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Important Chinese Art and a Private Collection of European Art and Antiques — Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)

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Auction House:Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)Number of lots recorded:769
Sale Title:Important Chinese Art and a Private Collection of European Art and AntiquesLots with images:769
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:482
Date:21-Nov-2011
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A Chinese Swatow blue and white dish, 16th/17th century, Ming Dynasty. Painted in the centre with a stylised floral design, crackled glaze. 31 cm diameter. Provenance: Bin Thuan shipwreck, 2000. See a similar example from the NGV, Canberra
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Three Chinese Longquan celadon dishes, 1486-1505, Ming Dynasty, Hongzhi. Two heavily potted, each one with a fluted cavetto and unglazed base; together with a plain saucer with a moulded flower in the centre. 20 cm to 25.5 cm diameter. (3). Provenance: The Lena Shoal shipwreck, Philippines, 1997
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A Chinese Swatow blue and white dish, 16th/17th century, Ming Dynasty. Decorated in the centre with a flowering shrub within a stylized floral scroll, crackled glazed. 36.5 cm. Provenance: Bin Thuan shipwreck, 2002. See a similar example from the NGV, Canberra
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A Chinese Swatow blue and white bowl, 16th/17th century, Ming Dynasty. Painted in the centre with a flowering lotus within stylised boarders, outside cavetto fluted. 31 cm diameter. Provenance: Bin Thuan shipwreck, 2002. See a similar example from the NGV, Canberra
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A Chinese blue and white dish, 1488-1505, Early Ming Dynasty, Hongzhi. Painted in the centre with a profusion of stylized flowering leafy branches, a similar design on the exterior, Jingdezhen kilns. 31.5 cm diameter. Provenance: The Lena Shoal shipwreck, Philippines, 1997
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A Chinese blue and white dish, 16th century, Ming Dynasty. Painted with a large rock and flowering shrubs. 29.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Bin Thuan shipwreck, 2002
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A large Vietnamese stoneware Martaban jar, 1368-1644, Ming Dynasty, with six lug-handles, six moulded dragons and characters on the shoulders, incised with water-birds around the centre, supported on a narrow base. 58 cm high
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A large Vietnamese stoneware Martaban jar, 16th/17th century, Ming Dynasty, with four animal heads and a beaded necklace on the shoulder, the body moulded with a figure, a phoenix and a dragon, yellowish brown glaze. 50 cm high
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An unusual Chinese green-Ware ewer and cover, 960-1279, song Dynasty, with a finely crazed glaze and flat base. 20 cm high
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A heavily potted Chinese blue and white jar, 16th century, Ming Dynasty. Widely painted with stylized floral scrolls, deeply recessed base. 20.2 cm high
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Five Vietnamese blue and white jars, 15th/16th century, Each one painted with stylized flowers. 7 cm high for the tallest. (5)
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Five Vietnamese blue and white jarlets, 15th/16th century, Each one painted with stylized motifs including birds, geometric and floral design. 5 cm high for the tallest. (5)
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Two Chinese heavily potted celadon glazed dishes, 19th century, Qing dynasty. Each one moulded with peony flowers. 36.8 cm and 40.6 cm diameter. (2). Provenance: The Lena Shoal shipwreck, Philippines, 1997
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Two Chinese Swatow blue and white dishes, 16th/17th century, Ming Dynasty. Each one painted with a pair of phoenix amongst rocks and exotic shrubs. 26 and 26.5 cm. (2). Provenance: Bin Thuan shipwreck, 2002. See a similar example from the NGV, Canberra
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A pair of graffito-ground vases, Qianlong marks, but 20th century. Decorated with a raised design in enamels and gilt. 22 cm high. (2)
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A Thai bronze Buddha head, 20th century, Ayuttaya style. Mounted on a wooden base. 18 cm high. Provenance: A Sydney private collection; Capital Art Gallery, Bangkok 1976
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A Japanese wooden games table, 20th century, Together with two containers of pieces for the game 'go'. (3). Provenance: A Sydney private collection; purchased in 1991
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A Chinese inscribed stoneware box and cover, 19/20th century, Late Qing Dynasty. 12.5 cm diameter. Provenance: A Sydney private collection
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An Imperial yellow Chinese pottery tile, 14/15th century, Moulded with a five-clawed dragon. 17 cm diameter. Provenance: A Sydney private collection
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A Chinese rectangular brass paperweight, 19/20th century, late Qing Dynasty; together with a Chinese wooden brushpot. Provenance: A Sydney private collection; purchased in Beijing 1977. (2)
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A fine Imperial turquoise-glazed bowl, 1875-1908, Guangxu mark and period, carved with a pair of dragons above stylised waves.
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A Vietnamese blue and white dish, 14/16th century, Painted with a floral design. 26.5 cm. Provenance: A Sydney private collection
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A Chinese green and yellow-glazed narcissus bowl, early 20th century, Republic period. 18 cm diameter, 6.5 cm high. Provenance: A Sydney private collection
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A pair of Chinese russet-glazed cups, 20th century, Together with a small cup painted with fish, Republic period. 7 cm & 6.7 cm diameter. (3). Provenance: A Sydney private collection
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A Chinese enamel and gilt two-handled vase, mid-20th century, Well painted with cockerels, iron-red four character mark. 14.5 cm high. Provenance: A Sydney private collection; purchased in Sydney 1994
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A Chinese beehive waterpot, Kangxi mark, but later. With three roundels under a clair de lune glaze. Fitted hardwood stand and box. 8 cm high
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A Chinese mirror-black vase, 20th century, Together with a tall Chinese famille verte vase, 19th century. 16.5 cm & 23 cm high. (2). Provenance: A Sydney private collection; ex Jack Karas collection
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Two Chinese water-pots, 19th century, Qing Dynasty. One with a robins egg glaze, the other a teadust glaze. 5.6 cm high. (2). Provenance: A Sydney private collection; ex David Ho, 1992
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A Chinese famille rose small cup, Tongzhi mark and possibly of the period, 19th century or later. With insects amongst blossoms; 9 cm together with two Chinese yellow-ground enamelled cups, Republic period, early 20th century, four character mark in iron-red, 5 cm diameter; And a russet-glazed cup and a small brown-glazed cup 5.5 cm diameter. (5). Provenance: A Sydney private collection; Jack Karas collection, 1986
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A very fine Chinese enamel decorated bowl, Xianfeng mark, but possibly later. Decorated with butterflies and exotic flowers. 16.5 cm diameter. Provenance: A Sydney private collection; old label attached, dated 1901
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A Chinese mirror-image pair of enamel and gilt vases, 20th century, Hongxian marks. 19.5 cm high. (2). Provenance: A Sydney private collection
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A Chinese enamelled vase, date 1931, Republic period. With water birds, inscribed with a poem, iron-red mark, 'made in Jingdezhen China'. 17 cm high. Provenance: A Sydney private collection
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A Chinese ogee-form landscape bowl, Tongzhi mark and possible of the period, 19th century or later. Decorated in enamels, iron-red and gilt, iron-red seal mark. 19 cm diameter.
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A Chinese Dehua porcelain altar set, early 18th century, Qing Dynasty, comprising a pair of compressed quatrefoil vases and a double-handled censer, each one with a finely moulded archaistic design, the fitted hardwood stands probably original. Fitted box. 17.5 cm and 9 cm high, (plus stands). (3). Provenance: R and V Tregaskis; Jack Karas collection, Sydney; the Governor of Macau, late 19th century (by repute)
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A Chinese fencai Enamel vase, 20th century, Qianlong mark. Well painted with birds amongst rockwork in a large peony tree. 31.5 cm high.
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A pair of Chinese wine cups, 20th century, Each one decorated with rocks and shrubs, in underglaze blue and enamels, four -character iron-red hallmark. (2). 5.7 cm high.
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A Chinese grey-green jade recumbent horse, Probably late Ming, 16th-17th century. Scratching its nose with a raised back leg, the stone with darker inclusions, fitted wood stand. 7 cm length.
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A Chinese bottle-vase, 20th century, Qianlong mark, Prc. Decorated with two figural enamelled medallions, surrounded by a blue and white floral pattern. 33 cm high, fitted box
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A Chinese champleve Enamel on Bronze squat vase, circa 1900, Decorated with plantain leaves and archaistic design, three-character mark within a dragon roundel. 24 cm high
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A Chinese Bamboo figure of Lao Zi, 20th century, Probably Republic period. Seated on a water buffalo. 28 cm high
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A Chinese enamelled rectangular vase, early 20th century, Republic period, each side well decorated with a figure in landscape, iron-red Qianlong mark on the turquoise wooden mounted base, wooden cover. 22 cm high (26.5 with stand and lid). Provenance: A Sydney private collection, purchased W.S. Ellenden, G. M. Smith collection
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A heavy hardwood brushpot, 20th century, probably zitan, with purplish tone, slightly waisted. 16.5 cm high.
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A Chinese heavily potted Longquan bowl, 14/15th century, Yuan/Ming Dynasty, with a crackled even-green glaze, a moulded flower in the centre. Diameter 207 cm.
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A Chinese lotus leaf zitan washer on stand, 20th century, the complementary stand carved with ruyi-head. 14 x 9.5 cm, washer. 6 cm high stand.
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A Chinese shoushan Soapstone seal, 20th century, Probably Republic period. Each side carved with a continuous mountainous landscape, five-character chop. Fitted Japanese burlwood box, inscribed 'yellow stone with people in a landscape'. 9.5 cm high
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A Chinese ivory figure of Xiwangmu, 20th century, Prc. Standing in a flowing robe, holding a basket of flowers. Wooden base. 18.8 cm high
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A fine Japanese Shakudo and silver bronze vase, 1868-1912, Meiji period. Of bamboo form, fine quality and condition. 9 cm high. Provenance: ex Andrew Stuart-Robertson collection
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A Chinese bronze weight, 1644-1911, Qing Dynasty. in the form of a crouching mythical beast, wood stand. Provenance: ex Andrew Stuart-Robertson collection
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A Chinese export painting, 19th century, Qing Dynasty. Well painted in oils on canvas, with ladies on a terrace beside a lake. Framed and glazed
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A large Korean celadon bowl, 13-14th century, Koryo Dynasty, with inlaid decoration. 19 cm. Diameter variable, Japanese wood box
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A large Japanese cloisonne enamel basin, 1603-1867, Edo Period. Decorated in the centre with three Buddhist lions and flying horses, original wooden box, inscribed 'acquired in 1788'. 36 cm diameter. Provenance: Private Japanese collection
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A Chinese hanging scroll, probably 20th century, In the style of Wen Zhengming, ink and colour on silk, signed and sealed. old Japanese Paulownia Wood Box Provenance: Private Japanese collection
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A Chinese blue and white bottle, 1662-1722, Kangxi period. Decorated with baskets of flowers. 19 cm high. Provenance: private NSW collection; BADA label attached
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A Chinese hanging scroll, Ming Dynasty, Lin Liang, (c. 1416-1480), titled: tree 'Gu Shu'. Ink on silk, fine old Japanese silk mount, 'Takeyamachi', signed, two red seals, old Japanese paulownia wood box. 82 x 39 cm (painting), 166 x 46 cm (scroll). Provenance: private Japanese collection. Accompanying certificate: inscribed 'Collected By Baigetsuin' and certificate by Kano Eishin
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A Chinese blue and white bottle-vase, 16th/17th century, late Ming. Painted with a pair of fish-dragons amongst stylised waves, seal mark. 33 cm high. Reference See 'Chinese Ceramics in the Topkapi Serai Museum, Vol 11', cat no 1306, p733 for a vase of the same shape and period'
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A Chinese Celadon stem cup, 15th century or later, Possibly Yuan-Ming Dynasty. With an impressed flower in the centre. 7.8 cm high; 9.5 cm diameter.
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A Chinese blue and white foliate-rimmed Aster dish, 1662-1722, Kangxi. Decorated with flower heads. 21.5 cm average diameter. Provenance: private NSW collection; Christies, Melbourne, 26/10/04, Lot 133 label attached; ex Heinz Kent, Adelaide
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A Chinese cylindrical brushpot, 1875-1911, late Qing Dynasty. Covered with a crackle-green glaze, the flat rim glazed brown. 16.8 cm high, 17.5 cm diameter. Provenance: private NSW collection
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A Chinese blue-glazed Swatow-style ogee-form bowl, 1875-1911, late Qing Dynasty. Decorated in the centre with a lotus design in white slip, the base unglazed, good hardwood stand. 28.2 cm diameter. Provenance: private NSW collection
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A massive pair of Chinese Qingbai funerary covered vases, 13th-14th century, Southern Song/Yuan dynasty. Each one with applied decoration of a dragon and figures, a phoenix finial on each cover. Reference See Stacey Pierson, Qingbai Ware: 'Chinese Porcelain of the Song and Yuan Dynasties', Percival David Foundation, pl 97, p 180; Also see 'Bright as Silver White as Snow..', the Kai-Yin Lo Collection, pl 47, p178 for a single example
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A Chinese copper-red bowl, 18th century, Qing Dynasty. The deep crackled-red glaze, paling near the white-dressed rim and neatly stopped above the foot, with a fitted hardwood stand. 20.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Private NSW collection
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Two Small Chinese Nephrite Jades, 1912-1949, The first a greyish-white incised bi disc. 5.8 cm diameter. The second a greyish-jade circular dragon pendant, 5.5 cm widest, both with fitted stands. (2). Provenance: Private NSW collection
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A Chinese pair of milky-white Peking glass footed cups, 18th-19th century, Qing Dynasty. Imitating white jade. 6.7 cm high and 6.6 cm diameter. 8.4 cm high and 8.5 cm diameter. (2). Provenance: private NSW collection. Compare with a very similar example in Christies Hk, 29/10/2001, lot 657, dated 18th century
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A Chinese Huanghuali brushpot (bitong), 17/18th century, early Qing Dynasty, the well-figured timber of reddish-brown colour. 18.7 cm high and 9 cm diameter. Provenance: private NSW collection
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A Chinese turquoise-glazed model of a Recumbent Dog, 18th century, Early Qing Dynasty. The biscuit base burnt orange in firing, on fitted hardwood stand. 10.7 cm length, 6.5 cm high. Provenance: Private NSW collection
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A small Chinese transitional enamelled jar, mid-17th century, early Qing Dynasty, with a pair of Buddhist lions. 10 cm high
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A Chinese Painted pottery Hu, 206BCE-8ACE, Western Han. With daodie-mask handles, decorated with clouds within two wide bands. 43.8 cm high.
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A Chinese Dehua prunus cup, late 17th century, Kangxi period. Well-moulded, covered in a fine ivory-white glaze, fitted wood base. 7 cm high. Provenance: private NSW collection; Spink Auction label, lot 208 to base of stand
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A Pair of Chinese Dehua Wine Cups, 1662-1722, Kangxi Period. Each one with an ivory white glaze, fitted wood stands. 4.5 cm high, 5 cm diameter each. (2). Provenance: Private NSW collection; John Sparks, London labels to base
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A Chinese Agate lotus-form vessel, 18/19th century, Qing Dynasty. And a small jade snuff dish. 9.5 cm x 5 cm; 4.8 x 3.5 cm respectively. (2). Provenance: Private NSW collection
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A Rare soft-paste porcelain deep cup, 1723-1735, Incised four character mark on the base, probably Yongzheng Period. With finely incised anhua decoration under the broadly-crackled ivory-white glaze, hardwood stand. 8.8 cm high, 8.8 cm diameter. Provenance: Private NSW collection
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A Chinese soft-paste Porcelain high-stemmed saucer, Early Qing dynasty, With finely incised phoenix, anhua design in the centre, a probably Yongzheng Period (1723-1735) wave pattern around the tall stem 6.7 cm high, 12 cm diameter Provenance: Private NSW collection
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A pair of Chinese fencai enamel bowls, 'Shen de Tang zhi', 'Made for the Hall of Discreet Virtue' mark, but later. Each one decorated with children at play, gilt highlights, four-character iron-red mark 12 and 13.1 cm diameter (2) Provenance: Private Sydney Collection
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A heavily potted Chinese blue and white Dragon bowl, Qianlong mark, but late Qing Dynasty, Painted with a pair of dragons and a central dragon medallion 18.6 cm diameter Provenance: Private Sydney Collection
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A finely potted Chinese fencai Butterfly bowl, Qianlong mark, Republic period, early 20th century, Delicately painted with four butterfly roundels 13.2 cm diameter Provenance: Private Sydney Collection
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A Chinese four-panel lacquered hardwood folding Screen, Qing Dynasty, 18th century, Each panel inlaid with well-carved polychrome bone figures of Daoist immortals and their attendants. The lower panels each with a single animal, the flowers and rockwork in semi-precious stones, a fine painted lacquer design of clouds and exotic shrubs in the background. The reverse side painted in coloured lacquer with birds, shrubs and trees 182.5 x 45 cm each panel Provenance: A South African private collection $8,000?12…
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A large Japanese bone display piece, Meiji/Taisho period, 1900-1926, Comprising two large 'tusks' and a large ball on pedestal; Made up of numerous small well carved segments applied to a wooden base, several seals and two inscriptions, all supported on a carved wooden stand 79 x 85 cm
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A folding album of 17 Chinese landscape paintings, Republic period, dated 1941, ink and colour on paper, each one accompanied by a selected couplet, earlier in date, Studio name 'You Ju Mei' 42.5 x 22.5 cm Provenance: private Sydney collection
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A Chinese garlic-mouthed dragon vase, Daoguang mark, early 20th century, Daoguang mark, but probably Republic period, early 20th century Very well enamelled with a pair of dragons amongst clouds, above a band of stylised waves, Iron-red seal mark Height 15 cm Provenance: Sydney private collection
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An early Chinese Dingyao cup, 960-1127, Northern Song Covered with a thin translucent glaze, falling in shallow teardrops, the interior with a wash of glaze 8.3 cm high, 9.3 cm diameter, Fitted box
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A Chinese saucer-dish, Jiaqing seal mark, but probably early 20th century, well decorated in Castiglioni style in enamels and iron-red, with a hound in a landscape 15.5 cm diameter Provenance: A Sydney private collection; ex Andrew Stuart-Robertson, 1990's
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A Chinese duan melon-shaped inkstone, probably Republic period, early 20th century, 24.5 x 15 cm Provenance: A Sydney private collection; purchased in Toronto in 1999
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A Chinese translucent celadon Jade brush-washer, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, The pale green stone with slightly everted sides and squared off rim, the base flat 2 cm high, 9.8 cm diameter Provenance: K.Y. Ng, Hong Kong
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A small Chinese Peking glass bottle-vase, Qianlong period, 1736-1795, the thickly walled vessel of violet-blue colour. 12 cm high Provenance: Japanese collection
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A Chinese Jade thumb ring, Ming Dynasty or later, The pale green and brown stone carved with a stylised dragon 5 cm x 2.5 cm
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A Chinese black and celadon Jade mandarin duck, Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644, Seated on a lotus leaf, holding the stem and flower in its mouth, fitted wood base 5 x 3.5 cm Provenance: David Baker, London
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A Japanese 'Shin Hunga' School woodblock print, Taisho period, circa 1928, Oban size, titled 'Suzukawa' Mount Fuji, signed in pencil, good impression, colour and condition Provenance: Lawsons Auction, Sydney, September 1990
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A Japanese 'Shin Hunga' School woodblock print, Taisho period, Oban size, titled ?Kura in Tomonoura?, signed in pencil, good condition, good impression and colour Provenance: Lawsons Auction, Sydney, September 1990
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A Chinese Ivory seal, probably late Qing Dynasty, 19th-20th century
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A small Chinese Longquan celadon tripod censer, Ming Dynasty, circa 15th century
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A rare Western Tibet small bronze standing Padmapani, circa 13th century, the details finely rendered, good patina. Marble base 9.2 cm high, 15.5 cm (with base) Provenance: Sydney private collection, purchased Beijing 1990's
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A Chinese Huanghuali seal chest, Qing Dynasty, 18th century, brass-mounted, with four interior drawers and hinged lid, the well-grained timber with a good polish Provenance: private NSW collection. See Christies Hk, 28/11/2005, lot 1514 for a very similar example
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A Chinese Horn figure of Confucius, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, Holding a tablet, with a good golden patina Provenance: Sydney private collection
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A Japanese 'Shin Hunga' School woodblock print, Taisho/Showa period, c. 1930, Oban size, depicting a lady walking in the snow before a temple, signed in pencil, very good condition, impression and colour Provenance: Sydney private collection
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A Japanese 'Shin Hunga' school woodblock print, Taisho/Showa period, c. 1930
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A Chinese white Jade Parrot, Yuan/early Ming Dynasty, 14th/16th century, Holding a fruiting branch in its curved beak, the mottled white stone with a yellow tinge
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A Chinese white Jade carving of a deer, Yuan/Ming dynasty, 14th/16th century, Crouched holding a ruyi branch in its mouth
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A Chinese silver model of a temple complex, Qing Dynasty, circa 1900
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A Chinese flecked brown Jade axe-head pendant, Ming Dynasty or earlier, 1368-1644 or before, The well-polished stone carved with two Daodie masks between two horizontal grooves and two more archaistic motifs below that, a hole at the narrow end 9.4 cm length
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A small Chinese Zitan wine cup, early Qing Dynasty, 17th-18th century, With original metal liner 3.5 cm high, 5.8 cm diameter Provenance: Sydney private collection
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