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A KO-SOMETSUKE POLYCHROME DISHChongzhenWith bracket lobed rim, decorated with a scholar and attendant carrying a wrapped qin and crossing a bridge...

A GROUP OF THREE PAINTED ENAMEL DISHES 18th century (3)18th centuryVariously decorated with narrative scenes, depicting a warrior on horseback wit...

NAMIKAWA YASUYUKI (1845-1927) OF KYOTOA cloisonné enamel cylindrical vase Meiji periodFinely worked with two birds perched amongst blossoming prun...

A JADEITE 'BUDDHIST LION' SEAL20th centuryThe seal of square section surmounted by a recumbent Buddhist lion, the body coiled next to a ball with ...

A PAIR OF SILVER EWERS AND COVERSMeiji PeriodOf slender pear-shape with hinged covers, variously cast in relief with river landscape scenes, signe...

A WHITE JADE-MOUNTED SILVER HAND MIRROR18th/19th centuryThe belt hook handle finely carved with a sinuous chilong dragon crawling towards the drag...

A CELADON JADE 'BOY AND GOURD' GROUP VASE AND COVER18th centuryCarved with boy holding a ruyi sceptre suspending a chime, beside a large double go...

A GUAN-TYPE CELADON GLAZED LONG NECK VASEQing DynastyThe compressed globular body rising to a waisted neck and a straight mouth rim, moulded with ...

AN APPLE-GREEN CRACKLE-GLAZED BOTTLE VASE18th/19th centuryHeavily potted with a globular body surmounted by a long neck, the exterior covered with...

A GROUP OF ELEVEN TSUBA AND FIVE MENUKIEdo to Meiji periodVariously decorated in gilt and mixed metals with a rakan facing a snake emerging from r...

A PAIR OF SPINACH-GREEN JADE CUPSLate Qing DynastyEach rising from a short foot to gently flared and straight sides, the stone of dark green tone ...

A LOBED FLORAL BOX AND COVERBy Kinkozan, Meiji PeriodRaised on three shallow feet, decorated to the exterior with floral and foliate roundels on a...

A YELLOW-GROUND CUT VELVET PANEL19th centuryWoven with a central floral medallion surrounded by a dense ground of polychrome floral sprays enclose...

A LONGQUAN CELADON GLAZED INCENSE BURNERMing DynastyRaised on three beast mask feet, incised to the body with a trellis design, covered in an even...

A MIDNIGHT BLUE GROUND BROCADE-WOVEN COURT SKIRT, CHAOQUN19th centuryWoven with gilt wrapped and polychrome threads with contending dragons around...

A PAIR OF PAINTED POTTERY MODELS OF HORSESTang DynastyStanding four square on rectangular bases, with finely modelled faces and open mouths, weari...

A BLUE AND WHITE 'DEER' DISHJiajing six-character mark and of the periodSturdily potted with deeply rounded sides rising from a short straight foo...

A YIXING STONEWARE TEAPOT AND COVER20th century, signed Shen Xiaolu (1909-1967) The rounded body with a dombed cover and upwards curved spout, imp...

A BLUE-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK 'DRAGON' ROBE19th centuryWorked in couched gold thread with eight dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls amidst lingz...

A FACETED SATSUMA VASEMeiji PeriodThe square-section vase of gently flared form rising to a waisted neck, painted in polychrome enamel with four p...

A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE 'LADIES AND BOYS' STANDS19th century One decorated with jovial ladies and children in an interior setting with auspicious b...

A BHUTANESE PONCHOLate 19th/early 20th centuryThe bleached cotton panel cut with a collar at one end and the other end sewn with a row of tassel f...

A MIDNIGHT-BLUE GROUND 'CRANE' GAUZE ROBE19th/20th centuryDecorated with eight roundels each enclosing a crane with spread wings amidst polychrome...

A GROUP OF KINGFISHER FEATHER JEWELLERY19th centuryComprising: two pairs of earrings, a pair of butterfly hairpins, a double grasshopper hairpin, ...

A STRAW GLAZED POTTERY MODEL OF A CAMELTang DynastyStanding four square on a rectangular base, the head raised and facing forwards, supporting a h...

A FINE KESI GREEN-GROUND SEMI-FORMAL COURT ROBE19th centuryFinely woven with eight floral roundels containing peonies surrounded by bajixiang and ...

A FAMILLE ROSE 'SCHOLAR' PLAQUE19th centuryThe rectangular panel finely painted with a scholar in a terraced garden sitting leisurely on the trunk...

A PAIR OF OPENWORK PLAQUES DEPICTING FELINESInner Mongolia/Southern Siberia, 9th-7th century BCEach of square form, cast in openwork to the centre...

A PAINTED LACQUERED WOOD 'LADY' BOX AND COVER18th/19th centuryDecorated with a central cartouche of an elegant lady in high relief with traditiona...

A PAIR OF LARGE OPENWORK BRONZE BELT PLAQUESNorthwest China, 2nd-1st century BCEach cast in openwork with two ibex standing facing away from each ...

A GEOMANCER'S COMPASS19th centuryThe circular boxwood compass finely inscribed on both sides with concentric scales and characters, a small compas...

A SILVERED BRONZE FITTINGNorthwest China, 8th-6th century BCThe tubular cap surmounted by a recumbent hound, above a faceted rounded shaft, open a...

JOMI EISUKE LINEAGEA Pair of Inlaid Bronze Vases Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Each vase decorated in high relief gold, silv...

A MUGHAL STYLE JADE WASHER19th centuryModelled as a four petal-lobed open flowerhead, the base carved as a further flowerhead surrounded by a band...

A PAIR OF SLIP-DECORATED CELADON GLAZED GARDEN STOOLS19th centuryOf rounded hexagonal form with reticulated panels and moulded bands of bosses, de...

A BLUE AND WHITE 'LOTUS' KENDIMing DynastyDecorated overall with meandering lotus scrolls, the shoulder and lower part of the neck painted with fl...

A GILT BRONZE 'ELEPHANT' INCENSE BURNERXuande six-character mark, 18th/19th centuryRising from a gently splayed foot to a bombé-shaped body, finel...

A FLAMBÉ-GLAZED GARLIC HEAD VASE19th centuryThe ovoid body rising to a slender neck and a lipped rim, covered overall in a dark red glaze thinning...

A HUANGHUALI ARMCHAIR20th centuryThe chair with curved arm rests and angular scroll-form stiles over a cane seat, the upper backsplat carved in sh...

A GREEN ENAMELED 'DRAGON' DISHGuangxu six-character mark and of the periodDecorated to the well with a writhing five-clawed dragon in pursuit of t...

A PAIR OF FINE AND RARE EMBROIDERED 'WATERFALL' PANELSMeiji periodWorked in fine silk threads, using sashi-nui (long and short stitches) to depict...

A HONGMU ARMCHAIR19th/20th centuryThe yoke back crest rail supported on curved rear posts, the curved back splat carved with a floral and scroll m...

A FAMILLE VERTE 'POETIC INSCRIPTION' SAUCER DISHKangxi Rising from a short foot to a flared rim, enamelled with flower sprays against rockwork and...

A BLUE AND WHITE 'TRIBUTE BEARERS' DISHLate Ming DynastyDecorated to the interior with two tribute bearers flanking an elaborately caparisoned kyl...

A FINE REPOUSSÉ GOLD 'TIGER AND BEAR' PLAQUEEurasian, 3rd century B.CThe rectangular plaque depicting a scene of a ferocious tiger confronting an ...

TWO JADE BRUSHPOTS, BITONG19th/20th centuryOne cylindrical brushpot carved with a standing crane next to a pine tree gazing at a crane in flight, ...

A BRONZE AXE HEADInner Mongolia, 9th-7th century BCThe head issuing from a cylindrical shaft, with two apertures for attachment, the blade termina...

A LARGE BRONZE 'DRAGON' INCENSE BURNER AND COVERXuande four-character seal mark, 18th/19th centuryOf oval form, the reticulated domed cover cast w...

A LONGQUAN CELADON 'FIGURE AND ELEPHANT GROUP' AND A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE MODELS OF BOYSMing Dynasty to KangxiThe first modelled with a Bodhisat...

A GROUP OF BLANC-DE-CHINE MODELS OF THE EIGHT IMMORTALSRepublicEach standing with their respective attributes upon a rounded cloud scroll form bas...

A LARGE BRONZE INCENSE BURNERXuande six-character mark, 18th/19th centurySupported on tripod feet with loop handles, the base with a reign mark wi...

SU WANZHONG (18th/19th century)Zhong Kui Marrying off his SisterInk and colour on silk, hand scrollDated guimao year (1843). 32.5cm (12 3/4in) hig...

A PAIR OF EMBROIDERED COURT PURSES WITH HANGERS AND BELT CLASPS19th centuryEach draw string purse embroidered with shou characters amongst floral ...

A GILT-DECORATED BLUE-ENAMELLED CHARGER19th centuryFinely decorated in sky blue enamel and gilt on a white glazed ground with a dense profusion of...

HUANG WENZHI (1879-1939)CalligraphyInk on paper, hanging scrollWith a dedication to Sir George Sinclair Moss (1882-1959), British diplomat, dated ...

A FAMILLE ROSE FIGURATIVE VASE AND A LARGE FAMILLE ROSE DISHQianlong four-character marks, Republic periodThe vase of baluster form with a figurat...

A HUANGHUALI SEAL CHEST, GUANPIXIANG18th centuryThe cabinet constructed with straight plain sides resting on a slightly larger base of correspondi...

AN IMPERIAL BLUE AND WHITE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' BOWLYongzheng six-character mark and of the periodThe exterior wall finely painted with alternatin...

A RELATED PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE HOOKAH BASESKangxiThe lobed bodies decorated with bands of leafy flowering stems, below ruyi collars, rising to f...

AN OCTAGONAL LACQUER TRAY, A DISPLAY STAND AND A GILT WOOD FIGUREMeiji periodThe tray decorated to the interior with six gold lacquer shells, the ...