Chinese Famille Rose Vase, baluster shaped with flared and scalloped rim, decorated with a band of iron red chrysanthemums and green foliage that repeats at the base; the neck with vignettes of birds and peonies over large circular vignettes of Birds of Paradise and butterflies amid flowers and bamboo, all on a light blue ground […]
Lot 331: Chinese Hat Stand and 2 Blanc de Chine Figures
Three (3) Chinese porcelain items, including one (1) hat stand, two (2) blanc de chine figures. 1st item: Chinese porcelain hat stand, hexagonal form, with enameled decorations of woman, precious objects, and crane in landscape, along with calligraphy poem or inscriptions. Mounted as a lamp with hardwood rim and base. Hat stand – 11 1/2" […]
Lot 327: Japanese Watercolor Book plus Scroll
One (1) bound collection of Japanese Watercolors plus Scroll, 2 items total. 1st item: Bound volume of Japanese watercolor paintings, signed, with paintings on both sides of fold-out boards. Subjects include landscapes, boat in river, grape vines, pink and yellow flowers, bird, waterfall, and more. Housed in a gold silk covered slipcase. Silk brocade covers […]
Lot 328: Southeast Asian Mandala and framed Mughal style illustration
Indian or Southeast Asian Mandala, framed book page, and unbound book. 1st item: Mandala painted on linen, depicting a Wheel of Time or Kalachakra symbol at the center of ared and white geometricform, surrounded by additional geometric forms with scrolling and foliate motifs, on a black ground. Housed under glass in a wooden shadow box […]
Lot 329: 2 Chinese Vases, incl. Gu Vase Lamp
Two (2) Chinese vases, including Qing Dynasty. 1st item: Qing Dynasty Famille Rose or Rose Medallion vase, celadon ground with vignettes depicting scenes of Mandarin figures engaged in various activities, enclosed within raised borders and surrounded by bird, butterfly and prunus decoration, with scalloped lip at mid-body and applied gilt elephant masks at neck. 16 […]
Lot 324: 2 Asian Gouache Paintings + Watercolor on silk
Three (3) Chinese or Japanese art works, including Asian court scenes. 1st-2nd items: Two (2) finely detailed watercolor and gold leaf on silk paintings depicting Asian court scenes. In one, the figures' attention is focused on a bird in the center of a round pen; in the other, a woman climbs out a window while […]
Lot 325: Large Framed Chinese Scroll, Moonlit Scene
Large Chinese handpainted on paper scroll depicting a night time landscape scene with figures gathered by a river foreground, temple architecture with blossoming trees midground and mountains in the background under a full moon. Chinese script and seals in upper left corner, right corner, and lower right corner. Housed in a contemporary gilt metal frame. […]
Lot 326: Attributed to Song Wenzhi, Landscape with Buildings
Attributed to Song Wenzhi (Chinese, 1919-1991) watercolor on silk landscape scroll painting depicting 20th century buildings clustered along a mountainous coastline. Signed upper right, seal lower left. Image – 38" H x 18 3/4" W. Overall – 73" H x 24" W. 3rd quarter 20th century. Provenance: Private Nashville collection. CONDITION: Considerable creasing. Some scattered […]
Lot 322: Signed French School O/C Impressionist Landscape Painting
French School oil on canvas Impressionist painting depicting a peasant with cows traversing down a country road situated in a pastoral landscape in Brittany (Bretagne), fore and middle ground, a farmhouse and trees before low hills and a cloudy grey sky rendered in a heavy impasto technique, background. Initialled "Jw.B." or "Twi__" lower left, inscription, […]
Lot 323: 2 English Landscapes, G. Boyle & J. Thors
Two (2) oil on canvas English landscape paintings by George Boyle and Joseph Thors. 1st item: George Boyle (United Kingdom, 1826-1899) landscape depicting a forest with a trail leading between the trees, and figures visible in the distance. Signed "G. Boyle" lower left. Housed in a Rococo style gilt wood frame. Sight – 11 1/2" […]