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 . reamy-white glaze over an intricate floral scroll decoration etched inthe paste. Besides tliis major ornamentation, covering the en-tire body above a base border, there are shoulder borders of fretand scroll, and a necklet of palniations, al
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 . reamy-white glaze over an intricate floral scroll decoration etched inthe paste. Besides tliis major ornamentation, covering the en-tire body above a base border, there are shoulder borders of fretand scroll, and a necklet of palniations, all executed in the pastebeneath the glaze, which is loosely crackled in fine brown lines. Height, 5% inches. 2-12—Pair TrRdtoisn Bottle-shapeu \ases (Chicri-hutg) Ovoid, with a tliick neck. Coatud witha crackled turquoise glaze partakingof the liue of the green or washed stone,the glaze in the interior of the neckof one of them showing a ringed andhatched effect. Iliight, 5;4 inches. S-iS—Coral-red Cexser (Yung Clung) Low circular form, expanding from ashort foot and recurving in a .slightlyeverted lip, with wide mouth. Loopside-handles, with rudimentary arch;ucdragon-heads modeled in relief. Theexterior coated with a soft, lustrousglaze of coral-red, the interior in aflecked robins-cgg green. Diameter. 4. inrlu.: irilli (! 244—Brilliant Greex Crackled Bottle (Chien-lung) Ovoid, with tubular neck. Coated with a brilliant glaze in thehue of the greening apple, pervaded by a fine crackle in delicatelines, the glaze without the crackle overspreading the foot andthe interior of the neck. Hei(/hf. a inches, 245—Pearl-white Crackled Bottle (Cliicn-liing) Dense jiorcelain covered with a monochrome glaze of a soft,creamy white with pearl-like luster, the rim glazed in black, and aspacious crackle ramifying about the vase in lines of russet-brown. Height. 5Vi inches. 246—Bue-black Globular ^ASE (Chien-lung) Dense porcelain, coated with a gl
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