6th May, 2026 11:00
Live Sale: Chinese and Japanese Works of Art 2026
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CHINESE SCHOOL, THREE PITH PAPER PAINTINGS OF BIRDS, QING DYNASTY, CIRCA 1840
each ink and colour on paper, depicting birds perched on rockwork, framed and glazed, image size 16.5 by 23cm (2) and 15.5 by 26cm
Provenance: according to paper label, 'Brought from China about 1843 by Josiah Wilberforce Heath'.
三幅通草纸花鸟图，清代，约1840年
each ink and colour on paper, depicting birds perched on rockwork, framed and glazed, image size 16.5 by 23cm (2) and 15.5 by 26cm
Provenance: according to paper label, 'Brought from China about 1843 by Josiah Wilberforce Heath'.
Auction: Live Sale: Chinese and Japanese Works of Art 2026, 6th May, 2026
Highlights of Olympia Auctions' Chinese and Japanese works of art sale include an Imperially inscribed jade mountain from an Italian Noble family, a superb cloisonne enamel 'Egret' vase by the studio of Namikawa Sosuke from the property of an English Gentleman and a private Scottish Collection of Chinese works of art including bamboo carvings and jades. Other British private collections include Chinese snuff bottles predominantly collected in the first half of the 20th Century, and a collection of Japanese Satsuma ceramics including a large and impressive koro and cover.
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Thursday 30th April: 10am to 8pm (Drinks 6pm-8pm)
Friday 1st May: 10am to 5pm
Tuesday 5th May: 10am to 5pm
