. Illustrated catalogue of the beautiful old Chinese porcelains comprising the extraordinary private collection formed by Mr. S. S. Carvalho of New York [electronic resource] : to be sold at unrestricted public sale at the American Art Galleries on the dates herein stated. holds a basket ofstrange plants in lieu of the customary sword. Ho was born with six hairs on the top of her head, and, aftereating of mother-of-pearl at the age of fourteen to attain im-mortality, wandered lonely in the hills, speeding with the wingsof virginity, stands la-re like a Long Eliza smiling at space.
. Illustrated catalogue of the beautiful old Chinese porcelains comprising the extraordinary private collection formed by Mr. S. S. Carvalho of New York [electronic resource] : to be sold at unrestricted public sale at the American Art Galleries on the dates herein stated. holds a basket ofstrange plants in lieu of the customary sword. Ho was born with six hairs on the top of her head, and, aftereating of mother-of-pearl at the age of fourteen to attain im-mortality, wandered lonely in the hills, speeding with the wingsof virginity, stands la-re like a Long Eliza smiling at , a firmly penciled blue leaf beneath the glazed foot. Height, 17% iitrheti. (B) Two Blue and White Temple Jars with Hat-shape Covers(Kaiiy-lisi), Ovoid body with high shoulder, gracefully con-tracting below and recurving to the spreading foot; shortcylindrical neck. On a ground of light blue lattice, foliatemedallions are broadly outlined, their white reserve enclosuresadorned each with one of the Eight Immortals in a landscapesetting; six appear on the body, two on the cover. Narrowangular borders encircle base and shoulder, and the white neckwears a circlet of upward-pointing leaves in outline. Mark, theblue double ring. Height. U>% inches. (Illustrated). 294 k and Wiutk. al Jab (Ming) With rounded shoulder and short wide neck. Complex andelaborate decoration in pale cobalt and rich sapphire blue pre-senting an august personage advancing under a canopy and ac-companied by retainers, his index finger pointing heavenward,and men below seated placidly on the ground holding up gon-falons, while ahead and toward the left a man on a leapinghorse waves his whip and a man afoot spreads out his armstoward a small herd of horses grouped in pairs, which arevariously disturbed. On shoulder and base, fine rings lightlyincised in the paste. Height, 17% inches. 295— Ovoidai, ) : and White. \ ask (haiig- hti) A figure carrying an ensign
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