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 . e face. The legs are small monsters withhuman form and bird head, supporting the cup as form and medallions alike carry out and suggest the mon-sters bird head. Dark olive, brown, light green and mottledpatina with iron-rust in
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 . e face. The legs are small monsters withhuman form and bird head, supporting the cup as form and medallions alike carry out and suggest the mon-sters bird head. Dark olive, brown, light green and mottledpatina with iron-rust incrustation. Ilfif/hl, 3 i»r/ip.«; diameter, 0 inches. 114—Red Bkoxze Beakeu (Han) Base and mid-section with an elaborated, finely incised scroll-fretand bosses, with the addition to the midband of two verticalridges. Smooth patina of light-bronze and dull cherry-red, withgreen-turquoise and gray fleckings, and rich green and dark olive notes in the denser parts. Heiffht, 10 inches. 115—Bronze Tripod Sacrificial Vessel with Handle (Han) More or less in the shape of a small frying-pan, with deepenedbottom, standing on three slightly curved spear-head legs withpoints downward. Long curved handle finishing witii a dragon-head. Turquoise-green patina witli patclies of cobalt-blue. Hci;/ht. 5 inches. 116—Bronze Vase of Flattened Pear-shape (Chou). With broad, truncated neck anddeep foot. The neck is sur-rounded by a band of incised andrelief ornament comprehendingthe fret and open scrolls, battle-axes and the symbolized featuresof the tiger or ogre. The tigerseye recurs in a narrow scrollband about the foot. The entiresurface of the jar is covered by athick patina of rich malachitetones, mingled with warm, red-dish-brown and iron-rust hue, andvarious incrustations. Height, ti/o inchcx: irUUh, 514 inches. 117—Bronze Beaker {Han) Conventional form, with scarcely definition between the mid-section and the trumpet lip or mouth; in the size of a largedrinking-cup easily handled.
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