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Auction House:
Bonhams
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
Category:
Art
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*** Qi Baishi (1864 - 1957), Four Apples (1947) Ink and colour on paper, mounted and framed Signed and inscribed by the artist, with one seal of the artist 33.4 cm x 33 cm. Provenance: Victoria Private Collection, by descent from Jörn Anner. Collection of… ***
*** A large Japanese Buddhist altar, late 19th century, the rectangular case lacquered black and fitted with vertical doors hinged in two sections and inner latticed doors, all opening to reveal an elaborate altar with Amida Buddha and his attendants Kannon… ***
*** Attributed to Huang Yongyu (b. 1924), Owl, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, Signed and inscribed by the artist, with four seals of the artist, 75 cm x 137 cm. Provenance: Private collection Victoria. Purchased in the late 1990s from a student of… ***
*** Cheng Shifa (1921 - 2007), Girl and Rooster Ink on paper, framed and glazed Inscribed and signed Cheng Shifa, with three seals of the artist Dated 1982 79.5 cm x 49 cm. Provenance: Private collection NSW, purchased in an exhibition held by a regional… ***
*** Wang Zheng (1867-1938), Snowstorm, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, inscribed and signed by the artist, with one seal of the artist, dated 1918, 36.8 cm x 72.8 cm ***
*** Zhao Shaoang (1905 - 1998), Monkeys. Ink and colour on paper. Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist, 134.5 cm x 64.8 cm. Provenance: Private collection VIC, acquired in the late 1990s from a student of the artist in Melbourne. Publication:… ***
*** Zhao Shaoang (1905 - 1998), landscape, 1986, ink and colour on paper, inscribed and signed by the artist, with three seals of the artist, 137 cm x 68 cm. Provenance: Private Collection VIC, Purchased in the late 1990s from a student of the artist in… ***
*** Li Xiongcai (1910-2001), The Yellow Mountains, 1985. Ink on paper, hanging scroll. Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist, 143 cm x 68 cm. Guan Shanyue and Li Xiongcai visited Sydney and Melbourne in 1985, and held a joined exhibition 'Guan… ***
*** Chen Wen Hsi (1906 - 1991), Squirrels, Ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, signed, with two seals of the artist 68 cm x 43 cm. Provenance: Private collection Dr Jerry Lim, Singapore, acquired directly from the artist under recommendation of Dr Earl… ***
*** Guan Shanyue (1912 - 2000), Prunus and Chicks, 1985. Ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll. Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist, 146.5 cm x 78.3 cm. Guan Shanyue and Li Xiongcai visited Sydney and Melbourne in 1985, and held a joined… ***
*** Yang Shanshen (1913 - 2004), Peony, 1998. Ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll. Signed and inscribed, and with three seals of the artist, 133.5 cm x 65 cm. Provenance: Victoria private collection, acquired in the late 1990s from a student of Zhao… ***
*** Attributed to Tao Lengyue (1895-1985), Plum Blossoms, Ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, signed and inscribed by the artist, with two seals of the artist, 29 cm x 69 cm. Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired in Shanghai between 1923 and 1947,… ***
*** Attributed to Wu Zuoren (1908 - 1997), Eagles (1985) Ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll Signed and inscribed by the artist, with one seal of the artist 67 cm x 97 cm. Provenance: Private collection Victoria Purchased in the late 1990s from a student… ***
*** Zhang Shanzi (1882 - 1940), Tigers, Ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, signed and inscribed by the artist, with one seal of the artist, dated guiyou year, 1933, 39 cm x 93 cm. Provenance: Singapore private collection ***
*** Qian Songyan (1899 - 1985), Yangzte River at Nanjing Ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll Inscribed and signed Qian Songyan, with two seals of the artist With comments attributed to the painting by Ya Ming on the margins Dated 1981 136 cm x 82.5 cm ***
*** A Chinese album of twelve erotic paintings on silk, early 19th century within wooden framed silk covers 37 cm x 34 cm. Provenance: Christie's Hong Kong Sale 1989. Private collection New South Wales ***
*** Attributed to Zhao Shaoang (1905 - 1998), Landscape, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll Signed and inscribed by the artist, with one seal of the artist 60 cm x 132 cm. Provenance: Private collection VIC Purchased in the late 1990s from a student of… ***
*** After Qiu Ying (1494-1552), Enjoying Antiquity (Qing dynasty) Ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll Signed Shifu Qiuying, with seal of the artist 138 x 49 cm. Provenance: Private collection, Adelaide ***
*** Shaykh Ibrahim with angels, Hyderabad late 18th century, gouache and gold on paper, laid down on album page with ornate floral motifs in gold on a brown ground, inscription in inner border in nasta'liq script, Album page 413 mm x 248 mm. Provenance: From… ***
*** Huang Junbi (1898-1991), landscape, ink and colour on paper, mounted, inscribed and signed Huang Junbi, with two seals of the artist, dated yichou year (1985) 41 cm x 68.5 cm. Provenance: Hong Kong private collection, acquired directly from the artist in… ***
*** Ya Ming (1924 - ), Landscape, 1988. Ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll. Signed and inscribed, with one seal of the artist, 148 cm x 79 cm. Provenance: Private collection VIC, acquired in the late 1990s from a student of Zhao Shaoang in Melbourne ***
*** Attributed to Zhao Shaoang (1905 - 1998), Willow and Bird, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, Signed and inscribed by the artist, with two seal of the artist, 47 cm x 79 cm. Provenance: Victoria Private Collection, purchased from a student of the… ***
*** 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… ***
*** Various Artists, Yao Beiquan, Fish (61 cm x 88.5 cm), Wang Weibao (b. 1942), Landscape (89 cm x 52 cm), Wang Weibao (b. 1942), Landscape (48 cm x 68 cm), Wu Yumei, Musa (44 cm x 67 cm), Chen Jinyan (b. 1938), Landscape (35 cm x 65 cm), Yang Hanshu,… ***
*** A Chinese ivory table screen, 19th century, carved with figures in a mountainous landscape, scripture to the reverse, on a scroll support. Height 24 cm ***
*** Attribute to Song Wenzhi (1918 - 1999), The Qutang Gorge, 1977. Ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll. Signed and inscribed, with three seals of the artist, 67 cm x 38 cm. Provenance: Victoria private collection, acquired in 1990 from Tsi Ku Chai in… ***
*** Teng Chuah Thean (1912 - 2008), Moon over Jetty, textile, framed. Signed by the artist, 57.1 cm x 42.6 cm. Provenance: Western Australia Private Collection, acquired in Queensland in an estate sale ***
*** Anonymous, After The Album of Silk and Rice Production, ink and colour on silk, seven album leaves, each inscribed by the artist, unsigned and undated, including numbers 8, 18, 21, 22 from the 'Rice Production', and 7, 9, 13 from the 'Silk Production', 17… ***
*** Chinese school, possibly Cao Kai Tai (Cantonese), circa 1810, watercolour and gouache on paper, the 12 framed paintings vividly depicting the Feast of the Lanterns, different parades of people dressed in Qing dynasty official garments, some carrying… ***
*** Chinese school, 19th century, ink and gouache on paper of a panoramic view in great detail of Huangpu (or Wampoa) Encourage, 10 miles beyond Humen (or Bocca Tigris) in the pearl river Delta, depicting an extraordinary variety of vessels, including foreign… ***
*** Anonymous, eagle, Ming Academy style, 19th century, ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll, 190 cm x 95 cm. Provenance: Acquired in Beijing during the 1920s by Mr A.V.Harvey, an accountant at Yuin Yeh bank in Beijing, Purchased directly from Mr A.V.Harvey… ***
*** Attributed to Pan Gongshou (b. 1741, d. 1794), Snowy Mountain, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, 34.5 cm x 64 cm. Provenance: Victoria Private Collection ***
*** Wang Lanruo (1911-2015), Landscape, Ink and colour on paper, signed and inscribed, with two seals of the artist, dated jiyou year, 1969, 72.7 cm x 33.5 cm. Provenance: Malaysia private collection, acquired directly from the artistVictoria private… ***
*** Gao Jianfu (1879-1951), plum blossoms and rock, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, inscribed and signed Jianfu, with two seals of the artist, dated (mingguo) twenty-seventh year (1938), 84.5 cm x 30.5 cm. Provenance: NSW private collection since… ***
*** Wu Shixian (1845-1916), Misty Mountain Landscape, dated spring of Jiacheng (1904), ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, attributed to Mi-style (Mi Fu and Mi Youren) landscape, Baixia Wu Shixian, inscribed, with one seal of the artist, Wu Qingyun Ying,… ***
*** A Chinese reverse glass painting of a maiden 19th century. Height 50 cm x. Width 35 cm ***
*** Wang Lanruo (1911-2015), Roosters, Ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, signed and inscribed, with three seals of the artist, dated 1983, 82.8 cm x 51.2 cm. Provenance: Malaysia private collection, acquired directly from the artistVictoria private… ***
*** Guo Lanxiang (1885 - 1938) and Wei Xiong (19th to 20th century), Summer landscape (1931) and figures among plum trees (1905), ink and colour on paper, signed and inscribed by the artists, with two seals of the artists, 31 cm long. Provenance: NSW private… ***
*** After Qiu Ying (ca. 1494 - 1552), figures and Architecture, ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll (probably a fragment from a multi-scroll composition), two seals of the artists, 134 cm x 38.5 cm. Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired as one of 13… ***
*** Dai Kui (Qing dynasty), Chrysanthemums and ducks, ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll, inscribed and signed by the artist, with two seals of the artist, 149 cm x 52 cm. Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired as one of 13 scrolls from (Joseph)… ***
*** Wang Yun (1652 - circa 1735), attributed to Summer Retreat, ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll, signed and inscribed by the artist, with one seal of the artist, dated 1725, 64 cm x 75 cm. Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired as one of 13… ***
*** Qi Liangyi (1923 - 1988), Morning Glory, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, Signed and inscribed by the artist, with one seal of the artist, Dated 1973, 34.5 cm x 102 cm. Provenance: East & West Art Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria Private Collection ***
*** Wang Lanruo (Chinese, 1911 - '), Prunus Blossoms, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, Signed and inscribed by the artist, with one seal of the artist, Dated 1945, 51.4 cm x 101.8 cm. Provenance: Victoria Private Collection, gifted from the artist in… ***
*** Attributed to Xie Zhiliu (1910-1997), Mount Wanfuo of Emei, Ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll Inscribed and signed by the artist, with one seal of the artist Date by inscription 1977, 49 cm x 98.5 cm ***
*** Two framed Chinese Bodhi-leaf paintings of Luohan, Anonymous, Qing dynasty from an album of 30 leaves portraying 500 lohans, verso with Sutra written in gold ink, 17 cm x 24 cm (2). Provenance: Private collection New Zealand Note: An album possibly… ***
*** Zhang Quan (19th to 20th), Yang Jingbin (19th to 20th), Gu Yan (1872 - 1949), Su Shoucheng (19th to 20th), Xun Huisheng (1900-1968), and Shi Huibao (1881 - 1943), various subjects, 1905, 1928, and 1934, ink and colour on paper, various seals of the… ***
*** Anonymous, immortal Magu with peach and basket, ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll, 145 cm x 76 cm. Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired as one of 13 scrolls from (Joseph) Newman's Antiques on 22 July 1960 and hence by descent ***
*** A Chinese reverse glass mirror painting of an elegant lady, third quarter 19th century, holding a painted fan and wearing a diaphanous gown, with jewelled earrings and golden bangles, in original ebonized frame with slatted wooden back,49 cm x 34.5 cm ***
*** Four framed Chinese erotica paintings, Late Qing dynasty to Republic period, 14.2 cm wide, 16.2 cm long (4). ***
*** Yu Shaosong (1882-1949). Snowy Mountains Ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll Inscribed and signed Yu Shaosong, with two seals of the artist Dated bingyin year (1926) 100 cm x 49.5 cm ***
*** Anonymous, two immortals, ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll, 92 cm x 62 cm. Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired as one of 13 scrolls from (Joseph) Newman's Antiques on 22 July 1960 and hence by descent ***
*** Attributed to Zhong Yin (Southern Tang), Birthday Celebration for Queen mother of the West, 19th century, ink and colour on silk, with two seals of the artist, 160 cm x 80 cm. Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired as one of 13 scrolls from (Joseph)… ***
*** Wang Lanruo (Chinese, 1911 - '), Magpies and Cherry Blossoms, Cranes and Pine Trees, Magpies and Cherry Blossoms: ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, Signed and inscribed by the artist, with two seals of the artist, Dated 1945, Cranes and Pine Trees,… ***
*** An album of woodblock-printed letter papers of Ten-Bamboo Studio, Shizhuzhai Jianpu, Rongbaozhai, Beijing 1952. complete four volumes including nearly 30 categories of 300 prints of different objects, motifs, and subjects of traditional Chinese scholarly… ***
*** Follower of Dai Jin (1388 - 1462) and Zhao Mengfu (1254 - 1322), landscape album leaf, ink and colour on silk, Autumn landscape album leaf, ink and colour on silk, 21.5 cm x 19 cm, and 24 cm x 19 cm (2). Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired from… ***
*** Indian school, cica 1921, showing the portrait of an Indian noble woman wearing traditional costume and jewels, inscribed in Hindi to the base of the portrait. 41 cm x 33 cm ***
*** Attributed to Shen Zhenlin, Fish, Ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll, Inscribed and signed with two seals, Undated, 66.5 cm wide, 130.4 cm long ***
*** Liu Maoshan (1942 - ), Autumn in a Fishing Village. Ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll. Signed and inscribed, with four seals of the artist, 67.5 cm x 67.5 cm. (1942 -) ***
*** A Chinese two-volume woodblock-print book of 20th-century Chinese paintings, Published by Rongbaozhai Xinji, dated May 1955, 22.6 cm x 31.6 cm x 3.4 cm ***
*** Zhu Liangcai (1864-?), Longevity (1907), Colour and ink on paper, hanging scroll, signed and inscribed by the artist, with two seals of the artist, dated dingwei year, 123 cm x 54 cm. Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired in Shanghai between 1923… ***
*** Attributed to Fan Zeng (b. 1938), Couplet Ink on paper, hanging scroll Signed Fan Zeng with three seals of the artist Dated 1998 134 cm x 32.5 cm (2) ***
*** Qi Liangchi (1921 - ), Chicks, ink on paper, hanging scroll, Signed and inscribed by the artist, with one seal of the artist, Dated 1973, 35 cm x 131 cm. Provenance: East & West Art Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria Private Collection ***
*** Qi Liangchi (1921 - ), Chicks, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, Signed and inscribed by the artist with one seal of the artist, Undated, 68 cm x 34 cm. Provenance: East & West Art Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria Private Collection ***
*** Kang Ning (1938 - ), Bird and Flowers, ink and colour on paper, hanging scrolls, Signed and inscribed by the artist, Dated 1979 and 1980, 67 cm x 46 cm, 43 cm x 33 cm (2). Provenance: East & West Art Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria Private Collection ***
*** Two framed Chinese mirror paintings, Late Qing or Republic period, one of a portrait of a beauty seated in a dining room interior, one of a landscape of three Taoist immortals served by two attendants in amongst a mountain landscape, 31 cm x 49 cm… ***
*** Li Yan (1943 - ), Monkeys, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, Signed and inscribed by the artist, with two seals of the artist, Undated, 46 cm x 68 cm. Provenance: East & West Art Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria Private Collection ***
*** Wang Lanruo (Chinese, 1911 - '), Snow, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, Signed and inscribed by the artist, with two seals of the artist, Dated 1967, 34.5 cm x 104.3 cm. Provenance: Victoria Private Collection, gifted from the artist in the 1960s… ***
*** 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… ***
*** A framed Chinese landscape mirror painting, painted with a scene of the Guanghan Palace, of a group of immortals enjoying singing and dancing, and the Jade Rabbit pounding medicine in the background, 74 cm x 49 cm ***
*** Su Xinping (b. 1960), Untitled 1 (19/29) Print-Multiple, Lithograph Signed in Chinese by the artist (lower right) Dated 1994 61.5 x 46.3 cm. Su Xingping (b. 1960), is a well-known Chinese contemporary artist. Currently the deputy Head of Printmaking in… ***
*** Li Yan (1943 - ), Monkeys, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, Signed and inscribed by the artist, with three seals of the artist, Dated 1979, 46 cm x 68 cm. Provenance: East & West Art Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria Private Collection, 1979 ***
*** Seated Imam, Hyderabad late 18th century, gouache on paper, laid on an album page with ornate floral motifs in gold on a green ground, inscription in inner border in nasta'liq script, Album page 413 mm x 250 mm. Provenance: From the collection of Lockwood… ***
*** Cai Xian (1897-1960), pheasant and wisteria, watercolour on paper, framed, inscribed and signed Cai Xian, with two seals of the artist. 34 cm x 73.7 cm. Provenance: private Collection Queensland, 1958 ***
*** A Chinese scroll painting of a mountain landscape, ink on paper, hanging scroll of an early spring mountainous scene. Inscribed, with three seals of the artist, and one of a collector, not dated ***
*** 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 ***
*** Lin Youcheng and Yan He (Qing dynasty) Landscapes Ink on silk, framed album leaves of two Inscribed and signed Lin Youcheng, and Yan He, each with one seal of the artist 26.5 cm diam. each (2). Provenance: Jane Carnegie (b. 1945), Melbourne, acquired in… ***
*** A woodblock printed album of painting by Qi Baishi (1864-1957), Rongbaozhai Studio, mid 20th century, 32.5 x 21.5 x 2.8 cm ***
*** Zhang Yuzao, Landscapes, a hanging scroll and a screen Ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll and screen Each signed and inscribed by the artist, with seals of the artist Dated by inscriptions 1951 79 cm x 27.5 cm (2). Provenance: Victoria Private… ***
*** Elephants in combat. Provincial Mughal 18th century, gouache and gold on paper, 180 mm x 274 mm. Provenance: From the collection of Lockwood de Forest II (1850-1932) and by descent to its current owner ***
*** Yang Borun (1837 - 1911), Landscape. Ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll. Signed and inscribed, with one seal of the artist, 132 cm x 32.5 cm. Provenance: Victoria private collection, acquired in 1996 from Tsi Ku Chai in Hong Kong (by repute) ***
*** Attributed to Wang Shuhui (1912 - 1985) ***
*** A reverse mirror painting of portrait of a Qing Dynasty Imperial consort, Republic, wearing a winter chao guan and an orange winter dragon robe. 38 cm x 58.5 cm ***
*** After Wu Changshuo (1844 - 1927), Chrysanthemum, ink on paper, hanging scroll, inscribed and signed by the artist, with two seals of the artists, Undated, 87.3 cm x 40.4 cm ***
*** Zhu Yuan (Qing dynasty), landscape, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll, inscribed and signed by the artist, with one seal of the artist, 23 cm x 34 cm. Provenance: private Collection New South Wales ***
*** Cao Jianlou (1913 - 2005), pomegranate, ink and colour on paper, unmounted, inscribed and signed by the artist, with two seals of the artist, dated 1972, 38.3 cm x 88.8 cm ***
*** Two framed Chinese silk paintings, late Qing dynasty, 42.5 cm x 33 cm (2) ***
*** Attributed to Wang Shuhui (1912 - 1985), Court Ladies, ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll signed Shuhui, with one seal of the artist, and two collector's seals, 112 cm x 42 cm ***
*** 16 woodblock prints, Mid to late 20th century, published by Rongbao Zhai and Duoyun Xuan Including 14 scrolls and 2 works mounted for framing, after the paintings by modern and traditional Chinese masters, Li Keran: 68.5 x 44 cm Bian Shoumin: 96 x 38 cm… ***
*** Utagawa Sadahide (1807–1873), the Famous Sites around, the Ports of the great Japan, mounted as a triptych, of the landscape of Yashima situated in the Seto Inland Sea, Seto Naikai], overlooking Shikoku, the painting laying out, the places and… ***
*** 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 ***
*** A woodblock-printed catalogue of paintings by Qi Baishi, Qi Baishi Huaji, Rongbaozhai, Beijing 1952, 32 cm long, 21.8 cm wide, 2.8 cm deep. Provenance: ACT private collection ***
*** A framed Chinese fan painting, Dated according to inscription 1876, 49 cm wide ***
*** He Chong (1807-1883), Fu Shouyi (1873-1945) Swallows and Spring Flowers Ink and colour on paper, two album leaves of mounted fan paintings 1. Inscribed and signed He Chong, with one seal of the artist 2. Inscribed and signed Puchan, with one seal of the… ***
*** Attributed to Zhang Ding (1917 - 2010), Landscape, ink on paper, hanging scroll inscribed and signed by the artist, with three seals of the artist dated 1991, 118.2 cm x 69.2 cm, 1991 ***
*** Ink paintings by Madame Chiang Kai Chek, Wang Yaquan eds., Tapei 1980 including 40 colour plates of Madame Chiang's paintings, with an afterword by the editor, string bound with cover, 26.5 cm x 43.2 cm ***
*** Attributed to Zhen Wuchang (1894-1952), Autumn hills and red leaves dated 1943, ink and colour on fan, painted a scholar and a boy in an autumn landscape, inscribed a poem to attribute to the theme of autumn, dated mid-autumn of the year of Gui Wei (1943)… ***