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Asian Arts — Bonhams

Auction House:BonhamsNumber of lots recorded:165
Sale Title:Asian ArtsLots with images:165
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:91
Date:22-Jun-2014
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A Chinese carved agate 'ford' snuff bottle, 7.5 cm high, 105g
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A Chinese inside-painted 'bird and flower' snuff bottle, Attributed to Ding Erzhong, and signed 'erzhong' painted both sides with birds and flowers and signed 'erzhong', the top of hard stone fitted with metal, 8 cm high
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Two Chinese carved white jade snuff bottles, the larger one carved with a poem in low relief on the back, each bottle with a coral stopper, 8.5 cm high, 6 cm high (2)
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Two Chinese snuff bottles, one of jadeite and carved with a pair of 'lion' masks on the sides, the other of yellow jade and plain design, each bottle with a coral stopper, 7.8 cm high, 6 cm high (2). Provenance: Private collection Victoria
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A Chinese 'Loushi Ming' hexagonal plate, 19th century enamelled to the interior with seals bearing various verses from the Chinese classic text 'Loushi Ming', the back fixed with two cut-outs of seal impressions attributing the same texts, 21 cm diameter, 1.8 cm high
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A pair of Chinese famille-rose moon-flask vases, Late Qing dynasty or Republic period each painted with two dragons intertwining with floral branches on a yellow ground on either side, reserved against a turquoise ground decorated with flowing lotus, the rims with floral patterns against a yellow ground, the handles and mouth rim gilded with gold, 30.4 cm high (2)
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A Chinese famille-noir 'bird and flower' general jar, Kangxi style but later painted with four peasants resting on prunus branch, the cover with flowers issued from a rock, 38 cm high
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A pair of Chinese Canton famille-rose plates, Late Qing dynasty 24.9 cm diameter (2)
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A set of six Chinese canton famille-rose jars with covers, Late Qing dynasty each painted with images of figures, and birds and flowers, 3.8 cm - 12.2 cm high (6)
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A Chinese famille-rose bowl, Daoguang six-character iron red seal mark to the base, and of the period painted around the body with characters from the 'Romance of the three Kingdoms', the rim coated with gold and slightly barbed to resemble a lotus flower, 15.2 cm diameter
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A Chinese blue-and-white 'lotus' teacup with cover, Four-character studio mark to the base and cover, 19th century rims fitted with copper, 10 cm diameter
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Two Chinese export blue-and-white plates, Mid to late Qing dynasty 41.4 cm wide, 33.4 cm deep (2)
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A Chinese blue-and-white candle stand, Late Qing dynasty in two parts, both painted with flying dragons amongst clouds 47.5 cm high
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A Chinese blue-and-white 'phoenix' bowl, Xuande six-character underglaze-blue mark, Kangxi period painted around the body in two registers with four phoenix-medallions alternating with ' shou '-characters, and four flaming mandalas connected with scrolling lotus, all between two banded borders, the interior with a ' shou '-character within floral borders with ruyi decoration to the central medallion, the rim with decorative border, 15.8 cm diameter, 8.4 cm high
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A Chinese blue-and-white 'dragon' box and cover, Wanli six-character mark to base 16.3 cm high, 23.8 cm wide, 23 cm deep. Provenance: Private collection Victoria
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A large Chinese blue-and-white jar, Qing dynasty painted around the body with scrolling lotus, 43 cm high
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A group of four Chinese white or celadon jade carvings, 19th/ 20th century of a flatfish, two fruits, and a sage, 9.4 cm long (flatfish), 5.7 cm and 4 cm long (fruits), 5 cm long (sage) (4)
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A group of five reticulated Chinese yellow jade carvings, of various designs, varying from 5.5 cm to 6.5 cm long (5)
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A Chinese mirror set with jade bracket and handle, Late Qing dynasty or Republic period 26 cm long. Provenance: Private collection NSW
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A Chinese carved celadon jade fingered citron, supported on a branch of peaches, with a child climbing over the top, 9.8 cm high, 350g
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A carved Chinese white jade pendant, Qing dynasty with brown inclusions, carved in high relief of a leaping horse under a flying magpie, 6.8 cm long
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A reticulated Chinese black-and-white jade carving, Qing dynasty of a kui dragon, the stone of spots of black and golden inclusions, 6.5 cm high
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A group of three carved Chinese jade or hardstone bangles, Qing dynasty each carved with floral, dragon, or cloud motives, varying from 8.5 cm to 8.7 cm diameter, (3)
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A Chinese famille-rose boat-shaped washer, Jiaqing six-character iron-red seal mark 14 cm long
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A pair of Chinese famille-rose 'birthday' bowls, Qianlong six-character iron-red seal mark to the base 16.3 cm diameter, (2)
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A pair of Chinese carved green-and-aubergine yellow-ground 'dragon' dishes, Kangxi six-character black-enamel mark, late Qing dynasty underside painted with four sprays of grapes against a yellow ground, 13.3 cm diameter (2)
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A Chinese famille-rose wall vase, Qianlong six-character mark to the base painted in the central roundel with chrysanthemums, against a reserve of scrolling lotus against a pink ground, 20 cm high
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An unusual famille rose 'dragon' vase, Six character under-glaze blue studio mark to the base, 19th century decorated around the broad body with a single three-clawed dragon pursuing a flaming pearl amongst cloud scrolls, the trumpet neck relief-moulded with a coiling baby dragon peering over the rim, 17.7 cm high
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A Chinese doucai 'dragon and phoenix' bowl, Qianglong six-character seal mark and of the period rising from a recessed circular foot, the wide body rising to a lipped rim, the cavetto with five-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls and phoenixes amidst floral and leafy vines, all beneath a band of ruyi-head scrolls between auspicious Buddhist emblems, the interior with a central dragon medallion with claws reaching for the flaming pearl amidst clouds engulfed in flames, 6.5 cm high, 14.8 cm diameter
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A Chinese turquoise-ground famille-rose 'scrolling lotus' bowl, Jiaqing mark and of the period 13 cm diameter, 7 cm high
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A Chinese coral red and gold painted 'landscape' multi-mouth pilgrim flask, Qianlong six-character iron-red mark to the base 9.3 cm high
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Six Chinese famille-rose figures of immortals, Late Qing dynasty or Republic period 26 cm to 28 cm high (6)
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A large Chinese 'hundred dear' vase, Qianlong six-character seal mark to the base, 20th century 45 cm high
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A Chinese square celadon vase, cong, Late Qing dynasty 17.5 cm high
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A Chinese celadon jar in the shape of a drum, Qianlong six-character underglaze blue mark, late Qing dynasty or Republic period 16 cm high . Provenance: Private collection Victoria
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A Chinese yellow-glaze jar, Kangxi six-character underglaze blue mark 21 cm high. Provenance: Private collection Victoria
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A Chinese blue-ground gold-painted 'dragon' bowl, Qianlong six-character underglaze blue mark, mid to late Qing dynasty 17.6 cm diameter
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A Chinese blue-ground gold-painted 'medallion' vase, Guangxu six-character mark and of the period 39 cm high. Provenance: Private collection Victoria
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A Chinese famille-rose ' piqiuhua ' plate, Jiaqing six-character underglaze blue mark, 19th century reserved on a sgraffiato blue ground, the underside painted freely in iron-red with three sprays of bamboo leaves, 19.3 cm high
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A Chinese carved white-glaze ' kui -dragon' beehive water pot, Kangxi six-character underglaze blue mark 9 cm high. Provenance: Private collection Victoria
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A small Chinese celadon ru -type hexagonal crackle-glaze washer, Qianlong six-character underglaze blue seal mark, late Qing dynasty 9.6 cm diameter, 3 cm high. Provenance: Private collection Victoria
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A Chinese celadon crackle-glaze tripod censer, 14 cm high
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A Chinese longquan celadon vase, 19th century of bulky body raising to a narrow neck and flaring mouth, worked with the Eight Immoral in high relief around the body, the shoulder flanked with a pair of 'lion' handle, 32.7 cm high
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A Chinese celadon glazed baluster vase, Qing dynasty the two handled vase with an even, thick, celadon glaze, incised with two Ming-style dragons chasing a flaming pearl over a band of plantain leaves, the flaring neck decorated with auspicious symbols surrounded by ribbons, flanked by a pair of handles, the base glazed, 33 cm high
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A Chinese incised 'cabbage' bamboo brush pot, Attributed to Zhi Yan incised two verses to the back, 16 cm high
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A Chinese carved hardwood brush pot, Late Qing dynasty or Republic period decorated around the body in high relief with the Three Friends of Winter, and symbols of longevity, 13.9 cm high
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A Chinese hard-wood carved 'dragon head' book stand, Qing dynasty 29 cm wide, 30 cm high, 2.8 cm deep (when folded)
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Three Chinese rosewood stands, 30 cm wide, 36 cm wide, 42 cm wide (3)
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A Chinese carved bamboo brush pot, carved around the body with garden landscape, signed Cheng Zhi, 16.3 cm high
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A Chinese hardwood brush pot inlaid with hardstone and ivory, 21.8 cm diameter, 21.3 cm high
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A Chinese huanghuali twin-handled storage box with bronze fittings, Qing dynasty 36.5 cm wide, 13.4 cm high, 20.8 cm deep
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A Chinese duan -stone table screen, the stone carved in high relief of garden landscape, accompanied by two verses of poem attributed to it, 50.5 cm wide, 49 cm high
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A Chinese soapstone carving of the God of Longevity, the smiling god standing, wearing long flowing robes, stroking his long beard with one hand, and holding his staff in the other, his robes decorated with medallions of the symbols of longevity, stand 32 cm high . Provenance: private collection Queensland
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A Chinese carved soapstone figure of an Arhat and a lion cub, 11 cm long
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A carved large Chinese pale-celadon jade pendant, Qing dynasty carved in the front of a chi -dragon and a flying phoenix swirling in mutual pursuit, the back with a squarish-circular disc carved with cloud motif, the top with a bat carved out of the brown inclusion, 9 cm long, 144g
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A carved Chinese greenish-white and pale russet jade washer with a cover, 12 cm wide
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A Chinese carved celadon jade boulder, carved with figures conversing in a mountain landscape, with a wooden stand, 29 cm high (including stand)
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A Chinese blanc-de-chine figure group of hehe erxian, Attributed to He Chaozong baring two impressed seal marks on the back of one figure, 'dehua', and 'He Chaozong yin', 23.5 cm high. Provenance: Private collection Victoria
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A Chinese painted miniature 'Liu Hai and the three legged toad' bottle, Qianlong four-character iron-red mark, Republic period 2.6 cm high . Provenance: Private collection Victoria
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A painted Chinese famille-rose turnip-shaped vase, Hongxian four-character iron-red seal mark to the base 20 cm high
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A Chinese painted-enamel bottle-vase, Attributed to Liu Yuceng, with an iron-red studio mark to the base 25 cm high
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A Chinese painted-enamel 'landscape' bottle-vase, Attributed to Zhang Zhitang, 20th century painted around the body with a landscape of a mountain village by a lake with figures of villagers engaging in various activities, inscribed a poem appropriating the scene, signed, 'year of renwu (1942), Zhang Zhitang, Zhushan' 33.5 cm high
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Fu Xilin (China, b. 1954), Cranes Mixed media on paper, hanging scroll Signed Xilin, with one seal of the artist Undated 69 cm x 73 cm. Provenance: Private collection NSW, purchased in Singapore in 1986 or 1987
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Fu Xilin (China, b. 1954), Swans Mixed media on paper, hanging scroll Signed Xilin, with one seal of the artist Undated 65.2 cm x 66 cm. Provenance: Private collection NSW, purchased in Singapore in 1986 or 1987
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Shen Daohong (China, b. 1947), Playing the Chess Ink and colour on paper, framed Signed Daohong, with six seals of the artist, and one seal of Wan Fung Art Gallery where the work was sold Dated summer of 1990 182 cm x 96.5 cm. Provenance: Private collection NSW, purchased in Wan Fun Art Gallery in HK in 1993, accompanied with a certificate issued by the gallery (1990)
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Shen Daohong (China, b. 1947), Playing the Flute and Zither Ink and colour on paper, framed Signed Daohong, with three seals of the artist and one of Wan Fung Art Gallery Dated Autumn of 1992 86.5 cm x 94 cm. Provenance: Private collection NSW, purchased in a government gallery in Guangzhou in 1992. According to the owner, the artist happened to be demonstrating his painting when the owner visited. (1992)
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Ong Kim Seng (Singapore, b. 1945), Entrance to the Square Watercolour on paper, framed Signed Ong Kim Seng 76 cm x 56.5 cm. Provenance: Private collection NSW, purchased directly from the artist Publication: Ong, Kim Seng. Master Light & Shade in Watercolor, Nevada: International Artist Publishing, Inc. P. 66 - 7 Master Light & Shade in Watercolor, Nevada: International Artist Publishing, Inc. 66 - 7
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Ong Kim Seng (Singapore, b. 1945), Himalayan Panorama Watercolour on paper, framed Signed Ong Kim Seng Dated 1982 67 cm x 109.5 cm. Provenance: Private collection NSW, purchased in Sun Craft Gallery, Tanglin Plaza in Singapore Sun Craft Gallery
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Ong Kim Seng (Singapore, b. 1945), Man with Opera Masks Water colour on paper, framed Signed Ong Kim Seng Dated 1985 52 cm x 72 cm. Provenance: Private collection NSW, purchased directly from the artist
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Wu Guanzhong (1919 - 2010), Abstract Lithograph Signed Wu Guanzhong, with one seal of the artist Dated 1997 83 cm x 45.9 cm. Provenance: Private collection NSW, purchased in Rongbaozhai Beijing in 1997 or 1998
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Wu Guanzhong (1919 - 2010), Parrots Lithograph, framed, after a 1990 brush-and-ink painting of the same name by the artist Signed Wu Gyuanzhong, with one seal of the artist Undated 66.5 cm x 66.8 cm. Provenance: Private collection NSW, purchased in Rongbaozhai Beijing in 1997 or 1998
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Wu Guanzhong (1919 - 2010), Roofs Lithograph Signed Wu Guanzhong, with one seal of the artist Dated 1997 47.8 cm x 44.8 cm. Provenance: Private collection NSW, purchased in Rongbaozhai Beijing in 1997 or 1998 22/160 97 1997-98
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Huo Gengzhong (1939 - 2000), Village Ink and colour on paper Signed Gengzhong, with one seal of the artist Dated 1997 67.2 cm x 45 cm. Provenance: Private collection NSW, purchased in Rongbaozhai Beijing in 1997 or 1998
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Thomas Yeo (Singapore, b. 1953), Mountain Village Mixed media on paper, framed Signed by the artist Undated 59 cm x 59 cm. Provenance: Private collection NSW, purchased from The Collector's Gallery in Singapore between 1981 and 1982 19811982 The Collector's Gallery
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Yang Zhengxin (China, b. 1941), Ducks Ink and colour on paper, framed Signed Yang Zhengxin, with one seal of the artist Undated 66 cm x 43 cm. Provenance: Private collection NSW, purchased in a local gallery in NSW Australia
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Di Lifeng (China, b. 1958), Girl Oil on canvas, framed Signed Di Lifeng Undated 79.3 cm x 99.4 cm. Provenance: Private collection NSW, purchased in an art gallery in the World Trade Centre in Beijing in 1995
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A pair of Tibetan 'phoenix' rugs, 19th century to early 20th century each woven with three phoenix-medallions within a border decorated with Buddhist emblems, 156 cm x 82 cm (2). Provenance: Private collection NSW, purchased in Kathmandu in 1975 to 1977 197577
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A Sino-Tibetan 'floral' rug, 19th century to mid 20th century Woven with floral designs within a brocade border, fitted with reinforcement around and to the back probably later, 179 cm x 86 cm . Provenance: Private collection NSW, purchased in Kathmandu between 1975 and 1977
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A Tibetan 'tiger' rug, 19th century to mid 20th century 160 cm x 87 cm. Provenance: Private collection NSW, purchased in Kathmandu between 1975 and 1977
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A small Chinese celadon-glaze square vase, Yongzheng six-character under-glaze blue seal mark 14 cm high
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Two associated soapstone carving of guardians, each dressed with similar robes incised with floral pattern, holding a Khatvga in one hand, and one foot stepping on a deity, 9 cm high (2)
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A Chinese carved soapstone figure of a poet, 11 cm high
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A Chinese soapstone and boxwood figure of Wenchang Dijun, his head, the hat and the shoes of boxwood, the body in soapstone with jadeite and metal inlay as decoration of his dress, 40.2 cm high
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A Chinese lingbi scholar's stone with stand, 45 cm high including stand
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A Chinese taihu scholar's rock with stand, 44 cm high including stand
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A Chinese painted-enamel ceramic plaque, Attributed to Ma Qingyun, Republic period, dated by inscription 1919 24.7 cm x 36.8 cm
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A framed and enamelled Chinese ceramic plaque, 20th century, attributed to Liu Shuren painted elaborately with a guanyin standing in front of a naturalistic rock-deck placed with her willow-vase and sutras, signed and inscribed by the artist, 42.9 cm x 79.3 cm
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A Chinese fan-shaped 'landscape' ceramic plaque, Attributed to Wang Yeting, Republic period 43.3 cm wide
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A pair of qianjiangcai 'Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove' bowls, Qianlong four-character iron-red mark, Republic period the paintings each with a seal attributed to the Qianlong emperor, the inside decoration in over glaze black, painted in the central medallion with a flying dragon, and the rim with a band of ' ruyi ' heads, the mouth coated with gold, 12.9 cm diameter, 6 cm high (2). Provenance: Private collection Victoria
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A pair of Chinese famille-rose plates, Qianlong four-character seal mark in overglaze blue, Republic period the underside in yellow, the seal mark against a turquoise ground, 14.1 cm diameter, 3.6 cm high (2). Provenance: Private collection Victoria
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A Chinese qianjiangcai 'landscape' octagonal bowl, Qianlong four-character seal mark in overglaze black, Republic period the interior decoration in black, painted in the central medallion with a flying dragon, and the mouth rim with a band of ruyi heads, 13.2 cm diameter, 6 cm high . Provenance: Private collection Victoria
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Two Chinese bronze beaker wine cups, gu, Single-character 'Xuan' embossed to the base on each cup 8.4 cm high, approx. 465g each (2)
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A Chinese bronze tripod censer, Four-character studio mark embossed to the base flanked with two slightly flared handles, 13.4 cm diameter, 6.3 cm high, 1300g
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A Chinese bronze twin-handled tripod censer, Four-character embossed studio mark to the base incised with figures amongst garden landscape, 25.5 cm wide
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A pair of Chinese peking glass water vessels and a miniature double-gourd vase, 12.8 cm high (gourd), 3.8 cm high (washers) (3)
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A Chinese square bronze censer with silver inlay, embossed Hongzhi six-character mark to the base 18 cm wide
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A Chinese bronze silver-inlaid censer, bo, 'Shi Sou' silver-inlaid mark to the base decorated around the body with scrolling lotus above a band of leafy patterns, all silver inlay 13.5 cm diameter, 2030g
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A Chinese yaozhou celadon-glazed incised plate, Northern Song Dynasty the interior carved and combed with peony patterns within a thin circular band, the underside incised freely with circular strokes, the base coated with celadon glaze within a double-cut ring, 22.2 cm diameter. Note: The fine carving on both sides, and the coating within the double cut to the base both indicate that this plate was probably made for the high court during the Northern Song dynasty.
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A Chinese cizhou black-glazed tea bowl, 12th/ 13th century with russet-splashed pattern to the interior, rim fixed with metal band, the black glaze stopping at the incised spiral pattern, 13.6 cm diameter. Provenance: Private collection NSW, purchased in London in the 1960s
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A Chinese qingbai octagonal vase, 12th/ 13th century 20.3 cm high
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