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 . 244—Brilliant Greex Crackled Bottle (Chien-lung) Ovoid, with tubular neck. Coated with a brilliant glaze in thehue of the greening apple, pervaded by a fine crackle in delicatelines, the glaze without the crackle overspreading the foot andth
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 . 244—Brilliant Greex Crackled Bottle (Chien-lung) Ovoid, with tubular neck. Coated with a brilliant glaze in thehue of the greening apple, pervaded by a fine crackle in delicatelines, the glaze without the crackle overspreading the foot andthe interior of the neck. Hei(/hf. a inches, 245—Pearl-white Crackled Bottle (Cliicn-liing) Dense jiorcelain covered with a monochrome glaze of a soft,creamy white with pearl-like luster, the rim glazed in black, and aspacious crackle ramifying about the vase in lines of russet-brown. Height. 5Vi inches. 246—Bue-black Globular ^ASE (Chien-lung) Dense porcelain, coated with a glaze of mirror quality and sodark in its deep blue or pui-plish pigment as to appear almost one of the mirror-blacks. Heiijht, ,5% inches. 247—Calfs Liver Color Bottle (Chirn-hing) Pure white porcelain invested with a glaze of dull luster in thehue of calfs liver and with a surface reproducing the texturerepresented. Iliitlhl. (i 24!8—RosE-Di-BAiufv \ask (Chiiii-liiiKj) Of nianinioth pcar-slmpe with contracted neck and trumpet lip,on a low slightly spreading foot. Pure white porcelain, coveredwith a uniform monochrome glaze of the rose-clu-Barry hue, with orange-peel surface and dull luster. Height. t)% inches. 249—Lapis-blue Bottle {C hifn-luiuj) With ovoid body and cylindrical neck, slightly with a lapis-blue glaze of mirror quality, overflowing to the interior of the neck. Height, 6 inches. 250—Small Bottle-shaped ^?ASE (Chicii-hing) With plain cylindrical neck. Covered throughout with a mustard-yellow glaze and minute crackle. Height, j/o inches. 251
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