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 . 161—Bronze Offering-stand or Jar (Han) Witli its own original cover. Clear, sonorous bronze that hasnever been buried. Fasliioned in cylindrical form with roundedshoulders and flattened bottom on a circular, contracting pedestalwith flaring
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 . 161—Bronze Offering-stand or Jar (Han) Witli its own original cover. Clear, sonorous bronze that hasnever been buried. Fasliioned in cylindrical form with roundedshoulders and flattened bottom on a circular, contracting pedestalwith flaring foot. On the flattened top a broad flange handlefor lifting the cover; on the body two small loop handles. Cover,body and pedestal arc channeled in a succession of deep lateralgrooves. The entire vessel covered with a rich patina of brilliantmalachite-green, mahogany-brown, gun-metal hue, the russet ofcorroded iron and tones of indigo-blue, the varied enrichmentsextending to the interior. Iliiflht, 1014 162—Venekable Bronze Ring-handled Deagon Jar with Cover(Han) Original cover and original ring handles—these original bronzering handles being very rarely retained by the hoary vesselscoming down to to-day; on the shoulder two animal-head loopssupporting the large free rings. Low circular form on a shallow,slightlv spreading base resting on three short straight legs withanimal-head cappings. Tapering cover finishing in a plain cir-cular flanged handle. Around the shoulder of the bowl and thebase of the cover a deeply chiseled, strongly drawn dragon-scrollmotive in a primitive conventionalization, both cover and bowlmarked above and below by horizontal flutings. A vessel usedfor the preparation of sacrificial food in ancient ancestor and olive patina with heavy green incrustations. tliUjhl, S inchin: iridth, 10 inches. 163—Ancient Chinese Traveling Conventional bi-convex shape, with tubular handle to which ap-pertains a small loop, molded i
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