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 . 213 214—RoBixs-EGG SouFFLK \Asfc; (Cli ieti-luiig) Double-gourd form, coated witli a characteristic glaze of robins-egg blue souffle, in pronounced gray-blue and malachite mottlingor wavy striations. Height, iy„ inches. 215—Rose-souffle Vase
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 . 213 214—RoBixs-EGG SouFFLK \Asfc; (Cli ieti-luiig) Double-gourd form, coated witli a characteristic glaze of robins-egg blue souffle, in pronounced gray-blue and malachite mottlingor wavy striations. Height, iy„ inches. 215—Rose-souffle Vase {Chien-lung) In the form of a double-gourd, or an ovoid jar with a smallerpear-shaped vase superposed and forming the neck of the with a rose-souffle glaze throughout the exterior sur-face ; interior of neck glazed in camellia-leaf green; underneaththe foot a white glaze. Height, iy^ inches. 216—Small Globular Vase {Chien-lung) On a short, lightly spreading foot, with slender neck and flaringlip. Modeled in relief with a decoration presenting a stork amonglotus plants, one stem showing the seed-pod. The whole coatedwith a lustrous monochrome glaze of pale canary-yellow, whichis carried to the interior of the neck and underneath the foot. Height, i% 217—Starch-blue Ovoid Jar (Kang-hsi) With short everted lip. Dense, pure wjiite porcelain covered inmonochrome with a glaze of slate or starch blue, of liquid, opaquequality. Diameter, 3y., inches. 218—RoBixs-EGG SorFFLB (Chicn-limg) Conventional form with pronounced taper and very slightly re-curving at the foot. Exhibits the curious glaze in a markedlyeven distribution, a great deal of deep blue intermingling withthe robins-egg green; of unctuous surface and dull luster. Height, 41/2 inches. 219—Smali. Turquoise Bottle (Chie»-hnig)
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