A CLOISONNE ENAMEL MINIATURE MOONFLASK, BIANHU, LATE MING DYNASTYChina, 16th-17th century. The flattened globular body supported on a tall spreadi...

A RARE CLOISONNE 'FIVE POISONS' MINIATURE JARDINIERE, QIANLONG PERIOD (1736–1795)China. The hexagonal vessel supported on six short feet, the face...

A SMALL CLOISONNE ENAMEL 'SHOU' BOX AND COVER, QIANLONGChina, 1736-1795. Of domed circular form, supported on a short foot, finely enameled with a...

A GILT-COPPER CLOISONNE QUADRILOBED CUP STAND, 18TH CENTURYChina. Finely decorated in bright enamels to the interior and exterior with stylized lo...

A CLOISONNE ENAMEL INCENSE STICK-HOLDER IN THE FORM OF A TOAD, MID-QING DYNASTYChina, 1750-1850. The toad seated on its hind legs, the raised head...

A GILT COPPER ALLOY AND CLOISONNE ENAMEL 'LOTUS' BOWL, QING DYNASTYChina, 1780-1860. The deep rounded sides supported on a short and slightly tape...

A CLOISONNE ENAMEL 'EIGHT HORSES OF MUWANG' BOWL, QING DYNASTYChina, 19th century. The steep rounded sides rising from a splayed foot to a flaring...

A GILT-BRONZE AND CLOISONNE ENAMEL 'CRICKET' VASE, HU, JIAQING PERIODChina, 1796-1820. The globular body rising from a splayed foot to a waisted n...

A PAIR OF CLOISONNE ENAMEL 'LOTUS POND' JARS, JIAQING PERIODChina, 1796-1820. Of lobed form, rising from an oval foot to a short straight neck, de...

A CLOISONNE 'LANDSCAPE' VASE, CONG, LATE QING TO REPUBLICChina, 1850-1950 or earlier. The square-sectioned body rising from a splayed foot and sur...

A GILT SILVER 'PHOENIX' ORNAMENTChina, Qing dynasty or earlier. Modeled as a phoenix, the head turned downwards, with a sprig in its beak, the plu...

A PAIR OF RED AND BLACK LACQUER 'LYCHEE' BOXES AND COVERS, MING DYNASTYChina, 1368-1644. Each of circular form, the domed cover deftly carved thro...

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 CINNABAR LACQUER BOX AND COVER, 19TH CENTURYChina. The cover crisply carved with two warriors immersed in a discussion, one resting on a rock, t...

A ZITAN 'CHILONG' BOX AND COVER, QING DYNASTYChina, 1750-1850. Of circular form with straight sides, the cover slightly domed and carved with a si...

A COPPER-RED LACQUERED BAMBOO 'LINGZHI' LIBATION CUP, MING DYNASTYChina, 16th – 17th century. Finely carved in the form of a large libation cup, w...

A 'MAGNOLIA' ZITAN LIBATION CUP, CHINA, 17TH CENTURYThe finely carved cup of flattened conical form beneath an irregularly lobed mouth rim, raised...

A HUANGHUALI 'GHOST EYES' BRUSHPOT, BITONG, LATE MING TO EARLY QING DYNASTYChina, 17th-18th century. Of massive cylindrical form, the finely grain...

A HUANGHUALI BRUSHPOT, BITONG, FIRST HALF OF THE QING DYNASTYChina, mid-17th-18th century. Of cylindrical form with a flat base, the rim and foot ...

A 'GHOST EYES' BAMBOO BRUSHPOT, BITONG, 17TH – 18TH CENTURYOf slightly waisted form, naturalistically carved with horizontal grooves and otherwise...

A BAMBOO 'CRAB ON LOTUS' PARFUMIER, 18TH CENTURYChina. Of cylindrical form, finely carved in openwork depicting a crab perched on a large veined l...

A CARVED BAMBOO 'SLEEPING BOY' PILLOW, QING DYNASTYChina, 18th century. Carved in the form of a recumbent boy on his stomach, his dimpled face tur...

A RARE INLAID LACQUER 'PHOENIX' TRAY, MING DYNASTYChina, 15th-16th century. Of rectangular shape, lacquered in an elegant reddish-brown color, and...

A MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID BLACK LACQUER RECTANGULAR TRAY, JOSEON DYNASTYKorea, 16th-17th century. With a wide flaring rim, superbly decorated with ...

A MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID BLACK LACQUER TABLE SCREEN PANEL, KANGXIChina, 1661-1722. Of rectangular form, finely inlaid with mother-of-pearl depicti...

A DUAN STONE TABLE SCREEN PLAQUE, QING DYNASTYChina, 19th century. Of thin rectangular form, the varied hues of gray and beige 'skin' neatly peele...

A LINGZHI FUNGUS TABLE SCREEN, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. The dried natural fungus head is supported on a projecting fungal growth in the back ...

A COPPER ALLOY 'DRAGON AND LINGZHI' TRAVEL WRITING SET, 17TH-18TH CENTURYChina. The shaft containing a brush and decorated to each side with a sin...

A CARVED WOOD WEDDING CUP, PAIWAN, 19TH TO EARLY 20TH CENTURYTaiwan. Carved from a single piece of light wood, the two quatrefoil cups issuing a s...

A BRASS AND WOOD OBOE, HAIDI, 18TH-19TH CENTURYChina. The mouthpiece of brass, decorated with two pierced, globular elements between two discs, th...

A WOOD 'QIN' WRIST REST, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. Carved as a qin supported on four short feet, inlaid with silver wire for the strings, bone...

AN IVORY SUNDIAL, TUGUI, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. Of rectangular form, incised with characters to one side indicating time periods and to the...

AN IVORY FIGURE OF SHOULAO, MING DYNASTYChina, 16th-17th century. The standing immortal carved from the curved tusk holding a peach and wearing lo...

A FINELY CARVED CORAL GROUP OF A MERMAID AND FISH, 20TH CENTURYChina. Finely carved as a mermaid resting on a carp emerging from scrolling waves, ...

A YING SCHOLAR'S ROCK, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. The organic form well-balanced on a narrow hardwood stand, with furrows and hollows as well a...

A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE LINGBI SCHOLAR'S ROCK, QING DYNASTYExpert's note: Ranked first among the four types of famous Chinese Scholar's Rocks, Ling...

A LARGE SCHOLAR'S ROCK, SEDIMENTARY STONE, QING DYNASTYChina, 18th - 19th century. The rock with many conglomerate layers of various colors domina...

A 'DREAM STONE' DALI MARBLE TABLE SCREEN, 18TH - 19TH CENTURYChina. Of rectangular form, the natural marble of creamy-beige tone suffused with alt...

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 MALACHITE 'DOUBLE GOURD' WATER DROPPER, LATE QING TO REPUBLICChina, 1860-1940. Carved in the form of a double gourd borne from a gnarled stem is...

A GREEN AND PINK OVERLAY GLASS 'PEACH' BRUSHWASHER, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. Finely carved through the outer green layer, of which only two l...

A BLUE PEKING GLASS 'BADGERS' PENDANT, QING DYNASTYChina, 1644-1912. Of oval form, well carved in openwork as two interlocking badgers with their ...

AN AVENTURINE GLASS 'LINGZHI' PENDANT, IMPERIAL GLASS WORKSHOPS BEIJING, QIANLONG PERIODChina, 1741-1795 (the production of aventurine glass start...

AN AGATE PENDANT OF A SQUIRREL WITH PEANUTS, 18TH-19TH CENTURYChina. Carved in the form of a squirrel nestled between three peanuts, pierced throu...

A 'MONKEY AND PEACH' AGATE PENDANT, SUZHOU SCHOOL, QING DYNASTYChina, 19th century or slightly earlier. Finely carved in openwork and pierced as a...

AN AMETHYST 'TWIN CAT' PENDANT, 19TH CENTURYChina. The pendant is carved and reticulated in the form of two recumbent cats lying beside one anothe...

A PINK TOURMALINE 'PEACH AND BAT' PENDANT, 19TH CENTURYChina. The flattened pendant is delicately carved as a group of peaches growing upon a leaf...

A LAPIS LAZULI AND JASPER COURT NECKLACE, CHAO ZHU, LATE QING DYNASTYChina, 19th century. Comprising 108 lapis lazuli beads, divided by four fotou...

A 'HEART SUTRA' SOAPSTONE SEAL WITH MICROSCOPIC INSCRIPTION, 17TH CENTURYChina. Of elongated rectangular form, the upper edges rounded, masterfull...

A 'XIANG YUAN YI QING' SOAPSTONE SEAL WITH TWO BUDDHIST LIONS, QING DYNASTYChina, 1731-1891. Of square form, the seal surmounted by a well-carved ...

A GREEN JADE 'CLOUD-SCROLL' PENDANT, HONGSHAN CULTUREPublished: Filippo Salviati, 4000 Years of Chinese Archaic Jades, Edition Zacke, Vienna 2017,...

A RARE YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE 'HUMANOID FIGURE' PENDANT, HONGSHAN CULTUREChina, Neolithic period, c. 4000-3000 BC. Worked in the form of a double-...

A RARE TUBULAR CONG-FORM JADE BEAD, LIANGZHU CULTUREChina, circa 3300-2200. Of cylindrical form, the two-tiered miniature bead is finely incised w...

A RARE JADE CONG-FORM BEAD, LIANGZHU CULTUREChina, circa 3300-2200. Of rounded square form, carved as a three-tiered miniature cong. Each register...

A JADE DISC, HUAN, EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTYChina, 8th-3rd century BC. The disc is neatly decorated in low relief with archaic motifs of s-scrolls, int...

A SMALL JADE FIGURE OF A BIXIE, SIX DYNASTIESChina, 220-589. The mythical beast is shown crouched low in an attacking stance, standing on four fee...

A CELADON JADE 'FIGURE' PENDANT, HAN DYNASTYChina, 206 BC - 220 AD. The slender personage is carved wearing a long robe and headdress, the arms cr...

A CELADON JADE 'BIRD' PENDANT, SONG DYNASTYChina, 960-1279. The recumbent bird finely carved and incised with a long tail, and almond shaped eyes,...

A BLACK JADE 'DEER' PLAQUE, JIN TO YUAN DYNASTYChina, 13th-14th century. Of flattened form, finely carved in openwork to depict a magnificent deer...

A CELADON JADE 'CHILONG' ORNAMENT, YUAN TO MING DYNASTYChina, 1279-1644. The jade finely carved in openwork as a coiled chilong, neatly incised wi...