Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

A rhinoceros horn small goblet, probably 18th century, the rounded funnel shaped bowl on a knop stem and circular foot, height 8cm, together with a rhinoceros horn cup and cover, height 10cm, and a small figural netsuke, height 5.4cm. Note: as this lot incorporates rhinoceros horn, it would be very unlikely that a re-export certificate would be granted beyond the UK. Customers outside the UK are requested NOT to bid on this item.

A Chinese brown patinated bronze pumpkin-form brushwasher or censer with cast naturalistic decoration, incised three-character mark to base, height 10cm, and a Japanese bronze circular censer on ball feet, diameter 12.7cm, together with two Chinese bronze figures of Buddha, heights 8.4cm and 6.9cm.

A Chinese pale celadon jade comb of curved form with carved chilong surmount and handle, length 9cm, together with a pale celadon jade pendant, carved in the form of a squirrel and gourd, length 6cm, and a jade hairpin, length 10cm.

A Chinese jade pendant, carved in the form of a duck holding a lotus stem in its beak, the stone of celadon tone with russet inclusions, height 4.5cm, a carved and pierced hardstone dragon bi disc, diameter 7.1cm, and a carved jade pendant figure of Buddha, length 7cm.

Two Chinese jade circular bangles, probably 20th century, each of spinach green tone with carboniferous inclusions, inside diameters 6.1cm and 6.2cm.

A Chinese jade kylin pendant, late Qing dynasty, modelled in a seated pose, the stone of variegated green tone, height 4.8cm, together with two pale celadon flowerhead pendants, lengths 5cm and 6cm, and a Chinese carved soapstone figure of a recumbent pig, length 5cm.

A group of five Chinese jade and hardstone bangles, 20th century and later, four of various green tones, the other of pale yellow tone, inside diameters ranging from 6cm to 6.4cm.

A Chinese yellow glazed porcelain bowl, mark of Chenghua but later, of flared circular form, underglaze blue six-character mark within double ring to base, height 8.6cm, diameter 18.4cm (hairline to rim).

A Chinese blue and white export porcelain tureen and cover, Qianlong period, the cover painted with a border of butterflies, flowers and foliate scroll filled ruyi-head corner panels, beneath a pomegranate finial, the sides with bird, peony, pine and fence, between a pair of moulded rabbit-head handles, height 17cm, length 35.5cm (rabbit ears chipped).

A pair of large Chinese blue and white export porcelain meat dishes, Qianlong period, each painted with a figure crossing a bridge, pavilions, fishing boats and pine trees in a coastal landscape, length 51cm (minor glaze fritting/chips to rims).

Takeji Asano (1900-1999) - a Japanese polychrome woodblock print depicting rain in Hibashi-Honganji Temple, Kyoto, signature to lower left corner, 23.5cm x 35.5cm, framed and glazed with card mount.

Hiroshi Yoshida (1896-1950) - a Japanese polychrome woodblock print, titled 'Glittering Sea', signature and publisher's seal to lower right corner, signed and titled in pencil to margin, 38.5cm x 26cm, framed and glazed.

Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) - a Japanese woodblock print depicting morning at Nijubashi Bridge, signed and Watanabe publisher's seal to lower left corner, image size 36.2cm x 24.2cm, unframed.

Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949) - a Japanese woodblock print depicting a fishing boat returning to Yabase at sunset, signed and Watanabe publisher's seal to lower right corner, image size 36cm x 24.2cm, unframed.

Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) - a Japanese woodblock print depicting the Saishoin Temple at Hirosaki in snow, signed and Watanabe publisher's seal to lower right corner, image size 36cm x 24cm, unframed.

A Chinese blue and white porcelain meiping vase, Transitional style but later, of baluster form, painted with fruiting branches within lappet and stiff leaf borders, unmarked, height 23.8cm.

A Chinese zitan wood brushpot, probably late Qing dynasty, of slightly flared form with barbed quatrefoil outline and fluted lip, height 16.1cm, together with a zitan incense holder of cylindrical form with carved and pierced gnarled wood decoration, length 21.6cm.

A small group of South-east Asian collectors' items, 19th century and later, including a Japanese carved hardwood horse and foal netsuke, height 4.1cm, a Chinese carved soapstone seal carving of a water buffalo on a rectangular plinth base, height 15.8cm, and a Japanese copper and brass napkin ring, decorated in relief with geese and millet, diameter 4.1cm.

A near pair of Chinese polished bronze bombé censers, mark of Xuande but 20th century or later, each engraved with gods between cast Buddhistic lion mask handles, cast six-character mark to base, rim diameters 14.5cm and 15.2cm, width across handles 18.5cm and 18.9cm.