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 . 369—Tall Pear-shaped Crackle Vase (Ming) The body gracefully expanding from a circular foot, taperinggently to a full neck and recurving to the flange-lip with round-ing rim. Rudimentary animal-hcad-and-ring handles modeled inthe paste. Ston
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 . 369—Tall Pear-shaped Crackle Vase (Ming) The body gracefully expanding from a circular foot, taperinggently to a full neck and recurving to the flange-lip with round-ing rim. Rudimentary animal-hcad-and-ring handles modeled inthe paste. Stone pottery coated with a glaze of light cafc-au-lait tone, which extends over the lip and beneath the foot andis crackled throughout. Height, ISVa inches. 370—Large Blue and White Fish Bowl (Chia Clung) Heavy stoneware, glazed in white, with an all-round decora-tion of two five-clawed dragons pursuing the flaming jewel amidstfire-scrolls, in deep Mussulman blue. On the rim the six-char-acter mark of Chia Ching. Height, 15 inches; diameter, 38/j 379 THE NEW YORKPUBLIC LIBKARY AaTILftEN fOUHOATJOHJ 371—Ming Porcelain Blue and White Fish Bowl ( Wan-Ii) Inverted-cone shape, with slightly ovoidal sides and thickenedlip. Adorned with carp and long-nosed fish, lotus plants, de-tached blossoms and sea-waves, in the rich ^Mohammedan bluewhich has vanished from the ceramic art of the world. In-scribed on the lip: Ta-Ming Wan-li nien^chih (Made in thereign of Wan-li of the great Ming dynasty). IliUjht. 17 liicliiS (with slaiiil. 3(i;/i inches): diiniu to-. SOVi inches. 372—Larcf, Pottery Plant Jar (Yuan) Ovoidal contour, much resembling a huge cone staniling on itsbroadly truncated end, with the upper end folded slightly inwardand finishing with a low molded round lip. Two rudimentaryhandles of lion-heads with large rings, molded in relief in thepaste. Covered uniformly with a rich creamy glaze of grayishtinge, crackled and exhibiting a metallic luster. Ilcif/ht. ](» iiic
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