Standing on a hexagonal base with pointed shoes, dressed in a long voluminous robe with large sleeves, arms bent to the chest inside sleeves; separate head with openwork headgear. 2.1 kg, 45 cm



Ex Sotheby's London, circa 1990s. London, UK, collection.

Modelled in the round as a lady in floor-length robes with hands exposed from her broad sleeves, toes of her slippers protruding at the base and wearing a tall headdress. 565 grams, 23.5 cm



Ex West Country collection, 1990s.

A light, precisely, and finely potted bowl, the thin-walled body and foot-ring with overall white setting with transparent whitish glaze remains, slightly iridescent. 97.8 grams, 11 cm

Slightly soiled

German private collection, acquired at Signens Kunstauktionen, Cologne, July 2021, no.25, from an estate sale. Formerly private collection North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Comprising two deep bowls with everted rims, one with polychrome floral motifs and the other with green petals and pellets. 587 grams total, 13.3-13.7 cm



Ex Butterfield and Butterfield auction with official Hoi An Hoard labels. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Hoi An shipwreck.

In the mid 15th century a freighting junk loaded with fine Vietnamese pottery sank in an area of the South China Sea called the 'Dragon’s Embrace.' This vessel is part of the shipwreck cargo recovered off the coast of Vietnam at Hoi An. The ceramics themselves were probably made in the area of Chu Dau.

Comprising: squat bowl with random geometric ornament; diffuser with crackle-glaze finish, calligraphic legend; hollow-formed glazed ceramic pixiu. 1.04 kg total, 8.5-12 cm



From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.

Depicting the monk Budai in high-relief, seated on the floor in a relaxed pose, his robe falling down from his left shoulder. 1.49 kg, 20.5 cm



From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.

Budai was a 10th-century monk, known for his laughing face and round stomach, and was named after the cloth sack that he carried under his arm. Buddhists believe him to be the incarnation of Maitreya, the future Buddha, who helps common people in the mortal world.

One fusiform with painted scene of courtly ladies kneeling, artistic images on display, reserved gilt chop-seal to underside; one conical with outdoor scenes of richly dressed ladies and gentlemen beside a lake. 123 grams total, 92 mm each



From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.

Formed as a grotesque beast-head with a loop to the rear and a stud beneath. 22.5 grams, 48 mm



From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.

Biconvex jar with trumpet-shaped mouth, painted cells of birds, fish and other ornament to the shoulder. 1.13 kg, 20 cm wide



From the private collection of the late David Gold, 1990s. David Gold was one of the co founders of the Iconic Lord John brand in Carnaby Street that sparked a style revolution in the swinging sixties dressing The Rolling Stones, The Beatles and The Kinks and were at the heart of 'all things cool'.

A rectangular manuscript page with watercolour scene of three noble females in a landscape, one leaning forward to pierce a snake with a lance(?); panels of nasta'liq text above and below; mounted in a glazed wooden frame. 480 grams, 29.7 x 21 cm

Very fine condition.

Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.

D-shaped plaque fragment with Lakshmi modelled in the half-round. 160 grams, 12.5 cm



Acquired at a London antiques fair in the 1990s. From the private collection of a Devon, UK, lady.

A watercolour painting depicting a female figure seated against a cushion in a courtyard, a shrine(?) before her, a female attendant approaching; polychrome borders and panel of text above; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. 806 grams, 36 x 28.5 cm

Fair condition.

Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.