Illustrated catalogue of the important collection of antique Chinese porcelains, Sung and Ming potteries, ancient stone sculptures, carved jades and other hard stones, snuff bottles, Mandarin necklaces, bronzes, enamels, palace furniture and wall panels and a number of rare and fine ancient Chinese paintings of the Sung and Ming periods [electronic resource] : all of which are to be sold at unrestricted public sale by direction of the Chinese expert, Lee Van Ching of Shanghai on the afternoons herein stated . 324— Statuette ( Kang-hti) Seated figure of Kuan-vin, right knee raised and hand rest


Illustrated catalogue of the important collection of antique Chinese porcelains, Sung and Ming potteries, ancient stone sculptures, carved jades and other hard stones, snuff bottles, Mandarin necklaces, bronzes, enamels, palace furniture and wall panels and a number of rare and fine ancient Chinese paintings of the Sung and Ming periods [electronic resource] : all of which are to be sold at unrestricted public sale by direction of the Chinese expert, Lee Van Ching of Shanghai on the afternoons herein stated . 324— Statuette ( Kang-hti) Seated figure of Kuan-vin, right knee raised and hand restingon it, and in lier left hand holding the magieial ball. She wears alight emerald-green robe showing metallic lustre, and a blue eowlwith lotus blossoms in reserve, her apparel also disclosing othercolors; on an auberc/ine rock of openwork. Height, 11% inrhrs. 325— Statukttk ok Ki ax Ti, God ok War (Kang-hti) Seated figure, in a carved teakwood chair. He wears a volumin-ous robe of brilliant emerald greet), lined with yellow and trimmedwith aubergine, and wears a dragon crown. (Repaired.) Height, 11 inches. Second Afternoon. 326— Statuette (Kang-hsi) Seated figure of a man in warriors robes on a low base, righthand brushing his long heard. Brilliantly glazed in green, black,yellow, aubergine and white. IIfight, 11% inches. 327— Globular Bottlk (ChHen-lung) Mirror gluze of lajiis-bluc, decorated in dark enamel colors withplum trees in blossom and a bird perched on a branch. Sealmark. Height, 11% inchit. Second Afternoon


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