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Oriental — Leonard Joel Pty. Ltd.
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| Number of lots recorded: | 96 |
| Lots with images: | 96 |
| Prices available: | 96 |
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| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | A Chinese elm wine table, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), with sword legs, shaped foliate apron and beaded edges, the legs joined with double stretches to either side. 84 cm high, 100 cm wide, 50 cm deep. Provenance: The Estate of a late Toorak gentleman | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Chinese coromandel lacquer six panel screens, decorated with figures amongst pavilions on a black ground, the reverse with characters and cranes within a cracked ice border, each panel: 241 x 45.5 cm. Provenance: The studio of Margaret Olley,… | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Chinese blue and white vase, Yongle period (1402-1424), of baluster form decorated with scrolling peonies between cloud collar borders, the cobalt applied with heaping and piling technique, slightly running on the sides, the glaze with a bluish… | *** |  |
| *** | An inscribed Chinese painted fan with carved bamboo guards, Republic period (1912-1949), with a calligraphic inscription to the front of two bamboo-stem poems describing lychees, by Hu Yisheng (1883-1957). The reverse with a painting of pavillions within… | *** |  |
| *** | A Tibeto-Chinese gilt bronze figure of green Tara, 17th century, the finely cast figure seated in lalitasana on a lotus throne, with her right leg pendant, the foot resting on a lotus blossom, lotus flowers emerging from both hands and flanking her… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese calligraphy Ouyang Zhongshi (1928-), dated 1981, the scroll was presented to a Western visitor in Beijing just two years after the beginning of China's open door policy, 96.5 cm high, 33 cm wide other Notes: Ouyang Zhongshi is the director of… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Guan-Type Hu-Form vase, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, the hu-form twin handled vase covered in a thick white glaze, with a broad double iron and gold guan type crackle., 24 cm high, 13 cm wide. | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Huanghuali bullion chest 16th/17th century, the front composed of multiple rectangular panels, the three lower panels with carved decoration of lotus buds and prunus flowers. With original iron hardware., the wood of rich colour and patina, 85… | *** |  |
| *** | A Nepalese Newari bronze figure of a goddess 15th/16th century or earlier, the goddess seated in padmasana with a benevolent smile, with four arms holding a noose and other attributes, wearing an elaborate Crown, jewellery, a very detailed dhoti, inset… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Meiping blue and white vase 19th / 20th century hairline crack to rim, 39.5 cm high. | *** |  |
| *** | An inside painted glass snuff bottle with hardstone stopper 19th / 20th century, / signed hand painted with a scene of Buddhist deities to front and scholars to verso signed to inside possibly Ye Zhongsan. 8.5 cm high. Note: For a similar example please… | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Chinese celadon glazed ewer, early Ming period, the wine ewer decorated with phoenix in relief and has a dragon form mouth and handles, 27.4 cm high. Reference: Yokyo National Museum collection - Yuan Shu-Fu glazed ewer Provenance: A private… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Wucai jar transitional period, circa 1650, the rounded body painted in colourful enamels depicting a dignitary and his female companion together amongst scholars and attendants including two banner bearers in a terrace setting with further plant… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese silver mounted ivory shibayama urn with cover Meiji period (1868-1912), signed, the domed silver cover with cloisonne motifs and a pair of pigeons as finial above a body of ivory, quadrilobed and with silver dragon lugs to each side, all inlaid… | *** |  |
| *** | Filligree 22ct gold plaque decorated with two entwined gold fish on a pierced scrolling foliate strap work ground, weight: 342 gms | *** |  |
| *** | An impressive Japanese bronze figural censer Meiji period, modelled as the traditionally robed figure of a traveller holding a staff and carrying frogs to his belt and tunic, holding aloft a pierced dragon decorated relief moulded censer bowl, raised on a… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese hardwood altar table, the apron and spandrels relief decorated with qilong chasing a flaming pearl to the centre, the feet splayed outwardly, with a beautiful grain to the top, 84 cm high, 201 cm wide, 48 cm deep. | *** |  |
| *** | A large Chinese Longquan celadon censer, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), circa 15th century, of bombe form on three legs, with incised lattice decoration to the sides, covered in a pleasant sea-green glaze. Together with an old hardwood stand and lid surmounted… | *** |  |
| *** | A large Chinese blue and white censer Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Jiajing or Wanli period in cylindrical form on three lion mask feet, decorated with figures in a garden landscape. 17.5 cm high, 26 cm diameter. Provenance: Mossgreen Auctions, 22 November… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese blue and white bowl Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Wanli period decorated with boats in a lakeside landscape. R & V Tregaskis label to base. 11 cm high, 21.2 cm diameter. Provenance: Mossgreen Auctions, 22 November 2011, lot 26 Colin Lanceley… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese blue and white vase Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Chongzhen period the tall pear shaped vase decorated with yinglong dragons amongst scrolling waves. With an incised mark to one side reading 'Xia Da Li' 33 cm high, 14.5 cm diameter. Provenance:… | *** |  |
| *** | A large Japanese inlaid bronze vase, Genryusai Seiya; Meiji period (1868-1912); a fine and large baluster shaped vase applied in high relief with patinated bronze inlays including a caparisoned elephant, a tethered hawk on a perch, a green patinated vase… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese archaistic jade embellished zitan table screen; Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), Qianlong period; the yellowish jade plaque of archaistic design featuring three qilong writhing around a 'Bi' disk, set into a very finely reticulated zitan table screen… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese Yoroi, suit of Armor, Edo period (1603-1868), 18th century, a red lacquered Kabuto (helmet) with gold lacquered sun-shaped maedate, the red and brown menpo (face guard) with pronounced white moustache bristles, the sode (shoulder guards) in… | *** |  |
| *** | A Canton export lacquer bureau, early 19th century, the parcel gilt black lacquer writing desk consisting of a writing table on four turned legs, with a cabinet above, surmounted by a scroll pediment top, 160 cm high, 61 cm wide, 59 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A wood sculpture of Jizo Bosatsu, Muromachi / Momoyama period, circa late 16th century, Jizo seated on a gold lotus pedestal (later Edo addition C.1800) shown in the guise of a serene monk with shaved head, his right hand carrying Shakujo (staff) and in… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Chinese famille rose 'Sanduo' bowls iron red Xie Zhu Zhu Zao mark, 19th/20th century, the pair of 'Ogee' form bowls finely decorated in famille rose enamels with a variant of the Sanduo pattern, comprising peaches, apples and loquats,… | *** |  |
| *** | Indian school (20th century) birds and flowers within borders 107 x 62 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large Chinese Sancai glazed pagoda Ming/Qing Dynasty, the three-tier pagoda of square section consisting of four pieces, in the form of a classical temple pagoda, 163 cm high, 45 cm wide, 42 cm deep 163 cm high, 45 cm wide, 42 cm deep 163 cm high, 45 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | Chen Wen Hsi (Chinese, 1906-1991) watercolour on paper Vibrantly painted with four blue herons by a pond, 43 x 29 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large and mirrored pair of Chinese gilded famille rose Comressed vases, late 19th/early 20th century, with four large roundels painted with phoenix and five-clawed dragon to the centre set amongst flames and clouds, each decorated on a bright yellow… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Meiping vase, 18th century. Covered with pale blue glaze except for the unglazed decorations in low relief, recto of a large branch of flowering quince, verso of a smaller branch, between the two decorated with two sparrows and two butterflies,… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Straits Chinese rosewood and mother of pearl inlaid armchairs late 19th century. Carved and pierced, the rouge marble seat below a backrest with a circular frame of shou characters inset with a medallion of pink variegated marble | *** |  |
| *** | A Nepalese copper-alloy figure of Avalokitesvara 19th century, the seated deity cast as a multi-arm manifestation the primary hands in namaskara and abhaya mudra the secondary arms fanning out holding various attributes the figure in princely raiment… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Wucai ginger jar with aquatic scene underglazed Yongzheng seal mark to base within a double circle, overall height 15.5 cm (small chips to lid) | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Japanese animalier bronze late Meiji period (1868-1912), circa 1890, signed, the brutal scene displays a zebra with patinated gilt stripes under attack from a marauding lion, complete with a naturalistic carved timber base, impressed seal to base… | *** |  |
| *** | A substantial Japanese Imari vase Meiji period, circa 1880, baluster, with a central cartouche to either side showing figures in a garden, within a richly decorated foliate surround, in colours of iron red, gold and blue. Height 78 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese painted pottery figure of a mule Northern Qi Dynasty (550-577) modelled as a standing donkey, with remnant polychrome decoration. 21 cm high. Other Notes: together with a T/L certificate, Oxford authentication report C105j48, dated 5 April 2005 | *** |  |
| *** | A fine cloisonne vase, Meiji period circa1890 an exceptional quality vase displaying fine wirework design of butterflies on a dark blue/black enamel ground, exotic long-tailed butterflies created using different thicknesses of silver wire and polychrome… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved jade bowl and carved boxwood stand Qing Dynasty, 19th century carved in high relief a pair of water dragons wrapping around the exterior amongst flowering water lotus tendrils, the pale greenish stone with brown suffusions and naturally… | *** |  |
| *** | Large Imari charger from the Meiji period with painted and gilt decorations, panels of flowering prunus, chrysanthemum and peony, trellis and mon borders and a rich foliate decorated ground | *** |  |
| *** | A fine Chinese white and russet jade pendant, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), circa 18th century, the jade of beautiful even white hue with a russet skin to the rear, very finely carved as a group of peaches with a caterpillar emerging from within, the largest… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese white jade archer's ring, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), the jade of greyish-white hue, decorated in low relief with archaistic clouds and shou symbols. Provenance: The Gwenneth Haines collection. 2 cm high, 2.7 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese cloisonne enamel moonflask, Qing Dynasty, enamelled in colours with peonies, having a pair of well cast dragon handles flanking the bulbous neck, height 51 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese turquoise-ground famille rose vase, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, of baluster form decorated with two scholars and a Buddhist monk with attendant boys in famille rose enamels against a turquoise enamel ground. 40.5 cm high, 19.5 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese Kutani vase with Aesthetic movement bronze mounts, Meiji period (1868-1912), the vase with two decorative registers on a gold and iron red 'Kinrande' ground, the upper register a flight of cranes, the lower register a castle scene en grisaille.… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved Zitan/Hardwood brush pot, 20th century, carved with a continuous scene of scholars and mythical animals in a landscape with pavillions. 12.5 cm high, 10 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Chinese Buddhist bronze figures of Lokapalas, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), each wearing elaborate armour and standing on shaped plinths. One figure carrying a stupa and the other a spear. The taller figure 25.5 cm high, 11 cm wide. Provenance:… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese white jade dragon plaque, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), carved from white jade of even hue with a writhing four-clawed dragon amongst scrolling foliage, birds and flowers in deep openwork and with fine surface details. Together with an old fitted… | *** |  |
| *** | An Eastern Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Dra Lha Kye Chigbu, circa 18th century, the cast bronze and gilded wrathful protective deity, one of the five Pehar Kings, depicted wearing a round hat, a short upper garment with flaring sleeves, jewels, his right… | *** |  |
| *** | A Tibetan bronze figure of Padmasambhava, circa 17th century, finely cast bronze depicting a seated Padmasambhava as the guru of medicine, seated atop a tall square plinth. Cast in high relief at the front of the plinth are the eight medicine Buddhas in a… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese white jade horse & monkey carving, Qing Dynasty, 20th century, 6 cm high, 7 cm wide, 3 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A Tibetan rock crystal ritual Kartika early 19th century This ritual flaying knife is composed of a single piece of carved rock crystal with gilded brass mounts set with turquoise, coral and other ornamental stones, 23 cm high, 16 cm wide. Provenance:… | *** |  |
| *** | A head and bust of a Buddha, Sukhothai, Thailand, 13TH-15th century, Depicted with down cast eyes wearing ushinisha topped with a flaming cintamani, 59 cm high inclusing base | *** |  |
| *** | A large Indian silver jug Shamji Mukonji, Cutch, circa 1880, decorated with dense scrolling foliage and flowers, the sides engraved with Persian style hunting scenes. Flanked by a well cast entwined snake form handle. Hallmarked S.M on rim of foot, for… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese yellow ground dragon bowl, Guangxu mark and period, decorated with two dragons in green enamel amongst clouds chasing a flaming pearl, against a yellow ground. Six character Guangxu mark in iron red to the base, 7 cm high, 14 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Dehua seal, 17th century, modelled as a guardian lion with open mouth, seated on a square plinth, the underside with a carved six character mark in seal script, 8 cm high. Provenance: The John Sparks Ltd, Jane Carnegie Oriental Art, 15th July… | *** |  |
| *** | Two Chinese jade Hehe Erxian pendants late Qing Dynasty/20th century one pendant of a beautiful warm hue of white, of even tone, very finely carved in the round with the Hehe Erxian grasping a lotus bud together., the other pendant of celadon colour, 3.7… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese pale celadon carved charger, Guangxu mark to base, late 19th century 35 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | An ancient silk landscape with Poem and signature, the painting depicts the landscape of a ferry and passengers, with distant city walls, houses, mountains and lake, 121 cm height x 40 cm width. Notes: Shenshi (1488-1586) life in Zhejiang, specialised in… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese scenic carved and pierced ivory tusk, 20th century on a fitted wooden stand, the tusk approximately 58 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | A large piece of natural carved amber Intricately carved and polished, measuring 125 mm x 75 mm | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century fine shibayama gold lacquer tsuba, Meiji period, of quatrefoil form, the kinji ground of gold decorated with reference to the Tanabata festival in hiramakie and takamakie, the reverse depicting a bird catching an insect, flowers in shell… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese lantern clock, late 18th/ early 19th century, the rectangular wooden case glazed to four sides, solid top, mounted on cabriole legged stand. The brass and iron Yagura-Dokei, with regular iron posts to four corners, the case with side and rear… | *** |  |
| *** | A large Chinese octagonal blue and white jardiniere, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, decorated to the exterior with scrolling lotus beneath a ruyi border. Diameter 47 cm, height 44 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Professor Bill and Ngaere Geddes,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese lacquer Suzuribako, Mid-Edo period, early 18th century, decorated with scattered nashiji, decoration of takamakie, hiramakie, keuchi and kirikane of both silver and gold, with a design of four deer by a river with chrysanthemum and autumn… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved and reticulated Susancai jar Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), Kangxi period of double-walled baluster form, intricately carved and pierced to the sides with a landscape scene, decorated with enamels. 26.5 cm high, 22 cm diameter. Provenance:… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Wucai ovoid jar and cover Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), Kangxi period decorated with alternating reserves of ladies and flower vases in wucai enamels with gilding. 23.5 cm high, 11.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Mossgreen Auctions, Melbourne, 16 June… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese Koransha porcelain vase, Meiji period, of tall, slender ovoid form, painted in underglaze blue with a pair of sinuous dragons above a band of stylised waves, signed to base, height 44 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Chinese Jichimu round-cornered tapered cabinets; 20th century; of classical Ming design in high quality jichimu (chicken feather wood), with bronze lock plates and pulls. Each 118 cm high, 75 cm wide, 31.5 cm deep | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese porcelain mounted hardwood screen, 20th century, of four leaves, each panelled and mounted with variously shaped enamelled porcelain panels of Chinese figure subjects, each leaf 187 cm high, 40.5 cm wide, 162 cm fully extended. Provenance: The… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Chinese huanghuali vase stands, the waisted, gently tapering stands with pierced decoration to the waist, inwardly curved hoof-feet, joined with a stretcher below the feet. 88 cm high, 45 cm x 45 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A mirror image pair of Chinese blue and white vases, Republic period or later, decorated with a mythical beast on a rock and an eagle perched on a tree, six character Kangxi mark to base. Height 34.5 cm, diameter 15.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of H.E.… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese folding horseshoe-back armchair (Jiaoyi), brass mounted, the pierced splat above a woven seat on folding x-frame supports with integral brass mounted footrest. Height 110 cm. Provenance: The Estate of William H Blakemore, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Chinese inscribed hardwood side chairs, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 18th/19th century, with curved, round section toprails fitted to round section posts, a curved backsplat plain to the front but with large characters inscribed to the reverse… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese white and black jade figure of Liu Haichan, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, modelled as a youthful Liu Haichan reclining, holding a coin in one hand and with the three-legged toad Jin Chan in black jade climbing up his sleeve, 4.5 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of Chinese export reverse glass paintings, first half 19th century, depicting court beauties both seated at tables, one drinking tea, the other playing the guqin, in original carved frames, each 61 x 46 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese white jade Twin-Eggplant pendant, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 18th/19th century, carved from fine white jade of even hue in the form of two eggplants with stem and foliage, finely polished. 5.75 cm high, 3.5 cm wide. Provenance: property from the… | *** |  |
| *** | An Indian silver Goumukhi, 19th century, having a swinging horse shoe shaped handle the upper section chased and repousse decorated with scrolling flowers the body with 3 floral cartouches the footed base within a scrolling floriate border the spout in… | *** |  |
| *** | A Tibetan thangka of green Tara 19th century, depicting green Tara to the centre on a single lotus base, within a golden mandorla with flowers, surrounded by one hundred and eight small gold Taras and scrolling foliage, evenly spaced on a red ground, 84… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese boxwood carving of the Hehe Erxian, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 18th/19th century, the two seated boys carving resting on a separate fitted in the form of an unfurled plantain leaf. Together with a fitted Chinese silk brocade box. Provenance: the… | *** |  |
| *** | A large Chinese blue and white censer, Kangxi period (1662-1722), the censer of bombe form decorated in underglaze blue and with a cafe au lait rim, the rim further bound in bronze, decorated to the central register with a continuous scene depicting the… | *** |  |
| *** | A group of Chinese jade carvings of animals 19th/20th century, the jades of hues ranging from grey to pale yellowish white to celadon, three carved as horses, one as a goldfish, one as a praying mantis, and the last as toad, the largest 5 cm wide. | *** |  |
| *** | 'Medallion' dish late Qing/Republic period, a Chinese yellow-ground famille rose 'Medallion' dish late Qing/Republic period, the interior and exterior covered with dense decoration of scrolling flowering and fruiting gourd vine, against a yellow ground to… | *** |  |
| *** | An impressive pair of Japanese cloisonne vases Meiji period baluster, each decorated in silver wire and enamel with mythical birds amongst clouds, the lower section with oceanic coral and shells, 46.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A group of three stained ivory Fu Lu Shou figurative snuff bottles, 18ct gold lids, each depicting good fortune, prosperity, longevity. The tallest 7 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A floor standing Satsuma Exhibition vase on stand late 19th century applied moriage samurais to front, two dolphin handles, raised on four dragon feet, 196 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A late 19th century Chinese bone and mother of pearl inlaid four panelled rosewood screen, each rectangular panel finely inlaid with a central scene depicting chrysanthemums, cranes, ho ho birds and sparrows, within foliate carved borders beneath a… | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese ivory carved Okimno and a shibayama bamboo stand Meiji period (1868-1912), each signed, the okimono carved as a tubular stand depicting a writhing dragon amongst the clouds, his head rearing out from above and set around with three heavenly… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese Monochromatic carved scenic tile, Republic period (1912-1949) depicting sheep at play within a landscape, glazed maize yellow and framed, the tile 37 x 25 cm. Provenance: The Kurt Albrecht collection, Melbourne. | *** |  |
| *** | A carved jade (Nefrite) fish statuette in the style of Faberge finely carved on the horizontal plane, with a curled tail and red paste inset eyes, within a fitted Faberge presentation case. Width 14 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese famille-rose 'Peach' vase, Yongzheng mark (1723-1735). The baluster-shaped body raising in three elegant curves, finely painted with enamels, and depicting the gnarled, blossoming peach branches, ripened fruit and luxuriant curled leaves with… | *** |  |
| *** | A large Chinese bronze censer, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) or earlier, the bombe 'Ding' form censer on three cabriole legs with claw feet and mask shoulders, with a large handle on either side, decorated in high relief to the sides with figures and dragons.… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese carved cinnabar lacquer incense box; Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), 17th century; exceptionally finely and deeply carved with a scene of Budai resting under the moon to the top, and precious emblems to the base, many of the emblems and other surfaces… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chinese silk embroidered mother-of-pearl inlaid Hongmu screen, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, the hardwood screen finely inlaid with scrolling foliate designs in mother-of-pearl, with Buddhist guardian lion feet, inset with a very fine silk… | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Chinese turquoise and cinnabar inlaid gilt-bronze belt hook, Warring States (475-221BC), the body of the gilt-bronze hook cast in openwork with a writhing dragon inlaid with turquoise, the dragon head hook inlaid with cinnabar eyes. Together with a… | *** |  |