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A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON YENYEN VASE.
Ming Dynasty, 16th Century.
The baluster body rising from a short, slightly tapered foot, surmounted by a tall cylindrical neck broadening to a wide trumpet mouth, the body freely incised with large scrolling peony flowers bordered by double-incised lines, above a border of tall upright lappets at the base, two peony sprays incised on the neck below four evenly spaced lines leading to the rim, covered overall in a thick green glaze pooling to a deeper tone in the recesses, 50cm H.
Provenance: Previously in the collection of the Hood Museum of Art, Hanover; gifted to the Hood Museum of Art by Evelyn Annenberg Friede Jaffe Hall (1911-2005) and William B. Jaffe (1904-1972), New York.
£2,000-3,000
Exhibition History: Director's Choice, Jaffe Friede Gallery, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 10 June - 10 July, 1966.
A Collector's Choice, William B. Jaffe Memorial Exhibition, Jaffe Friede Gallery, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 8 December, 1972 - 7 January, 1973.
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A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON YENYEN VASE.
Ming Dynasty, 16th Century.
The baluster body rising from a short, slightly tapered foot, surmounted by a tall cylindrical neck broadening to a wide trumpet mouth, the body freely incised with large scrolling peony flowers bordered by double-incised lines, above a border of tall upright lappets at the base, two peony sprays incised on the neck below four evenly spaced lines leading to the rim, covered overall in a thick green glaze pooling to a deeper tone in the recesses, fitted wooden stand, 51cm H.
£1,500-2,000
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A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON CHARGER.
Ming Dynasty.
The interior moulded with ribs, the glaze is of a pale celadon tone, 26cm diameter.
£300-500
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A CHINESE LONGQUAN CELADON TABLE SCREEN.
Ming Dynasty.
Of rectangular form with cloud-form ears, one side carved with a dragon within a recessed panel, the reverse with a phoenix, all supported on bracketed sides and feet, 15cm H.
£800-1,200
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A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE TRIPOD CENSER.
Ming Dynasty.
Raised on three mask-and-paw feet, the shallow sides decorated with a floral band below the "Eight Trigrams", 18cm H, 23cm diameter.
£400-600
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A CHINESE TRANSITIONAL BLUE AND WHITE VASE, GU.
Transitional Period, c. 1690.
With a flaring rim, decorated to the body with figures in a mountainous landscape above a band of stiff leaves, 43cm H.
£2,500-3,000
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A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE DISH.
Ming.
The rounded sides rising to an everted rim, painted to the interior with a scene of a lady with a child, surrounded by a band of floral spray and figurative panels, 27cm diameter.
£300-500
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A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE 'LADY AND CHILDREN' LEAF-SHAPED SAUCER DISHES.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era.
Each decorated with a lady beneath a gnarled tree surrounded by three dancing boys, 13.5cm long. (2)
£400-600
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A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE RIBBED BOWL.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era.
Decorated with figures in a landscape, Chenghua mark to base, 13cm diameter.
£800-1,200
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A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE FIGURATIVE BOWL.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period.
With deeply rounded sides decorated with two panels each enclosing a narrative scene, 15cm H, 22cm diameter.
Provenance: English private collection.
£800-1200
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A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE VASES.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era.
Of baluster form, each side decorated with a pair of ladies separated by jardinières full of flowers, below a band of four phoenixes on the shoulders, the rim with a band of four Buddhist emblems, Chenghua nianzhi mark to base, 23cm H, each with wooden covers. (2)
£4,000-6,000
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A CHINESE WALL VASE.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era.
Of baluster form, the body and neck decorated with fluted panels containing flower heads among scrolling foliage emerging from two rows of raised lappet bands, 34cm H.
£2,500-3,000
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A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE DEEP BEAKER.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era.
With fluted sides, with a dense pattern of floral sprays, 26cm H.
£500-800
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A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE CRACKED ICE DISH.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era.
The interior painted with prunus branches bearing blossoms and buds reserved on a blue washed cracked ice ground, 36cm diameter.
£400-600
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A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE BOWL MOUNTED WITH AN ENGLISH SILVER HANDLE.
Qing Dynasty, the bowl Kangxi era, the silver 19th Century.
The bowl with bogu design to the exterior, mounted on two sides with a silver handle, 15cm diameter.
£150-250
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A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE DISH.
Decorated in the Kangxi manner, with a lady seated on a garden veranda holding a floral sprig beside two children at play, Chenghua mark to the reverse, 20.5cm diameter.
£600-800
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A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE LOBED 'QILIN AND PHOENIX' DISH.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era.
The interior central roundel enamelled with a qilin beneath a phoenix in mid-flight, within moulded and enamelled panels of birds and flowers alternated with a panel of a Buddhist lion dog and a qilin, 16cm diameter.
£150-200
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A PAIR OF CHINESE NARRATIVE SUBJECT DISHES.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era.
Each painted with a narrative scene from Romance of the Western Chamber, and illustrating three figures in a garden setting, 17cm diameter. (2)
£2,000-3,000
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A CHINESE FIGURATIVE FAMILLE VERTE TEAPOT AND COVER.
Kangxi.
With an upright handle enamelled as rattan, decorated with panels each depicting two ladies seated on a veranda, green key fret band around the neck 16.5cm H.
£800-1,200
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A CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE DISH.
Qing Dynasty.
Decorated with peony flowers issuing from behind a rocky outcrop below a pair of butterflies, the rim decorated with four floral sprays, 27.5cm diameter.
£300-500
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A CHINESE CLOBBERED MINIATURE BLUE AND WHITE VASE.
Qing Dynasty.
Of octagonal section, decorated with a landscape scene, 9cm H.
£100-200
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A CHINESE CELADON GROUND UNDERGLAZE BLUE VASE.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era.
The ovoid body below a tall waisted neck flanked by a pair of applied elephant head handles, moulded and painted in bright cobalt blue on white slip, with five Buddhist lion dogs each borne on their own scrolling cloud with ribboned balls and flames, mounted as a lamp, 54cm H.
£600-800
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A CHINESE FAMILLE NOIRE ROULEAU VASE.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era.
The body decorated with a continuous scene of a bird on a rocky outcrop surrounded by flowers, the shoulders with a diaper cell band and a further small scene of rocks and foliage on the neck, 26cm H.
£400-600
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A CHINESE YELLOW AND GREEN BOWL.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi mark and of the period.
With rounded sides rising from a tall foot, covered overall in a yellow glaze, the exterior finely incised with birds among flowering and fruiting peach trees heightened in green enamel, 6.5cm H, 12.5cm diameter.
£5,000-6,000
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A PAIR OF CHINESE PORCELAIN MODELS OF SEATED BOYS.
Qing Dynasty, Qianlong era.
Each figure hollow-moulded and seated with legs apart and hands raised, the mouth open in laughter, and naked apart from a blue glazed sash attached with a string, 11cm H (2)
£300-500
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A PAIR OF CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE MODELS OF A PRUNUS TREE IN A JARDINIÈRE.
Qing Dynasty, 18th / 19th Century.
Each is finely modelled as a blossoming tree set within a deep jardinière with rounded sides and everted rim, 18cm H. (2)
£200-300
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A CHINESE MONOCHROME WHITE BARREL-FORM JAR WITH ZITAN COVER.
Qing Dynasty, Qianlong mark and probably of the period.
Of elongated bombé with a stepped foot and further ridge below the waisted shoulders, 15cm H.
£3,000-5,000
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A SET OF THREE CHINESE ENAMELLED BLUE AND WHITE PLATES.
Qing Dynasty, Qianlong mark and of the period.
Each decorated with a central roundel enclosing pink and iron red enamelled peonies on a ground of scrolling underglaze-blue foliage, the exterior with a band of similar decoration, underglaze-blue Qianlong mark to base, 20.5cm diameter. (3)
Provenance: English private collection.
£1,000-2,000
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A CHINESE 'BATS AND PEACHES' BOWL.
Qing Dynasty, Jiaqing mark and of the period.
Decorated with flowering and fruiting peach tree branches which continue from the exterior to the interior, 15.5cm diameter.
£500-800
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A CHINESE CINNABAR LACQUER 'MELON AND BUTTERFLIES' BOX AND COVER.
Qing Dynasty, 18th Century.
Of canted square section, the cover carved with a butterfly besides two lychees growing on leafy branches, the interior and base painted in black lacquer, 6.7cm long, 4.2cm H.
£2,000-3,000
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A CHINESE CINNABAR LACQUER 'FINGER CITRON AND PEACHES' BOX AND COVER.
Qing Dynasty, 18th / 19th Century.
Carved to the top in high relief with nine lychees growing on leafy branches, the interior and base painted in black lacquer, 11cm wide, 5cm H.
£500-800
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A CHINESE CINNABAR LACQUER 'LYCHEE' BOX AND COVER.
Qing Dynasty, 18th Century.
Carved to the top in high relief with nine lychees growing on leafy branches, the interior and base painted in black lacquer, 9.2cm wide, 4.2cm H.
£3,500-4,000
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A JAPANESE CINNABAR LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER.
18th Century.
The top and sides carved with dense foliage and fruits, 8cm diameter.
£150-200
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A JAPANESE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER SQUARE TRAY.
Late Meiji, 19th Century.
Carved with a landscape scene within a decorative floral border, 25 x 25cm.
£100-200
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A CHINESE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER.
Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period.
The exterior of the cover carved with a central roundel enclosing a figurative scene within a mountainous landscape, the sides of the cover and box carved with flowers, 21cm diameter.
£1,000-2,000
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A MOTHER OF PEARL INLAID BLACK LACQUERED CIRCULAR BOX.
Qing Dynasty, 18th / 19th Century.
Of shallow circular form, the cover decorated with a circular panel enclosing a coiled dragon chasing a flaming pearl, the sides of the box and cover the box with geometric floral designs, 7.5cm diameter.
£200-300
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A LARGE CHINESE LACQUER PAINTED BOX WITH BASKETRY PANELS.
Ming Dynasty.
The top decorated with a landscape scene, containing fifteen small square trays, 12 x 50 x 33cm.
Provenance: Yu-kuan Lee collection.
£1,000-2,000
Literature: Lee, Oriental Lacquer Art, 1972, pl. 103.
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A 'JIANG QIANLI' MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID BLACK LACQUER RECTANGULAR TRAY AND STAND.
Late 17th Century, or later within the Qing Dynasty.
The square tray with cut corners decorated with a yingyang surrounded by eight trigrams, within a decorative border, the tall square foot fitting within the tall spreading square-section stand, each face of which contains a scene, of figures in a landscape, archaic vessels, two mythical beasts, and a calligraphic inscription with a Qianli seal mark, 10 x 14 x 14cm.
£2,000-3,000
Literature: For the pair to the present piece see Garner, Chinese Lacquer, 1979, pl. 197.
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A MOTHER OF PEARL INLAID HEXAGONAL BLACK AND RED LACQUERED TRIPOD STAND.
17th Century.
Each side of the octagonal section top inlaid with figurative scenes, supported on long elegant cabriole feet, 24.5cm H.
£800-1,200
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A CHINESE BONE INLAID LACQUERED TWO-TIERED BOX AND COVER.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi era.
The top of the box inlaid with a figure and attendant beside a table holding incense burning paraphernalia, with rocky details and dwellings among clouds above, 10 x 16 x 16.5cm.
£3,000-5,000
Literature: for an example of related work see Chinese Ivories from the Shang to the Qing, London, 1984, p.195, pl.282, and Garner, Chinese Lacquer, 1979, pl. 198.
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A CHINESE CINNABAR LACQUER PANEL.
Qing Dynasty, Daoguang.
Decorated with an outdoor scene with a group of six female musicians beneath the shelter of a pine tree that emerges from a large rocky outcrop, with an attendant carrying a qin to the bottom right of the composition, an inscription to the top left of the panel reads Dong Shan Sizhu, followed by the inscription Fang Xin Luo Shan Ren biyi Sun Zhuchen ke, with seals Zhuchen ke (carved by [Sun] Zhu Chen) and Sun Guoxin yin (seal of Sun Guoxin), 114.5 x 78cm.
Provenance: Collection of Ambassador Joaquim Eulalio Nascimento da Silva (1883-1965).
£3,000-5,000
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The present piece falls into a category of large-scale narrative lacquer works including panels, screens and furniture produced in workshops within Yangzhou in the first half of the 19th century.
Foremost among these lacquer artisans was Lu Kuisheng, (given name Dong c. 1775-1850) who is discussed in Moss, In Scholar's Taste, 1983, where four matching panels by artist are illustrated. It is noted that his workshop produced lacquerware alongside scholarly objects including ink stones and bamboo brush pots but it was in the field of lacquer that their most striking innovations were made.
Sun Guoxin and Sun Zhuchen have been linked to Lu Kuisheng and a comparison of compositional elements of the second panel illustration by Moss demonstrates close visual similarities between their works including the grouping of figures to the left of a diagonally sloping pine tree in an outdoor setting whilst an attendant emerges from the bottom right.
This interconnection is underpinned by the radically new technical and artistic developments these artists ushered in. The depth of carving and the use of contrasting diaper grounds to build up different surfaces is a radical departure from previous lacquering techniques. The expressive quality of the panel is extraordinary for the lacquer medium for combining the subtle nuances of visual composition most often associated with paintings, with the three dimensionality of a carved surface. The group of musicians is thrown into deep perspective by the dense network of leaves in the immediate foreground and the vertically orientated rocks and sparse bamboo stems behind, as well as the overlapping of the figures within the group.
Indeed the panel makes explicit references to the art of painting. The title of the piece, Dong Shan Si Zhu, which may be translated as "Musicians on the Eastern Mountain", describes a popular theme within the genre of figurative paintings of beauties known as meiren hua where a group of female musicians is depicted within a landscape in contemplation of the politician Xie An. More widely within the genre, paintings of beauties playing musical instruments are relatively common and comparisons can be made with paintings such as "Beauties Playing Musical Instruments in a Garden Setting" illustrated in Beauty Revealed: Images of Women in Qing Dynasty Chinese Painting, 2013, as cat no 18B (illustrated above centre). The inscription of the present piece, fang xin luo shan ren biyi, makes direct reference to the artist Xin Luo Shan Ren also known as the Yangzhou Eccentric painter Hua Yan (1682-1756). An example of his work is illustrated above right.
Related examples (illustrated above left to right)
Clifford, Chinese Carved Lacquer, 1992, pl 118-a panel by Sun Guoxin and Sun Zhuchen, 60.5 x 46.5cm.
Bonhams San Francisco, Fine Asian Art, 17 Nov 2004, lot 2048-four panels by Sun Guoxin and Sun Zhuchen, each panel 157.5 x 56cm.
Sydney Moss, In Scholar's Taste, 1983, pl 147-four panels by Lu Kuisheng, each panel 51 x 56cm.
Sotheby's, Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, 2014, lot 204-an eight panelled screen by Lu Kuisheng, each panel 209.5 x 50.8cm.
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A PAIR OF CHINESE CINNABAR LACQUER STANDS.
Late 19th / early 20th Century.
Of square section, a curvilinear apron resting on four tapering cabriole legs, joined by four stretchers, carved all over with dragons chasing flaming pearls, 38cm H. (2)
£800-1,200
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A PAIR OF RED LACQUER PAINTED CHAIRS.
19th / 20th Century.
The sides of each are carved with elaborate geometric scroll, the main frame have beaded edges and are painted in gold on a red lacquer ground with scrolling foliage and the back panels with a landscape scene 104cm H.
£300-500
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A PAIR OF CHINESE ROSEWOOD BARREL-FORM DRUM STOOLS, ZUODUN.
20th Century.
The solid top panel of penta-lobed section, convex legs joined by a conforming penta-lobed base stretcher, 48cm H. (2)
£200-300
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A PAIR OF CHINESE WOODEN INCENSE STANDS.
Late Qing Dynasty.
Of rectangular section with latticework stretcher, 79cm H.
£400-600
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A CHINESE HARDWOOD RECESSED-LEG LONG TABLE, QIAOTOUAN.
Late Qing Dynasty.
The narrow single plank top terminating in everted flanges, above a waisted straight apron with foliate-form spandrels, the square legs with beaded edges and raised double beading to the centre joined by a moulded shoe foot, framing openwork circular panels, 196 x 34 x 86cm.
£600-800
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A CHINESE CANE-TOPPED DAYBED.
Late Qing Dynasty.
Of rectangular form supported on four short legs, 147 x 95 x 45cm.
£300-400
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A HARDWOOD MOTHER OF PEARL AND MARBLE INLAID DAYBED, LUOHAN CHUANG.
Late Qing Dynasty.
The back formed of three panels with inlaid marble dream stone panels and the sides each with three vessel-form marble inlaid panels, decorated all over with scrolling floral patterns in mother-of-pearl inlay, with a reticulated frieze with panels of phoenixes and Buddhist lion dogs between claw and ball feet, wooden seat panel, 112 x 166 x 220cm.
Provenance: Bonhams, 26 January 2000, lot 429.
£2,000-3,000
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A CHINESE HARDWOOD LOW TABLE.
Late Qing.
The rectangular top set within a frame, with a high waist and beaded apron carved with archaistic scrolls, supported on square legs each terminating in a ruyi head, 84 x 31 x 43cm.
£200-300
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