A RARE RED LACQUER 'MONGOL HUNT' BOWL, ATTRIBUTED TO ZHOU ZHUChina, 16th-17th century. The deep rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to...

A RED LACQUER 'LANDSCAPE' BOX AND COVER, YUAN TO MING DYNASTYChina, 14th-16th century. Of circular form with slightly rounded sides, the cover car...

A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER DOCUMENT BOX AND COVER, MING DYNASTYChina, 16th century. The flat cover deeply and crisply carved with a scene of a scho...

A LARGE WOOD AND RED LACQUER 'LINGZHI' BRUSH AND COVER, MING DYNASTYChina, 16th-17th century. Both brush and cover are carved and incised with an ...

A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER 'SCHOLARS' BRUSH AND COVER, LATE MING DYNASTYChina, 17th century. Of cylindrical form, well carved with a continuous sce...

A POLYCHROME AND GILT-LACQUERED 'FOREIGNER' TABLE SCREEN, KANGXI PERIODChina, second half of 17th to early 18th century. Finely painted to one sid...

A RARE RHINOCEROS HORN 'CHILONG' POURING VESSEL, YI, LATE MING TO EARLY QING DYNASTYChina, 17th-18th century. The deep rounded sides rising from a...

A HUANGHUALI TABLE-FORM STAND, LATE MING TO MID-QINGChina, 17th-18th century. Finely carved as a miniature recessed-leg table, the top set with ev...

A MONUMENTAL LACQUERED AND GILT WOOD 'TAISHI SHAOSHI' OPENWORK WALL PANEL, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. Of square form, composed of four rectangu...

A RARE CLOISONNE ENAMEL POMEGRANATE-FORM VASE, LATE MING TO EARLY QING DYNASTYChina, 17th century. The globular body rising from the flat gilt-met...

A CLOISONNE ENAMEL FIGURE OF A DEER, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. Striding elegantly with one raised foreleg bent, the head turned slightly to on...

A CLOISONNE ENAMEL 'MAGPIES AND PRUNUS' PLAQUE, QIANLONG TO JIAQING PERIODChina, 1736-1820. Of rectangular form, finely enameled with six magpies,...

A BLUE GLASS BOTTLE VASE, 18TH CENTURYChina. The globular body rising from a slightly splayed foot to a tall cylindrical neck, the opaque cobalt-b...

A SAPPHIRE BLUE GLASS 'ARCHAISTIC' BOTTLE VASE, 18TH CENTURYChina. The bulbous body rising from a short thick foot to a tall cylindrical neck, fin...

A RARE ORANGE GLASS 'REALGAR' BRUSHWASHER, 18TH CENTURYChina. Rising from a short circular hollow foot, the rounded sides tapering towards an inve...

A RED OVERLAY 'PHOENIX' GLASS BOTTLE VASE, QING DYNASTYChina, 18th-19th century. The globular Beijing glass body supported on a spreading foot and...

A TRANSLUCENT AMBER GLASS BOTTLE VASE, QING DYNASTYChina, 18th-19th century. The globular body supported on a thick, slightly spreading foot with ...

A SMALL GLASS 'REALGAR IMITATION' CUP, 18TH CENTURYChina. The deep rounded sides rising from a thick, tapered foot, with a central domed protubera...

A SMALL AGATE CUP, 18TH CENTURYChina. The deep rounded sides supported on a thick, short, and slightly spreading foot with a recessed base. The tr...

A DUAN STONE 'BAT AND LINGZHI' WASHER, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. Superbly carved, the foliate lobed washer supported on four feet, three in th...

A 'TAIHU' SCHOLAR'S ROCK, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912 or earlier. Of irregular form with protrusions and deep crevasses as well as reticulation. ...

A MAGNIFICENT LAPIS LAZULI FIGURE OF BUDDHA, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. Finely carved seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with his left...

A RARE AND MASSIVE LIMESTONE 'PIG-DRAGON' CARVING, ZHULONG, HONGSHAN CULTUREChina, Neolithic period, c. 4000-3000 BC. Of generous proportions, the...

A JADE 'HORSE' PENDANT, LATE SHANG TO WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTYChina, circa 11th century BC. Of flattened form, the horse carved in profile, standing w...

A GREEN AND BROWN JADE FISH-FORM PENDANT, SHANG TO WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTYChina, 13th-10th century BC. Of flattened form, finely carved as a fish wit...

A PALE CELADON JADE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' ORNAMENT, WESTERN ZHOUChina, c. 1100-771 BC. Of slightly tapering shape, carved on both sides with a phoe...

A GRAY JADE ARCHAISTIC 'CHILONG' PENDANT, YUAN TO MING DYNASTYChina, 1279-1644 or earlier. Note that Una Pope-Hennessy dated the present lot to “T...

A MAGNIFICENT WHITE JADE 'SPRING WATER' PLAQUE, JIN TO YUAN DYNASTYChina, 1115-1368. Of oval form, intricately carved in openwork and in layered r...

A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE 'LOTUS LEAF' BRUSH WASHER, 17TH CENTURYChina. The deep rhyton-shaped vessel finely carved as a furled lotus leaf with bo...

A JADE 'CATFISH' WASHER, 17TH TO 18TH CENTURYChina. Of oval shape with slightly flaring sides supported on a short yet distinct foot, the interior...

A LARGE 'SHOULAO GROTTO', DEEP CELADON AND RUSSET JADE, 18TH CENTURYChina. Superbly carved in reticulated openwork to depict a craggy rock grotto,...

A SPINACH-GREEN JADE 'SCHOLARS' BRUSHPOT, BITONG, QIANLONG PERIODChina, 1736-1795. The massive and heavy vessel is of cylindrical form raised on f...

A RARE BLACK AND WHITE NEPHRITE JADE STRIATED BOWL, QIANLONG MARK AND PERIODChina, 1736-1795. The deep rounded sides rising from a thick foot ring...

A CELADON JADE 'ARCHAISTIC' VASE, FANG GU, QIANLONG MARK AND PERIODChina, 1736-1795. Of square section, supported on a thick foot, tapering toward...

AN IMPERIAL CELADON AND RUSSET JADE 'CHILONG' RHYTON, QIANLONG MARK AND PERIODChina, 1736-1795. Of baluster form with a handle in the form of a cl...

A RARE YELLOW JADE 'RUYI' VASE, QIANLONG MARK AND PERIODChina, 1736-1795. Of flattened form and rectangular section, the ruyi-shaped body supporte...

A YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE 'ELEPHANT AND BOYS' GROUP, 18TH CENTURYChina. Finely carved as an elephant with its head turned to one side, dressed with...

A SUPERB PALE CELADON JADE 'MAGNOLIA' VASE, 18TH CENTURYChina. Finely carved as a tall magnolia blossom, the layered petals forming the sides of t...

A WHITE JADE 'ARCHAISTIC' RING BOX AND COVER, 18TH CENTURYChina. Of convex ring shape and finely carved in relief with taotie masks and stylized b...

A WHITE JADE 'SQUIRRELS AND GRAPES' PENDANT, 18TH CENTURYChina. Finely carved and pierced to depict two squirrels clambering on a cluster of grape...

A WHITE JADE 'CRAB' SEAL PASTE BOX AND COVER, 18TH CENTURYChina. The box finely carved as a lotus leaf with neatly incised veins, surmounted by an...

A WHITE JADE CARVING OF AN APSARA, QING DYNASTY OR EARLIERChina, 18th-19th century or earlier. Carved and pierced with the angelic figure floating...

A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'DEER AND LINGZHI' GROUP, 18TH CENTURYChina. Finely carved as a recumbent deer with long, gently curved ears, the antlers ...

A WHITE JADE FIGURE OF A BUDDHIST LION, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. Well carved in the form of a recumbent lion, with alert eyes and flaring nos...

A YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF A CHICKEN, EARLY QING DYNASTYChina, 17th-18th century. The perched bird with neatly incised wings, plumage, tai...

A CELADON JADE 'CHILONG' MOONFLASK AND COVER, BIANHU, 18TH CENTURYChina. The flattened globular body rising from a short spreading foot to a short...

A RARE GILT-DECORATED CELADON JADE FIGURE OF BUDDHA AMITABHA, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. Boldly carved seated in dhyanasana with his hands lowe...

A CELADON JADE FIGURE OF A BOY MOUNTED ON A GILT BRONZE STAND, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. The boy wearing loose-fitting robes and holding a vas...

A LARGE WHITE JADE AND GILT-COPPER RUYI SCEPTER, QING DYNASTYChina, 18th-19th century. Superbly decorated to the sinuous shaft in high relief with...

A CELADON JADE 'BOYS' WASHER, QING DYNASTYChina, 18th-19th century. Amusingly carved as a large open lotus leaf with a fish at one side being caug...

A SPINACH-GREEN JADE 'BEETLE AND LOTUS' WASHER, QING DYNASTYChina, 18th – 19th century. Finely worked as a lotus leaf with inward-curved edges, ra...

A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE 'DRAGONFLY AND LOTUS' BRUSHWASHER, LATE QING TO EARLIER REPUBLICChina, 1840-1940. Finely carved in the form of a large f...

A YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE ZODIAC FIGURE OF A MONKEY, LATE QING TO REPUBLICChina, 19th to first half of 20th century, or possibly earlier. Well carv...

A VERY LARGE AND MASSIVE SICHUAN POTTERY FIGURE OF A STRIDING HORSE, HAN DYNASTYChina, 206 BC to 220 AD. Powerfully modeled striding with the righ...

A PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A MYTHICAL BEAST, LATE EASTERN HAN OR SLIGHTLY LATERChina, 2nd-4th century. The slender beast standing foursquare, the...

A GREEN-GLAZED POTTERY 'HILL' JAR AND COVER, HAN DYNASTYChina, 206 BC to 220 AD. The cylindrical jar is raised on three bear supports and molded a...

A RARE SANCAI-GLAZED POTTERY FIGURE OF A RAM, TANG DYNASTYChina, 618-907. Well potted as a recumbent ram in an alert position with the legs tucked...

A PHOSPHATIC-SPLASHED BLACK-GLAZED EWER, TANG DYNASTYChina, 618-907. The ovoid body supported on a short, slightly tapered foot and set on the hig...

A RARE WHITE-GLAZED CIRCULAR INKSTONE, TANG DYNASTYChina, 618-907. The central unglazed grinding surface is encircled by a narrow well, all above ...

A RARE JUN DEEP BOWL, SONG TO JIN DYNASTYChina, 960-1234. The deep rounded sides rising from a thick, spreading foot to a slightly incurved rim. C...