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PALE CELADON JADE 'CATS' CARVING QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY carved in round with three playful cats encircling an openwork flower and a butterfly in the middle, the stone of even pale celadon colour (Dimensions: 5cm wide) (Qty: 1)(5cm wide)Qty: (1)

MINIATURE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A SQUARE-SECTIONED VASE QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY carved standing on short square foot rising to a flattened square body, with waisted neck and square mouth, both sides of the body incised with foliated orchids surrounded by stylised interlinking chi dragons borders, both foot and mouth rims decorated with key-fret border (Dimensions: 6cm high) (Qty: 1)(6cm high)Qty: (1)

PALE CELADON JADE 'SAMPAN' INCENSE STICK HOLDER carved in openwork, depicting a young attendant poling the boat with a recumbent dog kneeling in his front, a large jar in the middle of the boat as an incense stick holder, an elder seated on the other side of the boat, the stone of an uneven yellowish tone (Dimensions: 12cm wide) (Qty: 1)(12cm wide)Qty: (1)Footnote: Provenance: Private Spanish collection, acquired between 1998 and 2002; the family has been collecting Asian antiques and art pieces for more than 30 years, with family business in Asia

PALE CELADON JADE BEAR carved in seated pose with front paws supporting upper body, left front limb charged forward with body and face slightly turned left, alerted bulging eyes, pricked ears, strong jaw incised with details, the stone of even pale celadon colour with russet patches and lines, the underside incised with a two-character mark 'Yu Shu' in Chinese (Dimensions: 6.5cm long) (Qty: 1)(6.5cm long)Qty: (1)Footnote: Provenance: Private Spanish collection, acquired between 1998 and 2002; the family has been collecting Asian antiques and art pieces for more than 30 years, with family business in Asia

PALE CELADON JADE GOAT DEITY QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY depicting one of the Chinese zodiac animals, the upright-seated bearded goat with human-form body in incised robe, holding a scroll with his left hand against the chest, horns curved backwards, the stone of even translucent pale celadon colour (Dimensions: 5cm high) (Qty: 1)(5cm high)Qty: (1)

WHITE JADE CARVING OF TWO LUDUANS QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY finely carved with two unicorned mythical beasts, one slightly larger than the other, each standing on four paws, the larger looked to the left, the smaller looking straight with alerted eyes, the stone of even translucent white colour (Dimensions: 4.5cm long) (Qty: 1)(4.5cm long)Qty: (1)Footnote: Provenance: formerly in a private UK collection; with a circular 'BADA' label on the base

CELADON JADE BRUSH WASHER QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY carved in high relief with gnarled prunus tree across the top of the oval container, magpies perched on the branches, flowering prunus further decorated the body, the stone of pale celadon tone with brownish inclusions especially on the branches and flowers (Dimensions: 13.2cm long) (Qty: １)(13.2cm long)Qty: (１)Footnote: Provenance: formerly in a private UK collection; with a circular 'BADA' label on the base

PALE CELADON JADE 'DOUBLE BATS' BRUSH WASHER QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY of conjoined compressed globular form, a pair of confronting bats flanked the sides as handles, the lower part carved in openwork as looped rings, neat bosses decorated the mouth rim, the stone of even translucent pale celadon colour (Dimensions: 14cm long) (Qty: 1)(14cm long)Qty: (1)

PALE CELADON JADE PLAQUE carved in one side with a bridge-crossing scholar riding his horse underneath a pine tree, a scenery in the painting by Tang Yin (1470-1524), the reverse inscribed with an associated poem, signed 'Zi Gang' on the lower left, the stone of even pale celadon colour (Dimensions: 6.5cm high) (Qty: 1)(6.5cm high)Qty: (1)

CELADON JADE BOX WITH COVER QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY of rounded rectangular form, the cover incised in framed panel with a bird about to land on prunus, the stone of translucent celadon colour (Dimensions: 7cm long) (Qty: 1)(7cm long)Qty: (1)

PALE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A MYTHICAL ANIMAL MING DYNASTY carved seated with rear hind legs tucked beneath body, slightly raised with back arched supported on front limbs turned to its right in alerted expression, body finely incised with detailed flowing tresses of fur and flame-like patterns near thighs, the stone of creamy celadon colour with variegated brownish skin (Dimensions: 8cm long) (Qty: 1)(8cm long)Qty: (1)

PALE CELADON JADE PENDANT PLAQUE of rectangular form carved on one side with courting scene of Zhang Sheng and Cui Yingying accompanied by servant Hong Niang from Romance of the Western Chamber underneath a circle with 'Ji Xiang' (auspicious), reverse in a square panel with a corresponded poem, topped by taotie mask, the stone of translucent even pale celadon colour (Dimensions: 6cm high) (Qty: 1)(6cm high)Qty: (1)Footnote: Provenance: Private Spanish collection, acquired between 1998 and 2002; the family has been collecting Asian antiques and art pieces for more than 30 years, with family business in Asia

PALE CELADON JADE PLAQUE one side carved with Daoist deity Liu Haichan holding a string of coins above a mythical three-legged toad, the reverse with a corresponding four-character inscription 'Liu Hai Xi Chan', underneath an intertwined sinuous chi dragons in openwork, the stone of even pale celadon colour (Dimensions: 6.3cm high) (Qty: 1)(6.3cm high)Qty: (1)

SPINACH-GREEN JADE RUYI SCEPTRE QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY the curved sceptre with a characteristic ruyi-shaped head further detailed in relief with caparisoned elephant above stylised po-phase flower and below a wing-spreaded bat, the central rectangular panel decorated with three of the eight Buddhist auspicious emblems, including double fish, Dharmachakra, and canopy, the back finely incised with poem, signed 'Wang Jie', attached with a long yellow tassel at the end (Dimensions: 38.5cm long) (Qty: 1)(38.5cm long)Qty: (1)Provenance: Private European collection; formerly in a private French collection, Southwest of France (see image)

PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF GUANYIN TABLE SCREEN QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY the screen tablet carved in high relief with White-Robed Avalokitesvara standing on lotus petal on ferocious waves, her right hand holding a vase pouring out water, left with a willow twig, the reverse incised and gilded with associated sutra, the stone of translucent pale celadon colour with russet inclusion, fitted on a bespoke carved spinach-green jade stand, in a fitted wooden box (Dimensions: 20cm high x 11cm wide) (Qty: 1)(20cm high x 11cm wide)Qty: (1)

PEWTER ENCASE AND JADE MOUNTED YIXING STONEWARE TEAPOT QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY of cylindrical lobed shape standing on three short feet, the handle, spout and finial mounted with celadon jade pieces, pewter case engraved with bamboo on one side, a poem on the reverse, each signed yishan and xiaoshan, the stoneware interior signed Shande Tang (Dimensions: 16cm wide) (Qty: 1)(16cm wide)Qty: (1)Footnote: Provenance: Private English collection, Isle of Wight

COURT OFFICIAL HAT QING DYNASTY, 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY of conical form, red threads overlaid the creamy ground, wide edge bound with patterned silk roll, lined in burgundy fabric, topped with a red bead finial, jade tube and agarwood bead pendant (Dimensions: 34cm diameter, 1cm diameter each bead) (Qty: 1)(34cm diameter, 1cm diameter each bead)Qty: (1)

A spinach-green jade three-piece incense setLate Qing DynastyComprising an incense burner and cover, carved around the body with archaistic dragons, flanked by a pair of beast-head handles suspending loose rings, all supported on three short feet. 13.5cm (5 2/8in) wide; a vase of flattened baluster form, with a pair of handles suspending loose rings. 12.5cm (5in) high; and a circular incense box and cover, the cover carved with a floral motif. 6cm (2 3/8in) diam; each with wood stand, with fitted box and cover. (11).Footnotes:清晚期 碧玉爐瓶盒三式Provenance: a Swiss private collection來源：瑞士私人收藏This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * Y* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.Y 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 spinach-green jade 'twin fish' brush washerLate Qing DynastyThe flattened circular vessel with shallow rounded sides rising to a slightly lipped rim, the interior carved in low-relief with a pair of fish, the stone of a variegated olive-green tone with black flecks. 17cm (6 3/4in) diam.Footnotes:清晚期 碧玉雙魚洗Provenance: a European private collection來源：歐洲私人收藏This brush washer was fashioned from a spinach-green jade boulder of striking translucency and depth of colour, skilfully enhanced by the low-relief carving of two fish. The natural variegated hues of the stone were cleverly incorporated into the design, thus making the fish appear as if swimming in deep water. On this bowl the use of fish (yu 魚) represents abundance (yu 餘). Fish swimming in water is associated with the phrase ru yu de shui (like a fish getting to water) which can also represent a harmonious marriage yu shui he xie (agreeing like fish and water).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A spinach-green jade tripod incense burner and coverQianlong Superbly carved, the compressed globular body carved on each side with a taotie mask in low relief separated by notched flanges, reserved on a dense and intricately incised leiwen ground, flanked by a pair of S-shaped handles, supported on three separately carved short lotus feet, the domed cover with gently rounded sides similarly carved with taotie masks, surmounted by a large circular finial reticulated with a coiled dragon amidst scrolling clouds, the stone of dark-green tone with dark striations. 18.1cm (7 1/8in) wide (2).Footnotes:清乾隆 碧玉雕獸面紋三足出戟蓋爐Provenance: a Swiss private collection來源：瑞士私人收藏Inspired by the shape and decoration of archaic bronze gui food vessels of the Zhou dynasty, the present vessel is a fine example of the stylistic developments during the 18th century inspired by the wishes of the Qianlong emperor. Aiming to 'restore the ancient ways', the emperor wished to reinstate the intrinsic qualities of simplicity, sincerity and happy exuberance of the ancient cultures. For this purpose, the emperor instructed the Court to collect drawings of antiquities, such as the 'Catalogue of Xiqing Antiquities' (Xi Qing Gu Jian 西清古鑑), which served as sources of designs for the production of contemporary vessels. See Chang Li-tuan, The Refined Taste of the Emperor: Special Exhibition of Archaic and Pictorial Jades of the Ch'ing Court, Taipei, 1997, pp.49-50.Compare with a related spinach-green jade tripod incense burner and cover, Qianlong, said to have come from the Summer Palace, Beijing, illustrated by S.C.Nott, Chinese Jade throughout the Ages, Rutland, 1971, pl.CXVIII; see also a related spinach-green jade incense burner and cover, Qianlong, illustrated by R.Keverne, ed., Jade, London, 1992, p.163, fig.89.A related spinach-green jade incense burner and cover, Qianlong, was sold at Bonhams London, 11 May 2017, lot 237.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A mottled pale green jade sceptre, ruyiLate Qing Dynasty/Republic PeriodElegantly carved as a slender curved shaft leading up to a lobed terminal, the head deftly carved in low relief with fruiting peaches borne on gnarled branches with a pair of auspicious bats, the shaft further carved in low relief with floral sprays, the smoothly-polished stone of mottled pale greenish-grey tone, glass display case and stand. 42cm (16 1/2in) long. (3).Footnotes:清晚期/民國 青白玉雕桃蝠紋如意Provenance: an English private collection來源：英國私人收藏For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A large and rare white jade 'nine phoenix' hairpinQing DynastyThe hairpin carved on one side in openwork with alternating phoenixes amongst floral scrolls, the reverse undecorated, with a floral form on one end, the stone of an even white tone with very minor opaque white inclusions. 31cm (12 1/4in) long.Footnotes:清 白玉鏤空雕鳳紋扁方Provenance: a distinguished English private collection來源：英國顯赫私人收藏The carving of nine phoenixes on the present lot indicates it was made for a very high-ranking lady of the Imperial family. This type of hairpin, bianfang in Manchu, was used by Court ladies during the Qing dynasty. Compare with three related jade hairpins illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 9 Qing Dynasty, Beijing, 2011, nos.267, 268 and 282.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A jade inlaid silver-alloy jar and coverThe jade, mid Qing Dynasty; the vase and cover, late Qing Dynasty/Republic PeriodThe jar of rounded square section, formed of angular scrollwork and floral motifs in coral and hardstones, each side inset with a large pale green jade plaque each carved with a scholar or sage in a mountain landscape, the domed cover similarly decorated and surmounted by a coral finial. 21cm (8 1/4in) high. (2).Footnotes:清晚期/民國，及明中期玉牌 銀合金嵌寶玉蓋罐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 large lacquered-wood figure of an Ascetic Luohan18th century The ascetic figure with a tonsured head and serene and meditative expression seated with his left leg crossing over the right, his hands resting on the knee of his raised left leg, loosely dressed in a simple dhoti cascading in folds beneath him and revealing his bare emaciated body with veins, ribs and knobbly spine, seated on rockwork. 67cm (26 1/3in) high.Footnotes:十八世紀 彩漆木雕羅漢Provenance: Galerie Gerard Levy, Paris 來源：巴黎古董商Galerie Gerard LevyThe present figure of a Luohan is modelled in the same position usually attributed to Shakyamuni Buddha during his long fast under the Bodhi tree, where he sat until he discovered the true nature of existence and suffering and realised how suffering can be ended. It was in the Yuan dynasty that the modelling of Buddha in this manner became popular and a convention in Chinese art. However, according to Sherman Lee and Wai-kam Ho in Chinese Art Under the Mongols: The Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), 1968, p.124, 'the prototype could be traced back at least to Kuan-hsiu's Sixteen Arhats of the Five Dynasties period, or Buddhist paintings of the ninth and tenth centuries showing hermits and the familiar figure of Vasu in Tun-huang and Central Asia.'See a gilt-lacquer figure of an ascetic Luohan, Yuan dynasty, in the Princeton University Art museum (acc no.y1972-16). A wood gilt-lacquer figure of Shakyamuni Buddha, in the same position, Yuan dynasty, from the University of Penn Museum (Penn Museum Object C405A). See also another figure of ascetic Buddha, wood with lacquer and gilding, late 13th/early 14th century, in the Detroit Institute of Arts (acc.no.29.172).Ascetic figures of luohans continued to be made in a variety of other mediums, including jade, see a jade carving of an ascetic monk or luohan, 17th/18th century, which was sold at Christie's London, 7 November 2014, lot 593.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A white jade 'fisherman and pavilion' snuff bottle18th/19th centuryWell hollowed, the ovoid bottle finely carved in low relief with a continuous scene of a fisherman in a mountainous river landscape beside a pine tree, the other side with a thatched pavilion under a pine tree, the stone of even white tone with minute cloud-white inclusions, with stopper. 5.2cm (2in) high. (2).Footnotes:十八/十九世紀 白玉雕垂釣圖鼻煙壺Provenance: an English private collection, and thence by descent來源：英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A white jade 'cicada' snuff bottle18th/19th centuryWell-hollowed, naturalistically carved in the form of a cicada with protruding eyes, the body detailed with veined and dotted wings, the underside with finely carved legs around the defined exoskeleton, the stone of white tone with very minor faint russet veining, coral stopper. 6.5cm (2 9/16in) long (2).Footnotes:十八/十九世紀 白玉蟬形鼻煙壺Provenance: an English private collection, and thence by descent來源：英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今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

Three white and pale green jade snuff bottles18th/19th centuryAll well hollowed, the first of ovoid form, carved in relief on either side with a pair of monster-mask loop handles, the stone of even white tone with very minor white inclusions, jade stopper, 5.7cm (2 1/4in) high; the second, of moonflask form, carved in relief with nandina, the reverse with a lingzhi fungus spray, the stone of white tone with very minor russet and white inclusions, 4.8cm (1 7/8in) high; the third, of flattened ovoid form, plainly carved, the stone of even very pale green tone, hardstone stopper, 5cm (2in) high (5).Footnotes:十八/十九世紀 白玉及青白玉雕鼻煙壺 一組三件Provenance: an English private collection, and thence by descent來源：英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Three pale green jade snuff bottles18th/19th centuryComprising a bottle carved in low relief with a stag beside lingzhi fungus below a gnarled pine tree, the stone of pale green tone with minor russet veins, malachite stopper, 7cm (2 3/4in) high; a cylindrical bottle carved in low relief on either side with bamboo, the stone of pale green tone with minor white inclusions, 5.2cm (2 1/16in) high, malachite stopper; and a basket-weave bottle, the stone of pale green tone with minor white inclusions, green glass stopper, 5.7cm (2 1/4in) high. (6).Footnotes:十八/十九世紀 青玉雕鼻煙壺 一組三件Provenance: an English private collection, and thence by descent來源：英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A pair of celadon vases, congGuangxu six-character marks and of the periodEach in the form of an archaic jade cong, of square section supported on a short waisted footing, rising to a flat shoulder and a broad tapering short neck, each face with raised horizontal bands representing the Eight Trigrams, covered overall with a rich bluish-green glaze.Each 28cm (11in) high. (2).Footnotes:清光緒 青釉琮式瓶一對 青花「大清光緒年製」楷書款Provenance: an English private collection來源：英國私人收藏The present pair in its form was inspired by the archaic jade ritual cong vessel, which featured a square body and a hollowed circular core, perhaps symbolising heaven and earth. See for example a jade cong, Neolithic period, Liangzhu Culture (circa 3200-2000 BC), illustrated by J.Rawson, Chinese Jade From The Neolithic To The Qing, London, 1995, p.128, fig.3:5. This archaic form was imitated especially from the 18th century and onwards as means to draw moral righteousness and strength from the ancients. A very similar vase but with a Xuantong mark in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, is illustrated by H.A.Van Oort, Chinese Porcelain of the 19th and 20th centuries, Lochem, 1977, pl.111.Compare with a similar pair of celadon-glazed cong-shaped vases, Guangxu six-character marks and of the period, which was sold at Christie's London, 7 November 2017, lot 216.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Lu Yanshao (1909-1993)Three Friends of Winter, 1978 Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paperInscribed and signed Lu Yanshao, with four seals of the artist. 109.5cm (43⅛in) high x 50.5cm (19⅞in) wide.Footnotes:陸儼少 松石梅花圖 紙本設色 立軸裝裱 一九七八年作Lu Yanshao was a painter who struck a balance in his work between the meticulous skill of the orthodox 'Four Wangs' of the Qing dynasty and the building of spontaneous brush strokes. In 1927, Lu Yanshao studied poetry and calligraphy with Wang Tongyu, and then painting with the Shanghai painter Feng Chaoran. In 1938, Lu held his first exhibition. In 1955 he began to teach at the Chinese Painting Academy in Shanghai. The present lot has the following inscription:'疏枝橫玉瘦，小萼點珠光。一朵忽先變，百花皆後香。陳亮梅花詩。一九七八年八月，陸儼少畫。'Which may be translated as:'The sparse branches like slender jade, the little blossoms like lustrous pearls; A flower suddenly transforms, the myriad flowers follow in fragrance. Chen Liang's Poem on the Plum Blossom. Eighth month of 1978, painted by Lu Yanshao. Seals: Lu, Yanshao, Jiading, Yanshao Wuyang鈐印：陸、儼少、嘉定、儼少無恙For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Dingyao moulded 'Buddhist lion' dishJin DynastyThe shallow body finely moulded to the interior with a central medallion enclosing a striding Buddhist lion reaching towards a bunch of lotus, encircled by a fluted border at the rim, covered inside and out with a creamy-white glaze, all supported on a short straight foot, the rim bound in copper.13cm (5 1/8 in) diam.Footnotes:金 定窯印花獅子蓮紋盤Provenance: John Sparks Ltd., LondonBluett & Sons, London, acquired from the above on 26 April 1946 for £15Rolf, Lord Cunliffe (1899-1963), Honorary Keeper of the Far Eastern Collections at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, acquired from the above on 30 April 1946 for £20 (collection, no.TT11)Sotheby's London, 20 May 1952, lot 41Robert Stanley Hope Smith (1910-1979), collection no.S4, and thence by descent來源：倫敦古董商John Sparks Ltd.倫敦古董商Bluett & Sons，於1946年4月26日以15英鎊購自John Sparks Ltd.Cunliffe勳爵舊藏，藏品編號TT11，於1946年4月30日以20英鎊購自Bluett & Sons倫敦蘇富比，1952年5月20日，拍品編號41Robert Stanley Hope Smith（1910-1979）舊藏，藏品編號S4，並由後人保存迄今Rolf, Lord Cunliffe began collecting Chinese art when he was an RAF officer, stationed in London towards the end of World War II. Over the next 20 years, he acquired over five hundred Chinese ceramics, jades and bronzes; buying judiciously but regularly from the best dealers in Chinese art dotted around Mayfair and St James. galleries like Bluett's, Spark's and Spink's. At his London flat in the heart of Mayfair, across the street from the famous Dutch dealer in Chinese art Peter Boode, he squeezed his growing collection into steel filing cabinets inconspicuously tucked away in his bathroom! Visiting collectors like the King of Sweden would spend happy hours sitting on the edge of the bath, discussing the finer points of a jade rhyton or a Junyao bowl.We would like to thank Lord Cunliffe and Dominic Jellinek for the provenance information.Compare with a related but larger (17.5cm) moulded Dingyao dish with a design of lions, Jin dynasty, in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Decorated Porcelains of Dingzhou: White Ding Wares from the Collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2014, no.II-118.See also a similar Dingyao moulded Buddhist lion dish, Jin dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 5 April 2017, lot 3203.The Robert Stanley Hope Smith CollectionRobert Stanley Hope Smith, known to friends and family as Stanley, was born on 13th December 1910 in Horton, Bradford. During the 2nd world war he served with his local Home Guard Regiment. He was a solicitor and partner at Browning Oliver and Smith in Bradford and was known to have worked closely with the refugee Polish community which settled there in the late 1940s and early 50s, helping them establish a future within the city that still prospered with a textile industry.He married Joan Shelton, a schoolteacher, on 4th September 1946, bought a small semi-detached house, Colwyn, Park Mount Avenue in Baildon and had one son, John.According to his diary he began collecting 'Famille Rose' and 'Famille Verte' pieces in 1946 from local auction houses, shops and privately in Harrogate, Leeds and Bradford. His wife Joan also shared his passion and they made further purchases on weekend trips to country houses and antique fairs.He made his first Sotheby's purchase via absentee bid on 2nd October 1950 and on the 15th December the same year was elected a member of the Oriental Ceramic Society. In 1959 Frank Davis, another north of England OCS member, wrote to say that he would surely be welcomed by the 'learned lot' in London but it is unlikely Stanley ever made it there because of the disability that made travel difficult.Over the following decades he was delighted to acquire pieces from well-known collections formed by Lord Cunliffe, Montague Meyer, Leonard Gow, along with OCS exhibition pieces. What may have not been key pieces for them became the core of his collection.Stanley and Joan lived an unassuming life, intellectually stimulated by eclectic subscriptions to periodicals. He played the organ at church services in Baildon, watched his son play rugby for his school and county, and on summer afternoons tended his allotment. They loved the Yorkshire Dales, visiting country houses, occasionally staying in hotels in the Lake District. On Sundays they drove a specially adapted Jaguar across the Yorkshire moors.Members of their family were the few fortunate enough to see the porcelain collection displayed in the back room of Colwyn on a dresser alongside the piano and harpsichord. They assumed that Stanley collected even broken pieces of Chinese pottery because they were all that he could afford, unaware that Kintsugi was key to his passion, for he had suffered from polio as a child and walked with a cane.Stanley died in November 1979. Joan remained a member of the Oriental Ceramic Society for the rest of her life. In later years her grandchildren remember her reading to them in front of an open fire from auction catalogues, OCB periodicals and Oriental art study books, teaching them about the Chinese dynasties and their dates while referring to the pieces still on display in the back room where they had remained undisturbed for the previous 45 years. She died in 2000 and the collection was subsequently put into storage. The family has decided that the time has come for others to enjoy and admire the collection and hope that it will bring as much pleasure as it did for Stanley and Joan.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A 'chicken-bone' jade 'chilong' cupMing DynastyThe deep rounded cup smoothly carved, a large chilong with bifurcated tail biting the rim and forming the curved handle, a smaller chilong carved in low in relief on the side, the stone of buff-mushroom tone. 10.5cm (4 1/8in) long.Footnotes:明 雞骨玉雕螭龍柄小盃Provenance: an English private collection, and thence by descent. The collection was formed by the grandfather of the former owner who was the Assistant Commissioner, Shanghai Municipal Police, 1919-1928. His father was a Protestant missionary in China. The family returned to England shortly after the Second World War.來源：英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今。本拍品前任藏家之祖父曾於1919至1928年任上海公共租界工部局警務處副官，其父為一名新教傳教士；第二次世界大戰爆發後，舉家回到英格蘭。Compare with a related green jade cup with a chilong handle, Ming dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum, Beijing, 2011, p.179, no.162.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A pale green and russet jade 'bamboo' vaseMid Qing DynastyCrisply carved as a hollow bamboo trunk with naturalistically-grooved nodes and issuing leafy branches, flanked by a pheasant perched on high rockwork, the stone of pale-green tone with reddish-brown russet patches, box. 14.2cm (5 5/8in) high. (2).Footnotes:清中期 青白玉帶皮仿竹節形瓶Provenance: an English private collection, and thence by descent. The collection was formed by the grandfather of the former owner who was the Assistant Commissioner, Shanghai Municipal Police, 1919-1928. His father was a Protestant missionary in China. The family returned to England shortly after the Second World War.來源：英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今。本拍品前任藏家之祖父曾於1919至1928年任上海公共租界工部局警務處副官，其父為一名新教傳教士；第二次世界大戰爆發後，舉家回到英格蘭。Compare with a related jade vase with bamboo and phoenix, Qing dynasty, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, 8, Beijing, 2011, p.223, no.181.See also a pale green jade bamboo-shaped 'phoenix' vase, 18th century, which was sold at Bonhams London, 17 May 2018, lot 166.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A pair of very rare imperial gilt-lacquer and mother-of-pearl-inlaid display cabinetsYongzheng/Qianlong One cabinet with nine variously proportioned and positioned open compartments, the other with eight compartments, all framed within black and gold lacquer friezes superbly embellished with mother-of-pearl inlays with an elaborate decoration of lotus flowerheads amidst dense foliage, the interior coated with dark green lacquer, meticulously enriched with lotus blossoms borne on meandering foliate scrolls, all raised on four legs linked by a lower frieze. Each 168.1cm (66 1/4in) high x 70.1cm (27 5/8in) wide x 32.2cm (12 3/4in) deep. (2).Footnotes:清雍正/乾隆 御製黑漆描金嵌螺鈿花卉紋多寶格一對Provenance: Livio Borghese (1874-1939), 11th Prince of Sulmona, Prince of Rossano, Prince of Vivaro, Prince of Montecompatri, Duke of Palombara, Duke of Poggio Nativo and Castelchiodato, head of the House of Borghese, Italy, and thence by descent來源：意大利蘇爾莫納第十一任親王，羅薩諾親王，維瓦羅親王，蒙泰孔帕特里親王，帕隆巴拉公爵，波其奧納蒂沃及卡斯特爾基奧達托公爵，意大利博爾蓋塞眾議院議長，利維奧·博爾蓋塞（1874-1939）舊藏，並由後人保存迄今Prince Livio Borghese was an Italian diplomat from the end of the 19th century until his death in 1939, serving in China, the Ottoman Empire and other European countries. It is likely that the present lot was acquired during his service in China. His elder brother Prince Scipione Borghese (1871-1927), 10th Prince of Sulmona, was famous for winning the 'Peking to Paris' car race in 1907.The present pair of cabinets belongs to an exclusive group of lacquer furniture manufactured for Imperial consumption, decorated in the virtuoso technique of mother-of-pearl inlay, with the incorporation of gold and silver foil. While the use of the mother-of-pearl inlay on lacquer, employed throughout the Ming dynasty, became very popular during the Kangxi period, the gilt decoration on lacquer became more prevalent from the Yongzheng period. The spectacular visual effect, resulting from the combination of the brilliant gilding and the endless shades of pink, purple and green iridescences, reveals the exceptional dexterity of the imperial craftsmen. Compare the scrolling floral borders, executed in gilding and mother-of-pearl inlays, decorating an imperial black-lacquer throne and matching screen, both dated to the third quarter of the 17th century, from the Museum of Asian Art, Berlin, illustrated in Im Zeichen Des Drachen, Stuttgart, 2007, pp.202-204.Openwork display cabinets, known as duobaoge or 'curio cabinet of many treasures', developed and reached the height of popularity during the 18th century gracing the Imperial halls. The carefully designed asymmetrical and irregular compartments are characteristic of the duobaoge developed in the early Qing period. Such cabinets would have been used to display precious objects including ceramics, jade carvings, cloisonné enamel and archaic and later bronzes.A related double-pair of mother-of-pearl-inlaid red and green lacquer cabinets, mid Qing dynasty, from the Qing Court Collection, is in the Chuxiugong 'Hall of Gathered Elegance' in the Forbidden City. Each cabinet is placed side by side with another to make a pair, and each pair is placed in a different part of the Imperial hall. The present lot of one such pair of cabinets would almost certainly have formed part of the same suite of display cabinets; see Classics of the Forbidden City: Inlaid Furniture, Beijing, 2013, pl.24 (showing one such pair of cabinets); and Ming Qing Gongting Jia Zhu Da Guan, vol.II, Beijing, 2006, pp.696-697, pls.798-1 and 798-4 (showing the double pairs of cabinets in the Chuxiugong).Compare to a related pair of Imperial mother-of-pearl-inlaid red and gilt-green lacquer cabinets, Mid Qing dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 29 May 2018, lot 32.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A pale green and russet jade cupYuan/Ming DynastySolidly carved in cylindrical form, raised on a tall ribbed foot, one side with a circular ring-handle issuing a large pendent flange, the other side with a mythical beast-head, carved around the exterior of the body with archaistic C-scrolls above a band of stylised chilong, carved vertical ridges beneath, hongmu stand. 11cm (4 3/8in) high (2).Footnotes:元/明 青白玉帶皮雕螭龍紋單柄盃Provenance: a Swiss private collection來源：瑞士私人收藏The present cup follows the cylindrical form and archaistic design of Han dynasty prototypes, such as the famous cup and cover in the Freer Sackler Galleries, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., published in Chinese Art in Overseas Collections, Taipei, 1985, pl.64.Compare with a related white jade cup, Ming dynasty, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections of the Palace Museum: Jade, 7, Beijing, 2011, p.221, no.209. A related jade archaistic cup, Ming dynasty, is illustrated by R-Y.Lefebvre d'Argencé, Chinese Jades in the Avery Brundage Collection, San Francisco, 1972, p.115, pl.L.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * Y* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.Y 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 pale green jade cup, ZhiYuan/Ming DynastyThe pear-shaped body rising from a tall foot to a flaring mouth, the exterior intricately carved with two writhing chilong amidst swirling clouds, the shoulder applied with a ring handle, the jade of pale green tone with greyish-brown striations, wood stand. 8cm (3 1/8in) high (2).Footnotes:元/明 青白玉飾螭龍紋觶Provenance: a Swiss private collection來源：瑞士私人收藏Compare with a similar green jade zhi-shaped cup with a design of chilong and phoenix, Ming dynasty, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, 7, Beijing, 2011, p.41, no.22.See also a pale green jade zhi vessel, Ming dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams London, 16 May 2019, lot 67.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * Y* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.Y 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 pale green and russet jade chilong-handled cupMing DynastyExpertly carved with deep rounded sides, supported on splayed foot, the sides with a pair of loop handles with entwining, writhing chilong, the exterior of the cup carved in low-relief with archaistic taotie masks beneath a band of raised studs interspersed with roundels, recessed base further carved with curling C-scrolls, the stone of pale green tone with light russet patches, huanghuali stand. 10.8cm (4 3/8in) wide (2).Footnotes:明 青白玉帶皮螭龍柄盃Provenance: a Swiss private collection來源：瑞士私人收藏The archaistic motif on the present lot reflects the scholarly trend of the 'search for evidence' (kaozheng 考證) movement beginning in the early 17th century. Although this movement originated in a renewed scholarly interest in ancient texts and inscriptions on archaic bronzes, as literati sought a more empirical approach to understanding their ancient heritage, it led to a greater fascination for decorative designs adopted from ancient bronzes too.Several jade cups with chilong handles and archaistic designs, Ming dynasty, are illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, 7, Beijing, 2011, nos.138, 148.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * Y* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.Y 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 pale green jade quatrelobed 'lotus' shaped brush washer17th centuryThe vessel delicately carved with four fleshy lobed petals with everted rim and pointed leaves, rising from four small shaped feet, the interior crisply carved with four sharp ridges designed to easily clean the brush, the transluscent stone of pale green tone with dark grey-brown striations, huanghuali stand. 12cm (4 3/4in) long (2).Footnotes:十七世紀 青白玉雕倭角海棠式洗Provenance: a Swiss private collection來源：瑞士私人收藏Brush washers were important accompaniments to any scholar's desk. They were used to not only clean the brush but to also add water to an inked brush for toning. The sharp edges in the interior of the brush washer was not merely decorative but also utilitarian in allowing the brush to be cleaned against raised ridge and also 'pointed'.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * Y* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.Y 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 pale green jade two-handled 'prunus' cupMing DynastySmoothly carved with deep rounded sides, supported on a short slightly tapered foot ring, each side with a high-relief carving of gnarled prunus branches each with a flowering blossom, the stone of pale green tone with brown-grey patches, huanghuali stand. 12cm (4 3/4in) wide (2).Footnotes:明 青白玉雕梅紋耳盃Provenance: a Swiss private collection來源：瑞士私人收藏See a related white jade cup with flower-shaped handles, Ming dynasty, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, 7, Beijing, 2011, p.162, no.142. Compare with a similar pale green jade two handled 'prunus' cup, with chilong, Ming dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 28 May 2019, lot 15.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * Y* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.Y 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 Imperial-inscribed 'tea of three purities' tea bowl and coverQianlong four-character mark and of the periodThe translucent jade expertly carved with deep rounded sides to a flaring rim from a short straight foot, incised and gilt around the exterior with a poem composed by the Qianlong emperor that ends with a Bingyin cyclical date (corresponding to 1746) and followed by two seals, Qian and Long, all enclosed between two borders of ruyi-heads, the domed cover similarly incised with the same text, the semi-transparent stone with frost-like inclusions, zitan stand. 11.2cm (4 3/8in) diam. (3).Footnotes:清乾隆 御製青白玉刻「三清茶」詩蓋盌「乾隆年製」隸書刻款Provenance: a Swiss private collection來源：瑞士私人收藏It is rare to find inscribed jade tea bowls, as a number of these were usually made of porcelain, either decorated in underglaze blue or iron red. Compare with two porcelain bowls similarly decorated, the first in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Empty Vessels, Replenished Minds: The Culture, Practice and Art of Tea, Taipei, 2002, p.152, no.129; and another also in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Emperor Qianlong's Grand Cultural Enterprise, Taipei, 2002, p.51, no.I-40.The poem on the current bowl, Sanqing cha (三清茶), 'Tea of Three Purities', was composed by the Qianlong Emperor. It has been mentioned that the Qianlong emperor was an avid drinker of tea, and in the 11th year of his reign (1746) on his return from visiting Mount Wutai, Shanxi Province, his entourage sojourned to make tea using fallen snow. In the brew, as well as Longjing tea leaves, were the three additions of prunus, pine nut kernels and finger citrus. It was this concoction that inspired the emperor to compose the present poem 'Tea of Three Purities'.The poems on the cover and body are the same and were published in Yuzhishi chuji (Imperial Poems I) (1736-1747). Following the poem, the bowl and cover are inscribed Qianlong bingyin xiaochun yuti, 'inscribed in October of the Bingyin year of Qianlong' corresponding to 1746, following two seals, Qian long. The subject of the poem confirms that this bowl and cover was used specifically for drinking tea.Compare with a related white jade tea bowl and cover, Qianlong six-character seal mark and of the period, with the same poem, which was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 26 November 2014, lot 2931.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A fine and rare pale green jade lotus and chilong water dropper18th centuryThe jade pebble expertly hollowed and carved as a fleshy, curling lotus leaf with finely incised veins and undulating rim, borne on a curving lotus stem acting as a handle, the side of the leaf with a clambering chilong peering inside, the stone of even pale-green tone, zitan wood stand. 10.7cm (4 1/8in) long. (2).Footnotes:十八世紀 青白玉雕蓮葉式水滴Provenance: a Swiss private collection來源：瑞士私人收藏Compare with two related white jade water droppers in the form of lotus leaves, in the Qing Court Collection, Qing dynasty, illustrated in Small Refined Articles of the Study: The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Shenzhen, 2009, p.130, nos.101 and 102.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A very fine and rare white jade 'Guqin' joss-stick holder box and coverQianlong Expertly carved as a guqin with four harmonic markers visible, and seven strings in relief, leading to a cloth cover with pierced roundels and flowers to allow the smoke to rise, the interior of the box carved with an auspicious bat, and joss-stick holder on one end, the box raised slightly on four bracket feet, hongmu stand. 19.2cm (7 1/2in) long (3).Footnotes:清乾隆 白玉雕古琴型蓋盒Provenance: a Swiss private collection來源：瑞士私人收藏In the present lot, the carver has made a joss-stick holder box and cover with a purely literati subject-matter playing the guqin - a seven-stringed zither - is one of the four accomplishments of the scholar. The other three accomplishments being painting, weiqi, and calligraphy. Wrapped and ready for excursion, the carver has cleverly pierced small apertures into the cover imitating embroidered roundels of a cloth bag to allow the incense smoke to rise. Compare with a related pale green jade box and cover in the form of a guqin, 18th century, illustrated by R.Kleiner, Chinese Jades from the Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, Hong Kong, 1996, p.214, no.164. Compare also with a related white jade 'Guqin' paper weight, early Qing dynasty, illustrated by G.Tsang and H.M.Moss, Arts from the Scholar's Studio, Hong Kong, 1986, p.237, no.226. Another related yellow jade paper weight in the form of a guqin, Qing dynasty, is illustrated in Small Refined Articles of the Study: The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Shenzhen, 2009, p.163, no.145.See also a pale green jade 'guqin'' box and cover, Qianlong, which was sold at Christie's London, 7 November 2014, lot 440.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * Y* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.Y 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 fine white jade incense-tool vaseQianlong Deftly carved rising from a short splayed foot to an ovoid body surmounted by a long tapering, cylindrical neck with galleried rim, the body exquisitely carved in low-relief around the exterior with archaistic designs of confronted stylised chilong, the stone of even pale white tone, wood stand. 11.2cm (4 1/2in) high (2).Footnotes:清乾隆 白玉雕仿古螭龍紋香插Provenance: a Swiss private collection來源：瑞士私人收藏Incense-tool vases would be used to contain implements such as metal chopsticks and spatula which would have been used to prepare incense on sand contained in an incense burner. In contrast to much Chinese jade carving in the 18th century, which was characterised by decorative high-relief carving, the Qianlong emperor commissioned a large number of jades which were inspired by the forms and designs of antiquity. Jade carvers were encouraged to move away from the 'new style' by studying archaic bronze vessels in the Qing Court Collection or in illustrated woodblock prints, and adapting them to the medium of jade. Inspired in its decoration by archaic bronzes, the present lot epitomises this trend. See for example, a related white jade incense tool vase with archaistic taotie pattern, but with a pair of handles, Qing dynasty, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, 10, Beijing, 2011, p.149.Compare with a slightly larger (14.5cm high) white jade archaistic bottle vase, Qianlong, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 April 2010, lot 1882.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * Y* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.Y 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 pale green jade floral shaped cup-standQianlong Deftly carved as a large flower head with eight petals radiating from a central slightly raised centre with furled petals centred by a stamen, the petals with finely incised veins, the thin translucent stone of even pale green tone, hongmu stand. 15cm (5 7/8in) diam (2).Footnotes:清乾隆 青白玉雕疊瓣蓮花式盞托Provenance: a Swiss private collection來源：瑞士私人收藏The elegant curvilinear design of the petals as well as the skilful carving of the thin jade can be attributed to the influence of Mughal jades which were popular at court during the reign of the Qianlong emperor; see a Mughal jade floral tray, Qianlong, illustrated in Exquisite Beauty: Islamic Jades, Taipei, 2007, p.80, no.75.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * Y* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.Y 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 pale green jade archaistic vaseQianlongDeftly carved of flattened, baluster form, rising from a tapered foot, the waisted neck flanked by a pair of handles, carved in low relief to each side with an archaistic taotie mask, all above stylised cicada lappets, hongmu stand. 10.2cm (4in) high (2).Footnotes:清乾隆 青白玉雕仿古饕餮紋雙耳瓶Provenance: a Swiss private collection來源：瑞士私人收藏This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * Y* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.Y 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 pair of white jade Mughal style 'chrysanthemum' dishesQianlong/JiaqingEach of oval form, crisply carved to the interiors with radiating chrysanthemum petals radiating outwards towards the rims, the exterior of one dish carved with finger citrons, the other carved with three of the bajixiang, the translucent stone of pale white tone, fitted box. Each 12cm (4 3/4in) long (3).Footnotes:清乾隆/嘉慶 痕都斯坦式白玉菊瓣盤一對Provenance: a Swiss private collection來源：瑞士私人收藏See a very similar white jade chrysanthemum petalled dish, carved with two peaches on the base, Qing dynasty, in the National Museum of History, Taipei, illustrated in The Jade-Carving Art in the Ch'ing Dynasty, Taipei, 1990, p.31.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

three archaistic jade cups16th/17th centuryComprising two archaistic two-handled cups, the first carved with a band of raised circular bosses on the body, both handles decorated with ruyi-head and geometric patterns, the stone of brownish-green tone with creamy white and russet flecks and inclusions, 13cm (5 3/4in) wide; the second decorated with a band of raised circular bosses below taotie masks and archaistic patterns, the handles carved on the flat tops with a taotie mask, the stone of a pale green tone with some russet veining, 12.7cm (5in) wide; the third vessel carved with two taotie masks below a key-fret border at the rim, separated by a handle issuing from a taotie mouth, 5.4cm (2 1/8in) diam. (3).Footnotes:十六/十七世紀 玉雕小盌一組三件Provenance: an important European private collection, and thence by descent來源：重要歐洲私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A fine pale green and grey jade 'chilong' cupMing DynastyThe cup with deep rounded sides and key-fret border on the rim, rising from a short stepped foot, clambered up by three writhing archaistic chilong with bifurcated tails, their heads resting on the lip of the cup forming loop handles, the stone of pale green tone with greyish patches, wood stand and box. 11.6cm (4 5/8in) wide. (3).Footnotes:明 青玉雕螭龍柄盃Provenance: d'Arcy Arthur Baker-Carr (1908 - 1985), and thence by descent來源：d'Arcy Arthur Baker-Carr（1908 - 1985）舊藏，並由後人保存迄今See a similar jade cup with three chilong handles, Ming dynasty, illustrated in Zhongguo guojia bowuguancang wenwu yanjiu congshu: Yuqi juan, Shanghai, 2007 no.215. Another jade cup with three dragons, Ming dynasty, 16th/17th century, is in the Cleveland Museum of Art, illustrated by C.Y.Watt, Chinese Jades from Han to Ch'ing, New York, 1980, p.165, no.139. A related jade cup with chilong exhibited as no.326 in the exhibition Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages was lent by the Musée Guimet, no.MR 204-585. It is also interesting to note that a related jade cup with chilong found favour in the Islamic world and was presented by Shah Abbas I to the Ardebil Shrine in 1611, it is illustrated by S.Howard Hansford, Chinese Carved Jades, London 1968, pl.80B.Compare with a similar striated grey jade 'chilong' cup, Ming dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams London, 15 May 2014, lot 161.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 pale green and russet jade 'Chilong' cupMing Dynasty Deftly carved with deep rounded sides rising from a short straight foot, with two writhing chilong each biting the rim of the cup and forming two handles, the body of the cup carved in low-relief with a band of ruyi-shaped waves, the recessed base incised with a large flaming pearl, the jade of pale green tone with greyish-brown patches, wood stand and box. 12.2cm (4 3/4in) wide (3).Footnotes:明 青玉帶皮雕螭龍柄盃Provenance: Scott L. Burdett CBE, MC., and thence by descent.Scott L. Burdett was a diplomat in the British Consular Service in China. He served in Harbin in the 1920's, was promoted to British Consul in the 1930's, and Consul General in Shanghai in the 1950's. He also translated the Chinese Criminal Code into English.來源：大英帝國司令勳章暨十字勳章獲勳人Scott L. Burdett舊藏，並由後人保存迄今Scott L. Burdett曾任英國駐中國領事館的外交官，二十世紀二十年代於哈爾濱任職，二十世紀三十年代晉升為領事，並於二十世紀五十年代晉升為駐滬總領事；他還是1928年《中華民國刑法》的英文譯者。Compare with a related white jade cup with chilong handles, Ming dynasty, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, 7, Beijing, 2011, p.160, no.139.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 large green and russet jade 'boy' brush rest17th centuryThe figure of the boy crisply carved wearing loose flowing tunic and trousers, resting on his belly with his legs raised and arms outstretched as if in flight, the large head finely detailed with incised hair and almond-shaped eyes, the stone of even greyish-green tone with some russet inclusions. 17cm (6 3/4in) long.Footnotes:十七世紀 青白玉雕童子擺件Provenance: an English private collection, and thence by descent來源：英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今The Confucian doctrine of filial piety together with the cult of ancestor worship underscored the need for children, in particular boys, to continue the family line and make offerings to the ancestors in the afterlife. As such, the depiction of boys can be found in various media in Chinese art including painting, porcelain, lacquer and jade carvings. Compare with a related but larger jadeite pillow in the shape of an infant boy, 18th/19th century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc.no.02.18.426)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A fine white and grey jade carving of a boy on hobby-horse17th/18th century Deftly carved as a standing boy with finely incised patch of hair atop his pate, carrying a spray of lotus in his right hand extending over his back, his left hand holding the reins of a hobby-horse between his legs, the stone of pale white tone with a grey patch. 8.5cm (3 3/8in) high. Footnotes:十七/十八世紀 白玉雕騎竹馬童子擺件Provenance: Gerard Arnhold (1918-2010) Born in 1918 in Dresden, Germany, Gerard Arnhold was from a well-known family of Jewish philanthropists. His family left Germany in 1936, after the Nazis came to power and seized their assets. He served in the British Army during the Second World War, before starting a successful technology company in Brazil. He and his family supported rebuilding efforts in Germany and many charitable causes, always working anonymously. Arnhold was also a generous supporter of the Durham Oriental Museum for many years.來源：Gerard Arnhold（1918-2010年)Gerard Arnhold，1918年出生於德國德累斯頓的著名猶太慈善家族。 1936年，在納粹上台並沒收其家族財產後，全家離開德國。他曾於第二次世界大戰期間效力於英軍，之後在巴西成功創立了一家科技公司。二戰後，Gerard及其家人長期匿名支持德國重建工作及其他慈善事業，他也是達勒姆東方博物館的長期捐贈者。Images of boys playing with a hobby horse form part of the popular 'boys at play' and 'Hundred Boys' subjects that emerged during the Song dynasty. This theme is symbolic of the Confucian ideal for the education and advancement of many sons, a wish further emphasised by the lotus (lian 蓮) he carries which is a homophone of 'continuous' (lian 連) and creates the rebus 'May you continuously give birth to sons'. As the boy is depicted riding a hobby-horse, this conveys the further wish for it to come quickly as 'to be on top of a horse' (mashang 馬上) means 'immediately'.Compare with a similarly finely-carved figure, but holding a rattle instead of a lotus stem, in the Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, (museum no.BATEA 1218); and a related figure of a boy holding a lantern on a pole, from the collection of Florence and Herbert Irving and now in the Metropolitan Museum, New York (acc.no.2015.500.5.14).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A magnificent large very pale green jade 'stag and young' groupQianlongSuperbly carved as a large reclining stag with its head held high and turned sharply towards a smaller deer, the stag with long antlers extending down its neck, its legs tucked beneath its body, both deer clasping a large, leafy sprig with five lingzhi fungus heads in their mouths, the stone of a very pale green-white tone with russet patches, with silver-inlaid wood stand. 19cm (7 1/2in) long. (2).Footnotes:清乾隆 青白玉雕雙鹿銜芝擺件Provenance: Erwin Scharf (1904-1978), and thence by descentErwin Scharf (1904-1978) emigrated from Germany to Britain in the 1930s to escape Nazi persecution of the Jews. He graduated from the university of Leipzig with a doctorate in law but never practiced, rather going into the family business of manufacturing sound reproducing components. His brother, Dr Alfred Scharf was an art historian and it was he who encouraged Erwin's interest in art. 來源：Erwin Scharf（1904-1978）舊藏，並由後人保存迄今Erwin Scharf（1904-1978），二十世紀三十年代，為逃避納粹對猶太人的迫害，自德國移民英國。 Erwin畢業於萊比錫大學並獲法學博士學位，後加入製造聲音再現裝置的家族企業。其兄Alfred Scharf博士是一名藝術史學家，激發了Erwin對藝術的興趣。This group is of unusually large size for an animal carving of this period. Skilfully modelled in the round, the sturdy animals effectively contrast with the finely carved branches of lingzhi fungus that scroll around the larger deer to create a sense of movement. The quality of the carving and polish is also of the highest standard. Compare also with a related pale green jade three ram group, Qing dynasty, and a pale green jade carving of a stag and doe with lingzhi fungus, Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, Qing Dynasty, vol.9, Beijing, 2010, pls.143 and 145. See also a related jade recumbent deer with lingzhi in its mouth, Qing dynasty 1700s, in the Cleveland Museum of Art (acc.no.1952.498).Deer have a number of auspicious meanings in Chinese culture. Shoulao, the Star God of Longevity, is usually depicted accompanied by a spotted deer, crane, peach and pine tree. Thus each of these, including the deer, has come to represent long life. Deer are also believed to be the only animals that can find the fungus of immortality. In addition, deer may represent Luxing, the God of Rank and Emolument. The Chinese word for deer (lu 鹿), sounds like the word for emolument or an official salary (lu 祿), thus deer are symbolic of the rank and wealth that are associated with such a salary. The word for deer is also a homophone for 'road' and for 'six'. Thus two deer suggest two auspicious phrases: Lulu shunli, 'May all roads be smooth', and Liuliu dashun, 'May everything be smooth sailing'.Compare with a smaller white jade group of stag and doe with lingzhi, 18th century, which was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 01 June 2011, lot 3561.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 pale green jade 'dragon and young' groupQianlongDeftly carved and pierced as a large scaly dragon emerging from finely incised waves, a smaller dragon also emerging from the waves, gazing up at the larger, all amidst swirling clouds and a flaming pearl, the stone of even pale green tone, wood stand. 14cm (5 1/2in) wide. (2).Footnotes:清乾隆 青白玉雕蒼龍教子擺件Provenance: Erwin Scharf (1904-1978), and thence by descentErwin Scharf (1904-1978) emigrated from Germany to Britain in the 1930s to escape Nazi persecution of the Jews. He graduated from the university of Leipzig with a doctorate in law but never practiced, rather going into the family business of manufacturing sound reproducing components. His brother, Dr Alfred Scharf was an art historian and it was he who encouraged Erwin's interest in art. 來源：Erwin Scharf（1904-1978）舊藏，並由後人保存迄今Erwin Scharf（1904-1978），二十世紀三十年代，為逃避納粹對猶太人的迫害，自德國移民英國。 Erwin畢業於萊比錫大學並獲法學博士學位，後加入製造聲音再現裝置的家族企業。其兄Alfred Scharf博士是一名藝術史學家，激發了Erwin對藝術的興趣。The motif of an adult and young dragon seems to have been favoured by the Qianlong emperor and has been interpreted as conveying the message of the father teaching his son the ways of life, and within the Imperial family, that of the emperor giving lessons to the prince.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A spinach-green jade incense burner and openwork coverQianlong/ JiaqingFinely carved supported on a short recessed foot, carved around the exterior with taotie masks reserved on a dense and intricately incised leiwen ground, rising to an elegantly waisted rim flanked by a pair of S-shaped handles handles, the domed cover finely pierced with dense lotus scrolls, and surmounted by a chilong finial, the stone of dark green tone with dark striations, wood stand. 21.6cm (8 1/2in) wide. (3).Footnotes:清乾隆/嘉慶 碧玉鏤雕饕餮紋香薰Provenance: Erwin Scharf (1904-1978), and thence by descentErwin Scharf (1904-1978) emigrated from Germany to Britain in the 1930s to escape Nazi persecution of the Jews. He graduated from the university of Leipzig with a doctorate in law but never practiced, rather going into the family business of manufacturing sound reproducing components. His brother, Dr Alfred Scharf was an art historian and it was he who encouraged Erwin's interest in art. 來源：Erwin Scharf（1904-1978）舊藏，並由後人保存迄今Erwin Scharf（1904-1978），二十世紀三十年代，為逃避納粹對猶太人的迫害，自德國移民英國。 Erwin畢業於萊比錫大學並獲法學博士學位，後加入製造聲音再現裝置的家族企業。其兄Alfred Scharf博士是一名藝術史學家，激發了Erwin對藝術的興趣。Inspired by the shape and decoration of archaic bronze gui food vessels of the Zhou dynasty, the present lot is a fine example of the stylistic developments during the 18th century inspired by the wishes of the Qianlong emperor. Aiming to 'restore the ancient ways', the emperor wished to reinstate the intrinsic qualities of simplicity, sincerity and happy exuberance of the ancient cultures. For this purpose, the emperor instructed the court to collect drawings of antiquities, such as the 'Catalogue of Xiqing Antiquities' (Xi Qing Gu Jian 西清古鑑), which served as sources of designs for the production of contemporary vessels. See Chang Li-tuan, The Refined Taste of the Emperor: Special Exhibition of Archaic and Pictorial Jades of the Ch'ing Court, Taipei, 1997, pp.49-50. Compare with a related spinach-green jade tripod incense burner and cover, Qianlong, said to have come from the Summer Palace, Beijing, illustrated by S.C.Nott, Chinese Jade throughout the Ages, Rutland, 1971, pl.CXVIII; see also a related spinach-green jade incense burner and cover, Qianlong, illustrated by R.Keverne, ed., Jade, London, 1992, p.163, fig.89. A related spinach-green jade incense burner and cover, Qianlong, was sold at Bonhams London, 11 May 2017, lot 237.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A superb pale green jade 'immortals' boulderQianlongSuperbly carved in high relief on one side with three bearded sages each carrying a peach, lingzhi fungus and lotus spray respectively, beneath a gnarled pine tree, a pavilion higher above in the distance, the reverse with a crane gazing down on a deer, all within a craggy grotto with further pine trees, the stone of very pale green tone with minor russet and cloudy inclusions, wood stand. 20cm (7 7/8in) high. (2).Footnotes:清乾隆 青白玉雕林中高士圖山子Provenance: Spink & Son, Ltd., London, 1980Florence and Herbert Irving (1920-2018; 1917-2016) collection, no.336Published and Illustrated: R.Keverne, ed., Jade, London, 1991, p.174, fig.117來源：1980年購自倫敦古董商Spink & Son, Ltd.佛羅倫斯·歐雲（1920-2018）與赫伯特·歐雲（1917-2016）伉儷舊藏，編號336出版著錄：R.Keverne，「Jade」，倫敦，1991年，頁174, 圖117Florence and Herbert Irving were avid collectors of Asian art for more than 50 years, and in 2015, they gave an extraordinary collection of more than 1,200 works of art to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. In 1969, Herbert Irving co-founded the company Sysco. Through hard work and dedication, the company was listed in 1970 and by 2009, Sysco was ranked number 204 in the Fortune 500 companies based on sales. Subsequently, Sysco grew to become one of the world's leading food product distribution company with sales of up to US$58 billion. This exceptional success brought with it great wealth to Florence and Herbert Irving. Their collecting interests encompassed all of the major cultures of East and South Asia and virtually every medium explored by Asian artists and craftsmen over five millennia. Their support of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York was also recognised through the numerous galleries that bear their names, in addition to funding the Florence and Herbert Irving Asian Wing in its entirety.This finely-carved boulder is a superb example of the sensitivity of the 18th century carvers in their use of the natural form of the stone to portray a literati-style landscape scene. During the Qianlong reign, the emperor requested that jade mountains, as well as plaques and panels with scenes of mountainous landscapes, take their artistic influence from the work of famous painters. The personal interest of the emperor, as well as the increased availability of large pieces of Khotan jade after the pacification of the area in 1759, prompted a proliferation of production of jade boulders of varying sizes exquisitely carved with delicate mountain scenes resembling literati landscape paintings. Compare the present carving to a group of jade mountains carved with landscape motifs in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in Jadeware (III), The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 1996, nos.72-74.See also a similar but slightly smaller pale green jade boulder, Qianlong, which was sold at Christie's London, 10 November 2015, lot 55.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 archaistic white and russet jade She-shaped pendantProbably Song/Yuan DynastyCrisply carved as an oval disc, with a writhing chilong with bifurcated tail in medium relief highlighted with russet, the reverse with archaistic scrolls, and confronted stylised dragons, the jade of pale white tone with russet highlights, fitted box. 5.2cm (2in) long. (2).Footnotes:或宋/元 白玉帶皮螭紋韘形佩Provenance: Scott L. Burdett CBE., MC., and thence by descent.Scott L. Burdett was a diplomat in the British Consular Service in China. He served in Harbin in the 1920's, was promoted to British Consul in the 1930's, and Consul General in Shanghai in the 1950's. He also translated the Chinese Criminal Code into English.來源：大英帝國司令勳章暨十字勳章獲勳人Scott L. Burdett舊藏，並由後人保存迄今Scott L. Burdett曾任英國駐中國領事館的外交官，二十世紀二十年代於哈爾濱任職，二十世紀三十年代晉升為領事，並於二十世紀五十年代晉升為駐滬總領事；他還是1928年《中華民國刑法》的英文譯者。The present lot is a stylised form of an ancient archer's ring known as a she (韘). See for example, a related jade archer's ring with similar chilong design, Eastern Han dynasty, from the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Jadeware I, Hong Kong, 1995, p.229, no.190. Archaic design continued to exert a strong influence on jade carvers into the Song and Yuan dynasties and well into the Qing dynasty. Compare with a white jade pendant with double chilong, Song dynasty, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections of the Palace Museum: Jade, 5, Beijing, 2011, p.195, no.224; and also a white jade oval-shaped ring with chilong, Yuan dynasty, ibid., p.276. For a later Qing dynasty example see a white jade she-shaped pendant, with two hydras, from the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections of the Palace Museum: Jade, 9, Beijing, 2011, p.230, no.236.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A fine yellow jade 'dragon' pendantMid Qing DynastyOf oval form, each side finely carved in low relief with a stylised archaistic dragon, the stone of even yellow tone, wood stand. 5.5cm (2 3/16in) long (2).Footnotes:明中期 黃玉龍紋佩Compare with a related white jade 'chilong' pendant, 18th century, which was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 26 November 2014, lot 3154.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 pale green jade archaistic vase, huQianlongOf flattened baluster shape, the wide central register carved with ridges imitating Western Zhou dynasty archaic bronze decoration, between key-fret borders also around the rims, and waisted lower section and neck each similarly decorated in relief with a whirl medallion flanked by archaistic C scrolls, the neck flanked by a pair of zoomorphic handles suspending loose rings, all raised on a conforming shaped spreading foot, the stone of event pale green tone. 20cm (7 7/8in) high.Footnotes:清乾隆 青白玉雕仿古活環雙耳壺Provenance: a Spanish private collection, and thence by descent來源：西班牙私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A rare pale green jade imperial-poem-inscribed double-sided panelQianlongThe rectangular plaque probably originally a leaf in a jade book, finely inscribed with seven Imperial poems in regular kaishu calligraphy, the stone of pale green stone with some cloudy inclusions, with a later finely-carved and pierced wood stand. The jade 15.5cm (6 1/8in) high. (2).Footnotes:清乾隆 青白玉雕御詩文硯屏Provenance: a European private collection, and thence by descent來源：歐洲私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今The seven poems inscribed on the jade screen come from the 'Twenty Imperial Poems on the Arrival of Winter' (Yuzhi sheng dong ershi shou 御製生冬二十首) which was composed by the Qianlong emperor. These set of poems were in fact part of a larger cycle of painting on the Four Seasons (Xingshu sishi shihe 行書四時詩合).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 pale green jade tripod incense burner and cover, dingQianlongSkilfully carved around the sides with archaistic motifs and taotie masks, flanked by a pair of auspicious bat handles, all supported on three short feet issuing from mythical beast-heads, the domed cover similarly decorated with taotie masks, surmounted by a circular dragon finial carved in openwork, the stone of pale green tone with milky inclusions. 21cm (8 1/4in) wide. (2).Footnotes:清乾隆 青白玉浮雕獸紋三足香薰Provenance: an English private collection來源：英國私人收藏This piece embodies the brilliant creativity of Qing craftsmen in its combination of contemporary and archaic motifs. Continuing the Song tradition of reinterpreting large archaic ritual bronzes into relatively small jade vessels, this incense burner is carved with the archaic taotie motif. In response to jade carving in the 18th century, characterised by decorative objects with ornate high-relief designs, the Qianlong emperor commissioned a large number of jades which were inspired by the forms and designs of antiquity. Jade carvers were encouraged to move away from the 'new style' by studying archaic bronze vessels in the Palace collection or in illustrated woodblock prints, and adapting them to the medium of jade. Inspired in both form and decoration by archaic bronze ding, this incense burner epitomises this trend.Compare with a related white jade incense burner and cover with archaistic taotie design, Qing dynasty, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, 10, Beijing, 2011, p.135, no.98.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com