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A Chinese bronze archaic vessel of tall urnular form, the circular top with plain band above a body decorated overall with circular raised decoration, four rudimentary feet, 30cm diameter, 28cm high, 19th Century (base with re-soldered panel) £300 - 500
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A large Chinese copper hand warmer with brass handle the circular fret cut cushion shaped cover pierced with roundels, 26.5cm diameter, 24cm high over handles, 19th Century £250 - 350
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A Chinese brass table bell contained within a wire inlaid ebonised hardwood frame, pierced and carved overall, 43cm high, 25cm wide approx. £50 - 80
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A small Chinese bronze censer of bellied cauldron shape with pierced geometric handles, the rim and body with gold splash decoration (worn), on three rudimentary tall bar feet, together with a hardwood stand, 14cm high, censer 6.5cm diameter, signed, 18th/19th Century £500 - 800
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A Chinese lacquered wood Buddha in conventional pose on lotus carved base, gilt and red lacquer decoration, the reverse bearing six character seal, 39cm high £500 - 700
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A Cantonese carved ivory panel of shaped rectangular outline, finely pierced and carved with figures within temple grounds with trees, plants and rocks, 6.5cm x 19cm, mid 19th Century £400 - 600
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A good Chinese hardwood panel the centre with rectangular silk picture with a mythical beast with basket on its back on a geometric trail ground with floral filled spandrels, foliate carved frame the surround pierced and carved with dragons chasing the flaming pearl, stylised clouds and bamboo, 62cm high, 110cm wide, late 19th Century (previously the top panel of a larger item) £300 - 400
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A Chinese giltwood and polychrome decorated panel pierced and carved with finches amidst prunus blossom, deer beneath a tree, 50cm x 16cm, late 19th Century £30 - 50
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A Chinese hardwood carving of a fisherman with basket and birds on a bamboo shallow boat, 20cm long; together with a hardwood stand (2) £80 - 120
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A Chinese silk panel woven with a finch amidst prunus blossom, 75cm x 44cm, framed (faded and foxed) £40 - 60
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A Chinese root wood figure, finely carved as an emaciated man holding a bowl on a root wood base, 23cm high, 19th Century £120 - 180
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A Chinese root wood carving of a Daoist sage, his hands outstretched holding fruit, 21cm high, 19th Century £80 - 120
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A Chinese bamboo carving of two elderly male figures one holding a lily pad above his head the other with box in his hands, 17.5cm high, late 18th / early 19th Century; together with a hardwood stand £140 - 180
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Chinese School, 19th Century - a set of four pictures of ladies at various pursuits, watercolours on silk, 18cm x 10cm, framed £200 - 300
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Chinese, Early 20th Century - depiction of the Peking Opera, with mother, child on her back, seated figure and standing figure, the table before detailed with Dogs of Fo, watercolour on buff paper, 58cm x 102cm, framed (faults)
Inscribed: 天津義成永書店監製製Tian-jin, Yi Cheng-yong shu-dian jian-zhi [Made under supervision by the Yi Cheng-yong Bookshop in Tianjin]Depicting the three roles from the epic Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber. £200 - 300
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Chinese School, 19th Century - portrait of a young girl, seated, her left leg crossing her right, bound feet, a table to her right with cups and clock, watercolour on buff card, 106cm x 58cm, unframed (faults) £100 - 150
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A small collection of painted wooden headed puppets the masks including various mythical and other figures, heads approx. 14-20cm tall, late 19th and 20th Century (some re-decoration and faults) (11) £600 - 900
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Seven Chinese red lacquer relief carved panels, detailed in gilt contained within three green velvet plush lined gilt frames, 57cm x 38cm and smaller (3) £100 - 150
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A good pair of 19th Century tusk vases, possibly Canton, finely carved in relief with figures in temple landscapes, hatched ground, formal leaf carved borders, 16.5cm high, Circa 1860 (lacking bases) £600 - 1000
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An early 19th Century Chinese tortoiseshell circular box and cover the pull-off lid finely carved in relief with figures in temple landscapes within a formal border, the base conforming, 7.5cm diameter, 2.5cm high, Circa 1820/30 £300 - 500
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A Chinese hardwood day bed of shallow rectangular form the top with leaf carved lip above a concave frieze, the outset ogee feet and centre relief carved with scrolling leafage and trellis, 202cm wide, 84cm deep, 30cm high, late 19th / early 20th Century £1500 - 2500
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A Chinese hardwood cupboard of panelled construction enclosed by a pair of doors finely carved with figures in landscapes with trees and birds, 204cm high, 55cm deep, 125cm wide, late 19th Century (lacking drawer and extensive faults) £400 - 600
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A Chinese cedar chest of canted rectangular form the hinged lid decorated with kylin and ribbons the cavetto moulded frieze with panels of crabs and flower heads the front and back with figures in temple landscapes within panels of birds, flowers and leafage, brass fittings, 54cm wide, 44cm high, late 19th / early 20th Century (faults and lacking stand) £100 - 200
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A Chinese elm coffee table the rectangular top with reentrant corners above a shallow frieze on moulded legs joined by flattened stretchers, 87cm wide, late 19th / early 20th Century (faults) £200 - 300
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A Chinese hardwood low table, the rectangular panelled top above four short drawers, shaped apron on square legs with block feet, 92cm wide, 32cm deep, 34cm high, 20th Century £200 - 300
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A Chinese hardwood two tier jardiniere stand, the shaped square top inset with a rosso marble panel within a frame of trailing flower heads and leafage, the frieze pierced with dragons on bold legs carved with fanciful beasts and fruiting pendants, panelled square under tier with fruit and leaf border, X-stretcher under centred on a carved frog, 82cm high, top 41cm wide, late 19th Century £600 - 800
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A nest of four Chinese hardwood tables, each with rectangular panelled tops above friezes carved with fruit and leafage, faux bamboo legs joined by stretchers, top 48cm x 35cm and smaller, late 19th Century £300 - 500
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A pair of Chinese hardwood jardiniere stands, the serpentine shaped tops inset with circular rosso marble panels, the friezes pierced and carved with stylised leafage, the legs headed by stylised lion masks, terminating in claw and ball feet joined by stretchers, tops 43cm wide, 46cm high, late 19th / early 20th Century £500 - 800
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A nest of three Chinese hardwood tables the rectangular tops panelled with plain legs joined by plain stretchers, 51cm wide - 33cm wide, mid 20th Century £200 - 300
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A good Chinese hardwood display cabinet of unusually wide proportions, splayed form with finely carved pierced cresting above a glazed door within fruit trail ground, the four pillars finely carved with birds and fruit, glazed side panels, the base with conforming shaped frieze, scrolling legs with an under tier, 195cm high, 110cm wide max., late 19th Century £1000 - 1500
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A Chinese hardwood sofa the back with a finely pierced and carved panel of dragons chasing the flaming pearl above three shaped reserves, the central carved with figures at a gaming table, the flanking panels with birds and Dogs of Fo, turned vertical rails under, pair of stylised dragon arms, panelled seat, gadrooned, leaf and fruit pierced frieze on carved legs with claw and ball feet, 158cm wide, 110cm high max., late 19th Century £800 - 1200
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A pair of Chinese hardwood chairs the hoop backs with splats carved with leafage and inlaid with coloured marble panels, panelled serpentine-shaped seats on cabriole legs and pad feet, joined by stretchers, late 19th / early 20th Century (faults) £150 - 250
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A set of six Japanese silver plated napkin rings each cast and gold and silver plated with various themes including carp, dragons, cranes, chrysanthemum blooms etc., each napkin ring 4.5cm diameter contained within a fitted box, Meiji period £400 - 600
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A good Japanese five compartment lacquered inro decorated with samurai beneath trees and clouds, pink coral bead and two part ivory toggle terminal, shibayama decorated with an elephant, inro case 8.5cm x 6cm, signed Kakosai
可交斎, 19th Century
The inro is a container made up of tiers. Japanese men used them because the traditional Japanese garment, the kimono, had no pockets. From the late 1500s onwards, Japanese men wore the inro suspended from their sash by a silk cord and a netsuke (toggle). They originally used it to hold their seal and ink or a supply of medicines. However, it rapidly became a costly fashion accessory of little or no practical use. Most inro are rectangular with gently curving sides.
Lacquer was most commonly used in the manufacture of inro since it was highly suitable for storing medicines. Lacquer is the sap from the tree Rhus verniciflua that grows mainly in East Asia. After processing, it is applied in many thin layers to a base material. The craft of lacquering, as well as making inro bodies, is highly complex, time-consuming and expensive. On this example, the gold lacquer is inlaid with fishes in shell, horn and stained ivory in a style typical of the late 1800s.
From the 1700s onwards, many artists signed the inro they made. This example is signed Kakosai, who is known to have worked in the late 1800s. £250 - 400
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A 19th Century Japanese ivory netsuke finely carved as a seated man with animal at his knee with lidded vessel on its back, 3.75cm high, 4cm wide max. (right foot with faults) £50 - 80
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A Japanese carved ivory figure of a seated man with implements and chest, lacquering a mask, 5.5cm high, 5.5cm wide, Meiji period (faults) £50 - 80
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A Japanese ivory figure of a seated sage, pulling on his ear lobe, 10cm high, 6cm wide, signed £100 - 150
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A Japanese walnut shell profusely carved with figures, flower heads and leafage, 4cm high, 4cm wide £30 - 50
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A Japanese carved ivory netsuke of a standing figure with monkey on his shoulders, 5.5cm high; a Japanese carved ivory group of six figures at various pursuits, 3.25cm high, 3cm wide; a modern carved ivory dragon figure, 7cm wide (3) £50 - 80
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A good Japanese ivory tusk box and cover the body finely relief carved and decorated with two tigers and a lion, the cover with tiger finial and finely relief carved with a pouncing tiger, signed, 10cm high, 13cm wide (faults & old glue repairs) £100 - 150
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A Meiji period Japanese pen/brush handle, komai gilding, detailing two spiralling phoenixes on a background of stylised clouds, signed, 16cm long £60 - 100
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A set of nine Japanese black lacquer bowls decorated with dragons chasing the flaming pearl in two tone gilt beneath formal conforming borders, bowls 11.5cm diameter, 6.75cm high, late 19th Century (faults) £20 - 40
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A Japanese miniature Satsuma baluster vase decorated with two panels of figures in interiors on a dark blue ground with gilt detail, formal borders, 6cm high, signed £40 - 60
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A large Japanese Imari charger decorated in typical palette the centre with flower filled vase the border with shaped reserves and panels, 47cm diameter, late 19th Century £80 - 120
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A pair of Japanese Imari porcelain baluster vases and covers decorated overall with shaped reserves filled with flower filled baskets and mythical beasts, the domed covers with cone finials, 30cm high, Meiji period £75 - 100
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A Japanese Satsuma pottery cylindrical vase or brush pot, the body moulded in relief with a dragon on a ground filled with figures, dragon and stylised mountainous landscape, 12cm high; on a hardwood stand, late 19th / early 20th Century (2) £65 - 100
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A Japanese circular porcelain charger decorated to the centre with chrysanthemum blooms and branches, the deep border with three panels with figures within gardens on an iron red scaled and leaf filled ground, turquoise scrolls filled flower heads and leafage, 46cm diameter, Meiji period £80 - 120
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A Japanese porcelain figure of Guanyin, holding a makimono, decorated overall with flower heads on a blue scroll ground, 38cm high, late 19th / early 20th Century (faults)
This examples depicts Guanyin in androgynous form, and with eyes cast downwards to symbolise him watching over the world. The necklace he wears is also distinctive in that the design originates from those worn by Indian royalty. £150 - 200
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A Japanese pottery figure of Guanyin, wearing black robe detailed with mon, black and gilt trailing leafage, carrying a makimono, 30cm high, late 19th / early 20th Century £150 - 200
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A Japanese stoneware mustached Buddha seated in the lotus position his hands in his lap, wearing a floral decorated cloak in blue, red and green, 13cm high, late 19th / early 20th Century
This is a mustached Buddha following in the images traditionally seen in Gandhara. Mark: 薩摩峯月 Satsuma Hogetsu, with the Satsuma Shimazu clan mark. £100 - 150
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