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 . 141—Bronze Animal Wine Aessel {Han) Of ancient Chou type, in the form of a mythological rhinocerosknown as hsi; used for liolding ceremonial wine in sacrificialworship. The features are boldly modeled, and the body, legsand tail are covered
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 . 141—Bronze Animal Wine Aessel {Han) Of ancient Chou type, in the form of a mythological rhinocerosknown as hsi; used for liolding ceremonial wine in sacrificialworship. The features are boldly modeled, and the body, legsand tail are covered with wandering incised scrolls, the breastshowing an incised ogre-mask. Covered with a smootji, finepatina of dark olive, relieved by brown touches and spots ofbrighter green. HelffhI. 8% inrhes; leiif/th. 134 inches. 142—Bronze Incense Biminer with Cover (CJioii) Circular, with two animal-liead loop-and-drop handles, on aflanged foot; ovoidal bowl with everted lip. Decoration, thefao tieh ogre lineaments and archaic dragons in bold relief,with scrolled-fret interspacing. Aariegated patina and incrusta-tions with predominant green tone. Carved teak cover withcarved jade knob liandle. Wultli. Ill/;, 143—Fixe Heavy Bronze Vase (Choii) Witli low swelling body tapering slowly to a short thick neck,on a spreading foot. Neck surrounded by a dragon band, raisedand sculptured in relief with four land dragons facing each otherin pairs, the band expanding into two plain loops or handlesfor suspension. On the body another band of scrolled landdragons in bold relief carving, below a raised loop border com-prehending within the ascending loops further bold relief scrolls—the interspaces in both bands and border occupied by fretscrolls in hair-line relief. Beautiful patina of rich brown andiron-red and a dark malachite-green, with thick incrustations. Inscription inside of bottom. Height, 9% inches. 144—Deep Wide Bronze Bowi, (Han) Semi-globular with everted sharp lip: on
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