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Length: 16 1/4 inches, 41.3 cm
Width: 11 3/8 inches, 28.9 cm

Porcelain plaque with sparrows

People’s Republic of China, 20th century

A rectangular porcelain plaque, painted in underglaze blue with a cluster of sparrows, some sitting on branches of

 

Length: 37 inches, 94 cm
Width: 11 3/8 inches, 28.8 cm

Two iron “paintings”, tiehua

China, 18th – 19th century

Two iron paintings of rectangular format, one depicting branches of abundant, flowering chrysanthemum, the other decorated with branches of peony. 

 

Diameter: 8 inches, 21.5 cm
Height: 3 5/8 inches, 9.2 cm

Porcelain enamelled bowl

China, mark and period of Jiaqing, 1796 - 1820

A large porcelain bowl, the deeply rounded sides rising from a short foot and ending in an

 

Diameter: 17 3/4 inches, 45 cm
Height: 7 inches, 17.8 cm

Lacquer box decorated in qiangjin and tianqi techniques

China, 18th century

A large lacquer box of lobed form, supported on a straight foot rim.  The flat top is decorated

 

Height: 7 inches, 18 cm
Diameter: 7 inches, 18 cm

Huanghuali brushpot

China, 17th or 18th century

A huanghuali brushpot of “natural” form, the exterior carved with knots and branches to simulate the trunk of a tree. The circular hole

 

Length: 7 1/2 inches, 19 cm
Height: 4 1/2 inches, 11.5 cm

Biscuit porcelain model of a hare

China, 18th century

A biscuit porcelain model of a hare, depicted in recumbent position. He stretches his paws out before him and

 

Length: 8 3/4 inches, 22 cm
Width: 6 inches, 15 cm
Height: 3 inches, 7.7 cm

Miniature huanghuali rectangular stand with marble top

China, Qing dynasty, 18th – 19th century

A rectangular huanghuali stand, supported on curved legs at the

 

Length: 12 3/4 inches, 32.5 cm
Width: 8 inches, 20 cm
Height: 4 inches, 10.2 cm

Miniature huanghuali hexagonal stand with marble top

China, Qing dynasty, 18th – 19th century

A hexagonal huanghuali stand, supported on six straight legs. The

 

Length including cover: 12 inches, 30.5 cm
Length of handle: 9 inches, 22.8 cm

Red and green lacquer brush
Red and green lacquer brush

Red and green lacquer brush

China, 18th century

A large lacquer brush, the cylindrical shaft tapering slightly towards the top of the handle and carved with

 

Diameter: 8 1/2 inches, 21.6 cm
Height: 1 1/4 inches, 3.2 cm

Porcelain dish with a dragon

China, Kangxi period, 1662 - 1723

A porcelain dish of circular form, the rim upturned. The inside centre is painted in strong cobalt