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 . dragons carved in the round for thehandles, their hodies extended over incised Sliou characters. The whole brightly polisjied without and within. W Id III. 31,4 inches. 24—Seventeenth Century Carved Amber Lotus Flower Orna-ment A triangular
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 . dragons carved in the round for thehandles, their hodies extended over incised Sliou characters. The whole brightly polisjied without and within. W Id III. 31,4 inches. 24—Seventeenth Century Carved Amber Lotus Flower Orna-ment A triangular piece of clear, rich brown translucent amber, in-geniously carved, worked and engraved in the form of a beauti-fullv modeled lotus blossom in high relief, on a veined leaf, with stems. Lrixjlh. 31/. inches. 25—Seated Figure Holding Ciiilti Clear, translucent brown amber, blackening at the base. Coro-neted seated figure carved in the round, the folds in the robesengraved, holding a man-child. On amber-glass stand. Seven- teenth century. Ileiyht, 2y., inches; icith stand, 4 inches 26—Fifteenth Centirv Opaque Ked Amher Figure of Hotei The happy, contented,portly god is recliningon his right elbow on abag whose mouth hegrasps in his in dense opaqueamber of even, dark-coral red hue, with alight, soft polish. Hasstand. Width. 3 -Two Brown Translucent Amber Statuettes of Kuan-yin onAmber-glass Stands The goddess represented seated, in carved flowing robes; in oneholding the infant Buddha across her breast, while in the otherhe is seated upright on her knee. Ileiitht (irilh .s-taiid). ^% inches. 28—Seventeenth Cextuky Carved Amber Horse Modeled in recumbent position, his legs doubled under, tailswirling and head turned around to nose a bundle of books boundwith a scrolling ribbon which rests on his rump. Clear, semi-transparent light brown amber, turning to pure, brilliant topazagainst the light. Bright, lustrous polish; mane and tail etchedwith fine scroll
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