Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

A Chinese blue and white porcelain bottle vase, mark of Kangxi but late 19th century, painted with opposing panels of pheasant, peony and prunus branch, reserved against a ground of dragons amidst vapours, the narrow neck applied with a chilong, underglaze blue four-character mark to base, height 20cm (hairlines to rim).

A Chinese blue and white export porcelain circular dish, Qianlong period, painted with a fenced bamboo garden and other flowers, diameter 35.5cm (typical glaze fritting/minor chips to rim).

A Chinese brown patinated bronze tripod censer, mark of Xuande but late Qing dynasty, of circular bombé form with a pair of overhead loop handles, on three short feet, cast sixteen-character mark to base, weight 1101g, height 10.7cm, width across handles 16.8cm, rim diameter 14.9cm.

A pair of Japanese Satsuma earthenware vases, Meiji/Taisho period, each tapered body painted and gilt with dense millefleurs, iron red and gilt signature and Shimazu mon to base, height 15.6cm, with wood stand, together with a similarly decorated hexagonal dish by the same artist, width 17cm.

A Japanese Satsuma earthenware vase by Kizan, Meiji period, of waisted lozenge section, thickly enamelled in gosu blue, red, green and gilt with chrysanthemum in a fenced garden within simulated brocade borders, gilt signature and red enamelled Shimazu mon to base, height 21.6cm, together with a similarly decorated Japanese Satsuma vase by Hogetsu, Meiji period, decorated with butterflies, iris and a stream, gilt signature, blue enamelled Shimazu mon and red seal mark to base, height 21.8cm (crack to body).

A Chinese famille rose millefleurs decorated porcelain part tea service, mark of Qianlong but late Qing dynasty, comprising teapot and cover and six cups, each painted with dense flowers on a gilt ground, iron red enamelled four-character mark to base, height of teapot 14cm (one cup with chip to rim).

A Chinese cinnabar lacquer dish, mark of Qianlong but late 19th century, of lobed outline with brass mounted rim, carved in relief with a scene of figures crossing a bridge in a village setting within a floral border, repeated on the underside, carved six-character mark within a keyfret rectangular frame to base, surrounded by four fruit and floral sprays on a trellis ground, diameter 22.8cm.

A Chinese famille rose export porcelain tankard, late Qianlong period, the cylindrical body painted with a panel of flowers, precious vessels and objects, reserved against a 'chicken skin' ground filled with scattered flowers and butterflies, applied with an interlaced handle, height 14cm (minor rim chip).

A Chinese famille rose export porcelain circular dish/basin, Qianlong period, the centre painted with scattered flowers within a rim of further flowers, fruit and leaves, diameter 44.3cm (minor rim chips and hairline star crack).

A Chinese doucai porcelain vase, mark of Qianlong but probably later Qing dynasty, of ovoid form with moulded elephant mask and ring handles, the body painted with two horizontal bands of iron red, green and yellow enamelled lotus and scrolling leafy tendrils, outlined in underglaze blue, above a wider band of green and blue repeated waves, the short flared neck with upright stiff leaves, underglaze blue seal mark to base, height 13cm (minor chip to footrim).

A Japanese porcelain brushwasher, probably by Makuzu Kozan, early 20th century, the globular body with pink painted keyfret rim above two dragons, raised on three short feet painted with vapours, indistinct underglaze blue mark to base, height 9cm.

A Chinese cinnabar lacquer circular box and cover, late Qing dynasty, the top carved in relief with two figures walking between rocks and pine on a cell diaper ground, diameter 10.2cm, height 5.6cm.

A Sino-Tibetan gilt and brown patinated bronze figure of Manjushri, probably early 20th century, modelled seated in dhyanasana, wielding a flaming sword, wearing a three-leaf diadem, beaded necklaces, celestial scarf and dhoti, on a lotus moulded base, engraved lanca script to back of base, weight 1491g, height 22cm.

A Chinese clair-de-lune glazed porcelain bottle vase, mark of Qianlong but 20th century, the body moulded in low relief with lotus leaves and pods, beneath a narrow neck with onion mouth, underglaze blue seal mark to base, height 34cm.

A Japanese Satsuma earthenware vase, Meiji period, of tapering form, painted and gilt with opposing panels of samurai and bijin in landscapes, reserved against a dark blue ground filled with gilt cranes, clouds, fans and flowers, black and gilt signature and Shimazu mon to base, height 31.5cm.

A Chinese famille rose Sailor's Farewell and Return export porcelain punchbowl, Qianlong period, the exterior painted with opposing scenes of a sailor and his wife with British ship beyond, diameter 27cm, height 11.3cm (cracked and repaired).

A pair of Japanese mixed metal inlaid brown patinated bronze two-handled vases, Meiji/Taisho period, each ovoid body decorated with opposing panels of lotus and butterfly beneath a pair of elephant handles and flared pan top rim, height 13.8cm.

A Chinese famille rose export style porcelain plate, Yongzheng style but later, painted with a lady scholar seated at a table with female attendant standing at her side, within a floral and trellis border rim, unmarked, diameter 22.4cm.

A Chinese Jun glazed porcelain meiping, mark of Qianlong but probably late Qing dynasty, the baluster body covered in a streaky pale blue and purple glaze, impressed seal mark to base, height 28.5cm (firing crack to footrim).