Bidspirit auction | A collection of Chinese and


A collection of Chinese and Japanese decorative objects, 20th century - A collection of Asian decorative works comprising assorted materials and forms. The group includes a shallow circular bowl featuring a famille verte style enamel interior with a central floral scroll on a textured gold ground. The bowl is clad in a dark gray matte pewter exterior. The base has a circular white porcelain center with a printed red mark inside an oval reading ANDREA, above the text JAPANESE / PORCELAIN WARE / DECORATED IN / HONG KONG. Also included is a large dark reddish-brown resin sculpture of a boat formed from a gnarled pine tree, carrying the Eight Immortals and resting on an integral openwork base of swirling waves. A glazed ceramic figure depicts a seated fisherman in a blue robe and straw hat on a rocky base, holding a wooden fishing rod. The collection further contains a bright green translucent resin figure of a reclining Hotei, and a small dark red resin figure of a three-legged wealth toad on a base. Small-scale objects include a rectangular metal box with white enamel ground, decorated with floral sprays and scholarly objects; the interior base has a small red and white adhesive paper label with handwritten text reading B/T / TS0Y / RS10. A small bone-colored snuff bottle features high-relief carvings of figures in a landscape; the base has a recessed square with two incised Chinese characters. The group is completed by a miniature turned wood kokeshi-style doll with painted features and a small carved bone-colored component.