Catalog: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese (243)

A rare pair of carved wooden figures made in China during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). For comparison of costume and facial features we have photographed them alongside a Ming Dynasty Fahua glazed soldier. Condition: there are extensive losses and most of their original gilding has worn away. 16cm / 6.25 inches high. For many additional pictures please view item #1728 on our liverpool shop website at www.69aliverpool.co.uk

A framed Christian religious painting of Mary with a winged angel bearing the signature and seal mark of Li Tian Duo. This item was painted in China during the either the late Qing or early Republic period. The early 20th Century frame is age worn but the painting is in excellent condition with no stains or damages. Frame; 50 cm x 32cm

A pair of unusual late 19th Century relief moulded cylindrical shaped hat stands painted with panels depicting gentlemen with attendants in a garden landscape, the borders are decorated with Buddhistic precious objects and flower sprays reserved against a yellow ground. On the base is the four character iron red seal mark of the Guangxu emperor (1875-1908). These are probably Nyonya wares, made for export to the Malaysian "Straits Chinese" community . Condition - good - there are small rim chips and frits and there is a light hairline to the body of one vase /hat stand (please view enlargement 10); no further damages and no restoration. 27.8cm (10.9 inches) high; 10cm (4 inches) diameter. For the same please see Lot 322 Christies South Kensington, London, 21 June 2006. 一对19世纪黄地开光粉彩人物帽筒 光绪 一对19世纪晚期模制帽筒，开光处为庭院人物，如意形边饰，黄色背景上有佛教宝物和博古图。底有红色篆书“光绪年制”四字款。可能为“娘惹瓷”——由马六甲海峡华人定制的中国外销瓷。 品相：良好。口沿有毛口。其中一只帽筒的筒身有冲缝（见图10）。无其他损伤或修复。高27.8厘米，直径10厘米。

A six-sided porcelain wine pot warmer painted in Qianjiang style with a scene on one side from a Chinese opera relating to stories from the Three Kingdoms period. On the other side is a poem which we have, as yet, been unable to read. It is signed and dated to 1903. Condition - very good - there are glaze imperfections and there are two chips to the base rim (please view enlargement 2); no further damages and no restoration. 10.7cm (4.2inches) high; 10cm (4inches) across. 稀有的浅绛彩温酒壶 光绪 1903年 一件浅绛彩六方温酒壶，彩绘戏曲三国人物故事。另一面有七言诗两句，尚无法辨认。有署名（见图9）及年代（见图8，癸卯年即1903年）。 品相：很好。釉面有缺陷，底足有两处磕口（见图2）；无其他损伤或修复。高10.7厘米，宽10厘米。

A porcelain coffee 'can' / cup painted with a river lanscape in Chinese Imari' style in underglaze blue and overglaze iron red and very unusually made in the form of a small European ale tankard. This very scarce item was made in China for export in the early 18th century, during the reign of either the Kangxi (1662-1722) or Yongzheng (1723-1735) emperors. Condition: excellent there is production "fritting" (glaze loss) to the base ridges but no chips, cracks or restoration. 6.8cm (2.8 inches) high; 5.6cm (2.25 inches) diameter. For some additional pictures, please view 1tem #1642 in our Liverpool shop website at 69aliverpool.co.uk 清康熙或雍正 外销青花咖啡杯 用青花和釉上红色绘有山水花纹，颇具伊万里风格。为18世纪初清康熙年间（1662-1722）或雍正年间（1723-1735）的外销器。 品相：完好，底部边缘有制作过程中产生的毛边现象，但是没有磕碰、裂纹或修复。 尺寸：高6.8里面，直径5.6厘米。 更多照片，请参考本店网站 www.69aliverpool.co.uk 的第1642号藏品。

A heavy six-sided porcelain deep bowl decorated on the outside with famille rose enamels depicting ladies and boys in a garden landscape. The base bears the six character seal mark ( painted in iron red) of the Tongzhi emperor (1862-1874). Condition: there are enamel losses to the turquoise glazed interior: no losses to the famille rose enamels: no chips or cracks to the porcelain body and no restoration. 21 cm (8.5 inches) across; 9 cm (3.6 inches) high.

A rare finely painted pair of underglaze blue decorated dragon and phoenix 'wedding' dishes made in Jingdezhen, southern China, and exported to Europe in the late 19th or early 20th Century during the reign of the Guangxu emperor (1875-1908). Condition: there are some production iron marks;there is a 1.5cm hairline visible on the back of the phoenix dish and there is a light 2.5cm hairline to the rim of the dragon dish. No further damages and no restoration. 24cm (9.5 inches) diameter. For many additional pictures, please view 1tem #1597 in our Liverpool shop website at 69aliverpool.co.uk

A porcelain jar atteractively decorated in mid 18th Century style with polychrome "Famille rose" enamels. This item was made in China for exzport during either the late 19th or early 20th Century Condition: excellent - no damages and no restoration. 16.5cm (6.5 inches) high. For some additional pictures, please view 1tem #1571 in our partially constructed Liverpool shop website at 69aliverpool.co.uk

A rare small wine cup painted with stylized lotus scrolls in underglaze blue. The base carries the six character mark of the Guangxu emperor and it was made during his reign (1875-1908). Condition: excellent - no damages and no restoraton. 5.5cm (2.2 inches) diameter; 3cm (1.2 inches) high. For some additional pictures, please view 1tem #1565 in our partially constructed Liverpool shop website at 69aliverpool.co.uk

A pretty porcelain figure of Guanyin seated on a lotus 'throne' attractively painted with bright famille rose / fencai enamels. This item was probably made in south China during the reign of the Jiaqing Emperor (1796-1820). Condition - there has been extensive restoration and re-painting. The hands have been broken off and replaced. The head has been broken off and re-fixed and there has been another break to the middle. There has also been restoration to the lotus petals. 24cm (9.5inches) high. 18/19世纪粉彩观音像 - 清嘉庆 一件粉彩观音瓷像。作于清嘉庆年间中国南部地区。 品相：多处有修且被重新上色。

A very rare finely painted porcelain teapot decorated on each side with a scene depicting a scholar in a garden landscape. This item was made in China in the early 18th Century, probably during the reign of the Yongzheng emperor (1723-1735) . Condition - there is an 18th Century ( European) replacement handle; there is a chip to the spout and one to the cover (see enlargements 7and 8); there is a chip to the foot rim and an associated crack which runs across the base and 5cm up one side (please view enlargements 1,9 and 10).For many additional enlargements, please view 1tem #1528 in our partially constructed Liverpool shop website at 69aliverpool.co.uk . 11cm (4.3inches) high; 17.5cm (6.9inches) long.

极为罕见的18世纪“周敦颐赏莲”青花茶壶 清雍正1723-1735
一件极为罕见过渡期风格的青花山水人物茶壶。壶身装饰精美，应为周敦颐赏莲图，壶盖亦有一青花山水小图。青花发色纯正饱满，壶嘴为八棱形。此件作于18世纪初，估为清雍正年间。
品相：原壶把已不在，所替代的为一18世纪（欧洲）金属制藤条编织包覆的壶把；壶嘴和壶盖各有一磕口（见图7和图8）；圈足处有一磕口及与其相连的冲缝，冲缝经过壶底在另一边向上延伸5厘米（见图1、图9和图10）。如有需要，可提供更多照片。高11厘米，长17.5厘米。

A porcelain plate painted in shades of under glaze cobalt blue, in traditional Chinese taste, depicting two ducks swimming on a pond swimming on a pond surrounded with aquatic plants. On the base is a six character reign mark of the Kangxi emperor within a double circle which reads "Da Qing Kangxi Nian Zhi" ("Great Qing Kangxi Year Made). This plate was made in the late 17th Century, circa 1690, during the reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722). Unusually for a 'Mark and Period' piece this plate is a European shape and was probably made for export. A similar plate is to be found in the 1997 catalogue of S. Marchant & Son, Kensington Church Street, London W8. Condition: Excellent - no damages and no restoration 21cm (8.25 inches) diameter. For many additional pictures, please view 1tem #1510 in our Liverpool shop website at 69aliverpool.co.uk

A porcelain plate painted in shades of under glaze cobalt blue, in traditional Chinese taste, depicting two ducks swimming on a pond surrounded with aquatic plants. On the base is a six character reign mark of the Kangxi emperor within a double circle which reads "Da Qing Kangxi Nian Zhi" ("Great Qing Kangxi Year Made). This plate was made in the late 17th Century, circa 1690, during the reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722). Unusually for a 'Mark and Period' piece this plate is a European shape and was probably made for export. A similar plate is to be found in the 1997 catalogue of S. Marchant & Son, Kensington Church Street, London W8. Condition: there is an 8mm chip and a number of small to tiny chips on the rim; there are no cracks and there have been no repairs or restoration. 21cm (8.25 inches) diameter.

An 18th Century white glazed porcelain figure of Budai, probably made in the Jingdezhen kilns, Jiangxi province, southern China.Condition - there is chipping to the left sleeve of his robe and a very small chip to the upper lip; no cracks and no restoration. 11.5cm (4.5 inches) high; 14cm (5.5inches) wide.

A rare and unusual turquoise glazed, pottery gu form altar vase. Its moulded decoration depicts two dragons amongst clouds on the upper section ; on the waist are two ruyi bands and on the unglazed lower section are two cash symbols and what appears to be a double gourd. The base carries an inscription which we have been unable to read. This item was made for the domestic market. In China turquoise objects (which were fired at low temperature with a glaze that was notoriously difficult to control) appear to have been used traditionally within a religious context as temple dedications and altar pieces. This vase was made in China (possibly in Shaanxi province) during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Condition - the body is completely intact with no chips, cracks or restoration but there is extensive old and recent glaze loss. Size: 20.8cm (8.2 inches) high.

An underglaze blue decorated porcelain coffee cup, painted with flowers and butterflies. This item was made in Jingdezhen, China, for export to Europe, during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (1736-1795). Condition: excellent - no damages and no restoration. 5.5cm (2.2inches0 high; 6.5cm (2.5inches) diameter.

斗彩描金人物兽耳六方瓶 估为清光绪 A rare finely decorated six sided vase painted in Chinese taste in underglaze blue with Doucai ("joined colours") overglaze polychrome enamels. This item was probably made in the first half of the 19th Century, circa 1800 - 1850 Condition - there is old over-sprayed over-painted restoration and a more recently restored chip to the same section of the rim; no further damages or restoration. 28cm (11inches) high. Weight - 1.5kg (3lb 6oz)

A small biscuit-fired turquoise, 'aubergine' and yellow glazed moulded stoneware figure depicting Wen Chang (文昌王), the Chinese god of culture and literature, seated on an acanthus leaf throne. This item was probably made for a home altar (possibly in Shanxi province) in the 16th or early 17th Century, during the second half of the Ming dynasty. Condition: the head has been broken at the neck and reglued and there are firing losses to the aubergine enamels at the back; there are no further damages and there has been no restoration. 14cm (5.5 inches) high.

明 三彩文昌星造像

素胎压模炻器文昌星坐像，表面施有松石蓝、茄紫和黄色釉。

应是作于明代下半叶16世纪至17世纪初（可能为山西省），用于家中祭拜。

品相：头颈部为重新粘合，背面茄紫色釉有一些烧制过程中造成的脱落。无其他损伤或修复。

高14厘米。