Li Kuchan (1899-1983)
A CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY
ink on paper, mounted, dated 1979, signed KU CHAN and with two seals.
65 x 136 cm. ~ 8.12 sft

LITERATURE： Hu Meng Xiang, Ku Lyu Wen Hua - Zou Jin Da Shi Hua Zhuan, Intellectual Property Publishing House, 2004, P.190.

Zheng Banqiao (1693-1765)
A CHINESE PAINTING OF BAMBOO AND ROCK
ink on paper, mounted, dated 1758, inscribed, signed BAN QIAO ZHENG XIE and with four seals.
33 x 177 cm. ~ 5.36 sft

SHANG DYNASTY (CIRCA 1600-1100 BC)
A CHINESE RUSSET JADE FIGURAL HUANG
L 8.2 cm. (3 1/4 in.) Thickness 0.6 cm.

HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
A CHINESE UNEARTHED WHITE JADE CARVING OF A DANCER
L 4.5 cm. ( 1 3/4 in.) Thickness 0.3 cm.




REFERENCE: A similar jade dancer, is illustrated in Chinese Jade Collection 4 Qin, Han to Southern and Northern Dynasties, by Zhaoyin Lu, Hebei Fine Arts Publishing House, 1993, p.136, no.186

HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
A CHINESE WHITE AND RUSSET JADE SHE-SHAPED PENDANT
L 5.1 cm. ( 2 in.)

SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD (770-476 BC)
TWO CHINESE SMALL WHITE AND RUSSET JADE DISCS, BI
The largest : D 3.8 cm. (1 5/8 in.) Thickness 0.3 cm.

HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
A CHINESE WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A ROARING TIGER
L 5 cm. (2 in.)

PROVENANCE: Collection of C.F. Wu, Taiwan
LITERATURE: Art of China, vol. 64, Guo Liang Hui New Enterprise Co., Ltd, Hong Kong, 1990, p.153
REFERENCE: A similar jade crouching tiger from Qing Court collection, preserved in The Palace Museum, Beijing, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Jadeware I , by Nanquan Zhou, The Commercial Press (Hong Kong) Ltd, 1995, p.238, no.199

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, HONGSHAN CULTURE (CIRCA 4000-3000 BC)
A CHINESE UNEARTHED JADE CLOUD-SHAPED PENDANT
L 6.1 cm. (2 3/8 in.) Thickness 0.5 cm.

SHANG DYNASTY (CIRCA 1600-1100 BC)
A CHINESE JADE CARVING OF 'KUI DRAGON'
L 9.5 cm. ( 3 3/4 in.)

REFERENCE: A similar jade 'kui dragon', is illustrated in Chinese Jade Collection 2 Shang and Westen Zhou, by Zhida Chen and Guojin Fang, Hebei Fine Arts Publishing House, 1993, p.48, no.58

HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
A CHINESE UNEARTHED WHITE JADE SWORD HILT POMMEL
D 4.7 cm. (1 7/8 in.) Thickness 0.5 cm.