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BONHAMS BIDS INQUIRIES ILLUSTRATIONS 580 Madison Avenue +1 (212) 644 9001 Head, Asian Art Group U.S. Front cover: Lot 8028 New York, New York 10022 +1 (212) 644 9009 Fax Dessa Goddard, Director Inside front cover: Lot 8228 bonhams.com [email protected] +1 (415) 503 3333 Inside back cover: Lot 8229 [email protected] Back cover: Lot 8047 PREVIEW Bidding by telephone will only Thursday March 15 be accepted on a lot with a lower Bruce Maclaren, Senior Specialist 10am-5pm estimate in excess of $1000 +1 (917) 206 1677 Friday March 16 [email protected] 10am-5pm Please note that bids should be Saturday March 17 summited no later than 24hrs Harold Yeo, Consultant Specialist 10am-5pm prior to the sale. New Bidders +1 (917) 206 1628 Sunday March 18 must also provide proof of [email protected] 10am-5pm identity when submitting bids. Failure to do this may result in Ming Hua, Junior Specialist SALE NUMBER your bid not being processed. +1 (646) 837 8132 24819 [email protected] Live online bidding is CATALOG: $35.00 available for this sale Please email bids.us@bonhams. Please see pages 187 to 190 com with “Live bidding” in the for bidder information including subject line 48hrs before the Conditions of Sale, after-sale auction to register for this service. collection and shipment. All items marked with a W in the catalog and listed again on page 190, will be transferred to off-site storage along with all other items purchased if not removed by 5pm ET Thursday 22nd March.

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Colin Sheaf Dessa Goddard Asaph Hyman

USA

Bruce MacLaren Ming Hua Harold Yeo Chinese Art Chinese Art Chinese Art New York New York New York

Henry Kleinhenz Daniel Herskee Ling Shang Amelia Chau * Mark Rasmussen * Doris Jin Huang Rachel Du Chinese Art Chinese Art Chinese Art Chinese Paintings Indian, Himalayan, & Indian, Himalayan, & Chinese Art San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco San Francisco Southeast Asian Art Southeast Asian Art Los Angeles New York New York

ASIA AND AUSTRALIA

Xibo Wang Gigi Yu Edward Wilkinson* Yvett Klein Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong Sydney

EUROPE

Benedetta Mottino Sing Yan Choy Edward Luper Rachel Hyman Rosangela Assennato Ben Law Smith Ian Glennie Asha Edwards London, London, London, London, London, London, Edinburgh Edinburgh New Bond Street New Bond Street New Bond Street Knightsbridge Knightsbridge Knightsbridge

ASIA REPRESENTATIVES

Summer Fang Bernadette Rankine Taipei Singapore * Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES Lots 8000 - 8027 (two views)

PROPERTY FROM THE THE COLLECTION OF LOIS F. KLOPPENBURG

8000 AN INSIDE-PAINTED CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE Wang Xisan, 1972 Of rounded square form, the narrow sides carved in relief with lion mask and mock ring handles, one interior face painted with two fluffy kittens playing by asters, with one painted seal reading xiao mao (kittens), the other side painted with two cats, their attention transfixed by something in the distance, inscribed linu (an ancient phrase for cat), dated renzi chu chun (early spring 1972), signed Xisan painted at the Yihu Zhai, followed by two painted seals reading Xisan and Wang. 2 5/8in (6.6cm) high

$7,000 - 9,000

1972年 王習三内畫水晶「狸奴」鼻煙壺

落款 狸奴壬子初春習三作於一壺齋

Provenance Y.F. Yang & Co., Hong Kong, 1973

4 | BONHAMS (two views)

8001 AN INSIDE-PAINTED CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE One Bottle Studio, 1971 Of flattened circular form, the narrow sides carved in low relief with lion mask and mock ring handles, each face carved with a raised circular panel, one inside face painted with two cats in front of flowering lilies, the other side painted with two cats, one playing with a butterfly, dated xinhai heyue (sixth month, 1971), and inscribed xie yu Yihuzhai (painted at One Bottle Studio), followed by a painted seal with a contraction of the character Ji, a reference to Hebei province and Wang Xisan’s Ji school. 2 5/8in (6.6cm) high

$3,000 - 5,000

1971年 一壺齋内畫水晶雙貓圖鼻煙壺

落款 辛亥荷月寫於一壺齋

Provenance Y.F. Yang & Co., Hong Kong, 1973

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 5 8002 A PAIR OF JADEITE ‘DRAGON AND PHOENIX’ SNUFF BOTTLES 20th century Each of flattened rounded rectangular form, surmounted by tubular necks with flat lips, and supported on oval foot rings, the russet skin on the short sides used to carve a dragon on one, and a phoenix on the other, the green stone with icy-white inclusions and dark green patches. (2) 2 7/8in (7.3cm) high, the taller

$3,000 - 5,000

二十世紀 翠玉雕龍鳳紋鼻煙壺一對

Provenance Sotheby’s, New York, lot 153 (according to label)

8002

8003 A WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE 18th century Of rectangular form, tapering slightly towards the base, each side with a raised rectangular panel, surmounted by a tubular neck with a concave lip, flanked by lion mask and mock ring handles on the shoulders, all supported on a foot ring of conforming outline, the evenly-colored white stone with minor cloudy inclusions. 2 1/2in (6.2cm) high

$5,000 - 7,000

十八世紀 白玉雕舖首耳鼻煙壺

Published The International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Journal, Spring 1996, cover.

8003

8004 A LAVENDER JADEITE ‘GOATS’ SNUFF BOTTLE 20th century Of ovoid form with a tubular neck, flat lip and flat foot, each side carved in low-relief with a sure-footed goat climbing over jagged rocks, the deep lavender-hued stone with some cloudy inclusions. 2 1/8in (5.5cm) high

$3,000 - 5,000

二十世紀 紫羅蘭翠玉雕山羊紋鼻煙壺

8004

6 | BONHAMS 8005 A CINNABAR LACQUER ‘LANDSCAPE’ SNUFF BOTTLE 19th/early 20th century Of flattened ovoid shape, each side finely carved through layers of red lacquer to depict a view of figures heading towards walled temples in a mountainous landscape, each scene framed by lotus scrolls at the sides, and foliate scrolls and lappets at the shoulder and foot. 2 1/2in (6.2cm) high

$2,000 - 3,000

十九世紀/二十世紀初 剔紅山水圖鼻煙壺

8005

8006 A MINIATURE RED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE 18th century Of flattened spherical form, the shoulders rising to a tubular neck with a wide mouth, all supported on a slightly splayed foot ring, the thin transparent walls causing the glass to appear pink. 1 1/2in (3cm) high

$2,000 - 3,000

十八世紀 紅料光素袖珍鼻煙壺

A number of glass bottles of this size are illustrated by Hugh Moss, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang, A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Mary and George Bloch Collection, vol. 5, Hong Kong, 2002, nos. 678, 711, 779, 789, and 815. The authors note that by the standards of the larger bottles of the Qianlong period onwards, bottles of this size might be considered miniature, but such small bottles were not unusual from the Yongzheng and early Qianlong 8006 reigns, op. cit. p. 320.

8007 A BLACK AND RED DOUBLE OVERLAY WHITE GLASS ‘HORSE AND MONKEY’ SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century The flattened globular body of opaque white glass, overlaid with black on red, carved to each face to form the design of a monkey and a horse, the shoulders carved with lion mask and mock ring handles, the overlay also carved to form the oval foot ring. 2 1/8in (5.5cm) high

$2,000 - 4,000

十九世紀 涅白地套紅黑料馬上封侯圖鼻煙壺

Provenance Y.F. Yang & Co., Hong Kong, 1973

Illustrated 8007 The International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society Journal, Spring 1995, cover.

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 7 (two views)

8008 AN INSIDE PAINTED SMOKY QUARTZ SNUFF BOTTLE Wang Xisan, 1971 Of rounded rectangular form, one side painted with two cats playing with butterflies, the other side painted with two cats by a flowering lily, their attention captured by something in front of them, dated xinhai shengxia (deep summer 1971), inscribed Xisan xie yu Yihuzhai (painted by Xisan at the One Bottle Studio), followed by a painted seal reading Xisan. 2 7/8in (7.3cm) high

$7,000 - 9,000

1971年 王習三内畫茶晶雙貓圖鼻煙壺

落款 辛亥盛夏習三寫於一壺齋

Provenance Y.F. Yang & Co., Hong Kong, 1973

8 | BONHAMS (two views)

8009 AN INSIDE PAINTED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE Wang Xisan, 20th century Of flattened rounded form, one side with brown inclusions and irregular surface, the inside painted with a lotus blossom, reeds and butterfly, the other side painted with an eleborate mansion on the edge of a cliff, surrounded by trees, with a waterfall in the distance, the translucency of the material imbuing the scene with a ethereal feel, signed Wang Xisan, with one painted seal reading Xisan. 2 1/4in (5.5cm) high

$6,000 - 8,000

二十世紀 王習三内畫瑪瑙山水蓮塘圖鼻煙壺

落款 王習三作

Provenance Y.F. Yang & Co., Hong Kong, 1973

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 9 8010 AN INSIDE PAINTED SMOKY QUARTZ SNUFF BOTTLE Ding Guiling, 1972 Of flattened rounded square form, one side painted with a scene of Guanyin and Shancai, inscribed Guanyin Dashi (venerable Guanyin) and one painted seal reading yin, the other side painted with six children playing with Budai, inscribed liuzi nao Xifo (six sons play with Happy Buddha), dated renzi dongyue (winter, 1972) and signed Ding Guiling painted in Beijing, followed by one seal reading yin. 2 3/8in (5.7cm) high

$1,000 - 1,500

1972年 丁桂玲内畫觀音喜佛圖茶晶鼻煙壺

Provenance Y.F. Yang & Co., Hong Kong, 1973

Ding Guiling was a female student of Ye Bengqi. She was active in Beijing in the 1960s and 70s.

8010

8011 AN INSIDE PAINTED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE Attributed to Wang Xisan, 1971 Of rounded square form, supported on a flat foot, each side painted with lady resting by a bamboo grove, one side dated xinhai xiayue (summer, 1971) with one painted seal with a contraction of the character Ji a reference to Hebei province and Wang Xisan’s Ji school. 2in (5.2cm) high

$3,000 - 5,000

1971年 傳王習三内畫修竹美人圖鼻煙壺

Provenance Y.F. Yang & Co., Hong Kong, 1973

8011

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8012 AN INSIDE PAINTED AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE Wang Xisan, 1966 Of flattened rounded form, one side painted with a fisherman on a boat in water edged with reeds, the other side with an oxherd encouraging his stubborn charge to follow him, dated bingwu nian (1966), signed Wang Xisan. 2 1/2in (6.2cm) high

$6,000 - 8,000

1966年 王習三内畫瑪瑙漁翁牛童圖鼻煙壺

落款 丙午年王習三作

Provenance Y.F. Yang & Co., Hong Kong, 1973

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 11 8013 A TEADUST GLAZED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE Qianlong mark and period Potted in the form of a miniature jar with a waisted neck and lipped rim, the broad shoulders tapering slightly towards the recessed foot, incised with a four-character circular seal mark. 2 1/4in (5.6cm) high

$2,000 - 4,000

清乾隆 茶葉末釉鼻煙壺 《乾隆年製》款

8013

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE OHIO COLLECTION

8014 A PAIR OF YELLOW GLASS ‘ELEPHANT’ SNUFF BOTTLES 19th century Each formed as the mirror image of the other, in the shape of a recumbent elephant, its head turned to one side, with a saddle blanket over its back, supporting a vase, that forms the neck of the bottle, the blanket incised with floral pattern. (2) 1 3/8in (3.5cm) high

$6,000 - 8,000

十九世紀 黃料太平景象式鼻煙壺一對

8014

12 | BONHAMS 8015 AN UNDERGLAZE BLUE MOLDED PORCELAIN SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century Made in the form of a miniature moonflask, the shoulders set with writhing chilong whose bodies extend to the neck, each face painted in underglaze blue with a crane roundel, all supported on a flared foot ring surrounded by a band of pierced coins, the surfaces covered with a qingbai glaze. 2in (5.2cm) high

$1,500 - 2,500

十九世紀 青花青白釉團鶴紋螭龍耳鼻煙壺 8015

8016 AN ENAMELED GLASS ‘INSECTS AND FLOWERS’ SNUFF BOTTLE 20th century Of flattened spherical form, surmounted by a gently flaring neck, one side painted with a butterfly and poppies, the other with a praying mantis among hollyhocks and pinks, the flat oval foot inscribed in iron-red with a four-character Qianlong mark in seal script. 2in (5.2cm) high

$2,000 - 3,000

二十世紀 白料粉彩蝴蝶螳螂紋鼻煙壺

8016

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 13 8017 8017

PROPERTY FROM A FLORIDA ESTATE FORMED IN CUBA PRIOR TO 1950

8017 TWO CLOISONNE ENAMEL SNUFF BOTTLES Qianlong marks The first of flattened form, with a flat gilt lip and oval gilt foot rim, one face with a dragon amid clouds reversed by a phoenix and clouds, the side panels with a blue scrolling lotus on a yellow ground, the foot with an incised four character Qianlong mark; the second bottle of upright rectangular form with a flat gilt lip and rectangular gilt foot rim, each face with an enclosed panel with two red crowned cranes in a landscape, the sides with a scrolling lotus on a red ground, the foot with an incised four character Qianlong mark. 2 1/2in (6.5cm) high, the taller

$2,000 - 3,000

掐絲琺瑯鼻煙壺兩件

8018 AN ENAMEL ON COPPER DOUBLE GOURD SNUFF BOTTLE Qianlong mark Of double gourd form, the flat copper lip and circular oval foot rim exposed, the body enameled with a blue ground with the double gourd motif repeated with cascading calabashes, the foot with a four character mark in iron red. 8018 2 3/8in (6.2cm) high

$1,200 - 1,800

銅胎琺瑯葫蘆形鼻煙壺 《乾隆年製》款

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8019 FOUR CORAL SNUFF BOTTLES The first of tree trunk form, with grapes and grape leaves in high relief; the second of compressed ovoid form, with a flat lip and wide oval foot rim, the body carved in high relief with a dancing figure surrounded by auspicious motifs; the third a figure seated on an elephant, the head as the stopper; the fourth in the form of a blossoming flower. 2 5/8in (6.5cm) high, the tallest

$3,000 - 5,000

珊瑚雕鼻煙壺四件

8020 A SIMULATED REALGAR GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE 1780-1830 Of ovoid form with cylindrical neck, flat mouth, oval foot ring, the opaque glass of varying bright orange, yellow and red tones. 2 3/8in (6.2cm) high

$1,000 - 1,500

1780-1830 料仿雄黃鼻煙壺 8020

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 15 8021 A SHADOW AGATE SNUFF BOTTLE 19th century Of compressed form, tapering to the flat oval foot rim, the dark brown dendritic inclusions on one face resembling a bird perched on a tree branch. 2 1/4in (5.5cm)

$2,000 - 3,000

十九世紀 瑪瑙巧雕鳥樹紋鼻煙壺

8021

8022 A INSIDE PAINTED ROCK CRYSTAL SNUFF BOTTLE Ye Family, 1932 Of flattened ovoid form with concave lip and a flat oval foot rim, each side painted in bright colors with a possible depiction of Shakyamuni Buddha, inscribed with a date of renshen and signed Ye Zhongsan with a seal. 2 3/8in (6.2cm) high

$1,500 - 2,500

1932年 葉氏家族 如來佛內畫鼻煙壺

8022

8023 A MUGHAL-STYLE WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE 18th/19th century Of compressed meiping form, the interior very well hollowed, with a wide, flat lip and supported by an oval foot rim, the body carved in relief with a continuous scrolling lotus. 2 3/4in (7cm), high

$2,000 - 3,000

十八/十九世紀 白玉雕痕都斯坦式番蓮紋鼻煙壺

8023

16 | BONHAMS 8024 8025

8024 8025 A WHITE JADE SNUFF BOTTLE A CELADON JADE DOUBLE GOURD SNUFF BOTTLE Qianlong mark and of the period 18th/19th century Of compressed meiping form with a flat lip and slightly waited neck, Adapting the form of a flattened double gourd, with a concave supported by a an oval foot rim around a recessed foot the well- oval dimple at the rectangular foot, the body of the vessel partially polished white stone with splashes of black and brown, with a four wrapped with a brocade cloth revealing repeated shou medallions. character mark in seal script on the foot. 2 3/4in (7cm), high 2 1/2in (6.5cm) high $1,500 - 2,500 $3,000 - 5,000 十八/十九世紀 青玉雕葫蘆式鼻煙壺 清乾隆 白玉鼻煙壺 《乾隆年製》款 8026 No lot

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 17 (two views)

8027 A RARE EARLY GUYUE XUAN ENAMELED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE Imperial Place Workshops, Beijing 1769 Whereas the majority of the Guyue xuan bottles are designated as The milky-white glass bottle with a flat, flaring lip and a flat oval foot, such by the standard three character iron red mark on the foot, this with a neat leiwen border in iron red at the neck, a band of lingzhi bottle bears a four character Qianlong Nianzhi reign mark on the foot, heads around the shoulder, one face with enameled lotus in pink and with the Guyue xuan connection indicated by two painted seals--Gu green, the leaves delineated in black, reversed with a poem in regular and Yue--that follow the poem. Other bottles from this same small script in iron red, dated jichou xia ri (1769, summer day), followed by group bear the reign marks around the neck, or adjacent to the two painted seals reading gu and yue, the foot with a four character poem, in addition to displaying the Gu and Yue painted seals. mark in regular script in iron red. 2 1/2in (6.5cm) high A few other white glass enameled bottles from this interesting and precisely dated group have been offered in recent years. One from $8,000 - 10,000 the J & J collection dated 1767 was sold at Christie’s New York on 22 March 2007, lot 43. Two others, formerly in the collection of Mary and George Bloch, one dated 1768, was sold at Sotheby’s Hong 1769年 白料畫琺瑯花鳥蓮紋鼻煙壺 《乾隆年製》款 Kong 26 November 2013, lot 145; and one dated 1775 was sold at

Bonham’s Hong Kong 27 May 2012, lot 62. This interesting enameled glass bottle is from a fairly small group of bottles, several of which are precisely dated, that were produced This compelling group has been carefully studied by Hugh Moss in within the Forbidden City between the years 1767 and 1775. It is “Mysteries of the Ancient Moon”, ICSBS Journal, Spring 2006, pp. theorized that the bottles were created with the intent of being gifted 16-32, and further explored in Moss, Graham and Tsang A Treasury by the emperor, perhaps during the Autumn hunt. of Chinese Snuff Bottles, vol. 6 pp. 182-194.

Adorned with lotus or chrysanthemum, these bottles would frequently feature a poem or poetic couplet in regular script written with iron-red enamels. On this bottle the poem was authored by the Ming dynasty painter Chen Chun (Chen Daofu, 1483-1544). The poem also appears in the Siku Quanshu, 24-87b.

18 | BONHAMS PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF HIDENARI TERASAKI (1900-1951), BY DESCENT Lots 8028 - 8029 Hidenari Terasaki, the transcriber of Emperor Hirohito’s famous Dokuhakuroku, sold Bonhams New York, Voices of the 20th Century, lot 1254, was a fluent English-speaking Japanese diplomat, married to an American, who on February 20 1946 assumed the special post of ‘Liason Officer to the Imperial Household’. He had the responsibility of interpreting for Emperor Hirohito and advising him on his dealings with General Douglas MacArthur (Herbert P. Bix, “The Showa Emperor’s ‘Monologue’ and the Problem of War Responsibility’, The Journal of Japanese Studies, 18/2 Summer 1992, p. 357). Terasaki was an elite Japanese diplomat who played a pivotal role in relations between his country and the United States, first in 1941 and again in 1946. In 1931, Terasaki married Gwen Harold, an American from Tennessee, and following postings in Shanghai, Havana and Beijing, was appointed in 1941 head of Western Intelligence and transferred to Washington, where, despite his position, he is thought to have tried to make a desperate failed attempt to have a cable sent directly from President Roosevelt to the Emperor, appealing for peace. After Pearl Harbor, he, his wife and daughter Mariko were interned and then repatriated to Japan in 1942. He moved away from diplomatic life, living in a mountain village, often close to starvation, but after Japan’s unconditional surrender, Terasaki was recalled to Tokyo and, with his experience, became the liaison between Emperor Hirohito and General MacArthur. Terasaki and his wife Gwen became a useful bridge between the two sides in these opening years of American occupation and they were visited by many of the senior American officers. Terasaki retired from his post in 1948 for health reasons, his wife and daughter returned to the US the following year. He died in Japan in 1951. Gwen wrote a biography of their life together, and a 1961 movie, Bridge to the Sun, took the book’s name as its title.

The following two lots, figure of Maitreya (lot 8028) and the rare jun-type purple glazed bowl (lot 8029) were acquired by Terasaki sometime prior to 1941, when he was stationed in Shanghai and Beijing. The Maitreya is recorded in Gwen Terasaki Bridge to the Sun, Rock Creek Books, 2017, p. 204.

20 | BONHAMS Hidenari Terasaki with his wife, Gwen and daughter Mariko

去年十二月，紐約邦瀚斯舉辦了《二十世紀之聲》專場拍 家，更一度隱居於深山小村中。在日本無條件投降後，寺崎 賣。其中有一件極為引人注目的拍品－－寺崎英成抄錄的日 英成被日本政府召回，擔任日本天皇御用翻譯官，並負責天 本昭和天皇獨白錄手稿（拍品１２５４）。該獨白錄的抄錄 皇和美國道格拉斯∙麥克阿瑟將軍之間的聯絡溝通工作。在美 者寺崎英成（１９００－１９５１）為二十世紀上半葉日本 軍佔領日本期間，寺崎英成和格溫一直致力於重建和改善日 重要的外交官之一，尤其在日美外交關係建設中起到了重要 美關係，以期重建戰後和平。１９４８年，寺崎英成由於健 橋梁作用。寺崎英成能說一口流利的英語，二次世界大戰前 康原因退職，格溫和他們的女兒於次年返回美國。１９５１ 曾被派往日本駐美國華盛頓大使館工作。在一次宴會期間， 年寺崎英成在日本因病去世。格溫在隨後幾年裡撰寫並出版 寺崎英成認識了來自田納西的格溫∙哈羅德，兩人很快相戀， 了自傳《Bridge to the Sun》(通向太陽之橋)，在書中回憶 並於１９３１年結婚。新婚後不久，寺崎英成先後被派駐到 了其和寺崎英成的生活。１９６１年根據自傳改編的同名電 上海、北京、以及哈瓦那。１９４１年，作為一等情報書記 影在美國上映。 官，寺崎英成再次被派往華盛頓日本大使關工作。在日本 太平洋戰爭爆發前夕，寺崎英成試圖在羅斯福總統和昭和 邦瀚斯本次拍賣中，將向大家展現兩件來自寺崎英成的藏 天皇之間建立直接對話，以期能避免日本和美國之間爆發全 品。此兩件拍品為寺崎英成１９４１年前在上海北京任職期 面戰爭，然而寺崎英成的計劃最終未能成功。１９４２年珍 間得到的兩件精美作品－－石灰岩雕彌勒菩薩坐像（拍品８ 珠港事變後，寺崎英成和他的妻子及女兒被美國政府送返回 ０２８）和鈞窯式紫釉盞（拍品８０２９）。 日本。回國後，為躲避轟炸襲擊，寺崎英成和其家人多次搬

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 21 8028 A RARE GRAY LIMESTONE FIGURE OF MAITREYA Northern Wei dynasty Based on the posture, this figure is believed to represent Maitreya, The slender figure seated with right leg crossed over the left knee, the buddha of the future. Maitreya is believed to return to earth with one finger of the right hand pensively touching the cheek, the left to preach the teachings of the Buddha after a period of great hand resting on the crossed leg and held in karanamudra, dressed turmoil where the Buddha’s teachings have been forgotten. He is in long flowing robes draping the lower body in soft pleats, the Shakyamuni’s successor and his return heralds a period of great narrow face with contemplative expression surmounted by the large peace. ushnisha, mounted on wood stand. 12 1/4in (31cm) high The pose, first conceived in India and later transmitted to China, represents Maitreya in deep contemplation, while at the same $40,000 - 60,000 time, because one foot is on the ground, he is ready to stand up and take his place as the buddha of the future. The karanamudra subdues negativity, dispelling impure thoughts and other obstacles to 北魏 石灰岩雕彌勒菩薩坐像 enlightenment.

Provenance The Northern Wei dynasty was a period of political turbulence and Collection of Hidenari Terasaki (1900-1951), by descent intense social and cultural change. During such tumultuous times a

messianic figure such as Maitreya held great appeal and Maitreya was one of the most popular bodhisattva during this early phase of Chinese Buddhism.

This figure is similar to other figures of Maitreya from the Longmen caves dated to the Northern Wei dynasty. For other examples from the Guyang Cave see Osvald Siren, Chinese Sculptures in the Van de Heydt Collection, Rietberg Museum, Zurich 1957, pls. 11 and 12; and Longmen liusan diaoxiangji, 1993, pls.8-13. See a related figure sold by Eskenazi, Ancient Chinese Sculpture, June-July, 1978, no. 8; one from the Alsdorf collection acquired from Alice Boney, published Eskenazi, Ancient Chinese Sculpture from the Alsdorf collection and others, June 1990, no. 1; another formerly in the collection of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York, sold at Sotheby’s, New York, 20 March 2007, lot 503; and another Maitreya from the the collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, sold Christie’s New York, 17 March 2015 lot 14.

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(two views)

8029 A RARE JUN-TYPE PURPLE GLAZED TEA BOWL Yuan/Ming dynasty The combination of sky blue and vivid purple glaze coloration Well-potted with gently rounded sides curving in slightly just below relates this bowl to the Junyao group of ceramics, recorded at kiln the everted rim, the exterior covered in a rich mottled purple glaze, excavations and documented burials from the Song through Ming extending over the rim into the interior where it transitions to a milky- periods. Its function as a tea bowl is indicated by the indented lip on blue glaze, which also covers the foot, except for the unglazed dark- its exterior walls, a distinctive feature of tea bowls inaugurated at the brown foot ring. Jian kilns of Fujian in the Song period and copied at kilns throughout 3 1/4in (8.3cm) diameter northern and southern China.

$15,000 - 20,000 Tea bowls of identical shape to this lot have yet to be published from Jun kiln excavations or burials in the past few years. However a dish with the same contrasting reddish-purple and sky blue 元/明 鈞窰式紫釉盌 glaze, subtle shape and careful potting comparable to this tea bowl

was discovered during excavations at the Juntai kiln site in Henan Provenance carried out in 2004. The dish was included in the Palace Museum Collection of of Hidenari Terasaki (1900-1951), by descent study Jun ci ya ji: gugong bowu yuan zhencang ji chutu junyao ciqi

huicui [Selection of Jun Ware: the Palace Museum’s collection and archeological excavation] (Beijing, 2013), cat. No. 117, pp. 264-265 (as Yuan-early Ming dynasty, diameter 18.8cm); and appeared earlier in Zhongguo chutu ciqi quanji: vol. 12: Henan (2008), cat. No 211 (as Jun type and dated as Yuan dynasty, 18.8cm diameter). See also the Jun-type purple glazed tea bowl of slightly different shape, related to the 2013 study of the Palace Museum Jun wares and sold in Christie’s Hong Kong sale 3372, 26 November 2104, lot 2925, (as Xuande period).

Other shards from the 2004 Juntai kiln site excavation match the group of ‘numbered Jun’ containers with purple and pale blue glazes preserved in the former Qing imperial collections, various museums and private collections throughout the world. There is no agreement at present on the dating of this group, but thermoluminescence testing on the shards from the 2004 excavation and comparable tomb finds suggest Yuan or early Ming date for the ‘numbered’ Jun group and, by extension, this tea bowl (see Laurie E. Barnes, ‘Yuan Dynasty Ceramics’, pp. 338-34, published in Li Zhiyin et al, Chinese Ceramics: From the Paleolithic Period through the Qing Dynasty [Yale University Press, 2010]).

This bowl appears to be the “Chungyao” bowl mentioned in Gwen Terasaki’s biography, Bridge to the Sun, Rock Creek Books, 2017, pp.51, 96, 97, 216. (bottom view)

24 | BONHAMS PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF SALLY S. AND DECATUR H. MILLER III Lots 8030 - 8039

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 25 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF SALLY S. AND DECATUR H. MILLER III

Bonhams is pleased to offer objects from the collection of institutions. She served as trustee of the Baltimore Museum Sally and Decatur H. Miller III, highly regarded Baltimore of Art, as well as member of the Walters Art Museum and collectors and philanthropists of the arts. Decatur was born the Maryland-based Art Seminar Group. In addition to into a prominent Baltimore family. He took great pride in the cultural foundations, Sally also dedicated her time to civic family’s longstanding civic ties as a champion of community organizations, serving on the boards of Union Memorial and artistic causes. In addition to being a trustee at the Hospital and Planned Parenthood of Maryland. Walters Art Museum, Decatur also held leadership posts with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and the Enoch Pratt Free As collectors, the Millers gravitated towards early Chinese Library. In his professional life, Decatur was a chairman and art, and their home on North Charles Street elegantly managing partner of the Baltimore law firm Piper & Marbury, displayed classical sculptural pieces from China’s Shang, now the global law firm DLA Piper. Zhou and Tang dynasties with contemporary paintings and photography. The following ten works of art from the Miller Sally was an equally enthusiastic supporter of the arts collection evince their careful connoisseurship and keen and cultural causes in Baltimore. A student of art history, eye toward excellence while celebrating the rich heritage of she devoted much of her intellectual curiosity to the local Chinese art.

莎莉和德凱∙米勒伉儷的中國藝術收藏

米勒伉儷是美國東部巴爾的摩地區著名的收藏家和慈善家， 組織。生前她曾擔任優寧紀念醫院和馬利蘭計畫生育聯合會 生前兩人同為當地眾多文化藝術機構的重要贊助人和董事會 的董事會成員。 成員，其中包括巴爾的摩美術館、華特美術館、巴爾蒂摩交 響樂團和伊諾克∙普拉特圖書館等。 德凱和莎莉都是藝術的愛好者和收藏家，他們尤其鍾愛中國 早期的藝術品。走進他們在巴爾的摩的寓所，能看到室內擺 德凱所來自的米勒家族一直致力於協助巴爾的摩居民和促進 設著他們的精美藏品，其中包括商周時期的青銅器、北齊的 當地社區經濟文化發展，德凱對此感到頗為自豪。德凱生前 佛像和唐代的銀器等。本次邦瀚斯非常榮幸能向大家展示米 為ＤＬＡ派博國際法律諮詢公司的主席和合夥人。莎莉在大 勒伉儷收藏中的十件精品。這部分作品充分展示了米勒伉儷 學期間主修藝術史，畢業之後決定將自己的所學致用於發展 對中國藝術的熱愛和欣賞。 當地的藝術文化事業。另外，莎莉也十分支持當地其它民間

26 | BONHAMS CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 27 8030 A FINELY CAST ARCHAIC BRONZE RITUAL WINE VESSEL, GU Shang Dynasty, Anyang phase Provenance The slender vessel cast at the flaring trumpet-form neck with four J.J Lally & Co., New York, 2008 blades each enclosing attenuated cicada forms with double eyes forming dispersed taotie masks in raised relief above a fine leiwen Bronze gu were among the most important vessels used in state ground and extending from an unusual horizontal band of raised eye- rituals of the late Shang dynasty. The blade motif at the neck of these centered cusped quatrfoils, the central knop cast with descending slender vessels is an Anyang innovation, (R. Bagley, Shang Ritual kuilong forming taotie masks bisected by raised knotched flanges Bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, p. 229); the distended separated from the lower band by paired relief ‘bowstring’ lines, the cicada form is shown in a gu published by J. J. Lally, Chinese Archaic flanges repeated on the flared foot enhancing elaborate horizontal Bronzes. The Collection of Daniel Shapiro, 2014 no. 3, along with kuilong with c-shaped horns and well-defined snouts, the surface the descending kuilong at the knob and base. The unusual cusped displaying a brilliant emerald green patina with vivid malachite quatrefoil band below the flanges can be found on a gu published encrustations on the exposed silvery gray surface. by Eskenazi, Ancient Chinese Bronzes from an English Private 12 1/4in (31.1cm) high Collection, no. 1, page 10. An impressive gu of similar size to our lot, was sold at Christie’s, New York, 15 March 2015, lot 3178; another $70,000 - 100,000 also offered at Christie’s, New York, 18 September 2014. See a related bronze sold in our Hong Kong rooms 29 November 2016, lot 28. A smaller inscribed example was sold in these rooms on 12 商代安陽時期 青銅觚 September 2016, lot 8012.

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8031 A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A GUARDIAN LION Northern Qi-Sui Dynasty Provenance Seated on its haunches with front legs firmly braced, the well- J.J Lally & Co., New York, February 2008 delineated head with bulging eyes and exposed fangs, supported by a powerful body, the fur of the broad mane, forelegs and tail finely Exhibited cast, the overall gilded surface gilded with a vivid green encrusted J.J Lally & Co., New York,Two Thousand Years of Chinese Sculpture, patina. Spring 2008, no. 9 4in (10.3cm) high It is likely this noble lion would have originally been part of a Buddhist $12,000 - 18,000 votive group, and the presence of lions can be traced back to the Buddhist art of India, where depictions of the seated Buddha are flanked by lions, both as protection and as a statement of his 北齊至隋 銅鎏金護法獅 majesty. A similar sized lion--also seated--and dating from the Six Dynasties (220-589), is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, 42.25.32.

30 | BONHAMS 8032 A GILT BRONZE ESCUTCHEON, PUSHOU Northern Wei-Northern Qi Dynasty Provenance Cast in near symmetry, the zoomorphic mask framed by tall, thin ears J.J Lally & Co., New York, October 2008 flanking meandering horns above bulging eyes and a leaf-shaped ornament above the forehead, the snout with flaring nostrils, and an Intended to bear a pendant ring, this gilt bronze mask (pushou 鋪 open mouth displaying curling fangs, the bronze gilded with areas 首) would have been secured on the outer door of a palace or noble of green patina, the mask punched with three holes to facilitate residence. Perhaps first appearing on the doors of the Xianyang hanging. palace of the Qin dynasty, pushou were frequently used on the inner 6 1/4in (15.5cm) high chambers of tombs in the Han dynasty. The fierce visage is likely derived from the taotie mask motifs used on archaic bronze vessels, $15,000 - 25,000 and with its bulging eyes, flaring nostrils, and hooked fangs intended to ward off evil spirits as well as unwelcome intruders. A similar pushou dated to the Northern Wei Dynasty is in the collection of the 北魏至北齊 銅鎏金鋪首 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, accession number 1986.243. See also a closely related bronze mask, part of the Falk collection, sold Christie’s, New York, 20 September 2001, lot 183.

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 31 8033 AN UNUSUAL ARCHAIC BRONZE HOOKED HALBERD OR FINIAL Zhou Dynasty The flat cast crest-form object rising from a triangular pierced and hollow socket for fastening and fashioned with five pointed blades, the central two in form of addorsed hooks, the surfaced covered with a green malachite and cuprite patina. 15in (38 cm) high

$15,000 - 25,000

周 青銅鉞

Provenance Christie’s, New York, March 18, 2009, lot 224 Arthur M. Sackler Collection, New York, acquired prior to 1978

32 | BONHAMS 8034 A BLACK SICHUAN POTTERY AMPHORA Han Dynasty Burnished black pottery, of pear form with a vertically incised band around the neck beneath a lozenge-shaped opening at the mouth, with two loop handles resolving into four raised scrolls on the body, each handle with three circular bosses, with a flat circular foot rim and recessed foot. 7in (17.75cm) high

$2,000 - 3,000

漢 黑陶雙耳壺

Provenance J.J Lally & Co., New York, August 2005

8034

8035 A RELIEF-MOLDED GRAY POTTERY TILE OF A DRUMMER Song-Jin Dynasty The rectangular tile of baked unglazed buff pottery, molded in high relief, the flower adorned figure beating a drum on a stand. 13 3/4in (35cm) high

$2,500 - 4,000

宋至金 淺浮雕擊鼓灰陶磚

Provenance J.J Lally & Co., New York, August 2011

For further discussion of entertainers on pottery tiles see Robert Maeda “Some Sung, Chin, and Yuan representations of actors” Artibus Asiae, Vol XLI, 2/3, pp. 132-156; and James C.Y. Watt, The Word of Kublai Khan, Chinese Art in the Yuan Dyansty, New York, 2010, pp. 52-58.

8035

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 33 8036 A FINE AND RARE REPOUSSE PARCEL-GILT SILVER BOWL Tang Dynasty transformed into a makara, endowed with a dragon’s head, fish fins Finely worked in repousse with steep, quatrelobed sides, the rim and accompanied by a flaming jewel. interior banded and gilt with a continuous leafy scroll pattern about the central well enclosed by a band of overlapping ‘peacock feathers’ Its foreign background and imagery made the makara an auspicious surrounding a fierce coiled makara in repousse chasing a flaming symbol for use in several extant examples of Tang dynasty silver pearl amid stylized waves, the well and design also gilt and raised on and gold. A Tang gold cup, excavated in 1983 in Xi’an and now in a splayed, circular foot incised with a single character qiong and two the Shaanxi History Museum is illustrated by C. Michaelson, Gilded indicipherable characters on the side and also on the base. Dragons, London, 1999, pp. 98-9, no. 59. while a similarly coiled 8 1/2in (21.5cm) diameter makara with flaming pearl is illustrated by Bo Gyllensvärd in ‘T’ang Gold and Silver’, Butlletin of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, $80,000 - 120,000 No. 29, Stockholm, 1957, Fig. 56b. As noted in the Lally catalog, a Tang parcel-gilt silver bowl also with a repoussé dragon-fish in a central medallion was excavated from Inner Mongolia and is now 唐 鎏金魔羯紋四曲銀碗 in the collection of the Ordos Museum, illustrated in Zhongguo

meishu fenlei quanji, Zhongguo jin yin boli falang qi quanji, Vol. II, Provenance Shijiazhuang, 2004, p. 47, no. 91. A n analogous gilt silver bowl J.J Lally & Co., New York, 2012 decorated with a peacock feather band enclosing a repousse

medallion of two flying parrots is published as part of the Kempe Published Collection in Bo Gyllensvard. Chinese Gold and Silver in the Carl J.J Lally & Co., New York, Silver and Gold in Ancient China, Spring Kempe Collection, no. 118, pp. 182-83. 2012, no. 14, and front cover

Few parcel gilt silver bowls from the Tang period have appeared at

auction. The most recent and closely related example to this lot, from With its distinctive curling snout, dragon head and finned body, the illustrious Carl Kempe collection and published in Gyllvensvard, the makara may be read as a representation of the mythical carp Chinese Gold, Silver and Porcelain, Asia Society, New York, 1971, transforming into a dragon, a metaphor for success as a result of p. 52, no. 46, was sold in these Rooms, 14 September 2015, lot assiduous effort. However the origins of this mythical beast is traced 8073. See a related parcel gilt copper pouring bowl, sold Christie’s, to India and was transmitted to China with the Buddhist canon, the London, 7 November 2017, lot 116. first datable appearance in the tomb of Li He (d. 583) in Shaanxi province. In the Buddhist tradition, the makara was originally a In his catalog entry, Mr. Lally speculates that the legible incised whale that rescued five hundred drowning merchants at sea, and character on the side of the foot may be the name of the original then sacrificed itself by providing its own body for sustenance. As a owner. result of its compassionate offering, the whale was immortalized and

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8037 A FINE PAINTED MARBLE TORSO OF BUDDHA Late Northern Qi-Sui Dynasty Published Standing gently erect and dressed in monastic robes with arms to J.J Lally & Co., New York, Ancient Chinese Sculpture Recent the sides, the hands originally raised and lowered in likely abhaya Acquisitions, Spring 2014, no. 6 and varada mudras, a gentle curve to the back and one shoulder exposed, the rich garments elegantly rendered with waves of soft Sculptures of this type are associated with Qingzhou, Shandong folds extending to the figure’s bare feet which are supported on a province where a large hoard of sculptures were discovered at conical plinth, the kashaya fastened over one shoulder in a loop, the Longxing temple site in 1996. See the Royal Academy 2001 traces of the original red, green and black pigments and gold leaf publication Return of the Buddha. The massive figures in this catalog, embellishments remaining. nos. 16 and 17, carry related pigment and gilt embellishment and 18in (45.7cm) high suggest the original mudras on the now missing arms of this lot, the mantle fastening of no. 15 from the same group bears close relation $40,000 - 60,000 to our figure. See a complete limestone figure, sold Sotheby’s, London, 15 May 2013, lot 147 and a dated figure from the Robert Hatfield Ellsworth collection, sold Christie’s New York, 20 March 北齊晚期至隋 大理石加彩佛立像 2015, lot 752. See also an unembellished larger figure from the Dr.

and Mrs. Marvin L. Gordon collection, sold Christie’s, New York, 20 Provenance September 2013, lot 1509. J.J Lally & Co., New York, 2014

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8038 A YAOZHOU CELADON GLAZED BOWL Northern Song Dynasty With a flared rim surrounding the deep curving well, the interior incised with waves and carved with a floral spray, the olive green glaze thinly applied on all surfaces except the foot pad, burnt a warm cinnamon brown, with a thin foot rim around a convex foot. 5 3/8in (13.6cm) diameter

$8,000 - 12,000

北宋 耀州窰青釉刻花盌

Provenance Eskenazi Ltd., London, December 2005 Hans Popper Collection, San Francisco, CA Richard Bryant Hobart Collection, Cambridge, MA

Exhibited Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA

8038 (two views)

8039 A PAINTED POTTERY FIGURE OF A HORSE AND RIDER WITH HOUND Tang Dynasty The horse standing four square on a rectangular base with head turned left, the sinewy body and bobbed tail evenly painted with carmine pigments setting off the black- painted saddle supporting a foreign rider holding a lively dog straining against the black-painted hogged mane. 14in (35.5cm) high

$8,000 - 12,000

唐 彩繪騎馬俑

Provenance J.J Lally & Co., New York, November 2004

The distinctive snout on this dog almost certainly identifies it as a Saluki (Shanxi Xigou 陝西細狗), a sight hunter prized for its speed and ability to catch rabbits. The Saluki came to China from Central Asia along the silk road at least as early as the 7th century as they appear on a tomb mural of the Tang prince Zhuanghuai in 685. Here the Saluki’s companion is also likely an immigrant from the West, given his Phrygian cap. The Tang aristocracy had an interest in the hunting styles of nomadic peoples from Central 8039 Asia, and they would often gather to witness staged hunts.

38 | BONHAMS PROPERTY FROM THE CURRIER MUSEUM OF ART, MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE Lots 8040 - 8049 8040 A YUEYAO STONEWARE VASE Han dynasty Potted with an ovoid body surmounted by a cylindrical neck with a flared rim, flanked on the shoulder by two loop handles with applied decoration, the base of the neck impressed with a wave band, the shoulders decorated with raised bowstring bands and incised waves, the top half and inside of the mouth covered with an olive-green glaze, the lower half and the recessed foot fired dark brown. 12 5/8in (32cm) high.

$1,200 - 1,800

漢 越窰青釉雙耳海紋陶壺

Provenance Acquired in 1992

8041 A YAOZHOU GREEN-GLAZED MEIPING Song dynasty The broad shoulders surmounted by a short tubular neck with a rolled-rim, the sides tapering towards the base and decorated with horizontal raised ribs, covered overall with a crackled pale olive-green glaze except for the recessed foot. 8040 8041 8 1/4in (21cm) high

$700 - 900

宋 耀州窰青釉弦紋梅瓶

8042 A LONGQUAN CELADON-GLAZED ‘CHRYSANTHEMUM’ VASE Ming dynasty Sturdily-potted with an ovoid body, molded and carved with chrysanthemum blossoms borne on a continuous leafy scroll, all between leaf lappets at the base and chrysanthemum petal lappets encircling the gently flared neck, covered overall with a crackled sea-green glaze pooling in the recesses, the slightly convex foot surrounded by an unglazed foot ring. 14 1/2in (37cm) high

$2,500 - 4,000

明 龍泉窰青釉纏枝菊花紋瓶

Provenance Gift of Mrs Eliot A Carter, 1991.

8043 A LONGQUAN CELADON-GLAZED ‘PETAL’ VASE AND A COVER Ming dynasty Of ovoid form, surmounted by a cylindrical neck with a galleried mouth, the body incised and combed with a band of peony petals between bands of lotus petals encircling the shoulder and base, covered overall with a olive-green glaze, the unglazed foot burnt orange, the associated domed cover with wide notched flange and double-gourd finial. 9 1/4in (23.5cm) high 8042 8043 $800 - 1,200

明 龍泉窰青釉刻花瓣紋瓶配蓋

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8044 A BLUE AND WHITE FISH BOWL Wanli mark and of the period Provenance Heavily potted with rounded sides, the walls painted in deep Gift of Mr. and Mrs Eugene Bernat, 1958 underglaze blue with two dragons chasing a flaming pearl amid clouds, the six character mark also in underglaze blue on the The present lot is impressive for its lively decoration of a pair of face of the rim. dragons. The way one dragon is portrayed looking over its back 19 3/4in (50.1cm) diameter towards the other dragon, creates a sense of interaction between the dragons and heightens the sense of vivacity. The large size of the $30,000 - 50,000 bowl makes possible the considerable amount of white space in the decoration which gives the composition room to breathe and adds to the sense of motion. Such large pieces were difficult to fire without 眀萬曆 青花雲龍紋魚缸 《大明萬曆年製》款 cracking and warping and are testament to the technical virtuosity of the Jingdezhen potters of the late Ming period.

The present lot follows Jiajing period examples such as the ones sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 28 Nov 2009, lot 324; and our London rooms, 6 Nov 2008, lot 67.

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8045 8046 A BLUE AND WHITE ‘LANDSCAPE’ BALUSTER VASE A LANGYAO TRIPLE-SPOUTED VASE 19th century 18th/19th century The body painted with a mountainous waterscape populated with Potted as three conjoined ovoid vases with cylindrical necks, the scholars and attendants carrying qin, amidst trees and rocks partially bodies rising from a short trefoil foot, applied overall with with obscuring temples and houses, with birds flying in the distance, a crushed raspberry-red glaze, thinning at the mouth rims and the trumpet neck decorated with a similar scene, the recessed foot streaking towards the foot, the unglazed foot ring surrounding the surrounded by an unglazed foot ring. crackle-glazed foot. 17 7/8in (45.5cm) high 15in (38cm) high

$8,000 - 12,000 $1,500 - 3,000

十九世紀 青花擕琴探友圖鳳尾尊 十八/十九世紀 郎窰紅釉三孔瓶

Provenance Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bernat, 1960

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 43 8047 A CELADON-GLAZED DOUBLE-GOURD VASE Qianlong seal mark and of the period Elegantly potted with a narrow waist between the slightly compressed globular lower bulb and smaller upper bulb, gently rising from the shoulder to a narrow mouth, covered overall with a pale sea-green glaze thining to white at the rim, with a matching cover, the recessed celadon-glazed foot enclosed within an unglazed ring and inscribed in underglaze blue with a six-character mark. 12 1/2in (31.7cm) high

$60,000 - 90,000

清乾隆 粉青釉葫蘆瓶帶蓋 《大清乾隆年製》款

Provenance Gift of Mrs. Eliot A Carter, 1991

For other examples of double-gourd vases with matching covers, see one in Chinese Porcelain, The S.C. Ko Tianminlou Collection, vol. 1, Hong Kong, 1987, pl. 160; another in the collection of the Nanjing Museum, included in the exhibition Qing Imperial Porcelain of the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong Reigns, Hong Kong, 1995, Catalogue no.69, and also illustrated in Treasures in the Royalty: The Official Kiln Porcelain of the Chinese Qing Dynasty Zhongguo qingdai guanyao ciqi, Shanghai, 2003, p.341; and another from the Jingguantang collection, illustrated in Splendour of the Qing Dynasty, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 1995, cat. no. 212, and sold at Christie’s, Hong Kong, 28 October 2002, lot 723.

See also a vase in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, illustrated by S.G.Valenstein, The Hertzman Collection of Chinese Ceramics, New York, 1992, pl.98; and another illustrated in Qing Imperial Monochromes: The Zande Lou Collection, Shanghai, 2005, pl.42.

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8048 A TEADUST-GLAZED ‘WATER CHESTNUT’ VASE 19th century The compressed pear-shaped body rising from a spreading foot and tapering to a tall cylindrical neck, all covered with an evenly-mottled dark green glaze stopping at the foot, the base with the impressed six character Qianlong seal mark. 13 1/4in (34cm) high

$4,000 - 6,000

十九世紀 茶葉末釉荸薺扁瓶

Provenance Gift of Ed and Mary Scheier, 1992

8048

8049 A LANGYAO BALUSTER VASE 18th century The slender body rising from a spreading foot to a wide neck with flared rim, the exterior covered with a deep raspberry-red glaze, thinning at the mouth and running in streaks towards the base, the interior and recessed foot covered with a pale-green crackled glaze, the unglazed foot ring neatly cut. 16 7/8in (42.8cm) high

$4,000 - 6,000

十八世紀 郎窰紅釉尊

8049

46 | BONHAMS PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE OHIO COLLECTION Lots 8050 - 8074 (two views)

8050 W A RARE AND UNUSUAL LIMESTONE ‘INFINITE BUDDHAS’ PILLAR Northern Wei/Qi dynasty The thousand Buddha--or infinite Buddha--motif, where repeated Of cylindrical form, the rounded sides carved in low-relief with registers of small Buddha figures seated in meditation are depicted, nineteen rows of twenty Buddhas, the Buddhas seated dhyanasana is frequently seen in both painting and sculpture in China from the on narrow ledges that encircles the pillar, their hands hidden by 5th century onward. The imagery alludes to a passage in the Lotus pleated coverings, their elongated heads crowned by domed Sutra where emanations of the Buddha from an infinity of Buddha ushnishas, the top of the pillar carved with a square socket, worlds gather to listen to the historical Buddha Sakyamuni expound metal stand. sacred teachings. This pillar is carved in the round indicating it was 42in (106.7cm) high made to be viewed from all angles. It is likely that the pillar was created for circumambulation in its original location, a devotional, $25,000 - 40,000 merit-accruing act.

A similar pillar dating to the Northern Qi dynasty is in the collection 北齊/魏 石灰石雕多寶千佛幢 of the Xuchang Museum in Henan province.

Provenance Acquired in New York, 1990s

48 | BONHAMS 8051 A SANCAI-GLAZED POOTERY AMPHORA Tang dynasty Elegantly potted with an ovoid body tapering to the foot, a waisted neck and a pair of curved double-strap handles each applied with three bosses and terminating in dragon heads that grasp the lip, the green, amber and clear glaze splashed over the handles, neck and shoulders, raised on a concave foot. 15 1/2in (39.4cm) high

$6,000 - 9,000

唐 三彩雙龍盤口尊

A similar sancai-glazed pottery amphora, Tang dynasty, was sold at Bonhams London, 9 November 2017, lot 43.

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 49 8052

8052 A SANCAI GLAZED PILLOW Liao dynasty The leaf shaped pillow carved in low relief on the face with a floral design, the peonies and leaves glazed green against a black ground, the front side glazed amber and green, the back side carved but unglazed; together with an amber glazed pottery flask, following a leather prototype, the bulbous body raised from an unglazed circular foot rim, the flange handle pierced for hanging. (2) 8 7/8in (22.5cm) long, the pillow 9 1/2in (24.1cm) high, the flask

$4,000 - 6,000

遼 三彩刻花瓷枕及褐黃釉扁壺

8053 A FAHUA POTTERY FIGURE OF LI TIEGUAI Ming dynasty Portrayed standing barefoot with a limp leg, using a crutch for support, dressed in loose robes accented with aubergine and turquoise, the expressive face below a fillet encircling the head, the exposed areas of skin on the figure left unglazed, revealing the brown pottery body. 8 3/4in (22.2cm) high

8053 $2,000 - 3,000

明 琺華李鐡拐像

50 | BONHAMS 8054 A JUNYAO BOWL Yuan dynasty Thickly molded with a wide well tapering sharply inward toward a thin unglazed foot rim, the pale gray-blue glaze thinning to an olive brown along the rim, the interior with a reddish-purple splash. 7 7/8in (20cm) diameter

$3,000 - 5,000

元 鈞窰天青釉紫斑盌

8054

8055 A LONGQUAN CELADON ‘CHRYSANTHEMUM’ BOWL Song dynasty Elegantly potted with gently rounded sides rising from a slightly tapered, neatly-cut foot ring, the exterior molded and incised with chrysanthemum petals radiating from the base, covered overall with a sea-green glaze except for the bottom of the foot ring. 6 5/8in (16.9cm) diameter

$4,000 - 6,000

宋 龍泉窰青釉菊瓣紋盌 8055

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 51 8056 A LONGQUAN CELADON ‘CHRYSANTHEMUM’ BOWL Song dynasty Elegantly potted with gently rounded sides rising from a slightly tapered, neatly-cut foot ring, the exterior molded and incised with chrysanthemum petals radiating from the base, covered overall with a blue-green glaze except for the bottom of the foot ring. 6 7/8in (17.6cm) diameter

$15,000 - 20,000

宋 龍泉窰青釉菊瓣紋盌

52 | BONHAMS 8057 A LONGQUAN CELADON TRIPOD CENSER Ming dynasty The bombe-form body with a cantered shoulder rising to a short straight neck and flared rim, supported on three tapered legs, each with a raised ridge running up to the shoulder, covered overall with a pale blue-green glaze. 3 1/2in (9cm) high

$2,000 - 3,000

明 龍泉窰青釉三足爐

8057

8058 A GUAN-TYPE VASE 18th century Of square section, the cantered shoulder gently rising to the slightly flared lipped-rim, two opposing sides set with lion-mask handles, the cantered base rising from the splayed foot ring, the creamy gray glaze suffused with a network of dark gray and ‘golden’ crackles. 12in (30.5cm) high

$2,500 - 4,000

清末 仿官釉獅耳方瓶

8058

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 53 8059 A LONGQUAN CELADON MOLDED DISH Ming dynasty With the fluted sides rising from a short tapered foot to a notched rim, the center impressed in low relief with a leafy peony spray, covered overall with a green glaze thinning at the edges and raised areas, the base with an unglazed ring burnt orange in firing. 13 1/2in (34.3cm) diameter

$5,000 - 8,000

眀 龍泉窰青釉菱口盤

8059

8060 A LONGQUAN CELADON DISH Yuan/early Ming dynasty The rounded sides rising from a short tapered foot to a lipped rim, boldly molded on the interior with a peony in low relief at the center of the well, the recessed base with an unglazed ring oxidized to orange during the firing. 10in (25.3cm) diameter

$2,000 - 3,000

元或明早期 龍泉窰青釉印牧丹紋盤

8060

54 | BONHAMS 8061 (two views)

8061 A MING STYLE BLUE AND WHITE PILGRIM FLASK 18th/19th century The globular body with a slender neck flanked by two ruyi-shaped handles, each side boldly painted in cobalt blue depicting a magpie perched on a flowering branch, with prunus on one side and a flowering fruit tree on the other, all between two borders of stylized foliage, the base unglazed. 11in (28cm) high

$8,000 - 12,000

十八/十九世紀 青花明式花鳥紋抱月瓶

8062 A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE JAR Wanli period Of ovoid shape, supported on an unglazed recessed foot, the rounded shoulders rising to a wide metal-mounted neck, painted around the exterior with four ogival panels enclosing flowering plants, below four panels enclosing a peach branch and floral sprigs, all separated from each other by straps and floral buckles reserved against a wan-fret ground, the base encircled with a lappet band. 14 1/4in (36.2cm) high

$4,000 - 6,000

明萬曆 青花開光花卉窄帶紋大罐 8062 A similar example sold at Sotheby’s, London, 9 November 2016, lot 239

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 55 8063 8064

8063 8064 A FUJIAN DEHUA GLAZED INCISED VASE A BLUE AND WHITE BIRD-HEADED EWER Kangxi period Kangxi period Of stick neck form, the rolled lip slightly everted with an incised key Of quatrefoil bottle form, raised on a foot with scalloped edges with fret pattern at the top and base of the neck, the neck also incised a two-tiered neck terminating in a flaring mouth with a single notch, with two butterflies, the body with a peony design, the foot rim set to one side with a long curved spout formed in the shape of an unglazed open-mouthed phoenix, finely painted around the body with birds 12 1/4in (31 1/8cm) high and insects among flowering prunus, peony and chrysanthemum, with various floral sprays repeated at the neck and finial. $5,000 - 8,000 9 1/4in (23.5cm) high

清康熙 德化窰劃花蝶紋長頸瓶 $4,000 - 6,000

清康熙 青花鳳首壺

A Kangxi famille verte pair of ewers of the same form is illustrated by C.J.A. Jörg, Chinese Ceramics in the Collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, London, 1997, Catalogue no.177, where it is noted that ewers of this type enjoyed popularity in Europe as exotic and decorative items.

A single ewer and cover from the Hodroff collection was sold at Christie’s, New York, 23 January 2008, lot 241.

8065 No lot

56 | BONHAMS 8066

8066 8067 TWO COBALT BLUE GLAZED BOWLS TWO COBALT BLUE GLAZED BOWLS Jingweitang zhi mark, Daoguang period Jingweitang zhi marks, Daoguang period Two monochrome cobalt glazed bowls, each with an iron brown Two monochrome cobalt glazed bowls, each with an iron brown wash to the flared rim and deep cobalt wash to the exterior walls wash to the flared rim and deep cobalt wash to the exterior walls beneath a colorless glaze, the recessed base bearing a Jingweitang beneath a colorless glaze, the recessed base bearing a Jingweitang zhi mark in underglaze blue regular script within a double square. (2) zhi mark in underglaze blue regular script within a double square. (2) 5 3/8in (13.6cm) diameter, each bowl 6 3/4in (17.1cm) diameter

$5,000 - 7,000 $5,000 - 8,000

清道光 藍釉盌一對 《敬畏堂製》款 清道光 藍釉盌一對 《敬畏堂製》款

8067

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 57 8068

8068 8069 TWO COBALT BLUE GLAZED BOWLS TWO BLUE GLAZED DISHES Jingweitang zhi marks, Daoguang period Jingweitang zhi marks, Daoguang Two monochrome cobalt glazed bowls, each with an iron brown Two monochrome cobalt glazed dishes, each with an iron brown wash to the flared rim and deep cobalt wash to the exterior walls wash to the flared rim and deep cobalt wash to the exterior walls beneath a colorless glaze, the recessed base bearing a Jingweitang beneath a colorless glaze, the recessed base bearing a Jingweitang zhi mark in underglaze blue regular script within a double square. (2) zhi mark in underglaze blue regular script within a double square. (2) 6 1/2in (16.5cm), diameter 5 3/8in (13.6cm) diameter, each bowl $6,000 - 9,000 $5,000 - 8,000 清道光 藍釉碟一對 《敬畏堂製》款 清道光 藍釉盌一對 《敬畏堂製》款

8069

58 | BONHAMS 8070

8070 8071 TWO BLUE GLAZED PORCELAINS A COPPER-RED GLAZED DISH Qing dynasty Qianlong seal mark and period The first an 18th century, powder-blue glazed jar of attenuated ovoid The rounded sides rising from a short tapered foot to a slightly form, the glaze neatly trimmed from the base of the unglazed neck; everted rim, covered overall in a deep red glaze thinning to white at the second a 19th century century dish, the glaze thinning at the rim the rim, the white base centered with a six-character seal mark in and stopping short of the edge of the foot, the base white. underglaze blue. 8 1/2in (21cm) high, the vase 8 1/8in (20.6cm) diameter

$1,500 - 2,500 $4,000 - 6,000

清 藍釉瓷器兩件 清乾隆 紅釉盤 《大清乾隆年製》款

8071

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 59 8072 AN INCISED YELLOW AND GREEN ‘BOYS’ BOWL Kangxi six-character mark and of the period Elegantly potted with rounded sides rising to an everted rim, the exterior finely incised with a continuous scene of boys at play in a terraced garden encircled by pine trees, beneath a stylized floral border at the rim, all highlighted in green enamels on a yellow ground, with a six character mark in underglaze blue on the foot. 6in (15.25cm) diameter

$4,000 - 6,000

清康熙 黃地綠彩戲嬰圖盌 《大清康熙年製》款

60 | BONHAMS 8073 A RU-TYPE WASHER Qianlong mark and of the period Raised on a straight circular foot, the low walls canted outward, with a delicate pale blue glaze resembling Song period Ru wares, the six-character mark written in underglaze blue to the center of the recessed base. 6 1/2in (16.5cm) diameter

$10,000 - 15,000

清乾隆 仿汝窰筆洗 《大清乾隆年製》款

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 61 8074 A PAIR OF YELLOW GLAZED CUPS WITH INCISED DRAGON DECORATION Kangxi marks, 19th century Each cup with steep curving walls supported by a high foot rim, the exterior with two incised dragons, the interior with an incised shou character at the well, with an apocryphal six character mark in underglaze blue to the foot.(2) 2 1/8in (5.4cm) high

$3,000 - 5,000

十九世紀 黃釉刻龍紋杯一對

62 | BONHAMS PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF TANG SHAOYI (1862-1938), BY DESCENT Lots 8075 - 8097

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 63 Tang Shao-yi was the first prime minister of the Republic of China. Born in Guangdong Province in 1861, he was sent to the United States to attend grammar school, high school and college. Following his return to China, he rose to political prominence through several diplomatic appointments within the imperial Chinese government. He served as Consul-General in Korea, Special Commissioner to Tibet, and Governor of Fengtian Province in Manchuria. He was often dispatched on official missions as a special envoy of the Qing imperial court. In 1908 one such mission brought him to Washington for a visit that was heavily covered by the American press. He led a delegation that presented gifts to the Library of Congress and was received at the White House. Tang Shao-yi was appointed Premier Minister after the Republican Revolution of 1911 and later held additional positions as Minister of Communications and Minister of Foreign Affairs. He developed a lifelong interest in Chinese porcelain during his years of public service. Upon retirement and until his death in 1938, he devoted himself to collecting porcelains, dividing his time between Shanghai and his villa and gardens in Tangjiawan in southern China. Tang Shao-yi acquired both fine porcelains and decorative Shiwan pieces made in his native province of Guangdong. His collection aptly reflected his sense of beauty and deep connection with his family heritage.

唐紹儀出生於廣東省，少年時被派到美國，先入語言學校學 習語言，隨後就讀於美國高中和大學。唐紹儀返回中國之 後，很快在政治外交領域展露頭角。他曾擔任清政府駐朝鮮 總領事，奉天巡撫，以全權大臣身份赴印度與英國就西藏問 Tang Shaoyi and his first grandson, Tong Ping, at the family 題進行談判。另外，唐紹儀還常常作為清政府特別使節出國 residence in Zhuhai 訪問。１９０８年，唐紹儀出訪華盛頓。此次訪問引起了 美國媒體的廣泛關注和報導。由唐紹儀帶領的特別使團向美 國國會遞交了送給白宮的特別禮品。１９１１年辛亥革命之 後，唐紹儀被任命為中華民國首任國務總理，隨後還相機擔 任通訊總長和外交總長。 在繁忙的政治生涯之餘，唐紹儀喜 好收藏瓷器。在其淡出政治舞台至１９３８年遇害之間，唐 紹儀收集了大量瓷器作品，其中不乏一些上乘精品，另外也 包括一批來自其家鄉廣東石灣窯的作品。

64 | BONHAMS CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 65 8075

8075 A BLUE AND WHITE BALUSTER VASE Kangxi period Of typical yenyen form with the baluster body surmounted by a tall trumpet neck, painted with flowering prunus sprays reserved on a blue ‘cracked ice’ ground, with dentil borders around the mouth and the foot, with a double circle in underglaze blue to the foot. 17 1/2in (44.5cm) high

$8,000 - 12,000

清康熙 青花冰梅紋鳳尾尊

66 | BONHAMS 8076

8076 8077 A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE ‘AUSPICIOUS OBJECTS’ BOWLS A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE ‘AUSPICIOUS OBJECTS’ BOWLS Daoguang marks and of the period Daoguang marks and of the period The high exterior walls painted with four ruyi-bordered roundels The high exterior walls painted with four ruyi-bordered roundels enclosing four stylized characters reading wanshou wujiang enclosing four stylized characters reading wanshou wujiang (boundless long life), surrounded by lotus sprays and the bajixiang (boundless long life), surrounded by lotus sprays and the bajixiang (eight auspicious objects), all between a classic scroll and a lappet (eight auspicious objects), all between a classic scroll and a lappet band, the interior with a single shou medallion encircled by the band, the interior with a single shou medallion encircled by the bajixiang, the base with a six-character seal mark. (2) bajixiang, the base with a six-character seal mark. (2) 7 1/8in (18.1cm) diameter 7 1/8in (18.1cm) diameter

$6,000 - 10,000 $6,000 - 10,000

清道光 青花「萬壽無疆」八吉祥紋盌一對 《大清道光年製》款 清道光 青花「萬壽無疆」八吉祥紋盌一對 《大清道光年製》款

8077

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 67 8078

8078 8079 TWO BLUE AND WHITE SHALLOW BOWLS TWO BLUE AND WHITE SHALLOW BOWLS Kangxi six-character marks and of the period Kangxi six-character marks and of the period Of similar form and pattern, each with a small boy wearing a Of similar form and pattern, each with a small boy wearing a waistband holding over his right shoulder a curling branch of a waistband holding over his right shoulder a curling branch of a peony blossom forming a continuous meander, all on a blue-ground peony blossom forming a continuous meander, all on a blue-ground roundel, the exterior with single torn-off sprays of blossom and roundel, the exterior with single torn-off sprays of blossom and shrubs. (2) shrubs. (2) 6 1/4in (15.5cm) diameter 6 1/4in (15.5cm) diameter

$5,000 - 7,000 $5,000 - 7,000

清康熙 青花開光連生貴子紋盌兩件 《大清康熙年製》款 清康熙 青花開光連生貴子紋盌兩件 《大清康熙年製》款

8079

68 | BONHAMS 8080

8080 8081 TWO UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND IRON-RED ‘DRAGON’ DISHES TWO UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND IRON-RED ‘DRAGON’ DISHES Daoguang seal marks and of the period Daoguang seal marks and of the period Each of similar form and pattern, painted to the interior with a Each of similar form and pattern, painted to the interior with a circular medallion enclosing an iron-red five-clawed dragon against circular medallion enclosing an iron-red five-clawed dragon against a underglaze blue wave ground, the rims encircled with double lines, a underglaze blue wave ground, the rims encircled with double lines, the exteriors rendered with a frieze of nine dragons in different poses the exteriors rendered with a frieze of nine dragons in different poses on a similar wave ground, all between a cash border encircling the on a similar wave ground, all between a cloud border encircling the rim and pairs of double-lines around the foot, the exterior dragons rim and pairs of double-lines around the foot, the exterior dragons also highlighted in iron-red, with six character marks on the foot. (2) also highlighted in iron-red, with six character marks on the foot. (2) 7in (17.75cm) diameter 7in (17.75cm) diameter

$10,000 - 15,000 $10,000 - 15,000

清道光 青花礬紅海水龍紋盤兩件 《大清道光年製》款 清道光 青花礬紅海水龍紋盤兩件 《大清道光年製》款

8081

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 69 (two views)

8082 A BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON’ JARDINIERE Late Qing/Republic Period The steeply rounded sides rising from a concave foot with recessed center, painted around the body in vibrant blue with five five-clawed dragons pursuing flaming pearls amid clouds above a band of foaming waves,with Qianlong six-character mark below the flat everted lip. 14 1/2in (36.8cm) high

$8,000 - 12,000

清末/民國 青花五龍趕珠紋缸

70 | BONHAMS 8083 SIX BLUE AND WHITE LOTUS DISHES Qing Dynasty The rounded sides rising to a slightly flared rim, painted to the interior with three dominant lotus blossoms surrounded by curling foliate stems and smaller sprays, below a band of lotus scrolls around the rim, the exterior similarly decorated with a continuous band of scrolling lotus, the bases with a six-character marks in underglaze blue, including two marked Kangxi, one Xianfeng, two Tongzhi, and one Guangxu. (6) 6 1/8in (15.5cm) diameter, each dish

$8,000 - 12,000

清 青花纏枝蓮紋盤六件

《大清康熙年製》款兩件 《大清咸豐年製》款一件 《大清同治年製》款兩件 《大清光緒年製》款一件

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 71 8084 AN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND RED ‘CRACKED ICE AND PRUNUS’ VASE 18th/19th century The globular body and neck decorated with underglaze blue and red in a pattern of cracked ice and blossoming prunus with a double blue line at the rolled lip and at the foot. 13 1/4in (33.6cm) high

$5,000 - 7,000

十八/十九世紀 青花釉裏紅冰梅紋天球瓶

72 | BONHAMS 8085 A MASSIVE PUCE ENAMELED ‘DRAGON’ VASE Late Qing/Republic Period Generously proportioned, the spherical body painted with vivid puce enamels to depict five-clawed dragons amid clouds, two pairs chasing flaming pearls with a fifth dragon at the neck, the claws and fangs highlighted with white enamel, the dragons soaring above turbulent waves at the foot, with an apocryphal Yongzheng mark to the base. 21 1/2in (54.5cm) high

$25,000 - 40,000

清末/民國 胭脂紅五龍紋天球瓶

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 73 8086 THREE LANGYAO GLAZED DISHES Yongzheng, Qianlong and Daoguang marks and of the period The smaller dish with low sloping walls, the interior and exterior walls with a copper red glaze, with a six character mark in underglaze blue to the foot, the Qianlong and Daoguang of similar forms, the rims slightly everted, with six character marks in underglaze blue to the foot. (3) 6 1/2in (16.5cm) diameter the Yongzheng dish 8 1/4in (20.5cm) diameter the Qianlong and Daoguang dishes

$6,000 - 10,000

清 郎窰紅釉盤三件

《大清雍正年製》款 《大清乾隆年製》款 《大清道光年製》款

74 | BONHAMS 8087 THREE COPPER RED DISHES Qianlong seal marks and of the period With shallow rounded sides, each of the three dishes with the interior and exterior covered in a rich red glaze of a crushed-raspberry tone, draining to white at the lip, pooling to a deeper tone around the top of the foot, with a six-character reign mark in underglaze blue. (3) 6 1/2in (16.5cm) diameter

$8,000 - 12,000

清乾隆 紅釉盤三件 《大清乾隆年製》款

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 75 8088 TWO COPPER RED BOWLS Qianlong seal marks and of the period The deep vessels covered on the exterior with langyao red glaze, the glaze thinning at the rim, the foot rim unglazed, six-character seal mark in underglaze-blue to base. (2) 7 3/4in (19.7cm) diameter

$6,000 - 8,000

清乾隆 紅釉盌兩件 《大清乾隆年製》款

76 | BONHAMS 8089 FOUR LANGYAO GLAZED BOWLS Yongzheng marks and of the period Each with deep rounded sides supported on a straight foot raising to a gently everted rim, the exterior and interior with a copper red glaze pooling at the foot rim, the glazed pulled from the white rim, the foot with a six character mark in underglaze blue encircled by a double ring. (4) 7 1/4in (18.4cm) diameter

$10,000 - 15,000

清雍正 郎窰紅釉盌四件 《大清雍正年製》款

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 77 8090

8090 A PAIR OF LANGYAO GLAZED SHALLOW BOWLS Yongzheng marks and of the period Each with shallow walls and supported by a straight foot ring, the exterior with an even copper red glaze pooling at the foot rim, the base with a six character mark in underglaze blue encircled by a double ring.(2) 6in (15cm) diameter

$8,000 - 12,000

清雍正 郎窰紅釉盌兩件 《大清雍正年製》款

8091 THREE LANGYAO GLAZED DISHES Daoguang seal marks and of the period With shallow sides rising to a white edged rim, the interior and exterior of each with an even deep red glaze, the six-character mark in seal script in underglaze blue at the center of the recessed base. (3) 8 1/4in (21cm) diameter

$2,000 - 3,500

清道光 郎窰紅釉盤三件 《大清道光年製》款

8091

78 | BONHAMS 9092

8092 FOUR LANGYAO GLAZED DISHES Daoguang seal marks and of the period With shallow sides rising to a white edged rim, the interior and exterior of each with an even deep red glaze, the six-character mark in seal script in underglaze blue at the center of the recessed base. (4) 8 1/4in (21cm) diameter

$2,000 - 3,500

清道光 郎窰紅釉盤四件 《大清道光年製》款

8093 THREE LANGYAO GLAZED DISHES Daoguang seal marks and of the period With shallow sides rising to a white edged rim, the interior and exterior of each with an even deep red glaze, the six-character mark in seal script in underglaze blue at the center of the recessed base. (3) 8 1/4in (21cm) diameter

$2,000 - 3,500

清道光 郎窰紅釉盤三件 《大清道光年製》款

8093

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 79 8094

8094 A LARGE LONGQUAN CELADON CHARGER Ming dynasty Thickly molded with a raised edge to the rim flange and shallowly recessed ribs along the curving walls of the well, the exterior walls smoothly finished and all surfaces covered with a well-preserved olive green glaze except a cinnamon-burnt firing ring within the recessed base. 14 1/2in (36.8cm) diameter

$5,000 - 7,000

明 龍泉窰青釉盤

8095 A LONGQUAN CELADON GLAZED ‘BAMBOO’ VASE 18th century The globular body molded with a double ring at the midpoint of the body and four further rings on the neck and shoulders to simulate bamboo, the cylindrical neck supporting a cupped mouth, covered overall with a pale celadon glaze. 7 1/2in (19cm) high

$3,000 - 5,000

十八世紀 龍泉窰青釉竹節紋瓶

A very similar, although slightly smaller vase, also dated to the 18th 8095 century was sold in our San Francisco salesrooms 24 June 2014, lot 8275.

80 | BONHAMS 8096 A PAIR OF CANTON ENAMELED METAL BOWLS 19th century Each bowl with deep curving walls, the copper lip and foot rim exposed, the exterior of each bowl with circular medallions enclosing auspicious fruit, flowers or insects scattered on a yellow ground, with a row of red lotus petals along the foot rim, the interior of each bowl with a cobalt blue bat and peach bough on a turquoise ground. 9 3/4in (24.7cm) diameter

$2,000 - 4,000

十九世紀 銅胎畫廣東琺瑯皮球花紋盌一對

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 81 8097 A PAIR OF CANTON ENAMELED METAL BOWLS 19th century Each bowl with deep curving walls, the copper lip and foot rim exposed, the exterior of each bowl with circular medallions enclosing auspicious fruit, flowers or insects scattered on a yellow ground, with a row of red lotus petals along the foot rim, the interior of each bowl with a cobalt blue bat and peach bough on a turquoise ground. (2) 9 3/4in (24.7cm) diameter

$2,000 - 4,000

十九世紀 銅胎畫廣東琺瑯皮球花紋盌一對

82 | BONHAMS CHINESE POTTERY AND PORCELAIN Lots 8098 - 8115 8098

PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS

8098 A GREEN-GLAZED FOOTED DISH Sui dynasty Potted with a flat slightly undulating floor, incised with three pairs of concentric circles and surrounded by a short, flared wall, all supported on a hollow, splayed foot with a chamfered foot rim, the exterior surfaces covered with a olive-green glaze, the interior of the foot unglazed, revealing the buff-colored body. 12 3/8in (31.3cm) diameter

$3,000 - 5,000

隋 青釉高足盤

For a similar example see Hsien-chi Tseng and Robert Paul Dart, The Charles B. Hoyt Collection in the Museum of Fine Arts: Boston, vol. I, Boston, 1964, no. 79.

8099 A LONGQUAN CELADON ‘LOTUS’ DISH Ming dynasty The rounded sides rising from a short tapered foot to a broad everted flange with galleried-rim, the floor freely incised with a lotus blossom, encircled by scrolling foliage decorating the well, covered overall with an olive-green glaze, stopping short of the edge of the burnt-orange foot ring. 13 3/4in (34.5 cm) diameter 8099

$2,000 - 3,000

明 龍泉窰青釉刻蓮紋盤

84 | BONHAMS 8100 A BLUE AND WHITE ‘DRAGON AND PHOENIX’ FISH BOWL Longqing mark and of the period Few Longqing marked porcelains exist due to the brevity of the Sturdily potted with gently bulging sides, boldly painted in deep six year reign. We do know that many large fish bowls were made cobalt blue with two pairs of confronting dragon and phoenix, amid as reported by Jessica Harrison-Hall, Ming Ceramics in the British scrolling clouds displaying the heaped and piling effect, above a band Museum, London, 2001, p. 267-268, where the author notes that of crashing waves encircling the base, the rolled rim painted with a in 1571, according to the Fouliang county records, an imperial order classic lotus scroll, the six-character horizontal Da Ming Longqing was made for 105,770 items. Xu Shi, the censor for Jingdezhen at nian zao mark written just below the rim on the interior, the flat foot that time, pleaded that large fish bowls be eliminated from the order unglazed. as they were difficult to fire and had a high failure rate. However, from 19 1/2in (49.5cm) diameter the surviving number of fish bowls from this short reign, it appears his plea was ignored. An wucai example of similar shape, with a similar $5,000 - 7,000 mark is in the British Museum and illustrated op. cit., p. 268. A similar one was sold in our London rooms, 7 Nov 2013, lot 216.

明隆慶 青花龍鳳呈祥紋魚缸 《大明隆慶年造》款 The heaping and piling effect, a characteristic of earlier Ming porcelains, is clearly visible on the clouds in the present example, and occurs when either because of high pigment concentration or impurities in the cobalt, the underglaze decoration breaks through the surface of the glaze.

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 85 (two views)

8101 A LARGE BLUE AND WHITE ‘LANDSCAPE’ BALUSTER VASE Kangxi period The rounded sides finely painted with a mountainous waterscape punctuated with travelers, fishermen, pavilions, and trees, with birds flying in the distance, the trumpet neck similarly decorated, the base encircled by a detailed band of flowering plants and insects, all rendered in inky cobalt-blue tones, an unglazed foot ring surrounding the double-circle on the foot. 30 1/4in (78.6cm) high

$6,000 - 8,000

清康熙 青花山水圖鳳尾尊

86 | BONHAMS 8102 (two views)

8102 A BLUE AND WHITE ‘LITERARY SAGES’ BOWL Kangxi period The rounded sides rising to an everted rim, the exterior painted in rich cobalt-blue with ‘The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove’ and their attendants engaged in literary pursuits in a rocky landscape, the floor painted with a depiction of poet Li Bai asleep against a wine jar, beneath a honeycomb diaper and peach panel band encircling the inner rim, the base marked with a square ‘lattice’ mark within a double circle. 7 7/8in (19.8cm) diameter

$2,000 - 3,000

清康熙 青花竹林七賢圖盌

8103 A BLUE AND WHITE ‘ONE HUNDRED BOYS’ JAR AND A COVER Kangxi period Of baluster form, painted around the exterior in cobalt-blue tones with groups of boys engaged in leisurely activities in a garden setting, all below a tubular neck encircled by a plum blossom on cracked ice band and painted with ribbon-tied precious objects, the base with an artemisia leaf within a double-circle, the associated cover similarly decorated. 14in (35.5cm) high overall

$3,000 - 5,000

清康熙 青花百子圖將軍罐 配蓋

8103

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 87 8104 8105

8104 8105 A BLUE AND WHITE ‘LANDSCAPE’ BALUSTER VASE A POWDER-BLUE AND GILT-DECORATED ROULEAU VASE 19th century 19th century The rounded sides painted with a mountainous waterscape with a Covered with a mottled-blue glaze, the sides painted in gilt with two fisherman line-fishing from his boat, with two sages chatting on the rectangular panels enclosing pheasants and flowering peony beneath rocky shore surrounded by trees, with birds flying in the distance, the a crab apple tree, separated from each other by shaped panels trumpet neck painted with a similar scene, the recessed foot marked enclosing flowering plum, bamboo, orchids and chrysanthemum, with a double-circle enclosed within an unglazed foot ring. representing the four gentlemanly virtues, the shoulder with panels 17 3/4in (45.2cm) high enclosing objects representing the four gentlemanly pursuits of music, chess, poetry and painting, all against a dense diaper ground, $6,000 - 8,000 the white foot marked with a double circle in underglaze blue. 17 1/2in (44.5cm) high 十九世紀 青花山水人物圖鳳尾尊 $4,000 - 6,000

十九世紀 藍地描金金玉滿堂紋棒槌瓶

88 | BONHAMS 8106 8107

8106 8107 A LANGYAO BOTTLE VASE A LARGE LANGYAO GLAZED BALUSTER VASE 19th century 18th century Elegantly potted with pear-shaped body rising to a tall cylindrical Of baluster form with a flared trumpet neck and raised on rounded neck, covered overall in a deep-red crushed raspberry colored glaze, unglazed foot rim, the evenly colored glazed thining to a white rim thinning to white at the rim, all supported on a neatly trimmed foot and terminating neatly at the foot, the interior also with a langyao ring surrounding the crackled glazed foot. glaze, the base with a clear glaze. 9in (22.8cm) high 24in (61cm) high

$2,000 - 4,000 $4,000 - 6,000

十九世紀 郎窰膽瓶 十八世紀 郎窯觀音尊

Provenance De-accessioned from the Pearl S. Buck house, Perkasie, PA, 1960’s

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 89 8108 A FAMILLE-ROSE AND IRON-RED ‘HUNDRED BATS’ BOX AND COVER Guangxu mark and of the period Of circular shape with straight walls, the sides set with opposing pairs of lion-mask loops for the insertion of metal handles, the domed cover edged with a key-fret band and surmounted by a molded lingzhi sprig finial, the remaining surfaces painted with a dense pattern of bats amid auspicious clouds, the recessed foot marked in iron-red with the six-character mark. 10 1/4in (26cm) diameter

$3,000 - 4,000

清光緒 粉彩礬紅天降百幅紋圓蓋盒 《大清光緒年製》款

8108

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF LOIS F. KLOPPENBURG

8109 AN IRON-RED AND GILT ‘HUNDRED BATS’ VASE Republic period Of flattened meiping form, the faceted sides painted with an overall design of swarming bats, the recessed foot with a four-character Qianlong mark, all against a gilded ground. 4in (10.2cm) high

$2,000 - 3,000

民國 金地礬紅洪福齊天紋六菱梅瓶

Provenance Y.F. Yang, Hong Kong, 1973

8109 PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS

8110 AN IRON-RED REVERSE-DECORATED ‘PRUNUS’ BOWL Republic period Potted with steep rounded sides rising from a short foot ring, the exterior painted with blossoming prunus branches reserved against an iron-red ground, the white base centered with iron-red seal mark reading Hongli Shanfang (Red Lychee Mountain Lodge). 6 1/8in (15.4cm) diameter

$2,000 - 3,000

民國 礬紅地梅花紋盌 《紅荔山房》款

Hongli Shanfang was one of the buildings built in 1930 for Jiang Guangnai (1888-1967), a Guangdong native who was a general and statesman in the Republic of China and the People’s Republic of China. It is located in a compound called Liyin Yuan (Lychee Shade Garden) in Guangdong province. 8110 A similar bowl sold at Sotheby’s, New York, 19 September 2015, lot 1023.

90 | BONHAMS 8111 AN IRON-RED & GILT DECORATED ‘LOTUS’ VASE 19th century The ovoid body rising from a straight foot ring to a waisted neck with flared mouth, the surfaces neatly painted with formal lotus scrolls incorporating stylized shou characters and bats, between bands of ruyi-heads, upright lappets and key-fret, the foot with a Shende Tang zhi mark in iron-red. 12 1/4in (31cm) high

$6,000 - 8,000

十九世紀 礬紅描金纏枝蓮紋瓶

Provenance Sotheby’s Australia, 27 October 2015 8111

PROPERTY FROM THE REEVES COLLECTION

8112 A PAIR OF FAMILLE-ROSE ENAMELED CLAIR DE LUNE GARLIC MOUTH VASES Daoguang seal marks, Republic period Each with pear-shaped body, narrowing towards the neck and expanding just below the mouth to form a garlic head, the neck ringed with two bow-string bands, each vase painted as a mirror image of the other with chrysanthemum, asters, begonias, bamboo and butterflies, the recessed white foot marked in underglaze blue with the six-character mark. 13in (33cm) high

$3,000 - 5,000

民國 月白釉粉彩蝴蝶秋花紋蒜頭口瓶一對 8112

8113 A PAIR OF ‘FLORAL’ BALUSTER VASES Jiaqing seal marks, Republic period Each painted as a mirror image of the other, with peonies, magnolia, chrysanthemum, and mallow growing behind a garden rock next to a goldfish pond, the shoulders and neck painted with scattered floral sprigs and butterflies, the recessed foot centered with the six- character mark in iron-red. 17in (43.3cm) high

$3,000 - 5,000

民國 粉彩金玉滿堂紋瓶一對

8113

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 91 8114

PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS

8114 A PAIR OF ENAMELED PORCELAIN ‘GEESE’ CUPS Republic period Each with a curving well rising to a vertical wall, covered overall with glaze of slightly greenish hue, the exterior painted with a continuous scene of geese on a riverbank among chrysanthemums and reeds, beneath the gilded rim, supported on a flat unglazed foot ring, the recessed foot with a seal mark in iron-red reading Xiezhu zhuren zao. 2 1/2in (6.3cm) diameter

$6,000 - 8,000

民國 彩繪礬紅秋塘戲鵝圖盃一對 《嶰竹主人造》款

PROPERTY FROM A FLORIDA ESTATE FORMED IN CUBA PRIOR TO 1950

8115 A MINIATURE ENAMELED PORCELAIN VASE Qianlong mark The garlic bulb mouth is encircled by overlapping plantain leaves and the pear-shaped body painted in bright enamels with a seated beauty watching two children pluck a branch from an autumn-flowering tree reversed by a garden rock below an inscription bearing the puce-colored painted seals of Lang Shining (Giuseppe Castiglione, 1688-1768), the recessed base bearing the four-character mark in overglaze blue enamel. 3 1/2in (9cm) high

$3,000 - 5,000

琺瑯彩母子圖袖珍蒜頭口瓶

The vase bears a similarly composed painting to a piece in the collection of Simon Kwan, published and illustrated in his book Chinese Porcelain of the Republic Period (Hong Kong, 2000), cat. 8115 no. 135, pp. 320-1, and compares favorably to one sold in our San Francisco salesrooms 11 December 2012, lot 8150A.

92 | BONHAMS SCHOLAR’S OBJECTS Lots 8116 - 8137 PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS

8116 AN UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND IRON-RED ‘DRAGON’ BRUSH HANDLE Qianlong seal mark and of the period Of hollow cylindrical form, the sides painted with a pair of dragons and five bats amid dense scrolling clouds, the flat top painted in iron- red with the six-character mark, the replacement wood cap carved in low-relief with bats amid clouds, box. 8 5/8in (21.8cm) long

$40,000 - 60,000

清乾隆 青花礬紅雙龍五蝠紋筆管 《大清乾隆年製》款

Provenance Acquired from a Private Collection

Two almost identical examples from the Wang Xing Lou Collection are illustrated in Imperial Perfection, The Palace Porcelain of Three Chinese Emperors, Hong Kong, 2004, pp. 94 & 95. Another two brushes of similar decoration but with the dragons executed in puce enamel instead of iron-red were sold at Christie’s, London, 3 November 2009, lot 287.

94 | BONHAMS 8117

8117 A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER BRUSH AND COVER 16th/17th Century The cylindrical handle carved in relief with Xiwangmu and two attendants beneath a peach tree in a rocky landscape, all against a floral-diaper ground, the cover carved in relief with two lines of a Tang poem in running script follwed by a signature and seal reading Wenyuan, the top of the cover carved with a circular seal mark reading fu (blessings); together with an 18th century circular seal paste box and cover, the top of the cover carved with three figures in a landscape beneath a willow tree. 10in (25.3cm) overall length

$5,000 - 7,000

十六/十七世紀 剔紅題詩王母獻桃圖筆管筆帽及十八世紀印泥蓋盒

A similar brush with Wenyuan mark was sold at Sotheby’s, Hong Kong, 27 May 2014, lot 921.

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 95 8118

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF IAN FALCOLNER

8118 FIVE SCHOLAR’S ROCKS All orientated vertically, two of petrified wood, one with polished surface; three of limestone, the wizened surfaces with numerous crevices and hollows, wood stands. 15in (38cm) high, the tallest

$3,000 - 5,000

硅化木及英石山子五件

8119 A GRAY ‘LINGBI’ SCHOLAR’S ROCK Resembling a mountain with a central peak flanked by two crests, the surface with a restrained polish, one side with a wrinkled texture, the other with numerous furrows, wood stand. 10in (25.5cm) long

$2,000 - 3,000

靈璧石三峰山子

8119

96 | BONHAMS 8120 TWO INSCRIBED ‘LINGBI’ SCHOLAR’S ROCKS The first resembling a mountain range, the underside with relief inscription reading Qianlong shier nian Qianlong yuwan Shiyi Lang huaigu shi (Qianlong twelfth year, Imperial plaything for Qianlong, Eleventh Fellow’s reminiscence of an ancient stone), with inscriptions on the sides reading Jiangshi Shanren cang shi (stone collection of Jiangshi Shanren), Shihan renwu nian zhi (made in the renwu year by Shihan), and yin jiang yuan shan ruo shui zhi ping yuan (diversion from the mountains to the far away waters); the other oriented vertically with craggy surface, hollows and a overhang, with a relief inscription reading Shiyi Lang renwu Jiangshi Shanren cang Shihan zhi shi 8120 (Eleventh fellow, renwu year, collection of Jiangshi Shanren, made by Shihan). 7 1/4in (18.5cm) long, the longer

$1,500 - 2,500

靈璧石山子兩件

銘文 其一：乾隆十二年乾隆御玩十一郎懷古石; 降 石山人藏石；石漢壬午年置；引江遠山若水 至平遠 其二：十一郎壬午降石山人藏石漢置石

A rock with an inscription in a similar style mentioning Jiangshi Shanren, and dated to 1877 was sold at Sotheby’s London, 11 November 2015, lot 161.

8121 TWO GRAY ‘LINGBI’ SCHOLAR’S ROCKS The first of ‘L’ shape, the vertical section enhanced with carved hollows and ending in a hook, the surfaces lightly carved to enhance the curves; the second of irregular shape, with a perforation near the base, the surface crossed with beige veins, wood stand. 11 1/4in (28.5cm) high, the taller

$2,500 - 4,000

靈壁石山子兩件

8121

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 97 8122

8122 FIVE METAL SCHOLAR’S ‘ROCKS’ Made to resemble rocks with twisted uneven surfaces and numerous hollows, one with pinnacles resembling towering rock spires, wood stands. 15in (38cm) long, the largest

$2,000 - 3,000

金屬山子五件

8123 A GRAY ‘LINGBI’ SCHOLAR’S ROCK Oriented horizontally, resembling a stone bridge with an arch and prominent overhang, the velvety dark gray stone crossed with beige veins, wood stand. 18in (46cm) long

$2,500 - 4,000

靈壁石山子

8123

98 | BONHAMS 8124

PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS

8124 TWO ROCK CRYSTAL FIGURES OF BEAUTIES Late Qing/Early Republic Each carved standing, mirroring the pose of the other, the knotted coiffer secured with a ruyi-shaped pin, the oval face with heavily- lidded eyes and gentle smile, dressed in long-sleeved layered robes, the hands cradling a book, with a phoenix grasping a large peony blossom in its beak standing alongside on a garden rock, wood stands. 13in (33cm) high, the taller

$7,000 - 9,000

清末/民國初 水晶雕美人鳳凰立像兩件

8125 A ROCK CRYSTAL FIGURE OF A BEAUTY Late Qing/Republic period Carved dressed in layered robes, holding a pearl in one hand, framed by a fluttering scarf, standing beside a phoenix with a peony blossom in its beak, wood stand. 5 7/8in (15cm) high

$1,000 - 1,500

清末/民國 水晶雕美人鳳凰立像 8125

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 99 8126 A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE ARCHAISTIC ‘CHILONG’ PLAQUE Qing dynasty Carved as an oval disc with a tab at one end to resemble an archaic thumbring, surrounded by three pierced sinuous chilong, the evenly-colored grayish-white stone with russet accents. 2 7/8in (7.4cm) high

$6,000 - 8,000

清 褐斑白玉透雕螭龍紋韘式珮

8126

8127 A YELLOW JADE ARCHAISTIC ‘CHILONG’ BEAD Carved in the form of a rounded rectangular cylinder, vertically pierced with a circular bore through the middle, the exterior carved in low relief with two clambering chilong, the greenish yellow stone with minor russet inclusions. 2 1/4in (5.7cm) high

$3,000 - 5,000

黃玉雕仿古螭龍紋䨕

8127

PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF LOIS F. KLOPPENBERG

8128 TWO JADE PENDANTS Late 19th/Early 20th century The first of jadeite, carved with a rounded rectangular outline, each side with a mythical beast surrounded by large lingzhi heads, the icy-white stone with splashes of apple- green, gold mount; the second of white jade, carved in the form of a disc, surmounted by a peony blossom and flanked by clouds, the moveable center carved as pierced interconnected rings, strung as a necklace. 2 1/8in (5.4cm) high, the taller

$2,500 - 4,000

8128 十九世紀末/二十世紀初 玉珮兩件

100 | BONHAMS PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. SYLVAN AND FAITH GOLDER

8129 A LARGE PALE CELADON JADE ‘CHILONG’ BELT HOOK 18th/19th century The dragon head terminal with bulging eyes, carved facing an undercut chilong with a leafy sprig in its mouth, crawling on the curved shaft, the underside of the shaft with a flat circular button, the translucent stone 8129 with some cloudy white inclusions. 5 1/4in (13.5cm) long

$2,500 - 4,000

十八/十九世紀 青白玉雕螭龍紋帶鉤

8130 AN UNUSUAL WHITE JADE ‘HORSE AND MONKEY’ BELT HOOK 18th century The terminal carved in the form of a well- detailed horse’s head, with two animated monkeys contesting a peach, the playful pair carved in the round and undercut, covering the length of the curved shaft, the underside with a flat oval button, the evenly colored white stone with a lustrous polish. 8130 3 3/4in (9.5cm) long

$3,000 - 5,000

十八世紀 白玉雕馬上封侯紋帶鉤

8131 A LARGE PALE CELADON JADE ‘CHILONG’ BELT HOOK 19th century The dragon head terminal, carved facing an undercut chilong with a lotus stalk in its mouth, crawling on the curved shaft, the underside of the shaft with a flat rounded 8131 square button, the translucent stone with some cloudy inclusions. 5 3/8in (13.7cm) long

$2,000 - 3,000

十九世紀 青白玉雕螭龍紋帶鉤

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 101 8132 8133

PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS

8132 8134 A RETICULATED CELADON JADE ‘DRAGON’ PLAQUE A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE ‘LION’ CARVING Qing dynasty Qing dynasty Of rectangular form, reticulated with a delicate wan-fret ground Portrayed in a recumbent posture with the head turned to grasp surrounding a central ogival panel enclosing a writhing dragon its own tail, the animated face carved with bulging eyes and flaring against a ground of tightly scrolled foliage, mounted in a reticulated nostrils, the claws on its paws well-defined, the lustrous stone with wood frame as a table screen. russet patches. 3 5/8in (9.2cm) length of plaque 2 3/4in (7cm) long

$2,000 - 3,000 $2,500 - 4,000

清 木插屏鑲青白玉透雕龍紋牌 清 青玉帶皮雕獅子把件

8133 Provenance Ex-collection of Erik Hancock (according to label) A RETICULATED CELADON JADE ‘DRAGON’ PLAQUE Qing dynasty Of rectangular form, reticulated with a delicate wan-fret ground 8135 surrounding a central ogival panel enclosing a writhing dragon A WHITE JADE ‘CHILONG’ CARVING against a ground of scrolling foliage, mounted in a reticulated wood Qing dynasty frame as a table screen. The sinuous beast with its head turned to bite its own flank, 4 3/8in (11.2cm) length of plaque supported on an ovoid base with a tear-shaped central aperture, one end pierced with two holes for suspension, the evenly-color stone $1,500 - 2,500 with a slight gray tinge. 2 1/8in (5.4cm) long 清 木插屏鑲青白玉透雕龍紋牌 $2,000 - 3,000

清 白玉雕螭龍紋韘形佩

8134 8135

102 | BONHAMS 8136

8136 A PAIR OF SPINACH-GREEN JADE BOWLS Each with rounded sides rising from a low square-cut foot ring to a slightly flared rim, the mottled dark green stone with a lustrous polish and suffused with white inclusions. 7 1/2in (19 cm) diameter

$2,000 - 3,000

碧玉盌一對

8137 A CORAL FIGURE OF GUANYIN Wearing flowing robes and a foliate crown, one hand holding a rosary, the other a fish basket, the figure finely carved from salmon colored coral with small white inclusions. 7 1/8in (18cm) high

$2,000 - 3,000

珊瑚雕魚籃觀音立像

8137

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 103 8138 A ‘TIANHUANG’ SEAL Republic Period The rectangular seal body surmounted by an intricately carved mythical beast rising from waves, one side signed Fenweng and dated guiwei qiyue (1943, seventh month), the seal face carved in relief with two characters reading jian ren (resolution and endurance). 1 5/8in (4cm) high, .8oz (23.3g)

$10,000 - 15,000

民國 田黃瑞獸海水鈕《堅忍》章 《癸未七月糞翁》邊款

Fenweng was the sorbquet of Deng Sanmu (1898-1963), a renowned calligrapher and seal carver.

104 | BONHAMS 8139 A ‘TIANHUANG’ SEAL Qing dynasty Of rectangular shape carved irregularly to the top, the square seal face carved in relief with four characters in seal script reading hanyan miji (sparse words in a mysterious container), the warm amber-honey colored stone with some fibrous translucent inclusions. 2 1/8in (5.4cm) high, 5.5oz (156.9g)

$15,000 - 25,000

清 田黃平鈕《寒言祕笈》章

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 105 8140 A ‘TIANHUANG’ SEAL Qing dynasty The rectangular seal body with a irregularly-shaped rounded top, the square seal face carved in relief with the saying shuo dao renqing jian yu ming (in human relationships the sword cries out). 3 1/8in (8cm) high, 8.5oz (240.5g)

$10,000 - 15,000

清 田黃平鈕《說到人情鐱欲鳴》章

The saying carved into the seal is the second part of a two-part idiom, the first part being kan lai shi shi jin neng yu (In worldly affairs, gold can speak), the meaning being that in daily business, money is the deciding factor, while relationships are driven by emotion, often settled by a quick draw of the sword.

106 | BONHAMS 8141 A ‘TIANHUANG’ SEAL Qing dynasty The tall rectangular seal body surmounted by a seated bixie, one side inscribed Songjiang Longgong zhuan and the seal face carved in relief with four seal script characters reading Shan Xi Shuwu (Mountain and Stream Study). 2 5/8in (6.7cm) high, 2oz (56.9g)

$15,000 - 25,000

清 田黃辟邪鈕《山溪書屋》章 《松江龍公篆》邊款

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 107 8142 A PEBBLE-FORM ‘TIANHUANG’ SEAL Qing dynasty Formed from a portion of a pebble, the irregular surfaces carved in relief with two bats amidst clouds, the seal face carved in relief with a line from the Zhouyi (Book of Changes) reading tian di jie er si shi cheng (when heaven and earth are in union, success will prevail). 1 3/8in (3.5cm) long, 1oz (26.6g)

$10,000 - 15,000

清 田黃卵石形蝠雲紋《天地節而四時成〉章

108 | BONHAMS 8143 A RECTANGULAR ‘TIANHUANG’ SEAL Qing dynasty Of rectangular shape, the seal face carved in relief with a collector’s seal reading Hezhai huajia zhencang (Lotus Studio sixty year collection), the stone whorled in mottled hues of honey and mustard. 2in (5cm) high, 1.4oz (41.1g)

$15,000 - 25,000

清 田黃《荷齋花甲珍藏》章

The term huajia refers to someone who has attained the age of sixty, having completed one cycle in the Chinese calendar.

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 109 8144 A MINIATURE ‘TIANHUANG’ SEAL Qing dynasty The seal body of irregular shape, surmounted by a seated mythical beast, the seal face carved in relief with a single shou (longevity) character in seal script. 7/8in (2.3cm) high, .2oz (5.5g)

$8,000 - 12,000

清 田黃瑞獸鈕《壽》章

110 | BONHAMS 8145 A ‘TIANHUANG’ SEAL Qing dynasty The short rectangular seal body surmounted by a pair of intricately carved mythical Peng birds, one side signed Laoju Han and dated dingwei liuyue (sixth month, 1907), the seal face incised with two lines of verse based on a poem by Tao Yuanming reading qing qin heng chuang, zhuo you ban hu. 2in (5cm) high, 2.7oz (76.6g)

$10,000 - 15,000

清 丁未六月 田黃雙鵬鈕《清琴橫牀濁酉半壺》章 《丁未六月老菊□漢》邊款

Laoju is the sobriquet of Hu Qu (1840-1910), who also went by the name Hu Julin. He was a seal carver and engraver well-known for emulating the calligraphic styles of the Qin and Han dynasties.

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 111 8146

8146 8147 A ‘TIANHUANG’ SCHOLAR’S ROCK A SOAPSTONE ‘MYTHICAL BEAST’ SEAL Formed from a portion of a larger whole, gently carved to resemble Qing dynasty a mountain, the stone whorled in hues of honey brown, with The short seal body surmounted by a two-horned mythical beast, the translucent inclusions and russet veins. square seal face carved in relief with four characters reading tiandi 4in (10cm) long, .7oz (197.3g) wu lu (heaven and earth are my home), the stone of a milky auburn- tinged hue. $8,000 - 12,000 1 3/8in (3.5cm) high, .85oz (24.1g)

田黃小山子 $2,000 - 3,000

清 壽山石瑞獸鈕《天地吾盧》章

8147

8147

112 | BONHAMS CHINESE BRONZES AND BUDDHIST WORKS OF ART Lots 8148 - 8171 8148 8149

8148 8149 A BRONZE MILITARY OFFICIAL’S SEAL THREE PIERCED GOLD ORNAMENTS Qianlong 15th year, corresponding to 1750 Five dynasties/Song dynasty The seal body of square form, surmounted by a cylindrical handle, Each delicate u-shaped thin sheet finely pierced and worked with five the top of the base inscribed in Manchurian, the seal face cast in fronted lotus linked by spiraled tendrils terminating in an open work both Manchurian and Chinese seal scripts reading Xianghongqi leaf enclosed by a double beaded border above an outer cut-out Hanjun toujia la san zuoling tuji (seal of the third company, 1st folded edge. regiment of the red-bordered banner of the Chinese army), the 4 1/8in (10.5 cm) long; 1 7/8in (4.8 cm) high (2); 3 7/8 (9.8cm) long; sides inscribed Qian zi sanqian erbai sishiba hao (no. 3248 of Qian), 1 3/4in (4.2cm) high (1) libu zao (made by the Ministry of Rites) and dated Qianlong shiwu nian er yue (second month of the 15th year of the Qianlong reign), $5,000 - 7,000 corresponding to 1750. 3 1/2in (9cm) high 五代/宋 金鏤空纏枝蓮紋飾三件

$7,000 - 9,000 Provenance A private collection, purchased in Japan in 1990’s. 清乾隆 銅柱紐「鑲紅旗漢軍頭甲喇三佐領圖記」 《乾字三千二百四十八號》《禮部造》《乾隆十五年二月 日》邊款 It is probable that these were part of a larger set used for hair ornaments. See Emma Bunker and Julia White, with Jenny So, Ornament for the Body and Soul Ancient Chinese Ornaments from A bronze military official’s seal from the same series and dated to the the Mengdiexuan Collection, no. 114, p. 272, which shows six same year sold at Sotheby’s New York, 19 September 2015, lot 944. gold sheets, four of which are decorated with cutout and repoussé designs. Julia White speculates in the text that this group could have been part of a larger head ornament. It is also possible that our lot could have been fabricated as comb backs, due to the chased folded edges of each piece; see op.cit., no. 123. See, two hair pins, each head rendered in gold filigree work, for another possible use, illustrated and discussed in Bo Gyllensvard, Chinese Gold and Silver in the Karl Kempe Collection, no. 45, p. 102.

114 | BONHAMS 8150 (two views)

8150 A RARE SILVERED BRONZE ‘TLV’ MIRROR Late Western Han/Xin Dynasty The raised central knob enclosed within a square of twelve raised bosses separated by characters representing the twelve branches below the TLV motifs, guardians of the four directions and eight bosses under a banded inscription and saw tooth pattern below a raised cloud scroll border, the surface with malachite encrustation. 7 3/8in (18.8cm) diam

$4,000 - 6,000

西漢末/新 青銅四神規矩紋鏡

For related examples, see Chou Ju-hsi. Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors. The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2000, nos 26 - 29, pages 43-46; Bronze Mirrors from Ancient China. The Donald Graham Collection. Hong Kong, 1994, no. 41. The inscription on this lot is nearly identical to that of the Graham mirror. A slightly smaller mirror of the same type from the Robert H. Ellsworth collection was sold at Christie’s, New York, 22 March 2012, lot 1418.

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 115 8151 A LARGE GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE ARCHAISTIC WINE VESSEL 18th/19th century Of square section with high shoulders tapering towards the base, the body cast with a band of archaistic motifs between a kuilong band above, and a band of cicada blades below, all surmounted by a square neck with galleried rim decorated with archaistic bands, the angular domed cover with finial and splayed foot ring similarly decorated but with the addition of molded tiger masks, the middle of each side and the corners set with raised flanges, two opposing sides set below the shoulder with loop handles issuing from the mouths of mythical beasts, and one other side set below the mid- section with a single similar handle, the decoration all highlighted with gold and silver inlay. 27in (68.5cm) high

$20,000 - 30,000

十八/十九世紀 銅錯金銀仿古紋方罍

116 | BONHAMS 8152 A GILT-SPLASHED BRONZE HU-FORM VASE 18th/19th century Provenance Cast with raised horizontal bands accenting the mouth, waisted Bonhams, San Francisco, 24 June 2014, lot 8198 neck and compressed ovoid body, supported on a flared foot ring, the shoulder with animal masks suspending loose rings, the golden For a gold-splashed bronze vase of similar dimensions (12in/30.5cm brown patina enlivened by patches of gilt that also appear on the foot high) and shape but cast with the four-character mark dan er bu yan, surrounding a rectangular recess bearing the six-character Xuande see Sotheby’s, New York, Sale 8834, lot 79, as 17th century. mark in raised regular script. 12in (30.5cm) high 7lbs (3.2kg)

$15,000 - 20,000

十八/十九世紀 銅灑金鋪首活環耳壺

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 117 8153 A GILT-BRONZE AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL RUYI SCEPTER Qing dynasty The head, mid-section and end each inset with a pierced gilt-bronze plaque enclosing auspicious symbols, the head with sanduo (Three Abundances), bats and shou (longevity) character, the mid-section with bats, chime, catfish and lotus, and the end with bats and shou character, all against a wan-fret ground incorporating panels enclosing kuilong, the underside with shou characters, bats and symbols of the ‘Eight Immortals’. 16 3/4in (42.5cm) long

$10,000 - 15,000

清 銅胎掐絲琺瑯福壽三多紋如意

Provenance Private Collection Rhineland Germany Acquired in London, 1980’s

118 | BONHAMS 8154 A BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER AND STAND 17th/18th century Heavily cast with a compressed globular body rising from three conical legs to a waisted neck flanked by a pair of tabbed loop handles, the base cast with a six- character Xuande mark within a recessed rectangle, the stand in the form of a mallow flower with overlapping petals, supported on three splayed feet. 7in (17.8cm) long, across handles, 83.2oz (2358gm)

$6,000 - 8,000

十七/十八世紀 銅雙耳三足爐 連座

8154

8155 A BRONZE CENSER AND A STAND 17th/18th century The compressed globular body rising to a waisted neck and flared rim, flanked by two loop handles on each side, supported on a flared foot ring, the base cast with a six- character Xuande mark within a recessed rectangle, the associated stand supported on five ruyi-shaped feet connected by straps. 5 1/2in (14cm) long, across handles

$5,000 - 7,000

十七/十八世紀 銅雙耳簋式爐 配座

8155

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 119 8156

8156 TWO BRONZE TRIPOD CENSORS 18th/19th century The first of short barrel form with flat rim and twin lion mask handles and raised on squat feet, marked on the flat base with an incised lion; together with a flaring bowl form censer, with a lipped rim and supported on delicate feet, two lion masks on the sides, bearing a six character Xuande mark in a recessed rectangle. 6 1/8in (15.4cm); 4 3/4in (12.2cm) diameter

$3,000 - 5,000

十八/十九世紀 銅鋪首耳三足爐兩件

8157 A BRONZE QUATRALOBED CENSER 18th/19th century Cast with a flared mouth tapering towards the base, the short sides set with mythical beast-mask handles, all raised on four cabriole legs, the six-character Xuande mark set within a recessed rectangle centering the recessed stepped base. 7 3/4in (19.7cm) long 8157

$3,000 - 5,000

十八/十九世紀 銅海棠式鋪首耳爐

120 | BONHAMS 8158 BRONZE TRIPOD CENSER 17th/18th century Heavily cast and supported on three short legs, the shallow incense burner of compressed globular form, with a ridged waist and a stepped rim, with a four character Xuande mark in seal script within a recessed rectangle. 5in (12.6cm) diameter, 61.6oz (1746gm)

$7,000 - 9,000

十七/十八世紀 銅三足爐

Provenance Private New England collection 8158

8159 A CLOISONNE ENAMEL ‘LOTUS’ CENSER Late Qing dynasty Of compressed globular form, rising to a straight neck with wide mouth, flanked by loop handles issuing from the mouths of mythical beasts, the exterior decorated with two rows of large lotus blooms borne on leafy scrolling stems against a turquoise ground, above a lappet band encircling the splayed foot ring, the rim, tops of the handles and inside of the foot gilded. 6 3/4in (17.2cm) long, across handles

$6,000 - 8,000

清末 掐絲琺瑯纏枝蓮紋爐 8159

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 121

8160 A LIMESTONE HEAD OF BUDDHA Northern Qi/Sui Dynasty With a serene demeanor, the eyes downcast with a straight nose, the small mouth holding a gentle smile, the hair carved in tight curls rising over the usnisa, with traces of pigment. 14 1/2in (37cm) high

$35,000 - 45,000

北齊/隋 石灰石雕佛首像 Provenance Christie’s New York, 22 March 2007 lot 223 The estate of Christian Fischbacher J.T. Tai, New York, 1974

This strongly and sensitively modeled limestone head finds its parallels in sculpture published in Shandong Qingzhou Longxing ci chutu New Discoveries from Qingzhou, Shandong Province, no. 18, and in the Metropolitan Museum, illustrated in Zhongguo liushi haiwai fojiao saoxiang zonghe tumu, vol 3. Beijing, 2005, page 492, both dated to the Northern Qi. See also a Northern Qi example published in The Art of Contemplation - Religious Sculpture from Private Collections, The National Palace Museum. Taipei, 1997, no. 40 and a limestone buddha, dated to Eastern Wei/ Northern Qi, published in Eskenazi, Chinese Sculpture, c. 500 - 1500. November 2014, no. 8. 8161 A GRAY LIMESTONE FIGURE OF A LION Tang dynasty Provenance The powerful beast with broad muscular chest, seated on its rear Christie’s, London, 13 May 1994, lot 535 haunches, the body in a gentle curve, the turned head with tightly curled mane, fronted by bulging eyes, above a mouth open in a roar, A similar example in the collection of the Nelson-Atkins Museum the curled tongue framed by its fangs, all supported on a square of Art is illustrated in The Arts of the T’ang Dynasty. Los Angeles pedestal. County Museum, Jan 8-Feb 17, 1957, Cat. 41; and also in Bradley 12 1/4in (31.2cm) high Smith and Weng Wango, China: A History in Art, New York, 1979, p. 118. $30,000 - 50,000

唐 石雕坐獅

124 | BONHAMS 8162 8163

PROPERTY OF THE REEVES COLLECTION

8162 8163 A BRONZE FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA A BRONZE FIGURE OF A CHINESE SAGE Ming dynasty 19th century Cast seated in lalitasana atop a recumbent caparisoned lion, both Cast standing with hands behind the back grasping a walking staff, hands holding a ruyi scepter with lotus stems issuing from the palms clad in long flowing robes, the head raised in contemplation, beneath and rising to the shoulders to support a book and a scroll, wearing hair gathered in a top knot, the surfaces richly patinated. layered skirts and richly adorned with beaded jewelry, an elaborate 7 3/8in (18.7cm) high crown encircling the tall chignon, all supported on a lotus plinth, the reverse with remnants of a dedicatory inscription. $1,500 - 2,500 11 1/2in (29.3cm) high 十九世紀 銅高士立像 $2,500 - 4,000

明 銅菩薩騎獅像

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 125 PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS

8164 A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA Ming dynasty Finely cast, the full face with downcast eyes and gentle smile, beneath rows of neat curls covering the head and ushnisha, seated in dhyanasana with hands held in dhyanamudra, clad in robes with finely chased floral borders, open at the chest to reveal a wan character, supported on a separate circular lotus throne. 12in (30.5cm) high

$6,000 - 9,000

明 銅鎏金釋迦牟尼佛坐蓮像

8165 No lot

126 | BONHAMS PROPERTY FROM THE ELIZABETH AND WILLARD CLARK COLLECTION

8166 A PARTIAL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF ASCETIC SHAKYAMUNI Ming dynasty The present figure portrays Shakyamuni prior to enlightenment, Cast seated in maharajalilasana, both hands clasped over the raised where in the quest for truth, he engaged in ascetic practices. Having knee, dressed in a dhoti tied with a sash, the emaciated torso bare starved almost to the point of death, Shakyamuni concluded that beneath the gaunt face with curly eyebrows and beard, the hair exaggerated asceticism and self-mortification were not the solutions. secured with a fillet, the uncovered areas of the body accented with He was also convinced that a person living in wealth and luxury gilding. would not be able to see things in the right perspective. It was 8 1/2in (21.5cm) high then that he sat down under the Bodhi and began meditating. He eventually concluded that an individual who seeks enlightenment $15,000 - 20,000 needs to avoid both self-indulgence as well as self-mortification, and laid down the path that came to be known as The Middle Way.

明 銅局部鎏金釋迦苦修像 For a lacquered gilt-bronze example from the Sedgwick collection, see the Oriental Ceramic Society exhibition catalogue, The Arts of the Ming Dynasty, London, 1957, cat. no. 292.

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 127 PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS

8167 A LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA Ming Dynasty Cast seated in dhyanasana, the left hand in karanamudra, the right hand resting on the knee, clad in loose robes with incised borders, one end draped over the shoulders and across the back, exposing the chest above the pleats of the inner skirt, the face cast with a benign expression and flanked by long-lobed ears, below tightly curled hair covering the tall, domed ushnisha surmounted by a double-jewel, all supported on a double lotus throne. 32¾in (83cm) high

$25,000 - 40,000

明 銅佛坐像

128 | BONHAMS (two views)

8168 A MASSIVE FAMILLE-VERTE BISCUIT ENAMELED FIGURE OF GUANDI Kangxi period Such large figures are rare due to the difficulty of firing. They were Modeled with great detail in the round, the deified hero portrayed susceptible to warping and cracking during drying and firing if the seated on a tiger-skin draped throne, wearing a five-clawed dragon clay was too wet, or slumping, warpage and further cracking if robe over scale-armor, the shoulder, knee, stomach and apron the clay was too dry. Gases also tended to build up inside hollow guards decorated with yazi dragon masks and either appliqued or figures which could lead to the figure exploding or developing large incised to depict the texture of the armor, crowned by a scholar’s cracks while firing. In the present figure there are numerous vent hat over a military helmet, the face bearing a look of intense holes visible. In the base alone, there are five small and one large concentration while contemplating the copy of the Spring and hole. Some of the holes have been plugged and painted over. The Autumn Annals held in the right hand, the left hand holding a strand presence of these holes indicate the skill involved that have lead to of the beard, the back of figure pierced with a square aperature, the the successful firing of this majestic figure. back of the throne painted with a mountainous riverscape; with a wood stand, the underside with incised bing character. Two slightly smaller (23 7/8in./60.6 cm) biscuit enameled Daoist 27in (68.5cm) high deities portraying the civilian and military gods of wealth, from the collection of John D. Rockefeller Jr., and now in the Metropolitan $20,000 - 40,000 Museum of Art, are illustrated in Suzanne G. Valenstein, A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics, New York, 1989, col. pl. 33, and p. 228, no. 222 respectively. 清康熙 素三彩關帝坐像

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 129 8169 TWO POLYCHROME AND GILT DECORATED STUCCO FIGURES OF LUOHAN Yuan/Ming dynasty Such figures formed part of much larger sets that were a popular Both portrayed with bushy eyebrows and alert eyes, similarly clad in form of temple decoration during the Yuan and Ming dynasties. For long robes beneath a kasaya, the first seated with legs crossed and similar Ming dynasty stucco figures, see Chai Zejun and Chai Yumei, hands resting in the lap, the kasaya pulled over the head; the second Ancient Painted Statues in Shanxi Province, Beijing, 2008, pp. 330- seated with both feet on the ground and hands in anjalimudra, with 387; and Buddhist Sculpture of Shanxi Province, Hong Kong, 1991, the end of the kasaya draped over the left shoulder. pp. 199-229. 12 1/4in (31cm) high, the taller

$3,000 - 5,000

元/明 彩塑羅漢像兩尊

130 | BONHAMS 8170 A SANCAI-GLAZED GUANYIN FIGURAL GROUP Late Ming/Qing dynasty The bodhisattva portrayed seated in lalitasana with left foot supported on a lotus blossom surrounded by large acanthus leaves, backed by a halo and flanked by her acolytes, a vase bearing willow leaves and the filial parrot, all below a rocky canopy supporting monkeys representing the untamed mind, the ensemble fronted by a balustrade and borne on an integral waisted stand, the unglazed back and foot covered with a brown wash. 15in (38cm) high

$4,000 - 6,000

明末/清 三彩觀音神龕

Provenance Acquired at auction in Cincinnati, Ohio, 1988

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 131 (detail)

8171 A PAIR OF BRASS TEMPLE STANDARDS Early 20th century Each cast in the form of a triple-pointed lance-blade centered with a ribbon-tied victory banner, issusing from the mouth of a dragon, attached to a vase-shaped socket incised Zhong Yingchuan Tang jing song (respectfully presented by the Yingchuan Zhong family clan), attached to lacquered wood handles. 25 1/2in (64.7cm) high

$2,000 - 3,000

二十世紀初 銅勝利幡紋迴避兵器一對

銘文 鍾穎川堂敬送

Provenance De-accessioned from the Pearl S. Buck House, Perkasie, PA, 1960’s

The victory banner is one of the Eight Buddhist Auspicious Objects, and this pair of standards would likely have formed part of a larger set.

Yingchuan Tang is the clan name of the surname Zhong, which is believed to have its origins in the Yingchuan region.

132 | BONHAMS CHINESE TEXTILES AND FURNISHINGS Lots 8172 - 8183 8172 A SET OF FOUR EMBROIDERED PANELS Late Qing/Republic period Four silk panels, framed and glazed, each embroidered with a design of roof tiles and architectural elements from the Han, Zhou and Xia dynasties, accompanied by descriptive inscriptions, the calligraphy also embroidered.

$1,000 - 1,500

清末/民國 刺繡瓦當紋掛屏四件

A similar set of embroidered panels now in the collection of the Peabody Essex Museum were formerly in the Amy S. Claugue collection of Chinese textiles and are illustrated in Weaving China’s Past Phoenix, 2000 p 147-150.

134 | BONHAMS 8173 A KESI SILK ‘DRAGON’ FRAGMENT Ming dynasty The central section woven with a shaped panel enclosing a dragon, superimposed against a band of clouds, bisecting a ground of latticework clouds and dragon roundels, mounted. 42in (106.7cm) long

$4,000 - 6,000

明 緙絲龍紋袍料殘件

A panel with a similar design from the Ming dynasty is illustrated by Spink & Son Ltd., Threads of Imagination, Central Asian and Chinese Silks from the 12th to the 19th Century, London, 1999, no. 18, where their textile is described as a sleeve fragment.

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 135 8174 W Y HUANGHUALI LOW TABLE KANGZHUO 17th century The rectangular two-panel top of standard mortise and tenon construction over a recessed waist with arched and scrolled aprons, the beaded interior edge continuing to the cabriole legs terminating in ‘pearl and leaf’ feet. 11 1/4 x 40 1/8 x 28 1/2in (28.6 x 101.9 x 72.4cm)

$8,000 - 10,000

十七世紀 黃花梨炕桌

136 | BONHAMS 8175 W A ZEBRA WOOD TABLE Late Qing/Republic period The top a single panel in a rectangular frame, set with everted ends, with a beaded apron set below, the sides with two horizontal stretchers, the squared legs flaring widely at the feet, the wood grain attractively patterned. 33 1/2 x 35 x 11 1/2in (85.1 x 88.9 x 29cm)

$8,000 - 12,000

清末/民國 斑馬木酒桌

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 137 8176

8176 Y A HUANGHUALI WEIQI BOX AND COVER Qing dynasty Of bombe form with a flat shoulder, supported on a low broad foot ring, the fitted gently domed cover with dimpled center, the patterned wood in variegated shades of brown. 4 3/4in (12cm) long across shoulder

$2,000 - 3,000

清 黃花梨圍棋蓋盒

8177 Y A HUANGHUALI RETICULATED ‘KUILONG’ PANEL Qing dynasty Of rectangular shape, the central field pierced with a complex design of archistic foliate kuilong, carved and polished on both sides, framed. 22 1/2 x 8 1/2in (57.3 x 21.6cm)

$2,000 - 3,000

清 黃花梨透雕夔龍紋屏

Provenance M.D. Flacks, Ltd. (according to label)

8177

138 | BONHAMS 8178 A CHENXIANGMU FIGURE OF ZHANG QIAN 18th century Finely carved with the adventurer standing in his natural hollowed log raft floating down the Yangzi river, supported by an independent base carved as swirling waves, the bow tapering to a spout, the bearded figure standing in the stern, the log boat wrapped with its gnarled branches and pine needles. 7 1/2in (19cm) long

$8,000 - 12,000

十八世紀 沉香木雕張騫乘槎像帶座

Provenance Freeman’s Auctions 14 March 2015, lot 134

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 139 8179 8180

8179 Y 8180 Y A HUANGHUALI ‘BURLWOOD’ BRUSHPOT A HUANGHUALI BRUSHPOT 17th/18th century 18th century Of hollow cylindrical form, fitted with a circular base, the exterior Of cylindrical form, the base encircled with broad flat band carved carved with unevenly spaced knots and protrusions to simulate with a shallow trough, the rim with a broad flat indented lip, the burlwood, the wood with a warm brown color with lighter streaks. variegated brown wood with attractive graining. 6 1/2 in (16.5cm) high 6 1/8in (15.5cm) high

$12,000 - 18,000 $10,000 - 15,000

十七/十八世紀 黃花梨仿癭木筆筒 十八世紀 黃花梨筆筒

Provenance M.D. Flacks Ltd. (according to label)

140 | BONHAMS 8181 8182

8181 Y 8182 Y A HUANGHUALI ‘BURLWOOD’ BRUSHPOT A HUANGHUALI BRUSH POT 18th century 17th/18th century Of hollow cylindrical form, fitted with a circular base and plug, Fashioned from well-figured wood, the cylindrical vessel exhibiting a the exterior carved to enhance the unevenly spaced knots and lustrous honey amber tone throughout. protrusions of burlwood, the wood with a light brown color with 7 1/2in (9cm) high darker streaks. 5 1/2in (14cm) high $4,000 - 6,000

$5,000 - 8,000 十七/十八世紀 黃花梨筆筒

十八世紀 黃花梨仿癭木筆筒

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 141 8183 Y A ZITAN BRUSH POT Qing dynasty Carved to emulate a thick stalk of bamboo, the rich undulating surface housing characteristic golden ‘threads’. 5 3/8in (13.6cm) high

$4,000 - 6,000

清 紫檀筆筒

142 | BONHAMS PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF POLLY W. GUTH Lots 8184 - 8202 8184

8184 W 8185 A HARDWOOD TABLE WITH INSET LACQUERED TOP A CARVED WOOD FIGURE OF A LUOHAN (BANZHUO) Yuan/Ming dynasty 17th/18th century Carved from a single log, portrayed standing upright, a slight sway The black lacquered panel set within the rectangular frame, above in the posture lending an air of casualness, attired in flowing monk’s reticulated beaded panels framed by stretchers on top of shaped robes, draped with a kashaya, one arm held straight by the side aprons, the whole raised on thick splayed legs of rounded section. hidden by the long hanging sleeve, the other now-missing hand held 31 1/4 x 38 1/2 x 18 1/2in (79.4 x 97.8 x 47cm) at mid-body, the full well-proportioned face with downcast eyes and gentle smile, flanked by pendulous earlobes. 34in (86.3cm) high $3,000 - 5,000 $30,000 - 50,000 十七/十八世紀 黃花梨鑲漆木板半桌

Provenance 元/眀 木雕羅漢立像 Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London, 1995 Provenance Gerard Hawthorn Ltd., London, 1998

144 | BONHAMS 8185

Figures of luohan rose in popularity during the Song dynasty, due to The present lot, clearly belongs to the second group. With his shaven divisions within Buddhism that lead to the establishment of different head and elongated earlobes, he is clearly a monk, but his refined schools. The luohan being direct disciples of the Buddha, formed facial features, elegant posture, with long-sleeved robe and pointed a connection between the patriarchs of the different schools and shoes more closely resemble figures of scholar’s popular during the the Buddha, by allowing the patriarchs to claim descent through a Ming dynasty such as the type illustrated in Rose Kerr, Later Chinese lineage leading back to these original disciples. Bronzes, London, 1990, nos. 64-65. Traces of stucco on the surface of the present figure indicate that it would have been painted at one Depictions of luohans fall into two groups. The first group are time. depicted with clearly what Chinese artists considered Indian features, such as bushy beards, curly hair, big eyes beneath prominent brows An example of similar date and size is illustrated in Rene-Yvon and large noses. The second group more closely resemble Chinese Lefebvre d’Argence (ed.), Chinese, Korean, and Japanese Sculpture : scholars, except that they have shaved heads and wear monks’ The Avery Brundage Collection, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, robes. New York, 1974, no. 150. A Northern Song dynasty example is illustrated in Angela Falco-Howard, et. al., Chinese Sculpture, New Haven, 2006, fig. 4.38.

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 145 8186 8187

8186 8187 A RARE STONE HEAD OF A LUOHAN A LIMESTONE FIGURE OF A LION 10th-13th century Ming dynasty Carved in the round with great detail, the shaved head with wizened Carved resting on its haunches with its front paws clutching a ribbon- face portrayed with deeply lined forehead and brow, heavily-lidded tied brocade ball, the mouth open in a wide grin to reveal two rows of downcast eyes, high cheek bones and straight nose, the mouth teeth, the ears laying flat against the curly mane, wearing a collar tied opened in a smile to reveal rows of teeth, framed by wrinkles in a bow at the neck suspending a bell at the front, supported on a extending towards the long pendulous earlobes, the surface of the rectangular plinth carved with floral motifs. stone heavily pitted, wood stand. 11in (28cm) high 8in (20.2cm) high $1,000 - 1,500 $6,000 - 8,000 明 石雕獅戲綉球像 十至十三世紀 石雕羅漢首像 Provenance Koko Chinese Antiques, New York, 2006 The head likely a depiction of the luohan Kasyapa. Kasyapa was one of the principal disciples of Sakyamuni Buddha and is often portrayed together with Ananda, flanking the Buddha. This arrangement is commonly found in caves dating from the Northern Wei dynasty (386-535), as seen in the Central Binyang Cave at Longmen, illustrated in A. Falco Howard, Li Song, Wu Hung and Yang Hong, Chinese Sculpture, New Haven, 2006, p. 238, fig. 3.39. This standard iconographic arrangement continued through the Sui, Tang, Liao and Song dynasties.

A similar Song dynasty example was sold at Sotheby’s, Hong Kong, 5 April 2016, lot 2835; and another from J.T. Tai & Co. was sold at Sotheby’s, New York, 22 March 2011, lot 270.

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8188 8189 THREE GRAY POTTERY VESSELS A GROUP OF FIVE PAINTED POTTERY FIGURES Han dynasty/Warring States period Han and Tang dynasties The first an ovoid jar with broad shoulder tapering towards the base, Including a tall figure drawing a bow, the figure’s hair carefully the surfaces crisply impressed with a diamond diaper pattern; the delineated, with pigment on the collar backpack, and face; together second a red pottery amphora with a bulbous body, flanked by broad with a horse and groom; and with two dancing figures, similarly flat handles connecting to the mouth; the third a cocoon jar, with posed in an S shape, with traces of red pigment. an oval-shaped body encircled by sets of triple concentric grooves, 18 1/4in (46.4cm) high, the archer supported on a high flared ringed foot, and surmounted with similarly shaped neck with an everted rim. $2,000 - 3,000 19 1/2in (49.5cm) high, the tallest 漢及唐 彩繪陶俑五件 $2,000 - 3,000 Provenance 漢/戰國 灰陶器三件 Horse and standing groom: Gerard Hawthorn Ltd., London Other figures: Uragami Sokyu-Do Co Ltd., Tokyo, 1999 Provenance The ovoid jar and amphora: Uragami Sokyu-do Co. Ltd., Tokyo, 2001 Note The Cocoon jar: Michael Goedhuis, London, 1996 The figure drawing a bow has a Oxford TL test No. C298e38, 16 November 1998

8189

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 147 8190 8191

8190 A GREENISH-CREAM-GLAZED LOTUS-PETAL JAR Six dynasties/Northern Qi Of globular form with a straight neck and a circular flat foot, the exterior cut with eight linked lotus petals, the high shoulder applied with four angular strap handles, all covered under a lustrous greenish glaze. 7 1/2in (19cm) high

$2,000 - 3,000

六朝或北齊 青白釉蓮紋罐

Provenance Uragami Sukyo-Do Co., Ltd., Tokyo, 2005

Compare a related white-glazed ewer, Northern Qi dynasty, excavated from the tomb of Fan Cui, Anyang in 1971, now in the Henan Provincial Museum, of similar globular shape applied with strap handles and decorated with moulded lotus petals, illustrated in Zhongguo Meishu Quanji, Gongyi Meishu bian Vol.1: Taoci (Shang), Shanghai, p. 190, no. 234.

8191 A BLACK-GLAZED JAR Northern Song/Jin dynasty Of ovoid form surmounted by a short neck with a lipped rim, flanked by a pair of leaf-form loop handles, covered overall in a thick black glaze thinning to russet around the lip and tops of the handles, the glaze stopping midway down the body, revealing the buff-colored clay. 7 3/4in (19.7cm) high

$2,000 - 3,000

北宋/金 黑釉雙耳罐

8192 Provenance Koko Chinese Antiques, New York, 2003

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8192 A BRONZE GARLIC-HEAD VASE Han dynasty Of compressed globular form, rising to a tall slender neck, expanding towards the mouth to form a six-lobed garlic-head, all supported on an splayed foot ring, the surface a mottled gold, reddish-brown and green patina. 14in (35.5cm) high

$3,000 - 5,000

漢 銅蒜頭口尊

Provenance Michael Goedhuis, London, 1995

8193 THREE FRESCO FRAGMENTS Ming dynasty or earlier Three fragments, pigments on plaster, now framed and glazed, the largest with celestial musicians in flowing robes, their headdresses and garment details executed in gesso relief; the second of a female deity under a wutong tree; the third of heavenly attendants standing against a cloudy background. 41 1/2 x 23 1/2in (105.4 x 59.7cm) the largest

$2,500 - 4,000

明或更早 灰泥彩繪仙女像壁畫殘部

Provenance Albert von Le Coq 1911 Expedition, purchased from a grandson of a member of the expedition.

8193

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 149 8194 W LU HAN (17TH CENTURY) Zhongkui Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk, signed Lu Han, with two artist’s seals reading Lu Han zhi yin and Shaowei, two collectors’ seals reading Yungu and Daqian haomen. 76 x 39in (193 x 99cm)

$8,000 - 12,000

陸瀚 鍾馗戲蝠 設色絹本 立軸

Provenance Heisando Co., Tokyo, 1975

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8195 W 8196 W ANONYMOUS, SWANS AND LOTUS AFTER LU ZHI (1496-1576) Late Ming or early Qing Bird and Flower Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk. Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper, dated gengwu year, inscribed 54 3/4 x 29 1/2in (139.1 x 75cm) and signed baoshan Lu Zhi, following by two seals reading Lushi Shuping and Baoshanzi. $3,000 - 5,000 58 1/4 x 24in (148 x 61cm)

佚名 雙鵝荷花圖 設色絹本 立軸 晚明或清初 $1,500 - 2,500

Provenance (仿)陸治 花鳥圖 設色紙本 立軸 Takahashi Heisando Co., LTD., Tokyo, 1996

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 151 8197 ATTRIBUTED TO LUO PING (1733-1799) Drunken Zhong Kui in A Bamboo Pavilion Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper, inscribed and signed, bearing a date of renwu year, with two artist’s seals reading Luo Ping and Liangfeng, three collector’s seals one reads Tang Yun shending, with a title slip inscribed by Tao Yunbai (1905-1975) on the back. 39 x 16in (99 x 40.7cm)

$4,000 - 6,000

（傳）羅聘 鍾馗醉午圖 設色紙本 立軸

Provenance Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London, 1996

152 | BONHAMS 8198

8198 VARIOUS ARTISTS Three Fans with landscape and calligraphy Three folding fans, ink or ink and color on paper,

1) landscape by Shen Yizhai (1891-1945), inscribed and signed by the artist, with two artist’s seals, calligraphy by Pan Feijiao 2) dedicated to Yongzhai, landscape by Jiang Yun (1847-1919), inscribed and signed by the artist, dated guimao year (1903), with two artist’s seals reading Jiang Yun and Yixuan, calligraphy by Zhao Fan (1851-1927), dated gengzi year (1900), with one artist’s seal 3) with one dedication, orchid by Yao Yuqin (1867-1961), inscribed and signed by the artist, with one artist’s seal reading Yuqin huajia hou zuo, dated jisi year (1929), with a calligraphy on the other side, dated the same year as the orchid, with one artist’s seal illegible to read. 7 3/8 x 19 1/2in (18.8 x 49cm) 6 5/8 x 19 1/2in (16.8 x 49cm) 7 x 19 1/2in (17.5 x 49cm)

$2,000 - 3,000

姚虞琴 姜筠 趙藩等 山水書法 水墨/設色紙本 成扇三件

8199 ATTRIBUTED TO CHENGQIN WANG (PRINCE YONGXING, 1752-1823) Couplet in regular script A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on silk, with a signature reading Chengqin wang. 35 x 7 7/8 (88.8 x 20.1cm) each

$1,000 - 1,500

（傳）成親王 楷書五言聯 水墨絹本 立軸一對

Provenance Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London, 1986 8199

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 153 8200 8201

8202

8200 8201 8202 ANONYMOUS WANG FANGYU (1913-1997) YANG YANPING (B.1934) Crabs, 18th/19th century Calligraphy Winter Morning, 1998 Framed and glazed, ink on silk, with four Framed and glazed, ink on paper, with two Framed and glazed, ink and color on paper, collector’s seals. artist’s seals reading Fang and Yu. with one artist’s seal. 12 1/2 x 12 1/2in (31.9 x 31.9cm) 12 7/8 x 17 3/4in (32.7 x 45cm) 26 3/4 x 26 1/2in (68 x 67cm)

$1,000 - 1,500 $1,000 - 1,500 $2,000 - 3,000

佚名 螃蟹圖 水墨絹本 鏡框 十八/十九世紀 王方宇 書法 水墨紙本 鏡框 楊燕屏 冬日晨光 設色紙本 鏡框 1998年作

Provenance Provenance Purchased in China in 1972, by repute Michael Goedhuis Gallery, London, 2001

Illustrated The Paintings of Yang Yanping, London, Michael Goedhuis, 2001, p.12.

Exhibited Dickinson Roundell Inc., New York, 10-20 October 2001

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8204 (section)

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF PROFESSOR PHILIP GOULD

8203 8204 AN IMPERIAL EDICT ANONYMOUS Jiaqing period, 1820 An Imperial Edict, 1861 Handscroll, ink on silk brocade, dated the 25th year of Jiaqing reign Handscroll, ink and colored ink on silk brocade, opening with the (1820), with text reading from left to right in Manchu and repeated woven characters Fengtian Gaomin (By command of Heaven) flanked from right to left in Chinese, with two large seal impressions, one by two dragons, followed by parallel text in Chinese and Manchu, additional inscription and two seals on the back, with a title slip. dated the 11th year of Xianfeng (1861). 12 x 69 1/4in (30.4 x 175cm) 11 7/8 x 94 1/2in (30 x 240cm)

$4,000 - 6,000 $3,000 - 5,000

清嘉慶誥命 水墨織錦 手卷 1820年 清咸豐誥命 設色織錦 手卷 1861年

156 | BONHAMS PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS

8205 ANONYMOUS Mountain landscape with figures, 17th century Framed and glazed, ink and color on silk.

71 5/8 x 28 1/8in (182 x 71.5cm)

$7,000 - 10,000

佚名 山水人物圖 設色絹本 鏡框 十七世紀

Although anonymous, this finely executed mountain landscape with figures describes a fascinating scene -- several scholar-officials converge in the middle section, while a group of hard working men are chiseling and hammering rocks in the lower part of the painting. It is an unusual composition as such, and it may be illustrating the tale of Yu the Great (c. 2200-2100 BCE) controlling the floodwaters, a Herculean effort to tame the Yellow River by creating irrigation canals and lessen the destructive floods that plagued central China.

In the collection of the National Palace Museum Taipei, an unsigned work dated to the Tang dynasty titled “A Painting of the Great Yu Controlling the Waters” (access no. 故-畫-000012-00000, Gugong Shuhua Ji, no 44) similarly depicts people removing rocks to reroute the waters and a scholarly figure standing higher above with attendants. Whereas the narrative of the Tang composition painting provides more details, it is likely that the same tale is being illustrated in the present scroll.

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 157 8206 8207

8206 8207 ANONYMOUS ANONYMOUS Ink Bamboo, Qing dynasty Battle between Guanyu and Ji Ling, 19th century Ink on paper, framed and glazed, bearing several collector’s seals Framed and glazed, ink and color on silk, with one collector’s attributed to Xiang Yuanbian (1525-1590), with one additional seal seal and signature of Wang Ming (1921-2016), the four-character and an inscription of Wang Ming (1921-2016). inscription dazhan Ji Ling on the painting indicates the story 45 3/4 x 21 3/4in (116.2 x 55cm) represented here is the battle between Guanyun and General Ji Ling, who served under the warlord Yuan Shu during the late Eastern Han $2,500 - 4,000 dynasty. 70 1/8 x 22 3/8in (56.8 x 178cm) 佚名 墨竹 設色紙本 鏡框 清代 $3,000 - 5,000 Wang Ming (1921-2016) was born in Tianjin China relocating to the Washington DC area in 1951. An artist who used the pen name 佚名 大戰紀靈 設色絹本 鏡框 十九世紀 Shiren (Stoneman), Wang Ming’s work is in the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., among other collections. For many years Wang Ming also operated an art and frame gallery in Washington DC

158 | BONHAMS 8208

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MARK S. PRATT

8208 ANONYMOUS Liu Hai, Ming dynasty The Daoist immortal, Liu Hai (also known as Liu Haichan), is a Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk, with one seal trimmed off on the popular Chinese god of wealth. In this work, the seated adept is edge. playing with the three-legged toad on his knee. Nearby a full basket 58 3/4 x 39in (99 x 149.2cm) of auspicious objects and a string of coins attached to a double gourd wine bottle lay on the foreground. The depiction of Liu Hai $10,000 - 15,000 here exemplifies the long history of associating the god with those assigned visual symbols: a three-legged toad and a string of coins. 佚名 劉海戯蟾圖 絹本設色 立軸 明代

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 159 8209 ATTRIBUTED TO CHEN CHUN (1483-1544) Autumn Garden A painting of grand scale depicting various blossoming autumn Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper, inscribed and signed Banyang flower, including the sweet-scented osmanthus flowing down from shanren Chen Daofu, followed by two seals reading Baiyang shanren the upper right corner to the middle section. For a work with a similar and Fusheng yin. composition also of impressive size by Chen Chun, see Summer 125 1/2 x 39 7/8in (318.8 x 101.3cm) Garden, dated circa 1530, in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum New York, accession number 1986.266.2. $20,000 - 30,000

(傳)陳淳 錦園圖 設色紙本 立軸

160 | BONHAMS 8210 ZHAO ZUO (1570/73-1633/44) Landscape Hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper, inscribed by the artist and signed Zhao Zuo with two artist’s seals, one reading Zhao Zuo zhi yin. 99 x 38 3/4in (251.5 x 98.4cm)

$40,000 - 60,000

趙左 春山歡雨圖 設色紙本 立軸

Provenance Acquired in Taipei, 1959

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 161 8211 ATTRIBUTED TO TANG YIN (1470-1523) Travelers in Autumn Mountains Hanging scroll, ink and light color on silk, inscribed with a poem, bearing a date of jiajing renwu (1522) followed by a signature reading Jinchang Tang Yin with an illegible seal. 71 1/2 x 37 1/2in (181.6 x 95.2cm)

$8,000 - 12,000

（傳） 唐寅 秋山行旅圖 設色絹本 立軸

The painting is inscribed with the famous Tang poem Departing Mount Shang at Dawn by Wen Tingyun (812-870).

162 | BONHAMS 8212 ANONYMOUS Landscape fan, 12th-14th century Round fan leaf, matted, ink and color on silk, inscribed with the character Li, with the traces of a seal, now illegible. 11 1/2in (29.2cm) diameter

$6,000 - 8,000

佚名 山水扇面 設色絹本 鏡片 十二至十四世紀

Provenance Purchased in Hong Kong, Upper Lascar Row, 1961-1963

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 163 8213 8214

PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF IAN FALCOLNER

8213 8214 ZHENG XIAOXU (1860-1938) JUN JINLING (19TH CENTURY) Calligraphy Couplet in running script Cicada, bamboo and rock A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on gold-flecked paper, singed Xiaoxu, Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk, inscribed and signed by the with two seals of the artist reading Su Kan and Zheng Xiaoxu yin. artist, dated jiayin year, with four artist’s seals reading jingzhe an, Jun 47 3/4 x 11 3/4in (121.3 x 29.8cm) yin, Jinling, and xieyi, with a wood box inscribed by the artist. 51 1/2 x 14in (130.8 x 36.8cm) $7,000 - 9,000 $2,000 - 3,000 鄭孝胥 七言行書聯 水墨撒金箋 立軸一對 俊金陵 梧竹清風圖 設色絹本 立軸

164 | BONHAMS 8215 8216

PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS

8215 8216 DONG ZUOBIN (1895-1963) HU SHI (1891-1962) Calligraphy in Oracle bone script, 1961 Calligraphy Mounted, ink on paper, inscribed and signed by the artist, with one Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper, signed Hu Shi. dedication, dated Minguo 50 (1961), with two artist’s seals reading 11 1/2 x 6 5/8in (29.3 x 16.7cm) Dong Zuobin and Yantang. 23 x 10 1/4in (58.2 x 26cm) $7,000 - 9,000

$3,000 - 5,000 胡適 書法 設色紙本 立軸

董作賓 甲骨文詩文書法 水墨紙本 鏡片 1961年作 Provenance Acquired from the artist directly, thence by descent Provenance Acquired directly from the artist by Sister Nadine Tierney MM (1935- 2010) Gifted to the present owner

As cited in the dedicatory inscription, the calligraphy was presented to Sister Nadine Tierney, a nun with the Maryknoll Order, who taught English at National Taiwan University and National Taiwan Normal College in the early 1960’s. Among Sister Nadine’s English language students was Dong Zuobin’s son, and the artist presented the calligraphy to her as an expression of gratitude.

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 165 166 | BONHAMS 8217 WU CHANGSHUO (1844-1927) Flower, 1920 Album with twelve leaves, ink on paper, inscribed and signed on all leaves by the artist, dated gengshen year (1920), with seventeen artist’s seals reading Changshuo, Wu Jun zhiyin, Wu Changshi, and Junqin dali, additional two collectors’ seals on the back of the last leave. 11 3/4 x 16 3/8in (29.7 x 41.6cm)

$60,000 - 90,000

吳昌碩 花卉集 水墨紙本 冊頁 1920年作

Provenance Acquired from Anhui antique store (wenwu shangdian) in 1988.

The cover of the album is inscribed by Nagao Uzan (1864-1942), who was a Chinese art connoisseur and collector. Nagao worked for Shanghai Shangwu Yinshuguan (The Commercial Press) in the early 1910s. During his time in China, he met Wu Changshuo and became a friend the artist.

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 167 8218

8218 YAO HUA (1876-1930) Still Life, 1929 Mounted, ink and color on silk, dated jisi year (1929), signed Yao Hua Mangfu, with two artist’s seals reading Yao Hua and Mangfu. 15 1/2 x 72 3/4in (39.3 x 184.8cm)

$2,000 - 3,000

姚華 歲朝清供圖 設色絹本 鏡片 1929年作

8219 LU YIFEI (1908-1997) Flower and Insect Framed and glazed, ink and color on silk, inscribed and signed Yifei jushi, with one artist’s seal. 11 1/4 x 8 1/2in (28.6 x 21.6cm)

$1,000 - 1,500

陸抑非 蔬果蟲草 設色絹本 鏡框

8219

168 | BONHAMS 8220

PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF DR. GREGORY DAHLEN, JR.

8220 WU SHIXIAN (1845-1916) Landscape Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper, dedicated to Shaoping, inscribed and signed by the artist, followed one artist’s seal reading Shixian. 18 7/8 x 39in (47.8 x 99cm)

$2,000 - 3,000

吳石僊 山水樓臺 設色紙本 立軸

Provenance The estate of Dr Gregory Dahlen, Jr. Far East Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA

8221 QIAN WEICHENG (1720-1772) Landscape Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper, signed by the artist, with two seals of the artist reading chen Weicheng and gonghui. 22 3/4 x 12 3/4in (57.8 x 32.4cm)

$7,000 - 10,000

錢維城 山水 設色紙本 立軸

Provenance The Estate of Dr Gregory Dahlen Jr. Far East Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA

Published Jungying Tsao Chinese Paintings of the Middle Qing Dynasty, San Francisco, 1987, pp. 245-246. 8221

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 169 8222 (detail)

8222 QI BAISHI (1864-1957) Grasshopper and Vegetable, 1948 Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper, dated wuzi year (1948), inscribed and signed by the artist, with two artist’s seals reading Baishi and guimeng kan chiyu. 26 3/4 x 13 3/8in (67.8 x 34cm)

$40,000 - 60,000

齊白石 萬事如意圖 設色紙本 立軸

170 | BONHAMS CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 171 8223 (detail)

8223 XU BEIHONG (1895-1953) Horse, 1932 Mounted, ink and color on paper, inscribed with a dedication to General Jiansheng, dated the 21st year (1932), autumn, and signed Beihong with an artist’s seal reading Beihong and a collector’s seal reading Zhongying canghua. 49 5/8 x 16 1/8in (126 x 41cm)

$150,000 - 200,000

徐悲鴻 奔馬圖 設色紙本 鏡片 1932年作

Provenance The Estate of Dr Gregory Dahlen Jr. Far East Fine Arts, San Francisco CA, March 1987

The dedication of the painting refers to General Jiansheng, a.k.a. Bai Chongxi (1893-1966), a Guangxi warlord and a famed Nationalist General.

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8224 PU RU (1896-1963) Guanyin with heart Sutra Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk, signed Pu Ru and Xinyu, with three seals of the artists reading jiu wangsun, Pu Ru and Pu Ru zhi yin. 24 3/4 x 11in (63 x 28cm)

$35,000 - 45,000

溥儒 觀音心經 設色絹本 立軸

174 | BONHAMS 8225 A GROUP OF RONGBAOZHAI WRITING PAPER Republic period Rongbaozhai is a famous stationary, Chinese painting and calligraphy Fine woodblock color printed writing paper published by Beijing shop in Beijing founded in the Qing dynasty. In the early 20th century, Rongbaozhai, with various subjects such as bird and flower and Rongbaozhai invited artists, such as Zhang Daqian, Qi Baishi, figures, including two sets of Daqian jushi huahui shijian, with original and Chen Shizeng, to provide designs for decorative letter paper. boxes.(15) The artisans then applied traditional Chinese woodblock printing The largest 11 7/8 x 8 1/4in (30 x 21cm) techniques to create this elegant writing paper featuring the work of the most popular painters of the day. $2,000 - 3,000

民國 北平榮寶齋信箋一組

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 175 8226 FENG ZIKAI (1898-1975) Four Seasons, 1947 A set of four paintings depicting four seasons, mounted for framing, ink and color on paper, all inscribed and signed Zikai, each one has two artist’s seals reading Feng Zikai and Shimen Fengshi, on the winter scene, dated dinghai year (1947). [4] 21 x 6in (53.3 x 15.3cm) each

$12,000 - 18,000

豐子愷 四季圖 設色紙本 鏡片四幅 1947年作

176 | BONHAMS 8227 FENG ZIKAI (1898-1975) Scenes from Daily Life Twelve album leaves painted on two pieces of uncut paper, each piece contains six leaves, mounted as a hand scroll, ink and color on paper, inscribed and signed on each leaf, with a total of 19 artist’s seals, including a front title piece reading Fengliu tianxia wen. height 8 5/8in (22cm)

$18,000 - 25,000

豐子愷 人物故事圖 設色紙本 手卷

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 177 8228 YU FEIAN (1888-1959) Red Peony, 1948 Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper, inscribed and signed Feian, dated wuzi year (1948), with three artist’s seals reading Yu Zhao si yin, Feian liushi hou zuo, and fugui yeyi. 37 1/2 x 20in (95.5 x 50.8cm)

$25,000 - 40,000

于非闇 牡丹圖 設色紙本 立軸 1948年作

Provenance Acquired in Beijing prior to 1949 by US Foreign Service Officer

178 | BONHAMS 8229 YU FEIAN (1888-1959) White Peony, 1947 Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper, inscribed and signed Feian, dated dinghai (1947), with three artist’s seals reading Yu Zhao zhi yin, feichang jushi, and fugui yeyi. 37 3/8 x 20in (94.9 x 50.8cm)

$25,000 - 40,000

于非闇 牡丹圖 設色紙本 立軸 1947年作

Provenance Acquired in Beijing prior to 1949 by US Foreign Service Officer

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 179 8231

8230

8230 8231 C. C. WANG (WANG JIQIAN, 1907-2003) C. C. WANG (WANG JIQIAN, 1907-2003) Landscape, 1986 Calligraphy ‘Dog’ Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper, signed by the artist, dated Hanging scroll, ink on gold-flecked paper, signed Jiqian, with an bingyin year (1986), with an artist’s seal reading Jiqian chuanggao. artist’s seal reading Wang Jiqian yin, and additional one reading 26 x 16 3/8in (66 x 41.6cm) Songyin Shanfang. 26 1/4 x 17 1/2in (66.7 x 44.5cm) $12,000 - 18,000 $3,000 - 5,000 王己千 山水 設色紙本 立軸 1986年作 王己千 書法 水墨紙本 立軸

180 | BONHAMS 8232 8233

8232 8233 SONG WENZHI (1919-1999) JIA YOUFU (B.1942) Jialing River, 1978 Fishing Village, 1978 Mounted, ink and color on paper, inscribed and signed Wenzhi, Mounted, ink and color on paper, inscribed and signed Youfu, with dated wuwu year (1978), with four artist’s seals reading Wenzhi, Song two artist’s seals reading fu and one additional seal dan yu hun. Hao zhi yin, qishi niandai, and hao shanhe. 32 3/8 x 20in (82.2 x 50.8cm) 32 x 14 3/4in (81 x 37.5cm) $4,000 - 6,000 $6,000 - 8,000 賈又福 江南漁村小景 設色紙本 鏡片 1978年作 宋文治 嘉陵景色 設色紙本 鏡片 1978年作

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 181 8234 8234

8235

PROPERTY OF MARK S. PRATT PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS

8234 8235 XIE ZHIGUANG (1900-1976) DING YANYONG (1902-1978) Two Landscape Paintings Returning Swallow Both framed and glazed, ink and color on paper, both signed Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper, inscribed and signed by the Zhiguang, each with a seal of the artist reading Zhiguang, one dated artist, with one artist’s seal hu. seventy-five years old of the artist. 13 x 17 5/8in (33 x 44.8cm) 12 x 12 1/4in (30.2 x 31.3cm) $3,000 - 5,000 $2,000 - 3,000 丁衍庸 似曾相識燕歸來 水墨紙本 立軸 謝之光 風景 設色紙本 鏡框兩幅

Provenance Guangzhou Jiyazhai 11 November 1987

182 | BONHAMS 8236 FAN ZENG (B.1938) Scholar, 1985 Ink and color on paper, inscribed and signed by the artist, with three artist’s seals reading baochong zhai zhu, Jiangdong Fan Zeng and yuanyou guilai houzuo. 70 1/2 x 37 3/4in (179 x 95.8cm)

$40,000 - 60,000

范曾 人物 設色紙本 立軸 1985年作

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 183 8237

8237 WUCIUS WONG (WANG WUXIE B. 1936) Calligraphy, 1997 Mounted, ink and color on paper, with one dedication, inscribed and signed by the artist, dated 1997, with one artist’s seal. 13 3/4 x 27 1/4in (34.8 x 69cm)

$3,000 - 5,000

王無邪 東坡句書法 設色紙本 鏡片 1997年作

Provenance Acquired by the present owner from the artist

PROPERTY OF MARK S. PRATT

8238 JIANG MINGXIAN (CHIANG MING- SHYAN, B.1942) The First Snow in New York City, 1980 Framed, ink and color on silk, inscribed and signed Mingxian, dated 1980, with a seal of the artist reading Jiang. 9 1/8 x 10 1/4in (23.1 x 26cm)

$1,000 - 1,500

江明賢 紐約初雪 設色絹本 鏡框 1980年作 8238

184 | BONHAMS PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS

8239 CHUANG CHE (ZHUANG ZHE, B 1934) Landscape, 1977 Oil on canvas, framed, signed and dated 1977. 29 1/2 x 50 1/8in (74.9 x 127.3cm)

$15,000 - 25,000

莊喆 風景 油彩畫布 鏡框 1977年作

CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS | 185 ATTRIBUTED TO LU JI EAGLES INQUIRIES GLOSSARY NOTICES TO ALL BUYERS CHINESE WORKS OF ART A pair of hanging scrolls (detail) +1 (917) 206 1677 Monday 30 October 2017 ink on silk [email protected] New York $20,000 - 30,000 TYPICAL HEADINGS USED IN THE CATALOG REGULATED SPECIES MATERIALS AND CITES PERMITS

The following are examples of the terminology used in the catalog. While The export of a lot from the United States or import into certain countries may every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that the statements be subject to export or import regulations, licensure and/or other restrictions; made in the catalog are correct, all statements and terms in this catalog in particular, lots containing plant or animal materials such as ivory, rhinoceros are subject to the provisions of the Conditions of Sale and the Galleries and horn, tortoiseshell, coral, whalebone or certain types of woods, irrespective of Consignors make no warranties or representations with respect to any lot. age or value, may require the granting of one or more export or import licenses or certificates, or may be banned from import altogether by some countries. AUTHORSHIP Moreover, the ability to obtain an export license or certificate does not insure the ability to obtain an import license or certificate in another country. Lots WANG HUI that contain such regulated species materials may also not be eligible for The piece is, in our opinion, a work of the artist. exportation or for re-importation into the United States if they are not at least 100 years of age, and, under current law, lots containing African Elephant ATTRIBUTED TO WANG HUI Ivory may no longer be re-imported into the United States regardless of age. In The piece is, in our opinion, from the period of the artist and possibly by addition, resales of lots containing certain regulated species materials may be his hand. subject to restrictions in some jurisdictions.

SCHOOL OF WANG HUI Lots noted in the catalog with a Y next to the lot number contain one or more The piece is, in our opinion, in the style of the artist, possibly of a later period. such regulated plant or animal materials. It is the buyer’s responsibility to investigate any such restrictions and to obtain any relevant export or import AFTER WANG HUI The piece is, in our opinion, a copy done in the spirit of the artist. licenses, which may require independent expert verification of the species and/or age of the regulated material; such reports must be obtained by the purchaser at his or her own expense. Please note that this process is “SIGNED” The piece has a signature which, in our opinion, is that of the artist. governed by local authorities and may take considerable time. Regardless of any delay in the obtaining of an export or import license or certificate or “BEARING THE SIGNATURE OF” OR “INSCRIBED” denial of a license’s or certificate’s issuance, purchased lots shall be paid for in The piece has a signature which, in our opinion, might be spurious or that accordance with the Conditions of Sale, and any such delay or denial shall not of a later follower of the artist. serve as the basis for cancellation of any sale. Prospective buyers are advised to obtain information from the relevant regulatory authorities regarding export CERAMICS, PORCELAINS AND OTHER WORKS OF ART and import restrictions, requirements, and costs prior to bidding.

FAMILLE VERTE OVOID VASE Prospective buyers should also check with their local (e.g. state) regulatory KANGXI MARK AND PERIOD authorities regarding any local restrictions and/or permit requirements that When the piece is, in our opinion, a work of that period, reign or dynasty and may apply with respect to purchases of regulated species materials, including marked as such, the date and mark appear in bold below the description. without limitation purchases of items containing elephant ivory or rhino horn. For example, we are advised that New York buyers of any lot containing FAMILLE VERTE OVOID VASE elephant or mammoth ivory or rhino horn will be responsible for obtaining a KANGXI PERIOD New York State permit before taking possession of the lot within New York When the piece is, in our opinion, a work of that period, reign or dynasty, State, and that the State of New Jersey has banned the import of items the date appears in bold below the description. containing elephant or marine mammal ivory or rhino horn into that state.

FAMILLE VERTE OVOID VASE Upon request, Bonhams can refer the purchaser to a third party agent to KANGXI MARK assist the purchaser in attempting to obtain the appropriate licenses and/ or When the piece, in our opinion, was manufactured during the 20th century certificates. However, there is no assurance that any necessary licenses or or later, or when its date of manufacture is unclear, but bears a mark, the certificates can be obtained. Please contact the Specialist Department for a mark appears alone in bold below the description. suggested list of shipping agents prior to placing a bid if you are uncertain as to whether a lot is subject to export/import license or certificate requirements FAMILLE VERTE OVOID VASE or related restrictions. When the piece, in our opinion, was manufactured during the 20th century or later, or when its date of manufacture is unclear, no date appears below its bold description.

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© 2017 Bonhams & Butterfields Auctioneers Corp. All rights reserved. Principal Auctioneer: Matthew Girling, NYC License No. 1236798-DCA ATTRIBUTED TO LU JI EAGLES INQUIRIES GLOSSARY NOTICES TO ALL BUYERS CONDITIONS OF SALE CHINESE WORKS OF ART A pair of hanging scrolls (detail) +1 (917) 206 1677 Monday 30 October 2017 ink on silk [email protected] New York $20,000 - 30,000 TYPICAL HEADINGS USED IN THE CATALOG REGULATED SPECIES MATERIALS AND CITES PERMITS The following Conditions of Sale, as amended by any sale, and in such event the purchaser shall be liable for 9. The copyright in the text of the catalog and the published or posted notices or verbal announcements the payment of all consequential damages, including any photographs, digital images and illustrations of lots in the The following are examples of the terminology used in the catalog. While The export of a lot from the United States or import into certain countries may during the sale, constitute the entire terms and conditions on deficiencies or monetary losses, and all costs and expenses catalog belong to Bonhams or its licensors. You will not every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that the statements be subject to export or import regulations, licensure and/or other restrictions; which property listed in the catalog shall be offered for sale of such sale or sales, our commissions at our standard rates, reproduce or permit anyone else to reproduce such text, or sold by Bonhams & Butterfields Auctioneers Corp. and photographs, digital images or illustrations without our prior made in the catalog are correct, all statements and terms in this catalog in particular, lots containing plant or animal materials such as ivory, rhinoceros all other charges due hereunder, all late charges, collection any consignor of such property for whom we act as agent. written consent. are subject to the provisions of the Conditions of Sale and the Galleries and costs, attorneys’ fees and costs, expenses and incidental horn, tortoiseshell, coral, whalebone or certain types of woods, irrespective of If live online bidding is available for the subject auction, Consignors make no warranties or representations with respect to any lot. age or value, may require the granting of one or more export or import licenses damages. In addition, where two or more amounts are 10. These Conditions of Sale shall bind the successors and additional terms and conditions of sale relating to online owed in respect of different transactions by the purchaser or certificates, or may be banned from import altogether by some countries. bidding will apply; see www.bonhams.com/WebTerms for the assigns of all bidders and purchasers and inure to the benefit to us, to Bonhams 1793 Limited and/or to any of our other AUTHORSHIP Moreover, the ability to obtain an export license or certificate does not insure supplemental terms. As used herein, “Bonhams,” “we” and of our successors and assigns. No waiver, amendment or affiliates, subsidiaries or parent companies worldwide within modification of the terms hereof (other than posted notices the ability to obtain an import license or certificate in another country. Lots “us” refer to Bonhams & Butterfields Auctioneers Corp. the Bonhams Group, we reserve the right to apply any or oral announcements during the sale) shall bind us unless WANG HUI that contain such regulated species materials may also not be eligible for The piece is, in our opinion, a work of the artist. 1. As used herein, the term “bid price” means the price at monies paid in respect of a transaction to discharge any specifically stated in writing and signed by us. If any part exportation or for re-importation into the United States if they are not at least which a lot is successfully knocked down to the purchaser. amount owed by the purchaser. If all fees, commissions, of these Conditions of Sale is for any reason invalid or 100 years of age, and, under current law, lots containing African Elephant The term “purchase price” means the aggregate of (a) the premiums, bid prices and other sums due to us from the unenforceable, the rest shall remain valid and enforceable. ATTRIBUTED TO WANG HUI Ivory may no longer be re-imported into the United States regardless of age. In bid price, (b) a PREMIUM retained by us and payable by purchaser are not paid promptly as provided in these The piece is, in our opinion, from the period of the artist and possibly by 11. These Conditions of Sale and the purchaser’s and our addition, resales of lots containing certain regulated species materials may be the purchaser EQUAL TO 25% OF THE FIRST $250,000 Conditions of Sale, we reserve the right to impose a finance his hand. respective rights and obligations hereunder are governed by subject to restrictions in some jurisdictions. OF THE BID PRICE, 20% OF THE AMOUNT OF THE charge equal to 1.5% per month (or, if lower, the maximum the laws of the State of California. By bidding at an auction, BID PRICE ABOVE $250,001 UP TO AND INCLUDING nonusurious rate of interest permitted by applicable law), on SCHOOL OF WANG HUI each purchaser and bidder agrees to be bound by these Lots noted in the catalog with a Y next to the lot number contain one or more $4,000,000, AND 12.5% OF THE AMOUNT OF THE BID all amounts due to us beginning on the 31st day following The piece is, in our opinion, in the style of the artist, possibly of a later period. PRICE OVER $4,000,000, and (c) unless the purchaser Conditions of Sale. Any dispute, controversy or claim arising such regulated plant or animal materials. It is the buyer’s responsibility to the sale until payment is received, in addition to other is exempt by law from the payment thereof, any Arizona, out of or relating to this agreement, or the breach, termination investigate any such restrictions and to obtain any relevant export or import remedies available to us by law. or validity thereof, brought by or against Bonhams (but AFTER WANG HUI California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, licenses, which may require independent expert verification of the species not including claims brought against the consignor by the The piece is, in our opinion, a copy done in the spirit of the artist. Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, 3. We reserve the right to withdraw any property and to purchaser of lots consigned hereunder) shall be resolved by and/or age of the regulated material; such reports must be obtained by Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Washington divide and combine lots at any time before such property’s the purchaser at his or her own expense. Please note that this process is state, or other state or local sales tax (or compensating use the procedures set forth below. “SIGNED” auction. Unless otherwise announced by the auctioneer tax) and other applicable taxes. With regard to New York The piece has a signature which, in our opinion, is that of the artist. governed by local authorities and may take considerable time. Regardless at the time of sale, all bids are per lot as numbered in the SALES AND USE TAX of any delay in the obtaining of an export or import license or certificate or sales tax, please refer to the “Sales and Use Tax” section of catalog and no lots shall be divided or combined for sale. denial of a license’s or certificate’s issuance, purchased lots shall be paid for in these Conditions of Sale. New York sales tax is charged on the hammer price, buyer’s “BEARING THE SIGNATURE OF” OR “INSCRIBED” 4. We reserve the right to reject a bid from any bidder, to premium and any other applicable charges on any property accordance with the Conditions of Sale, and any such delay or denial shall not The piece has a signature which, in our opinion, might be spurious or that 2. 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(A) All arbitration proceedings shall be confidential; owed him in connection with the sale, we shall pay the original purchaser the amount of our commissions, LIMITATION OF LIABILITY (B) The parties shall submit written briefs to the arbitrator any other sale proceeds to which we are entitled and no later than 15 days before the arbitration commences; applicable taxes received from the purchaser on the sale EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED ABOVE, ALL and make demand on the consignor to pay the balance PROPERTY IS SOLD “AS IS.” NEITHER BONHAMS NOR (C) Discovery, if any, shall be limited as follows: (I) of the original purchase price to the original purchaser. THE CONSIGNOR MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION Requests for no more than 10 categories of documents, Should the consignor fail to pay such amount promptly, OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE to be provided to the requesting party within 14 we may disclose the identity of the consignor and assign MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS OR CONDITION OF days of written request therefor; (II) No more than to the original purchaser our rights against the consignor THE PROPERTY OR AS TO THE CORRECTNESS two (2) depositions per party, provided however, the with respect to the lot the sale of which is sought to be OF DESCRIPTION, GENUINENESS, ATTRIBUTION, deposition(s) are to be completed within one (1) day; rescinded. Upon such disclosure and assignment, any PROVENANCE OR PERIOD OF THE PROPERTY OR (III) Compliance with the above shall be enforced by the liability of Bonhams as consignor’s agent with respect to AS TO WHETHER THE PURCHASER ACQUIRES ANY arbitrator in accordance with California law; said lot shall automatically terminate. COPYRIGHTS OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN LOTS SOLD OR AS TO WHETHER A WORK (D) Each party shall have no longer than eight (8) The foregoing limited right of rescission is available to the hours to present its position. The entire hearing before OF ART IS SUBJECT TO THE ARTIST’S MORAL RIGHTS original purchaser only and may not be assigned to or OR OTHER RESIDUAL RIGHTS OF THE ARTIST. THE the arbitrator shall not take longer than three (3) relied upon by any subsequent transferee of the property consecutive days; PURCHASER EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGES AND sold. The purchaser hereby accepts the benefit of the AGREES THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL BONHAMS BE (E) The award shall be made in writing no more than 30 consignor’s warranty of title and other representations LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES INCLUDING, WITHOUT days following the end of the proceeding. Judgment and warranties made by the consignor for the LIMITATION, ANY COMPENSATORY, INCIDENTAL OR upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be purchaser’s benefit. Nothing in this section shall be CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof. construed as an admission by us of any representation of fact, express or implied, obligation or responsibility To the fullest extent permitted by law, and except as with respect to any lot. THE PURCHASER’S SOLE AND

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SELLING AT AUCTION as “photo auction estimate”. Alternatively, you can submit your tax and family division purposes and reflect prices paid by a willing request using our online form at www.bonhams.com/us. Digital buyer to a willing seller. Bonhams can help you every step of the way when you are ready to images may be attached to the form. Please limit your images to no sell art, antiques and collectible items at auction. Our regional offices When we conduct a private appraisal, our specialists will prepare a more than five (5) per item. and representatives throughout the US are available to service all of thorough inventory listing of all your appraised property by category. your needs. Should you have any further questions, please visit our CONSIGNING YOUR PROPERTY Valuations, complete descriptions and locations of items are included website at www.bonhams.com/us for more information or call our in the documentation. After you receive an estimate, you may consign your property to us for Client Services Department at +1 (212) 644 9001. sale in the next appropriate auction. Our staff assists you throughout Appraisal fees vary according to the nature of the collection, the AUCTION ESTIMATES the process, arranging transportation of your items to our galleries amount of work involved, the travel distance, and whether the (at the consignor’s expense), providing a detailed inventory of your property is subsequently consigned for auction. The first step in the auction process is to determine the auction value consignment, and reporting the prices realized for each lot. We provide of your property. Bonhams’ world-renowned specialists will evaluate Our appraisers are available to help you anywhere and at any time. secure storage for your property in our warehouses and all items are your special items at no charge and in complete confidence. You can Please call our Client Services Department to schedule an appraisal. insured throughout the auction process. You will receive payment for obtain an auction estimate in many ways: your property approximately 35 days after completion of sale. ESTATE SERVICES • Attend one of our Auction Appraisal Events held regularly at our Sales commissions vary with the potential auction value of the Since 1865, Bonhams has been serving the needs of fiduciaries – galleries and in other major metropolitan areas. The updated property and the particular auction in which the property is offered. lawyers, trust officers, accountants and executors – in the disposition schedule for Bonhams Auction Appraisal Events is available at Please call us for commission rates. of large and small estates. Our services are specially designed to aid www.bonhams.com/us. in the efficient appraisal and disposition of fine art, antiques, jewelry, PROFESSIONAL APPRAISAL SERVICES • Call our Client Services Department to schedule a private appointment and collectibles. We offer a full range of estate services, ranging from at one of our galleries. If you have a large collection, our specialists can Bonhams’ specialists conduct insurance and fair market value flexible financial terms to tailored accounting for heirs and their agents travel, by appointment, to evaluate your property on site. appraisals for private collectors, corporations, museums, fiduciaries to world-class marketing and sales support. and government entities on a daily basis. Insurance appraisals, used • Send clear photographs to us of each individual item, including For more information or to obtain a detailed Trust and Estates for insurance purposes, reflect the cost of replacing property in item dimensions and other pertinent information with each picture. package, please visit our website at or today’s retail market. Fair market value appraisals are used for estate, www.bonhams.com/us Photos should be sent to Bonhams’ address in envelopes marked contact our Client Services Department.

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BIDDING & BUYING AT AUCTION from absentee bidders who have left written bids in advance Unless specifically illustrated and noted, fine art frames are not Whether you are an experienced bidder or an enthusiastic of the sale. The auctioneer may also execute bids on behalf of included in the estimate or purchase price. Bonhams accepts novice, auctions provide a stimulating atmosphere unlike any the consignor by placing responsive or consecutive bids for a no liability for damage or loss to frames during storage or other. Bonhams previews and sales are free and open to the lot up to the amount of the reserve, but never above it. shipment. public. As you will find in these directions, bidding and buying at auction is easy and exciting. Should you have any further We assume no responsibility for failure to execute bids for any All sales are final and subject to the Conditions of Sale found questions, please visit our website at www.bonhams.com or reason whatsoever. in our catalogs, on our website, and available at the reception call our Client Services Department at +1 (212) 644 9001. desk. In Person Catalogs If you are planning to bid at auction for the first time, you will Payment Before each auction we publish illustrated catalogs. Our need to register at the reception desk in order to receive a All buyers are asked to pay and pick up by 3pm on the catalogs provide descriptions and estimated values for each numbered bid card. To place a bid, hold up your card so that business day following the auction. Payment may be made “lot.” A lot may refer to a single item or to a group of items the auctioneer can clearly see it. Decide on the maximum to Bonhams by cash, checks drawn on a U.S. bank, money auctioned together. The catalogs also include the dates auction price that you wish to pay, exclusive of buyer’s order, wire transfer, or by Visa, MasterCard, American Express and the times for the previews and auctions. We offer our premium and tax, and continue bidding until your bid prevails or Discover credit or charge card or debit card. All items must catalogs by subscription or by single copy. For information on or you reach your limit. If you are the successful bidder on a be paid for within 5 business days of the sale. Please note that subscribing to our catalogs, you may refer to the subscription lot, the auctioneer will acknowledge your paddle number and payment by personal or business check may result in property form in this catalog, call our Client Services Department, or bid amount. not being released until purchase funds clear our bank. For visit our website at payments sent by mail, please remit to Cashier Department, www.bonhams.com/us. Absentee Bids 220 San Bruno Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94103. As a service to those wishing to place bids, we may at our Previews discretion accept bids without charge in advance of auction Sales Tax Auction previews are your chance to inspect each lot prior to online or in writing on bidding forms available from us. “Buy” Residents of states listed in Paragraph 1 of the Conditions the auction. We encourage you to look closely and examine bids will not be accepted; all bids must state the highest bid of Sale must pay applicable sales tax. Other state or local each object on which you may want to bid so that you will price the bidder is willing to pay. Our auction staff will try to taxes (or compensation use taxes) may apply. Sales tax will know as much as possible about it. Except as expressly bid just as you would, with the goal of obtaining the item at be automatically added to the invoice unless a valid resale set forth in the Conditions of Sale, items are sold “as is” and the lowest bid price possible. In the event identical bids are number has been furnished or the property is shipped via with all faults; illustrations in our catalogs, website and other submitted, the earliest bid submitted will take precedence. common carrier to destinations outside the states listed in materials are provided for identification only. At the previews, Absentee bids shall be executed in competition with other the Conditions of Sale. If you wish to use your resale license our staff is always available to answer your questions and absentee bids, any applicable reserve, and bids from other please contact Cashiers for our form. guide you through the auction process. Condition reports may auction participants. A friend or agent may place bids on be available upon request. your behalf, provided that we have received your written Shipping & Removal authorization prior to the sale. Absentee bid forms are Bonhams can accommodate shipping for certain items. Estimates available in our catalogs, online at www.bonhams.com/ Please contact our Cashiers Department for more Bonhams catalogs include low and high value estimates us, at offsite auction locations, and at our San Francisco, Los information or to obtain a quote. Carriers are not permitted for each lot, exclusive of the buyer’s premium and tax. The Angeles and New York galleries. to deliver to PO boxes. estimates are provided as an approximate guide to current market value based primarily on previous auction results By Telephone International buyers are responsible for all import/export for comparable pieces, and should not be interpreted as Under special circumstances, we can arrange for you to bid customs duties and taxes. An invoice stating the actual a representation or prediction of actual selling prices. They by telephone. To arrange for a telephone bid, please contact purchase price will accompany all international purchases. are determined well in advance of a sale and are subject to our Client Services Department a minimum of 24 hours prior revision. Please contact us should you have any questions to the sale. Collection of Purchases about value estimates. Please arrange for the packing and transport of your Online purchases prior to collection at our office. If you are sending a Reserves We offer live online bidding for most auctions and accept third party shipper, please request a release form from us and Unless indicated by the ¤ symbol next to the lot number, absentee bids online for all our auctions. return it to +1 (212) 644 9009 prior to your scheduled pickup. which denotes no reserve, all lots in the catalog are subject Please visit www.bonhams.com/us for details. To schedule collection of purchases, please call +1 (212) 644 to a reserve. The reserve is the minimum auction price that 9001. the consignor is willing to accept for a lot. This amount is Bid Increments confidential and does not exceed the low estimate value. Bonhams generally uses the following increment multiples as Handling and Storage Charges bidding progresses: Please not that our office has requirement for freight elevator usage. please contact us to schedule an elevator appointment Auction House’s Interest in Property Offered at Auction $50-200...... by $10s On occasion, Bonhams may offer property in which it has for pickup of any large or awkward items. Bonhams will hold $200-500...... by $20/50/80s an ownership interest in whole or in part or otherwise has an all purchased lots in our galleries until 5pm Thursday 22nd $500-1,000...... by $50s economic interest. Such property, if any, is identified in the March without penalty. After Thursday 22nd March oversized $1,000-2,000...... by $100s catalog with a symbol next to the lot number(s). lots (noted as W next to the lot number and listed on page $2,000-5,000...... by $200/500/800s 190) will be sent to Door To Door where transfer and full $5,000-10,000…...... by $500s Bonhams may also offer property for a consignor that value protection fees will be immediately applicable. Storage $10,000-20,000...... by $1,000s has been guaranteed a minimum price for its property by charges will begin accruing for any lots not collected within 5 $20,000-50,000...... by $2,000/5,000/8,000s Bonhams or jointly by Bonhams and a third party. Bonhams business days of the date of auction. $50,000-100,000...... by $5,000s and any third parties providing a guarantee may benefit All other sold lots will be retained in Bonhams Gallery until $100,000-200,000...... by $10,000s financially if the guaranteed property is sold successfully and Friday 13th April without penalty provided however that if above $200,000...... at auctioneer’s discretion may incur a financial loss if its sale is not successful. Such buyers of oversized lots also buy other non listed lots, these property, if any, is identified in the catalog with a symbol next The auctioneer may split or reject any bid at any time other lots will also be sent to Door To Door where Transfer to the lot number(s). at his or her discretion as outlined in the Conditions of and full value protection fees will be immediately applicable. Sale. Collection of lots will be by appointment only. Please call Bidding at Auction +1 (212) 644 9001 at least 24 hours in advance to make At Bonhams, you can bid in many ways: in person, via Currency Converter an appointment. absentee bid, over the phone, or via Bonhams’ live online Solely for the convenience of bidders, a currency converter bidding facility. Absentee bids can be submitted in person, may be provided at Bonhams’ auctions. The rates quoted for Storage charges of $5 per lot, per day will begin accruing online, via fax or via email. conversion of other currencies to U.S. Dollars are indications for any lots not collected within 14 calendar days. Bonhams only and should not be relied upon by a bidder, and neither Reserve the right to remove uncollected sold lots to the Valid Bonhams client accounts are required to participate Bonhams nor its agents shall be responsible for any errors warehouse of our choice at the buyer’s risk and expense. in bidding activity. You can obtain registration information or omissions in the operation or accuracy of the currency further transfer handling, storage and full value protection fees online, at the reception desk or by calling our Client Services converter. will apply if move to a warehouse of our choice. Department. Buyer’s Premium Auction Results By bidding at auction, whether in person or by agent, by A buyer’s premium is added to the winning bid price of each All you need is a touch-tone telephone and the lot number. absentee bid, telephone, online or other means, the buyer or individual lot purchased, at the rates set forth in the Conditions Auction results are usually available on the next business day bidder agrees to be bound by the Conditions of Sale. of Sale. The winning bid price plus the premium constitute following the sale or online at www.bonhams.com/us. the purchase price for the lot. Applicable sales taxes are Lots are auctioned in consecutive numerical order as they computed based on this figure, and the total becomes your appear in the catalog. Bidding normally begins below the final purchase price. low estimate. The auctioneer will accept bids from interested parties present in the saleroom, from telephone bidders, and NY/MAIN/V2/10.2017 IMPORTANT NOTICE TO BUYERS

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Please note that all oversized lots listed below Please note: For sold lots removed to Door To All amounts due to Bonhams and all charges and Marked with a W in the catalog that are not Door Services there will be transfer and insurance due to Door To Door Services must be paid by collected by 5PM ON THURSDAY 22ND MARCH charges but no storage charge due for lots the time of collection of the property from their will be removed to the warehouse of Door To collected within 7 days of the transfer date. For warehouse. Door Services. Lots not so listed will remain at sold lots that remain at Bonhams, there will be no Bonhams; provided, however, THAT IF BUYERS storage charge for lots collected within 21 days of TO MAKE PAYMENT IN ADVANCE OF LISTED LOTS ALSO BUY OTHER NON- the sale date. Telephone 1-908-707-0077 ext 2070. LISTED ITEMS, THESE OTHER LOTS WILL ALSO BE REMOVED TO THE WAREHOUSE The per-lot charges levied by Door To Door PAYMENT AT TIME OF COLLECTION OF DOOR TO DOOR SERVICES, so that all lots Services are as follows (plus any applicable May be made by cash, check, or credit card. remain together and buyers can collect their entire sales tax): purchases from one location. For any questions Lots will only be released from Door To Door please refer to the Bonhams department. FURNITURE/LARGE OBJECTS Services warehouse upon production of the Transfer...... $75 “Collection Slip” obtained from the Cashier’s office LOTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR Daily storage...... $10 at Bonhams. COLLECTION FROM DOOR TO DOOR Insurance (on Hammer + Premium + tax) 0.3% SERVICES BEGINNING 9AM ET ON The removal and/or storage by Door To Door MONDAY 26TH MARCH SMALL OBJECTS Services of any lots will be subject to their Transfer ...... $37.50 standard Conditions of Business, copies of which Address Daily storage...... $5 are available at Bonhams. Door To Door Services Insurance (on Hammer + Premium + tax) 0.3% 50 Tannery Rd # 8A PLEASE NOTE Somerville, NJ 08876 Please contact Michael Van Dyke at Door To Door Services does not accept liability Door To Door Services for damage or loss, due to negligence or Lots will be available for collection 24hrs following 1-908-707-0077 ext 2070 otherwise, exceeding the sale price of such transfer to Door To Door Services every business 1-908-707-0011 (fax) goods, or at their option the cost of repairing or day from 9.00am to 5.00pm ET. [email protected] replacing the damaged or missing goods.

Collections appointments must be booked 24 For more information and estimates on Door To Door Services reserves a lien over all hours in advance (subject to full payment of all domestic and International shipping, please goods in their possession for payment of storage outstanding amounts due to Bonhams and Door contact Michael Van Dyke at and all other charges due them. To Door Services) by contacting Door To Door Door To Door Services Services at 1-908-707-0077 ext 2070. 1-908-707-0077 ext 2070 [email protected]

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NY/MAIN/V2/10.2017 CONTACTS OFFICERS BONHAMS * BONHAMS * BONHAMS * Malcolm Barber NEW YORK DEPARTMENTS SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENTS LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENTS Co-Chairman 580 Madison Avenue 220 San Bruno Avenue 7601 W. Sunset Boulevard New York, New York 10022 San Francisco California 94103 Los Angeles California 90046 Matthew Girling (212) 644 9001 (415) 861 7500 (323) 850 7500 Chief Executive Officer Books & Manuscripts 20th Century Fine Art 20th Century Decorative Arts Laura King Pfaff • Ian Ehling, (212) 644 9094 Dane Jensen, (323) 436 5451 Angela Past, (323) 436 5422 Chairman Emeritus Darren Sutherland, (212) 461 6531 Leslie Wright Arms & Armor 20th Century Fine Art Vice President, Trusts and Estates Chinese Works of Art & Paintings Paul Carella, (415) 503 3360 Alexis Chompaisal, (323) 436 5469 Bruce MacLaren, (917) 206 1677 Jon King Ming Hua, (646) 837 8132 Asian Works of Art African, Oceanic & Pre-Columbian Art Vice President, Business Development Dessa Goddard, (415) 503 3333 Fredric W. Backlar, (323) 436 5416 • Collectors’ Motorcars & Motorcycles Vice Presidents, Specialists Rupert Banner, (212) 461 6515 Books & Manuscripts Books & Manuscripts Rupert Banner Eric Minoff, (917) 206 1630 Adam Stackhouse, (415) 503 3266 Catherine Williamson, (323) 436 5442 Mark Fisher Evan Ide, (917) 340 4657 Dessa Goddard Michael Caimano, (917) 206 1615 Chinese Works of Art Coins & Banknotes Jakob Greisen Daniel Herskee, (415) 503 3271 Paul Song, (323) 436 5455 Bruce MacLaren Scot Levitt Fine Art Jewelry & Watches Contemporary Art Mark Osborne Shannon Beck, (415) 503 3306 Dane Jensen, (323) 436 5451 Brooke Sivo American Catherine Williamson Elizabeth Goodridge, (917) 206 1621 Collectors’ Motorcars & Motorcycles Entertainment Memorabilia Mark Osborne, (415) 503 3353 Catherine Williamson, (323) 436 5442

REPRESENTATIVES Contemporary Jakob Greisen, (415) 503 3284 Dana Hawkes, (978) 283 1518 Arizona Jeremy Goldsmith, (917) 206 1656 Terri Adrian-Hardy, (602) 859 1843 Megan Murphy, (212) 644 9020 Museum Services Furniture & Decorative Arts California Laura King Pfaff, (415) 503 3210 Andrew Jones, (323) 436 5432 David Daniel European Paintings Jennifer Kurtz, (323) 436 5478 (916) 364 1645, Central Valley Madalina Lazen, (212) 644 9108 Native American Art Ingmars Lindbergs, (415) 503 3393 Jewelry & Watches California Impressionist & Modern Dana Ehrman, (323) 436 5407 Brooke Sivo Nathania Nisonson, (917) 206 1617 California & Western Alexis Vourvoulis, (323) 436 5483 (760) 350 4255, Palm Springs Paintings & Sculpture (323) 436 5420, San Diego Himalayan Art Aaron Bastian, (415) 503 3241 Collectors’ Motorcars & Motorcycles Florida Mark Rasmussen, (917) 206 1688 Nick Smith, (323) 436 5470 Photographs & Prints Jon King Morisa Rosenberg, (323) 436 5435 Photographs & Prints (561) 651 7876, Palm Beach Japanese Works of Art Morisa Rosenberg, (323) 436 5435 (305) 228 6600, Miami Jeff Olson, (212) 461 6516 Space History (954) 566 1630, Ft. Lauderdale Jewelry Adam Stackhouse, (415) 503 3266 Natural History Georgia Caroline Morrissey, (212) 644 9046 Thomas E. Lindgren, (310) 469 8567 • Mary Moore Bethea, (470) 393 7322 • Camille Barbier, (212) 644 9035 Trusts & Estates Claudia Florian, G.J.G., (323) 436 5437 • Victoria Richardson, (415) 503 3207 Illinois Modern Decorative Arts & Design Celeste Smith, (415) 503 3214 California & Western Ricki Harris Benjamin Walker, (212) 710 1306 Paintings & Sculpture (773) 267 3300, (773) 680 2881 Dan Tolson, (917) 206 1611 Wine Scot Levitt, (323) 436 5425 Massachusetts/New England Erin McGrath, (415) 503 3319 Amy Corcoran, (617) 742 0909 Photographs & Prints European Paintings Deborah Ripley, (212) 644 9059 Mark Fisher, (323) 436 5488 Nevada Laura Paterson, (917) 206 1653 David Daniel, (775) 831 0330 Silver Russian Fine & Decorative Arts Aileen Ward, (323) 436 5463 New Jersey Yelena Harbick, (212) 644 9136 Alan Fausel, (973) 997 9954 • Trusts & Estates Oregon and Idaho Trusts & Estates Leslie Wright, (323) 436 5408 Sheryl Acheson, (971) 727 7797 Sherri Cohen, (917) 206 1671 Joseph Francaviglia, (323) 436 5443

Pennsylvania Watches & Clocks Alan Fausel, (610) 644 1199 • Jonathan Snellenburg, (212) 461 6530 Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana Indicates saleroom Amy Lawch, (713) 621 5988 • * • Indicates independent contractor Virginia and Washington DC Gertraud Hechl, (202) 422 2733 • Washington Heather O’Mahony, (206) 566 3913 Canada, Toronto, Ontario CLIENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT Kristin Hayashi, (416) 462 3741 • San Francisco New York The following information is recorded Montreal, Quebec (415) 861 7500 (212) 644 9001 and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a David Kelsey, (514) 894 1138 • (415) 861 8951 fax (212) 644 9009 fax week, through our telephone system: Monday - Friday, 9am to 5pm Monday - Friday, 9am to 5pm - Auction and Preview Information Toll Free - Directions to Bonhams’s salesrooms Los Angeles (800) 223 2854 - Automated Auction Results (323) 850 7500 (323) 850 6090 fax Monday - Friday, 9am to 5pm

CON/02/18 Auction Registration Form (Attendee / Absentee / Online / Telephone Bidding) Please circle your bidding method above.

Sale title: Chinese Works of Art and Paintings Sale date: March 19, 2018

Paddle number (for office use only) Sale no. 24819 Sale venue: New York

General Notice: This sale will be conducted in accordance General Bid Increments: with Bonhams Conditions of Sale, and your bidding and $10 - 200 ...... by 10s $10,000 - 20,000 ...... by 1,000s buying at the sale will be governed by such terms and $200 - 500 ...... by 20 / 50 / 80s $20,000 - 50,000 ...... by 2,000 / 5,000 / 8,000s conditions. Please read the Conditions of Sale in conjunction $500 - 1,000 ...... by 50s $50,000 - 100,000 ...... by 5,000s with the Buyer’s Guide relating to this sale and other $1,000 - 2,000 ...... by 100s $100,000 - 200,000 .....by 10,000s published notices and terms relating to bidding. above $200,000 ...... at the auctioneer’s discretion Payment by personal or business check may result in your $2,000 - 5,000 ...... by 200 / 500 / 800s property not being released until purchase funds clear our $5,000 - 10,000 ...... by 500s The auctioneer has discretion to split any bid at any time. bank. Checks must be drawn on a U.S. bank. Customer Number Title Notice to Absentee Bidders: In the table below, please provide details of the lots on which you wish to place bids at First Name Last Name least 24 hours prior to the sale. Bids will be rounded down to the nearest increment. Please refer to the Buyer’s Guide in Company name (to be invoiced if applicable) the catalog for further information relating to instructions to Bonhams to execute absentee bids on your behalf. Bonhams Address will endeavor to execute bids on your behalf but will not be liable for any errors or non-executed bids. City County / State Notice to First Time Bidders: New clients are requested to provide photographic proof of ID - passport, driving license, ID Post / Zip code Country card, together with proof of address - utility bill, bank or credit card statement etc. Corporate clients should also provide a Telephone mobile Telephone daytime copy of their articles of association / company registration documents, together with a letter authorizing the individual to Telephone evening Fax bid on the company’s behalf. Failure to provide this may result in your bids not being processed. For higher value lots you may Telephone bidders: indicate primary and secondary contact numbers by writing 1 or 2 also be asked to provide a bankers reference. next to the telephone number. E-mail (in capitals) Notice to online bidders; If you have forgotten your username and password for www.bonhams.com, please By providing your email address above, you authorize Bonhams to send you marketing materials and news concerning Bonhams contact Client Services. and partner organizations. Bonhams does not sell or trade email addresses. I am registering to bid as a private client I am registering to bid as a trade client If successful I will collect the purchases myself Please contact me with a shipping quote (if applicable) Resale: please enter your resale license number here I will arrange a third party to collect my purchase(s) We may contact you for additional information.

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