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Auction House:
Bonhams
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
Category:
Ceramics - Chinese
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*** A Chinese wucai box with cover, Wanli six-character underglaze-blue mark to the base recess, decorated in the reserves with dragon motifs, the interior painted with various flowers and plants, 29 cm x 23.5 cm x 10.5 cm ***
*** 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 ***
*** Four green-glazed 'dragon' bowls, Kangxi six-character mark, early to mid 20th century, 10.4 cm diam. each (4). ***
*** A blue-and-white yuhuchun vase Qianlong six-character seal mark with box, 29.1 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection ***
*** A fine guan-type bottle vase Qianlong six-character seal mark with box, 30.2 cm high. Provenance: Private collection, Japan, acquired in Tokyo in 2001, inscribed on the inside of the 'tomobako' ***
*** An underglaze blue and red 'dragon' vase Qianlong six-character seal mark with a stand and a fitted hardwood box, 25.2 cm high ***
*** Two painted ceramic plaques of 'Spring Sowing' landscapes, 1975 Plaque: 80 x 21 cm each Frame: 102 x 36 cm each (2). Provenance: Dr T. F. Yeung (1932-2019), Sydney Dr T F Yeung, an Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) doctor in Hong Kong since the mid 1960s,… ***
*** A pair of famille-verte 'peach' saucers, Kangxi, with a fitted box, 9.7 cm diam. each (2). Exhibited and Published: Min Chiu Society, Catalogue of the 7th Annual Exhibition of Porcelain of Ch'ing Dynasty. K'ang-hsi, Yung-cheng and Ch'ien-lung Periods… ***
*** A wucai 'Dragon and Phoenix' bowl, Daoguang mark and of the period, 14.8 cm diameter. Provenance: John Kenny, Melbourne, Sotheby's, The Estate of the late John Kenny, Melbourne, 17-18 May 2004, lot 64, also featured on the cover. Private collection,… ***
*** A Chinese teadust-glaze vase, Qianlong six-character seal mark to the base worked with a gold-painted chi-dragon in high relief 15.5 cm high ***
*** A pair of copper-red glazed stem bowls, Yongzheng six-character mark, late Qing dynasty or Republic period, 13.2 cm high, 18 cm diam. ***
*** A set of four painted rectangular porcelain plaques, Wei Yongsheng (1910-1975), Republic period 80 x 20 approx. each (4). Provenance: Private collection, Canberra, acquired in Shanghai prior to 1949 and thence by descent The group depicts four famous… ***
*** A tea dust glazed three-hole flower stand Yongzheng four-character seal mark 7.8 cm high. Provenance: D. Salman Eaquire Collection (label). Gora Singh Mann Collection, Wollongong, no. 1019 ***
*** A blue-and-white 'dragon' bottle vase, Kangxi period, 24.4 cm high. Provenance: See an Old Friend Arts and Antiques, Hong Kong, The four-claw dragon is a familiar motif during the Kangxi period. It appears in underglaze-blue and copper-red, coloured… ***
*** A framed Chinese ceramic plaque, dated by inscription 1959 painted on the plaque a tiger climbing up rocky hills with waterfalls beneath it and bamboo forest behind it, 81 x 20.4 cm ***
*** A blue glaze ormolu mounted 'chrysanthemum' bowl and four plates, the bowl with Yongzheng six-character mark with box, bowl 17.8 cm diam, plates approx. 13 cm diam. each (5). Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection ***
*** A famille-rose 'bat and cloud' vase Guangxu six-character iron red mark 32.3 cm high ***
*** Four painted ceramic plaques of landscapes of the Lu Mountain, By Yang Xiuyong (b. 1939), 1975, 80 x 21 cm approx. each (4)., Yang Xiuyong worked in the Ceramic Factory, and is best known for his painted plaques of landscapes. The technique of outlining… ***
*** A famile-rose 'five bats' saucer dish, Xianfeng six-character iron red mark and of the period, 28.9 cm diam. Provenance: Peng Seng Works of Art, Bangkok, 25 May 1987, The eleven years of the Xianfeng reign saw the Taiping Rebellion, and then the Second… ***
*** A blue-and-white 'scrolling lotus' bowl with box, 15.7 cm diam., 7.4 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection ***
*** A yellow-ground square 'dragon' bowl, Jiajin six-character underglaze blue mark, with flaring sides each painted in underglaze blue with a ferocious dragon amongst scrolling lingzhi, all between two banded borders, the interior with a 'shou'-character to… ***
*** A large Chinese deep-aubergine-glaze vase, hu, incised six-character Qianlong mark to the base of baluster form, raised on short foot rim, body tapering from the sloping shoulder applied with a pair of dog-head handles, 28 cm high. Provenance: Bearing a… ***
*** A Chinese blue-and-white 'dragon' bowl, Wanli six-character mark and of the period painted on the underside with six Daoist figures separated by auspicious flora all under a band of decorative patterns, 11.6 cm diam. Provenance: NSW Private Collection.… ***
*** A pair of famille-rose 'dragon and phoenix' bottle vases, Guangxu mark and of the period, 31.9 cm high (2). Provenance: The Collection of Dame Nellie Melba, Sotheby's Australia, Property from the Collection of Dame Nellie Melba GBE, Melbourne, 31 March to… ***
*** A blue-and-white five lobed washer Jiajing six-character mark with tomobako, 30 cm wide, 10.3 cm high ***
*** A famille-rose painted enamel 'floral' vase Qianlong four-character enamelled mark 9.7 cm high ***
*** A blue-and-white 'bamboo and banana leaves' bowl Wanli six-character mark with tomobako, 16.2 cm diam., 6.7 cm high ***
*** A pair of powder-blue glazed square vases, cong Guangxu six-character mark and of the period 29.4 cm high (2). Provenance: Private collection, Sydney, acquired in Calcutta during the 1950s (by repute), thence by descent ***
*** A flambe-glazed censer Yongzheng four-character seal mark 8.5 cm high. Provenance: Bonhams, Fine Furniture Decorative Arts and Asian Art, 26 November 2013, Sydney, Sale 21298, lot 142. Sotheby's Melbourne, Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design,… ***
*** A pair of Jun-ware celadon-glazed cup stands, 15th/ 16th century, with a fitted box, 9.3 cm diam. each (2). ***
*** An iron-red 'butterfly' gourd shaped vase and an iron red 'gold fish' snuff bottle, the bottle with Daoguang six-character iron red mark, late Qing to Republic period, 11.8 cm high, 4.8 cm high (2). ***
*** A pair of blue and white 'Buddhist Emblems' bowls, Jiaqing six-character marks, 20th century, with stands and fitted rosewood box, 14 cm diam. (2). ***
*** A famille-rose 'bogu' brush pot, Daoguang six-character seal mark box, 14.9 cm diam., 15 cm high. Provenance: (bearing a label of) George Eumonopoulos Gora Singh Mann Collection, Wollongong, No. 1173 ***
*** A polychrome enamelled porcelain 'Figures' plaque, Liu Xiren (1906-1967), Republic period 38.5 cm x 26.5 cm. Provenance: Dr T. F. Yeung (1932-2019), Sydney. Dr T. F. Yeung, an Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) doctor in Hong Kong since the mid 1960s, migrated to… ***
*** A Chinese blue and white charger 16th/17th century, decorated with a dragon chasing a flaming pearl amongst clouds, within a cell pattern rim. Diameter 42.3 cm ***
*** Five doucai 'narcissus' wine cups Xianfeng six-character mark with box, approx. 4.6 cm high each (5). Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection ***
*** A famille-rose enamelled 'three rams' bowl Daoguang six-character seal mark with box, 13.7 cm diam., 6.3 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection ***
*** A teadust glazed vase, Guangxu six-character mark, and of the period, with a stand, 32 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney, acquired in China in 1984, with a certificate issued by the bureau of cultural relics dated 11 Nov 1984, and a label to… ***
*** A blue-and-white 'figures' censer with stand and box, 16.4 cm diam., 9.8 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection ***
*** An iron-red Arabic-inscribed dish, Da Ming Zhengde nian zhi transcribed phonetically into Arabic script to the base, and of the period. box, 20.9 cm diam.. Provenance: Gora Singh Mann Collection, Wollongong, no. 1140. This dish belongs to a small group of… ***
*** A Chinese wine cup, 19th century, the gently flared sides painted with floral garlands within trailing floral sprays, above the short foot rim, 6 cm diameter, six character Yongzheng mark ***
*** A blue-and-white 'scrolling foliage' vase with tomobako, 18.9 cm high ***
*** A pair of famille rose 'three rams' bowls Daoguang six-character seal mark with box, 13.7 cm diam., 6.3 cm high (2). ***
*** A pair of blue and white 'lotus' candle stands, Jiaying Tang hall mark, late Qing dynasty, 12.5 cm high (2). ***
*** A yellow-ground green-enamelled 'dragon' plate Jiaqing six-character seal mark with box, 13.2 cm diam., 2.9 cm high. Provenance: Huo Zongjie, Canton. Sotheby's York Avenue Galleries, no. 281 (label). Prof. and Mrs Wong Shiu Hon, Hobart, acquired in the… ***
*** Two associated blue-and-white 'landscape' plates, Early Kangxi period, circa 1662-1674 28.2 cm diam. (2). Provenance: Private collection, Brisbane There are numerous dishes of this shape, of varying sizes, with peach or flower marks and a footring that… ***
*** A celadon jade vase, Qing dynasty, with an associated 'lotus leave' stand, 23.5 cm high, 1754g. Provenance: Eliot Grant Fitch (1895-1983), Wisconsin, possibly acquired during the 1960s, thence by descent ***
*** A set of four iron-red enamelled 'dragon' cups Guangxu six-character marks with box, 6 cm diam., and 5 cm high (4). Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection ***
*** A Chinese blue and white rouleau vase, Kangxi period (1654 - 1722) painted with figures on a pavilion terraces in wooded gardens. 45 cm high ***
*** A famille-rose 'Minority group' eggshell vase, Jingdezhen six-character iron-red seal mark, mid 20th century, with an associated stand, 25.5 cm high ***
*** A yellow-glazed and moulded 'Dragon' square saucer, Kangxi period, 13.5 cm long. Provenance: Connoisseurs' Store, Melbourne (label) ***
*** A celadon-glazed square pot Qianlong six-character seal mark with box, 14.2 cm wide, 9.5 cm deep, 4.5 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection ***
*** A lacquered zisha tea pot Qianlong six-character seal mark with box, 15.5 cm long, 10.5 cm high ***
*** A Chinese doucai 'floral' bowl, Daoguang six-character underglaze blue mark, 14.9 cm diam. Provenance: Lot 506, Sale L12211, Sotheby's London, 07 November 2012, dated Daoguang period. See an almost identical bowl from the same period, lot 322, Sale N09477… ***
*** A Chinese moulded celadon-glaze 'lotus' bowl, 29 cm diam ***
*** A wucai square 'dragon' bowl, Jiajing six-character mark 6.2 cm high ***
*** A Chinese Ming blue and white jar, 17th/ 18th century, the ample oval body well painted with a continuous pattern of lotus flower heads issuing from scrolling leafy foliage, the narrow rolled neck similarly painted. 28 cm diam 36 cm high. Provenance:… ***
*** A large celadon-glazed 'phoenix' mallet vase with stand and tomobako, 47.5 cm high ***
*** A blue-and-white 'deer and pine tree' vase Qianlong six-character seal mark 34.7 cm high ***
*** A guan-type celadon glaze arrow vase with box, 12.1 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection ***
*** A blue-and-white 'landscape' rouleau vase Qing dynasty 46.9 cm high. Provenance: Rare Art, New York, 1981 (label). Mossgreen, Fine Chinese & Asian Art, Melbourne, 28 November 2017, lot 655 ***
*** A pair of iron-red enamelled celadon 'phoenix' bowls Daoguang six-character seal mark with box, 14.5 cm diam., 7.2 cm high (2). Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection ***
*** An underglaze-blue and iron-red decorated 'dragon' bowl Jiaqing six-character seal mark with fitted box, 11.2 cm diam., 6 cm high. Provenance: From a private collection, Western Australia ***
*** An iron-red enammelled and underglaze blue 'dragon' bowl Shende Tang iron-red seal mark with box, 17.4 cm diam., 6.9 cm high. Provenance: Butterfields Auction 71780, lot 6645 (label) ***
*** A blue-glaze bottle vase Yongzheng six-character seal mark with box, 12 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection ***
*** An enamelled fan-shaped 'landscape' ceramic plaque Signed Wang Yeping, dated according to inscription 1935 plaque 76 x 43 cm, frame 98 x 60 cm. Provenance: From the collection of Dr TF Yeung (1932-2019) ***
*** Two enamelled ceramic plaques Signed Liu Xiren (1906-1967), dated according to inscription 1931 45.5 x 18.2 cm (2).. Provenance: Dr Alexander Pau (1927-2013), Sydney. then by descent ***
*** 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 ***
*** A framed enamelled rectangular plaque of a monk enjoying a bucket of wine, attributed to Wang Qi (1884 - 1937), Republic period, the monk mouth wide open, enjoying a large bucket of wine, his fly whisk on his shoulder, a wine seller, about to fall down to… ***
*** A 19th century Chinese blue and white bottle vase, decorated with iron red highlights with bullocks, attendants and horses, 6 character seal mark to base, 39 cm high ***
*** 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… ***
*** A famille-rose 'sanduo' bowl Jiaqing six-character seal mark 15 cm diam. ***
*** A teadust-glazed vase Qianlong six-character seal mark 21 cm high. Provenance: Bonhams, Asian Art, 1 September 2014, Sydney, lot 17 ***
*** A pair of figural roof tiles, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Modeled as two scholars wearing hats reflecting their office and status, dressed in long robes and standing on scrolling clouds, one holding a fan and the other beads, glazed in tones of aubergine,… ***
*** Four painted ceramic plaques of landscapes, by Fan Zikui (b. 1937) and Fan Jingqi, 1984 plaque: 74 x 21.2 cm each frame: 115 x 41.5 cm (4). Provenance: Dr T. F. Yeung (1932-2019), Sydney Dr T. F. Yeung, an Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) doctor in Hong Kong… ***
*** A polychrome enamelled porcelain 'Buddhist Monk' plaque, Liu Xiren (1906-1967), Republic period 44.5 cm x 12.5 cm. Provenance: Dr T. F. Yeung (1932-2019), Sydney. Dr T. F. Yeung, an Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) doctor in Hong Kong since the mid 1960s,… ***
*** A table screen with famille-rose enamelled porcelain plaque, Republic period. Plaque: 43.1 x 30.5 cm; screen: 62.5 cm ***
*** A turquoise, red and white overlay glass 'lotus leaf' jar, Qianlong four-character incised mark to the base, 11 cm high ***
*** A framed enamelled rectangular plaque of Bodhidharma crossing the Yangtze river, attributed to Wang Qi (1884 - 1937), Republic period, the Buddha dressed in long flowing robes, carrying books of sutras and a large hat on his back, riding just a blade of… ***
*** A pair of famille-rose 'floral' bowls Yongzheng six-character mark with box, 10.4 cm diam., (2). ***
*** A Longquan celadon-glazed stem cup 15th/ 16th century 12.8 cm diam., 12.2 cm high. Provenance: Raymond & Victoria Tregaskis, Sydney, 28 Aug 2003 (receipt) ***
*** A famille-rose 'lotus pedal' cup Inscribed on the 'term' the 34th year of the Guangxu reign (1908) with box, 19.5 cm long. Provenance: From a private collection, Sydney ***
*** A Chinese blue-ground gold-painted 'medallion' vase, Guangxu six-character mark and of the period 39 cm high. Provenance: Private collection Victoria ***
*** A famille-rose 'hundred butterfly' jar, Guangxu six-character underglaze blue mark 30.0 cm high ***
*** Two associated blue-and-white 'dragon and cloud' wine cups Jiajing and Wanli six-character seal marks with tomobako, Jiajing cup 7.6 cm diam. and 4.4 cm high, Wanli cup 8.4 cm diam. and 4.5 cm high (2). ***
*** A famille-rose 'bat and cloud' vase Guangxu six-character iron red mark 32.3 cm high. Provenance: Sotheby's (label). Gora Singh Mann collection, Wollongong, no. 1038 (label) ***
*** A lemon-yellow glazed bowl Yongzheng six-character mark 12.2 cm diam., 6.1 cm high. Provenance: Private collection, Sydney, acquired in Scotland ***
*** A longquan celadon-glazed moulded 'scrolling lotus' vase with box, 41 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection ***
*** A blue-and-white 'phoenix' bowl Wanli six-character mark with box, 18.6 cm diam., 8.6 cm high. Provenance: Previously from a Japanese private collection ***
*** A Chinese carved longquan celadon charger, 15th to 16th century, 64.5 cm wide, 8.5 cm high. Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired during the 1950s or 1960s in Singapore and hence by descent ***
*** A Chinese wucai dragon and phoenix bowl, Kangxi six-character underglaze blue mark, 15 cm diam ***
*** A moulded and carved double-gourd bottle vase, Jiaqing mark, Republic period, the lower section with a phoenix standing amongst two peony branches, the upper section with the sun accompanied by scrolling clouds, and a dated inscription, 'first day after… ***
*** A Chinese blue-and-white dish, of Yuan-dynasty style, 15.7 cm diam. Provenance: Christie's, Lot 311 (6), Sep 23 '88 (Label) ***
*** A Chinese iron-red and famille verte washer, six-character Chenghua mark but later painted to the interior with a fierce dragon flying amidst clouds chasing a flaming ball, the exterior with three different types of fish in iron-red, a glazed circular… ***
*** A famille-rose 'floral' bowl Yongzheng six-character mark with box, 12.1 cm diam., 5.7 cm high ***
*** A doucai 'chicken' cup Kangxi six-character mark with box, 7 cm diam., 3.1 cm high ***