Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

A pair of Chinese cloisonné vases, 20th century, of baluster form, decorated with black and white lotus and tendrils on a blue ground, height 23cm, a pair of small cloisonné jars and covers, a Nanking Cargo blue and white porcelain bowl and a saucer, diameters 11.5cm and 11.6cm, and a group of Japanese Kutani porcelain, including vases, bowl and dishes (minor faults).

A Chinese famille verte powder blue ground porcelain jar, Kangxi style but late Qing dynasty, of stout ovoid form, painted with opposing figural and landscape panels beneath four floral vignettes to shoulder, all reserved against a blue ground filled with gilt flowers, underglaze blue double ring to base, height 27.5cm, with carved and pierced hardwood cover and stand.

A Chinese hardwood cased opium scale, mid-19th century, the fish shaped case with metal mounts, the swivel cover revealing a calibrated bone balance arm, brass pan and weight to interior, length 34.5cm, together with a Buddhist bamboo and palm leaf manuscript book, length 29.8cm.

A Chinese silk embroidered panel, late Qing dynasty, finely worked in coloured and gilt threads with two figures holding an incense burner and lotus stems within a surround of rocks, prunus, pine and flowers with fenghuang flying above and monkey, lingzhi fungus and deer below, 30cm x 20.5cm, framed and glazed, together with a pair of Chinese silk embroidered sleeve panels depicting figures in landscapes on a cream ground, 52.5cm x 11.3cm, framed and glazed.

A Chinese white glazed porcelain bottle vase (tianqiuping), modern, the globular body with slightly flared cylindrical neck, height 53.5cm.

A pair of Japanese brown patinated bronze vases, Meiji period, each low-bellied body cast with sparrows and peonies beneath a hexagonal neck cast with pendants, flanked by a pair of pierced handles, height 27cm.

A Chinese small jade cup, early 20th century, of cylindrical form, carved in low relief with a bird and blossoming branch, on an integral gilt metal stand, total height 8cm.

A Kashmiri gilt copper and enamelled tea caddy and cover, late 19th century, of ovoid form, decorated in relief with bands of foliate panels against turquoise and blue enamel grounds, height 14.5cm (minor faults).

A Japanese bronze handwarmer/pot, Meiji/Taisho period, modelled in the form of Daruma with yawning mouth aperture and hands raised, height 8.3cm.

A Japanese ivory handmirror, Meiji/Taisho period, of circular form with loop handle, the back finely carved in relief with a scene of the three gods, Benzaiten, Ebisu and Bishamon, carved and red stained signature, length 23cm (lacking mirror glass), together with a Japanese ivory cylindrical box, the hinged lid carved in relief with a seated boy, height 3.5cm.

A Tibetan bronze seal, 19th century, the domed surmount and cylindrical shaft cast in relief with foliate scrolls, the iron terminal with engraved matrix, length 5.3cm.

A Chinese silk embroidered rectangular panel, late 19th/early 20th century, worked in coloured threads with a scene of a seated maiden accompanied by a boy climbing a tree, a seated dog and a bird in a cage, beside a cat climbing a tree with bird and butterfly flying above, to the right a pavilion with two figures within and a rat walking on a beam, all within a flower and meandering stem border against a dark blue ground, 40.5cm x 60cm, unframed (some faults).

A Chinese blue silk embroidered jacket/short robe, late Qing dynasty, finely worked in coloured threads with an all-over design of butterflies and scattered flowers on a coral ground, the borders, cuffs and collar decorated with blue and black flowers and scrolling foliage on a cream ground, length 113cm, together with a Chinese silk embroidered waistcoat, length 38cm, a Japanese black silk kimono and a silk gown.

Three Chinese opera dolls, early 20th century, each wearing original silk embroidered costume, heights 22.5cm, 25cm and 29cm, and a small group of Japanese items, including a pair of red and gilt lacquered wood pokkuri geta shoes and an album of printed and painted portraits.

A Japanese 'The Tokaido Shank's Mare Album with Note' folding album of sixty woodblock prints, including portrait frontispiece, circa 1918, illustrating the 'Tokaido Hizakurige', a comic novel by Jippensha Ikku, bound as a traditional concertina album, each print 22cm x 33.5cm.

A Japanese concertina album of polychrome prints, early 20th century, comprising twelve triptych prints depicting various figural scenes, the card covers with floral decoration, 35.5cm x 23.5cm, together with a crêpe paper book 'Japanese Fairy Tale Momotaro', a 'Guide to Japan', a similar cover, printed maps and another book 'Mountaineering and Exploration in the Japanese Alps' (some faults).

A Chinese famille rose export porcelain tankard, late Qianlong period, the barrel-shaped body painted with flower sprays within underglaze blue borders against an iron red 'Y' diaper ground, height 13.6cm (hairline crack and repaired rim chip).

A Japanese cloisonné bottle vase, Meiji period, decorated with polychrome panels of alternating ho-o birds and dragons, reserved against a dark blue ground, beneath bands of butterflies, scrolling tendrils and lappets, height 30.6cm.

A collection of Japanese Arita blue and white porcelain, Meiji/Taisho period, comprising twelve fish moulded dishes, length 28cm, a set of twelve saucer dishes, each painted with central medallion and foliate border, diameter 21cm, a set of twelve saucer dishes decorated with leaves and meandering scrolls, diameter 21.7cm, and two sets of twelve side dishes, one set with landscape vignettes framing central medallion, diameter 18.5cm, the other set with landscape opposing lines of text, diameter 17.8cm, various underglaze blue factory marks to bases, (some with minor faults).