Asian and Islamic Ceramics and Works of Art

A Chinese blue painted celadon glazed porcelain vase, early 20th century, the shouldered body and flared neck painted with two fenghuang (phoenixes) amidst peonies, beneath a pair of Buddhistic lion cub handles, height 56.5cm (hairline to body).

A Chinese gilt bronze figure of a caparisoned elephant, modelled standing with head turned to its left, length 11cm, together with two Indian bronze interlocking figural mounts, length 16cm and 13.5cm.

Two Japanese silk embroidered rectangular panels, early 20th century, each finely worked in coloured threads, one depicting a Torii (Shinto temple gateway) in a landscape, 21.5cm x 29.5cm, the other with a river scene, bridge, trees and pavillions, 21cm x 28.5cm, both framed and glazed.

A Chinese watercolour painting, 20th century, depicting Liu Hai dancing, holding a string of cash and accompanied by his three-legged toad, two lines of black text and two red seal marks to upper right corner, 85cm x 41.5cm, framed and glazed.

A Chinese blanc-de-Chine porcelain figure of Guanyin, Kangxi period, modelled standing beside an attendant child on a cloud base, height 30.5cm, together with a similar figure of the bearded immortal Shoulau, modelled holding a peach, on a cloud moulded base, height 32.7cm (both with faults and restoration).

A Chinese cast bronze figure of an immortal, 20th century, modelled standing and accompanied by a deer, height 42cm, together with a Chinese archaistic bronze fang-ding censer, mark of Xuande but 20th century, of rectangular form, height 12.5cm (lacking cover).

A pair of Chinese cloisonnÚ jars and covers, early 20th century, each of globular form on a tapering stem and circular foot, decorated with dragons on a black ground, height 20cm, together with a pair of similarly decorated bottle vases, height 10.2cm, and a cloisonnÚ bowl, diameter 13.1cm (minor faults).

A Chinese carved soapstone figure of Guanyin, early 20th century, modelled in a standing pose, the stone of greyish/brown mottled tone, height 45cm, mounted on a wooden base with table lamp fitting.

Two pairs of Chinese burgundy silk embroidered panels, 20th century, one pair of octagonal outline, the other of shaped square outline, each worked in colour and gilt wire thread with birds and blossoming branches within floral and foliate framing, widths 21cm and 20cm, both framed and glazed.

A Chinese coral coloured silk embroidered jacket/short robe, late Qing dynasty, finely worked in coloured threads with a design of scattered flowers, fruit and butterflies on a coral ground, the borders and collar decorated with flowers and foliage on a cream ground, with gilt metal fastenings, length 109cm (faults).

A pair of Chinese green silk embroidered rectangular chair back panels, early 20th century, each worked in coloured threads and gilt wire thread with a dragon above waves, stitched together and mounted as one, 141cm x 22.5cm, within a black silk surround, together with a Chinese green silk embroidered semi-circular panel worked in coloured threads and gilt wire thread with dragons, phoenix, vapours and flowers, length 106cm (some faults).

A Chinese red silk embroidered jacket, early 20th century, worked in coloured threads with a design of flowers and fruit on a red ground, the borders, cuffs and collar decorated with flowers, bats and foliage on a cream ground, with gilt metal fastenings, length 63cm.

A Chinese red silk embroidered and appliquÚ jacket, 20th century, worked in coloured threads with flowers and butterflies, within late appliquÚ floral borders, on a red ground, length 66cm.

A Japanese Satsuma earthenware koro and cover, early 20th century, painted with samurai, applied with Buddhistic lion finial and handles, on mask, tongue and paw feet, height 62cm (some faults), together with a Japanese ebonized softwood stand with carved frieze, scroll legs and undertier, height 75cm.

Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1842) - a Japanese polychrome woodblock triptych print, late Edo period, depicting crowds watching a firework display from the Ryogoku Bridge in Edo, 37.5cm x 74.5cm, framed and glazed. Note: a similar print of the same scene can be found in the Victoria & Albert collection, museum number E-4900:1,2-1886 and the Harvard Art Museum collection, object number 1933.4.835.-837.

Kesai Eisen (1790-1848) - a Japanese polychrome woodblock triptych print, late Edo period, depicting two bijin standing on a jetty as a further bijin attempts to step off a boat, 38cm x 74cm, framed and glazed.

Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) - two Japanese polychrome woodblock oban prints, late Edo period, each depicting a standing bijin, 34.5cm x 23.5cm and 35.5cm x 23.5cm, framed and glazed as one.

Two Japanese polychrome woodblock prints, Meiji period, each depicting a Bijin, 24cm x 36cm, framed and glazed, together with a Chinese painting on silk, 20th century, depicting two sparrows amidst bamboo, 41cm x 27cm, framed and glazed.

A pair of Chinese polished bronze vases, 20th century, each cast in relief with dragons, birds and deer, height 25cm.