Eastern Art (00351TEA)

Scroll painting of shrimps in the style of Qi Baishi, painted in 1986

Eastern Art (00497TEA)

Painting of flowers.

Eastern Art (Or1980.06.13)

Panel of mashrabiya, rectangular.

Eastern Art (Ea7891.23)

Painting, waterbased colours on card.

Eastern Art (Or2004.237)

2 double-humped camels in front of mountains. Inscription bottom left, signed Ding Guanpeng (who was active 1742-1754), but presumably a later copy.

Eastern Art (Or2004.238)

Landscape of mountains and pine trees with 8 red-headed cranes. 2 pine trees and another tree.. A band of cloud. Six line ink inscription, top right, a poem. Signed Wen Jia (who lived 1501-1583), dated 1534, but presumably a later copy.

Eastern Art (00243TEA)

Chinese Gongbi Colourful figure painting on silk, one of a set of 12. The 2 men in a garden, Lu Zhishen (鲁智深) and Wu Song (武松) are two figures of 'Tales of Water Margin' Shui Hu Zhuan, a famous novel of Ming Dynasty, one of the Chinese four great classical novels. Paintings depict the brotherhood of leaders described in the novel, The Tales of the Water Margin. There were 108 brothers. Those depicted here are the most famous. They had different roles - some were generals, others were officials - there are different stories about each one. Each one was outside the law for some reason. Note by JY: According to the art style, this painting could be painted by the artist of 00244TEA.

Eastern Art (00244TEA)

Chinese painting on silk, one of a set of 12. 1 man in boat, another on land with bamboo pole. The 2 men, Ruan Xiaowu (阮小五) and Ruan Xiaoer (阮小二) are two figures of 'Tales of Water Margin' Shui Hu Zhuan, a famous novel of Ming Dynasty, one of the Chinese four great classical novels. Signed by the artist Jiang Lian (蒋莲) (1796-1840s from Zhongshan city, Guandong Province) and with his seal 'Jiang Lian (蒋莲)'. Dated 'The autumn of 1825 (乙酉秋日)'. Note by JY: Paintings depict the brotherhood of leaders described in the novel, The Tales of the Water Margin. There were 108 brothers. Those depicted here are the most famous. They had different roles - some were generals, others were officials - there are different stories about each one. Each one was outside the law for some reason. Jiang Lian painted in the style of Qiu Ying, a Ming dynasty painter and these are very Qiu Ying style therefore likely to be right. Qiu Ying was good at 'blue and green style' painting where blue and green are used for rocks and mountains.

Eastern Art (00245TEA)

Chinese Gongbi colourful figure painting on silk, one of a set of 12. The men by a waterfall, Yan Qin (燕青) and Li Kui (李逵) are two figures of Shui Hu Zhuan, a famous novel of Ming Dynasty, one of the Chinese four great classical novels. Note by JY: According to the art style, this painting could be painted by the artist of 00244TEA.

Eastern Art (00246TEA)

Chinese Gongbi colourful figure painting on silk, one of a set of 12. Warrior with man carrying a pair of balls on a ribbon. The men, Yang Zhi (杨志) and Suo Chao (索超) are two figures of Shui Hu Zhuan, a famous novel of Ming Dynasty, one of the Chinese four great classical novels. Note by JY: According to the art style, this painting could be painted by the artist of 00244TEA.

Eastern Art (00247TEA)

Chinese Gongbi colourful figure painting on silk, one of a set of 12. 2 warriors, one with bow & arrow, one with lance. The men, Peng Qi (彭玘) and Han Tao (韩滔) are two figures of Shui Hu Zhuan, a famous novel of Ming Dynasty, one of the Chinese four great classical novels. Note by JY: According to the art style, this painting could be painted by the artist of 00244TEA.

Eastern Art (00248TEA)

Chinese Gongbi colourful figure painting on silk, one of a set of 12. 2 men, one with sword, one pushing dagger into ground with foot. the men, Wang Dingliu (王定六) and Li Jun (李俊) are two figures of Shui Hu Zhuan, a famous novel of Ming Dynasty, one of the Chinese four great classical novels. Note by JY: According to the art style, this painting could be painted by the artist of 00244TEA.

Eastern Art (00250TEA)

Chinese Gongbi colourful figure painting on silk, one of a set of 12. The 2 men by sea with sinking sun, Song Jiang (宋江) and Dai Zong (戴宗) are two figures of Shui Hu Zhuan, a famous novel of Ming Dynasty, one of the Chinese four great classical novels. Note by JY: According to the art style, this painting could be painted by the artist of 00244TEA.

Eastern Art (00251TEA)

Chinese Gongbi colourful figure painting on silk, one of a set of 12. Man pointing lance at another. The 2 men, Lin Chong (林冲) and Xu Ning (徐宁) are two figures of Shui Hu Zhuan, a famous novel of Ming Dynasty, one of the Chinese four great classical novels. Note by JY: According to the art style, this painting could be painted by the artist of 00244TEA.

Eastern Art (00252TEA)

Chinese Gongbi colourful figure painting on silk, one of a set of 12. 2 men on promontory, one conjuring a rider on horseback. The 2 men, Gongsun Shen (公孙胜) and Fan Rui (樊瑞) are two figures of Shui Hu Zhuan, a famous novel of Ming Dynasty, one of the Chinese four great classical novels. Note by JY: According to the art style, this painting could be painted by the artist of 00244TEA.

Eastern Art (00253TEA)

Chinese Gongbi colourful figure painting on silk, one of a set of 12. The 2 men, Hua Rong (花荣) and Lu Junyi (卢俊义) are two figures of Shui Hu Zhuan, a famous novel of Ming Dynasty, one of the Chinese four great classical novels. Note by JY: According to the art style, this painting could be painted by the artist of 00244TEA.

Eastern Art (00254TEA)

Chinese Gongbi colourful figure painting on silk, one of a set of 12. A warrior and an official by a screen. The 2 men, Wu Yong (吴用) and Dong Ping (董平) are two figures of Shui Hu Zhuan, a famous novel of Ming Dynasty, one of the Chinese four great classical novels. Note by JY: According to the art style, this painting could be painted by the artist of 00244TEA.

Eastern Art (00408TEA)

Chinese painting of peonies and bees with inscription and seals. Inscriptions: "Dancing in the spring breeze (舞春风) (title)", Bristol City Council, please keep this painting (英国布里斯托尔市议会惠存), present by Guangzhou Municipal People's Congress visit group ( 广州市人大友好访问团赠). Signed by Chen Yongkang (陈永康) with his seals 'Chen Yongkang (陈永康)' , 'Dan Qing Bu Zhi Lao Jiang Zhi (丹青不知老将至)' and 'Sui Yuan (随缘)'. painted at the Guangzhou Academy of Painting (写于广州画院). Dated in the summer of 2002 ( 壬午年仲夏).

Eastern Art (N6064)

rat,cast in round & engraved,brass + Cu chestnut in forepaws

Eastern Art (00372TEA)

Design for lucky pocket by Rebecca Yue, purse on red ground

Eastern Art (Ea7442)

Pipe, smoking

Eastern Art (Ea9317)

Sword, "yataghan"

Eastern Art (Ea9710)

Helmet

Eastern Art (N8198)

Painting, ink on silk. Hanging-scroll. Landscape. Signed: Ugyo; dated: 1866/1806/1746. Nanga school.

Eastern Art (Or1988.02.01)

Arrowhead, flint(?), leaf-shaped; for hunting use in the Stone Age.

Eastern Art (Or1988.02.02)

Arrowhead, flint?), tanged; for hunting use in the Stone Age.

Eastern Art (Or1988.02.03)

Arrowhead, flint(?), concave base; for hunting use in the Stone Age.

Eastern Art (Or1988.02.04)

Tubular ornament, greenish stone, part of "aristocratic Necklace".

Eastern Art (Or1988.02.05)

Magatama, comma-shaped ornament, malachite(?), part of "aristrocratic Necklace".

Eastern Art (Or1988.02.06)

Bowl, for water(?), yellowish earthenware, conical base, Yayoi type.

Eastern Art (Or1988.06.01)

Jacket, black with silver couched work.

Eastern Art (Or1988.06.04)

Box, for small cigarettes, oblong with spring release hinge, loops for elastic within. Shakudo?, dark metal. Inlaid with gold (2 hues) and silver. Recto: Fuji above boat, torii & thatched house. Verso: gold and silver V birds, mark K@4 below diamond.

Eastern Art (Or1988.06.05)

Koro (incense burner): spheroid body, vertical lip on everted mouth, 2 vertical lugs, 3 cabriole legs; recessed base. Porcelain, press moulded. Painted in iron-red, black, aubergine and s. gold. Sprays of flowers/fruit. Kutani(?).

Eastern Art (00360TEA)

Vajra/dorje, metal.

Eastern Art (00354TEA), Red leaves flying in the autumn breeze

Scroll painting 'Red Leaves flying in the autumn breeze', painted at the Institution of Chinese Painting in Suzhou, 1987.

Eastern Art (GRATWICK enquiry)

paper,several sheets,printed text in Tibetan,inside section of ?yak-horn,crude carving figs & letters,bound + Ag strip,red & turq beads

Eastern Art (Or2015.15)

A length of Chinese silk brocade, white and gold with floral designs and manufacturer’s name in selvedge ‘Hung Hsing H.K’. The all-over design includes peonies, chrysanthemum, narcissi and orchids with the flower heads picked out in gold on a ground of white cloud scrolls.

Eastern Art (Or1980.06.15)

Scroll-painting. Red devils etc. at base of picture. Too damaged to unroll.

Eastern Art (Or2006.39)

Coloured woodblock print (Nagasaki-e: 'Nagasaki print'): showing a Chinese man, woman and child.

Eastern Art (N6872)

inro, 3 secns, bamboo + Au lacquer, mollusc, sgd Kansai-ga. Netsuke, ivory, monkey in peach. Olive-stone ojime sgd Shigemasa. Empty box at 11 B Rhs Top