Illustrated catalogue of the remarkable collection of ancient Chinese bronzes, beautiful old porcelains, amber and stone carvings, sumptuous eighteenth century brocades, interesting old paintings on glas and fine old carpets, rugs and furniture, from ancient palaces and temples of China comprising the private collection of a Chinese nobleman of Tien-Tsin . 168—Bronze Ovifokm Vaise with Dragox Handles (Hem) Wide, slightly-spreading neck. Encircled b> three bands ofangular and sinuous incised scroll, and carrying two fixed handlesin the form of highly conventionalized dragons modeled in thero
Illustrated catalogue of the remarkable collection of ancient Chinese bronzes, beautiful old porcelains, amber and stone carvings, sumptuous eighteenth century brocades, interesting old paintings on glas and fine old carpets, rugs and furniture, from ancient palaces and temples of China comprising the private collection of a Chinese nobleman of Tien-Tsin . 168—Bronze Ovifokm Vaise with Dragox Handles (Hem) Wide, slightly-spreading neck. Encircled b> three bands ofangular and sinuous incised scroll, and carrying two fixed handlesin the form of highly conventionalized dragons modeled in theround, the decoration executed with considerable patina of rich mahogany, olive-brown, dark green, yel-low and deep blue mottling, with thin incrustations. Height. H inches. 169—Globilar Bronze Vase (Han) With short contracted neck and banded lip, on short circularfoot; two loose-ring handles depending from loops sustained bj-animal-masks in low relief. Coated over its entire surface withan olive, turquoise and mahogany richly mottled patina. Height, IS/j 170—Large Heavy Bronze Globular Jar (Chou) Witli sliort nctk and narrow everted lip, on a deep circular foot,the neck marked by two rings. Body and foot are divided intothree equal sections by pronounced ridges which are really tlienoses of grotesque devil heads—or the tao tieh ogre linea-ments—that form the chief decorative motive of the piece, piercedbosses on either side of tlie ridges being the monsters eyes andthe horns being ingeniously worked into a bold incised scrollholding the decorative scheme together. Interspaces filled withfret-scrolls of lighter incision, so that the whole body of thevase is occupied by decorations, excepting a depressed channelencircling it laterally. The entire expansive surface is coveredwith a soft patina of gray-olive tone with silvery notes, andbright green incrustations. Height, 9y„ inches; dinmeler. 11^4 inches. Two similar jars are in the Bo^ton M
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