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 . han a bronze. The eye wanders fromthe mahogany-brown and red and pearl-gray patinas on ex-posed spots of the original metal over a baffling field of color—turquoise-blue and turquoise-green, the rich and varying mala-chite greens, with mottl
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 . han a bronze. The eye wanders fromthe mahogany-brown and red and pearl-gray patinas on ex-posed spots of the original metal over a baffling field of color—turquoise-blue and turquoise-green, the rich and varying mala-chite greens, with mottlings and striations of white and blackand gray and brown and yellow, and yet of olive, and again ofgray, the soft, inviting gray of Time and present cover for the molded opening in the top of theback, of solid bronze overlaid with gold, is modern—as thingsgo in China—having been made in the reign of Chien-lung andbearing on its inner surface the Chien-lung seal. (The ex-cavation of the vessel was, therefore, at least as early as theeighteenth century.) The cover is luxuriantly carved with weirdmonster-heads in high relief and undercutting, with a secondaryornamentation of cloud and wave forms, and is accompanied bya replica in teak. Height, 13 inches (ii:ith stand. I514 inche.^); length. 18% inches. (Illustrated—see Frontispiece). 180—Large Heavy Bronze Quadrilateral Wixe Jar (SJunig) Of ovoid form witli high sliouldcrs, a short quadranguhir neckand two loop , witli a tliird loop handle affixed to theface near the bottom. All three handles display the hornedsheeps head and between the shoulder handles are two ramsheads in high relief. Flanking these and the shoulder handles,in a band delimited by concentric ridges, are raised medallionsof the ancient wave motive, significant of music and the drama—the ancient music having begun with the sound of the waves.^ aried, subdued patina of browns, steel-gra3\s, turquoise andmalachite hues, with thin incr
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