A ‘Blanc-de-Chine’ Dehua figure of “Adam”. Kangxi period.
Standing barefoot on a rockwork base, his arms crossed in front, both hands clasping the ends of the short skirt draped around his waist, his upper torso bare, his head facing forward with smiling expression, his hair combed back behind his ears and falling to his shoulders.
A Chinese lacquered blue and white teapot with Dutch gilt-metal mounts. Kangxi period.
Of pumkin form, decorated in underglaze blue, with a lacquered black and gilt decoration and a Dutch gilt-metal mounts with a cockerel.
A large Chinese bowl decorated with famille verte enamels on the biscuit. Kangxi period.
Bowl with rounded sides and a wide flaring rim, standing on a short, straight foot ring. The exterior is decorated on the biscuit with green, yellow and aubergine-purple enamels in a loose “egg-and-spinach” pattern.
A Chinese figure of Bodhisattva Guanyin decorated with famille verte enamels on the biscuit. Kangxi period.
A figure of the Bodhisattva Guanyin seated upon a thin base with one leg touching the ground and the other bent upwards. She wears a long robe and cloak over head, and is modeled with a serene expression on her face. She is holding a fly-whisk in one hand and a small vase. Her robes […]
A pair of Chinese doucai plates decorated with a floral design. Kangxi/Yongzheng period.
Decorated in doucai enamels, with a floral design comprising peonies, bamboo, lotus and chrysanthemum.
A Chinese imari set of 3 plates decorated with a kilin. Kangxi period.
Decorated in the centre with flowers issuing from a jardinière, the border with three shaped vignettes containing a mythical beast and branches of peony, a pair of birds on flowering branches, and an insect flying amongst branches of chrysanthemum
A Chinese imari barber bowl. Kangxi period.
Decorated in the imari palette, with chrysanthemum.
A large Chinese Milk & Blood dish depicting a scene from The Romance of the Western Chamber. Kangxi period.
Decorated in Rouge-de-fer with iron-red, black enamel and gold on the glaze, the spreading sides modelled with pomegranate-shaped panels in low relief, and depicting an episode from Act III of The Romance of the Western Chamber (Xi Xiang Ji), with Cui Yingying and an attendant awaiting the arrival of Zhang Sheng. On the sides large panels filled […]
A Chinese famille verte plate decorated with figures. Kangxi period.
Decorated in famille verte enamels, with figures.
A set of plates decorated in underglaze blue. Kangxi period.
Decorated in underglaze blue with flowers.