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110 A very fine and rare painted wood figure of a monk, possibly Sengjie Early Ming dynasty Height: 23 in, 58.5 cm seated, with his legs folded in padmasana and his left hand held in a variation of vitarkamudra while his right rests on his knee. Click on the image for more information |
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111 An unusual zitan rest 19th century Length: 4 in, 10.1 cm carved in geometric scroll form. |
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112 A fine and unusual rectangular oak box 18th/19th centuries Length: 13 in, 33 cm the top is inlaid with boxwood (huangyangmu) with a design of flowering peony and a small stalk of millet growing from rockwork SOLD |
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113 A fine wood figure of a Daoist Immortal 18th century Height: 8 in, 20.2 cm he holds a fly-whisk in both hands, which are hidden in the voluminous sleeves of his belted robes. |
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114 A very fine bamboo incense holder 17th century Height: 6 3/4 in, 17.1 cm pierced and carved in deep relief with a continuous scene of three scholars conversing under a gnarled, twisting pine tree. |
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115 A very fine bamboo wrist rest Early 18th century Length: 8 5/8 in, 21.8 cm carved in low relief with a boy, playing a horizontal flute, riding on the back of a water buffalo beneath a large, gnarled pine tree. SOLD |
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116 A good bamboo brush pot (bitong) 17th century Height: 4 in, 10.2 cm formed of two sections of bamboo and carved in high relief with the Eight Immortals crossing the sea (Ba xian guo hai). |
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117 A fine, small bamboo brush pot (bitong) 17th/18th centuries Height: 4 1/8 in, 10.4 cm carved in high relief with three scholars and an attendant in a mountainous landscape; the servant carries a book and one of the scholars a basket. |
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118 A fine bamboo brush pot (bitong) 18th century Height: 4 7/8 in, 12.5 cm carved with a scene of a cormorant fisherman standing in a river beneath a large willow tree with an overhanging rock to the other bank. |
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119 An extremely fine bamboo brushpot (bitong) 18th century Height: 6 in, 15.2 cm formed of two sections of bamboo and deeply carved to one side with a large lotus leaf, partly eaten in places, lotus flowers and a pod, all in minute detail and with the stems and wispy leaves more lightly incised. |
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120 A very fine ivory wrist rest 18th century Length: 8 5/8 in, 22 cm in the form of a section of bamboo with a joint carved at the bottom. SOLD |
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121 A very fine rhinoceros horn libation cup 17th/18th centuries Height: 4 1/4 in, 10. 9 cm Length of mouth: 6 1/4 in, 15.8 cm well carved in high relief with five dragons partly obscured by swirling clouds |
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122 A fine, small rhinoceros horn libation cup 17th/18th centuries Length: 3 5/8 in, 9.2 cm the exterior is carved with five dragons in high relief twisting sinuously amid swirling clouds; two of the dragons are clambering over the rim. |
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123 A fine inlaid black lacquer box Qianlong mark and period Diameter: 6 in, 15.2 cm of circular form and supported on a short ring foot. |
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124 A very fine inlaid lacquer table screen 17th/18th centuries Total height: 9 3/4 in, 24.8 cm the panel is decorated with antiques, including a vase containing a spray of peony and a pomegranate, a weiqi board, an ornate incense burner and cover and a flower-shaped box |
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125 A pair of very fine inlaid black lacquer oval dishes Kangxi period Length: 4 3/4 in, 12.1 cm decorated in mother-of-pearl and gold leaf with various antiques SOLD |
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126 A fine inlaid black lacquer shaped tray 17th/18th centuries Length: 12 3/4 in, 32.5 cm decorated in mother-of-pearl and gold leaf with a scene of a scholar and two attendants in a garden with various trees, plants and rocks beside a lake. |
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127 A very fine carved red lacquer box and cover Qianlong period Diameter: 3 7/8 in, 9.9 cm of circular form, the cover is carved with two seated, bearded scholars, one playing a qin, in a landscape with trees |
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128 A very fine carved red lacquer vase 18th century Height: 15 in, 38.2 cm of four-lobed, slightly flattened baluster form, supported on a spreading foot. Click on the image for more information SOLD |
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129 A very fine carved red lacquer brush pot (bitong) Qianlong mark and period Height: 4 3/4 in, 12 cm carved in detail with a continuous scene of scholars at leisure SOLD |