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 . The carving is in boldrelief and in the round, and the Avhole is in onepiece of amber with a detached cover carved incontinuation of the general motive. Seventeenthcentury. (Slight repair near lip.) Height, 5i/4 inches. 4-i—Twelfth Century C
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 . The carving is in boldrelief and in the round, and the Avhole is in onepiece of amber with a detached cover carved incontinuation of the general motive. Seventeenthcentury. (Slight repair near lip.) Height, 5i/4 inches. 4-i—Twelfth Century Carved Amber Picture of Sages by a ;\Ioi-NTAIN-SIDE In mottled red, dark mahogany-brown, dense opaque amber witha clear, transparent, nut-brown center which seen against thelight is a brilliant topaz with a ruby-red streak. Carved in anabundance of imagery- and virtuosity with bas-relief figures ofgenial and convivial sages in a mountain retreat, a stork flyingamong pine trees overhead—emblems of longevity. At the backof the mountain a fierce dragon with the fire-ball before himglowers upon a tiger, the king of the Chinese jungle, aboveleaping waves—symbolic of the eternal conflict between thesupernal powers of the air and the nnghtiest of the earth. Widfh. •> inches: hci(/IiL I liichi s. 45—Two OpAdUE Tawny Clouded-amber Snuff Bottles. Flattened-ovoid form with thick cylin-drical necks, and stoppers. Carved inrelief, one with sages and attendant anda Fu-lion and cub under pine trees, theother with a sage and votary under apine and a Fu-lion under a peach tree;both with Fu-lion heads with ring, asornamental handles. Seventeenth century. Height. 414 inches. —Tripartite Bamboo FlowerCarved Yellow Amber Vase in 45 A section of a large bamboo trunk isflanked by a smaller limb on one side anda water jar on the other, carved in theround in a light, waxen-yellow cloudedamber with dark orange markings. In bold relief arc leaves andsmaller branches, a phwnix and a frog
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