Catalog: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Metalwork (28)

A very rare and unusual parrot form bronze (copper tin alloy) incense burner made in China in the late Ming Dynasty, probably circa 1620 to 1640, during either the Tianqi or Chongzhen reigns. This item is partially coated with old black lacquer.

Condition: the cover is missing; and there are losses to the tip of the tail.

21.5 cm / 8,5 inches high / 15 cm / 6 inches across.

For additional pictures please view item #1818 in our Liverpool shop website at www.69aliverpool.co.uk。

17世纪初 中国鹦鹉形铜香薰 明天启-崇祯

作于约1620-1640年间，明天启或崇祯时期。 香薰表面有一部分涂有黑漆。

品相：无盖。尾巴末梢有缺损。 高21.5厘米。最宽处15厘米。 请参考本店网站第1818号藏品。

A rare gourd shaped bronze (copper tin alloy) vase decorated in archaic style with leiwen (thunder) pattern motifs and a band of stylized waves.

This item was made in China in the 12th to 14th Century during the late Song or Yuan dynasties when ancient Shang and Zhou bronzes were unearthed and collected. This was a time when large numbers of antique inspired bronze vessels were produced. Huge quantities were subsequently exported to japan where many were used domestically as flower containers.

Condition: there are bumps and dents to the lower wave decorated zone.

16 cm / 7 inches high.

For additional pictures please view item #1801 in our Liverpool shop website at www.69aliverpool.co.uk

12-14世纪 晚宋-元 葫芦形铜花瓶

瓶身上有雷纹，下有水波纹。做于宋晚期或元代，约12至14世纪间。在此期间，商周时代的青铜器被挖掘和收藏，当时制造了许多受古董风格影响的仿古铜器。许多出口至日本，其中许多被用来做花瓶。

品相：瓶腹下部（水波纹处）有部分磕碰造成的凹陷。高16厘米。 更多照片，请参见本店网站 www.69aliverpool.co.uk 第1801号藏品

A large archaic style bronze (copper tin alloy) incense burner on three legs with lion head terminals and with tall flared flange edged handles. The body is decorated in relief with the Eight Daoist Immortals and above them, centrally, on the front is Shou Lao / Shou Xing, the Star God of Longevity, seated on a recumbent deer.

This item was probably used on a home or temple altar dedicated to the veneration of ancestors.

This censer was made in China in the Ming Dynasty, possibly during the late 15th or early 16th Century. Similarly shaped stoneware tripod incense burners, some dated, were made in this period. The wood stand and cover are possibly contemporary with the incense burner. The soapstone lotus finial is carved in Ming dynasty style.

Condition: the casting is crude with typical minor losses ; additionally the two back facing immortals have been decapitated.

Height: with stand 32 cm; without stand 23 cm Width: 19.5 cm Weight: without cover and stand 2.36 kg

For many additional pictures please view item #1754 at our Liverpool shop website at 69aliverpool.co.uk

明 八仙双耳三足香炉

三足上有狮首，冲天冠双耳。炉身八仙纹饰，八仙之上正中是寿星和他的坐骑白鹿。应为祠堂宗庙祭祖所用。

此炉做于明代，具体时间可能为15世纪末16世纪初。部分有记录的类似形制的炻器三足炉也做于此时期。木座和炉盖可能为同时期所做。炉盖上的寿山石莲花纹钮也为明代风格。

品相：铸造工艺比较粗糙，细微部分有金属脱落导致的细孔。炉身背面两个人物的头部缺失。带座高32厘米，不带座高23厘米。宽19.5厘米。 重：不带座和炉盖，重2.36公斤。

更多照片请见本店网站 69aliverpool.co.uk 上第1754号藏品。

A rare documentary bronze archaic style altar vessel - Jue. This item was probably made as a gift or as a temple dedication and bears the inscription "Great Qing, 11th year of Shunzhi Reign, year of Jia Wu (1654). County Magistrate of Jiang Yin County (probably Jiangsu province) - Wu Long Zhou; Confucian School Head Teacher - Chen Xuan; Teaching Assistant - Wei Kun and School Students Du Lang and others commissioned to make".

Condition - both handles are missing.

12cm (4.8 inches) high; 13cm (5.1 inches) long. 清顺治 一件文字记载的青铜爵 1654年

一件稀有的有文字记载的高古风格青铜爵杯。可能为馈赠礼品或为文庙祭祀之用。上铸文字：“大清顺治十一年岁次甲午江阴县知县武龙周、儒学教谕陈鍹、训导魏鵾及通庠生员杜烺等仝造”。 品相：，

杯顶流折处的两个钉形短柱已经遗失。

高12厘米，长13厘米。

A rare dated mid Ming dynasty bronze archaic style tripod altar vessel - Jue. The Jue originated during the Shang dynasty in the Chinese bronze age and was used, probably in ritual, for heating alcohol over fire. This item was commissioned as a Confucian temple dedication and bears the inscription - "Shun De County (Guangdong), Xue Wen Temple Altar Vessel, Hongzhi (1488-1505) 1492, County Magistrate Wu *** Ju ask workman to cast".

For similar, in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, please refer to "Later Chinese Bronzes" by Rose Kerr (ISBN 1-870076-11-7).

Condition - very good - no repairs or restoration.

16.5cm (6.5inches) high; 16.5cm (6.5 inches) long.

For many additional pictures, please view #0416 in our Liverpool shop website at www.69aliverpool.co.uk 明弘治 罕有的15世纪青铜爵 1492年 一件罕有的明代中期高古风格的三足青铜供器——爵杯。爵杯始于中国青铜器时期的商代，可能用于祭祀时在火上温酒。上有文字：顺德县学文庙祭器弘治壬子知县吴 ▉举命工铸。英国维多利亚与阿伯特博物馆有类似藏品，参见Rose Kerr所著《后期中国青铜器》一书（Later Chinese Bronzes，英文，ISBN 1-870076-11-7）。 品相：很好。无修复。高16.5厘米，长16.5厘米。 更多图片，请参考本店网站 www.69aliverpool.co.uk第0416号藏品。

A small bronze incense burner with four lion mask cabriole legs and twin Chilong dragon handles gripping a key fret decorated rim. The body is cast with a broad band of scrolling lotus. This item was made in China in the 17th Century during the late Ming or early Qing dynasty.

For a tripod censer with very similar form and decoration please view Sotheby's New York Asian Art Sale (21 March 2015) lot 737.

Condition: very good with antique carved hardwood (probably zitan) stand and carved pierced cover (minus its finial)

7.5 cm / 3 inches) high; 7 cm / 2.75 inches wide

For many additional pictures, please view #1734 in our Liverpool shop website at www.69aliverpool.co.uk

17世纪铜香炉（配底座和炉盖）

小铜香炉有四足，上有狮首纹，螭龙双柄，炉口回字纹。香炉圆腹处缠枝莲纹。做于17世纪明末清初。类似的三足香炉的例子，请参考2015年3月21日苏富比纽约亚洲艺术拍卖会第737号拍品。

品相：很好，配有硬木底座（可能是紫檀）和镂雕木盖（盖钮已不存在）。

高7.5厘米，宽7厘米。

更多图片，请参考本店网站 www.69aliverpool.co.uk第1734号藏品。

A rare small solid bronze figure of a lion, of asymmetric form and with with unusual chased and punched surface decoration. It is attached with a single rivet to a contemporary base and is movable by about 30 degrees. This item either made in China during the Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644) or possibly much earlier. Condition: no damages, losses or repairs and with very old patination. 6 cm / 2.4 inches high. For some additional pictures, please view our Liverpool shop website at www.69aliverpool.co.uk

A very rare bronze Brush Washer or possibly a Bitian ("brush lick") cast in the form of a double gourd with scrolling vine decoration. This was made in China, for the Scholar's table in the Ming dynasty during the 16th or early 17th Century.

We acquired this item as part of the collection of a British architect who was born in China and lived in Shanghai until 1931.

Condition - excellent - there is visible surface wear, consistent with many years of use, but no damages or losses and no repairs.

(2.2 inches) long; 2.5cm (1 inch) high. Weight 250gm (9 oz).

16-17世纪葫芦形铜笔洗或笔舔

做于明代，约16世纪或17世纪早期。

此件是一位英国建筑师的收藏，他生于中国，1931年前一直居于上海。

品相：完好。表面有长年使用痕迹（划痕），但是没有损伤、缺失或修补。

尺寸：长10.5厘米，高2.5厘米。重 250克。

A rare bronze (copper & tin alloy) incense burner in the form of a Qilin made in China during the late Ming period.

Condition: the cover is missing and there is a small hole in the base; there is copper oxidation inside the tail and there are traces of the original black lacquer coating between its scales and in some of the recesses.

/ 6 inches high; 15 cm / 6 inches across.

For many additional pictures please view #1711 on our Liverpool shop website at: www.69aliverpool.co.uk

明晚期（17世纪初） 麒麟形香炉

品相：无盖，底部有一个小孔。尾部有铜氧化的痕迹。鳞片部分和凹陷处有部分黑漆痕迹。

尺寸：高15厘米，宽15厘米。

更多图片，请参见本店网站 www.69aliverpool.co.uk上第1711号藏品。

A rare and very finely caste heavy bronze (copper tin alloy) incense burner in the form of a playful crouching 'lion'. This item was made in Ming dynasty China probably during the 16th or early 17th Century. Condition: the cover is missing; otherwise very good. Max length 35 cm.(13.75 inches), max height 18.5 cm.(7.25 inches). Weight circa 6.7 kilos (14lbs 12 oz).

明代 铜狮大香炉
作于约16世纪或17世纪早期。
品相：无盖（狮尾应与盖是一体）。
最长处35厘米，最高点18.5厘米。重约6.7公斤。
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A massive bronze (copper tin alloy) vase cast in Han dynasty Hu shape and with Han style Taotie mask handles. The archaistic style decoration is an amalgam of Shang and Zhou dynasty motifs. These consist of upper and lower bands depicting stylized dragons and a central band of large Taotie ("monster"} masks. All are reserved against a flattened Leiwen (cloud) daiper ground. Below the upper two horizontal bands are pendent 'Cicida Blades'. An accompanying 1973 British Museum letter suggests an 18th/19th Century dating but more recent scholarship has confirmed that this item was made earlier, during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644).For this letter and many additional enlargements, please view 1tem #1045 in our Liverpool shop website at 69aliverpool.co.uk For a slightly smaller Ming vase of this shape, please see Lot 391, Sotheby's New York 18 March 2015; for a Ming dynasty archaistic bronze bell, with similar decoration, please view Lot 812, Sotheby.s New York, 21 March 2015 Condition - there are typical old repairs and losses, particularly to the base (please view enlargements). 49.5cm (19.5 inches) high. Weight 8.9kg (19.6lb).

明代饕餮纹兽耳环大铜壶
整体汉代铜壶形制。仿古花纹兼有商周之风：上下两圈云雷纹背景上各有夔龙纹和饕餮纹，两圈下各有一圈蝉纹装饰。
此壶有一封1973年大英博物馆的鉴定信，将这件定为18/19世纪。但是，近期的学术研究证明此间应做于稍早时间——明代。 相似但略小之例，请参见2015年3月18日纽约苏富比所拍第391号拍品。另可参见2015年3月21日纽约苏富比所拍一件明代同类纹饰铜铃（第812号拍品）。
品相：有老修和缺失，尤其是底部（见图）。
高49.5厘米。重8.9公斤。

A finely cast bronze Bodhisattva Simhanada Lokesvara (an incarnation of Avalokiteśvara), with trident and seated on a lion. This item was made in Tibet and the bronze is of traditional copper / tin composition. Condition: very good - there are old losses to the detail next to the upper left arm; no further damages and no repairs. 22.5cm (8.9 inches) high. Weight: approx 1.38kg (3lb)

藏传佛教狮吼观音菩萨铜坐像
菩萨悠闲坐于莲花座，左手置于台上，右手执佛珠，身后一三叉杖。狮吼观音（Simhanada Avalokitesvara 或 Simhanada Lokesvara）为观世音菩萨化身之一。此件做于西藏地区，具铜锡合金的特点。
品相：很好。右上臂处有缺失，无其他损伤或修补。
高22.5厘米。重约1.38公斤。

A rare and unusually large bronze (copper / tin alloy) sculpture of Shou Lao (also known as Shou Xing) the Chinese Daoist Star God of Longevity. This item was made in China in the 16th or early 17th Century during the late Ming dynasty. It is mounted on a later 19th or early 20th Century carved hardwood stand. This figure was originally made as the cover to a censer (incense burner) the smoke escaping through his open smiling mouth. Shoulao form censers are usually mounted on a standing deer. However the posture of this figure plus the fact that he is holding a staff suggest that this Shouxing was originally seated on a recumbant deer or was mounted on a rock form base. Provenence: This sculpture is part of a collection of bronzes which was assembled by a British architect who lived and worked in Shanghai during the early years of the 20th Century.. He left China in 1931 or 1932 and settled in North West England. We are selling this item on behalf of the Gentleman's Grand daughter. Condition: there are minor old bumps and surface wear; the tips of his right hand's little finger and index finger are missing as is the top of his 19th Century replacement wooden staff. This figure is in remarkably good condition with no significant damages or losses. 38cm (15 inches) high.

明代 铜铸寿星像
如此大件，较为少见。铜像做于16世纪或17世纪早期，即明晚期。硬木底座为后加，做于19世纪末或20世纪初。
此件原本应为一件香薰的盖，烟雾从寿星微张的口中飘出。
寿星像类的香薰，一般是寿星骑鹿的设计。但是此件铜像的形态加上手持木杖的事实，说明它原本应坐在一只卧鹿上，或石头上。
来源：此间为一位英国建筑师的旧藏，他在20世纪初曾在上海工作生活过。1931年或1932年他离开中国，在英国西北部定居下来。我们是为此建筑师的孙女代售此件藏品。
品相：表面有小磕和划痕。右手食指和小指尖有缺失，手中所持拐杖为19世纪后加，拐杖顶端有缺失。除此之外，品相很好，没有大的损伤或缺失。
高38厘米。

A 'bronze' censer (copper zinc alloy with iron impurities) with a six character Ming dynasty Xuande reign mark (1426-1435) to the base but this item was made later, probably during the late Qing dynasty (circa 1890-1910). condition: very good - no damages,losses or repairs. 9cm (3.5 inches)across; 6.3cm (2.5 inches)high. Weight: 260 grams (9 oz).

清末 六瓣三足铜炉
底有“大明宣德年制”六字款，但为清末(约1890-1910)所作。
品相：很好。无缺损或修补。
宽9厘米；高6.3厘米。 重260克。

A gilt bronze Libation Cup decorated on the outside with auspicious symbols: Cranes, Bamboo,Prunus blossom and Lingzhi fungus and with some of the Buddhist Bajixiang ("eight precious emblems"). This item was made in China in the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) and is from the collection of a British Architect who was born in China and lived in Shanghai until 1931 when he migrated to the UK. Condition: very good - no damages, repairs or losses - but there is some copper oxidation and surface wear, consistent with age, including loss of much of the original gilding. 9.5cm (3.75inches) long: 3.4cm (1.3jnches) high. Weight: approx 100grams (4oz. Please note: this cup is from the same collection as stock #714, #716, #727 & #813 in our catalogue.

明 八吉祥纹镏金执耳铜杯
镏金执耳铜杯，外饰八吉祥纹。作于明代。
此件为一位已故英国建筑师的藏品。此人生于中国，旅居上海多年，直到1931年他才又回到英国。
品相：很好。无损伤或缺失。表面有绿色铜锈斑及使用痕迹，大部分镏金已经磨失。
长9.5厘米，高3.4厘米，重约100克。
更多照片，请参见本店自主网站上69liverpool.co.uk上第#0299号藏品。
请注意：此件与本网站上第714、716、727、813号藏品出自同一人收藏。

A twin-handled bronze censer. The base carries the six character reign mark of the Xuande emperor (1426-1435) but this item was made later, possibly during the reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722). This censer is from the collection of a British architect who was born in China and lived in Shanghai. It came to the UK with him in 1931. Condition - very good - there are minor surface bumps and abrasions (most noticeable on the base next to the reign mark - please view enlargements 4, 8 and 9); no further damages and no repairs. 9cm (3.5 inches) high; 16cm (6.3 inches) across. Weight 1.4kg (3.5lb).

17-18世纪 铜香炉 “宣德”款
一件双耳三足铜香炉，底有“大明宣德年制”六字款，但约作于清康熙年间。这件香炉是一位英国建筑师的旧藏。他出生于中国，曾旅居上海，1931年他带着这件香炉回到英国。
品相：很好。表面有轻微的凹陷和划痕（最明显的一处在底部接近款识处，见图4、图8和图9）。无其他损伤或修补。高9厘米，宽16厘米。重1.4公斤。

A small mid 19th Century silver War Junk complete with two crew and five cannon. This item was probably made circa 1850. Condition - the carved wooden base is substantially damaged on one side and there are minor losses to the junk (please wiew enlargements). 11cm (4.3inches) long; 10.4cm (4.25 inches) high on stand.

19世纪 中国外销银质战舰小模型 约1850年
一件19世纪中期的银质战舰小模型，甲板上有两名船员和5尊大炮。约作于1850年左右。
品相：木制底座的一面损伤较重，帆船上有些小脱落/损伤（见图）。长11厘米，带座高10.4厘米。

A Chinese bronze bell with double-dragon handle above ruyi-shaped clouds and with bands of carved decoration including flowering branches,bamboo,crabs and a phoenix above a lower band of stylized rocks and waves. Unusually for a Chinese Qing dynasty piece, the bell is made from copper/tin alloy bronze. We think that this item was probably made during the first half of the 19th Century, cica 1820-1850. Condition - excellent with good patination. Dimensions - 19cm (7.5inches) high. 14cm (5.5inches) diameter. Weight - 1.4kg (3lb).

19世纪初 青铜钟 估为道光
一件龙首提梁青铜钟，上有如意纹饰，另有花、竹、蟹及凤凰，下面有山石波浪纹饰。与一般清代青铜器不同的是，这件为铜锡合金青铜。我们认为此件可能作于19世纪上半期，约1820-1850年间。
品相：完好，包浆不错。高19厘米，直径14厘米。重1.4公斤。