Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

Two Japanese iron tsuba, Edo period, each of quatrelobed outline, one cast in low relief with butterfly and clouds, length 8.2cm, the other with a village in landscape, signed, length 7.7cm.

A group of four Japanese antimony dishes, Meiji period, comprising a pair moulded in relief with doves, length 16.8cm, a circular dish decorated with a maiden, diameter 15cm, and a rectangular dish, length 29cm.

A Japanese polychrome triptych woodblock print, 19th century, depicting a seated samurai and female attendants, entertained by two butterfly dancers on a bridge, 35cm x 77cm, framed and glazed.

Utagawa Yoshitaki (1841-1899) - a Japanese polychrome triptych woodblock print depicting a battle scene of samurai, 34cm x 74.5cm, framed and glazed.

A group of six Japanese woodblock prints, 19th and 20th century, including two by Toyokuni III (Kunisada) from the series 'Sono Sugata Yukari No Utsushi-E' (The Tale of Genji), depicting three maidens punting on a lake and an interior scene with figures, 24cm x 35.5cm, the others after Eizan, Toyokuni I, Eishi and Kitagawa Utamaro, all framed and glazed.

A Chinese mortgage deed, circa 1924, Kee County, Shan Xi Province, 41.5cm x 42cm, framed and glazed.

A Chinese puppet of Mr Wu, early 20th century, wearing a yellow silk costume, height 68cm.

A Japanese earthenware vase, Meiji period, the ovoid body with polychrome enamelled reticulated and relief moulded band of a dragon, phoenix, kirin and Buddhistic lion amidst vapours within similarly enamelled lappet and scattered mon borders, between a pair of moulded mask and tongue handles, height 35cm.

A Chinese blue glazed porcelain bottle vase, mark of Qianlong but probably later, the globular body with cylindrical narrow neck, underglaze blue pseudo seal mark to base, height 12.7cm.

A Chinese brass and steel padlock and key, probably Qing dynasty, the lock constructed in two parts, the rectangular body engraved to both sides with a row of foliate panels, the key with pierced handle, length 12cm.

A Chinese blue and white porcelain jar and cover, Kangxi period, painted with lotus and leafy tendrils, height 9.5cm (minor chips), together with a Chinese blue and white circular dish, Kangxi period, painted with bird, flowers and butterflies within a segmented floral border, diameter 22cm (two hairline cracks and rim fritting).

A pair of Chinese famille rose millefleurs black ground porcelain saucer dishes, mark of Qianlong but 20th century, each painted with dense flowers, painted iron red six-character mark to bases, diameter 14.5cm.

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.

Two Chinese famille rose porcelain saucer dishes, Republic period, each painted with a figural scene beneath lines of black text, one with iron red painted four- character mark to base, the other with iron red seal mark to base, diameter 18cm.

A Japanese boxwood netsuke, 20th century, carved in the form of a playful shishi, incised two-character signature to underside, length 5.7cm.

A Chinese famille rose porcelain saucer dish, mark of Chenghua but late Qing dynasty, painted with three iron red bats, framed by a border of three auspicious fruit branches divided by three gilt characters, iron red enamelled four-character mark to base, diameter 14cm, together with a Chinese famille rose provincial porcelain dish, diameter 17.5cm, and a porcelain octagonal dish, painted with warriors, width 21cm.

A group of Oriental metalwork, including a pair of Chinese plated cups, height 5.8cm, a Chinese white metal circular dish, diameter 7.7cm, a bronze Buddha and two oil lamps.

A South Indian bronze votive lamp figure of Lakshmi, 18th/19th century, modelled standing, holding two supports in her hands, height 25cm (part of a larger group).

A Chinese blue and white Kraak porcelain bowl, late Ming dynasty, probably Wanli period, the centre painted with a bird, rocks and flowers, the cavetto with four quatrelobed panels of flowers and peaches, diameter 14.2cm (repaired hairline), bearing 'Guest & Gray' label to base.