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 . eply chiseled bold ornament in lateral-scroll form,whose details are more or less obscured by heavy incrustationsfrom long burial and the thick, rich, unctuous patina which coversboth exterior and interior of the vessel. This brilliant patin
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 . eply chiseled bold ornament in lateral-scroll form,whose details are more or less obscured by heavy incrustationsfrom long burial and the thick, rich, unctuous patina which coversboth exterior and interior of the vessel. This brilliant patina isof a full-bodied, rich, deep green tone, mottled with paler greenand sandy-brown and occasional spots and patches of the originalmetal. Interior bears an incised inscription in sixteen characters,the inscription reading as made by the emperor or king (prob-ably Cheng Wang, third monarch of the Chou), and indicatingthat the bronze was cast by the Duke of Chou for use as asacrificial vessel in the worship of his ancestors. The Dukeof Chou, one of the greatest statesmen of antiquity, was uncleand regent of King Cheng, who came to the throne at the ageof thirteen years. Teak cover, with knob handle of jade carvedin relief and undercut with cranes and lotus flowers and buds. Height, 7 inches; diameter, 1 inches. 136—Rark Bronze Water Bottle (Chin). 13li In graceful hiilhous gourd-fonii withfull, cloiigiitud curving neck, cappedby a cover modeled in the form ofa pha-nix with raised head, the beakhinged and forming the spout. Thecover is attached by a chain to amovable vertical grip-handle swing-ing in fixed loops on the back of thebottle—or the side where the neckmakes its concave curve. Orna-mented with depressed borders andbands in ovate or meander-grillpattern, the interspaces filled withincised angular and sinuous with a rich, unctuous andbrilliant malachite a?rugo, mingledwith its lesser patina of brown, iron-rust and olive tones. This piece hasnot been bu
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