The 2025 December Auction - Sale 346 (December 13 - December 16, 2025)
Sale 346
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blue-tinted printed portrait titled “T’an Yen K’ai, General of Hunan / 湖南都督譚延闓”, published by Commercial Press, Ltd., Shanghai. Early image of the prominent revolutionary and statesman. Scarce.
showing the Yunnan general in full military dress. Reverse with trilingual heading, indicative of Commercial Press–style printing. Light surface wear and paper residue on reverse from prior mounting. Toned.
published by Commercial Press Ltd., Shanghai. Depicting the general seated in full uniform with cap and sword, captioned “General of Kwantung” in English and Chinese. Unused, minor toning.
depicting General Chiang (蔣光鼐) in civilian attire wearing a double-breasted overcoat, within an oval vignette. Captioned in Chinese 「十九路軍總指揮蔣光鼐」. Unused; some staining, creases, and edge wear as seen. A scarce and historically important portrait postcard of the famed 19th Route Army commander, notable for his leadership during the 1932 Shanghai Incident. Good to Fine.
Commander of the Third Division of the Chinese Republican Army, picture postcard published by Commercial Press, Shanghai. Light surface wear. VF-F.
with manuscript inscription on reverse “Chinese Commander 19th Army, Shanghai, Chapei. Gen. Tsai Ting Kai” and violet date stamp “JUN 1933.” Unused. A scarce military photograph from the early Republic era. Very Fine.
bust portrait in military uniform with medals and sword, titled “唐生智先生” below. Unused. Scarce early portrait of the prominent Nationalist general known for his role in the Northern Expedition and later the defense of Nanjing.
General of Shanghai, picture postcard, seated portrait reading document at desk. Captioned “CHEN CHI MEI, General of Shanghai” (No.47). Published by Commercial Press Ltd., Shanghai, China. Important early revolutionary figure and close associate of Dr. Sun Yat-sen. Scarce.
in military uniform, captioned “General CHANG SHAO TS’EN” . Published by Commercial Press, Ltd., Shanghai. Unused. Scarce early issue depicting the Republican-era general.
c.1910s–1920s portraits of Chinese political and military figures,
comprising two Japanese-issued photographic postcards — one depicting Generals Fang Zhenwu (方振武) and He Yaozu (賀燿祖), key military leaders active during the early Republican period; the other featuring Wu Junsheng (吳俊陞), noted warlord of Fengtian and commander of the Northeastern Army. Both printed in Japan with bilingual inscriptions and publisher’s marks. Fine and scarce examples of early Japanese-printed postcards portraying prominent Chinese figures.
depicted in Western attire with spectacles. Early foreign-issued postcard bearing his name captioned “TANG SHAOYI,” finely printed.
depicting the noted diplomat and statesman in half-length portrait within an oval frame, printed in monochrome tone. A finely produced early commemorative postcard portraying the distinguished Foreign Minister of the Nationalist Government.