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Art — Oriental - Sotheby's
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| Number of lots recorded: | 59 |
| Lots with images: | 59 |
| Prices available: | 59 |
Category:
Art
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | Artist Unknown, Chinese school the Waterfront At Canton (1803-1804) oil on canvas 81. 5 x 127. 5 cm. Provenance: Estate of the late Caroline Elizabeth Oswald Simpson, Clyde Bank, Sydney Christie's London, China trade paintings, 6 April 1998 lot 279 | *** |  |
| *** | A large 'Pine Forest' rhinoceros horn libation cup, Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th century the tapering horn carved with a large pine tree growing from rocky cliffs, the gnarled trunk in pierced relief forming the handle, with branches bearing clusters of… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of cinnabar lacquer vases, Qing Dynasty, 19th century each of baluster form decorated with figures in landscape panels on a floral and diaper ground, wood stands, fitted for electricity; together with a cylindrical cinnabar lacquer brushpot, carved… | *** |  |
| *** | Attributed to Wang Yuanqi, Landscape, ink and colour on silk, handscroll, frontispiece and collophons, wood box, 33.5 x 201.5 cm, overall length 343 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Cheng Shifa (1921-2007); sleeping girl and two goats, ink and colour on paper, framed signed with three seals; 50 x 82 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Lu Yanshao (1909-1993), Blosssoming Prunus and rock ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll signed Lu Yanshao and dated February 1980, with a dedication to madam Chun-Mei and with five seals of the artist and one collector's seal 66 x 43 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Huang zhou (1925-1997) old man and donkeys, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll signed Huang Zhou, dated early winter of 1972, inscribed and with two seals, 83.5 x 41.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Tang Yun (1910-1993) Blossoming tree, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll signed Tang Yun, dated November 1975, and with one seal 64 x 32 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Ni Tian (1855-1919) the four Seasons, ink and colour on paper, set of four, hanging scrolls all signed Ni Tian Mogeng, two dated yi mao, 1915, the third lunar month, and with a total of eight seals of the artist (4), each 148 cm by 40 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Qian Songyan (1898-1986) birds Among Flowering plants, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll inscribed with poem, signed Qian Songyan with a dedication and three seals of the artist 147 cm by 37 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Wei Zi XI (1915-2002) Townscape and mountain, ink and colour on paper signed Zi XI at Nanjiang and dated early spring of 1978, with a dedication to 'Yu-Ming' and with three seals of the artist 34.5 x 46 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Zhu Qizhan (1892-1996); flowering plants, ink and colour on paper; hanging scroll signed and with two seals; 137 x 68. 5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Qi Gong (1912-2005) Lakeside View, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, signed Qi Gong and with one seal. 66.5 cm by 28.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Chen Wen Hsi, (1906-1992), Squirrel and Vine, ink and colour on paper, signed and with one seal, framed, 34 x 44 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne, acquired from the artist in Singapore circa 1976 | *** |  |
| *** | Attributed to Gu Wei (early 19th century) flowers and Insects ink and colour on silk, an album of twelve leaves one bearing the signature, a one line inscription and with two seals, each leaf 21 cm by 20. 5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | ATTRIBUTED TO ZHAO SHAO ANG, Peacock, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, signed and dated 1985 with three seals, 134 x 66 cm, Illustrated Yiyuan Duoying: lingnan huapai Zhao Shaoang, Yang Shanshen, Guan Shanyue and Li Xiongcai Zuopingji, Shanghai:… | *** |  |
| *** | Wu Xing Xia 1910-2008, birds and peaches ink and colour on paperhanging scroll signed Wu Xing Xia, dated 1945 and dedicated as a gift to Mr Ji-Ming for his 39th birthday, with two seals 76.5 x 22 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A volume of Indian erotic paintings, 19th century, comprising fourteen finely painted erotic scenes, tissue dividers, red leather and velvet cover and binding, each image 23 by 16.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | CHEN WEN HSI, 1906-1992, Birds and Bamboo, CHEN WEN HSI, 1906-1992, Birds and Bamboo, ink and colour on paper, signed and with one seal, framed, 34 x 44 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Adelaide, acquired from the artist in circa 1977 . This lot is… | *** |  |
| *** | Attributed To Qiu Ying, Lakeside Scenes (late 19th century), Attributed TO QIU YING, Lakeside Scenes (late 19th century), ink and colours on silk, handscroll, inscribed and with two seals, wood box, 30 x 337 cm. Provenance: Acquired in Japan in the 1940s,… | *** |  |
| *** | A portrait of a courtesan, late Qing dynasty oil on canvas, the young lady seated wearing a pale blue embroidered robe, with one hand clasped supporting her chin, the other holding a book on a table by her side, adorned with jewellery on her wrists,… | *** |  |
| *** | Zhao Shao'Ang 1905 - 1998 Liu Junren born 1949 Chen Liu 20th century Li Fenggong 1883 - 1967 ink and colour on paper; ink on paper; set of four, framed Hibiscus Flower by Zhao Shao'ang, signed, inscribed and with one seal Chicks by Liu Junren, signed,… | *** |  |
| *** | Zhao Shao'Ang, 1905-1998, Insect and Bamboo, ink and colour on paper, framed, inscribed and signed with one seal of the artist, 29 x 36 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Hong Kong, Gift from the artist during circa 1967, Private Collection, Melbourne by… | *** |  |
| *** | Attributed to Gu Wei (early 19th century) flowers and Insects ink and colour on silk, an album of twelve leaves one bearing the signature, a two line inscription and with two seals, each leaf 21 cm by 20. 5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An unusual painted kesi hanging scroll, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, depicting legendary figures including the eight immortals, the Hehe Erxian and others variously occupied in a lakeside landscape, the Queen mother of the West riding on a phoenix… | *** |  |
| *** | Attributed to chen huanghou, 19th/20th century scholars at leisure, ink and colour on silk, handscroll signed Chen Huanghou, inscribed and with three seals, 25.5 x 1460 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Tao Yiqing 1914-1986 Mountains in the Rain ink and colour on paper, framed signed Tao Yiqing, inscribed and with one seal 94.5 x 124.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A set of four panels of paintings, 19th/20th century, each framed panel enclosing three painted roundels in ink and colours on silk depicting 'The Twelve Months of Flowers and Birds', with ducks, cranes, pheasants, song birds, cockerel, geese, kingfishers… | *** |  |
| *** | Chinese school white eagle on rocks, ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll inscribed with a poem and one seal 221 x 91 cm. Provenance: Albert Chang, Hong Kong 1967 private collection, Melbourne | *** |  |
| *** | Two albums of paintings, late 19th/20th century, each containing ten leaves painted in ink and colour on paper with scenes of Minority figure groups in traditional dress, engaged in tasks including fishing, hunting, gathering the harvest and performing… | *** |  |
| *** | Two Thangkas, Tibet, 19th century comprising one depicting the Paradise of Amitabha; the other depicting Sadaksari (2), 56.5 x 38.5 cm; 57.5 x 43.5 cm. Provenance: Acquired in Tibet during the early 1980s | *** |  |
| *** | song Wenzhi (1918-1999), Boats Sailing Through a Mountainous Landscape, ink and colour on paper fan leaf signed song Wenzhi and dated 1983, with one seal together with 19 x 55 cm Huang Huanwu (1906-1985) landscape with waterfall, ink and colour on paper… | *** |  |
| *** | Attributed to Wen Zhengming, landscape, ink and colour on silk, handscroll, frontispiece and collophons, wood box, 17 x 148.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Hong Kong Artists Including Zhang Shaoshi 1913-1991 Chen Nianbai (20th century) Chien Nianbai 20th century ink and colour on paper, framed in collaboration with Zhou Shicong, Luo Zhuping, Li Fenggong, Chen Tongyin, Chen Lin and Zhao Shidan signed,… | *** |  |
| *** | Ya Ming 1924-2002, Sampans in a narrow Gorge, ink and colour on paperfan leaf signed Ya Ming, with one seal together with 18.5 x 54.5 cm Wu Guandai 1862-1929 figures walking in a landscape ink and colour on paperfan leaf, signed Wu Guandai and dated… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of three Thanka, China-Tibet, 20th century 58 x 40 cm, 70 x 49 cm, 85 x 50 cm,105 x 52.5 cm respectively each painted in colours on paper, one depicting Manjushri as the central figure seated on a lotus throne flanked by peony flowers, three… | *** |  |
| *** | Ni Tian (1855-1919) Ducks and Wisteria, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll signed Ni Tian and dated the 'Ren Yin' year of Guangxu period equivalent to 1902, and with two seals 132 cm by 33 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Style of Jiao Bingzhen, Late 19th/20th century, Hundred Boys' at play, Style of Jiao Bingzhen, Late 19th/20th century, Hundred Boys' at play, ink and colour on silk, a pair framed, each inscribed and with five seals, 93 x 30.5 cm. Provenance: Nagel… | *** |  |
| *** | Jin He, (Active Early 20th century), Animals and Plants, ink and colour on paper, set of five, hanging scroll, each inscribed and a total of ten seals, 176 x 46.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Chen Hongshou, 1768-1822, calligraphy couplet in running script, ink on paper, pair of hanging scrolls, signed Chen Hongshou inscribed, and with three seals of the artist, (2), each 116 x 25 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A portrait of a courtesan, 19th/20th century, the young lady seated beside a table supporting a coral-ground covered cup and saucer, wearing a pale and dark blue robe, holding a chrysanthemum spray in one hand the other resting on the table, adorned with… | *** |  |
| *** | Huang Wanhu (1906-1985) red fruit ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, signed Huang Wanhu, and with three seals 73 cm by 33. 5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | AFTER LANG SHIH-NING, Flowers and Birds, ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll, inscribed '25th year of Qianlong by Lang Shi-ning', and with four seals, wood box, 65 x 47.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Wu Qingxia (1910-2008) figures in a Pavilion, ink and colour on paper signed Wu Qingxia and dated Summer, the sixth month of 1943 with one seal of the artist 28 cm by 27 cm | *** |  |
| *** | ANONYMOUS, A Scholar's Retreat (late 19th/20th century), A Scholar's Retreat (late 19th/20th century), ink and colour on silk, handscroll, 33 x 223 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Kitano Tsunetomi 1880-1947 The Heron Maiden (sagi musume) woodblock print on mica, Oban tate-elaid down, mounted as a scroll, framed. Kitano Tsunetomi 1880-1947 The Heron Maiden ( sagi musume ) woodblock print on mica, Oban tate-e laid down, mounted as a… | *** |  |
| *** | A set of six watercolour paintings on rice paper, Qing dynasty, late 19th century, depicting court dignitaries, maidens and young men all with attendants in interior domestic settings, framed. -6. each 30.5 cm x 19.5 cm, overall 46.5 cm x 36 cm.… | *** |  |
| *** | KAWASE HASUI, 1883-1957, Yuki No Mukaishima 1931, woodblock print on paper, inscribed and dated in Japanese 'Yuki No Mukaishima 1931' with two seals of the artist lower left, 39 x 26 cm | *** |  |
| *** | ATTRIBUTED TO HUANG YONGYU, Owl, Owl, ink on paper, hanging scroll, signed and dated 1989, with an inscription and six seals, 83 x 54 cm | *** |  |
| *** | After Dong Bangda, ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll, inscribed and with one seal, wood box, together with two fans after Wu Hufan, landscape (3), the scroll 91 x 36.5 cm, the fans 33.5 cm and 30 cm long. | *** |  |
| *** | ATTRIBUTED TO LI XIONG CAI, Mountain Rock Waterfall, Mountain Rock Waterfall, ink on paper, hanging scroll, signed, dated 1985 and with two seals, 97 x 54 cm, Illustrated Yiyuan Duoying: lingnan huapai Zhao Shaoang, Yang Shanshen, Guan Shanyue and Li… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of reverse glass portraits, 19th/20th century, one depicting a young lady holding a fan; the other of a young man holding a book, wood frames, (2), 55.5 cm high, 41 cm wide overall | *** |  |
| *** | Ding Yanyong 1902 -1978 Village Scene ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll signed Ding Yanyong, inscribed, and with one seal 34 x 44 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese export reverse glass paintings, 19th/20th century, comprising one depicting maidens watering plants on a pavilion terrace; the other of a dignitary seated at a table with attendants standing nearby and receiving approaching visitors to his… | *** |  |
| *** | Artist Unknown Flowering Lotus and Bamboo ink and colour on paper, framed inscribed and with two seals 36 x 94.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Yeh Mansu 20th century Maiden on a bridge ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll signed and with inscription and two seals 110 x 28 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Zhu Huaixin born 1918 Yun Kai 20th century Chicken and Chicks ink and colour on paper, framed signed, inscribed and with five seals 88.5 x 47.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Zhu Huaixin born 1918 Yun Kai 20th century Eagle in Flight ink on paper, framed signed, inscribed and with three seals 89 x 48.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Liu Liping born 1962 Two Fish ink and colour on paper, framed signed, inscribed and with three seals 66 x 38.5 cm | *** |  |