23

An unusual painted pottery vessel and cover (ding )

Western Han dynasty

Diameter: 6 3/4 in, 17.1 cm

of bronze form, with a compressed globular body supported on three waisted legs and set with two upright rectangular loop handles. The domed cover has three conical spurs that double as feet when it is inverted.

24

A glazed pottery chicken-headed ewer

Sui dynasty

Height: 9 1/4 in, 23.4 cm

with an ovoid body rising from a flat base, a tapering neck and a cup-shaped mouth.

25

A fine glazed pottery vase

Northern Qi or Sui dynasties, 6th century

Height: 6 3/4 in, 17.1 cm

supported on a solid spreading foot with a bevelled edge and a slightly recessed base, the elegant ovoid body tapers to a narrow neck and has a bulbous mouth.

26

A fine and rare painted pottery model of a kneeling camel

Northern Wei dynasty

Length: 10 1/2 in, 26.8 cm

27

A small blue-splashed glazed pottery bowl

Tang dynasty

Diameter: 4 in, 10.2 cm

supported on a conical foot ring with a bevelled edge, the well-rounded sides terminate in an everted rim.

28

A fine sancai-glazed pottery jarlet

Tang dynasty

Height: 2 3/4 in, 7 cm

supported on a solid, conical foot, the globular body terminates in a straight neck.

29

A glazed pottery cup

Tang dynasty

Height: 3 in, 7.6 cm

supported on a solid conical foot, the tall cup has a flared rim.

30

A rare amber-glazed pottery rhyton

Tang dynasty, 8th century

Length: 5 in, 12.8 cm

in the form of a duck with its head bent over to form a handle.

31

A Cizhou-type jar

Northern Song dynasty

Height: 5 3/8 in, 13.6 cm

supported on a conical foot ring, the compressed, lobed globular body rises to a straight neck and terminates in a flared mouth.

32

A Cizhou stoneware jar

Northern Song dynasty

Diameter: 5 1/4 in, 13.3 cm

standing on a conical foot, the globular jar has a wide mouth and a lipped rim.

33

A glazed stoneware jar

Tang dynasty, 8th century

Height: 4 1/8 in, 10.5 cm

the sides flare from a spreading solid foot with a bevelled edge to a high shoulder

34

A fine and rare Cizhou pillow

Northern Song dynasty, dated 1119

Length: 7 in, 17.7 cm

35

A rare qingbai brush holder

Southern Song or Yuan dynasty

Length: 4 1/4 in, 10.8 cm

of rectangular form. Two recumbent mythical beasts, each with pricked ears, heavy brows, bulging eyes, a broad nose, sharp fangs, a beard, a long mane, a ribbed chest, a furry body and clawed feet, support the holder, which has three apertures, on their backs.

36

A Longquan celadon lotus bowl

Southern Song dynasty, 13th century

Diameter: 4 7/8 in, 12.5 cm

of well-rounded form with a slightly tapering foot and a convex base.

37

A very rare Longquan celadon box

and cover

Ming dynasty

Diameter: 2 3/4 in, 7 cm

of circular form with slightly swollen sides and a shallow domed cover

38

A rare Longquan celadon censer

Early Ming dynasty

Height: 6 1/4 in, 15.8 cm

supported on three legs, the three-lobed compressed globular body rises to a tapering neck and terminates in an everted flange rim.

39

A fahua porcelain garden seat (zuodun )

Ming dynasty, 16th century

Height: 14 3/4 in, 37.5 cm

of barrel shape, the hollow stool has a slightly domed top, and two lion-mask handles are applied at the widest point of the sides.

40

A Cizhou-type stoneware figure of Zhenwu

Ming dynasty, 16th century

Height: 8 in, 20.3 cm

depicted seated on a rock and dressed in a robe, tied high around his waist, over armour; his hair is incised and falls in a point down his back, and his feet are bare.

41

A fine porcelain box and cover

Wanli mark and period

Diameter: 9 in, 22.8 cm

of circular form supported on a straight foot ring, the rims are thickened and the cover is domed.

42

A fine and large porcelain brush pot

(bitong )

Chongzhen period

Diameter: 8 1/8 in, 20.6 cm

very slightly waisted and with a flat base.

43

A fine porcelain rolwagen (sleeve vase)

Chongzhen period

Height: 16 1/2 in, 42 cm

with a cylindrical body tapering slightly towards the foot and an elegantly waisted neck.

44

A rare porcelain beaker vase (gu )

Kangxi period

Height: 17 1/2 in, 44.5 cm

the shape is based on an archaic bronze original, with a tall, flaring neck, a swollen waist and a spreading foot.

45

A rare porcelain bulb bowl

Qianlong mark and period

Length: 9 1/2 in, 24.1 cm

of rectangular section with flared sides and a flange rim with canted corners, all supported on four bracket feet; the base is pierced with two small holes for drainage.

46

A pair of very fine and rare imperial

porcelain jardinières

18th century

Length: 6 1/8 in, 15.6 cm

of quatrefoil section with flaring sides terminating in flange rims and supported on straight foot rings.

47

A porcelain censer

Kangxi period

Diameter: 9 1/2 in, 24.2 cm

with S-shaped sides supported on a straight foot. The exterior and base are covered with a celadon glaze and the sides are painted with four sprays of leafy peaches in underglaze blue and copper-red; the interior is white.

48

A blue-glazed porcelain dish

Yongzheng mark and period

Diameter: 6 1/2 in, 16.5 cm

with well-rounded sides supported on a slightly tapering foot.

49

A celadon-glazed porcelain vase

18th century

Height: 13 7/8 in, 35.3 cm

based on an archaic jade cong, the vessel has a square section, a circular foot and a tapering circular neck.

50

A pair of fine porcelain bowls and covers

Daoguang mark and period

Diameter: 4 3/8 in, 11.1 cm

the bowls have everted rims and straight feet, and the domed covers have flared knops that also double as feet when the covers are inverted.

51

A blue-glazed porcelain vase (cong )

Qianlong mark and period

Height: 11 1/2 in, 29.2 cm

with a square-section, rectangular body, a circular foot and a tapering neck, this vessel is based on an archaic jade cong.

52

A fine porcelain water pot

By Wang Bingrong, circa 1820–75

Diameter: 2 1/2 in, 6.3 cm

supported on a low, broad foot ring, the compressed globular body tapers to a narrow mouth.

53

A fine carved porcelain brush pot (bitong )

Guangxu mark and period

Height: 5 1/2 in, 13.9 cm

of cylindrical form with a recessed base; the top is finely stippled to resemble bamboo.

54

A fine carved porcelain brush pot (bitong )

By Wang Bingrong, circa 1820–75

Height: 5 1/2 in, 14 cm

very slightly tapering towards the top and with a recessed base.

55

An iron-rust porcelain censer

18th century

Diameter: 5 3/8 in, 13.7 cm

of bronze form with S-shaped sides, three tapering feet and two loop handles issuing from the rim.