; and a bottle-shaped vase covered overall with orange lacquer except for the black base.The tallest: 34.5cm (13 5/8in) high (3).Footnotes:二十世紀 福州漆瓶 三件Lot to be sold without reserve.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 34
A PAIR OF CLOBBERED BLUE AND WHITE VASES AND COVERSKangxiEach baluster vase moulded with three tiers of arched panels painted with ladies in a garden setting, flower vases and flower sprays, later embellished with green, gilt, red and yellow enamels, the cover similarly decorated. 46cm (18 1/8in) high (4).Footnotes:清康熙 青花加彩蓋瓶 一對For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 49
TWO MONOCHROME VASES AND A FAMILLE ROSE DISHQing dynastyComprising: a famille rose saucer dish depicting Shoulao, scholars and attendants in a garden setting, Jiang Zhenglong zhi mark to the base; a crackled green miniature bottle vase; and a pear-shaped copper-red glazed miniature vase, two hongmu stands.The dish: 13.5cm (5 3/8in) diam. (5).Footnotes:清 單色釉瓶兩件及粉彩盤《江正隆製》款This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 33
A FAMILLE VERTE AND POWDER BLUE JAR19th CenturyThe ovoid form vase, enamelled with images of quails, pheasants, sparrows, flower sprays, rockwork, precious objects, carp and butterflies, all within shaped cartouches against the powder blue ground, hongmu stand and cover.31.7cm (12 1/2in) high (3).Footnotes:十九世紀 藍地五彩罐This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 79
A BLUE AND WHITE SLEEVE VASEChongzhenOf tapering cylindrical form, rising to a waisted neck with everted rim, the body painted with ambassadors and attendants in a rocky garden setting, all below a border of pendent leaves. 43cm (17in) highFootnotes:Provenance: from a Singaporean Private Collection formed in London in the 1970s and 1980s.明崇禎 青花筒瓶The theme of the exchange of apricot blossom was famously taken up in Lang Shining's Imperial portrait of the Qianlong and Yongzheng Emperors, where the sprig is a symbol of succession and a positive omen for a new reign.The scene appears to reference the poem A Gift for Fan Ye by Lu Kai:折花逢驛使，寄與隴頭人。江南無所有，聊寄一枝春。which has been translated:A messenger met whilst picking flowers; was then sent on to Longtou.There is not much Jiangnan has to offer, aside from a brief gift of a spring's flowering sprig.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 245
A TURQUOISE-GLAZED BEAKER VASE, GUKangxi six-character mark, late Qing DynastyWith archaistic decoration of plantain leaves and lappets to the foot and neck, the central bulb with flying chilong amidst ruyi-shaped clouds, all covered in lustrous turquoise glaze.22.7cm (8 7/8in) highFootnotes:清晚期 孔雀藍釉花觚 《大清康熙年製》款For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 487
A BRONZE INCENSE-TOOL VASE17th centuryThe rouleau-shaped small vase, cast and chased with a band of lotus and floral sprays among a bird and a butterfly to the body, and a band of flying mythical beasts amidst ruyi-shaped clouds to the neck.9.5cm (3 3/4in) highFootnotes:十七世紀 銅小瓶For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 233
TWO MONOCHROME VASES20th centuryComprising: one meiping vase covered in a thick and glossy crackled apple-green glaze; and an oviform purple-glazed vase, the base left unglazed.The tallest: 21cm (8 1/4in) high (2).Footnotes:二十世紀 單色釉瓶 兩件For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 133
A BLUE AND WHITE AND COPPER RED 'SANDUO' VASE18th/19th centuryDecorated to the body with fruiting peach, pomegranate and finger citron branches, the Three Abundances, within lappet, plantain and whorl pattern borders.45cm (17 3/4in) highFootnotes:十八/十九世紀 青花釉裏紅三多紋瓶For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 410
A GROUP OF SCHOLAR'S OBJECTSSong-Ming and Qing DynastyComprising: a small archaistic bronze vase, hu; a carved agate washer, wood stand; a carved agate 'prunus and butterfly' pendant; a pair of carved soapstone seals; and an inkstone abstinence plaque.The bronze vase 9cm (3 1/2in) high (7).Footnotes:Provenance: Major-General Sir Ivor Philipps, K.C.B., D.S.O. (1861-1940), and thence by descent.Major-General Sir Ivor Philipps served as an officer with the British Forces on the 'China Expeditionary Force' sent to lift the siege of the British Legation in Beijing and quell the Boxer Rebellion in 1900-1901.宋至明及清 文房用品 一組For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 127
A BLUE AND WHITE VASEKangxi six-character mark, 19th centuryOf baluster form with gently flaring neck and set on a spreading foot, the body flanked by a pair of beast mask and loop handles and decorated with yinyang symbols above bands of formal lappets, the neck with taotie masks and geometric designs.32.5cm (12 5/8in) high.Footnotes:十九世紀 青花瓶 《大清康熙年製》款For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 300
AN IRON RED AND GILT DECORATED POWDER BLUE GROUND BOTTLE VASE19th centuryDecorated with a descending serpentine dragon facing a carp leaping from foaming waves, hardwood stand. 45cm (17 3/4in) high. (2).Footnotes:十九世紀 礬紅彩描金灑藍地長頸瓶The following sixty lots celebrate the creative invention employed by Chinese artists and artisans in the depiction of the animal kingdom. From the solemn majesty of an Imperial dragon to the quiet grace of a domestic cat, animals are everywhere in Chinese art. They are embroidered into robes, painted onto porcelain vases and carved into wooden brush pots. Although they are often considered as decorative elements, they also have meanings in their own rights. The twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac are each considered to embody certain human characteristics with a different animal for each year following a twelve month cycle.The pronunciation of other animals form rebuses with traditional sayings which confer auspicious associations with events or themes, such as quails' association with the new year and elephants' association with peaceful times. The five-clawed dragon and phoenix are symbols of the Chinese Emperor and Empress and ubiquitous in Imperial Chinese art. For officials of lower ranks, rectangular badges sewn into their garments depict specific animals, each denoting their status.The works provide a journey through a range of media across several thousand years of Chinese history at times personifying human feeling and at others helping connect collectors and connoisseurs to the natural world.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 237
A SANG-DE-BOEUF BOTTLE VASE18th centuryThe bulbous body and slender neck covered with a rich red glaze thinning over the neck and pooling towards the base, stopping neatly just above the foot. 20.7cm (8 1/8in) highFootnotes:十八世紀 紅釉長頸瓶For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 32
A LARGE FAMILLE VERTE 'FLOWERS' BOTTLE VASEKangxi six-character mark, 19th centuryThe heavily potted pear-shaped bottle raised on a short foot, the globular body and tall cylindrical neck moulded and decorated with four different flower sprays, peony, lotus, chrysanthemum and prunus, representing the four seasons, all above a lappets band to the foot, the top of the neck with a key-fret band.44.5cm (17 1/2in) highFootnotes:十九世紀 五彩花卉紋長頸瓶 《大清康熙年製》款For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 551
A PAIR OF 'ROMANCE OF THE WESTERN CHAMBER' VASES, GUYongzhengEach vase of square section, decorated to the raised mid-section with landscape scenes within a pink diaper border, the neck and foot, decorated with figurative scenes from the Chinese classic, Romance of the Western Chamber.26.5cm (10 1.2in) high (2).Footnotes:清雍正 西廂記人物故事圖花觚 一對A similar pair of vases are illustrated in van Goidsenhoven La Ceramique Chinoise sous les Ts'ing, Brussels 1936, plate 91, cat. 1206-207.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 455
A 'FOOCHOW' LACQUER 'HORSES' VASE19th CenturyOf quadrilobed form, the body painted with a continuous river landscape depicting a horse with a farmer on one side and a horse tended by two grooms to the reverse. 26.5cm (10 1.2in) highFootnotes:十九世紀 福州漆馬紋瓶Lot to be sold without reserve.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 81
A BLUE AND WHITE VASE, GUChongzhenThe cylindrical body rising from a gently flaring foot to a trumpet mouth, the upper register finely painted with a continuous scene of scholars in a landscape with a monk and followed by boy attendants, the subtly raised mid-section with scrolling foliage, above a stylised lotus leaf lappet border. 34cm (13 1/2in) highFootnotes:Provenance: from a Singaporean Private Collection formed in London in the 1970s and 1980s.明崇禎 青花花觚The scholar-official gesturing beneath the sun provides a rebus: the rising sun suggests a rise in prosperity. 'Pointing at the sun' (zhi ri) is a pun for 'day by day', suggesting the blessing zhiri gaosheng 指日高陞 (May you day by day rise in rank).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 493
A GILT LACQUERED BRONZE 'LIU HAI' ARROW VASEMing DynastyThe jovial figure cast in an animated stance with the right leg raised, the right arm held aloft and the left arm held down at the side, the voluminous upturned sleeves and head forming three apertures for the touhu game, the figure wearing a leaf apron with a gourd flask and pouch attached, with applied gilt lacquer decoration, later wood stand. The figure 34.5cm (13 5/8in) high.Footnotes:Provenance:From the collection of Captain Jones. Acquired from the above in 1963 by the present owner.明 銅漆金劉海投壺For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 409
A SATSUMA BOWL, JARLET AND MINIATURE VASEThe bowl by Kinkozan, Meiji PeriodThe bowl decorated to the interior with a procession scene, the exterior with a densely decorated band of figures on a floral ground, signed Kinkozan zo; the jarlet and miniature vase variously decorated with interior and figural scenes and decorative objects. The bowl 12.5cm (4 7/8in) diam. (3).Footnotes:Provenance: Major-General Sir Ivor Philipps, K.C.B., D.S.O. (1861-1940), and thence by descent.Major-General Sir Ivor Philipps served as an officer with the British Forces on the 'China Expeditionary Force' sent to lift the siege of the British Legation in Beijing and quell the Boxer Rebellion in 1900-1901.明治時代 錦光山薩摩燒盌, 小罐及小瓶For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 73
A BLUE AND WHITE 'PHOENIX AND LOTUS' BOWLJiajing six-character mark and of the period Decorated to the exterior with two phoenix in flight, the long billowing tails extending around the bowl, amongst scrolling lotus and below a foliate band at the rim, the interior with a central phoenix medallion within a hatch pattern border. 29.5cm (11 5/8in) diam.Footnotes:The Property of a LadyProvenance: A Swiss private collection, and thence by descent明嘉靖 青花穿蓮祥鳳圖盌 《大明嘉靖年製》款For a closely related bowl see Canepa and Butler, Leaping the Dragon Gate: the Sir Michael Butler Collection of Seventeenth-Century Chinese Porcelain p. 61, cat. no. III.1.2. where it is noted that an Imperial vase in the Huaihaitang collection bears comparable features.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 527
A FAMILLE ROSE 'LINGZHI' VASEQianlong seal mark, probably RepublicThe baluster body vividly decorated with multicoloured lingzhi branches next to flower and berry sprays, the recessed base with an iron-red seal mark.36cm (14 1/8in) highFootnotes:或民國 粉彩靈芝紋瓶 《大清乾隆年製》款For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 524
A FAMILLE ROSE 'HUA MULAN' VASEQianlong mark, Republic periodOf baluster form, decorated with a continuous scene depicting the female heroine returning home in warrior's attire beside her horse and attendant whilst greeting relatives with a lady and scholar visible through a curtained interior, the shoulders with gilt lion head ring masks, iron red decorative bands to the shoulders, foot and neck, the base with a six-character mark, a painted Qianlong seal mark to the shoulder. 41.5cm (16 1/8in) highFootnotes:民國 粉彩木蘭圖瓶《大清乾隆年製》款For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 132
AN UNDERGLAZE-BLUE AND COPPER RED 'PEACHES' VASE20th centuryThe globular body and tall neck painted with ripe red peach branches with deep blue foliage issuing from a gnarled tree, below a foliate motif band to the everted mouth rim, a four character Jingdezhen zhi mark to the base.45cm (17 3/4in) highFootnotes:二十世紀 青花釉裏紅折枝桃紋瓶《景德鎮到》款For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 488
A BRONZE PEAR-SHAPED VASE, HUShang DynastyThe pear-shaped body supported by a tall splayed foot and ending in a flared mouth, with double lined band in relief to the shoulder and the foot.14cm (5 1/2in) highFootnotes:Provenance: an English Private collection, acquired in Hong Kong circa 1980s-1990s.商 銅壺For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 486
A LARGE BRONZE 'ARROW' VASE, TOUHUMing DynastyThe compressed globular body cast with four archaistic taotie masks each separated by a flange, the shoulder with two open-mouthed Buddhist lions, all raised on a spreading foot, the tall slender neck with two applied writhing chilong beneath the mouth with two cylinders attached joint with the same band decoration of taotie masks on a leiwen ground. 50.8cm (20in) highFootnotes:Provenance: Frank Gardiner Fedden, acquired in the early 20th century and thence by descent.明 銅投壺These type of vases were designed for the ancient Chinese game of touhu, or 'arrow throwing', which would form part of the entertainment at banquets and is mentioned in early classical texts such as the Chunqiu Zuo Zhuan. Contestants would aim feathered arrows at the various cylinders applied to the vase, with higher points awarded for the less accessible openings. The loser was made to drink wine, leading to increased inebriation and diminished throwing accuracy.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 185A
A FAMILLE ROSE ENAMELLED GLASS VASEQianlong mark, Republic periodOf baluster form the body decorated with an exterior archery scene with warriors and officials below a diaper boarder to the neck set with floral panels, the side with a painted Gu Yuexuan seal mark, the base with a four character painted mark encircled by a dragon. 15.5cm (6 1/8in) highFootnotes:民國 料胎畫琺瑯瓶 《乾隆年製》及《古月軒》款For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 547
TWO FAMILLE ROSE VASESQianlongEach vase of baluster form with rounded shoulders and a short neck, decorated with quatrefoil panels with beaded edges enclosing figural scenes among moulded decoration, one vase with branches of flowers against a gilt ground, the other with butterflies and flowers against an underglaze blue stippled ground, hardwood stand. The tallest: 29.5cm (11 1/2in) high (3).Footnotes:清乾隆 粉彩瓶 兩件For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 30
A PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE VASES, FANGCONG19th centuryEach vase of square section raised on a circular foot, the body decorated in mirror image with scenes of ladies and boys in a terraced garden, the shoulder with flower heads at each corner below a stylised foliate lappet band at the neck, all against a bright green background, hardwood stands. 19cm (7 1/2in) high (4).Footnotes:The Property of a LadyProvenance: A Swiss private collection, and thence by descent.十九世紀 五彩琮式瓶 一對This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 25
A FAMILLE VERTE 'BUDDHIST LIONS' BOTTLE VASEKangxiThe large pear-shaped bottle raised on a short foot, the tall waisted cylindrical neck with a slightly everted rim, decorated around the globular body with four Buddhist lions cavorting with two brocade balls trailing ribbons, the shoulder with a band of floral scrolls and a ruyi border, the top of the neck with a diaper-pattern band and pendent tassels.43cm (17in) highFootnotes:清康熙 五彩佛獅紋長頸瓶A similar famille verte bottle vase, Kangxi, is illustrated by C.J.A.Jorg, Famille Verte: Chinese Porcelain in Green Enamels, Lier, 2011, p.43.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 130
A BLUE AND WHITE 'LANDSCAPE' ROULEAU VASE19th centuryOutlined with decorative bands at the rim, neck, shoulder and base, the elongated body depicting a village scene, with fishermen at the shore or on a raft, water buffalo swimming in the river and a farmer crossing on the bridge.35cm (13 3/4in) highFootnotes:十九世紀 青花山水圖棒槌瓶For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 240
A GROUP OF FOUR MONOCHROME VESSELSKangxi six-character marks, 19th centuryComprising: a peach-bloom glazed jarlet, with a six-character reign mark to the recessed base; a sang-de-boeuf bottle vase; an aubergine-glazed bottle vase; and a small celadon and copper-red vase, with a six-character reign mark to the recessed base, four hardwood stands. The tallest: 16.3cm (6 3/8in) high (8).Footnotes:The Property of a LadyProvenance: A Swiss private collection, and thence by descent.十九世紀 單色釉瓷 一組四件《大清康熙年製》款This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 530
A GROUP OF EXPORT WARESQing DynastyComprising: a turquoise-glazed 'bamboo' brushpot; a famille verte handled cup with peony medallions; a famille rose 'lotus' cup with stems in relief; a famille verte lobed bowl with ochre ground exterior; a famille rose 'tiger' cup; a black-glazed double gourd miniature vase; a famille verte 'boy and cat' saucer; and a famille rose 'peony' saucer. The brushpot: 11.7cm (4 5/8in) high (8).Footnotes:清 瓷器 一組Lot to be sold without reserve.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 136
A COLLECTION OF CHINESE AND JAPANESE PORCELAINMing Dynasty and laterComprising: a celadon bowl incised with floral patterns around a central animal to the interior and covered in a thick olive green glaze; a seal paste box and cover painted with lotus scroll patterns to the cover and sides in underglaze copper red, underglaze blue Kangxi six-character mark to the base; a flambé-glazed washer of compressed rounded form; a copper red glazed cup with deep rounded sides; a pale celadon bottle vase with incised peaches; and a blue glazed cup with foliate rim and a celadon interior. The bowl 16cm (6 1/4in) diam. (7).Footnotes:Provenance: S.C. Coles collection.明及之後 瓷器 一組For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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