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    Blanc de chine Guanyin (MF10)
18th/19th century
Standing on waves clad in flowing robes, double-gourd and square marks on the back
Height 26,5 cm
 
    Blanc de chine double-walled bowl (MF12)
circa 1640
the outer wall carved with three open-work peony flower heads and foliage, the base with reticulated cash motif

Provenance: Marchant & Son, June 1994
Formerly in the collection of the Earls of Stanhope, Chevening. For a similar piece see Donnelly, Blanc de Chine, pl 30B.
 
     
 
    Pair of blanc de chine incense-stick holders (MF13)
mid 17th century
Of square form, each with small aperture in the upper drip basin, the lower sides moulded with scroll motif
Height 8,4 cm

Provenance: Marchant & Son and published and discussed in the catalogue Exhibition of Blanc de Chine, London 1985. Illustrated by Rose Kerr & John Ayers, Blanc de Chine, Porcelain from Dehua, 2002, pl. 92.
 
    Large blanc de chine libation cup(MSU
circa 1630-1650
Applied with a dragon and clouds, the reverse with a stag beneath a pine tree and a crane in flight
14,3 wide
Provenance: Marchant & Son, 1998
 
    Two underglaze copper-red decorated vases (MMa01)
Kangxi
Each decorated around the globular body with three crouching mythical animals
Height 15,5 and 16,5 cm
 
    Lime-green vase (MF14)
Yongzheng
Covered with an even lime-green glaze, the base unglazed
Height 18 cm
 
    Copper-red glazed vase(MF15)
18th century
Covered with an even deep red glaze
20 cm
 
    Large guan-type glazed vase, meiping (MLo5)
19th century
covered overall with a greyish-blue glaze with wide russet crackles, the base with four-character mark of Chenghua carved through brown-washed square reserved on a light brown crackled glaze
39 cm
 
    Guan-type censer (MWo4)
19th century
Of bombe shape, moulded with shaped handles covered with a guan-type glaze suffused with dark grey and golden crackle, six spur marks on the recessed base
16 cm wide
 
    A copper-red glazed Vase (MWo5)
19th century
Of flattened octagonal form, the neck with two horizontal ribs, covered allover with a deep
red glaze thinning to white at the edges
Height 26,5 cm
 
    A stoneware figure of Budai ((MKr01))
19th century
seated with exposed belly, five boys climbing up his body
Height 26 cm

SOLD
 
 
    A Wucai bowl (PSu4)
Shunzhi
Painted in underglaze-blue, and green,red and yellow enamels with orchids and chrysanthemum, the base with three character mark Song shi zhai in underglaze- blue
11,5 cm diam.
Ex: Butler Collection, Illustrated by Kilburn in: Transitional Wares and their forerunners, Exhibition by The Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong, Cat. no 168
 
   
 
    Small doucai saucer dish (PSu5)
Wanli (1573-1620)
Painted with two insects above fruiting persimmon, the exterior with emblems
9,6 cm

Sold at Sothebyƕs London, 7th December 1993,lot no. 238
 
    Pair of 'Egg and Spinach' bowls  (PBo2)
Kangxi
Covered overall with white, green and yellow splashes
11,5 cm

SOLD
 
    'Egg and Spinach' bowl  (PBo3)
Kangxi
covered overall with white, green and yellow splashes, underglaze-blue
shop mark

SOLD
 
    A famille verte biscuit figure of a lion jossstick holder (PTa01)
Kangxi
Standing with one paw resting on a movable pierced ball
Height 14,5 cm
 
    A biscuit 'famille verte' lion (PLo1)
19th century
Standing on a leaf-shaped base, one paw resting on a pierced movable ball
Height 9 cm
 
    A pair of verte-Imari ewers
Kangxi
Pear shape with curved spouts and strap handles, painted in underglaze - blue, green and iron-red and gilt with flowering branches of prunus
Height 17,5 cm

SOLD
 
    Enamelled spoontray (PSu6)
Early Qianlong (1736-1795)
Painted in blue enamel, gilt and black with a lady and boy on a terrace near a pond
12,7 cm

SOLD
 
    A 'famille rose' plate (PLo2)
Late Qianlong (1723-1795)
Painted with a lady playing the qin , the rim with shaped panels of cockerels and fish
Diam. 22 cm

 
    Pair of 'famille rose' saucers (PRi2)
Yongzheng
painted with to ladies in a garden, one holding a fish basket, the other a fish, the reverse with three branches of fruit
Diam. 11 cm
 
    'Famille rose' teapot and cover (PLi2)
Early Qianlong
Applied at the lower part and base with flowering branches, the sides painted with cockerels amongst flowering branches
Height 11 cm
 
    Yellow-ground Dayazhai grisaille-decorated Empress Dowager bowl (PF5)
Guangxu
Finely painted in shades of grisaille with entwined vine suspending large clusters wisteria, with iron-red mark Dayazhai in a line and oval panel inscribed in red Tian di yi jia chun, the base with the mark Yong Qing Chang Chun in iron-red
Diam. 14,8 cm
 
     
 
    Small 'famille rose' bowl (PSu7)
19th century
finely painted with boys around a table eating nuts, watching another boy running carrying a load of fresh nuts in his clothes. Four character mark in red enamel
Height 6 cm
 
     
 
    A fine lemon-ground 'famille rose' vase (PSu8)
Shende tang mark, 19th/ 20th century
Well painted on the finely incised feathery lemon ground with flowering branches of prunus, magnolia, chrysanthemum, a bird seated on a prunus branch watching another bird in flight, the interior of the waisted neck and base glazed turquoise, iron-red shende tang mark.
Height 23 cm
 
     
 
    Puce-enamelled covered bowl (PLo3)
Daoguang seal mark in underglaze blue and of the period
Painted in puce enamel with phoenix roundels repeated in the interior.

Sold at Sotheby's Amsterdam, October 1993, lot. Ex: Weishaupt Collection. Illustrated by Avitabile, From the Dragon's Treasure, no 71

SOLD
 
     
 
    Pair of 'famille rose' yellow-ground spoons
Jiaqing mark and period
Painted on the back with four medallions enclosing the characters wan shou wu jiang mongst ribboned Buddhist symbols, the interior and handle ending in a ruyi head with scattered flower sprays below a meandering border
19,8 cm

Sold at Sotheby's Amsterdam, October 1995, lot no. 168, Ex: Weishaupt Collection, Illustrated by Avitabile, From the Dragon's Treasure, no 9
SOLD
 
    A 'famille rose' bowl (PF6)
iron-red Jiaqing mark
Moulded and outlined in underglaze-blue with swirling panels enclosing a flowering branch, all above a moulded petal border enclosing an iron-red lotus head , the interior with a roundel of peach, pomegranate and Buddha's hand citrus enclosing three bats.
Diam. 12,7 cm
 
    Large 'famille rose' dish (PLi3)
Guangxu mark and of the period
Painted with the Eight Buddhist symbols encircling a green roundel of a central lotus head encircled by further entwined lotus, the reverse with scrolling lotus, six-character mark in underglae blue
Diam. 37,8 cm
 
    A 'famille rose' saucer dish
Guangxu mark and period
Painted with a confronting dragon and phoenis in flight amongst clouds and flames below a meander border encircling the rim, the reverse with four flower scrolls, iron-red six-character mark.
Diam. 18,5 cm
 
    Pair of 'famille rose' vases and covers
19th century
painted in bright enmels with birds amongst flowering branches of peony repeated on the dome covers
Height 54 cm

SOLD
 
    A pair of enameled wine cups (PWo)
19th century
each painted with lively sea battle scene
Diam. 6 cm
 
    A 'famille rose plaque (PLo4)
19th century
painted with a scene of figures, some on horseback, others on elephant, deer or qilin, all holding Buddhist emblems
46 x 31,5 cm

SOLD
 
    A 'famille rose' dish (PLIE1)
19th century
Painted with dragon and phoenix amongst clouds
Diam.34 cm
 
    Two famille rose vases (PSch01)
Republic period
One painted with a goddess in a raft, holding a rod, a peacock standing next to jars and peach basket; the other vase with a goddess in a landscape, both vases with iron-red Qianlong sealmark on the base
Height of each 19,5 cm
 
    A famille rose lantern-shaped vase (PMa02)
Jiaqing
Painted on both sides with a panel of official figures divided by fan-shaped panels of flowers, all on a ground of incised swastika pattern
Height 32 cm
 
    A very fine small eggshell vase (PSu8)
Period of Cultural Revolution, circa 1966-1969
The slender oviform body surmounted by a long waisted neck with gilt rim, painted in soft colours with female soldiers exercising in a landscape the base with iron red sealmark Zhongguo Jingdezhen zhi.
Height 12 cm

Published: Prof.Dr. H.A. van Oort, Chinese Kunst, 1980, p.183