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CHINESE ZITAN WOOD PLAQUE, carved in relief with bats around a central rondel, 36cm x 23.5cm

A Chinese Zitan seated figure of an official, 18th century,the figure holding a fly whisk in his left hand, seated upon a throne,19.3cm high

Two Zitan wood pendants Chinese, early 19th Century carved on both sides with a bordered panel of chi dragons on a caper pattern ground, the suspension holes topped by a kylin mask decoration, 7cm x 6.2cm the other one with a stylized bat above a trailing foliated branch, 6.5cm x 5cm (2)

Blue and white porcelain hors d'oeuvres set Chinese, 19th Century the trays painted with Indian lotus and fruit and flowers, in original Zitan case, 29cm square Condition: 3 trays with old restoration

Tischstellschirm aus Zitan mit Jadeplakette mit Kalligraphie bzw. Unsterblichen und DienerknabenChina, wohl Republik-PeriodeH. 35,8 cmEuropäische Privatsammlung, laut Angaben der Besitzer vor 2007 gesammeltMinim. berieben

A MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID BLACK LACQUER DOUBLE-SIDED TABLE SCREEN18th centuryThe front attractively inlaid in mother-of-pearl, ivory or bone, iridescent shell, red lacquer and hardstones with an archaistic tripod bowl and cover, vase of flowering peony, weiqi board with containers for playing pieces, and a small red lacquer incense box, the reverse shell-inlaid with a twelve-character poem and square seal, mounted on a zitan stand 24.6cm (9 3/4in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十八世紀 黑漆嵌寶博古圖硯屏Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2001, no.124.展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2001年，編號124The inscription reads:未調金鼎內，先映玉階前 晴峰 江松濤制Which may be translated as:Inside the still silent bronze vessel, is reflected before the jade steps.Qingfeng, made by Jiang Songtao. Compare with a related inlaid table screen with a poem on the reverse, Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (II), Hong Kong, 2002, p.201, no.174.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory. The United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Japanese bamboo wrist wrest, a Chinese jadeite, bamboo scoop and wooden carving possibly Zitan, 19th century etc.

CARVED ZITAN 'DRAGON' GONG STRIKE QING DYNASTY the handle carved in relief with a dragon amidst clouds 27cm long PROVENANCE: Private Northumberland collection

RARE ZITAN CONVERTIBLE-HEIGHT SQUARE KANG TABLE ON LATER STAINED-WOOD STAND, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY the square 'floating-panel' top above a lotus scroll carved and shaped apron, supported by four squat square section cabriole legs, the softwood stand of a later date 88cm high, 92cm wide PROVENANCE: Prominent Scottish collection

ZITAN AND SILVER MOUNTED WINE CUP KANGXI PERIOD  raised on a short circular foot 5.5cm diam PROVENANCE: Private Wiltshire collection PROVENANCE: Private Wiltshire collection

FINE CARVED 'ZITAN' MARBLE INSET CONSOLE TABLE QING DYNASTY the oval top inset with a marble panel, the frieze carved with fruiting vines, raised on an ornate dragon carved column support ending in three dragon mask and claw feet 80cm high, 98cm wide PROVENANCE: Prominent Scottish collection

CARVED 'ZITAN' AND MARBLE INSET STAND QING DYNASTY the rectangular top with an inset marble panel above an open scroll carved frieze raised on ornate scrolling dragon support and three double S-scroll feet 78cm high, 42cm wide, 32cm diam PROVENANCE: Prominent Scottish collection

A Chinese zitan-wood vase stand

A pair of Chinese pale celadon jade scroll ends, 3.5cm long x 3cm diameter; and a pair of zitan scroll ends, Republican period, 4cm long x 3.5cm diameter (4)民国 紫檀轴头一对青白玉轴头一对Condition Report: Overall good, the jade with natural flaws, and one jade scroll end with one shallow chipZitan scroll ends with glue residuesCondition Report Disclaimer

A small Chinese Zitan vase, Qing Dynasty, of hexagonal form, carved at the top as a series of overlapping petals, the sides correspondingly lobed, 14.5cm high清 紫檀小花口瓶Condition Report: Knocks and scratches to the surfaceCondition Report Disclaimer

ZITAN RECTANGULAR BOX AND COVER QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY top of the cover raised with flattened top, the body tapering down and supported on four feet, further with a rectangular recessed panel on the base (Dimensions: 7.7cm wide) (Qty: 1)(7.7cm wide)Qty: (1)Footnote: Provenance: Private Taiwanese collection

A RARE REVERSE GLASS 'LANDSCAPE' MIRROR PAINTING18th centuryThe rectangular mirror painting finely decorated with a colourful riverscape dotted with elegant pavilions perched on high cliffs and interspersed with pine trees and floral shrubs, all set above tumultuous turquoise waves, the zitan frame finely enamelled with a continuous scroll of wispy clouds and bats. 93cm (36 6/8in) high x 68cm (22 7/8in) wide.Footnotes:十八世紀 山水樓閣圖玻璃鏡畫Provenance: an Italian private collection, and thence by descent來源：意大利私人舊藏，並由後人保存至今Mirroring the 18th century European fascination for things Chinese, resulting in the 'Chinoiserie' style, so too did the Qing Imperial court have a fascination for all things Western, including clocks, trinkets European inspired furniture, paintings and designs. This fascination for the exotic west is encapsulated on painted enamel wares and mirrors such as the present lot. A closely related pair of oval shaped mirrors with zitan frames inlaid with painted enamel, mid Qing dynasty, is illustrated in Imperial Furniture of Ming & Qing Dynasties: Classics of the Forbidden City, Beijing, 2008, p.27.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 HUANGHUALI AND BURLWOOD-INSET SQUARE TABLE, BANZHUO19th century The table with the top burlwood panels set within the wide, square frame with double-reeded edge, the whole raised on thick legs of rounded section joined by straight stretchers framing three reticulated, beaded panels separated by vertical struts. 90cm (35 1/2in) high x 89.5cm (35 2/8in) deep x 86.5cm (33 7/8in) wide.Footnotes:十九世紀 黃花梨嵌癭木半桌The form of the present table, with aprons inset with reticulated panels, can be readily found in huanghuali and zitan furniture of the early to mid-Qing dynasty, and the form occurs in both square and rectangular tables. This shape of the present table is illustrated by Wang Shixiang, Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture: Ming and Early Qing Dynasties, vol.1, Chicago, 1990, p.131 and vol.2, p.79, B41. Compare with a related huanghuali square table, 18th/19th century, which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 20 March 2012, lot 151.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP YTP Lot 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 EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A FINE LARGE ZITAN LOTUS-SHAPED BRUSHPOT, BITONG18th centuryThe vessel deftly carved with barbed sides divided into twelve bracket lobes, supported on a foot of corresponding lobes rising from five ruyi feet, the lustrous precious wood patinated to a deep brown tone. 19cm (7 1/2in) diam.Footnotes:十八世紀 紫檀葵瓣式筆筒Provenance: Nicholas Grindley, no.1004.18 (label)Wilson collection, no.C94 (label)Christie's New York, 17 March 2016, The Ian and Susan Wilson Collection of Scholar's Objects, lot 1164An important European private collection來源：倫敦古董商Nicholas Grindley，編號1004.18（標籤）威爾遜伉儷舊藏，藏品編號C94（標籤）紐約佳士得，2016年3月17日，拍品編號1164歐洲重要私人收藏This well-proportioned brushpot is a fine and rare example of a scholar's classic object. It served the essential function of holding the brushes that allowed a scholar to engage in the art of calligraphy and landscape and still-life painting. In addition to playing a functional role, the brushpot fulfilled the aesthetic taste of the literati because of its organic material which helped a scholar to reconnect with the natural world. Escaping to nature was a central theme of the literatus scholar as this provided him with an escape from the mundane world of current affairs to an ideal environment where he could reaffirm his identity as poet, philosopher and calligrapher. Zitan ('purple sandalwood'), alongside huanghuali was the finest type of wood at the time, and is the most dense and slow-growing of hardwoods used to create objects for the scholar's desk. Therefore, zitan brushpot of such impressive size as the present lot are particularly rare. A related zitan lobed brushpot, 17th/18th century, is illustrated by G.Wu Bruce, The Best of the Best. The MQJ Collection of Ming Furniture, Hong Kong, 2017, p.442. Compare with a similar zitan lobed brushpot, 18th/19th century, which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 15 March 2016, lot 24.紫檀為材，雕挖呈六瓣式。敞口，平沿，口沿起寬棱，倭角線由口沿向下延伸至底部隨弧形凸出，各瓣中心向下延續為六腳支承。紫檀自古就是中國最為名貴的木材。本器六方六棱，餘則光素無紋，惟以本然之紋理與渾厚之包漿為飾，簡潔素雅，協調規整，上下相應，婉轉相因。置於文人案頭，朝夕相伴，摩挲觀賞，是以澄懷觀道，以達悠遊隱逸自然。一例十七至十八世紀紫檀葵瓣式嵌銀筆筒，造型與本例相似，見伍嘉恩著，《木趣居：家具中的嘉具》，北京，2017年，頁442。另有一例十八至十九世紀紫檀葵瓣式筆筒，售於紐約蘇富比，2016年3月15日，拍品編號24，可資比對。For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A ZITAN BRUSHPOT, BITONGQing DynastyOf circular section, carved from a single piece, with gently-waisted sides and everted mouthrim, the densely-grained dark-chocolate-brown wood flecked with honey-coloured streaks. 16.5cm (6 1/2in) high. Footnotes:清 紫檀筆筒Provenance: an important European private collection來源：歐洲重要私人收藏Compare with a similar zitan brushpot, 1700-1900, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, acc.no.FE.8-1983. See also a related zitan brushpot, 18th century, which was sold at Christie's New York, 16 September 2016, lot 1101.紫檀整木鏇製，用料豪奢，木材緻密，身略修束，素面無飾，極雅。比較一例維多利亞和阿爾伯特博物館館藏1700-1900年紫檀素面筆筒，藏品編號FE.8-1983。另有一例十八世紀紫檀筆筒，售於紐約佳士得，2016年9月16日，可為參考。For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A WELL-FIGURED HUANGHUALI BRUSHPOT, BITONGQing DynastyThe vessel of slightly waisted cylindrical form, the thick walls rising from a flat base, the rich patina enhancing the fluid dark brown grain. 16.5cm (6 1/2in) high.Footnotes:清 黃花梨筆筒Provenance: an important European private collection來源：歐洲重要私人收藏Highly regarded for its fine grain and its rich brown hues, huanghuali was considered, with zitan and jichimu, as one of the three most valuable woods during the Qing dynasty.Compare with a related huanghuali brushpot, 18th century, which was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 28 November 2012, lot 2021.黃花梨整木鏇製，用料精當，身略修束，色潤古雅，木紋清晰，鬼臉生動可見。比較一件十八世紀黃花梨素面筆筒，售於香港佳士得，2012年11月28日，拍品編號2021。This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A ZITAN BRUSHPOT, BITONGQing DynastyThe vessel with a cylindrical body defined by gently-curving sides, the base fitted with a central plug, the wood with a rich surface of rich amber hues and darker-brown tones flecked with characteristic short golden streaks. 13.5cm (5 2/8in) high. Footnotes:清 紫檀筆筒Provenance: an important European private collection來源：歐洲重要私人收藏Compare with a similar zitan brushpot, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, which was sold at Sotheby's, 10 September 2019, lot 50.比較一例與之相似的佛羅倫斯及赫伯特・歐雲伉儷舊藏清康熙紫檀筆筒，售於紐約蘇富比，2019年9月10日，拍品編號50。For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A BLANC-DE-CHINE FIGURE OF BUDDHA AMITABHALate Ming Dynasty Standing on a lotus base and wearing a long and flowing robe, tied just above the waist, the chest adorned with a wan medallion hanging from a beaded necklace, holding a sphere in the left hand before the chest.26cm (10 1/4in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明晚期 德化窰白釉無量壽佛立像Provenance: J.M. Hu (1910-1993)Christie's New York, 1 October 2009, lot 382. Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: J.C.Y.Watt, Te Hua Porcelain, Hong Kong, 1975, no.74.Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2012, no.38來源：胡惠春（1910-1993）舊藏紐約佳士得，2009年10月1日，拍品編號382展覽著錄：J.C.Y.Watt，《德化瓷器》，香港，1975年，編號74Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2012年，編號38During more than half a century, J.M.Hu acquired an exceptional group of Chinese ceramics—and in particular Imperial porcelain—that illuminated the rich history of China and its people. In both his personal collection and in his bequests to cultural institutions, J.M. Hu stood as a model of the modern scholar-collector. He established the Min Chiu Society in Hong Kong alongside fellow collectors K.P. Chen and J.S. Lee. He also gifted substantial group from his collection to the Shanghai Museum in 1950 and 1989; many of these objects remain on view in the museum's Zande Lou Gallery. His family's set of Imperial zitan furniture was sent to the National Palace Museum in Taipei for display; and he returned the important 'Siming' version of the Huashan Temple stele rubbing to the Palace Museum, Beijing. For a similar blanc-de-Chine figure of Buddha, late Ming dynasty, see H.Garner, The Arts of the Ming Dynasty, London, 1957, no.97. See also a related blanc-de-Chine figure of Buddha illustrated by P.J.Donnelly, Blanc De Chine, New York, 1969, pl.156.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A RARE AND LARGE PAINTED ENAMEL 'EUROPEAN SUBJECT' DOUBLE-SIDED SCREENQianlong, the zitan stand and frame, 19th centuryExquisitely enamelled with an exotic scene of a European gentleman and lady carrying a spear and fan respectively, beneath a large tree and beside a table, looking at a boy striking a 'fish-monster' chime, all within a mountainous landscape with European-style buildings in the distance, the reverse with bamboo and a gnarled branch issuing pomegranates and blossoms, three birds perched on the branch, another in flight, further painted with a poetic inscription and two seals, all within a zitan frame and stand. Overall 62.6cm (24 5/8in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價清乾隆 銅胎畫琺瑯歐洲題材硯屏 配十九世紀紫檀座框The inscription on the screen reads: '高冠頻咲語 紅霓朶掛枝', which may be translated as: 'The high and noble chattering and talking of the reflected rainbow, beneath flowers hanging from the branch'.During the Qianlong period, the southern port of Guangzhou was the main trade entrepot between Europe and China. Influenced by European painted enamels and oil paintings, local Cantonese craftsmen began producing a large number of painted enamel wares depicting foreign flowers, architecture and Western figures to be sent as tribute to the Imperial Court in Beijing; see Tributes from Guangdong to the Qing Court, Hong Kong, 1987, pp.54 and 88. See also related painted enamel panels with European figures, 18th century, illustrated by M.Gillingham, Chinese Painted Enamel, Oxford, 1978, p.19.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A SPINACH-GREEN JADE INKSTONE WITH ZITAN STAND AND JADE-INLAID COVERThe inkstone 18th century, the jade plaque Ming DynastyThe inkstone carved in the form of a roof tile with a slightly-flattened centre for grinding the ink, and a quatrefoil well at the top, the stone of dark green tone, the zitan stand and cover similarly arched, the cover inlaid with a pale green jade plaque depicting a stylised chilong, fitted box. 10.5cm (4 1/8in) long. (4).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十八世紀 碧玉硯台配紫檀蓋盒 嵌明代玉雕螭龍紋牌Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2013, no.77.展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2013年，編號77Compare with a related spinach-green jade inkstone in the shape of a bamboo stalk, Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court collection, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, 9, p.39, no.18.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A PAIR OF HONGMU BARREL-SHAPED STOOLSQing DynastyEach circular top resting on a shaped apron, extending into four curved legs bulging near the centre of the stool, all resting on a shaped ring base supported on four trefoil pad feet, the edges of the top frame decorated with studded bosses.52cm (20 1/2in) high x 37.7cm (14 6/8in) diam. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價清 紅木圓凳成對Provenance: Sotheby's London, February 1998, lot 1123來源：倫敦蘇富比，1998年2月，拍品編號1123The shape of the present stools closely compares with a related pair of huanghuali barrel-shaped stools illustrated by Wang Shixiang and C.Evarts, Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, Hong Kong, 1995, pl.19, where the stools are compared with a Ming dynasty zitan drum stool in the Chengde Palace.See a related pair of hongmu barrel stools, Qing dynasty, which was sold at Christie's New York, 24 September 2020, lot 924.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP YTP Lot 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 EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A SILVER-INLAID ZITAN 'CALLIGRAPHIC' JOSS-STICK HOLDER AND A HUANGHUALI BALUSTER VASE17th/18th centuryThe zitan joss-stick holder of lobed square section with canted edges below the waisted neck, one side inlaid with a silver eight-character inscription above a seal, the wide flat mouth with beaded edges around the rim and circular central aperture, the dark, rich wood with scattered silver speckles; the huanghuali smaller vase smoothly carved of baluster form.The zitan holder 11.1cm (4 1/2in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七/十八世紀 紫檀嵌銀香插 及黃花梨小瓶 各一Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2005, no.109 (zitan holder)Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2006, no.130 (huanghuali vase)展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2005年，編號109（紫檀香插）Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2006年，編號130（黃花梨小瓶）The silver-inlaid couplet reads: '良辰美景賞心樂事', which may be translated as 'in propitious times, with beautiful scenery, the heart takes joy'. This is from a preface by Xie Lingyun 謝靈運 (385-433 AD) on government.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A HONGMU AND ZITAN WOOD FRAMEQing DynastyCarved with bats in flight amongst dense scrolling clouds, the inner border carved with a key-fret design, inset mirror panel. 75cm x 59.5cm (29.1/2in x 23.3/8in).Footnotes:Provenance: Collection of Carlo Sforza e Valentina Errembault de Dudzeele, and thence by descent.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.comSome scratching and scuffing to the sides. Some nibblse and small surface chips to the carving. Areas of deeper surface scratching/scuffing to the top edge. Area of loss beneath one cloud to the lower edge.

Full title: Two Chinese wooden brush pots, QingDescription: Left: H 15,2 cm - Dia.: 13,3 cm - probably zitan wood.Ê Right: H 13,1 cm - Dia.: 9,4 cm - probably huanghuali wood.ÊProvenance: Acquired in China in the last quarter of the 20th C.Condition:Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested report for you.Once complete, it will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.coronariauctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@coronariauctions.com

A set of nine Chinese soapstone figures of the Eight Immortals and Shou Lao, on a good zitan two piece 'rockwork' stand, late Qing dynasty, total height 36.5cm and width 41cmCONDITION: All of the figures have some scuffing to small areas and remnants of old glue to the bases.The upper 'rockwork' stand has a few age cracks, a few small chip losses and remnants of old glue where the figures stand.The lower section of the stand has some occasional fine splits consistent with age and the stretcher has been re-glued in position. The bottom feet of the lower stand do not sit completely flat.Otherwise in good condition.

A pair of zitan wood saucers, c. 1800, a Japanese netsuke, c. 1900 an agate pendant of peaches, c.1900, a modern white jade pendant and

Large 19th century Chinese zitan figure, modelled as one of the eight immortals holding a peach, H60cm

20TH CENTURY CHINESE ZITAN WOOD BRUSH POT, with dragon in relief, 24cm high

Full title: A Chinese zitan wood and silver libation cup, 17th C.Description: L.: 10,5 cm - H.: 7,5 cmÊ Condition: (UV-checked)- Generally in good condition, with visible minor tension lines, a few very small superficial scuff marks and age-related wear.- The silver on the inside somewhat worn and darkened in places.Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested report for you.Once complete, it will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com

A large pair of Chinese carved and pierced hardwood Imperial throne chairs and matching table, probably early 20th century, possibly Zitan, the chairs 104.5cm wide, the table 73cm high x 58cm square.

A HARDWOOD OPIUM PIPE WITH JADEITE, IVORY AND ZITAN FITTINGS, LATE QING TO REPUBLICChina, late 19th to early 20th century. The dark and finely grained hardwood stem carved in relief with two confronting butterflies between a central flower, the jadeite mouthpiece of an even white tone, the ivory saddle carved as a hand grasping the zitan and ivory pipe bowl incised with four lines of characters.Provenance: German private collection. Condition: Good condition with minor wear, few natural age cracks, light scratches, few minuscule nicks, traces of use.Weight: 191.1 gDimensions: Length 39.5 cmThis item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore this item can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person. 清末民初鑲翡翠紫檀烟槍 中國，十九世紀末至二十世紀初。深色細密的硬木烟桿浮雕花卉紋，中間有兩朵相向的蝴蝶，玉色均勻的翡翠煙嘴，煙葫蘆和烟桿之間連接由象牙所制，紫檀制配件。象牙葫蘆上刻有一詩。 來源：德國私人收藏 品相：狀況良好，有磨損，木材自然老化，在銀上有凹痕，小刻痕，到處都有輕微的划痕，使用痕跡。 重量：191.1 克 尺寸：長39.5 厘米

A DUAN INKSTONE WITH A JADEITE-INSET HUANGHUALI COVER, QINGChina, 1644-1912. Of circular form, the duan stone of a dark blackish-purple color with ample ink residue and faint, pale turquoise striations. With a circular huanghuali cover inset with a jadeite bi disk, the jadeite of a celadon tone with darker green shadings, the wood of fine grain and color. (2)Provenance: From a private collection in California, USA. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, occasional light scratches, minuscule nicks here and there, ink residue to the well of the inkstone, the jadeite disk with a crack.Weight: 1,658 g (total) Dimensions: Diameter 20.4 cmAuction result comparison: Compare with an inscribed duan inkstone of similar form and slightly larger size, with a zitan cover, offered by Sotheby’s New York in Important Chinese Art on 20 March 2019, lot 696, bought-in at an estimate of USD 20,000-30,000.清代端硯黃花梨蓋内嵌翡翠 中國，1644-1912年。圓形呈深黑紫色的硯石，帶有大量墨水殘留和淡淡的綠松石色條紋。 圓形的黃花梨蓋上鑲有翡翠，青瓷色的翡翠帶有深綠色的陰影，木材具有細膩的紋理和顏色。 來源：美國加利福尼亞私人收藏 品相：狀況極佳，有輕微磨損，局部有輕微刮擦與小刻痕，翡翠圓片有裂紋。 重量：縂1,658克 尺寸：直徑 20.4 厘米拍賣結果比較：比較一個形狀相似但略大些的紫檀蓋端硯，於2019年紐約蘇富比Important Chinese Art拍場，拍號606，估價USD 20,000 - 30,000。

A FAMILLE ROSE LOZENGE-FORM BALUSTER VASE, LATE QING TO REPUBLICChina, late 19th to early 20th century. Painted in bright enamels with four lobed medallions, enclosing a lady holding a fan and standing by a lingbi rock under a willow, a warrior holding up a sword next to a fisherman in a boat, and insects and flowers, all surrounded by flowers and scrolling vines above a band of lappets.Provenance: Austrian private collection, acquired in the Munich art trade.Condition: One shallow surface chip (ca. 2.5 x 3 cm) with associated old repair to one edge, the enamels minimally faded. Overall, still very attractive condition.Weight: 2,020 g (excl. base)Dimensions: Height 35 cm (excl. base)The shoulders with cranes in flight carrying auspicious symbols in their beaks, the neck with shaped medallions enclosing floral compositions surrounded by floral scrolls. With a matching zitan base. (2)清末民初粉彩開光菱形瓶中國, 十九世紀末至二十世紀初。明亮的琺琅彩，瓶身纏枝花紋地四面開光描繪不同場景，比如柳樹下美人搖扇，一個士兵在船上的舉劍，已經花卉昆蟲還有昆蟲和花朵。 來源：奧地利私人收藏，購於慕尼黑藝術品貿易 品相：表面開片（約 2.5 x 3 厘米) ，邊緣舊修復，琺琅彩輕微褪色。 總體而言，品相仍然良好。 重量：2,020 克 (不含底座) 尺寸：高35 厘米 (不含底座) 紫檀底座。

A FAMILLE ROSE ‘LOTUS AND DRAGONS’ VASE, LATE QING TO REPUBLICChina, c. 1870-1949. The ovoid body rising from a slightly spreading foot to a waisted neck flanked by a pair of archaistic dragon handles with gilt highlights and an everted rim, decorated in bright enamels with scrolling vines, lotus flowers, dragons, and bats, above bands of lappets and key-fret at the foot as well as a band of ruyi heads below the gilt rim.Provenance: Australian private collection. Acquired by the collector’s father in the 1990s from a British gentleman who relocated to Western Australia in the 1960s.Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing irregularities.Weight: 1,693 g (excl. base)Dimensions: Height 30.3 cm (excl. base)The recessed, turquoise-ground base with an apocryphal six-character mark da Qing Qianlong nianzhi. With a finely carved zitan base from the later Qing dynasty. (2)13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer’s premium – only for buyers within the EU.清末民初粉彩纏枝蓮紋龍耳瓶中國, 約1870-1949年。此瓶為淺圈足鼓腹，頸部細長配以雙交龍耳，唇口微微外翻。圈足外側礬紅描金繪卷草紋為邊飾，明亮的琺瑯彩，瓶腹粉彩大朵纏枝花、龍紋與蝙蝠。頸部亦以粉彩繪纏枝蓮紋，口沿外側粉彩繪如意云頭紋。圈足上青花雷紋。 來源：奧地利私人收藏，藏家的父親于上世紀六十年代購於一位在澳大利亞西部的英國紳士処。 品相：狀況極好，輕微磨損和燒製瑕疵。 重量：不含底座1,693 克 尺寸：不含底座高30.3 厘米 圈足内綠松石色釉面，六字“大清乾隆年制“款。晚清紫檀雕底座。

AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE GUI-FORM CENSER, QING DYNASTYChina, 18th-19th century. The interior with an inscription of two lines of seal script characters. With a pierced hardwood cover, possibly huanghuali, decorated with three ruyi heads and surmounted by a celadon jade bi disk finial carved to one side with a chilong and a trigram, as well as an old zitan wood base finely carved in openwork, the ensemble altogether of the period. (3)Provenance: English private collection in Hampshire.Condition: Good condition with old wear and casting flaws, light scratches, dents and nicks here and there, old fills. A fine, naturally grown patina. The wood with natural age cracks and old repairs.Weight: 6.3 kg (the censer)Dimensions: Height 34 cm (incl. base and cover) and 20.8 cm (the censer), width 34 cm (handle to handle)Heavily cast with a compressed globular body rising from a splayed foot to a wide everted rim. Flanked by C-shaped handles surmounted by animal heads and set with pendant rectangular tabs below. The exterior with two bands on the body and one on the foot with taotie masks and other archaistic motifs against a leiwen ground.Auction result comparison: Compare with a related gui censer, of smaller size and lacking the fittings, at Christie’s New York in Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 25 September 2020, lot 1605, sold for USD 8,125.清代簋形爐中國，十八至十九世紀。內部印有兩行銘文。 硬木蓋，可能是黃花梨，上面飾有三個如意紋。爐身飾螭龍紋。還有一個刻有鏤空的老紫檀木底座，都是來自同一時期。來源：英國漢普郡私人收藏 品相：狀況良好，有舊磨損和燒鑄缺陷，輕微划痕，到處有凹痕和缺口，舊填補。自然包漿。 木材具有自然年齡的裂縫和舊的修復。重量：爐6.3 公斤 尺寸：縂高 34 厘米；爐高 20.8 厘米，寬 34 厘米 (執柄至執柄) 拍賣結果比較：一件相似但尺寸較小且缺少配件的簋形爐，售于紐約佳士得Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 拍場，2020年9月 25日，lot 1605, 售價USD 8,125

A HARDSTONE AND JADE-INLAID ZITAN TABLE SCREEN, QINGChina, 1644-1912. The rectangular lacquered panel inlaid in celadon jade with an imposing archaistic gu vase, with handles issuing from monster mouths and decorated with palm-leaf blades, taotie masks, and chilongs, containing a brush, a scroll, and other scholar’s objects and standing on a base, inlaid in various hardstones such as soapstone, quartz, and nephrite.Provenance: From a private collector in Texas, USA, of ancient German ancestry. Condition: Good condition with old wear, traces of use, some age cracks, warping and gaps to wood, one hardstone inlay with a crack, minor nicks and dents here and there.Weight: 3.4 kgDimensions: Height 63.5 cm (incl. stand), Panel size 47.7 x 37.7 cmThe backside of the panel painted in gilt and polychrome lacquer with auspicious objects and scrolling clouds. The zitan frame carved with a key-fret band along the inner edge, the zitan stand carved with chilong to the sides as well as lotuses and peaches below the panel.Opulent embellished lacquer panels such as the present lot utilizing prized materials set onto lacquer surfaces, were used within the Imperial palaces as hanging panels, table screens raised on wood stands, and incorporated within furniture such as Imperial thrones and cabinets.Literature comparison: See the Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (II), Hong Kong, 2002, nos. 18, 19, 180, 182, and 183.Auction result comparison: Compare with a related table screen, of smaller size and dated to the Qianlong period, at Bonhams Hong Kong in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 28 November 2017, lot 44, sold for HKD 375,000.清代紫檀鑲寳插屏 中國，1644-1912年。青玉鑲嵌于長方形的漆板中，古樸的花瓶中置立著各種如軟玉、石英與皂石雕刻而成的毛筆、捲軸、如意和拂塵。 來源：美國德克薩斯私人收藏，藏家有著傳承已久的德國血統。 品相：狀況良好，有舊時磨損，使用痕跡，一些年代裂紋、翹曲和縫隙，一塊硬石鑲嵌物帶有裂紋，到處有小刻痕和凹痕。 重量：3.4 公斤 尺寸：含底座高63.5 厘米, 插屏47.7 x 37.7厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一個相似但尺寸較小的乾隆時期桌屏，於2017年11月28日在香港邦瀚斯Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art拍場售出，拍號44，成交價HKD 375,000。

A NEPALESE COPPER FIGURE OF INDRANepal, 15th-17th century. Cast seated in elegant maharajalilasana, the right hand resting on the raised knee, the other holding a lotus stem surmounted by a vajra, richly adorned in jewelry with inlays of ruby and turquoise glass paste.Provenance: French private collection.Condition: Good condition with minor wear and casting flaws, losses, small nicks here and there, light scratches.Weight: 1,255 g (incl. base)Dimensions: Height 17.5 cm (incl. base)The face showing a serene expression with heavy-lidded eyes and slender lips, flanked by lotus-form earrings, the hair surmounted by an ushnisha behind the large and distinctive crown. With a temple tang at the back and mounted on an associated Chinese zitan wood lotus base from the Qing dynasty. (2)The combination of the maharajalila asana and the mitre-like tall crown are iconic elements seen only in Nepalese depictions of the god Indra. The figure is cast in copper and adorned with the distinctive combination of ruby and turquoise colored settings typical of Kathmandu Valley metal sculpture. Indra’s characteristic seated position, asana, evoking luxurious royal ease, embodies the sensuous quality of Nepalese sculpture in one of the most elegant iconographic postures in all Himalayan art.Indra is worshiped in Nepal by Hindus and Buddhists alike. In the Hindu tradition the god is often referred to by his epithet Sahasraksha, meaning ‘The One with a Thousand Eyes’. In Buddhist mythology Indra is regarded as devaraja, the king of the gods. Indra Jatra, a pageant in honor of the god, takes place in Kathmandu each year in one of the most important religious festivals of the Newar community.Literature comparison: Compare to another bronze of Indra from the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, in P. Pal, Art of Nepal, 1985, p.119, cat. no. S42. Compare the asana and crown style of a fifteenth century gilt copper Nepalese Indra from the Duke of Northumberland’s collection, Sotheby’s New York, 17 September, 2014, lot 442, and a thirteenth century example in the Norton Simon Museum, Pratapaditya Pal, Art of the Himalayas and China, New Haven and London, 2003, p. 85, cat. 52.Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related but larger and slightly older copper figure of Indra at Christie’s New York in Indian and Southeast Asian Art on 14 September 2010, lot 75, sold for USD 122,500.尼泊爾帝釋天銅像 尼泊爾，十五至十七世紀。帝釋天優雅地坐於蓮座上，右手放在抬高的膝蓋上，左手握著一個由金剛杵頂著的蓮花莖，上面飾有紅寶石和綠松石玻璃鑲嵌的珠寶。 來源：法國私人收藏 品相：狀況良好，有輕微磨損和鑄造缺陷，缺損失，局部有小刻痕，輕微划痕。 重量：含底座1,255 克 尺寸：縂高17.5 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件十分相近但更早的帝釋天銅像售于紐約佳士得Indian and Southeast Asian Art 拍場，2010年9月14日, lot 75, 售價USD 122,500

A CARVED ZITAN ‘IMITATION BAMBOO’ ARCHAISTIC CUP, QING DYNASTYChina, 18th-19th century. The compressed globular body rising from the short broad ring foot to an everted rim with a circumferential groove, the loop handles carved as segments of bamboo, the wood of a fine grain and color.Provenance: Hungarian private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, light scratches, few natural age cracks, microscopic nibbling here and there, minor chipping to handles.Weight: 59.6 gDimensions: Width 10.5 cm (handle to handle)清代紫檀竹節耳仿古杯 中國，十八至十九世紀。寬圈足，圓腹，口外翻，雙耳雕刻成竹節狀。木料紋路細膩顔色均匀。細粒和顏色的木材。 來源：匈牙利私人收藏. 品相：狀況極佳，輕微磨損，輕度刮擦，很少的自然裂紋，局部出現細微的磕損，手柄上有小碎屑。 重量：59.6 克 尺寸：寬10.5 厘米 (耳至耳)

AN OPENWORK AND RETICULATED ZITAN BRUSH POT, BITONG, QING DYNASTYChina, 18th-19th century. Deeply carved with a continuous scene of scholars, musicians, and court ladies in a garden with wutong trees and craggy rockwork, the wood of an attractive grain and color.Inscriptions: To the rim, an excerpt of the poem Zhaoyin shi (‘Seeking Reclusion’) by Zuo Si (250-305), who lived in the Western Jin dynasty. The poem describes the author’s search for a recluse and his wish to become a recluse himself, far away from the metropolises.Provenance: Australian private collection. Acquired by the collector’s father in the 1990s from a British gentleman who relocated to Western Australia in the 1960s.Condition: Good condition with wear, several old hairlines and structural cracks with old fillings, remnants of lacquer coating to the lip with worn off traces of what may have once been a Qianlong mark.Weight: 1,021 gDimensions: Height 14.7 cm, Diameter 15.2 cmAuction result comparison: Compare with a related zitan bitong dated to the 18th century at Sotheby’s London in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art on 14 May 2014, lot 82, bought-in at an estimate of GBP 20,000-30,000.13% VAT will be added to the hammer price additional to the buyer’s premium – only for buyers within the EU.清代紫檀雕刻人物場景筆筒 中國，十八至十九世紀。花圈中梧桐樹茂盛，假山林立，文人以及音樂大家和宮廷女士的游園場景。木材紋理和顏色柔和迷人。 題詩: 邊緣處可見西晉左思（250-305）所寫的《招隱詩》。這首詩描述了作者尋求隱士以及他想成為一個隱士的願望，遠離大都市。 來源：奧地利私人收藏。藏家的父親1990年代在一位1960年代定居澳大利亞西部的英國紳士購得。 品相：狀況良好，有磨損，幾條微笑裂紋，帶有舊填充物的裂縫，漆膜殘留在嘴唇上，餘留可能是乾隆款記的痕跡。 重量：1,021 克 尺寸：高14.7 厘米, 直徑15.2 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件相近的十八世紀紫檀筆筒見倫敦蘇富比Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art 拍場，2014年5月14日，lot 82, 估價GBP 20,000-30,000.

A SMALL ZITAN ‘IMITATION BURLWOOD’ BRUSHPOT, BITONG, QINGChina, 18th-19th century. Carved with a textured exterior detailed with varying sizes of burls and knots, the wood of a dark reddish-brown color detailed with characteristic short streaks.Provenance: Estate of Sear Hang Hwie Pao (1937-2009). Previously acquired at Sotheby’s during the 1980s or 1990s (according to auction label). Old collector’s label to base. Pao was one of Canada’s leading dealers of Chinese porcelain and works of art. His antique store, Pao & Moltke Ltd., owned together with his wife Mrs. von Moltke, who descended from a German and Danish noble family, was a fixture in Toronto’s trendy Yorkville area from the 1980’s to early 2000’s.Condition: Good condition with minor wear, occasional light scratches and small nicks, and some minor natural age cracks.Weight: 98.3 gDimensions: Height 10.3 cmAuction result comparison: A related zitan brush pot in imitation of burlwood, together with a zitan scroll pot and of considerably larger size, was offered by Sotheby’s Hong Kong in Chinese Art on 3-4 December 2015, lot 591, bought-in at an estimate of HKD 120,000-180,000.清代木瘤形紫檀木筆筒中國，十八至十九世紀。仿木瘤狀，深紅棕色木料，紫檀木特有的短條紋。 來源：Sear Hang Hwie Pao (1937-2009) 遺產。之前是1980或1990年代在蘇富比拍賣行（根據拍賣標籤）購得的。 底座可見老收藏家的標籤。Pao是加拿大中國瓷器和藝術品的主要經銷商之一。 他和妻子創立了Pao＆Moltke Ltd古玩店，妻子von Moltke夫人是德國和丹麥貴族後裔。他們的古玩店從1980年代到2000年代初期曾是多倫多時尚的Yorkville地區的熱門店鋪。 品相：品相良好，輕微磨損，局部輕微的划痕，小刻痕，一些輕微年代裂紋。 重量：98.3 克 尺寸：高10.3 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件相似木瘤型紫檀筆筒，更大尺寸，一同與另一件拍品，見香港蘇富比 Chinese Art 拍場2015年12月 3-4日 lot 591, 估價HKD 120,000-180,000.

A CARVED ZITAN TABLE-FORM ‘SHOULAO AND BOYS’ MINIATURE STAND, QINGChina, 18th-19th century. The rectangular top supported on shallow legs and carved in high relief with Shoulao in the center, smiling at a recumbent deer in front of him, beside two boys carrying gigantic peaches, and a gnarled pine tree with leafy vines to his other side, all amid ruyi-shaped clouds.Provenance: From a British private collection. Old, only partly legible lacquer-inscription reading ‘Chinese … £155’ to bottom.Condition: Very good condition with old wear, occasional light scratches, few nicks and microscopic nibbling to edges, and tiny natural age cracks.Weight: 522.5 gDimensions: Length 27 cmThe rare and prized zitan wood was available only to the master craftsmen employed by the Woodworks (Muzuo) in the Palace Workshop. Historically, zitan was primarily grown in southern India and Southeast Asia, with a very small quantity known from the southern provinces of present-day Guangxi, Guangdong, and Jiangxi in China. Appreciated for its jade-like silky texture, fine and dense grain, and deep luster, it was the favored timber of both the Ming and Qing courts. Zitan became the Qianlong Emperor’s most favored wood type and he spared no expense in acquiring it. The wood’s long growth period, limited availability, and high demand primarily from the Imperial court, led to its excessive felling and eventual disappearance in China by the early 18th century. At court, zitan was predominantly used for the decoration and furnishing of the many halls and palaces of the Forbidden City. Its use was scrupulously monitored, and the emperor gave special instructions to ensure the most economical and responsible use of the palace’s zitan supply to avoid any waste.Literature comparison: A related, low shaped rectangular wood stand can be found in an eighteenth-century hand scroll painted by an anonymous court master, entitled ‘Pictures of Ancient Playthings’, scroll 6, currently in the Percival David Foundation, London, and illustrated by E. Rawski and J. Rawson, China: The Three Emperors, 1662-1795, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2005, pp. 252-3, pl. 168. Another related example can be found in an anonymous court painting, Twelve Beauties at Leisure Painted for Prince Yinzhen, the Future Yongzheng Emperor, dating to the late Kangxi period (between 1709-1723), illustrated ibid., pp. 258-9, pl. 173.Auction result comparison: Compare with a related carved zitan xiaoji stand at Sotheby’s London in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art on 6 November 2013, lot 53, sold for GBP 10,000.清代紫檀雕壽老拜壽方座中國，十八至十九世紀。長方形底座，短腿，表面浮雕壽老拜壽圖。壽老居中，身側一隻臥著的鹿，旁邊是兩個童子，抱著幾個著碩大的桃子，而另一側則是一棵蒼松，枝葉茂密。四周圍繞著如意形的雲朵。 來源：英國私人收藏。底部舊時漆描 ‘Chinese … £155’ 。 品相：狀況良好，有舊磨損，輕微划痕，少量划痕和微小的邊緣磕損，以及很小的自然年齡裂縫。 重量：522.5 克 尺寸：長 27厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件相近紫檀雕刻小几售于倫敦蘇富比 Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art 拍場2013年11月6日, lot 53, 售價GBP 10,000。

A CORAL-INLAID AND OPENWORK ZITAN ‘POMEGRANATE’ RUYI SCEPTER, QINGChina, 18th century. Skillfully carved in high relief with the head as two pomegranates showing many seeds neatly inlaid in coral. The slender shaft carved as a gnarled branch with several small leaves and vines, all bearing smaller pomegranates. Note the finely carved imitations of worm holes.Provenance: Fleurdelys Antiquites, London, United Kingdom. Madame Laurence Paul. Label with initials “LP” to backside. An Austrian private collection.Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, minuscule nicks here and there, occasional light scratches. The wood with a superb patina, naturally grown into a deep reddish, almost black color, with distinct crab-claw marks and an unctuous overall feel.Weight: 127.1 gDimensions: Length 35 cmWith two small beads, one of celadon and russet jade and the other of amber, connected to an old fabric string with two tassels. The ensemble most likely of the period.This scepter is made from the precious and highly esteemed zitan, a timber available to the master craftsmen in the Muzuo (Wood Workshop) belonging to the Zaobanchu (Imperial Palace Workshop). With its jade-like silky texture, extremely fine and dense grain, and subtle and deep luster, zitan was the favored timber of the Ming and Qing courts.Auction result comparison: Compare with a zitan ruyi scepter of 52 cm at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 8 April 2011, lot 3335, bought-in at an estimate of HKD 500,000-700,000.清代紫檀雕石榴枝鑲珊瑚如意杖 中國，十八世紀。精緻的浮雕，如意杖頂部飾有兩個石榴，整齊地鑲嵌了很多珊瑚作爲石榴籽兒。 細長的杖身雕刻成粗壯的樹枝，上面有幾片小葉子和藤蔓，挂著可愛的小石榴，局部形象雕刻了蟲蛀小孔。 來源： 倫敦Fleurdelys Antiquites。Laurence Paul女士。背面標簽上注明“LP”。一個奧地利私人收藏。 品相：狀況極佳，有輕微磨損，到處有微小的刻痕，偶有輕微划痕。 美麗的包漿，自然生長成深紅色近乎黑色，具有明顯的蟹爪紋與溫潤的質感。 重量：127.1 克 尺寸：長35 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件紫檀如意杖52 厘米見於香港蘇富Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 拍場，2011年4月8日，lot 3335, 估價HKD 500,000-700,000。

A HUANGHUALI ‘LOTUS’ BRUSH POT, BITONG, MID-QINGChina, 18th-19th century. The naturalistic vessel deftly rendered with tall and gently curved walls depicted as overlapping lotus petals, the exterior superbly carved in relief with lotus leaves, flowers, pods, and buds. The wood of a warm dark-honey tone.Provenance: Karl Zeilinger (1944-2014), a collector of Asian art and antique weapons from Nürnberg, Germany. Thence by descent in the same family.Condition: Excellent condition with old wear, some light scratches and minuscule nicks mostly to bases.Weight: 731.7 gDimensions: Height 13 cmLiterature comparison: Compare with a similar zitan brushpot with magnolia design, late Ming dynasty and with a signature of Wen Fu, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Bamboo, Wood, Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Carvings, Hong Kong, 2002, no.23.Auction result comparison: A related huanghuali brush pot with magnolia design was sold by Bonhams London in Fine Chinese Art on 5 November 2020, lot 94, for GBP 10,062.明代中期黃花梨雕蓮池筆筒 中國，十八至十九世紀。筆筒圓滑的弧形筒壁，精美浮雕成蓮池中重疊蓮花、蓮葉、蓮蓬與花苞。溫暖的深蜜色木料。 來源：Karl Zeilinger (1944-2014), 德國紐倫堡亞洲藝術及古典武器收藏家，在同一家族保存至今。 品相：狀況極佳，有舊磨損，一些輕微的划痕，大部分在底部。 重量：731.7 克 尺寸：高 13 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件相近的黃花梨木蘭筆筒售于倫敦邦翰思Fine Chinese Art 拍場，2020年11月5日, lot 94, 售價 GBP 10,062.

AN OPENWORK AND RETICULATED ZITAN BRUSHPOT, BITONG, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. Of cylindrical form, the exterior exquisitely carved in high relief with a continuous scene of flowers, pine and willow trees, and animals, including monkeys, goats, rats, birds, and phoenixes, finely detailed with close as well as distant mountains. Signed Gu Jue in traditional Chinese characters, and carved either by the master himself or a close follower.Provenance: Zhou Shengli (1951-2018). Acquired ca. 1990. Thence by descent within the same family to the present owner. Zhou Shengli was born in Shanghai, graduated from Shanghai Institute of Mechanical Engineering in 1977, and studied painting under Lu Yanshao (1909-1993) from 1978. In the early 1990s, Zhou established the ‘Baosteel Painting and Calligraphy Society’. In the next 10 years, he and his colleagues participated in various national calligraphy and painting competitions and won over twenty of the highest prizes and awards. A painting by Zhou was auctioned once in 1995 by Gallery Duo YunXuan in Shanghai for a price of RMB 52,000, breaking the record for works by living artists at that time. His paintings are now exhibited in the prestigious Beijing Gallery, along with many of China’s most important artists.Condition: Old wear, several natural age cracks and minor losses with small old fills, few minuscule nicks, occasional light scratches. Overall fine condition, commensurate with age. Superb patina which over the centuries has naturally grown into a dark-brown color with a distinct deep-purple luster of the wood.Weight: 842.4 gDimensions: Height 15 cmThe wood of a fine grain and color, the carver masterfully utilizing the variegating tones for accentuations in the composition, appearing much like sunlight falling onto the respective areas.The brush pot is signed by the carver, Gu Jue (1662-1722), and carved either by the master himself or a close follower, whose designation was known as Zong Yu. The third character in the signature reads zhi (‘carved by’). A native of Jiading, Jiangsu province, Gu was one of the most famous bamboo carvers active during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor and whose surviving works are extremely rare. Gu especially excelled in very fine and detailed carvings of figures and landscape within highly complex compositions, often combining high relief with shallow carving. The quality of the present brush pot is simply breathtaking, therefore it is possible that it was indeed carved by the master himself.Literature comparison: A related brush pot signed by Gu Jue is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1994.382. See a similar bamboo brush pot carved with a landscape design and signed by Gu Jue, from the Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection in the Seattle Art Museum, illustrated in Ip Yee and Laurence C.S. Tam, Chinese Bamboo Carving, Part I, Hong Kong, 1978, pl. 50. Compare also the brush pot dated to the early Qing period, signed Jiyou zhongxia Gu Zongyu zhi (‘Made by Gu Zongyu in the Summer of Jiyou year’) in the Palace Museum Collection, illustrated in The Palace Museum Collection of Elite Carvings, Forbidden City Publishing House, 2002, p. 55, no. 26. Compare also one illustrated in ‘Chinese Decorative Arts’, Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New York, Summer 1997, p. 50.Auction result comparison: Compare with a related brush pot at Christie’s Hong Kong in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 30 May 2005, lot 1293, sold for HKD 10,760,000, and another at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in Scholarly Works of Art from the Mary and George Bloch Collection on 23 October 2015, lot 5, sold for HKD 5,160,000. A brushpot attributed to Gu Jue was offered at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in The Robert H. Blumenfield Collection of Chinese Bamboo Carvings on 7 April 2015, lot 3008, bought-in at an estimate of HKD 2,500,000-3,500,000, and one described as ‘School of Gu Jue’ was sold by Christie’s Hong Kong in The Feng Wen Tang Collection Of Bamboo Carvings and Furniture on 3 June 2015, lot 2828, for HKD 1,360,000.清代紫檀木雕筆筒 中國，1644-1912年。本品直筒形，直口，直腹，平底，精美浮雕茂密森林裏猴子戲耍的情景。不同的樹木，鳥類以及山羊等不同動物，此件器物雕飾巧致，疏透玲瓏並，細節生動逼真。顧珏款，可能爲大師本人，或是其同期匠人或學生。來源：周生力(1951-2018) 收藏。大約購於1990年代。直至現任藏家前一直保存在同一家族中。周生力出生於上海，師從陸儼少(1909-1993) 學畫。1990年代他和他的同事們參加了許多書法和繪畫比賽，並贏得了二十多個獎項，從而建立了“寶鋼書畫學會”。 他的一幅畫曾在1995年上海朵雲軒參加拍賣以52,000元的價格拍出，打破了當時在世藝術家的作品紀錄。 現在，他的畫作與許多中國最重要的畫家一起在著名的北京畫廊展出圖片：周生力與陸儼少，約 1970 至1980年間。品相：舊磨損，一些自然年齡裂縫和少量舊填充物，很少的微小划痕，偶爾的輕微划痕。 總體狀況良好，與年齡相稱。 幾個世紀以來，極好自然生長成深棕色的古銅色包漿，並具有明顯的深紫色光澤。重量：842.4 克 尺寸：高15厘米木材質地細密，色澤鮮豔，雕刻師熟練地運用不同色調來強調構圖，看起來很像陽光直射到各個區域。筆筒上刻清代雕刻大師顧珏（1662-1722）款，可能爲大師本人，或是其同期匠人或學生。顧珏字宗玉，江蘇嘉定人，是康熙皇帝時期最活躍的竹雕刻家之一，其倖存作品極為罕見。 顾珏特別擅長在高度複雜的構圖中精巧細緻地雕刻人物和風景，通常將淺浮雕與淺雕結合在一起。因爲筆筒雕刻工藝令人叹为观止，所以它很可能是由顧珏亲自雕刻的。文獻比較: 顧珏筆筒可見於Metropolitan Museum of Art，編號 1994.382。另一顧珏署名的竹雕山水筆筒來自Seattle Art Museum 中的Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection，見Ip Yee 與 Laurence C.S. Tam編輯的 Chinese Bamboo Carving, Part I, 香港1978, 圖 50。故宮博物院中“己酉仲夏顧宗玉制”的筆筒，Palace Museum Collection of Elite Carvings, Forbidden City Publishing House, 2002, 圖55, no. 26. 以及紐約Metropolitan Museum of Art 的 ‘Chinese Decorative Arts’, Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, New York, Summer 1997, 圖50。拍賣結果比較：香港佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 拍場2005年5月30日，lot 1293, 售價HKD 10,760,000；香港蘇富比 Scholarly Works of Art from the Mary and George Bloch Collection 拍場2015年10月23日lot 5, 售價HKD 5,160,000。香港蘇富比 The Robert H. Blumenfield Collection of Chinese Bamboo Carvings 拍場2015年4月 7日，lot 3008, 估價 HKD 2,500,000-3,500,000；香港佳士得The Feng Wen Tang Collection Of Bamboo Carvings and Furniture 拍場2015年6月3 日，lot 2828, HKD 1,360,000。

A BAMBOO ‘DRAGON’ BRUSH POT, BITONG, QINGChina, 1644-1912. Of cylindrical form, the exterior deeply carved with two confronting five-clawed dragons, sinuously writhing amid scrolling clouds.Provenance: French private collection. Condition: Good condition with old wear, natural age cracks, minuscule chips and small nicks here and there, traces of gilt and pigment.Weight: 606.9 gDimensions: Height 22 cmAuction result comparison: Compare with a related Zitan brush pot carved with three dragons at Sotheby’s London, Important Chinese Art on 4 November 2020, lot 304, sold for GBP 7,560. Compare with a related bamboo brush pot dated to the Qianlong period at Bonhams Hong Kong, in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 4 June 2015, lot 21, sold for HKD 250,000.清代竹雕如意龍紋筆筒 中國，1644-1912年。外壁雕刻兩隻五爪雲龍紋，上邊緣裝飾著豐滿的如意紋。 來源：法國私人收藏. 品相：狀況良好，有舊磨損，自然裂縫，輕微碎屑和小刻痕，以及金彩痕跡。 重量：606.9 克 尺寸：高22厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一個相近的紫檀筆筒，刻有三條龍，於2020年11月4日倫敦蘇富比Important Chinese Art拍場，lot 304，售價GBP 7,560。比較一件相似的乾隆時期竹筆筒，於2015年6月4日在香港邦瀚斯Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art拍場， lot 21，售價HKD 250,000。

A RARE LINGZHI FUNGUS TABLE SCREEN, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. The dried natural fungus head is supported on a projecting fungal growth in the back and spreading out dramatically with a lobed outline, one side with an uneven surface subtly accentuated with organic ridges, the patina of an even warm brown color.Provenance: British private collection.Condition: Very good condition with old wear, minor losses, traces of use and natural erosion, all commensurate with age.Weight: 2,410 g Dimensions: Height 26.7 cm, Length 40.5 cmExpert’s note: Lingzhi fungus, also known as ruyi, grows on the roots of trees, primarily in southern China. As a wish-fulfilling symbol, and believed to have medicinal benefits, it is no wonder that it has been used as an object of inspiration on the scholar’s table.Literature comparison: A number of lingzhi fungus mounted in wood table screens are in the Imperial Collection, the largest of these, dated to the 18th century, is illustrated by Yang Xin and Zhu Chengru, in the exhibition catalogue, Secret World of the Forbidden City: Splendors from China's Imperial Palace, The Bowers Museum of Cultural Art, Santa Ana, California, p. 61. Another smaller fungus (21.6 cm long) mounted in a zitan table screen and dated 16th to early 17th century is illustrated by P. Moss, The Literati Mode, Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London, 1986, pp. 188-9, no. 66.Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related but smaller linzhi table screen at Christie’s New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 18 September 2003, sold for USD 10,755, and a similar lingzhi fungus of related size at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in Curiosity IV on 2 April 2018, lot 3030, sold for HKD 100,000.清代罕見靈芝擺件 中國，1644-1912年。珍稀野生靈芝擺件，皮殼滄桑，色澤古雅，造型優美，珍稀難得，極具收藏價值，呈溫暖的古銅色。 來源：英國私人收藏. 品相：狀況良好，有舊磨損，少量缺損，有使用痕跡和自然侵蝕，所有這些都與年齡相稱。 重量：2,410 克 尺寸：高26.7 厘米, 長 40.5厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件稍小的靈芝擺件售于紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 拍場，2003年9月18日，售價USD 10,755, 以及另一件相近尺寸的靈芝擺件售于香港蘇富比 Curiosity IV 拍場2018年4月 2 日, lot 3030, 售價HKD 100,000。

A ZITAN ‘FLORAL’ LIBATION CUP, QING DYNASTYChina, 19th century. Finely carved in openwork with a lobed rim, supported on a network of knotted branches with buds and flowers. Note the neatly incised single circumferential line just below the rim.Provenance: From a noted private collection in Abcoude, Netherlands.Condition: Natural age cracks and minor losses to edges, some with associated old fills, natural flaws, chipping, several old lacquer coatings, partially worn off and renewed over centuries.Weight: 204.0 gDimensions: Height 8.3 cmAuction result comparison: Compare with a related zitan libation cup at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in Important Chinese Art on 4 November 2020, lot 313, sold for GBP 3,024.清代紫檀雕花卉角杯中國，十九世紀。鏤空精雕細刻，邊緣凸起，盛開的花樹帶著很多花骨朵。注意邊緣下方整齊的單圓周線。來源：荷蘭阿布考德一個知名私人收藏 品相：自然年代裂縫，邊緣輕微缺損，其中一些有旧修补，自然的瑕疵，碎裂，舊時漆塗層，部分磨損，重量：204.0 克 尺寸：高8.3 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件相近紫檀角杯見香港蘇富比 Important Chinese Art 拍場2020年11月4日 lot 313, 售價GBP 3,024.

A SUPERB ZITAN ‘DOUBLE LOTUS’ BASE, MID-QINGChina, 18th century. Openwork carving in the form of a lotus pod encircled by overlapping lotus leaves alternatingly curved upwards and downwards, supported on six feet in the form of elegantly shaped lotus petals. The wood of a fine reddish color and grain.Provenance: Leslie Gifford Kilborn, USA, and thence by descent in the same family. Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895-1972), son of Retta and Omar Kilborn, was born in Sichuan, China. He greatly advanced missionary work in Western China, was the author of multiple texts and served as dean of the College of Medicine of the West China Union University. In 1952, he left China and became a professor of physiology at the University of Hong Kong.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, some natural age cracks, few chips to the petals.Weight: 153.3 g Dimensions: Height 7.5 cm, Diameter 12.7 cm清代中期紫檀雙層蓮座中國，十八世紀。鏤空雕刻，以蓮花的形式，重疊的荷葉環繞，交替向上和向下彎曲，並以形狀優美的蓮花瓣形式支撐在六足。 微紅色紋理。 來源：美國Leslie Gifford Kilborn，自此保存在同一家族. Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895-1972), Retta and Omar Kilborn的兒子，出生於中國四川。他極大地促進了中國西部的傳教工作，是多篇著作的作者，還曾擔任過華西聯合大學醫學院的院長。 1952年，他離開中國，成為香港大學生理學教授。 圖片：Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895-1972, 左起第三位) 品相：狀況極好，輕微磨損，一些天然年代裂紋，花瓣上有寫爲磕損。 重量：153.3 克 尺寸：高7.5 厘米, 直徑 12.7 厘米

A HUANGHUALI WEIQI BOX AND COVER, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. The compressed globular body supported on three shallow legs and carved in deep relief with two vases, one decorated with a dragon and the other with an ice-crack glaze, magnolias, peonies, hibiscuses, and chrysanthemums, as well as a handled woven basket with pomegranates. The domed circular cover with lotuses and a butterfly.Provenance: Karl Zeilinger (1944-2014), a collector of Asian art and antique weapons from Nürnberg, Germany. Thence by descent in the same family.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, natural age cracks, few minuscule nicks, occasional light scratches, and traces of giltWeight: 2,994 gDimensions: Height 19 cmLiterature comparison: A similar pair of weiqi boxes made from huanghuali wood is illustrated in S. Handler, Austere Luminosity of Chinese Furniture, California, 2001, p. 200. Another pair, lacking the finely carved decoration seen on the present piece, was included in the exhibition The Imperial Packing Art of the Qing Dynasty, Beijing, 1999, cat.no. 122, and a further pair in Qing Legacies - the Sumptuous Art of Imperial Packaging, Macau, 2000, cat.no. 94.Auction result comparison: Compare with a related but smaller zitan weiqi box and cover at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in Chinese Art on 3-4 December 2015, lot 319, sold for HKD 81,250.清代黃花梨花卉紋圍棋蓋盒 中國，1644-1912年。球形圓盒，三個淺腿。盒身雕刻兩個花瓶，一個花瓶上裝飾著一條龍，另一個花瓶上裝飾著冰裂的釉面，四周裝飾玉蘭、牡丹、芙蓉和菊花，還有一個帶石榴編織提籃。圓盒蓋上雕刻著蓮花和蝴蝶。 來源：Karl Zeilinger (1944-2014), 德國紐倫堡亞洲藝術及古典武器收藏家，在同一家族保存至今。 品相：狀況極佳，有輕微磨損，自然老化裂紋，極少的微小划痕，偶有的輕微划痕和鎏金痕跡。 重量：2,994 克 尺寸：高19厘米 拍賣結果比較：於2015年12月3日至4日在香港蘇富比Chinese Art拍場上，與一個較小的紫檀圍棋蓋盒比較，lot 319，成交價HKD 81,250.。

‘LANDSCAPE’, WITH SIGNATURE OF WEN ZHENGMING (1470-1559)Ink and watercolors on silk. The striking contrast between the traditional, somewhat staid buildings and the mystic depth of the monumental landscape are a hallmark of the legendary artist.Inscriptions: Signed Wen Zhengming and inscribed upper left with an excerpt from a poem by Wang Anshi, a noted poet and politician during the Song dynasty who served as Chancellor between 1070 and 1076.Provenance: From a private estate in Texas, USA, by repute acquired in Japan between 1945 and 1950, and thence by descent in the same family. Old collector’s label with serial number to one of the pegs.Condition: A series of water stains to the center of the painting which have been restored a long time ago, significant losses and tears, browning.Dimensions: Image size 94.5 x 41 cmMounted as a hanging scroll with handles neatly carved from zitan wood in imitation of bamboo.Wen Zhengming (1470-1559) was one of a number of Ming dynasty literati artists who set themselves in opposition to the professional, academy-influenced style favored in the region of Zhejiang. Wen and other amateur artists of the Wu school (named after the region around Suzhou, where most of them were based) carried on the wenren scholar-artist tradition of the preceding dynasties. Eschewing official sponsorship and hostile to the politics of the imperial court, these artists sought private patrons and the respect of their peers, frequently painting works in the style of older masters. Wen studied under the founder of the Wu school, Shen Zhou, whose style he was deeply influenced by. He sometimes added his own poetry to Shen Zhou's paintings, thereby benefitting from the latter's established reputation. After he achieved fame in his own right, Wen's many colophons to Shen Zhou's works often lent them authenticity in the eyes of collectors.Wen and his mentor both revered the artists of the preceding Song and Yuan dynasties, though he rarely imitated them directly. He produced works in a number of styles and has been called a ‘chameleon’ whose works could easily be misidentified. Wen's paintings were highly sought after by wealthy collectors throughout the 16th century, and counterfeits of his works were common during the late Ming. He was also a prolific and well-known writer, whose poems often touched on the subject of painting. He regarded art and nature as being inseparable, and frequently wrote about and painted nature scenes.Auction result comparison: Compare with a related work, but of considerably larger size, at Christie’s New York in Fine Chinese Paintings on 20 March 2018, lot 2, sold for USD 18,750.文徵明款《山水圖》 絹本設色。亭臺樓閣錯落有致與山水景觀形成鮮明對比是這位傳奇畫家的標誌。款識：文徵明 款，左上方有王安石詩，王安石是宋代著名的詩人和政治家，曾在1070至1076年間擔任尚書左僕射。 來源：德克薩斯私人遺產，據説1945、1950年間購於日本，自此保存與同一家族至今。可見老收藏家標簽和收藏編號。 品相：繪畫中心的有一些水漬，已在很久以前得到修復，明顯的缺損，紙張變成褐色。 尺寸：畫面 94.5 x 41 厘米 立軸，天杆地杆由紫檀木雕刻成竹子形。 拍賣結果比較：一件相似作品但尺寸較大，售于紐約佳士得 Fine Chinese Paintings拍場2018年3月 20 日, lot 2, 售價 USD 18,750.

‘THE CHENGHUA EMPEROR’, IMPERIAL SCHOOL, QING DYNASTYChina, 18th-19th century. Ink and watercolors on paper. The Emperor seated in a regal pose on a large zitan wood throne, flanked on one side by an elderly sage, reminiscent of Confucius, holding a scroll and a young scholar carrying a collection of books on the other. With a silk brocade frame, mounted as a hanging scroll.Provenance: Leslie Gifford Kilborn, USA, and thence by descent in the same family. Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895-1972), son of Retta and Omar Kilborn, was born in Sichuan, China. He greatly advanced missionary work in Western China, was the author of multiple texts and served as dean of the College of Medicine of the West China Union University. In 1952, he left China and became a professor of physiology at the University of Hong Kong. Condition: Good condition with wear, small losses, minor soiling, some creasing.Dimensions: 113.5 x 59.5 cm清代宮廷畫成化帝中國，十八至十九世紀。紙本設色。皇帝氣勢威武地坐在一個大的紫檀木寶座上，旁邊是一位年老的賢者，讓人想起孔子，手握捲軸；另有一位年輕的學者手持書本。錦緞裝裱，作為捲軸懸掛。 來源：美國Leslie Gifford Kilborn，自此保存在同一家族. Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895-1972), Retta and Omar Kilborn的兒子，出生於中國四川。他極大地促進了中國西部的傳教工作，是多篇著作的作者，還曾擔任過華西聯合大學醫學院的院長。 1952年，他離開中國，成為香港大學生理學教授。 圖片：Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895-1972, 左起第三位) 品相：狀況良好，有磨損，小缺損，少量污漬，有些摺痕。 尺寸：113.5 x 59.5 厘米

‘CRANES’, SCHOOL OF SHEN QUAN (1682-1760)Ink and watercolors on silk. Superbly painted with two cranes, one drinking water from a stream and the other standing on a thick gnarled branch with pine, bamboo, and various flowers. With a silk brocade frame and mounted as a hanging scroll. Two zitan handles, most likely from the period.Inscriptions: Center left, signed ‘Shen Quan’, ‘Wuxing’ (the artist’s place of origin). Two artist seals, ‘Shen Quan’ and ‘Nanping’ (the artist’s courtesy name)Provenance: From the collection of Alexander Popov in Novi Sad, Kingdom of Serbia, acquired between 1900-1920.Condition: Creases, minor soiling, some water stains, very small losses with associated touchups, overall in very good condition.Dimensions: Size incl. mounting 250 x 92 cm, Image size 167 x 84 cmShen Quan was active during the Qing dynasty and painted in the Ming academic style. Shen was very influential in Japan, inspiring an entire school of painting, the Nanping School, which flourished in Nagasaki during the Edo period and was named after the artist’s courtesy name.Literature comparison: Compare with a related painting by the same artist in the Palace Museum, Beijing.Auction result comparison: Compare with a related painting of the same subject at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in Fine Classical Chinese Paintings on 5 October 2015, lot 1129, sold for HKD 1,500,000.《松下仙鶴圖》沈銓學院 (1682-1760) 款中國，絹本設色。一隻在溪邊喝水，另一隻站在蒼勁的松樹上。周圍可見竹子和各種花朵。錦裝挂軸。紫檀手柄，很有可能來自該時期。款識：吳興沈銓；鈴印：沈銓，南蘋來源：來自塞爾維亞王國諾維薩德的Alexander Popov私人收藏，購於1900年至1920年之間。 圖片：Alexander Popov 品相：摺痕，少量污漬與水漬，小缺損，總體處於良好狀態。尺寸：縂250 x 92 厘米, 畫面167 x 84 厘米 拍賣結果比較：畫作見香港蘇富比Fine Classical Chinese Paintings 拍場2015年10月 5日 lot 1129, 售價HKD 1,500,000.

A CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL ‘BUDDHA’S HAND’ RUYI SCEPTER, QING DYNASTYChina, 18th century. Cast in openwork with an arched gilt-bronze shaft resembling a gnarled leafy branch and a head in the form of two finger citrons, known as ‘Buddha’s hand’ in Chinese, decorated in champleve enamels graduating from lime-green to yellow next to gilt bronze leaves.Provenance: Property from a Private Collection. Sotheby’s Hong Kong, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 8th April 2014, lot 3099 (one in a lot of two), bought in at an estimate of HKD 1,200,000 — 1,800,000. A noted private collector, acquired from Sotheby’s at a later time.Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, minuscule dents, light wear to the enamels and gilt.Weight: 584.7 gDimensions: Length 30.9 cmThe shaft bearing two small corresponding fruits in champleve enamels and gilt-bronze leaves, the openwork terminal suspending a tasseled endless knot.Literature comparison: For a gilt bronze scepter of this type, but cast with all three fruit of the sanduo, in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, see one illustrated in Masterpieces of Chinese Ju-i Sceptres in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1974, pl. 29; and a zitan version inlaid with jade and various hardstones to depict a finger-citron, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, included in the exhibition China. The Three Emperors, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2005, cat. no. 277, and another gilt bronze scepter embellished with pomegranates, in the Österreichisches Museum für Angewandte Kunst collection, included in the exhibition Die Ware aus dem Teufelsland, Museum für Kunsthandwerk, Frankfurt am Main, 1981, cat. no. 12.Auction result comparison: Compare with a related gilt bronze scepter, inlaid with glass and decorated with enamels, at Christie’s New York in Auspicious Treasures for Scholars and Emperors: Selections from the Robert H. Blumenfield Collection on 22 March 2012, lot 1228, sold for USD 86,500.清代鏨胎琺瑯多子多福如意 中國，十八世紀。如意以銅胎鎏金飾琺瑯工藝精心而制，雕成老幹樹枝狀折枝，佛手瓜左右雙佛手瓜造型，蒂梗繞於兩果實間，長柄彎曲，柄體呈蒼虯蜿蜓枝幹，彎曲有度，翻轉有致，葉盛開舒展，上掛兩小瓜，生氣盎然。枝葉飾以鎏金，佛手飾以掐絲琺瑯，風格寫實，色彩逼真，琺琅色從青檸色到淡黃色漸變。造型優美流暢，纖細靈秀，盡顯華貴富麗之感。佛手音與“福”字諧音，除表徵多“福“之意，更喻“多福多壽多子孫”的吉祥表徵。 來源： 私人收藏，見香港蘇富比Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art拍場, 2014年4月8日，lot 3099 (一對如意中的一件), 估價HKD 1,200,000 — 1,800,000。藏家説明：購於蘇富比此拍賣之後。 品相：狀況極佳，輕微磨損，微小凹痕，琺琅和鎏金部位輕微磨損。 重量： 584.7 克 尺寸： 長30.9 厘米 軸上有兩個小巧的相應水果，分別是琺瑯彩釉和鎏金銅的葉子，如意終端鏤空的懸掛著流甦的結佩。 文獻比較: 一件此類鎏金銅三鑲式如意，可見在台北故宮博物院中，請參見1974年出版的關於台北故宮博物院中的如意畫冊，圖29; 在中國故宮博物院內，還有一個鑲有玉石和各種硬石的紫檀佛手瓜。 Three Emperors, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2005, cat. 圖277；另一件來自奧地利應用藝術博物館的銅鎏金石榴如意參加了1981年在美因河畔法蘭克福的應用藝術博物館“來自東方的琺琅製品”的展覽，見“Die Ware aus dem Teufelsland”，Museum für Kunsthandwerk, Frankfurt am Main, 1981, cat. no. 12. 拍賣結果比較：一件相近銅鎏金如意鑲嵌玻璃和琺琅，售于紐約佳士得Auspicious Treasures for Scholars and Emperors: Selections from the Robert H. Blumenfield Collection拍場，2012年3月22日，lot 1228, 售價 USD 86,500。

A WHITE JADE OPENWORK ‘LINKED RINGS’ PLAQUE, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. Carved as two linked rings, each carved in relief with archaistic scrolls and enclosing a bat, all between scrolling vines. The translucent stone of an attractive white tone with cloudy inclusions. With a matching zitan stand from the later Qing dynasty. (2)Provenance: French private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, the stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into microscopic hairline cracks over time.Weight: 33.3 gDimensions: Size 5.8 x 5.8 cmAuction result comparison: Compare with a related white jade openwork plaque at Christie’s New York in A Collecting Legacy: Fine Chinese Jade Carvings and Works of Art from the Lizzadro Collection on 21 March 2013, lot 834, sold for USD 50,000.清代白玉鏤雕連環佩中國，1644-1912年。鏤空雕刻連環佩飾，環的表面浮雕如意紋，兩側纏枝藤蔓，環中央雕刻著蝙蝠。 半透明的玉石，迷人的白色，含有絮狀内含物。 相配的清末紫檀雕底座。來源：法國私人收藏 品相：狀況極佳，輕微磨損，玉石有天然裂紋，隨著時間的流逝，其中一些可能會發展成細小的裂縫。 重量：33.3 克 尺寸：5.8 x 5.8 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件相近白玉鏤空雕刻佩飾見紐約佳士得A Collecting Legacy: Fine Chinese Jade Carvings and Works of Art from the Lizzadro Collection 拍場2013年3月21日 lot 834, 售價USD 50,000.

An antique 19th Century Chinese Oriental antique carved zitan wood three tier vase / bust stand featuring a central raised platform flanked by two lower tiers. Archaic / traditional form with carved finished sections. Measures approx; 26cm x 84cm x 17cm.