Illustrated catalogue of a remarkable collection of antique Chinese porcelains, pottery, jades, screens, paintings on glass, rugs, carpets and many other objects of art and antiquity, formed by MrAWBahr, the well-known connoisseur and authority on the ancient arts of China [electronic resource] : to be sold at unrestricted public sale at the American Art Galleries, Madison Square South, on the afternoons herein stated . No. 3(i7 Second Afternoon. y<)9— Fi kikx Figure ok Bi iidha (Ming) Fukien porcelain covered with a bright mid even creamy-white glaze. Figure is seated cross-legged with sol
Illustrated catalogue of a remarkable collection of antique Chinese porcelains, pottery, jades, screens, paintings on glass, rugs, carpets and many other objects of art and antiquity, formed by MrAWBahr, the well-known connoisseur and authority on the ancient arts of China [electronic resource] : to be sold at unrestricted public sale at the American Art Galleries, Madison Square South, on the afternoons herein stated . No. 3(i7 Second Afternoon. y<)9— Fi kikx Figure ok Bi iidha (Ming) Fukien porcelain covered with a bright mid even creamy-white glaze. Figure is seated cross-legged with soles offeet upwards, ami hands in center with palms and fingersup. Head with characteristic nodular hair and long-lohedears and the sacred boss on forehead. Holies are skilfullydraped exposing the broad chest of the deity. Iliiiiht. a., tin-in 870 FtKIEX FlOTHK OK KlAN-VIN (Mtlig) Fukien translucent porcelain, covered with brilliant vel-vety Dew-ivory-white glaze. The goddess of prayer ormercy is shown half seated, one leg under body and rightknee raised on which hands rest. Head has hair coiled highwith pin; on breast, a single ornament. Robes now gra-ciously about the figure and in one hand is the sacred scroll. Ih mill. <l inches. 371—Fi kikn Censer (Ming) Fukien jiorcelain, covered all over with liipiid pure-whiteglaze. Body is six-sided on plan and sides slightly taperwith spreading rim, delicate molding forms a band, andfrom ba
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