Lot 614

A GROUP OF SOUTH-EAST ASIAN OBJECTS INCLUDING A FOLIO OF CHINESE GOUACHE PAINTED FIGURES ON RICE PAPER

Late 19th Century & Later

Estimate: £80 - £120
Hammer price: £120
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

Twelve small sheets depicting figures employed in domestic tasks, contained within a glass mounted case, 7.5 x 11cm; three Chinese Export tortoiseshell models, including a junk and rickshaw, 17cm long and 13cm long; a horn model cobra, 15cm high; a Japanese Kutani porcelain model of a sleeping cat, 7cm high; two Japanese ceramic saki cups; a hardstone mouse and small bowl; a hardwood figure of a Hindu god, 15cm high; together with a quantity of other pieces  

Condition report: 


Rice paper sheets invariable torn at the edges in places, one now  in two fragments, others torn across. Case dirty. 

Model junk with main sail loose and threads broken.  

Other pieces with the inevitable scuffs, scrathes, dents, small chips and marks commensurate with wear, use and age.


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