Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

A group of four Chinese scroll paintings, late Qing dynasty/20th century, each painted with a figural scene including huntsman on horseback, and two figures kicking a ball, each beneath lines of black text and red seal, 99cm x 44cm, framed and glazed.

A Chinese watercolour on silk painting, probably early 20th century, painted with four scholars and attendant beneath a pine tree, two black lines of text and red seal to upper left corner, 34cm x 56cm, framed and glazed.

Two Japanese silk embroidered rectangular panels, early 20th century, each finely worked in coloured threads, one depicting a Torii (Shinto temple gateway) in a landscape, 21.5cm x 29.5cm, the other with a river scene, bridge, trees and pavillions, 21cm x 28.5cm, both framed and glazed.

A Chinese watercolour painting, 20th century, depicting Liu Hai dancing, holding a string of cash and accompanied by his three-legged toad, two lines of black text and two red seal marks to upper right corner, 85cm x 41.5cm, framed and glazed.

A Chinese blanc-de-Chine porcelain figure of Guanyin, Kangxi period, modelled standing beside an attendant child on a cloud base, height 30.5cm, together with a similar figure of the bearded immortal Shoulau, modelled holding a peach, on a cloud moulded base, height 32.7cm (both with faults and restoration).

A Chinese eggshell porcelain vase, mid to late 20th century, of slender baluster form, painted with a coastal landscape within blue borders, blue seal mark to base, height 25.6cm.

A Chinese cast bronze figure of an immortal, 20th century, modelled standing and accompanied by a deer, height 42cm, together with a Chinese archaistic bronze fang-ding censer, mark of Xuande but 20th century, of rectangular form, height 12.5cm (lacking cover).

A pair of Chinese cloisonnÚ jars and covers, early 20th century, each of globular form on a tapering stem and circular foot, decorated with dragons on a black ground, height 20cm, together with a pair of similarly decorated bottle vases, height 10.2cm, and a cloisonnÚ bowl, diameter 13.1cm (minor faults).

Muzuno Toshikata (1866-1908) - a Japanese polychrome oban triptych woodblock print, c.1894, depicting sergeant Kawasaki Iseo escaping from a Chinese encampment during the Sino-Japanese War, 36cm x 70.5cm, framed and glazed.

A Chinese blanc-de-Chine porcelain figure of Guanyin, Qing dynasty, modelled seated wearing a long robe and holding a scroll in her right hand, height 20.2cm.

An Indian brass padlock and key, late 19th century, modelled in the form of a lion, length including key 16.5cm, together with a later brass padlock and key of scorpion form, total length 19.5cm.

A Chinese carved soapstone figure of Guanyin, early 20th century, modelled in a standing pose, the stone of greyish/brown mottled tone, height 45cm, mounted on a wooden base with table lamp fitting.

Two pairs of Chinese burgundy silk embroidered panels, 20th century, one pair of octagonal outline, the other of shaped square outline, each worked in colour and gilt wire thread with birds and blossoming branches within floral and foliate framing, widths 21cm and 20cm, both framed and glazed.

A Chinese coral coloured silk embroidered jacket/short robe, late Qing dynasty, finely worked in coloured threads with a design of scattered flowers, fruit and butterflies on a coral ground, the borders and collar decorated with flowers and foliage on a cream ground, with gilt metal fastenings, length 109cm (faults).

A pair of Chinese green silk embroidered rectangular chair back panels, early 20th century, each worked in coloured threads and gilt wire thread with a dragon above waves, stitched together and mounted as one, 141cm x 22.5cm, within a black silk surround, together with a Chinese green silk embroidered semi-circular panel worked in coloured threads and gilt wire thread with dragons, phoenix, vapours and flowers, length 106cm (some faults).

A Chinese red silk embroidered jacket, early 20th century, worked in coloured threads with a design of flowers and fruit on a red ground, the borders, cuffs and collar decorated with flowers, bats and foliage on a cream ground, with gilt metal fastenings, length 63cm.

A Chinese red silk embroidered and appliquÚ jacket, 20th century, worked in coloured threads with flowers and butterflies, within late appliquÚ floral borders, on a red ground, length 66cm.

A Japanese Satsuma earthenware koro and cover, early 20th century, painted with samurai, applied with Buddhistic lion finial and handles, on mask, tongue and paw feet, height 62cm (some faults), together with a Japanese ebonized softwood stand with carved frieze, scroll legs and undertier, height 75cm.

A Tibetan thangka, probably late Qing dynasty, painted with the Wheel of Law and central Buddha within a surround of further bodhisattvas and two dragons, 61cm x 42cm, within a blue and yellow foliate patterned silk surround.