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 . ripod Bronze Jar {Han) With original bronze cover. Encircled by two bands of closelyrepeated S-scrolls, incised, each band surmounted by a narrowscrolled border of the recumbent c/3 . Cover carries two bandsof the same upright scroll, eacli
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 . ripod Bronze Jar {Han) With original bronze cover. Encircled by two bands of closelyrepeated S-scrolls, incised, each band surmounted by a narrowscrolled border of the recumbent c/3 . Cover carries two bandsof the same upright scroll, eacli bordered on both sides by therecumbent x , and an additional narrow band of the same scrollunbordered. The top bands are separated by rope moldings,beyond the highest of which are found other bands or borders,one with an archaic dragon scroll and one with an angular fretor lattice. Cover surmounted by three loop handles and a smallpierced buttcni, all ornamented. Ihe bowl, with two large quadri-lateral loop handles, is raised on three cabiiole legs with scrollsand ridges at the knees. Covered tliroughout with olive, verdi-gris and malachite-hued patina antl incrustations, the intersticesin the S-scrolls of the body bands being filled in in places by adeposit of ebonv black. Height, 15% inchea; dUmicter, 13/^ titchcn; width at handles, lO/i, 183—Bronze Quadkilaterai, Vase {Han) With swelling sides expiiiiding from the low, square foot, andcontracting to a short square neck with thickened lip. At theshoulder two animal-head loop-handles with loose rings engravedwith scrolls. The lightly engraved ornament covering all sidesof the vase in a broadly conceived design of scroll and meanderis almost obliterated in a rich brown, lustrous patina enhancedwith malachite, deep blue and many tones of olive. Height, 17y^ inches. 184—Large Globular Bronze Jar (Han) With two loose-ring handles depending from low-relief animal-masks on the shoulder. The smooth body encircled by thre
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