Illustrated catalogue of the important collection of antique Chinese porcelains, Sung and Ming potteries, ancient stone sculptures, carved jades and other hard stones, snuff bottles, Mandarin necklaces, bronzes, enamels, palace furniture and wall panels and a number of rare and fine ancient Chinese paintings of the Sung and Ming periods [electronic resource] : all of which are to be sold at unrestricted public sale by direction of the Chinese expert, Lee Van Ching of Shanghai on the afternoons herein stated . 1 SHi—-Agate Flower Vase Tlie vase carved as the tortuous lower trunk of an aged peac
Illustrated catalogue of the important collection of antique Chinese porcelains, Sung and Ming potteries, ancient stone sculptures, carved jades and other hard stones, snuff bottles, Mandarin necklaces, bronzes, enamels, palace furniture and wall panels and a number of rare and fine ancient Chinese paintings of the Sung and Ming periods [electronic resource] : all of which are to be sold at unrestricted public sale by direction of the Chinese expert, Lee Van Ching of Shanghai on the afternoons herein stated . 1 SHi—-Agate Flower Vase Tlie vase carved as the tortuous lower trunk of an aged peachtree, hollowed, growing amid rocks, with another trunk andbranches carved in openwork around it, bearing numerouspeaches in relief. A pigeon is alighting on one of the branchesand a stork stands on a rock below. Delicate, translucent gray-ish agate with soft tones of slate-blue and warm carnelian touchesand brilliant polish. H right, 8 iurhea. 197—Agate Vase with Covee In heavy flask shape with pedestal foot, fungus-loop handleswith loose rings, and a Fu-lion surmounting the cover. Carvedin high relief about the underbody is a border of rockery, onone face is a bird in a fruit tree, and on the other is a blos-soming plam tree, while at one side in relief and undercutting isa plant of the sacred fungus (a branch of the latter broken). JStight, 10% inrhei. First Afternoon. 198— Rose Crystal Vase with Cover Broad, flattened form, with wide neck and dome cover. Monster-head handles carved in bold relief and pierced, and a high reliefdecoration on all sides consisting of peach trees in fruit, birds,bats and the sacred fungus. On top of cover a bird with apeach branch in its mouth. Very brilliant polish. Height, 10 % inches, 199— Green Jade Vase with Cover Squat pilgrim bottle form with broad neck and low foot. Verydark, blackish-green jade with a bright polish, and showing cer-tain white and opal-gray cloudings. The rich ornamentationincludes on the two faces dragons with t
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