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A RARE MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID 'SEVEN SAGES OF THE BAMBOO GROVE' WRITING BOX AND COVERMing Dynasty, with later Japanese inkstone and waterpotThe re...

A MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID LACQUER TRAYMing DynastyThe rectangular lacquered body with curved sides and cusped corners, decorated to the interior wi...

A RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER 'DRAGONS' BRUSH AND COVERLate Ming DynastyThe shaft crisply carved in relief with a ferocious three-clawed dragon p...

AN ARCHAISTIC WHITE JADE VESSEL, ZHIMing Dynasty The pear-shaped body rising from a gently spreading foot to a waisted neck, carved with two archa...

A RARE LARGE PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE 'LINGZHI AND CHILONG' LIBATION CUPMing DynastyExpertly hollowed and carved around the exterior with large ...

A PALE GREEN JADE OPENWORK PLAQUEMing DynastyOf rectangular form deftly carved in openwork with a Buddhist lion chasing a brocaded ball and a danc...

A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'DOUBLE LYCHEE' GROUPMing DynastyFinely pierced and worked as two ripe fruits incised with diamond pattern, borne on a gna...

A RARE ARCHAISTIC YELLOWISH AND RUSSET JADE 'DOUBLE-DRAGON' DISC, BIMing Dynasty Carved in the form of a stylised kui dragon, both sides of the bo...

A RARE LONGQUAN CELADON-GLAZED 'CHRYSANTHEMUM' BOWL15th centuryThe deep fluted sides supported on a short foot and rising steeply to a scalloped r...

AN UNUSUAL LONGQUAN CELADON-GLAZED 'PARROT' INCENSE BURNER AND COVERMing dynastyRising from a tall spreading foot pierced as open rockwork, surmou...

A BRONZE FIGURE OF A LUOHAN16th/17th centuryThe Luohan seated in lalitasana, with his left hand in dhayana mudra holding a pearl and the right uph...

A LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYINMing DynastyThe deity seated in dhyanasana, the head lowered and face with serene benevolent expression, the hair ...

A RARE BRONZE FIGURE OF AN OFFICIALMid Ming DynastyWell cast standing on a slightly flared rectangular plinth raised on shaped supports, wearing l...

A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER BOX AND COVERLate Ming DynastyThe rectangular box with straight sides and flat cover carved with three scholars examinin...

A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER FOUR-TIERED BOX AND COVERLate Ming DynastyOf hexagonal form, the cover finely carved with a scholar and his attendant ca...

A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER OVIFORM 'LYCHEE' BOX AND COVER16th century Well carved around the exterior with a band of fruiting lychee branches reser...

AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE RITUAL FOOD VESSEL AND COVER, DINGMing DynastyCrisply cast with deep rounded sides decorated with archaistic scrollwork, set ...

A RARE BRONZE GOURD-SHAPED TRIPOD INCENSE BURNER, DINGMing DynastySet on three cylindrical legs, the body set with two chilong clambering up the s...

A RARE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE CIRCULAR INCENSE BOX AND COVERHu Wenming seal mark, 17th centuryThe circular box with an incurving inner rim supporting ...

A RARE SILK KESI 'DRAGON' ALTAR FRONTLate Ming Dynasty The panel woven with a central roundel depicting a front-facing four-clawed mang dragon cha...

A RARE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL AND GILT-BRONZE VASE, ZHADOU16th centuryThe vessel of compressed globular body rising to a wide trumpet mouth, applied wit...

A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL PRICKET CANDLESTICKSLate Ming DynastyThe circular flaring feet rising to broad dish-shaped drip pans, cylindrical necks...

A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL AND GILT-BRONZE BALUSTER VASE, MEIPINGLate Ming DynastyDensely and boldly decorated all over the exterior and on the short cyli...

A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'BIRD AND PEACH' TRIPOD DISH16th centuryThe circular dish supported on three large ruyi feet, finely decorated with an asymmetr...

A RARE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'PHEASANT AND FLOWERS' PANELFirst half 17th centuryThe rectangular panel finely decorated with a pheasant gently perching ...

A RARE BOXWOOD SEATED FIGURE OF GU ZHENGUANLate 17th/18th centuryCarved from a solid block, the impassive figure seated on a textile-draped throne...

A FAHUA-TYPE MODEL OF A SHRINE TO ZHENWU16th/17th centuryThe shrine glazed in deep purple and turquoise blue with 'flying' roofs housing a seated ...

TWO FAHUA FIGURAL GROUPSLate Ming DynastyThe first modelled as two gentlemen, possibly representing the Hehe Erxian, standing side by side, each w...

A LARGE DOCUMENTARY FAHUA 'DRAGON AND LOTUS' TRIPOD INCENSE BURNERDated by inscription to the 16th year of the Wanli reign corresponding to 1587 a...

A RARE DOCUMENTARY FAHUA FIGURE OF AN OFFICIALDated to the 39th year of the Jiajing reign, corresponding to 1560 and of the periodThe dignitary mo...

A LARGE PARCEL-GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYINMing DynastyThe deity seated in dhayanasana with eyes downcast in a meditative expression, t...

A GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNIMing DynastySeated in dhayansana with his hands held in dhayana mudra, the head with eyes downc...

A LARGE GILT-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF GUANYIN ON A LIONMing Dynasty Seated in the posture of royal ease on a recumbent horned mythical beast, it...

A LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF ZHENWU16th/17th centuryThe Daoist god cast seated on a faceted plinth raised on short curling legs, with a tortoise and ...

THREE BRONZE BUDDHIST AND DAOIST FIGURESMing DynastyThe figure of Zhenwu cast seated on a rectangular plinth raised on four supports with reticula...

A PAIR OF BRONZE FIGURES OF MALE ATTENDANTSMing DynastyEach boy standing wearing a belted flowing robe, the hands concealed beneath voluminous sle...

A PAIR OF SANCAI-GLAZED ACOLYTESMing Dynasty Each modelled with upper-body dressing in green robes, supported on a tall cluster of ochre and green...

TWO CIZHOU SEATED FIGURESMing DynastyThe first depicting Zhenwu on a rockwork base, with a tortoise and entwined snake at his feet, wearing armour...

A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A DOGMing DynastyDeftly carved with its head turned backwards, with a naturalistically rendered nose, bead...

A PALE GREEN JADE CARVING OF A PHOENIXMing Dynasty The bird smoothly carved with pointed beak and incised feathers to the wings and tail, its head...

A RARE GREYISH JADE CARVING OF A MYTHICAL BEAST AND YOUNG16th centuryThe oval pebble finely carved and pierced as a recumbent mythical beast with ...

A RARE PALE GREEN JADE CARVING OF A MYTHICAL BEASTMing Dynasty Finely carved with a muscular body resting on its haunches picked out with archais...

A PALE GREEN JADE 'PHOENIX' RHYTON CUP17th/18th centuryDeeply hollowed to form a slender cup with the head of a phoenix rising from its elegant ne...

A LARGE PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE 'SHOULAO' BOULDER18th centuryBoldly carved in openwork with the bearded sage Shoulao in loose flowing robes wit...

A RARE BRONZE 'ELEPHANT' TRIPOD INCENSE BURNERMing DynastyOf cylindrical form, set on three elephant head feet and flanked by two large elephant-h...

A BRONZE 'BAGUA' TRIPOD INCENSE BURNERIncised Hu Wenming four-character mark, 17th centuryOf cylindrical form, set on three beast-mask feet, the b...

A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE TABLE SCREEN AND TWO BRONZE SCROLL-WEIGHTSThe screen cast with an Immortal with fierce face riding a Buddhist lion, possibly ...

THREE BRONZE SCROLL WEIGHTS16th/17th century Two cast as Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy, serenely seated on a recumbent elephant with long curling ...

A BRONZE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' WATER DROPPERMing DynastyThe beast with the body of a tortoise and cylindrical mouth opening at the back for water, the ...

A RARE AND LARGE BLUE AND WHITE BEAKER VASE, GUWanli six-character mark and of the periodBoldly painted to the bulbous mid section with bowls and ...

A BLANC-DE-CHINE FIGURE OF BUDDHA AMITABHALate Ming Dynasty Standing on a lotus base and wearing a long and flowing robe, tied just above the wais...

A BLANC-DE-CHINE FIGURE OF GUANYIN WITH TWO ACOLYTES17th centuryThe group finely modelled with the Goddess of Mercy seated cross-legged in long fl...

A BLANC-DE-CHINE FIGURAL WENCHANG AND ACOLYTES GROUPLate Ming dynastyFinely modelled with the God of Literature and an entourage of four figures o...

A RARE BLUE AND WHITE BASINChenghua six-character mark, Tianqi/ChongzhenThe vessel stoutly potted with rounded sides rising to an everted rim pain...

AN APPLE-GREEN-GLAZED JARKangxiOf oviform, the exterior covered in a soft apple-green glaze with a light matrix of crackle, the interior and reces...

A POLYCHROME LOZENGE-SHAPED DISH AND TWO CIRCULAR SAUCER-DISHESTianqi/ChongzhenThe lozenge dish supported on a lozenge-shaped foot, the well paint...

AN ARCHAISTIC BRONZE GARLIC-MOUTH 'DRAGON' BOTTLE VASEXuande seal mark, 17th centuryThe heavily-cast vase supported on a high stepped spreading fo...

A RARE BRONZE 'PRUNUS' BOTTLE VASEYong bao yong incised three-character mark, 17th/18th centuryOf compressed pear-shaped form rising to the tall n...

A BLANC-DE-CHINE OVAL JARDINIÈRE17th/18th centuryWith flaring side rising to an inverted lip supported on four bracket feet, the exterior finely i...

AN ARCHAISTIC BLANC-DE-CHINE TRIPOD VESSEL, DING17th/18th centuryRaised on three cylindrical legs, the bulbous body carved with a double band of k...

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