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 . 336—Large Ti-rqfoise Vase (Chien-hmg) Ovoidal-globular body and full neck with slightly flaring with a finely crackled glaze in the hue of the green orwashed turquoise, which extends for a considerable way downthe i
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 . 336—Large Ti-rqfoise Vase (Chien-hmg) Ovoidal-globular body and full neck with slightly flaring with a finely crackled glaze in the hue of the green orwashed turquoise, which extends for a considerable way downthe interior of the neck. (Lip slightly cracked.) Heif/ht. 13% inches. S3!—Wide I:mperial Yellow Bowl {Koiig-hsi) Ovoid, on a short cylindrical foot, the graceful contour recurv-ing to a lightly spreading thin lip. Sonorous white porcelain,glowing in a glaze of Lnperial-yellow glory, pure, lustrous,covering uniformly tlie exterior and interior surfaces, which arewithout other adornment. On the white-glazed foot, penciled inblue within a blue double ring: Ta-Ching nien-chih(^Lide in the reign of Kang-hsi of the great Ching [the re-centlv overthrown] dynasty). On a teakwood stand having fivecarved dragon legs witli claw and ball feet. Didiitcfcr. 14- inches; heipht, 6% 338—Cylindrical Club-shaped Powder-ulue Vase {Ka»g-hsi) With well-defined foot, flat shoulder, short wide neck and flangedlip. Smooth surface throughout, with a lightly molded bandaround the neck. Sonorous hard-paste white porcelain coveredwith a luminous glaze of powder-blue of rich quality, a ring ofwhite reserved at the base of the lip and the interior glazed inwhite, ilark, the blue double ring. Htiqht. ITVi inches. 339—Roi!ixs-EGG Souffle Tall Vase {Chicii-huig) Of club-form with ovoidal body, narrow sloping shoulder, wideneck and flaring lip. Clear porcelain covered with a rich, unctu-ous glaze of robins-egg souffle with a dull luster, the glaze ex-tending to the interior of the neck an
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