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A RARE WOODBLOCK PRINT OF LADIES AND BOYCirca 1750-1800 Ink and colours on paper, depicting a boy carrying a blue vase issuing a cloud with five bats, behind him an elegant lady sits beside a table, her sleeves decorated with orchids, her left hand raised, behind her another elegant lady stands before a table with vases and antique vessels, collector's seal of van Gulik. 96cm (37 3/4in) long x 46.5cm (13 1/2in) wide.Footnotes:約1750-1800，版畫美人嬰戲圖Provenance: R.H.van Gulik (1910-1967), acquired in 1936, and thence by descent來源：高羅佩（1910-1967）獲得於1936年，並由後人保存迄今Robert Hans van Gulik (1910-1967), also known as Gao Luopei (高罗佩) was a famous Dutch diplomat, musician, writer and sinologist. He was a great admirer of traditional Chinese literati culture and apart from practicing Chinese calligraphy everyday (the cover of the box on the present lot was written by him), he also learnt to play the guqin, of which, the present lot was said to be his favourite instrument. The guqin was often played by van Gulik at diplomatic events, helping him to forge close ties with China's elite; and his book The Lore of the Lute was the first academic study of the instrument and its role in Chinese culture, introducing it to a Western audience for the first time. Van Gulik was one of the rare and great sinologists at the time who embodied the literati ideal and through his rigorous study and translations of classical Chinese texts allowed Chinese culture to speak for itself, acting as a bridge of understanding between East and West.Van Gulik was born in Zutphen in the Netherlands, but from the age of three he lived in Jakarta, with his father who was a medical officer in the Dutch East Indies. While there, he learned Indonesian and Chinese as well as other languages. In 1935, van Gulik earned his PhD from Utrecht University with a dissertation on Hayagriva, the Mantrayanic aspect of Horse-cult in China and Japan. His linguistic skills allowed him to have a position in the Dutch Foreign Service from 1935 where he was largely based in Japan and China. During the Second World War he was with the Dutch mission in Chongqing. While in Chongqing, he married Shui Shifang (1912-2005), the daughter of a Qing dynasty official.Van Gulik was a polymath with broad interests and expertise. Aside from his interests in the guqin and traditional Chinese culture, van Gulik was a writer of Detective fiction. His 'Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee' (first published in Tokyo in 1949, with illustrations by himself) was based on the 7th century statesman and detective Di Renjie. Based on this, his earned a reputation as an expert on Imperial Chinese jurisprudence. His other pioneering scholarly works were in sexuality and his Sexual Life in Ancient China and Erotic Colour Prints of the Ming Period are still major reference works in the field. Van Gulik was also an enthusiast of gibbons and kept them as pets as well as writing a study of them: The Gibbon in China.Compare with two rare Suzhou prints of ladies with children, 18th century, which were sold at Bonhams New York, 10 September 2018, lot 216. See also a rare set of three Suzhou prints, Qianlong, by Guan Ruiyu, which were sold at Bonhams London, 5 November 2020, lot 128.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A RARE YELLOW-GLAZED DISHWanli six-character mark and of the period The shallow rounded sides rising from a short tapering foot to a gently everted rim, overall covered with a warm yellow glaze contrasting with the white base bearing a six-character mark within a double-circle in underglaze blue. 21cm (8 1/4in) diam.Footnotes:明萬曆 黃釉撇口盤青花「大明萬曆年製」楷書款Provenance: a Swiss private collection, and thence by descent來源：瑞士私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今In the Ming dynasty, yellow glazed wares, such as the present lot, were exclusively used by the Imperial Court for rituals and daily use. Yellow glazed wares of the Wanli period, only produced in small quantities, are particularly valued for their ginger-yellow hue (jiang huang 薑黃) and rarity. See a similar yellow-glazed dish, Wanli mark and of the period, illustrated by J.Ayers, Chinese Ceramics. The Koger Collection, London, 1985, pl.77. See also a related yellow glazed dish, Wanli mark and of the period, illustrated by P.Y.K.Lam, Shimmering Colours, Monochromes of the Yuan to Qing Periods, The Zhu Yue Tang Collection, Art Museum, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005, pl.122. Compare also with a similar but smaller yellow-glazed dish, Wanli six-character mark and of the period, which was sold at Bonhams London, 12 May 2016, lot 36.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A YELLOW AND BROWN JADE CARVING OF A LUDUANMing Dynasty or later The beast carved recumbent with head turned sharply back, with beady eyes gazing upwards beneath prominent brows, a single horn extending down the back, the legs tucked beneath the body, the stone of pale yellow tone with dark brown patches. 6cm (2 1/4in) long.Footnotes:明或更晚 玉雕甪端Provenance: an Italian private collection來源：意大利私人收藏 The Luduan is an auspicious creature with the ability to detect the truth and travel over great distances in a very short time. See a related green jade mythical animal, Ming dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, vol.6, Beijing, 2011, p.234, no.236.Compare with a yellow and russet jade carving of a Luduan, Song dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams London, 18 May 2023, lot 70.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A VERY RARE CLOISONNÉ-ENAMEL AND GILT-BRONZE WINE EWER AND COVERJiajing incised six-character mark and of the periodThe oviform tall slender body enamelled on one side with a blue-bodied flying crested mythical phoenix with yellow-tipped wing feathers, the other side with a similar yellow phoenix with blue wing tips, all on a dark turquoise ground enriched with densely scrolling simple flower heads on a gilt meander, the dome cover with eight brick-red lappets radiating from the bud finial. 17cm (6 3/4in) wide. (2).Footnotes:明嘉靖 掐絲琺瑯鳳紋執壺帶蓋「大明嘉靖年製」刻款Provenance: a Swiss private collection, and thence by descent來源：瑞士私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今Jiajing mark and period cloisonné ewers and covers are extremely rare. See a cloisonné-enamel bowl, however, decorated with a similar pair of phoenix and scrolling lotus, with similar Jiajing incised six-character mark and period, illustrated by H.Brinker and A.Lutz, Chinesisches Cloisonné: Die Sammlung Pierre Uldry, Zurich, 1984, no.70. See also a cloisonné-enamel ewer and cover, 16th century, but decorated with lions, illustrated in Ibid., no.98.Compare with a related cloisonné-enamel and gilt-bronze 'Buddhist lions' ewer, 16th century, which was sold at Bonhams London, 12 May 2022, lot 100.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A LARGE SILK EMBROIDERED PANEL-INSET HONGMU SCREEN19th centuryThe large rectangular panel finely embroidered in multicoloured silk with a festive celebration featuring an official seated within an elegant pavilion beneath a pine tree, surrounded by Court ladies and the Hundred Birds, all set within an elaborate garden setting defined by shrubs of flowering peonies, prunus, bamboo and lingzhi, all issuing from pitted rocks below jagged mountains in the background, the reticulated frame and stand skilfully carved with lotus blooms and entwined scrolling foliage, set on recumbent Buddhist lion feet.Overall 164cm (64 1/2in) high x 99cm (39in) wide x 43cm (17in) deep.Footnotes:十九世紀 紅木框刺繡百鳥人物圖屏Provenance: a French private collection來源：法國私人收藏Compare with a related large blue-ground embroidered 'hundred-birds' panel set in a wooden screen, 19th century, which was sold at Christie's London, 6 November 2018, lot 319.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * TP Y* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.TP For auctions held in Scotland: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Constantine, Constantine House, North Caldeen Road, Coatbridge ML5 4EF, Scotland, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please refer to the catalogue for further information.For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A RARE YELLOW-GLAZED RITUAL VESSEL, XINGFirst half 19th centuryThe bulbous body raised on three ruyi shaped feet, elaborately decorated with three bands of geometric and tendril diaper patterns beneath the rim, flanked by two handles issuing from dragon heads, covered overall with a egg-yolk glaze except the unglazed tips of the feet and a circle at the base. 24cm (9 1/2in) wide.Footnotes:十九世紀前半期 黃釉铏Provenance: a Swiss private collection, and thence by descent來源：瑞士私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今The shape and decoration on the present vessel derive from archaic bronze vessels made during the Shang and Zhou dynasties. The Qing Imperial kilns often drew inspirations from various bronze wares, which is seen in the renowned Superintendent of the Imperial kilns Tang Ying's (1682-1756) words: 'Imitate the ancient style and inherit the elegance of it, innovate new style and examine its source'. See Xu Huping, The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, p.33. Vessels of the type containing offerings of a thick meat soup, were displayed close to the spirit tablet on offering tables at the Altars to Earth, Land, Agriculture and Sericulture in the Qing dynasty. See two very similar yellow glazed Xing vessels, Tongzhi mark and of the period, which are illustrated by L.Clark, For Blessings and Guidance: the Qianlong Emperor's Design for State Sacrificial Vessels, Hong Kong, 2019, p.171.Compare with a related yellow-glazed tripod censer, ding, which was sold at Bonhams London, on 14 May 2009, lot 50.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A FINE PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE EGGSHELL 'COCKERELS' BOWLSYongzhengEach very thinly potted with a wide flaring petal-shaped rim, the centre of the interior painted delicately enamelled with a leafy cluster of tree peony and finger citrus, the exterior with eight petal-shaped panels alternately depicting a single cockerel and a cluster of flowering shrubs, between bands of Y-pattern above the foot and fruit and turquoise trellis beneath the rim. 15cm (5 7/8in) diam. (2).Footnotes:清雍正 粉彩富貴吉祥圖薄胎瓷碗一對Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 18 October 2012A European private collection來源：Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，2012年10月18日歐洲私人收藏Compare with a related famille rose egg-shell porcelain bowl, Yongzheng mark and of the period, in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, acc.no.65.86.5.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

TWO APPLE-GREEN-GLAZED LONG-NECKED VASESKangxiOne with a broad oviform body and cylindrical tall neck all under a minutely-crackled opaque even rich glaze covering the whole surface except the brown-dressed rim, 23.5cm (9 1/2in) high; and the other pear-shaped on a spreading foot with tall neck moulded with a horizonal rib, under a widely crackled pale turquoise-green glaze, 23.5cm (9 1/4in) high. (2).Footnotes:清康熙 綠釉長頸瓶 及綠釉弦紋撇口瓶 一組兩件Provenance:Edward R. Bacon (1848-1915), New York (the ribbed-neck vase)Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York, 9 May 1947, lot 294 (the ribbed-neck vase)Hans (1888-1966) and Ludmilla Arnhold (1894-1976) acquired from the above (the ribbed-neck vase)A European private collection來源：Edward R. Bacon (1848-1915)，紐約 （綠釉弦紋撇口瓶）Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc.，紐約，1947年5月9日，拍品編號294（綠釉弦紋撇口瓶）Hans (1888-1966) and Ludmilla Arnhold (1894-1976)從上處購得（綠釉弦紋撇口瓶）歐洲私人收藏The green colour employed to make the glaze decorating the present vessels derived from copper; it was used as a monochrome glaze since the Xuande period (1426-1435) and became popular during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., has a collection of apple-green crackled-glazed vessels, mostly from the Widener collection. Compare with three related bottle vases, late 17th or early 18th century, in the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., all with a globular body and each with a slightly different hue of apple green, illustrated by V.Bower, Decorative Arts, Part 2: Far Eastern Ceramics and Paintings, Persian and Indian Rugs and Carpets. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue, Washington, D.C., 1998, pls.108-110. See also a glaze bottle vase, Kangxi, in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, acc.no.14.40.346.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A PEACHBLOOM-GLAZED SEAL-PASTE BOX AND COVER, YINSE HEKangxi six-character mark and of the periodOf compressed circular form set over a tapered foot, the exterior finely covered in a crushed raspberry-red glaze, some areas mottled with fine black flecks, the interior and base glazed white, the latter with a six-character mark in underglaze blue. 6.7cm (2 5/8in) diam. (2).Footnotes:清康熙 豇豆紅釉印盒帶蓋青花「大清康熙年製」楷書款Provenance: Yamanaka & Co.Inc, New YorkParke-Bernet Galleries. Inc, 24-27 May 1944, lot 299Hans (1888-1966) and Ludmilla Arnhold (1894-1976) acquired from the above (according to the collector's index card)A European private collection來源：紐約山中商會Parke-Bernet Galleries. Inc，1944年5月24-27日，拍品編號299Hans (1888-1966)和Ludmilla Arnhold (1894-1976)伉儷獲得於上處（據藏家索引卡片）歐洲私人收藏Peachbloom-glazed vessels rank amongst the most highly-regarded of Kangxi porcelains. Known as 'vermilion box' (yinse he), the present box is one of eight forms of vessels coated in peachbloom glaze, which were made for the scholar's desk. The glaze also referred to as 'apple red,' 'bean red', or 'drunken beauty,' required the utmost technical precision. To achieve such a glaze, a copper-lime pigment was blown through a bamboo tube onto a layer of clear glaze; then the surface was covered with another layer of clear glaze: this resulted in the variegated pink and occasional green tones, depending on the firing conditions. Compare with three similar peachbloom seal paste boxes, Kangxi marks and period: the first in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, illustrated by S.Valenstein, A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics, New York, 1989, fig.237; the second, illustrated in Kangxi. Yongzheng. Qianlong. Qing Porcelain from the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 1989, pl.124; and the third, in The Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in K'ang-hsi, Yung-cheng and Ch'ien-lung Porcelain Ware from the Ch'ing Dynasty, Taipei, 1986, no.11. A similar peachbloom box and cover, Kangxi mark and period, was sold at Christie's New York, 15 September 2016, lot 917.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A VERY RARE GREEN-ENAMELLED BLUE-GROUND 'DRAGON' BOWLKangxi six-character mark and of the periodThe exterior all reserved on a solid blue ground with two striding five-clawed dragons pursuing flaming pearls above a double band of overlapping petals, the dragons, pearls and cloud coils all washed in a translucent pale green glaze, with the very unusual added detail that in each case the fifth claw on the dragon's foot has been over-enamelled in black, the centre of the interior with a single coiling dragon and the same black enamel concealment of the fifth claw. 14cm (5 1/2in) diam.Footnotes:清康熙 藍地綠彩雲龍紋碗青花「大清康熙年製」楷書款Provenance: Christie's Hong Kong, October 28, 2002, lot 739A European private collection來源：香港佳士得，2002年10月28日，拍品編號739歐洲私人收藏Bowls decorated with green dragons on a blue ground are extremely rare. Even more uncommon is the fact that the fifth claw of the dragons are all covered in black enamels, a feature shared by several porcelain vessels of the Kangxi period. See a 'dragon' dish painted with green enamel on an underglaze-blue ground, in the Baur Collection, Geneva, illustrated by J.Ayers, Chinese Ceramics in the Baur Collection, vol.2, Geneva, 1999, pp.36-37. Another similar bowl with the same detail is illustrated by Lu Minghua, Kangxi Porcelain Wares from the Shanghai Museum Collection, Hong Kong, 1998, p.300, no.194.A similar green-enamelled blue-ground bowl, Kangxi mark and period, was sold at Sotheby's New York, 23 September 2020, lot 560.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A PAIR OF LARGE GREY JADE TWO-HANDLED BALUSTER VASES AND COVERSQianlong four-character marks, 20th century Each flattened baluster body carved in crisp shallow relief on both sides with a large stylised taotie dividing two confronted crested mythical birds with long trailing tails, the shoulders each with two large loose-ring handles suspended from monster-mask loops, the incised reign marks in a raised-relief horizontal band on the shoulder beneath descending cicada lappets, the high-domed covers with similar birds and taotie decoration in a band below a finial carved as a standing lion and cub. 38.5cm (15 1/4in) high. (4).Footnotes:二十世紀 墨玉仿古饕餮瑞鳥紋活環獅鈕瓶帶蓋一對 「乾隆年製」篆書刻款Provenance: Gump's, San FranciscoRalph M. Chait Galleries, New YorkA European private collection來源：舊金山古董商Gump'sRalph M. Chait Galleries，紐約歐洲私人收藏This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A RARE GARNITURE OF FIVE INCISED CELADON-GLAZED VASESKangxiComprising three triple-gourd vases with trumpet neck and two yen yen vases, the exterior of each under a thin pale glaze of greyish green tone, the gourd vases carved with crisp leaves on the lower lobe with large tree peony, the central lobe with a striding chilong pad-footed dragon, the upper lobe with cloud-collar lappets beneath cicada blades on the flaring necks, the yen yen vases with a broad tree peony band beneath large cicada blades. 24cm (9 1/2in) high. (5).Footnotes:清康熙 青釉暗刻花牡丹紋鳳尾尊及葫蘆瓶 一組五件Provenance: H.M. Soames, EnglandAn American private collectionRalph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 14 November 2001A European private collection來源：H.M. Soames，英格蘭美國私人收藏Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，2001年11月14日歐洲私人收藏Notable for their delicate pale celadon glaze and pleasing forms, the present vessels exemplify the elegant aesthetic and technical perfection of early Qing dynasty monochrome porcelains. The glaze was likely based on Longquan celadon wares of the early Ming dynasty.When the Kangxi Emperor revived the Imperial manufactories at Jingdezhen, celadon wares became one of their core products; they were characterised by a particularly clear translucent colour that was particularly effective when applied over carved decoration.Compare with a related carved celadon-glazed triple-gourd-shaped vase and a carved celadon-glazed vase, gu, Kangxi, which were sold as sold at Christie's London respectively on 14 June 2002, lot 301, and 9 November 2007, lot 10.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A FINE AND RARE PAIR OF IRON-RED-ENAMELLED PEAR-SHAPED EWERSKangxiEach unusually enamelled in an even tone of coral-brown forming the ground and reserved with long curling leafy stems of white chrysanthemum heads, the curling handle and sinuous spout with cloud clusters. 27.5cm (10 3/4in) high. (2).Footnotes:清康熙 礬紅地纏枝菊花紋執壺一對 Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 12 May 2014A European private collection来源：Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，2014年5月12日歐洲私人收藏The very unusual 'chrysanthemum-flower-head' pattern found on the present lot is also seen on a pair of iron-red-enamelled vases, Kangxi, illustrated by J. Ayers, in Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen: Volume I, London, 2016, pl.529-530, p250. This 16-petalled chrysanthemum pattern also looks very similar to the 'Imperial chrysanthemum emblem' (菊の御紋) used by the Emperor of Japan and members of the Imperial Family. Hence, the present lot could have been manufactured for export to the Japanese market. See also a related iron-red and gilt ewer, Kangxi, which was sold at Christie's New York, 18 January 2018, lot 63.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A FINE AND RARE PAIR OF GREEN-GLAZED INCISED DOUBLE-GOURD VASESKangxiDensely and delicately carved on the larger lower and upper pear-shaped section of the body with large-headed tree peony in a continuous meander within curling leaf sprays, the carving of particularly attractive quality, all under a pale translucent green glaze. 44cm (17 1/2in) high. (2).Footnotes:清康熙 青釉纏枝牡丹紋葫蘆瓶一對Provenance: An American private collectionRalph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 5 May 2017A European private collection來源：美國私人收藏Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，2017年5月5日歐洲私人收藏The present pair of vases is notable for its exquisite luminous green glaze, the purity of which accentuates the graceful curves of its shape. This glaze was created in imitation of Longquan celadon vases of the Southern Song and Yuan periods and reflects the penchant for early wares and the remarkable technical developments achieved at the kilns of the time.According to the 'Commemorative stele on ceramic production', compiled in 1735 by Tang Ying (1682-1756), supervisor of the Imperial kilns at Jingdezhen, several varieties of celadon glazes were experimented with at the time; see S.W.Bushell, Oriental Ceramic Art, London, 1981, p.197.The double gourd, hulu, was highly regarded in the Ming and Qing dynasties as it underscored auspicious symbolism concerning fertility and progeny, because of the large number of its seeds. It was also an important symbol of Daoism and was particularly associated with Li Tieguai, one of the Eight Immortals, who is often depicted with a double gourd at his waist containing the elixir of Immortality. In addition, the Chinese word for double gourd forms a rebus with the phrase Fulu, meaning happiness and prosperity through government positions.The shape of the present vases closely compares with a related pair of celadon-glazed 'double-gourd' vases, 18th century, which was sold at Christie's London, 8 July 2010, lot 1026.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A VERY RARE FAMILLE VERTE MODEL OF FOREIGNERS ABOARD A SHIPKangxiBrightly glazed in red, green, aubergine and straw all over the visible areas, elaborately modelled as a junk with an aggressive fish-shaped prow, two folding Lateen masts and a flag flying from a third, a compartment with pierced windows at the stern, both sides with the muzzles of six cannons, the desk filled with four European figures wearing frock coats and wide rimmed black hats, one manning the tiller, two others standing and a fourth figure seated cross-legged. 29cm (11 1/2in) wide.Footnotes:清康熙 素三彩瓷塑帆船Provenance: an American private collection Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 10 May 2016A European private collection來源：美國私人收藏Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，2016年5月10日歐洲私人收藏Exceptionally detailed models of Chinese ships in enamels on biscuit are rare, and more so when including representations of Europeans and details such as cannons and partially folded sails as superbly detailed on the present lot. This model of a junk is described in a 1779 inventory on Chinese porcelain in the collection of Augustus the Strong in Dresden; see a related three-glazed model of a junk, Kangxi, illustrated by E.Ströber, Maladie de Porcelaine. East Asian Porcelain in the Collection of Augustus the Strong, Berlin, 2002, p.57.The depiction of foreigners on a boat reflects not only a growing fascination in 18th century China towards the West but the Kangxi Emperor's policy of open trade from 1684, after his consolidation of power against pirates and Ming loyalists along the coast. In dealing with the issue of overseas trade (which previous Chinese governments sometimes banned), the Kangxi Emperor supported the pursuit of profit and like many European monarchs of the day, he believed that trade — including overseas trade — benefited both state and society. On the basis of this view, in 1684, the Kangxi Emperor invited foreign merchants to bring their goods to China's ports and encouraged Chinese merchants to set out from those ports for destinations in foreign lands. More important, over the subsequent thirty years, he persisted in this open-door policy, blocking every attempt to reinstate the maritime trade ban. This re-opening of trade with the West in the Kangxi reign led to interest in foreigners: their clothes, customs and belongings, and is reflected in a number of the arts of the period. Scrolls depicting tribute bearers from foreign lands were commissioned by the Court, in which figures from various countries were shown in their different costumes. On one such hand-scroll in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, many of the figures are described as being from the West and the attributes of each couple are discussed in both Chinese and Manchu; see Splendors of a Flourishing Age, Macau, 1999, no.42. See a similar famille verte model of a ship with Dutchmen, Kangxi, illustrated by A.du Boulay, Christie's Pictorial History of Chinese Ceramics, Oxford, 1984, p.289, no.10 (which sold at Christie's London, 13 July 1959). Foreigners can also be seen in blanc de-Chine wares; see for example P.J.Donnelly, Blanc de Chine, London, 1969, pl.117, and a blanc-de-Chine boat with foreigners, in ibid, pl.118. See also a similar famille verte boat, but without figures, Kangxi, illustrated by W.R.Sargent, The Copeland Collection: Chinese and Japanese Ceramic Figures, Salem, 1991, pp.76-77, no.29.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

TWO MIRROR-BLACK-GLAZED LONG-NECKED BOTTLE VASESKangxiOne vase with a pear-shaped profile rising from a slightly splayed foot to an elongated neck, finely coated in a brilliant shiny rich dark glaze, the interior plain, 22cm (8 3/4in) high; the second vase with a globular body below the long neck, with traces of floral gilt decoration, 25cm (9 1/2in) high. (2).Footnotes:清康熙 烏金釉長頸瓶 一組兩件Provenance: an American private collection (the pear-shaped vase)Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, on 10 May 2016 (the pear-shaped vase)Professor Edward Thomas Hall (1924-2001) (label) (the globular shape vase)Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, on 18 November 2005 (the globular shape vase)A European private collection來源：美國私人收藏（梨型身瓶）Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，2016年5月10日（梨型身瓶）Edward Thomas Hall 教授（1924-2001)（標籤）(球型身瓶)Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，2005年11月18日(球型身瓶)歐洲私人收藏Compare the pear-shaped vase with a similar mirror-black-glazed vase, illustrated by P.Y.K.Lam, Shimmering Colours: Monochromes of the Yuan to Qing Periods, Hong Kong, 2005, p.235, pl.157. See also a related mirror-black-glazed vase, Kangxi, which was sold at Bonhams London, 16 May 2019, lot 28. Compare the globular vase with a related black-glazed vase, Kangxi, in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc.no.14.40.23). A similar black-glazed vase in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, is illustrated in Sekai tōji zenshū (Ceramic Art of the World), Vol.15, Tokyo, 1983, p.194, pl.251. Another similar black-glazed vase Kangxi, in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco is illustrated by H.Li, Chinese Ceramics: The New Standard Guide, London, 1996, p.282, no.553.See also a similar mirror-black-glazed vase, Kangxi, which was sold at Christie's London, 7 June 2004, lot 195.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A PAIR OF FINE LAVENDER-GLAZED BOWLSYongzheng six-character marks and of the periodEach superbly potted with deep rounded sides rising from a straight foot to a slightly flared rim, the exteriors applied with a lavender-blue glaze, the interior and base left white, the bases inscribed with the six-character reign marks within a double-circle. 11.8cm (4 7/8in) diam. (2).Footnotes:清雍正 天藍釉碗一對 青花「大清雍正年製」楷書款Provenance: a European private collection來源：歐洲私人收藏Exuding understated elegance through the elegant forms and the translucency of the 'moonlight' glaze, the present bowls are a superb example of wares produced during the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor. The glaze appears to have been inspired by the celebrated Ru wares of the Northern Song dynasty, had a cobalt content of about 1% and was first produced by the Imperial kilns in Jingdezhen during the latter years of the Kangxi Emperor's reign. The resulting colour was known in the West by the 19th-century French connoisseurs' term clair-de-lune (literally translating as 'moon light'), and in China as tianlan meaning 'sky blue'), and sometimes it varied to a slightly darker tone referred to as 'lavender'.Compare with a similar pair of lavender-glazed bowls, Yongzheng marks and period, illustrated in Rare and Beautiful Oriental Art Treasures of Supreme Quality, New York, 1915, no.29. Three further pairs of 'lavender-glazed' bowls, Yongzheng marks and period, are illustrated respectively in Chinese Porcelain in the S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, Hong Kong, 1987, no.148 and A Millennium of Monochromes, from the Great Tang to the High Qing, Geneva, 2018, nos. 87a-b. Compare with a similar pair of lavender-glazed bowls, Yonghzeng marks and of the period, which were sold at Sotheby's New York, 21 March 2023, lot 10. Another similar lavender-glazed bowl, Yongzheng mark and period, was sold at Christie's New York, 12 September 2019, lot 745.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A VERY RARE CLAIR-DE-LUNE-GLAZED BRUSHWASHER, TANGLUOXIKangxi six-character mark and of the periodThinly potted with steeply incurving wide aperture at the top, the interior and visible exterior all under a very even limpid pale lavender-blue glaze, reserved white within the short incurving foot with the mark. 11.5cm (4 1/2in) wide.Footnotes:清康熙 天藍釉筆洗青花「大清康熙年製」楷書款Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New YorkA European private collection來源：Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約歐洲私人收藏Notable for its elegant form and subtle glaze colour, the present vessel is a remarkable testament to the technical advances made at the Imperial kilns in Jingdezhen at the beginning of the Qing dynasty, which saw the creation of numerous monochrome glazes. The sky-blue glaze, referred to as tianlan, was achieved by diminishing the amount of cobalt oxide in the glaze mix. Vessels covered in this delicate glaze are often very finely potted, an indication that they were probably made during the later phases of the Kangxi reign; see S.G.Valenstein, A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics, New York, 1989, p.241.Brushwashers were an essential part of the scholar's accoutrements as they enabled their owners to elegantly express their visions through ink. Throughout the Qing dynasty, small porcelain objects designed for the scholar's table were produced in two new glazes, referred to as peachbloom and clair-de-lune, fewer brush washers coated in clair-de-lune glaze appear to have been produced, compared to peachbloom-glazed examples. Compare with two similar clair-de-lune brushwashers, Kangxi marks and of the period; the first illustrated by J.Ayers, Chinese ceramics in the Baur Collecion, Geneva, 1999, p.57; and the second in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, acc.no.64.279.2. A further clair-de-lune brushwasher, Kangxi mark and of the period, is illustrated in Kangxi Porcelain Ware from the Shanghai Museum Collection, Hong Kong, 1998, pl.218.A similar clair-de-lune brushwasher, Kangxi mark and of the period, was sold at Sotheby's New York, 13 September 2017, lot 7.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A RARE FAMILLE VERTE LOBED VASE AND STANDKangxiThe vase of oval hexafoil section, set with two crescent handles beneath the flaring rim variously reserved on trellis-pattern and seeded grounds with four cartouches of single chrysanthemum heads, the four-legged stand with similar decoration. 23cm (9in) high. (2).Footnotes:清康熙 素三彩錦地開光菊花紋雙戟耳瓶帶座Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 2 November 2006A European private collection來源： Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，2006年11月2日歐洲私人收藏Compare with a related famille verte vase and stand, Kangxi, formerly in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, which was sold at Christie's New York, 3 October 2006, lot 261.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

TWO LARGE MIRROR-BLACK-GLAZED GILT-DECORATED BOTTLE VASESKangxiSimilarly gilt on the broad globular bodies with a four-clawed dragon coiling around a flaming pearl, a band of cell-pattern around the rim at the top of the long necks. The larger, 46cm (18in) high. (2).Footnotes:清康熙 烏金釉描金遊龍戲珠紋長頸瓶一組兩件Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 13 July 2005 (the vase with label)Mrs. Samuel T. Peters (1859-1943), New York (the other vase)Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York, 15 October 1943, lot 352 (the other vase)(according to the collector's index card)Hans (1888-1966) and Ludmilla Arnhold (1894-1976) acquired from the above (the other vase)A European private collection來源：Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，2005年7月13日(有標籤的一個)Samuel T. Peters夫人(1859-1943)，紐約(另一個)Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., 紐約，1943年10月15日，拍品編號352（另一個）（據收藏者索引卡）Hans (1888-1966)和 Ludmilla Arnhold (1894-1976)從上處獲得（另一個）歐洲私人收藏Samuel T. Peters (1854-1921) and his wife Adeline (1859-1943) were known as great collectors and amassed an impressive and large collection of Chinese works of art.Distinguished from ordinary black glazes coloured with iron, the Kangxi period mirror-black glaze also includes manganese purple and cobalt blue as colourants. See P.Y.K.Lam, Shimmering Colours: Monochromes of the Yuan to Qing Periods, Hong Kong, 2005, p.233. A mirror-black glazed brushpot in the Palace Museum, Beijing, inscribed with the cyclical date of Yichou, corresponding to 1685, helps us to date mirror-black glazed wares to this period, when the Superintendent of the Imperial kilns was Zang Yingxuan (臧應選). For this reason, porcelains made during this period are sometimes called Zang wares; see Lu Chenglong, Zhongguo gudai yanse you ciqi, Beijing, 1999, p.137. See two similar mirror black and gilt-decorated bottle vases, Kangxi, illustrated by J.Ayers, Chinese and Japanese Works of Art: in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, London, 2016, pp.593-594, pls.1401-1402.See also a similar mirror-black-glazed bottle vase, but with the gilt rubbed off, Kangxi, which was sold at Sotheby's New York, on 23 September 2020, lot 800.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A CORAL-AND-GILT-DECORATED 'DRAGON' BOWL AND COVER'Jing si tang zhi' four-character hall mark, DaoguangThe flaring body with slightly everted rim and domed cover each brightly enamelled and gilt with two five-clawed dragons striding around the exterior in mutual pursuit of a flaming pearl amongst cloud-scrolls. 11cm (4 1/4in) diam. (2).Footnotes:清道光 礬紅描金双龍戏珠紋蓋碗礬紅「經笥堂製」楷書款Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New YorkA European private collection來源：Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約歐洲私人收藏The mark Jing si tang zhi (經笥堂製) meaning 'the Hall for Storing Classics' was used during the reign of the Daoguang Emperor. Although the owner of this hall has not been confirmed yet, the shapes, designs and even sizes of the vessels bearing this mark are almost exactly the same as the ones with the Imperial mark of the Daoguang Emperor. See a similar iron-red-and-gilt-decorated bowl but without cover, Jing si tang zhi mark and of the Daoguang period, illustrated in the catalogue of Qingdai diwang shenghuo ceying zhan (清代帝王生活側影展), Shanghai, 2012, p36. Compare also with a related iron-red-decorated 'dragon' bowl, Daoguang seal mark and of the period, which was sold at Christie's London, 21 February 2019, lot 126.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A SMALL CLAIR-DE-LUNE-GLAZED VASEKangxi six-character mark, 19th century The very compressed body and tall straight cylindrical neck all under a pale glossy opaque even lavender-grey glaze. 12.5cm (5in) high.Footnotes:十九世紀 天藍釉荸薺瓶青花「大清康熙年製」楷書款Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 5 August 2003A European private collection來源：Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，2003年8月5日歐洲私人收藏The present vase is based on earlier prototypes produced during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor. See, for example, a langyao-glazed vase, Kangxi mark and of the period, which was sold at Christie's New York, 15 September 2017, lot 1239.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A JAPANESE KAKIEMON ORMOLU-MOUNTED LOBED TEAPOT AND COVERThe teapot Japanese, late 17th century, the mount European, possibly German, early 18th centuryThe body vertically divided into ten upright lobes, both sides brightly enamelled with a large blue bird with wings spread perching on long clusters of blossoming foliage continuing under the simple looped handle and curling spout. 14.5cm (5 3/4in) wide. (2).Footnotes:十七世紀晚期 日本柿右衛門青花五彩花鳥紋壺帶蓋 （鑲十八世紀早期或德國鎏金銅飾）Provenance: Lord Cavandish, U.S. Ambassador J.J. Klejman Works of Art, New York, 10 February 1958Hans (1888-1966) and Ludmilla Arnhold (1894-1976) acquired from the aboveA European private collection來源：Cavandish勛爵，美國大使J.J. Klejman Works of Art，紐約，1958年2月10日Hans (1888-1966)和Ludmilla Arnhold (1894-1976)伉儷從上處購得 歐洲私人收藏The present lot is a good example of Kakiemon wares manufactured at the Kakiemon kiln in Arita for export to the European market from the late 17th to the early 18th century. The contrast between the bright overglaze enamels against the white body made this type of porcelains popular to many European elites. A related Kakiemon lobed oval teapot and cover with gilt mounts, 1670-1700, is in the collection of The British Museum, London, acc.no.Franks.1034. Compare with a similar Kakiemon teapot and cover, late 17th century, which was sold at Sotheby's London, on 3 November 2020, lot 53.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A RARE PAIR OF COPPER-RED-DECORATED CELADON-GLAZED CARVED 'FLORAL' BOWLSKangxiEach painted in the interior with four red swimming fish below the rim around a stylised flower head at the centre, the exterior densely carved with four exotic birds alternating with large lotus heads in profile all on a ground of leafy coils, under a pale greenish-grey glaze except within the white foot. 19.5cm (7 3/4) diam. (2).Footnotes:清康熙 青釉模印花卉釉裡紅魚藻紋大碗 一對Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 5 November 2018A European private collection來源：Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，2018年11月5日歐洲私人收藏Compare with a related celadon-glazed bowl, Kangxi, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Kangxi, Yonzheng, Qianlong: Qing Porcelain from the Palace Museum Collection, Hong Kong, 1989, p.149, no.132. Another related bowl, Kangxi, was sold at Christie's New York, 19 and 20 September 2013, lot 1337.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A RARE PAIR OF YELLOW-GLAZED INCISED 'MEDALLION' BOWLSQianlong seal marks and of the periodEach under a rich glossy eggyolk-yellow glaze, the centre of the interior incised with a single flower head, the exterior with four similar five-petalled flower heads at the compass points divided by wispy cloud clusters above a band of formal lappets, wood stands. 12cm (4 3/4in) diam. (4).Footnotes:清乾隆 黃釉暗刻花卉紋碗一對青花「大清乾隆年製」篆書款Provenance: a European private collection來源：歐洲私人收藏The present pair of bowls were based on a prototype from the Kangxi period. See two incised yellow-glazed bowls, Kangxi marks and of the period, one in the Sir Percival David Collection, in The British Museum, London, in the Illustrated Catalogue of Ming and Qing Monochrome Wares, London, 1989, no.A.599; the other by R.Krahl and C.von Spee, Chinese Ceramics from the Gulexuan Collection, Lunen, 2003, no.97.Compare with a similar incised yellow-glazed bowl, Qianlong seal mark and period, which was sold at Bonhams London, 5 November 2019, lot 159, and a further example which was sold at Christie's London, 12 May 2017, lot 51.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE 'FLORAL' DISHESKangxiEach boldly enamelled at the centre with an elaborate basket containing a myriad of blossoms and flower heads, the border reserved with floral panels on a green-seeded band, the reverse with an artemisia leaf within a double circle, marked Ni99I. 22cm (8 1/2in) diam. (2).Footnotes:清康熙 五彩錦地開光花籃圖盤Provenance: Augustus the Strong (1670-1733), Elector of Saxony and King of Poland (with Dresden inventory marks on the underfoot of each reading N 99 and I)Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 2 November 2006A European private collection來源：奧古斯特二世(1670-1733)，薩克森選帝侯和波蘭國王 （盤子底部刻有有德累斯頓庫存編號N 99 和 I）Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，2006年11月2日歐洲私人收藏Augustus the Strong (1670-1733) Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, was an avid art collector. King Augustus amassed an extensive collection of Chinese porcelain which was housed in the 'Japanese Palace' in Dresden. See E.Strober, La maladie de porcelaine: East Asian Porcelain from the Collection of Augustus the Strong, Leipzig, 2001, p.10.Compare with a related pair of famille verte dishes, Kangxi, which were sold at Christie's New York, 18 January 2018, lot 67.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE PUZZLE JUGS AND COVERSKangxiThe body of oval hexafoil section brightly enamelled on each face with a mythical beast or an upright cluster of leafy blossom, modelled in imitation of a European 'puzzle jug' with a band of pierced holes below the spout designed to give the user an unexpected surprise when drinking from the spout, the handle decorated with iron-red dots in imitation of Dutch Delft, the cover en-suite. 23.5cm (9 1/4in) high. (4).Footnotes:清康熙 五彩瑞獸花卉紋六棱執壺帶蓋一對Provenance: Solveig and Anita Grey, London, 12 June 1998 and 11 June 2001A European private collection來源：倫敦古董商Solveig and Anita Grey，1998年6月12日及2001年6月11日歐洲私人收藏Compare with two related famille verte puzzle jugs and covers, Kangxi, which were sold at Christie's New York, 25 January 2010, lot 421.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A LARGE FAMILLE VERTE SEATED FIGURE OF GUANYINKangxi Well potted and brightly enamelled on the biscuit in green, pale turquoise, aubergine and black on a primrose-yellow ground, the deity impassively seated with her hands on her knees and a small child in her lap, all on a separate six-sided oval base with a pierced fence around the upper edge. 42cm (16 1/2in) high. (2).Footnotes:清康熙 素三彩觀音坐像Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 19 November 1999A European private collection來源：Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，1999年11月19日歐洲私人收藏A very similar famille verte model of Guanyin, Kangxi, in the Museé Guimet, Paris, is illustrated by S.Castelluccio, Collecting Chinese and Japanese Porcelain in Pre-Revolutionary Paris, Los Angeles, 2013, p.111, fig.94. See also a related famille verte figure of Guanyin but without stand, Kangxi, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, (acc.no.C.1275&A-1910). Compare also with a similar famille verte biscuit model of Guanyin, Kangxi, which was sold at Bonhams London, 23 September 2015, lot 137. Another similar famille verte figure of Guanyin, Kangxi, was sold at Christie's New York, 26 January 2015, lot 67. See also a similar famille verte biscuit figure of Guanyin, Kangxi, also with provenance from Chait Galleries, was sold at Sotheby's New York, 15 March 2017, lot 684.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A RARE FAMILLE ROSE DESK SETQianlongUnusually modelled after a European silver or pewter prototype, the rectangular base with a compartment for quills at the back under a domed cover enamelled with foliage, the front moulded with two square compartments, each to hold a square container for sand and ink and divided by a small fixed octagonal candlestick. 21cm (8 1/4in) wide. (4).Footnotes:清乾隆 粉彩文房套具Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 12 November 2007A European private collection來源：Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，2007年11月12日歐洲私人收藏See a similar famille rose desk set for the European market, c.1750, which was sold at Christie's Amsterdam, 1 July 2009, lot 383.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A FINE PAIR OF FAMILLE VERTE 'DUCK AND LOTUS' WATER DROPPERSKangxiEach finely modelled swimming with their heads turned to the left behind a large deep lotus leaf to contain water for the painter, the duck's body mottled green yellow straw and brown. 9cm (3 1/2in) wide. (2).Footnotes:清康熙 三彩荷葉鴨形筆洗Provenance: Sydney L. Moss Ltd., LondonRalph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 22 August 2008A European private collection來源：倫敦古董商Sydney L. Moss Ltd.Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，2008年8月22日歐洲私人收藏See a similar pair of sancai-glazed 'duck and lotus' water droppers, Kangxi, illustrated by W.R.Sargent, The Copeland Collection: Chinese and Japanese Ceramic Figures, Salem, 1991, pp.36-37, no.7. Compare with a related pair of famille verte biscuit-glazed 'lotus and duck' water droppers, Kangxi, which were sold at Sotheby's New York, 22 March 2023, lot 604.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A FINE AND RARE PAIR OF AUBERGINE-GLAZED BOWLSKangxi six-character marks and of the periodEach entirely covered inside and out with a rich dark even glossy glaze of deep purple tone except reserved in the white within the foot. 12.2cm (4 3/4in) diam. (2).Footnotes:清康熙 茄皮紫釉碗一對青花「大清康熙年製」楷書款Provenance: an American private Collection Vermeer (1947-2015) and Griggs (1939-1995), Los AngelesJ. J. Lally & Co., New YorkRalph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 5 May 2017A European private collection來源：美國私人收藏Vermeer (1947-2015) & Griggs (1939-1995)，洛杉磯紐約古董商J. J. Lally & Co.Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，2017年5月5日歐洲私人收藏Notable for their glossy deep-purple glaze, the present bowls are elegant examples of monochrome porcelain wares produced during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor. Aubergine glazes were created at Jingdezhen during the Hongzhi reign of the Ming dynasty, however, it was only at a later date that the glaze achieved a more lustrous and brilliant colour, with flashes of blue in the purple. By the Qing dynasty, aubergine glazes were made from black lead powder with stone blue and stone powder.Compare with a pair of similar aubergine-glazed bowls, Kangxi marks and of the period, illustrated in The Splendour of the Qing Dynasty, Hong Kong, 1992, p.355, no.222; a further pair in The Tsui Museum of Art is illustrated in Chinese Ceramics, IV Qing Dynasty, Hong Kong, 1995, no.16 (one). See also a very similar aubergine-glazed bowl, Kangxi mark and of the period, illustrated in A Millennium of Monochromes from the Great Tang to the High Qing: The Baur and Zhuyuetang Collections, Geneva, 2019, p.250, no.106.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A WHITE-GLAZED 'CHILONG' EWER AND COVERKangxiCrisply potted of cylindrical form and applied around the straight walls of the the tall slender body with a long coiling chilong forming the spout, and another facing downwards as the looped handle, a raised rib around the body of the vessel, the cover with a third smaller chilong with arched back forming the handle, all covered in a minutely-crackled ivory-white glaze. 17cm (6 3/4in) high. (2).Footnotes:清康熙 白釉貼塑螭龍紋壺帶蓋Provenance: Warren Earle Cox (d.1977), New YorkRalph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 12 November 2007A European Private Collection來源： Warren Earle Cox (去世於1977年)，紐約Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，2007年11月12日歐洲私人收藏The present lot is moulded in the form of a bound scroll surrounded by archaistic chilong. Compare with two very similar blanc-de-Chine ewers and covers, Ming dynasty, illustrated in Dehua Wares Collected by the Palace Museum II, Beijing, 2016, pp.342-349, nos.149-150. See also a similar blanc-de-Chine cylindrical ewer, second half of the 17th century, illustrated by C.J.A.Jörg, Chinese Ceramics in the Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam: The Ming and Qing Dynasties, Amsterdam, 1997, p.240, pl.272.Compare also with a related blanc-de-Chine ewer and cover, early Qing dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 24 November 2012, lot 552.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE OCTAGONAL 'COCKEREL' PLATESYongzheng/early QianlongEach boldly and brightly enamelled at the centre with two goldish-brown and black cockerels perched on blue rockwork between upright clusters of flowering tree peony. 19cm (7 1/2in) wide.Footnotes:清雍正/乾隆早期 粉彩「富貴吉祥」圖八角盤一對Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 10 November 2003A European private collection來源：Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，2003年11月10日歐洲私人收藏The combination of cockerel (ji 雞), homophone of ji 吉 (good fortune), and peony, the flower of riches and honour, is a rebus for the auspicious meaning of fu gui ji xiang 富貴吉祥 which means 'wealth and good fortune'. Compare with a similar pair of famille rose octagonal 'cockerel' dishes, Yongzheng, which were sold at Christie's London, 28 April 1999, lot 128.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A RARE CLAIR-DE-LUNE-GLAZED SLENDER PEAR-SHAPED VASE18th centuryHeavily potted with a twelve-lobed slender body rising to a plain neck set with two mythical-bird flattened handles, all under a pale limpid blue glaze firing to a deeper tone in the vertical grooves of the body. 25cm (9 3/4in) high.Footnotes:十八世紀 天青釉獸耳瓜棱瓶Provenance: Willson P. Foss (1855-1930), New YorkRalph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 13 July 2005A European private collection來源：Willson P. Foss (1855-1930)，紐約Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，2005年7月13日歐洲私人收藏Clair-de-lune or 'moonlight' glaze is a variation of Guan-type ware produced during the Qianlong period, along with fenqing and tianqing. The imperial kilns strove to produce glaze colours identical to Northern and Southern Song monochromes, including the fabled Ru ware.Compare with a related pair of clair-de-lune vases, Qianlong, part of a garniture of three vessels embellished with French gilt mounts, which was sold at Sotheby's London, 5 July 2023, lot 24.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A RARE PAIR OF CELADON-GLAZED LOBED GARLIC-NECKED VASES18th century The pear-shaped flattened bodies each vertically grooved to create shallow lobes, the waisted necks each set with two stylised animal handles beneath crisply carved garlic-bulb rims, the very pale glaze firing to a darker tone in the vertical grooves. 20cm (8in) high. (2).Footnotes:十八世紀 青釉瓜棱式蒜頭獸耳瓶一對Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 2 November 2006A European private collection來源：Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，2006年11月2日歐洲私人收藏The shape of the present vases recalls a Han dynasty bronze flask, but with the innovative feature of vertical ribs simulating textile pleats. The luminous bluish-green glaze reflects the Qing dynasty's admiration for the celebrated Song dynasty green-glazed wares and the technical developments achieved at the kilns to meet the specific taste of the time.Several varieties of celadon glazes were experimented with at the time, ranging from delicate, almost watery celadon colours to slightly bluish-green colours, which were employed to contemporary wares inspired by earlier shapes. Compare with a related green-glazed lazurite vase, Yongzheng mark and of the period, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Monochrome Porcelain, Hong Kong, 1999, pl.130. See also a related but much larger celadon-glazed vase decorated with vertical pleats, Yongzheng mark and of the period, illustrated by J.Ayers, Chinese Ceramics in the Baur Collection, vol.2, Geneva, 1999, pl.279.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A RARE GREEN-ENAMELLED INCISED 'DRAGON' SAUCER DISHKangxi six-character mark and of the periodBoldly enamelled at the centre in translucent pale green enriched with black scales as a coiling five-clawed dragon in profile grasping at a flaming pearl amongst fire trails, the reverse with two similar dragons in mutual pursuit of flaming pearls on a ground lightly incised all over with breaking domed waves. 17.5cm (6 7/8in) diam.Footnotes:清康熙 白地綠彩趕珠龍紋盤青花「大清康熙年制」楷書款Provenance: a European private collection來源：歐洲私人收藏See a similar green-enamelled 'dragon' dish, Kangxi six-character mark and of the period, illustrated by J.Ayers, Chinese Ceramics: The Koger Collection, London, 1985, p.144, no.116. Compare also with a related green-enamelled 'dragon' dish, Kangxi mark and period, in the collection of the Princessehof Museum, Leeuwarden, illustrated by B.Harrison, Keramik uit Azie, Leeuwarden, 1985, pl.126; see also a related 'green dragon' dish, Kangxi mark and period, in the collection of the Palace Museum, Taipei, with dragon outlined and details in black rather than blue, illustrated in Porcelain of the National Palace Museum: Enamelled Ware of the Ch'ing Dynasty, Hong Kong, 1969, vol.1, pls.9 and 9a-c.A similar green-enamelled 'dragon' dish, Kangxi mark and period, was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 5 April 2016, lot 52.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A JAPANESE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE MODEL OF A SEATED MONKEYJapan, Meiji periodThe inquisitive animal crouching with a peach and scattered leaves jacket over its back, holding a very small gilt monkey in its left hand, its hair markings carefully delineated, unsigned. 19cm (7 1/2in) high.Footnotes:明治時期 日本銅部分鎏金猴坐像Provenance: Hyde Park Antiques, Ltd., New York (according to collector's documents)A European private collection來源：紐約古董商Hyde Park Antiques, Ltd.(據藏家文件)歐洲私人收藏Compare with a related inlaid gilt-bronze model of a seated monkey, late 19th/early 20th century, which was sold at Bonhams London, 17 May 2018, lot 482.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A DOUCAI 'DEER' DISHChenghua six-character mark, KangxiThe interior attractively painted in dark blue and enamelled in green, iron-red, yellow and aubergine with an auspicious deer standing on a bamboo terrace, a clump of lingzhi at the right side and a smaller right fungus in its mouth, within a wide border of four long blossoms and rockwork clusters. 31cm (12 1/4in) diam.Footnotes:清康熙 鬥彩瑞鹿紋盤青花「大明成化年製」楷書款Provenance: Kenneth R. Malcolm (1908-1984), London Alistair Sampson Antiques, London, 15 June 1997A European private collection來源：Kenneth R. Malcolm (1908-1984)，倫敦倫敦古董商Alistair Sampson Antiques，1997年6月15日歐洲私人收藏Deer have long been a symbol of longevity, wealth, and grace in traditional Chinese culture, since the character for deer lu (鹿) is a homophone for emoluments lu (祿). Deer are also frequently depicted beside Shoulao, the God of Longevity, and have thus come to represent longevity too.Compare with a related doucai-decorated dish, Kangxi, displaying a similar design as the present example but with an apocryphal Xuande mark, in the Shanghai Museum, illustrated by Wang Qingzheng, Kangxi Porcelain Wares from the Shanghai Museum Collection, Hong Kong, 1998, pp.262-263, no.170.See also a related doucai stag and pine saucer dish, Yongzheng six-character mark and period, which was sold at Bonhams London, 12 May 2016, lot 91.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A RARE PAIR OF GREEN-GROUND FAMILLE-ROSE TROMPE L'OEIL VASESQianlong Each vase delicately potted with an ovoid body rising from a splayed foot to an elongated neck with a flaring mouth, the shoulders moulded with a beribboned coral-red sash tied at the centre and filled with gilded designs of vaporous clouds and bats, reserved on the overall turquoise-ground decorated with blossoming lotus, all between a band of ruyi at the foot and shoulders, the neck with further blooming lotus. 16cm (6 2/8in) high. (2).Footnotes:清乾隆 粉彩描金綠地花卉紋包袱瓶一對Provenance: Robert Charles Bruce MC (1898-1953), LondonAntique West Ltd., London, June 1998A European private collectionExhibited, Illustrated and Published:The Oriental Ceramic Society, Exhibition of Enamelled Polychrome Porcelain of the Manchu Dynasty 1644-1912, London, 1951, no.202 (one of the pair)來源：Robert Charles Bruce MC (1898-1953)，倫敦倫敦古董商Antique West Ltd.，1998年6月歐洲私人收藏展覽著錄：東方陶瓷學會，《Exhibition of Enamelled Polychrome Porcelain of the Manchu Dynasty 1644-1912》，倫敦，1951年，第202號（其中一個）Robert Charles Bruce (1898-1953), who ran a business on the London Stock Exchange, developed his interest in collecting after inheriting the Imperial ceramics and cloisonné enamels collected by his great uncle Sir Frederick Wright-Bruce, British Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to China (1859-1865). He loaned more than a dozen items to the Royal Academy Exhibition in London, 1935-1936. During the First World War he served with the Grenadier Guards and won a Military Cross for outstanding service. Notable for their extravagant designs and refined workmanship, the present vases display the technical innovations and unconventional aesthetics characterising porcelain vessels made during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor. Porcelain vases decorated with the eye-catching designs of knotted cloths, such as the present examples, are exceedingly rare and remarkable examples of trompe l'oeil. The design was much favoured by the Qianlong Emperor who favoured porcelain wares that contained elements simulating objects in other materials. The potters active at the Imperial kilns in Jingdezhen were thus prompted to create wares that were technically innovative and unconventional in their aesthetics.The Japanese packaging tradition, known as furoshiki, strongly influenced the silky knotted cloth design on the present vases. The illusion of an object wrapped in cloth was frequently evoked in Japanese lacquer and replicated at the Palace Workshops in various media, such as painted enamels, cloisonné, glass, wood and lacquer, throughout the reigns of the Yongzheng and Qianlong Emperors. See, for example, a painted enamel vase and cover, Qianlong mark and period, decorated with designs of knotted scarves, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Enamels, vol.5, Beijing, 2011, nos.141 and 142. See also a lacquer box, Yongzheng, decorated with knotted cloth designs, illustrated in China: The Three Emperors, London 2005, no.175.The strikingly conceived design depicted on the present vases convey the high standards achieved by the Imperial ateliers inside the Forbidden City, where artists and artisans, well versed in different media, worked together and influenced each other. The resulting overall design is not only visually appealing, but also highly auspicious as the term baofu ('wrapping cloth') is a wordplay on 'wrapping up good luck.'Compare with a green-ground famille rose trompe l'oeil vase, Qianlong mark and period, featuring similar designs of vaporous clouds decorating the beribboned sash, which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 5 April 2017, lot 3640; see also a pair of related pink-ground famille rose 'trompe l'oeil' jars and covers, Qianlong marks and of the period, which were sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 5 October 2016, lot 3611.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A RARE CORAL-GLAZED AMPHORA VASE18th centuryThe slender baluster and trumpet neck with wide rim all under a dappled orange-coral glaze on the exterior, fired white inside the neck and within the foot. 24.5cm (8 1/4in) high.Footnotes:十八世紀 珊瑚紅釉撇口瓶Provenance: Professor E.T. Hall (1924-2001) Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 5 August 2004A European private collectionExhibited, Published and Illustrated: The Oriental Ceramic Society, Iron in the Fire: Chinese Potters' Exploration of Iron Oxide Glazes, London, 1988, no.100來源：E.T. Hall教授 (1924-2001) Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，2004年8月5日歐洲私人收藏展覽著錄：東方陶瓷學會，《Iron in the Fire: Chinese Potters' Exploration of Iron Oxide Glazes》，倫敦，1988年，編號100Professor Edward Thomas Hall (1924-2001), a scientist and inventor, was a leading expert in the development of archaeometry, radio-carbon dating and research in thermoluminescence techniques.Compare with a related coral-red-glazed vase, Qianlong, which was sold at Christie's New York, 27 March 2018, lot 74.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A VERY RARE PALE-GREEN-GLAZED CARVED 'BEEHIVE' WATERPOT, TAIBO ZUNKangxi six-character mark and of the periodThe tall incurving exterior very delicately engraved to leave in slight relief irregular groups of cloud clusters and vapour trails, under a limpid pale translucent glaze firing to a darker tone in the deeper edges of the cloud designs, wood stand. 7.5cm (2 7/8 in) high (2).Footnotes:清康熙 青釉雲紋馬蹄尊青花「大清康熙年製」楷書款Provenance: a European private collection來源：歐洲私人收藏Deceptively understated in design and form, the present waterpot highlights the technical advances made in the Kangxi reign by combining tradition with innovation. The graceful designs of vaporous clouds that appear to billow out from under the elegant celadon glaze display the Kangxi Emperor's admiration for much-celebrated porcelain traditions of the past. In particular, the fine celadon glazes produced at the Longquan kilns during the Song dynasty would have served as sources of inspiration for the present waterpot.The billowing clouds underscore a highly auspicious symbolism related to the emperor's wish for longevity. The word cloud yun (雲) is a homophone for good fortune fuyun (福運), good fortune. In an agricultural society, the rain-bearing clouds would have been perceived as a benevolent omen, for the necessary irrigation of the crops.Compare with two closely related celadon-glazed waterpots, Kangxi marks and period, respectively in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong. Qing Porcelain from the Palace Museum Collection, Hong Kong, 1989, p.147, pl.130, and in the Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Illustrated Catalogue of Ch'ing Dynasty Porcelain in the National Palace Museum. K'ang-hsi Ware and Yung-cheng Ware, Tokyo, 1980, pl.58; two further celadon-glazed waterpots, Kangxi marks and period, are in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, illustrated by W.B.Honey, Later Chinese Porcelain, London, 1927, pl.7a, from the Gulland Bequest; and in The British Museum, London, illustrated by M.Medley, Illustrated Catalogue of Ming and Qing Monochrome Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art, London, 1989, pl.583. A similar celadon-glazed waterpot, Kangxi six-character mark and of the period, was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 4 April 2017, lot 1114.Waterpots of this form are also known covered overall in a white glaze, such as the waterpot in the Shanghai Museum, illustrated in The Complete Works of Chinese Ceramics, vol.14, Shanghai, 2000, pl.127. This elegant design of billowing clouds was also adapted for the doucai palette under the Yongzheng Emperor; for example, see a pair of waterpots illustrated in The Tsui Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1991, pl.112.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A VERY RARE YELLOW-GLAZED CUPYongzheng six-character mark and of the periodDelicately potted with deep rounded sides rising from a small ring foot to a gently flared rim, the interior white, the exterior all under a rich glossy even pale eggyolk-yellow glaze stopping sharply at the out-turned rim, wood stand. 9.4cm (3 3/4in) diam. (2).Footnotes:清雍正 黃釉碗青花「大清雍正年製」楷書款Provenance: a European private collection來源：歐洲私人收藏Compare with a similar pair of yellow-glazed cups, Yongzheng marks and period, in The British Museum, London, illustrated in Ceramic art of the World, vol.15, Japan, 1983, p.203, no.292; another example is illustrated by J.Ayers, The Baur Collection, vol.3, Geneva, 1972, no.A 489. A similar yellow-glazed cup, Yongzheng mark and of the period, was sold at Christie's New York, 16 March 2017, lot 638.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A RARE PEACHBLOOM-GLAZED BRUSHWASHER, TANGLUO XIKangxi six-character mark and of the periodThe compressed globular body covered on the exterior with a glaze of soft rose color suffused with darker speckles, the interior and base white. 11.7cm (4 1/2in) diam.Footnotes:清康熙 豇豆紅筆洗Provenance: Yamanaka & Co., New York (according to the collector's documents)A European private collection來源：山中商會，紐約（據藏家文件）歐洲私人收藏Notable for its understated elegance conveyed by its perfect geometric shape and the sumptuous peachbloom glaze characterised by dark-red flecks, subtly emerging from the attractive peach-pink ground, the present vessel displays the high standards achieved in porcelain production by the Imperial kilns of Jingdezhen.In 1957, Ralph Chait summarised the famed peachbloom glaze found on Kangxi Imperial ware: 'its softly luminous velvety texture and colour tone...likened to 'the colouring of the rind of a peach ripening in the sun''; see R.Chait, 'The Eight Prescribed Peachbloom Shapes Bearing K'ang Hsi Marks', Oriental Art vol.3, no.4, 1957, p.130. The peachbloom glaze was an innovation of the Kangxi period and technically very challenging to produce. The elegant glaze was obtained by coating the vessel with a layer of clear glaze, followed by a layer of copper-oxide-rich pigment, possibly blown onto the underlying glaze using a straw, and then a further layer of clear glaze on top. After being fired in a reducing atmosphere and perhaps finished in an oxidizing atmosphere, the pigment developed a soft mottled red tone with flushes of moss green. The fact that many extant examples of peachbloom-glazed vessels show little sign of use suggests that they may have been appreciated as works of art by the Imperial household or given as Imperial gifts. From the outset, peachbloom wares have also been esteemed by connoisseurs and collectors, due to their aesthetic qualities and the fact that this glaze was applied only to a limited range of 'eight prescribed' vessel types, all apparently specifically designed for scholarly use. These forms include three types of waterpots, a covered seal-paste box and four vases of differing forms. A complete set including all such forms in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, is illustrated in Oriental Ceramics. The World's Great Collections, vol.2, Tokyo, 1982, pl.28.Compare with a similarly-shaped peachboom-glazed washer, Kangxi mark and period, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Monochrome Porcelain, Hong Kong, 1999, pl.19; see also another example illustrated in Kangxi Porcelain Wares from the Shanghai Museum Collection, Hong Kong, 1998, pl.208. Two similar peachbloom-glazed brushwashers, Kangxi marks and of the period, were sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, respectively on 4 June 2020, lot 532, and 2 October 2018, lot 120; a further peachbloom-glazed brushwasher, Kangxi mark and period, was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 27 November 2013, lot 3488.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A FINE AND RARE FAMILLE VERTE NINETEEN-DISH SWEETMEAT SETKangxiVariously shaped as five-and-six-sided shallow trays with flat rims, all fitting tightly together to form a complete table accessory for a variety of flavoured foods, each enamelled with a shaped medallion containing clusters of lotus, plum blossoms, and other leafy shrubs, all reserved on a yellow ground enriched with brown flower heads, all contained in a fitted wood stand. Overall width 44cm (17 1/4in) (20).Footnotes:清康熙 素三彩花卉紋攢盒Provenance: Dr Carlo Maria Franzero (1892-1986), EnglandRalph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 11 November 2003A European private collection来源：Carlo Maria Franzero (1892-1986)博士，英格蘭Ralph M. Chait Galleries，纽约，2003年11月11日歐洲私人收藏Dr Carlo Maria Franzero (1892-1986), an Italian who visited China in 1921-1922 and settled in England for around 50 years, and who was a noted Chinese porcelain collector, a journalist, and an author of a vast range of historical biographies.Complete sets of sweetmeat dishes of this type are rare. See a similar yellow ground sancai-glazed sweatmeat set, Kangxi, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Miscellaneous Enamelled Porcelains Plain Tricoloured Porcelains, Shenzhen, 2009, p.261, no.210. See also a related wucai set, Kangxi, in the Qing Court Collection and illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures in the Palace Museum: Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting Colours, Hong Kong, 1999, pl.96. Another set is in the Nanjing Museum, illustrated in The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty, Shanghai, 2003, p.66.Compare with a related but smaller famille verte sweetmeat set, Kangxi, comprising 12 pieces, which was sold at Bonhams London, 27 February 2013, lot 109.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A VERY RARE AND LARGE FAMILLE VERTE 'LONGEVITY' EWER AND COVERKangxiElaborately designed and potted as the characters Wu and Jiang, the front and back faces both brightly enamelled with flying cranes, recumbent rabbits and deer playing and leaping on terraces, the tall curling spout and handle with leafy pines and cloud-scrolls, the cover en suite, wood stand. 28cm (11in) high. (3).Footnotes:清康熙 五彩鶴鹿同春萬壽無疆执壺帶蓋Provenance: J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), New York, collection no.E 13The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, 4 October 1996 A European private collectionExhibited, Published and Illustrated: Stephen W. Bushell and William M. Laffan, Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, New York, 1904, case E, no.13, plate. XXXIX來源：J. Pierpont Morgan(1837-1913)，紐約，收藏編號 E 13The Chinese Porcelain Company，紐約，1996年10月4日歐洲私人收藏展覽著錄：Stephen W. Bushell and William M. Laffan，《Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains》，紐約，1904，櫃E，編號13，圖版編號XXXIXJohn Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), an American financier, banker, and art collector, created General Electric and the U.S. Steel Corporation. Known as 'the Napoleon of Wall Street', he was also a notable collector of books, pictures, gemstones, and Chinese porcelain. Much of his art collection was bequeathed to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The present ewer may have served as a suitable gift to a commemorate a birthday. Its shape is formed of two characters, Wu jiang, meaning 'Without boundaries.' This rebus recalls the popular phrase Wan shou wu jiang, meaning 'May you have ten thousand longevities without boundary.' The phrase, originally reserved for emperors and empresses, became a common birthday greeting during the Qing dynasty. The red-crowned cranes and yellow-spotted deer decorating the strokes of the characters are also symbolic of longevity. The former were praised since the ancient times for their capacity to fly high and were thus thought of being the vehicles transporting the Immortals through the heavens. Deer were believed to be the only animals that can find the fungus of Immortality and were often depicted standing beside Shoulao, the Star God of Longevity. Compare with a similar ewer, Kangxi, in the Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, acc.no.6914.A related famille verte 'Shou' ewer, Kangxi, was sold at Christie's London, 13 May 2011, lot 1136.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

AN UNUSUAL FAMILLE VERTE BISCUIT 'BIRD AND PEONY' GROUPKangxiFormed as a long-tailed mythical bird standing in front of a peony bush with large leaves, all before an irregular grooved screen simulating rockwork. 13cm (5in) wide.Footnotes:清康熙 三彩鳳穿牡丹擺件Provenance: Augustus the Strong (1670-1733), Elector of Saxony and King of Poland (engraved to base with inventory number: N:80.H )W. Dreyfus, BerlinRalph M. Chait Galleries, New YorkA European private collectionPublished, Illustrated and Exhibited:R.Schmidt, Chinesische Keramik, Frankfurt, 1924, pl.106FGesellschaft für Ostasiatische Kunst, Ausstellung Chinesischer Kunst, Berlin, 1929, p.354, no.966來源：奧古斯特二世(1670-1733)，薩克森選帝侯和波蘭國王（底部刻有編號N:80.H）W. Dreyfus，法蘭克福Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約歐洲私人收藏展覽著錄：Robert Schmidt，《Chinesische Keramik》，法蘭克福，1924年，圖版106F東方藝術協會，《Ausstellung Chinesischer Kunst》，柏林，1929年，第354頁，編號966The present group underscores powerful symbolism relating to auspicious wishes. Long-tailed birds were known in Chinese as shoudainiao 绶带鸟, literally meaning 'birds carrying streamers'. They generally are the pictorial expression of a wish that 'many generations will remain perpetually young into old age', in a pun due to the homophony between the first syllable shou and the word for longevity shou 寿, and between the second character dai and the Chinese word for generations dai 代. In conjunction with rocks and peonies, long tailed birds formulate a visual rebus underscoring the blessing for wealth, prosperity and longevity. Peonies mudan 牡丹, were also known in China as fugui 富贵, with fu being homophone with the word for happiness and gui for noble, rich and high rank.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A RARE IRON-RED SLENDER 'PRUNUS AND CRACKED ICE' VASEKangxiFinely enamelled in shades of iron-red and lightly touched in gold all over the exterior with an irregular pattern of ice roundels on a cracked ground dotted with fallen five-petaled plum blossoms, forming an auspicious rebus for New Year celebrations. 25cm (9 3/4in) high.Footnotes:清康熙 礬紅冰裂梅花紋瓶Provenance: an American private collectionRalph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 5 November 2018A European private collection來源：美國私人收藏Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，2018年11月5日歐洲私人收藏This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A LARGE MIRROR-BLACK-GLAZED AND GILT-DECORATED YEN YEN VASEKangxi Very brightly gilt all around the lower baluster section with roundels and leaf-shaped panels of prunus blossom branches, bamboo, and other elaborate foliage, the design repeated on the tall trumpet neck, a band of lappets rising from the spreading foot, much of the gilding in unusually good original condition except around the foot. 43.5cm (17 1/4in) high.Footnotes:清康熙 烏金釉描金開光花卉紋鳳尾尊Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 28 February 2019A European private collection來源：Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，2019年2月28日歐洲私人收藏Distinguished from ordinary black glazes coloured with iron, the Kangxi period mirror-black glaze also includes manganese and cobalt as colourants; see P.Y.K.Lam, Shimmering Colours: Monochromes of the Yuan to Qing Periods, Hong Kong, 2005, p233. See a related mirror-black glazed vase but without gilt, illustrated in Ibid., p.234, pl.156. Compare also with a similar mirror black-glazed and gilt vase, Kangxi period, which was sold at Christie's London, on 14 May 2014, lot 612. See also two mirror black and gilt-decorated yen yen vases, Kangxi, which were sold at Bonhams Knightsbridge, 5 November 2018, lot 129.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A RUBY-RED-ENAMELLED SLENDER VASE18th centuryThe exterior all under a rich even slightly mottled glossy glaze of the rich tone associated with ruby-back dishes, the interior plain. 18cm (7 1/8in) high.Footnotes:十八世紀 胭脂紅釉瓶Provenance: Guest & Gray, London (according to the collector's documents)A European private collection來源：倫敦古董商 Guest & Gray（據藏家文件）歐洲私人收藏The ruby-red enamel was first created during the late years of the Kangxi reign, and was one of the favourites of the Imperial household. It is also known as 'Western red' 洋紅 (yanghong) because the pigment was imported from the West. Compare with a similarly-shaped vase, Qianlong, in the collection of the British Museum, London, (acc.no.Franks.477.+). Compare with a related ruby-red enamelled vase, Yongzheng, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 25 May 2022, lot 505.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A RARE FAMILLE VERTE YELLOW-GROUND 'DRAGON' MOONFLASK, BIANHUKangxiBoldly and brightly enamelled on the biscuit on one side with a large blue four-clawed dragon coiling around a central medallion of a lotus bud in profile and clutching at a flaming pearl, the other side with a similar green-bodied dragon reaching for an aubergine flaming pearl, all within trellis-pattern, the looped handles rising from peach-shaped terminals on the body suspending floral pendants, the garlic neck with four flower heads. 23.5cm (9 1/4in) high.Footnotes:清康熙 素三彩雲龍戲珠紋雙耳抱月瓶Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 18 November 2005A European private collection來源：Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，2005年11月18日歐洲私人收藏The distinctive shape of the present vase is a revival of a classic blue and white 'pilgrim's bottle' produced in the Imperial kilns during the Yongle and Xuande periods and thought to be based on Near or Middle-Eastern metal-ware or pottery prototypes. For a related famille verte moonflask, Kangxi, see Geng Baochang, Ming Qing ciqi jianding, Hong Kong 1993, p.21, fig.31.Compare with a related famille verte moonflask, Kangxi, which was sold at Sotheby's London, 11 May 2022, lot 14.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A RARE IRON-RUST-GLAZED SMALL BALUSTER VASE, MEIPING18th centuryWell potted, the exterior all under a rust-coloured rich dark mottled glaze firing to a chocolate-brown tone around the slightly-everted flaring neck. 18cm (7in) high.Footnotes:十八世紀 鐵鏽花釉梅瓶Provenance: Emil (1869-1948) and Jenny Baerwald, BerlinPaul Baerwald (1871-1961), New YorkJohn Sparks Ltd., London, 1937Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 9 May 2003A European private collectionPublished, Illustrated and Exhibited: Gesellschaft für Ostasiatische Kunst, Ausstellung Chinesischer Kunst, Berlin, 12 January-2 April 1929, no.845, p.314John Sparks, Paul Baerwald Collection of Chinese Porcelain, London, 15 June–3 July 1937, no.128來源：Emil (1869-1948) 和Jenny Baerwald，柏林Paul Baerwald (1871-1961)，紐約倫敦古董商John Sparks Ltd.，1937Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，2003年5月9日歐洲私人收藏展覽著錄：東方藝術協會，《Ausstellung Chinesischer Kunst》，柏林，1929年1月12日-1929年4月2日，編號845，第314頁John Sparks，'Paul Baerwald收藏的中國瓷器'，倫敦，1937年6月15日-7月3日，編號128Emil Baerwald collected Chinese porcelain and loaned the present vase to the seminal 1929 exhibition in Berlin. At some point in the 1930s the ownership of the vase and other parts of the collection was transferred to his brother Paul. Paul Baerwald was a German-born American philanthropist and banker. He began his banking career with Lazard-Speyer-Ellissen in Frankfurt, then joined Speyer Brothers in London and finally moved to New York to work with Speyer and Company and finally Lazard Frères until his retirement in 1930. He was also a chairman of the executive committee of Fidelity-Phoenix Fire Insurance Co., executive member of the fire Building Corporation, director of the General American Investors Corporation and advisory committee member of the Texas Pacific Land Trust.Baerwald was an avid collector of Chinese porcelain and in 1937, John Sparks in London organised an exhibition on Baerwald's collection and authored a catalogue titled An Exhibition of the Paul Baerwald Collection of Chinese Porcelain: Rare Monochromes, Blue and White, and Other Porcelains of the Sung, Ming and Chʼing Dynasties : June 15th-July 3rd, 1937.Iron-rust glaze (tiexiu hua you 铁锈花釉) was a successful innovation during the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor and became popular during the Qianlong period. The major colourants of the glaze are iron and manganese. See P.Y.K.Lam, Shimmering Colours: Monochromes of the Yuan to Qing Periods, Hong Kong, 2005, p.243. As seen in the present lot, the numerous star-like red and brown dots on the dark-brown glaze surface have greatly enriched its vitality. See a similar iron-rust-glazed meiping vase, late 18th century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc.no.79.2.806). Another miniature iron-rust-glazed vase, meiping, 18th century, is in the same museum (acc.no.65.86.39). A related iron-rust-glazed vase, illustrated in The Complete Collection of the Treasures of the Palace Museum, Beijing, 1999, pl.254, p.278.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A RARE PAIR OF YELLOW-GLAZED INCISED 'DRAGON' DISHESDaoguang seal marks and of the periodEach crisply incised at the centre of the interior with a single dragon coiling in profile and grasping at a sacred pearl with its five-clawed arms, the exterior incised with two similar striding five-clawed dragons in mutual pursuit of flaming pearls amongst clouds, all under a glossy dark eggyolk-yellow glaze. 17cm (6 3/4in) diam. (2).Footnotes:清道光 黃釉暗刻雲龍戲珠紋盤一對青花「大清道光年製」篆書款Provenance: Guest and Gray ltd., LondonA European private collection來源：倫敦古董商Guest and Gray ltd.歐洲私人收藏See a related yellow-glazed 'dragon' dish, Daoguang mark and of the period, in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, acc.no.FE.133-1975.Compare with a similar yellow-glazed dish, Daoguang seal mark and of the period, similarly incised with dragons amidst scrolling clouds, which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 18 March 2017, lot 1395; a related pair of yellow-ground 'dragon' dishes, Daoguang seal marks and of the period, was sold at Christie's Hong Kong on 29 November 2012, lot 2143.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A RARE WUCAI 'SHOULAO' SAUCER DISHWanli six-character mark and of the periodCentrally painted in blue and enamelled in green, red and yellow with Shoulao descending on a flying crane towards a fenced terrace, a red-robed dignitary, small boy and standing crane awaiting his arrival, all within a border of shou characters in a continuous leafy meander. 17.5cm (6 3/4in) diam.Footnotes:明萬曆 五彩獻壽圖盤青花「大明萬曆年製」楷書款Provenance: Christie's Hong Kong, 28 October 2002, lot 738A European private collection來源：香港佳士得，2002年10月28日，拍品編號738歐洲私人收藏Compare with a related wucai dish, Wanli six-character mark and period, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Porcelains in Polychrome and Contrasting Colours, Hong Kong, 2007, p.47, no.43. See also a similar wucai dish, with shou-characters around the border, Wanli six-character mark and of the period, in the Songde Tang collection, illustrated in The Fame of Flame: Imperial Wares of the Jiajing and Wanli Period, Hong Kong, 2009, pp.288-289. See also Enlightened Elegance: Imperial Porcelain of the Mid to Late Ming, the Huaihaitang Collection, Hong Kong, 2012, pp.296-297, where the author notes that 'Emperor Jiajing's Daoist belief led to the production of a large quantity of ceramic wares with religious symbolism. This stylistic trend waned slightly during the Wanli period although it still permeated ceramics of this era'.Compare with a related wucai dish, Wanli, decorated with figures in a garden setting, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, acc.no.C.1037-1917.A similar wucai dish decorated with boys holding a lantern, Wanli mark and of the period, was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 29 November 2017, lot 2813.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A BLUE AND WHITE FIGURE OF GUANDILate Ming DynastySeated on a simple chair, wearing an elaborate blue robe with a large dragon over his stomach beneath an official's belt, a snake and turtle fighting on the front of the shallow oval base. 24.5cm (8 3/4in) high.Footnotes:明晚期 青花關帝坐像Provenance: Anita Gray, Oriental Works of Art, London, 17 June 2000A European private collection來源：倫敦古董商 Anita Gray, Oriental Works of Art，2000年6月17日歐洲私人收藏Guandi, the deified form of Guan Yu, the historical hero living during the late second to early third century AD, acquired great popularity in later times, when his exploits were dramatised in oral tales and novels such as the 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms', compiled during the Ming dynasty. Guan Yu's support of the Han warlord Liu Bei's quest of continuing the Han state in Shu (present-day Sichuan province) earned him the reputation of an exemplary model of faithfulness and reliance. The God was also worshipped as protector of merchants, and shrines dedicated to him were known as Temples of Literature and Martial Arts, Wenwu miao.A related figure of the God of Literature, Zhenwu, Wanli, is illustrated by A.du Boulay, Christie's Pictorial History of Chinese Ceramics, Oxford, 1984, p.140, no.4.Compare with a related figure of Guandi, 17th century or later, which was sold at Christie's London, 4 November 2014, lot 293.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A CRISPLY-POTTED FAMILLE VERTE LOTUS WATER DROPPERKangxiThe handle as a large lotus pot with aubergine seeds on top and surrounded by white bands of petals, the water container as a deep-veined lotus leaf issuing from a tied bundle of three stalks. 12.5cm (4 7/8in) wide.Footnotes:清康熙 素三彩荷葉筆洗Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 5 August 2003A European private collection來源：Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約，2003年8月5日歐洲私人收藏Compare with a related sancai-glazed biscuit 'lotus' water dropper, Kangxi, which was sold at Christie's London, 6 November 2019, lot 95.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A RARE APPLE-GREEN-GLAZED INCENSE BURNER, GUIKangxiThe compressed globular body beneath a widely flaring rim, set with two simple loop handles, all under a minutely-crackled even apple glaze on the exterior, the interior of pale grey tone. 16cm (6 1/4in) wide.Footnotes:清康熙 綠釉簋式爐Provenance: Henry C. Schwab collectionRalph M. Chait Galleries, New YorkA European private collection來源：Henry C. Schwab舊藏Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約歐洲私人收藏This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A LARGE AND RARE BLUE AND WHITE DELFT-STYLE TULIP HOLDERKangxiElaborately constructed in the manner of a Dutch Delft original as a five-storey tiered room decoration, the top section as a tapering pyramid, above three tiers each set with four spouts at an angle to hold fresh flowers, the fourth tier as the base of a table with a recumbent bird between each leg, the lowest section as a square plinth painted on the four faces with alternate figures crossing a bridge and rocky clusters of shrubs. 62cm (24 1/2in) high.Footnotes:清康熙 代爾夫特風格青花山水圖花塔Provenance: A Scandinavia private collectionVanderven Oriental Art, 'S-Hertogenbosch, 31 October 2016A European private collection來源：斯堪的納維亞私人收藏斯海爾托亨博斯古董商Vanderven Oriental Art，2016年10月31日歐洲私人收藏The tulip-holder is modelled after a Dutch prototype produced in Delft porcelain by Adriaen Kocx from the De Grieksche A factory, which specialised in these items. The obelisk shape, associated with classical antiquity, is also reminiscent of Chinese pagodas. The Delft prototypes were in turn inspired by Moresque spouted flower holders from the Middle East. The Chinese porcelain versions of this form are very rare and some examples replicated the AK mark of Adriaen Kocx on the base. The tulip flower was introduced in Holland during the late sixteenth century and highly appreciated by connoisseurs and scholars, and then speculators and traders moved in, seizing upon the bulbs with the recklessness of Wall Street bankers chasing collateralised debt obligations. By the early 1630s a madness had gripped Holland and in 1634 one bulb of the Viceroy type sold for 2500 florins (a sheep cost 10 florins). By 1636-1637, the price of a single tulip bulb fetched even larger prices, sometime selling for the price of a house. Compare with a similar blue and white tulip-holder, Kangxi, in the collection of the Groninger Museum, illustrated by D.F.Lunsingh Scheurleer, Chinese Export Porcelain, New York, 1974, no.108. A similar pair of blue and white tulip vases, Kangxi, was sold at Sotheby's New York, 23 January 2020, lot 473. See also another pair which was sold at Christie's London, 30 September 2014, lot 60.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

AN ENAMELLED YELLOW-GROUND 'LIONS' BOWLChenghua six-character mark, 17th centuryThe interior enamelled in green, turquoise and aubergine on a mustard-yellow ground with two exotic crested flying birds amongst dense leafy tree peony sprays, the exterior with four aubergine and white laughing lions in mutual pursuit amongst similar leafy tree peony on a mustard ground. 19cm (7 1/4in) diam.Footnotes:十七世紀 素三彩瑞獸牡丹紋碗青花「大明成化年製」楷書款Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New YorkA European private collection來源：Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約歐洲私人收藏A related green, yellow and aubergine 'lion and phoenix' bowl, 17th century, with very similar design, was sold at Bonhams London, 14 May 2009, lot 49.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

TWO PAIRS OF FAHUA-GLAZED MODELS OF BUDDHIST LIONS16th centuryEach seated on its hindquarters, both looking to the left, one with its right leg resting on a smiling recumbent cub, the other with its left leg on a brocaded ball, all under a dark aubergine glaze, the mane, bushy tail and upper front leg glazed turquoise, on rectangular bases, wood stands, 33.5cm (13in) high; and two green-glazed roof tiles heavily modelled as crouching lions, one with a cub, the other with a ball, on hemispherical bases, 34cm (13 1/4in) high. (4).Footnotes:十六世紀 琺華釉獅子擺件兩對 一組四件Provenance: Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York (aubergine and turquoise glazed pair)A European private collection來源：Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約 （紫釉和孔雀綠釉一對）歐洲私人收藏Models of lions were introduced to China from Central Asia as symbols of religious might, but have evolved to be seen as noble and divine creatures and protectors of the Truth. Typically modelled in pairs of a male and female lion, they also symbolise the yin and yang forces, as well as the auspicious wishes for unity and continuity.Compare with a related pair of fahua-glazed Buddhist lions, Ming dynasty, in The British Museum, London, illustrated by J.Harrison-Hall, Catalogue of Late Yuan and Ming Ceramics in the British Museum, London, 2001, nos.13:38 and 13:39.A related pair of fahua-glazed lions, Ming dynasty, was sold at Christie's New York, 21 March 2000, lot 319.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A FINE AND RARE PAIR OF TURQUOISE-ENAMELLED BOWLSYongzheng six-character marks and of the periodEach delicately potted, the exterior of under a slightly lustrous even opaque rich colour stopping crisply at the slightly incurving foot, the interior plain, wood stands. 9.2cm (3 5/8in) diam. (4).Footnotes:清雍正 松石綠釉碗一對青花「大清雍正年製」楷書款Provenance: C.T. Loo & Co., New YorkRobert J. Dunham, ChicagoParke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York, 1947 Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York, 1-2 November 1956, lot 61A European private collection來源：紐約古董商盧吳公司，紐約Robert J. Dunham，芝加哥Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc.，紐約，1947年Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc.，紐約，1956年11月1-2日，拍品編號61歐洲私人收藏Superbly potted with a hemispherical body coated with a brilliant turquoise glaze, the present pair of bowls are fine examples of the Yongzheng Emperor's passion for unassuming, elegant pieces of highest quality. Both the shape and glaze of the present vessels appear to be innovations of the Yongzheng period, probably attributable to the genius of Tang Ying (1682-1756), superintendent at the Imperial kilns, who experimented with a variety of glaze compositions to make highly tactile and innovative pieces. Monochrome-glazed vessels produced during the Yongzheng reign were typically coated in lemon yellow, coral red, lime-green and rose-pink glazes. Turquoise-glazed examples, however, appeared to be rare and reserved for use by the Court, probably due to the laborious process involved in obtaining turquoise-glazed vessels, which underwent two firings: the first taking place at high temperatures, after the application of transparent and translucent glazes; the second firing, conducted at lower temperatures, was necessary after the application of the turquoise glaze, which matured in this condition. Compare with a similar turquoise-glazed bowl, Yongzheng mark and of the period, in the Baur Collection, Geneva, illustrated by J.Ayers, The Baur Collection Geneva. Chinese Ceramics, Geneva, 1972, vol.3, pl.A478; another similar example in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, is illustrated by S.G.Valenstein, A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics New York, 1989, pl.257.A similar turquoise-glazed bowl, Yongzheng mark and period, was sold by Sotheby's London, 4 November 2020, lot 10.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com