BONHAMS A FINE ALBUM OF SIXTY WATERCOLOUR PAINTINGS OF SIKH SUBJECTS, INCLUDING RANJIT SINGH, DULEEP SINGH, JINDAN KAUR, AND OTHER RULERS OF THE PUNJAB, MONUMENTS AND UNUSAL DEPICTIONS OF TRADESPEOPLE, PRESENTED TO W. DUNLOP IN PESHAWAR, JANUARY 1ST, 1855 PROBABLY LAHORE, CIRCA 1850 watercolour on watermarked paper, also embossed 'London superfine', gold, red and blue margins, brown leather binding with floral motifs in a North Indian or Kashmiri style

BONHAMS A FINE ALBUM OF SIXTY WATERCOLOUR PAINTINGS OF SIKH SUBJECTS, INCLUDING RANJIT SINGH, DULEEP SINGH, JINDAN KAUR, AND OTHER RULERS OF THE PUNJAB, MONUMENTS AND UNUSAL DEPICTIONS OF TRADESPEOPLE, PRESENTED TO W. DUNLOP IN PESHAWAR, JANUARY 1ST, 1855 PROBABLY LAHORE, CIRCA 1850 watercolour on watermarked paper, also embossed 'London superfine', gold, red and blue margins, brown leather binding with floral motifs in a North Indian or Kashmiri style

BONHAMS A FINE ALBUM OF SIXTY WATERCOLOUR PAINTINGS OF SIKH SUBJECTS, INCLUDING RANJIT SINGH, DULEEP SINGH, JINDAN KAUR, AND OTHER RULERS OF THE PUNJAB, MONUMENTS AND UNUSAL DEPICTIONS OF TRADESPEOPLE, PRESENTED TO W. DUNLOP IN PESHAWAR, JANUARY 1ST, 1855 PROBABLY LAHORE, CIRCA 1850 watercolour on watermarked paper, also embossed 'London superfine', gold, red and blue margins, brown leather binding with floral motifs in a North Indian or Kashmiri style

BONHAMS A FINE ALBUM OF SIXTY WATERCOLOUR PAINTINGS OF SIKH SUBJECTS, INCLUDING RANJIT SINGH, DULEEP SINGH, JINDAN KAUR, AND OTHER RULERS OF THE PUNJAB, MONUMENTS AND UNUSAL DEPICTIONS OF TRADESPEOPLE, PRESENTED TO W. DUNLOP IN PESHAWAR, JANUARY 1ST, 1855 PROBABLY LAHORE, CIRCA 1850 watercolour on watermarked paper, also embossed 'London superfine', gold, red and blue margins, brown leather binding with floral motifs in a North Indian or Kashmiri style

BONHAMS A FINE ALBUM OF SIXTY WATERCOLOUR PAINTINGS OF SIKH SUBJECTS, INCLUDING RANJIT SINGH, DULEEP SINGH, JINDAN KAUR, AND OTHER RULERS OF THE PUNJAB, MONUMENTS AND UNUSAL DEPICTIONS OF TRADESPEOPLE, PRESENTED TO W. DUNLOP IN PESHAWAR, JANUARY 1ST, 1855 PROBABLY LAHORE, CIRCA 1850 watercolour on watermarked paper, also embossed 'London superfine', gold, red and blue margins, brown leather binding with floral motifs in a North Indian or Kashmiri style

BONHAMS A large court painting of ladies playing Go, 18th century 99 x 155 cm

BONHAMS KNIGHTSBRIDGE A pair of yellow-ground, aubergine and green-glazed ‘dragon’ dishes Kangxi six-character marks and of the period, 1662-1722 Each 13.2cm (5 1/4in) diam. (2).

CHRISTIES An Important Thangka Depicting Four Lamas Tibet, 16th Century 30 x 25 ¼ in. (76 x 64 cm.)

CHRISTIES A Thangka Depicting Hvasheng Tibet, 18th century 25 5/8 by 17 in (65 x 43 cm)

CHRISTIES An Intact Iznik Pottery ‘Grape’ Dish Ottoman Turkey, Circa 1565 33.5cm. diam.

DUKES Pair of yellow ground ‘dragon’ bowls. Kangxi six character mark and of the period

ESKENAZI A Gilt-bronze Standing Figure of an Acuoye Guanyin Yunnan, Dali Kingdom, 12th century Height: 45.7cm

FORGE AND LYNCH Iznik pottery tile Turkey, 1570-80 24.3 by 22 cm.

FORGE AND LYNCH A Bidri silver-inlaid metal huqqa-bottle India, circa 1750-1800 17.5 cm. height

FORGE & LYNCH A prophet ascending to heaven Lucknow, circa 1850 Opaque watercolour with gold on paper 22.2 by 31.9 cm.

FORGE & LYNCH A Qajar silver- and gold-inlaid steel bottle Persia, nineteenth century 40.5 cm. height

FORGE & LYNCH A large Safavid blue and white pottery dish Persia, late seventeenth century 53.8 cm. diameter; 10.6 cm. height

FORGE & LYNCH Two Coromandel Coast printed and painted cotton panels South India, circa 1780-1800 101 by 30 cm; 102 by 30 cm.

FRANCESCA GALLOWAY Jagat Singh II (r.1734-1751) enjoying a dance performance Udaipur, circa 1740. opaque pigments and gold on paper Painting: 23.75 x 33 cm; with red border: 26 x 35 cm

GRACE TSUMUGI Nishimura Hikobei of Zohiko IIV Set of Lacquer Writing Box and Table with Primrose and Morning Glory Details inlaid in Shell Writing box 4.5(H) x 24.8 x 19 cm Writing table 12.3 (H) x 60.3 x 36.5cm Circa 1917

GRACE TSUMUGI Watanabe Seitei (1851-1918) Beauty and Cherry Scroll painting, ink and colours on silk 39 x 29 cm (146 x 21 cm overall) Signed Seitei Date 1897

GRACE TSUMUGI Gold Lacquer Box with the Full Moon over Cherry Blossom The side with a stream and spring filed flowers 4.5 (H) x 11 cm Unsigned Circa 1900

GRACE TSUMUGI Tanabe Shochiku & Wakamiya Takashi Hawk - Contemporary Bamboo and Lacquer 17.7 (H) x 86.4 x 16.5cm 2013

GRACE TSUMUGI Ando Jubei Cloisonné Enamel Vase with Ayu Fish and Wisteria Height 37.6cm Circa 1900 Signed with the trade mark of Ando Company Almost identical vase was exhibited at the Expoistion Universelle Paris in 1900

GRACE TSUMUGI Sano Takachika Inlaid Silver Falcon on a Stand Exhibited Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Liège 1905 Exhibitor Ikeda Comapny 71.5 x 40.3 x 17.2 cm overall Signed Takachika Circa 1905

GROSVENOR GALLERY Zimbiri, Circle, 2020 Saa-tshen on rhay shing (traditional Bhutanese earth paint on Bhutanese canvas) 161.7 x 166.6 cm (63.7 x 65.6 in)

GROSVENOR GALLERY Francis Newton Souza, Volvox Head, 1974. Oil on board 50.8 x 40.6 cm

HANGA TEN Daniel Kelly Whirlpool, 2020 Woodblock on Arches hot press watercolour paper 53 x 75 cm

J.A.N. FINE ART A Fine Blue And White Rouleau Dragon Vase Qing Dynasty 18th/19th century.

An imperial yellow silk ruyi-shaped cushion, embroidered with a central lotus flower, surrounded by trellising and other flowers in polychrome silks. The border with a key-fret design. Width: 50 cms (19 3/4 inches)

JOHN BERWALD An extremely large Canton enamel tray Qianlong period 1736-1795 Length 34 ½ inches width 22 ½ inches

JOHN ESKENAZI Avalokitesvara is also known as Padmapani Eastern India, Bihar, Pala period, first half 11th century Dark grey chlorite, Height 69cm

JOHN ESKENAZI Goddess, India, Uttar Pradesh, possibly Kaushambi, 2nd to 1st century BCE, terracotta, height 21cm.

JOHN ESKENAZI Sheshashayi Vishnu, northern India, c. 7th century, sandstone, width 72cm

JOHN ESKENAZI [DETAIL] Sheshashayi Vishnu, northern India, c. 7th century, sandstone, width 72cm

JOHN ESKENAZI Fragment depicting the Horde of Mara, northern India, Bengal or Bihar, 5th to 8th century, terracotta, height 20.5cm

JOHN ESKENAZI Head of Maitreya with an aureole, flanked by two vidyadhara, Gandhara, probably Peshawar Valley, northern Pakistan, early 4th century, grey schist, height 38.1cm.

JOOST VAN DEN BERGH Kalu Ram (Jaipur circa 1945 - 2010) Fantastical animal study, signed lower right. Gouache and ink on paper, laid down on fabric Height: 32 cm, Width: 28 cm

JOOST VAN DEN BERGH Kalu Ram (Jaipur circa 1945 - 2010) Fantastical animal study, signed lower centre Gouache and ink on paper, laid down on fabric Height: 28 cm Width: 32 cm

JOOST VAN DEN BERGH Shiva Lingam Vietnam, Champa, 10th-12th century Height: 70 cm, 27 ½ cm Width and depth: 24 cm, 9 ½ in

JOOST VAN DEN BERGH Shiva Lingam Vietnam, Champa, 10th-12th century Height: 70 cm, 27 ½ cm Width and depth: 24 cm, 9 ½ in

JOOST VAN DEN BERGH A brass shrine depicting umamahesvara Western India, circa 18th century Height: 16 cm, 6 ¼ in Width: 10 cm, 4 in

JORGE WELSH WORKS OF ART Tiered Box Porcelain decorated in overglaze iron red and gold China – Ming dynasty (1368-1644), 16th century H. 15 cm W. 13.5 cm

KAPOOR GALLERIES The Kurma Avatar: Samudra Manthan (The Churning of the Ocean) Folio from the Gita Govinda Attributed to the master artist Manaku of Guler c. 1735 Gouache with gold and beetle wing cases on paper. Verso: Three lines of Sanskrit text in devanagari characters, alternating black and red 8 x 12 in. (20.3 x 30.5 cm.)

LAM GALLERY A fine and rare jingbai lobed ewer with cover Song Dynasty (960-1279) Height: 23.5 cms.

LEMPERTZ A large blanc de Chine figure of Guanyin. China, 19th century. H 72.5 cm Estimate: € 30.000 – 50.000 Provenance: private collection, the Netherlands; and thence by descent to the present owners.

JACQUELINE SIMCOX A Tibetan woman’s robe, woven from yak hair and decorated with roundels in resist dye, known as thikma. Ladakh, Zanskar or Nubra Valley, 20th century Length: 132 cms

LITTLETON & HENNESSY An important large archaistic bronze tripod censer (Song/Yuan dynasty, 12-14th century) the wood stand and cover 18th century Dimensions: the censer 30 cm diam.; 41.5 cm. high

LYON AND TURNBULL A rare mother-of-pearl inlaid black lacquer ‘Pavilion of Prince Teng’ screen Ming Dynasty, 16th-17th Century 93cm x 95.5cm

MALCOLM FAIRLEY Cloisonne Dish Attributed to Honda Yosaburo A cloisonne enamel dish worked in gilt wire with a radiating petal-like design of natural and geometric motifs 45.5cm Meiji Period Circa 1890

MALCOLM FAIRLEY A silvered bronze study of an eagle in flight with wings outstretched suspended on three chains, its talons drawn up beneath, details in shakudo and gilt. Wingspan 107cm, Meiji Period c.1890

MALCOLM FAIRLEY Harumasa Vase A large Shibayama vase and cover. Applied with silver ho-o handles and surmounted by an eagle finial, the interior silver lined. Signed on a mother of pearl tablet, Harumasa 33cm Meiji Period Circa 1890

MALCOLM FAIRLEY Kinkozan Bowl A large earthenware bowl, finely painted and gilt on both interior and exterior with numerous flowers. Signed and impressed Kinkozan zo Meiji Period Circa 1900 28.2cm

MALCOLM FAIRLEY Kinkozan Bowl A large earthenware bowl, finely painted and gilt on both interior and exterior with numerous flowers. Signed and impressed Kinkozan zo Meiji Period Circa 1900 28.2cm

MALCOLM FAIRLEY Komai Company of Kyoto A pair of unusual inlaid iron plaques worked in gold nunomezogan Both signed Komai Sei, one in silver the other in gold 44 x 35.5cm Meiji Period Circa1875

MALCOLM FAIRLEY Hidetomo Koro An inlaid silver koro (incense burner) and cover Signed on a gilt plaque Setsuho Hidetomo Meiji Period Circa 1890 Height 17.5cm

MALCOLM FAIRLEY TOMIZO SARATANI - Brush Rest Fudeoki Shiki (Four Seasons) 2019 An umimatsu brush rest worked in sabi-age-maki-e depicting the changing seasons including cherry blossoms, ginkgo, maple leaves and pine cones. Signed on a silver plaque Tomizo Length 28 cm Inscribed wood tomobako signed Tomizo and with red seal 28cm

MARCHANT Chinese jade treasure sack. 3 ½ inches, 8.9 cm high; 3 3/8 inches, 8.6 cm wide. Qianlong period, 1736-1795

MICHAEL GOEDHUIS Le Chevalier Porte de la Paid Céleste I, 2019 Ink and mixed media on canvas 150 x 150 cm (59 x 59 inches)

NAGEL A very rare Ningxia ‘RKO‘ Rug China, 18th ct. 130 x 67 cm

NAGEL A pair of “southern official’s hat” huanghuali armchairs with metal fittings China, Ming/early Qing dynasty

PETER FINER Dagger, Khanjar, Early 19th century India, probably Jaipur.

PETER FINER A Rare Tibetan Medieval Tibetan Quiver, 15th – 16th century

PRIESTLEY & FERRARO A black-glazed pilgrim flask Sui dynasty (581-618), or early Tang dynasty (618-906) Height: 23.2 cm, 9 1/8 inches

RITA DIXIT INDIAN MINIATURES The Churning of the Ocean, (sanskrit Samudra Manthan) is one of the most iconic episodes in Indian mythology. A timeless image from the Bhagvata Puranas captured in miniature. This example is from Kangra School mid/ late 19th century.

ROB DEAN ART An illustration to an unidentified series Ganesha Enthroned Kangra, India Opaque pigment on paper heightened with gold Circa 1800 29.7 x 41.5 cm.

ROSEBERYS A Mughal miniature of a two elephants and their riders in a landscape, India, circa 1600-1610, album page 31.5 x 19cm.

ROSEBERYS ZHU DA (c. 1626 – 1705), ink on paper, hanging scroll, two birds on a branch, 35.2 x 55.3cm

RUNJEET SINGH Dhal (shield) Gujarat, India 19th century Diameter: 370mm (14.5 inches)

RUNJEET SINGH Tibetan Sword. 18th - 19th Century Length: 970mm (38 ¼ Inches)

SIMON PILLING EAST ASIAN ART & INTERIORS WRITING BOX suzuribako by HIIRAISHI Takashi (1910-89) Early Showa period, 1930s Gold makie, mother-of-pearl, raden, inlays Silver suiteki and bindings 24 (dia.) x 4.2 cm.

SIMON PILLING EAST ASIAN ART & INTERIORS WRITING BOX suzuribako by HIIRAISHI Takashi (1910-89) Early Showa period, 1930s Gold makie, mother-of-pearl, raden, inlays Silver suiteki and bindings 24 (dia.) x 4.2 cm.

SIMON PILLING EAST ASIAN ART & INTERIORS WRITING BOX suzuribako by HIIRAISHI Takashi (1910-89) Early Showa period, 1930s Gold makie, mother-of-pearl, raden, inlays Silver suiteki and bindings 24 (dia.) x 4.2 cm.

SIMON PILLING EAST ASIAN ART & INTERIORS CRAB okimono by MIZUGUCHI Sadataka 水口貞孝 (1842 -?) Taisho period, 1915 Copper, silver and gold 19 x 11 x 4.5 (h) cm

SIMON PILLING EAST ASIAN ART & INTERIORS INCENSE BURNER koro by NAKAGAWA Tamenobu (1904-67) Early Showa period, 1930s Cast, gilt bronze 24.5 x 14 x 26 (h) cm.

SIMON PILLING EAST ASIAN ART & INTERIORS DOUBLE GOURD VASE by YAMAMOTO Ichiyo (b. 1944) Heisei period, 2000s Imari ware Porcelain with platinum, gold and coloured enamels 10 (dia.) x 24 cm.

SIMON PILLING EAST ASIAN ART & INTERIORS TSUBO by MURAKOSHI Takuma (b.1954) Reiwa period, 2019 Glazed stoneware, shigaraki clay 30/34 (irreg.dia.) x 39 (h) cm.

SIMON PILLING EAST ASIAN ART & INTERIORS PLATTER chozara by OSAKO Mikio (1940–95) Showa period, 1980s Stoneware, tokoname 60.5 x 26 x 4.5 cm.

SIMON PILLING EAST ASIAN ART & INTERIORS ORNAMENTAL BOX by ARAI Etsuko (b. 1980) Reiwa period, 2020 Gold makie, mother-of-pearl, raden, inlays 15 x 15 x 11 (h) cm

SOTHEBYS A rare large blue and white ‘dragon’ dish Qianlong seal mark and period

STEVE SLY JAPANESE ART Celadon Cockerel Studio Vase , artist Makuzu Kozan II , Circa 1910 , Sizes 33cm x 33cm copy

SUE OLLEMANS A Diamond Ruby and Gold Ring. Bali 19th Century Size :US5 Weight: 9 grams

SWORDERS A Tibetan bronze figure, 13th-14th century, of a monk wearing a long robe with a diapered border, seated cross-legged on a double lotus pedestal, his hands in Bhumiparsha mudra, 10cm high

LEMPERTZ PORTRAIT OF THE FRAGRANT CONCUBINE (Xiang Fei) Oil on canvas. 19th century 77 x 56 cm Estimate: € 15.000 – 20.000,-

STEVE SLY JAPANESE ART High Quality Japanese Onlaid Iron Box By The Komai Company Of Kyoto Meiji Period (1868-1912), damascened iron box by the highly regarded Komai company Height: 7.3cm, 2 7/8 inches Length: 14.3cm, 5 6/8 inches Depth: 11.2cm, 4 3/8 inches

STEVE SLY JAPANESE ART Important Mixed Metal Iron Panel By Hagiya Katsuhira 1804-1886 Meiji Period (1868-1912), by artist Hagiya Katsuhira (1804-1886) his art name Seiroken Height: 47cm, 18.5 inches Length : 65cm, 25.5 inches Diameter: 2cm, 0.75 inches

STEVE SLY JAPANESE ART Exquisite Japanese Shibayama Lacquer & Silver Mounted Tsuitate - Table Screen Meiji period (1869-1912), Gold Lacquer & Shibayama miniature Tsuitate, circa 1890 Height: 30cm, 15.5 inches Width: 28cm, 11 inches Depth: 12cm, 4.3/4 inches

FORGE & LYNCH Iznik pottery tile, Turkey, 1570-80, Painted in underglaze blue, viridian green and bole red on a white ground, with large composite flowers and arabesques forming a spiral, 25.6 by 22 cm

LEMPERTZ A LARGE GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI 17th/18th century Height 50 cm Prov: Private collection, Switzerland Estimate: €100.000 – 150.000,-

FORGE & LYNCH [DETAIL] Sher Khan Sur’s capture of Rohtasgarh Fort in 1538 A.D. Leaf from the ‘Third’ Akbarnama, Ascribed to the artists La’l, Dhanu and Khimkaran, Mughal India, 1595-1600 A.D. Opaque watercolour and gold on paper, laid down on card, 30.5 by 18 cm., 12 by 7 1/8 in. painting; 36 by 23.5 cm., 14 1/8 by 9 ¼ in. folio

FORGE & LYNCH Sher Khan Sur’s capture of Rohtasgarh Fort in 1538 A.D. Leaf from the ‘Third’ Akbarnama, Ascribed to the artists La’l, Dhanu and Khimkaran, Mughal India, 1595-1600 A.D. Opaque watercolour and gold on paper, laid down on card, 30.5 by 18 cm., 12 by 7 1/8 in. painting; 36 by 23.5 cm., 14 1/8 by 9 ¼ in. folio

FORGE & LYNCH [DETAIL] Portrait of a Sepoy, Indo-Portuguese, late eighteenth century, oil on canvas, 63.3 by 49.8 cm.

FORGE & LYNCH Portrait of a Sepoy, Indo-Portuguese, late eighteenth century, oil on canvas, 63.3 by 49.8 cm.

FORGE & LYNCH A Qajar steel pen-box inscribed to Gawhar Khanum, daughter of Fath ‘Ali Shah (r. 1797-1834) Persia, dated A.H. 1231 / 1815-16 A.D. Of cartouche form with twin hinges at the back and a floral clasp at the front, engraved with a dense design of flowering plants, enclosing on the top a cusped panel with the name and date, cusp-ended cartouches of nastal’iq around the borders and encircling the sides, the interior with an inner band of further inscriptions interrupted by four small ink-wells with hinged lids around a central vacant cartouche-shaped recess. 25.2 by 9 by 4.2 cm.

FORGE & LYNCH A large Safavid blue and white pottery dish, Persia, late seventeenth century, Painted in cobalt blue under a transparent glaze, the field depicts a pair of adorned guardian lions supporting a trellis platform. 53.8 cm. diameter; 10.6 cm. height

SWORDERS A Chinese famille rose dish, Tongzhi (1862-1874), Painted with numerous magpies amongst blossoming prunus branches against a yellow ground, the underside with scrolling lotus, four-character Tongzhi mark to base, 22.4cm diameter 清同治 黄地粉彩梅雀纹盘 《同治年制》矾红楷书款

SWORDERS A Chinese cloisonné incense burner, Qianlong (1736-1795), The compressed globular body rising from a short spreading gilt foot to a short neck with everted gilt rim, set at the shoulder with a pair of stylised dragon handles, brightly decorated around the exterior with taotie mask surrounded by leafy scrolling lotus reserved on a turquoise ground divided by vertical flanges with key frets, the gilt pierced domed cover finely decorated with scrolling lotus and lotus petals surmounted by a bud-shaped finial similarly decorated, censer 17.5cm long, 622.9g, overall 17.5cm high, 869.5g (2) 清乾隆 铜胎掐丝珐琅缠枝莲饕餮纹盖炉

SWORDERS A Chinese famille rose lotus cup, Guangxu (1875-1908) Modelled in the shape of a large lotus blossom with incised overlapping petals outlined in black enamel and filled with shades of pink, the outer row of petals rising to form the gently flared wall of the vessel, the centre pierced with a small circular aperture leading up into the hollow lime-green stem that forms the handle, inscribed Daqing Guangxu Jiaotaihu fujin qiucao jinian bei (Cup commemorating the autumn military exercises held near Jiaotaihu during the Guangxu reign of the Great Qing) in black enamel, 19.8cm long For a similar lot, see Christie's, New York, 24 March 2011, lot 1823. 清光绪 粉彩秋操纪念杯

SWORDERS A Chinese famille rose bowl, Guangxu (1875-1908) Of circular form, painted with scattered floral roundels, gilt rim, six-character Guangxu mark, 11.9cm diameter Provenance: Christie's London, 9 June 1997, lot 105. 清光绪 粉彩皮球花纹碗 《大清光绪年制》青花楷书款

SWORDERS A Chinese coral-ground famille rose bowl, Daoguang (1821-1850)Finely potted, the rounded sides with slightly everted rim, painted with various butterflies, all reserved on a rich coral-red ground, the interior glazed white, the base with a four-character mark Shende Tang zhi ('Made for the Hall of Prudent Virtue') in iron red, 14.3cm diameter 清道光 珊瑚地粉彩蝴蝶纹碗 《沈德堂制》矾红楷书款

SWORDERS A Chinese sancai bowl, 19th century, Of flared form on a circular foot, decorated with mythical beasts against a green wave-pattern ground, six-character Jiajing mark, 19.7cm diameter 清十九世纪 素三彩海水异兽纹碗 《大明嘉靖年制》青花楷书款

JACQUELINE SIMCOX A blue silk bed cover embroidered with landscape scenes of pavilions, flowering trees, ornaments and pleasure boats. Chinese, Canton c. 1820 230 x 295 cm excluding fringe Provenance: Embroidered for John Reeves in Canton c. 1820. By descent through the family Anthony du Boulay Collection from 2008

KAPOOR GALLERIES Angels Dance and Fly India, Pahari circa 1800 Opaque watercolors heightened with gold on paper Folio: 11 5/8 x 8 7/8 in. (29.5 x 22.5 cm.) Image: 9 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. (23.5 x 17.1 cm.)

KAPOOR GALLERIES A Nayika Preparing to Meet her Beloved Kangra, mid 19th century Gouache heightened with gold on paper Image: 7 2/3 x 5 in. (19.5 x 12.7 cm.) Folio: 10 1/2 x 7 in. (26.7 x 17.8 cm.) Provenance: Christie’s New York, 6 July 1978, lot 64. Collection of Dr. Alec Simpson.

KAPOOR GALLERIES A Leaf from a Ragamala: Dhanasri Rajasthan, 18th century. Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper Image: 9 x 6 in. (22.9 x 15.2 cm.) Folio: 11 x 8 1/4 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm.)

KAPOOR GALLERIES A leaf from the Devi Mahatmya: Homage of the Gods Guler, circa 1850 Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper 8 3/4 x 12 2/3 in. (22 x 32 cm.) Provenance: Collection of the Marquess of Tweeddale. Sotheby’s New York, 16 & 17 September 1998, lot 561. Private collection, United States.

KAPOOR GALLERIES An illustration to the Ramayana: Rama and Lakshmana Attributed to Pandit Seu, Basohli, circa 1730 Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper Image: 8 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. (20.1 x 31.1 cm.) Folio: 8 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (21.6 x 31.8 cm.) Provenance: Collection of R. Hale, California, acquired by the family in the 1960s.

JACQUELINE SIMCOX A rare, large painting on deerskin, the central cartouche decorated with a garden scene of two red-roofed pavilions and ladies at scholarly pursuits: within one pavilion four ladies admire a scroll painting; in the other two ladies play a board game while seated at a large square table and two attendants stand at their side with refreshments. In the garden, at the rear, two ladies sit at a stone table, the one writing in a book; an ink stone, water pot and brush rest beside her. Her companion seated beside a pile of books, both overlooked by an attendant holding scrolls. The foreground with a lady on horseback with a servant holding a large fan decorated with the sun and moon, while another carries a musical instrument, wrapped in a cloth, under her arm. The scene flanked by a red-capped crane and a deer, both symbols of longevity. The lower panels decorated with a man carrying a hu, symbol of office, and dressed as a Ming grandee in a flowing red robe with front medallion; a fan held above him by a servant. To the left and right blue panels with large buddha’s hand finger citrons with prunus blossom, one filled with scholar’s vessels, the other with books and a large dish of fruit resting on a small red lacquered stand. The outermost panels with a pair of mandarin ducks, lotus plants and a dragonfly; the other with a long-tailed bird perched on a prunus bough and gazing at a butterfly; rocks, peonies and day lilies below. The central cartouche framed by four feng huang: the two female birds with even-numbered curling tail feathers; the male birds each with three serrated tail feathers. The male with uneven numbers of feathers, representing the male element, yang, and the female birds with even numbers of feathers representing the female element, yin. The birds are decorated in the five fundamental colours representing the five Confucian virtues: black, white, red, green and yellow - the colour palette repeated throughout the painting. The outer border composed of small octagonal motifs in black, filled with formal flower heads and an outer narrow border of white flower heads and scrolls on a red ground. Chinese, 18th/19th century Height: 84 inches 213.5 cms Width: 72 inches 183 cms