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 . 126—Bronze Sacrificiai, Tiupod Jar with Cover (Han) In tlie form of a small caldron on three conventional dragon-headlegs spreading in concave curve, with two upright loop-handlesand a cover having three upstanding loops and a loose-ring han
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 . 126—Bronze Sacrificiai, Tiupod Jar with Cover (Han) In tlie form of a small caldron on three conventional dragon-headlegs spreading in concave curve, with two upright loop-handlesand a cover having three upstanding loops and a loose-ring han-dle. Incised ornamentation of archaic dragon and geometricscrolls. Olive and malachite patina with roughish incrustations. Ilrii/ht, 71/2 inches. 127—Heavy Bronze Tripod Jar {Chou) Of bulbous form with two upright rim handles and plain cylin-drical legs. A scroll-fret border beneath the slightly projectingrim, the scroll used further below to outline the bold relief decora-tion which occupies almost the entire surface. This consists ofthe emblematic cows head with the detached horns, over each legof the tripod, and a pair of descending archaic dragons in eachof the spaces between the heads, the reliefs displaying sharplyincised details. Above one of the heads appears in relief thecharacter for grandson, indicating that the bronze was to bereta
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Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookidill, booksubjectartchinese
