Chinese Overlay Peking Glass Vases, One Pair, Of
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LOW HIGH Lot Description Estimate Estimate 4000 (lot of 4) Chinese overlay Peking glass vases, one pair, of green and white stick neck vases with gourd vines; the other pair, of blue and white with flowers, 9.25"h $ 200 - 400 (lot of 4) Chinese hardstone vessels, consisting of a cup with a zoomorphic handle; two 4001 green mottled bowls; and a blue and white porcelain snuff bottle with rabbits, largest (bowl): 4"w $ 200 - 400 4002 Chinese yellow Peking glass vase, carved with dragons amid rolling waves, 10.25"h $ 100 - 200 Chinese Peking glass overlay vase, with brown geese and lotus in contrast with a gilt 4003 flecked semi-translucent ground incised with a wave pattern, 6"h $ 300 - 500 (lot of 4) Chinese enameled porcelain plaques, each with different mountain and river 4004 scenery, each with colophon to the upper left, bearing signature 'Wang Yeting', 8"h × 5.25"w $ 400 - 600 Chinese porcelain seal paste box, the circular lid decorated with a scholar in front of a 4005 villa, base with an apocryphal Qianlong mark, 2.5"w $ 150 - 250 Chinese porcelain doucai stem cup, exterior decorated with grape vines, the base with an 4006 apocryphal Chenghua mark, 2.5"h $ 200 - 400 (lot of 3) Chinese enameled porcelain seal paste boxes, the first, of cranes and peonies; 4007 the second, of birds and flowering branches, the base with apocryphal Qianlong mark; the last, of five orange bats amid underglaze blue clouds and base with apocryphal Kangxi mark, 3.5"w. Provenance: Estate of Reynold Tom of Oakland, CA $ 200 - 400 (lot of 3) Chinese enamel porcelain cups, one pair of wine cups with quails and flowers; 4008 together with a sgraffito cup with flowers over a red ground; all with apocryphal Yongzheng mark to the bottom, largest: 3.5"w $ 300 - 500 (lot of 3) Chinese glazed ceramic vessel and candle holders, a Shiwan vessel/brush washer 4009 fronted by two seated scholars; together with a pair of candle holders, each with a bird perched on a tree, one with a peach tree and the other with lychee; base reads 'Chen Zhichang' (one tree with losses), 8.25"h $ 200 - 400 4010 (lot of 2) Chinese hardstone bi-disk and plaque, the bi-disk with brown inclusions on a sea- green ground; the rectangular plaque accented with pierced scrolls, 2.5"h $ 300 - 500 4011 Chinese belt plaque with stone inlay, the off-white plaque carved with a mythical zoomorph in relief, set within a rectangular panel with small holes at the corners, 2.125"w $ 300 - 500 4012 (lot of 2) Chinese hardstone plaques, one with archaistic dragons and the character 'lu'; the other with a colophon reversed with children and an elephant in low relief, 2"h $ 300 - 500 (lot of 3) Chinese tianzhu/dzi type beads, one with seven eyes and another with nine; the 4013 last with a chevron pattern, largest: 1.5"h $ 300 - 500 (lot of 16) Chinese hairpins and accessories, the hairpins bent into ring form; some 4014 decorated with enamel and carnelian bi-disks; along with loose bi-disks and accessories, largest: 3"w $ 200 - 400 Page 1 of 70 4015 (lot of 40+) Group of Chinese snuff bottle lids and spoons of various mediums, largest: 4"h $ 200 - 400 Chinese copper alloy censer, the lid in the form of a goose with pierced wings resting its 4016 head on its back, 7"w $ 300 - 500 Chinese wire inlaid bronze 'ink stone', of rectangular form with a shallow well to the left 4017 of text from the Platform Sutra by the sixth patriarch of Chan Buddhism Huineng, framed by a key-fret border, the underside with the cartouche 'Shisou' and apocryphal Ming Chongzheng bingchen date, 4.5"h x 7.75"w $ 400 - 600 (lot of 3) Chinese quartz toggles and a carnelian box, the first of two white melons; the 4018 second similarly with melons accented by a russet bat and cicada; the third, a carnelian lotus leaf form box with a perched butterfly, box: 2.5"w $ 300 - 500 Chinese hardstone handling piece, of a recumbent ox executed from a celadon matrix 4019 with brown inclusions, 2.25"w $ 300 - 500 Chinese brass square incense clock, the lid pierced with a taiji emblem, trigrams and a 4020 floral pattern; the first tier with two inserts; all raised on shaped supports, 3.6"h. Provenance: private estate, Oakland, CA $ 300 - 500 4021 Chinese patinated bronze tripod censer, the compressed body with inverted U shaped handles to the rim, raised on tapering short supports, marked 'Langyin ge zhi', 6"w $ 400 - 600 Chinese patinated bronze censer, the low slung body flanked by shaped handles, the 4022 recessed base marked 'Baoyue xuan', 5.25"w $ 200 - 400 Himalayan copper alloy sculpture of Dakini, standing on a woman, holding a vajra chopper 4023 in her right hand and a skull bowl in the left, atop a double lotus pedestal and backed by a detachable mandorla, 7.75 "h $ 300 - 500 Himalayan copper alloy sculpture of Kubera, with a mongoose in the right hand and jewel 4024 in the left, seated in royal ease on a lotus pedestal, 5.5"h $ 300 - 500 Chinese blanc de chine figure of Guanyin, the standing bodhisattva holding a scroll in hand 4025 (hairline cracks), 13.5"h $ 200 - 400 Chinese blanc de chine porcelain censer, with inverted U shaped handles on the rim 4026 above a short neck, the compressed body raised on short tapering supports, underside with apocryphal Qianlong mark, 4.3"w $ 300 - 500 Chinese cloisonne box, the lid enameled with fu-lions framing a bat above an inset 4027 hardstone pierced plaque with dragons and a shuangxi emblem, 9"w $ 300 - 500 4027A (lot of 2) Chinese cinnabar and black lacquer panels, with black peonies and birds on a red ground, 7"h x 9.75"w. Provenance: Estate of Reynold Tom of Oakland, CA $ 200 - 400 Chinese hardstone brush washer, carved with two meandering dragons contesting for a 4028 jewel, 3.25"w $ 200 - 400 (lot of 2) Chinese painted enamel dishes with hardstone belt hook handles, each of the 4029 dish of hexagonal form decorated with a landscape to the well; the first, with flowers on a pink ground and a stained russet hue dragon belt hook handle; the second, with blue walls and a gray-green belt hook with a chilong on the back, 5.75"l $ 500 - 700 4030 Chinese hardstone covered urn, of flattened hu form with stiff leaf pattern on the neck above a taotie mask, 6.8"h; Provenance: Estate of Reynold Tom of Oakland, CA $ 200 - 400 Page 2 of 70 Chinese hardstone sculpture, carved with two brown colored birds perched on a pale 4031 green trunk (beaks broken), 8.25"w $ 300 - 500 (lot of 2) Group of stone carvings, one agate turtle breaking out of its tan colored egg; and 4032 one recumbent ram carved with patterns, 4.5"w $ 200 - 400 Chinese Jun type ceramic lamp, the compressed body with raised bosses and ring handles, 4033 raised on a ribbed pedestal base, 2.75"h $ 300 - 500 (Lot of 4) Chinese figures of Daoist Immortals, each imitating amber; the standing 4034 immortals with various attributes, 4.3"h $ 150 - 250 (lot of 4) Chinese porcelain figures, consisting of one enameled male and one female 4035 immortal standing above clouds; another, an immortal in a aubergine robe holding a fly whisk, standing on a green base; the last, a turquoise glazed scholar, largest: 10"h $ 200 - 400 (lot of 9) Japanese lacquered ware, consisting of two black trays with mother-of-pearl 4036 inlay; two corner-stands with daisies; one vermilion bowl; two boxes; and two plates with a crow crowing to the moon, largest (tray): 16"l x 10.75"w $ 100 - 200 (Lot of 6) Japanese bronze vase and five dishes with the seal on the base, largest (vase): 4037 6"h $ 150 - 250 (lot of 3) Group of Asian decorative items, consisting of a Japanese Hina doll; one woven box; together with a Chinese wooden brush tray decorated with dragons in silvered inlay, 4038 flanked by faux bamboo handles, largest (tray): 14.5"l; Provenance: The Estate of Ruth and Jerry Gottlieb (Burlingame, CA) $ 100 - 200 (Lot of 2) Japanese bone inro, three-tier carved; both sides with a bird, preying mantis 4039 and baby; the lid with a pierced moth; together with a bronze Otafuku, the Goddess of Mirth (Uzume) holding a large fan on her lap, largest (inro): 3.12"h x 1.5"w x 1"d $ 200 - 400 (Lot of 3) Japanese wood/bamboo hanko seals, one carved with reishi on top, having a 4040 verse to the exterior and with Taisho date, largest: 3"h x 2"l x 0.8"w $ 150 - 250 (lot of 2) Japanese Kutani/Satsuma porcelain figures of Kannon and another goddess, 4041 both in colorful attire and bare footed, largest: 14.25"h $ 300 - 500 (lot of 3) Japanese brightly enameled porcelain charger and bowl, both with a phoenix on 4042 plum blossom branch above peonies on the blue ground; together with a black enameled vase with flowers and lotus blossoms to the reserve, largest (charger): 18.25"dia $ 200 - 400 (lot of 4) Japanese Imari ware: two chargers with flower motifs; together with two bowls, 4043 largest (charger): 12.25"dia $ 200 - 400 Japanese black lacquered tea chest, Meiji period, the front decorated with huts and a 4044 boatman on the river, lid with phoenix in takamakie, containing two removable inner boxes with sliding lid, approx.