A painting on silk and paper depicting the Taoist figure 'Tai Ching', one of the Three Pure Ones.Framed.126 by 56 cm.PROVENANCEPrivate collection,...

Painting on silk of an offering scene to the Horse Spirit or King of horses 'Ma Shen'.The veneration of the Horse Spirit was limited to the northe...

A Chinese silk hanging panel, embroidered in gold and polychrome on red ground with a large Shou figure with a deer, surrounded by a band of Sanxi...

A Chinese silk hanging panel, embroidered in gold and polychrome on red ground, surrounded by a band of Immortals and phoenixes flanked with flowe...

The finely silk woven panel with a scene of scholars at leisure in a garden setting, discussing a manuscript.210 by 120 cm .

A large Chinese hanging panel, embroidered with dragons surrounded by clouds. 90 by 390 cm.

The thangka depicts Tsongkhapa seated on top of the Refuge tree with rises from the ocean and bears a multitude of figures, all on a ground with f...

The burners decorated with the Tibetan auspicious symbols, Ashtamangala and figure of a seated Vajrasattva,25 cm. diam.PROVENANCEfrom a private co...

The foliate-rimmed dish is decorated to the interior with a central 'shou' (longevity) character roundel surrounded by five bats, wufu, and stylis...

Of octagonal form with eight faceted sides, the ovoid shaped lower body tapering at the waist before rising to a compressed globular upper bulb su...

The vase is flanked by pair of ruyi handles, the body is decorated to both sides with shou medallion flanked by confronting dragons. The upper sec...

The vase is finely decorated to the body with two circular panels, one enclosing Shoulao and a deer and the other with Xiwangmu and a crane. The g...

The cover is decorated with a shaped panel enclosing floral scrolls, all reserved on ground of dense 'golden horn' scrolls. The underside of the c...

Each charger is decorated to the centre with a set of panels shaped as a flower head, with the centre enclosing a flower on a seeded ground surrou...

Finely potted with moulded petal-shaped panels, painted around the bodies with butterflies amongst densely-flowering leafy peony sprays, within fl...

Standing on stylized lotus shaped base made up of multiple petals, dressed in an elaborate long swaying robe and richly decorated at the waist and...

Two figures of Laughing Twins form the handles at the neck. The body of the vase is cast in high relief with a quatrefoil panel depicting smiling ...

A bronze two part censer in the form of a dignitary seated on a deer. The figure wearing a long decorative robe, tall hat, seated on a harnessed d...

The exterior of the slightly tapered brush pot is decorated with figures in pavilions in a mountainous river landscape, all under a gilt-decorated...

The cover and exterior are decorated and gilt with a deer below pine amongst lingzhi fungus, all below a butterfly in flight. The tureen is affixe...

The figure is modelled with a serene expression on his face between pendulous earlobes. He wears long robes which are open at the chest. His hands...

A Swatow Zhangzhou Ware Dish, Wanli period (1573 - 1620) Loosely decorated with a central scene of fish swimming between lotus with bands of antiq...

Decorated with famille rose polylobed cartouches depicting a bird on a rock among bushes of peonies and other flowers. All around black, red and g...

The body is decorated with a multitude of boys at play in a procession in a fenced garden. The scene is bordered by a lappet band at the foot and ...

A Chinese porcelain brush rest decorated with a butterfly flying over flowering branches.The bottom with a four Chinese Qianlong mark9.5 by 6.5 cm.

The bird is carved with its head raised and its wings folded on its back. Its legs modelled as if it were walking forward. The long tail trails be...

Each cockerel is modelled with its head turned slightly to the side and its wings closed. Its features are decorated in colourful enamels and its ...

The crane is modelled with an alert expression and looking slightly upwards, its wings are held closed on its back and it stands on a pierced gnar...

Shaped as a throne chair, the sides of the pillow are decorated in relief with chrysanthemum flowers below a fan shaped panel, and the centre of t...

The jar is covered with a translucent amber glaze which stops unevenly to reveal the buff-coloured lower body. The cover is similarly covered in t...

Each sturdily potted cups stands on a high foot imitating bamboo. The interior of one is decorated with an impressed flower spray. Each vessel is ...

Of squat rounded form with everted rim standing on tripod feet, covered inside and out with a crackled green glaze, the unglazed areas on the base...

Ink and colour on silk.The painting depicts various Immortals wearing officials' robes seated in a circle around a central kneeling figure, possib...

The vase is boldly decorated to the exterior with two dragons amongst clouds above a band of foaming waves encircling the foot, the gilt rim with ...

Well enameled on the interior with two bees hovering above two flowering branches, the larger picked out in ochre-brown shades, bearing pink and w...

The bowl is decorated with two incised dragons chasing the flaming pearl above a band of waves. The base with a Qianlong seal mark in underglaze b...

A blue and white bowl decorated with iron-red dragons chasing flaming pearls amongst clouds. Marked to the base with a six-character Jiaqing mark....

The vessel is decorated with a pheasant perched on rocks amongst flowering peonies, chrysanthemums and a stalk of bamboo below two birds in flight...

Each holding a vase of lotus to their opposite sides, wearing floral robes and standing on square pedestals enameled with flowers.28 cm.

The vase is finely decorated with continuous scenes of scholars and ladies at leisure amongst gardens and pavilions, separated by a brocade band i...

Decorated with vibrant panels depicting ladies at leisure in a courtyard setting with castellated walls and domed rooves, the panels separated by ...

The portrait depicts a European lady in profile, with her long brown hair swept back, she looks to one side with her hands clasped in prayer.39 by...

The foliate box is carved to the upper surface with one of the Eight Immortals, Lan Caihe, holding a basket full of flowers under a wisteria tree ...

The flattened pear-shaped vase is carved with two scroll-shaped handles to the neck and shoulder from which suspends a swing handle. The body is c...

A large pair of Ming dynasty pottery figures, a male and female attendants.The figures are standing on high hexagonal plinths and wears fine detai...

A Chinese blue and white Zhangzhou ‘Swatow’ charger decorated in the centre with a pair of phoenixes amongst sprays of flowers.48 by14 cm.

The squarely-seated figure is carved with short-cropped hair above a serene face between pendulous earlobes. He is modelled with his hands held in...

The large beast is standing foursquare with its head slightly lifted. It is modelled with a lively expression on its face and two upright horns. T...

Representations of Guanyin, the Buddhist god of Compassion and Mercy, went through a series of stylistic changes throughout the different stages o...

This imposing guardian figure stands in martial posture with both booted feet apart but at the same time with his right slightly stepping forward ...

The pottery figure is crisply modelled as a crouching and winged mythical beast. The animal is formed by the artist as about to leap forward with ...

This unique and superb rare bronze wine ewer is shaped in the form of a mythological bird. Clearly it is nearly impossible to ascertain the type, ...

The censer is fashioned with two upright handles and standing on three feet. It is decorated to the body with a central floral head flanked by two...

The glaze covers the whole of the inside of the vessel and three quarters down the outside all over a white slip, the glaze suffused with dark fle...

Well potted with rounded sides and slightly inverted rim, supported on a short, splayed foot, covered with a moon-white glaze stopping short of th...

The ewer is sturdily potted with an ovoid body rising to a waisted neck flaring to a galleried rim,a short spout in the form of a two chicken-head...

A neolithic jar made of orange-brown clay and pear-shaped body with a relative short but broad cylindrical neck. Standing on a flat base and equip...

The hunters belong to one of the tribes living in the regions to the North of the Chinese Empire. During the Edo period knowledge of these regions...