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Lot 70
A large Chinese lacquered Ôdragon boatÕ incense timekeeper Unsigned, circa 1800 The elongated body with elaborate carved giltwood terminals modelled as a dragon head opposing conforming tail plume, the sides decorated in various shades of gilt with shaped panels containing figural scenes within an elaborate scrolling foliate painted field on a deep brown ground and incorporating carved giltwood paw supports fitted with turned bone castors to underside, the pewter-lined interior applied with evenly spaced U-shaped wire cross-members to cradle an incense stick (some wear, minor losses), 76cm (30ins) long. The use of incense in timekeeping has its roots in the Buddhistic traditions of China, Japan and Korea, with perhaps the earliest timekeepers being used purely within a religious context. The current lot is a large example of the classic Ôdragon-boatÕ form which were made for domestic use. Such timekeepers were often provided with a simple alarm mechanism formed from a length of string with a metal weight tied to each end. The string would be placed over the centre of the boat with the weights hanging over each side, when the incense stick (cradled within the U shaped depressions to the internal wire cross-members) burnt down to the position immediately beneath the string it would break causing the weights to drop - often onto a hard metal pan placed beneath the timekeeper.
Lot 1154
A Chinese famille verte porcelain bottle vase, mark of Guangxu and probably of the period, the bulbous body painted with four dragons beneath a further dragon to the flared neck, iron red six character mark to base, height approx 21.5cm (restored rim), together with a Canton famille rose vase, a Chinese blue and white altar candlestick, an export porcelain famille rose baluster vase and a Japanese blue and white bottle vase (some faults).
Lot 1184
A Chinese yellow glazed saucer dish, mark of Hongzhi but 20th Century, the interior incised with a five-clawed dragon, pseudo six character mark to base, diameter approx 22cm, together with a Chinese enamelled biscuit porcelain ovoid jar, 20th Century, moulded in relief with a crane and lotus.
Lot 16
A Chinese silver tea caddy carved with relief designs of tigers and flying eagles, 11.5cm high; a tortoiseshell box of oblong form carved with a dragon design, 9.5cm wide; a gilt metal box with lid enamelled with a white pagoda, 12cm wide Please note: The tea caddy is not made of silver, but of a type of white metal.
Lot 25
A pair of Chinese ivory vases, each of cylindrical form pierced and carved with a dragon amid swirling clouds on a reticulated base, each on a fitted wood stand, 10.2cm high, early 20th century; a Chinese ivory puzzle ball, pierced and carved with a dragon and sitting on a stand formed of a cup above a figure of a boy, 12.5cm, late 19th-early 20th century
Lot 29
A Chinese Export ivory mounted fan, the blade in silk and embroidered with a dragon amid clouds, the reverse with birds and insects amid flowers, mounted on pierced ivory sticks, the end guards deeply carved with further dragons rising from peonies, chrysanthemum and other flowers, 29.5cm long, in an Export black lacquer box; another fan, probably French (damaged)
Lot 3117
Chinese Dragon Roundel, Qing Dynasty Chinese embroidered circular badge, Qing dynasty, couched with a meandering five-claw dragon on a brown ground and above rolling waves embroidered in blue and green silk threads (the two halves now stitched together; the brown ground with securing stitches), 11"h
Lot 3153
Chinese Spinach Jade Dragon Form LocK Chinese spinach jade lock, carved and reticulated with a pair of gui-dragons flanking an auspicious phrase and reversed with a scene with a deer standing under a pine, the dark green stone infused with dark flecks and light inclusions, 3.125"w; Provenance: Estate of Reynold Tom of Oakland, CA
Lot 3172
Three Chinese Jade Belt Hooks (lot of 3) Chinese jade belt hooks, the first with the hook shaped as the head of a horse and with a monkey on the shaft; the second with a dragon head while the body is carved with a lotus sprig and a woven box; lastly a dragon hook with a plain contoured shaft, 4"w; Provenance: Estate of Reynold Tom of Oakland, CA
Lot 3206
Chinese Cloisonne Enameled Basin Chinese large cloisonne enameled basin, with an everted foliate edge featuring the eight auspicious Buddhist symbols in reserve, the well centered with a meandering red dragon in contrast with the interior sides with phoenix and peonies, the exterior with dynamic dragons on a turquoise wanzi ground, the base with an apocryphal Qianlong mark, 22"w; Provenance: Estate of Reynold Tom of Oakland, CA
Lot 3246
Chinese Marble Inlaid Wood Flower Stand Chinese wooden flower stand with marble inlay, late Qing/Republic period, the circular marble panel set within a beaded wood frame, above the apron elaborately pierced with birds and prunus, connected with cabriole supports carved with dragon heads and flowers, 33.5"h
Lot 3253
Set of Two Chinese Theatrical Custom (lot of 2) Chinese theatrical robe and lower garment, in the form of a military garb fronted with a gilt couched dragon with mirror appliques on a yellow ground, the shoulders and back heightened with large butterflies; the two panel lower garment each with a gilt couched butterfly above rows of mirrors (loose couching), robe: 33"h
Lot 78
A small collection of Chinese blue and white porcelain to include a miniature twin-handled vase decorated with dragon and cloud motifs, a lid decorated with fish and seaweed, a shallow dish decorated with prunus blossom and a shallow lotus shaped dish decorated with panels depicting Oriental scenes and floral sprays
Lot 27A
China – 19th c manuscript fine manuscript being an Obeisance to the Three Treasures, written on paper approx 103x255mm, probably from Guangdong-Jiangxi, South West China, 19th c – written in Yao vernacular in Chinese characters with some traditional Yao pictographs, written in black and red ink with pink colouring on rice paper, sewn with rolled paper string, some wear. The text appears to be a blend of Daoist, Buddhist and magical/exorcistic elements. It contains amongst other things the names of devils, a reference to five dragon kings who will come to wash bodies clean, references to Daoist priests, the injunction to make obeisance to the ‘Three Treasures’ (the Buddhis Triratna of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha) repeated calls to have a faithful heart and to give thanks , a reference to eating people (a way of denoting a bad society or epoch) a dharani, or charm for going on a voyage, with a reference to a Golden Body 1,000x10,000 feet high, able to save the people of the world etc.
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