Neal Auction Important Estates September 2015

94 601. Chinese Gold‑Splashed Bronze Censer , rectangular body with square loop handles on 4 square feet, base with Xuande mark, h. 3 3/4 in., w. 8 1/2 in., d. 4 3/4 in., reticulated zitan cover with soapstone ruyi finial and zitan stand, overall h. 12 1/2 in. $1000/1500 602. Chinese Blue Silk Kesi Panel , worked in slit‑weave technique with a beautiful lady holding a censer beside a spotted deer, h. 47 1/2 in., w. 27 in., fringe. $1200/1800 604. Chinese Hardstone and Mother‑of‑Pearl Embellished Black Lacquer Panel , shaped rectangular form with applied bird‑and‑flower decoration, h. 28 7/8 in., l. 38 1/8 in., cloisonné enamel hanger. $2500/3500 605. Chinese “Blanc‑de‑Chine” Porcelain Buddhist Lion , probably Qing Dynasty (1644‑1911), seated on a rectangular plinth resting a paw on a brocade ball and grasping a ribbon in its jaws, a joss stick holder at its back side, h. 10 1/2 in. $600/800 Provenance: Lark Mason, NY, c. 2012. 606. Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Dragon Jar , probably late 18th/19th c., decorated with a dragon amid clouds in pursuit of the flaming pearl, h. 8 in., wood cover and stand, overall h. 11 3/8 in. $800/1200 Provenance: Ex‑Collection Mr. and Mrs. William C. Heuston, Boulder, CO, accompanied by a copy of their purchase invoice from Ming’s, Honolulu, dated Sept. 1, 1950. Exh.: The Boulder Arts Center, Mar. 15 to Apr. 5, 1979. 603. Fine Antique Chinese or Korean Gilt Bronze Maitreya , modeled seated deep in thought in the position of ‘royal ease’ upon an openwork barrel‑form throne borne on 4 sinuous dragons encircling the round base, h. 7 1/2 in., accompanied by a copy of a Kenneth Jay Linsner appraisal report opining that the figure offered here dates to the Northern Song Dynasty. $4000/6000