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January 14th 15th, 2012
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(Lot of 2) Pre‐Columbian style gilt metal figures, the first of a male standing with two offering
vessels to the front, the second of a female walking with a child straped to her back, each 6.25'' $ 50 ‐ 100
Chinese large lead glazed red‐pottery figure of a fu‐lion, the mythical beast standing on a
rectangular plinth with its blue‐glazed body applied with yellow‐ochre on the ears, tufts of hair,
4001 mane and collar of bells, 12.75''h; Provenance: Du Mochelles, May 2010, #1284 $ 100 ‐ 200
(Lot of 3) Chinese carved figurines, the first of lapis lazuli and depicting a beauty standing with
an up‐turned baskets, the blue stone mottled with white and light inclusions, now attached to
a wooden base, the next a pair of ivory maidens in mirror poses with a lotus held up in one
4002 hand, 4.125''h, with wooden stands $ 100 ‐ 150
(Lot of 5) Chinese ivory carvings, consisting of a small study of a duck with pigment accents, a
small peach‐shaped box, a slender pipe fashioned as a bird‐claw and a facetted cigarette
4003 holder; together with a carnelian figurine of a goose, 2.25''l $ 50 ‐ 100
(Lot of 3) Chinese ruby red Peking glass two‐part circular container (with extra base),
Qing/Republic period, the flattened lid carved in relief with dissolving dragon and phoenix, the
lower section with two chilong also with scrolling foliate‐form bodies encircling the small ring
foot, 3.825''dia; Provenance: Collection of Martha Kramer, who lived and worked in China in
4004 1920‐1930 $ 250 ‐ 450
(Lot of 3) Chinese carved ivory figures, the first carved with a figure of Guanyin holding an
amphora issuing willow branches and prayer beads in hand; the second of the Daoist immortal
He Xiangu with lotus sprigs; the last of a celestial general clutching a wrapped seal and rank
stick, ivory: 5''h; with wooden stands; Provenance: Estate of Mr. and Mrs. C.K. Whittaker of Los
4005 Angeles and Rancho Santa Fe, CA $ 400 ‐ 600
(Lot of 3) Chinese polychromed ivory figurines of birds, each standing with its wings held close
4006 to its body, the largest with extensive polychromed accents, 2.5''h [largest] $ 150 ‐ 250
Chinese patinated metal figure of a mythical creature, loosely based on a tantric Buddhist
dharmapala in characteristic ornaments and standing on a supine boar raised on a lotus
pedestal, the dragon‐bovine head with an open mouth, large up‐right horn and flame‐like
4007 locks, 18.5''h $ 200 ‐ 400
(Lot of 3) Assorted Chinese ivory figural carvings, consisting of two of the Eight Daoist
Immortals Zhang Guo Lao and Han Xiang Zi with associated attributes, together with a figure of
Guanyin holding an amphora and a willow branch standing on a lotus pedestal, 5.5''h;
4008 Provenance: Estate of Mr. and Mrs. C.K. Whittaker of Los Angeles and Rancho Santa Fe, CA $ 200 ‐ 400
Chinese large agate cup, of bean shape with a small cicada to either side and raised on an oval
4009 foot, the semi‐translucent matrix with bands of russet and grey, 5.75''l $ 300 ‐ 500
Chinese green jade carving, featuring a fish swimming above cresting waves below a reticulated
section of wide lotus leaves and large lotus root, the opposite side with lingzhi sprigs, the outer
4010 portions picked out from a brown inclusion (skin) of the pale green stone, 2.5''l $ 150 ‐ 250
Chinese green hardstone covered tripod urn, the compressed ovoid body raised on three
animal mask‐and‐paw supports and carved with a pair of oversize animal‐mask handles
suspending large loose rings, the short neck surmounted by a dome‐shaped lid with a
sculptural finial of a seated qilin, the stone of mottled icy‐green hue, 8.5''; with a carved
4011 wooden stand $ 200 ‐ 400
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(Lot of 5) Chinese jade pebbles, each of pale green hue and most with a russet skin, average
4012 1.75''l $ 300 ‐ 500
Chinese polychrome glazed porcelain plaque, depicting a folk hero about to attack a rooster,
the top left with title and dated wuchen (1928/1988), signed 'Wang Dafan' and sealed,
4013 14.375''h x 10''w $ 300 ‐ 500
Chinese blanc de Chine figure of Damo (Bodhidharma), sculpted with exaggerated foreign facial
features and draped in monastic robes with hands hidden in the loose sleeves, all standing
4014 above rolling waves, 10.75''h $ 100 ‐ 200
(Lot of 2) Chinese porcelain enameled box, of rectangular shape with canted edges and painted
with a figural scene, the base with an apocryphal Qianlong mark, 3.5''l; together with a small
hinged rectangular case of filigree metal with enameled accents and set with two rectangular
4015 pale green jade cabochons, 2''l $ 400 ‐ 600
4016
4017
Chinese underglaze blue decorated porcelain beaker vase, with a trumpet mouth to the
cylindrical neck accented with a continuous scene of a lone villa set on a river bank, above the
waisted ovoid body with a scholar on the bank gazing at two boats in the river, 8.75''h $ 200 ‐ 400
Chinese underglaze blue decorated porcelain vase, the slender ovoid body painted in shades of
cobalt blue with rustic dwellings in a wooded landscape, (repair to rim), 9.25''h $ 250 ‐ 450
Chinese celadon glazed puzzle cup and stand, the deep cup molded with low relief wave
pattern and centered by a three‐dimensional dragon rising up from the center, the bottom
pierced to allow the liquid to drain into the tall pedestal pierced with five holes to the center
4018 and molded with dragons in low relief above waves encircling the base, 6''h $ 100 ‐ 200
4019
4020
4021
4022
(Lot of 3) Three Chinese polychrome enamel decorated porcelains, each with a Tongzhi mark
and of the period, the first a butterfly‐shaped bowl with a brilliantly colored butterfly painted
to the exterior, turquoise glazed interior and base, 6.75''l; and two small pedestal dishes, one
of hexagonal section and scattered with blossoms, the other painted with ribbon‐tied emblems
and scholar's objects, 4.5'' and 3.875''sq $ 200 ‐ 400
Chinese qingbai porcelain ewer, the elegant ovoid body with a tall curving spout and large strap
handle attached below the thin flaring rim and to the high shoulder, applied overall with a bluetinted
translucent glaze stopping at the ring foot (kiln flaws), 7.25''h $ 400 ‐ 600
Chinese polychrome enameled crackle glaze vase, with Buddhist emblems accenting the short
conical neck set to angular shoulders, the square section body adorned with pink and green
enameled fu‐lions to the upper corner above portraits of majestic generals and mythical beasts
on a crackle‐patterned ground, the short cylindrical foot with an apocryphal underglaze blue
Yongzheng mark to the recessed base, 13.5''h $ 200 ‐ 400
Pair of Chinese polychrome enameled hexagonal porcelain hat stands, each painted in bright
overglaze enamels with peacocks perched on a large flowering peony tree near budding prunus
and hovering butterflys, each facet also with alternating melon‐form apertures, 11.125''h $ 300 ‐ 500
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(Lot of 9) Chinese assorted enameled export porcelains, most Qing dynasty, consisting of three
salt cellars, each with a shallow well raised on a splayed plinth accented with floral sprays; five
polychrome enameled cups depicting figures (2) or floral sprigs (3); together with one small
openwork basket‐form bowl painted with two children and a beauty in front of a villa (losses),
4023 7.125''w $ 250 ‐ 450
Chinese polychrome enameled large porcelain bowl, the exterior with peony branches with
lush blossoms of coral and yellow accented with small green leaves, together with a green bat
suspending a sprig with a pair of ripe peaches, an underglaze blue apocryphal Qianlong mark to
4024 base, 8.5''w $ 400 ‐ 600
Chinese underglaze blue decorated phoenix‐head ewer, molded in the shape of a moon flask
with flattened sides and raised on an oval foot, the spout in the shape of a phoenix with the
rest of its body painted to the top of the vessel amid flowering scrolls, with a loop handle,
4025 7.5''h $ 150 ‐ 250
(Lot of 6) Chinese export enameled porcelain plates and shallow dishes, Qing dynasty, of
various styles mostly with flowers executed in the famille rose palette, including: one pair
centered by a brown leaf brightened by flowers of pink, yellow and blue, and with a pink
cavetto and further with floral sprigs on the rim; one with a pair of pheasants amid a peony
bush (repaired); one centered by a covered vase and with floral garlands to the wide rim (some
4026 with hairline cracks), 9.25''w $ 250 ‐ 450
Chinese polychrome enameled porcelain dish, the sloping interior brightly decorated with a
scene of seven children playing on a garden terrace, the exterior with meandering dragons of
red, green and yellow hue alternating with stylized clouds, an apocryphal underglaze blue
4027 Wanli mark to the base, (hairline crack), 11.75''w $ 200 ‐ 400
4028
4029
4030
Chinese green steatite box with overlay decoration, of rectangular shape and of mottled pale
green hue, the fitted lid applied with two figures walking in an abbreviated garden with
flowering bushes and a desk fashioned from overlay of bone, amethyst, carnelian and colored
soapstone, together with a fitted stand with reticulated aprons (chip), 6.75''l $ 150 ‐ 250
Pair of Chinese ceramic cricket jars, each of the dark brown bodies of cylindrical form and
decorated with galloping steeds, together with a dished lid centered by a floriform medallion,
underside of lid impressed 'Daoguang renyin' and 'Shuo Ting Zhuren zhi pan', 5.125''h $ 400 ‐ 600
Chinese unusual ovoid porcelain water coupe, fashioned as a fu‐lion with its head to the top, its
body encircling the upper half of the container and with two of its paws along the irregular top
opening, the cream‐colored body with powdery grey and bright green splashes, the base with
an apocryphal Qianlong mark, 4.5''l; together with a thin dragon‐headed bronze spoon $ 300 ‐ 500
Chinese circular ink stone with a fitted hardwood box, the ink stone centered by a shallow well
encircled by a channel and a wide edge, together with a circular hardwood box carved 'Anding
4031 Tang', bearing the date 'guangxu ninth year' and name 'Du Zizheng', ink stone: 5'', box: 6''w $ 150 ‐ 250
Chinese coral hued glass brush washer, Qing/Republic period, the exterior of the compressed
ovoid body continuously decorated with fruiting peach sprigs alternating with stylized bats all
below the thin rolled rim, the matrix of mottled coral‐red hue suffused with marbled white
4032 patches, 4.6'' $ 600 ‐ 1000
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Chinese patinated bronze censer, the compressed body decorated with two pairs of confronted
dragons in relief, all raised on zoomorphic supports, base cast with the legend 'fei yun ge',
4033 together with an openwork cover featuring a dynamic dragon, 5''w $ 500 ‐ 700
Chinese circular bronze handwarmer, of compressed ovoid shape tapering below the shoulder
and with a hinged loop handle, the fitted lid decorated with a phoenix amid flowering sprays on
4034 a reticulated ground, 10''d $ 50 ‐ 100
4035
(Lot of 4) Four Chinese small boxes: one rectangular two‐section hardwood box tapering to a
recessed foot and inscribed 'micang'; a two‐part stained hardwood box carved as a leafy
melon; a red‐ground circular cloisonne container with stylized blossoms; and a hexagonal
cloisonne box decorated with cranes on a blue ground, first: 3.25''l $ 100 ‐ 200
(Lot of 2) Japanese patinated bronze vessels, Meiji period, the first a covered tripod urn raised
on a waisted pedestal base and cast with a relief band of flowering lotus plants bracketed by
two narrow champleve enamel geometric‐patterned bands and applied with a pair of dragonform
handles framing the fitted lid with further champleve accents and surmounted by a
karashishi finial (loose), 10.5''h; the second a small tripod ovoid censer with high relief
karashishi or flowering bushes on the sides cast with animal mask handles below the pierced lid
4036 with a dragon‐form finial, 5.5''h $ 100 ‐ 150
(Lot of 3) Set of Imari porcelain bowls, Meiji/Taisho period, of graduated size and decorated in
the characteristic palette with a flowering garden with a crane and mythical beast within a
shippo‐tsunagi and brocade‐patterned bands repeated on the exterior penciled with flowering
4037 sprigs, largest 10''d $ 300 ‐ 500
(Lot of 16) Group of Japanese Imari or Imari‐style porcelain, each decorated in gilt, polychrome
enamels and underglaze blue, consisting of: a pair of foliate‐edged saucers, two pairs of
irregular shaped dishes; two sets of four boat‐shaped shallow dishes, one pedestal cup washer
4038 and one foliate‐edged bowl, bowl: 7.375''d $ 150 ‐ 250
(Lot of 16) Selection of Chinese embroidered textile panels, most featuring the theme of
flowers, some further accented with birds, butterflies, melons and/or antiques, executed in
4039 various techniques such as satin stitch, Peking knots and couching on a satin silk ground, 22.5'' $ 300 ‐ 500
Chinese patinated metal bell, cast with a pair of meandering dragons above three seated
bodhisattva alternating with long textual passages, the notched edge heightened with shou
4040 medallions and the phrase 'ruyi jixiang', 10''h $ 300 ‐ 500
Japanese large Imari style charger, the interior well with an underglaze blue floral medallion
surrounded by overlapping reserves of dragons alternating with phoenix and separated by
smaller panels of karako (Chinese children) or a karako accompanying a sage in a landscape,
4041 18.5''d $ 300 ‐ 500
4042
(Lot of 12) Assortment of Asian and Chinese textiles, including an orange‐ground child's vest
embroidered with a pair of phoenixes, one panel of a Han woman's pleated skirt decorated
with children in a garden, one seated on a qilin, a black pillow case with dragon and phoenix,
sleeve bands and embroidered fragments, skirt: 38.5''h $ 300 ‐ 500
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(Lot of 2) Chinese famille rose decorated export porcelains, the first a large punch bowl with
the characteristic alternating figural and floral reserves, 14.5''d; the second a Rose Medallion
4043 stick‐neck ovoid vase painted with similar figural and bird‐and‐flower reserves, 15''h $ 200 ‐ 400
(Lot of 40) Group of Chinese carved wood stands, consisting of low rectangular stands, circular
4044 vase/bowl stands and some footed stands (some wear), largest 13''l $ 250 ‐ 450
Chinese lacquer and overlay decorated four panel wood screen, the upper panels of a
continuous scene of children playing on a garden terrace and involved in activities such as
dragon dance, tag, hawk‐and‐chicken, kite flying, all set above two rows of lower panels each
featuring various floral sprays, all reversed by gilt and polychrome bird‐and‐flower decoration,
4045 72''h x 73''w $ 400 ‐ 600
Chinese hanging scroll, ink and color on paper, Scholar in Landscape, after Dong Bangda
(Chinese, 1699‐1769), the upper left with a poetic colophon and bearing the signature 'Dong
4046 Dongshan', with two seals, sight: 48.5''h x 11.75''w, overall: 73.5''h x 16.25''w $ 150 ‐ 250
Chinese hanging scroll, Magpies, after Yan Bolong (1898‐1955), the right side inscribed with the
cyclical date 'yiyou summer' and bearing the signature 'Yan Bolong', with two seals, sight:
4047 45.5''h x 13.25''w, overall: 93''h x 19.5''w $ 300 ‐ 500
Chinese red silk hanging, featuring the female immortal Magu with an embroidered face and
elaborate coiffure, holding a platter of peaches and in robes with silk appliques, 71.5''h x
4048 34.5''w $ 200 ‐ 400
Framed Chinese painting, ink and color on paper, Guanyin with Willow, based on an earlier
prototype depicting the bodhisattva walking in diaphanous robes with a willow sprig held to
the front, the jeweled diadem fronted by a small figure of a seated Buddha, possibly a copy of a
4049 wall painting, 64''h x 27''w $ 150 ‐ 250
Unmounted Chinese painting, ink on paper, Orchids and Bamboo, after Tang Yun (1910‐1993),
the upper right inscribed with the date 1982 second month 20th day and bearing the signature
4050 'Tang Yun', with three seals, painting: 15.625''h x 54.5''w ,overall: 20.75''h x 67.25''w $ 150 ‐ 250
Framed Chinese ink and color on paper, Figure of Bu Dao Weng, after Qi Baishi (1864‐1957),
the right inscribed 'Yiping Tang [ ] Laoren' depicting 'Bu Dao Weng', followed by one seal, sight:
4051 25.75''h x 12.75''w, overall: 58.8''h x 26.3''w $ 400 ‐ 600
(Lot of 3) Japanese calligraphy scrolls: the largest with a seven‐character Chinese poetic
couplet, with a cyclical date mizunoue‐inu (1982) and signed, with three seals, overall: 84''h x
23''w; the next with the character for 'waterfall' (taki), signed, with three seals, with tomobako:
68''h x 12''w; the last with the character 'hikari' (bright), dated 1963, signed, with three seals,
4052 overall: 57''h x 15.325''w $ 100 ‐ 200
Framed oversized Asian painting, ink and color on paper, Winter Pavilion, the lower right
4053 painted with a name cartouche, sight: 50''h x 35''w, overall: 55.5''w x 40.5''h $ 300 ‐ 500
Chinese hanging scroll, ink and color on silk, Figures in Boat, after Huang Shanshou, the right
entitled, dated 'wuwu', bearing the signature 'longcheng jushi, Huang Shanshou' and with one
4054 seal, sight: 10.25''h x 21.75''w, overall: 42''h x 25.5''w $ 1,000 ‐ 1500
4055
Framed Japanese album leaf, ink and light color on paper, Daruma crossing the Yangze River on
a reed, signed Gyokusho (possibly Kawabata Gyokusho 1842‐1913), Provenance: purchased
from University of California at Berkeley collection in mid 1960s $ 50 ‐ 100
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Framed Japanese oversize woodblock printed map, entitled Shinkoku Dai Nihon Zenzu (New
Carved All Japan Map), dated Genji 2 (=1865, 2nd month), featuring the islands of Japan during
4056 the late Edo period, with color accents, overall: 29.25''h x 40''w $ 300 ‐ 500
Framed Japanese modern woodblock print, Hakubazan [in English] and Hakuba sancho yori
(From the the Summit of Hakuba Mountain) [in Japanese], from the Twelve Scenes of the
Japanese Alps, dated Taisho 15 (1926), with impressed signature of Hiroshi Yoshida (Japanese,
1876‐1950) (some fading, reverse toned, top reverse corners and tacked to backing), 10.75''h x
4057 15.625''w $ 150 ‐ 250
Framed Japanese color woodblock print (sosaku hanga), Haniwa (1), depicting a pottery tomb
figure and two vases, lower left signed in white ink Kiyoshi Saito (1907‐1997), sight: 6.5''h x
4058 11.5''w, overall: 12.5''h x 17''w $ 200 ‐ 400
Unframed Japanese modern woodblock print, Ueno Kiyomizudo (Kiyomizu Hall, Ueno) from the
series Tokyo nijukei (Twenty Views of Tokyo), [Brown #153], dated Showa 3 (1928), signed
Hasui (Kawase Hasui, 1883‐1957), the right margin with Watanabe cartouche (A: 1924‐30)
4059 (faded, tear) 15.25''h x 10.25''w $ 75 ‐ 125
Unframed Japanese modern woodblock print, Usugure ‐ Evening Glow at Choshi, dated Showa
7 (1932), signed Koitsu (Ishiwata Koitsu, 1897‐1987), published by Watanabe (good color),
4060 10.125''h x 15''w $ 100 ‐ 200
(Lot of 3) Japanese modern prints: first a colored woodblock entitled Natame (Rapeseed),
sealed Shodo (Kawarazaki Shodo, 1889‐1973), 16''h x 10.75''w; the second multi‐petal white
and pink cherry blossoms, unsigned, 14.25''h x 10.75''w; the third a mezzotint of pansies,
4061 edition 10/50, signed in pencil [unread], 15''h x 19.25''w $ 50 ‐ 100
Unframed etching, Chamomile, of a nude resting in a field of blossoms beneath billowing
clouds, edition notation 9/XXX [sic], signed Mayumi (=Mayumi Oda, Japanese, b. 1941), 18''h x
4062 13.75''w $ 50 ‐ 100
(Lot of 2) Japanese woodblock prints: the first a hosoban of an onnagata kabuki actor, signed
Shunsho (Katsukawa Shunsho 1726‐92), 11.5''h x 5.5''w; the second an oban tate‐e of the
kabuki actor Kogawa Yoshitaro, signed Toyokuni, with publisher seal of Kawachiya Genshichi,
4063 15.25''h x 10.25''w $ 100 ‐ 150
4064
Unframed Japanese color woodblock print, from the series Genji junijo, entitled Maboroshi
(Dream), depicting a high‐ranking courtesan, 1820s, signed Kikugawa Eizan‐hitsu (1787‐1867),
with kiwame censor seal and publisher mark of Wakasa‐ya Yoichi, 15.25''h x 10.25''w $ 50 ‐ 100
(Lot of 3) Japanese woodblock prints, each by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797‐1861), the first two
from the series Seicho gishi‐den published by Ebiya, 1847‐48), depicting Kataoka Dengoemon
Takafusa and Hayami Sozaemon Mitsutaka, 14.5''h x 9.5''w; together with an earlier work
4065 depicting an actor from the Ichimura family (condition problems), 14.75''h x 10''w $ 100 ‐ 150
(Lot of 3) Japanese woodblock prints, each by Toyohara Kunichika (1835‐1900) and published
by Manji: two from the series Sanjuroku ka[ ] no uchi, one entitled Botan (peony), the other
Taku[sha], each with an actor half‐portrait, one with censer/date seal (1865), 14.25''h x 9.5''w;
and one of the actor Bando Mitsugoro in role, with censer/date seal (1867.3), 14.625''h x
4066 9.75''w $ 150 ‐ 250
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4068
(Lot of 2) Unframed Japanese woodblock prints, the first an oban tate‐e of the onnagata kabuki
actor Onoe Sho[suke] in role, with gyoji seal (?), signed Toyokuni‐ga (Utagawa Toyokuni 1769‐
1825), publisher's mark [trimmed], 14.25''h x 9.25''w; the second an aiban of a double portrait
of lovers, signed Ittosai Yoshitsuna‐ga (Utagawa Yoshitsuna, fl.c.1848‐68), with two nanushi
censor and date seals (1852), 12.5''h x 8.5''w $ 40 ‐ 60
Unframed Japanese color woodblock print, 19th century, from the series Edo Jiman (Pride
[of]Edo) [#36], depicting a street scene, signed Hiroshige‐ga (Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797‐1858)
and Toyokuni‐hitsu (Utagawa Kunisada, 1786‐1864) (left margin trimmed), 14''h x 9.5''w $ 50 ‐ 100
(Lot of 2) Japanese modern woodblock prints, each by Natori Shunsen (1886‐1960 ) and with
the publisher Watanabe‐ko cartouche, the first of Onoe Kikugoro (in the role of Omatsuri
Sashichi), 1931, signed/sealed, 16''h x 11''w; the second an okubi‐e of an onnagata, possibly
4069 Nakamura Utaemon, 1950s, signed/sealed, 15.75''h x 10.625''w $ 100 ‐ 150
(Lot of 3) Japanese modern woodblock prints: Shibaraku, Kamakura Gongoro Kagemasa (kabuki
actor), signed Sadanobu‐ga (Hasegawa Sadanobu III, 1881‐1963), Uchida publisher seal, 17.5''h
x 11.375''w; Mokuren/Kyukancho (Magnolia and Mynah), sealed by Kotozuka Eiichi (1906‐
1979), 17.5''h x 12.25''w; Kitten, signed/sealed Seicho (Hasegawa Seicho, 1916 ‐ 2004) 13.25''h
4070 x 17.5''w $ 100 ‐ 200
(Lot of 3) Two Japanese woodblock prints: one from the series Tokaido meisho no uchi, with
aratame/date seal (1863) and signed Hiroshige (Hiroshige II, 1829‐69); Azuma nishiki‐ga [
]arasou, depicting Ariwara no Narihira, signed Yoshu Chikanobu‐hitsu hitsu (Toyohara Chikanobu,
1838‐1912), printer's cartouche dated Meiji 19 (1886), 14''h x 9.5''w; together with one later
4071 reproduction after Hiroshige, 'Foxfire' from the 100 Views of Edo $ 150 ‐ 250
(Lot of 5) Japanese woodblock print reproductions, after Hiroshige, each from the so‐called
Gyosho Tokaido series, including Hiratsuka, Oiso, Fujieda, Maisaka and Yoshida, each with a
4072 secondary publisher seal of Watanabe, 9.3''h x 14.5''w $ 50 ‐ 100
4073
(Lot of 2) Framed Japanese woodblock prints, each signed Toshu Chikanobu‐hitsu (Japanese,
Toyohara Chikanobu, 1838‐1912) and from the series Setsu‐Getsu‐Ka (Snow‐Moon‐Flower), the
first Moon at Sumidagawa, dated Meiji 17.12 (1884); the second 'Meiseki' (Bright Stone) Moon,
dated Meiji 18.3 (1885), each with large publisher cartouche of Kobayashi Tetsujiro, prints:
13.75''h x 9.25''w, overall: 18.5''h x 12.5''w $ 100 ‐ 200
Mounted Japanese color woodblock print triptych set, depicting three kabuki actors in role,
signed Utagawa Kuniteru, with censor/date seal (1865.8), publisher cartouche of Daikoku, now
4074 mounted as a small three‐fold screen, each print: 13.5''h x 9.5''w, overall: 18.25''h x 33.5''w $ 150 ‐ 250
Korean wood cabinet with desk insert, the top with a row of two drawers above a pair of
hinged doors opening to reveal a drop‐down desk above two stacks of three drawers, all
supported on a separate fitted stand and with elaborate etched gilt metal fittings (reddish stain
4075 removed from the front section), 49.5''h x 31''h x 15''d $ 400 ‐ 600
Chinese rug with brown ground circa 1950, having roundels and center Shou medallion, 11'9'' x
4076 8'3'' $ 200 ‐ 400
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Chinese orange ground embroidered silk robe, fronted by a rank badge‐form reserve with a
bird perched on a rock above waves, the rest of the robe scattered with satin‐stitched
butterflies and blossoming sprays executed in blue and white silk threads, the reverse
4077 decorated en suite, 44''l $ 150 ‐ 250
Chinese woman's red ground silk two panel skirt, the bright red ground with a damask pattern
of lotus and Buddhist treasures, accented with black ribbon trim embroidered with flowers and
butterflies, further applied with a small panel featuring a meandering blue dragon above a
4078 lishui band, 36.5''h $ 400 ‐ 600
Unmounted Chinese painting, ink and color on paper, Bokchoy and Taro, the left with title and
bearing the signature 'Jiang Boyu', dated '96, with three seals, sight: 24.5''h x 18.6''w, overall:
4079 36.25''h x 24.75''w $ 150 ‐ 250
Chinese root wood carved figural group, featuring a male immortal with a textured body
formed from a piece of convoluted root wood, his right hand holding a pouring vessel and
raised on a gnarled plinth also supporting a young disciple seated on an ox (minor losses and
4080 portions detached), 15''w $ 300 ‐ 500
4081
Chinese wooden canopy bed, of open frame construction with two side panels in the form of
undulating scrolls inlaid with figures in a landscape, the rectangular bed panel bordered by a
gallery of inset raised panels and surmounted by an openwork canopy of quatra‐foil pattern, all
raised on slab supports joined to stretchers, 81''h x 81''w x 47.25''d $ 800 ‐ 1200
Set of three Chinese wooden nesting tables, each inset with a burlwood floating panel to the
top, the apron pierced with flowers bracketed by scrolling tendrils, all raised on slender square
4081A supports joined by cross stretchers at the base, largest: 26.8 8''h $ 150 ‐ 250
Chinese large polychrome enamel decorated export porcelain punch bowl, decorated with the
so‐called tobacco‐leaf pattern scattered with blossoms and with a ring of floral sprigs
4082 suspended from the rim, 14.5''d $ 200 ‐ 400
Japanese champleve enamel decorated patinated bronze vase, now mounted as a lamp, the
ovoid body with two multi‐colored enamel taotie mask bands below the angular shoulder and
4083 at the waisted neck flanked by two elephant‐head handles, 11.5''h [without fittings] $ 100 ‐ 150
Chinese enameled large porcelain bowl, the exterior with scholars in elegant pursuits
accompanied by attendants on a garden terrace, the contrasting interior of patinated bronze
4084 hue, the recessed base with an apocryphal Qianlong mark, 15.25''w $ 100 ‐ 200
Chinese carved hardwood altar table, the top inset with a rectangular floating panel with
swallow‐tail ends, the shaped apron and spandrels carved with meandering dragons in pursuit
of sacred jewels, all resting on beaded supports joined to reticulated panels further repeating
4085 the dragon motif, 35.5''h x 79''w x 19.5''d $ 1,000 ‐ 1500
Chinese polychrome decorated lacquered low table, painted with a fishing boat on a river with
a pavilion complex dotting the banks, all above a short waist accented with tendrils and classic
scrolls to the shoulder, the shaped apron brightened with floral blossoms and meandering
scrolls, all raised on straight supports with hoof terminals (wear and minor losses), 17.25''h x
4086 50''w x 17.25''d, together with a glass top $ 300 ‐ 500
Chinese wooden storage trunk, the hinged lid and side panels each carved with a sunken lobed
reserve of figures beside a river bank and framed by a border of floral sprays and scrolls, raised
4087 on fu‐lion form supports, 36''w $ 150 ‐ 250
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Lot
4088
Clars Auction Gallery
January 14th 15th, 2012
LOW
Estimate
Description
Pair of porcelain vases, now mounted lamps, of square section with slip‐trail decoration of
floral sprigs, vase: 15.8''h $ 100 ‐ 200
Chinese wooden export storage cabinet, the hinged top carved with scholars and beauties in
front of a pavilion, fronted by a raised panel with a mother and three children at the door of a
rustic villa, all above two rows of drawers similarly featuring figures in relief within bands of
4089 prunus blossoms, with stepped supports, 40''h x 38''w x 20.5''d $ 200 ‐ 400
Japanese rattan pilgrimage haori (over jacket), applied with various temple stamps, 32''l x
46''w; togther with sewn lengths of double ikat fabric in gray and black; Provenance: each
4090 purchased in Japan in 1969 $ 50 ‐ 100
HIGH
Estimate
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Lot Description
LOW
Estimate
HIGH
Estimate
Chinese long embroidered silk hanging, the cream ground centered with a large blue peony
blossom and various meandering sprigs bracketed by a pair of peacocks, each body couched in
metallic threads accented by satin‐stitched feathers of blue, purple, green and orange within a
blue border couched with floral sprays and shou medallions (stains, thinning and tears to
8000 border), 19''h x 149.25''w $ 300 ‐ 500
(Lot of 2) Chinese woman's blue ground silk surcoat, with a button front and centered with
bright peony sprigs along with scattered sprays of melons, flowers and butterflies, all above a
lishui border band andexecuted in Peking knots, the neckline encircled with a cream‐ground
ruyi collar embroidered with blue blooms, accented with pale blue sleeve bands worked with
bright floral designs, 42.75''h; together a pair of green silk trousers with a damask prunus
8001 pattern, 46.5''h $ 700 ‐ 900
Chinese embroidered red‐ground silk hanging, featuring Magu holding a tray an ewer and a pair
of jue cups standing behind Shoulao with a gnarled staff and petting a recumbent deer, all
8002 executed in colored threads in satin stitches, 57.5''h x 29.25''w $ 300 ‐ 500
Chinese woman's green ground silk robe, with a button front and featuring eight dragon
roundels worked in gilt‐wrapped threads and with the ground scattered with colorful clouds,
cranes, bats, shou emblems, Buddhist treasures, all completed by a pair of white sleeve bands
8003 featuring vases of bright flowers, 53.5''h $ 800 ‐ 1200
Chinese embroidered red‐ground silk hanging, with the immortal Magu portrayed in tiers of
vibrantly embroidered robes and holding a lobed tray supporting an ewer, pair of jue cups, two
peaches and lingzhi sprays, the deity accompanied by a phoenix fashioned with a pink head and
8004 plume, 56.25''h x 29''w $ 300 ‐ 500
(Lot of 4) Chinese underglaze blue decorated porcelain plaques, each featuring figures and
pavilions set in a landscape with tall mountains and meandering rivers, inscribed with a poetic
colophon, cyclical date 'dingmao' and bearing a signature, each within a wooden frame with
mother‐of‐pearl inlay of floral sprays, Daoist treasures depicted on the small raised panels,
8005 overall: 47''h x 14.25''w $ 1,000 ‐ 2000
Framed Japanese inlaid lacquered wood panel, Meiji period, featuring Benten standing with her
lute and watching Bishamonten run towards Hotei accompanied by seven karako (Chinese
children), the figures finely fashioned from inlay of ivory and tinted mother‐of‐pearl with
incised details and silhouetted against a black lacquer ground, all within a stained wood frame
8006 carved as a pair of confronted dragons with inlaid eyes, 18.125''h x 25.25''w $ 600 ‐ 800
Framed Chinese ink and color on paper, Magpies and Lychee, possibly by Wang Xuetao
(Chinese, 1903‐1982), the right with the cyclical date 'xinyou' winter and bearing the signature
'Xuetao', with two seals, sight: 27.5''h x 18.125''w, overall: 32.125''h x 24.25''w, Literature:
'Zhongguo Huaniao Hua Dashi‐ Wang Xuetao Hua Ce', published by Renmin Meishu Chu Ban
8007 She, 2010, page 78 $ 1,000 ‐ 1500
Chinese hanging scroll, ink and color on paper, Buddha Hand Citron, after Xugu (Chinese, 1823‐
1896), the lower right dated, signed and sealed 'Xugu', the lower left with another seal, sight:
8008 26.6''h x 14''w, overall: 69.5''h x 21.25''w $ 1,000 ‐ 1500
8009
Framed Chinese painting, ink and color on paper, Sage on Horseback, in the manner of Huang
Shen (Chinese, 1687‐1772), the upper left inscribed, sealed and with one reading 'Huang Shen'
(creases and toning), sight: 36.5''h x 16.5''w, overall: 48.25''h x 25.5''w $ 400 ‐ 600
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Lot
8010
Clars Auction Gallery
January 14th 15th, 2012
LOW
Estimate
Description
Framed Chinese painting, ink and color on paper, Figures in Landscape, the upper right with the
cyclical date and bearing the signature 'Kecheng', sealed 'Li Kecheng yin', sight: 12.125''h x
26''w, overall: 14''h x 28''w $ 200 ‐ 400
Chinese hanging scroll, ink and color on silk, Seated Beauty, after Hu Xigui (Chinese, 1839‐
1883), the upper right with a pair of five character couplets, with the cyclical date 'dingyou' and
8011 bearing the signature 'Hu Xigui', with two seals, sight: 15''h x 27''w, overall: 74.5''h x 27.5''w $ 700 ‐ 900
Chinese hanging scroll, ink on paper, Boats in River Gorge, after Li Keran (1907‐1989), the
upper left with the cyclical date 'guihai' and bearing the signature 'Keran', with three seals,
8012 sight: 15''h x 27''w, overall: 74.5''h x 27.5''w $ 250 ‐ 450
Chinese hanging scroll, ink and color on paper, Arrival of Spring (bao chun tu), after Guan
Shanyue (1912‐2000), featuring flowering red prunus, the upper right with title, dated 1991,
and bearing the signature 'Guan Shanyue', with three seals, sight: 25.5''h x 16.5''w, overall:
8013 64.25''h x 22.6''w $ 400 ‐ 600
Chinese hanging scroll, ink on paper, Landscape, with the cyclical date 'guiyou' and bearing the
8014 signature 'Yifeng', sight: 51.75''h x 25.5''w, overall: 75.75''h x 28.75''w $ 250 ‐ 450
8015
Chinese hanging scroll, ink and color on paper, Landscape, after Huang Binhong (Chinese, 1865‐
1955), the upper right with a long poetic colophon, bearing the signature 'Binhong' and three
seals, the left mounting with an additional inscription and bearing the signature 'Xu Bangda',
with one seal, sight: 44''h x 19.3''w, overall: 81.5''h x 25.25''w $ 500 ‐ 700
Framed Chinese scroll, ink and color on paper, Landscape, after Cai Jia (Chinese, 1686‐1779),
the upper right with a poetic inscription, cyclical date 'gengshen' and bearing the signature
8016 'Songyuan Cai Jia', with four seals, sight: 38''h x 12''w, overall: 49.25''h x 19.75''w $ 800 ‐ 1200
8017
HIGH
Estimate
Pair of Himalayan gilt copper repousse figures of guardian lions, probably 19th century
architectural fragments, each standing in a mirror pose with its forepaws raised to either side
of the leonine head with an open mouth and exaggerated features heightened with red
pigment and framed by a stylized mane of curls (wear), 13.5''h $ 1,000 ‐ 1500
Tibetan copper alloy tantric figure of the lion‐face dakini (Singdong ma), cast in a dramatic
dance pose with her right leg raised, the other resting on a recumbant human figure raised on a
lotus pedestal, the fierce leonine protectoress wearing dharmapala ornaments and holding a
kapala (skull cup), karttrka (ritual chopper) and khatvanga (ritual wand), all backed by a
8018 separately fashioned flame‐edged mandorla, 13''h $ 1,500 ‐ 2500
Himalayan prayer beads (mala), probably 19th century, with 108 circular beads fashioned from
agate, coral, crystal and other hardstones, a few silver spacers bracketing the two larger coral
8019 beads $ 600 ‐ 800
8020
(lot of 2) Japanese ivory figural netsuke of Noh drama performers, 20th century, each with gilt
and polychrome pigment accents, the first in the guise of an elderly man, perhaps Okina,
dancing in brocade robes and holding a fan, the second possibly a shirabyoshi dancer in male
court robes and holding a fan, each signed Shinko/Nobue, 2.125''h $ 150 ‐ 250
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Lot
Description
LOW
Estimate
HIGH
Estimate
Chinese silver torque with repousse amulets, the choker decorated with alternating reserves of
flowers, figures and geometric bands and centered by a rectangular repousse plaque featuring
three elegant beauties and a lower locket‐form amulet featuring the characters 'long feng
chang xiang' accented by a dragon and phoenix along with floral decoration and suspending a
8021 pair of turquoise and a pair of carnelian beads above small 'tassels', torque: 8.5''w $ 250 ‐ 450
Chinese ivory figural group, probably Republic period, carved and undercut as an imaginary
landscape issuing from an open clam shell, with figures on a bridge traveling to a temple
complex shaded by large trees, with pigment accents, 4.5''h, now attached to a tinted wooden
8022 stand $ 500 ‐ 700
Two Chinese small ivory plaques, the first with a dark pigment incised scene of a pair of
phoenix perched amid peony blossoms beneath lush trees, entitled 'man yuan chun se' and
with a poetic colophon and cyclical date 'yisi' (possibly corresponding to 1925/1985), the
second featuring egrets in a lotus pond below soaring kingfisher birds, each framed within a
frame of wood and an outer ivory band carved with scrolling tendrils and set onto a free
8023 standing wooden base, ivory: 6''h x 2''w $ 1,000 ‐ 1500
Pair of Chinese small tinted ivory emperor and empress figures, each seated on an elaborate
throne and wearing brocade‐patterned robes, the emperor with a short beard and shown
toying with his long Mandarin necklace, the empress holding a small package in her left hand
and bearing a Qianlong mark on the base (the emperor attached to his wooden stand), 6.5''
8024 and 6''h [excluding stands] $ 500 ‐ 700
Chinese ivory figural carving of a scholar, standing in long flowing robes with a partially open
book held in his right hand, the left hand fingering his long dark‐tinted beard, a close‐fitting
8025 scholar's cap framing the smiling face with black‐tinted eyes, ivory: 6''h, with wooden stand $ 500 ‐ 700
Chinese steatite figural study, carved and incised as a smiling luohan seated in a pose of royal
ease and wearing monastic robes with a delicately traced floral pattern, the cream‐colored
matrix with darker coloration incorporated into the design (color of the hair to the back of the
8026 head), 3.125''h $ 300 ‐ 500
(Lot of 2) Chinese rock crystal figural carvings, the first a seated Guanyin accompanied by her
attendant Sudhana; the second of Budai with his arms held above the head, with wooden
stand, 3.5''h; Provenance: Estate of Mr. and Mrs. C.K. Whittaker of Los Angeles and Rancho
8027 Santa Fe, CA $ 300 ‐ 500
8028
Chinese jade figural carving of a beauty, standing in long robes with her right hand holding her
waist sash, the other grasping a floral spray, a large phoenix perched on rockwork to one side,
the stone matrix scattered with apple‐green splashes and with occasional russet striations, now
fitted into a wooden stand, 7.5''h [including stand] $ 200 ‐ 400
Chinese small jade bi (disk), the upper section carved and undercut with a pair of sinuous
chilong dragons with foliate bifurcated tails, portions of the design incorporating the dark
8029 brown inclusions of the pale green matrix with extensive russet‐colored striations, 2.5''d $ 300 ‐ 500
Pair of Chinese spinach jade carvings of birds, each long tailed bird perched on a branch and
accompanied by a small song bird, the matrix of dark green hue suffused by dark splashes (one
with chipped beak, the other losses to legs); together with a reticulated stand decorated with
8030 prunus, 10''h $ 400 ‐ 600
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Lot
8031
8032
8033
Clars Auction Gallery
January 14th 15th, 2012
LOW
Estimate
Description
Chinese carved soapstone seal, fashioned with a recumbent chilong perched on a plinth, the
base with three seal script characters 'xie chun yuan', the caramel‐hued matrix mottled with
dark inclusions, 2.5''w $ 250 ‐ 450
Chinese yellow steatite small boulder/large seal, of irregular flattened ovoid shape carved to
one side with a scholar and attendant walking under a large tree in a misty mountainous
landscape scattered with buildings and extending to the reverse, the stone of yellow ochre hue
with some details picked out from scattered opaque inclusions, 3.75''h $ 150 ‐ 250
Chinese bronze seal, of oval shape surmounted by a high‐relief figure of the 'black warrior'
xuanwu (mythical tortoise), base with the legend 'san xi tang jing jian sai', 2.125''w $ 300 ‐ 500
Chinese nephrite (jade) belt hook, the shaped shaft carved with a writhing chilong dragon in
high relief confronting a dragon‐head terminal sculpted with a square snout, lobed nose and
8034 bulging eyes, the semi‐translucent celadon matrix with a turned knob to the reverse, 6''w $ 500 ‐ 700
Chinese jade figural group, Qing dynasty, the even greenish‐white stone well carved and
pierced as a pair of monkeys with a recumbent horse and fruiting peach sprig, 2.25''l;
8035 Provenance: Skinner, Sale 2454 (April 25, 2009), lot #704 $ 500 ‐ 700
Chinese miniature jadeite teapot, of compressed ovoid shape, carved as a lobed basket set
with a short curving spout opposed by a loop handle, the fitted lid with a knob finial and with
8036 lavender and white inclusions repeated on the pale green body, 5.25''l $ 250 ‐ 450
(Lot of 2) Chinese jade belt hooks, each of pale green nephrite with a plain arching shaft
reversed by a circular 'button' , the smaller mounted as the handle of a letter opener and
carved with a dragon head, 3.75''l, overall: 10.5''l; the larger belt hook with the terminal carved
8037 and incised as a chilong with a single horn, 4.125''l $ 300 ‐ 500
Chinese carved jadeite seal, sculpted with a humorous fu‐lion with a large head, bulging eyes
and opened jaw, depicted standing on a tall rectangular plinth, four seal script character to
8038 base, the matrix of mottled emerald, dark green and gray hue, 3.4''h $ 800 ‐ 1200
Chinese archaistic jade scabbard chape‐form toggle, the flattened body carved to either side in
low relief with taotie masks dissolving into C‐scrolls, the semi‐translucent pale green stone with
8039 russet striations and inclusions, 2.5''l $ 500 ‐ 700
Chinese nephrite jade handling piece, carved and pierced as a pair of Mandarin ducks
swimming with a spray of flowering lotus held in their beaks, the pale green stone with very
8040 faint opaque inclusion, 2.5''l; with a fitted hardwood stand $ 250 ‐ 450
Chinese small jade cong, of characteristic squared section and circular base and rim, the seagreen
matrix mottled with russet and black inclusions, 2''h 8041
$ 300 ‐ 500
HIGH
Estimate
Chinese small jade/jadeite figural study, carved and undercut as a Chinese boy grasping a
bamboo leaf and attempting to climb up the side of a large timber bamboo issuing from
8042 rockwork, the pale green matix scattered with dark and apple‐green inclusions, 3.5''h $ 150 ‐ 250
Chinese carved jade boulder, featuring a scene of a scholar and young attendant on the
galleried walkways in the garden gazing at a gnarled pine tree, the stone of mottle green hues
8043 with russet inclusions, with wooden stand, jade: 5.125''w $ 800 ‐ 1200
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Lot
8044
8045
Clars Auction Gallery
January 14th 15th, 2012
LOW
Estimate
Description
Chinese enamel painted snuff bottle, of cylindrical form and painted in brightly colored
enamels with an elaborate landscape scene with wooded cliffs and waterfall, the waisted neck
with a garland‐leaf band, lappets encircling the ring foot, an apocryphal Qianlong mark to the
base, with a purple‐hued stopper, 3.25''h $ 250 ‐ 450
Chinese nephrite jade hairpin, the terminal of the contoured flat shaft with a pair of fish in
openwork under a ruyi head, with a fitted hardwood stand carved with a gui‐dragon and lingzhi
supported on a rectangular plinth, hairpin: 5.25''w, stand: 9.75''w $ 300 ‐ 500
Chinese royal blue Peking glass octagonal stick‐neck vase, the slender neck issuing from a low
slung ovoid body raised on a tall octagonal foot, the base bearing an apocryphal Qianlong
8046 mark, the dark blue translucent body scattered with gold‐colored flakes, 9.5''h $ 300 ‐ 500
Chinese yellow Peking glass ovoid vase, late Qing/Republic period, the tapering body carved
with two pairs of gui‐dragon heads issuing from a large fret‐work pattern, a row of small bosses
8047 at the waisted neck, the base marked 'CHINA', 7.5''h $ 300 ‐ 500
8048
Chinese woman's headdress with kingfisher feathers and beads, centered by a peony blossom
with kingfisher feather accented petals supporting a translucent hardstone center framed by a
halo of small flowers and bracketed by a pair of fu‐lions, two fish and a pair of stone plaques
framed by butterflies, the black cotton band suspending a veil composed of coral‐hued seed
beads and metal filigree beads, 9.25''h $ 600 ‐ 800
Pair of Chinese doucai decorated small porcelain dishes, each interior well centered by a coral‐
colored lotus blossom encircled by scrolling tendrils outlined in cobalt blue and all within a
double ring, the exterior with lotus sprigs alternating with stylized floral‐and‐tendril motifs, the
8049 recessed base with apocryphal Yongzheng mark, 4.6''d $ 600 ‐ 800
Chinese glazed ceramic model for an offering table, Qing dynasty, fashioned as a pyramidal
arrangement of ripe pomegranates of purplish hue with splashes of bright yellow repeated on
the scallop‐edged support, 6.25''h; Provenance: Marvin H. Newman, 'The Personal Collection of
8050 Oriental Arts assembled by Mr. Fred Ponthier,' Los Angeles, 1971, lot #105 $ 300 ‐ 500
Pair of Chinese gilt and enamel accented porcelain cups, each with straight sides flaring to the
rim and tapering sharply to a ring foot, one featuring a recumbent hound seated beside a tree,
the second of a brown hound walking away from a garden rock, each rendered in gilt and
reversed by a five‐character couplet, the recessed bases with overglaze blue apocryphal
8051 Qianlong marks, 3.125''h, 2.825''d $ 400 ‐ 600
Chinese small hardwood brush pot, possibly stained jichimu, of cylindrical shape with a thin
beaded edge to the rim and a slightly raised band defining the recessed foot fitted with a
8052 circular base, 5.375''h $ 150 ‐ 250
Chinese stained bamboo brush pot, well carved and incised to the front with an elderly Chinese
8053 sage seated beneath an old pine tree, 5''h $ 500 ‐ 700
Chinese export carved wood box, 19th century, the foliate‐edged lid carved with a scene of
people gathering in front of pavilion complexes heightened with scrolling floral tendrils, the
front and sides similarly decorated with figures on a garden terrace, all raised on four turned
8054 feet, 10.5''l $ 250 ‐ 450
Chinese hardwood brush pot, possibly huanghuali, the cylindrical body with a flat base and
8055 pronounced wood grain, 5.125''h, 4.5''d $ 500 ‐ 700
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HIGH
Estimate

Lot
8056
8057
8058
Clars Auction Gallery
January 14th 15th, 2012
LOW
Estimate
Description
Chinese hardwood brush pot, possibly huanghuali, of slightly tapering cylindrical shape with
well‐figured wood grain and flat base, 4.5''h, 4.75''d $ 400 ‐ 600
Chinese small unglazed white ware brush rest, fashioned as an unfurled scroll carved and
incised to the middle with a miniature landscape scene with gnarled trees on overhanging cliffs,
3.75''l; Provenance: purchased at China Art Company, Carmel, CA $ 150 ‐ 250
Chinese polychrome enameled circular porcelain plaque, featuring a songbird perched on a
branch accented by wisteria, the left with a poetic colophon, cyclical date 'guiwei', and bearing
the inscripiton 'Bi Botao' at Zhushan, with one painted seal, 12.5''w $ 600 ‐ 800
HIGH
Estimate
Chinese carved cinnabar lacquer three‐section screen, 20th century, the large center panel
featuring a dragon and phoenix contesting a flaming jewel amid billowing cloud scrolls and with
a cartouche reading 'long feng cheng xiang', the smaller side panels with dragon and phoenix
medallions to the center and framed by floral brackets, all set within silver wire inlaid
hardwood frame with a reticulated pediment and apron, 11.75''h x 18.5''w; Provenance:
8059 former collection of Reynold Tom of Oakland, offered on behalf of his family $ 250 ‐ 450
Pair of Chinese polychrome enamel decorated porcelain vases, each tapering body with a
figure hiking toward a rustic villa set amid lush foliage contrasting with a sparse river dotted
with boats, the pair of five‐character couplets followed by the cyclical year 'gengyin' and
bearing the signature 'Zhang Zhitang' (possibly referring to Zhang Zhitang, 1893‐1971) below an
angular shoulder accented with reserves of antiques in an iron‐red decorated diaper band, the
splayed rim further heightened with ruyi suspending garlands, the recessed base marked 'Yitao
8060 Zhai' , 14.75''h $ 800 ‐ 1200
8061
Chinese large four‐tier hexagonal cinnabar lacquer box, the flat recessed lid centered by a high
relief design of a peony blossom encircled by five butterflies and scattered floral sprays, further
peonies featured in the floral medallions on the sides, all on a recessed leiwen ground, 18.75''h $ 600 ‐ 800
Chinese carved cinnabar lacquer five‐section screen, 20th century, the large center and smaller
side panels featuring an extensive landscape with viewing pavilions, country villas and temple
buildings along a waterway, the lower panels with flower vases and scholar's objects on a
diaper‐pattern ground, all within a silver‐wire embellished wood frame surmounted by a
pierced hardwood pediment, 12.5''h x 19''w; Provenance: former collection of Reynold Tom of
8062 Oakland, offered on behalf of his family $ 250 ‐ 450
Chinese polychrome enameled porcelain plaque, depicting a rustic villa half hidden amid lush
trees of a rich green, aubergine and yellow hue to either side of a river accented with coral
8063 colored waves, unsigned, 14.8''h x 10''w $ 800 ‐ 1200
8064
Pair of Chinese large polychrome enamel decorated porcelain jars with covers, late
Qing/Republic period, each high‐shouldered ovoid body painted in bright enamels with five leafform
floral reserves with birds or butterflies amid flowering plants and trees issuing from
fantastic rockwork, all above a jeweled lappet band at the recessed base, the short neck
encircled by a classic scroll and ruyi‐head bands on a green ground with stylized multi‐petal
blossoms, the low domical lids with complimentary decoration (some restoration to lids), 16''h $ 2,000 ‐ 4000
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Lot
8065
Clars Auction Gallery
January 14th 15th, 2012
LOW
Estimate
Description
Chinese Longquan‐style celadon glazed stoneware vase, the ovoid body with a pair of small
animal mask and mock loose ring handles on the shoulder above a wide carved band of leafy
scrolling peony, large lappets encircling the base, the wide mouth suspending stiff leaves and
garlands, the foot burnt red in firing, 11.75''h $ 400 ‐ 600
(Lot of 2) Chinese gilt and polychrome figural ink sticks, the first of Tieguai Li standing on the
head of a dragon holding a red crane and with a red double gourd vase over his shoulders, the
8066 second of Zhongli Quan holding a peach and a fan while standing above cresting waves, 8.5''h $ 150 ‐ 250
Chinese polychrome enameled large porcelain dish, centered with a gilt shou medallion with
the sloping sides featuring four ripe peaches alternating with further shou characters all set on
a yellow ground with dense floral tendrils, the edge with a contrasting blue band with ruyi
heads and scrolls, the exterior covered in a rose pink enamel, the recessed base with an
8067 apocryphal Qianlong mark, 21''w $ 600 ‐ 800
HIGH
Estimate
Chinese celadon glazed porcelain vase (electrified), the high‐shouldered ovoid body with four
large shaped reserves molded with flowering prunus alternating with leafy bamboo above a
wide key‐fret band above the foot, the sea‐green glaze pooling in the recessed portions of the
design, now mounted as a lamp with thin metal bands encircling the neck and foot, with a
reticulated wood top and raised on a hardwood base carved with scrolls, 10.5''h [vase]; overall
8068 13''h [excluding upper shaft] $ 800 ‐ 1200
Pair of Chinese polychrome enameled eggshell porcelain bowls, the octagonal rim heightened
with a gilt and black ruyi band above three reserves of scholars and maidens on a garden
terrace framed with red bats set against flowering scrolls picked out in black, the well centered
by a meandering dragon, the recessed base with an apocryphal Qianlong mark in blue enamel,
5.25''w; Provenance: Estate of Mr. and Mrs. C.K. Whittaker of Los Angeles and Rancho Santa
8069 Fe, CA $ 400 ‐ 600
8070
Chinese polychrome enamel decorated porcelain bowl, Republic period, the exterior finely
painted with four lush blossoms linked by scrolling leafy tendrils and silhouetted against a
bright yellow ground, the base with an apocryphal Kangxi mark in blue enamel, 6''d $ 300 ‐ 500
Chinese wucai decorated porcelain stem cup, the interior well with a meandering red dragon
amid clouds below a rim band of inscribed Tibetan characters, the exterior with a similar red
dragon writhing behind another executed in underglaze blue with a red head, the tall splayed
8071 foot featuring a pair of Mandarin ducks in a lotus pond, 4.5''h $ 600 ‐ 800
Pair of Chinese famille rose decorated porcelain cups, of inverted bell form featuring two
songbirds perched on flowering prunus branches extending over peonies and chrysanthemums
of pink, blue, orange and purple color, the recessed base bearing an underglaze blue 'Jiangxi
8072 ciye gongsi' mark, 2.5''h $ 300 ‐ 500
8073
Chinese kraak blue‐and‐white large porcelain dish with a barbed rim, Ming dynasty, the shallow
well decorated in shades of underglaze blue with a landscape reserve featuring a scholar on
horseback followed by an attendant crossing a bridge towards a pavilion set amid gnarled trees
within a floriform frame silhouetted against an alternating geometric patterned ground, the
cavetto and wide flaring rim painted with petal‐shaped panels of flowers alternating with
auspicious emblems and separated by suspended chakras (wheels), the exterior accented with
abbreviated foliate reserves (repairs), 19.75''w $ 2,000 ‐ 4000
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Chinese polycrhome enameled porcelain bowl, the exterior vibrantly painted with two pairs of
swallows set amid gnarled prunus branches dotted with pink and green blossoms accented
with sprigs of bamboo, inscribed with a pair of five‐character couplets and three painted seals,
an apocryphal overglaze blue Yongzheng mark to the recessed base, 6.125''w $ 300 ‐ 500
Pair of Chinese enamel decorated porcelain bowls, of shallow conical form with the exterior
depicting scenes of various water birds in a lotus pond, with a band of rolling waves accenting
above the short foot, an apocryphal red Qianlong mark to base, 4.8''w $ 300 ‐ 500
Chinese polychrome enamel decorated porcelain bowl, of flaring cylindrical form brightly
enameled with long‐tailed birds amid prunus branches, chrysanthemums and peonies issuing
8076 from garden rocks, an apocryphal underglaze blue Qianlong mark to the recessed base, 6''w $ 300 ‐ 500
Chinese polychrome enamel painted porcelain stick‐neck vase, the compressed ovoid body
decorated in colored overglaze enamels with a landscape scene with rustic dwellings, wooded
hills and a large river, reversed by the title 'guan chao tu' and colophon dated 'jiaxu' and
bearing the inscription 'Zhang Zitang' at Zhushan, the base with the studio mark 'Yitao Zhai',
8077 13.5''h $ 600 ‐ 800
Chinese polychrome enamel decorated export porcelain bowl, Qing dynasty, shaped as an
open four‐petal blossom with steep tapering sides and centered to the interior with butterflies
and blossoms, the exterior featuring eight goldfish swimming below a patterned rim band
8078 repeated to the interior, with gilt accents, 9.5''sq $ 300 ‐ 500
Chinese polychrome enamel decorated porcelain baluster vase, early 20th century, the waisted
neck and ovoid body finely painted in bright overglaze enamels with two scholars and an
attendant in a bamboo grove with fantastic rockwork reversed by a seven‐character couplet
and bearing the signature 'Wang Dafan' followed by two seals, the flaring rim and base with
patterned light blue enamel bands, 9.5''h; Provenance: Eldred, Asian Art at Auction, August 29,
8079 2009, lot #946 $ 2,000 ‐ 4000
8080
(Lot of 3) Chinese export enameled porcelain tea caddies and vase, Qing dynasty, the first a
flattened tea caddy, each side painted with a shield accented by floral sprigs and surmounted
by a pair of birds, all below the rounded shoulder accented by bands and beaded garlands; the
second of similar form brightly colored with pink and purple floral sprigs below further
rosettes, together with a foliate‐edged lid; the last a small beaker vase accented with garlands
of pink and purple blooms, 7.6''h $ 250 ‐ 450
Chinese export gilt and enameled porcelain teapot, Qing dynasty, the lobed ovoid body
decorated with a pair of reserves featuring a family enjoying a day in the garden, alternating
with geometric bands and bird‐and‐flower accents, the notched gilt spout opposed by a
8081 scrolled loop handle (repair), together with a domical lid, 8.75''w $ 250 ‐ 450
Chinese enameled porcelain flower bowl, molded as a pink lotus blossom raised on a green
undulating leaf, the interior well painted with gold and black goldfish amid water reeds,
8082 8.125''w $ 300 ‐ 500
Chinese polychrome enameled porcelain brush pot, the cylindrical body decorated with a flock
of seven ducks amid millet and blossoms with three more birds swooping in, the recessed base
8082A with an apocryphal Qianlong mark, 4.5''h $ 250 ‐ 450
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Pair of Chinese turquoise glazed porcelain jars, late Qing/Republic period, each of globular
shape and covered with a mottled turquoise glaze stopping unevenly at the foot, together with
pierced wooden lids and carved stands, jar: 5''h $ 200 ‐ 400
Chinese famille rose decorated export porcelain serving bowl, mid‐Qing dynasty, the deep well
painted in bright overglaze enamels with a floral sprig encircled by geometric 'scale‐patterned'
reserves and linked blossoms forming a garland at the interior rim, the exterior with further
floral sprays within reserves framed by floral garlands repeated on the tall foot rim, 10.25''d;
with an adjustable metal support of Western manufacture; NB: former collection of Ernest
Covington and previously exhibited at the De Young Museum $ 250 ‐ 450
Chinese famille rose decorated export porcelain serving bowl, mid‐Qing dynasty, the deep well
centered by a floral sprig below an undulating ribbon and garland band at the rim, the exterior
with further floral sprays below an elaborate rim band of geometric and floral pattern, 9''d;
with an adjustable metal support of Western manufacture; NB: former collection of Ernest
Covington and previously exhibited at the De Young Museum $ 200 ‐ 400
Chinese polychrome enameled porcelain tureen with cover, late Qing dynasty, the barrel‐form
body with four small strap handles and painted in bright enamels with a continuous scene of
frolicking children on a garen terrace repeated to the top of the lid, the lid sides with foliate
spray, applied with a bronze two‐part pull/handle, the base with a Tongzhi mark, 7.375''h $ 300 ‐ 500
Chinese enameled porcelain vase, the cylindrical body painted with a scene of travellers
arriving at a villa set in a snow‐covered landscape, inscribed with a five‐character couplet and
bearing the name 'Yu Wenxiang' (possibly referring to Yu Wenxiang, 1910‐1993) at Zhushan, all
below a blue enameled diaper band to the shoulder and ruyi garlands below the flared rim, the
8087 recessed base marked 'yishu cicang mei yan shi, chupin', 8.5''h $ 700 ‐ 900
Chinese gilt decorated blue glazed porcelain vase, the tapering ovoid body featuring a
mountain landscape with nestled pavilions rendered in gilt, titled 'qiu shang xing lu' (Travelling
Through the Autumn Mountains) silhouetted on a dark blue ground, the long slender neck
bearing an apocryphal Qianlong mark below the flared mouth, the interior and recessed base
coated with a turquoise glaze together with an overglaze blue apocryphal Qianlong mark,
8088 9.25''h $ 250 ‐ 450
Pair of Chinese Rose Medallion porcelain pen boxes, Qing dynasty, the first lid depicting a
seated scholar reading at a desk and accompanied by attendants, beauties and arrival of
another scholar holding an opened fan, the second with a scene of beauties and scholars on a
garden terrace with the sides heightened with a gilt keyfret band, each of the boxes with a
central divider and the exterior brightly enameled with bird‐and‐flower reserves silhouetted
8089 against stylized bats, 7.5''w $ 800 ‐ 1200
Chinese cylindrical white bisque brush pot, the high‐relief decoration featuring a bird perched
on a bamboo branch and attempting to approach a spider suspended from its web, the
8090 recessed base marked 'Wang Bingrong zuo', 5.25''h $ 300 ‐ 500
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8091
Chinese green enamel and underglaze blue decorated porcelain dish, the interior well with a
meandering dragon outlined in underglaze cobalt blue and overglazed in emerald green, with
double lines accenting the central roundel and the rims, the exterior bearing a similar pair of
dragons, the base with an apocryphal Chenghua mark, 8.25''w $ 400 ‐ 600
Pair of Chinese underglaze blue porcelain cricket jars, the swelling sides with stylized birds
soaring amid sprigs of meandering lotus, each recessed base with an apocryphal Xuande mark,
together with a pair of dished lids with further floral sprays within a scroll band reversed by
8092 apocryphal Xuande marks and fitted with metal flower basket pulls, 4.5''h $ 300 ‐ 500
Chinese zitan‐stained hardwood brush pot with inlaid decoration, of slightly waisted cylidrical
shape and inlaid to the front with butterflies hovering above flowering and fruiting plants
issuing from rockwork, the inlay consisting of mother‐of‐pearl, adventurine, glass and colored
8093 steatite, with a center plug, 7''h $ 250 ‐ 450
Chinese polychrome enamel decorated porcelain vase with a trumpet mouth, probably
Republic period, the long neck and slender ovoid body painted in bright enamels with a bird
perched on a fruiting grapevine, one side with an apocryphal Dayazhai mark, the base with old
8094 paper gallery labels, 14.5''h $ 200 ‐ 400
Chinese polychrome enameled export porcelain tazza, the yellow ground interior with stylized
green sprays and aubergine rocks encircled by openwork gnarled aubergine branches dotted
8095 with white blooms and a single green parrot, the exterior decorated en suite, 5.5''h $ 300 ‐ 500
(Lot of 8) Group of Chinese export gilt and orange enamel decorated plates, Qing dynasty,
consisting of four salad and four dinner plates, each decorated with the so‐called Fitzhugh
pattern with floral reserves encircled by a gilt‐painted butterfly‐and‐brocade rim band, 8.75''‐
8096 9.5''d $ 400 ‐ 600
Chinese cylindrical bamboo brush pot, carved with boats on a river including a mother and
child nestled on a deck and a small gathering of fishermen seated on the bank, entitled 'yujiale'
8097 (joy of a fisherman), with an apocryphal Qianlong date and two carved cartouches, 7.25''h $ 400 ‐ 600
(Lot of 2) Chinese export enameled porcelain soup bowl and underdish, each well decorated
with a pair of musicians including a lady with a flute and a maiden in green robes holding
clappers in her hand, the rim with reserves of butterfly and flowers contrasting with the diaper
8098 purple ground (hairline cracks), 8.75''w $ 150 ‐ 250
8099
Chinese polychrome enameled porcelain four‐tier container, each circular tier similarly
decorated with shaped floral reserves set against lotus and tendrils silhouetted against
different ground colors including turquoise, pink, green, and yellow, with orange lug handles
and a blue‐ground lid with bird‐and‐flower reserves set against lotus sprigs, 9.75''h $ 400 ‐ 600
Chinese polychrome enameled porcelain arrow vase, the trumpet neck encircled with a keyfret
band above two vividly enameled registers of floral sprigs separated by a diaper band with
shou characters and auspicous emblems to the lower band above the angular shoulder and
bracketed by faux‐bamboo handles, the tapering body depicted with prunus, bamboo, orchids
8100 and other blooms, apocryphal Jiaqing mark to base, 15.3''h $ 2,000 ‐ 3000
Japanese patinated bronze butterfly‐form place card holder, Meiji period, the body and wings
8101 with outlines and floral roundles picked out in gilt, 3.25''w $ 50 ‐ 100
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8102
(Lot of 7) Japanese silver and gilt metal ojime, the first five of silver and consisting of: an oval
bead with birds‐and‐flowers and signed [illegible], one of diamond section with flowers and a
cartouche reading Seizan, two elongated beads and one cast as a ginko nut; together with a gilt
metal 'lucky' mallet and gilt metal oval bead decorated with an owl on a branch $ 400 ‐ 600
(Lot of 7) Japanese mixed metal ojime, Edo/Meiji period, most of elongated shape, the first two
of copper with silver floral overlay, the next with a gold and silver peony on a copper ground,
the fourth decorated with a pomegranate sprig with gold accents, one of bean form and
8103 decorated with a bat, and a pair with gilt floral filigree overlay $ 300 ‐ 500
(Lot of 7) Japanese ojime (beads), Edo/Meiji period: a makie lacquered bead with peony and
signed Sho[ ]; three gilt metal beads, one with reticulated blossoms, one with overall
granulation and one with silver foil accents; one stag antler ojime carved as a persimmon; and
8104 five ivory or bone beads $ 300 ‐ 500
Japanese unusual bone netsuke, Edo period, 18th/19th century, carved as a 'boot' surmounted
by the head of a foreigner with exaggerated features and wearing a ruff, with stained accents,
2.625''l; NB: a similar netsuke dated to the early 18th century now in the collection of Alison
Seton (ex‐Blackwell collection) published in his 'Collecting Japanese Antiques' (Tuttle, 12004),
8105 fig. 139 $ 300 ‐ 500
Japanese iron sukashi tsuba (sword guard), Edo period, the oval plate pierced with flowering
paulonwia, one incised leaf to either side picked out in gold or silver wire inlay, signed Kofu‐ju
8106 Akao Yoshitsugu (small patch of rust to one side), 2.875'' $ 100 ‐ 200
Chinese ceramic zisha square‐form teapot, the slightly swelling body incised with a riverside
landscape scene with a viewing pavilion and opposed by the inscription 'qing [ ] chang le', with
the cyclical date 'xinmao', applied with a dark brown faux bamboo spout and handle, the top
8107 and lid incised with the character fu in various scripts and surmounted by a bat, 6''w $ 250 ‐ 450
8108
Chinese zisha ceramic teapot, the dome‐shape body topped by a fitted lid with a tapered finial
centered by an aperture, the recessed base sealed 'Zhongguo Yixing', 'yi cang lu gong ban, Li
Changhong fu dao' (factor number 1 apprentice class, supervised by Li Changhong', 5.75''w $ 500 ‐ 700
(Lot of 2) Chinese zisha ceramic teapots, the first in the form of a textured tree trunk with a
gnarled branch form handle and spout, base sealed 'Qian [ ]rong', 6.5''w; the second, of
8109 compressed ovoid form incised with the phrase 'yin zhe zhang shou', 4.6''w $ 200 ‐ 400
Chinese ceramic zisha teapot, the compressed body incised 'zhenpin' under the loop handle
opposed by a short spout, the recessed base incised 'Jingzhou zhi tu, Haigeng shou zhi' (=hand
made by Haigeng student of Gu Jingzhou) in '76, sealed 'Gao Haigeng', the lid with a bead finial,
8110 overall: 5.3''w $ 500 ‐ 700
Chinese zisha ceramic teapot, with a short square‐section body and angular shoulders tapering
toward the mouth, all bracketed by a loop handle and square sectioned spout, the recessed
8111 base marked 'Chen Ronghua', with a fitted lid, 5.75''w $ 200 ‐ 400
(Lot of 2) Chinese ceramic zisha teapot, the first of globular form, the other with high shoulder
and tapering body, each of the recessed bases marked 'People's Republic of China Department
of Foreign Affairs, li pin chuan yong', the risers of the fitted lids incised 'Diaoyutai guobin guan
8112 zeng', first: 4.75''w, second: 4.9''w $ 300 ‐ 500
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Pair of Chinese gilt bronze door handles, each with a head of an archaistic taotie mask cast with
bulging eyes framed by curvilinear brows and curved horns, the fanged jaw suspending a large
8113 loose ring with a long inscription bearing the date 'Qianlong gengwu', overall: 12.25''h $ 2,000 ‐ 4000
(Lot of 14) Set of Chinese inside painted glass snuff bottles, each depicting a portrait of a Ming
emperor and reversed by his empress, each inscribed with their titles and with cyclical date
'gengshen' and bearing an artist name, including Liu Dacheng, Du Fengduo, Zhang Yuhua, Xi Jie;
together with one featuring Xianzong Chun huangdi, with the cyclical date 'xinyou' and artist
name, bottle: 2.5''h; Provenance: purchased in Hong Kong, Zhonyi Gallery in the late 70's/early
8114 80's $ 1,000 ‐ 1500
Chinese reticulated copper alloy handwarmer with copper accents, of rectangular shape with
rounded corners and etched with overlapping roundels of geometric and floral pattern with
copper plaques applied to the lower corners, the fitted lid pierced with similar roundels on a
8115 honey‐comb ground, with a hinged loop handle, 8.125''l $ 150 ‐ 250
(lot of 2) Chinese rugs, probably c. 1950, the first with a depiction of a Western three‐masted
ship on a black background, with a geometric border, 4'10'' x 3'; the second featuring the Eight
Immortals accompanying Shoulao on a gold background, reads 'Xingyuan Si, jingxian', (offered
8116 to the Xingyuan Temple'), 4'11'' x 2'4'' $ 200 ‐ 400
Chinese export marble inlaid tall flower stand, late Qing/Republic period, with a beaded edge
and a prunus band framing a lobed mottled pink marble plaque, looming over the waist with
scrolling floral tendrils in relief and above a reticulated bird‐and‐flower apron alternating with
supports, each sculpted as a zoomorph suspending a mock loose ring tied with peaches
complementing the tapering support accented with leafy sprigs and ending with an animal
8117 terminal raised on a ball, 31.75''h $ 600 ‐ 800
8118 Persian Kerman carpet c. 1950, 10' x 8' $ 600 ‐ 800
Chinese underglaze blue decorated porcelain hu‐form vase, the flared rim encircled by a wave
band and with stiff leaves to the waisted neck, all above the tapering ovoid body separated
into three registers, the upper band featuring peony sprays bracketed by zoomorphic handles
above sprigs of peony and assorted blossoms, a wide band of cresting waves encircling the
8119 lotus petal foot, an apocryphal Qianlong mark to recessed base, 10.25''h $ 600 ‐ 800
Chinese underglaze blue decorated porcelain jar, with a rolled rim and short neck bearing an
apocryphal Wanli mark above a band of lingzhi accented by leafy scrolls, the tapering short
ovoid body with four winged dragons writhing through the clouds, the lower register decorated
8120 with rolling and cresting waves, 9''h $ 600 ‐ 800
Pair of Chinese hardwood flower stands, each with a square floating panel top within a iceplate
edge and high waist pierced with stylized scrollwork and stepped edge and slender
supports framing the open lower tier above a similarly reticulated 'waisted' panel and raised on
8121 short paw supports, 34.3''h x 13''sq $ 700 ‐ 900
8122
Chinese large wucai decorated porcelain jar, Wanli style, the ovoid body painted in underglaze
cobalt blue and bright polychrome enamels with fish swimming among water‐weeds above a
band of jeweled lappets encircling the tapering lower section, the floral band with double bluering
borders at the high shoulder, the waisted neck with floral panels reserved on a stylized
wave ground, the base with a six‐character Wanli mark (restorations), 15''h $ 1,000 ‐ 2000
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8123
Chinese Buddhist printed scroll facsimile, Kingdom of Dali Buddhist Volume of Paintings,
originally by Zhang Shengwen (active in 1163‐1189), featuring various Buddhas, bodhisattvas,
guardian figures and attendants, each identified by a name cartouche, 13.25''h $ 100 ‐ 200
Chinese dining table and a set of eight chairs, the table with raised floating panels together
with two central leaves, shaped with a beaded apron and joined to beaded straight supports
with hoof terminals, the chairs each with a shaped top rail above a narrow back splat pierced
with a shou medallion, set to the rectangular seat raised on beaded supports, chair: 39.5''h,
8124 table set with two leaves: 30''h x 99''l x 41.25''d $ 700 ‐ 900
8125 Chinese floral landscape carpet on cobalt blue ground, 5'6'' x 8' $ 300 ‐ 500
8126
Pair of Chinese polychrome enameled porcelain vases, now mounted as lamps, early 20th
century, each with a waisted long neck and globular body brightly decorated with red bats
soaring amid multi‐colored ruyi clouds, the shoulder encircled by a band depicting shou
cartouche and lotus blossoms accented with scrolling tendrils, vase: 15''h; Provenance: Estate
of Mr. and Mrs. C.K. Whittaker of Los Angeles and Rancho Santa Fe, CA $ 1,500 ‐ 2000
Chinese stained wood table screen with a large jade panel, the dark green jade plaque carved
and incised with a pair of writhing dragons in profile and contesting a flaming jewel set below a
third dragon on a ground of cloud scrolls, reversed by a poetic colophon bearing an apocryphal
Qianlong cartouche, the surrounding wooden frame pierced with floral and stylized zoomorphs
and set into a free‐standing base carved with confronted dragons, jade panel: 7.5''h x 10.75''w,
8127 overall: 37.75''h x 25.5''w $ 6,000 ‐ 8000
8128
8129
Chinese large hardwood altar table, with a rectangular floating panel within a mortise and
tenon frame joined to an apron reticulated with pairs of blossoms and fruits accented by
meandering tendrils, all raised on thick supports heightened with beaded edges and scroll
terminals, braced by short stretchers, 35.125''h x 83.25''w x 17.6''d $ 1,500 ‐ 2500
Pair of Chinese hardwood armchairs, with a yoke‐form rail joined to a narrow back splat carved
with a writhing dragon in a lobed reserve and all bracketed by cylindrical stiles connect to the
shaped arms framing the rectangular woven seat, the shaped apron with scrolling tendrils in
relief and cylindrical supports connected to stretchers, 46.75''h $ 1,000 ‐ 1500
Chinese massive underglaze blue porcelain jar, with a rolled rim and a short neck bearing an
apocryphal Ming Jiajing mark amid scrolling tendrils, the compressed globular body with a wide
scale patterned band with reserves of flowers set above soaring phoenix birds and frolicking fulions
amid peony blossoms and dense scrolls, a lappet band at the tapering base, 20''w 8130
$ 1,500 ‐ 2000
Chinese carved mixed wood cabinet, Republic period, elaborately carved with two pairs of
majestic dragons writhing amid dense cloud scrolls looming above stylized mountains and
cresting waves, all bracketing a central door decorated en suite with two dragon meandering in
the sky and below a seventh dragon which is weaving through the clouds, the bottom accented
with a beaded scroll apron with further dense clouds and short straight supports (cracks), 63''h
8131 x 54''w x 17.75''w $ 2,000 ‐ 4000
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8132
Chinese gilt, coral hue and iron red enameled porcelain long neck vase, with a trumpet mouth
encircled by a jewel and keyfret band above the slender neck decorated with a bold double
lotus and scrolling tendril pattern repeated on the ovoid body tapering toward the splayed
base with lappet accents, a gilt and enameled apocryphal Qianlong mark to base, 18.5''h $ 600 ‐ 800
Chinese famille verte glazed porcelain figural decoration, Qing/Republic period, modeled as a
green‐glazed fu‐lion standing four‐square on a rectangular plinth, current features (tail, mane,
ears and landscape elements) picked out in aubergine and scattered with yellow‐glazed
8133 accents, the prominent eyes with black‐enameled pupils, 9.5''h $ 400 ‐ 600
Chinese gilt and lacquer decorated low table, late 19th/early 20th century, the rectangular top
painted with figures gathered in pavilions set along the river bank, all above a shaped apron
accented with floral sprays and raised on cabriole supports (wear and chips), 51.25''w x
8134 15.25''h x 18.5''d $ 600 ‐ 800
Chinese two‐section table screen with a large blue‐and‐white porcelain plaque, the rectangular
plaque decorated in shades of underglaze blue with two figures boating on river bordered by
wooded cliffs partially hidden in mist, the upper right with a poetic title followed by the date
'eighth year of the Republic' followed by a signature, all set within a reticulated stained wood
8135 frame fitted into a wooden stand with pierced spandrels and apron, 26.5''h $ 400 ‐ 600
Chinese gilt bronze and cloisonne enamel decorated figure of a luohan, the emaciated Buddhist
sage with a full beard and seated in a pose of royal ease with a begging bowl held in his right
hand, his colorful monastic robes scattered with Buddhist symbols and stylized lotus on a
8136 turquoise blue ground, 16''h $ 2,000 ‐ 4000
8137
Chinese large doucai‐style porcelain stick‐neck vase, the globular body featuring multi‐floral
roundels amid further flowering leafy sprigs above cresting waves, with Buddhist emblems
scattered amid blossoms to the tapering neck and accented by floral and ruyi bands to the
shoulder, the recessed base with an apocryphal Yongzheng mark, 17.25''h $ 250 ‐ 450
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