. Illustrated catalogue of the beautiful old Chinese porcelains comprising the extraordinary private collection formed by Mr. S. S. Carvalho of New York [electronic resource] : to be sold at unrestricted public sale at the American Art Galleries on the dates herein stated. essions. Height, IV,, iarhet. 634— Oviform Celadon Vase (Tung (king) Of graceful contour, the body slightlyspreading from the low waist to meet aheavy convex foot, the high sloping shoul-der recurving in the neck, which expands ina lightly flaring lip. Dense, sonorous porce-lain with a glaze of pure sea-green tonewond
. Illustrated catalogue of the beautiful old Chinese porcelains comprising the extraordinary private collection formed by Mr. S. S. Carvalho of New York [electronic resource] : to be sold at unrestricted public sale at the American Art Galleries on the dates herein stated. essions. Height, IV,, iarhet. 634— Oviform Celadon Vase (Tung (king) Of graceful contour, the body slightlyspreading from the low waist to meet aheavy convex foot, the high sloping shoul-der recurving in the neck, which expands ina lightly flaring lip. Dense, sonorous porce-lain with a glaze of pure sea-green tonewonderfully worked in representation of seawater when churned and lightened by millionsof small air bubbles—the effect producedwithin the glaze by what appear to l»e in-numerable minute bubbles, some of whichare represented at the surface by in-finitesimal depressions which produce therethe equivalent of the orange-peel finish. I frit/lit. hi inrlii-*. —Gkackfii, ;ox Jar (Ming) In inverted pear-shape or enlarged gallipotform, the high globular body contractinggently and tapering to a narrow foot; shortcylindrical neck. Heavy sonorous porcelain,covered with a dense glaze of light sea-green tone and mirror-like brilliancy. //. iijlil. I ., iiii he*.. 636—Celadon Jar with Teakwood Cover (Ming) Colossal inverted pear-shape with heavy foot deeply stoneweight porcelain with clear note, carved with adeep base-border of palinations, long, slender and sharp-pointed,and foliate medallions enclosing flower and fruit motives, andbetween the medallions with blossoms and foliations. Brilliantsea-green glaze. Cover carved and pierced and surmounted by amalachite knob handle carved as a group of the sacred stand. Height, !)% inches J diameter, 11% inches. ?
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