. Illustrated catalogue of the beautiful old Chinese porcelains comprising the extraordinary private collection formed by Mr. S. S. Carvalho of New York [electronic resource] : to be sold at unrestricted public sale at the American Art Galleries on the dates herein stated. nches. 339—Cylindrical Blue and White Snuff Jar (Chicii-lung) Crackled glaze; figure of one of the exalted, and emblems, invaried tones of blue. Inscription in six characters near the shoul-der. Has stand. IIlight, 3% inrhta. 340—Blue and White Cylindrical Jar Pale criff-au-hiit glaze with fine crackle. A man stripped tothe


. Illustrated catalogue of the beautiful old Chinese porcelains comprising the extraordinary private collection formed by Mr. S. S. Carvalho of New York [electronic resource] : to be sold at unrestricted public sale at the American Art Galleries on the dates herein stated. nches. 339—Cylindrical Blue and White Snuff Jar (Chicii-lung) Crackled glaze; figure of one of the exalted, and emblems, invaried tones of blue. Inscription in six characters near the shoul-der. Has stand. IIlight, 3% inrhta. 340—Blue and White Cylindrical Jar Pale criff-au-hiit glaze with fine crackle. A man stripped tothe waist and with arms pinioned is about to have his headchopped oft, two executioners being present and the personagewho has ordered his death standing by with another who seemsforced to be a witness. Has stand. Height. 3 inches. 341—Octagonal Blue and White Snuff Jar (Chicn-ltitig) Conventional water plants on each face and on the shoulder fiveflying bats—symbols of happiness. Crackled glaze. Metal carved stand. 342—Blue and White Oviform Jar {Yung </;/) Crackled glaze; painted with four figures engaged in a ceremony,and a young woman looking on from within a window. Hasstand. Height, 34 iiirhcs. 343—Blue and White Bell-shaped Cup (Ktniy-lixi). 344 Crackled ill brown lines and paintedwith the four-elawed dragon and thephoenix, einblenis of the Emperor andEmpress, between narrow Greek-fretborders. The crackled glaze extendsthroughout the interior of the cup andunderneath the foot, where there is anapocryphal six-character mark ofChcng Ilua. Has elaborately carvedstand. ami White Cylindrical SnuffJar {Chwn-lung) Dragon and plxenix amid fire and cloudscrolls painted in brilliant blue overrolling billows. Stopper and stand. lliiilht. 3% inrhei. 345— Cylindrical Blue and White Snuff Jar (Chtcii-lung) Cafe-au-lait crackled glaze, extending underneath the foot, whichbears a blue seal. Numerous figures finely penciled in a groupabout a banana tre


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