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 . chite a?rugo, mingledwith its lesser patina of brown, iron-rust and olive tones. This piece hasnot been buried. Height, li)% inches. 137—Green Bronze (Han) With wide circular mouth and twoanimal-head loop-and-ring shoulde
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 . chite a?rugo, mingledwith its lesser patina of brown, iron-rust and olive tones. This piece hasnot been buried. Height, li)% inches. 137—Green Bronze (Han) With wide circular mouth and twoanimal-head loop-and-ring shoulder-handles; on quadrilateralfoot. The broad faces molded in ovate form; without otherornament. The entire surface coated with a rich olive patina with notes of moss and brown fleckings. Heitjht, 11 inches; width, 12/4 inches. 138—Bronze Semi-globular Deep Bowl {Song-yi; Han) With everted lip; on deep spreading foot. Beneath lip and aboutthe foot, wide bands of archaic dragon-scroll incised and in them the body of the bowl is covered with a lattice ofincised fret, with nipple-bosses issuing from the centers of thefretted squares. Under the lip are four animal-head masks inrelief. Exterior and interior coated with an unctuous patina ofolive tones, mingled with iron-rust brown. Ancient inscriptionin the interior. Diameter, 9% 139—Heavy Bronze Tripod Circular Dish (Chou) With tliick quadrangular loop handles springing from the thineverted lip, and elephantine legs. Bowl, encircled midway bya plain narrow band left clear, is covered above and below witha band of angular 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—Ux
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