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 . 212—Mottled TuRauoisE Ovoid Jar {Chwn-lung) The beautifully mottled glaze in thehue of the Persian turquoise carries afine fish-roe crackle, and extends overa part of tlie foot. Has wooden cover. Height, 3/. inches. ^213—Pair Small Mirror-bl
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 . 212—Mottled TuRauoisE Ovoid Jar {Chwn-lung) The beautifully mottled glaze in thehue of the Persian turquoise carries afine fish-roe crackle, and extends overa part of tlie foot. Has wooden cover. Height, 3/. inches. ^213—Pair Small Mirror-black Vases{K\uig-lisi) Ovoid body, with neck in form of apear-shaped vase into which the short,contracted neck over the main bodyexpands. Covered with a deep blackglaze of mirror-quality from the white-glazed lip to the foot, which under-neath is also glazed in white. Height, 5 213 214—RoBixs-EGG SouFFLK \Asfc; (Cli ieti-luiig) Double-gourd form, coated witli a characteristic glaze of robins-egg blue souffle, in pronounced gray-blue and malachite mottlingor wavy striations. Height, iy„ inches. 215—Rose-souffle Vase {Chien-lung) In the form of a double-gourd, or an ovoid jar with a smallerpear-shaped vase superposed and forming the neck of the with a rose-souffle glaze throughout the exterior sur-face ; interior of neck glazed in camellia-leaf green; underneaththe foot a white glaze. Height, iy^ inches. 216—Small Globular Vase {Chien-lung) On a short, lightly spreading foot, with slender neck and flaringlip. Modeled in relief with a decoration presenting a stork amonglotus plants, one stem showing the seed-pod. The whole coatedwith a lustrous monochrome glaze of pale canary-yellow, whichis carried to the interior of the neck and underneath the foot. Height, i% inches.
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Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookidill, booksubjectartchinese
