Chinese Song Wall Tile with Handprint Signature

Hollow-form figure of a guardian dog with a stocky body, the head resting on its forepaws. 118 grams, 12.4 cm



Acquired from Denis Young Antiques and Books, Perthshire, UK, in the 1990s. From the collection of Mr & Mrs J.G.W. Lee, late Herefordshire collectors, their collection having been established from the 1990s.

Group of two rectangular plaques, each with ropework border, openwork horned bull motif; two sliders to reverse of one plaque, one perpendicular on the other. 70 grams total, 59-61 mm



with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.

Comprising a shallow bowl with a lakeside scene showing a fisherman on the foreground, two floating junks on the lake and buildings in the distance; the bowl with a painted scene of a man riding a buffalo and leading another one on a tether, a tree and flowers to the field, repaired. 85 grams total, 7.3-10.6 cm



Ex Sotheby's, Amsterdam, 29-31 January 2007. Accompanied by an illustrated information sheet about the Ca Mau shipwreck.

The Ca Mau shipwreck refers to a cargo of Chinese porcelain sunk between 1723 and 1735 off the coast of Vietnam. The wreck was discovered by Vietnamese fishermen in 1998. It is believed the wreck was a merchant’s junk on its way from Canton (Guangzhou) to Batavia when it caught fire and sank. The ship was carrying goods destined for Dutch traders who had limited access to China and its ports.