Asian Art at Marchant

Chinese imperial porcelain blue and white palace bowl, wan, deeply potted with a gently flared rim, the exterior with five stylised lotus flowerheads on a scrolling branch, amongst arrow-head leaves, scrolls and foliage, all above a band of stylized lotus petals, the interior painted in the well with a lotus flowerhead amongst arrow-head leaves, scrolling branches and foliage encircled by five further flowerheads in the cavetto.

7 1/2 inches, 19.1 cm diameter.

The base with a six-character mark of Kangxi within a double ring and of the period, circa 1690.

Chinese jade pebble carving of a recumbent single-horned mythical animal, pixiu, with bifid tail, detailed spine and claws all resting on ruyi-head clouds.

The stone white with natural russet markings.

3 3/8 inches, 8.6 cm long.

Late Ming/early Qing dynasty, 17^th century.

Wood stand.

Japanese porcelain large pale celadon lavender glazed ribbed stem bowl, covered overall on the underside and interior with a Ru-type celadon lavender glaze thinning at the ribs, the foot and rim brown.

13 3/4 inches, 34.9 cm diameter; 8 5/8 inches, 22 cm high.

Kawase Shinobu, 1998.

Wood box, described as ‘celadon striped jar’, signed and with artist’s seal, Shinobu, on the interior of the cover and the orange cloth.