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 . 172—Large Globular Bronze Colander (Han) Open-topped, witli two loop handles of thick rope design spring-ing from the heavy everted rim, and short foot. Used in pre-paring cooked foods in tlie ancient ceremonial ritual. The bot-tom is perfor
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 . 172—Large Globular Bronze Colander (Han) Open-topped, witli two loop handles of thick rope design spring-ing from the heavy everted rim, and short foot. Used in pre-paring cooked foods in tlie ancient ceremonial ritual. The bot-tom is perforated in numerous slits for the passage of ornamentation besides the handles three rings. Both sur-faces covered thickly with blue, green and iron-rust red patinainvolved with heavy earthv incrustations from long burial. Ifiiiflit. lO/o iiicJiex; dUimeter, 1354 inches: width irilh liaiidkH. I514 inches. 173—Green Bronze Qtadrilateral Jar (Han) With expanded sides, square base and mouth and two loose-ringhandles depending from animal-masks in low relief; faces other-wise plain. Russet and malachite patina, mottled and rich, withgray and blue notes and widespread incrustation. Height, 13%
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