Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

A Chinese carved giltwood and gesso figure of a dignitary, Qing dynasty, modelled seated on a throne, height 33cm.

A Chinese cloisonné circular jardinière, early 20th century, of squat globular form, decorated with polychrome dragons, flaming pearls and vapours on a black ground, height 15.5cm.

A Chinese Canton export sandalwood box with hinged lid, late 19th century, of shaped rectangular outline, the top and sides carved in relief with village scenes, length 26.5cm.

A Chinese sang-de-boeuf porcelain meiping vase, probably 19th century, of baluster form, covered in a streaky oxblood glaze, height 14.2cm.

A Chinese Han style inlaid cast bronze figural brushwasher with verdigris patina, the recumbent beast with single horn, archaistic scroll decoration and rectangular aperture to its back, length 11.7cm, height 7.4cm.

A Chinese brass equestrian figure group of Guandi, late 20th century, the god of war modelled seated on the back of a galloping horse, height 22cm.

A Chinese iron red glazed chrysanthemum moulded circular dish, mark of Jiaqing but later, the centre decorated with a gilt lotus and scrolling tendril roundel within a petal lobed rim, iron red enamelled seal mark within turquoise glazed foot interior, diameter 10cm.

A Chinese brown patinated bronze tripod censer, probably 20th century, of squat circular form with upright loop handles, on three long tapering feet, cast seal mark to base, weight 617.5g, height 10.5cm, rim diameter 6.6cm, together with a brown patinated bronze articulated figure of a centipede, unsigned, length 15.3cm.

Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) - a Japanese woodblock oban yoyoke print depicting a view of the Kanda Myojin shrine, 23cm x 36cm, together with a group of twenty other Japanese woodblock oban prints, including Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) depicting the sumo wrestler Hidenoyama Raigoro, 36cm x 25cm, and Yoshitoshi, depicting the hero Kotegara Hanji in the pouring rain from the Tales of the Floating World on Eastern Brocade series, 36.5cm x 25cm (some faults), unframed.

A Chinese porcelain hu-shaped vase, mark of Qianlong but Republic period, the pear-shaped body painted in iron red, grey, black and gilt with a figural scene of Shoulao, deer and attendants opposing lines of black text and three iron red and gilt seals, within ruyi-head, geometric and foliate borders, iron red and gilt four-character mark to base, height 36.8cm (chip to rim).

A Chinese archaistic porcelain hu-shaped vase, probably 20th century, of rectangular baluster form with ridged vertical flanges to neck, body and foot, painted in iron red with archaistic taotie masks, scrolls and trellis, height 33.7cm (repair to rim).

A Japanese brown patinated bronze ikebana bowl, Meiji period, of circular form with keyfret band on four crashing wave feet, cast four-character mark to base, diameter 14cm, together with another Japanese ikebana bowl of square outline, cast with crashing waves, width 13.5cm.

A Chinese Transitional style blue and white porcelain brushpot of cylindrical form, painted with figures in a landscape within incised borders, unmarked, height 18.4cm (cracked).

A Chinese archaistic celadon jade censer and cover, mid to late 20th century, the circular body carved in relief with mythical beast scrolls and vertical chilong, flanked by a pair of dragon and scroll double loose ring handles, the domed cover with similarly carved borders and four dragon and loose rings beneath a circular top, decorated with shou medallion and four bats, raised on four mask and tongue feet, height 19cm, on a wood stand.

A set of eight Chinese blue and white export porcelain plates, Yongzheng/Qianlong period, each painted with a goose flying above three further geese, rocks and bamboo within three flower sprays to rim, embellished in gilt and iron red with three flowers and a barbed border, diameter 22.5cm (minor rim restorations and hairlines).

A pair of Japanese Arita Kakiemon style porcelain circular dishes, Edo period, each painted in underglaze blue with a leaping carp, waterfall, waves and rocks with brightly enamelled and gilt detail and border, the underside of rim with underglaze blue karakusa scroll, underglaze blue pseudo six-character mark of Chenghua to base, diameter 29.7cm (minor rim restoration, chip and hairlines).

A Chinese eggshell porcelain vase, Republic period of later, of shouldered tapering form, enamelled with an elder and child attendant with blue borders, iron red mark to base, height 14cm.

A Chinese copper red glazed porcelain jar, mark of Qianlong but possibly 19th century, of globular form on a circular foot, underglaze blue pseudo seal mark to base, height 19cm (lacking neck).

A Chinese malachite vase and cover, mid to late 20th century, of flattened spade form with carved Buddhistic lion mask and tongue supporting loose ring handles, the cover with lion cub finial, height 16cm, with a wire inlaid hardwood stand, total height 19cm.