A GROUP OF JADE, HARDSTONES AND CERAMICS, comprising a malachite archaistic gu-form vase--4¾ in. high; a russet mottled and creamy jade brushwasher, carved with a branch of flowering prunus, bats and cloud scrolls--4¾ in. long; a jadeite snuff bottle, the rounded rectangular bottle of dark olive tone with emerald splashes; a jadeite butterfly pendant--2¾ in. wide; a green jade double gourd-form coupe--2 5/8 in. long; a small pale green pouring vessel--4 in. long over spout; thirteen variously coloured cabochons; a whitish-grey and black veined lotus-form coupe, carved with a dragon and lotus--3¼ in. long; a russet belt buckle--2¼ in. long; a variegated brown blade--5 in. long; a brown flaring axe blade--3½ in. long; a creamy square seal with domed finial, uncarved--1 3/8 in.; a brown mottled rectangular scroll weight, with calligraphic inscription--7¾ in. long; a black bi with carved dragon--1½ in. diam.; a brown mottled bead carved with dragon--2 in. long; a grey and creamy white flat bead carved with stylised decoration--1 1/8 in. long; a greenish circular disk--1¾ in. diam.; a green and russet fingering piece--3 in. long; a square seal with a domed top, uncarved--7/8 in.; a green flat oval fitting--3 in. long; thirteen miniature beads, pendants and fittings; together with a small robin's egg blue-glazed hu-form jar with mask handles--3½ in. high; a mirror black-glazed double gourd vase--3 1/8 in. high; a sang-de-boeuf-glazed double gourd vase--3 in. high; an emerald green-glazed meiping vase, with metal rim--3 7/8 in. high; and a green-glazed Buddhistic lion joss stick holder--2 in. high; together with a celadon-glazed conical bowl, Song dynasty, the exterior with lightly moulded ribs and slightly indented lip--6 in. diam.