A SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY STEM BOWL Tang Dynasty The shallow bowl rising from a high splayed foot to an everted rim, the exterior and top of the rim...

A MOULDED YINGQING 'TWIN-FISH' DISH Song Dynasty The interior crisply decorated with two fish and a goose swimming amidst crested waves in a lotus...

A JUNYAO DISH Song Dynasty Covered overall with a milky-blue glaze except for the foot ring, the glaze thinning to a mushroom tone at the rim. 19c...

AN UNUSUAL IRON-RED DECORATED 'PHEONIX AND PEONY' BOWL Kangxi Meticulously pencilled and enamelled in iron-red around the exterior with two phoeni...

A FAMILLE-VERTE 'LADIES' BRUSH POT, BITONG Kangxi Delicately decorated with two panels, one depicting a garden setting enclosing two elegant ladie...

A RETICULATED FAHUA BALUSTER VASE, MEIPING Mid-Ming Dynasty Robustly potted with a high rounded shoulder rising to a waisted neck, skilfully carve...

A WUCAI 'FLORAL' DISH Kangxi six-character mark and of the period The interior medallion densely decorated with various leafy floral sprays includ...

AN INCISED GREEN-ENAMELED 'DRAGON' DISH Kangxi six-character mark and of the period The interior centre intricately incised and enamelled with a w...

A YELLOW-GROUND GREEN-ENAMELLED 'FLORAL' DISH 18th/19th century Well-potted with gently rounded sides, the interior finely incised and painted in ...

A RARE DOUCAI 'BAGUA' BOWL Qianlong seal mark and of the period The exterior typically painted in underglaze-blue outlines and enamelled in soft t...

A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE 'EGGSHELL' CUPS AND SAUCER DISHES Yongzheng Each finely enamelled in vibrant tones with a rooster standing a jagged rockwor...

TWO YELLOW-GROUND PAINTED ENAMEL 'BIRTHDAY' DISHES Qianlong and Jiaqing seal marks and of the period Each decorated with a shou medallion to the i...

A TURQUOISE-GROUND FAMILLE-ROSE 'FLORAL' BOWL Iron-red Yongqing changchun four-character mark, Guangxu Finely enamelled with clusters of blossomin...

A LIME-GREEN GROUND FAMILLE ROSE ALTAR ORNAMENT Daoguang Decorated in openwork with multi-coloured enamels and gilt with one of the Eight Buddhist...

A PAIR OF YELLOW-GROUND FAMILLE-ROSE 'SAN YANG' MEDALLION BOWLS Iron-red Yongqing changchun four-character marks, Guangxu Each finely decorated wi...

A GRISAILLE-DECORATED 'LANDSCAPE' VASE Blue-enamel Hongxian yuzhi four-character mark, Republic Period Delicately enamelled with an idyllic mounta...

A FAMILLE ROSE 'THREE FRIEND OF WINTER' OLIVE-SHAPED VASE, GANLANPING Blue enamel Yongzheng six-character mark, Qing dynasty Decorated around the ...

FOUR ENAMELLED 'IMMORTALS OF WINE CUP' CUPS Iron-red Guyitang seal marks, Republic Period Each delicately decorated with one of the 'Eight Immorta...

A PAIR OF PINK GLASS BOTTLE VASES Incised gilt Qianlong four-character marks Each thick-walled vase modelled with a flattened spherical body risin...

A WHITE-GROUND BROWN-OVERLAY VASE Daoguang Of slender olive shape, intricately decorated in relief in yellowish-brown tone with lobed panels enclo...

A POWDER-BLUE-GROUND GILT-DECORATED 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' YENYEN VASE Kangxi The baluster body surmounted by a long trumpet neck, vividly decorated...

A CELADON-GLAZED HEXAFOIL VASE, ZHADOU Yongzheng seal mark, 19th century Well potted with the central six-petalled baluster body rising from a spl...

A RARE CARVED BLUE-GLAZED 'LOTUS' VASE Qianlong The compressed spherical body rising from a pedestal foot to a waisted ribbed neck surmounted by a...

A BLANC-DE-CHINE GU-SHAPED BEAKER VASE 18th century The slender body rising from a splayed foot to a trumpet neck, the neck incised with two seven...

A GUAN-TYPE LEAF-SHAPED DISH Dated to the second year of Tongzhi, corresponding to 1864 With shallow sides standing on a conforming leaf-shaped fo...

A TURQUOISE-GLAZED ARCHAISTIC VASE, HU Kangxi Of archaic hu form, the elegantly potted pear-shaped body raised on a wide spreading foot, the neck ...

A BLUE-GROUND 'FLORAL' QUADRILATERAL VASE, CONG Qing Dynasty Elegantly decorated in relief with a leafy floral spray on each side, the neck with b...

AN UNUSUAL AND LARGE BLUE AND WHITE 'LIONS' FOLIATE-RIM DISH Zhengde six-character mark, late Ming Dynasty The interior medallion painted with two...

A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE FOLIATE-RIM DISHES Tianqi The central medallion pained with a mountainous riverscape enclosing two figures crossing a bri...

A BLUE AND WHITE 'SANYANG' BOWL Chang Ming Fu Gui four-character mark, 16th century The exterior painted with a scene of three rams surrounded by ...

A RARE BLUE AND WHITE DISH Qing Yi Tang Zhi four-character mark, Qianlong Intricately painted inside and out with prunus blossoms on a 'cracked ic...

A BLUE AND WHITE 'FLORAL' CUP Kangxi Densely painted with leafy branches of blossoming flowers, the interior plain. 13.8cm (5 3/8in) diam. Footnot...

A BLUE AND WHITE FLUTED CUP AND SAUCER Kangxi Intricately painted overall with various flowers issuing from feathery leafy scrolls within classic ...

A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE 'LOTUS' DISHES Kangxi six-character marks and of the period Each interior painted with a medallion enclosing densely deco...

A BLUE AND WHITE LEAF-SHAPED WALL VASE Daoguang Finely modelled in the shape of a leaf, painted with floral sprays surrounded by butterflies, the ...

A BLUE AND WHITE DOUBLE-GOURD-FORM WINE POT AND WARMER Yongzheng six-character mark, Qing Dynasty Modelled in two sections, the vessel in the form...

A RUBY-GLAZED BOWL AND COVER 19th century Including a bowl with straight sides and a wide everted rim, a domed cover surmounted by a globular knob...

A RARE PORCELAIN SIMULATED CINNABAR-LACQUER AND FAUX-BOIS BOWL Qianlong The exterior elaborately moulded with four gilt shou medallions reserved o...

A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER RECTANGULAR TRAY 16th century Delicately carved with an official and an attendant crossing a bridge in the foreground, a...

AN UNUSUAL HONGMU BRUSHPOT Kangxi Naturalistically and skilfully carved in the form of a tree trunk with whorls and knots, the wood of rich brown ...

A WOOD ROOT-FORM BRUSHPOT Qing Dynasty Realistically carved as a gnarled tree trunk with whorls and knots, the wood of dark brownish tone. 14.2cm ...

A CARVED BAMBOO 'SU DONGPO' BRUSHPOT Kangxi Finely carved in varying levels of relief with a scene of Su Dongpo and his companions in a boat surro...

A WOOD 'CRANES AND PINE' BRUSHPOT 19th/20th century Carved in openwork with two cranes amidst gnarled branches of pine trees. 16.8cm (6 5/8in) hi...

A JICHIMU CYLINDRICAL BRUSHPOT 19th century With a slightly waisted body, the wood with characteristic feathery grain and of honey-brown tone. 17....

A CARVED BOXWOOD FIGURE OF AN ASCETIC 19th/20th century Carved as an emaciated figure seated cross-legged on a mat with the hands holding a string...

AN INSCRIBED BAMBOO BRUSHPOT Incised Dong Yuan Jiu Lu four-character mark, 19th/20th century Meticulously and extensively carved around the exteri...

A VERY RARE BAMBOO TRILOBED BRUSHPOT 19th/20th century Decorated with a mountainous landscape with a sage amidst trees and rockwork. 13.5cm (5 1/4...

AN ARCHAIC BRONZE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' MIRROR Six Dynasties Decorated in relief with a pair of confronted dragons divided by a phoenix, encircling...

A BRONZE 'SEA BEASTS AND GRAPES' MIRROR Song Dynasty The inner medallion cast in high relief with undulating sea beasts, surrounded by a border of...

AN UNUSUAL YIXING 'TREE-BURL' TEAPOT Wang Yinxian Naturalistically modelled in the form of a tree-burl, surmounted by a cover in the form of a ste...

A CARVED 'DUAN' INKSTONE Late Ming/Early Qing Dynasty Of rectangular form with a raised edge, the top rectangular panel with a sloping recessed we...

A 'DUAN' INKSTONE 19th/20th century Of slightly irregular oval shape, the top conforming panel smoothly polished with a gradually sloping shallow ...

A RARE GREEN 'DUAN' INKSTONE Kangxi Of rectangular form, carved on the platform top with an arched-shaped grinding surface gradually sloping down ...

A RARE AND LARGE 'DUAN' INKSTONE Kangxi Of rectangular form with a raised edge, carved with a gradual sloping recessed well, the underside with a ...

AN INSCRIBED 'DUAN' INKSTONE Qianlong Of rectangular form, the platform top decorated with a smoothly polished reserve in the form of a hu-shaped ...

A JADE DISC, HUAN Shang Dynasty The plain circular disc with a large central aperture, the pale green stone suffused with light and dark russet pa...

A PAIR OF ARCHAIC JADE TUBULAR BEADS Han Dynasty Each of long cylindrical form drilled down the centre, the stone of dark beige and white tone. 6....