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 . r fret incised and in relief, the pattern in thelower band being the heavier, while bolder scroll forms appearon the heavy rounded knees. Green patina and thick earthyincrustations, the patina on one of the legs taking the hue ofthe glaze on
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 . r fret incised and in relief, the pattern in thelower band being the heavier, while bolder scroll forms appearon the heavy rounded knees. Green patina and thick earthyincrustations, the patina on one of the legs taking the hue ofthe glaze on a tea-dust vase. The carved teakwood cover hasa carved coral-jade knob handle. IleUjht. b/o iiichis (iHth cover, S/i inches); width, 8 inches. 140—UxiatE Bronze Sacrificial Vessel {Htm) In spherical form, comprised of a bowl with equivalent the bowl are two looped side-handles and on the cover twosimilar ones, the cover being supplied also with three additionalupstanding loops in a tier above its paired loops. Bowl andcover ornamented with bands of a bold scroll in broad surface-outline, the interspacing filled with a finely incised angular and yellow, earthy-brown, iron-rust and malachitepatina and incrustations, with markings indicating that its burial was in watery precincts. Hiiijht, 7 ini-lies: dinmcter, 11 141—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 og
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