Eternal Beauty: Splendors in Asian Art

Lot 101 - A Chinese Kangxi copper basin with a false bottom decorated with shou symbols, scroll work, and floral designs throughout; scholar's objects around the surface of the rim. Height: 4 in x diameter: 20 in.

Estim. 300 - 600 USD

Lot 102 - 17th century Chinese bronze tripod censer with chiseled cover, with amazing phoenix handles. Excellent patina. Lid possibly of later 19th century manufacture. Height: 6 1/2 in x width: 9 1/2 in x depth: 5 3/4 in. Weight: 1,013.5 g.

Estim. 400 - 800 USD

Lot 103 - 17th century Chinese parcel-gilt bronze censer or incense burner with Hu Wenming mark. The top band with scrollwork; the lower rim with scrolling floral and foliate motifs; the central register with mythical beasts and creatures against a landscape. The background with finely incised lines. With two handles in the form of open-mouthed dragons breathing fire. Inscribed along the base with a six-character Yunjian Hu Wenming zhi (Made by Hu Wenming of Yunjian) mark. With further painted characters along the underside. Height: 3 1/2 in x width: 9 in x depth: 6 1/4 in. Weight: 1,249.6 g.

Estim. 5 000 - 7 500 USD

Lot 104 - Lovely parcel gilt bronze Chinese censer, likely Ming or Qing. With two looped handles and a densely worked background decorated along the side with scholar's objects. The style is very similar to works by Hu Wenming and his workshop. With a four-character mark along the underside reading "Collection of Huiwen Hall." Hu Wenming is one of the most renowned metalworkers in Chinese history. Many of the works by Wenming are scholar's objects such as incense burners and brush pots. The densely worked backgrounds and high-relief gilt decoration are characteristic of his works. Examples similar to the one offered here are held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of art (Accession No. 2015.500.6.22) and the Minneapolis Museum of Art (Accession No. 99.129.1). Height: 3 in x diameter: 4 3/4 in. Weight: 383.6 g.

Estim. 20 000 - 30 000 USD

Lot 105 - Chinese baitong pierced metal handwarmer, Qing dynasty. Landscape etched along the longer sides of the handwarmer, with animals and foliate motifs etched along the shorter sides. Honeycomb design pierced along the lid (Not including handle) Height: 4 1/4 in x width: 7 1/2 in x depth: 6 1/4 in. Weight: 1,142.0 g.

Estim. 200 - 400 USD

Lot 106 - 18th c. Chinese bronze hand warmer elaborately decorated with different designs in each panel. Beautiful patina. Incised mark on the shoulder of two characters, possibly the name of the previous owner. Height: 4 1/4 in x diameter: 6 1/2 in. Weight: 638.5 g.

Estim. 3 000 - 6 000 USD

Lot 107 - 18th century Chinese metal handwarmer, possibly copper. With two handles, a scalloped body, and elaborately pierced lid depicting floral motifs against an intricate circular network. (Not including handle) Height: 4 in x diameter: 5 3/4 in. Weight: 386.8 g.

Estim. 300 - 600 USD

Lot 108 - 19th century Chinese metal handwarmer, possibly copper. With two handles, a scalloped body, and elaborately pierced lid depicting floral or arboreal motifs against a scaled background. Marked along the underside with a four-character mark. (Not including handle) Height: 4 1/4 in x diameter: 6 1/4 in. Weight: 381.7 g.

Estim. 300 - 600 USD

Lot 109 - 17th/18th c. Chinese Tonkin tripod gilt bronze censer. The compressed body of lobed form with Buddhist lion-head handles. Decorated with cartouches depicting floral motifs along the sides. This type of metal ware was originally for the household decoration of wealthy staff and merchants of the East India Company. Height: 3 1/2 in x diameter: 4 in. Weight: 435 g.

Estim. 400 - 800 USD

Lot 110 - Chinese Han dynasty jiaodou bronze tripod vessel. With a rounded body with three mask-form legs terminating in claw feet. With a slender curved handle terminating in a stylized bestial head. With an attractive patina from years of handling and use. Height: 3 1/4 in x width: 7 1/2 in x depth: 4 3/4 in. Weight: 399.9 g.

Estim. 1 000 - 2 000 USD

Lot 111 - Chinese Han dynasty bronze tripod ding with lid. With inscriptions along both the lid and the body. Height: 7 in x width: 10 in x depth: 8 in.

Estim. 2 000 - 4 000 USD

Lot 112 - 19th century Chinese bronze brush washer in the form of a buddha's hand citrus fruit. Height: 1 1/2 in x width: 3 1/2 in x depth: 1 3/4 in.

Estim. 300 - 600 USD

Lot 113 - Group of three Chinese carved wood wall panels depicting flora and fauna. Profusely gilt with metal ornamental wall hangers. Each, height: 10 1/2 in x width: 7 in x depth: 2 in.

Estim. 300 - 600 USD

Lot 114 - Antique Chinese wooden architectural carving in the form of a dragon. With a stand. Height: 13 1/4 in x width: 24 in x depth: 6 in.

Estim. 200 - 400 USD

Lot 115 - A Chinese Republic period boxwood carving depicting a praying robed Guanyin figure atop a dragon's head with an additional figure on either side. Height: 16 in x width: 9 in x depth: 5 in.

Estim. 200 - 400 USD

Lot 116 - Large Chinese 20th century polychrome carved wooden figure of a Guanyin. She stands on a platform with one hand raised. She wears ornate clothing and an elaborate headdress. Height: 46 in x width: 13 1/2 in x depth: 9 1/2 in. Weight: 35 lbs 3 oz.

Estim. 400 - 800 USD

Lot 117 - Tibetan Buddhist copper prayer holder with inlaid stones along the lid, circa 18th to 19th century. The exterior surface is delineated into eight fields with a single character in each region. Decorated with bands of floral and insect designs in relief throughout, especially along the lid, footrim, and along the borders of each field. Height: 7 3/4 in x diameter: 3 1/2 in.

Estim. 200 - 400 USD

Lot 118 - Tibetan repousse silver prayer wheel with a wooden handle, mid-20th century. Prayer wheels, sometimes referred to as "mani korlo" have been mentioned in texts dating to the 11th to 13th century. They are used by placing a tightly coiled text containing mantras, often hundreds of thousands printed with a woodblock, within the wheel and spinning with the weight at the end of the chain to sustain the spinning. Provenance: Gifted to Tulku Tsultrim Zangpo, a Nyingma Guru and root teacher of Nyingma Living Buddha (C.R. Lama) in the 1940s; brought to Nepal in the 1970s-80s; Private Minnesota Collection. Length: 13 in x diameter: 3 in.

Estim. 1 000 - 2 000 USD

Lot 119 - Tibetan late 19th to early 20th century copper and gilt metal teapot. With elaborate foliate ornamentation throughout and a dragon-form handle. Height: 12 in x width: 8 in x depth: 10 in.

Estim. 300 - 600 USD

Lot 120 - Tibetan Dungkar Shanka ceremonial prayer conch shell trumpet with lapis cabachon and silver repousse dragon and human skulls, late 19th to early 20th century. Height: 8 in x width: 6 in x depth: 5 in.

Estim. 200 - 400 USD

Lot 121 - Tibetan agate dzi bead with a big man or aristocrat design. Height: 1 1/2 in x depth: 1/2 in. Weight: 12.4 g.

Estim. 100 - 200 USD

Lot 122 - Chinese bronze seal depicting a foo dog resting atop the base of the stamp, Qing dynasty. Height: 2 in x width: 2 1/2 in x depth: 1 1/2 in.

Estim. 400 - 800 USD

Lot 123 - Group of two 19th century Chinese Tibetan metal prayer or gau boxes. The smaller box with beaded rim and floral repousse motif. The larger box with beaded rim depicting the eight auspicious symbols against scrollwork designs. (Smaller) Height: 3 3/4 in x width: 3 1/2 in x depth: 1 1/2 in. (Larger) Height: 4 1/2 in x width: 4 in x depth: 1 1/2 in.

Estim. 150 - 300 USD

Lot 124 - Chinese Buddhist rock crystal stupa with gilt copper base and applied decoration, late Qing dynasty. With etched and applied copper designs throughout the rock crystal. The three-tiered base features a beaded lower rim along each step as well as floral and foliate motifs in relief throughout; a lotus petal pattern impressed along the upper rim where the rock crystal rests atop the base. With small blue and red stones affixed along the upper rim of the base as well as applied copper swags along the center of the rock crystal. Provenance: Purchased in Singapore, 2001; Private Minnesota Collection. Height: 9 in x width: 8 in x depth: 8 in.

Estim. 600 - 1 200 USD

Lot 125 - A lovely antique Thai gilt bronze buddha. Height: 9 in x width: 5 3/4 in x depth: 3 in.

Estim. 500 - 700 USD

Lot 126 - Tibetan polished bronze seated buddha figure with clasped hands in a dhyana mudra pose; an urna atop the head. With a beaded rim along the upper edge of the base and two large bands of a raised petal-like pattern along the body of the base; two smaller bands of an etched foliate and floral design between the larger bands. With a wooden stand. (Without stand) height: 7 1/2 in x width: 6 in x depth: 4 1/2 in. Weight: 1,536.0 g.

Estim. 1 000 - 2 000 USD

Lot 127 - 18th century gilt copper Tibetan buddha. Depicted seated with one hand raised. Height: 7 1/2 in x width: 5 1/4 in x depth: 4 in.

Estim. 600 - 1 200 USD

Lot 128 - Small Chinese gilt bronze Buddha figure, 18th century. The buddha sits cross-legged with one hand clutching a vessel resembling a kettle to his abdomen and the other raised in front of him. Height: 4 in x width: 3 in x depth: 2 in.

Estim. 400 - 800 USD

Lot 129 - Chinese bronze buddha figure with box, late Qing dynasty. The buddha is depicted with a peaceful expression and eyes in a partially closed glance; he sits cross legged with the left hand over turned and curled toward him while his left palm is open and splayed away from his body. With a beaded rim along the upper edge of the base and impressed petal pattern in a band along the body of the base. The bottom the base is upholstered with a foliate print fabric. (Bronze w/ stand) Height: 7 1/2 in x width: 5 1/4 in x depth: 4 in. (Bronze w/o stand) Height: 6 1/2 in x width: 5 in x depth: 3 3/4 in. (Box) Height: 5 in x width: 6 1/2 in x depth: 9 3/4 in. Weight of bronze: 1,736.5 g.

Estim. 400 - 800 USD

Lot 130 - Chinese late Qing dynasty wooden buddha figure depicted in a cross-legged, seated position with praying hands, a solemn expression, and hair drawn in a bun atop his head. With gilt surface. Height: 11 1/2 in x width: 7 in x depth: 5 in.

Estim. 200 - 400 USD

Lot 131 - Chinese carved wooden seated Buddha figure, 18th-19th century. With polychrome and gilt finish. Depicted seated holding something in their hands with a serene expression. Height: 22 1/2 in x width: 15 1/2 in x depth: 13 in. Weight: 26 lbs 8 oz.

Estim. 400 - 800 USD

Lot 132 - Chinese 17th century bronze Buddha head with red ushnisha. With partial wax Chinese export seal. Height: 6 1/2 in x width: 4 3/4 in x depth: 4 1/2 in.

Estim. 75 - 150 USD

Lot 133 - Basalt carved Buddha head with a wooden pedestal in the style of Borobudur. Borobudur is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple and is the largest Buddhist temple in the world. It is located in Central Java, Indonesia. The building is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and originally had 504 Buddha statues. Of these 504 Buddha statues, around 300 are damaged (most headless), and the rest of the heads have fallen into private and public collections around the world. (Incl Stand) Height: 26 1/2 in x width: 9 1/2 in x depth: 10 1/2 in. Gross weight of lot: 78 lbs.

Estim. 1 200 - 2 400 USD

Lot 134 - Thai ceramic stoneware reclining Buddha, Ayutthaya period. With intricately sculpted and impressed details throughout the physical features of the reclining Buddha as well as along the surface which he is reclining upon. Height: 4 in x width: 8 in x depth: 2 1/2 in.

Estim. 300 - 600 USD

Lot 135 - Chinese neolithic Siwa culture handled pottery jar. With a two applied handles reaching from the shoulder to the rim of the saddle mouth. With a large black burnished area along one side of the jar. Small incised decorations along the base of the handles. This item has been thermoluminescence tested and the date of the last firing was estimated at 2,300 to 3,600 years ago. The TL test document is not included with this lot but an image is provided in the listing photographs. Provenance: By repute the collection of Brian Page; Private Minnesota Collection. Height: 10 1/4 in x width: 7 in x depth: 7 1/2 in.

Estim. 400 - 800 USD

Lot 136 - Chinese mingqi cauldron (ding) spirit or funerary green-glazed pottery vessel, likely Han dynasty. Consisting of a deep basin on three legs molded in the forms of bears. With a pair of luted S-curved upraised strap handles. The domed lid with two registers of low-relief molded animals, likely big cats and monkeys, with three bosses. The glazed interior and underside with iridescence. In the form of bronze vessels of similar style. Provenance: From the Estate of C. Curtis "Curt" Dunnavan, Long Lake, Minnesota; Private Minnesota Collection. C. Curtis "Curt" Dunnavan (1926-2022) was a passionate world traveler and avid collector. It was through his travels that he was inspired to begin a lifelong relationship with the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia), becoming a major sponsor of the institute and facilitating the growth of their Asian art department, which is now one of the best in the country. His generous donations to Mia allowed them to establish a fund for the Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer, one of the few endowed positions of this type in the museum field. He additionally served as a trustee of the institute, advocating for its operational growth. In its turn, the museum established a gallery named in his honor in recognition for his endowment fund and numerous contributions to their collection. The selections here showcase his talent and breadth of collecting, ranging from ancient statues to 19th-century woodblock prints. His appreciation for art persisted throughout his life and we are honored to offer items from his collection in this auction. Height: 6 1/2 in x width: 10 in x depth: 7 1/2 in.

Estim. 400 - 800 USD

Lot 137 - Unusually large Chinese Han dynasty green-glazed pottery boshan lu hill-form incense burner or lian. The lid molded in the shape of hills or mountains, depicting five sacred mountains between earth and paradise. The exterior molded with a landscape filled with beasts, likely big cats, birds, and monkeys. Resting on a tripod of three bear-form legs. Provenance: Tai Sing Fine Antiques Ltd., Hong Kong, 2000; From the Estate of C. Curtis "Curt" Dunnavan, Long Lake, Minnesota; Private Minnesota Collection. C. Curtis "Curt" Dunnavan (1926-2022) was a passionate world traveler and avid collector. It was through his travels that he was inspired to begin a lifelong relationship with the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia), becoming a major sponsor of the institute and facilitating the growth of their Asian art department, which is now one of the best in the country. His generous donations to Mia allowed them to establish a fund for the Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer, one of the few endowed positions of this type in the museum field. He additionally served as a trustee of the institute, advocating for its operational growth. In its turn, the museum established a gallery named in his honor in recognition for his endowment fund and numerous contributions to their collection. Height: 12 in x diameter: 9 1/2 in.

Estim. 400 - 800 USD

Lot 138 - Chinese ceramic Han dynasty vase. With a varied grey and brown glaze and high waist. There are several textured ridges and a faint wave-like incised patterns along the the upper region of the vase. Height: 7 1/4 in x diameter: 7 1/2 in.

Estim. 200 - 400 USD

Lot 139 - Chinese Eastern Han dynasty green glazed pottery lamp. In the form of a figure with their left knee raised and embracing a smaller figure. The glaze has adopted a silvery iridescent sheen due to oxidization. Height: 12 in x width: 5 in x depth: 4 1/2 in.

Estim. 1 500 - 3 000 USD

Lot 140 - Large Chinese Han Dynasty ceramic hu wine vessel in the form of bronze and lacquer prototypes. With a wide mouth, articulated rim, and an amber glaze characteristic of vessels of this period. The sides with incised decoration and taotie mask handles. This item has been thermoluminescence tested and the date of the last firing was estimated at 1,500 to 2,400 years ago. The TL test document is not included with this lot but an image is provided in the listing photographs. Height: 15 in x diameter: 13 1/2 in.

Estim. 1 500 - 3 000 USD

Lot 141 - Large Chinese ceramic vase or storage jar, Ming dynasty. With a beige glaze and four applied handles along the high shoulder of the vessel. Possibly once part of a museum collection. Height: 12 1/2 in x diameter: 12 1/2 in.

Estim. 300 - 600 USD

Lot 142 - Pair of Chinese ceramic rice vessels or granaries, possibly from a tomb, Han Dynasty. Each vessel with a verdant green glaze and three feet. Provenance: C.W. Smith Inc., Imported Antiquities, St. Louis Park, Minnesota; Private Minnesota Collection. (Both) Height: 11 1/4 in x diameter: 6 3/4 in.

Estim. 150 - 300 USD

Lot 143 - Large Chinese Tang dynasty ceramic pottery figure in the form of a bactrian two-humped camel with saddlebags, ca. 618-907 CE. With a straw-colored glaze and a wooden stand. The camel stands on all four legs on a rectangular base with saddlebags brimming with goods. A mug and a bird spill out from either side. The camel's head is held high. A similar example is held in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art (accession no. 75.84). (Not including stand) height: 14 in x width: 12 1/2 in x depth: 8 in.

Estim. 2 000 - 4 000 USD

Lot 144 - Large Chinese straw-glazed ceramic figure in the form of a warrior, possibly Sui or Tang dynasty. Height: 15 in x width: 4 1/2 in x depth: 3 1/4 in.

Estim. 300 - 600 USD

Lot 145 - Group of two Chinese earthenware terracotta tomb figures, possibly Tang dynasty. The taller figure depicts a robed feminine form with hands clasped at her chest, her hair arranged in a high bun atop her head. The shorter figure depicts a male figure with his hands raised in front of him. (Taller) Height: 14 1/2 in x width: 4 1/4 in x depth: 3 in. (Shorter) Height: 14 in x width: 5 in x depth: 3 1/2 in.

Estim. 200 - 400 USD

Lot 146 - A Chinese Tang Dynasty terracotta tomb figure, possibly from the 7th-8th century, depicting a robed figure clasping their hands at their chest as if offering something. Height: 7 3/4 in x width: 3 in x depth: 2 1/4 in.

Estim. 200 - 400 USD

Lot 147 - Group of 22 Chinese Han dynasty calcified plaques. Several with incised S-form decoration. Others with central designs of striding dragons. Provenance: Robert Ellsworth, New York; Private Minnesota Collection. Each, Height: 2 1/4 in x width: 1 3/4 in.

Estim. 600 - 1 200 USD

Lot 148 - Group of 13 Chinese ceramic shards from Yaozhou, Jun, Jizhou, Jian, and Longquan Kilns, Song dynasty. Each shard with a customized bag, some of which retain the seal mark of a Taiwanese shard collector. These are wonderful study samples of un-enhanced Song porcelain. Provenance: Private Taiwanese Collection; Private Minnesota Collection. Diameter ranges from 2 3/4 in to 4 1/2 in.

Estim. 400 - 800 USD

Lot 149 - Group of two early Chinese ceramic green glazed bowls, likely Song Dynasty. The interiors with incised geometric decoration. (Taller) height: 2 1/4 in x diameter: 5 1/2 in. (Shorter) height: 1 3/4 in x diameter: 6 1/4 in.

Estim. 150 - 300 USD

Lot 150 - Group of two Chinese Yixing zisha clay teapots. The natural form teapot is of a brown and irregular cylindrical form depicting a tree trunk, including faint depictions of tree rings along the top surface. The round teapot is of an earthy red color with a pocked texture along the surface throughout the exterior. The handles, spouts, and finials of each teapot are in the form of tree branches. Both impressed along the inside of the lid with a two-character mark. Each pot is also impressed along the underside; the natural form teapot with a three-character mark and the round teapot with a four-character mark. (Natural form teapot) height: 3 in x width: 6 in x depth: 3 1/2 in. (Round teapot) height: 3 in x width: 5 1/2 in x depth: 3 1/2 in.

Estim. 150 - 300 USD

Lot 151 - Small Chinese ceramic incense burner of a waisted and bulbous form. With a delicate green glaze. The incense burner rests on a tripod of three unglazed feet. (Incense Burner) height: 2 1/4 in x diameter: 2 1/2 in. (Box) height: 3 1/4 in x width: 4 in x depth: 4 in.

Estim. 200 - 400 USD

Lot 152 - Chinese ceramic robin's egg glazed brush washer with a depiction of a dragon slithering along one edge and peaking its head over the upper rim, 18th century. Height: 2 1/4 in x width: 2 1/2 in x depth: 2 1/2 in.

Estim. 300 - 600 USD

Lot 153 - Chinese Guangxu period ceramic vase with a blue crackle glaze. Height: 9 1/2 in x diameter: 4 1/4 in.

Estim. 150 - 300 USD

Lot 154 - Chinese 20th century ceramic gui food vessel. With blue crackle glaze similar to Jun pottery from the Song dynasty. The vessel is ribbed and flanked by two applied looped handles that are each adorned by two nodules. With recessed base. Height: 5 3/4 in x width: 12 1/4 in x depth: 7 in.

Estim. 500 - 1 000 USD

Lot 155 - Chinese Ming dynasty jun ware style ceramic vase. With a purple ground decorated with applied scholar's objects. The neck has been reduced. Height: 8 in x diameter: 6 1/2 in.

Estim. 200 - 400 USD

Lot 156 - Early Chinese porcelain bowl with a white crackle glaze. Incised decoration along the interior depicting fish and waves. Painted mark along the underside. With a large semi-circular repair along the rim. Height: 2 1/2 in x diameter: 7 in.

Estim. 100 - 200 USD

Lot 157 - Antique Chinese ceramic pot resting on three legs. With a black glaze and an everted rim. Height: 4 1/4 in x diameter: 5 1/2 in.

Estim. 150 - 300 USD

Lot 158 - Chinese ceramic ginger jar, Kangxi era. Glazed in a thick, black reflective glaze. A white glazed underside and unglazed footrim. Painted mark along the underside reading "Kangxi Period Make." Height: 5 in x diameter: 4 1/2 in.

Estim. 400 - 800 USD

Lot 159 - Group of two Southeast Asian ceramic animals, likely from China, Vietnam, or Cambodia. One white glazed bird and one red glazed beast. (Beast) height: 5 in x width: 2 1/4 in x depth: 5 1/4 in. (Bird) height: 4 1/2 in x width: 3 1/4 in x depth: 6 1/2 in.

Estim. 100 - 200 USD

Lot 160 - Pair of Chinese Blanc de Chine porcelain horses, 20th century. With an impressed four-character mark along the belly of each horse. (Each) Height: 11 in x width: 4 in x depth: 12 in.

Estim. 300 - 600 USD

Lot 161 - 20th century Chinese Blanc de Chine porcelain figural group depicting a figural group. Possibly a mother and daughter or a Guanyin and attendant. Height: 11 3/4 in x width: 4 in x depth: 3 1/4 in.

Estim. 200 - 400 USD

Lot 162 - Style of Wang Bingrong (Chinese, 1820-1875). Pale lime green bisque glazed brush pot with a carved landscape. Stamped along the underside Wang Bingrong Zuo (Wang Bingrong Made). Wang Bingrong was a notable potter specializing in porcelain with carved decoration, almost like ivory carvings, active in the Tongzhi to Guangxu periods (1862-1908). Height: 5 1/2 in x diameter: 3 1/2 in.

Estim. 100 - 200 USD

Lot 163 - Group of two Chinese export porcelain doves, likely 20th century. One with a green base and the other with a brown base. (Each) Height: 6 3/4 in x width: 3 in x depth: 7 in.

Estim. 200 - 400 USD

Lot 164 - Yongzheng period Chinese export porcelain undertray for a teapot, profusely decorated in famille rose enamels. In a hexagonal form with a scalloped rim, decorated with a central reserve of flowers surrounded by an elaborate border in blue, pink, and yellow, with three small reserves depicting floral scenes. Height: 1 in x diameter: 5 1/2 in.

Estim. 200 - 400 USD

Lot 165 - Group of two 18th to 19th century Chinese porcelain plates. One blue and white plate with a Christie's label affixed to the verso reading "Lot 3658 The Nanking Cargo." The face of the plate decorated with blooming flowers. One plate painted with insects and butterflies along with fruits, vegetables, and flowers. (Blue) Height: 1 in x diameter: 9 in. (Floral) Height: 1 3/4 in x diameter: 10 in.

Estim. 150 - 300 USD

Lot 166 - Chinese famille rose porcelain medallion punch bowl and platter, 19th century. Both with medallions and painted decoration depicting birds, flowers, figures, and foliate motifs throughout. (Bowl) height: 5 in x diameter: 11 1/2 in. (Platter) height: 2 1/2 in x diameter: 13 1/2 in.

Estim. 200 - 400 USD

Lot 167 - A very high quality 19th century Chinese export porcelain rose Mandarin mug with fine famille rose enamels. A lovely applied handle. Height: 5 in x width: 5 1/2 in x depth: 4 1/4 in.

Estim. 200 - 400 USD

Lot 168 - Damaged Chinese porcelain vase. The sides depicting a blue and red dragon in a cartouche surrounded by profuse green, iron-red, and blue scrollwork. The underside with a six-character Wanli mark. Height: 6 1/4 in x diameter: 4 in.

Estim. 200 - 400 USD

Lot 169 - Pair of Chinese Qing dynasty porcelain jars. With cartouches with famille verte decoration against a powder blue ground. The vases of baluster form with matching lids. Each, height: 11 in x diameter: 5 1/2 in.

Estim. 2 000 - 3 000 USD

Lot 170 - Chinese porcelain brush washer, Qing dynasty. The brush washer is in the form of a gourd with gilt embellishments along the surface depicting a phoenix flying among clouds along the inkpad, located along the bulbous region of the gourd. Along the top of the gourd, there is an impression depicting a sun and crescent moon with gilt floral and foliate motifs along the edges of the impressions. With a custom carved wooden stand that matches the form of the brush washer. Douanes exhibition Paris sticker along the underside. (Without stand) height: 1 in x width: 2 1/2 in x depth: 3 1/4 in.

Estim. 400 - 800 USD

Lot 171 - 19th century Chinese Guangxu porcelain tray. The bowl of the tray depicting a central medallion with ducks on a pond surrounded by profuse blooming flowers, phoenix, cranes, and swallows. The underside of the tray depicting flowers and the foot of the tray depicting waves. Marked along the underside with six characters in iron red. Height: 3 1/4 in x width: 11 in x depth: 8 1/2 in.

Estim. 300 - 600 USD

Lot 172 - Chinese Guangxu porcelain bowl with a famille rose pink ground and turquoise interior and underside. With a six-character Daoguang mark along the underside in iron red. The sides decorated with blooming flowers and scrollwork interspersed with bats flying above shou symbols. Height: 2 1/2 in x diameter: 5 3/4 in.

Estim. 300 - 600 USD

Lot 173 - Chinese Qing dynasty famille verte porcelain charger decorated with a central battle scene of warriors on horseback set on a white ground. Surrounding this central scene is an intricate diaper pattern with four cartouches featuring floral arrays. The underside is decorated with four floral sprays and is marked with a six character mark in a double circle in blue glaze. Height: 3 3/8 in x diameter: 18 3/8 in.

Estim. 600 - 1 200 USD

Lot 174 - Chinese Qing porcelain vase with a celadon glaze and incised floral decoration. With two applied mask-form handles. Drilled, marked underneath the hole. Height: 10 1/4 in x diameter: 5 in.

Estim. 200 - 400 USD

Lot 175 - Pair of Chinese Qing porcelain vases with a celadon glaze and incised floral decoration. Drilled, marked under the drill hole. (Each) Height: 10 in x diameter: 4 in.

Estim. 200 - 400 USD

Lot 176 - Pair of 20th century Chinese Yaozhou style porcelain vases with a celadon glaze. The sides decorated with carved depictions of young children amid profuse scrollwork. Both vases of Meiping form with a unique neck. Each, height: 7 1/2 in x diameter: 4 in.

Estim. 200 - 400 USD

Lot 177 - Pair of antique Chinese porcelain dishes with a celadon crackle glaze. (Each) height: 1 1/2 in x diameter: 7 3/4 in.

Estim. 300 - 600 USD

Lot 178 - Group of two Chinese crackleware ceramic pottery vessels including one Nanking dragon bowl with a Kangxi mark and one Nanking dragon vase with a Chenghua mark, each vessel with a celadon crackle glaze. The vase is of a baluster form with an applied dragon decoration snaking along the sides of the vase as it chases a flaming pearl. The bowl with a similarly applied decoration, depicting two dragons chasing flaming pearls along the sides of the vessels, in addition to a band of applied scrollwork along the upper rim of the bowl. (Bowl) height: 3 in x 7 1/2 in. (Vase) height: 12 in x diameter: 4 1/2 in.

Estim. 200 - 400 USD

Lot 179 - Group of three Chinese porcelain ginger jars, 19th to 20th century. One jar is painted blue and depicts a lively dragon. One jar is glazed blue and white and depicts tree branches and flower blossoms. One famille verte jar depicting a landscape with figures rowing a boat along the sides. Height ranges from 4 in to 6 1/2 in; diameter ranges from 3 in to 5 1/4 in.

Estim. 200 - 400 USD

Lot 180 - 20th century Chinese blue and white porcelain ginger jar with a wooden stand. The sides decorated with scholar's objects. Without stand, height: 9 1/2 in x diameter: 9 in.

Estim. 150 - 300 USD

Lot 181 - 20th c. Chinese blue and white porcelain Qianlong style vase. With banded designs of floral scrollwork and motifs, lines, and a band of a Greek key motif. The underside with a six character mark reading "Da Qing Qianlong Nian Zhi (Great Qing Qianlong Period Make)". Height: 8 1/4 in x diameter: 4 3/4 in.

Estim. 600 - 1 200 USD

Lot 182 - Small Chinese porcelain water pot or brush washer with blue and white underglaze, 18th to 19th century. The side depicts a landscape with water, trees, and birds. Height: 2 in x diameter: 3 in.

Estim. 100 - 200 USD

Lot 183 - Pair of two Chinese Qing porcelain dishes painted with two dragons - one red and one green. The dragons fly amongst multi-color clouds and chase a flaming pearl in the center of the dish. (Each) diameter: 5 3/4 in.

Estim. 1 000 - 2 000 USD

Lot 184 - Pair of Chinese Qing porcelain bowls decorated along the sides with a phoenix flying towards a rising sun and a dragon chasing a flaming pearl. Painted with a four-character mark along the underside. (Each) height: 2 in x diameter: 6 in.

Estim. 800 - 1 600 USD

Lot 185 - Shapely Chinese porcelain brush pot with carved and lacquered wood stand, possibly Qing dynasty. With gilt rim and pigment depicting a mountainous village landscape along one side and a birds roosting among a cherry blossom tree along the verso. Painted mark along the underside, possibly reading "Qianlong Period Make." (Not including stand) Height: 4 3/4 in x width: 3 1/2 in x depth: 2 1/2 in.

Estim. 200 - 400 USD

Lot 186 - Pair of Chinese Republic period famille rose porcelain vases depicting flowers and birds, ca. 1890-1914. There are bands of a turquoise, light blue, and pink floral scrollwork motif along the rim and footrim of each vase. Height: 9 1/4 in x diameter: 4 in.

Estim. 200 - 300 USD

Lot 187 - Chinese 20th century porcelain baluster vase. Painted along the sides with figures in a garden. With a four-character Qianlong mark in red along the underside. With a wooden stand. (Not including stand) Height: 16 1/2 in x diameter: 6 1/2 in.

Estim. 400 - 800 USD

Lot 188 - Chinese 20th century porcelain bowl. Decorated along the sides with women in boats. The underside with an apocryphal mark reading "Da Qing Jiaqing Nian Zhi (Great Qing Jiaqing period made)." Height: 3 1/4 in x diameter: 7 in.

Estim. 300 - 600 USD

Lot 189 - Small Chinese famille rose porcelain cup or bowl. The exterior painted with a scene of a monkey next to a tree and a lingzhi mushroom. With a hand-painted six character mark along the underside. Height: 1 1/2 in x diameter: 2 3/4 in.

Estim. 150 - 300 USD

Lot 190 - Chinese famille rose porcelain plate depicting a scholar and attendant in a garden, ca. late 19th - early 20th century. Diameter: 8 1/2 in.

Estim. 200 - 400 USD

Lot 191 - Large Chinese Tongzi period famille rose porcelain lobed tray. Decorated with an insect perched among blooming flowers. With a sticker from Edmund Grundner Asiatica Ethnographica affixed to the underside. Height: 1 in x width: 14 in x depth: 14 1/2 in.

Estim. 1 000 - 2 000 USD

Lot 192 - Chinese Republic period famille rose porcelain plate depicting a woman examining her reflection in a mirror, surrounded by scholarly objects. With calligraphy along the right side, signed by Zhao Huimin. The underside with twelve characters in red indicating production in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province. Diameter: 8 3/4 in.

Estim. 300 - 600 USD

Lot 193 - Small Chinese Republic famille rose porcelain jar with a lid. Painted with scenes of children playing in a garden. The underside with a six-character mark. The lid is damaged. Height: 3 3/4 in x diameter: 2 1/2 in.

Estim. 100 - 200 USD

Lot 194 - Large group of ten Asian objects including a mirror with a hardstone or jade handle, a rose quartz elderly male figure, a painted ceramic woman or Guanyin figure, a glazed ceramic pitcher vessel with a painted figural landscape along the sides, a round enamel tin with a landscape depicted along the lid and floral motifs along the side with a turquoise blue interior, and five ceramic or porcelain dishes with various designs depicted along them. Height ranges from 1 in to 6 3/4 in; width ranges from 1 in to 9 in; depth ranges from 1 in to 8 3/4 in.

Estim. 200 - 400 USD

Lot 195 - Set of eight Chinese Republic period nesting eggshell porcelain bowls with hand painted designs. The bowls include depictions of floral clusters and lively floating dragons against a vibrant yellow ground. With a band of a pink foliate design against turquoise running along the rim of the bowl. Stamped along the underside "Da Qing Qianlong Nian Zhi". (w/out stand) Height ranges from 1 1/2 in to 4 1/2 in; diameter ranges from 3 1/2 in to 10 3/4 in.

Estim. 400 - 800 USD

Lot 196 - Group of four Chinese porcelain plaques depicting scholars and attendants in a garden, 1933. Similar to works by Dafan Wang. (Each) Sight; height: 13 3/4 in x width: 9 1/4 in. Framed; height: 15 in x width: 10 3/4 in x depth: 1 in.

Estim. 1 000 - 2 000 USD

Lot 197 - 20th-century Chinese porcelain plaque. Finely painted with a depiction of two roosters underneath a tree. An inscription with a red seal along the upper left corner. Signed Liu Yucen (Chinese, 1904-1969). Height: 15 in x width: 9 3/4 in x depth: 1 in.

Estim. 600 - 1 200 USD

Lot 198 - Large mid-20th century print after a calligraphic ink painting by Wu Changshuo (Chinese, 1844-1927). Printed by Rong Bao Zhai. Provenance: Purchased by current owner from Rong Bao Zhai. Sight; height: 47 1/2 in x width: 37 in. Framed; height: 57 1/2 in x width: 46 in x depth: 1 in.

Estim. 200 - 400 USD

Lot 199 - Large mid-20th century print after a calligraphic ink painting by Wu Changshuo (Chinese, 1844-1927). Printed by Rong Bao Zhai. Provenance: Purchased by current owner from Rong Bao Zhai. Sight; height: 14 1/4 in x width: 15 3/4 in. Framed; height: 22 1/2 in x width: 22 1/2 in x depth: 1 in.

Estim. 200 - 400 USD

Lot 200 - Chinese ancestor or genealogy portrait of a female member of the Zhu family, likely late Ming Dynasty. She is portrayed wearing a surcoat with a crane rank-badge as well as a ruby and emerald bejeweled headpiece. Ink and gold on silk. This type of portrait is known as a pu xiang, or a genealogy portrait. The sitter is rendered in the appropriate costume of their rank. The clothing as well as the sumptuous brocade chair indicates a person of both high-rank and wealth. Provenance: Neal Auction, New Orleans, September 12, 2009, Lot 101; Private Minnesota Collection. Sight; height: 24 1/2 in x width: 17 in. Framed; height: 33 1/2 in x width: 26 in x depth: 1 in.

Estim. 400 - 800 USD

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Lot 101 - A Chinese Kangxi copper basin with a false bottom decorated with shou symbols, scroll work, and floral designs throughout; scholar's objects around the surface of the rim. Height: 4 in x diameter: 20 in.

Lot 102 - 17th century Chinese bronze tripod censer with chiseled cover, with amazing phoenix handles. Excellent patina. Lid possibly of later 19th century manufacture. Height: 6 1/2 in x width: 9 1/2 in x depth: 5 3/4 in. Weight: 1,013.5 g.

Lot 106 - 18th c. Chinese bronze hand warmer elaborately decorated with different designs in each panel. Beautiful patina. Incised mark on the shoulder of two characters, possibly the name of the previous owner. Height: 4 1/4 in x diameter: 6 1/2 in. Weight: 638.5 g.

Lot 107 - 18th century Chinese metal handwarmer, possibly copper. With two handles, a scalloped body, and elaborately pierced lid depicting floral motifs against an intricate circular network. (Not including handle) Height: 4 in x diameter: 5 3/4 in. Weight: 386.8 g.

Lot 111 - Chinese Han dynasty bronze tripod ding with lid. With inscriptions along both the lid and the body. Height: 7 in x width: 10 in x depth: 8 in.

Lot 112 - 19th century Chinese bronze brush washer in the form of a buddha's hand citrus fruit. Height: 1 1/2 in x width: 3 1/2 in x depth: 1 3/4 in.

Lot 113 - Group of three Chinese carved wood wall panels depicting flora and fauna. Profusely gilt with metal ornamental wall hangers. Each, height: 10 1/2 in x width: 7 in x depth: 2 in.

Lot 114 - Antique Chinese wooden architectural carving in the form of a dragon. With a stand. Height: 13 1/4 in x width: 24 in x depth: 6 in.

Lot 115 - A Chinese Republic period boxwood carving depicting a praying robed Guanyin figure atop a dragon's head with an additional figure on either side. Height: 16 in x width: 9 in x depth: 5 in.

Lot 116 - Large Chinese 20th century polychrome carved wooden figure of a Guanyin. She stands on a platform with one hand raised. She wears ornate clothing and an elaborate headdress. Height: 46 in x width: 13 1/2 in x depth: 9 1/2 in. Weight: 35 lbs 3 oz.

Lot 119 - Tibetan late 19th to early 20th century copper and gilt metal teapot. With elaborate foliate ornamentation throughout and a dragon-form handle. Height: 12 in x width: 8 in x depth: 10 in.

Lot 120 - Tibetan Dungkar Shanka ceremonial prayer conch shell trumpet with lapis cabachon and silver repousse dragon and human skulls, late 19th to early 20th century. Height: 8 in x width: 6 in x depth: 5 in.

Lot 121 - Tibetan agate dzi bead with a big man or aristocrat design. Height: 1 1/2 in x depth: 1/2 in. Weight: 12.4 g.

Lot 122 - Chinese bronze seal depicting a foo dog resting atop the base of the stamp, Qing dynasty. Height: 2 in x width: 2 1/2 in x depth: 1 1/2 in.

Lot 125 - A lovely antique Thai gilt bronze buddha. Height: 9 in x width: 5 3/4 in x depth: 3 in.

Lot 127 - 18th century gilt copper Tibetan buddha. Depicted seated with one hand raised. Height: 7 1/2 in x width: 5 1/4 in x depth: 4 in.

Lot 128 - Small Chinese gilt bronze Buddha figure, 18th century. The buddha sits cross-legged with one hand clutching a vessel resembling a kettle to his abdomen and the other raised in front of him. Height: 4 in x width: 3 in x depth: 2 in.

Lot 130 - Chinese late Qing dynasty wooden buddha figure depicted in a cross-legged, seated position with praying hands, a solemn expression, and hair drawn in a bun atop his head. With gilt surface. Height: 11 1/2 in x width: 7 in x depth: 5 in.

Lot 131 - Chinese carved wooden seated Buddha figure, 18th-19th century. With polychrome and gilt finish. Depicted seated holding something in their hands with a serene expression. Height: 22 1/2 in x width: 15 1/2 in x depth: 13 in. Weight: 26 lbs 8 oz.

Lot 132 - Chinese 17th century bronze Buddha head with red ushnisha. With partial wax Chinese export seal. Height: 6 1/2 in x width: 4 3/4 in x depth: 4 1/2 in.

Lot 134 - Thai ceramic stoneware reclining Buddha, Ayutthaya period. With intricately sculpted and impressed details throughout the physical features of the reclining Buddha as well as along the surface which he is reclining upon. Height: 4 in x width: 8 in x depth: 2 1/2 in.

Lot 138 - Chinese ceramic Han dynasty vase. With a varied grey and brown glaze and high waist. There are several textured ridges and a faint wave-like incised patterns along the the upper region of the vase. Height: 7 1/4 in x diameter: 7 1/2 in.

Lot 139 - Chinese Eastern Han dynasty green glazed pottery lamp. In the form of a figure with their left knee raised and embracing a smaller figure. The glaze has adopted a silvery iridescent sheen due to oxidization. Height: 12 in x width: 5 in x depth: 4 1/2 in.

Lot 141 - Large Chinese ceramic vase or storage jar, Ming dynasty. With a beige glaze and four applied handles along the high shoulder of the vessel. Possibly once part of a museum collection. Height: 12 1/2 in x diameter: 12 1/2 in.

Lot 144 - Large Chinese straw-glazed ceramic figure in the form of a warrior, possibly Sui or Tang dynasty. Height: 15 in x width: 4 1/2 in x depth: 3 1/4 in.

Lot 146 - A Chinese Tang Dynasty terracotta tomb figure, possibly from the 7th-8th century, depicting a robed figure clasping their hands at their chest as if offering something. Height: 7 3/4 in x width: 3 in x depth: 2 1/4 in.

Lot 147 - Group of 22 Chinese Han dynasty calcified plaques. Several with incised S-form decoration. Others with central designs of striding dragons. Provenance: Robert Ellsworth, New York; Private Minnesota Collection. Each, Height: 2 1/4 in x width: 1 3/4 in.

Lot 149 - Group of two early Chinese ceramic green glazed bowls, likely Song Dynasty. The interiors with incised geometric decoration. (Taller) height: 2 1/4 in x diameter: 5 1/2 in. (Shorter) height: 1 3/4 in x diameter: 6 1/4 in.

Lot 151 - Small Chinese ceramic incense burner of a waisted and bulbous form. With a delicate green glaze. The incense burner rests on a tripod of three unglazed feet. (Incense Burner) height: 2 1/4 in x diameter: 2 1/2 in. (Box) height: 3 1/4 in x width: 4 in x depth: 4 in.

Lot 152 - Chinese ceramic robin's egg glazed brush washer with a depiction of a dragon slithering along one edge and peaking its head over the upper rim, 18th century. Height: 2 1/4 in x width: 2 1/2 in x depth: 2 1/2 in.

Lot 153 - Chinese Guangxu period ceramic vase with a blue crackle glaze. Height: 9 1/2 in x diameter: 4 1/4 in.

Lot 154 - Chinese 20th century ceramic gui food vessel. With blue crackle glaze similar to Jun pottery from the Song dynasty. The vessel is ribbed and flanked by two applied looped handles that are each adorned by two nodules. With recessed base. Height: 5 3/4 in x width: 12 1/4 in x depth: 7 in.

Lot 155 - Chinese Ming dynasty jun ware style ceramic vase. With a purple ground decorated with applied scholar's objects. The neck has been reduced. Height: 8 in x diameter: 6 1/2 in.

Lot 156 - Early Chinese porcelain bowl with a white crackle glaze. Incised decoration along the interior depicting fish and waves. Painted mark along the underside. With a large semi-circular repair along the rim. Height: 2 1/2 in x diameter: 7 in.

Lot 157 - Antique Chinese ceramic pot resting on three legs. With a black glaze and an everted rim. Height: 4 1/4 in x diameter: 5 1/2 in.

Lot 158 - Chinese ceramic ginger jar, Kangxi era. Glazed in a thick, black reflective glaze. A white glazed underside and unglazed footrim. Painted mark along the underside reading "Kangxi Period Make." Height: 5 in x diameter: 4 1/2 in.

Lot 159 - Group of two Southeast Asian ceramic animals, likely from China, Vietnam, or Cambodia. One white glazed bird and one red glazed beast. (Beast) height: 5 in x width: 2 1/4 in x depth: 5 1/4 in. (Bird) height: 4 1/2 in x width: 3 1/4 in x depth: 6 1/2 in.

Lot 160 - Pair of Chinese Blanc de Chine porcelain horses, 20th century. With an impressed four-character mark along the belly of each horse. (Each) Height: 11 in x width: 4 in x depth: 12 in.

Lot 161 - 20th century Chinese Blanc de Chine porcelain figural group depicting a figural group. Possibly a mother and daughter or a Guanyin and attendant. Height: 11 3/4 in x width: 4 in x depth: 3 1/4 in.

Lot 163 - Group of two Chinese export porcelain doves, likely 20th century. One with a green base and the other with a brown base. (Each) Height: 6 3/4 in x width: 3 in x depth: 7 in.

Lot 166 - Chinese famille rose porcelain medallion punch bowl and platter, 19th century. Both with medallions and painted decoration depicting birds, flowers, figures, and foliate motifs throughout. (Bowl) height: 5 in x diameter: 11 1/2 in. (Platter) height: 2 1/2 in x diameter: 13 1/2 in.

Lot 167 - A very high quality 19th century Chinese export porcelain rose Mandarin mug with fine famille rose enamels. A lovely applied handle. Height: 5 in x width: 5 1/2 in x depth: 4 1/4 in.

Lot 168 - Damaged Chinese porcelain vase. The sides depicting a blue and red dragon in a cartouche surrounded by profuse green, iron-red, and blue scrollwork. The underside with a six-character Wanli mark. Height: 6 1/4 in x diameter: 4 in.

Lot 169 - Pair of Chinese Qing dynasty porcelain jars. With cartouches with famille verte decoration against a powder blue ground. The vases of baluster form with matching lids. Each, height: 11 in x diameter: 5 1/2 in.

Lot 174 - Chinese Qing porcelain vase with a celadon glaze and incised floral decoration. With two applied mask-form handles. Drilled, marked underneath the hole. Height: 10 1/4 in x diameter: 5 in.