AIHUA, ZI DUYAN

Furniture Value Assessment of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (2 Volumes)

Yuanfang Publishing House. 2004, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 7805959846). Soft cover. Book, Chinese text.; Paperback.; 16 x 21.5 cm.; 1.1 Kg.; 351 pages with colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the interior and exterior. Both volumes have cracked hinges at middle, but both bindings are still firmly attached. Edgewear.; Chinese furniture value assessment of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 1033B

Catalogue: Auction Catalogues

Keywords: 7805959846 china,chinese furniture,ming dynasty,qing dynasty

PHILLIPS AUCTIONEERS

Fine Chinese and Japanese Art Including Fans and Textiles

Phillips Son and Neale Limited, London. 2000. Soft cover. Book, English text; Paperback ; 21.2 x 27.1 cm; 0.665 Kg; 148 pages with 468 lots with colour and black-and-white illustrations, all with caption.; Used in good condition with signs of wear in the cover and back cover. Some lot numbers are pen crossed.Edgeworn.; Auction catalogue for the sale 30,983 held at Phillips Auctioneers London on the 13th of November 2000 including Chinese Art: Jades, Hardstone carvings and glass, Ceramics, Works of Art and Snuff Bottles, Japanese and Chinese Textiles, other Asian Works of Art; Japanese Art: Early Ceramics, Lacquer, Works of Art and Netsuke, Later Ceramics, Metalwork, Paintings and Prints. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 300B

Catalogue: Auction Catalogues

Keywords: china,japan,textiles,jades,ceramics,snuff bottles,lacquer,metalwork,paintings,prints,netsuke

SOTHEBY'S HONG KONG; BEURDELEY, MICHEL (FOREWORD)

The Edward T. Chow Collection (Part One - Ming and Qing Porcelain; Part Two - Early Chinese Ceramics and Ancient Bronzes; and Part Three - Ming and Qing Porcelain and Works of Art; Complete 3 Volumes)

Sotheby's Hong Kong. 0. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 19.5 x 27 cm (each); 2.3 kg.; Part One with 175 lots and 160 pages; Part Two with lots 202 to 344 and 144 pages; and Part Three with lots 401 to 625 and 184 pages; all volumes with black and white and colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on all volumes. Volume 1, has a small tear on the bottom right side of the back cover and minor wear signs on the remaining dust jacket. Minor yellowing on the top of the outside text block. Interior in good condition with minor signs of wear. Includes the lot estimate and lot final prices loosely inserted.; Volume 2, has two tiny tears on the top right and left sides of the front cover, and minor scuffs and wear marks on the remaining dust jacket. The top of the outside text block shows some yellowing.; Interior in very good condition. Includes the lot estimate loosely inserted.; Volume 3, show signs of wear on the dust jacket, namely a few scuffs and scratches throughout, edge wear, and two minor scuffs and tears on the top and bottom right side of the back cover. Interior in good condition, except for a sign of a previous pencil price written on the front free endpaper.; PART ONE - Ming and Qing Porcelain, sold by Sotheby Parke Bernet (Hong Kong) Ltd. in Hong Kong, on 25th November, 1980, MING PORCELAIN including A Group of Yongle and Xuande Blue and White ,A Xuande Powder-Blue Dice Bowl with Engraved Dragons, A Chenghua Doucai Stemcup with Birds on Branches, A Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup and A Chenghua Blue and Yellow Dish; QING PORCELAIN including An Extensive Series of Imperial Monochromes, Enamelled Porcelain and Other Wares; PART TWO - Early Chinese Ceramics and Ancient Bronzes, sold by Sotheby Park Bernet & Co. in London, on 16th December 1980, EARLY CERAMICS including A Jin Yueyao Jar with Applied Figures of Buddha, A Tang Equestrian Figure of An Armenian, Tang Sancai Jars and Xing-Type Porcelain, SONG WARES - Two Dingyao Dishes Carved with Lotus, A Cizhou Pillow in the Form of a Reclining Lady, Two Small Splashed Jun Bowls, A Group of Kuan and Ge Wares and A Series of Longquan Celadon Wares, ANCIENT BRONZES - A Shang Fangding, A Large Jia, a Gu, Two Early Western Zhou You and a Large Ding, A Gui with Plinth and A Gui on Four Legs also A Sixth Century Gilt Bronze Figure of a Bodhisattva; PART THREE - Ming and Qing Porcelain and Works of Art, sold by Sotheby Parke Bernet (Hong Kong) Ltd. in Hong Kong, on 19h May 1981, MING PORCELAIN including A Yongle Blue and White Flask with Dragons, A Group of Fifteenth Century Blue and White, A Chenghua Doucai, Chicken Cup and A Xuande Blue and Yellow Dish, QING PORCELAIN including A Series of Imperial Monochromes Enamelled Porcelain and Other Wares, WORKS OF ART including Enamels, Bronzes, Glass, Ivory and Jade.; "Just as did Mi-fou, the famous Song Dynasty painter, Edward Chow divided his collection into two parts, one for those who were merely curious, and one for the true connoisseurs, those few who were deemed worthy of being asked to share the pleasures of contemplation. Amongst the latter might have been found King Gustav Adolph of Sweden, Sir Percival David, the Rothschilds, Barbara Hutton and Euchi Ataka, to name only these few. Selecting that rarest of objects, a Chenghua 'chicken cup', a small bowl in doucai enamels, decorated with a scene of a hen and her young beside a flowering peony (lot 31), he drew my attention to the differences, almost imperceptible but nonetheless real, between it and other similar pieces of the Kangxi (lot 138) and Yongzheng (lot 139) periods. However, to my surprise, I must admit, his wide ranging tastes did not make him any the less insensitive to the charm of another small bowl, this time of the Daoguang period (lot 168)." excerpt from the foreword by Michel Beurdeley, 1980. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 1293B

Catalogue: Auction Catalogues

Keywords: edward t chow collection,sothebys auctions,ming and qing porcelain,early chinese ceramics,ancient bronzes,works of art

SOTHEBY & CO.

Highly Important Japanese Prints, Illustrated Books, Drawings, Fan Paintings and Paintings from the Henri Vever Collection (Part I, II, III and and Final Part - Complete 4 Volumes)

Sotheby & Co. 0. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket):;22.5 x 30.5 cm.; 6.3 kg.; Used with signs of wear. Volume 1, shows edge wear on the dust jacket, two tears at the top of the spine and some wear marks throughout. The interior is in good condition overall, except for a previous owner name and date written with a pen on front free endpaper. Price list loosely inserted.; Volume 2, the dust jacket shows edge wear, a tear on top left side and at the top of the spine, some chipping at the edge right of the front cover, tiny hole at the bottom of the spine, and some minor wear marks and scratches throughout. Interior in good condition. Includes loosely inserted price list.; Volume 3, the dust jacket show edge wear and a few wear marks and scratches throughout. Interior in very good condition. Lot estimate list loosely inserted.; Volume 4, the dust jacket shows edge wear, and a small tear on the left side of the front cover and other on the left side of the back cover. Interior in very good condition. Price list loosely inserted.; Part I - Japanese Prints, Illustrated Books and Drawings held on the 26th March 1974, 412 lots in 382 pages with black and white and colour illustrations.; Part II - Japanese Prints, Illustrated Books, Drawings and Fan Paintings, held on 26th of March 1975, 410 lots in 442 pages with black and white and colour illustrations.; Part III - Japanese Prints, Illustrated Books, Drawings and Paintings held on 24th March 1977 with 415 lots in 208 pages with black and white illustrations; Final Part - Japanese Prints held on 30 October 1997 with 197 lots in 213 pages with colour illustrations.;"Henri Vever was among the earliest Europeans to succumb to the lure of Japan, and one of the leaders of the new fashion in collecting. He displayed all the perfervid infatuation that characterised those first acolytes of Japonism, mostly Parisians, amateurs whose taste and enthusiasm established Japanese art, for the first time in the west, as an artistic force. Those were, of course, halcyon days for the collectors of Japanese prints. Wakai and his young assistant Hayashi, who later opened an establishment in Paris, were scouring their country for prints at a time when the Japanese themselves had no feeling for them, and many of the prints we consider the finest passed from them to the early and privileged enthusiasts. A considerable number of such prints remained in Vever's hands until his death, and it is a stirring thought that this auction includes prints like the superb Toyonobu benizuri-e No. 32 and the Eiri mica-ground No. 245. brought first from Japan almost a century ago and completely unknown to the present generation of students and collectors. With such rareties are impressions of prints long acknowledged as masterpieces of the Japanese print, too numerous to single out. The original drawings by Sharaku and Hokusai are also of the utmost importance. Two of the Sharaku drawings have been 'lost' since they were recorded in the Barboutau sale catalogue of 1904; the third is the sole survivor of a series of ten, the other nine of which were destroyed in the 1923 Tokyo earthquake disaster. The Hokusai drawings include one of his most famous studies, known as 'The Rape', and preliminary sketches for the 'One Hundred Views of Fuji', the best-known of his picture-books." excerpt from the Part I introduction, 1974.; "At the time of the first sale at Sotheby's of the Vever collection in 1974, the owners elected to keep around 200 of the finest and/or rarest prints, their dispersal to be decided at a later date. These prints, subsequently illustrated with the remainder of the collection in Jack Hillier's three volume book on the collection, have been lying dormant since that time, seen only by a few scholars. It is this selection which is now offered for sale." excerpt from the Final Part introduction, 1997. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 1140B

Catalogue: Auction Catalogues

Keywords: vever collection,sothebys,japanese prints,illustrated books,drawings,fan paintings,paintings

DONGLIAN, QIU

Domestic and Overseas Update Book Catalogue for Auction: Chinese Antique Jade (2 Volumes)

Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House. 2002, 2nd Edition. (ISBN: 7535615554). Soft cover. Book, Chinese text; Paperback; 14.6 x 21.3 cm; 0.794 Kg; 2 volumes, one with 187 pages and the other with 188 pages, both with colour illustrations; Signs of wear and markings in cover and back cover. No markings on the interior; This book is part of the Domestic and Overseas Update Book Catalogue for Auction series, which illustrates more than 5000 pieces of porcelain, jade, bronze, paintings and other works of art. It provides the period, size and auction sale price of each illustrated piece as a reference to the Chinese and international art market in 2000. Good.

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Book number: ABE92

Catalogue: Auction Catalogues

Keywords: 7535615554 CHINA,AUCTION,PORCELAIN, JADE, BRONZE,PAINTING,WORKS OF ART

DONGLIAN, QIU

Pictorial Handbook of Ancient Jadeware

Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House. 2004, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 7535619517). Soft cover. Book, Chinese text; Paperback; 14.6 x 21.2 cm; 0.463 Kg; 218 pages with colour illustrations; Signs of wear. No markings on the interior; The book illustrates nearly a thousand typical ancient jade pieces from both the Chinese and the international market with the information of period and size. It is also an important reference for collectors and dealers as it provides an estimated price for each illustrated piece, consulting the recent sale price of worldwide auction houses and the general Chinese market. Good.

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Book number: ABE91

Catalogue: Auction Catalogues

Keywords: 7535619517 china,jade,auction

EVARTS, CURTIS (FOREWORD)

Elegant Simplicity - Fine Ming-Style Huanghuali Furniture

China Guardian Auctions Co. Ltd. 2010. Soft cover. Book, Chinese text.; Paperback.; 21.5 x 27 cm.; 0.6 Kg.; 156 pages with colour illustrations and a few fold outs.; Used with minor signs of wear on the front cover, spine and back cover. Minor edge wear. Interior in very good condition. Catalogue from an auction held on the 21st of November 2010 with 60 lots (lot 2591 to 2651) of Fine Ming-style Huanghuali Furniture at the Hall B, Purple Palace, Convention Centre, Beijing International Hotel. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 1022B

Catalogue: Auction Catalogues

Keywords: china,chinese furniture,auction

LDA., LEIRIA E NASCIMENTO

Catalogo Dos Quadros, Objectos de Arte, Pratas, Mobiliario E Porcelainas Que Guarneciam O Palacio Porto Covo E a Cujo Leilao Se Procedera Na Casa Liquidadora, Leiria E Nascimento, Lda, 70, Rua Do Alecrim, Lisboa

Tipografia Americana, Lisboa, Portugal. 1941, 1st Edition. Soft cover. Book, Portuguese text.; Paperback; 18 x 24.5 cm; 0.3 Kg; 62 pages with a 637 lots, each with caption and a few black and white illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. Signs of a sticker removed from the bottom of the spine, front and rear cover. Some yellowing throughout the pages. Tear on top of the spine. The hinge is slightly loose, but the binding remains firm.; Catalogue from an auction held in 1941 at Casa Liquidadora, Leiria e Nascimento, Lda, 70, Rua do Alecrim, Lisboa were the art objects from the Palacio do Porto Covo were sold, which included paintings, bronzes, silver, furniture and european and chinese porcelains.; The Palace of Porto Covo in Lisbon, Portugal was built in the 17th century. XVIII, between 1770 and 1790, to Jacinto Fernandes Bandeira, a middle class trader with the title of "Escrivao do Desembargo do Paço" and Deputy and Inspector of the Royal Board of Trade, First Baron of Porto Covo. The palace remained in the family until 1937, when all its contents were auctioned. The main building and gardens were acquired by the British Embassy, which installed its embassy there between 1941 and 1995, the artistic content was purchased by private individuals and public museums and the chapel was handed over to the Patriarchate. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 910B

Catalogue: Auction Catalogues

Keywords: palacio porto covo,lisboa,portugal,auctions,paintings,art,silver,furniture,porcelain

CHRISTIE'S HONG KONG; FOREWORD BY LI, JAMES; INTRODUCTION BY MOSS, HUGH

Christie's Hong Kong, Important Chinese Snuff Bottles from the J & J Collection, Part 1, Sunday 25 April 2004

Christie's Hong Kong. 2004. Hardcover. Book, English text; Hardcover (without dust jacket, as issued); 21.8 x 27.7 cm; 1.022 Kg; 190 pages with lots from 801 to 808 all with colour illustration.; Signs of wear. Minimal edgeworn. No markings, writing or highlighting on the interior except for one page that shows signs of have been bent.; Auction catalogue.; Foreword by James Li and introduction by Hugh Moss; “The elevation to art of the Chinese snuff bottle began at the Court of the Kangxi Emperor in the late seventeenth century. Addicted to snuff throughout the dynasty, the rulers of the Middle Kingdom fostered the habit, devising exquisite, highly artistic containers in which to keep their precious powder in perfect condition and readily to hand. Naturally, snuffing became widespread among the Official Class and, as that vast body of highly literate civil servants was posted around the Empire and as they returned to their homes after the service, they spread the habit far and wide. By the mid-Qing period addiction to snuff had spread throughout the Empire, and, encouraged by Imperial example, two Imperial trends spread with it: the production of artistic containers to hold the snuff; and collecting snuff bottles, usually in far greater numbers than function alone required. Although the production of fine snuff bottles become wide-spread by the latter part of the eighteenth century, reaching far beyond the Court, Imperial demand continued to the end of the dynasty in 1911. Initially a great deal of this production came out of the Imperial workshops located at the Court (within the Forbidden City, in the Imperial City which enclosed it, and at the Yuanming yuan – the Imperial Gardens to the West of Beijing). The Imperial glass manufactory, set up in 1796 with the help of Kilian Stumpft and his fellow Missionaries, was probably responsible for well over half of all Imperial snuff bottles produced during the eighteenth century, sometimes responding to orders as large as five hundred bottles for distribution as fits on a single, festive occasion. Glass and other hard-stones, including jade, were carved at the Court lapidary workshop, while others were produced in workshops for lacquer, wood, ivory and – among the jewels of eighteenth century Imperial production – enamels on metal and glass. The Court was also supplied by distant Imperial facilities at Guangzhou, Suzhou, Yangzhou, Jingdezhen, and elsewhere. Orders placed around the country, combined with regular tribute from high officials in all the major artistic centres, swelled the Imperial collection and, in part, provided the enormous number of gifts distributed by the Court every year. A great deal of this production was specifically ordered by the Emperor, or produced in response to his taste, reflecting Imperial predilection, style and designs. This large body of snuff bottles, despite difficulties in universal identification, is all Imperial to some extent. There may be a difference in importance and appeal between an enamelled metal bottle, specifically ordered by the Emperor, designed by artist in the Imperial Academy of art, painted by either a Chinese, Court-artist or a Jesuit missionary, and designated as having been made “By Imperial Command” and a plain jade miniature meiping (‘prunus-blossom vase’) carved only with mask handles of an Imperial style and produced for the Court, perhaps even at a distant facility. Both, however, are properly Imperial. Indeed, for all we know the enamelled bottle may have been made as a gift to an official and barely, if at all, brushed the Emperor’s palm, while the unassuming jade bottle might have nested in it regularly over the years.” excerpt from the introduction by Hugh Moss. Good.

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Book number: ABE99

Catalogue: Auction Catalogues

Keywords: CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES, AUCTION CATALOGUE

BONHAMS HONG KONG LIMITED

Important Jade Carvings from the Somerset de Chair Collection , 27 November 2014

Bonhams Hong Kong Limited. 2014. Hardcover. Book, English and Chinese text; Hardcover (cloth); auction catalogue from Bonhams Hong Kong sale, Thursday 27 November 2014; 92 pages; 15 lots with colour illustration and two folding plates; 22 x 27.4 cm; 0.686 Kg; Used book in very good condition. No writing or highlighting in the interior; Articles by Colin Sheaf, Bonhams Chairman, United Kingdom and Asia; Roger Keverne; and Carol Michaelson.; “The Somerset de Chair jades represent the finest group of Ming and Qing jade carvings that Bonhams has ever offered at auction.” excerpt from the article by Colin Sheaf. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 78B

Catalogue: Auction Catalogues

Keywords: jade,jade carings,china,auctions,collections

SOTHEBY & CO., LONDON

Catalogue of the Renowned Collection of Italian Majolica. The Property of Dr. Alfred Pringsheim of Munich (2 Catalogues, the First and Second Portion)

Sotheby & Co. London. 1939, 1st Edition. Soft cover. Book, English text.; Paperback.; 19 x 25 cm; 0.7 Kg; Part I with 59 pages with 36 plates and Part II with 119 pages with 32 plates plus index of the collection.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. Tears on the spine in both volumes.; Auction catalogues of the Renowned Collection of Italian Majolica the Property of Dr. Alfred Pringsheim of Munich. Parts I and II, held on the 7th and 8th of June 1939 (Part I) and 19th and 20th July 1939 (Part II). 400 lots in total, each with caption. Fair/No Jacket.

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Book number: 912B

Catalogue: Auction Catalogues

Keywords: alfred pringsheim,italian majolica

CHRISTIE'S LONDON

Christie's London Fine Chinese Snuff Bottles: The Dwyer Collection 12 October 1987

Christie's London. 1987. Soft cover. Book, English text; Paperback; 20x25, 5 cm; 0, 217 kg; 57 pages with 241 lots with colour illustrations.; Used with minor signs of wear on the exterior and interior. Very good condition overall; Catalogue from the Auction held at Sotheby's London on the 12 October 1987 with 241 snuff bottles lots from the private collection of Edmund F. Dwyer. Very Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 566B

Catalogue: Auction Catalogues

Keywords: snuff bottles,auction catalogue,dwyer collection

SOTHEBY'S LONDON

Japanese Paintings, Prints and Works of Art, Sotheby's London, June 1994

Sotheby's New Bond Street, London. 1994. Soft cover. Book, English text; Paperback ; 21.1 x 27.1 cm; 0.540 Kg; 174 pages with 658 lots with black-and-white and colour illustrations, all with caption.; Used in good condition with signs of wear in the cover and back cover. The rear of the front cover shows a yellow mark. Edgeworn.; Auction catalogue for the sale LN4356 held at Sotheby's New Bond Street, London on the 16th and 17th of June 1994 including Paintings and Screens, Prints, Illustrated books, Netsuke, Ojime, Inro, Lacquer and Furniture, Swords, Guns, Swords, Guns, Sword Fittings, Sculpture, Porcelain, Decorative Arts, Satsuma Earthenware and Pipe cases. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 302ABE

Catalogue: Auction Catalogues

Keywords: PAINTINGS,SCREENS,PRINTS,ILLUSTRATED BOOKS,NETSUKE,OJIME,INRO,PORCELAIN,LACQUER,FURNITURE,SATSUMA EARTHENWARE,PIPE CASES,SCULPTURE,SWORDS,GUNS

SOTHEBY'S LONDON

Japanese Prints, Paintings and Works of Art, Sotheby's London, June 1997

Sotheby's New Bond Street, London. 1997. Soft cover. Book, English text; Paperback ; 21.3 x 27.2 cm; 0.429 Kg; 112 pages with 453 lots with colour and black and white illustrations, all with caption.; Used in good condition with signs of wear in the cover and back cover.Edgeworn.; Auction catalogue for the sale LN7378 held at Sotheby's New Bond Street, London on the 18th of June 1997 including Inro, Netsuke, Lacquer, Kiseruzutsu, Okimono, Metalwork and Enamel, Porcelain, Satsuma, Paintings and Screens, Prints, Surimono, Tsuba and other Fittings, Swords and other Weapons. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 303ABE

Catalogue: Auction Catalogues

Keywords: PAINTINGS,SCREENS,PRINTS,ILLUSTRATED BOOKS,NETSUKE,OJIME,INRO,PORCELAIN,LACQUER,FURNITURE,SATSUMA EARTHENWARE,PIPE CASES,SCULPTURE,SWORDS,GUNS

CHRISTIE'S LONDON

The Peony Pavilion Collection: Chinese Tea Ceramics for Japan (C. 1580-1650), Monday 12 June 1989

Christie's Manson & Woods Ltd, London. 1989, 1st Edition. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 21 x 26.5 cm.; 0.6 Kg.; 200 lots with colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior of the dust jacket, namely edgewear and a a few wear signs on the front cover, spine and back cover. Interior in very good condition.; Catalogue from the sale CHONGZHEN-4070 held at Christies Manson and Woods, London on Monday, the 12th of June 1989 with 200 lots.; "The auction of this collection gives western collectors and academics the opportunity, unprecedented in Europe, to examine an extensive range of the specialised types of late Ming Chinese export ceramics, made for the Japanese market at a period of some obscurity in Chinese porcelain production No such family collection has been offered for sale before outside Japan, and this is almost certainly the most varied and instructive study group of such wares assembled anywhere in the west." excerpt from the introductory text. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

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Book number: 1281B

Catalogue: Auction Catalogues

Keywords: china,chinese porcelain for the japanese market,peony pavilion,chinese ceramics,chinese tea ceramics