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 . flattened, elonfrated nielon-forin, witha swinging handle in rope design and a low spreading base wliichis marked bj two rings. Otherwise plain, it is ornamented at theshoulder with a wide band of angular fret, incised between twonarrow bord
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 . flattened, elonfrated nielon-forin, witha swinging handle in rope design and a low spreading base wliichis marked bj two rings. Otherwise plain, it is ornamented at theshoulder with a wide band of angular fret, incised between twonarrow borders of repeated small raised circles, the band inter-rupted by two aninial-niasks in relief. In the interior an incisedinscription containing the name of an animal, apparently the wildboar or sheep, and the symbols for spear, grandfather andfather—a formula used, it is said, as a godspeeding and ad-vance felicitation to those departing for the wars. Coveredwith a rich, unctuous patina of a deep, full malachite-green,mottled in red, brown, gray-olive and iron-rust hues, the patinaand incrustations largely covering the interior also. The teakwood cover has a Chou carved jade handle in the formof a horse and a deer, the deer holding in its mouth branches ofthe sacred fungus—like itself emblematic of longevity. H drill I (trith rover), IO14 —AxciEXT Broxze Tiupod Ixcexse BrnxEE (Han) Witli silvci-gilt ribbon-scroll openwork top. Looped side handleswith drops and pierced-scroll tops; the squat and hollow cabriolelegs also formed of pierced scroll work. The low circular bowl,with slightly contracted neck and heavy everted lip, is adornedwith a waistband of incised angular and scroll fret in two tiers,between two raised ropes, a pointed border below it—the bandand border being repeated in reduced scale on the short in a caressing ])atina of rich and varied olive surface,with blackening patches and brilliant vivid green fleckings. Hcitjht, 514 iIIrJi
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