Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

A pair of Chinese famille rose porcelain shallow bowls, mark of Daoguang and possibly of the period, each exterior painted with a continuous figural scene, iron red enamelled seal mark to bases, height 4.2cm, diameter 13.8cm.

Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) - a Japanese woodblock print depicting rain at Ushibori, 37.5cm x 26.5cm, unframed, together with another woodblock print by Imoto Tekiho depicting bamboo and mountain, 39cm x 25.5cm, unframed.

A graduated set of three Chinese Canton famille rose porcelain interfitting cylindrical boxes and covers, mid to late 19th century, each typically painted with figural and floral panels, heights 9.2cm, 7.4cm and 5.5cm (some faults).

A Chinese porcelain abstinence plaque, Qianlong style but probably 20th century or later, of rectangular form, one side painted with the characters Zhaijie (Abstinence), the reverse inscribed with manchu characters Bolgomi Karga, all within a pierced iron red and gilt archaistic scroll surround, length 6.8cm.

A pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain vases, mark of Xuande but late 19th century, each of swollen cylindrical form, painted with a continuous figural scene of dignitaries, dancers and attendants, underglaze blue four-character mark to bases, height 27.7cm.

A Chinese sang-de-boeuf glazed porcelain vase, mark of Qianlong but modern, of baluster form with flared neck, underglaze blue seal mark to base, height 38.5cm.

A Chinese turquoise glazed trilobed gourd shaped porcelain vase, mark of Qianlong but 20th century or later, moulded with iron red and gilt tied bow beneath three apertures, iron red enamelled seal mark to base, height 9.5cm.

A Chinese archaistic jade cong, Neolithic style but later, of cylindrical form with square projections at four corners, each corner with horizontally ribbed decoration, the stone of mottled brown tone, height 5.4cm, width 11.2cm.

A Chinese Yixing stoneware teapot and cover, Qing dynasty, of swollen hexagonal form with scroll handle and tapered spout, on bracket feet, the rim with incised keyfret band, the cover surmounted with a crouching Buddhistic lion cub and articulated brocade ball, impressed seal mark to base, height 13cm.

A Chinese Dehua blanc-de-Chine porcelain censer, Kangxi period, of circular bombé form, the exterior finely incised with a dragon and vapours between a pair of moulded lion mask handles, diameter 11cm, height 5.5cm.

A Chinese famille verte porcelain bottle vase, mark of Kangxi but later, the globular body painted with a figural scene, beneath an onion bulbous and tapered cylindrical neck, underglaze blue six-character mark to base, height 22cm.

A Chinese blue and white export porcelain guglet, Qianlong period, the ovoid body and narrow neck painted with panels of birds, flowers and fence in landscape, within floral borders, height 26.2cm (chip and crack to rim).

A group of five Chinese carved coquilla nut beads, late Qing dynasty, each carved in relief in the form of an immortal, lengths ranging from 2.5cm to 3cm, together with six other carved spherical coquilla nut beads.

A Chinese Fuzhou lacquer scribe's box and sliding cover, late Qing dynasty, each end decorated with gilt bats and shou medallion on a brown ground, length 22cm, together with a lacquer brushpot, decorated with gilt cash on a brown ground, height 12.2cm (some faults).

A Chinese famille verte porcelain 'phoenix tail' vase, mark of Kangxi but late Qing dynasty, the body painted with two birds and butterflies amidst flowers, rocks and bamboo, beneath a similarly decorated flared neck, underglaze blue six-character mark within double ring to base, height 44.3cm, with turned hardwood circular stand.

A collection of Chinese porcelain, 18th century and later, including a pair of bowls, covers and stands, 20th century, painted with sparrows, blossoming branches and black characters, iron red four-character mark to bases, total height 9cm, a blue and white export porcelain plate, Qianlong period, painted with a coastal landscape, diameter 22.7cm, and a ru-type pale blue glazed circular censer, diameter 13.8cm, together with a small group of Japanese porcelain (some faults). Provenance: the property of a West Sussex private collector.

A Chinese blue and white porcelain vase, mark of Qianlong but 20th century and later, of trilobed gourd shaped form with three necks and apertures, painted with lotus and bats amidst scrolling tendrils, underglaze blue seal mark to base, height 18cm.

A Chinese famille rose export porcelain circular bowl, Qianlong period, the exterior painted with a continuous figural scene of musicians and attendants, diameter 19.7cm (hairline crack to rim).

A Chinese blue and white export porcelain vase, 18th century style but later, of teardrop form, painted with flowers, height 14.2cm, with carved wood stand, together with a Chinese blue and white export porcelain octagonal bowl, 18th century, painted with alternating figure, flower and landscape panels, height 6.8cm, width 14.1cm.