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 . sses. Patina of rich, dark moss-green With rusty and mahogany-brown mottlings. Has teakwoodcover with carved white jade knob-lumdle. Ileir/lit. 01,; inches. 122—Semi-globular Bronze Offering-stand {CJiiii) With slightly contracted lip and wi
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 . sses. Patina of rich, dark moss-green With rusty and mahogany-brown mottlings. Has teakwoodcover with carved white jade knob-lumdle. Ileir/lit. 01,; inches. 122—Semi-globular Bronze Offering-stand {CJiiii) With slightly contracted lip and wide mouth, on a tall, gracefullycurving and spreading foot. Two side-handles of cylindricalsection. Adorned in bands of incised scroll fret. Patina of richdark green with malaciiite tones and mahogany-brown. Hciijhf. 7i inches. 123—Ancient Bronzk Qiadrilaterai. Jau (Hiin) Swelling sides with sharp edges, short neck with thickened squarelip, and slightly spreading quadrangular base. Two animal headsin relief on the slioulder. Rough, coarse patina of pale tur-quoise-blue and the green of the washed turquoise, interspersedwith j)atches of iron-rust—the deposit from the disintegration ofsome adjacent object or material—and here and there outcrop-pings of the original metal little altered in surface or hue. Height, 11 inches; dinmcler, (i IS-i—Broxzk Jaii (CIiou) Squat ovoid body with thick neck and wide, flaring mouth. Ontlie neck a band of incised fret overlain by heavy raised scrollshas at opposite sides two animal heads in high relief, and belowit are two sharp raised rings, which arc repeated on the patina of pewter-like quality and gray tone, throughout,with heavy red and green incrustations. In the interior an in-cised inscription saying the jar is to hold the familys treasures. Uiii/ht, jy^ iiiclHs; (liiimeter, 5y., inches. Almost the exact counteriiiirt of tliis vase is recorded and illustrated in theHsi Ching Ku Cliien, the catalogue o
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