A white jade carving of a recumbent Buddhist Lion. 5 by 3 cm.

Carved in the form of a recumbent mythical beast with its head facing forward, paws tucked under the body and its tail swept to one side. The ston...

The cong is of square cross section with rounded square corners, each corner is carved with a taotie mask in high relief, the jade of mottled redd...

Length: 7 cm.

A small rectangular plaque carved in low relief with a facing chilong, the stone is of greenish white tone. 3 by 3.5 cm.

A Chinese jade tube carved in low relief with a qilin and a phoenix bird amidst clouds, the stone of a pale yellowish-green tone with extensive ru...

The flattened, tapering pendant is carved in low relief on both sides with chilongs, the stone is of even white color. Length: 6.3 cm.

The censer is raised on three tapered legs issuing from lion masks and carved around the compressed globular body in low relief with a band of arc...

A small Chinese pendant carved as a fish, the symbol of wealth and abundance. The stone is of an even white tone. Length: 5 cm.

Of rectangular shape, carved in low relief with a lotus blossoming flower scroll, the stone is of greenish-white color. 3.9 by 5.9 cm.

A Chinese spinach jade carved Fo dog, seated on its haunches wearing a collar, the stone of a pale green tone with extensive russet inclusions. ...

The smiling Buddha with downcast eyes is seated on a lotus base in dhyanasana with his hands in dhyana mudra cupping a Buddhist shrine, his robes ...

A Chinese jade pendant, carved with chilong in the archaic style. Length: 10 cm.

Width 8 cm.

The thick-walled cong of square-sectioned form, with a register of stylised masks below striated bands carved at each corner. The stone of a brown...

The small creature is carved crouching with its head resting on its front paws, its hind legs tucked close to its body and its tail flicked up tow...

The top carved in openwork and undercut with a chilong crawling towards the dragon head hook, with circular stud on the reverse. 11.5 cm.

The top carved in openwork and undercut with a chilong crawling towards the dragon head hook, with circular stud on the reverse. 10.5 cm.

The top carved in openwork and undercut with a chilong crawling towards the dragon head hook, with circular stud on the reverse. 9.5 cm.

The seal is of square section, carved on one side with a dedicatory inscription. The seal face is carved with a four-character phrase. Height: 7...

A Chinese silk embroidered panel, probably from a woman’s skirt, showing a dragon with the flaming pearl amongst clouds above crushing waves. The ...

The dish is finely decorated to the centre with a star-shaped panel enclosing two birds in flight above a deer in a lake scene, all surrounded by ...

A large Chinese porcelain charger with a bracket-lobed rim, finely decorated in vibrant tones of cobalt blue with a large censer filled with peony...

A Chinese porcelain dish decorated with a roundel enclosing birds below a tree amongst flowers in a lake scene. Diameter: 28 cm.Provenance: Du...

The dish is finely decorated to the centre with a star-shaped panel enclosing a bird perched on a rock below further two birds in flight in a lake...

The dish is finely decorated to the centre with a star-shaped panel enclosing a large censer filled with precious objects and flowers in a fenced ...

Two Chinese porcelain dishes, each finely decorated to the centre with a star-shaped panel enclosing precious objects, all surrounded by further l...

Each dish is decorated to the centre with a roundel enclosing scrolling lotus, the rims are decorated with a further scroll band. The exterior is ...

The vase is shaped with a globular body and a cylindrical neck. It is covered with a strawberry-red glaze thinning slightly at the rim and stopp...

Compressed globular walls, supported on three feet, the base bearing a six-character Xuande mark. Height 8 cm. Diam. 11.5 cm.

A Chinese porcelain bowl with deep flaring sides rising from a short tapered foot, the interior decorated with two boys amidst scrolling lotuses, ...

A Chinese porcelain charger decorated in cobalt blue with a large central medallion painted with a bird perched beside flowers in a lake landscape...

A Chinese porcelain charger decorated in cobalt blue with a large central medallion painted with a bird perched beside flowers in a lake landscape...

A Chinese porcelain stem bowl, standing on a spreading foot with long narrowed bowl, decorated in cobalt blue with a seated dignitary received by ...

Each of archaistic gu form, finely modeled with a trumpet neck above a central bulb and a bell-shaped foot, the neck decorated with four of the ba...

The interior of the dish is brightly painted with a five-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl. The exterior is similarly decorated with two drago...

Of flattened double-gourd form, inset with glass lined with silk paintings depicting deer by the cliff underneath large peach trees with gilt high...

Two Chinese porcelain cups, each decorated in iron-red with two dragons chasing each other amongst clouds and above crushing sea waves. The bottom...

A Chinese garlic head porcelain vase standing on a small foot, covered in a finely thick strawberry-red glaze with sky blue and purple streaks. Th...

The square-section cup is modelled with canted corners and slightly flaring concave walls. It is covered overall with a beige glaze suffused with ...

A Chinese porcelain jar, decorated in famille verte enamels with a phoenix bird flying over a mythological beast in a mountainous landscape with p...

A Chinese porcelain jar decorated in cobalt blue with two Buddhist lions amongst peony scrolling foliage, set between a band of ruyi heads to the ...

The cylindrical ribbed body rising from three short ruyi-shaped feet to an inverted rim, covered overall in an olive-green glaze save for an ungla...

The slender figure is shown standing with right hand raised in abhaya mudra and left hand pendent, standing in front of the flaming mandorla on t...

With shallow rounded sides rising from a straight foot to a slightly flaring rim, the dish is finely decorated in the center with a lotus seedpod ...

The globular body is decorated with a wide naturalistic frieze of peonies, asters, nandinia berries and cherry blossoming branches growing from o...

A Chinese porcelain bowl with flaring sides, decorated with a continuous scene of three goats in a meadow amidst peonies, asters and nandinia berr...

Circular dish decorated with two scholars playing weiqi below trees; Diameter 17.8 cm. Height 4.8 cm.

The deep bowl-shaped body raised on a spreading foot with a pair of trailing scroll handles flanking the neck, and is covered with a glaze of crus...

The form is based on an Islamic metalwork vessel, the pear-shaped body is superbly potted with an elegant spout, joined to the neck with a cloud-s...

A Chinese porcelain vase resting on a small foot with lipped rim, covered overall with a crackled greyish-celadon glaze. Height: 15 cm.

Seated in vajraparyankasana, the right hand held in bhumisparshamudra, the left in dhyanamudra, wearing a pleated robe and sash finely hemmed with...

A Chinese porcelain bottle vase with slightly pear shaped body and elongated slender neck, decorated with a leaping three clawed dragon. The botto...

A circular zitan wooden stand carved on the sides with a wan design. Diameter: 28 cm.

The thickly potted bowl with flared sides rising to a slightly everted rim, painted on all four sides of the exterior with a lively five-clawed dr...

The dish is decorated to the interior with two dragons contesting a flaming pearl, surrounded by scrolling clouds and scattered flames. The exteri...

The vase is decorated with a broad band of composite foliate scroll above a petal-lappet band on the globular body, and bands of pendent ruyi head...

A Chinese porcelain jar of baluster form, elegantly decorated with a broad band enclosing ducks and cranes amidst plants and flowers in a lake sce...

The deep body cast of rectangular form and raised on four columnar legs, the shorter sides of the vessel are surmounted by inverted 'u' shape bail...

A large Chinese porcelain vase, stylised with two twin Fu lions handles in high relief around the shoulders. The body and the neck are both decora...