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A RARE ZITAN PERSIMMON-SHAPED INK-PALETTE, BITIAN18th centuryThe shallow tray delicately carved in part openwork relief with a gnarled, leafy bran...

A BAMBOO FINGER CITRON CARVING18th centuryNaturalistically carved in the auspicious form of a 'Buddha's hand' citron accompanied by a small one, b...

A RARE BAMBOO VENEER JADE, CORAL, LAPIS AND MALACHITE EMBELLISHED SEAL BOX AND COVERQianlongCrafted in the tiehuang technique, of a rectangular fo...

AN EXTREMELY RARE AND FINELY INLAID ZITAN 'SCHOLARS' RECTANGULAR BOX AND COVERAttributed to Zhou Zhu, JiajingMeticulously inlaid with mother-of-pe...

A RARE BAMBOO 'ELEPHANTS AND BOY' GROUP18th centuryThe large animal meticulously carved with whorling wrinkles, the large head with almond-shaped ...

A VERY RARE INK-CAKE CHEST CONTAINING FOUR DRAWERS WITH SIXTEEN INK-CAKESJiaqing marks and of the periodThe sixteen ink cakes crafted in various s...

A CARVED BAMBOO 'SPRING EVENING BANQUET' BRUSHPOT, BITONG17th/18th centuryThe cylindrical vessel resting on three tall feet, expertly carved aroun...

A VERY LARGE BAMBOO CARVING OF A RECUMBENT WATER BUFFALO18th/19th centuryNaturalistically carved as a recumbent bovine with its legs neatly tucked...

A FINE INLAID HUANGHUALI RUYI FORM 'ZHONGLI QUAN' BOX AND COVER18th centuryThe cover adorned to the centre with a cartouche depicting Zhongli Quan...

A VERY LARGE BAMBOO CARVING OF MAGU AND ATTENDANTS19th centuryThe deity deftly carved standing upright carrying a large jar of wine with cloth cov...

A WHITE JADE 'WU ZHU' COIN FORM BI DISC19th centuryCarved in a circular form with a pierced square aperture to the centre, one side carved with tw...

A HUANGHUALI DOCUMENT CHEST WITH PAKTONG MOUNTS, XIANG18th/19th centuryThe rectangular box with superbly figured wood top and sides, carved with a...

A THREE-TIERED ZITAN PICNIC BOX AND COVER, TIHE19th centuryOf rectangular shape, comprising a cover and a shallow upper tray above three stacked t...

A SMALL BAMBOO GUQIN-SHAPED BOX AND COVERSigned Wang Heng, 18th/19th centuryIn the shape of a guqin with an elongated body, carved in low relief w...

A RARE CARVED ZITAN 'MOON HARE' CLIP18th centuryDeftly carved in the form of a rugged and perforated rockwork, to the centre with a movable clip d...

A RARE ARCHAISTIC TRIPOD BRONZE 'CHILONG' TRAVELLING STANDQing DynastyOf three flanges pivoting around a central hinge, each cast in the shape of ...

AN IMPORTANT IMPERIAL CARVED ZITAN 'DRAGON' SEAL BOX AND COVERQianlongThe cover exquisitely carved on each face with a forward-facing five-clawed ...

A HUALI DOCUMENT BOX18th centuryOf shallow rectangular form, with a hinged flat cover and a fitted tray with a central recess surrounded by four c...

A LARGE BAMBOO FIGURE OF SHOULAO19th centuryThe deity crisply carved with large domed forehead above content expression with finely incised beard,...

A DEEPLY CARVED BAMBOO 'ODE TO THE RED CLIFFS' BRUSHPOT, BITONG17th centurySupported on three shallow feet, the foreground depicting Su Shi and co...

A RARE HUANGHUALI CARVED FIGURE OF BUDAI17th/18th centuryThe deity expertly carved seated with his right knee raised, clad in loose flowing robes ...

A SOAPSTONE EMBELLISHED SILK 'ROMANCE OF THE WESTERN CHAMBER' PANEL17th/18th centuryFinely inlaid with soapstone and decorated with pigments depic...

A VERY FINE CARVED BAMBOO 'HORSE AND FOAL' GROUP17th centuryGracefully carved in the round as an adult horse with detailed mane and a benevolent f...

A BURLWOOD AND LONGYANMU KANG CABINET18th centuryThe top panel set-in to mortise and tenon framing members raised upon rounded vertical corner pos...

A CARVED BAMBOO INCENSE BURNER, DING18th centurySupported on three cabriole feet, carved in relief with a continuous scenery of gentlemen on a sam...

A BAMBOO 'PEACH' SCOOP18th centuryNaturalistically carved as a round and ripe peach, expertly hollowed to form a scoop, the interior lacquered bla...

A RARE BAMBOO CARVING OF DONGFANG SHUO WITH PEACHES17th/18th centuryExpertly carved as the Daoist Immortal Dongfang Shuo seated on rockwork, weari...

A CIRCULAR INK-CAKE DECORATED WITH A VASE AND JARDINIÈRESSigned Fang Yulu, cyclically dated to the Jiashen year of the Wanli reign, corresponding ...

AN EMBROIDERED 'QUEEN MOTHER OF THE WEST' SILK SCROLL18th centuryFinely embroidered in satin-stitched coloured silk threads and coloured inks in t...

A RARE CARVED BOXWOOD 'KUI XING' BRUSHPOT, BITONGYongzheng/QianlongThe tall slender vessel deeply and boldly carved with the God of Examinations d...

A SQUARE 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' INK-CAKEFang Yulu markOf square form, finely carved in low relief on one side with a five-clawed dragon and a phoeni...

A CARVED BAMBOO 'PINE' WATERPOT17th/18th centuryNaturalistically carved and hollowed as a pine tree trunk, the bark showing natural twisting and k...

A BAMBOO 'PEACH AND BAT' CARVING18th centuryNaturalistically carved in the shape of a ripe peach, resting upon openwork leafy branches, finely car...

A HUANGHUALI SEAL CHEST, GUANPIXIANG18th centuryThe chest of rectangular shape with a flat top opening to a shallow single tray, above a pair of w...

AN INSCRIBED BAMBOO BRUSHPOT, BITONGSigned Dongjiang, cyclically dated Yichou chunri, corresponding to the spring of 1745, 1805 or 1865The cylindr...

A DUAN STONE INSET HUANGHUALI TABLE SCREEN18th/19th centuryThe duan stone plaque of rectangular shape, the ground of celadon tone with variegated ...

A RARE AND FINE SOAPSTONE CARVED GROUP OF GUANYIN AND SUDHANASigned Yuxuan, 17th centuryTh deity exquisitely carved standing clad in long flowing ...

A RARE BAMBOO 'PINE TRUNK' BOX AND COVER18th centuryNaturalistically carved as a knotted pine tree trunk divided in half to form the box and cover...

A MINIATURE BAMBOO CARVING OF TWO BOYS AT PLAY17th/18th centuryExquisitely carved with joyful expressions, each draped in loosely-fitted robes wit...

A LARGE BAMBOO 'MOUNTAIN' CARVING19th centuryThe large root expertly carved in high relief as a winding mountain path with numerous figures and pa...

A RARE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' WATER DROPPERMing DynastyCrisply cast as a recumbent mythical beast with its head slightly raised, deta...

A RARE BAMBOO 'PINE AND SQUIRRELS' INK-STONE BOX AND COVER17th/18th centuryThe rectangular box and cover naturalistically carved as a pine tree tr...

A FINE EMBELLISHED ZITAN 'DOUBLE GOURDS' INCENSE TOOL VASE17th/18th centuryThe cylindrical body rising from a raised foot ring to a lipped rim, ad...

A BLUE GLASS BOTTLE VASEQianlong seal mark and of the periodThe globular body with a domed shoulder gently sloping towards a slightly recessed bas...

A RARE PAIR OF GILT BRONZE 'ELEPHANT'-HANDLED VASESQianlong seal marks and of the periodEach elegantly cast with globular bodies rising from a sho...

A VERY RARE CARVED ZITAN 'BUTTER LAMP'17th centurySupported on a domed base carved with continuous waves and rocks below a lotus-lappet band, the ...

A RARE ZITAN AND HUANGHUALI ARCHAISTIC 'CONJOINED BI' INK-STONE BOX AND COVERQianlongThe zitan cover deftly carved as two conjoined archaic bi dis...

A KOREAN SCROLL PAINTING OF A LADY AND CHILD BEFORE A ROBE STAND18th centuryInk and pigment on silk, depicting a lady in traditional Korean costum...

A LARGE BAMBOO 'HEHE ERXIAN' CARVING17th/18th centuryThe large rootwood carved as a gnarled rocky outcrop with lingzhi fungus, the Immortals with ...

A LARGE CARVED BAMBOO 'EIGHT HORSES OF MUWANG' BRUSHPOT, BITONG17th/18th centuryResting on three low tab feet, carved in high part openwork relief...

A PARCEL-GILT SEAL FORM INK CAKE WITH A BUDDHIST LION AND CUBBy Hu Ziqing (b.1832), Qing DynastyOf rectangular form surmounted by a gilded knob in...

A DEEPLY CARVED BAMBOO 'BUDAI AND IMMORTAL' BRUSHPOT, BITONG17th centuryThe vessel resting upon an everted rockwork base, carved in relief with a ...

A FINE AND RARE RETICULATED CARVED BAMBOO 'NINE LINGZHI' BOWL-FORM STAND17th/18th centuryThe deep openwork vessel boldly carved with nine large fr...

A CARVED BAMBOO 'ODE TO THE RED CLIFFS' BRUSHPOT, BITONG17th/18th centuryDeeply carved with a continuous scene depicting Su Shi and his companions...

A CARVED BAMBOO 'PINE' WASHER17th/18th centuryNaturalistically modelled in the form of a knotted pine tree trunk, carved in high openwork relief w...

A SMALL BAMBOO 'LIU HAI' CARVING17th/18th centuryDepicting Liu Hai with joyful and mischievous expression dressed in a finely carved robe with his...

A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER 'ODE TO THE RED CLIFFS' TABLE CABINETQianlongOf rectangular form raised on four gilt-metal feet, the front with two dou...

A RARE CARVED BAMBOO 'SHOULAO' GROUP17th/18th centuryThe deity finely carved seated on rockwork, with a jovial face beneath high, domed forehead a...

A RARE CARVED BAMBOO 'LOTUS POND' BRUSHPOT, BITONG18th centuryRaised on three shallow feet, carved in high relief around the exterior with a conti...

AN ALOESWOOD BEAD ROSARY IN A PEWTER BOXQing DynastyThe eighteen finely grained beads strung together by a yellow chord, with circular pewter box ...