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Dominique ROUSSERIE French school (1960). Acrylic on canvas: "Chasing the chinese dragon". Signed, located and dated: Dominique Rousserie Ibiza 2006. A book on the artist is included, with double-page illustrations of the work on pages 38 and 39. Size: 130 x 195 cm.

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Anonymous, lot of four prints, including a small one after a painting depicting the three Chinese generals; an oban tate-e showing an open book on a white page; another, two women kneeling near a cage; the fourth, painted after a print, figures in a boat, one throwing a large white bubble for inscription. Attached is a set of seven small prints on crepe paper. Japan, late 19th century

Estim. 150 - 300 EUR

A RIVER LANDSCAPE AFTER WANG YUANQI BY WEI QING A RIVER LANDSCAPE AFTER WANG YUANQI BY WEI QING China, first half of the 20th century. Ink and watercolor on segmented paper. The fan-shaped painting depicts a landscape with a river and mountains in the background and two cabins hidden behind trees and rocks in the foreground. A fisherman waiting on a boat nearby to catch a fish. Calligraphy and a seal mark on the left. A seal mark on each bottom corner. Inscriptions: Text (translated): 'Wei Qing imitated Wang Lutai's work' (pseudonym for Wang Yuanqi, 1642-1715) and 'Painted in Shenjiang'. One seal mark on the upper left, and one seal on the bottom left. Another seal on the bottom right (translated): 'Wei Ting learns drawing at 57 years old.' Fan paintings by Wang Yuanqi are highly sought after. For a landscape fan shaped painting by the master artist see Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy in Christie’s Hong Kong on 01 June 2015, lot 1117, sold for HKD 3,200,000. Provenance: From the collection of Professor Jan Wirgin (1932-2020). Jan Wirgin studied Classic Chinese and History of Art at Stockholm University. Later, he joined the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities in Stockholm, first as a curator and then between 1981-1998 as the director of the museum. Further, he published numerous articles during his work as the editor of the Bulletin of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities. One of his most famous works is the book "Chinese Art history" (1972), which is still one of the most read books for students of Chinese art history in Sweden. Condition: Good condition. The painting with some abrasions along the folds, minor material loss to the lower left corner. Dimensions: Image size 50.4 x 21.5 cm, paper cover 63.5 x 65 cm Laid down on paper with protective cover.

Estim. 400 - 800 EUR

A LARGE FAMILLE ROSE ‘WU SHUANG PU’ OCTAGONAL VASE, CHINA, 19TH CENTURY A LARGE FAMILLE ROSE ‘WU SHUANG PU’ OCTAGONAL VASE, CHINA, 19TH CENTURY Of square section with cropped corners, the baluster body supported on a short waisted foot and rising to a slender neck with a flared mouth. The exterior finely painted in bright enamels with heroes and heroines from the Wu Shuang Pu with accompanying inscriptions. Sun Quan, Di Renjie, Fu Sheng, and Wu Zetian are named on their flanking cropped corners, alternating high and low, and an epithet for each written above their emblems, along with excerpts from their stories in the Wu Shuang Pu above and below each figure. Provenance: English trade. Condition: Very good condition with only minor wear and firing irregularities. The rim with a shallow chip. Weight: 3,161 g Dimensions: Height 38.9 cm Wu Shuang Pu ('Table of Peerless Heroes') by Jin Guliang is a book of woodcut prints, first printed in 1694, early on in the Qing dynasty. This book contains the biographies and imagined portraits of 40 notable heroes and heroines from the Han Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, all accompanied by a brief introduction and guided by a related poem in Yuefu style. The illustrations from the book were widely distributed and re-used, often as motifs on Chinese porcelain. Di Renjie (630-700), formally Duke Wenhui of Liang, was a Chinese politician of the Tang and Wu Zhou dynasties, twice serving as chancellor during the reign of Wu Zetian. He was one of the most celebrated officials of Wu Zetian's reign and was thus included in Wu Shuang Pu. He is depicted on this lot wearing polychrome robes with floral medallions. Fu Sheng (268-178 BC) was a Chinese philosopher and writer. He was a Confucian scholar of the Qin and Western Han dynasties of ancient China, famous for saving the Confucian classic Shangshu (‘Book of Documents’) from the book burning of the first Qin emperor. Fu Sheng is recognized as one of the most important Confucians of the Han Dynasty. He is often venerated in Confucian temples along with other sages, and has been a subject of many poems, essays, and paintings. He is depicted on this lot seated on a rock ledge and above him are his emblematic books. Wu Zetian (624-705) was the first and only female emperor in Chinese history. She subsequently founded and ruled the Wu Zhou dynasty of China from 690 to 705. She was the only female sovereign in the history of China widely regarded as legitimate. Under her 40-year reign, China grew larger, becoming one of the great powers of the world, its culture and economy revitalized, and corruption in the court reduced. She was removed from power in a coup and died a few months later. She is depicted on this lot wearing her imperial robes, and above her is Mount Song where her rule was legitimized during the Feng Shan. Sun Ce (175-200) was a Chinese military general, politician, and warlord who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He was the eldest child of Sun Jian, who had found the Heirloom Seal of the Realm when his forces occupied the evacuated Han imperial capital of Luoyang, in the course of the campaign against Dong Zhuo, and later suffered a violent death during the Battle of Xiangyang when Sun Ce was only 16. Upon his father’s death, Sun Ce inherited the seal and gave it to Yuan Shu so that he might lend him troops to take revenge for his uncle, who had been fighting Warlord Lu Kang. The young Sun Quan is depicted on this lot wearing heavy armor with a sheathed sword, holding a large axe, with the Heirloom Seal of the Realm painted above. Expert’s note: The Heirloom Seal of the Realm, also known in English as the Imperial Seal of China, was a Chinese jade seal allegedly carved out of the Heshibi, a sacred piece of jade. The Seal can safely be described as the most important and valuable lost artifact in the world. The Seal was created in 221 BC, shortly after Qin Shi Huang unified China and established the Qin dynasty, China's first imperial dynasty. It then served as the imperial Chinese seal throughout the next millennium of Chinese history, and its possession was seen as a physical symbol of the Mandate of Heaven. The Heirloom Seal was subsequently lost around the end of the Tang dynasty or during the earlier Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Several seals have since been claimed as the lost Heirloom Seal, but none have held up under scrutiny. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Bonhams Edinburgh, 24 November 2011, lot 432 Price: GBP 3,125 or approx. EUR 6,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A famille rose figural vase, 19 th century Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, decoration, and subject. Note the smaller size (35.5 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 14 September 2019, lot 1511 Price: USD 6,250 or approx. EUR 7,000

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