Illustrated catalogue of a remarkable collection of antique Chinese porcelains, pottery, jades, screens, paintings on glass, rugs, carpets and many other objects of art and antiquity, formed by MrAWBahr, the well-known connoisseur and authority on the ancient arts of China [electronic resource] : to be sold at unrestricted public sale at the American Art Galleries, Madison Square South, on the afternoons herein stated . nd feet arepainted white. Upper tunic has been covered entirely withpurple and, together with the robes and headdress, havea decoration of circular medallions brilliantly illum
Illustrated catalogue of a remarkable collection of antique Chinese porcelains, pottery, jades, screens, paintings on glass, rugs, carpets and many other objects of art and antiquity, formed by MrAWBahr, the well-known connoisseur and authority on the ancient arts of China [electronic resource] : to be sold at unrestricted public sale at the American Art Galleries, Madison Square South, on the afternoons herein stated . nd feet arepainted white. Upper tunic has been covered entirely withpurple and, together with the robes and headdress, havea decoration of circular medallions brilliantly illuminatedin gold and colors, which are also used for diaper-borderand for cloud-pattern to front of lower robe and for jewels. Hritjhl, 10; iiirhr,i First Afternoon 188—Lacquer Siikixe with Coipkr Figure of a Lohan (ChienLung) Shrine of wood, lacquered and ornamented with bats andfloral motifs in rod and gold; on the top is a gilded andfinely chased metal sin pa or finial with dragon, clouds andlotus base. Inside, the figure of a Lohan or Buddhist apos-tle standing erect with hands under fold of flowing has been lacquered with gilding on bare breast,arms and face. Robes are brown lacquer with elaboratedecoration, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, of the chlh-tnngdragon, conventional clouds, flowers and scrolls. A rarestyle of ornament on metal. Height of shrine, 2ly3 inche»: height of figure, lOVi 180—Red Lacqttei Jewel Casket (Chien Lung) Rectangular, resembling form of an Imperial carriage andwith four wheels; two compartments, lower one with drawer;on top of a fretted and openwork palanquin hood, tray con-taining five boxes; made of the famous sealing-wax red Soo-chow lacquer, most minutely carved with elaborate floral-arabesque designs on sides of compartments, and of clas-sical emblems on top trays; groundwork, edges and sidesare carved in different microscopical diapers and the wholeworkmanship is of the best, and finish, as well as qualitvof the lacquer
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