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Table of Contents

1 Auction & Specialist Information

2 Web Site & Online Bidding

5 Provenance

6 Glossary of Terms

7 Sale 2762B: Asian Works of Art, Lots 200607

67 Sale 2766T: Modern Japanese PrintsOnline, Lots 10011157

68 Online Bidding Instructions

80 Conditions of Sale

81 Absentee Bid Form

82 Map & Driving Directions

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Selected Provenance

A Private Netsuke Collector

The Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College

The Estate of Peter L. Rosenberg

The Estate of Ingeborg L. Muller

A Private Anime Collector


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All items in this catalog are described according to the following table of terminology.Please note that all statements in this catalogue as to Authorship, Period, and Origin,

are qualified statements subject to the Conditions of Sale.

Authorship will be described in the following ways:

John Joseph EnnekingIn our judgment, the work is by the artist.

Attributed to John Joseph EnnekingIn our judgment, the work may be ascribed to the artist on the basis of style, but leaves somequestion as to actual authorship.

School of John Joseph EnnekingIn our judgment, a work of an unknown follower executed in the style of the artist andcontemporary in period.

Manner of John Joseph EnnekingIn our judgment, a work executed in the style of the artist by an unknown hand and probably froma later period.

After John Joseph EnnekingIn our judgment, an intended copy of the work of the artist.

American School, 19th CenturyIn our judgment, the work of an unknown hand that can only be identified as to period andculture.

Other terms:

Bears SignatureIn our judgment, the signature not of the artist. This term is generally used separately, or togetherwith a description of the work as attributed to, school of, manner of, or after the artist.

Glossary of Terms


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Lots 200-251 from aPrivate Netsuke

Collection

200Netsuke of an Oni, Japan, 19th century,standing with bent knees and head turnedsideways, holding a yokai mask on its back,signed Gyokumasa to base, ht. 1 1/4 in.

$2,000-3,000

201Ivory Netsuke of a Goddess, Japan, 19thcentury, dressed in a robe with owingribbons, holding her right hand near her mouthand something (now lost) in her left, signedMasayuki to base with incised details, ht. 15/8 in.

$700-900

202Ivory Carving of a Monkey, Japan, 19thcentury, seated holding a snake in his righthand and an owl high in his right, as ifprotecting the bird from the serpent, signedSeigyoku to base, ht. 1 1/8 in.

$1,200-1,800

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203Ivory Netsuke of Two Immortals, Japan,18th/19th century, depicting Fukurokujinwrestling with Daikoku on top and a boystumbling and holding a fan high in his righthand, signed Gyokuzan to lotus leaf-shapebase with incised veins, ht. 1, wd. 1 3/4 in.

$1,200-1,800

204Ivory Netsuke of a Bamboo Cutter, Japan,19th century, seated holding a young bambooshoot in his hands, with his shovel resting byhis side, stained ivory, signed Aoyama tobase, ht. 1 1/4 in.

$700-900

205Ivory Netsuke of a Man on a Horse, Japan,19th century, surrounded by six men invarious poses including a horse attendant,two children in baskets on the horses back,signed Chounsai Gyokumin to circular base,ht. 2 1/8, dia. to 2 in.

$5,000-7,000

206Ivory Netsuke of a Shisa , Japan, 19thcentury, standing on all fours on an ovalpodium with its head slightly turned to theright, signed Tenzan to base, ht. 1 1/2 in.

$1,200-1,800

207Ivory Netsuke of a Scholar, Japan, 19th/20thcentury, seated holding a scroll painting,unsigned, ht. 1 1/4 in.

$700-900

208Ivory Netsuke of an Oni, Japan, 19thcentury, standing in an acrobatic pose witha Japanese drum on his chest, carrying asatchel on his back, a lotus leaf branch nearhis feet, unsigned, ht. 1 3/4 in.

$700-900

209Ivory Okimono of an Old Woman, Japan,19th century, startled by a crab pinching heron her ear and wrist, signed Toshimitsu tobase, ht. 2 1/8, wd. 3 1/4 in.

$2,000-3,000

210Ivory Netsuke of an Ebisu, Japan, 19thcentury, seated on sh hanging from hisshing rod, with a mouse nibbling on the sh,signed Kazumasa to base, ht. 1 1/2 in.

$1,200-1,800


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211Wood Netsuke of a Frog, Japan, 19thcentury, seated on a geta , signed Yoshitadaon a rectangular cartouche to base, ht. 3/4,wd. 1 3/4 in.

$1,200-1,800

212Wood Netsuke of a Noh Actor, Japan, 19thcentury, squatting, with both of his hands tohis back, wearing a mask inlaid in ivory, signedHogyoku to base, ht. 1 1/4 in.

$1,200-1,800

213Ivory Okimono of Three Quails, Japan, 19thcentury, nestled together intermingled withgrain stalks, unsigned, base once attachedmissing, ht. 1 3/8, wd. 2 1/2 in.

$700-900

214Wood Netsuke of a Cicada, Japan,18th/19th century, with folded legs and wings,underside caved in high relief, unsigned, ht. 25/8 in.

$3,000-5,000

215Wood Carving of Fishermen on a Boat, Japan, 18th/19th century, working witha shing net and basket, the boat with adetachable openwork cabin, storage with shcarved in low relief under the cabin, unsigned,ht. 1 1/4, wd. 3 1/4 in.

$2,000-3,000

216Ivory Floral Covered Box, Japan, 19thcentury, in the shape of lotus owers, both onthe box and cover, with a Sanskrit characterin a roundel, the interiors with seated Buddhain deep relief on box, lotus stalks in basrelief on cover, ivory stained in yellow, signedMasamitsu to cover, ht. 1, dia. 1 5/8 in.

$5,000-6,000

217Ivory Netsuke of Dancing Demons, Japan,19th century, playing musical instruments,dancing and surrounding a seated priest,signed Kogyoku to base, ht. 1 1/8 in.

$1,200-1,800

218Ivory Carving of Raiden, Japan, 18th/19thcentury, standing upright, holding a basketwith a dragon high over his shoulder, signedKimitomo to his right side, ht. 3 1/8 in.

$1,800-2,000


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219Wood Netsuke of a Cicada, Japan, 18thcentury, resting with its leg stretched out ona dry leaf, signed Tomotada in an incisedrectangular cartouche to base, ht. 7/8, dia. 13/4 in.

$6,000-8,000

220Ivory Netsuke of a Sennin on a Horse, Japan, 19th century, with his left leg crossedand his right down, looking straight aheadsigned Masatsugu to base, ht. 1 1/2 in.

$700-900

221Ivory Netsuke of Hotei, Japan, 19th century,holding his bag on his head with both hands,the bag holding a man with a child on top,signed Meigyokusai to back, ht. 2 1/8 in.

$800-1,000

222Wood Netsuke of Two Men, Japan, 19thcentury, a seated samurai gure burdenedwith a monk elbowing his right arm into thesamurais back, signed Masayuki to base,ht. 1 1/4 in.

$800-1,000

223Ivory Netsuke of a Deer, Japan, 18th/19thcentury, reclining on its legs, with its headturned right, black inlaid eyes, unsigned, lg. 21/8 in.

$1,200-1,800

224Ivory Netsuke of a Mushroom, Japan,18th/19th century, downturned, with a frog onthe underside with incised and stained detailsand inlaid eyes, unsigned, ht. 1, max. dia. 13/4 in.

$1,200-1,800

225Ivory Netsuke of Two Oni, Japan, 19thcentury, one carrying the other in a swaddlingcloth on his back, a family crest of tomoe design on the back of one, unsigned, ht. 17/8 in.

$800-1,000

226Ivory Netsuke of a Long-haired Kiyohime, Japan, 18th century, sitting on a temple bellwith a snake tail swirling around it, holding astriker in her right hand, unsigned, ht. 2 in.

$800-1,000


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227Ivory Netsuke of a Priest, Japan, 19thcentury, holding a gedda in his hands, a staffleans against his left shoulder, signed Gahoto back, ht. 2 1/8 in.

$800-1,000

228Ivory Netsuke of Shoki, Japan, 19th century,dressed in samurai armor, suppressing a yokai by twisting its left arm to the back, inlaid eyessigned Masakazu to base, ht. 1 1/8 in.

$1,200-1,800

229Wood Netsuke of a Lion , Japan, 19thcentury, seated sideways on his hind legs,holding a ball between his forelegs, inlaid eyes,signed Masamitsu on base, ht. 1 in.

$1,200-1,800

230Ivory Netsuke of an Ox, Japan, 18th century,lying on its belly, with an attendant boyreclined against it dozing with his head buriedin his arms, stained ivory, signed Tamamizu,lg. 3 in.

$1,200-1,800

231Ivory Netsuke of a Treasure Boat, Japan,19th century, with a carved dragon on its bowand wave design to stern, with openworkKami no Kaze holding a fan and stave, three

yokai , humanized monkey, bear, and bird onboard, signed Shigeteru to base, dia. 2 1/8in.

$2,000-3,000

232Ivory Netsuke of Ebisu, Japan, 19th century,dancing with his right leg raised, holdinga Japanese drum over his right shoulder,carrying a sh, a fan, and fruit on a string,signed to base, ht. 1 5/8 in.

$800-1,000

233Ivory Netsuke of a Tiger, Japan, 18thcentury, reclined with its head turned towardthe rear, with inlaid eyes, unsigned, ht. 1 1/4,wd. 2 1/4 in.

$2,000-3,000

234Ivory Okimono-style Netsuke ofTakarabune , Japan, 19th/20th century, withthe Seven Lucky Gods on board, the bowdecorated with carved dragon, the stern withwave designs, signed Seiraku to base, ht. 2,wd. 3 1/8 in.

$3,000-5,000


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235Ivory Netsuke of Hotei, Japan, early 19thcentury, seated with two children over hisshoulder and back, signed Okakoto in arectangular cartouche to back, ht. 2 in.

$3,000-5,000

236Ivory Netsuke of a Gama Sennin, Japan,19th century, laughing and wearing a mugwortleaf robe with his arms raised over his headand holding a lotus ower, the sennin standson a circular openwork stand with curledpetals placed on a four-lobed oral base,unsigned, ht. 4 7/8 in.

$3,000-5,000

237Ivory Netsuke of Yokai, Japan, 19th/20thcentury, three ngered gure seated on his leftknee with his right knee raised, wearing a skirtwith a bat to the back, and a mantis crawlingon him, unsigned, ht. 1 7/8 in.

$800-1,000

238Ivory Netsuke of Dharma, Japan, 18thcentury, standing dressed in a cloak, withhands to his chest and a ywhisk protrudingfrom his right side, signed Keishun to base,ht. 3 in.

$1,800-2,000

239Ivory Netsuke of a Dragon, Japan, 18thcentury, on the verge of coming out of an egg,signed Hidekazu to back, ht. 1 5/8, wd. 17/8 in.

$1,200-1,800

240Wood Netsuke of Two Frogs, Japan, 19thcentury, depicting two frogs, each with inlaideyes, sitting on a geta , signed Masanao in arectangular wood cartouche, lg. 2 7/8 in.

$2,000-3,000

241Ivory Covered Box, Japan, 19th century,rectangular with rounded edges, decoratedwith carved lotus owers and leaves in basrelief, stained in brown tones, interior of thebox and cover decorated with eight arhatseach, all holding their emblems including adragon, tiger, ywhisk, precious jewel, staff,etc., carved in high relief, a blank inlaid ivorycartouche on the cover top, unsigned, 1 1/8 x1 7/8 x 1 1/2 in.

$3,000-5,000

242Ivory Carving of a Sennin, Japan, 19thcentury, standing next to a giant peach, withhis face turned slightly upward, unsigned, ht.1, wd. 1 1/2 in.

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243Ivory Carving of an Oni with a Priest , Japan,19th century, seated with ngers and toeslocked, a monk standing behind him, benttowards the oni, with inlaid eyes, unsigned, ht.2 1/8 in.

$3,000-5,000

244Ivory Carving of Five Demons, Japan, 18thcentury, including three with long tongues andglaring eyes, a turtle with human head, andone with a long popping neck, all surroundinga tombstone, unsigned, ht. 1 1/2 in.

$1,200-1,800

245Wood Carving of Kiyohime, Japan, 18thcentury, riding on a temple bell with a snaketail hidden under her robe, her right handholding a striker hidden behind her back andher left hand touching her long hair, inlaid ivoryface and hand, unsigned, ht. 2 1/2 in.

$1,200-1,800

246Ivory Carving of Fukurokujin, Japan, 19thcentury, with three children, the god seated ona rock, holding a ruyi scepter in his left hand,unsigned, ht. 1 7/8 in.

$1,200-1,800

247Ivory Carving of Children, Japan, 18th/19thcentury, entangled in various playful postures,some holding pinwheels, unsigned, ht. 1 1/2

in. $1,200-1,800

248Ivory Okimono of a Gama Sennin, Japan,19th century, standing on a leaf laughing andholding a mokugyo bell over his right shoulderand a ruyi scepter in his left hand, an onikneels holding on to the bell and the senninsmugwort leaf robe, the gure is tted to acarved stained ivory stand depicting roilingwaves, signed Nanshuu in an inlaid ovalcartouche to base, ht. 3 3/8 in.

$5,000-6,000

249Ivory Ball of Rats, Japan, 19th century, all therats with inlaid black eyes, signed Meiyu inan oval cartouche, with ivory stand, overall ht.2 1/2, ball dia. 2 1/8 in.

$3,000-5,000

250Ivory Okimono of a Pack of Monkeys, Japan, 19th century, two playing the shamisen and singing on a high podium, the others onthe ground seated in various poses, signedGyokumin in a rectangular cartouche tobase carved in the shape of a leaf, ht. 3 3/4,wd. 3 1/4 in.

$3,000-5,000

251Ivory Okimono of Two Sumo Wrestlers, Japan, 19th century, standing on an ovalstand, pushing against each other withhands, knees, and arms, ivory stained, signedShominsai to base, ht. 3 in.

$2,000-3,000


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252Ivory Wrist Rest, China, 18th century,decorated on the concave interior with anopenwork ower and bird scene with cranes,songbirds, lotuses, and willows, on the convexexterior with a crane, plants, and rocks carvedin low relief, lg. 10 1/4 in.

$10,000-15,000

253Three Wood Netsukes, Japan, a cobracoiled around a basket, inlaid eyes, ht. 1 1/2;a snake coming out of the eye of a skull, inlaideyes, signed Hirokazu to base, ht. 1 1/8;and a mythical creature sitting wrapped in aleaf, ht. 1 5/8 in.

$500-700

254Ivory Okimono of a Man with Dragons anda Lion, Japan, Meiji period, standing with hisright leg on the back of the lion, holding in hisright hand a bowl with a dragon coming out,his left arm raised high holding a aming pearl,

on an oval ivory stand, signed Yoshiyama ina red rectangular cartouche to base, ht. 117/8 in.

$800-1,200

255Ivory Tusk Carving of a Woman, China,19th/20th century, dressed in a robe, holdinga branch with peonies and a oral basket, witha square wood stand, signed to base, overallht. 21, ivory ht. 19 3/4 in.

$500-700

256Jade Figure of a Man, China, Han-style,depicting a man with a long pointed beard,wearing a hat, arms folded inside a long-sleeved gown, ht. 2 1/4 in.

Provenance: From the collection of HoodMuseum of Art, Dartmouth College.

$500-700

257Stone Seal, China, tapered rectangular form,the top carved with two prostrating men, oneside incised with calligraphy, carved seal face,

stone of honey color with cream and grayishinclusions, ht. 2 1/8 in. $500-700

258Stone Seal with Wood Stand, China,rectangular, with pierced foliage decorationon the upper right corner, the front bearingan inscription, seal face carved with sevencharacters, yellowish green stone with darkinclusions, 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 3/4 in.

$700-900


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259Ten Small Carved Seal Chops, China, invarious shapes, mediums, and decorations,including a bronze seal with shishi ; an ivoryseal with two dragons; a square jade seal witha chain holder; a circular hardstone seal withbats; an oval hardstone seal with shishi ; asquare quartz seal with a turtle; a long squareyellow stone seal with two qilins; a sandstoneseal with a rhinoceros; a sandstone seal withloop hole; and an ivory seal with openworkanimals, ht. 3/4 to 2 1/4 in.

$500-700

260Stone Gu Vase, China, 19th/20th century, theattened bulbous body carved with dragonsamidst clouds, raised on a recessed splayedfoot decorated with a ruyi band, the steppedshoulder rising to an everted neck carved withphoenixes ying amongst clouds, anked byelephant-handles with loose rings, stone ofpale celadon color, ht. 6 3/8 in.

$500-700

261 Agate Covered Vase, China, 19th/20thcentury, attened oval form decorated withcarved openwork birds, owers, and lingzhi mushrooms, the neck with two elephant-headhandles and loose rings, the cover with a nialin the shape of a foo dog, drilled to base, ht.10 5/8 in.

$1,000-1,500

262 Archaic-style Jade Vase, China, 19th/20thcentury, elliptical, rising from an open taotie mask, the body of the vase surrounded byborders of lei wen motifs, scrolling clouds, andkey-fret, pale and dark celadon stone, withstand, ht. 7 1/2 in.

$8,000-10,000

263Jade Covered Ewer, China, elongated pear-shape with attened sides, with a handle in theshape of a phoenix and a loose ring, the spoutdecorated with carved archaic motifs eachside with a shou character surrounded withthe Eight Buddhist symbols within a roundel,a oral spray with a bat, a double coin, andpeaches to neck, the cover with an openwork

ruyi design with two loose rings as the knob,splayed foot, four-character Daoguang markto recessed base, celadon stone of yellow tintwith white to gray inclusions, ht. 8 7/8 in.

Note: For a similar example, see the Qing yufeng bing zhihu at the Palace Museum, Beijing.

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264Jade Bowl, China, four-lobed oval bowl, withtwo animal mask handles, resting on fourshort ruyi cloud feet, engraved with taotie

inspired designs, pale celadon stone withwhite inclusions and a russet spot, four-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 2 1/2,wd. 7 5/8 in.

$3,000-3,500

265Pair of Hardstone Plants with TurquoiseFlowers, China, 19th/20th century, a pair ofowers carved of stone and turquoise, xedin a cloisonn planter, decorated with variousauspicious motifs on blue ground, ht. 13 in.

$500-700

266Sterling Silver Letter Opener with JadeHandle, China, S-shape belt buckle witha dragon-head hook decorated with anopenwork chilong on frame, pale celadonstone with white inclusions, the openerinscribed sterling 04504/5 on one side,overall lg. 10 1/4, jade lg. 4 1/8 in.

$800-1,000

267Nephrite Jade Page Turner, China, roundedto one end and rolled to the other, decoratedwith openwork peaches and bats in a panel,

celadon stone with white inclusions, lg. 111/8 in. $800-1,000

268White Jade Snuff Bottle, China, 20thcentury, attened ovoid form on a raised ovalfoot, the sides carved with a scholar and anattendant in a landscape, the reverse carvedwith a scholar and a dragon, with a tigers-eye-style at stopper, ht. 2 3/4 in.

$800-1,000

269White Jade Snuff Bottle, China, 20thcentury, attened ovoid form on a raised ovalfoot, carved with Shoulao, the god of longevityseated on a boat in the ocean, carrying a largeauspicious peach, the reverse carved with apeach tree growing in a rocky outcrop, with amalachite-style stopper, ht. 2 5/8 in.

$800-1,000

270Four Hardstone Archers Rings, China, 20thcentury, all without decoration, pale green tobrownish white, ht. to 1 1/8, dia. to 1 3/8 in.

Provenance: From the estate of Peter L.Rosenberg.

$500-700

271Jade Pendant, China, 19th and 20th century,spinach green stone carved into an ellipticalopenwork with peaches and leaves, attachedto a chain with impressed mark Italy toclasp, lg. 11 3/4, jade wd. 1 3/4 in.


$2,000-3,000

272Two Necklaces of Hardstone and WoodenBeads, China, 20th century, one with awater-drop-shaped jade pendant, s ix carveddeep green hardstone beads, and more thanone hundred wooden beads; one with sixhardstone beads and a double-gourd-shapedcenterpiece, lg. to 28 in.


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273Jade Ring, China, 20th century, exteriordecorated with raised archaic motifs betweentwo raised rings, plain interior, mutton fat whitestone, dia. 2 in.

$3,800-4,200

274Two Jade Pendants, China, a rectangularfan-shape pendant with openwork bat,

shishi , fan, and peach designs, white stonewith apple green inclusions, lg. 2 1/4; and anopenwork pendant with double coin designmounted on a 14kt gold frame, white/applegreen stone, lg. 1 1/8 in.

$800-1,000

275Two Jade Pendants, China, a rectangularplaque with calligraphy on one side andtwo children on the other, olive green stonemottled with apple green inclusions; and arectangular pendant with lobed corners, withcalligraphy on one side and unmarked on theother, celadon green with russet markings,both with gold attachments, jade ht. to 1 5/8in.

$800-1,000

276 Archaic Jade Bead, China, tubular withincised ring to both ends, drilled for a string,brown to black stone with greenish markings,lg. 1 1/2 in.

$500-700

277Jade and 14kt White Gold Ring, China, witha 5/8 in. marquise-cut apple green jade inseton a ring with three small baguette-cut crystalinsets each side, ring dia. 3/4 in.

$1,000-1,500

278Hardstone Necklace and Pendant, China,a beaded string with a rectangular pendantdecorated with Chinese characters Shouand Jixiang to the sides and two animal-masks on two narrow sides, joined with 14ktgold ttings, string lg. 17, pendant 2 1/8; anda round openwork pendant depicting owersin a vase, dia. 2 in.

$500-700

279Two Jade and 14kt Gold Rings, China, onewith a 5/8 in. marquise-cut apple green jade,ring dia. 5/8; and the other a 3/4 in. oval-cutwhite/green jade with openwork peaches, ringdia. 3/4 in.

$600-800

280Jade Stone Bangle, China, gray/green stonewith apple green to dark green inclusions, atinterior, dia. 3 in.

$500-700

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Jadeite Bangle, China, 3/8-in. thick tubularbracelet, without decoration, gray stone withpurplish tint and apple green inclusions, innerdia. 2 in.

$800-1,000

282Coral Brooch and Sodalite Pendant, China,the brooch decorated with two openwork

shishi lions playing with a ball between them,ht. 2 1/4; the pendant with a Buddhas handcitron with leaves, cobalt blue stone with grayinclusions, with 14kt gold tting, ht. 2 in.

$500-700

283Jade Carving of Two Boys, China, 20thcentury, holding tall lotus branches in theirhands, stone of gray/green with mottled whiteinclusions, ht. 4 3/8 in.

$500-700

284Jade Carving of Two Boys, China, carryingpeaches together, standing in front of abackground decorated with cracked icedesign, inscribed Qianlong Yuzao to theback, pale green stone with specks of dark

gray, with a carved wood stand, ht. 2 1/2, wd.3 in.


$500-700

285Six Hardstone Wine Cups, China, 19th/20thcentury, with straight sides resting on a shortraised foot, pale jade green stone with whiteinclusions, with stands wrapped in wovenfabric, ht. 1 1/2, dia. 2 1/2 in.


$500-700

286Carved Tablet of a Horse, China, HanDynasty-style, in a ying position with a

yinyang circle on its back, wd. 3 1/2 in.


$700-900

287Jade Carving of Buddha, China, seated on aseparately carved lotus throne, holding a bowlin his right hand, drilled to gure and base, ht.4 7/8 in.

$800-1,000

288Five Hardstone Carvings, China, onewith seated horse and monkey on its back;one with shishi nibbling on lingzhi ; one withpeaches with a monkey; one with seatedgures with a dog and bird; and one with two

shishi , ht. to 2, wd. to 1 7/8 in. $500-700

289Jade Carving of an Ox, China, 20th century,recumbent with its calf tucked by its side,stone of grayish white color with whiteinclusions and russet markings, lg. 4 5/8 in.

$500-700

290 Archaic Jade Carving of a Pig, China, drilledthrough and strung with two bead stoppersabove and below, stone ranging in color fromceladon to russet brown, ht. 1 1/8, wd. 1 5/8in.

$2,000-3,000

291Jade Carving of Shoulao, China, 20thcentury, the longevity god depicted in anoval stone, with stylized lingzhi mushrooms,

stone of gray with mottled green and russetmarkings, ht. 3 1/2 in. $500-700

292Jade Carving of a Crane with Wood Stand, China, standing amongst lingzhi mushroomson a base, pale celadon stone with russet andwhite inclusions, openwork wood (possiblyzitan) stand with foliate scrolls, jade ht. 3 1/4,with stand 3 7/8 in.

$8,000-9,000

293Jade Plaque, China, rectangular, decoratedwith an immortal holding a staff on one side,a raised calligraphy on the other, pale celadonstone, 2 3/8 x 1 5/8 x 1/4 in.

$8,500-9,000



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294Pale Celadon Hardstone Plaque, China,20th century, at rectangular form withscalloped edges, one side carved with twoscholars under a peach tree, the other incisedwith calligraphy, bordered by archaic stylizeddragon scrollwork at the top, 2 3/8 x 1 5/8 in.

$500-800

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Jade Carving of a Mythical Animal, China,seated sideways with its head straight, darkolive green stone with gray to dark browninclusions, ht. 1, wd. 2 1/2 in.

$2,000-3,000

296Jade Carving of a Mythical Animal, China,with long horns and two long beards, sittingwith its forelegs raised, a book placed on itsback, black/brown stone mottled with gray tobrown inclusions, ht. 1 1/4, wd. 2 in.

$500-700

297Nephrite Jade Carving of a Mythical

Animal, China, seated with a lingzhi branchin its mouth, pale celadon stone with russetstreaks, lg. 2 3/4 in.

$700-900

298Carved Jade Hilt, China, in the shape of ahorse head with nger grooves, the quillon inthe shape of a ruyi cloud with a lotus owerin the center, celadon stone with gray streaksand white spots, ht. 1 1/4 in.

$3,000-3,500

299Jade Cong Tube, China, with square exteriordecorated with raised and incised design,raised rings on upper and bottom faces, paleceladon with russet/dark brown streaks andwhite inclusions, ht. 1 7/8, dia. 2 1/2 in.

$800-1,000

300Jade Bi Disc, China, decorated with a pairof chilong on one side and raised dots on theother, gray stone with russets streaks andspots, dia. 4 in.

$500-700

301Jade Bi Disc, China, with marbling in russetto brown contrasting with various tints of milkywhite to ivory pink, dia. 6 1/8 in.

$500-700

302Jade Bi Disc, China, decorated with raiseddots, gray stone with dark spots and streaks,dia. 3 1/4 in.

$700-900

303Three Jade Bi Discs, China, one withanimal-inspired carvings, green stone withdark brown markings; one with stylized sh

motifs, celadon stone with russet markings;and one with plain surface, gray brown stonewith russet and gray to white inclusions, dia.to 2 3/8 in.

$700-900

304Nephrite Jade Belt Buckle, China, withdragon-head hook and a pair of openwork

shishi with a ball, celadon stone with graymarkings and white inclusions, lg. 3 1/2 in.

Provenance: Purchased from Warren E. Cox& Associates, December 10th, 1970, withoriginal receipt.

$500-700

305Jade Belt Buckle, China, rectangular framewith lobed sides and ruyi -shaped hook, paleceladon stone with russet markings and whiteinclusions, incised with calligraphy on thefront, ht. 1 1/8, wd. 2 3/8 in.

$6,000-7,000

306Nephrite Jade Belt Buckle, China, 20thcentury, long rectangular frame with lobed

edges, decorated with raised plum and batmotifs, animal-head hook to underside, paleceladon stone with tiny white spot inclusions,lg. 3 1/2 in.

$500-700

307Nephrite Jade Belt Buckle, China, square,with dragon-head hook to one side, the frontdecorated with an openwork chilong scroll,incised details to back, celadon stone withwhite spots, ht. 1 7/8, wd. 2 3/4 in.

$500-700

308Nephrite Jade Chilong Belt Buckle, China,20th century, with carved dragon head andan openwork chilong on belly, incised details,translucent pale celadon stone, lg. 5 3/4 in.

$800-1,200

309Nephrite Jade Belt Buckle, China, S-shapeframe with dragon-head hook, withoutdecoration, pale celadon stone with wisps ofrusset and white inclusions, lg. 4 5/8 in.

$700-900

310Nephrite Jade Belt Buckle, China, 20thcentury, long rectangular frame, decoratedwith raised dots and a shou character,translucent pale celadon stone, lg. 4 3/4 in.

$500-800

311Nephrite Jade Belt Buckle, China, S-shapeframe with dragon-head hook, decorated with

archaic motifs on the front, pale celadon stonewith gray streaks and white inclusions, lg. 45/8 in.

$500-800

312Nephrite Jade Belt Buckle, China, S-shapewith dragon-head hook and cicada-shapeframe, pale celadon stone with whiteinclusions, lg. 2 1/8 in.

$500-700

313 Agate Carving of Two Buddhist Lions, China, 19th/20th century, the stone rangingin color from russet red to pale gray, each liondepicted standing on rocky ground with theirfront paws resting on a ball, one holding aribbon in its mouth, on a carved wood stand,total ht. 3 5/8 in.

$500-700

314Malachite Carving of a Buddhist Lion, China, 19th/20th century, the stone withbands in varying shades of green carved in theform of a seated lion with a cub playing on itsshoulders, on a carved wood stand, total ht.

2 3/8 in. $500-700

315Rose Quartz Figure of Guanyin, China,19th/20th century, depicted standing wearinglong owing robes, holding a vase of purewater in both hands, on a carved wood stand,total ht. 7 1/2 in.

$500-700

316Carved Coral Figure of a Woman, China,19th/20th century, red coral with whiteinclusions, carved as a standing womanwearing owing robes and leaning slightly toone side, on a carved wood stand, total ht. 63/4 in.

$500-700



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317Rose Quartz Figure of Guanyin, China, 20thcentury, depicted standing, wearing owingrobes and holding a peony branch in onehand, a fan in the other, on a carved woodstand, total ht. 7 3/8 in.

$500-700

318 Agate Carving of Guanyin, China, 20thcentury, the stone ranging in color from russetbrown to pale beige, depicting the goddessstanding holding a jar of pure water, on acarved wood stand, total ht. 6 3/4 in.

$500-700

319Coral Figure of Guanyin, China, 20thcentury, carved from red coral with whiteinclusions, depicted wearing owing robesand holding a peony branch in one hand anda fan in the other, in standing pose and leaningto one side, on a carved wood stand, total ht.7 3/4 in.

$600-800

320Smoky Quartz Figure of Guanyin, China,19th/20th century, in standing pose wearingowing robes and holding a branch ofowering peonies in both hands, on a carvedwood stand, total ht. 10 1/4 in.

$500-700

321Green Hardstone Carving of Guanyin, China, 19th/20th century, in standing posewearing owing robes, holding a peony in onehand and a fan in the other, on a carved woodstand, total ht. 8 1/2 in.

$500-700

322Fluorite Stone Carving of Guanyin, China,standing dressed in a robe with a lotus branchin her right hand, translucent green stone withnatural cracking and chips, russet to darkbrown markings and white inclusions, drilledfor lamp to base, ht. 16 in.

$800-1,200

323Rock Crystal Carving of Guanyin, China,standing barefoot, dressed in a owing robe,holding a rosary in her left hand, transparentstone with visible natural aws and ssures, ht.16 3/4 in.

$2,000-3,000

324Lapis Lazuli Openwork Carving, China,20th century, depicting Daoist deities yingamongst auspicious clouds and holdingswords in their hands, with a pine and deeron the ground and a crane in the sky, on amodern lacquer stand with inlaid design inmetal, ht. 8 7/8 in.

$1,000-1,500

325Two Peking Glass Snuff Bottles, China,19th/20th century, a gourd-shaped bottle,decorated with carved owers and butteriesin brown and blue on a white ground withincised decorations, inscribed Shoudao; anda baluster-shape bottle with interior paintedwith sh and owers, red wood stopper, bothht. 3 in.


$500-700


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326Pair of Peking Glass Vases, China,19th/20th century, baluster-shape, crimsonagainst a translucent ground with whitespeckles, decorated with a continuous two-part landscape with gures between twobands of meander design and upright lotusleaf design above and below, stylized chilong -inspired animals to neck, two carved animalheads near shoulders, ht. 7 3/8 in.

$2,000-3,000

327Caparisoned Horse, China, Eastern Wei,the terra-cotta nely modeled and richlyharnessed parade horse retains some of its

original red, black, and white pigment, ht. 113/4 in.


Note: TL test consistent with suggested date. $500-700

328Pair of Pottery Ducks, China, Han dynasty,with expressive curved heads and resting onsquared webbed feet, decorated with tracesof red and white pigment, ht. 5 3/4 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $300-500

329Green-glazed Pottery Vase, China, Handynasty, Hu-form, with a band of moldedlions, horses, hunters, and other animals, andtwo taotie masks at the shoulders, overallgreen lead glaze, ht. 15 1/4 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $1,500-2,000

330Green-glazed Pottery Tray, China, Handynasty, of rectangular form with an evertedrim, the sides decorated with cross-hatcheddesigns, the top with incised geometric linepatterns, resting on four horse-form legs withhooves, glazed allover with a green lead glaze,5 x 16 1/2 x 10 7/8 in.


331Large Polychrome Enamel and GiltSatsuma-style Bowl, Japan, 19th/20thcentury, with deep sides and gilt scalloped rim,the interior decorated with four cartouches,two of stylized chrysanthemums and two witha fret design on top of vertical brocade bands,the center with stylized chrysanthemum andwaves, the exterior repeating the verticalbrocade bands, dia. 16, ht. 7 1/2 in.

$800-1,000

332Pottery Standing Ram, China, Tang dynasty,the horned ram standing on all fours, attachedto a rectangular base, traces of pale green

and brown glaze, ht. 5 1/2 in.


333Pottery Caparisoned Mule, China, Tangdynasty, of nely modeled terra-cotta, withan expressive face and alert ears and anornamented harness, traces of red, cream,and black pigment, ht. 16 in.



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334Green-glazed Pottery Well-head, China,Han dynasty, with three pottery birds perchedon the roof and pulley, a band of incisedgeometric patterns adorning the exterior of thewell, the interior and exterior glazed in green,ht. 10 in.

Note: No technical examination done. $800-1,000

335Sancai Tomb Furniture Chest, China, Tangdynasty style, rectangular locked-chest-formdecorated with sancai glaze, unglazed basewith a rectangular hole, 6 1/8 x 3 1/2 x 4 1/8in.



336Three Cizhou Pottery Items, China, Songdynasty style, a beige jar decorated withbrown orals; a covered jar decoratedwith scrolls, dots, and leaves, and a vasedecorated with white glaze and brown orals,ht. to 6 in.

$500-700

337Cizhou-style Vase, China, decorated withhairs fur brown and black glaze, ht. 11 1/2 in.

$500-700

338Beige-glazed Pottery Vase, China orpossibly Korea, meiping form, the sidesdecorated with oral incising, ht. 11 in.

$500-700

339Mounted Stoneware Funereal Vessel, Korea, Silla, globular form with high neck andwide mouth, the sides slightly widening at thetop, resting on a stem foot with seven piercedrectangular shapes, decorated with impressedand raised line bands to shoulder and neckand scratched comb patterns to bottom half,

on an undulating body, uneven natural ashglazes overall in tones of gray to dark brown,some areas highly glossy, ht. 12 5/8 in.

$500-700

340Buncheong Bottle, Korea, 15th/16th century,ask-shape with rolled rim, resting on a s lightlysplayed foot, decorated with scratched andbrushed white slip over grayish green surface,allover crackling, ht. 7 5/8 in.

$1,000-1,500

341Pair of Blue and White Covered GingerJars, China, 19th century or later, eachdecorated with a bird perched on a oweringpeony tree above rockery and amidst prunus,with a crenellated band along the shoulder,covers (not original) with oral decorations,four-character Kangxi mark on base, ht. 6 in.,with wood stands.

Note: See Christies New York, Sale 2344,October 2010, Lot 436.

$500-700

342Pair of Blue and White Covered Jars, China,19th century, made for export, decoratedwith hawthorn branches and blossoms, ona cracked ice pattern ground, the coverssimilarly decorated, double ring mark on base,on carved wood stands, total ht. 11 1/4 in.

$500-700

343

Blue and White Vase, China, late 19th/early20th century, the cylindrical form decoratedwith bands of stylized lotus owers andscrolling leaves separated by a band ofdragons in the clouds, the gently ared neckdecorated with banana leaf lappets, a doublering mark on the base, ht. 11 1/4 in.

$3,000-5,000

344Blue and White Covered Temple Jar, China,19th century, baluster form, decorated withscholarly objects inside lobed cartouches,surrounded by hawthorn blossoms on acracked ice pattern ground, also with a bandof ruyi -heads at the neck and a lotus budnial, ht. to 13 in.


Note: Collection number on base andunderside of cover, Christies sticker, Lot 85,June 29, 1987.

$500-700

345Blue and White Export Porcelain Platter, China, 18th/19th century, the at oval form

decorated with a central oval of gures in apavilion, surrounded by sprigs of peonies,lotus, prunus, and chrysanthemums, the rimdecorated with a border depicting gures atleisure, including men playing go, lg. 17 5/8in.


$500-700

346Two Blue and White Hat Stands, China,19th/20th century, the cylindrical forms dottedwith quatrefoil openings, one decorated witha phoenix surrounded by peonies, the otherwith a pair of birds perched on a tree stump,surrounded by peonies and butteries, ht. to11 1/2 in.


$500-700

347Blue and White Incense Holder and ScrollWeight, China, possibly Ming dynasty,hourglass-shaped incense holder with ahollowed base and a central opening, thelower register depicting a dragon chasinga pearl in the clouds, the upper registerdepicting a Buddhist lion playing with a ball,four-character name on reverse, ht. 4 1/4, thescroll weight mallet-shaped, with a hollowedbase and central opening, the sides depictinga dragon chasing a pearl amongst clouds, a

band of scrolling leaves and owers at the top,ht. 2 3/4 in.

Provenance: From the estate of Peter L.Rosenberg; scroll weight formerly of the LarryB. Cohen collection, Massachusetts.

$800-1,000

348Six Blue and White Dishes, China, a moldedand lobed plate decorated with oral patternsat the center, encircled by oral-lled lappets,the exterior depicting the Hundred Antiquesmotif, coin and ribbon mark on base, dia.8 3/4; a Kraak ware plate decorated withan insect, the rim decorated with a band ofalternating ower and peach motifs, dia. 8 3/8;a dish with barbed rims, the center decoratedwith pagodas in a landscape scene, a band ofauspicious items at the rim, dia. 7 5/8; a dishdepicting a qilin, the exterior a band of owers,dia. 7 1/2; a dish decorated with a central

shou character and three stylized phoenixes,dia. 6 1/4; and a molded and barbed Kraak-style dish, decorated with auspicious symbols,dia. 5 1/2 in.


$700-900



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349Three Blue and White Items, China, a pairof covered teacups and a saucer, for export,decorated with an allover stylized owerand leaf motif, a stylized ower mark on thebase, ht. to 3, and a pair of seal paste boxes,of rounded form with domed covers, bothdecorated with a stylized central blossomextending to four half-blossoms at the edges,on an overlapping petal-patterned ground, ht.1 3/8 in.


$500-700

350Three Canton Enamel Square Dishes, China, 19th/20th century, with cordate edges,two with polychrome depiction of a Western

couple in a garden setting, and one depictinga lily with pinks and a buttery, all withreticulated borders of arabesque and oralmotifs along the rims and cavettos, wd. 4 in.


$700-900

351Eleven Blue and White Tableware Items, China, mostly 19th century, a set of four smallplates with scalloped rims, each decoratedwith a central roundel depicting a lady seatedin a garden, encircled by alternating partialroundels of ladies and owers, the exteriorwith a ruyi -head and vine pattern, six-character Kangxi mark on base, dia. 6 1/4;two plates decorated with gures in landscapescenes, a oral border at the rim, dia. 6 3/8;two small scalloped-edge dishes decoratedwith alternating panels of landscape scenesand stylized owers, four-character Kangximark on base, dia. 5 1/8; and three smallCanton-style dishes, depicting buildings inlandscape scenes, dia. 4 3/8 in.


$500-700

352Large Blue and White Vase, China, 19thcentury, baluster form with a wide, aredmouth, decorated with recessed panels at theneck and body of the vase, each depictinga different landscape scene composed ofgures, buildings, mountains and rivers, on ablue-glazed ground, ht. 25 1/4 in.


$500-700

353Hirado-style Carp, Japan, 20th century, risingfrom waves with its mouth open, the eyes inunderglaze blue, a slight green cast to theglaze, ht. 12 1/2 in.

$500-700

354Hirado Blue and White Pitcher, Japan,19th/20th century, in the shape of a boyholding a dog on his lap, an opening on hishead without cover and the dogs mouth asspout, ht. 7 1/4 in.

$700-900

355Blue and White Porcelain Vase, China,19th/20th century, baluster-shape, withwaisted neck and dish-shape mouth, twofoliate-carved scroll ears to neck, depictinga legendary battle scene with warriors onhorses, qilins, a tiger, and lions on body, acontinuous landscape to shoulder and anotherto neck, ht. 23 3/4 in.

$500-700

356Pair of Blue and White Ko-sometsuke Dishes, China, late Ming dynasty, eachpainted with a pair of waterfowl near a river,below a ring around the rim, wheel marks toexterior, dia. to 6 in.

$700-900


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357Swatow Enameled Low Bowl, China, 18thcentury, decorated in three pairs of lions andbirds in three shaped panels against geometricpatterned ground in red, six-characterChenghua mark in a double ring in underglazeblue to base, ht. 1 3/4, dia. 5 3/4 in.

$500-700

358Pair of Ming-style Blue and White Bowls, China, 19th century, upturned bell-shaperesting on a short straight foot, decoratedwith phoenix and auspicious cloud designs, aoral band to rim, s ix-character Xuande markin a double ring on recessed base, unglazedfootring, ht. 2 3/8, dia. 4 3/8 in.

$700-900

359Blue and White Porcelain Covered Case, China, 19th century, oviform, painted witha landscape of riverside with a tower andpavilions, a oral band to both rims of coverand case, artemisia leaf mark to base, dia. to4 1/4 in.

$500-700

360Pair of Blue and White Tall Vases, China,19th/20th century, decorated with moldeddragons that coil around the straight neckwhich opens up into a rounded body, alldecorated with lotus owers and scrollingleaves, with a lotus leaf lappet border at thebase, ht. 25 1/2 in.

$1,500-2,500

361Blue and White Charger, Japan, 19thcentury, with a foliate rim, the interiordecorated with a crane in ight above pinetrees, her nest with three chicks visible in abranch, the underside decorated with oraland geometric patterns, dia. 18 in.

$500-700

362Blue and White Ginger Jar, China, 19thcentury, the rounded body decorated withscholars objects in two large cartouches,separated by stylized shou characters, acracked ice border at the shoulders, doublering mark on base, with a carved wood lid, ht.8 3/4 in.

$500-700

363Blue and White Stem Bowl, China,19th/20th century, the deep, high-sided bowlwith a at base, decorated with scrollinglotus leaves, owers, and interspersed lanca characters, the at interior depicting a stylizedowerhead, resting on a ared foot with araised band decorated with ruyi -heads andhanging beads, a stylized ruyi -head lappetabove, six-character Qianlong mark on insideof foot rim, ht. 5 in.

$500-700

364Blue and White Moon Flask, China,19th century, each circular side decoratedin underglaze blue and iron red withpomegranates, peaches, and owers, allwithin a stylized cloud border, the sidesdecorated with a stylized lotus border, withscroll handles at the neck, six-character

Yongzheng mark on base, ht. 10 1/4 in. $800-1,000


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365Blue and White Porcelain Bowl, Japan,19th/20th century, resting on a short straightfoot, painted with gingko leaves on bothinterior and exterior, a double ring around thefoot, arita mark with an unidentied familykiln mark on its recessed base, ht. 2 7/8, dia.8 1/2 in.

$500-700

366Three Blue and White Arita Dishes, Japan,20th century, eight-lobed oral form, gilt rim,decorated with oral sprays to the cavetto,ve stylized owers to well, a oral band toexterior, and a single ring to recessed basewith four spur marks, coil marks visible on

two, dia. to 7 1/8 in. $700-900

367Blue and White Porcelain Garden Seat, China, 19th/20th century, painted with acontinuous landscape and two double-coinopenwork between two bands of carvednipple designs, the top encircled with acontinuous landscape with a pierced coindesign against a oral ground, ht. 18, top dia.12 in.

$1,000-2,000

368Pair of Blue and White Porcelain Vases, China, 19th/20th century, pear-shape with along tubular waist slightly aring up towardthe mouth, decorated with Ming-style oraldesigns in six panels divided by oral bands

on body and under rim, ht. 23 3/8 in. $500-700

369Large Blue and White Charger, China,

Yuan dynasty-style, decorated with a centralroundel depicting two ofcials on horseback,an attendant standing to the right, in alandscape with mountains, pine trees, andvegetation, the gently sloping sides decoratedwith a stylized lotus ower and leaf border,rising to a ared, foliate rim decorated withstylized waves, dia. 24 in.

$800-1,000

370Blue and White Dragon Jar, Korea, S-shapebody with a short s traight neck, painted witha four-clawed dragon chasing a aming pearlamongst clouds, a band of auspicious cloudsencircling near the bottom, a band of scrolls toneck, ht. 15 3/4 in.

$500-700

371Hirado Blue and White Censer, Japan,19th/20th century, in the shape of a shisa lyingon his back with an openwork ball on his belly,the cover with a shisa as its nial, ht. 5 5/8,wd. 6 in.

$500-700


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372Two Blue and White Garden Seats, China,19th/20th century, barrel form, the sides and

top decorated with a central band of qilin playing with ribbons and a ball in the clouds,a band of stylized ruyi -heads and oral motifsabove and below two lion-head handles ateach side, the other seat similarly decoratedbut possibly later, ht. to 19 1/2 in.

$3,000-5,000

373Doucai Enameled Cup, China, conical, withslightly rounded bottom and ared rim, restingon a short straight foot, exterior decoratedwith lotus stalks and sh in underglaze blue,accentuated with mandarin ducks and lotusowers in enamel, the interior with a pair ofmandarin ducks encircled with four stalks oflotuses over a roundel in underglaze blue, adouble ring around the rim, four-character

Xuande mark to base, ht. 1 1/2, dia. 4 in. $700-900

374Doucai Small Pot, China, late Ming dynastyor later, bowl-shape with everted rim, restingon a short straight foot, decorated with twophoenixes amongst peonies and foliate scrollsin green and red enamel, thickly potted andglazed, unglazed base, ht. 6, dia. 9 1/4 in.

$2,000-3,000


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375Doucai Enameled Covered Jar, China, lateMing dynasty, full S-shape with high neckand rolled rim, the body painted with fourboys each holding a stalk of owers, againsta oral ground lled with foliate scrolls andowers in red, green, blue, and yellow enamel,the dome-shaped cover with a lotus knob,unglazed base, ht. 16 in.

$500-700

376Seifu Yohei III (1851-1914) Bulb Bowl, Japan, 19th/20th century, oval, with lowrelief scrolling peonies, tendrils, and leavesin a brilliant celadon glaze, with wood stand,incised mark to the base reads Seifu, lg. 151/2 in.

$2,000-3,000

377Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916) PorcelainWater Jar, Japan, 19th century, globular, withstylized lappet borders at the foot and therim in underglaze blue, the handles and nialdecorated with four high relief 100 Boysholding fans, the interior of the cover withunderglaze blue owers, underglaze blue markto the base reads Makuzu Kozan sei, dia. 73/8, ht. 10 1/2 in.

$6,000-8,000


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378Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916) Satsuma-styleBowl, Japan, oval, with four high relief phoenixheads forming the rim of the bowl with their

wings and feathers surrounding the exterior,each with a dragon chasing clouds on itsbreast, the interior center of the bowl with twodragons surrounded with a band of alternatinglarge and small triangular shapes on a groundof stylized pearls and clouds, decorated indeep blue, green, red, and gold enamels,incised mark in a square cartouche with greenand gold borders to the base reads MakuzuKozan, with wood stand, ht. 12, wd. 15 1/4,dia. 10 3/4 in.

$8,000-10,000

379Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916) Vase, Japan,19th/20th century, with peonies, tendrils, andleaves in underglaze green, pink, and white on

a surround of low-relief petals, underglaze bluesquare mark in a double ring Makuzu Kozansei, ht. 8 1/4, dia. 6 1/2 in.

$2,000-3,000


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380Hirado Water Jar, Japan, mid-19th century,four panels depicting cranes over wavesand pine trees, a phoenix ying over a cloud,two ducks amongst autumn reeds, and ahawk sitting on a pine branch, on an incisedgeometric ground, the cover with four fan-shaped cartouches depicting cranes, clouds,and pine, the nial with two longevity turtles,ht. 8 1/4, dia. 7 7/8 in.

$2,000-3,000

381Hirado Water Jar, Japan, 19th century,straight sided, with a continuous scene of asamurai and his retainer approaching a senninriding on a longevity turtle, the foot and mouthdepicting stylized lotus borders, the coverwith a repeat of the lotus border and pinebranches, the nial a reclining monk, dia. 8,ht. 8 5/8 in.

$2,000-3,000

382 Yoshida Ceramic Censer, Japan, 19thcentury, in the shape of a money bag, thegreen, purple, and mustard glazes depictingauspicious symbols, the cover surmountedwith a rat, lg. 7 in.

$500-700

383 Yoshida Ware Dish, Japan, 19th century,round shallow sides in an open oral shape,the interior decorated with open and furlingbanana leaves on a ground decorated withsmall circles, the exterior decorated withscrolling tendrils, fuku mark to the base, dia.10 3/8 in.

$1,000-1,200

384Sky Blue-glazed Vase, China, bottle shapewith ared mouth, decorated with a pale blueglaze, six-character Guangxu mark on base,ht. 13 1/8 in.

$1,500-2,000

385Pair of Turquoise-glazed Buddhist Lions, China, 19th/20th century, each lion seatedupon a square pedestal base, a female lionwith a cub, and a male with a ball, mounted as

bookends with brass ttings, ht. 9 1/4 in. $700-900

386Blanc-de-Chine Figure of Ma Gu, China,19th century, depicted holding a vase,standing on a rock with a deer resting by herside, ht. 15 1/2 in.


$800-1,000

387Blanc-de-Chine Censer, China, 19th century,the squat form decorated with applied lion-mask motifs to either side, dia. 4 3/4 in.


$500-700

388Two Blanc-de-Chine Cups, China, 19thcentury, octagonal form supported by fourshort feet, dia. to 4 1/4 in.


$700-900

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Three Monochrome Items, China, aminiature rouleau vase on with an elongatedfoot, decorated with a coral red glaze; anincense holder, the cylindrical body decoratedwith a turquoise glaze and openwork carvingsof The Three Friends of Winter: pine,bamboo, and plum blossom; and a smallround censer, coral red-glazed and with acarved wood lid, the stone nial carved in theform of a bird, double ring and six-character

Yongzheng mark on base, ht. to 5 1/8 in.


$500-700

390Seven Flamb Items, China, 19th/20thcentury, two pear-shaped vases with crushedstrawberry red glaze thinning at the rim,one marked China on base, ht. to 5 1/8; acovered vessel, the rounded body decoratedwith a oxblood red glaze, six-characterQianlong mark on base, ht. 4; two roundedwater coupes, ht. to 2; and two cups, onerounded and one with a ared rim, ht. to 17/8 in.


$500-700

391Two Polychrome Porcelain Bowls, China,19th/20th century, a famille jaune bowl, thesteep walls rising to a ared rim, decoratedwith four roundels each depicting peonies,scholars rocks, and lingzhi sprigs, surroundedby scrolling orals on a yellow ground, six-character Daoguang mark on base, dia. 8,and a wucai bowl, the gently rounded sidesdecorated with The Three Friends of Winter:bamboo, pine, and plum blossom, with ricegrain indentations, the interior depicting a pairof ripe fruit, six-character Qianlong mark onbase, dia. 5 5/8 in.


$600-800

392Eight Tenmouku Black-glazed Bowls, China, some with splashes of green or brownglaze, most with an unglazed foot and base,dia. to 7 1/2 in.

$500-700


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406Red-glazed Bowl, China, 19th/20th century,the steeply rising sides glazed in pinkish red,resting on a raised foot, the interior and the

recessed base glazed with white, with bluefour-character mark, dia. 5 3/4 in. $800-1,000

407Red-glazed Deep Bowl, China, 18th century,with slightly ared rim and a short straightfoot, white-glazed interior and rim, unglazedfootring, six-character Qianlong mark inunderglaze blue on recessed base, ht. 3 1/8,dia. 7 3/4 in.

$500-700

408Red-glazed Porcelain Water Coupe, China,19th century, beehive-form, decorated withthree incised auspicious cloud designs inunderglaze red, white-glazed interior andbase, six-character Kangxi mark to base withunglazed footring, ht. 3 7/8, dia. 4 7/8 in.

$700-900

409Longquan Celadon Yen-Yen Vase , China,baluster-shape with trumpet mouth andwaisted neck and bottom, resting on an

unglazed footring, decorated with moldedowers and leaves in sections divided withincised bands under the trumpet mouthand a broad band of vertical lines aroundthe bottom, transparent glaze with allovercrackling, ht. 19 7/8 in.

$800-1,000

410Flamb-glazed Bottle Vase, China, late 19th/ early 20th century, the bulbous body risingto a straight neck, decorated with crushedstrawberry glaze thinning to cream at themouth rim, resting on a short unglazed foot,with a carved wood stand, total ht. 14 3/4 in.

$500-700

411Flamb-glazed Double Gourd Vase, China,19th century, the double gourd form dividedinto a triple lobed body and neck, with threeseparate tubular necks, decorated with skyblue glaze ashed with purple, red, and white,on an unglazed trefoil foot, six-characterQianlong mark on base, ht. 9 3/4 in.

$800-1,200

412Porcelain Liuyeping Vase, China, 19th/20thcentury, with a bulbous shoulder and taperingsides, a broad bisque band to the bottom,

decorated with purple and green peachbloomglaze, recessed base with six-characterKangxi mark in underglaze blue, ht. 6 7/8 in.

$700-900

413White-glazed Porcelain Bowl, China, 18thcentury or later, upturned bell-shape, restingon a short straight foot, unglazed footring, six-character Qianlong mark in underglaze blue tobase, ht. 2 1/2, dia. 4 3/8 in.

$500-700

414Longquan Celadon Bottle, China, bulbousshape with long neck, resting on a shortstraight foot, unglazed footring, allovercrackling, ht. 7 3/4 in.

$800-1,000


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415Imari Octagonal Dish, Japan, 19th/20thcentury, octagonal, decorated in sections onthe sides, the well with a landscape and abird-and-ower motif in two shaped panels,the raised foot decorated with two rings and aband of half-circles, ht. 2 3/4, dia. 11 1/8 in.


$500-700

416Two Imari Dishes, Japan, 18th/19th century,depicting an interior with a window, a womansrobe on a hanger, and musical instruments inpolychrome enamels and gold, the exteriorwith oral sprigs, dia. 6 in.


$700-900

417Two Sometsuke Imari Dishes, Japan,

19th/20th century, with scalloped rim,decorated with oral and foliate scrolls andwith a chrysanthemum ower in the center,the exterior with stylized oral motifs and rings,fuku mark in a double square on recessedbase, dia. 5 7/8 in.


$500-700

418Kutani Ewer, Japan, 19th/20th century,globular, with long neck and an undulatingmouth rim, painted with gures, owers, anda landscape in three oval panels on a groundlled with oral and foliate motifs in iron redand gold, signed Watano-sei, Murashou-gain overglaze iron red and a mark in underglazeblue on base, ht. 10 1/2 in.

$500-700

419Six Satsuma Wares, Japan, 19th/20thcentury, a pair of miniature jars, bulbous-shape, decorated with bands of owersand butteries, on stands; a baluster-shape

jar, decorated with a continuous scene ofcourtesans with a blooming tree, signed withSatsuma mon ; a water dropper, decoratedwith women and children, signed Kozanin a rectangular cartouche to base; a ribbedchrysanthemum dish with a raised foot,decorated with oral and foliate designs; anda bottle, attened globular-shape with longwaisted neck, decorated with openwork scroll

handles, signed Kinkozan joshi to base, ht.to 7 3/8, dia. to 7 1/2 in. $500-700

420Satsuma Ware Censer, Japan, late 19thcentury, square, each side depictingoral motifs in heavy polychrome and giltenamels, the borders and top decorated withbrocade patterns, the cover an openworkchrysanthemum in silver, signed to the basein gold Dai nippon satsuma yaki, with theSatsuma mon , signed in black meigyokuwith two other seals, ht. 6 1/4 in.

$700-900

421Kinkozan Satsuma Tray, Japan, 19th century,the central panel depicting a samurai and hisretainer viewing cherry blossoms at Yoshino,the surrounding border with oating fans andowers, the reverse with four oral bouquets,signed on base in black and gold Kinkozanzo, framed, tray only 7 x 5 in.

$800-1,000

422Two Satsuma Covered Jars, Japan, 19thcentury, square, the sides slightly taperingtowards the bottom, resting on four bracketfeet, each side depicting legendary sceneswith gures painted in gold and enamelwith some carved in high relief, the coverof attened dome shape with a knob in theshape of a daiko drum, both signed Hododawith Shimazu family crest on a red cartoucheto base, one of the bases with additional oralscroll decoration in gold, ht. to 14 1/8 in.

$800-1,000

423Eight Arita Ware Dishes, Japan, 18thcentury, square, with polychrome enamels,underglaze blue, and gilt, the interior borderdepicting two cartouches with childrenand two with owers on an overall brocadepattern, the center with an underglaze blueand gilt gure of Fukurokujin holding a ruyi scepter, the exterior border with owers,tendrils, and leaves, four underglaze blue fauxreign marks to base, wd. 6 3/4 in.

$700-900


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424Nabeshima Bowl, Japan, late 19th century,the wide shallow bowl resting on a tallfoot, the interior decorated with peonies inunderglaze blue with green and red accents,

the exterior decorated with a cash coin andribbon motif, dia. 8 1/4 in.


$500-700

425Kakiemon-style Bowl, Japan, 18th/19thcentury, octagonal, decorated with eight oraldesigns in blue, green, persimmon, and yellowto the interior and three oral bouquets to theexterior, the well with an auspicious mushroommotif, unglazed footring, ht. 3, dia. 7 1/8 in.

$700-900

426Famille Verte Dish, China, 19th century, thecentral well decorated with a bird perched ona peony branch, intently watching a butteryying nearby, dia. 7 3/4 in.

$800-1,000

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427Famille Verte Low Bowl, China, 19thcentury, with rolled rim and short foot, thewell decorated with a Daoist immortal insidea band of ruyi clouds, a broad band of ower

and buttery design around the interior of therim, recessed base partially glazed, ht. 2 3/8,dia. 6 1/8 in.

Note: A sticker reading Frank CaroSuccessor to C.T. Loo on base.

$500-700

428Blue-glazed Famille Verte Bottle Vase, China, pear-shape with long neck, resting ona splayed foot, decorated with two gardenscenes in enamels in two white-glazed roundpanels, between gilt panels around shoulderand bottom, gilt bands around rim and foot,six-character Qianlong mark to base, ht. 161/4 in.

$800-1,000

429Famille Verte Chrysanthemum Dish, China,18th/19th century, decorated in eight panelswith ower designs on the lobed cavetto, aqilin and a phoenix in a garden to well, three

oral branches to exterior, a oral mark in adouble ring in underglaze blue to base, dia. 81/2 in.

Note: Vallin Galleries and Elinor Gordonstickers on base.

$2,000-3,000

430Famille Verte Chrysanthemum Dish, China,18th/19th century, decorated with alternatingbird and ower designs, with two conchshells and a scallop shell at the center on thecavetto, three dragons emerging from shellsamongst waves in a double ring on the well,a character Qian mark in a double ring tobase, dia. 8 in.

Note: J.P. Stamen collection sticker on base. $2,000-3,000

431Famille Rose Yellow-ground Stem Cup, China, 18th century or later, rounded sidesrising to a slightly ared rim, supported by ahollow, splayed foot, the exterior and interior

depicting dragons chasing pearls amidstclouds, between bands of lotus blossoms andsurging waves, the foot with similar lotus andwave decoration, all against a bright yellowground, gilt lip, underglaze blue six-character

Yongzheng mark inside the foot, ht. 3 3/4 in. $700-900

432Porcelain Phoenix, China, 20th century,a standing fenghuang , with owers andauspicious mushrooms, ht. 23 in.


$700-900

433Flamb and Gilt Baluster Vase, China, 20thcentury, deep red glaze thinning to white atrim, elaborate gilt decoration with a centralscenic band depicting poppies, butteries,and birds, bottom drilled, ht. 16 in.


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434Pair of Large Famille Rose Vases, China,Republic Period, rouleau form, depictingthe Eight Daoist Immortals in a celestiallandscape, the reverse with calligraphy, six-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 24 1/2in.

$500-700

435Famille Rose Eggshell Bowl, China,19th/20th century, rounded octagonal form,the exterior decorated with dragons in pink,blue, green, and orange, on a yellow groundwith an intertwining cloud pattern a ruyi -head border at the rim, and a wave borderat the base of the bowl, the interior similarlydecorated, with a central dragon clutchinga pearl, on a green ground surrounded by

lingzhi -form clouds, four-character Qianlongmark on base, dia. 5 3/8 in.

$2,000-3,000


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436Pair of Famille Jaune Eggshell Porcelain Vases, China, late 19th century, oviform withrounded shoulder, waisted neck, and aringmouth with rim in the shape of a shallowdish, resting on a short raised foot, the bodypainted with landscapes, adult gures andboys, and owers in a series of variouslyshaped panels against a yellow groundlled with lotus scrolls, bats, and lanterns, a

ruyi lappet under the mouth rim, an uprightlappet and a pink band of geometric designencircling the shoulder, a stylized lappetaround the bottom, four-character Qianlongmark in a square on base, ht. 8 1/8 in.

$5,000-7,000

437Large Baluster Vase, China, 19th century, therounded body decorated with the EighteenLuohans in orange and gilt, an additionalband of three seated Luohans at the neck,a scrolling ruyi -head and lotus border at theneck and a styl ized lappet border below, four-character Qianlong mark on base, ht. 22 in.

$500-700

438Famille Rose Dish, China, with bell-shapesides and ared rim, resting on a shortstraight foot, decorated with chrysanthemumand pomegranate branches laid out as in apainting with a bird and a poem to interiorand with rocks to exterior, four-character

Yongzheng mark in overglaze blue on base,ht. 1 1/2, dia. 7 in.

$800-1,000

439Famille Rose Floral Dish, China, 18thcentury or later, with ten-lobed shallow sides,resting on four short brackets, decorated withoral scroll designs on a pink ground and anImperial poem in iron-red overglaze on whitewith date 1797 and signature Jiaqing,gilt around rim and panel borders, as wellto brackets, six-character Jiaqing mark to awhite-glazed square to base with multiple spurmarks, ht. 1, dia. to 6 in.

Note: For a similar example, see Christies,New York, Sale 2803, Lot 902, March 21,2013.

$600-800

440Famille Rose and Blue Garden Seat, China,19th century, barrel form, the sides decoratedwith a panel depicting warriors in battle, thereverse with ofcials in a court scene, withcoin motifs and auspicious bats at each side,a central coin motif at the top, surroundedby gures, all bordered by various owersincluding peonies, lotus, also with fruit, birds,and insects, ht. 18 1/2 in.

$1,000-2,000

441Pair of Framed Porcelain Plaques, China,Republic Period, depicting two differentmountainous landscape scenes, with housesnext to a river, surrounded by rocks and trees,signed Wang Yeting, one of the zhu shan bayou, 38 3/4 x 14 1/2 in.

$500-800

442Bizen Sake Bottle, Japan, of double gourdform, ht. 9 in.

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443Studio Pottery Tea Bowl, Japan, 20thcentury, upturned triangular form with roundedsides and undulating rim, resting on a shortsmall unglazed footring, decorated withunderglaze orange and gray spilled overpockmarked surface, unglazed footring, ht. to4, dia. to 5 7/8 in.

$500-700

444 Akio Nukaga (b. 1974) Tea Bowl, Japan,20th century, deep conical shape with blackiron glaze over a beige crackled pottery body,dia. 5 1/4 in.

$500-700

445Studio Pottery Tea Bowl, Japan, 20thcentury, with warped sides and undulating rim,decorated with bamboo motifs in underglazeiron brown, signed Doujin to unglazed basewith a splash of gray glaze, ht. 3 3/4, dia. to7 in.

$500-700

446Fukagawa Arita Vase, Japan, early 20thcentury, baluster-shape with waisted neckand bottom, decorated with bamboo stalkscarved in low relief and painted in underglazelight blue on a deep blue ground lled with giltswirl patterns, signed Fukagawa-se with Fujimountain mark in underglaze blue to white-glazed base, ht. 13 1/8, mouth dia. 4 1/8 in.

$500-700

447Ono Shouji (b. 1927) Octagonal Plate, Japan, contemporary, decorated with a pair ofbirds surrounded by owers and fruit in cobalt

blue, dia. 11 1/2 in. $500-700

448Bronze Censer, China, 19th/20th century,bomb form, decorated with two cartoucheseach incised with gures in a landscapescene, anked by a pair of duck-head handlesand supported on three feet, four-charactermark on base, ht. 6 3/4, dia. 7 1/2 in.

$1,500-2,000

449Gilt-bronze Sculpture of Guanyin, China,Wei style, depicting a Guanyin standing infront of a leaf-shaped mandorla on top of abase, incised inscriptions on the back, ht. 53/4 in.


$500-700

450Bronze Sleeve-weight, China, in the shapeof a lion standing with her cuddling cub, on aat ground, inscribed Lusong-zao to base,ht. 2 1/4 in.


$500-700

451Bronze Archaic-style Vase, China, possiblylate Ming dynasty, hexagonal, with slightlyattened sides, two ring handles decoratedwith qilin-heads to neck, multi-tier structurewith bulbous body, waisted neck, and two-tiered splayed foot, each panel decorated withShang-dynasty style patterns and motifs, ht.12 1/8 in.

$500-700

452Bronze Censer, China, 19th century or earlier,supported by three lion feet, the round bodywith stylized wei and lappet borders and ruyi scepter handles, the cover with a band ofopenwork I Ching hexagrams and stylizedowers, the openwork nial depicting twodragons and clouds, with stand, a Xaundemark to the base, censer only ht. 18 in.

$700-900


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453Bronze Hibachi, Japan, late 19th century,bulbous form with birds and cherry blossomsin high relief surrounding the body, dia. 10, ht.8 1/2 in.

$700-900

454Bronze Hibachi, Japan, late 19th century,bulbous form with high relief dragonsurrounding the body, mark to base, dia. 101/2, ht. 8 1/2 in.

$700-900

455Bronze Covered Jar, Japan, 19th/20thcentury, globular form with attened shoulder,resting on three short feet, decorated withthree turtles swimming, the cover with twoturtles standing, one with its forefeet on the

other, signed to base, ht. 5 3/8, dia. 5 7/8 in. $500-700

456Bronze Vase, Japan, 19th century, bottle-shape with attened bulbous body and along narrow neck slightly widening upward,decorated with a three-clawed swirling dragonin high relief, ht. 14 3/4 in.

$500-700

457Bronze Camel, Japan, 19th century, standingwith his head lowered, the surface depictingwell-molded fur, signed, ht. 12 in.

$800-1,000

458Bronze Figure, Japan, 19th century, standinggure of a young boy with a duck, both on abase depicting waves, with a wooden stand,signed, ht. 22 1/2 in.

$2,500-3,500

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459Miyao Bronze Sculpture of a Boy, Japan,19th century, seated on his right leg with hisleft leg raised, his right arm outstretched, hisleft placed on his left knee, his head facing up,dressed in an elaborate robe with gilt details,signed Miyao in a gilt cartouche to base, ht.6 3/8 in.

$800-1,200

460Six Iron and Gilt Tsuba, Japan, 17th-19thcentury, one depicting scholars in a pine grovewith gold inlay, signed; one depicting a scholarand his attendant in a landscape with pinetrees and waves, with gold inlay, signed; onedepicting two chrysanthemums in gold inlay;one undecorated; one with a reclining buffaloand two baskets with gold inlay; and onedepicting scrolling owers and tendrils in goldinlay, dia. to 4 7/8 in.

$500-700

461Tsuba, Japan, iron, with carved decorationsshowing warriors in a landscape, with detailsin gold embellishment on both sides, dia. 31/8 in.

$500-700

462Six Mixed Metal Tsuba, Japan, 19th century,one depicting a duck and a sh on a namiko ground with gold, silver, and shakudo inlay,signed; one depicting roiling waves withcopper inlay; one depicting a bamboo cutterin a sunrise landscape with geese, bamboo,plum, and pine, with shakudo, gold, and silverinlay; one depicting walnuts with gold andcopper inlay, signed; one depicting a scholarin a boat amongst reeds with a crane yingoverhead, with gold and silver inlay, signed,and one undecorated, dia. to 2 5/8 in.

$500-700

463Silver Butter Lamp, Tibet/Nepal, 19thcentury, chalice-shape with multi-tier baluster-shape stem with lotus petal decorations,dish-shape holder with the exterior enrichedwith Buddhist oral scrolls and emblemsengraved in low relief in two tiers, a pressedglobe with repouss decoration in the middle,ht. 7 1/8 in.

$1,500-2,000

464Brass Hand Mirror, India, oval bronze mirrorset in a yellow brass pointed oval frame,engraved with a band of lotus leaf designaround the mirror, the S-shape handle withtwo bird-inspired designs, with a modernwood stand with metal wire holder, ht. 12 1/4with bronze mirror, dia. to 4 3/8 in.

$800-1,000

465Three Gilt-bronze Miniature Figures, China,Ming dynasty, standing dressed in a ri tualrobe, each holding an offering in their hands,pinned onto a modern wood stand, gure ht.to 7/8 in.

$500-700

466Sino-Tibetan Portable Pendant Shrine, 19th/20th century, rectangular with domedroof, the front trimmed in silver brass,enshrining a gilt-bronze bodhisattva seated ona double lotus throne, the case with a hanginghook on top and partial silk lining to interior,ht. 2 1/4 in.

$800-1,200

467Bronze Jue Wine Cup, China, with a deepU-shaped body and a C-shape handle, restingon three three-sided feet, ht. 7 3/8, wd. 6 1/4in.

$700-900

468Cloisonn Covered Censer, Japan, 19thcentury, globular, resting on a short threefeet, decorated with butteries and oralscrolls between a band of stylized clouddesign above and lotus lappet below, againsta green/gold ground, the cover with a oralshape openwork and a ower bud as theknob, ht. 4 1/2 in.

$500-700

469Cloisonn Vase, Japan, octagonal bottleshape with silver trim, decorated with oraldesign against a gray ground, Ando mark tobase, ht. 12 in.

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470Pair of Cloisonn Vases, Japan, early 20thcentury, depicting a pair of sh swimming nearaquatic plants against a gray ground, a raisedower mark with B character in the center,

ht. 9 3/4 in. $700-900

471Cloisonn Vase, Japan, 19th century, longbaluster-shape with waisted neck, silver rimand base, decorated with a crane standingamongst oral braches with chrysanthemumsand daisies against a blue ground, ht. 7 1/4 in.

$500-700

472Two Silver Cloisonn Covered Boxes, Japan, 19th century, both rectangular, onedecorated with chrysanthemums of varioussizes and leaves, silk nished inside, 2 1/8 x3 3/4 x 3 5/8; the other with various roundelswith archaic-style symbols against a darkgreen ground lled with myriad of oral andfoliate scrolls, 1 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 2 7 8 in.

$500-700

473Cloisonn Covered Box, Japan, 19thcentury, in the shape of a clam on three shortfeet, decorated with owers and butteries ona black ground, ht. 2 5/8, wd. to 5 5/8 in.

$500-700

474Pair of Cloisonn Gu Vases, China,19th/20th century, decorated with stylizedanimal mask motifs against a blue ground inthe middle, the stem and mouth with lotus

designs again a light blue ground, the rimwith a border of meander motif, six-characterKangxi mark to base, ht. 13 3/8 in.

$500-800

475Bronze Tripod Censer and Stand, China,19th century, bomb-form with stylizedchilong handles, the tripod stand in the shapeof a lotus leaf with three ttings for censer feet,two-character mark to base, overall ht. 3 3/4,censer ht. 2 3/4 in.

$500-700

476Wood Fengshui Covered Compass, China,19th century, stem cup shape, with ivory dialsincised with directional marks including theeight trigrams, needle in a round housing, thecover decorated with twelve inlaid ivory circlesof incised zodiac animals and a central circleincised with a boy riding on a bull, inscribed tobase on inlaid ivory, ht. 2 1/2, dia. 2 3/4 in.

$500-700

477Wood Carving of an Oni, Japan, 19thcentury, seated with his legs and armsstretched forward and its bearded face lookingup with mouth open, ht. 1 7/8, wd. 1 7/8 in.

$500-700

478Lacquer Box by Kamisaka Sekka (1866-1942), Japan, early 20th century, roundedrectangular tsugaru-nuri box with plain exteriorand golden silk lining to interior, paintedwith stalks of rice grain on the interior andsigned Sekka with a seal, with a wood boxinscribed on the cover, 13 5/8 x 10 in.

$1,000-1,500

479Lacquer Document Box, Japan, late 18thcentury, the top decorated with maki-e andtaka maki-e with chrysanthemums withtendrils and leaves with one quarter decoratedin a checkerboard pattern, kirigane appliedto the tendrils and leaves, the decorationcontinues to the bottom box, the two shakudometal mounts on the side in the shape of plumblossoms, the interior in dense nashiji, lg. 91/8 in.

$800-1,000


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480Large Bamboo Food Basket, China, late19th century, divided into four stackedsections with a cover, the wood sidesdepicting immortals in a mountainouslandscape and scrolling dragons and pearls,the brass hardware depicting coins, ht. 40,wd. 22 in.

$500-700

481Carved Burlwood Sencha Tray, Japan,19th/20th century, carved into a lotus leaf withthree rolled edges, incised details on the frontand lightly burnished back, 27 x 23 in.

$800-1,000

482Elmwood Burl Carved Sencha Tray, Japan,19th/20th century, carved into a lotus leafwith three rolled edges, its veins incised onthe burnished front and carved on the roughlyhewn back, signed Soshin on the back, 201/2 x 27 7/8 in.

$800-1,000

483Pair of Tabletop Drum Stands, China,hardwood, circular Dali shi top set in curvedframe, sinuous supports end at circular base,low carved feet, traces of lacquer and gilding,ht. 6 1/4, dia. 8 1/4 in.


$500-700

484Lingbi Scholars Rock with Stand, China,20th century, in the shape of a large birdperched on a rock, the dark gray stonestreaked with ne white inclusions on theviewing side, the back of the s tone with largegrayish white inclusions, strongly resonant,with stand, ht. 39 3/4 in.

$1,000-1,500

485Inkstone, China, 20th century, rectangular,with rounded corners and a raised edge,decorated with a carving of Budai extendingfrom the grinding surface to form a shapedwell, the back inscribed with the studio nameZi Shi Fang and possibly the craftsmansname Jiang Ai Wen, greenish-gray stonewith an oval, green eye at the center of thegrinding surface, 1 5/8 x 7 1/8 x 4 5/8 in.

$500-700


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486Inkstone, China, 20th century, irregular shape,carved with a pair of bats ying amidst cloudsaround a small, shaped well at the backinscribed with the year Guangxu san nian,brown stone with lighter striations, 1 x 6 x 41/2 in.

$500-700

487Duan Inkstone in Yixing Covered Case, China, rectangular, the inkstone with plain faceand incised calligraphy to base, striated greenDuan stone, the Yixing case with raised plumbranch and bamboo design on the cover anda plain rectangular cartouche to base, case 37/8 x 2 7/8 x 1; inkstone 3 5/8 x 2 5/8 x 1/2in.

$1,200-1,500

488Boxed Set of Eight Ink Cakes, China,possibly Ming dynasty, in various shapesand colors, each decorated with a parcel-gilt gural scene on one side and calligraphyon the other with a gil t seal, and a makersmark reading Chen Junfang to a side, in aconforming box, sizes to 3

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