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A CHINESE ZITAN COMPARTMENT BOX, QING DYNASTY. Of rectangular form with bronze handles and metal fittings. The interior with three sections divided by two sliding panels. 31 x 15 x 11.5cm. Some slight wear around the corners and joins with gaps in the joins in places.

A late 19th century Chinese zitan wood brush pot on stand together with a bamboo carved deity The cylindrical pot carved with various types of flora, on an associated pierced hardwood stand, 20cm high, the carved standing male deity with long flowing beard, 26cm high.

China - Carved and openwork zitan wood two-tiered saddle with marble top, 19th century. Normal wear - Weight: 12.50 kg - Shipping unavailable - Region: Chine - Sizes: H 840MM X L 600MM X P 350MM

A Chinese zitan wood brushpot, probably late Qing dynasty, of slightly flared form with barbed quatrefoil outline and fluted lip, height 16.1cm, together with a zitan incense holder of cylindrical form with carved and pierced gnarled wood decoration, length 21.6cm.

A Chinese carved 'crab and lotus' zitan wrist wrest, Republican, finely carved with a crab resting beneath lotus leaves and flowers, 27cm long x 6.8cm wideProvenance: Formerly from the private collection of a Gentleman, by descent from his father清 紫檀富贵双全图臂搁拍品来源：英国绅士私人收藏，其父亲早年所购，并由家族传承 Condition Report: in very presentable conditionCondition Report Disclaimer

A Chinese carved zitan rectangular bat box and cover, Qing dynasty, supported on four short feet, the cover carved in relief with six bats flying amidst clouds, with one grasping a sprig of peony in its mouth, 38cm long x 16.8cm wide, fabric lining清 紫檀流雲百福紋蓋盒 Condition Report: wood with cracks commensurate with age and the base panel replacedCondition Report Disclaimer

A Chinese silver inlaid Zitan stand, Qing Dynasty, supported on curved cabriole legs, carved in openwork with silver inlaid, the centre carved with shou roundel, 13.5cm diameter清 紫檀嵌銀底座 Condition Report: wear to the surface and minor loose threads to the silver inlaidCondition Report Disclaimer

SIX CHINESE BEAD NECKLACES19TH/20TH CENTURYVariously composed of zitan, hardwood, coloured beads and metal ornaments, 55cm max. (6)OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE. 本拍品不設底價。

A CHINESE HARDWOOD RECTANGULAR CASKET AND COVER19TH CENTURYThe cover carved in relief with two figures flanking a cartouche inscribed 'C.A.L', the four sides carved with bats and shou characters, the base zitan, 20cm x 31cm x 21cm. (2)OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE. 本拍品不設底價。

A Chinese huanghuali scholar’s stand, 18th/19th century, and a small reticulated zitan stand, 19th century, the largest stand with framed rectangular panel, scroll carved frieze, on four downswept legs, 36.5cm wide, 16.3cm deep, 9cm high, the small intricately carved archaistic stand decorated with scrolls, lappets and ruyi heads on ruyi head feet, 6cm wide (2) PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

A good Chinese archaistic bronze tripod wine cup, jue, dated Qianlong 3rd year, corresponding to 1738, crisply cast under the spout with an inscription reading ‘Qianlong sannian zhongdong jidan zhi’ (made on the first day of the eleventh month in the third year of Qianlong), overall 21.1cm high, on a reticulated archaistic zitan stand Typical minor glazing imperfections and occasional pitting to the surface, a well cast good example of this type.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

A fine Chinese white jade group of a bearded foreigner, 18th century, the man holding a brocaded ball with a lion-dog by his feet, the stone of excellent even tone, 7.2cm high, on a lotus carved zitan and silver wire inlaid stand, 10.7cm high in totalProvenance - A. V. K. Murray collectionThe Jade has some natural inclusions to the stone but is in good condition with no chips or damage detected. The wood stand has a section of the base broken and re-glued with some possible tiny losses to the area, otherwise in good condition. PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

A Chinese white jade water pot, modelled as a bucket or tub, 19th century of inverted conical form, the stone of excellent even tone, 5.1cm diameterProvenance - A. V. K. Murray collectionNatural inclusions to the stone, there are a few minute necks to the edge of the rim, otherwise in good condition. The wood stand has minute orange flecks in the grain so is probably zitan. It has a label inscribed ‘Collezione Prodan, Roma’. PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

An important pair of Chinese carved zitan and silver wire inlaid ‘cloud and dragon’ curio cabinets and stands, duobaoge, probably Imperial, late Qing dynasty, the top, front and side panels of each cabinet carved in high relief with dragons chasing 'flaming pearls' amongst clouds, within borders inlaid in fine silver wire with lotus flowers, foliate scrolls and keywork, the stepped upper section fitted with two drawers above a pair of panelled doors, the gilt bronze lock plate and hinges engraved with dragons, enclosing a plain interior, above a third long drawer, each on an openwork stand with matching fine silver wire inlay, the frieze carved with bats amid clouds the downswept apron elaborately carved and pierced with dragons chasing a flaming pearl with flared feet, 60cm high, 38cm wide, minor old chip lossesIt is likely that this pair of cabinets were made for Imperial use as zitan (red sandalwood) was the favoured timber of the craftsmen in the Imperial workshops in which similar ‘dragon’ cabinets were made in the 18th and 19th century. Compare a very similar ‘cloud and dragon’ curio cabinet with silver wire inlay and pierced ‘dragon’ stand, in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, inventory no. Gòu zá 000019N000000000.A similar shape carved zitan dragon cabinet with silver wire inlay was sold by Bonhams, Hong Kong, 27 May 2012, lot 323.Provenance - purchased from Sotheby’s, London, May 10 and 13, 1988, Chinese Export Porcelain and Decorative Arts sale, Lot 371, the cabinet with original Sotheby’s lot labels (see photo of catalogue entry online) PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail. 

A PAIR OF SMALL CREAMY-WHITE JADE AND ZITAN TABLE SCREENS18TH CENTURYThe oval jade plaques carved with three gourds amidst trailing vines and butterflies, each mounted within a zitan frame carved with openwork scrolls on a conforming reticulated base, one with a paper label for 'Spink & Son Ltd Est.1666', the plaques 10.5cm, overall 21.5cm. (4)Provenance: from an English private collection, Sussex.十八世紀 紫檀嵌白玉瓜蝶紋插屏來源：英國薩克塞斯郡私人收藏（附標籤）。

CHINESE MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND HARDSTONE INLAID ZITAN BRUSH POT QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY 清 紫檀百寶嵌聽琴圖筆筒of cylindrical form with a raised band at the mouth and another at the base that resolves into three bracket feet, decorated with a man lying supporting on low rocks next to a lady, both holding a fan listening to a musician sitting opposite, an old man holding a staff seated next, reverse of the scene further with trees and rocks  15.4cm diameter Private Dutch collection, acquired in 1960s (by repute)荷蘭私人收藏，入藏於1960年代（傳） Compare to a red sandalwood (zitan) brush holder with glass inlay, depicting Wang Xizhi and goose, dated to the Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, museum no. Zeng Wen 贈文19; Another zitan brush pot inlaid with mother-of-pearl and hardstone depicting similar figural scene as the above, is in the Palace Museum, Beijing, Gu 故123217. Inlaid zitan brush pots depicting floral and birds are more commonly seen, see one dated to the Qing dynasty, previously in the Qing Court, now in the Palace Museum, Beijing, Gu 故121910, and another dated to the Qing dynasty, 18th century, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 27 Apr 2016, lot 288. 清代紫檀百寶嵌人物紋筆筒並不多見，參一件清乾隆紫檀嵌玻璃及螺鈿「羲之愛鵝」筆筒，藏於臺北故宮，館藏號「贈文19」；另參一紫檀嵌螺鈿羲之愛鵝圖筆筒，藏於北京故宮，館藏號「故123217」。紫檀百寶嵌花鳥圖筆筒較爲常見，參一例清宮舊藏，現藏於北京故宮的紫檀百宝寶梅竹雙禽圖筆筒，館藏號「故121910」；及一例清十八世紀，紫檀百寶嵌花鳥圖筆筒，2016年6月27日售於香港佳士得，拍品288，皆可資比較。

CHINESE MOTHER-OF-PEARL, SOAPSTONE AND HARDSTONE-INLAID ZITAN BRUSH PALETTE QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY 清 嵌銀絲紫檀百寶嵌胡人戲獅圖方形筆舔of rectangular form, the top panel secured on a hinge on the upper side allowing about a hundred degrees of upright movement, the top panel finely inlaid with a foreigner riding on a Buddhist lion, the rim of the base inlaid with silver wire 9.5cm wide  A comparable example of a rectangular zitan brush palette, featuring a Mongol warrior battling against a Buddhist lion, dated to the Jiajing period of the Ming dynasty and attributed to Zhou Zhu, was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 24 November 2012, lot 308. Another round lacquer ink palette, see Wang Shixiang, Ancient Chinese Lacquer, Beijing, 1987, no.57, which has a scene of a Mongol warrior and a Buddhist lion on one side, similar to the current lot; this lacquer ink palette was originally from the Qing court collection, and later removed from the Palace by one of the Imperial concubines and thence by direct descent.參一件明嘉靖紫檀嵌百寶筆舔，同樣施以胡人戲獅紋飾，傳周柱製，2012年月24日售於香港邦翰斯，拍品308；與本品及上述例子相似構圖的漆圓盒例子，參見王世襄編，《中國古代漆器》，北京，1987，圖版57。此漆器據稱由沙灘老虎洞宅，即清珍妃家出售，有可能該漆器與上述筆舔出自同一作坊。

CHINESE ZITAN SQUARE-SECTION BRUSH POT QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY 清 紫檀四方倭角人物紋筆筒with indented corners, all sides decorated with figures in low relief 14.9cm high

CHINESE ZITAN DOUBLE SIDED TABLE SCREEN, 19TH CENTURY one side inlaid with a cockeral and hen on a naturalistic ground, beneath a tree with flowering branches, the reverse depicting a figure by a river, surrounded by trees and mountains, held on a detatchable scrolled stand58.5cm highCraquelure to both sides of screen. Loss to inlay - square section. Some dirt to other side. Looseness to one upright mount. Additional images now available.

CHINESE ZITAN BOX, EARLY 20TH CENTURY of rectangular form, with applied fish and shells10.9cm longCondition generally good. Additional images illustrated the inlay - some dust around this, and possible minor loss.

CHINESE ZITAN ABACUS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY the jadeite beads within a rectangular shaped hardwood frame29cm wide

CHINESE ZITAN WOOD FOOD BOX, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY of octagonal form, inlaid with Foo bats, birds, flowers, trees and the flaming pearl33.4cm highIn overall fair condition. Several sections of the wood split/cracked and re-stuck. Age related wear. Would benefit from a clean. Surface scratches. Additional images now available.

Four Zitan scholar's piecesChineseincluding a brush pot, 14cm diameter x 14cm high, a rectangular scribe's box, 25.5cm long x 14.5cm deep x 9cm high, a shaped lotus plate/stand, 19.5cm diameter and a flower stand/ brush washer, 12.5cm across All the pieces have some wear. The brush pot has scratches and nicks around the rim and base.

Carved zitan model of a scholar Chinesethe figure robed, the left arm leant against a table, the table with a temple dog mask and a claw foot, holding a scroll in the left hand, on a carved boxwood stand, 21.5cm high With signs of wear consistent with age and use. Natural imperfections of the wood. Chips.

A carved and patinated zitan cupChina, Qing dynasty, 18th centuryFinely decorated with flowers in high-relief.Provenance: French private collectionHeight: 3.5cm, Diameter: 10cm€ 800 - € 1 200

CHINESE ZITAN WOOD CARVED CUP, 17/18th CENTURY Of libation cup form, the oval shaped cup supported with a open work carved plum tree and blossoms base, height 6.3cm.

A HARDWOOD SIDE TABLE CHINESE, 19TH/20TH CENTURY 121.5cm wide, 85cm high, 28cm deep  SALEROOM NOTICE:Please note that this is Hardwood not Zitan wood as originally catalogued. Condition Report: wear and scratches to the surfacesome filling to the top panelwood with natural cracksCondition Report Disclaimer

Large antique Chinese brush pot of Zitan wood. Figures in landscape decor. Size: 16.5 cm. In good condition.

Pair of 19th century Chinese Qing dynasty black wood stools or side tables, possibly zitan wood, rectangular panelled top on square supports with hoof terminals, united by shaped upper railsDimensions: Height: 51cm  Length/Width: 41cm  Depth/Diameter: 31cm

A Chinese carved hardwood brush pot, Qing, probably zitan, inscribed, relief carved and pierced with figures in a continuous landscape, 16cm high x 16cm diameter.    

A VERY GOOD CHINESE ALTAR TABLE OR SIDE TABLE, 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY ZITAN OF HUANGHALI, with a plain rectangular top above a frieze carved with leaves and flowers, the corners carved with stylized birds heads, on curving legs with carved feet, overall size 170cm long, 70cm wide, 89cm high.

A large late 18th or early 19th century Chinese hardwood (possibly Zitan) 'Orchid Pavillion' brush pot, bitong, Qing dynasty, carved in high relief with a continuous scene from the Lanting Xu (Spring Purification Ceremonty) with a multitude of scholars in various pursuits, 21 cm high to/w an antique Persian Islamic copper coffee pot, dallah, 29 cm high (A/) (2) The brush pot has a large split down the side and partially into the base, some small loses and areas of wear, the coffee pot handle is detached, some dents/bruises and wear

Old Chinese Zitan wooden brush pot with jade. Dimensions: 19.2 cm. In good condition.

A Chinese brush pot 'bitong', of zitan type, ivory, mother of pearl and hardstone inlaid with a pheasant amongst rocks and shrubs17cm highThis item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned an exemption certificate, Ref. No. UR15WHT2.

antique Chinese Qing period temple decoration with four panels in cloisonné and with a swastika in gilded metal with finely detailed decor - in a frame in special (and more expensive as gold) Chinese Zitan wood || Antieke Chinese Qing - tempeldecoratie met vier panelen in cloisonné en met een swastika in gedoreerd metaal met fijn uitgewerkt decor - in een kader in de speciale Chinese houtsoort, nl Zitan (duurder als goud)- 60 x 60

An intricately carved Chinese Zitan type wood box, octagonal with dragons and mythical beasts to the top, flowers/fruits to the sides, carved seal mark to base, 24 x 14 x 10cm.In good condition. WE TAKE GREAT CARE in the accuracy of our condition reports and may record damage and restoration if obvious. The information is provided in good faith along with detailed photographs where requested and is for guidance only. However, this does not imply that there may not be further condition issues associated with the lot and we DO NOT provide any guarantee to the buyer.WE STRONGLY ADVISE BIDDERS TO EXAMINE PERSONALLY ANY LOT THEY ARE BEFORE THE AUCTION THEY ARE INTERESTED IN 

Three 18th century Chinese hardwood carved stools with shaped legs and supports, one possibly Zitan (heavier) a.f

Pinselbecher. Zitan-Holz. 19./frühes 20. Jh.Zylindrisch mit profiliertem Ring um den Fuß und verdicktem Rand an der Mündung. In Gravur Gelehrter in einer strohgedeckten Hütte, umgeben von Bäumen und einem Zaum, eine Steinbrücke führt auf die Hütte zu. Pflock im Boden fehlt.H 16 cmDieses Objekt wurde unter Verwendung von Materialien hergestellt, für die beim Export in Ländern außerhalb der EU eine Genehmigung nach CITES erforderlich ist. Wir machen darauf aufmerksam, dass eine Genehmigung im Regelfall nicht erteilt wird.

A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE RETICULATED 'DRAGON' PLAQUEMING DYNASTYElaborately carved with the mythical beast amidst flowers and leaves, set into the cover of a later zitan box, 10cm. (2)

A CHINESE ZITAN AND JADE-INSET RUYI SCEPTRELATE QING DYNASTYMounted with three pale celadon jade plaques carved in low relief with figures beneath pine trees, the head and shaft inlaid in mother of pearl with auspicious objects, 59cm.

A Chinese white glaze 'Lotus and dragon' water dropper, 17th/18th century, shaped as a lotus pod with a small chilong dragon clinging on the top, fitted zitan wood stand, 9.5cm longProvenance: Property of a Gentleman from South Africa, originally purchased from Stephan Welz & Co in association with Sotheby's, 25 & 26 November 2002, Lot 120清十七/十八世紀 白釉螭龍蓮花形硯滴拍品來源：南非私人收藏，2002年11月年購自南非蘇富比，拍品編號120號 Condition Report: overall crazing to glaze as typical with soft paste porcelainpin prick firing blister to dragons back restoration to the head of the dragonCondition Report Disclaimer

A Chinese zitan carved wall pocket, Qianlong, of flattened baluster form, carved to the body in archaic style in relief with 'C' scrolls and the centre later inlaid with a pocket clock, 16.4cm high清乾隆 紫檀螭龍紋壁瓶 Condition Report: one foot with a small chip of 1cm longwear and scratches to the surface commensurate with ageCondition Report Disclaimer

A large Chinese zitan waisted stand, 18th century, the whole raised on five elegantly curved cabriole legs terminating in scroll-form feet, with finely beaded outer edge further carved on the sides with scrolling ruyi pattern, above a pierced gallery and supported by a pierced waist carved with floral scroll and ruyi heads, 15.5cm diameter and 8cm high清乾隆 紫檀鏤雕如意雲頭紋座 Condition Report: wood with cracks commensurate with agefour feet broken and restuckthe top edge with one chipped area of 2.5cm long and another area chipped and gluedone fringe of 2.5cm broken and missingCondition Report Disclaimer

A CHINESE CELADON JADE PHEASANT WITH A ZITAN STANDQIANLONG 1736-95Sitting with its body flattened and tail curved to one side, it holds a fruiting peach branch in its beak, the feathers and feet well-defined, the stand carved with cloud scrolls above a border of stylised ruyi-heads and scrolls, 13cm. (2)Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s.清乾隆 青玉雕錦雞擺件及紫檀底座來源：英國西約克郡私人收藏，購於1970-80年代。

A CHINESE SOAPSTONE INLAID BLACK LACQUER CABINET, GUANPIXIANGKANGXI 1662-1722The rectangular hinged lid lifting to reveal a shallow tray above a pair of doors, with various drawers to the inside, the exterior inlaid with mother of pearl and soapstone, the front with a metal lock plate and decorated with butterflies amidst blossoming floral branches, the top with a landscape scene with figures on sampans and bridges, the sides and the base decorated with precious objects and the interior drawers with the sanduo (Three Abundances), all reserved on a lustrous dark brown lacquer ground, 33.2cm x 33cm x 24.7cm. Provenance: from an English private collection, Sussex.Small cabinets of this type, called guanpixiang or official boxes, were used both as dressing cases to store toiletries and as desks for stationery, writing implements and seals. Their construction with multiple drawers and trays resembles a cabinet rather than a box, and they were more often made in huanghuali or zitan. This piece is unusual in its materials and belongs to a small group of lacquer objects inlaid with hardstones and mother of pearl, a technique originally attributed to the Ming master carver Zhou Zhu, active in Yangzhou during the reign of the Jiajing emperor (1522-66). Compare with two table screens in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Classics of the Forbidden City: Imperial Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, figs.312 and 313.清康熙 黑漆嵌寶山水博古花鳥紋官皮箱來源：英國薩塞克斯郡私人收藏。

A CARVED ZITAN WOOD TOOL VASE18th/19th centuryThe bottle-form vase naturalistically carved to resemble a gnarled tree trunk, the wood with a dark patina with silver-coloured streaks.15cm (5 7/8in) highFootnotes:十八/十九世紀 紫檀箸瓶For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Zitan three piece scholars setChinese, 20th Centuryincluding a fluted brush pot, 9cm diameter x 12.3cm a square box, 6.3cm wide x 4.7cm, and a circular box, 8cm (3) With some wear and marks.

Carved rectangular zitan boxChinese, circa 1900with all-over dragon, cloud and flaming pearl decoration, 35.5cm x 20cm x 12.5cm high With some wear and marks.

Zitan wood table screenChinese, circa 1900one side set with semi-precious stones in the form of scholars' and painters' pieces, the reverse with a poem/inscription, on a craved stand, 26cm wide x 27cm high x 10cm deep With some chips/nicks to the edges and further wear and scratches.

China - Large Ruyi scepter in slightly curved carved Zitan wood and celadon jade, decorated with bats and peaches. - Weight: 350 g - Shipping available - Region: Chine - Sizes: H 390MM X L 110MM - At first glance: good condition

A large Chinese precious-stone-embellished zitan wood brush pot, 17/18th C.Dia.: 25,5 - H.: 21,5 cm

A 19th/20th-century Chinese zitan wood opium pipe with a white jade mouthpiece, paktong saddle and bronze bowl bearing an inscription, regarding the suppression of a rebellion in the South (1911?) and the abundance of military resources. 55 cm long.A private estateWhite and verdigris deposits in the bottom of the copper bowl now filling the pin-size hole, but light can still pass through (see images). The bowl is not filled with a white deposit. One jade end with chips, metalware slightly worn commensurate with age.

A rare Chinese Zitan wood libation cup, Qing Dynasty, 17th/18th century, of typical form, the magnolia flower cup of deep oval form and carved in high relief and undercut around the sides and base with gnarled branches of blossoming magnolia and prunus flowers, 7.5cm high, 10.5cm wide For a similar example refer: Christies 26th June, 2014, lot 59 New York Private Collection. Imperial Zitan: Available was only to the master craftsmen employed in the Imperial Palace Workshop. Historically, zitan was primarily grown in southern India and southeast Asia, with a very small quantity known from the southern provinces of present-day Guangxi, Guangdong and Jiangxi in China. It was appreciated for its  jade-like silky texture, fine and dense grain, and deep lustre, making it the favoured timber of the Qing court with no expense spared in acquiring it. From Imperial records we know that during Qianlong’s reign in particular, the Palace Workshop used over 290,000 kgs of zitan, most of which had to be imported from overseas due to its almost complete extinction in China. The wood’s long growth period, limited availability and high demand primarily from the Imperial court, led to its excessive felling and eventual disappearance by the early 18th century.  The libation cup was made both for ornate display, often with a stand, but primarily as a communal drinking vessel during important ceremony or for consumption of 'health potions'. They have been part of popular culture in China for over 1000 years and the designs are often seen in bronze, rhinoceros horn or exotic woods such as Zitan.

~ A Chinese Celadon Jade Inscribed “Luohan” Boulder, Qianlong, carved with Ańgaja in a grotto, seated cross-legged in loose flowing robes, his left hand holding a sutra and walking stick, the right counting prayer beads, flanked by the Imperial eulogy and seal marks 20cm highWith original receipt from Trollope & Sons (London) Ltd, West Halkin Street, London dated 25 November 1955 for £85, as well as a transcription of the eulogy The inscription can be translated as “Wearing a hundred-patch robe and leaning on a proper bamboo staff, his Vedic ritual texts in a bookcase, he stares at his akshamalika straight across his chest. What he has remembered is not nothing, although there are no words for it.”The iconography of this depiction of Ańgaja is derived from the portrait series of the sixteen Luohans painted in 891 by the Tang dynasty painter-poet-monk, Guanxiu for the Shengyinsi or 'Temple of Sage Reason'; the temple was later destroyed during the Taiping Rebellion. In this series the artist depicted the enlightened disciples with grotesque bodies, hunched backs, bushy eyebrows, and pronounced foreheads, as they had allegedly appeared to him in a dream.In 1757, the Qianlong Emperor visited the Shengyin Temple during his Southern inspection tour to study these images of the Luohan as an act of religious devotion. He recorded that, having seen the masterpieces, he was inspired to personally write a eulogy comprising two colophons for each painting. The Emperor believed the paintings to be the same set that had been recorded in the Xuanhe Huapu [The Xuande catalogue of paintings], the inventory of the Song dynasty emperor Huizong.Subsequently, Qianlong commanded the palace painting master, Ding Guanpeng (act.1708-ca.1771) to copy the paintings and to include new inscriptions of the eulogies. Ding’s copies are now in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei and were widely copied in various media.In 1764, the abbot at Shengyin Temple, Master Mingshui, instructed local stone engravers to copy Guanxiu’s paintings and the Emperor’s colophons and seals. The sixteen engraved stone panels were installed on the sixteen sides of the Miaoxiang Pagoda in Hangzhou. Almost immediately rubbings of the panels were being produced. Knowing the Emperor’s fondness for them, in 1778, the military governor of Shandong province, Guotai (d.ca.1782), presented the Qianlong Emperor with a magnificent zitan folding screen set with black lacquer panels inlaid with white jade in imitation of the rubbings.A similar jade boulder, depicting the second Luohan, Kanakavasta, was recorded in the collection of the Wou Lien-Pai Museum as published in Rose Kerr et al., Chinese Antiquities from the Wou Kiuan Collection, Surrey, 2011, pl. 177 (fig. 2).Another example depicting Kanaka is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession number 02.18.640 and a further example as Cudapanthaka is in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.A sixteen-fold screen with inlaid jade plaques portraying the sixteen luohans, including a depiction of Angaja derived from the same source as the present jade, dated to the forty-second year of the Qianlong reign (1777) is in the Palace Museum, Beijing, exhibited at the Hong Kong Museum of Art (22 June 2012 - 14 October 2012), and illustrated in A Lofty Retreat from the Red Dust: The Secret Garden of Emperor Qianlong, Hong Kong, 2012, pp.216-233, no.53.A Qianlong Imperial jade screen with the same image of Ańgaja and inscribed with the same script and seals as the present examples was offered by Bonhams Hong Kong, 24 November 2012, lot 307 and Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 November 2022, lot 3049.Please note that there will be no internet bidding on this lot. All bidders on lots 1-10 will be required to provide identification and a deposit of £1,000. Registration for commission and telephone bidding on these lots will close on Wednesday 13th March at 12 noon. To register please email enquiry@tennants-ltd.co.uk A natural internal small crack towards the top section of the staff. Sutra with tiny corner flakes. Other minimal small imperfections to the stone, none detrimental. Slight wear to the gilt inscrpitions.

A CHICKEN BONE JADE ‘DOUBLE FISH’ MARRIAGE BOWL, 17TH-18TH CENTURY 十七至十八世紀雞骨白雙魚玉洗Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China. The flared sides supported on four short feet and rising to an everted bracket-lobed rim, the interior finely carved in relief to depict two confronting carps with lotus sprigs in their mouths. The opaque stone of a creamy ivory tone with dark veins and patches.Provenance: From an old Swiss private collection and thence by descent to the last owner.Condition: Good condition with minor old wear. The stone with natural inclusions and fissures, some of which have developed into small hairline cracks over time. Microscopic nicks here and there. The rim with a minor chip and associated old fill.Weight: 224.9 g (excl. stand)Dimensions: Length 15.3 cmWith a finely carved and open worked Zitan stand dating from the same period. (2)Marriage bowls are so named because of their auspicious imagery symbolizing a long and happy marriage with abundant offspring to carry on the family line, and thus were often presented as betrothal or wedding gifts. In this case, the imagery is provided by the pair of fish and the lotus flowers as well as the ruyi form.Chicken bone is a term for a rare and highly coveted nephrite jade of an opaque creamy beige color, often with extensive dark veining, which was particularly valued between the later Ming and early Qing dynasties. It is also sometimes said to be ‘burnt jade’ which has an opaque chalky appearance, usually with minute cracks all over the surface. It is known that nephrite - when heated to about 1000 degrees Celsius in a dry atmosphere - breaks down into diopside, enstatite (a magnesium silicate) and some quartz. In an experiment in the Freer Gallery Laboratory, samples of blue-green and white nephrite were submitted to temperatures up to 1025 degrees Celsius and both altered to an opaque chalky beige color with no change in the shape of the piece or the decoration of the surface. The chief mineral which resulted was diopside, and several nephrite jades in the Freer which appear to have been burnt also give a diopside x-ray diffraction pattern. Jadeite when heated in a similar manner behaves quite differently: it fuses to a glassy material, the surface smoothens out, and if the object is small enough it bends out of shape. See Elisabeth West, Jade: Its Character and Occurrence, The Bulletin of the University Museum of Pennsylvania, Volume 5, Issue 2, Winter 1963, page 5.The Qianlong Emperor lauded jades, among many reasons, for the durability that this specific stone offers against the ravages of time and fire, unlike most others. The specific chicken bone color pattern of the present bowl may have been produced either by nature, or by deliberately heating the nephrite in a workshop, or by accidental exposure to fire. The collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing, for example, contains numerous chicken bone jades that were burnt in fires which erupted at the palace over the centuries.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s London, 13 May 2016, lot 513Price: GBP 86,500 or approx. EUR 124,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A ‘chicken bone’ jade relief-carved bowl, 17th-18th centuryExpert remark: Compare the related relief carving and closely related chicken bone color pattern of the jade. Note the smaller size (12.7 cm).

A BLACK DUAN ‘PINE TREE’ INKSTONE, QING DYNASTY 清代松紋端硯Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價China, 18th-19th century. The oval stone intricately carved in the naturalistic shape of a gnarly pine tree next to volcanic stone encircling the central ink palette gently sloping into the ink pool beneath an undercut pine branch.Provenance: From a notable private collection in Bavaria, Germany. Condition: Excellent condition with some signs of wear, shallow surface scratches, ink residue, minor nicks here and there.Weight: 2,482 g Dimensions: Length 25.2 cm With a fitted zitan stand. (2) Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Bonhams Hong Kong, 24 November 2012, lot 626 Price: HKD 112,500 or approx. EUR 17,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A duan ‘three friends of winter’ inkstone with wood box and cover, late Qing dynasty Expert remark: Compare the related form with a naturalistic design encircling the ink palette and pool. Note the size (29 cm). 清代松紋端硯中國，十八至十九世紀。橢圓形端石，硯璞雕刻成一棵蒼松形，旁邊是山石，中央為硯堂。 來源：德國巴伐利亞私人收藏。 品相：狀況良好，有一些磨損、表面淺劃痕、墨水殘留、刻痕。 重量：2,482 克 尺寸：長25.2 厘米 紫檀底座 (2) 拍賣結果比較： 形制：相近 拍賣：香港邦翰斯，2012年11月24日，lot 626 價格：HKD 112,500（相當於今日EUR 17,500） 描述：清晚期端石刻三友圖硯 專家評論：比較相近的外形，以及圍繞墨水調色板和硯池的自然風格設計。請注意尺寸(29 厘米)。

An unusual Chinese gold-fleck zitan meditation stool, chandengLate Qing dynastyOf plain box-form, the rectangular top with 'floating' panel on square corner supports with continuous beaded inside edge, later feet, 52cm high x 57.5cm x 42cm清晚期 紫檀禪凳cf. Ellsworth, Robert Hatfield, Chinese Furniture, Hardwood Examples of the Ming and Early Ch'ing Dynasties, Plate 14.Condition Report: Minor surface wear and an area of staining to the top surface. Slight cracking to the underside of the stretcher commensurate with age. There is reddish colour residue of paint/lacquer to the edges.

A Chinese Zitan cylindrical brush pot, with carved bird, tree and landscape decoration, 6" dia x 6 3/4" high

An Asian carved hardwood rotund figure, possible Zitan wood, 17cm high

A CHINESE CARVED HARDWOOD STAND - POSSIBLY ZITAN, 13cm long.