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Click here to subscribeProperty from a Private London CollectionA Timurid silver and jade ring, Persia, 15th century, the circular bezel with a green jade stone carved with an extremely elegant thuluth seal, the band in the form of dragons the shank meeting the bezel with two dragons heads, a red stone set to underside of band, the underside of the bezel with dense vegetal designs and a circular owner's seal, 2.2 cm. diam.,14 grams
A FINE AND RARE HARDSTONE EMBELLISHED 'ELEPHANT AND TRIBUTE BEARERS' DOUBLE SIDED TABLE SCREENMid-Qing DynastyOne side attractively inlaid with shaped plaques of mother-of-pearl, variegated shell, red lacquer and hardstones, the reverse with an inlaid mother-of-pearl fourteen-character poem by Du Fu and three auspicious seals, all on lustrous dark brown lacquer grounds and mounted as a zitan four-legged rectangular table screen.44.5cm (17 7/8in) high x 38.5cm (15 1/8in) wideFootnotes:Provenance: from the collection of Edward Gordon Lowder (1862-1942) and Catherine Lucretia Dunster (1865-1940), thence by descent.Edward Gordon Lowder, served with the Imperial Maritime Customs, later known as the Chinese Maritime Customs. The archives of his first son Hugh Gordon Lowder are held at SOAS library.清中期 嵌百寶白象進寶圖硯屏《香稻啄餘鸚鵡粒，碧梧棲老鳳凰枝》《仙蠡》《怡情》《山水怡情》款This screen is a fine and exceptionally large example of a group of related table screens and boxes from the Qing court collection, currently retained in the collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing. A closely related box decorated with an elephant bearing a vase but surrounded by just two foreigners was included in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (II), Hong Kong, 2002, no.232 rather than five in the present work. Elephants have long been a popular theme at the Qing court and the white elephant has strong Buddhist associations. The Buddha's mother, Queen Maya is said to have been visited by a white elephant following years of not being able to bear a child and Buddha is said to have taken the form of a white elephant for his final incarnation. The presence of the vase (ping 瓶) on the elephant's (xiang 象) head forms a rebus for the phrase taiping youxiang (太平有象), meaning 'Where there is peace, there is an omen (or elephant)'.The inscription on the reverse of the screen is a section of the poem by Du Fu, Stirred By Autumn, no. 8 and may be translated:Even the leftover rice husk on the parrot's beak smells as fragrantThe branch of the jade green Wutong tree provides home to the PhoenixSee a related inlaid brown lacquer table screen, 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.200, no.174.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY 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 BLUE-GLAZED VASE, CONGTongzhi six-character mark and of the periodModelled after an archaic jade prototype, the square section rising from a short circular foot to a short tapering neck, the side flanked by a pair of moulded elephant-head handles suspending fixed rings, covered overall in a thick and rich purplish-blue glaze.29.5cm (11 5/8in) highFootnotes:清同治 藍釉象耳銜環琮式瓶 《大清同治年製》款For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A JADEITE CUP, A SMALL WHITE JADE CUP AND TWO JADE HAIRPINSQing DynastyComprising: a jadeite cup with a peach-shaped amethyst detail added to the interior; a white jade small cup; a pale green jade hairpin with openwork bat decoration; and a pale green jade 'prunus and butterfly' hairpin.The hairpin: 15.5cm (6 1/8in) long (4).Footnotes:Provenance: Major-General Sir Ivor Philipps, K.C.B., D.S.O. (1861-1940), and thence by descent.Major-General Sir Ivor Philipps served as an officer with the British Forces on the 'China Expeditionary Force' sent to lift the siege of the British Legation in Beijing and quell the Boxer Rebellion in 1900-1901.清 翠玉盃, 白玉小盃及髮簪兩件For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
TWO ARCHAISTIC PALE GREEN JADE TUBULAR BEADSQing DynastyEach of oblong shape pierced through the centre, one with a diagonally fluted body, the stone of a greyish-green colour with russets inclusion, the other with scrolling taotie masks decoration, the stone with mottled and light russet inclusions. The longest: 6.7cm (2 5/8in) long (2).Footnotes:清 青玉管珠 兩件For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A GROUP OF JADE AND SOAPSTONE SEALS AND ANIMAL CARVINGSMing Dynasty and laterComprising: an archaic style tiger plaque, fitted box; a pale green and russet jade boulder seal; a soapstone seal carved with a dragon above turbulent waves and sea creatures; a mottled green jade seal with a crouching chilong terminal; a mottled brown and pale green jade recumbent lion carving, wood stand; a part calcified jade recumbent ram, wood stand; an archaistic mottled jade recumbent beast, wood stand; and two miniature jade animal carvings, resin stands. The tiger plaque 14cm (5 1/2in) long. (15).Footnotes:明及之後 玉及壽山石璽及瑞獸 一組For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A SPINACH JADE RUYI SCEPTRE20th centuryThe curved shaft left uncarved with only a bat in high relief at the bottom tip, terminating in a ruyi head carved with a full face dragon chasing a flaming pearl, all reserved on a dense ruyi cloud ground, the stone of spinach green tone with darker green and black inclusions.32.5cm (12 3/4in) longFootnotes:二十世紀 碧玉如意For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A JADE SINGLE-HANDLED CUPQing DynastyWith rounded sides raised on a short foot, the body carved with a three-tiered whorl design below a key-fret band to the mouth rim, the side set with a single loop handle with incised taotie mask at the top.9.7cm (3 7/8in) wideFootnotes:清 玉單耳盃For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A GROUP OF TWELVE TURQUOISE, JADE AND JADEITE CARVINGSQing DynastyComprising: four jadeite figures; three turquoise figures; three jadeite animals; a mushroom and pale green jade bearded figure carrying a fruiting peach branch; and a mottled grey jade boy carrying a bundle of sticks, seven wood stands. The tallest 7cm (2 3/4in) (19).Footnotes:清 綠松石,玉及翠玉雕 一組十二件This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY 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 RETICULATED PALE CELADON JADE 'DRAGON' BELT PLAQUEMing DynastyThe rectangular plaque carved with one slightly rounded edge, the dragon's body coiled in flight with outstretched four-clawed legs, against a ground of densely coiled scrolls, the head framed between two small leaf-shaped panels each enclosing a xi character.16cm (6 1/4in) longFootnotes:明 白玉鏤雕龍紋帶板For a similar example see Shen Zhiyu The Shanghai Museum of Art, New York, 1983, pl. 209.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
TWO WHITE JADE ANIMAL CARVINGS19th centuryComprising: a white jade recumbent 'chilong' grasping a lingzhi spray in its mouth, the single horn resting on the bossed spine, the white stone with two russet splashes; and a white jade recumbent ram with its curved gnarled horns tucked behind the ears. The largest: 3.8cm (1 1/2in) long (2).Footnotes:十九世紀 白玉雕動物把件 兩件For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A PALE GREEN JADE 'CRANE AND PINE' PLAQUEMing DynastyThe oval shaped plaque carved in openwork with a central crane grasping a lingzhi spray in its beak, standing amidst pine tree branches, mounted on a hongmu small table screen stand. The plaque: 9cm (3 1/2in) high (2).Footnotes:明 青白玉松鶴延年佩This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY 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 PALE GREEN JADE PARFUMIER18th/19th centuryThe cylindrical body worked in reticulation with a continuous landscape scene featuring gnarled trees and a pavilion amongst rockwork, with hongmu fittings, fitted box.10cm (4in) high (2).Footnotes:十八/十九世紀 青白玉香筒This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY 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 PALE CELADON JADE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' WASHER17th/18th CenturyThe beast standing with the head turned slightly to the right, the mouth holding a spray of lingzhi fungus, the bifurcated tail resting on the two back feet, a circular lipped hole set into the back, wood stand. 9cm (3 1/2in) long (2).Footnotes:Provenance: S.C. Coles collection.十七/十八世紀 青白玉瑞獸洗For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A JADE DOUBLE HANDLED CUP TOGETHER WITH A CIRCULAR TORTOISESHELL BOX19th centuryThe jade cup well hollowed, the body supported on a short lipped foot, the sides incised with two landscape scenes separated with scroll-form handles, bearing an inscription; the tortoiseshell box and cover densely carved with garden scenes. The jade 12cm (4 3/4in) long (3).Footnotes:十九世紀 雙耳盃及玳瑁圓蓋盒This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY 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 PALE GREEN JADE 'RECUMBENT CAMEL' PENDANTQing DynastyThe recumbent animal with its legs tucked under its body, the head facing forward, with a circular aperture drilled before the first hump, the stone of pale green tone.5cm (2in) longFootnotes:清 青白玉駱駝For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A PAIR OF OPENWORK PALE GREEN JADE PLAQUES AND A MUSHROOM JADE WASHER19th CenturyComprising: a pair of mirror-image openwork jade plaques depicting two scholars in a garden setting conversing with a third scholar overlooking from a terrace, all surrounded by leafy branches; and a mottled mushroom jade oval-shaped washer supported on a short foot and rising to an everted rim.The plaques: 8cm (3 1/8in) diam. (3).Footnotes:十九世紀 青白玉鏤雕珮一對及菇色玉洗For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A PALE GREEN JADE FINGER CITRON AND A JADEITE LOTUS GROUP19th/20th centuryComprising: a pale green jade naturalistic finger citron issuing from a gnarled leafy stem, the finger-like tendrils vividly rendered with curling tips; together with a jadeite lotus flower pod cushioned on a large leaf.The finger citron: 6.4cm (2 1/2in) long (2).Footnotes:十九/二十世紀 青白玉佛手及翠玉荷花把件For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
TWO PALE GREEN JADE SNUFF BOTTLES19th centuryComprising: a large pale green jade oval snuff bottle in the form of a cicada, coral stopper; and a pale green and russet jade snuff bottle with archaistic animal-mask decoration to the sides, coral stopper.The tallest: 7.5cm (3in) long (4).Footnotes:十九世紀 青白玉鼻煙壺 兩件This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY 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 CARVED WHITE JADE 'CHILONG' PLAQUE MOUNTED ON A BOXThe plaque 18th/19th CenturyThe raised oval plaque carved in openwork relief with sinuous chilong amongst entwined, leafy lotus stems, mounted on a copper box and cover decorated in repoussé with lotus designs.The plaque 6.7cm (2 5/8in) long. (2).Footnotes:Provenance: a London private collection amassed between the 1970s and 1990s and thence by descent.十八/十九世紀 蓋盒鑲白玉螭龍紋牌For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'SQUIRREL AND VINES' GROUP19th centuryThe oval shaped pebble pierced and carved to form a squirrel clambering amongst gourds and leaves, the stone of a pale tone with dark amber russet skin to the large leaf. 4.5cm (1 3/4in) longFootnotes:十九世紀 褐斑白玉松鼠葡萄For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE 'CRANE AND PEACHES' GROUP18th/19th centuryThe recumbent crane with the head arched around to the rear, grasping a fruiting peach stem in its mouth, the pale green stone with russet inclusions, hongmu stand.8.2cm (3 1/4in) long (2).Footnotes:十八/十九世紀 褐斑青玉瑞鶴銜桃This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY 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 MOTTLED WHITE JADE FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT HOUNDMing dynastyModelled resting on its legs with its head turned to the rear, the front paws closed together, the body with incised lines demarcating the ribs and with well defined spine, the curling tail sweeping across its left haunch, the stone with mottled cloudy and pale russet inclusions. 10cm (4in) longFootnotes:Provenance: Spink & Son, Ltd., London, 21 February 2000A Scottish private collection, and thence by descentPublished, Illustrated and Exhibited: Spink & Son Ltd, Chinese Jade, 1998, p.40, no.67明 白玉臥犬For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A JADE HANDLED KNIFE AND GILT BRONZE SHEATH18th centuryThe gilded scabbard densely decorated with scrolling leafy floral stems, with a bat ring suspension loop at the end and and bone terminal, the knife adorned with a green jade handle in between matching gilt bronze bands.27.8cm (10 7/8in) long (2).Footnotes:Provenance: Major-General Sir Ivor Philipps, K.C.B., D.S.O. (1861-1940), and thence by descent.Major-General Sir Ivor Philipps served as an officer with the British Forces on the 'China Expeditionary Force' sent to lift the siege of the British Legation in Beijing and quell the Boxer Rebellion in 1900-1901.十八世紀 玉柄刀及鎏金銅鞘For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'LUDUAN' PENDANT AND THREE TOURMALINE PENDANTSLate Qing Dynasty The jade rounded to one side and flattened to the reverse, surmounted by a luduan, above an incised bat; the tourmaline pendants strung with miniature coral and pearl beads, one carved as a fish strung above a circular jadeite dragon roundel and a large pearl, another carved as as a lotus leaf with attendant fish, above a double gourd and cash-form jadeite pendant and the third as an oval bead above a double nut and spherical pearl.The jade 5cm (2in) long (4).Footnotes:Provenance: Major-General Sir Ivor Philipps, K.C.B., D.S.O. (1861-1940), and thence by descent.Major-General Sir Ivor Philipps served as an officer with the British Forces on the 'China Expeditionary Force' sent to lift the siege of the British Legation in Beijing and quell the Boxer Rebellion in 1900-1901.清晚期 玉甪端紋珮及三件硬石珮Pearls untested.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY 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 COLLECTION OF JADE CARVINGS19th/20th CenturyComprising: a white jade oval plaque mounted on a gilt metal box; a pale green jade 'chilong' oval plaque, mounted on a hongmu frame; a pale green and russet jade dragon and phoenix pendant; a jadeite 'bamboo spray' plaque mounted on a brass fitting; a pale green jade 'dragon' belt hook, wood stand; a white jade 'flower head' fitting, associated hongmu stand; and a small spinach jade oval washer.The belt hook: 9cm (3 1/2in) long (9).Footnotes:Provenance: English private collection, acquired in Hong Kong in the 1980s.十九/二十世紀 玉器 一組This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY 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 PALE GREEN JADE 'PARROT AND LYCHEE' GROUP19th centuryCarved with three large lychee fruits issuing from a gnarled leafy branch, the smallest with a parrot resting atop with its head tucked in between the wings, wood stand.10cm (4in) long (2).Footnotes:Provenance: Major-General Sir Ivor Philipps, K.C.B., D.S.O. (1861-1940), and thence by descent.Major-General Sir Ivor Philipps served as an officer with the British Forces on the 'China Expeditionary Force' sent to lift the siege of the British Legation in Beijing and quell the Boxer Rebellion in 1900-1901.十九世紀 青白玉鸚鵡及荔枝For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A PAINTED WOOD 'TEXTILE DESIGN' CHESTTibet, circa 16th centuryPainted with colourful squares of geometric patterns, surrounded by ribbons with two suspended disk shapes. 100cm × 45cm x 43cm (39 1/4in x 17 3/4in x 17in).Footnotes:Published:Chris Buckley, Tibetan Furniture, Warren, CT., 2005, pp. 118 and 119, no. 119. (a copy of the book is sold with this lot)約十六世紀 藏傳木雕彩繪圖紋衣箱Buckley describes the design of this chest as a 'simulation of gift-wrapping' drawing from Tibetan patchwork textiles, unusually combined with interlacing ribbons holding two captive disks resembling gold-mounted Chinese jade bi disks.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TPTP 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.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A SELECTION OF JADE CARVINGSQing Dynasty to 20th centuryComprising: two pale green jade double gourd snuff bottles, one carved with five bats, the other with trailing vine leaves, stoppers; a pale green jade reticulated shou plaque; a hardstone and jade mounted mirror; and a jade and hardstone mounted mirror.The largest mirror 25.5cm (10in) long. (7).Footnotes:清至二十世紀 玉器 一組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 JADE 'SHOULAO AND BOY' GROUP, A SOAPSTONE 'LUOHAN' CARVING AND A JADEITE 'BUDDHIST LION' CARVING19th/20th centuryThe white jade carved as the standing sage carrying a staff with a boy looking up at him from his left side, wood stand; the changmei luohan seated beside a rock reading a book, with a wood stand; the lion carved with his front paws resting on a ball.The jade 4.5cm (1 3/4in) high (5).Footnotes:十九/二十世紀 白玉童子獻壽擺件, 壽山石雕羅漢像及翠玉雕佛獅For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
TWO PALE GREEN JADE RECTANGULAR FORM SNUFF BOTTLES19th centuryThe first of plain form with indented edges; the second carved to each side with shuangxi 'double happiness' characters, flanked by a pair of beast mask and ring handles, jadeite mounted stoppers.The tallest 6.7cm (2 5/8in) high. (4).Footnotes:Provenance: The uncarved bottle, Sotheby's, 1st February 1977, lot 105.十九世紀 青玉鼻煙壺 兩件For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A PALE GREEN JADE DOUBLE SEAL18th/19th CenturyFormed as two squared uncarved seals linked by a chilong surmounting them both, the animal standing four-square on its muscular legs, the head turned backward and the bifurcated tail resting on the hind legs, the stone of cloudy pale green colour.4cm (1 1/2in) longFootnotes:十八/十九世紀 青玉雙連印For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A CHICKEN-BONE JADE RUYI SCEPTREQing DynastyCarved in the form of a lingzhi stem, terminating in large and smaller lingzhi sprays, the shaft carved in relief with an ascending sinuous chilong amongst entwined vine tendrils, the mottled pale green stone part calcified at the base of the shaft. 26.5cm (10 3/8in) long.Footnotes:清 雞骨白玉如意For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A SPINACH GREEN JADE 'LOTUS AND INSECT' GROUP18th centuryNaturalistically carved as a lotus pod, borne on curling stems issuing a lotus leaf to the base and side of the pod, with an insect above one of the circular seeds, incorporating the russet skin, the stone with russet inclusions. 6cm (2 3/8in) wideFootnotes:Provenance:Kirknorton collectionSpink & Son Ltd., London, 13 October 1997A Scottish private collection, and thence by descentPublished: B.Morgan, Naturalism and Archaism: Chinese Jades from the Kirknorton Collection, London, 1995, no.70十八世紀 碧玉荷花與蟲For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A WHITE JADE PLAQUE AND A ZITAN WOOD STANDQing DynastyComprising: a white jade openwork 'bats and boys' plaque inset on a carved wood cover; together with a roughly cut zitan plinth.The stand: 10.5cm (4 1/8in) high x 14cm (5 1/2in) wide (2).Footnotes:清 白玉佩及紫檀木底座For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
FOUR ARCHAISTIC JADE CARVINGSEarly 20th CenturyComprising: a celadon jade circular bi disc; a sword slide; a 'chicken bone' jade sword slide incised with C-scroll patterns; a celadon and russet jade axe head with an incised mythical beast mask terminal; and a black jade bell of compressed form, with incised bands of C-scroll, bosses and seal-script characters. 8cm (3 1/8in) long (4).Footnotes:Provenance: S.C. Coles collection.二十世紀早期 玉器 四件《延壽介中。宣元二年》款For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A MUGHAL-STYLE GREEN JADE POURING VESSEL, YI19th CenturyRaised on a splayed foot, the body with Indian lotus scroll decoration in relief, flanked by a pair of leaf and foliate handles suspending loose rings, the mottled brilliant stone with dark green and black inclusions. 14cm (5 1/2in) wideFootnotes:十九世紀 青玉痕都斯坦式匜For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A YELLOW JADE 'MANDARIN DUCKS' GROUP19th century The two recumbent ducks modelled side by side, resting on a lotus leaf, one grasping in its beak a floral spray, the stone of an even pale yellow tone with areas of russet inclusions to the top. 5.5cm (2 1/8in) wideFootnotes:十九世紀 黃玉鴛鴦佩Provenance:A Scottish private collection, and thence by descentFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
THREE WHITE JADE CIRCULAR BOXES AND COVERS19th/20th CenturyEach of circular form raised on a short cylindrical foot ring, well hollowed, with a domed cover.6cm (2 3/8in) diam. (6).Footnotes:Provenance: a London private collection amassed between the 1970s and 1990s and thence by descent.十九/二十世紀 白玉小圓盒 三件For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A WHITE JADE FIGURE OF A HORSE18th centuryThe recumbent animal with the nose resting on the front right hoof, the stone of a clear pale colour, fitted wood stand.4.5cm (1 3/4in) long (2).Footnotes:Provenance: Anthony Gustav de Rothschild (1887-1961).十八世紀 白玉馬For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A PALE GREEN JADE PLAQUE-MOUNTED ZITAN BOX AND COVER18th/19th centuryThe jade plaque carved in relief with Shoulao and attendant on a terrace holding aloft a peach, above a deer gazing upwards, amongst pine and rockwork, brass mounted as the cover of a zitan box carved with cartouches of archaistic chilong in between key-fret bands.9.5cm (3 3/4in) high x 11.2cm (4 3/8in) wide (2).Footnotes:十八/十九世紀 紫檀蓋盒鑲青白玉珮For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A GROUP OF JADE-MOUNTED PLAQUES AND BELT HOOKS18th/19th centuryComprising: a silver hand mirror inset with hardstone cabochons, with carved jade chilong and dragon head belt hook handle and inset jade plaque with carved flame motif; an engraved silver box and cover with inset ruyi form plaque carved with a similar flame motif; and a magnifying glass with mounted jade belt hook handle, with dragon head terminal and carved pommel scroll motifs to the shaft. The hand mirror 21cm (8 1/4in) long. (4).Footnotes:十八/十九世紀 嵌玉器及帶鉤 一組For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A PALE GREEN JADE 'TOAD' CARVING AND A WHITE JADE 'CAT' CARVING17th and 19th centuryComprising: a pale green and russet three-legged toad, the stone of a mottled russet, green and brown tone; and a white jade recumbent cat with its head tilted to the left, grasping a leafy branch in its mouth, the stone of a cloudy white hue.The toad: 7cm (2 3/4in) long (2).Footnotes:Provenance:Spink & Son Ltd., London, 24 April 1998 (the toad)A Scottish private collection, and thence by descent十七及十九世紀 青玉雕蟾蜍及白玉雕臥貓For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A PALE CELADON JADE DOUBLE HANDLED CUP19th CenturyThe rounded body supported on a short stepped foot, decorated with four rows of bosses, set on either side with a pair of handles. 12.5cm (5in) longFootnotes:Provenance: S.C. Coles collection.十九世紀 白玉雙耳盃For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A PAIR OF YELLOW METAL JADE EARRINGS AND A PENDANT, oval jade cabochon earrings, each collet set in a yellow metal mount, to the post and scroll fittings, stamped 9k (one scroll is missing), together with a carved dyed jade Budha pendant, fitted with a white metal jump ring for suspension (condition report: one scroll missing to the earring backs, would benefit from a gentle clean and polish, pendant in overall good condition)
A Chinese Carved White Jade Dragon Belthook. Qing Dynasty. Dimensions: Length 5 5/8 inches, Height 1 1/8 inches (14.5 cm x 3 cm). Sakamoto Goro (1923 - August 15, 2016) was a globally renowned Japanese antique art dealer and the founder of the antique art store Buyantang. He became famous for selling a Chinese Yuan Dynasty Blue and White Porcelain Jar for approximately 176 million Japanese yen at a Sotheby's auction held in London in 1972. He was actively involved in auctions at houses like Sotheby's and Christie's and set several records for the sale of Asian artworks, bringing numerous exquisite art pieces back to Buyantang. In April 1999, Sakamoto Goro acquired a Ming Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup at a Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong for 29.17 million Hong Kong dollars, setting a record as one of the highest-priced items in the auction market for ancient Chinese porcelain. Sakamoto Goro made several significant donations of Chinese ceramics, bronzes, and other artifacts to institutions such as the Tokyo National Museum, Nara National Museum, National Museum of China, and the National Palace Museum in Taipei. He often collaborated with institutions like the Tokyo National Museum and Nara National Museum for exhibitions, sharing his extensive collection of fine art with the public through museums. An example of this is the Cizhou Kiln White Glaze Basin he donated to the National Palace Museum, which was exhibited at the Tokyo National Museum in 1961 and the Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts in 1978. After these artworks were returned to Buyantang, Sakamoto Goro retained the temporary labels they used during their museum displays. The items being auctioned in this event are from Sakamoto Goro's personal collection, which our auction house diligently collected from a close friend of Sakamoto Goro in Tokyo, Japan. Some of the items in this auction are extensively documented in a beautiful illustrated book titled Illustrated Guide to Chinese Ceramics from Buyantang, which includes detailed descriptions of patterns, dimensions, and bears the Buyantang seal. Some of the ceramics mentioned in this book were previously exhibited at the National Museums, and the labels from these exhibitions are still preserved within the book. He graciously provided us with a beautiful Illustrated Guide to Chinese Ceramics from Buyantang book to share with everyone.
A Chinese Carved Jade Mythical Beast. Qing Dynasty. Dimensions: Length 3 7/8 inches, Height 1 7/8 inches (10 cm x 5 cm). Sakamoto Goro (1923 - August 15, 2016) was a globally renowned Japanese antique art dealer and the founder of the antique art store Buyantang. He became famous for selling a Chinese Yuan Dynasty Blue and White Porcelain Jar for approximately 176 million Japanese yen at a Sotheby's auction held in London in 1972. He was actively involved in auctions at houses like Sotheby's and Christie's and set several records for the sale of Asian artworks, bringing numerous exquisite art pieces back to Buyantang. In April 1999, Sakamoto Goro acquired a Ming Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup at a Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong for 29.17 million Hong Kong dollars, setting a record as one of the highest-priced items in the auction market for ancient Chinese porcelain. Sakamoto Goro made several significant donations of Chinese ceramics, bronzes, and other artifacts to institutions such as the Tokyo National Museum, Nara National Museum, National Museum of China, and the National Palace Museum in Taipei. He often collaborated with institutions like the Tokyo National Museum and Nara National Museum for exhibitions, sharing his extensive collection of fine art with the public through museums. An example of this is the Cizhou Kiln White Glaze Basin he donated to the National Palace Museum, which was exhibited at the Tokyo National Museum in 1961 and the Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts in 1978. After these artworks were returned to Buyantang, Sakamoto Goro retained the temporary labels they used during their museum displays. The items being auctioned in this event are from Sakamoto Goro's personal collection, which our auction house diligently collected from a close friend of Sakamoto Goro in Tokyo, Japan. Some of the items in this auction are extensively documented in a beautiful illustrated book titled Illustrated Guide to Chinese Ceramics from Buyantang, which includes detailed descriptions of patterns, dimensions, and bears the Buyantang seal. Some of the ceramics mentioned in this book were previously exhibited at the National Museums, and the labels from these exhibitions are still preserved within the book. He graciously provided us with a beautiful Illustrated Guide to Chinese Ceramics from Buyantang book to share with everyone.
Two early to mid 20th century Chinese traditional new year's woodblock prints depicting The Kitchen God and Wife, with calendar and The Man and Boy riding a Kirin, in and colour on paper, 45cm x 32cm (2) In China, images of the kitchen god were pasted above stoves so he could observe everything that happens in the home. At New Year the images were burned and the god was sent to report to the Jade Emperor, the Daoist ruler of Heaven and all realms of existence below.
Oriental items to include a Tang Dynasty style terracotta guardian figurine 26cm h, a Japanese bronze trinket tray with crane decoration and a jade rowboat figure. (3)jade chip under hat, terracotta statue with chips to base, bronze tray with small chip to rim, can not confirm age of items.
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