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A PAIR OF BAMBOO BRUSH POTS, BITONG.
Qing Dynasty.
Each carved with variously shaped cartouches containing figures near pavilions under leafy trees and further panels with animals, with a floral bands to the rims, 17cm H, 12.5cm diameter. (2)
£400-600
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A LARGE ZITAN FIGURE OF LI TIEGUAI.
Standing, wearing tattered hermit's robes, with a gourd suspended on a string at his side, leaning on a gnarled walking stick, holding a bat in his left hand, all raised on a rock base, the wood of dark colour, 39cm H.
£1,000-2,000
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A HARDWOOD FIGURE OF GUANYIN ON AN ELEPHANT.
Qing Dynasty.
Seated with one leg hanging down from her mount and supported on a lotus, wearing flowing robes with celestial ribbons, her hair in a large topknot, the face with downcast eyes and a gentle smile, the caparisoned elephant with his head turned to the side and trunk turned upwards, 23.5cm H.
£600-800
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A ZITAN FIGURE OF A SCHOLAR.
Seated, wearing flowing robes and a cap, with a fly whisk in his left hand, the right hand resting on his knee, 19.5cm.
£2,000-3,000
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A ROOTWOOD FIGURE.
Qing Dynasty.
Carved as a seated bearded monk entwined in folds of his robe, with a strong gaze and fierce expression, 15cm H.
£300-500
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A CIRCULAR RETICULATED BOXWOOD STAND.
Qing Dynasty.
Carved as a tangle of bare knotted branches, 12cm diameter.
£500-800
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A HONGMU DISPLAY STAND.
Qing Dynasty, 19th Century.
With a circular top and aprons carved with a band of ruyi heads and reticulated archaistic scrolls, all raised on six short ruyi head feet, 22cm diameter.
£300-500
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A HONGMU 'DRAGON' STAND.
Late Qing Dynasty.
The circular top with a reticulated roundel containing a dragon, the sides with an ornamental apron, all supported on five cabriole legs with ruyi heads, 12cm H, 21cm diameter.
£250-300
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TWO HONGMU STANDS.
19th/20th Century.
One a waisted stand for a carving with reticulated decoration of peach blossoms, the other with a circular inlaid top and tall sides carved as five connected oval links, 16.5 x 28 x 13cm and 13cm H, 22cm diameter. (2)
£300-500
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A GILT-LACQUER ROOTWOOD WASHER.
Qing Dynasty.
Of circular-section with exterior preserving the natural texture of the wood, decorated with gilt lacquer, 4.5cm H, 11cm diameter.
£400-600
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A GANLAN OLIVE STONE 'MOUNTAIN' BRUSH REST.
Qing Dynasty.
Carved around the convex side of adjoined stones with seven Immortals under the canopy of bamboo beneath five mountain peaks, together with a wood stand, 6cm H, 8.5cm long. (2)
£300-500
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A HONGMU 'PEACH' BRUSH WASHER.
Qing Dynasty.
Carved as a large fruit issuing from a leafy branch forming a handle, with four smaller peaches to the sides, 4cm H, 9cm diameter.
£400-600
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A HONGMU 'MAGNOLIA' LIBATION CUP.
Qing Dynasty.
The flared oval-section body with a large magnolia blossom to one side and a small peach to the reverse, the base formed as branches, 1.6cm long.
£300-500
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A POLYCHROMED WOOD FIGURE OF JI GONG.
Qing Dynasty.
The laughing monk shown seated, wearing frayed robes and a hat full of holes, with a string of large praying beads on his neck, a fan in his right hand holding one of his shoes in the left hand, the other by his right knee, 39cm H.
£300-500
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A LARGE POLYCHROMED AND GILT-LACQUERED LOTUS LEAF STAND.
Qing Dynasty, 19th Century.
Formed as a large blossom with five rows of petals rising from a multi-layered platform, the top level fenced by a reticulated rail with lion dog finials on each corner, the lower layers with scalloped edges decorated with panels of mountains and blossoms in low relief, 48 x 52 x 38cm. (2)
£500-800
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A MASSIVE GILT-LACQUER FIGURE OF BODHISATTVA CUNDI.
Seated in a meditative pose, with eyes downcast, the head adorned with a tiara, the first set of arms with hands folded in front of his chest in a gesture of prayer, the seven other pairs of arms stretched to the sides, each holding an attribute, 117cm H. (16)
£3,000-5,000
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A CANTON HARDWOOD FIGURE OF A SCHOLAR.
Qing Dynasty, 19th Century.
Smiling, wearing a long robe and a jacket fastened at the front and a beaded necklace, seated on a stool, leaning with his right arm on a small table, the other resting on his knee, with a long queue emerging from underneath a Mandarin's hat, all raised on a rock-shaped base, 21.5cm.
£100-200
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A CYPRESS WOOD FIGURE OF A SEATED DIGNITARY.
Ming Dynasty.
Seated on an armchair, wearing long robes and an official headdress, the right hand resting on his knee, the left against the chair, 31cm.
£600-800
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A NANMU FIGURE OF GUANYIN AND CHILD.
Qing Dynasty.
Wearing long, flowing robes, her hair arranged in a tall chignon covered with a veil, a small child holding a bowl on her lap, seated on a rock platform, her foot resting on a lotus blossom, 27.5cm.
£2,000-3,000
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A NANMU FIGURE OF GUANYIN.
Ming Dynasty.
Wearing long flowing robes, seated with her right foot on top of the left knee, her face with a focused expression and downcast eyes, hands arranged in mudras, the back hollowed, together with a velvet stand, 31cm. (2)
Provenance: Spink and Son, Ltd, by repute.
£800-1,200
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A HARDWOOD FIGURE OF AN OFFICIAL.
Late Ming Dynasty.
Standing, wearing long robes and tall boots, with a headdress tied with a ribbon, raised on an integral stand, 39cm.
Provenance: Sotheby's Olympia 2004.
£1,000-1,200
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A POLYCHROME AND GILT-LACQUER 'MYTHICAL BEASTS' CABINET.
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period.
Of rectangular form with two doors decorated in thickly applied gilt and lacquer mythical beasts, herons and birds amongst flowering plants, shrubs and lingzhi, all within a thick border of lotus flower heads between bands of key fret and lozenges, the sides and top similarly decorated, the back plain, the interior fitted with ten drawers, the fittings are paktong, the front lock chased with birds and flowers, the hinges with lotus scrolls, 48 x 35 x 58.9cm.
£8,000-12,000
For a similarly decorated cabinet see the example of Coromandel lacquer in Jourdain and Jenyns, Chinese Export Art in the Eighteenth Century, pl.20, p.83. Another example of a cabinet with hunting scene is in Carvalho, The World of Lacquer: 200 Years of History, no. 16, p.59.
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A LACQUERED WOOD SQUARE GARMENT BOX AND COVER.
Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th Century.
The slightly domed cover painted in gilt lacquer with a pair of paradise flycatchers perched on a branch of a fruiting pomegranate tree, four butterflies in flight below, all within a key fret border, the sides painted with eight cartouches containing blossoms, the body plain, raised on four bracket feet, 52 x 52 x 14cm. (3)
£8,000-12,000
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A CINNABAR LACQUER BOX AND COVER.
Ming Dynasty.
Of rectangular shape, carved to the cover with a scholar, his attendant and a deer near a tall rock and a pavilion in the background, the sides with blossoming branches, all on a dense diaper ground, 7 x 12.8 x 10cm. (2)
£9,000-12,000
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